** THE INTERNATIONAL PHENOMENON **'There are many laughs in this book but it's so much more than just a comedy. It's a story about how friendship, selflessness and dignity lie at the heart of the human experience. When I'm an old man, I want to be Hendrik Groen' John Boyne, author of international bestseller The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas***'Another year and I still don't like old people. Me? I am 83 years old.'Hendrik Groen may be old, but he is far from dead and isn't planning to be buried any time soon. Granted, his daily strolls are getting shorter because his legs are no longer willing and he had to visit his doctor more than he'd like. Technically speaking he is ... elderly. But surely there is more to life at his age than weak tea and potted geraniums?Hendrik sets out to write an exposé: a year in the life of his care home in Amsterdam, revealing all its ups and downs - not least his... Views: 104
I am the Progeny. The one deemed to carry this weight. The weight of knowing too much. Of knowing there is a darkness in me. Of knowing that even The Fates can screw things up.
Aurora Megalos knew becoming the Progeny meant great sacrifice, but what she wasn’t prepared for was sacrificing herself. Since the day of her birth, she has been set on a path she couldn’t control; a path conceived by The Fates. After discovering she is mortally connected to her arch enemy, Zordon-a son of a Fate, Aurora is left with a path that seems hopeless.
Until she discovers a revelation in the prophecy.
With war on the horizon, she must find a way to defeat the one who threatens to take everything and everyone she has ever loved from her, without destroying herself. The barrier between both realms is broken, The Fates have been overrun by Zordon, and his darkness now spreads throughout the lands. The odds are stacked against her. Will Aurora and Fenn find a way to undo the work of The Fates in time to save the realms from complete destruction? Views: 103
Follow billionaire Luke Maxwell and corporate spy Brina Kingston's sensual and emotional journey from beginning to end.PART IAt 28, Luke Maxwell is the hottest eligible bachelor in America and the billionaire CEO of Maxwell Computers. When Brina Kingston is hired by Luke's competitor as a corporate spy, Brina successfully works her way into a position in Luke's office and his bed. But she soon finds herself risking the most important assignment of her career and, possibly, the greatest relationship of her life.PART IITwenty-three-year-old corporate spy Brina Kingston has successfully wormed her way into a position as billionaire Luke Maxwell's assistant and love interest. When a party on Luke's sailboat presents her with the opportunity to seize the password she was hired to acquire, she finds herself choosing between the love of a man and the security of her family.PART IIITwenty-three-year-old corporate spy Brina Kingston has a new position as billionaire Luke Maxwell's executive assistant, a space in his bed and his heart, and the one piece of information that could tear his company and their relationship to shreds. When a colleague blows Brina's cover, Brina soon discovers that if she wants to be forgiven she must first forgive herself.PART IVBrina Kingston believes she has one chance to show Luke how sorry she is for deceiving him, until she discovers it may be too late.Billionaire Luke Maxwell wants to forgive Brina for nearly destroying the biggest project of his career, but he soon finds that he may be the one in need of forgiveness.PART VBrina Kingston and billionaire Luke Maxwell have decided that if they want their relationship to work, there has to be more to it than amazing sex. They've agreed to take a timeout for thirty days to work on being friends.Brina believes this is her last chance to show Luke how serious she is about him, but his devastating charm and hot body are testing her will.Luke Maxwell is determined to see this timeout through to the end, but Brina's advances have him seeking a cold shower.Will Brina and Luke's plan ignite a fire that lasts a lifetime or will their flame flicker out?Erotic Romance: Due to strong language and sexual content, this series is not intended for readers under the age of 18.. Views: 103
Life is never as it seems and for Molly Meyers, life has been one hell of a roller coaster the past couple of years. When she thinks she finally has a handle on where her future is taking her, she gets a visit from her past which throws her entire life plan up in the air.The question is can Molly handle the ups and downs this past relationship will bring her? Or does she need to keep the past where it belongs and not only try to save herself, but save her baby girl as well? The gang is back and this time, no one is left untouched. Pain, confusion, frustration and disappointment are spread through the group as new and exciting adventures are welcomed and unexpected events occur. Catch up with the characters and their lives in Warning Track as the drama continues in the third installment of the Hot-Lanta series Views: 103
When you can’t trust anyone, how can you ever feel safe? In seventh grade, Maggie Camden was the class outcast. Every day, the other girls tripped her, pinched her, trapped her in the bathroom, told her she would be better off dead. Four years have passed since then, and Maggie’s tormentors seem to have moved on. The ringleader of them all, Raleigh Barringer, even moved out of town. But Maggie has never stopped watching for attacks, and every laugh still sounds like it’s at her expense. The only time Maggie feels at peace is when she’s hiking up in the mountains with her best friend, Nick. Lately, though, there’s a new sort of tension between the two of them—a tension both dangerous and delicious. But how can Maggie expect anything more out of Nick when all she’s ever been told is that she’s ugly, she’s pathetic, she’s unworthy of love? And how can she ever feel safe, now that Raleigh Barringer is suddenly—terrifyingly—back in town?** Views: 103
A wedding dress passed down through generations unravels the tangled threads of three women's lives in a novel of friendship, family, and forgiveness from the USA Today bestselling author of Ten Beach Road. Views: 103
I kidnapped her to break her. Now, I'll do whatever it takes to protect her.YURIIn this business, you cannot afford to lose control.No emotions. No weakness.I've worked too f**king hard building my mob empire to let one feisty little girl ruin everything.But Bella refuses to fall in line.I've pushed my prisoner to her limits, and yet she will. Not. Break.She takes every savage kiss…Every cruel touch…And asks me if that's all I have to offer.Breaking her down will require breaking a rule of my own:Never, ever fall in love.But when Bella's senator father doesn't follow orders like we expect, things get more complicated.I'll need her help to take my rightful place on the throne of the city.And more time with her by my side means unleashing something inside me that cannot be contained again.As our fates become entwined, betrayal barrels towards us.I'm forced to make an impossible choice:Do I follow my destiny to become the mob boss I was raised to be?Or do I sacrifice everything to save the woman who has stolen my heart? Views: 103
Sunset lives a life of luxury with her beautiful ex-model mum, her world-famous rock star dad and her two little celebrity siblings. But life on the red carpet is no compensation for parents who constantly argue, intensive scrutiny from the media, and and having no real friends.Destiny, on the other hand, is an only child living on a rundown estate with a sickly but devoted mum who constantly tells her that she's really the daughter of a famous rock star . . .When the two girls meet in unlikely circumstances, they are surprised to find in each other something they've been missing all their lives . . . Views: 103
Clover Moon's imagination is her best escape from a life of hardship in poverty-stricken Victorian London. When tragedy plunges her into a world of grief, Clover realizes that everything she loved about the place she called home is gone. Clover hears of a place she could run to, but where will she find the courage – and the chance – to break free? And could leaving her family be just what she needs to find a place that really feels like home?Introducing the brilliant and brave new heroine from the wonderful world of the bestselling and award-winning Jacqueline Wilson. Views: 103
