Our Shadows is a story about three generations of family living in Kalgoorlie, where gold was discovered in 1893 by an Irish-born prospector named Paddy Hannan, whose own history weaves in and out of this beguiling novel.Nell and Frances are sisters who are close enough in age to be mistaken for twins. Raised by their grandparents, they now live in Sydney. Each in her own way struggles with the loss of their parents. Little by little the sisters grow to understand the imaginative force of the past and the legacy of their shared orphanhood. Then Frances decides to make a journey home to the goldfields to explore what lies hidden and unspoken in their lives, in the shadowy tunnels of the past.Gail Jones is one of Australia's most celebrated writers. Her work has been translated into twelve languages, longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and the Orange Prize, and shortlisted for the IMPAC Award and the Prix Femina Étranger. The Death of... Views: 478
She's thirty-two. He's fifty. Their heads say no. But their hearts say yes. All Carly Matthews ever wanted was to find a love that would span a lifetime. But having once stared cancer in the face, a lifetime was something Carly feared she might never have. Living in the small town of Willow Oaks, where everyone knows everyone, made it nearly impossible to meet the one. That all changes, however, when she connects with NYJedi007 through the new dating site, Love Is Blind. Scarred by the loss of his first love and the disdain of his father, Mick Myers left home as a young teenager. Now fifty and a successful, self-made property developer, Mick longs for someone to love and to share his empty life with. Determined, he tries a new back-to-basics dating site that follows three key rules: No photos, no real names, and communication by email/chat only. After exchanging countless messages with WillowCup717, Mick is convinced he has met his... Views: 478
Bartholomew Beck has a secret.He saw who killed his neighbor, but he lied to the police and now the wrong man is on Death Row.Oh, and he wrote a best-selling true crime book on the murder, further cementing his lies.Twenty years after Summer Foster's death and his writing career is as cold as her mutilated corpse. He is working on a Texas oil pipeline and trying to get through the day when he finds a co-worker beaten to death with a screwdriver sticking out of her right eye – just like Summer. This time he has to come clean with what he knows and Let the Guilty Pay. Views: 478
Maxim, tall, whimsical, and a vampire, wants to hire a curator for his art collection. Robyn, a newly minted art historian looking for a job, loves fine art and old stuff, and Maxim soon realizes she is not just perfect for the job, but also for him. Robyn never liked prejudices against vampires, werewolves, or Fae, but the moment she starts working for a vampire, things appear less black and white, especially when she begins to fall for her new boss. Robyn and Maxim's young love will have to overcome odds and odd vampires who take issue with the fact that Maxim happens to be a vampire hunter who doesn't shy away from decapitating his own kind. Views: 478
An instruction manual for life, love, and relationships by brilliant young scientist whose Aspberger's syndrome allows her—and us—a different way to see ourselves, and to be better at being humanDiagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder at the age of eight, Camilla Pang struggled to understand the world around her. Desperate for a solution, she asked her mother if there was an instruction manual for humans that she could consult. But, without a blueprint to life she was hoping for, Camilla began to create her own, using the language she understands best: science. That lifelong project eventually resulted in An Outsider's Guide to Humans, an original and incisive exploration of human nature and the strangeness of social norms, written from the outside looking in—which is helpful to even the most neurotypical thinker. Camilla Pang uses a set of scientific principles to examine life's everyday interactions: • how Machine Learning... Views: 478
Ivy Ashley is striking out. Fired from her gig as a live-in bodyguard, she's at the end of her rope when she is asked to join a special task force for a one-off undercover job. It's easy. All she has to do is infiltrate a harem. She even has back-up in the form of a lone-wolf spy with the sexiest lips she's ever kissed.Piers Killam does not play well with others. Least of all an ill-prepared Army veteran in over her head with an undercover op who makes him remember why he started doing this job. Every day with Ivy revives his long-dead heart.The race to locate the missing pieces of information for their team is on, and it's Ivy's life they're gambling with. Piers doesn't intend to share Ivy, not even with the prince she's contracted to. But when they find the digital time bomb the whole game changes. Piers will have to decide who to save and who to let go. Views: 478
The object of his affection could be his downfall in this Texas Cattleman's Club novel from USA TODAY bestselling author Katherine Garbera!An older woman. A younger man.An attraction these rivals can no longer resist.High-powered attorney Brian Cooper has desired Piper Holloway for years. The successful gallery owner is confident, sexy—and on the other side in a legal fight between their families. But when the opportunity strikes, finally inviting Piper to his bed is nonnegotiable. When explosive secrets come to light, will their delicious but forbidden affair withstand the ultimate test?From Harlequin Desire: Luxury, scandal, desire—welcome to the lives of the American elite.Texas Cattleman's Club: Rags to RichesBook 1: The Price of Passion by Maureen ChildBook 2: Black Sheep Heir by Yvonne LindsayBook 3: The Paternity Pact by Cat... Views: 478
In the 2100s mankind is about to embark on a mission to save the human species. Earth is dying and time is running out. Liam Donovan and Ann Caldwell work at the construction site where one of eight ships is being built that will carry thousands to the nearest potentially habitable planet, Proxima b.But not everyone wants them to leave. A terrorist attack on the construction site of one of the ships leaves dozens dead. Why attack those wanting to save them? And who are they?Before those questions can be answered another threat looms on the horizon. An alien fleet has been spotted at the edge of the solar system heading their way. But are they coming to help a broken world...or to destroy it?'Proxima' is an action-packed science-fiction odyssey spanning planets and a millennia. Love and war separated by light years. Views: 478
