Larry Bond's First Team

The New York Times bestselling author of the classic technothrillers Red Phoenix and Day of Wrath, Larry Bond has won praise for the gritty authenticity of his military-political adventures as well as for his matchless talent at generating edge-of-your-seat suspense. Now Bond debutes an exciting new series that rockets straight from the cutting edge of America's war on terror . . . Officially designated the Joint Services Special Demands Project, "The Team" is a unique unit created to address unconventional threats in an unconventional manner, beyond the beurocratic restraints of either the U.S. intelligence or military establishments. With an almost unlimited budget, the Team, consisting of a CIA officer, two Special Forces commandos, and one outnumbered Marine--is authorized to track vital intel and then take immediate action.A radical response to perilous times, the Team has never been more needed than this very moment: a quantity of radioactive waste, being shipped across the former Soviet Union, has gone missing. In the wrong hands, the stolen material can be converted into a "dirty bomb" capable of rendering any American city uninhabitable for centuries. With time running out, the Team must locate and neutralize the threat--unaware that their unseen enemy has already chosen a target: the island paradise of Honolulu.From Publishers WeeklyThe troops of the small Special Ops force in this latest novel by Bond (Red Phoenix, etc.) spend about equal time bantering with each other and blowing up stuff: buildings, vehicles and even thugs who stand in their way. Aside from its inherent entertainment value (which is considerable), this is a good formula because it allows Bond and coauthor DeFelice to smoothly fold in an enormous amount of exposition and to introduce, over the course of a hundred or so short chapters, the individual members of Joint Services Special Demands Project Office, known to insiders as simply the Team, for the novel is the kickoff of a projected series about the new war on terror. Smooth, shrewd Bob Ferguson leads them, engineering their escape from a tricky trap in Kyrgyzstan early on. The MacGuffin: a planned meeting with Russian wheeler dealer Alex Sheremetev in Kyrgyzstan goes awry when Ferg finds Sheremetev's murdered corpse. Before you can say frameup, local police have arrested Team member Jack "Guns" Young (a Marine and language expert) for the crime. It's up to Ferg, Connors (the old man and explosives expert) and Rankin (the young hothead) to rescue Guns and find the real killer-and that's just for starters. Back in Washington, Corrine Alston, chief adviser to the new president, disdains the maverick modus operandi of the Team and Ferg in particular, so much so that she flies to Russia to confront and control him. Her slow journey from skeptic to supporter is the novel's most entertaining and mainstream plot thread, the reader on her shoulder as she's immersed in the rough and tumble adventures of the Team. This is a solid series debut. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. From BooklistBond, the author of a string of best-selling techno-thrillers, has achieved the sort of status that lets a writer stick his own name right in the title of his book. This is the first installment of a series of novels spotlighting twenty-first-century warfare: wars fought not by armies, but by small groups of highly trained experts, in other words, by intelligence not firepower. At the center of this novel is the First Team, a small unit created by the CIA to "address unconventional threats in an unconventional way" and currently operating undercover in the former Soviet Union, tracking radioactive waste that could, in the hands of a particularly clever terrorist, be used to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting world. The team is an entirely fictional creation, but Bond and cowriter DeFelice (who's also collaborated with Stephen Coonts and Dale Brown) combine research and imagination to make the whole premise seem completely plausible. The team itself--a CIA officer, a marine, and two Special Forces commandos--is a lively quartet of characters, trading witticisms and good-natured insults as they try to save the world from an evil villain. In fact, Bond may finally have learned how to create characters who feel like people, not stick figures or functions of an overly complicated plot. Fans of his muscular techno-thrillers will thoroughly enjoy this new novel, and clamor for more First Team adventures. Readers who've tried a Bond novel, and failed to find much to enjoy, ought to give this one a try; they'll be pleasantly surprised. David PittCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved


Soul of the Assassin

When the CIA is tipped off that one of its most wanted men is going to be in Bologna, Italy, Ferg and the First Team are tasked to apprehend him at any cost--but under no circumstances can Italian authorities be made aware. There is just one problem: no one has seen the man in over ten years, and he is only known by a decades-old code-name: T-Rex. This assassin has been involved in the murder of at least a dozen prominent western leaders, and the grapevine reveals he's been called out of a long, silent hiding for one more major strike.Ferg and the Team arrive in Italy, where they recruit the help of a beautiful French Samaritan named Jane Foucoult. Her knowledge leads them on a search that goes behind the scenes of a conference on genetics and onto a trail to a sinister Russian scientist, a leader at the forefront of biological-weapons research.Splitting the team in two, Ferg and Guns go after the ghosts they speculate could be T-Rex, and Rankin and Thera get on the scientist's tail. But what they uncover is way beyond a single assassination attempt, and they find themselves about to go head-to-head with the most lethal terrorist cells known to man.Review"Action on every page. Maybe in every paragraph."--Kirkus Reviews on Larry Bond's First Team"The technothriller has a new ace and his name is Larry Bond."--Tom Clancy"[A] fast-paced, complex thriller."--Publishers Weekly on Larry Bond's First Team: Angels of WrathAbout the AuthorLarry Bond is the author of several bestselling military thrillers, including Crash Dive, Cold Choices, Dangerous Ground, Red Phoenix and the Larry Bond’s First Team and Larry Bond’s Red Dragon Rising series. He was a naval officer for six years. He's also worked as a warfare analyst and antisubmarine technology expert, and he now writes and designs computer games, including Harpoon and Command at Sea. He makes his home in Springfield, Virginia.Jim DeFelice is the author of thrillers including Leopards Kill and Threat Level Black. He has also collaborated with Stephen Coonts and Dale Brown. He lives in New York's Hudson Valley region.


Los nombres propios

¿Quién es Belaundia Fu? Es la mejor amiga de Marta a los siete años: la amiga invisible que, en esos momentos en que las cosas no salen como había planeado y ni siquiera la abuela es capaz de consolarla, se sienta con ella y espera hasta que se le pase. Belaundia Fu es la voz sensata, ideal e infalible que, cuando Marta tiene dieciséis años y pese a que prefiera no escucharlas, le dice las verdades a la cara: por ejemplo, que ese chico, Charlie, no le conviene. Pero cuando Marta ya ha cumplido veintidós, cuando ya se ha licenciado, cuando está empezando a tomar las decisiones que van a marcar el resto de su vida, ¿qué hace aún ahí Belaundia Fu? Ahí sigue porque es quien, desde siempre, le narra a Marta su propia historia. ¿Quién es Belaundia Fu?, nos preguntamos; y, sin embargo, la pregunta que verdaderamente importa es: ¿quién es Marta? Luminosa y emocionante, Los nombres propios es una indagación sobre la identidad y la relación que establecemos con el mundo que nos rodea. Dominada por una voz narrativa de una madurez excepcional, la primera novela de Marta Jiménez Serrano reflexiona acerca de cómo llegamos a convertirnos en quienes somos, sobre el hecho mismo de crecer y la manera en que lo hacemos: aprendiendo a nombrar aquello que nos importa.


Lonesome Dove 02 Comanche Moon

For ease of reading these books are listed in chronological order, not published order.The second book of Larry McMurtry's Lonesome Dove tetralogy, Comanche Moon takes us once again into the world of the American West. Texas Rangers August McCrae and Woodrow Call, now in their middle years, continue to deal with the ever-increasing tensions of adult life -- Gus with his great love, Clara Forsythe, and Call with Maggie Tilton, the young whore who loves him. Two proud but very different men, they enlist with the Ranger troop in pursuit of Buffalo Hump, the great Comanche war chief; Kicking Wolf, the celebrated Comanche horse thief; and a deadly Mexican bandit king with a penchant for torture. Assisting the Rangers in their wild chase is the renowned Kickapoo tracker, Famous Shoes. Comanche Moon closes the twenty-year gap between Dead Man's Walk and Lonesome Dove, following beloved heroes Gus and Call and their comrades in arms -- Deets, Jake Spoon, and Pea Eye Parker -- in their bitter struggle to protect the advancing West frontier against the defiant Comanches, courageously determined to defend their territory and their way of life.


Lonesome Dove 01 Dead Man's Walk

For ease of reading these books are listed in chronological order, not published order.The first of Larry McCurtry's Pulitzer Prize–winning Lonesome Dove tetralogy, showcasing McCurtry's talent for breathing new life into the vanished American West through two of the most memorable heroes in contemporary fiction: Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call.As young Texas Rangers, Augustus McCrae and Woodrow Call ("Gus" and "Call" for short) have much to learn about survival in a land fraught with perils: not only the blazing heat and raging tornadoes, roiling rivers and merciless Indians, but also the deadly whims of soldiers. On their first expeditions—led by incompetent officers and accompanied by the robust, dauntless whore known as the Great Western—they will face death at the hands of the cunning Comanche war chief Buffalo Hump and the silent Apache Gomez. They will be astonished by the Mexican army. And Gus will meet the love of his life.


Lonesome Dove 04 Streets Of Laredo

For ease of reading these books are listed in chronological order, not published order.Captain Woodrow Call, August McCrae's old partner, is now a bounty hunter hired to track down a brutal young Mexican bandit. Riding with Call are an Eastern city slicker, a witless deputy, and one of the last members of the Hat Creek outfit, Pea Eye Parker, now married to Lorena—once Gus McCrae's sweetheart. This long chase leads them across the last wild streches of the West into a hellhole known as Crow Town and, finally, into the vast, relentless plains of the Texas frontier


The Optimystic's Handbook

First introduced in Terry Lynn Taylor's Messengers of the Light, the concept of optimysticism is one that combines elements of optimism and mysticism to allow us to see not only the best of this world but also beyond this world, into eternity. In short, it is an exciting new way to tap into the positive side of life and learn to live with hope, passion, purpose and joy no matter what challenges we may encounter.Much more than a simple "don't worry, be happy" salve, optimysticism offers insight for lifting every aspect of life relationships, work, spirituality to a new level of fulfillment. Combining spiritual and metaphysical ideas with down-to-earth excercises and activities, The Optimystic's Handbook offers a solid, practical approach to developing otimystic vision a 20/20 balance of sight and insight that dramatically alters our perspective from an anxious, limiting view of the world to one that is fully open to dreams, goals...


The Village of Stepanchikovo

Summoned to the country estate of his wealthy uncle Colonel Yegor Rostanev, the young student Sergey Aleksandrovich finds himself thrown into a startling bedlam. For as he soon sees, his meek and kind-hearted uncle is wholly dominated by a pretentious and despotic pseudo-intellectual named Opiskin, a charlatan who has ingratiated himself with Yegor’s mother and now holds the entire household under his thumb. Watching the absurd theatrics of this domestic tyrant over forty-eight explosive hours, Sergey grows increasingly furious - until at last, he feels compelled to act. A compelling comic exploration of petty tyranny, The Village of Stepanchikovo reveals a delight in life’s wild absurdities that rivals even Gogol’s. It also offers a fascinating insight into the genesis of the characters and situations of many of Dostoyevsky’s great later novels, including The Idiot, Devils and The Brothers Karamazov.


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For ease of reading these books are listed in chronological order, not published order.


The Last Picture Show

The Last Picture Show is one of Larry McMurtry's most powerful, memorable novels -- the basis for the enormously popular movie of the same name. Set in a small, dusty, Texas town, The Last Picture Show introduced the characters of Jacy, Duane, and Sonny: teenagers stumbling toward adulthood, discovering the beguiling mysteries of sex and the even more baffling mysteries of love. Populated by a wonderful cast of eccentrics and animated by McMurtry's wry and raucous humor, The Last Picture Show is wild, heartbreaking, and poignant -- a coming-of-age novel that resonates with the magical passion of youth.Amazon.com ReviewIn The Last Picture Show Larry McMurtry introduced characters who would show up again in later novels, Texasville and Duane's Depressed. This first volume of the trilogy drops the reader into the one-stoplight town of Thalia, Texas, where Duane Moore, his buddy Sonny, and his girlfriend Jacy are all stumbling along the rocky road to adulthood. Duane wants nothing more than to marry Jacy; Sonny wants what Duane has; and Jacy wants to get the hell out of Thalia any way she can. This is not a novel of big ideas or defining moments; over the course of a year Duane and Jacy make up and break up, Sonny begins an affair with his high-school football coach's wife, and the only movie house in town closes its doors forever. Yet it is out of these small-town experiences--a nude swimming party in Wichita, a failed sexual encounter during a senior trip, a botched elopement, an enlistment--that McMurtry builds his tale and reveals his characters' hearts. No epiphanies here, just a lot of hard-won experience that leaves none of his protagonists particularly wiser, though they're all a little sadder by the end. --Alix WilberReviewThe New York Times Book Review McMurtry is an alchemist who converts the basest materials to gold; the sexual encounters are sad, funny, touching, sometimes horrifying, but always honest, always human.Los Angeles Times McMurtry can transform ordinary words into highly lyrical, poetic passages. He presents human dramas with sympathy and compassion that make us care about his characters in ways that most novelists can't.The Boston Globe There aren't many writers around who are as much fun to read as Larry McMurtry.


Moving On

Moving On is a big, powerful novel about men and women in the American West. Set in the 1960s against the backdrop of the honky-tonk glamour of the rodeo and the desperation of suburban Houston, it is the story of the restless and lovable Patsy Carpenter, one of Larry McMurtry's most unforgettable characters. Patsy -- young, beautiful, with a sharp tongue and an irresistible charm -- and her shiftless husband, Jim, are adrift in the West. Patsy moves through affairs of the heart like small towns -- there's Pete, the rodeo clown, and Hank, the graduate student, and others -- always in search of the life that seems ever receding around the next bend. Peopled with a riotously colorful cast of highbrows, cowpokes, and rodeo queens, in its wry humor, tenderness, and epic panorama, Moving On is a celebration of our land by one of America's best-loved authors. Moving On is vintage McMurtry.


Chains

A past trauma meant Chains closed off from having love in his life.Happy being the VP of the Diablo Disciples MC, he’d found his tribe in his club brothers.They’d survived storms and battles together.But a business deal turned his world upside down.Monroe was loaned to the Diablo Disciples as collateral for a debt owed to them, and she came to him kicking and screaming.She was the most infuriating, tenacious woman he’d ever met.And also the most beautiful. Wanting only a life free of her criminal father, she was a wildness Chains couldn’t have expected.Their marriage wasn’t meant to be real.But their attachment threaded tightly almost instantly. He ached for her.She hated him. The obligation was only for six months.But a lot could happen when two icy hearts thawed.Will Chains convince his spitfire to take a risk on a biker?She’s a debt. But can Monroe own the VP’s heart, too?


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Boone's Lick

Boone's Lick is Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry's return to the kind of story that made him famous -- an enthralling tale of the nineteenth-century west. Like his bestsellers Lonesome Dove, Streets of Laredo, Comanche Moon, and Dead Man's Walk, Boone's Lick transports the reader to the era about which McMurtry writes better and more shrewdly than anyone else.Told with McMurtry's unique blend of historical fact and sheer storytelling genius, the novel follows the Cecil family's arduous journey by riverboat and wagon from Boone's Lick, Missouri, to Fort Phil Kearny in Wyoming. Fifteen-year-old Shay narrates, describing the journey that begins when his Ma, Mary Margaret, decides to hunt down her elusive husband, Dick, to tell him she's leaving him. Without knowing precisely where he is, they set out across the plains in search of him, encountering grizzly bears, stormy weather, and hostile Indians as they go. With them are Shay's siblings, G.T., Neva, and baby Marcy; Shay's uncle, Seth; his Granpa Crackenthorpe; and Mary Margaret's beautiful half-sister, Rose. During their journey they pick up a barefooted priest named Father Villy, and a Snake Indian named Charlie Seven Days, and persuade them to join in their travels.At the heart of the novel, and the adventure, is Mary Margaret, whom we first meet shooting a sheriff's horse out from underneath him in order to feed her family. Forceful, interesting, and determined, she is written with McMurtry's trademark deftness and sympathy for women, and is in every way a match for the worst the west can muster.Boone's Lick abounds with the incidents, the excitements, and the dangers of life on the plains. Its huge cast of characters includes such historical figures as Wild Bill Hickok and the unfortunate Colonel Fetterman (whose arrogance and ineptitude led to one of the U.S. Army's worst and bloodiest defeats at the hands of the Cheyenne and Sioux) as well as the Cecil family (itself based on a real family of nineteenth-century traders and haulers).The story of their trek in pursuit of Dick, and the discovery of his second and third families, is told with brilliance, humor, and overwhelming joie de vivre in a novel that is at once high adventure, a perfect western tale, and a moving love story -- it is, in short, vintage McMurtry, combining his brilliant character portraits, his unerring sense of the west, and his unrivaled eye for the telling detail.Boone's Lick is one of McMurtry's richest works of fiction to date.Amazon.com ReviewMaster storyteller Larry McMurtry unfurls a short, bright banner of a book following the fortunes of the Cecil family as they travel from Boone's Lick, Missouri, to the Western frontier. Though the story is narrated by her oldest son, 15-year-old Shay, the real hero of the book is Mary Margaret, the mother. Her husband, Dick, has left her and their four children in Boone's Lick while he seeks his fortunes in the West. Mary Margaret lives contentedly with the children and Dick's brother, Seth, until one day she decides she's had enough of playing the estranged wife and packs up the entire household. And so the Cecil family leaves their little town (where Wild Bill Hickok makes a cameo appearance) and travels by wagon to Wyoming, accompanied along the way by a fat Québecois priest and a Shoshone. They do find Dick, and they also arrive in Wyoming just in time for the 1866 Fetterman Massacre.McMurtry writes with an ease that younger writers would do well to emulate. Here Seth fights off an ambush of white trash dastards:Uncle Seth fired again and a third horse went down--though just saying it went down would be to put it too mildly. The third horse turned a complete somersault. Its rider flew off about thirty feet, after which he didn't move."'It's rare to see a horse turn a flip like that,' Uncle Seth observed." That cool "observed" gives an idea of the book's wry, pervasive humor. But there's more here than shooting and quipping: McMurtry's wagon full of frustrated Missourians makes a fine narrative vehicle: we get a first-hand account of the Native American wars; we get the perspective of the women left behind in the opening of the West; we get a wagon's-eye view of the hard journey of the settlers; and, ultimately, we get an insightful family romance. All that, and scalpings too. --Claire DedererFrom Publishers WeeklyPutting to rest the notion that with Duane's Depressed he had written his last novel, Pulitzer Prize-winner McMurtry (Lonesome Dove) launches a new series with this whimsical adventure set between Missouri and the wilderness of Wyoming. The CecilsDMary Margaret; her brother-in-law, Seth; four children; half-sister Rosie; and Granpa CrackenthorpeDare weary of waiting 14 months for Mary's husband, Dick, to return from his work as a wagoner in Wyoming while they starve in Civil War-ravaged Missouri. The family decide to travel up the Platte River to find the wayward Dick. Outspoken Mary Margaret, a sturdy matriarch, has a less-obviousDand surprisingly romanticDmotivation for embarking on the journey. Seth, a veteran of the Union army and experienced frontiersman, provides a typical McMurtry male foil to a strong female lead, expressing both rustic wisdom and bewilderment. After a brief and violent adventure with the remains of a bushwhacking gang (and an encounter with Wild Bill Hickok), the family members combat harsh winter weather and fear of Indians as they trek upriver to locate Dick. Narrated by teenage Shay, the novel is reminiscent of McMurtry's lighter fiction (Somebody's Darling; Cadillac Jack; The Late Child). Shay's guileless tone and McMurtry's patented stylistic use of humorous understatement, non sequitur, misunderstanding and misdirection deflect graphic violence, intolerable hardship and even the death of major characters. More an amusing fable of family strife than a serious story with memorable characters, this piece does not approach the substance or quality of McMurtry's better works, but his ardent fans will undoubtedly appreciate the warmth, compassion and humor that the narrative exudes. Agent, Andrew Wylie. 300,000 first printing; BOMC, Doubleday Book Club and Literary Guild alternates. (Nov.) Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.


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The Barbarian's Fate: A SciFi Alien Romance (Intergalactic Alliance Series Book 8)


Dark Whispers From Afar

William knows that his budding relationship with the nineteen-year-old Kaia will be frowned upon, but he’s unprepared for her family’s vehement opposition.Family means everything to Kaia, so when she finds herself in the impossible position of having to choose between them and William, she resorts to unconventional means to resolve the conflict.


Crown of Lies: The Demon Detective (Book 1)


The Reginald Perrin Omnibus

Reginald Iolanthe Perrin is surely one of the best loved comedy heroes of our time, in both literature and television. This omnibus brings together the first three Reginald Perrin novels containing a lifetime's outrageous and hilarious adventures.When we first meet Reggie, he is sick to death with selling exotic ices at Sunshine Desserts. Driven to desperation by the rat race and the unpunctuality of Britain's trains, Reggie's small eccentricites escalate to the extreme, until finally he leaves the unacceptable face of capitalism behind by driving off in a stolen motorised jelly. In his pursuit of the unconventional, he devotes himself to faking his own death, opening a shop devoted to selling completely useless goods, and setting up a commune strictly for the middle-class and middle-aged.Join Reggie, who didn't get where he is today without some help from some memorable supporting characters, in one man's quest to avoid an everyday existence.


The Empathy Trap: Understanding Antisocial Personalities


Piezas que no encajan. Vol. 1 - Un despropósito ecuatorial


cafe-sweets vol.160「焼き菓子」に強くなる!.

''いま人気の職業は、カフェ・オーナー、パティシエ（ケーキ職人）、ブーランジェ（パン職人）。取材対象は、その仕事で成功している人、また単におしゃれなだけでなく、本当にお客様に支持されている実力店を取り上げます。誌面のほとんどが美しいカラーページで、作り方の詳細なプロセスも惜しみなく披露いただいております。日本国内のみならず海外現地取材も行ない、最新のトレンドを紹介。毎号の強力特集の他、人気カフェのオーナーや本場フランスのパティシエによる連載もあり、業界の方はもちろん、一般の方にまで男女を問わず広くご好評いただいている雑誌です。


Treat Them Mean and Keep Them Keen

'I look at the way some women behave when they're dating, and I'm sorry girls, but it's an absolute car crash. The rules of successful dating are simple, but I bet you've been breaking them all.'After seeing too many of his female friends left all dressed up with nowhere to go, Gerry Stergiopoulos, every woman's ultimate best gay friend, has gone on a quest to understand why so many fabulous women have a catastrophic love life.Gerry unflinchingly enters a world of waxing, Spanx pants, dodgy self-help books, internet dating, wingwomen and smirting, to bring you his tried-and-tested History Channel technique, his perfect killer one-liners, the ingenious blackjack-based Scottish Shower system, the unbreakable three-month rule and even some sound lessons from his native Greece. Treat Them Mean and Keep Them Keen is the only dating book that gives it to you straight: it tells you what to hide and just how much to reveal, what to do and when to do it. You might be shocked at...


Demons

Pyotr and Stavrogin are the leaders of a Russian revolutionary cell. Their aim is to overthrow the Tsar, destroy society and seize power for themselves. Together they train terrorists who are willing to go to any lengths to achieve their goals – even if the mission means suicide. But when it seems the group is about to be discovered, will their recruits be willing to kill one of their own circle in order to cover their tracks? Partly based on the real-life case of a student murdered by his fellow revolutionaries, Dostoyevsky’s sprawling novel is a powerful and prophetic, yet lively and often comic depiction of nineteenth-century Russia, and a savage indictment of the madness and self-destruction of those who use violence to serve their beliefs


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Beth Kennedy 05-Poison at the PTA

5. Poison at the PTA (2014)As the Tarver Elementary School PTA president, Beth Kennedy is always on the go—especially when someone puts murder on the agenda.Beth has been running nonstop to be the best PTA president, bookstore owner, and single parent ever, which is why her friend Marina is staging an intervention. Beth needs to take a break—and that means letting someone else organize the PTA’s upcoming eightieth-anniversary event.But when Cookie Van Doorne, one of the event speakers, dies of suspicious causes, Beth decides to make an intervention of her own to find out what happened. When she discovers that Cookie was poisoned, the next order of business is catching a killer whose break is almost over.


Beth Kennedy 03-Plotting at the PTA

Good thing Beth Kennedy likes to multi-task. As a PTA secretary, children's bookstore owner, and single mom, Beth has to work hard to schedule time for sleuthing...Beth is excited about the spring PTA project - the Senior Story Session, which pairs elderly residents of Sunny Rest Assisted Living with Tarver Elementary students to produce a book that the PTA can sell as a fundraiser. But her enthusiasm is dampened when she discovers one of her regular customers at the bookstore, Amy Jacobson, has died from bee stings. What are bees doing out so unseasonably early in Wisconsin - and why wouldn't Amy, who was deathly allergic, have taken greater care to avoid them? Now it's up to Beth to get the buzz on who used killer bees to send Amy Jacobson to her eternal rest...


Broken (Covington Security Book 6)


The Enforcer

He's an enforcer for a dangerous man,But he may be the only one who can save me. I was choking on smoke and surrounded by flames.Jake walked through them.Every breath I draw is because of him.But each one could be my last. I'm a target and I don't know why.Jake offers me safety.Comfort.He doesn't want anything in return.In fact, the thought of pulling me close scares him. He's got a past that haunts him.My problem is in the shadows.Lurking.Waiting.One mistake could be my last. But the one I may not be able to escape is falling for Jake...


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Surprise Visitor:My Erotic Awakening as His Captive. Part 2


Christmas Comes to Morning Star

*For fans of Beverly Lewis and Cindy Woodsmall comes a new Amish inspirational romance set at a most joyful time of year--Christmas!—in the heartwarming community of Morning Star, Missouri, with its mouthwatering marketplace, close-knit community, and blessings for everyone—even enterprising, noodle-making, unmarried twin maidels* who’ve given up on love and families of their own. Founded by five unmarried and enterprising Amish maidels , the new Morning Star Marketplace in small-town Missouri is preparing for a joyous Christmas season. But will the holiday also bring **unexpected tidings of love? Twin sisters Molly and Marietta Helfing are eagerly anticipating Christmas, with Marietta fully recovered from cancer and their noodle making business thriving. But Molly clearly misses having former tenant Pete Shetler and his rambunctious dog, Riley, around. Marietta can’t ignore Molly’s feelings for Pete—or the anxiety it stirs within her. Convinced her illness has made her unmarriageable, Marietta wonders what kind of life she’ll have if her sister marries—despite Molly’s promise to never leave her behind. . . Then a fire destroys the home of Amish neighbors and Molly and Marietta graciously make room for widower Glenn Detweiler, his dat , and his two young boys. When Pete returns to help the family rebuild, Molly relishes her reunion with the handsome carpenter, while Marietta delights in mothering Glenn’s boys—and is surprised by her poignant bond with their quiet, brooding father. Soon everyone is wondering if this season will bring the blessing of a merry double wedding to Morning Star . . . Praise for the novels of Charlotte Hubbard “Hubbard firmly grounds the storyline in the principle of Amish grace.”* *— Publishers Weekly “Hubbard writes of healing and brave new beginnings from a refreshingly feminist perspective.”* *— Booklist


Company 417 Shifters 10.0 - Reckless Wolf’s Dangerous Liaison

He sets his eyes on her but he doesn’t know someone else has already made a claim. Now, this wolf shifter might be putting both of them in danger.CARMELLAShe never wanted this.But the man is relentless.He thinks he owns her.She needs protection.Even this sexy fireman can’t save her.But he won’t give her up, either!FORTHe was glad to rescue the lovely girl.And there’s fire there between them.She’s afraid.Someone has her terrified.This shifter wants her and he won’t let anyone hurt her.Or get between them.Can Fort save Carmella from a psychopath who’s already claimed her? Even if he can, what will she do when she finds out he’s just as much wolf as a man?


The Brothers Karamazov


Grit: Sci Fi Alien Romance (Alien Marshals & Mates Book 2)


The Men Who Flew the Heavy Bombers

Martin Bowman’s considerable experience as a military historian has spanned over forty years, during which time he has amassed a wealth of material on the participation by RAF and Commonwealth and US 8th and 15th Air Force crews in the series of raids on the cities and oil transportation and industrial targets in the Third Reich, culminating in ‘Round-the-Clock’ bombing by the RAF, operating at night on the largely forgotten Stirling, the gamely Halifax and ultimately the more successful Lancaster, and the US 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator crews by day on a target list so long and wide ranging that it defies the imagination.Hundreds of hours of painstaking and fact-finding research and interviews and correspondence with numerous airmen and women and their relatives, in Britain, America and beyond has been woven into a highly readable and emotional outpouring of life and death in combat over the Third Reich as the men of the RAF and Commonwealth and American air forces describe in their own words the compelling, gripping and thought-provoking narrative of the Combined Bomber Offensive in World War Two, which resulted from the RAF nocturnal onslaught and the American unescorted precision attacks on targets throughout the Reich until the P-51 Mustang escort fighters enabled the 8th to assume the mantle of the leading bombing partner in theatre.February and March 1945 saw the most intense bombing destruction when Nazi defences were minimal or absent and the war was all but over. Final victory in May 1945 came at a high price indeed.Half of the U.S. Army Air Forces' casualties in World War II were suffered by Eighth Air Force, with in excess of 47,000 casualties, with more than 26,000 dead. RAF Bomber Command lost 55,573 men killed out of a total of 125,000 aircrew and 8,403 wounded in action while 9,838 became prisoners of war.RAF and American bomber crews could, therefore be forgiven for thinking they had won a pyrrhic victory; one that had taken such a heavy toll that negated any true sense of achievement, though, if nothing else, the human effort spent by RAF Bomber Command and the Eighth Air Force did pave the way for the Soviet victory in the east.


Virgo: The Zodiac Collection


Salario mínimo

En 2007, Andrés Felipe Solano decidió dejar de ser quien era, un periodista con un buen sueldo y la existencia aparentemente resuelta, para vivir durante seis meses bajo la falsa identidad de un obrero en la ciudad de Medellín, Colombia. Partió de Bogotá un día de marzo con apenas tres mudas de ropa, champú, jabón y desodorante y, en Medellín, alquiló una habitación en un barrio popular con un pasado violento y empezó a trabajar en una fábrica textil. Las reglas eran rígidas: nadie podía saber cuál era su verdadera identidad ni lo que estaba haciendo, no podía recurrir a ayuda monetaria de ningún tipo, y debía subsistir sólo con lo que le pagaran, el salario mínimo de 484.500 pesos por mes. Así, de un día para otro, ingresó en un mundo en el que el dinero era tan escaso que, en ocasiones, tenía que decidir entre comprar hojas de afeitar o un remedio para la gripe porque no le alcanzaba para ambas cosas. Trabajó diez horas por día de pie, sin más descanso que los quince minutos del almuerzo, ambicionando cosas tan simples e inalcanzables como un churro relleno o un viaje en taxi. Medio año después, cuando regresó a Bogotá, arrasado por esta experiencia en la que se había embarcado sin más expectativa que la de contar una buena historia, era otra persona.


Black Lightning

John Saul knows how to make the blood run cold and the heart race wild with fear. Now the author of the New York Times bestsellers Creature and The Homing delivers a chilling novel of a convicted serial killer sentenced to death--and hell-bent on revenge. For five years Seattle journalist Anne Jeffers has pursued the horrifying story of a sadistic serial killer's bloody reign, capture, trial, and appeal--crusading to keep the wheels of justice churning toward the electric chair. Now the day of execution has come. A convicted killer will meet his end. Anne believes her long nightmare is over. But she's dead wrong. . . . Within days, a similar murder stuns the city. As the butcher stalks his next victims, creeping ever closer to her, Anne is seized by an icy unease, a haunting sense of connection to these unspeakable crimes. And, relentlessly, she hears the eerie echo of the dead man's last words to her: "Today won't end it. How will you feel, Anne? When I'm dead, and it all starts again, how will you feel?" In Black Lightning, John Saul strikes with a novel as electrifying as a jagged bolt from a pitch-dark sky, proving once again his inimitable genius for suspense. Praise for Black Lightning "His most effective thriller to date . . . [a] compelling read."--The Seattle Times "Electrifyingly scary."--San Jose Mercury News "One of Saul's best."--Publishers Weekly


Beth Kennedy 02-Foul Play at the PTA

Product DescriptionPTA meetings at Tarver Elementary School can get pretty heated. But after parent Sam Helmstetter is strangled in his car following a meeting, mom and PTA secretary Beth Kennedy and her best friend Marina fear there may be a cold-blooded killer in the group...


Beth Kennedy 01-Murder at the PTA

Product DescriptionA brand-new series in which murder is anything but elementaryAfter Tarver Elementary School's unpopular principal is murdered, PTA secretary and mother of two Beth Kennedy puts aside bake sales and class trip fund-raisers to catch a killer. And when members of the PTA become suspects, she realizes solving this murder will not be as easy as ABC...


The Money Bubble


The Havana Game

"LUTZ OFFERS UP A HEART-POUNDING ROLLER COASTER OF A TALE." —Jeffery DeaverROGUE WARSWith the U.S. seemingly linked to a terrorist bombing in a Baltic nation and a Russian troop buildup just over the border, the covert Gray Outfit sends Thomas Laker to untangle the mess. But after a second attack leaves him out in the cold, Laker's on his own.Five thousand miles away in Miami, Laker's partner and NSA codebreaker Ava North is investigating the murder of a fellow agent. When tracks lead to a Cuban-American billionaire in bed with the Jersey Mob, Ava's superiors want her to lay off. Not a chance. Though oceans apart, Laker and Ava discover their separate missions are tied to one explosive plot. The only way out is to breach all protocol and play by their own rules . . .JOHN LUTZ IS . . ."A MAJOR TALENT." —John Lescroart"AMONG THE BEST."...


Crow

He was busy trying to keep his demons at bay. When one night, a woman crosses his path. And nearly kills him for sticking his nose where it didn’t belong. He could never clearly imagine settling down and starting a future with someone. Until he found a woman whose demons played well with his own. She never wanted anything to do with any man again. It was part of the reason she went off-grid and away from society. Until her work pulls her out of her seclusion, and fate sends an annoyingly good-looking biker to completely ruin her job. And maybe screw up her plans to spend the rest of her life alone…


Shifted Reality: A Multiverse Fated Mate Romance (Looking Glass Multiverse Book 1)


Murder Stalks Christmas (Rooftop Garden Mystery 15)

Why do murders always seem to happen at the worst of times?It’s Christmas in Blue Valley, deep in the heart of Tennessee’s Smoky Mountains, and shopkeeper and amateur sleuth, Alice—who’s now well into her pregnancy—is determined to make this year’s Hometown Holidays Festival the best one yet.A wrench is thrown into her plans, however, when a ghost of Christmas past turns up in town . . . and shortly after, a murder is discovered.With half the police force out of town and snowed in at a training event, it’ll be up to Alice, Owen, and Franny to solve the case in time for Christmas.Pour the hot cocoa, turn on those holiday tunes, and bundle up for another exciting trip to Blue Valley!


The Reckoning of Noah Shaw

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

In this sequel to The Becoming of Noah Shaw, the companion series to the New York Times bestselling Mara Dyer novels, legacies are revealed, lies are unraveled, and old alliances are forged. Noah's reckoning is here.Noah Shaw wants nothing more than to escape the consequences of his choices.He can't. He's sure the memories that haunt him are merely proof of a broken heart.They aren't. He thinks he can move forward without first confronting his past.He's wrong.


Relapse

Mason Kessler was the monster I made him. Forget it and move on. That’s what everyone keeps telling me as if that was a simple thing. But how did I forget someone who use to be my whole world? How did I move on from the unbearable pain of her betrayal? Because I was trying. I searched for a way to make those doe eyes disappear in the end of a bottle. Then I tried to erase her smile with the poke of needle. Nothing worked. Those haunting images were always there, taunting me in the back of my mind. Then I thought why should I move on when I could make her feel the same pain I did? So I became the monster Harper Callaghan accused me of being. I would hurt her. I would crush her. And I would destroy her. Because she killed the one thing I was willing to sacrifice everything for. The girl I loved. You don’t deserve this. That’s what Lana said, but she didn’t know the whole story. Mason Kessler was right. I was a liar. I spun tales so good that the green eyed little boy I was trying to protect believed them. He became the cruel uncaring person I said he was. The monster I created. And I deserved every bit of his wrath. But that’s the thing about love. It dug down deep in your soul, etching into every fiber of your being until you were willing to sacrifice everything just to see them smile. But Mason didn’t smile anymore. At least not at me. The only thing left of that green eyed little boy was a dark void of wrath and misery. I could take the pain and humiliation. The cruel jokes and taunting words were so much better than the truth. As much as Lana and Star wanted to protect me, they couldn’t. Because I knew who the crow in the ravens nest was.


The Greatest Game Ever Played


Blood Moonshine: A SciFi Alien Romance (Daerr Vampire Trilogy Book 2)


The Arcane: Part 1: A paranormal reverse harem romance


Falling For The Cowboy

A sweet, small-town cowboy romance Rodeo champion turned single dad Lark Anderson is the new cowboy in town. A fall ended his marriage and his career, leaving him to raise his daughter on his own. The small town in New Zealand he moves halfway across the world to is just a little suspicious of their new rodeo star resident, so local sweetheart Sophie Baxter is chosen to keep an eye on the hot-tempered cowboy. Sophie is battling her own troubles, which means that Lark is a welcome distraction, and he certainly has all the locals talking. Only Sophie hadn't expected to fall in love... Seeing Lark with his daughter tugs at her heart strings in ways she never expected, and suddenly she finds herself wondering if there's a place for her in Lark's little family.


The Odyssey

The epic tale of Odysseus and his ten-year journey home after the Trojan War forms one of the earliest and greatest works of Western literature. Confronted by natural and supernatural threats - shipwrecks, battles, monsters and the implacable enmity of the sea-god Poseidon - Odysseus must test his bravery and native cunning to the full if he is to reach his homeland safely and overcome the obstacles that, even there, await him.


Say I Don't: A small town romantic suspense (Misty Hollow Book 7)


Autumn Kissed: A Wolf Shifter Paranormal Romance (Season Shifters Book 2)


The Curse of the Wendigo

While attempting to disprove that Homo vampiris, the vampire, could exist, Dr. Warthrop is asked by his former fiancÉ to rescue her husband from the Wendigo, a creature that starves even as it gorges itself on human flesh, which has snatched him in the Canadian wilderness. Although Warthrop also considers the Wendigo to be fictitious, he relents and rescues her husband from death and starvation, and then sees the man transform into a Wendigo. Can the doctor and Will Henry hunt down the ultimate predator, who, like the legendary vampire, is neither living nor dead, whose hunger for human flesh is never satisfied? This second book in The Monstrumologist series explores the line between myth and reality, love and hate, genius and madness.


Notorious (Shifter Scoundrels Book 1)


Efsunkar

Küllerinden doğan bir aşkın hikayesi…Bir efsundu kadın. Mor menekşe rengi gözlerdeki ışıltıya kandı adam. Daha çok küçüktü sevda tohumu gönlüne düştüğünde. Sekiz yaşındaydı beş yaşın yaşındaki kızın elinden tutarak, babasına götürdüğünde.“Biz evleneceğiz!” demişti tüm ciddiyetiyle. O zaman büyükleri gülmüştü ama kader daha o gün örmüştü ağlarını. Küçük çocuk büyüyüp, kıza aşkını ilan ettiğinde ilk hayal kırıklığını yaşamış, “ağabey” diyerek aşkını kalbinin köşesine süpüren kıza çok kırılmıştı.Yıllar sonra ölen nişanlısının yasını tutan kız ile evlenmesi gerektiğini öğrendiğinde, aşkı onunla alay eder gibi saklandığı yerden çıkarak tüm kalbine hükmetmişti.Aşk küllerinden doğmuştu.


¡Que viene el lobo!

Tras el éxito cosechado con su primera novela, Las ovejas de Glennkill, Leonie Swann ha escrito una nueva entrega de las aventuras de ese entrañable rebaño de ovejas detectives, cuya aguda percepción de la realidad deja en evidencia las carencias de su primo lejano el hombre. En este nuevo caso, igualmente salpicado de un humor delicioso, Miss Maple y sus compañeras vuelven a exhibir capacidades que ya querríamos para nosotros. Acompañadas de Rebecca, la hija del pastor George Glenn, las ovejas abandonan las verdes praderas de Irlanda y viajan al continente. Una vez allí, se instalan al abrigo de un remoto castillo francés, a primera vista un paraje ideal. Sin embargo, no tardan en percatarse de que algo extraño flota en el ambiente. Las cabras del prado contiguo parecen locas de remate y arman un jaleo tremendo. Entonces, una pequeña oveja negra surge de repente y alerta al rebaño de un misterioso peligro. Cae la nieve, su grueso manto lo cubre todo y un murmullo cada vez más persistente se extiende por todo el paraje: «¡Un hombre con piel de lobo! ¡Un hombre lobo!». El peligro se hace patente con el descubrimiento de un cadáver en los límites del bosque, y las ovejas, capitaneadas por la intrépida Miss Maple, se adentran en la oscuridad de la floresta en busca de las pistas que todo asesino deja tras de sí.


Staying Dead

Product DescriptionManhattan's night life just got weirder . . .It starts as a simple job -- but simple jobs, when you're dealing with the magical world, often end up anything but.As a Retriever, Wren Valere specializes in finding things gone missing -- and then bringing them back, no questions asked. Normally her job is stimulating, challenging and only a little bit dangerous. But every once in a while . . .Case in point: A cornerstone containing a spell is stolen and there's a magical complication. (Isn't there always?) Wren's unique abilities aren't enough to lay this particular case to rest, so she turns to some friends: a demon (minor), a mage who has lost his mind, and a few others, including Sergei, her business partner (and maybe a bit more?).Sometimes what a woman has to do to get the job done is enough to give even Wren nightmares . . .


Free Fall

From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. Picking up shortly after the devastating battle between humans and fey atop the Brooklyn Bridge in 2007's Burning Bridges, Gilman's compelling fifth foray into the fantastic netherworld of modern-day Manhattan takes an even darker turn. Most of the surviving members of the Cosa Nostradamus, an informal collective of demon Fatae and magic-using human Talents, have retreated into hiding, while the Silence, a violently anti-fey covert organization, has regrouped under the leadership of a dangerous fanatic. When Wren Valere, a professional thief and Talent, takes on a simple smash-and-grab job that turns out to be a setup, she swears to stop the Silence and their fey-hunting vigilantes once and for all. With streamlined prose, Gilman deftly weaves intricate plot threads and complex relationships into an almost painful buildup of violent suspense. The result is an intelligent and utterly gripping fantasy thriller, by far the best of the Retrievers series to date. (May) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Product DescriptionThe Cosa Nostradamus is in disarray; the Truce holding violence in check has been broken. Magical Manhattan is at war, and Wren Valere is left without her partner/lover Sergei, whose past loyalties keep him from her side just when she needs him the most.Hoping to keep herself occupied, Wren takes a job—but what should have been an ordinary Retrieval instead forces her to realize that it is time to do more. It is time for the Cosa to take the battle to the enemy.But she'll do it her way. The Retrievers' way. Sneaky, smart—and with maximum damage possible. What was lost will be found, what was stolen will be Retrieved. And this war will be ended, once and for all.Wren Valere always finishes the job. Always.


Curse the Dark

Product DescriptionOnce more Wren Valere's game plan has taken an unexpected direction. She'd agreed to a bargain with one supersecret magic-watching outfit to protect her and her partner on their last job. But now the Silence is trying to wedge them apart.On the one hand, ever since she and Sergei began to talk about their "relationship," things have been tricky. On the other, though... Well, no one better try to stand between Wren and Sergei when danger is near!So now they are off to Italy in search of a missing artifact, without any information other than the fact that it's very old, very dangerous and everyone who gets too close disappears. Still, when compared with what's going on at home (lonejacks banding together, a jealous demon, tracking bugs needing fumigation, etc.) maybe disappearing wouldn't be so bad....As if!


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Şahzade

Bir adam; Sarhan Şahzade, Âşık olduğu annesinin ve kendisine âşık olan karısının ölümlerinden dolayı kendini suçlayan Sarhan hayatını kızı ve vatanına adamıştır.Ta ki bir yanlışlık sonucu yanına getirilen Kelebek’i görene kadar...Bir kadın; Ömür Doğan, Babasının kötü giden işleri yüzünden hayallerini bir rafa kaldırmış, sakin hayatında düğünü için gün sayıyordu. Komşuları Süreyya teyzenin evini yakan adamları polise şikayet etmesiyle, sakin ve huzurlu hayatı alt üst olmuştur. Ta ki bir gün başkası yerine kaçırılıp orman gözlü adamı görene kadar...*Biliyorsun ben özel görevdeyim, hiçbir zaman al bayrağa sarılı tabutum gelmeyecek önüne. Eğer ölüm haberim geldiğinde ağlamayacaksan evlen benimle Kelebek.* Birkaç dakikalık dil tutulmasının ardından nihayet sesimi bulabilmiştim. Böyle bir teklif beklemiyordum. Her şeyi duymayı bekliyordum ama bu kelimeleri hayır. Bir an onun olmadığını düşündüm.Sadece bir iki saniyelik… O an ciğerim dağlanmış gibi dayanılmaz bir acı hissettim.Onun olmadığı bir dünyada yaşamak...Asla!


小嶋留味の入口即化餅乾の絕佳技法

職人獨創混拌法讓餅乾充滿細膩口感，Ⅰ 打發混拌  Ⅱ 切拌法  Ⅲ 壓磨法將技法琢磨透徹，混合運用完成餅乾的製作，讓人驚豔的口感，完全顛覆了餅乾的既定印象，好奇嗎？跟著名師的步驟，一起成為餅乾達人吧！ 　　奇怪，明明照著食譜操作，為什麼做出來的餅乾常常覺得不好吃呢？有時候是吃起來過硬，有時候是太過濕軟，口感比不上外面店家販售的餅乾。原因可能很多，一下子也沒辦法找到方向，別著急，跟著35年名店「Oven Mitten」傳授的課程，掌握獨創混拌法，讓餅乾一出爐就擁有細膩高雅的口感，打動品嚐者的味蕾。 　　這本書重點在於不同階段的麵糰拌合方法-打發混拌、切拌法、壓磨法。單使用一種或是結合兩種以上的拌合方法，就能做出與眾不同的餅乾，這也是製作甜點時常會忽略的細節，以為只要拌勻就可以了，但若能在攪拌作業上多下點功夫，會獲得更加細膩的味覺享受，請一起來感受這細微但能讓獲得無上滿足的特殊技法吧！ 本書特色 　　★絕不失敗、不藏私的混拌法大公開，提升烘焙技能，做出名店的美味餅乾。　　★提供6支動態教學影片(需上網)及中文字幕，可反覆觀看練習。　　★食譜材料用量精準、步驟圖詳盡，滿足想一窺究竟的烘焙新手及想提升技法的甜點高手。 亞馬遜網路書店5顆星推薦 　　1.我在尋找好吃的餅乾時發現這本書，發現只要麵粉、糖、奶油就能自己做，所以我就嘗試自己做。提供的影片值得稱讚，除了書中的步驟圖外，透過影片更能學習到力度、速度，也更容易觀察麵糰狀態，後來烤出了很棒的餅乾，我很滿足。 　　2.原先在圖書館看到這本書，研讀過後決定到書局買一本，我想好好運用它，也會照著做做看的。 　　3.我之前在網路上學到很多製作甜點的方法，也有自己做的習慣，發現這本書的技法是其他地方沒看過的，非常特別，照著書做出來後，也把餅乾分享給同事，大家都很喜歡，我也覺得很開心～ 　　4.需要時間和精力研究並製作的餅乾，做出來後，也的確受到朋友稱讚，。 　　5.我從小就喜歡做甜點，餅乾做得最多，當我按照食譜完成後，覺得很驚訝，和以往我做餅乾時的材料相同，但沒想到香味和質地有如此大的不同，即使我之前也做過很多餅乾，但這本書讓我覺得自己的技巧更加精進了。'


Fluke and the Fantastic Finale (The Fantastic Fluke Book 5)


The Filthy One (The Escort Book 3)


Pass Interference: An Enemies to Lovers Second Chance Romance (The Denver Mountain Lions Book 2)


Connection: An Everyday Heroes World Novel (The Everyday Heroes World)


The Seventh Crystal

Enjoying the computer game that arrived mysteriously without a return address, young Chris Masters plays obsessively and eventually comes to realize that the world of the game is real.


Talking with Tech Leads


The Millionaire Fastlane

** UPDATED AND REFRESHED FOR THE BITCOIN ERA ** INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLER; NOW TRANSLATED IN OVER 15 LANGUAGES WORLDWIDEHas the "settle-for-less" financial plan become your plan for wealth? It sounds a little something like this:"Graduate from college, get a good job, save 10% of your paycheck, cancel the movie channels, quit drinking expensive Starbucks, save and penny-pinch your life away, trust your life-savings to an indexed-fund peddled from Wall Street, and then one day, when you are oh, say, 65 years old, you can retire rich."Welcome to the greatest scam of the modern world, one that will take you 50 years of your youth to realize that you were conned. You don't want to DIE rich in life's tired twilight, you want to LIVE rich in vibrant youth.Unfortunately, since you were old enough to work a job, you've been lied to by an army of financial profiteers and mainstream media hucksters. The ruse? The...


Staying Dead


One Wild Weekend With Becker: A Steamy Forced Proximity Romance

Former wild child and Pastor's daughter Cynthia is trying to start over. But the small minded community she's returned to won't let her leave her past behind.Accidentally seeing one of her father's employees naked isn't going to help her reputation any...nor is spending the night with him.  He's the bad boy her father warned her about…  It was supposed to be a simple still life drawing class in an old warehouse.  A way to do something creative and to get back 'out there' after a painful breakup.But before I set up my easel for my first ever art class, the teacher drops a bombshell.  A six-foot bombshell named Becker with bedroom eyes and a dangerous level of sexy.And thanks to a mix up with the classes, we'll be drawing him…Naked.  Did I mention Becker works for my father?  As if that wasn't awkward enough, I know Becker recognizes me as the rebel turned church girl.Being caught sketching a naked man does not fit with the image of a respectable pastor's daughter.  But before I can make my escape there's a power outage, and in my panic, I get lost.  Guess who comes to rescue me?  Worse, everyone else has gone home, and Becker wants to explain.Before I know it, I'm in his apartment, I've drunk too much, and Becker is promising to show me what I've been missing out on.After a wild night that shouldn't have happened, my father finding out I've been a naughty girl becomes the least of my worries…  * If you love fast-burn forced proximity romance, you'll love the One Wild Weekend Forced Proximity Romance Series! Every book in this steamy series is a standalone story with a happy ending and no cheating!


Curse the Dark


The Pirate Bride


Emerald Embrace


Bride of the Wind


Damsel in Distress


Slow Burn


A Season of Miracles


Arabian Nights


Every Time I Love You


Eden's Spell

How long will Katrina be able to fight off love when a dark stranger learns all of her innermost fantasies?Katrina Denver's life changes when she gets mixed up in a top-secret, classified Navy project led by the ruggedly handsome Mike Taylor. The project involves a drug that causes people to live out their deepest fantasies and Mike is responsible for testing the drug's effect on wildlife. When Katrina is inadvertently exposed to the potent drug, it's only a matter of time before Mike becomes the object of her most secret desires . . . This ebook features an illustrated biography of Heather Graham including rare photos from the author's personal collection.


Dante's Daughter


Grave Danger


The Velveteen Rabbit


Night Of The Blackbird


Mistress of Magic

Magic and love intertwine in this tale of romantic suspense by best-selling author Heather Graham.Regina Delaney loves making children happy. Playing Dierdre Dinosaur for adoring audiences at the theme park she started with her twin brother Max gives the local kids - and Reggie - countless hours of innocent pleasure. But make-believe morphs into suspicion of murder when Max's ex-wife vanishes... and Max becomes the prime suspect.Reggie is determined to uncover the truth and clear her brother's name. So is Wesley Blake. The ex-military intelligence officer believes in his best friend's innocence - which means someone has set Max up. Gathering intel is the easy part. Resisting Max's gorgeous sister is something else. But soon Wes has a more critical mission: stopping a diabolical plot and protecting Reggie from someone who has marked her for extinction.


Hold Close the Memory


The Killing Edge

Chloe Marin was lucky. She was just a teenager when a beachside party mansion turned into a bloodbath. According to authorities, the killers were later found dead in the swamp. Chloe's not so sure.Ten years later, as a psychologist consulting with the cops, she gets drawn in to the disappearance of a swimsuit model. Everyone assumes the girl ran off for some fun in the sun—everyone but Chloe, who's been visited by the model's ghost.Someone else is interested in the dead girl: Luke Cane, a P.I. investigating the disappearance for her father. Chloe and Luke barely trust one another, but they agree on the important things—they will bend the law to catch these killers, and there is an undeniable attraction between them.When another mass murder occurs, Chloe's beginning to think her presence is no longer a coincidence….


Tempestuous Eden

Deep in the jungles of Central America, Blair has just one question: Is Craig her enemy or her protector? After the untimely death of her husband, Blair Morgan leaves her privileged life—against the wishes of her father—to work with the poor in Central America. Focused on helping the people of this war-torn region, she's uneasy when journalist Craig Taylor suddenly appears. Blair is determined to keep her true identity a secret, but finds herself confiding in brave and confident Craig. He has an agenda of his own, and when he finally puts his plans into action, both he and Claire must scramble to save their lives—and their hearts. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Heather Graham including rare photos from the author's personal collection.


Siren from the Sea


Catching Lana: An Alaska Blizzard Companion Novella


The Last Noel


DIESEL: Westside Skulls Motorcycle Club (Skulls MC Book 36)


Home Grown Talent (Creative Types 2)

Are you for real? From the outside, it looks like model and influencer Mason Nash has it all-beauty, fame, and fortune. With his star rapidly rising, and a big contract up for grabs, Mason's on the verge of hitting the big time. When an opportunity arises to co-host a gardening slot on daytime TV with his ex's brother, Owen Hunter, Mason is definitely on-board. And he intends to use every trick in the book to make the show a hit-including agreeing to his ruthless producer's demand to fake a 'will-they/won't-they' romance with his co-host... Owen Hunter is a gardener with a huge heart and both feet planted firmly on the well-tilled ground. He's proud of the life he's built and has absolutely no desire to be on TV-yet somehow he finds himself agreeing to do the show. It's definitely not because he's interested in Mason Nash. The guy might be beautiful-and yeah, his spoiled brat routine presses all Owen's buttons in the bedroom-but Owen has no interest in a short-term fling with a fame-hungry model. As the two men get closer, though, Owen starts to believe there's more to Mason than his beautiful appearance and carefully-curated online persona-that beneath the glitz and glamour is a sweet, sensitive man longing to be loved. A man Owen might be falling for. A man who might even feel the same. But in a world of media spin and half-truths, Owen is dangerously out of his depth. And when a ridiculous scandal explodes online, with Owen at its heart, it starts to look as though everything he thought was real is built on lies-including his budding romance with Mason...


Her Song in His Heart (The Ghost Bird Series, #14)

Gabriel Coleman has always known he has distant relatives, but since his father's funeral, he's never heard a word from them. However, Academy rules are clear: finding your family and putting them forward to the Academy to be vetted for adoption is a requirement of becoming a full-fledged member. If Gabriel doesn't complete the task, he'll be left behind. Again. But now that Sang Sorenson has found a trace of her mother's history, and it's leading to the same town Gabriel's family hails from, he has no excuse to put it off any longer. Sang and Gabriel, along with other team members, are off across state lines to find out about their pasts. What really happened to Sang's mom? Why did Gabriel's family never contact him? What other secrets will they uncover? The only thing they have to keep their sanity is each other, but even their love might not be enough to protect them from having to face family members who have long tried to erase them from their lives. Sang and Gabriel must hold strong as they each face where they came from, knowing what they do next could ultimately change their lives forever. The Academy, Intricate


A Perilous Eden

Politics and passion collide on a Caribbean pleasure cruise when a woman is kidnapped—and rescued by the most dangerous man she knows In the wrong place at the wrong time. Amber Larkspur is on a cruise ship headed to the Caribbean when she witnesses an abduction. The target is a powerful Washington senator who is a friend of her father's and a member of the president's inner circle. Then Amber is abducted too. Terrified that she's going to die, she is shocked to be rescued by the seductive stranger who shared her bed a year ago. But Michael Adams hasn't come to save her. Haunted by the explosion that killed his wife and daughter, Adam Tchartoff lives for the day he can carry out his retribution. To the world he's a heartless assassin. As Michael Adams, he can infiltrate the most impenetrable terrorist cells. Now a covert government mission has thrust Amber into harm's way. The only way to protect her is to keep up the pretense. But will his...


Down in New Orleans


Maverickand the Lady


Storybook Dad (2012)

When Mark Reynolds first meets Emily Todd, he's smitten. So is Seth, his son—which is why Mark has to nip this attraction in the bud. Emily's been honest about her diagnosis, and Mark can't put Seth through the heartbreak of another illness. Even though Emily is fit, sexy and oh-so-alive. Mark's as close as any man's come to being the prince Emily imagined when she was a girl, right down to the gorgeous, ocean-blue eyes. But that girl never imagined herself with MS. Emily doesn't want to be anyone's burden, and she doesn't want to hurt Mark's vulnerable son. So she'll harden her heart, stick to her work and forget about the magic of Mark's touch. Can two grown-ups with their minds made up learn a lesson in love from a four-year-old boy?*-*-*


Éclair and Present Danger

The first book in the delicious new Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery series from national bestselling author Laura Bradford.With her rent rising faster than her pie crust, bakery owner Winnie Johnson had hoped to be rescued by an inheritance from her wealthy friend and neighbor Gertrude Redenbacher. Instead all she inherits is the widow’s hostile hissing tabby, Lovey, and a vintage ambulance, restored by Gertrude’s late husband. As her dream crumbles, Winnie makes her final delivery—a peach pie to an elderly widower. But she finds Bart Wagner lying on his kitchen floor, smothered by a pillow.   To comfort her frightened and grieving neighbors, Winnie comes to the rescue with her baked goods—and an idea is born: dessert delivery via her ambulance and a new business called the Emergency Dessert Squad. When she’s not speeding to the scenes of dessert emergencies, Winnie is also racing to track down Bart’s killer—before she needs to call a real ambulance for the next victim...


Dial M for Mousse (An Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery)


A Mom for Callie (2010)

Betsy Anderson isn't the sort of woman to leave home and travel 1,200 miles because of a feeling. But something about the photo of a certain bridge in Cedar Creek has stirred up buried emotions. And meeting gorgeous cop Kyle Brennan--a man with the broadest shoulders she's ever seen in or out of uniform--awakens feelings of a deliciously different kind....All Kyle wants is to serve and protect his Illinois small town and be a good father to his young daughter. Now Betsy's making the guarded single dad realize he wants more...a lot more. If only the plucky widow weren't so gun-shy about trusting her heart to another law-enforcement officer. Is Betsy ready to take a risk--maybe the biggest one of all?


05-A Churn for the Worse

The national bestselling author of Suspendered Sentence returns to Heavenly, Pennsylvania, where shop owner Claire Weatherly and Detective Jakob Fisher must put on their thinking kapps to solve a string of robberies and a murder in the Amish community...When an Amish farmer is found dead in his barn, his family accepts his death as God's will. But Detective Jakob Fisher knows the farmer didn't hit himself in the head with the shovel lying beside his body. And when it comes to light that a stranger appeared at the farmer's home and now money is missing from their milk can, Fisher suspects robbery as the motive—especially when another Amish family is victimized.Getting to the truth proves difficult, however, since Fisher has two strikes against him in the eyes of the Amish—his chosen career, and the Amish roots he left behind. Desperate to stop a murderous thief, Fisher turns to Heavenly Treasures shop owner Claire Weatherly for help....


Suspendered Sentence (An Amish Mystery Book 4)


03-Shunned and Dangerous


A Reason To Win

A charity event.A Bachelorette auction.And a bombshell that steals the show and his attention.Desmond didn’t expect to see a bombshell on the auction stage that made him want to blow a quarter of a million dollars. There just was something about her that drew his attention. Something he needed more than the money he’d just spent. Desmond needed her and was willing to do whatever it took to get her.Marcy’s boss put her up for sale. Sure, she’d lost money in an investment deal against the devil. Money they could only recover by having her prance across the stage in front of a room full of billionaires, for the highest bidder. Upset, she drowned her sorrows in the bottom of a bottle of alcohol and a mind-blowing one-night stand. She didn’t know that night would cost her more than she’d intended.Heart not for sale.


Between the Stars


The Hunt God's Hound (Of Gods and Men)

Heroes aren’t real, and neither is love…right?Conall, a snarky and cynical Irish goatherd, just wants a boring life—no quests, no heroes and definitely no curses. That all falls apart when a chance encounter with a Fomori sorcerer leaves him trapped in the body of a female wolfhound.Arlen, a kind and noble hunter of the Tuatha de Danann, is tracking his most dangerous target yet, but his skills are not enough. To track this magical monster, he needs someone touched by its power…someone like Conall.They strike a deal—to hunt their mutual enemy while Arlen bends the curse as much as he can. Now a hound by day and a human by night, Conall’s heart and instincts draw him to his handsome rescuer. When he goes into heat, it starts a tempest of passion and emotion that will either bring them together or tear them apart.Can these two unlikely companions overcome an ancient evil, or will their story end in tragedy?


Covert Affair: A Bodyguard/Secret Relationship Romance (Too Hot To Handle Book 5)


His Lordship's Return (His Lordship’s Mysteries 3)

For Dominick and Alfie, it feels like they've only just settled into life at Balcarres House when an urgent letter from an old friend has them racing back to London. However, they're not returning to Alfie's swirling ton of money and nobility, but to the dark underside of the city that Dominick knows all too well. In a desperate race against time, they'll have to walk streets that Alfie barely remembers and Dominick hoped to forget. Their return brings up terrors better left in the past and for one of them, the strain may be too much to bear. Under the shadow of the workhouse, they'll have to act quickly to stop a killer or the lives lost may be their own. His Lordship's Return is the third novel in the His Lordship's Mysteries series.


The Taste of Desert Green

Struggling business owner George is stuck in the past. Rootless Zephyr lives only in the present. Can they find the courage to build a future together?


The Highlander’s Tudor Lass (The Brothers of Wolf Isle)


Assaulted Pretzel

Claire Weatherly found the simple life she always wanted when she opened a gift shop in Heavenly, Pennsylvania - a small town in the heart of Amish country. But when murder disrupts her Heavenly home, it's up to Claire and Detective Jakob Fisher to find the not-so-simple truth. The quiet town of Heavenly is buzzing with excitement over the latest guests at the local inn, Sleep Heavenly. Toy manufacturer Rob Karble is in town to meet the members of the Amish community who will soon be crafting a new toy line for his company. But when word gets out that Karble intends to use the Amish designs without employing the Amish to make them, someone sends the interloper to his final reward.No one wants to believe anyone from the Amish community could commit such an act, but as Claire and Detective Fisher have learned, no one is above sin - or suspicion.


{Baby to Be} Miracle Baby

Product DescriptionMaggie Monroe stopped looking for magic ten months, twenty-two days and eight hours ago. Maybe it's his gift for fixing things. Or maybe it's because Rory's known Maggie is the woman for him since the day they met. But he seems intent on bringing the Christmas spirit back into the grieving widow's life…starting with a unique holiday surprise.Try as she might, Maggie's finding it awfully hard to resist a man as persistent—and appealing—as Rory. Hired to restore her uncle's century-old inn, the Michigan carpenter has taken her on as another task. With his faith and love, can she help along that special miracle only two can create?


The Catty Case of Mayor’s Murder (Curly Bay Animal Rescue Cozy Mystery 14)

In a surprising tale of pets and local politics animal rescuer Courtney Cain finds herself in a mayoral murder case, needing to rescue her friend Bridget Powers. Bridget’s opponent is found cold as ice, and as interim mayor, she is the hot suspect! Courtney Cain is thrilled when interim mayor Bridget Powers asks for help with her campaign. Bridget wants to really make a difference for the people of Curly Bay, and Courtney is completely behind her. Delighted to take on another exciting challenge, alongside the ones she has at work, she jumps in with both boots. When Bridget’s campaign is tainted by her mayoral opponents murder, however, Courtney knows she has to help find the real killer! Join us for another friendly, furry Curly Bay cozy mystery...


Better or Worse in Dog Town

Fate pulled her to Dorset Hills for love once before. Will the second time reveal her true calling? Twelve years ago, Isla McInnis followed a hunch to Dorset Hills in search of the perfect rescue dog. She found the dog… but the perfect man slipped through her fingers. Ever since, she’s longed to come back to this fairy-tale town—the town she practically created with an article she wrote praising Dorset Hills as the best place on earth for dogs and dog lovers. Returning at last, Isla finds Dorset Hills isn’t quite as sweet as she remembers. In the past year, a new mayor has corrupted her vision and practically turned the place into a circus. Now he’s collecting puppies from premier breeders for an illicit project, and somehow evading the Rescue Mafia. Isla’s plan to oust the mayor becomes a clever game of political cat and mouse. To solve the mystery of the purloined puppies, she’ll need to locate the new dog of her dreams as well as reconnect with a man whose heart she broke all those years ago. The cards may be stacked against Isla, but the mayor has one heck of a fight on his hands in this hilarious and heartwarming Season Finale to one crazy year in Dog Town. If you love dogs, humor and romance with your mysteries, Book 10 in this heartwarming series for animal lovers will pull you right back into the quirky Dog Town world. You won’t want to leave even after you've finished the COMPLETE series of 11 books...and moved on to the next series in the hill country universe.


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{Babies & Bachelors USA} Kayla's Daddy

It came to her by mistake. Now Phoebe Jennings is driving clear across town to deliver it to its proper owner. Only, someone please tell her how on earth tall, blond and gorgeous bachelor Tate Williams could possibly be the recipient of a forty-year-old love letter?It isn't every day a beautiful woman shows up on Tate's doorstep with a baby in tow. His Ohio hometown is already captivated by the generous-hearted artist and single mother. And Phoebe's also full of ideas about reuniting the successful architect with his estranged father, who never forgot his first love.A letter that never reached its destination. A man who wants to heal the past. A woman ready to renew her faith in love. Plus an irresistible baby girl who just might help bring a decades-old love full circle...


[Jenkins & Burns Cozy 04] Deadly Ambition

A new, original Jenkins & Burns novella from the author of Deadly Readings, Deadly Getaway, and Deadly Expressions. In the aftermath of the most destructive hurricane to hit the Jersey Shore in a century, Elise Burns and the other residents of Ocean Point are doing their best to recover and rebuild, which is why the recent string of robberies hits everyone especially hard. Fuming to catch the thief preying on those who have already suffered so much, Detective Mitch Burns will stop at nothing to solve the crimes. When another robbery turns to murder and a college student who’s interning at Elise’s newspaper is caught with the murder weapon in his hand, Mitch is convinced it’s an open-and-shut case. Elise knows the brash and ambitious aspiring reporter would go to any lengths to get a story, but was he a killer? Following clues from the intern’s notebooks and her own reporter’s gut sense, she sets out to track down a thief and a killer and exonerate a suspect she doesn't even like—even if she has to put herself in harm’s way to do it. *-*-*


[Jenkins & Burns Cozy 03] Deadly Expressions

Originally published by Hilliard & Harris under the title Marked by Fate, Deadly Expressions is the third in Laura Bradford’s debut Jenkins & Burns mystery series.  Thirty-five years ago, seven-year-old Hannah Daltry hid under a desk, the only witness to a horrible bank robbery. Still haunted by that day, Hannah uses her passion for writing to teach others, and to try to banish the demons of her past. Local reporter Elise Jenkins is a student in Hannah’s class. Eager to stretch her writing wings, she’s excited about the assignment Hannah gives and amazed at the teacher’s ability to bring the horrifying scene of a girl watching a bank robbery to life. But inspiration turns to shock when Hannah is found dead in her classroom. Is her only mistake being in the wrong place at the wrong time, or did the past finally catch up with her? Whatever the answer, Elise Jenkins and police detective Mitch Burns are determined to find out. *-*-*


[Jenkins & Burns Cozy 01] Deadly Readings

The first book in Laura Bradford’s debut Jenkins & Burns mystery series! This book was originally published under the title Jury of One.The Jersey Shore has always been known for warm sand, lively boardwalks, and the promise of carefree summer days. This season the small scenic town of Ocean Point, New Jersey, is not nearly as carefree as tourists would hope. The discovery of the body of a young woman is the first in a string of seemingly random and senseless murders, murders connected only by a warning from the same boardwalk fortune-teller.   It’s a crisis that puts local detective Mitch Burns on edge, and his job in jeopardy. It’s up to him to solve the crimes and protect the livelihood of the town, a livelihood that relies almost entirely on tourists. With the help of newly hired local reporter Elise Jenkins, the two step out to discover who the killer is, before another body is found. *-*-*


Portrait of a Sister

Katie Beiler was always the follower to her twin sister Hannah's lead. That is until Hannah left their Amish upbringing for an English life—leaving Katie to find her own footing in a world that no longer looks as it once did . . .Katie has always imagined her life being just like Mamm's. It's why she chose baptism and why she'll soon marry Abram Zook. But ever since Hannah left, the only thing that truly makes Katie smile is the sketchpad in which she indulges her talent for drawing faces—a sin that, if discovered, could get her shunned by her family, her friends, and even Abram. Yet Katie sees her secret pastime as the only way to quiet a growing restlessness she'd just as soon ignore. That is until their Mamm's untimely death brings Hannah back home to Pennsylvania, with a new outlook on life, a man she adores, and, soon, an invitation for Katie to visit her in New York City.Suddenly, Katie is experiencing a freedom she's never had, in a world she never imagined. She's also spending time in the company of a fellow dreamer, someone who sees her as strong and brave and makes her laugh. But it's when Hannah shows Katie's drawings to a gallery owner that she truly finds herself at a crossroads between the only life she's ever known and the powerful lure of an unfamiliar future.


Deadly Ambition (Jenkins & Burns Mysteries Book 4)


The Jenkins & Burns Mysteries Boxed Set


An Amish Mystery 02 - Assaulted Pretzel

Claire Weatherly found the simple life she always wanted when she opened a gift shop in Heavenly, Pennsylvania—a small town in the heart of Amish country. But when murder disrupts her Heavenly home, it’s up to Claire and Detective Jakob Fisher to find the not-so-simple truth.The quiet town of Heavenly is buzzing with excitement over the latest guests at the local inn, Sleep Heavenly. Toy manufacturer Rob Karble is in town to meet the members of the Amish community who will soon be crafting a new toy line for his company. But when word gets out that Karble intends to use the Amish designs without employing the Amish to make them, someone sends the interloper to his final reward.No one wants to believe anyone from the Amish community could commit such an act, but as Claire and Detective Fisher have learned, no one is above sin—or suspicion.ReviewPraise for Hearse and Buggy“The best cozy mystery debut I’ve read this year.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben“Bradford’s characters are some of the best developed, most interesting ones I’ve come across in a cozy mystery.”—Lesa’s Book CritiquesAbout the AuthorWhile spending a rainy afternoon at a friend’s house more than thirty years ago, Laura Bradford fell in love with writing over a stack of blank paper, a box of crayons, and a freshly sharpened number two pencil. From that moment forward, she never wanted to do or be anything else. Today, Laura is a bestselling mystery and award-winning romance author. She lives in Yorktown Heights, New York, with her husband and their blended brood.


An Amish Mystery 01 - Hearse and Buggy

Fallen SnowClaire Weatherly has fled a high-stress lifestyle for a slower pace—in Amish country: Heavenly, Pennsylvania. She only planned a short visit but instead found herself opening an Amish specialty shop, Heavenly Treasures, and settling in.Claire loves her new home, and she’s slowly making friends among the locals, including Esther, a young Amish woman who works in the shop. So when the store’s former owner,the unlikable Walter Snow, is murdered, and the man Esther is sweet on becomes a suspect, Claire can’t help but get involved.Newly returned Detective Jakob Fisher, who left Heavenly—and his Amish upbringing—as a teenager, is on the case. But his investigation is stalled by the fact that none of his former community will speak with him. Claire’s connections make her the perfect go-between.As Claire investigates, she uncovers more than she wanted to know about her neighbors. And suddenly, everything she had hoped to find in this peaceful refuge is at risk . . . Review“The best cozy mystery debut I’ve read this year.”(Harlan Coben ) About the AuthorWhile spending a rainy afternoon at a friend’s house more than thirty years ago, Laura Bradford fell in love with writing over a stack of blank paper, a box of crayons, and a freshly sharpened number two pencil. From that moment forward, she never wanted to do or be anything else. Today, Laura is a bestselling mystery and award-winning romance author. She lives in Yorktown Heights, New York, with her husband and their blended brood.


The Brush Off


Sprayed Stiff


The Night I Got Lucky

The Night I Got Lucky (2005)When Billy Rendell suddenly gets everything she wants, it turns out to be the last thing she needs . . .A long-awaited promotion. Freedom from emotional baggage. A newly -- ahem -- amorous husband. What's wrong with this picture? Well . . . everything. For starters, Billy hasn't actually earned any of it. Instead, like some character in a fairy tale, this stuck-in-a-rut publicist had all her wishes granted overnight -- which feels great, at least at first. But soon Billy's brand-new success starts to unravel -- who'd have thought becoming a VP would be so Very Painful? Or that a harmless crush on a co-worker would turn not-so-harmless now that he's crushing back? It'll take a surreal, rollicking, high-stakes journey for Billy to realize what she really wants out of life . . . before it's too late.


Unmentionable Cuisine

Unmentionable cusine is a very old school cook book, with no pictures, but absolutely packed with information. At the beginning of each chapter author shortly discusses the animal or part of the animal in question, mentions any food taboos connected with it in different parts of the world, shortly goes over the preparation and then lays out recipes.The most interesting part for me is that book contains numerous recipes about offal and less eaten parts of animals. eating which our grandparents used to find normal, but somehow in modern times when the supermarket shelves are packed with lean cuts of meat, it slipped out of our habits.It's definitely a good buy for food enthusiasts, especially for those that are interested in eating "head to tail"


The Year of Living Famously

**Some girls seek fame, others have it thrust upon them. . .** Clothing designer Kyra Felis has never been one to worship celebrities--she'd rather read a good book or make a blouse out of a tablecloth. She marries Hollywood man-of-the-moment Declan McKenna for love, with no inkling of how his notoriety will send her life spinning out of control. But once Kyra reluctantly becomes a celebrity by association there's no turning back. And even though she has all the trappings of success, she can't do the things that make her happy--throw a party; drink a glass of wine (or four) at a quiet café; confide in her friends. When Declan's fame literally endangers Kyra's life, she starts to wonder, can she survive more than a year of living famously?### From BooklistPlenty of women wonder what it would be like to be married to a movie star, but designer Kyra Felis finds out when she marries Irish actor Declan McKenna. When Kyra meets Declan in Las Vegas, he is on the cusp of stardom. The two have a whirlwind courtship, and Declan proposes after a few months. Kyra is reluctant to leave New York for L.A., but her love for Declan wins out. At first, it's just a matter of adjusting to the culture and attending a premiere here and there, but then *Normandy* is released to rave reviews and an eager, vast audience, and its star, Declan, and, by default, Kyra are launched into superstardom. Everyone wants to interview Declan, and the paparazzi follow the couple everywhere. Declan's success helps to launch Kyra's clothing line, but she is not sure she can deal with life in the spotlight. Caldwell's snazzy, gripping third novel gives readers an exciting taste of life in the fast lane, exposing the truth behind the fairy tale. *Kristine Huntley* *Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved*### About the AuthorLaura Caldwell, a former civil litigator, is a Scholar in Residence at Loyola Law School where she is also an award-winning law professor. Caldwell's first book, *Burning the Map*, was selected by Barnes & Noble.com as one of The Best of 2002. Following that,* A Clean Slate* received a starred review from Booklist. Caldwell began publishing thrillers and suspense novels in 2005. Both her debut mystery, *Lo**ok Closely*, and *The Rome Affair, *the novel that pulled her into the Mosley case, received critical acclaim. Laura's newest, an international thriller called *The Good Liar, *has been heralded as "a massive achievement." She is published in ten languages and over twenty countries.****Before beginning her writing career, Laura was a trial attorney, specializing in medical malpractice defense and entertainment law. She is published in the legal field and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Law at her alma mater, Loyola University Chicago, where she teaches litigation writing and international criminal law. Laura is also freelance magazine writer and has contributed to several anthologies.


False Impressions

Chicago attorney Izzy McNeil is ready to take a break from private investigation and focus on her career in criminal law. But as a favor, she agrees to work with Madeline Saga, a beautiful art gallery owner who fears that artwork she has sold is fake. Who in Madeline's tight circle of artists and gallery owners is guilty of the forgeries?When Madeline's life is threatened, Izzy is suddenly asking a more troublesome question: Who wants the gallery owner dead?As the case spins out of control, there's only one person who makes Izzy feel safe—Detective Damon Vaughn. But getting close to her former nemesis is full of surprises. Astonishing truths about the glittering Chicago art scene will introduce Izzy to the deadliest art of deception.…Review"Caldwell's trial scenes, breezy but effective, are key to the unmasking of the real culprit. Izzy's successful juggling of personal and professional roles should win her more fans."-Publishers Weekly on Claim of Innocence"A sizzling roller coaster ride through the streets of Chicago, filled with murder, mystery, sex and heartbreak. These page-turners will have you breathless and panting for more."-Shore Magazine on Red, White & Dead"Chock full of suspense, Red, White, & Dead is a riveting mystery of crime, love and adventure at its best."-New York Times bestselling author Gayle Lynds"Smart dialogue, captivating images, realistic settings and sexy characters...The pieces of the puzzle come together to reveal the secrets between the sheets that lead Izzy to realize who the killer is."-BookReporter.com on Red Blooded Murder"Red Blooded Murder aims for the sweet spot between tough and tender, between thrills and thought-and hits the bull's-eye. A terrific novel."-#1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Child"Izzy is the whole package: feminine and sexy, but also smart, tough and resourceful. She's no damsel-in-distress from a tawdry bodice ripper; she's more than a fitting match for any bad guys foolish enough to take her on."-Chicago Sun-Times on Red Blooded Murder"Caldwell's stylish, fast-paced writing grips you and won't let you go."-Edgar Award–winning author David Ellis on Red Hot Lies"Told mainly from the heroine's first-person point of view, this beautifully crafted and tightly written story is a fabulous read. It's very difficult to put down-and the ending is terrific."-RT Book Reviews on Red Hot Lies"Former trial lawyer Caldwell launches a mystery series that weaves the emotional appeal of her chick-lit titles with the blinding speed of her thrillers... Readers will be left looking forward to another heart-pounding ride on Izzy's silver Vespa."-Publishers Weekly on Red Hot Lies About the AuthorLaura Caldwell, a former trial lawyer, is currently a professor and Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She is the author of eleven novels and one non-fiction book. She is a nation-wide speaker and the founder of Life After Innocence, which helps innocent people begin their lives again after being wrongfully imprisoned. Laura has been published in thirteen languages and over twenty countries. To learn more, please visit www.lauracaldwell.com.


Izzy McNeil 04-Claim of Innocence

4. Claim of Innocence (2011)Forbidden relationships are the most tempting. And the most dangerous.It was a crime of passion - or so the police say. Valerie Solara has been charged with poisoning her best friend. The prosecution claims she's always been secretly attracted to Amanda's husband.and with Amanda gone, she planned to make her move.Attorney Izzy McNeil left the legal world a year ago, but a friend's request pulls her into the murder trial. Izzy knows how passion can turn your life upside down. She thought she had it once with her ex-fiancé, Sam. Now she wonders if that's all she has in common with her criminally gorgeous younger boyfriend, Theo.It's Izzy's job to present the facts that will exonerate her client - whether or not she's innocent. But when she suspects Valerie is hiding something, she begins investigating - and uncovers a web of secret passions and dark motives, where seemingly innocent relationships can prove poisonous.


Izzy McNeil 03-Red, White & Dead

3. Red, White & Dead (2009)Izzy McNeil is hot on the trail of one of Chicago's most notorious gangsters. Not that he realizes the crimson-tressed enchantress, a self-proclaimed "lapsed lawyer," is moonlighting as a private investigator. But when an unexpected run-in trashes Izzy's cover, she's swept into an evil underworld where she is definitely not safe.That is until Izzy receives help from an unlikely source: the ultimate guardian angel. And the last person she ever dreamed she'd see again. Now Izzy is racing from Chicago to Rome, all the while battling personal demons, Mafiosi killers and red hot emergency desires....


Izzy McNeil 02-Red Blooded Murder

2. Red Blooded Murder (2009)Chicago is the Windy City, and these days the winds of change are whipping Izzy McNeil's life all over the map. A high-profile job on Trial TV lands her in the hot seat. After a shocking end to her engagement, she finds herself juggling not only her ex-fiancé, but a guy she never expected. And a moonlighting undercover gig has her digging deep into worlds she barely knew existed.But all of this takes a backseat when Izzy's friend winds up brutally murdered. Suddenly, Izzy must balance the demands of a voracious media and the knowledge that she didn't know her friend as well as she thought.


Izzy McNeil 01-Red Hot Lies

1. Red Hot Lies (2009)They say bad things happen in threes. When her fiancé, Sam, disappears on the same day her mentor and biggest client is killed, hotshot Chicago attorney Izzy McNeil starts counting. But trouble keeps coming. Sam is implicated in the client's death, her apartment is broken into and it's not just the authorities who are following her.Now, to find Sam and uncover her client's murderer, Izzy will have to push past limits she never imagined. Lucky for her she's always thrived under pressure, because her world is falling apart. Fast. And the trail of half truths and lies is red-hot.


Eggs Benedict Arnold (Cackleberry Club Mystery 2)

When Cackleberry Clubber Suzanne delivers a pie to funeral director Ozzie Driesden, she discovers him not working at the embalming table but lying on the embalming table. She barely has time to recognize his corpse before she?s drugged with chloroform. With more suspects than breakfast specials, the Cackleberry Club scrambles to crack the case before one of their own ends up six feet under.About the AuthorLaura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Cackleberry Club, Tea Shop, and Scrapbooking mysteries. In her past life she was a Clio Award–winning advertising writer and CEO of her own marketing firm. She lives in Plymouth, Minnesota.


Eggs in Purgatory (Cackleberry Club Mystery 1)

Suzanne, Toni, and Petra lose their husbands but find independence when they open the Cackleberry Club. Then their cozy cafe becomes the scene of a crime when a lawyer dies with a secret on his lips and egg on his face. What this all has to do with a religious cult and Suzanne's past could put her own life on the line.


Stake & Eggs (Cackleberry Club Mystery 4)

New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs presents the best way to start your day—with a hearty breakfast and a side of hard-boiled murder. Suzanne, Toni, and Petra found a second life after losing their husbands—opening their own successful business, the Cackleberry Club cafè. But the three women never expected sleuthing to be the special of the day… A KILLER HAS THE TOWN WALKING ON EGG SHELLSWhen a snowmobile crashes into the woods behind the Cackleberry Club cafè, Suzanne finds her town’s most-hated banker beheaded by a wire staked in the snow. Now some of her best customers are prime suspects with a bushel of motives, and the murder investigation is snowballing. An elusive young runaway may be the Cackleberry Club’s only way to crack the case…provided Suzanne can keep her head long enough to track down the cold-blooded killer.ReviewPraise for the Cackleberry Club Mystery series“Childs excels at creating comforting settings in which to put her characters, and the Cackleberry Club is a place you’d like to visit.”—St. Paul Pioneer Press“Tasty and fun.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune“A delicious platter of thrilling whodunit, with a side of friendship and humor for dessert.”—Las Vegas Review-JournalAbout the AuthorLaura Childs is the New York Times bestselling author of the Tea Shop, Scrapbooking, and Cackleberry Club mystery series. In a previous life, she was a marketing and advertising executive. She lives outside Minneapolis.


Photo Finished

New Orleans scrapbooking shop owner Carmela Bertrand is hosting a late-night "Crop Till You Drop" session-when a neighboring antique-shop owner winds up murdered in the alley. Now, the scrapbooking expert must rearrange the jumble of clues and pick out the killer.


Motif for Murder

"As a memorial to the late Uncle Henry, Carmela puts together a sentimental scrapbook of memories and keepsakes. What she doesn't realize is that her altered book holds clues that could identify the fiend behind the kidnapping and killing. And when the murderer finds out that she may be on to him, he's going to try to close the book on Carmela once and for all."--BOOK JACKET.


Frill Kill


The Scroll

An ancient scroll draws a bookseller into a chilling mystery.Monty Danforth finds the tin buried beneath a shipment of leather-bound classics. Inside is a millennia-old vellum manuscript written in an unfamiliar but unmistakably ancient language. Danforth tries to photocopy and photograph it, but he ends up with blank images, as though the ink were made of something impervious to modern technology. As the scroll’s mystery enchants him, this hapless bookseller falls into a cutthroat conspiracy that he may never escape. Soon a dead-eyed old man and his granddaughter come calling for the scroll. Danforth refuses to sell them the manuscript, but they will not be the last to demand it. Powerful forces crave the secrets locked within this ancient document, and Danforth will survive only if he can master its power. The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.


The Sequel

Every writer knows what it's like to be plagued by a bad case of writer's block. But what happens when writer's block shows up in person and starts terrorizing a best-selling author? Zachary Gold, struggling to write his second novel after becoming an instant success with this first, is suddenly confronted by a mysterious man claiming that Zach plagiarized his writing. In his efforts to escape the crazed imposter, Zach flees into a nearby library and hides out amidst the children's bookshelves in the basement. Surrounded by fairy tales and fearing for his safety, the author attempts to put words on paper - or laptop screen - while grappling with the question of whether he should write a sequel to his smash hit or start anew with an original story. The Sequel is the latest story in our bibliomystery series, penned by none other than R.L. Stine, the man who made horror fun for young readers.


The Travelling Companion (BiblioMystery 28)

A thrilling new novella about a Jekyll and Hyde–obsessed Scot in Paris from the international-bestselling author of the Inspector Rebus mysteries. For recent college graduate Ronald Hastie, a job at the legendary Shakespeare and Company bookshop offers the perfect occupation during a summer abroad in Paris. Working part-time in exchange for room and board leaves plenty of freedom to explore the city once visited by his literary hero, Robert Louis Stevenson, and things only get better when he meets a collector who claims to have the original manuscripts of both the first draft of Jekyll and Hyde and the never-published The Travelling Companion (both thought to have been destroyed). Then Ron meets the man’s mysterious assistant, and a reckless obsession stirs inside him. As the life he knew back home in Scotland fades from memory, he desperately seeks the secret lying within Stevenson’s long-lost pages. . . . The Bibliomysteries are a series of short tales about deadly books, by top mystery authors.