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Zoe, Undead (Zoe, Undead, #1) | When Hell on Earth comes in the form of a virus born zombie apocolypse, the virus that is at the center of the mayhem meets its match in the brain of an unlikely foe: An autistic girl named Zoe... |
Beyroutes - A Guide to Beirut | From the back cover:
The destination of this guidebook is Beirut, one of the grand capitals of the Middle East. Beyroutes presents an exploded view of a city which lives so many double lives and figures in so many truths, myths and historical falsifications that for navigating its streets and its corners you need a whole new set of rules of engagement. Visiting the city with this intimate book as your guide makes you feel disoriented, appreicative, judgemental and perhaps eventaully reconciliatory.
ARCHIS Never Walk Alonely Planet series |
Sweet Harmony (Cricket Creek, #7) | Cricket Creek, Kentucky, is no Nashville--it's a sweet, small town outside the big-city limelight. But here, two headstrong country music stars will need to rely on their Southern roots and explosive chemistry to top the charts together.
When Cat Carson drops her record label and signs with an independent label based in Cricket Creek, it's a huge upset in the music world. But the residents of Cricket Creek are thrilled to have a real country music star in their midst. Everyone except Jeff Greenfield, that is--a local rising star himself, who's been asked to record a duet with the stunning beauty.
Jeff grew up on a farm, but his smooth, soulful country style is starting to get him noticed outside Cricket Creek. And while a duet with Cat Carson could send his career skyrocketing, he doesn't want to lose touch with his roots--or lose his head. Because sparks are flying every time he and Cat hit the studio. And it's more than a little distracting.... |
Gossip Can Be Murder (Charlie Parker #11) | Praise for USA Today bestselling author Connie Shelton and the Charlie Parker mysteries: "Fans of Southwestern mysteries will find that Shelton's engaging story, likable heroine, and comfortable prose make this a good choice." - Library Journal "Charlie is slick, appealing and nobody's fool." -- Booklist Charlie is invited to a plush Santa Fe spa, a week-long spiritual/nutrition retreat with her friend Dr. Linda Casper. The massages and spa treatments sound great, until she realizes that there is something darker going on at the mountain resort. Meanwhile, Drake has his own set of concerns. He's been asked to testify as an expert witness in a helicopter crash case and it's causing him more anxiety than any feat of flying ever did. It seems that they are each on their own but their two cases overlap and dangers abound, from all sides. "Charlie is just what readers want." -- Booklist "Charlie is a fabulous amateur sleuth." -- Midwest Book Review "Readers can only hope the likeable characters, fast-paced plots and local color will continue." -- Albuquerque Journal "A fun and fast read." -- Small Press Magazine |
The Summer Prince | The lush city of Palmares Tres shimmers with tech and tradition, with screaming gossip casters and practiced politicians. In the midst of this vibrant metropolis, June Costa creates art that's sure to make her legendary. But her dreams of fame become something more when she meets Enki, the bold new Summer King. The whole city falls in love with him including June's best friend, Gil. But June sees more to Enki than amber eyes and a lethal samba. She sees a fellow artist.
Together, June and Enki will stage explosive, dramatic projects that Palmares Tres will never forget. They will add fuel to a growing rebellion against the governments strict limits on new tech. And June will fall deeply, unfortunately in love with Enki. Because like all Summer Kings before him, Enki is destined to die. |
The Tale of a Boy, an Elf, and a Very Stinky Fish (Jackson Jones #1) | When family reunion day arrives, Jackson, a lonely ten-and-a-half-year-old boy, is loathe to share his room with Great Aunt Harriet. She's a hundred and twelve years old, talks unintelligibly out of her toothless mouth, and has very, very, very big hair. But when he falls into her piles of hair during the night, Jackson encounters a world he'd never dreamed existed. In this magical fantasy complemented by zany illustrations, Jackson meets a host of extraordinary characters and finds that his life, far from being average and uneventful, is being written by the great Author, in whom all stories find their meaning. |
A Torrent of Words | Limited ed. of 270 signed and numbered copies.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-63)
Cover is from the recent kindle edition. |
The Coldest Winter Ever | In a stunning first novel, renowned hip-hop artist, writer, and activist Sister Souljah brings the streets of New York to life with a powerful and utterly unforgettable tale.
Ghetto-born, Winter is the young, wealthy daughter of a prominent Brooklyn drug-dealing family. Quick-witted, sexy, businessminded, and fashionable, Winter knows no restrictions. No one can control her. She's nobody's victim. And her Pops lets her know she deserves the best.
Winter knows the Brooklyn streets like she knows the curves of her own body. She maneuvers skillfully, applying all she has learned to come out on top, no matter how dramatically the scenes change. But a cold Winter wind is about to blow her life in a direction she could never have expected.
Unwilling to give up her ghetto celebrity status, her friends and her lovers, Winter sets off on a series of wild adventures to reclaim her role as princess of the alleyways. But when her schemes begin to unravel, Winter is on her own, figuring out a whole new way to survive.
The Coldest Winter Ever marks the debut of a gifted storyteller. Sister Souljah explores a young urban woman's innermost state of mind in a voice as bold as it is bracingly honest. Provocative and thoroughly entertaining, this is a daring novel of passion, loss, courage - and of the sometimes terrible tolls exacted from us just to stay alive. You will never forget this Winter's tale. |
Hitler's Banker: Hjalmar Horace Greeley Schacht | A biography of Hjalmar Schacht, Chief Architect of the Nazi economy, whose rampant inflation financed the creation of the Europe's war machine in the devastated Weimar Republic. His meteoric success in the banking world is juxtaposed with the 20th-century history of Germany itself. Imprisoned by Hitler because of his anti-Nazi sentiments, Schacht was ultimately charged as a war criminal by the Allies. Exonerated of all charges at Nuremberg, Schacht lived to become a successful author and economic adviser to foreign nations, and a wealthy private banker. |
The Best of All Mothers (Murena #3) | The young Britannicus is dead. Poisoned, just like his father, the Emperor Claudius. The will that could have put an end the Nero's ever-growing ambitions has been reduced to ashes. Nero remains alone on Rome's throne. Well, almost alone. Somewhere in the shadows lurks his mother, Agrippina, and she's willing to do whatever it takes to get a bite of that rotten fruit we call 'power.' |
Havana (The Ambassador's Wife #1) | On the outside, Sophie seemed to have it all... beauty, wealth and status as the wife of an important Cuban Ambassador. With many social events and functions to fill her time, she's rarely alone. But she's never felt so lonely. She's withering inside, shrinking from the neglect of her busy husband and the loveless marriage that had once been so full and close.
Then one day, a new possibility essentially falls into her lap as a gorgeous young waiter spills water down her dress. Could he be the distraction she so desperately needs? Does she have the courage to find out? And what happens if they are discovered?
Find out in Havana, the new book by Leslie Johnson |
Sins of the Daughter | Riley Harrison came to Glendale to escape the stresses of New York City life. What she didn't anticipate was meeting Ian Morduant. Together Ian and Riley face life threatening events left on their shoulders by ancestors and expose long held secrets that alter the people they believed they were. Westover plantation and Evelyn Byrd hold the secrets to her past and Riley is driven to find that past to discover who she really is. |
A Soldier's Choice (Soldier, #1) | They were soldiers. Fight or die was all they had known since they were boys. Colonel Rik Heron was on track to become the youngest General Joint Command had ever produced. But then his wild protege, Vincent Greven was lost in a senseless battle born of the crazed ambitions of their superior officers. After two years of a hollow and empty existence, Vincent returns during a cataclysmic firefight. He is older, wiser and irresistible to Rik. While they heal from the last battle and repair old wounds, a deep bond builds between them. Friends and colleagues are not pleased about their relationship or their plans to leave the military. While the pair navigates a messy and dangerous situation, new plots are brewing that put them in the crosshairs once more. |
A Death in the Small Hours (Charles Lenox Mysteries, #6) | From Charles Finch, the critically acclaimed author of A Beautiful Blue Deathand A Burial at Sea,comes A Death in the Small Hours--an intriguing new mystery in what The New York Timescalls "a beguiling series"
Charles Lenox is at the pinnacle of his political career and is a delighted new father. His days of regularly investigating the crimes of Victorian London now some years behind him, he plans a trip to his uncle's estate, Somerset, in the expectation of a few calm weeks to write an important speech. When he arrives in the quiet village of Plumley, however, what greets him is a series of strange vandalisms upon the local shops: broken windows, minor thefts, threatening scrawls.
Only when a far more serious crime is committed does he begin to understand the great stakes of those events, and the complex and sinister mind that is wreaking fear and suspicion in Plumley. Now, with his protege, John Dallington, at his side, the race is on for Lenox to find the culprit before he strikes again. And this time his victim may be someone that Lenox loves. |
Modern Wreaths to Make in a Day | Contemporary rather than traditional, these easy-to-make wreaths look great in any setting or season -- and you can make one in less than a day. Their use of mixed materials, including paper and fabric, offers a pleasing variety of colors and textures. Even if you've never made a wreath before -- or any other form of handcrafted decor -- you'll find it a snap to create these simple but striking-looking ornaments. They make lovely gifts, too.
Each book from Dover's "Make in a Day" series presents 15 projects with illustrated step-by-step instructions. Easily completed within only one day, the beginner-friendly projects are ideal for anyone wishing to whip up something special but uncomplicated that offers a personal touch and a dash of handmade charm. Supplies are easy to obtain and readily available at major craft stores. |
Bourbon Empire: The Past and Future of America's Whiskey | How bourbon came to be, and why it's experiencing such a revival today
Unraveling the many myths and misconceptions surrounding America's most iconic spirit, Bourbon Empiretraces a history that spans frontier rebellion, Gilded Age corruption, and the magic of Madison Avenue. Whiskey has profoundly influenced America's political, economic, and cultural destiny, just as those same factors have inspired the evolution and unique flavor of the whiskey itself.
Taking readers behind the curtain of an enchanting--and sometimes exasperating--industry, the work of writer Reid Mitenbuler crackles with attitude and commentary about taste, choice, and history. Few products better embody the United States, or American business, than bourbon.
A tale of innovation, success, downfall, and resurrection, Bourbon Empireis an exploration of the spirit in all its unique forms, creating an indelible portrait of both bourbon and the people who make it. |
Of Bone and Thunder | Now in mass-market paperback--Apocalypse Nowmeets The Lord of the Ringsin a bold new fantasy from the acclaimed author of the Iron Elves trilogy, filled with "heroic action that keeps fans coming back" (Publishers Weekly).
A land of thick jungle and mist-swirled mountains. An enemy moving unseen beneath the lush canopy. The growing threat of thaumics--a magic wielded by few that threatens to destabilize all. The youth of a kingdom sent to fight in a faraway hell while back home, discord and disillusionment reign...
Fantasy author Chris Evans masterfully pushes the boundaries of the genre in his brilliant, groundbreaking new epic, a unique and penetrating vision channeling the cultural upheaval, racial animus, and wholesale destruction of the Vietnam War. Plunging deep into the heart of a moral and mortal darkness, reluctant soldiers in the distant nation of Luitox struggle for survival and for meaning amid a blazing drama of blood and magic. They will duel a ghostly enemy, fight to understand their roles in a sprawling maelstrom, and ultimately wage war their way--not for glory or the Kingdom, but for one another.
"Chris Evans places the broad sword-and-sorcery archetypes squarely in a new and exciting environment" (New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore). |
Named By God: Overcoming Your Past, Transforming Your Present, Embracing Your Future | In many ways, Kasey Van Norman has suffered more heartbreak than one woman can bear. Growing up, she endured her parents' divorce, date rape, and years of addiction to sex and cutting. As an adult, she suffered the pain of an emotional affair, rejection by her friends and community, and her mother's death from cancer. But at the end of this twisting path of heartbreak, Kasey walked out of the wilderness and into a place of God's merciful and miraculous healing.
In Named By God, Kasey shares her story of God's infinite grace and compassion so that other women might learn from her experience and grow in their own relationship with God. |
The Garden Prison | "The days were humid and overcast, stretching back in an unchanging line since before the memories of even the land's oldest inhabitants. From castles and mansions of unparalleled beauty and decadence, a ruling class of demigods watches over their garden kingdom. Below, the masses toil, fight and die, either fanatically devoted or oppressed into cowed subservience to their masters above. Along the borders of these lands, inhuman nightmares prey on the weak and unlucky, constantly testing the strengths and limits of civilization, another wall of the eternal garden prison.
Alexandria Delacroix, a woman without direction taken in by a family not of blood, but of care and devotion. A family with a colourful and enigmatic history, semi-mythological ancestors who spoke to gods and angels, traveling to a distant garden paradise. Alex's flat-mates are now outcasts from the more traditional roots of the family, trying to find a balance between their archaic and eccentric heritage, and surviving in a modern-day urban jungle.
The lines between religious mythology and reality are suddenly and violently blurred as Alex is taken from her home in Chicago by agents in the employ of a powerful corporation with a strange interest in her family. Now a royal prisoner in a world that appears to be a twisted reflection of the biblical garden of Eden, Alex's only hope is to return home to her family, to warn them of the things that hunt them and the horrifying truths behind their ancestral stories.
A story of love and desperation. A novel of eroticism and horror. A twisted epic of fantastic realms, brutal reality and the characters that live, breath, fight, love, and die within." --- Amazon.com's Editor Review |
The Prairie Prince | For Katie Matthews, life held no promise of true happiness. Life on the prairie was filled with hard labor, a brutal father, and the knowledge she would need to marry a man incapable of truly loving a woman. Men didn't have time to dote on women--so Katie's father told her. To Katie, it seemed life would forever remain mundane and disappointing--until the day Stover Steele bought her father's south acreage.
Handsome, rugged, and fiercely protective of four orphaned sisters, Stover Steele seemed to have stepped from the pages of some romantic novel. Yet his heroic character and alluring charm only served to remind Katie of what she would never have: true love and happiness the likes found only in fairytales. Furthermore, evil seemed to lurk in the shadows, threatening Katie's brightness and hope, and even her life!
Would Katie Matthews fall prey to disappointment, heartache, and harm? Or could she win the attentions of the handsome Stover Steele long enough to be rescued? |
The Condition of the Working Class in England | Written when Engels was only twenty-four, and inspired in particular by his time living amongst the poor in Manchester, this forceful polemic explores the staggering human cost of the Industrial Revolution in Victorian England. Engels paints an unforgettable picture of daily life in the new industrial towns, and for miners and agricultural workers--depicting overcrowded housing, abject poverty, child labour, sexual exploitation, dirt and drunkenness--in a savage indictment of the greed of the bourgeoisie. His fascinating later preface, written for the first English edition of 1892 and included here, brought the story up to date in the light of forty years' further refelection. A masterpiece of committed reporting and an impassioned call to arms, this is one of the great pioneering works of social history. |
Crazy for You (Risking It All, #2) | "Rachel Lacey is a sure-fire star." --- Lori Wilde, New York Timesbestselling author
SHE'S TAKING A WALK ON HISWILD SIDE
Emma Rush can't remember a time when she didn't have a thing for Ryan Blake. Haven's resident bad boy is just so freakin' hot-with tattoos, a motorcycle, and enough rough-around-the-edges sexiness to melt all her self-control. Now that Emma's over being a "good girl," she needs a little help being naughty . . . and she knows just where to start.
Before Emma's brother enlisted in the military, he made Ryan promise that he would protect her from everything--including himself. When her brother doesn't come home, Ryan needs to turn his screwed-up life around to honor his pledge. But he knows he's still not the right kind of guy for someone as sweet as Emma. Only he can't stop wanting to be with her. Wanting her. Falling in love with a good girl may be the craziest risk this bad boy can take . . .
Risking it All series:
Run to You
Crazy for You
Can't Forget You |
Rethinking Grading: Meaningful Assessment for Standards-Based Learning | Grading systems often reward on-time task completion and penalize disorganization and bad behavior. Despite our best intentions, grades seem to reflect student compliance more than student learning and engagement. In the process, we inadvertently subvert the learning process.
After careful research and years of experiences with grading as a teacher and a parent, Cathy Vatterott examines and debunks traditional practices and policies of grading in K -12 schools. She offers a new paradigm for standards-based grading that focuses on student mastery of content and gives concrete examples from elementary, middle, and high schools. Rethinking Grading will show all educators how standards-based grading can authentically reflect student progress and learning--and significantly improve both teaching and learning. |
Sandstorm (Legends of the Shifters: Book 3) | A shy orphan girl turned fire warrior. A rebel leader turned ice prince. Opposites in every way, but could their destinies still be intertwined?
Fire, ice, and wind join forces to defeat the Ginsian king and free the innocents enslaved under the blood bond, as well as Ivy's brother. But a few questions still remain: What of the prophecy? What of the dragon Ivy is supposed to slay?
And even after King Ciaran is dead, could war still be brewing on the horizon? |
The Drowning City (The Necromancer Chronicles #1) | The Drowning City, home to exiles and expatriates, pirates and smugglers, and violent revolutionaries who will stop at nothing to overthrow the corrupt Imperial government. For Isyllt Iskaldur, necromancer and spy, the brewing revolution is a chance to prove herself to her crown. |
Las Vegas (Moresome, #3) | Determined to spread her grandmother's ashes from the top of the Eiffel Tower, Angel embarks on a cross-country trip to Las Vegas. It's not France, but it's all her budget will allow. Too bad the screened observation deck hinders her plans, and when she attempts to slip her hands past the wire, the local authorities cuff her wrists.
With the last of her money used to pay fines and court fees, a complimentary food voucher leads her to a casino pub for a bite to eat. There, a late night proposition arises. Baring her breasts for a bit of cash seems simple enough, but three intriguing strangers change the odds and raise the stakes.
Angel discovers she doesn't need Lady Luck when she's got the Luck of the Irish. Laying all her cards on the table, she bets on a passionate night with Liam, Brody and Ryan. But come morning, the guys up the ante. The jackpot is tempting, but staying with the three men is the greatest gamble of her life and requires that she go all in.
Will Angel fold and leave Las Vegas as she arrived? Or will she add her heart to the pot and meet their ante? |
Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1) | Alternate Cover Edition of ASIN: B003K16PPU
Life as a ship's boy aboard HMS Dolphin is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as the crew pursues pirates on the high seas.
There's only one problem: Jacky is a girl. And she will have to use every bit of her spirit, wit, and courage to keep the crew from discovering her secret. This could be the adventure of her life - if only she doesn't get caught... |
Richer Than God: Manchester City, Modern Football and Growing Up | Richer Than God is an authoritative, provocative, investigative account of Manchester City's history, culminating in its transformation as Sheikh Mansour seeks to spend the formerly miserable Manchester club into the European elite. When Conn asked an American working in Abu Dhabi whether its economy had been at all affected by the global recession, he said: 'My friend, we're richer than God'. It is also a tale of innocence: that of a six-year-old boy transfixed by his sky-blue heroes, coming of age as a writer with the mature understanding that both his club and the game are businesses. Why should modern football continue to claim the unquestioning loyalty of fans, when there is so much in the game to question? |
The Little Match Girl | The wares of the poor little match girl illuminate her cold world, bringing some beauty to her brief, tragic life. |
The Mind Within the Brain: How We Make Decisions and How Those Decisions Go Wrong | In The Mind within the Brain, David Redish brings together cutting edge research in psychology, robotics, economics, neuroscience, and the new fields of neuroeconomics and computational psychiatry, to offer a unified theory of human decision-making. Most importantly, Redish shows how vulnerabilities, or "failure-modes," in the decision-making system can lead to serious dysfunctions, such as irrational behavior, addictions, problem gambling, and PTSD. Told with verve and humor in an easily readable style, Redish makes these difficult concepts understandable. Ranging widely from the surprising roles of emotion, habit, and narrative in decision- making, to the larger philosophical questions of how mind and brain are related, what makes us human, the nature of morality, free will, and the conundrum of robotics and consciousness, The Mind within the Brain offers fresh insight into one of the most complex aspects of human behavior. |
Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (Agatha Raisin, #7) | "Beaton performs deftly..." ("Publishers Weekly") in the seventh installment in the bestselling Agatha Raisin series.
This time, the feisty sleuth stumbles upon the victim of an unnatural death in Cotswold village's famous natural spring. Who was the unlucky corpse? It turns out to be that of the Ancombe Parish Council chairma-the only uncommitted member voting on whether to allow the Ancombe Water Company to tap into the town's spring. Agatha and her ex-fiance James quickly decide to investigate. Add watery politicians and slippery entrepreneurs to the mix, and Agatha is up to her neck in a murky murder mystery. The long-running series' many devoted fans will delight in this cozy mystery. |
A History of Virility | In these original essays, an international group of scholars, including Arlette Farge, Jean-Paul Bertaud, Christelle Taraud, and Fabrice Virgili, follow the socio-historical evolution of virility, as opposed to masculinity, to unsettle popular accounts of politics and culture. The book begins with ancient conceptions of the male gender, which persisted, with significant alterations, for centuries. While virility was challenged during the Enlightenment, its preeminence was restored by social forms of male bonding in the nineteenth century. Models and codes of virility are chipped away by pacifist, feminist, and gay rights movements during the next hundred years; twentieth-century conceptions of maleness embody a "virility on edge," which adds a fascinating new dimension to our understanding of history.
A major contribution to the nascent field of masculinity studies, this history consults painting, sculpture, literature, philosophy, film, and cultural and sociological critique. It involves fascism, nationalism, liberalism, classicism, colonialism, and war. With the twentieth century delivering one blow after another to hegemonic virility, this book also explores where manliness might be headed next. |
Qua la zampa, dottore! La giornata speciale di un veterinario | From the frontlines of modern medicine, Tell Me Where It Hurts is a fascinating insider portrait of a veterinarian, his furry patients, and the blend of old-fashioned instincts and cutting-edge technology that defines pet care in the twenty-first century. Dr. Trout takes the reader on a vicarious journey through twenty-four intimate, heartrending hours in his life; his wry, companionable voice offers enlightening and engaging anecdotes about cuddly (or not-so-cuddly) pets and their variously zany, desperate, and demanding owners. If you've ever had a pet or special place in your heart for furry friends, Dr. Trout's inspiring account of loving and healing animals is for you. |
Dear Sir, I Intend to Burn Your Book: An Anatomy of a Book Burning | Censorship and book burning are still present in our lives. Lawrence Hill shares his experiences of how ignorance and the fear of ideas led a group in the Netherlands to burn the cover of his widely successful novel, The Book of Negroes, in 2011. Why do books continue to ignite such strong reactions in people in the age of the Internet? Is banning, censoring, or controlling book distribution ever justified? Hill illustrates his ideas with anecdotes and lists names of Canadian writers who faced censorship challenges in the twenty-first century, inviting conversation between those on opposite sides of these contentious issues. All who are interested in literature, freedom of expression, and human rights will enjoy reading Hill's provocative essay. |
Diary of a Lap Dancer | Diary of A Lap Dancer - The Novel, is part expose, part memoir about the world of strippers and gentleman's show bars. From the appalling behavior of celebrities, to escaping from disgruntled Yakuza in Japan, Sunshine Ross delivers us a witty and satirical account, in an unapologetic voice, that will enthrall and astonish. Sunshine also reveals the bizarre nature of an exotic dancer's life, while explaining exactly what goes on inside a strip-club. She dishes the dirt on clients, managers and staff alike, and informs us what type of person it takes to become an exotic dancer. Divas! Degradation! Debauchery! All the naughty things you were afraid to ask. So sit down, take a seat, and keep your hands where we can see them!
Read like nobody is watching... |
Nobody Knows (Razes Hell #1) | It's not easy being friends with rising rock stars - especially when you're the glue that holds them together.
Razes Hell has taken off in the charts, and Ellie can't believe her childhood friends, Drew and Jason Brooks, are on TV and drawing crowds after years spent playing in dodgy bars. From obscurity to overnight success, Ellie soon realises life in the public eye isn't all it's cracked up to be as dark secrets become headline news and old conflicts are re-ignited. When a fake feud meant to boost the band's popularity threatens to rip the boys apart for real, Ellie finds herself torn - a position which only gets more uncomfortable when her loyalty to Jason collides with her blossoming relationship with Drew.
Nobody knows how deep their issues run; nobody but Ellie. With friendship, a music career and a new love on the line, can Ellie keep their tangled pasts from ruining their futures? |
The Empress' Rapture | Sierra Blacksmith is a woman of many passions and unrealized potential. Being the youngest daughter of a werewolf and a Fey is not always easy, not to mention the fact that her father is also the clan leader.
Sierra longs for a normal life. Just when she thinks things can't get any worse, she discovers that her boyfriend is a two-timing Troll! He was a Troll, the sworn-enemy of her family, who would go to any lengths to get between her virgin thighs.
And if that wasn't enough, Roman and Garth Doming, two hot strange men, walk into her life claiming to be her mates! They not only dominated both her thoughts and desires, but also introduce her to her third mate, a half demon and half fey. |
Shattered (Lost in Oblivion, #4) | Book 4 in the rockstar series, Lost in Oblivion.
He's shattered...and she's the only woman who can help him pick up the pieces.
Lead guitarist Nick Crandall has everything he ever thought he wanted. But all his success doesn't keep his dream from shattering, right before his eyes.
Until the person he least expects pulls him back from the brink.
Lila Shawcross is obsessed with her work, which includes managing the drama-prone members of Oblivion. She's definitely not about to let a hot-headed, hard-bodied guitarist wreck her orderly existence or dilute her focus. So what if she's never craved a man quite this much? There are just too many complications, including the gold band on her left hand.
Except Nick is determined to possess her...and what Nick wants, Nick gets. Because this time, he's not walking away.
**This book has a cliffhanger.** |
Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America's Independence | The American Revolution was a home-front war that brought scarcity, bloodshed, and danger into the life of every American. In this groundbreaking history, Carol Berkin shows us how women played a vital role throughout the conflict.
The women of the Revolution were most active at home, organizing boycotts of British goods, raising funds for the fledgling nation, and managing the family business while struggling to maintain a modicum of normalcy as husbands, brothers and fathers died. Yet Berkin also reveals that it was not just the men who fought on the front lines, as in the story of Margaret Corbin, who was crippled for life when she took her husband's place beside a cannon at Fort Monmouth. This incisive and comprehensive history illuminates a fascinating and unknown side of the struggle for American independence. |
Velika laž : 11. september | The book claims 9/11 was a conspiracy rather than a terrorist attack. |
Times of Judgment (The End Times Saga #6) | Times of Judgment goes through the last three and a half years of the seven year Tribulation Period. The world leader gets "assassinated" and Lucifer teams up with him shortly before he's "resurrected" to become the Anti-Christ. They begin persecuting Israel and the one hundred and forty four thousand witnesses for Christ as the Bowls of Wrath are poured out and more of God's judgments are unleashed on the unredeemed of Earth. Everything leads up to the final battle between Lucifer's forces and God at Armageddon. |
The Coroner's Lunch (Dr. Siri Paiboun, #1) | Laos, 1978: Dr. Siri Paiboun, a 72-year-old medical doctor, has been unwillingly appointed the national coroner of newly-socialist Laos. Though his lab is underfunded, his boss is incompetent, and his support staff is quirky to say the least, Siri's sense of humor gets him through his often frustrating days.
When the body of the wife of a prominent politician comes through his morgue, Siri has reason to suspect the woman has been murdered. To get to the truth, Siri and his team face government secrets, spying neighbors, victim hauntings, Hmong shamans, botched romances, and other deadly dangers. Somehow, Siri must figure out a way to balance the will of the party and the will of the dead. |
Hour of the Lion (The Wild Hunt Legacy, #1) | As a dedicated covert ops agent, Victoria Morgan follows two rules: accomplish the mission and protect the innocent. When bitten by a werecat--yeah, that was a sucky day--she must investigate beings that shouldn't exist and are hard as hell to identify. Just how can she tell if a person is human--or an animal-shifter who enjoys Bambi-sized snacks?
During her investigation, she finds a real home and friends for the first time. Sweet, right? But there's a flip-side: the bad guys are waiting for her to turn into something four-legged with a tail, the shifters suspect her of spying, and she has fallen in love with a pair of Thumper-eating werecougar brothers.
Her duty is to expose their existence. Or she could follow her heart and protect them with all of her deadly skills. |
The Mermaid's Shoes | On the last day of vacation, Mia finds something special on the beach--a mermaid's shoes!
When she puts them on her feet, she knows she has found her true identity. She's really a mermaid! She makes her own mermaid's tail and goes on a quest to find a place to fulfill her destiny. Is it the local aquarium? Maybe the river that runs through the town? In the end, this mermaid finds the perfect place to perch. |
The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov, #5 | After the explosive blow up in Prague, the Medlov men are burdened with the task of returning to business as usual. Dmitry heads to Angola, Africa to help fuel a civil war, and Ivan heads to London to murder the Irish gang, The Sulfux Boys. Only nothing can return back to the way it was before the boys faced Boss Smirnov. Dmitry accidentally unveils Elsa's plot; Ivan and Arie do the unspeakable, and an old enemy becomes a new ally.
Plots thicken and alliances form in the latest installation of The Chronicles of Young Dmitry Medlov: Volume 5 by national bestselling author Latrivia S. Nelson. |
Found in You (Fixed, #2) | Book 2 in the Bestselling Fixed Trilogy. Warning: This book contains mature content and is not recommended for readers under 17.
Alayna Withers has only had one kind of relationship: the kind that makes her obsessive and stalker-crazy. Now that Hudson Pierce has let her into his heart, she's determined to break down the remaining walls between them so they can build a foundation that's based on more than just amazing sex. Except Hudson's not the only one with secrets.
With their pasts pulling them into a web of unfounded mistrust, Alayna turns to the one person who knows Hudson the best--Celia, the woman he almost married. Hoping for insight from someone who understands all sides of the story, Alayna forms a bond with Celia that goes too far--revealing things about Hudson that could end their love for good.
This is the first relationship where Alayna hasn't spiraled out of control. And she might lose Hudson anyway... |
The Dream Valley (Book 1) | As an unexpected invasion from a land long thought dead envelops their lands, two life-long friends are thrown into the ravages of war. Creatures they fought only in their dreams have come to life and pillaged their peaceful world. Their only hope resides in a stranger from outside their realm and the aging wisdom of one of their own. A journey of magic and war now consumes them to the very end. |
Retreat (The Getaway Series Book 1) | Every once in a while, you need to get away from it all.
I was a woman on the edge, shaken and shattered after a breakup that felt like it tore my entire world apart.
My best friend, sick of watching me drown in misery and melancholy, harassed me until I agreed to go with her on a week-long wilderness retreat.
She promised days spent bonding and getting in touch with our inner bad-asses. It was supposed to be all about the two of us roughing it and making do with the bare minimum. She assured me we were going to be pushed to our limits in ways that were unimaginable. Neither one of us could have ever guessed just how right she was.
Nowhere in the glossy brochure did it say anything about the fact I was going to have to battle the insufferable but deliciously rugged and sexy trail guide instead of the elements. The brochure also forgot to mention the part that warned when you left civilization behind, there was no place to pack your inhibitions and fears.
I was told that I would be facing a week where the only thing I should expect was the unexpected. However, no one mentioned that I was going to have to fight for my life...and my heart as soon as I ventured into the unknown.
I was a pro at hiding from my feelings but when it came time to face a real threat, one that could change everything, I learned I was more of a no surrender, no retreat kind of girl.
Retreat is a standalone novel, the first in the Getaway series which centers on the hardheaded and brokenhearted Warner brothers and the women that dare to love them.
These boys are very good at putting the wild in wilderness. |
Devil in Design: Krampus | The Devil in Designis a fascinating, full-color compendium of extremely rare, late 19th and early 20th-century Krampus postcards culled from key postcard collections from around the world. Lavishly illustrated with over a 150 striking and stylized full-page examples, the book also includes a short introduction tracing the character's origin and its overwhelming popularity throughout Europe. In the Christmas traditions of Europe, the Krampus is Saint Nicholas's dark servant--a hairy, horned, supernatural beast whose pointed ears and long slithering tongue gave misbehavers the creeps! Whereas Saint Nicholas would reward children who had been good all year with treats, those that had been disobedient were paid a visit by the Krampus. The Krampus terrorized the bad until they promised to be good. Some he'd spank; others he'd whip, while others he'd shackle, stuff into his large wooden basket, and then hurl into the flames of Hell! Such scenarios were delineated by skilled and imaginative Old World craftsmen, printed on penny postcards and disseminated throughout Europe. The Devil in Designis the first English-language book to offer this breathtaking collection of the finest, rarest, and most visually-stunning Krampus cards history has left to offer. |
Caspar Olevian and the Substance of the Covenant | "This volume is the most comprehensive treatment of Olevian's theology published to date. Reflecting an impressive breadth of research and depth of analysis, it delivers on its promise at the beginning to move beyond other works on Olevian's covenant thought by placing his doctrine of the covenant in context of his theology as a whole. In doing so, it offers, one might say, a duplex beneficium. First, it secures Olevian's reputation as a significant theologian in his own right and not simply as the failed reformer of Trier, the court preacher of Heidelberg, or an author of the Heidelberg Catechism. Second, it accurately identifies his place in the development of Reformed theology as it passed from the Age of Reformation to the Age of Orthodoxy Table of Contents:
1. Strangers and Aliens: International Calvinism in the Sixteenth Century
2. Caspar Olevian: Preacher to the Germans
3. Olevian's Scholastic Humanism
4. Olevian's Trinitarian Doctrine of God
5. Olevian's Federalist Christ |
Diary of a Succubus | I can kill a man with a kiss.
"You're everything I ever wanted," he says. He leans in and kisses me. At last. I slip my hands away, letting my fingertips brush across his cheek. He takes his final bow over the railing and drops 15 floors toward the Fifth Avenue pavement. Pity. |
Fatcow: Forever Fit | Being a parent is never an easy task, let alone a single parent to two young children. I gained a lot of weight with both of my pregnancies and found that I had no time or energy to take care of myself, so I hid my body away in baggy jumpers, kept out of family photos and resigned myself to blending into the background in life.
I felt fat and ugly and hated my body. After years spent starving myself as a model I found myself alone and overweight with two children. So I changed my lifestyle to achieve the body of my dreams all without having a gym membership or any help from others. I have since gone on to help thousands of people worldwide to realise their own fitness goals and turn their lives around, and here I'm pleased to share my journey with you all and encourage you to do the same and take control of your life. |
Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism | The first anthology of Jewish mythology in English, Tree of Soulsreveals a mythical tradition as rich and as fascinating as any in the world. Drawing from the Bible, the Pseudepigrapha, the Talmud and Midrash, the kabbalistic literature, medieval folklore, Hasidic texts, and oral lore collected in the modern era, Schwartz has gathered together nearly 700 of the key Jewish myths. The myths themselves are marvelous. We read of Adams diamond and the Land of Eretz (where it is always dark), the fall of Lucifer and the quarrel of the sun and the moon, the Treasury of Souls and the Divine Chariot. We discover new tales about the great figures of the Hebrew Bible, from Adam to Moses; stories about God's Bride, the Shekhinah, and the evil temptress, Lilith; plus many tales about angels and demons, spirits and vampires, giant beasts and the Golem. Equally important, Schwartz provides a wealth of additional information. For each myth, he includes extensive commentary, revealing the source of the myth and explaining how it relates to other Jewish myths as well as to world literature (for instance, comparing Eves release of evil into the world with Pandoras). For ease of use, Schwartz divides the volume into ten books, Myths of God, Myths of Creation, Myths of Heaven, Myths of Hell, Myths of the Holy Word, Myths of the Holy Time, Myths of the Holy People, Myths of the Holy Land, Myths of Exile, and Myths of the Messiah. |
Secrets of the Demon (Kara Gillian, #3) | Homicide detective Kara Gillian has a special talent: she can sense the "arcane" in our world, and there's quite a bit of it, even in Beaulac, Louisiana. She's also a summoner of demons, and works on a task force that deals with supernatural crimes. Her partners are attractive and smart FBI agents, but they're not summoners, and they're not telling Kara why they are on this special force with her.
TO make things worse, Kara has pledged herself to one of the most powerful of demons-a Demon Lord-who helped save her partner's life, but now expects things in return. Meanwhile, she's trying to solve a string of murders that are somehow tied together by money, sex, rock music and...mud. But how can she concentrate on the case when she's not even sure who-or what-her partners are? |
Every Heavenly Moment | Hyena shifter Heaven Gable has known since the moment she met wolf brothers Kross and Kayne Callahan that they were meant to be her mates. Unfortunately, they don't seem to want anything to do with her, and she finds herself feeling worthless and unlovable.
Kross and Kayne never meant to hurt Heaven by staying away from her. Both males have demons haunting them from their pasts, but they're willing to face them if Heaven will give them a chance to prove they're worthy. When they convince her to spend time in Beyton so they can romance her properly, they find themselves as acting alphas for the month while their dad goes on an impromptu vacation.
Disgruntled low-ranked wolves within the pack decide to use the opportunity of the alpha's absence to take over. When Heaven gets caught in the crossfire of the wolves' battle for dominance, will Kross and Kayne be able to save her, or will they lose the only person who matters?
Hyenas aren't the only ones who love their mates fiercely. Kross and Kayne will do everything in their power to prove to Heaven that they can be the right mates for her, and that they'll do anything to keep her safe and keep her forever. Expect plenty of howling, shifting, neck-biting, alpha males, and red-hot loving. Contains m/f/m interaction. |
Newjack: A Year as a Prison Guard in New York's Most Infamous Maximum Security Jail | After he was denied access to report on Sing Sing, one of America's most notorious high security jails, journalist Ted Conover applied to become a prison guard. As a rookie officer, or 'newjack', Conover spent a year in the unpredictable, intimidating and often violent world of America's penal system.
Unarmed and outnumbered, prison officers at one of America's toughest maximum security jails supervise 1,800 inmates, most of whom have been convicted of violent felonies: murder, manslaughter, rape. Prisoners conceal makeshift weapons to settle gang rivalries or old grudges, and officers are often attacked or caught in the crossfire. When violence flares up in the galleries or yard an officer's day can go from mundane to terrifying in a heartbeat.
Conover is an acclaimed journalist, known for immersing himself completely in a situation in order to write about it. With remarkable insight, Newjack takes the reader as close to experiencing life in an American prison as any of us would ever want to get. It's a thrillingly told account of how the gruelling world of the prison system brutalizes all who enter it - prison guards and prisoners alike. |
Loyalty (Fina Ludlow #1) | The Ludlows are a hard-charging family, and patriarch Carl Ludlow treats his offspring like employees--which they are. But his daughter, Fina, is a bit of a black sheep. A law school dropout, her father keeps her in the fold as the firm's private investigator, working alongside her brothers.
Juggling her family of high-powered (and highly dysfunctional) attorneys, the cops and Boston's criminal element is usually something Fina does without breaking a sweat. But when her sister-in-law disappears, she's caught up in a case unlike any she's encountered before.
Carl wants things resolved without police interference, but the deeper Fina digs, the more impossible that seems. The Ludlows close ranks, and her brother Rand and his unruly teenage daughter Haley grow mysteriously distant from the family. As Fina unearths more dirt, the demands of family loyalty intensify. But Fina is after the truth--no matter the cost. |
Church Suppers: 722 Favorite Recipes from Our Church Communities | Church Supperscelebrates gatherings of neighbors, family, and friends with delicious, down-home recipes from all over the United States and Canada. These are the dishes we remember and cherish, that bring us back to a simpler time: Fiesta Dip, Red Flannel Hash, Sloppy Joe Turnovers, Green Bean Casserole, Earthquake Cake, Blueberry Buckle...plus many regional and ethnic foods: Moussaka, Jambalaya, Chiles Rellenos, Babka, Cannoli, and more. And because the recipes come from real people with bustling families, busy work schedules, imperfect kitchens, and realistic budgets, they are easy to prepare and focus as much on simplicity as they do on taste.
Full of local flavor and rounded out with line drawings and anecdotes about the contributing churches, Church Suppers is a delightful addition to any home kitchen. |
And the Band Played On . . .: The Titanic Violinist and the Glovemaker: A True Story of Love, Loss and Betrayal | The amazing true story of one of the band members who famously played as the Titanic sank, written by his grandson100 years. |
Divination of the Ancients | In ancient times, across countless cultures throughout history, there were gifted oracles who spoke directly with nature, interpreted signs and omens, and communed with the gods for messages with extraordinary clarity and foresight. Much of this ancient wisdom and many of their divinatory tools have been forgotten with the passing of time.? This unique deck brings them together again, offering the chance to reconnect with different fortune-telling tools and modalities as well as rediscovering the ancient significance of a multitude of omens and signs from the universe. By rebirthing these lost arts of divination we reawaken our soul's connection with the world of spirit, and gain access to the symbolic answers that guide us to our heart's true desire and higher purpose. |
Exiled (Anathema, #2) | The only thing more sacred than the Anathema MCis the vengeance of a wronged man...
Excommunicated...
Exiled from the Anathema MC, Brew Darnell escaped the bullet only to face the unforgiving solitude of the road. With no future before him, Brew battles his past and vows to protect the one he loves the only way he can--by hunting the man who destroyed his family, devastated the Anathema MC, and betrayed every promise he ever made.
Saved...
Trapped in an abusive relationship with a sadistic biker, Martini Wright learned to manipulate, controlling her boyfriend's temper with a wink and a smile until she's traded as collateral to a rival MC. Her captor, Brew, has never trafficked a woman before, and Martini intends to exploit his guilty secrets to escape. Caught in the middle of a gang war, Brew and Martini fight a dangerous attraction--a second chance to heal from the mistakes of their past if they can confess the terrible truth.
Redeemed...
Brew failed his family before, but Martini can still be saved. With redemption delivered at the edge of a blade, Brew must choose who to rescue--the one he already lost...or the love he never deserved. |
The End of Theory: Financial Crises, the Failure of Economics, and the Sweep of Human Interaction | An in-depth look at how to account for the human complexities at the heart of today's financial system
Our economy may have recovered from the Great Recession--but not our economics. In The End of Theory, Richard Bookstaber discusses why the human condition and the radical uncertainty of our world renders the standard economic model--and the theory behind it--useless for dealing with financial crises. What model should replace it? None. At least not any version we've been using for the past two hundred years. Instead, Bookstaber argues for a new approach called agent-based economics, one that takes as a starting point the fact that we are humans, not the optimizing automatons that standard economics assumes we are.
Bookstaber's groundbreaking paradigm promises to do a far better job at preventing crises and managing those that break out. As he explains, our varied memories and imaginations color our economic behavior in unexpected hues. Agent-based modeling embraces these nuances by avoiding the mechanistic, unrealistic structure of our current economic approach. Bookstaber tackles issues such as radical uncertainty, when circumstances take place beyond our anticipation, and emergence, when innocent, everyday interactions combine to create sudden chaos. Starting with the realization that future crises cannot be predicted by the past, he proposes an approach that recognizes the human narrative while addressing market realities.
Sweeping aside the historic failure of twentieth-century economics, The End of Theoryoffers a novel and innovative perspective, along with a more realistic and human framework, to help prevent today's financial system from blowing up again. |
Yuletide Stalker (Yuletide Series, #2) | To Linc Carey, Maddie Horton had always been a gangly kid with braces. So when a gorgeous woman walked off the plane, Linc was stunned at the changes in his late commanding officer's daughter. The Hawaiian holiday was his belated graduation present to Maddie, who'd been thrilled when her former crush invited her for a Christmas visit. Neither expected romance to blossom in such a short time. But Maddie's dream trip soon turned ugly when the people responsible for her father's murder set their sights on her. Can Linc protect Maddie from her yuletide stalker? |
Verity (Cursed, #1) | Perdita Rivers has spent her entire sheltered life being told what to do. Lately, she's felt ready for a change, and the universe seems to agree. Her new best friend's brother is the boy of Perdita's dreams. Literally. Even though he plays hot and cold, she's sure there's more to it, but she's kind of distracted by the sense she's being followed - not to mention the rumours of wild animal sightings that seem to mean more to her new crush's family than they should. Perdy's on a mission to find the truth, but maybe the truth is the danger she should hide from, after all. |
Moon Shine (Takhini Wolves, #4) | "When the past hurts, it bites. "
"Takhini Wolves, Book 4"
Meet Evan Stone. Laid-back, in-control Alpha of the Takhini Wolves. Life s not perfect, but he s got a good handle on his world. At least, he did until the night he ends up in jail, soaking wet and wondering what the hell just happened.
The what is Amy Ryba, a vengeful female who s decided it s long past time to make Evan pay for his sins. Amy has spent years tracking him down, and the last nine months working in secret to destroy him. She s ready for anything except discovering the shifter she hates is her mate.
Suddenly, Evan s not so very in control, of himself or his pack. And unless Amy can learn to forgive and forget, she ll have to do the unthinkable: reject her mate.
With two packs watching, one thing is certain. Their personal issues won t stay personal for long. If Amy and Evan can t find a way to work together, there won t be a happily-ever-after for them or any of the wolves of Whitehorse.
Warning: Contains angsty wolves. Lots of angsty wolves causing explosions of all sorts, playing bad pranks, hacking computers, and having angry sex against a wall or two. Not all at the same time, though, because that would be silly. " |
Valentined (Essie Cobb Senior Sleuth, #3) | It's Valentine's Day and most women would be thrilled to receive a card from a secret admirer. Not so, ninety-year-old Essie Cobb, one of the star residents of the Happy Haven Assisted Living Facility. When Essie finds an over-the-top, flowery, valentine from an unknown individual in her mailbox, she goes into detective mode. Who could this person be? Why would they send her such a card? Essie is determined to find out, even if she has to ask for help from her three friends--Opal, Marjorie, and Fay. When Essie's snooping takes a dangerous turn, she finds herself thrust into the middle of a police investigation. Will Essie help the police solve this Valentine's Day mystery or will she strike out on her own against an unknown foe who has anything but romance in mind? |
Hot Shots: An Oral History of the Air Force Combat Pilots of the Korean War | The Korean War began 50 years ago this June. In this fine contribution to anniversary commemorations, Montreat College historian Forstchen and Chancey, the daughter of aviation historian Jeff Ethell, collate recollections from American pilots who saw combat over and around the 38th parallel. Military buffs will know that the air war in Korea was significant because it was the first time American aviators engaged in jet-to-jet dogfighting, thus ushering in the modern age of jet warfare. But few will be familiar with the dramatic tales of heroism, hardship and hope the coauthors have painstakingly gathered. Pilots discuss the evolution of air-combat tactics, the primitive field conditions, "the social caste system of the Air Force" and the incidental difficulties particular to the Korean War. But the absolute must-read section here is the riveting saga of Col. Harold Fischer, a "double ace" with 10 enemy kills to his credit, who relates his capture, transfer to China, harrowing escape, recapture and eventual release two years after Eisenhower's 1953 declaration that America's peacekeeping role was over. Anyone seeking to remember the Forgotten War will find the stories of Fischer and other pilots, along with the 40 b&w photos, an excellent starting point. |
Tales from the Mets Dugout | Markusen tells tales about the many fascinating teams of one of the most colorful franchises in Major League Baseball, as well as stories about dozens of memorable New York Mets personalities. |
The Apocalypse Door | Welcome to the world of Peter Crossman, Knight Templar Extraordinare. He's a man with a mission...and his boss is literally out of this world.
Despite what is known as gospel truth, the order of the Knight Templars never really went out of business. These warriors of God still walk among us, battling evil to keep Adam's children safe...as they have been doing for millennia.
Peter Crossman is a priest and a man of many talents, performing last rites with one hand and handling a flamethrower in the other. He walks with faith at his side and with his colleague, the dangerously sexy Sister Mary Magdalene of the Special Action Executive Branch of the Poor Clares. Peter is faced with a crisis of biblical proportions when a search for some missing UN peacekeepers goes horribly wrong. A very unholy object is found and may open a portal to damnation.
Fortunately, demonic magic isn't the only source of Power in the world. And Peter's got a direct line to the biggest guns in the universe.
Smart, funny, and sexy, The Apocalypse Dooris a rollicking caper with a touch of the sacred. |
Margarita's husband - a fable of the Levant | The place: a small British colony somewhere in the Levant. The time: the early twentieth century. Revolutionary unrest among the mixed Christian and Moslem population is on the rise; the political situation is further complicated by ethnic tensions and rivalries between the two communities. Homer Kyroleon is a wealthy Christian landowner, inveterate womanizer and local political figure who considers revolt misguided and futile. He is married to the docile Margarita, who is gifted with second sight and a magical ability to communicate with animals; she is passionately devoted to Kyroleon despite his infidelities. |
Cade's Property: The Complete Series | At the exclusive Jewel Auction, it's not gems but flesh for sale.
Cade's Property, Book #1
Six times a year, I become Diamond and I'm auctioned off to the highest bidder. For a single evening, I become the plaything of the winner. But my latest client isn't satisfied with one night.
Cade's Property, Book #2
Rafferty Cade is tall, dark, chisel-jawed, and beyond sexy, but he's also a ruthless bastard who is used to owning what he wants.Though I've struck a bargain with him, he lets me know at every opportunity that he's feeling cheated. But two weeks of granting a mega-alpha billionaire's every wish is all I've signed on for.
Cade's Property, Book #3
I'm leaving Rafferty Cade's bed and entering his world of wealth and privilege.Dressed in a shimmering cocktail number, I feel like Cinderella for a night. But Rafferty Cade's jealous and demanding nature is proving more than I can deal with.
Cade's Property, Book #4
My two weeks are up and I will play Diamond for the final time. I will drape myself in glittering jewels and fulfill all of Rafferty Cade's desires. But leaving him no longer feels right--he owns me now--body and soul. |
To Protect and Serve | Lieutenant Alex Troy is caught in the paradox of her life - to hold steadfast to her professional oath or to protect the woman she loves. Assigned to the Vice/Narcotics Division, Alex is given the dangerous but career-building mission of catching the city's most notorious and elusive drug lord, Sonny Davis. |
Palace of Desire (Cairo Trilogy #2) | Master storyteller Naguib Mahfouz follows the family of Al-Sayyid Ahmad into the awakening world of Cairo in the '20s in a sensual and provocative novel sure to enthrall the legions of readers who made Palace Walk a bestseller. Filled with drama, humor, and remarkable insights into the human condition, this is an unforgettable story. |
Spiral (The Salzburg Saga, Book One) | Left to raise her three younger siblings at the tender age of seventeen, Nina Bishop is accustomed to solving problems. Now that she and two friends run their own law firm, she gets paid for solving other people's problems. And as a businesswoman, she can always smell a great opportunity. So when her biggest client, Parker Drayton, organizes a networking ski trip to Salzburg, Austria, she is the first to board the plane. There's only one drawback: Parker is bringing along his two notoriously difficult, grown-up sons, Justin and Hugh.
Even before take-off the tension between Parker and his sons is palpable. But when Hugh causes their small jet to crash, plunging them all into unforgiving back country, the networking trip goes from tension-filled journey to living nightmare. |
Criminal Contagion: Teen Criminal Investigation Unit | Robert and Rebecca Dance are fourteen year old fraternal twins who have a whiz-kid little twelve year old sister named Kelly.
Robert is into gadgets of all types, Rebecca is a genius with computer stuff, and Kelly, well, Kelly enjoys ballet and is an exceptionally intelligent straight 'A' student. They live in Berkeley, California in a beautiful older home with their parents.
After Robert and Rebecca meet a young police cadet assisting with an investigation at their school, this chance meeting leads to a long, exciting friendship filled with adventure.
A secret code, a suspicious stalker, the discovery of a mysterious chemical substance, and a trip to the country of Norway all produce opportunities for Robert, Rebecca and Kelly to intervene in exciting mysteries.
Criminal Contagion is filled with things for the young fiction reader to enjoy ... mystery, suspense, crime, family, friends, and just plain old fun. |
The Accidental Adult: Essays and Advice for the Reluctantly Responsible and Marginally Mature | Accidental Adult (n.): an individual whose age indicates maturity, but whose actions indicate otherwise.
Those carefree days of post-college life went away in the blink of an eye. Now you spend your money on mortgage payments and Saturdays at dance recitals. The mixtapes you blasted out of your two-door coupe went the same way as the car, traded in--for a sliding-door minivan with a complimentary Wiggles CD.
If life's the ultimate road trip, it's time to stop listening to the GPS of responsible adulthood. Instead, follow the lead of reluctant grown-up Colin Sokolowski, who proves growing up doesn't necessarily mean selling out. With a little guidance, you can survive the inevitable trek to old age as an accidental adult and have some fun along the way.
Part how-to advice and part how-not-to narrative, The Accidental Adult leads you along an alternate path through adulthood. You'll learn there's a time and a place to act your age (ditch the Coors Light during dinner parties), but that you don't have to lose your sense of cool (it's okay to buy those $250 reunion tour tickets--as long as your car payment's in). With it, you'll realize that just because you're older doesn't mean you have to be lamer. |
Poisoned Blade (Court of Fives, #2) | In this thrilling sequel to World Fantasy Award finalist Kate Elliott's captivating young adult debut, a girl immersed in high-stakes competition holds the fate of a kingdom in her hands.
Now a Challenger, Jessamy is moving up the ranks of the Fives--the complex athletic contest favored by the lowliest Commoners and the loftiest Patrons alike. Pitted against far more formidable adversaries, success is Jes's only option, as her prize money is essential to keeping her hidden family alive. She leaps at the chance to tour the countryside and face more competitors, but then a fatal attack on her traveling party puts Jes at the center of the war that Lord Kalliarkos--the prince she still loves--is fighting against their country's enemies. With a sinister overlord watching her every move and Kal's life on the line, Jes must now become more than a Fives champion.... She must become a warrior. |
The Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus, #2) | ONE CURSED DEMIGOD.
TWO NEW HEROES.
A QUEST TO UNLEASH THE
GOD OF DEATH...
Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon, God of the Sea, has woken from a very deep sleep and come face to face with two snake-haired ladies who refuse to die.
But they're the least of his problems. Because Percy finds himself at a camp for half-bloods, which doesn't ring any bells for him. There's just one name he remembers from his past. Annabeth.
Only one thing is certain--Percy's questing days aren't over. He and fellow demigods Frank and Hazel must face the most important quest of all: The Prophecy of Seven. If they fail, it's not just their camp at risk. Percy's old life, the gods and the entire world might be destroyed... |
A Change in Altitude | Margaret and Patrick have been married just a few months when they set off on what they hope will be a great adventure-a year living in Kenya. Margaret quickly realizes there is a great deal she doesn't know about the complex mores of her new home, and about her own husband.
A British couple invites the newlyweds to join on a climbing expedition to Mount Kenya, and they eagerly agree. But during their harrowing ascent, a horrific accident occurs. In the aftermath of the tragedy, Margaret struggles to understand what happened on the mountain and how these events have transformed her and her marriage, perhaps forever.
A Change in Altitude illuminates the inner landscape of a couple, the irrevocable impact of tragedy, and the elusive nature of forgiveness. With stunning language and striking emotional intensity, Anita Shreve transports us to the exotic panoramas of Africa and into the core of our most intimate relationships. |
Swallowing the Sun | Martin has travelled a long way from his brutal childhood in the Loyalist heartlands of Belfast and built a life he never imagined he would have. Returning home one night to find police cars waiting, he feels his sins must have finally caught up with him. But, instead, they bring news of a senseless tragedy. |
Spell on Wheels #1 (Spell on Wheels, #1) | Kate Leth and Megan Levens team up for a magical new series! Three young witches are robbed of their magical items, and theyll have to hit the road to track down the mysterious thief before he does any damage to, or with, their possessions. Supernatural meets Buffy and The Craft! |
Song of the Red Wolf: The Tala Chronicles | A GHOST STORY BASED ON TRUE EVENTS
"Darkly sinister, an evil spirit and a deadly family secret could end their lives."
How does it feel to get everything you've ever wanted? Perfect bliss. This is the life Billy and Wizzie Frank have worked hard for, a life they've both sacrificed for. The perfect marriage and the perfect house with a view, right on the Alabama River, at just the right price. Did they find their dream home by chance or by fate, or was it something more sinister?
Instead of the peaceful life, they find themselves enduring violent hauntings and encounters night after night, when the ghost of a Native American chief swears revenge on them all. They must fight for their lives and the lives of their loved ones, with the help of their neighbor kid, a Native American college professor and two unexpected heroes: the ghost of an Indian brave and his trusty companion, Tala.
But is their help enough? Billy and Wizzie's new beginning could just be their end.
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Gainer (Jagged Edge #6) | When a person is at the end of their rope, the only thing left to do is survive. That is exactly what Emma Atwood had been doing for most of her life. Finally getting a break, she gets hired as a maid at a ritzy hotel, but finds that it is still not enough. Tired of living the life she was handed, she does the one thing that she soon regrets. Greed soon turns into tragedy when her mistake begins taking lives. Reminded of the memories of his past, the only thing that Lou Gainer wanted to do was clear his mind. His thoughts get the best of him and he ends up running into a mysterious woman. Captivated by her beauty, he does everything he can to get close to Emma Atwood. Opportunity knocks when Jagged Edge is hired as additional security at the hotel she works at. Pieces begin to fall into place when Lou finally learns the truth about Emma and what she has been hiding. Will his love for her be strong enough to keep her secrets or will his need to tell the truth prevail? |
The Girl from Riga | When Sibilla Hershey was eight years old, she and her family fled the Soviet troops and left their home in Riga, Latvia. She, her mother, her father, and her ten-year-old brother became refugees. They lived in camps, learned new languages, and yearned for the day when they would once again have a country to call their own.
After spending six years displaced and moving from campsite to campsite, Hershey's family came to the United States to finally begin a new life. Hershey studied chemistry to earn a living and eventually social work to help others like herself.
Hershey has always wanted to tell her story, but she felt held back by the linguistic challenges she faced. Over time, she began to write poetry about her life. Now, for the first time, she's written a memoir in prose detailing her early struggles and the journey that took her from refugee to immigrant to citizen. |
Winnie-the-Pooh (Winnie-the-Pooh, #1) | More than sixty years ago, Christopher Robin took his friend Edward Bear--who came to be known to millions as Winnie-the-Pooh--by one chubby paw and brought him unceremoniously downstairs. Pooh has endured, still slightly rotund, a Bear of Very Little Brain, but very generous of heart: the immortal creation of A. A. Milne, who wrote this book for his only son, Christopher Robin, and Ernest H. Shepard, who lovingly gave Pooh and his companions shape.
The adventures of Pooh and Piglet, Owl, Tigger, and the ever doleful Eeyore, are timeless treasures of childhood. These tales still speak to all of us with the freshness that distinguishes true storytelling. |
Fully Engaged (Wingmen Warriors, #12) | They'd shared one wild weekend of passion, then she'd left without a word. Five years later, Nola Seabrook tracked down Captain Rick DeMassi to apologize for her hasty departure, not realizing this fresh encounter would lead to Rick moving in with her... as her bodyguard. Playing protector to his ex-lover had not been Rick's plan. But disturbing letters and a nearly fatal car bomb soon had him jumping into action.
He fully intended to protect Nola with his life, find out why she'd been so quick to leave his bed... and do "whatever" was necessary to get her back in it. |
Crime And The Sacking Of America: The Roots Of Chaos | Andrew Peyton Thomas explains why crime bills aimed at reforming the police, the courts, and the prisons address only the symptoms of the crime problem. He illuminates the hidden causes of crime and separates the real from the imagined, including the family, religion, schools, elites, poverty, our violent culture, race and racism, guns, drugs, and gangs. His devastating critique exposes the real roots of the chaos - the American people who have let ultra-left liberals and ultra-right conservative libertarians impose a false philosophy in which the emphasis on individual liberty threatens life and makes dangerous the pursuit of happiness. The result is a Hobbesian war of all against all that has hamstrung the police, the courts, and the prisons, while destroying the most fundamental right: personal security. Thomas lashes out at the false prophets - the social scientists, special interest groups, and politicians who blame deviant behavior on conditions, not individuals, and who have diminished the values formerly reinforced by family, school, and religion. Confronted with violent crime in a society threatened by a youthful generation of amoral predators, Thomas sounds an urgent wake-up call, warning us to take action or prepare for a future devoid of social compacts, true communities, or a Leviathan able to maintain order. His apocalyptic scenarios seem unavoidable unless we take seriously his suggestions for a change of course. Only then can we hope to halt the sacking of America by its criminal barbarians. The real debate begins here on what must be done to make America safe once more. |
Stud. chem. Helene Willfüer | A bestseller in its day, Vicki Baum's Stud. chem. Helene Willfuerdraws on the idea of the "New Woman," depicting a female student in the heavily male-dominated sciences, and her modern lifestyle in the Weimar Republic. |
A Little Lumpen Novelita | The Final Bolano Novella
"Now I am a mother and a married woman, but not long ago I led a life of crime": so Bianca begins her tale of growing up the hard way in Rome. Orphaned overnight as a teenager - "our parents died in a car crash on their first vacation without us" - she drops out of school, gets a crappy job, and drifts into bad company. Her little brother brings home two petty criminals who need a place to stay. As the four of them share the family apartment and plot a strange crime, Bianca learns how low she can fall.
Electric, tense with foreboding, and written in jagged, propulsive short chapters, A Little Lumpen Novelitadelivers a surprising, fractured fable of seizing control of one's fate. |
The Gate: Journey to the New World | The Gate: Journey to the New World is an exciting tale of two best friends, separated by a fated journey. As the two young girls are wrenched apart, one is thrown into another world, while the other is left alone in reality.
Evanley tumbles through nothingness, only to be pitted against teens her age, a tyrannical leader, and a collection of monsters that will stretch your imagination. Meanwhile, in the real world, Jadelyn finds herself bewildered and alone, something she fears more than anything. She is forced to face a violent, daunting change in her heart, mind, and soul that leans toward a darkness she has never experienced before.
When the pieces fall together in the end, it will blow your mind. You never saw this plot coming, because it's not just a paranormal book. |
The Infamous Italian's Secret Baby | Italian millionaire Gabriel Danti was renowned for his prowess in the bedroom--and Bella Scott was unable to resist the temptation of the night he was offering....Five years on, Bella is living alone, carving out a life for herself and her little boy. She never thought she'd see Gabriel again!
Gabriel has changed. His dark, dangerous looks are marred by scars. But his desire for Bella hasn't waned--he wants her more than ever now that he knows he has a son.... |
Ethical Fundraising: A Guide for Nonprofit Boards and Fundraisers | Ethical Fundraising: A Guide for Nonprofit Boards and Fundraisersis a practical, helpful, and ultimately inspiring resource for nonprofits large and small, young and mature, local and international. The insightful guidance and case studies found within these pages will help you understand how to address specific ethical issues within your nonprofit and leave plenty of food for thought and discussion. |
Gone Tomorrow: The Hidden Life of Garbage | Eat a take-out meal, buy a pair of shoes, or read a newspaper, and you're soon faced with a bewildering amount of garbage. The United States is the planet's number-one producer of trash. Each American throws out 4.5 pounds daily. But garbage is also a global problem; the Pacific Ocean is today six times more abundant with plastic waste than zooplankton. How did we end up with this much rubbish, and where does it all go? Journalist and filmmaker Heather Rogers answers these questions by taking readers on a grisly, oddly fascinating tour through the underworld of garbage.
Said to "read like a thriller" (Library Journal), Gone Tomorrowexcavates the history of rubbish handling from the 1800s to the present, pinpointing the roots of today's waste-addicted society. With a "lively authorial voice" (New York Press), Rogers draws connections between modern industrial production, consumer culture, and our throwaway lifestyle. She also investigates controversial topics like the politics of recycling and the export of trash to poor countries, while offering a potent argument for change. |
Steal the Show: A Willis Gidney Mystery | George Pelecanos calls Thomas Kaufman "a welcome new voice in Washington, D.C., crime fiction."
Willis Gidney needs money because he's found a girl.
No, no, not that kind of girl. This is an abandoned baby girl. Gidney found her on a case. So he hands the girl to the cops, right?
Wrong, because Gidney started life the same way---abandoned. He knows all about D.C.'s juvenile-justice system, having barely survived it himself. That makes it hard to give up the girl. Too bad that unmarried private eyes aren't usually thought of as ideal parents. So now Gidney needs a lawyer, and that means money.
Enter Rush Gemelli, a code-writing hacker who pays Gidney to commit a felony. Just a small one. Nothing serious, really, but you know how these things can snowball. Gidney thinks this is a onetime venture, but Gemelli has other ideas. He blackmails Gidney into joining up with his father, Chuck, the head of the motion picture lobby in D.C. And when Chuck's former partner is murdered, it looks like someone may be playing Gidney.
Add to that the unwanted attentions of a crazed actress, the D.C. case worker from hell, and the Vietnamese and Salvadoran gangs out to kill him, and it's all Gidney can do to keep from getting his movie ticket punched--permanently.
A unique hero, a quirky cast, and a riveting mystery make Steal the Showa winner. |
Charlie Shares the Joy of Adopting a Shelter Puppy: You were Made to Shine Buy one GIVE one | A story about one lucky puppy and the love he brings to his owner. Actually story was written by one lucky owner as it shares the importance of adopting pets from shelters to young readers. |
Hollywood Catwalk: Exploring Costume and Transformation in American Film | The High School outsider takes off her glasses, puts on a dress, and becomes the Prom Queen; the dowdy woman has her hair done, buys some chic new clothes and starts to attract the men. Cinderella and Pygmalion stories still provide inspiration for the plots of Hollywood romantic comedies, dramas, and even action films. Their perennial use prompts a series of questions: is, for example, male agency necessary to effect the transformation, or can the woman change herself? Can she ever change him? Most pressingly, what do these images of change and transformation, of improvement and transcendence tell us, the viewers, about what we should be doing?
Investigating these questions, this book examines a key but frequently overlooked aspect of film style: the costume. Across all the films discussed, costume and the body it covers becomes the crucial element in the transformation scene, exemplifying the "before" and "after" of the successful change. Exploring the fantasies of transcendence and transformation sold through these films and exemplified in the costumes, this book examines Calamity Jane, Midnight Cowboy, Clueless, The Long Kiss Goodnight, The Devil Wears Prada, and many other examples from both classic and contemporary Hollywood. |
Murder at Midnight (Midnight Magic, #1) | Newbery Medalist and master storyteller Avi returns to Scholastic with a tantalizing prequel to his bestselling medieval mystery MIDNIGHT MAGIC.
A plot to overthrow King Claudio is brewing in the Kingdom of Pergamontio. Scholarly Mangus the magician -- along with his street-smart and faithful new servant boy, Fabrizio -- have been marked as easy scapegoats for the traitor lurking within the king's court. Together, these two unlikely partners must gather clues to solve the mystery and prove their innocence before the stroke of midnight. . . or face death!
Intricate plotting, surprise twists, and lively prose make for another suspenseful page-turner that stands alone or sets the stage for MIDNIGHT MAGIC! |
Paper Girls, Vol. 2 (Paper Girls, #2) | Brian K. Vaughan, #1 New York Timesbestselling writer of SAGA, and Cliff Chiang, legendary artist of WONDER WOMAN, return with acclaimed colorist Matt Wilsonand innovative letterer JAred K. Fletcherfor the second volume of PAPER GIRLS, as the hit series continues with a bold new direction.
After surviving the strangest night of their lives in the Cleveland suburb of Stony Stream, intrepid young newspaper deliverers Erin, Mac, and Tiffany find themselves launched from 1988 to a distant and terrifying future... the year 2016.
What would you do if you were suddenly confronted by your 12-year-old self? 40-year-old newspaper reporter Erin Tieng is about to find out in this action-packed story about identity, mortality, and growing older in the 21st century.
Collects PAPER GIRLS#6-#12 |
Elephants Among Us: Two Performing Elephants in Twentieth Century America | Examining the stories of two performing elephants. Both underwent disaster, and both can tell us something about ourselves |
The Zoo: An Allegorical Adventure | Have you ever thought about stepping into the past of a dynamic and vibrant metropolitan city, right before it came to a state of mass destruction and annihilation? How could such a thing happen and who were the characters that precipitated its decline? What were their motivations and how did they behave? The Zoo is an adventure that takes you on this treacherous journey. Filled with suspense, tension and thought-provoking themes, this witty story is a page-turner that will keep you on edge until the very last page.
In the book, you travel on an intrepid three day adventure exploring the remains of a once energetic, but now desolated and uninhabited metropolis. You'll hear about the comical, yet tragic cast of characters (zoo animals) that caused the devastation through a chain of unanticipated events. You will experience the deep conflict between 'Larry the Monkey' and 'Victor the Bear' that set the wheels in motion for the catastrophic events that follow. You'll also come across a few principled characters that tried their best to prevent such happenings. In addition, for the clever reader there is a challenge to determine which major metropolitan city the book's setting was modeled after.
In a metaphorical way, you may even find a certain resemblance to our own modern day state of affairs. At the core, The Zoo is a dystopian satire that provides keen insights into human behavior. Written in a classical tone and style reminiscent of 'Animal Farm' and 'War of the Worlds,' this is a book that will certainly cause you to see the world with a different perspective! |