Annie Proulx has written some of the most original and brilliant short stories in contemporary literature, and for many readers and reviewers, Brokeback Mountain is her masterpiece. Brokeback Mountain was originally published in The New Yorker. It won the National Magazine Award. It also won an O. Henry Prize. Included in this volume is Annie Proulx's haunting story about the difficult, dangerous love affair between a ranch hand and a rodeo cowboy. Also included is the celebrated screenplay for the major motion picture " Brokeback Mountain," written by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. All three writers have contributed essays on the process of adapting this critically acclaimed story for film. Views: 64
Product DescriptionNew from USA Today Best-Selling Author Rebecca YorkUndercover on a slave ship of dark eroticismDARK MOON is the next book in Rebecca York’s Moon Series and also the first novel in a new series, Decorah Security.Agents Emma Richards and werewolf Cole Marshall take on a dangerous undercover assignment, to rescue a young woman from sexual slavery on a cruise ship converted into a dark and dangerous pleasure palace. When they masquerade as lovers, the sexual attraction between Emma and Cole reaches flash point. But what will happen when Emma discovers her lover is a shape shifter?PRAISE FOR REBECCA YORKRebecca York delivers page-turning suspense. --Nora RobertsRebecca York never fails to deliver. Her strong characterizations, imaginative plots and sensuous love scenes have made fans of thousands of romance, romantic suspense and thriller readers.–Chassie WestRebecca York will thrill you with romance, kill you with danger and chill you with the supernatural.–Patricia Rosemoor(Rebecca York) is a real luminary of contemporary series romance–Michael Dirda, The Washington Post Book WorldRebecca York’s writing is fast-paced, suspenseful, and loaded with tension. --Jayne Ann Krentz Views: 63
Can you marry in haste and not repent at all?As far as Nash Davenport's concerned, marriage isn't shelter from the storm, it is the storm. He's a divorce attorney, himself divorced, who believes no married couple can live up to their wedding vows. Savannah Charles, however, believes in the value--and the values--of marriage. She's a wedding planner who finds herself saying yes when Nash unexpectedly proposes. Even though it's strictly a business proposal.... Views: 63
Even as you read these words, there are women just like you stepping up and making a difference in their communities, making our world a better place to live. Three such exceptional women have been selected as recipients of Harlequin's More Than Words award. To celebrate their accomplishments, three bestselling authors have written short stories inspired by these real-life heroines.Debbie Macomber touches the heart in What Amanda Wants--a young woman's story of strength and courage in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.Brenda Novak's Small Packages shows us how the love of a very special baby boy helps two people get past their pain and embrace a hopeful future...together.Meryl Sawyer explores the importance of creating balance in our lives, stopping to smell the roses and making time to chase our dreams in Worth the Risk. Views: 63
Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber as she visits the Heart of Texas!Welcome to Promise, Texas. It's a ranching town in the Texas hill country'and it's a place with a mysterious past. But Promise has a heart of goodness, and everyone here knows what really matters in life. Love, family, community...Now meet the people of Promise.Savannah Weston is an old-fashioned kind of woman, quietly content to stay on the family ranch with her brother Grady. Until she meets a disenchanted cowboy named Laredo Smith. Lonesome CowboyEllie Frasier is still mourning her father and needs her friends. But now her relationship with one of those friends, rancher Glen Patterson, seems to be changing, turning into something else... Texas Two-StepWho's the father of Caroline Daniels's child? Everyone in Promise wants to know, but no one's ever asked--or ever will. The people here care about her. Especially... Views: 62
THE CHRISTMAS BASKETMore than ten years ago, high-school sweethearts Noelle McDowell and Thomas Sutton planned to elope--but then he jilted her. This Christmas, Noelle is home to celebrate the holidays, and she and Thom discover they are still in love. Now only the decades-old rivalry between their mothers stands in the way of a second chance together.THE SNOW BRIDEIt's a month before Christmas and Jenna Campbell is flying to Alaska to marry a man she met on the Internet--until her seatmate takes it upon himself to change her plans. Which is how Jenna ends up stranded in tiny Snowbound, Alaska, alone with Reid Jamison (plus a bunch of eccentric old men and a few grizzly bears). And then there's a blizzard.... Maybe she'll be a Christmas bride after all! Views: 62
Three women meet at their fifteen-year class reunion...and discover that their lives have taken unexpected directions.Back in their college days, Gretchen Wise had been engaged to a top law student. Carol Furness, head cheerleader, had said yes to the school's football hero. And Maddie Cobain was the girl who'd fallen for a professor.Now the three of them gather around a popular fountain on the college grounds. This fountain was where lovers met, where promises were made...and broken. So it's fitting that Gretchen, Carol and Maddie sit here to share their stories of betrayal and, yes, revenge. Stories of finding new love...From Library JournalThree former sorority sisters meet at a class reunion after 15 years and discover that none of them has married her college fiance as expected?and each has a delicious story of revenge and unexpected love to tell. Essentially a trilogy of loosely linked short stories, this work exudes Macomber's classic warmth and gentle humor. This collection will appeal to Macomber's many fans and to anyone who has ever endured the emotional rigors?and terrors?of a school reunion. Macomber (This Matter of Marriage, Mira, 1997) lives in Port Orchard, Wash.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. Review"Macomber has a gift for evoking the emotions that are at the heart of the genre's popularity, and her breezy style keeps the pages turning." – Publishers Weekly"Exudes Macomber's classic warmth and gentle humor..." --Library Journal"Debbie Macomber is one of the most reliable, versatile romance authors around."-Milwaukee Journal SentinelDebbie Macomber writes characters who are as warm and funny as your best friends."-New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs"Debbie Macomber is...a bona fide superstar." -Publishers Weekly"Macomber is a master storyteller; any one of these characters could have been a stereotype in less talented hands. Instead, these women and their stories are completely absorbing."-RT Book Reviews on The Shop on Blossom Street"Macomber's latest...glows with genuine goodness and great emotional warmth."--John Charles, Chicago Tribune on Hannah's List"Debbie Macomber tells women's stories in a way no one else does."--BookPage"Told with Macomber's customary authority and skill, this story will engage many with its well-rounded characters and flashes of humor." – RT Book Reviews on The Unexpected Husband"Macomber's assured storytelling and affirming narrative is as welcoming as your favorite easy chair."-Publishers Weekly on Twenty Wishes Views: 62
Midnight Caller - Rebecca York43 Light Street 20Harlequin Intrigue #534Harlequin Treasury 1990sISBN: 9781459281189 (epub)ISBN: (original paperback)ASIN: B005Q0B7M4 (mobi)October 17, 2011 (ebook)October 1999 (orignal pb release)Setting: New York state248 pagesBack cover:Stranded, vulnerable...and desperately in love Meg Faulkner awakened with no memory of her accident, her identity or her reason for infiltrating the isolated mountain compound of the mysterious recluse Glenn Bridgman. With a newly deposited one million dollars in her account, she COULD be the beautiful spy Glenn expected... but why did she feel an undeniable attraction to the sexy stranger? No doubt Glenn hid secrets behind those icy, shuttered eyes -- secrets that, if disclosed, could mean the end for Meg. If rumor was truth, was Glenn her protector -- or her captor? 43 LIGHT STREET: Where suspense and romance meet Views: 62
From New York Times bestselling biographer Bob Spitz, a full and rich biography of an epic American life, capturing what made Ronald Reagan both so beloved and so transformational.More than five years in the making, based on hundreds of interviews and access to previously unavailable documents, and infused with irresistible storytelling charm, Bob Spitz's REAGAN stands fair to be the first truly post-partisan biography of our 40th President, and thus a balm for our own bitterly divided times.It is the quintessential American triumph, brought to life with cinematic vividness: a young man is born into poverty and raised in a series of flyspeck towns in the Midwest by a pious mother and a reckless, alcoholic, largely absent father. Severely near-sighted, the boy lives in his own world, a world of the popular books of the day, and finds his first brush with popularity, even fame, as a young lifeguard. Thanks to his first great love, he imagines a way out, and makes the... Views: 60
