Lady Catherine de Bourgh requires the Darcys help to persuade Colonel Fitzwilliam to marry her daughter. But Anne de Bourgh has other ideas. So too does the colonel. Views: 42
The planet Ishtar has three suns: Bel, the “real” sun, the Life Giver. Ea, the Companion who warms the Ishtaran summers. Anu, the Demon Star. Mostly Anu is so far away that it is just a light in the Ishtaran sky. But once every thousand years it comes close. It is then that the barbarians must flee their scorched lands, and civilizations fall. The natives call this Fire Time. Always before, its coming had meant the death of a civilization. But this time, the humans are here, and they have brought with them their magical technology. This time things could have been different. Too bad that the humans are suddenly faced with a war of their own, their own Fire Time .
Nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1975. Views: 42
Jess Caldwell is the third in line to wear the mistletoe headband until she's kissed. But it's her best friend Kara's wedding, Jess needs to keep her mind on designing the flowers and not on the fact that Kara's older brother, Darrin, who she's had a crush on for years will be there.Darrin's happy to be moving home, and what is even more of a pleasant surprise is seeing her again. Jess isn't the geeky girl he remembered when he left. But after all the mean things he said in the past, will she give him another chance?When things at the wedding go wrong, more than fireworks fly for this 4th of July wedding.Will love be in the air? Views: 42
The basis for the classic film starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman, Saratoga Trunk unfolds the story of Clio Dulaine, an ambitious Creole beauty who more than meets her match in Clint Maroon, a handsome Texan with a head for business -- and an eye for beautiful young women. Together they do battle with Southern gentry and Eastern society, but in their obsession to acquire all they've ever wanted, they fail to realize they already have all they'll ever need -- each other. Views: 42
Lord Robert Forster hopes to meet his match—on the chessboard. He jumps at
the chance to cross rooks with the renowned Sicilian widow Contessa Electra Falzone.
However, the lovely foreigner’s bold opening gambit raises concerns about her politics
when she finds her way into his bedchamber, not with seduction in mind, but to steal
state secrets. Electra Falzone has always avoided scandalous liaisons, until blackmail
forces her to turn thief and risk her reputation in the arms of the handsome Lord
Robert. If her manipulators were threatening only her, she would confess all to her
fellow strategist. But given who will suffer if she fails, she can’t afford to take that
risk. Drawn to the exotic contessa, Rob won’t allow her to be used as a pawn by an
unscrupulous schemer. But if Electra is determined to play this dangerous game for
reasons of her own, nothing Rob can do will stop her. Meet Rob’s siblings in
Compromising the Marquess and Beguiling the Barrister. Views: 42
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and widely considered to be Edna Ferber's greatest achievement, So Big is a classic novel of turn-of-the-century Chicago. It is the unforgettable story of Selina Peake DeJong, a gambler's daughter, and her struggles to stay afloat and maintain her dignity and her sanity in the face of marriage, widowhood, and single parenthood. A brilliant literary masterwork from one of the twentieth century's most accomplished and admired writers, the remarkable So Big still resonates with its unflinching view of poverty, sexism, and the drive for success. Views: 42
Libbie: Bride of Arizona is 48th in the unprecedented 50-book American Mail-Order Brides Series.Alone for the first time, tomboyish Libbie Van Eycken accepts a mail-order proposal and travels across country to find a place to call her own. Arizona rancher Dell Stirling needs a wife but didn’t count on the eccentric creature that brings chaos in her wake. Views: 42
Here I am, a self-respecting kitten just trying to survive in a rat-eat-cat world, when the humans in my life start acting crazy. Something about the kids, and grandkids, coming to visit for Christmas. I would have run away had I known what that meant! Mama accusing me of tearing up the presents. Noisy voices and grabby little hands. I tell you, it's a dog's world. Bite my tongue! If the grandkids are bad, they're nothing compared to the gift the kids gave Mama for Christmas...a puppy! Views: 42
