Set in the exotic African local of the port of
Djibouti, "Djibouti" by Elmore Leonard takes on the very
real problem of pirates hijacking merchant ships in this
fast paced story that will thrill fans of contemporary
action.
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Dara Barr heads off to
Djibouti on the Read more...
With their father gone to escort the new heir to Hunswick
Castle, Bronwyn de Breton is left to watch over her younger
sisters Lily and Edythe and to keep the home fires burning.
But tragedy strikes twice-fold when news of her father's
death comes along with the arrival Read more...
When the strongheaded Lady Amelia Wellesley steps off the
train in the tiny, dusty town of Small Fork, Texas, she is
a little taken aback by the dismally grim community. It's
nothing at all like her fiancé Carson Kitteridge had
described to her when they were back in England Read more...
Kate Lawrence has never been a big fan of Christmas, and
this year is no exception. Her boyfriend Armando is out of
town and Kate is still mourning the loss of her beloved cat
Simon. No a good time of year indeed. But a sudden flurry of
activity takes Kate Read more...
Duchess Emma Grey Fitzroy has quite the dilemma on her
hands. She must welcome her late husband's family into her
home for Christmas as her two sons are under the
guardianship of their spiteful Uncle Hugh. But things seem
to be looking up when the Fitzroy clan arrives with Read more...
No one does Christmas quite like the staff of the Pennyfoot
Hotel, where excitement and intrigue are always around
every corner.
This year, as friends, family and guests converge on the
Pennyfoot for the holiday season, Cecily Sinclair Baxter is
up to her ears in preparations to make this Christmas Read more...
Steampunk is a relatively new genre in literature that
combines Science Fiction and Fantasy and sets the stories
in the Victorian era when industrialism was king and
everything new and mechanical was fascinating. Gathering
together fourteen of the brightest stars in the
Steampunk world, editors Jean Rabe and Martin H Read more...
Strong female literary characters are beloved by many for a
wide variety of reasons, but all can agree that the world
of literature would be a pretty bland place if not for
characters like Scarlett O'Hara, Scout Finch, and Jo March.
In her book, THE HEROINE'S BOOKSHELF: LIFE Read more...
In 1903 Erika Von Kessler is a brilliant singer on the cusp
of an even more brilliant career in the opera world. Young,
beautiful, and rich with an adoring husband, she has
everything a woman could ask for -- but for one thing. She
wants desperately to give her husband Peter Read more...
The holidays always bring about a special amount of stress
for most people but for Dakota Walker, this year's
celebratory season has one stress-filled event after
another piled on top of each other. Not only is she
struggling to keep her mother's legacy at the Walker and Read more...
It's tough being a road musician, always out away from home
and family. For Jimmy Sullivan, his brother, Jack, and their
band, The Unknown Souls, have been out trying to make a name
for themselves for quite a while. Without a place to
call home, the boys lead a Read more...
Growing up in the South in the 1970s was a challenge at the
best of times, especially in small communities like Chabot,
Mississippi, where many folks still held tight to their
resentment of the turbulent civil rights movement. For two
young boys -- one black, one white -- becoming friends
during this Read more...
Life is pretty good for Monica Brooks. She's happily
married to her handsome Adam, and she has taken over her
mother's knitting shop in the charming island community of
Cedar Key. But her plans go awry when an unexpected phone
call turns her world upside down. Adam's Read more...
Newlywed Detective Charles Lenox has barely returned from
his honeymoon with new wife, Lady Jane Grey, when his
services are requested by a friend in Parliament. A
footman has been bludgeoned to death with a break. As
Lenox begins to investigate the murder, clues begin to turn
up strange facts Read more...
Michael and Molly Graham are finally settling in to their
new home in the coastal town of Blackpool England, and are
looking forward to celebrating the Seafaring Days, an event
for which the town comes alive in colorful costumes of the
days gone past. But trouble rears its head as Read more...
A mother's love knows no boundaries, and a mother always
loves her children even though sometimes it's hard to like
them very much.
For attorney Danielle Parkman, her son Max has been the
center of her attention all his life, but when those
dreaded teenage years hit, Max Read more...
Nothing says lovin' like something from the oven and, for
Phyllis Newsom, sharing that loving with family and friends
is something special that gives her a lot of pleasure. As
Thanksgiving approaches, Phyllis is fine-tuning her Pumpkin
Cheesecake Muffin for the Harvest Festival baking contest
while she is spending Read more...
Sometimes when life gets too overwhelming, all you want to
do is run away! For New Yorker Desiree Christian-Cohen, life
had reached the breaking point a long time ago. Her father
left her mother for another man, her mother was unhappy
about having to care for her ailing father Read more...
You've got to love a feisty heroine, and they don't come
any feistier than Suzanne Arruda's photojournalist, Jade del
Cameron. Strong willed and intelligent, Jade's sleuthing
skills, as well as her survival skills, are admirable. In
THE CROCODILE'S LAST EMBRACE, the latest book in the Read more...
Mace Bauer knows that she should be patient and helpful to
her Mama, but when the old gal is determined to walk down
the aisle again -- for the Fifth Time, well, the mother-
daughter relationship tends to get a little strained. And
when the caterer for this Gone With The Read more...
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