It was the perfect marriage... until they fell in love.Chaya is a young woman torn between her duty to family and her life in the UK. While her traditional Sri Lankan parents want her to settle down into marriage, what they don't know is that Chaya has turned away the one true love of her life, Noah, terrified of their disapproval.Gimhana is hiding his sexuality from his family. It's easy enough to pretend he's straight when he lives half a world away in the UK. But it's getting harder and harder to turn down the potential brides his parents keep findingfor him.When Chaya and Gimhana meet, a marriage of convenience seems like the perfect solution to their problems. Together they have everything - friendship, stability and their parents' approval. But when both Chaya and Gimhana find themselves falling in love outside of their marriage, they're left with an impossible decision – risk everything they've built together, or finally... Views: 178
Annabel MacBride never imagined herself to be the daughter of the Scottish clan's greatest enemy. She always knew that her mother planned to marry her to a lord, so as to receive a title of nobility and Annabel knew that she would have no choice but to take orders from her mother. However, it was not in his plans to be part of a collusion to dethrone Alistair MacCalister and his wife, who was above all his sister. Known for all the trails that led to the MacCalister clan, Annabel decides to run away from her mother and ends up being chased by her father's soldiers. Even though she is a brave and skillful woman, Annabel is surrounded by danger. His only chance of survival was in the greatest hunter the Scottish clans have ever seen.Bruce MacCalister grew up in the midst of wars for clan control. In a cowardly way, he has lost the only true love he had ever had, and with it, he lives in a world of darkness. As the chief guard and cousin of the king, he is accustomed to having all his orders fulfilled, so he hates being challenged. When a beautiful girl with a sharp tongue and an explosive temper is put under his guard, Bruce challenges everything he believes he knows about his own feelings. Trapped in a village after Bruce saves Annabel's life, they will have to overcome their differences while a growing passion threatens to dominate them. Views: 178
A journey back in time that explores what happened—and what could have happened—from creator of the wildly-popular podcast Hardcore History and 2019 winner of the iHeartRadio Best History Podcast Award.Dan Carlin has created a new way to think about the past. His mega-hit podcast, Hardcore History, is revered for its unique blend of high drama, enthralling narration, and Twilight Zone-style twists. Carlin humanizes the past, wondering about things that didn't happen but might have, and compels his listeners to "walk a mile in that other guy's historical moccasins." A political commentator, Carlin approaches history like a magician, employing completely unorthodox and always entertaining ways of re-looking at what we think we know about wars, empires, and leaders across centuries and millennia. But what happens to the everyman caught in the gears of history? Carlin asks the questions, poses the arguments, and explores the facts to find... Views: 178
Grace Logan has taken a lot of tumbles in life, but she works hard to bounce right back. Dreams shattered and hope for reconciliation gone, Grace needs a place where she can pick herself up now that her ex is marrying her former best friend. Her boss's beach house in Santa Rosa seems like the perfect getaway, but stumbling into the attractive-but-damaged handyman next door isn't part of the plan.After losing his infant son—and his marriage—Seth Gibbs is left with smothering grief and guilt. Bad memories make it difficult to find a new normal, so he escapes to his family's vacation home. Three years later, he's still in Santa Rosa with no plans to leave. That is...until Grace falls into his life. Views: 178
From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus comes a heartwarming and original novel about an author whose relationship with his very famous book editor will change him forever—both as a writer and a son.After years of struggling as a writer in 1990s New York City, James Smale finally gets his big break when his novel sells to an editor at a major publishing house: Jackie Kennedy. Jackie, or Mrs. Onassis as she's known in the office, has fallen in love with James's candidly autobiographical novel, one that exposes his own dysfunctional family. But when the book's forthcoming publication threatens to unravel already fragile relationships, both within his family and with his partner, James finds that he can't bring himself to finish the manuscript.With her shrewd drive and intuition, Jackie pushes James to write an authentic ending, encouraging him to head home to confront the truth about his relationship with his mother. But when a... Views: 178
