Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and bestselling author of Dave Barry Turns 40 now shows how to age gracefully, taking cues from his beloved and highly intelligent dog, Lucy.Faced with the obstacles and challenges of life after middle age, Dave Barry turns to his best dog, Lucy, to learn how to live his best life. From "Make New Friends" (an unfortunate fail when he can't overcome his dislike for mankind) to "Don't Stop Having Fun" (validating his longtime membership in a marching unit that performs in parades—and even Obama's inauguration), Dave navigates his later years with good humor and grace. Lucy teaches Dave how to live in the present, how to let go of daily grievances, and how to feel good in your own skin. The lessons are drawn from Dave's routine humiliations and stream-of-consciousness accounts of the absurdities of daily life, which will leave you heaving with laughter and recognition. Laugh-out-loud hilarious, whether he's... Views: 41
The first novel in the wonderful Factory Girls series. Perfect for fans of Nancy Revell and Ellie Dean.'A brilliantly written and uplifting WWII story' Nancy Revell, author of the Shipyard Girls series'A delightful authentic-feeling saga' Peterborough Telegraph'Highlights the strength of women during the toughest of times...Clarke's love and respect for her family's roots really shines through' Culture Fly_________________________________________August 1941: As war sweeps across Britain and millions of men enlist to serve their country, it's up to the women to fight the battle on the home front.Fran always thought she would marry her childhood sweetheart and lead a simple life in Massingham, the beloved pit village she has always called home. But with war taking so many men to the front line, the opening of a new factory in the north-east of England presents an... Views: 41
Parts 13, 14 & 15 With her physical abilities ignited beyond imagination, Emmalina Crist now stands as an equal with the love of her life, Reece Richards. The only thing better than becoming a badass warrior by day is basking in the man's passion by night. But the newly christened Flare—and all her solar-powered abilities—must remain a secret from the world, hidden from enemies that threaten to reemerge at any moment...like the most important day of Reece and Emma's life. The crisis exposes a new layer to the Consortium's vile vendetta and forces the newlyweds into a painful separation. When Reece and Emma are finally reunited, the joy is double-edged. Team Bolt is still in danger, and there's a precious new life they'll do anything to protect—including going into hiding. With her identity stripped and her life changed, Emma questions her choices and retreats from Reece. The hero of LA is broken and searching for answers, and... Views: 41
A lost nineteenth century literary life, brilliantly rediscovered—Letitia Elizabeth Landon, hailed as the female Byron; she changed English poetry; her novels, short stories, and criticism, like Byron though in a woman's voice, explored the dark side of sexuality—by the acclaimed author of The Brontë Myth ("wonderfully entertaining . . . spellbinding"—New York Times Book Review; "ingenious"—The New Yorker)."None among us dares to say / What none will choose to hear"—L.E.L., "Lines of Life" Letitita Elizabeth Landon—pen name L.E.L.—dared to say it and made sure she was heard. Hers was a life lived in a blaze of scandal and worship, one of the most famous women of her time, the Romantic Age in London's 1820s, her life and writing on the ascendency as Byron's came to an end. Lucasta Miller tells the full story and re-creates the literary London of her time. She was born in 1802 and was shaped... Views: 41
Ever practical Grace Correa has planned the perfect life.She has Leia, the perfect girlfriend, amazing friends, is part of Pine Central's glitterati, and has been accepted into her first-choice university guaranteeing one of the best paying jobs in the country. To Grace, life is an equation where everything can be perfectly calculated to ensure maximum success and the perfect future.The problem is that life has a funny way of getting in the way of plans.With high school rushing to an end, Grace's plans start falling apart. The "piece of cake" final design project is anything but easy, everyone seems to need everything from her, her schedule is a mess, and after a massive fight, all signs say that breaking up with Leia is the practical choice for both of them. Especially since long distance college relationships never seem to last. Except…Grace starts to wonder for the first time in her life if she messed up her calculations.What can a... Views: 41
She wants to hate me. But there's a fine line between hate and love...I knew Corinne Hastings wouldn't be happy about the fact I've hired the law firm she works for to aid me in obtaining sole custody of my son.Corinne doesn't know me well, but she doesn't like me, either.Mostly because my brother, Jackson, broke her heart two years ago.In her mind, that makes me an enemy.But I'm not. What I am is a professional hockey player and a single dad. Someone who doesn't stop until I get what I want.And I want Corinne.But the past doesn't always remain in the past, and when it comes crashing into the present, any progress I've made in our relationship is in the crosshairs. I know where she stands—Corinne refuses to let another Marsh brother break her heart again.Too bad the online dating scene allows for so much anonymity, because Corinne is about to get more than she bargained for from that website…Me. Views: 41
Lady Ophelia's voice is so lovely, so incomparable, she's permitted to break convention and appear on the London stage. The young ingenue has more admirers than she realizes, but after long years cloistered at a Viennese music school, she has no idea how society's games of courtship and seduction are played. The Marquess of Wescott is prone to bucking convention too—not always in a good way. He and his friends are frequent subjects of gossip for their rakish behavior, like their regular forays to Pearl's Emporium, where lovers of discipline explore risqué fantasies in secret rooms.Wescott and Ophelia's fates collide on a dry autumn night, when a fast-moving fire strands them together on the outskirts of London. As the sun rises, they learn convention can only be stretched so far. They're obliged to wed in a quick, quiet ceremony, and embark upon married life as little more than strangers. From the start, their dueling personalities tangle into knots of frustration... Views: 41
The highly anticipated sequel to Alan Brennert's acclaimed book club favorite, and national bestseller, Moloka'iAlan Brennert's beloved novel Moloka'i, currently has over 600,000 copies in print. This companion tale tells the story of Ruth, the daughter that Rachel Kalama—quarantined for most of her life at the isolated leprosy settlement of Kalaupapa—was forced to give up at birth.The book follows young Ruth from her arrival at the Kapi'olani Home for Girls in Honolulu, to her adoption by a Japanese couple who raise her on a strawberry and grape farm in California, her marriage and unjust internment at Manzanar Relocation Camp during World War II—and then, after the war, to the life-altering day when she receives a letter from a woman who says she is Ruth's birth mother, Rachel.Daughter of Moloka'i expands upon Ruth and Rachel's 22-year relationship, only hinted at in Moloka'i. It's... Views: 41
From American Heiress… To His Convenient Countess!When American schoolteacher Clementine Maccoish rescues a handsome stranger from perilously drowning late at night, she's stunned to discover he's actually Heath Cavill–the Earl of Fencroft–and the man she's conveniently betrothed to! He has a reputation for being a man of mystery, so what was he doing outside so late? Intrigued by his secrets, Clementine wishes to find out the truth before she walks down the aisle to wed him! Views: 41
