Traumatized by his past as a Bolivian soldier who, in a sudden coup d'etat, was forced to participate in atrocities, Alfredo flees to Montreal, haunted by the dead. He rides the Montreal metro and pours his guilt and shame into his writing, until he falls for a woman without a nation—a Kurdish freedom-fighter trying to blast an independent Kurdistan into existence. As the net of intrigue closes in on his lover, Alfredo is forced to face more fully his own violent past.In a world where the intimate collides with the official and the past is made and remade again in a new country, Alejandro Saravia's novel in turn refuses to be bound by a single genre, style, or even language. Reminiscent of Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion in its exploration of the complicated relationship between nation, memory, and identity, Red, Yellow, Green considers what a place can mean to people who are out of place. At once heartbreaking and uplifting, bleak and humorous, Saravia... Views: 31
This story of Magnus Eisengrim, master illusionist, the most illustrious magician of his age, has been called “a spectacular, soaring work, an astounding tour de force unequaled in recent literature.” World of Wonders is the final volume in Robertson Davies’s celebrated Deptford Trilogy, which began with Fifth Business and The Manticore. Views: 31
Ryder is the hardest Montgomery brother to figure out—with a tough-as-nails outside and possibly nothing too soft underneath. He’s surly and unsociable, but when he straps on a tool belt, no woman can resist his sexy swagger. Except apparently Hope Beaumont, the innkeeper of his own Inn BoonsBoro... As the former manager of a D.C. hotel, Hope is used to excitement and glamour, but that doesn’t mean she can’t appreciate the joys of small-town living. She’s where she wants to be—except for in her love life. Her only interaction with the opposite sex has been sparring with the infuriating Ryder, who always seems to get under her skin. Still, no one can deny the electricity that crackles between them…a spark that ignited with a New Year’s Eve kiss. While the Inn is running smoothly, thanks to Hope’s experience and unerring instincts, her big-city past is about to make an unwelcome—and embarrassing—appearance. Seeing Hope vulnerable stirs up Ryder’s emotions and makes him realize that while Hope may not be perfect, she just might be perfect for him... Views: 31
WELCOME HOME, CHLOE FORTUNE! "You're family," Graham Fortune tells his newly discovered half sister, Chloe Fortune Elliott, and just like that, Chloe has a new job and a new home in Austin. She works well with the troubled teens at Peter's Place, but she's having more difficulty managing a male of the grown-up variety. Ranch hand Chance Howell gets under her skin from the moment they meet. The tall blond army veteran is good with horses and adolescents, but he's a master at avoiding intimacy. Maybe that's why Chloe is so drawn to him. Or maybe it's the sadness she recognizes in his eyes. Her head tells her falling for Chance is a bad idea. Her heart tells her she may have no choice... Views: 31
The story begins with a dinner party invitation... When young journalist Thomas Cleary is sent to dig up quotes for the obituary of a legendary film producer, the man's eccentric daughter offers him entrée into the exclusive upper echelons of Hollywood society. A small-town boy with working-class roots, Thomas is a stranger in this opulent world of private jets and sprawling mansions. Then he meets Matilda Duplaine. Matilda is a beautiful and mysterious young woman who has never left the lush Bel-Air estate where she was raised. Thomas is immediately entranced by the enigmatic girl, and the two begin a secret love affair. But what starts as an enchanted romance soon unravels a web of secrets and lies that could destroy their lives--and the lives of everyone around them--forever. A modern-day Gatsby tale filled with unforgettable characters and charm, The Gilded Life of Matilda Duplaine is a sparkling love letter to Los... Views: 31
Adam Roberts turns his attention to answering the Fermi Paradox with a taut and claustrophobic tale that echoes John Carpenters' The Thing. Two men while away the days in an Antarctic research station. Tensions between them build as they argue over a love-letter one of them has received. One is practical and open. The other surly, superior and obsessed with reading one book - by the philosopher Kant. As a storm brews and they lose contact with the outside world they debate Kant, reality and the emptiness of the universe. The come to hate each other, and they learn that they are not alone. Views: 31
Aspiring journalist Heiress Montgomery has her life all planned out. She graduated from the school of her dreams, she's working at a hot media magazine, and she has plans to become the editor-in-chief of a major publication. Her whole life is about accomplishing that goal, until she meets King Stevens. King has already achieved fame and fortune as an actor, and he completely turns Heiress's world upside down. Heiress comes to realize that life in the spotlight isn't always what it seems. Her dream becomes one long nightmare from which she just can't seem to wake up. Constant abuse, lies, addiction, and infidelity are part of the package with King. Things only become worse when she is betrayed by her best friend. Heiress feels like she's losing herself. Meeting therapist Leslie Hunter and running into her childhood friend Donovan has reminded her of who she used to be, but can they bring her back from the point of no return before it's too late? Views: 31
TRUE LOVE IN HIS STOCKING? They say you can’t go home again, but Keith
O’Connell wasn’t worried about staying. He was just back in town to sell his late
mother’s house and try to avoid old emotions. Of course, hiring estate sale specialist
Kenzie Bradshaw meant the possibility of creating new memories before he left.
Especially once the Matchmaking Mamas hatched a plan. Kenzie Bradshaw was used to the
turmoil involved in estate sales, though she’d never had a client like Keith. He wanted
everything gone. She knew, however, there were some things—some memories—he shouldn’t
lose. Convincing him to spend one last Christmas in his family’s home could melt his
hardened heart. But would it bring back the man she used to know and
love? Views: 31
Love survives everything... even death. Unfortunately, so does hate.When Mark wants to see his dead mother again... he gets his chance. But, like everything else in life... it comes at a hefty price.While normal sixteen-year-old boys are out chasing girls, Mark is floating outside his own body being chased by a nefarious demon.Death itself can't keep him from trying to see his dead mother again, but when he disturbs Phasma-the Guardian of Threshold, he may have gone too far.Forced into Threshold--the mystical world of the dead--to rescue his clumsy best friend; Mark will not only have to defeat Phasma and his army of Night Dwellers, but his own demons if he's going to save his friend, find his mother and survive the night. How far would you go to see a dead loved one again? "A fantastic and unforgettable journey into the astral realm." The Guardian of Threshold is about 90,000 words or about 360 pages long.From the Inside FlapINTRODUCTION TO THRESHOLD Threshold is a world of unsurpassed beauty; a place where the laws of physics breakdown; a world ruled by a delicate balance between good and evil, where many wonders and mysteries are just waiting to be discovered; a world where dreams and realities wed and become entangled. Change one, and you will inevitably change the other. PHASMA Phasma Frax or 'Guardian of the Threshold', as he is commonly known on Earth by the few that had the misfortune to have met him, preferred to live his days hidden, far away from prying eyes. When he first arrived in Threshold he needed a place where he could remain unseen for days and months at the time. For that purpose alone he allied himself with the 'Night Dwellers' and made one of the endless caves below Nightfalls City his home. Hidden deep inside the 'Cave of Sorrows' conglomerate, he would finally be able to put his secret plans into action. In return Phasma would provide the Night Dwellers with the protection from outsiders they so desperately sought. From the Back CoverDIRECTIONS IN THRESHOLD Threshold does not exist in the same realm as you and I. Threshold exists in a different dimension, the dimension where all souls came from and where they all go back to when they die. Threshold is located in a place simply called "the astral" by its inhabitants-a much rarefied and ethereal realm.According to the very successful and much talked about book "Threshold Natural History - A Dying Master's Works - Volume Four", here is what one would need to know about Threshold;An overlooked and very important unknown fact that many unprepared travelers or outsiders-as we like to call them--fail to realize is that, directions in Threshold are very different from the norm; Never-existing, were weird names such:EastWestNorthSouthInstead they came up with very useful and original names, a rough correlation would be:DaySide (East) NightSide (West) UpSide (North) Downside (South)Here is an example how this system works; a sea that is seen in DaySide is usually called DaySea while the sea that prevails in NightSide would be called NightSea. DAYSEA Talking about DaySea, now, that's a sight to behold, its vast and dreamy emerald-green waters filled with calming waves and tranquil tides at the shore but unrelenting and mighty in its core. So much so that would shy away the most experienced of sailors in the off-season. DAYBEACH DayBeach on the other hand was covered with natural cotton-like sand, with the exception of the occasional giant rock that spread across its vast beaches. Upon close inspection of the enigmatic patterns left on the sand, traces of the local wildlife would be evident. On an average day a surreal and majestic melody fills the air around DayBeach, in fact the wind is the only orchestrator of this beautiful work of art. At any given day it is possible to hear up to five distinctive songs emanating from various hollow points in the rocks throughout the beach. The soothing music is played as the wind speed the beach zigzagging its way in and out of the rocks. The natural rocks formation and it's resulting songs are an awe inspiring outlet for nature's creativity, not to mention that it is considered one of the 10th (tenth) wonders of Threshold followed, closely, by DayCliffs. DAYCLIFFS DayCliffs in its turn is located just a bit south and its rustic natural rock beds spanned across the whole spectrum of red and beige hues, standing tall as though they are a natural welcoming monument to DaySide and Threshold itself. UPSEA/MAMMOTH FALLS/THE CORE Located in the Upside of Threshold stands the UpSea, at about five thousand feet above the ground. Its immense light blue waters on a calm day look much like a sea of shimmering sky and wispy clouds. If you happened to be traveling in the UpSea and did not know where you were, you wouldn't notice theimmeasurable and almost always deadly waterfall until it was too late.Named Mammoth Falls by the lucky few brave fools that survived its drop after losing their ships, it was named as such because the last thing one would see before the plunge, was the massive rocks and the mammoths below. You see Mammoth Falls dumps all the waters of UpSea into the Core that converts some of the water into steam and warms most of the water used in Threshold. Steam by the way is the main power source in Threshold along with clean wind, sun and lightening harvesting technologies.Just past the Core, there is a shallow water pool of about fifty yards in length; this shallow pool is formed by the vast misty spray that results from the UpSea waters crashing down violently in Mammoth Falls and into the Core. This wading pool stretches all the way to UpSea Beach providing the perfect haven for the more docile wildlife, rumor has that the rainbows near the falls attracts them. The UpSea Beach is filled with exceptional wildlife creatures, most of which are very passive and friendly. They prefer to live nearby the Living forest because they have easy access to shelter, fresh water and food. Strange white birds the size of dogs fly in and out of the misty spray clouds while animals resembling mammoths roamed around the wading pools modeling their impressive tusks to their female counterparts. DOWNSEA DownSea is located in Downside-the southern part of Threshold- as the scalding waters exited the Core and blended with the cold and sometimes frozen waters of DownSea; the temperature equalized to achieve a perfect balance, a symphony of perfection orchestrated by nature. The collision of the polar opposite waters causes a cloud of white fog to hover a couple of feet above the ocean making navigation in these waters a very hazardous job. Depending on the wind currents, the dense fog can stretch to over forty miles before it is completely dissipated. During lite wind season--which would be comparable to summer on Earth- usually brought a lighter fog that stretched for just over ten miles, while during the heavy wind season--or winter on Earth- brought the heaviest fog; the denser fog was so dangerous that sea travel was nearly impossible closer to the shore.DownSea is famous and well known for its cold and inhospitable weather, but that is not true near DaySide where the perpetual sunshine, sustains a warm and comfortable climate. The closer one moves to NightSide, the colder and darker it gets. That seemed to be true about the wildlife as well, with predators preferring the darker and colder environments found only in NightSide.NIGHTSIDE NightSide is home to the highest mountains in Threshold, the NightPeaks, which stands at about twelve thousand feet above UpSea-level. NightSide has never seen the light of day; the only exception is at the top of the highest of peaks, which stands high enough to receive limited amounts of sunrays. Views: 31
From Publishers WeeklyHousehold name Steel (_Going Home_) falls short of her best in her latest. Victoria Dawson has always felt like an outcast. When her little sister Grace is born, father Jim tells Victoria she was the tester cake, and they finally got it right with the beautiful Gracie. Victoria grows up in her sister's shadow, and though she loves Gracie dearly, she's anxious to leave home. The pain doesn't stop there, though. Her father calls her first job at a prestigious private school in Manhattan pathetic, and Victoria begins a battle with her weight and her belief that she is unlovable (even though men pursue her). The premise of the story is sound, but it doesn't ring true: the parents are two-dimensional, cruel monsters and Victoria seems to have everything: fantastic job, amazing apartment, perfect best friends. It's hard to believe that her parents would still wield such power. Steel barely grazes the surface of an important topic, but it's not reality that has positioned her at the top of bestseller lists. (Mar.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Product DescriptionIn this heartfelt and incisive new novel, Danielle Steel celebrates the virtues of unconventional beauty while exploring deeply resonant issues of weight, self-image, sisterhood, and family. A chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes, and ordinary looks, Victoria Dawson has always felt out of place in her family, especially in body-conscious L.A. Her father, Jim, is tall and slender, and her mother, Christina, is a fine-boned, dark-haired beauty. Both are self-centered, outspoken, and disappointed by their daughter’s looks. When Victoria is six, she sees a photograph of Queen Victoria, and her father has always said she looks just like her. After the birth of Victoria’s perfect younger sister, Gracie, her father liked to refer to his firstborn as “our tester cake.” With Gracie, everyone agreed that Jim and Christina got it right. While her parents and sister can eat anything and not gain an ounce, Victoria must watch everything she eats, as well as endure her father’s belittling comments about her body and see her academic achievements go unacknowledged. Ice cream and oversized helpings of all the wrong foods give her comfort, but only briefly. The one thing she knows is that she has to get away from home, and after college in Chicago, she moves to New York City. Landing her dream job as a high school teacher, Victoria loves working with her students and wages war on her weight at the gym. Despite tension with her parents, Victoria remains close to her sister. And though they couldn’t be more different in looks, they love each other unconditionally. But regardless of her accomplishments, Victoria’s parents know just what to say to bring her down. She will always be her father’s “big girl,” and her mother’s constant disapproval is equally unkind. When Grace announces her engagement to a man who is an exact replica of their narcissistic father, Victoria worries about her sister’s future happiness, and with no man of her own, she feels like a failure once again. As the wedding draws near, a chance encounter, an act of stunning betrayal, and a family confrontation lead to a turning point. Behind Victoria is a lifetime of hurt and neglect she has tried to forget, and even ice cream can no longer dull the pain. Ahead is a challenge and a risk: to accept herself as she is, celebrate it, and claim the victories she has fought so hard for and deserves. Big girl or not, she is terrific and discovers that herself. Views: 31
Seductive Surrender, A Romance Book by Collette Cameron Views: 31
