A lawyer, a murderer and a policeman – caught in a tangled web of love, loss, terror and intrigue. When lawyer Julia Grant interviews Sam Smith who has been charged with an especially vicious murder, she feels a strange connection to him, as if she has met him before, as if he holds the key to something she has forgotten among the unbearable memories from her past she has determinedly blotted out. He feels a connection too. ‘Julia, you are the only one who can help me,’ he pleads. Is it the same connection? Does he know something she cannot recall? When he is duly convicted despite her best efforts, he suddenly turns on her in the courtroom and threatens that one day he will make sure to wreak his revenge on her. But why? What has she ever done to him? And then, on his way to prison, he escapes ……
Thứ Ba, 7 tháng 4, 2015
Thứ Hai, 6 tháng 4, 2015
Motherland
Motherland is inspired by stories from the authors father and his German childhood, and letters between her grandparents that were hidden in an attic wall for fifty years. It is the authors attempt to reckon with the paradox of her fathera product of her grandparents fiercely protective love and their status as Mitlufer, Germans who went along with Nazism, first reaping its benefits and later its consequences.
Chủ Nhật, 15 tháng 3, 2015
Art Projects that Dazzle and Delight
Beach Ball Collage, Patchwork Pets, Symmetrical SmilesKids will love these creative and colorful no-fail art activities that tie into popular themes, such as seasons, animals, and friends. Easy how-tos guide you through each step, from introducing the projects to displaying them. Created and classroom-tested by four art teachers, these surefire activities are fun for every student! For use with Grades 2-3.
Thứ Hai, 23 tháng 2, 2015
Ten Things Ive Learnt About Love
About to turn thirty, Alice is the youngest of three daughters, and the black sheep of her family. Drawn to traveling in far-flung and often dangerous countries, she has never enjoyed the closeness with her father that her two older sisters have and has eschewed their more conventional career paths. She has left behind a failed relationship in London with the man she thought she might marry and is late to hear the news that her father is dying. She returns to the family home only just in time to say good-bye.
Thứ Năm, 12 tháng 2, 2015
Renegade Lady
Jenna Ice Chandler grew up as part of a motorcycle club. She considered it her home, until one wrong move made it her prison. After months of abuse, she is rescued by Chipper, who takes her to Big Clifty, Missouri, home of the Renegade Sons MC. Kiddrick Kidd Jones is the president of the Renegades. He knows there is something special about Ice the moment his older brother, Chipper, brings her into the club, but stays away, because she is too young. When time comes for Ice to take her place in the club, she has two choices, become an old lady or a club whore. Not believing in love and knowing a man can never be faithful, she decides to earn her spot on her back. With each passing year, Kidd’s feelings for Ice grows and the urge to make her his becomes stronger. Frustrated and jealous, he finally decides its time to make her his. Will Ice finally thaw out and give love a chance, or is Kidd fighting a losing battle?
Tainted
Part One: Facing My Demons Drake lost everything the day Chloe walked away from him. Feeling angry and hurt by her abandonment, he dives deeper into his cocaine use. Each day becomes a struggle for him. After his band is picked up by a recording studio in Los Angeles, things go from bad to worse. What happens to a man who has lost everything he ever truly cared about? Part Two: Learning to Love Again When Drake showed up on Chloes doorstep, begging for forgiveness, she couldnt turn him away. To Chloe, loving Drake is like breathing and she couldnt bring herself to let him go again. But what happens next? Follow Chloe and Drake as they learn to forgive and heal together. Will Drakes fame get in the way of their happily ever after? Or is love enough to keep them together? The epic conclusion to Drake and Chloes story.
A Faraway Smell of Lemon
Rachel Joyce, internationally bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Perfect, delivers an unforgettable Christmas story of moving on from lost love, now available exclusively as an e-short.
Thứ Tư, 11 tháng 2, 2015
King James and Letters of Homoerotic Desire
King James and Letters of Homoerotic Desire presents a modern-spelling edition of seventy- five letters exchanged between Buckingham and James. Across the centuries, commentators have condemned the letters as indecent or repulsive. Bergeron argues that on the contrary they reveal an inward desire of king and subject in a mutual exchange of love.
Thứ Hai, 9 tháng 2, 2015
The Unpredictable Consequences of Love
The delicious new romantic novel from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller.
The Things We Do for Love
Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSarias heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her familys restaurant. In West End, where life rises and falls like the tides, Angies fortunes will drastically change yet again when she meets and befriends a troubled young woman.
The Tiger Claw
An Extraordinary Story Of Love And Espionage, Cultural Tension And Displacement Inspired By The Life Of Noor Inayat Khan Code Name Madeleine Who Worked Against The Occupation After The Nazi Invasion Of France.
A Night of Misbehaving
For just one night, Georgia Taylor wants to forget about her demanding job and the everyday struggles of being a single mom. Her track record with men is pitiful, but thats fine because her responsibilities dont leave room for love anyway. The new online dating site is perfect for what shes after.
Thứ Năm, 5 tháng 2, 2015
Ask Bob
A wise, witty, sometimes heartbreaking love story about a pet doctor who discovers that the best relationships are often the most surprising
Schaums Outline of Theory and Problems of Financial Management
Master financial management with Schaum’s–the high-performance study guide. It will help you cut study time, hone problem-solving skills, and achieve your personal best on exams! Students love Schaum’s Outlines because they produce results. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students raise their test scores and final grades with these indispensable study guides. Get the edge on your classmates. Use Schaum’s!
Thứ Tư, 4 tháng 2, 2015
The Man in the Window
From the highly acclaimed author of Max Lakeman and the Beautiful Stranger comes a poignant, darkly comic love story of sorts–an irresistible tale of loneliness and the overwhelming need for acceptance and love.
Dandy Gilver and an Unsuitable Day for a Murder
Friday 3rd June, 1927 Dear Alec, `Careful what you wish for, lest it come true? is my new motto, and here is why. I was summoned to Dunfermline, that old grey town, in the matter of a missing heiress. She had flounced off in a sulk over forbidden love and I, suspecting elopement, was loath to take the job of scouring guesthouses to find the the little madam and her paramour. Before I could wriggle out of it, though, there was a murder in the mix – or was it suicide? I had hardly begun to decide when it happened again. Then I was sacked. Actually sacked! By two separate people, and both dismissals in writing. And that?s not even the worst of it, darling: matters here are careering downwards much in the style of a runaway train. Please hurry ? or who knows where it might end, Dandy xx
When The Rogue Returns
It had been a decade since Victor Cale, first cousin to the Duke of Lyons, had seen his wife. After some royal jewellery went missing from the jeweller’s shop where they worked, Isabel Mertens disappeared. When Victor gets word of a woman who fits his wife’s description, he sets out to confront her. But he discovers that nothing is as it seems-and revenge is never as sweet as true love.
What She Left Behind
In this stunning new novel, the acclaimed author of The Plum Tree merges the past and present into a haunting story about the nature of love and loyalty–and the lengths we will go to protect those who need us most.