Riley loves Henry. Henry loves Riley, but he's dating Callie.Riley Davis is mixed up in an emotional love triangle that she wants out of.Riley loves Henry. Henry loves Riley, but he's dating Callie.Riley Davis is mixed up in an emotional love triangle that she wants out of.But she can't help the way she feels about Henry Garner. She's obsessed. And she's convinced that her on the sly relationship with Henry is going to end badly.And Henry has a secret. A secret that could make or break one relationship. But which one will it be? His relationship with Callie? Or his romantic entanglement with Riley? Views: 689
For weeks, seventeen-year-old Mariko pretended to be a boy to infiltrate the notorious Black Clan and bring her would-be murderer to justice. She didn't expect to find a place for herself among the group of fighters—a life of usefulness—and she certainly didn't expect to fall in love. Now she heads to the imperial castle to resume a life she never wanted to save the boy she loves.
Ōkami has been captured, and his execution is a certainty. Mariko will do what she must to ensure his survival—even marry the sovereign's brother, saying goodbye to a life with Ōkami forever.
As Mariko settles into her days at court—making both friends and enemies—and attempting Ōkami's rescue at night, the secrets of the royal court begin to unravel as competing agendas collide. One arrow sets into motion a series of deadly events even the most powerful magic cannot contain. Mariko and Ōkami risk everything to right past wrongs and restore the honor of a kingdom thrown into chaos by a sudden war, hoping against hope that when the dust settles, they will find a way to be together.
Set against the backdrop of feudal Japan, Smoke in the Sun is the breathless, romantic, not-to-be-missed fiery conclusion to a spell-binding adventure. Views: 689
When Sara loses the love of her life, she turns to the bottle to help fill the hole in her heart.After Sara's husband dies, she finds solace in whiskey, but soon realizes, it isn't only whiskey that she needs to help fill the void in her heart. Views: 689
The final installment of this romantic trilogy finds Nancy and her friends in a sea of danger as they journey to the exotic Greek islands. Three passports, including Bess's, have been stolen from the girls' hotel, and Nancy suspects they have fallen into the hands of international fugitives. Views: 689
"My arms are full, but I feel so empty." Chase was facing the holidays feeling more than hollow. He was miserable, hen-pecked by his girlfriend, Victoria, and he was becoming downright bitter. Was there any way to renew the Spirit of Christmas in Chase’s heart? Maybe Emily holds the key...but will Victoria let go easily? Will Chase find what he’s looking for this Christmas?"My arms are full, but I feel so empty." Chase was facing the holidays feeling more than hollow. He was miserable, hen-pecked by his girlfriend, Victoria, and he was becoming downright bitter. Was there any way to renew the Spirit of Christmas in Chase’s heart? Maybe Emily holds the key...but will Victoria let go easily? Will Chase find what he’s looking for this Christmas?A Christmas Romance inspired by Peace First winner Nicholas Lowinger’s story of giving back, “To Whom Much Is Given” is a charming story of a young man’s awakening to a higher calling of serving others. Views: 688
Includes a brand-new Binti story!Collected for the first time in an omnibus edition, the Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning Binti trilogy, the story of one extraordinary girl's journey from her home to distant Oomza University.In her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella, Nnedi Okorafor introduced us to Binti, a young Himba girl with the chance of a lifetime: to attend the prestigious Oomza University. Despite her family's concerns, Binti's talent for mathematics and her aptitude with astrolabes make her a prime candidate to undertake this interstellar journey.But everything changes when the jellyfish-like Medusae attack Binti's spaceship, leaving her the only survivor. Now, Binti must fend for herself, alone on a ship full of the beings who murdered her crew, with five days until she reaches her destination.There is more to the history of the Medusae—and their war with the Khoush—than first meets the eye. If Binti is to survive this voyage and save the... Views: 688
Desperate to avoid a tragic loss, Paula hides away in Scotland. However, the locals are keen to know more about their unhappy visitor. Views: 688
The Espejo family of El Paso, Texas, is like so many others in America in 1967, trying to make sense of a rapidly escalating war they feel does not concern them. But when the eldest son, Gustavo, a complex and errant rebel, receives a certified letter ordering him to report to basic training, he chooses to flee instead to Mexico. Retreating back to the land of his grandfather—a foreign country to which he is no longer culturally connected—Gustavo sets into motion a series of events that will have catastrophic consequences on the fragile bonds holding the family together.
Told with raw power and searing bluntness, and filled with important themes as immediate as today’s headlines, Names on a Map is arguably the most important work to date of a major American literary artist. Views: 688
'There’s no escaping this one,' he says, but not to me. He says it to the ground and the sky and the thin arms of the waiting trees, but not to me.
A film-maker by profession, Catherine has the perfect family: a supportive husband and a bright ten-year-old daughter. But Catherine’s beloved father is deteriorating. As he slips away into dementia, so too does a guilty truth they share: they both know what happened to Devin, Catherine’s sister, a shadow in a beautiful skin. Catherine’s adult success has come at a price. Now she has to come to terms with the silences in her past.
Sister Moon is a story of love and growing up, of exclusion and abuse. Moving, and emotionally charged, Kirsten Miller’s second novel renders the insidious consequences of family secrets. Views: 688
She is the most powerful woman in Britain,
A queen of the London Underworld...
But no one can ever know.
He is the only man smart enough to uncover the truth,
Putting all she has at risk...
Including her heart.
The fourth book in New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean’s incredible Rule of Scoundrels/Fallen Angels series. These four dark heroes will steal the hearts of their heroines and the readers alike! This is the last in the Rules of Scoundrels series—Chase’s story
By day, she is Lady Georgiana, sister to a Duke, ruined before her first season in the worst kind of scandal. But the truth is far more shocking—in London’s darkest corners, she is Chase, the mysterious, unknown founder of the city’s most legendary gaming hell. For years, her double identity has gone undiscovered... until now.
Brilliant, driven, handsome-as-sin Duncan West is intrigued by the beautiful, ruined woman who is somehow connected to a world of darkness and sin. He knows she is more than she seems and he vows to uncover all of Georgiana’s secrets, laying bare her past, threatening her present, and risking all she holds dear... including her heart. Views: 688
From Lurlene McDaniel, the bestselling author of young adult inspirational fiction, comes Heart to Heart. This emotionally charged novel explores loss, love, renewal, and the ways in which these complex bonds within families and between friends are tested at life's most challenging moments.
Elowyn Eden and Kassey Messechek are best friends. They share every aspect of their lives. But one thing Elowyn has not yet shared with Kassey is that she checked the organ donor box on her newly acquired driver's license. Kassey only learns of this in a startling and devastating way—when Elowyn's life-giving donor wishes are about to be honored.
Arabeth St. Clair has not had the luck to have a best friend. Due to her diseased heart, she's led a sheltered life. When Arabeth is sixteen, she and her mother receive the call that will change their lives—but they don't know to whom they should be forever grateful.
When the worlds of these three girls and their families intersect, lives are changed in ways never imagined. Most especially, it is Kassey who sees things differently, for she can keep alive the memory of her dear friend by sharing the renewed life of another teenage girl, while helping to ease the pain of the two families involved and coming to terms with her own.
From the Hardcover edition. Views: 688
In this thrilling story filled with action and mystery, the young apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi ventures into a new dimension of his training with Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn. Views: 688
