Mycroft Canner is a convict. For his crimes he is required, as is the custom of the 25th century, to wander the world being as useful as he can to all he meets. Carlyle Foster is a sensayer—a spiritual counselor in a world that has outlawed the public practice of religion, but which also knows that the inner lives of humans cannot be wished away.The world into which Mycroft and Carlyle have been born is as strange to our 21st-century eyes as ours would be to a native of the 1500s. It is a hard-won utopia built on technologically-generated abundance, and also on complex and mandatory systems of labelling all public writing and speech. What seem to us normal gender distinctions are now distinctly taboo in most social situations. And most of the world's population is affiliated with globe-girdling clans of the like-minded, whose endless economic and cultural competion is carefully managed by central planners of inestimable subtlety. To us it seems like a mad... Views: 69
An introduction by the author of The Duchess explores why Wells's classic tale of one woman's fight against the stifling conventions of Edwardian England is as relevant today as in 1909Stong-willed, reckless, and fiercely independent, Ann Veronica Stanley is determined to be a "Person," to work, love, and, above all, to live. Walking away from her stifling father and the social conventions of her time, she leaves drab suburbia for Edwardian London and encounters an unknown world of suffragettes, Fabians, and free love. But it is only when she meets the charismatic Capes that she truly confronts the meaning of her new found freedom. Exploring the conflict between female empowerment and the sacrifices people make for love, this novel caused a sensation—damned in the press and preached against from the pulpits—when it was first published in 1909, due to Wells' groundbreaking treatment of female sexuality.About the AuthorH. G. Wells (1866–1946) is regarded as one of the all-time greatest authors of science fiction. Flora Fraser is the author of such historical biographies as Pauline Bonaparte, Princesses: The Six Daughters of George III, and The Unruly Queen: The Life of Queen Caroline. Views: 69
A father for her son Single mom and paramedic Fiona Murchison will do anything to shield her little boy from the glare of the world's media. No one knows that her late husband, celebrity racing driver Al Stewart, has an heir, and Fiona is determined to keep it that way to keep her child safe... All is at risk, though, when a charming new surgeon arrives in Town, and Fi immediately recognizes him as Al's brother Nick! The time has come for Fi to confess her four-year-old secret. Nick is overjoyed to discover he has a nephew, and Fiona is relieved to know that Nick, too, will do anything to protect this little family from the world—including loving them as if they were his own. Views: 69
One soul bound mate...one quest to find her.
Year 1210, Scottish Highlands.
Kidnapped as a wee lass by a fierce Highland chief, Kyla MacKenzie has been raised for the past twenty years as the chief’s foster daughter, the ruthless chief a man who threatened to kill her parents should she ever speak the truth about her abduction. The chief covets her fae blood and when she’s asked to tend to a captured enemy warrior and discovers they hold a soul bond, all her secrets could be exposed and her parents’ lives endangered.
Warrior Ronan Matheson discovers his chosen one is the foster daughter of his clan’s greatest enemy, a lass he’s been searching for his entire life, although when his fellow warriors come to his rescue and he escapes from within the enemy’s walls, he must then turn around and find a way to get back in, and all without his actual identity being discovered. It’s time to bind his chosen one to him, and for her to learn all about her true clan.
Theirs is a battle of lost love, of passion flaring hot and strong, and of a journey to bridge the gap between two warring clans.
THE FAE SERIES
Highlander’s Bride, #1
Highlander’s Caress, #2
Highlander’s Touch, #3
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Series by Joanne Wadsworth
The Matheson Brothers (Highlander Romance)***
Highlander's Desire, #1
Highlander's Passion, #2
Highlander's Seduction, #3
Clan Matheson (Highlander Romance)
Highlander's Kiss, #1
Highlander's Heart, #2
Highlander's Sword, #3
**The Fae (Highlander Romance)****
Highlander's Bride, #1
Highlander's Caress, #2
Highlander's Touch, #3
**Highlander Heat****
Highlander's Captive, #0.5 (Short Story 11,000 words)
Highlander's Castle, #1
Highlander's Magic, #2
Highlander's Charm, #3
Highlander's Guardian, #4
Highlander's Faerie, #5
Highlander's Champion, #6
Bodyguards
Witness Pursuit, #1
Bodyguard Pursuit, #2
Magio-Earth (Princes and Swords - NA Romance)
Protector, #1
Warrior, #2
Hunter, #2.5 (Short Story of 12,000 words)
Enchanter, #3
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“Adrian Goldsworthy is one of the best young historians writing today.” —John KeeganThe Fall of Carthage was the greatest conflict of the ancient world, and thanks to one of the finest historians of our time, this sweeping saga comes to life anew for modern audiences. The cast of endlessly fascinating characters includes the generals Hannibal and Scipio, as well as treacherous chieftains, beautiful princesses, scheming politicians, and tough professional warriors. Views: 69
In June 1941, German forces swept across Soviet territory in an offensive that finally brought them within twenty-five miles of Moscow. But in August 1942, the overconfident Hitler chose the wrong target, Stalin?s namesake city on the Volga. The battle of Stalingrad is extraordinary in every way: the triumphant invader fought to a standstill; then the Soviet trap sprung, surrounding their attackers; and the terrible siege, with Germans starving and freezing, forced to fight on by a disbelieving Hitler.The story has never been told as Antony Beevor tells it here. He writes of the great Manichaean clash between Stalin and Hitler, and the strategic brilliance and fatal flaws of their generals. Stalingrad is first and foremost the story of the man on the ground, a soldier?s-eye view of fighting house-to-house on an urban battlefield, with helpless civilians caught in the crossfire. Beevor has gained access to Russian reports on desertions and executions that have never been seen by Western scholars, German transcripts of prisoner interrogations, and private letters and diaries. These help re-create the compelling human drama of the most terrible battle in modern warfare. Views: 69
What if you discovered that everything you thought you knew about yourself was a lie? Rylee is fifteen. She comes home from school one afternoon to find the most shocking thing possible - her father dead, with a knife through his heart, and a key clutched in his hand. Her mother's purse is on the counter, but she appears to be long gone. A message in blood is written on the floor...R. U. N. With her brother in tow, Rylee begins a dark journey, one that will uncover horrific and chilling crimes and lead her to an unexpected and gruesome discovery about her real father and what - or who - is behind his insatiable desire to kill. By the journey's end Rylee's childhood is a long way behind her...GIRLS ON FILM is the first title in the new Vengeance series, following Rylee as she begins to piece together the story of her life and to avenge unpunished crimes starting with her own. Views: 69
