It takes time to heal a wound, they say... But in his case, her passion is the way…When Lord Henry Rivers, the Earl of Radingley, discovers that his wife has left him for another man, his entire life seems to fall apart. Left with a young daughter who resembles her mother an awful lot, he turns into a rogue trying to escape his pain.Miss Magdalene Riley, known as Maggie, is absolutely desperate. After her father loses all of their fortune to gambling, the once graceful Lady is left destitute, trying to make ends meet for her and her brother.When Lord Henry makes them an offer they can’t refuse, Maggie will find herself working for the surly and harsh Lord as his daughter’s governess. And though their interactions are fraught with tension, there seems to be a brewing desire neither of them can ignore.But betrayal is a bitter pill to swallow for Henry and fate has a will of its own. When his wife is suddenly found murdered, all fingers point at Henry and soon Magdalene will have to choose between logic and her heart. And just as Henry discovers that Magdalene may be the one to heal his heart, he may lose her forever… along with his life… Views: 592
Being captured by aliens is better than being sent home…Fighter pilot Randy Rivers always has had a sassy mouth. This time though, it's not her mouth but her temper that lands her in trouble and given her marching orders home. That and apparently slamming a superior officer's face into a table is a no no. Even if the guy is a misogynistic asshole. And groped her. Faced with the prospect of going back back to over-crowded earth with it's slum-cities, she takes a high-stakes, off the book mission into the heart of enemy territory.When things go sideways, she expects to end up as a prisoner of war, not holed up and kept secret from every one else on the ship by the sexiest alien guy. One who's determined to prove that enemies can make the best lovers…Sometimes love can be found in the most unexpected of places… like under a seating rack.Riis K'Vass knew humans could be unpredictable and,... Views: 592
The award-winning author of Black Moses is at his satiric best in this novel the catalogs the pain and suffering caused by the ravages of civil war.Set in the imaginary African Republic of Vietongo, The Negro Grandsons of Vercingetorix begins when conflict breaks out between rival leaders and the regional ethnic groups they represent. Events recorded in a series of notebooks under the watchful eye of Hortense Lloki show how civil war culminates in a series of outlandish actions perpetrated by the warring parties' private militias—the Anacondas and the Romans from the North who have seized power against Vercingetorix (named after none other than the legendary Gallic warrior who fought against Caesar's army) and his Little Negro Grandsons in the South who are eager to regain control. Translated into English for the first time, this novel provides a gritty slice of life in an active war zone."Nearly twenty years removed from its French... Views: 591
A Wrinkle in Time meets Stranger Things in an out-of-this-world fast-paced middle grade story about a sister and her special little brother fighting to save the world from an interdimensional catastrophe. Mary Day's life has always been different, because her little brother, Albie, is different. He doesn't speak, but he can communicate with Mary via mental telepathy, sending her—and her alone—"mind memos." To Albie, Mary is Pearl, the person he holds most precious. Then, one snowy day, Albie transmits an alarming two-word message: Bad order. Soon after, Mary and her best friend, Brit, discover a mysterious red mist in the woods that seems to draw them in . . . and turn all their feelings negative. A visit from three extraterrestrials (hilariously trying to pass as human) reveals the truth: there's a disastrous leak in the dimensional universe—and if Albie can't repair it, angry, evil thoughts will overtake the... Views: 591
From a renowned media critic to a man with sudden and full hearing loss, Noel Holston ran the gauntlet of diagnoses, health insurance, and cochlear implant surgery. On a spring night in 2010, Noel Holston, a journalist, songwriter, and storyteller, went to bed with reasonably intact hearing. By dawn, it was gone, thus beginning a long process of hearing-restoration that included misdiagnoses, an obstinate health-insurance bureaucracy, failed cochlear-implant surgery, and a second surgery that finally worked. He negotiated the gauntlet with a wry sense of humor and the aid of his supportive wife, Marty. Life After Deaf details his experience with warmth, understanding, and candor. It's the story not only of his way back to the world of the hearing, but of a great marriage that weathered serious testing. Their determination and resilience serve as a source of inspiration for all.Life After Deaf is not just for the more than forty million people in the... Views: 591
Trust Me, I’m a Personal Trainer: A Novel Views: 591
Eerie, unsettling and hauntingly beautiful - a new collaboration from the bestselling creators of Holloway'Ness goes beyond what we expect books to do. Beyond poetry, beyond the word, beyond the bomb — it is an aftertime song. It is dark, ever so dark, nimble and lethal. It is a triumphant libretto of mythic modernism for our poisoned age. Ness is something else, and feels like it always has been' Max Porter, Booker-longlisted author of Lanny and Grief is the Thing with FeathersSomewhere on a salt-and-shingle island, inside a ruined concrete structure known as The Green Chapel, a figure called The Armourer is leading a ritual with terrible intent. But something is coming to stop him.Five more-than-human forms are traversing land, sea and time towards The Green Chapel, moving to the point where they will converge and become Ness. Ness has lichen skin and willow-bones.... Views: 591
Resisting The World's Sexiest Man...When Matt Romano proposes closing down Chic magazine, Susannah is determined to stop him in his tracks. He’s a boardroom barracuda! She comes up with a brilliant plan to boost Chic’s circulation: find the sexiest man alive and feature him as the Valentine’s Day centerfold. But Matt insists on supervising her search…Suddenly Susannah is surrounded by half a dozen gorgeous guys, all vying to get between the sheets–of her magazine, of course. But she longs to be seduced by Matt, who has her vote as the world’s sexiest man!Originally published in 1999 Views: 591
