Becky’s life is blooming! She's working at London’s newest fashion store, The Look, house-hunting with husband Luke (her secret wish is a Shoe Room)… and she’s pregnant! She couldn’t be more overjoyed — especially since discovering that shopping cures morning sickness. Everything has got to be perfect for her baby: from the designer nursery… to the latest, coolest pram… to the celebrity, must-have obstetrician. But when the celebrity obstetrician turns out to be her husband Luke’s glamorous, intellectual ex-girlfriend, Becky’s perfect world starts to crumble. She’s shopping for two… but are there three in her marriage? Views: 46
In this thrilling novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, a small community is tested when their children go missing while exploring a dangerous local peak, forcing them to band together during the crisis.Fishtail, Montana, is home to Anne and Pitt Pollock, local royalty, high school sweethearts, and owners of the successful Pollock ranch. The sprawling foothills of the Beartooth Mountains surround the town, overlooking the Pollocks’ property and the nearby ranch belonging to Bill and Pattie Brown. The two couples have known each other since childhood.Their sons Peter Pollock and Matt Brown are also the best of friends. When they and two other local kids meet Juliet Marshall, new to town after her parents’ bitter divorce, the five of them are soon inseparable, spending their summer days swimming, horseback riding, hiking, and fishing.But one August afternoon, their latest adventure takes a dangerous turn—and... Views: 46
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, Nicholson Baker has established himself as one of our most brilliant observers of everyday experience. With his keen perception, flawless prose, and endless wit, he has composed both fiction and nonfiction that has become an essential part of our literature.Vintage Baker contains generous selections from the novels Vox, The Fermata, The Mezzanine, and A Box of Matches; essays from The Size of Thoughts; and portions of the NBCC award winner Doublefold. Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the great modern writers, presented in attractive, affordable paperback editions.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 46
Nicholas van der Swart has always been different. His family and his culture expect him to be one way, to live according to their precepts and rules, but his sense of self is strong and efforts to make him conform have only made him stronger. Diffident and introverted as a child, Nicholas learns as a young man that remaining true to oneself, however hard it may be, is an undertaking worth risking one's life for. When, at the age of 19, he is conscripted into the South African army, he enters a world that is utterly at odds with his every sensibility and his hard-won personal fortitude will be put to the ultimate test. In this world, he will face the scorn and violence of his tormenters, but will also find the strength to survive.The Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa has gone a long way toward exposing and exorcising some of the atrocities committed in the name of Apartheid, yet very little has been revealed about the adversities faced by gay people under... Views: 46
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Read this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan, now available for the first time in e-book! "Wanted: Prince Charming for damsel in distress." Melanie was certainly in distress! But the last thing she wanted was prince—or any man for that matter—to come riding to her rescue. She wanted only to disappear, to retreat to a peaceful haven to mend her broken heart. But then she met Luke Chalmers, whose sensual intrusion in her life was anything but peaceful! His stolen kisses left her flustered, and his devastating smile sent her heart racing. But her disastrous engagement had left Melanie unwilling to trust a man again. Especially this mysterious man whose touch enticed her to surrender her innocence to him... Originally published in 1991 Views: 46
The choice was hers - fame and fortune or true love.Poppy Mazzini, born in Hull over her father's grocery shop, lives up to the promise of her fiery red hair and Italian ancestry. Her lovely singing voice and good looks lead her to her great ambition - to go on the stage and see her name top of the bill. She becomes a music hall star both in her native town and in the south, after an appearance in the theatre at Brighton - she even performs in Paris, to tremendous acclaim. But when her first love, an ambitious shoemaker in her home town, becomes engaged to someone else Poppy is devastated. She disappears, believing that she will never return to her life of stardom. But her fame cannot be kep a secret... Views: 46
The Second R. Austin Freeman Megapack collects 19 mystery tales featuring the forensic sleuth Dr. Thorndyke (and others) plus a bonus essay by the author. ContentsINTRODUCTION: MEET DR. THORNDYKE, by R. Austin FreemanTHE BLUE SCARAB (1923)THE NEW JERSEY SPHINX (1923)THE TOUCHSTONE (1923)A FISHER OF MEN (1923)THE STOLEN INGOTS (1923)THE FUNERAL PYRE (1923)THE CAT’S EYE (1923)THE MYSTERY OF ANGELINA FROOD (1924)THE SHADOW OF THE WOLF (1925)THE PUZZLE LOCK (1925)THE GREEN CHECK JACKET (1925)THE SEAL OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR (1925)PHYLLIS ANNESLEY’S PERIL (1925)A SOWER OF PESTILENCE (1925)REX V. BURNABY (1925)A MYSTERY OF THE SAND-HILLS (1925)THE APPARITION OF BURLING COURT (1925)THE MYSTERIOUS VISITOR (1925)THE D'ARBLAY MYSTERY (1926) Views: 46
