Roxie Callahan, private chef to the Bel Air elite, is
getting dessert ready for an impossibly fussy client when
her phone rings. The second time she gives up and
answers. It's her eccentric mother Trudy, who's been chosen for The
Amazing Race, and Roxie must come Read more...
Shanghai 1965. Zheng Benfu, 15, is about to meet his
future wife, chosen by his traditional parents. He got in
a bit of hot water at school when he criticised Chairman
Mao's Great Leap Forward. On his way home, he meets an
old man who gives him an envelope Read more...
DARK CORNERS is the most recent book from the late, great
Ruth Rendell, the undisputed queen of British crime
fiction, and I'm happy to say it lives up to her stellar
reputation. Being a long-time fan of the author, I will
refer to her in the present tense Read more...
Lila Merriweather is getting used to her new occupation
as bodyguard to Devon Sinclair of the Sinclair Family.
Devon would like to be more than a good friend. The Tournament of Blades,
a traditional and important competition between the
magical families is soon approaching when Lila and her
cohorts, Devon Read more...
Oliver Martinez inadvertently got himself in hot water
when he stopped a bar brawl from getting out of hand. The
brawler was his superior officer General Tate's son. As a
reprimand, Oliver is sent to the Alpha Dogs Training
Program to organise and promote a fund raiser. Not
exactly Read more...
Sherlock Holmes is now a country squire who has retired
to Sussex to tend to his bees and write monographs. He
hadn't written to his friend Dr. Watson in a few months,
so when the post brings news from Holmes, Watson is
pleasantly surprised. But Holmes has more than Read more...
Vivian Loren, the poor relation of an earl, has no
recourse but to go into service upon the murder of her
brother Evan, with whom she lived. She is actively
looking for her brother's murderer, and it seemed that
getting close to James Spencer, the Duke of Abermont,
would Read more...
The duke and the duchess of Dunwoody, Robert and Maggie,
are in attendance for the coronation of James II. Maggie
is the illegitimate daughter of the new monarch, and
after many difficult situations, the Dunwoodys have been
somewhat accepted at court. In addition to the problems
the duke and the Read more...
Jessica Jakes is running for her life. Her knight in
shining motored armor is the unlikely Ike Young of the
Raven Riders Motorcycle Club, whom she knows from work at
Hard Ink tattoo parlor. Jess's home was ransacked, and
she was almost attacked. Ike is the only one she Read more...
Chef Brady Smith has been staring again at the billboard
featuring Chicago's own sun god: firefighter Gage
Simpson. They had met briefly a few months before and to
Brady's amazement, Gage came on to him. Brady knows that
physically he is no match for Gage. Brady doesn't Read more...
The Amazon from Chicago's Engine Company 6, Alexandra
Dempsey would like nothing more than to find
"The One," but he's proving to be a very elusive creature
indeed. Every hot-blooded male wants a piece of
"America's Favorite Firefighter," but not for the long
haul. Alex is Read more...
Three years ago, Dr. Rebecca Dahlman told Dominic Price
she loved him, his rude reply left her nonplussed, and
the English rock star bolted back to England. Rebecca is
an ER surgeon, and the hospital where she works was the
last place she thought she would see Dominic again,
especially Read more...
To anyone familiar with the Shophaholic series,
the thought of having Becky Bloomwood, now Brandon, even
near Rodeo Drive is sufficient to want to rush and read
SHOPAHOLIC TO THE STARS. Right from the first page, I was
giggling even without having read a single word because
it Read more...
Sabrina Hightower hears an intruder in her house, but
when she attempts to flee, she forgets her glasses and
hurts herself when she bumps into a lamp. Then a man
grabs her. Fearing for her life, Sabrina wonders if her
cousin Brian is behind this. There have been a few Read more...
Holly Bosley does not like her job at Sunnyside Cemetery.
It's only temporary until she resumes her classes, but
still, visions of zombies dance in her head every time
she goes to her workplace at night. One evening, back at
home from work, she notices she forgot important things Read more...
One of the best MMA fighters in the country, Rory
"Knockout" Kavanagh, had trained all his life for this
fight, and there was no way was he going to lose. But Fate decided
otherwise. One year later, after his heartbreaking loss,
Rory is a mess: his career is over, his Read more...
Miss Sarah Swilp and Mr. Jonathan Perry had known each
other since they were children. They had indulged in
carnal pleasures but had not gone all the way, and Sarah
had always assumed they would one day marry. But on the
fateful evening when she was to surrender her virginity Read more...
Mitch Campbell has a dream to one day buy his own
photography studio in New York, where he hails from. He
saves every penny from his job as a photographer for the
United States Geological Survey, and he scrimps a lot.
One day, Mitch notices someone watching him, and to Read more...
Lexi Dare has been engaged to Matt Pindon for two years,
and things have gone from bad to worse. Lexi has
abandonment issues, due to her years in foster homes, and
because of that she has let Matt get more and more
abusive. When she met Matt, she had also Read more...
It was going to be a glorious day. It's Dr. Kay
Scarpetta's birthday, the day is lovely, and she is
almost done preparing a nice brunch for herself and her
husband Benton. Later on, they're heading for Miami for a
well-deserved vacation. While waiting for her Read more...
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