EDITORIAL REVIEW: After Andrea Wolkowicz abandons corporate life to help care for her sister, she quickly wears out the want ads in their rust-belt hometown. Time to be her *own* boss. Every mogul knows the best idea is an old idea with a new twist. So Andi proudly revives her father's business: an old-fashioned car wash…staffed entirely by bikini-clad women. *That* ought to get traffic—and blood—flowing on Grosvenor Street! This gutsy gimmick soon has the whole town in a lather, and not necessarily in a good way. Scandalized citizens are howling, neighboring businesses are worried. But straitlaced grocery-store owner Pete Guthrie is definitely intrigued. He knows it's hard to run a small business in a big-box world. To him, Andi's brains and bravery are as alluring as the bikini she calls business attire. Views: 63
The world is trying to tear them apart. Will they stand together and fight back? After a season of psychic visions and super-powered drama, Claire Brennan and her angel-gone-AWOL boyfriend Alec MacKenzie can finally be together. Under the protection of Claire's grandmother, they are trying to lead a normal life, going to high school at Emerson Academy and hanging out with their friends. But jealous teenagers, vengeful enemies, the city's new Watcher, and even the school play threaten to break them apart. Not to mention Claire's surprising second power, which could sabotage the trust of everyone she holds dear. And just when they need to stick together, they finally get a lead on where Claire's missing father might be. The threats, which come not only from without but also from within, will test the strength of Alec and Claire's relationship. Is the love they share enough to keep them safe? If they want to stay together ... can they learn to fight... Views: 63
As the world commemorates the hundredth anniversary of World War I, the literary canon of the war has consolidated around the memoirs written in the years after the Armistice by soldier-writers who served in the trenches. Another kind of Great War literature has been almost entirely ignored: the books written and published during the war by the greatest English, American, French, and German writers at work—books that show us how the best, most influential writers responded to an overpowering human and cultural catastrophe.Where Wars Go to Die: The Forgotten Literature of World War I explores this little-known cache of contemporary writings by the greatest novelists, poets, playwrights, and essayists of the war years, examining their interpretations and responses, weaving excerpts and quotations from their books into a narrative that focuses on the various ways civilian writers responded to an overwhelming historical reality.The authors whose war writings... Views: 63
A short story from the national bestselling author of The Russian Concubine . . .It is 1942, and the war has come to Darwin, Australia. Japanese planes bring fear to the streets as air raids spit death from the skies. The best way to survive is to keep your head down, but Hatti Hoot—red-haired and six foot tall—doesn't exactly blend in with the crowd.When Hatti spots two men looting a jewelry shop during one of the raids, she intervenes and scares them off. The diamonds they had taken lay abandoned in the street, and Hatti is tempted. So is Maya, a willful young Malayan girl who also spots the treasure in the dust. But before either can react, a police officer steps in, accusing them of theft. Suddenly everything starts to go wildly wrong . . .Praise for the novels of Kate Furnivall:"Furnivall deftly evokes the details of a bygone era." — Publishers Weekly"An engrossing adventure that sweeps readers in lush waves of drama... Views: 63
1660. King Charles II has returned from exile, but memories of the English Civil War still rankle. There are old scores to settle, and religious differences threaten to overturn a fragile peace. When Alice Ibbetson discovers a rare orchid, the Lady’s Slipper, growing in a wood belonging to Richard Wheeler, she is captivated by its beauty— though Wheeler, a Quaker, is determined to keep the flower where God intended it to grow. Knowing that the orchid is the last of its kind, she steals the flower, little dreaming that her seemingly simple act will set off a chain of events that will lead to murder and exile, and change her life forever… Views: 63
On The Frontier There Was One Rule:Learn To Kill, Or Prepare To Die. . .Christopher Guthrie was bred by money, educated by Harvard, saved from the Civil War by an oak desk in Washington D.C. Towering, fierce Wolf Riker was honed by a kind of suffering Guthrie could never imagine. Fate throws these two men together when a stagecoach from Baton Rouge is set upon by killers. The price for Guthrie's survival is joining Riker's trail drive to Kansas, a mad, brawling charge of longhorns and backstabbers. Guthrie is soon bound by Riker's rules, surrounded by his kill-crazy crew, surviving one danger after another and protecting a beautiful young woman as he goes. And it will be here, amidst floods and battles, cut off from his past and civilization, that Christopher Guthrie will emerge a different man. . .for better or worse. As for Wolf Riker, he is running from demons from which only God Himself can save him. . ."Crackling with the fury of a desert storm." --True West on The Rebel: Johnny YumaReview"A good, rousing story with well-defined, involving characters and plenty of action."--Variety on *Tom Horn and the Apache Kid *"A satisfying variation of a familiar theme in an unfamiliar locale."--True West on Double EaglesAbout the AuthorFenady is both a screenwriter and a producer. His credits include Chisum (1970) starring John Wayne, Hondo (1967 TV series), The Sea Wolf (1993) starring Charles Bronson, Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) starring Chuck Connors, Broken Sabre (1965) starring Chuck Connors, (1965 TV series), and The Rebel (1959 TV series) starring Nick Adams. A member of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science, he has produced, written, and/or acted in 28 TV series and movies. Fenady has won numerous awards, including an Edgar Award, an Owen Wister Award and the Golden Boot for his contributions to the Western genre. He is also a Spur Award finalist. His previous Westerns were published by TOR, Berkley, and Zebra. Views: 63
On The Third Day 0f Christmas, My True Love Gave To Me....Liu Meizhen has been searching for her long-lost brother for what feels like forever. Her journey has taken her from China to San Francisco to Haskell, Wyoming, and beyond. But she’s tired of searching, and when the opportunity arises to end her wandering in Noelle, Colorado by becoming a mail-order bride, she leaps at it. Noelle is exactly what she’s been looking for, and Woody, the man she has promised to marry, is everything she could have hoped for.Woody Burnside knows he’s not the smartest man in Noelle, but he works hard, cares deeply for the animals that are entrusted to his care, and believes with his whole heart that he could be a good husband. And the three hens that shadow him wherever he goes, Mimi, Gigi, and Fifi, seem to agree. Meizhen is more than he could have hoped for in a bride, and he is determined to make her the happiest woman in Colorado.But just when everything looks like it’s going to be happily ever after, the ghost of Meizhen’s past shows up in the most unlikely place. She suddenly finds herself torn between her duty toward her family and the promise she made to Woody. And with time running out for Noelle, she must make a decision that she fears will hurt someone she cares for deeply. Views: 63
Murder is brewing: While Beatrice Knight Timmons is part witch, the only thing she's interested in nowadays is tea, and copious amounts of it. But that isn't the only thing boiling in her life. No sooner does she open her very own tea shop in the small town of Nairobi, someone with a vendetta against young brides murders one and leaves the body in The Cozy Tea Shoppe. With her best friend's wedding only weeks away, can Miss Knight stop the murderer while babysitting a monkey and serving difficult customers?This is the first case in the "Cozy Tea Shoppe Mystery" series, where Jane Austen meets Lara Croft in colonial Africa. Tea isn't the only thing that's brewing in the delicious sequel to the "Society for Paranormals" series. Join supernatural detective Miss Knight as she attempts to keep the kettle hot and her customers satisfied (or at least alive) while dodging murder, mayhem and other inconveniences. Serving tea has never been more dangerous. Views: 63
"In his new novel, The Patriot’s Fate, Alaric Bond joins the ranks of well-known Age of Sail authors C.S. Forester and Patrick O'Brian in his skillful combining of historical fact with compelling fiction to produce another gripping novel in his Fighting Sail series. It is 1798 and Ireland rises up against years of repression and injustice. Rebels, supported by a mighty French invasion fleet, prepare to claim their land but find themselves countered by a powerful British battle squadron. Two friends and former allies, separated by chance and circumstance, witness developments from opposing sides while storms, political intrigue and personal dynamics abound. In The Patriot's Fate Bond maintains a relentless pace that climaxes in thrilling naval action and noble sacrifice." Views: 63
