After years of heartache and unhappiness, Paediatric nurse, Maggie Green, is content with where she is in life. She's made peace with the things that cannot be and moved on. She has good friends, a great place to live and a job she loves as an experienced and respected member of the nursing team on the intensive care unit at Brisbane's Children's Hospital.The newest hot shot doc on the block, Nash Reece, has a reputation as a heartbreaker and a plan that doesn't involve sticking around. He's London-bound but that doesn't mean he can't indulge in some fun during his last three months in the country, right? Nash is a man who knows what he wants and what he wants is Maggie. His attraction to the only woman who hasn't instantly fallen for his charms is surprisingly intense and getting more so now they're working together on the PICU.Unfortunately for Nash, Maggie also knows what she wants and even if it is the brash newcomer, Nash is ten years her junior and Maggie is done playing with boys. Her resistance is sorely tested however and soon both Maggie and Nash succumb to the potent pull between them.And, when one night isn't enough, they embark on a secret fling. Until Maggie discovers she's pregnant…With Christmas - the time for miracles – looming, all Maggie's thwarted maternal yearnings resurface but how will Nash react to Maggie's baby bombshell? And does Maggie have the courage to just stand by and watch him go to London when what she really wants is a happily ever after with her baby daddy? Views: 369
After toiling in obscurity for years, Charles Bukowski suddenly found fame in 1967 with his autobiographical newspaper column, "Notes of a Dirty Old Man," and a book of that name in 1969. He continued writing this column, in one form or another, through the mid-1980s. "More Notes of a Dirty Old Man" gathers many uncollected gems from the column's twenty-year run. Drawn from ephemeral underground publications, these stories and essays haven't been seen in decades, making "More" a valuable addition to Bukowski's oeuvre. Filled with his usual obsessions--sex, booze, gambling--"More" features Bukowski's offbeat insights into politics and literature, his tortured, violent relationships with women, and his lurid escapades on the poetry reading circuit. Highlighting his versatility, the book ranges from thinly veiled autobiography to purely fictional tales of dysfunctional suburbanites, disgraced politicians, and down-and-out sports promoters, climaxing with a long, hilarious adventure among French filmmakers, "My Friend the Gambler," based on his experiences making the movie "Barfly." From his lowly days at the post office through his later literary fame, "More" follows the entire arc of Bukowski's colorful career.
Edited by Bukowski scholar David Stephen Calonne, "More Notes of a Dirty Old Man" features an afterword outlining the history of the column and its effect on the author's creative development.
Born in Andernach, Germany in 1920, Charles Bukowski came to California at age three and spent most of his life in Los Angeles. He died in San Pedro, California, on March 9, 1994. Views: 369
Pierce The Russians have taken far too much from me. So I'll take something of theirs. Except, I never expected my captive to be a woman. She could be the key to destroying them entirely. I'll do whatever it takes to get revenge. Even seduce the enemy. Soon I discover she may not be my enemy after all. Mila For nearly my entire life I've been held prisoner by darkness and pain. And just when I think freedom is within my reach, it's stolen by yet another man determined to break me. First with rage. Then with tenderness. I'm helpless to resist his touch, even knowing, that in the end, all that waits for me is death. Author's Note: There is no cheating in this book. Views: 369
She's an up-and-coming interior designer with a multimillionaire client. If only she could make him see that it's his life—not his house—that needs a remodel ...Martina Russo's career has been coming along nicely, including a write-up in a regional design magazine. When tech mogul Christopher Mills asks her to freshen up his historic Victorian mansion, it's the kind of job that has the potential to launch her business to the next level, making her a premier designer to the rich and famous.The problem is, she's got a nagging feeling that a new kitchen and a bigger master bath are not the kinds of changes he really needs. He's looking for a bigger renovation—one that will bring love and meaning to a life that's in desperate need of repair.Fixer-Upper is the third book in Linda Seed's Russo Sisters series, but it can also be enjoyed as a stand-alone romance. Views: 368
Love blooms once more in the quaint town of Mystic Creek, Oregon, from the New York Times bestselling author of Strawberry Hill.Erin De Laney came to Mystic Creek hoping that the slower pace might rekindle her enthusiasm for law enforcement. Instead she feels as frustrated as she did in the city and when her disillusionment with the job increases, she takes a position on her uncle's ranch. Her life has enough complications without her attraction to handsome, deaf cowboy, Wyatt Fitzgerald, the foreman on the ranch. Wyatt has sworn off dating, and Erin fears that nothing she does will ever change his mind. Yet while working with an abused horse under Wyatt's guidance, Erin comes to better understand herself. She also learns that love can heal almost anything. Wyatt yearns to take Erin into his arms, but he's hesitant to pursue a romantic relationship. When their work sends them out alone together into a wilderness area, Wyatt is even more determined... Views: 368
In St. Petersburg on a mission to glean intelligence for the Prime Minister on the likely intentions of Czar Alexander with regard to the ongoing war in which both Russia and the UK are at war with Napoleon's France, the dashing and eminently eligible bachelor Duke of Welminster is beset by diplomatic problems.The War aside, there is the issue the Princess who is pressing upon him the attractions of her daughter Tania. At thirty-three, the handsome Duke has vowed never to marry but has no choice but to agree to meet the young woman.But when he does, he finds Tania dancing with another young girl called Zoia. This other girl seems to him 'as if she moves amongst trees covered with blossom and the whole world awakens with spring'. Instantly he is entranced.Then when he discovers she is the daughter of famous French composer Pierre Vallon and she plays for him, he is utterly smitten. But after he suffers a near-fatal injury and Zoia and her father are... Views: 368
