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Bookseller Bernie Rhodenbarr's in love—with an exotic Eastern European beauty who shares his obsession with Humphrey Bogart movies. He's in heaven, munching popcorn with his new amour every night at a Bogart Film Festival—until their Casablanca-esque idyll is cut short by his other secret passion: burglary. When he's hired to pilfer a portfolio of valuable documents from a Park Avenue apartment, Bernie can hardly refuse. But the occupant's early return forces Bernie to flee empty-handed—and he soon finds himself implicated in a murder. Before you can say "who stole the strawberries?" he's hunting for a killer, up to his neck in the outrageous intrigues of a tiny Balkan nation . . . and menaced by more sinister fat men and unsavory toadies than the great Bogie himself butted heads with in pursuit of that darn bird! Views: 136
SUMMARY:A previously published mystery follows New York City sleuth-for-hire Chip Harrison as he confronts his first case, in which five beautiful sisters--one of them a former flame--are hunted down by their wicked The third book in a four-novel, humorous mystery series written in the 1970's by Lawrence Block and featuring Chip Harrison, a teenaged, one-man anti-chastity movement training to be an Archie Goodwin to NYC private detective Leo Haig.. Original. Views: 136
If faced with your worst fear, what would you do? Would you run or would you fight? Camryn Hamilton is a fighter. A thirty-something mother of two, Camryn appears to have it all: a husband, plenty of money, and children she adores. When she returns home to spend Christmas with her family, her perfect world she has created begins to crumble, thrusting her face to face with the only man who truly knows her. Holden Patrick will fight harder. A powerful, handsome attorney, Holden left town after his adoptive parents’ death. In his time away he almost managed to forget the girl who ran away with his heart. At least until a turn of fate brought him back to Mantoloking, and back to Camryn. But are they willing to fight for each other? Faced with a tragic past that they both wanted to forget, they struggle to protect their hearts from being broken again. Will their love be enough to get them through another tragedy, or will they close themselves off and run away again? Views: 136
The gang heads to Vegas for Trinity's bachelorette party, and things get a little crazy. Two people kiss when they should keep their lips to themselves. The police catch Slade doing something deemed obscene. And Silke and Arsen say and do things they regret.Clementine and Ward are dancing around their relationship. It's clear Ward wants a happily ever after. But when Clementine still can't give that to him, Ward hurts. But will Clementine change her mind when she realizes every other girl in Manhattan wants him for her own? Views: 136
In 1950, Katherine Proctor leaves Ireland for Barcelona, determined to escape her family and become a painter. There she meets Miguel, an anarchist veteran of the Spanish Civil War, and begins to build a life with him. But Katherine cannot escape her past, as Michael Graves, a fellow Irish émigré in Spain, forces her to reexamine all her relationships: to her lover, her art, and the homeland she only thought she knew. The South is a novel of classic themes--of art and exile, and of the seemingly irreconcilable yearnings for love and freedom--to which Colm Tóibín brings a new, passionate sensitivity. Views: 136
I am a Sovereign Son. A king within The Society. With a look I send men to their knees. Yet she stands tall against me, taunting me with her rebellion. But we all have rules we must live by. Even me. And I have broken the most sacred. I took her to my bed. I claimed that which did not belong to me. And now that the beast within has had a taste, it wants more. Views: 136
Christmas with New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts is irresistible! The first time single-father and music professor Spencer Kimball set eyes on Natasha Stanislaski, he was floored by her exotic beauty. But the former dancer now toy shop owner has a fiery passionate temperament and keeps all men safely at bay... Until Spence and his little girl find their way into her guarded heart. Is she brave enough to risk heartbreak for them? Home is where the heart is Kate Kimball has turned her back on glamour and fame and has come home for Christmas and forever. She's fallen in love with the dilapidated building she's bought for her dance school and could also fall for Brody O'Connell, the frustrating and fascinating contractor she's hired to restore it. But Brody is resisting Kate's allure. She's Natasha Stanislaski's perfect daughter and out of his league. Still, he longs to make her his... 'A storyteller of immeasurable diversity and talent' – Publisher's Weekly 'The most... Views: 136
Robert Montgomery Bird was an American novelist, playwright, and physician. Views: 136
“Nora, Nora! Where are you?” called a clear, girlish voice, and Cara Burt dashed headlong into a pretty bedroom all draped in white, where a tall girl was standing by an open window. “Nora!” she cried, “what are you doing up in your room at this hour, when we are all busy in the garden preparing our tableaux? Mrs Hazlitt says that she herself will recite ‘A Dream of Fair Women,’ and by unanimous consent you are to be Helen of Troy. Did any one ever suit the part so well? ‘Divinely tall, and most divinely fair.’ Views: 135
Kate Jackson had no idea who she was until she met Derrick Kane and their whirlwind romance turned out to be the everything she needed to build a future and heal her past. But a shocking crime leads Kate to uncover the work of an extremely dangerous serial killer, notoriously called “The Photographer” due to his penance for taking pictures of his victims. Derrick continues to work to gain back Kate’s trust and to find The Photographer as Kate builds new friendships and finds new skills. Can she catch The Photographer and learn to trust Derrick again? Find out in Tainted Picture's sequel and the final installment of The Photographer Trilogy.**Please note that this book is to be followed by a final book in the trilogy, therefore contains a cliffhanger. DISCLAIMER: Due to violent and dark subject matter, this book is meant for 18+. Views: 135
