A Parisian reunionWith the one that got away!Celebrity chef James Harrington never expected to find himself face-to-face with Chloe, his first love, again... Especially with her working as a chambermaid at his luxury hotel! Their chemistry's as strong as ever, but it's clear she's hiding a secret. This Christmas, can James convince Chloe that their love is worth taking a chance on—again? Views: 219
'The UK's pre-eminent chronicler of financial crime' New Yorker For fans of Bad Blood and Flash Boys, the story of a trading prodigy who amassed $70 million from his childhood bedroom-until the US government accused him of helping trigger an unprecedented market collapse. On May 6, 2010, financial markets around the world tumbled simultaneously and without warning. In the span of five minutes, a trillion dollars of valuation was lost. The Flash Crash, as it became known, represented the fastest drop in market history. When share values rebounded less than half an hour later, experts around the globe were left perplexed. What had they just witnessed? Navinder Singh Sarao hardly seemed like a man who would shake the world's financial markets to their core. Raised in a working-class neighbourhood in West London, Nav was a preternaturally gifted trader who played the markets like a computer game. By the age of thirty, he had left behind London's "trading arcades," working instead out... Views: 219
New to the RCMP's Major Crimes Unit, Corporal Roxanne Calloway is keen to make her mark. She's young and ambitious. But when she's called from the big city to tiny Cullen Village to lead the investigation into the death of the talented but devious star of the local music scene—discovered frozen and dismembered at the local dump—she finds much to contend with. The close-knit community does not give up its secrets willingly. Barely has she begun her investigation when another very dead, very frozen body disturbs the rural peace. In the summer Cullen Village is filled with cottagers and day-trippers who flock to the lakeshore's tranquil beaches. But when the temperatures drop the tourists disappear and the year-round residents settle in for months of bitter cold. The local book club likes to cozy up with good food and good friends—and, of course, good books. But not this winter. As the wind bowls and the snow deepens, the book club—and... Views: 218
Fans of James Patterson and Michael Connelly will love C.M. Sutter.He chooses his prey as they ride the subway to their final destination, and when they do, he exits into the night.The women of Chicago have no idea that a knife-wielding killer is following them until it's too late. They're caught off guard, and his razor-sharp tactical knife cuts through them like butter.It's up to Detective Jesse McCord and the homicide unit to track down the killer and bring him to justice, but the only image of his face is on a home's doorbell camera that's gone missing, along with the nineteen-year-old sister of the murder victim who lived there.The killer taunts Jesse's partner, Frank Mills, and starts a race against time. The police need to find the missing girl before she's the killer's next victim—and he's becoming restless.The Detective Jesse McCord Police Thriller books are listed in chronological order... Views: 218
AN AMERICAN DREAM IN THE MAKING From acclaimed storyteller Tim Washburn comes a thrilling new saga of the Old West, the sprawling story of one frontier family—and the Texas home they fought for, lived for, and died for . . . THE LEGEND BEGINS When the Ridgeway family staked their claim on four-thousand acres of land in northwest Texas, they knew they had their work cut out for them. Located on a sharp bend of the treacherous Red River, their new home—the Rocking R Ranch—was just a stone's throw away from Indian territory. It was as lawless and wild as the West itself, crawling with unsavory characters, cattle rustlers, horse thieves, outlaws, robbers, and worse. But still, the Ridgeways were determined to make the Rocking R a success—and a home—for their four remarkable children: Percy, Eli, Abigail, and... Views: 218
