He’s a movie star.She’s hired to write his memoir.Is love written into their future?Sadie O’Brien makes a living ghostwriting memoirs for celebrities, but she never expected to be hired to write for Gavin Stone, the mega famous, mega hot Australian movie star. It’s the biggest gig of her life and she’s determined to give it her all—even if her client insists on making it difficult with his unabashed flirting. While flattered, Sadie’s just come out of a bad relationship, and the last thing she needs is more drama in her love life.Gavin is captivated by the ghostwriter hired to work on his memoir. Sadie is unlike any woman he’s met. He’s puzzled by her aloofness toward him until he discovers she believes the tabloid rumors painting him as a ladies’ man. He’s determined to prove that his feelings for her are sincere, putting his heart on the line.As Sadie works closely with Gavin, she finds herself falling for him. But she knows better than to get involved with a client—especially one with a reputation for breaking hearts. When Gavin declares his feelings for her, Sadie must decide whether she believes him, or whether it’s all just an act fit for the silver screen. Views: 632
Launch of a new series for upper middle graders about a girl who has lived as an international thief, now returned to the real world.Frankie Lorde and her dad have been a team for as long as Frankie can remember. Being a tutor under the man responsible for some of the world's biggest heists has given Frankie a unique perspective on the world. And a special set of life skills. Frankie can spot an FBI agent in a second. Pick a lock in two seconds. Steal a Bugatti in three. Then dad is arrested.Frankie is sent to live with her uncle, her dad's brother who she barely knows, and is, ironically a cop. Now Frankie has to go to middle school, learn what suburban kids wear and eat. But also ironically, Frankie is in Greenwich, CT, one of the richest towns in America. Seeing the starkness of super rich and the super not rich who support the community gives Frankie an idea. How to use her skills for doing good, to even the score. . . . Views: 632
The powerful English debut of a rising young French star, Our Riches is a marvelous, surprising, hybrid novel about a beloved Algerian bookshopOur Riches celebrates quixotic devotion and the love of books in the person of Edmond Charlot, who at the age of twenty founded Les Vraies Richesses (Our True Wealth), the famous Algerian bookstore/publishing house/lending library. He more than fulfilled its motto "by the young, for the young," discovering the twenty-four-year-old Albert Camus in 1937. His entire archive was twice destroyed by the French colonial forces, but despite financial difficulties (he was hopelessly generous) and the vicissitudes of wars and revolutions, Charlot (often compared to the legendary bookseller Sylvia Beach) carried forward Les Vraies Richesses as a cultural hub of Algiers.Our Riches interweaves Charlot's story with that of another twenty-year-old, Ryad (dispatched in 2017 to empty the old shop and repaint it). Ryad's... Views: 632
Pledging himself to a land at war, Arnacin of Enchantress Island must wrestle with the purpose of honor, and the conflict that ensues when it’s called into question. But will Arnacin’s honor be the greatest victim of The Savage War? And will the Black Phantom be Mira's doom or salvation? Views: 632
"Some things are worse than death." Keep your head down. Don't cause a scene. And never make friends. These are the rules I have to live by to survive. After Vykens, mutated and soulless vampires killed my parents, I know they will come for me next. As an Aura, I can manipulate the light within me, the same ancient light Vykens feed on. It's supposed to be a sacred power, one used only for good and to help others. But if I want to survive, I'll have to defy the Auran Council and learn to use my rare ability as a weapon. Now I'm caught in something even bigger than I can understand, with a power I can't wield, and no one I can trust, except, just maybe, a mysterious stranger who's captured my heart, making him the biggest danger of all. In this full-length, urban fantasy series, Steele introduces readers to a dark and exciting world full of magic, mutated vampires, and romance. If you like Cassandra Clare,... Views: 632
