Arthur is an outcast on medication who lives with his ailing single mother in the poorest part of town. He envies the Baker family for their prosperity and good fortune. He lurks in the shadows, trying to steal from them whatever they cherish the most ...Arthur is an outcast on medication who lives with his ailing single mother in the poorest part of town. He envies the Baker family for their prosperity and good fortune. He tries to steal from them whatever they cherish the most. When young Cathy Baker waits in vain at the town's secret place where lovers meet for a boyfriend who never shows up, Arthur sees an opportunity for revenge ... Views: 343
William Kirby\'s Le Chien d\'or / The Golden Dog, a dramatic historical romance that vividly details the intertwined French and English foundations of Canada, is one of the nation\'s best-known pieces of nineteenth-century literature. A complicated publishing history, however, resulted in severe distortions of the text, so that each edition of the novel moved further from the author\'s original vision. Now, in the final work produced by the Centre for Editing Early Canadian Texts at Carleton University, editor Mary Jane Edwards returns this beloved piece of literary history to its intended form. First published in 1877, Le Chien d\'or draws upon the threads of legend spun around the real-life tablet of the Golden Dog, which can still be seen in Quebec City. The novel\'s author William Kirby begins his tale in the 1740s, with the murder of the prosperous merchant who lived in the house that bore the tablet, and brings his work to a tragic end that coincides with the destruction of France\'s North American empire. Weaving historical, literary, and religious allusions together with a powerful lyricism, Le Chien d\'or develops an epic narrative of the heroic past and promising future of the Dominion of Canada. Though many versions of Le Chien d\'or have been published in both French and English, very few people have read what the author intended to see in print. This edition brings Kirby\'s unfulfilled legacy full circle by presenting a critically reliable version of his iconic Canadian novel. Views: 343
The second novella in Ashley's story... More information coming soon... Views: 343
In a twisting, unpredictable new novel of suspense by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, an heir to the Cahill fortune discovers just how dangerous, and duplicitous, family can be . . . The Cahills of San Francisco are famous for two things: their vast wealth, and the scandals that surround them. Murder, greed, deadly ambition . . . some people will do anything to get, and keep, the Cahills' kind of money. Not that James Cahill wants any of it. He's tried to make his own way, less interested in a future inheritance than in his construction company—and in enjoying the many women taken in by the easy charms of a handsome, soon-to-be-rich bad boy. Perhaps there've been too many women. Waking up in a small hospital in Washington State, bandaged and bruised, James barely recognizes the gorgeous blonde who comes to visit. Through the haze of pain and medication, he recalls that she is... Views: 342
"When your whole world is shaken from all the risks we have taken, dance with me. Dance with me into the colors of dusk." ~ Ben Harper. I've served my country, a man, and a cause. I've given my whole being while at the same time finding its true meaning. There was no way for me to know that the day I met the men who were to become my best friends they would introduce me to the love of my life. Fiery, red hair and hypnotizing, emerald eyes caught my attention. Creamy soft skin, a stark contrast to mine, seduced my body. Strength, devotion, and determination stole my heart. I am Reid Murray and I'll kill without regret to once again dance in the dusk with my wife. This war has only begun. I won't rest until it's done. From New York Times bestselling author comes a brand-new dark romance, DUSK, set in the dangerous world of Sparrow Webs. You do not need to read Web of Sin, Tangled Web, or Web of Desire to get... Views: 342
A New York Times Bestselling AuthorAs scientists work to expand the limits of technology, Detective Eve Dallas tracks the cunning, cold-blooded killer of a father and son.A pioneer of modern reconstructive and cosmetic surgery, Dr. Wilfred B. Icove, is found dead in his office - murdered with one swift stab to the heart. Struck by the immaculate condition of the crime scene, Dallas suspects a professional killing. Security disks show a stunningly beautiful woman calmly entering and leaving the building - the good doctor's final appointment. Dallas knows Dr. Icove was hiding something and suspects that his son - and successor - knows what it is. Then, like father, like son, the young Dr. Icove is killed with the same deadly precision. Who is the mystery woman - and what was her relationship with the good doctors?Dallas follows her darkest instincts into the Icoves' pasts. What she discovers are men driven to create perfection - playing fast and loose with the laws of nature, the limits of science, and the morals of humanity.Nora Roberts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than one hundred novels, including eighteen books in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series, written under the pen name J. D. Robb. She has been given the Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award and has been inducted into their Hall of Fame. Roberts' work has been optioned and made into films, excerpted in national magazines and translated in over twenty-five countries. Nora Roberts (a.k.a. J. D. Robb ) lives in Keedysville, Maryland. Views: 342
A storm is coming—and it's hunting the lightning. Reece Richards and Emmalina Crist have returned to the public eye as an engaged couple, but that doesn't mean white roses and wedding marches are in their near future. Not only has the Richards family sustained heavy losses, but Team Bolt is reeling from numerous casualties. Reece has revealed the truth about the Consortium to the world, but that means finding and defeating the lunatics...before the storm arrives at their door. But the mission turns even more personal when an unexpected energy lights the fuse... Revenge. Burying the loved ones who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their cause would be brutal enough, but Team Bolt receives shocking news from an unexpected source that could change everything about their future. While Reece and Emma recommit themselves to a love that binds them deeper by the day, they can't ignore the forces that conspire to tear them apart—including the... Views: 341
A bold woman known as the "duchess of Magnus" was wagered—and won—in a card game. But the woman who arrived was her shy, quiet cousin Eleanor.
Eleanor de Lacy must have been mad to agree to exchange identities with her stronger-willed cousin. She would never convince Remington Knight of the folly of this union—especially since the man seemed so determined for it to take place. Worse still, she finds Remington dazzlingly attractive—and she's charmed by his attempts to seduce her, even though he believes she is already his. But if he ever learns of Eleanor's deception, this daring rogue will wreak havoc . . . upon her reputation and her heart.
Remington had expected a haughty, unbending aristocrat who would ensure his entrance into good society. But this "duchess" is a most pleasant surprise—modest, warm-hearted, endearingly awkward, and a delight to the eye. In short, she is exactly the sort of bride Remington could fall passionately, completely in love with . . .
. . . if he weren't so intent on his revenge. Views: 341
