An abolitionist slave mistress. Her country divided and on the brink of war. An assailant calculating his revenge. Tensions sweep the nation during the years preceding the American Civil War. Willow and Bowden struggle with life in Charleston while maintaining Livingston Plantation—a station for the Underground Railroad. Bound by the law, the abolitionists are torn between their love for the South and their convictions. Fear of what the war will bring permeates both North and South. Friendships and beliefs are tested. Willow faces the changes at home and the circumstances transforming the country with apprehension, and her memories of the madman who sought her demise fade. As the first shots are fired on Fort Sumter, the nation descends into chaos. Can Willow and the folks of Livingston persevere, or will all she loves vanish before her eyes? Finley's Whispers of War is the third book in The Livingston Legacy series. A story... Views: 51
Laura Bishop's new home staging business is growing in popularity, though not with her nemesis. Laura has long suspected established interior designer Monica Heller of sabotaging her fledgling company—and having an affair with her late husband. When the ultra-chic Monica is caught at the scene of a murder, Laura is plenty happy to imagine her languishing in a prison cell with bedsheets far from her normal 600-thread Egyptian cotton. But her delight is short-lived. When Laura's friends land on the police's radar, Laura must overcome her dislike of Monica to help solve the crime. Not an easy task since Laura and Monica have been at war since the second grade. - - - - - - - - - - - - - STAGING WARS by Grace Topping | A Henery Press Mystery. If you like one, you'll probably like them all. Praise: "Staging Wars offers up a page-turner of a plot featuring an engaging protagonist and her quirky,... Views: 51
New York Times bestselling author Lara Adrian returns to the sizzling, emotional world of the 100 Series with Play My Game, a contemporary romance between a tormented, brilliant painter and the beauty he is determined to have at any cost.
She stands out like a flame in the dark. Out of place in my orbit, she is a bright splash of color in an abyss of darkness. An innocent in a den of sin. And I, Jared Rush, am a master of corruption.
Like my paintings—dark, carnal images that have crowned me the king of the avant-garde art world while also making me a very rich man—I don't flinch away from my baser instincts. And now, every one of those instincts is hungry for the fresh-faced beauty who made the mistake of wandering into my lair.
I don't know her name yet, but that's inconsequential. I know who she belongs to. And while she has nothing to do with the bad blood that's been festering inside me for decades, I can’t help thinking about that old, unsettled score. I'm thinking about payback. And I already have a price in mind. One that begins with her.
When it comes to getting what I want, I always play to win. But in the end, will the cost of my vengeance be more than I can bear to lose? Views: 51
"Spellbinding." —Megan Abbott, The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) NAMED ONE OF THE HOTTEST BOOKS OF THE SUMMER BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY AND BUZZFEED Tracing the fifteen-year fallout of a toxic high school rumor, a riveting, astonishingly original debut novel about the power of stories—and who gets to tell them2015. A gifted and reclusive ghostwriter, Alice Lovett makes a living helping other people tell their stories. But she is haunted by the one story she can't tell: the story of, as she puts it, "the things that happened while I was asleep."1999. Nick Brothers and his lacrosse teammates return for their senior year at their wealthy Maryland high school as the reigning state champions. They're on top of the world—until two of his friends drive a passed-out girl home from of the team's "legendary" parties, and a rumor about what... Views: 51
Murder comes to Missenden Hall…Araminta Templeton returns home to the English countryside when her aunt, Lady Winthrop, sends out a plea for help. Facing financial ruin, the aristocratic but impoverished Winthrops are reluctantly opening their ancestral home, Missenden Hall, to the public, with Araminta drafted in as tour guide.She's barely finished the first tour when disaster strikes. A visitor is found in a hidden staircase stabbed to death!With the tours on hold, her relatives' future in jeopardy, and a hostile detective breathing down her neck, Araminta must solve the mystery before a family secret threatens to destroy everything.A charming cosy mystery set in an English country village. For readers who like a spot of tea and crumpets with their crime. Views: 51
