When Gabby Duran moves to quiet Havensburg with her successful mom and overachieving little sister, she's recruited by her school principal for a special babysitting gig. The fearless and unapologetically bold new girl in town soon discovers her young charges aren't your standard unruly kids. They are very important extra-terrestrial children hiding on Earth with their families, and it's her job to protect them and their secret identities, and prove she's the best babysitter in the galaxy! Views: 296
From the beloved film star and best-selling author of Then Again: a heartfelt memoir about her relationship with her younger brother, and a poignant exploration of the divergent paths siblings' lives can take.When they were children in the suburbs of Los Angeles in the 1950s, Diane Keaton and her younger brother, Randy, were best friends and companions: they shared stories at night in their bunk beds; they swam, laughed, dressed up for Halloween. Their mother captured their American-dream childhoods in her diaries, and on camera. But as they grew up, Randy became troubled, then reclusive. By the time he reached adulthood, he was divorced, an alcoholic, a man who couldn't hold on to full-time work—his life a world away from his sister's, and from the rest of their family.Now Diane is delving into the nuances of their shared, and separate, pasts to confront the difficult question of why and how Randy ended up living his life on "the other side of normal."... Views: 296
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Ireland, 1016Conor mac Ferghal is the Devil of Dunlough: a fierce, scarred Irish chieftain who lives to protect his people. Erika Silverhair is the Angel of Death: a Danish exile selling her sword skills to defend the defenseless. When Erika is captured in battle, she will do anything to win her freedom, including duel the fearsome Devil himself. Losing the duel means becoming the Devil's bride. But Conor doesn't want love, he wants an heir. If Erika provides him a son, she can have her freedom.Erika agrees to the pact. In learning to be mistress of Dunlough, she comes to care for the land and its people, including Conor himself. Not everyone is happy with their union, however. As enemies move against them, the Devil and the Angel must learn to trust each other. Will these two warriors be able to rise above betrayal and revenge to fight for the greatest prize of all, or will old fears render then enemies forever? Views: 296
Secrets cannot stay buried forever In the town of Ross Prairie, Caroline Webb and Sarah Bilyk are bound by family, duty, and a decades-old act of betrayal. On opposing sides of a long-simmering feud between their husbands' families, the two women meet again after years of estrangement when Caroline moves into the same nursing home as Sarah's father. Seeing each other sparks memories — of young love and the path to a fateful summer day that changed everything. Together, Caroline and Sarah uncover a truth that alters their lives forever, proving that love will overcome heartache and that friendship survives time. Views: 296
Si Reardon knows nobody wants to hire an ex-cop fresh out of prison unless it's for a job nobody wants.His only offer's from Rose Cantor, an elegant and beautiful "special counsel" who just wants him to take a meeting.Her clients Grace and Adam Holst are asking for extreme justice. A very bad man named Valentine Alexeeva, a criminal on the rise, once ordered the deaths of their young daughters over a business deal gone wrong. Alexeeva covered his tracks well. Now he's still deadly but cultivating a classy façade and making friends in high places.Si would like to say no, but he has a daughter of his own who's in danger, and he needs money fast.Dealing with Alexeeva means jeopardizing everything and drawing on contacts Si met in lockup plus The McCluskeys, a pair of weird, bayou-dwelling brothers with a few nefarious enterprises of their own.And Si knows no job is ever as simple as it looks. He soon finds himself embroiled in a game with... Views: 296
