Revealing glimpses of the Philippine Revolution and the Filipino writer Jose Rizal emerge despite the worst efforts of feuding academics in Apostol’s hilariously erudite novel, which won the Philippine National Book Award.Gina Apostol’s riotous second novel takes the form of a memoir by one Raymundo Mata, a half-blind bookworm and revolutionary, tracing his childhood, his education in Manila, his love affairs, and his discovery of writer and fellow revolutionary, Jose Rizal. Mata’s 19th-century story is complicated by present-day foreword(s), afterword(s), and footnotes from three fiercely quarrelsome and comic voices: a nationalist editor, a neo-Freudian psychoanalyst critic, and a translator, Mimi C. Magsalin.In telling the contested and fragmentary story of Mata, Apostol finds new ways to depict the violence of the Spanish colonial era, and to reimagine the nation’s great writer, Jose Rizal, who was executed by the Spanish for his... Views: 674
How easily can an open heart unlock the door to happily-ever-after? When Miss Quinn Cooper arrives in Emerson Pass, Colorado, her entire life is packed into one small suitcase. Her family is depending upon her for their survival back home in Boston, and the self-appointed mayor of the rugged mountain community is counting on Miss Cooper to prove herself a fitting teacher for the entire town. Lord Alexander Barnes is determined to bring a bit of English civility to the wild terrain of Emerson Pass. Using his own resources, the widower and father of five builds a schoolhouse and recruits a young teacher from the east, and all is well until necessity forces the lovely, young newcomer to also take a room in the Barnes' home. While the five Barnes children are sure the new schoolmarm is the perfect woman for their lonely father, and the duo have been forced together by every possible circumstance, the threat of violence upon the untamed town... Views: 673
Stella Wright loves creating candles at her Nantucket store—and she also has a burning passion for justice. Now, after visiting a perfume conference, she must solve a vial crime . . .Stella and her globe-trotting mom, Millie, have come home from a perfume industry conference in Paris, where their trip was marred by witnessing the stabbing death of a young man. It's a relief for Stella to be back on her picturesque island, with the comforting company of her cat, Tinker. But lingering danger may have followed them back across the ocean. After someone breaks into her candle store, the Wick & Flame, Stella starts feeling spooked. And just as things threaten to ignite, Millie suffers a blow to the head. Stella receives an anonymous note claiming that her mother smuggled a secret formula out of France—and threatening her life if it isn't returned. Now Stella's picked up the scent of a cold-hearted criminal and an... Views: 673
WHERE I COME FROM, COPS AREN'T SUPERHEROES."Photojournalist and wedding photographer Ava Greene has been unlucky in love, and even though she calls herself a hopeless romantic, she is more than a little bitter about it. The only attention she seems to get is from the men she has absolutely no interest in and has become unintentionally celibate in her effort to avoid "trash ass dudes" and has officially given up on the idea "the one" when Officer Friendly rolls up on her block. "NOT ALL COPS..."Arrogant and just shy of being a cornball with his bad-dad jokes, she knows that this stocky cop might just be the one to make her second-guess every thought she ever had about cops. Ava tries to make it clear to Levi that she doesn't need saving, that she doesn't need to be worshiped, but he is convinced that is exactly she needs. But when Ava finds herself on the wrong side of the law, will he be the hero she needs or toe the "thin blue line?" Views: 673
HATHAWAY HOUSE Lance - 12 Welcome to Hathaway House. Rehab Center. Safe Haven. Second chance at life and love. Lance Mayfair sought out Hathaway House at the recommendation of a friend, who told him it was an answer to prayer. Lance knows more about prayers than answers, but, if he can see progress in one particular area of his life and health, it will be worth the effort and the pain. He'll do anything he can to play music again. It's all he has left now that his days as a Navy SEAL are over and, with them, any chance of a happy, productive life. However, the shoulder injury that ended his career pretty much guarantees he'll never play his beloved instruments ever again. Unless Hathaway House and Jessica can work a miracle. Jessica has worked with many patients at Hathaway House, but she connects with Lance in a way she didn't with any of the others. She can see the need inside him—his desire to create again, to heal through music. And... Views: 673
Your life is always moving in the direction of your strongest thoughts.In ten years, you will look in the mirror and someone will stare back at you. That person will be shaped by the thoughts you think today. Your thoughts today determine who you will become tomorrow. What's crazy is that you probably don't even realize it. We think a lot of thoughts each day. But we rarely think about what we think about or how our thoughts determine who we become. Yet God tells us, "For as a person thinks in his heart, so he is" (Proverbs 23:7).In Mastermind you will explore four game-changing tools you can use to allow God to renew your mind. These tools will help you identify the lies holding you back and replace those lies with the truth that will set you free. You'll discover that scientists and neurologists confirm what God told us over 1,500 years ago. Your life is always moving in the direction of your strongest thoughts.Are you... Views: 673
Dare these best friends......risk it all?Midwife Quinn Davis and Dr. Milo Russell have been friends forever. So why is it now that they're working together things have become...awkward? Quinn can't get Milo out of her mind—and when they share an explosive kiss, she's left questioning everything! Free-spirited Quinn never planned on settling down...and Milo has a life plan of his own. Are they ready to think about a new life—together?From Harlequin Medical: Life and love in the world of modern medicine. Views: 673
Presenting the wildly romantic Regency series from New York Times bestselling author, Gaelen Foley…
Welcome to Moonlight Square ~ Regency London’s Most Romantic Address!
This digital collection contains novels 1 through 4 (plus a bonus prequel novella) in Gaelen Foley’s Moonlight Square series.
PREQUEL NOVELLA: ONE MOONLIT NIGHT
Suave rakehell Gable, Lord Roland, has no idea that an idle favor for an ex-lover will lead him to the quirky, lovable young lady he’s truly destined for...one moonlit night.
BOOK 1: DUKE OF SCANDAL
Forbidden fruit always tastes the sweetest, but if there’s one thing Jason, the decadent Duke of Netherford swore he’d never do, it was to give in to the temptation offered to him by his best friend’s innocent young sister. But Miss Felicity Carvel is all grown up now and still determined to have him. Some rules were made to be broken.
BOOK 2: DUKE OF SECRETS
Heir to a title fraught with dark secrets and whispers of the occult, enigmatic loner Azrael, the Duke of Rivenwood, prefers keeping to himself. Until his ravishing, raven-haired neighbor, Lady Serena Parker, invades his solitude on a quest for answers that only Azrael can give...for a price.
BOOK 3: DUKE OF STORM
Luck of the Irish? Hardly, thinks war-hero Major Connor Forbes, when he inherits a dukedom that apparently comes with a curse! More accustomed to battlefields than ballrooms, he’ll need a guide he can trust in the strange world of the London aristocracy, so he recruits his adorable gray-eyed neighbor, Lady Maggie Winthrop, for the task. Now, if he can just figure out who’s trying to kill him...
BOOK 4: DUKE OF SHADOWS
By day, Luke plays the part of the eccentric Duke of Fountainhurst, bumbling scientific gentleman. But by night, he rides as Silversmoke, the mysterious masked highwayman feared by criminals and loved by the people.
Lady Portia Tennesley has no idea that the eccentric nobleman her parents betrothed her to is the same shadowy hero who’s captured her imagination ~ and possibly her heart. Views: 673
