Low-life writer and unrepentant alcoholic Henry Chinaski was born to survive. After decades of slacking off at low-paying dead-end jobs, blowing his cash on booze and women, and scrimping by in flea-bitten apartments, Chinaski sees his poetic star rising at last. Now, at fifty, he is reveling in his sudden rock-star life, running three hundred hangovers a year, and maintaining a sex life that would cripple Casanova. With all of Bukowski's trademark humor and gritty, dark honesty, this 1978 follow-up to Post Office and Factotum is an uncompromising account of life on the edge. Views: 45
Jenessa's a thrill seeker by nature. Anything fast, she's all over it. Angry and blaming herself for her best friend's death, Jenessa escapes to the sanctuary of her car and the freedom of the open road, where she can outrun her memories...if only for a while. She finds a kindred spirit in Dmitri, a warm-hearted speed demon who races at the track. But when Jenessa falls in with a group of street racers and its irresistible leader, Cody, she finds herself caught up in a web of escalating danger. When her penchant for risk-taking spirals out of control, Jenessa has to find a way to break the self-destructive patterns she's built, before anyone else gets hurt. Views: 45
He was rich, powerful and every woman's fantasy. Although many had tried to lasso Jacobsville's sought-after bachelor, none had managed to catch Matt Caldwell's eye. However, mysterious Leslie Murry was about to change all that. For the cynical Texas tycoon's spirited new employee roused his temper like no one ever had before. And despite his fierce denials, her soft vulnerability also brought out his every protective instinct. After sampling her soul-searing kisses, Matt was sorely tempted to possess the enticing innocent who clearly ached for a man's tender touch. Still, this Long, Tall Texan wasn't about to let down HIS guard until he sweet-talked Leslie into surrendering HER heart! Long Tall Texans: Rugged heroes from Jacobsville, Texas. Views: 45
Dark Deeds is the extraordinary second book in the compelling new series from award-winning Icelandic author Arnaldur Indridason, following The Shadow District."Indridason is an international literary phenom." –Harlan Coben "Puts Iceland on the map as a major destination for enthusiasts of Nordic crime fiction." –Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review"One of the most brilliant crime writers of his generation."–The London Sunday Times"No wonder Arnaldur Indridason won so many awards. He's a great storyteller, and American readers will overwhelmingly agree." –C.J. BoxA man is found murdered in a small apartment in Reykjavík, shot in the head with a pistol. The police's attention is immediately drawn to the foreign soldiers who are on every street corner in the summer of 1941. So begins officers Flóvent and Thorson's... Views: 45
Teresa is everything her father Sir Hubert Bryan could wish for – clever, loyal and sharp-witted. The only problem is that she was born a girl and not the son he hoped would follow in his footsteps. But Teresa sees no reason why her gender should prevent her from being an asset to him in his mighty shipping empire, and tells him so.Sir Hubert is astounded at her request – he is far more concerned that his beautiful daughter will fall prey to the scavengers and fortune hunters amongst London Society. Having made his own vast fortune the hard way he is only too aware of what men will do to have access to the kind of wealth his lovely daughter will inherit.So when his dear friend the Marquess of Walstoke begs for help to prevent his heir Harry, the Earl of Lanbourne, making a disastrous marriage to a notorious actress he sees an opportunity to help his friend, and set a test of intelligence for his daughter too.Together, the two men hatch a plot to 'save'... Views: 45
Why did she have to be so young, so innocent, so damn sexy, and so forbidden…?
Done with relationships after a marriage rife with deceit, I knew I would never let myself fall in love again.
But then she walked through my door.
Barely twenty years old.
Shy as a kitten.
Innocent as a lamb.
And setting my body on fire for the first time in many, many years.
Her father and I were college buddies. She was his one and only child.
With everything in our way, it would be a miracle if ever get to feel her satin-smooth skin beneath my fingertips. To kiss those plump lips that begged for it. To taste her the way I knew no one else ever had.
If I did get my way, she would have to keep it all a secret. Would she be willing to do that for a man the same age as her father? Views: 45
