When middle-aged Grace Jenkins is struck down and killed by a motorcar on a country road outside the quiet village of Larking, it turns out that nobody really knew who she was. And young Henrietta Jenkins' identity is also thrown into question when she learns that the woman who raised her as...  more

When middle-aged Grace Jenkins is struck down and killed by a motorcar on a country road outside the quiet village of Larking, it turns out that nobody really knew who she was. And young Henrietta Jenkins' identity is also thrown into question when she learns that the woman who raised her as her own could not have been her mother. Then it is discovered that Grace Jenkins' death was no accident. It's the kind of knotty problem that is right up Inspector C.D. Sloan's alley, and while he and his men crisscross Calleshire County to solve it, Henrietta is comforted by young Bill Thorpe, who doesn't care one bit who she really is.

When her old friend Karen drops by with two-year-old son Timmy, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to babysit 'just for a little while.' But when nightfall comes, the toddler is still in residence and Karen isn't answering any phone calls. Meg decides she must find out what's...  more

When her old friend Karen drops by with two-year-old son Timmy, Meg Langslow reluctantly agrees to babysit 'just for a little while.' But when nightfall comes, the toddler is still in residence and Karen isn't answering any phone calls. Meg decides she must find out what's happening, so the next morning, with Timmy in tow, she retraces her friend's footsteps---and begins to suspect that Karen's disappearance is tied to at least one serious crime. Has Karen been killed or kidnapped? Is she on the run from the bad guys? Or is she one of the bad guys? The police don't seem to care, so Meg once again plays sleuth---this time with a toddler as her sidekick. As usual, Meg's extended family adds to the complications in her life. What covert animal welfare project are Dad and the curmudgeonly zoologist Dr. Montgomery Blake working on---and will Meg have to make another late-night trip to bail them out of jail? Why does Meg's brother keep disappearing---is he merely trying to avoid babysitting, or is he involved in something more mysterious? Will taking care of Timmy dampen newly married Meg and Michael's enthusiasm for starting a family of their own? And are any of Meg's relatives reliable enough to be trusted with a two-year-old---especially a two-year-old whose whereabouts might be of interest to some very dangerous people?

A riveting new biography of the legendary French queen Family life in Vienna, the wedding at Versailles to Louis XVI, the French court, boredom, hypocrisy, loneliness, allies, enemies, extravagant entertainment, scandal, intrigue, sex, birth and bereavement, lovers, peasant riots, the fall of...  more

A riveting new biography of the legendary French queen Family life in Vienna, the wedding at Versailles to Louis XVI, the French court, boredom, hypocrisy, loneliness, allies, enemies, extravagant entertainment, scandal, intrigue, sex, birth and bereavement, lovers, peasant riots, the fall of the Bastille, the attack on Versailles, confinement in the Tuileries, escape and capture, mob rule in Paris, imprisonment, the guillotine. Marie Antoinette is a biographer's dream, and Evelyne Lever's account of the life of the inimitable (and last) French queen is a sumptuous, addictive delight. From Marie Antoinette's birth in Vienna in 1755--the fifteenth child of Austrian Archduchess Maria Theresa and Holy Roman Emperor Francis I--through her turbulent and unhappy marriage to Louis XVI, the turmoil of the French Revolution, her trial for high treason (during which she was accused of incest), and her final beheading, Lever draws on a variety of resources, including diaries, letters, and firsthand accounts, to weave a gripping, fast-paced historical narrative that reads like expertly crafted fiction.

She'd grown up in frontier forts, so if she couldn't handle a harmless kiss with a soldier, who could? Rebecca Huntington blithely declared. But she hadn't planned on her heart being captured by the likes of officer Clark Forrester, a gentleman whose "casual" kisses were...  more

She'd grown up in frontier forts, so if she couldn't handle a harmless kiss with a soldier, who could? Rebecca Huntington blithely declared. But she hadn't planned on her heart being captured by the likes of officer Clark Forrester, a gentleman whose "casual" kisses were anything but! If Lieutenant Clark Forrester wasn't careful, he would find himself marching down the aisle with Rebecca Huntington. And while a woman who could ride astride, beat him at chess and unnerve him just by deepening her dimples was a fascinating pastime, wooing the boss's daughter and a court-martial could go hand in hand!

He hadn't wanted to like a city girl much less love one. But Christian Prescott found himself on the horns of a dilemma: his yearning for Lynnette Sterling, his brother's intended bride. But she had corralled his heart and spurred him to a decision that would change his life forever....  more

He hadn't wanted to like a city girl much less love one. But Christian Prescott found himself on the horns of a dilemma: his yearning for Lynnette Sterling, his brother's intended bride. But she had corralled his heart and spurred him to a decision that would change his life forever. Lynnette's eyes were finally opened when she met her future brother-in-law. For she knew in a prairie heartbeat that Christian Prescott was the embodiment of the rugged West and the unattainable realization of her every dream of love!

This book brings together a variety of primary sources that inform the reader about Virginia's earliest European inhabitants and the sparsely populated and fragile communities in which they lived, resulting in the most comprehensive collection of annotated biographical sketches yet published....  more

This book brings together a variety of primary sources that inform the reader about Virginia's earliest European inhabitants and the sparsely populated and fragile communities in which they lived, resulting in the most comprehensive collection of annotated biographical sketches yet published. Ms. McCartney conveys the basics about many of these original colonists: their origins, the names of the ships they sailed on, the names of the "hundreds" and "plantations" they inhabited, the names of their spouses and children, their occupations and their position in the colony, their relationships with fellow colonists and Indian neighbors, their living conditions as far as can be ascertained from documentary sources, their ownership of land, the dates and circumstances of their death, and a host of fascinating, sometimes incidental details about their personal lives, all gathered together in the handy format of a biographical dictionary.Maps provided here identify the sites at which Virginia's earliest plantations were located and enable genealogists and students of colonial history to link most of the more than 5,500 people included in this volume to the cultural landscape. An introductory chapter, moreover, includes an overview of local and regional settlement and provides succinct histories of the various plantations established in Tidewater Virginia by 1635.

HE MADE HER FEEL LIKE A WOMAN. When a stranger turned up at her farm, in need of a place to rest, Ellen O'Brian didn't have the heart to turn him away.  He looked darkly dangerous, but she could handle herself; she had learned hard and fast when her husband upped and...  more

HE MADE HER FEEL LIKE A WOMAN. When a stranger turned up at her farm, in need of a place to rest, Ellen O'Brian didn't have the heart to turn him away.  He looked darkly dangerous, but she could handle herself; she had learned hard and fast when her husband upped and left. Jess Flint couldn't help but admire Ellen's courage and grit -- even though he had to keep secrets from her.  He showed her what it was like to feel like a woman again, to have a man to hold and rely on.  With danger just around the corner, could their bond help them survive -- or would his past tear them apart?  

"Ladies unite. Votes for women!" Caroline MacFarlane has one mission in life. The pain she experienced at the hands of her father is numbed when she stands on stage and teaches the world that women are just as strong, rational and capable as men!  But when her safety is...  more

"Ladies unite. Votes for women!" Caroline MacFarlane has one mission in life. The pain she experienced at the hands of her father is numbed when she stands on stage and teaches the world that women are just as strong, rational and capable as men!  But when her safety is threatened, suddenly protective sheriff Hawk Rivera is glued to her side—day and night! This unexpected bodyguard has Caroline's life in his hands, and she's surprised to find that Hawk's commanding presence is not just reassuring, but enticing, too…

Curl up with a cowboy this Christmas with these three heartwarming tales   A FAMILY FOR THE RANCHER by Jenna Kernan  Two years ago, Dillen Roach fell for wealthy debutante Alice Truett. Now she's at his door with his orphaned nephews in tow! Could Alice be the perfect...  more

Curl up with a cowboy this Christmas with these three heartwarming tales   A FAMILY FOR THE RANCHER by Jenna Kernan  Two years ago, Dillen Roach fell for wealthy debutante Alice Truett. Now she's at his door with his orphaned nephews in tow! Could Alice be the perfect Christmas gift for this solitary rancher?  DANCE WITH A COWBOY by Kathryn Albright  Kathleen Seridan is determined to leave the tragedy of her past behind her -- including brooding cowboy Garrett. But with Christmas magic in the air, can she resist the warmth of his touch?  CHRISTMAS IN SMOKE RIVER by Lynna Banning  Gale McBurney is an utter mystery to rich "city girl" Lilah Cornwell. But to make Smoke River her home by Christmas, she'll have to let this rugged cattleman take the reins….

Three couples find love and happiness in the West WHIRLWIND REDEMPTION by Debra Cowan When a bullet left Quentin Prescott's spine and spirit shattered, he broke up with first love Zoe Keeler so he wouldn't be a burden.  Now Zoe must burden him.  She needs a fake...  more

Three couples find love and happiness in the West WHIRLWIND REDEMPTION by Debra Cowan When a bullet left Quentin Prescott's spine and spirit shattered, he broke up with first love Zoe Keeler so he wouldn't be a burden.  Now Zoe must burden him.  She needs a fake fiancé to get her inheritance.  Could this be Quentin's chance for redemption? THE MAVERICK AND MISS PRIM by Lynna Banning Schoolteacher Eleanora Stevenson and her pupils are heading for safety after a renegade Indian attack when they stumble into the camp of gruff, trail-roughened Matt Johnson.  From the glint in his eye and her body's tingling response, Eleanora suspects the trouble's just beginning.... TEXAS CINDERELLA by Judith Stacy Knowing she'll never tie the knot herself, Molly Douglas is content organizing other people's ceremonies.  Adam Crawford is planning a wedding -- for his brother -- but Molly makes such an impression, he's seriously thinking about having one himself!

"The Year 1000 is a vivid and surprising portrait of life in England a thousand years ago. A world that already knew brain surgeons and property developers and, yes, even the occasional gossip columnist. Uncovering such wonderfully unexpected details, authors Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger...  more

"The Year 1000 is a vivid and surprising portrait of life in England a thousand years ago. A world that already knew brain surgeons and property developers and, yes, even the occasional gossip columnist. Uncovering such wonderfully unexpected details, authors Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger bring this distant world closer than it has ever been before. How did people survive without sugar? How did monks communicate if they were not allowed to speak? Why was July called "the hungry month"? The Year 1000 answers these questions and reveals such secrets as the recipe for a medieval form of Viagra and a hallucinogenic treat called "crazy bread." In the spirit of modern investigative journalism, Lacey and Danziger interviewed the top historians and archaeologists in the field. Their research led them to an ancient and little-known document of the period, the Julius Work Calendar, a sharply observed guide that takes us back in time to a charming and very human world of kings and revelers, saints and slave laborers, lingering paganism and profound Christian faith. This exuberant and informative book concludes as the shadow of the millennium descends across England and Christendom. While prophets of doom predict the end of the world, A.D. 1000 sees the arrival of such bewildering concepts as infinity and zero, along with the abacus-the medieval calculating machine. These are portents of the future, and The Year 1000 finishes by examining the human and social ingredients that were to make for success and achievement in the next thousand years.

THEIRS WAS A MARRIAGE OF DARK SECRETS, STUBBORN PRIDE, AND UNEXPECTED ARDOR... Betrayed by the only man she ever trusted, Ginny Parker hastily agreed to a new life in the untamed Utah wilderness, and a marriage that was prearranged. Orrin Ghant, a man whose passions ran swift yet deep, hoped...  more

THEIRS WAS A MARRIAGE OF DARK SECRETS, STUBBORN PRIDE, AND UNEXPECTED ARDOR... Betrayed by the only man she ever trusted, Ginny Parker hastily agreed to a new life in the untamed Utah wilderness, and a marriage that was prearranged. Orrin Ghant, a man whose passions ran swift yet deep, hoped for little more than a woman to help raise his three daughters. Neither of them dreamed that their wedding of convenience would gently blossom into a grand and glorious love. As Ginny slowly warms to the dingy, mud-splattered town she now calls home, her husband's strong, sensual embrace fills her with an abiding joy. Yet the past hovers over their happiness like an ominous cloud. For Orrin and Ginny the tranquility of Eden Creek is not a barrier to human greed and malice and the only weapon they have to protect their fragile new beginning is love.

She had switched identities, but her heart was still her own. Mail-order bride Phoebe Gray should have come stamped "handle with care."  Guarding dynamite in a lightning storm would be easier than guiding this one willful redhead all the way west, Gabe Cutter fumed.  Yet...  more

She had switched identities, but her heart was still her own. Mail-order bride Phoebe Gray should have come stamped "handle with care."  Guarding dynamite in a lightning storm would be easier than guiding this one willful redhead all the way west, Gabe Cutter fumed.  Yet his Pinkerton-honed instincts told him he needed to uncover her secrets -- and fast!  For she was definitely not what she claimed to be! Fate had given her a reprieve -- and "Phoebe Gray" couldn't waste it on some hard-boiled trail boss with pain in his past and trouble in his future.  Still, when she'd switched identities with her companion, she never imagined she'd be hand-delivered into the undreamed passion of Gabe Cutter's loving arms!  

From the cohost of Fox & Friends, the true story of the anonymous spies who helped win the Revolutionary War   Among the pantheon of heroes of the American Revolution, six names are missing. First and foremost, Robert Townsend, an unassuming and respected businessman from Long Island, who...  more

From the cohost of Fox & Friends, the true story of the anonymous spies who helped win the Revolutionary War   Among the pantheon of heroes of the American Revolution, six names are missing. First and foremost, Robert Townsend, an unassuming and respected businessman from Long Island, who spearheaded the spy ring that covertly brought down the British…before they, or anyone else, could discover their names.   Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger finally give Townsend and his fellow spies their proper due, telling the fascinating story of how they passed information to George Washington that turned the tide of the war. Using a network of citizen operatives that included a longshoreman, bartender, newspaper editor, housewife, tailor, and femme fatale, and employing a series of complex codes, the so-called Culper Spy Ring used sophisticated tactics to subvert the British.   Based on previously unpublished research, George Washington?s Secret Six is a gripping history of these amazing, anonymous Patriots who risked their lives for our freedom.

Half-breed Gabe Beaumont had had to choose between the Sioux tribe of his mother and the white family of his father, and his choice had cost him everything. Settlers had murdered his Indian wife and child, and now revenge was all he lived for. Riding westward with a renegade Sioux band, he...  more

Half-breed Gabe Beaumont had had to choose between the Sioux tribe of his mother and the white family of his father, and his choice had cost him everything. Settlers had murdered his Indian wife and child, and now revenge was all he lived for. Riding westward with a renegade Sioux band, he became Tall Bear, a warrior with a wounded soul, a man with an anger and grief that tore away his gentleness and dreams--until a raid on a Wyoming stagecoach station brought him face-to-face with a feisty, red-haired beauty who would change his life... Faith Kelley had run from her strict, pious upbringing toward the freedom of the frontier and a reckless husband. All too quickly, tragedy left her alone with an infant son and shattered plans. But Faith had drawn strength from the soaring hills, and her tough-minded courage flared when Indians attacked the stage stop that had become her home. She never guessed that Gabe Beaumont, the handsome, dark-haired cowboy who later rode into the station, was the Sioux warrior who had led that raid.  He had changed worlds to claim the woman who was his destiny--and to fight for her love against the shadows and the danger that lurked in his wild heart.

With more than 7 million books in print, RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award?winning and USA Today Bestselling author Rosanne Bittner pens a historical Western romance filled with dangerous cowboys, capable heroines, and an epic love story that sweeps across the Old West.IN A LAND OF...  more

With more than 7 million books in print, RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award?winning and USA Today Bestselling author Rosanne Bittner pens a historical Western romance filled with dangerous cowboys, capable heroines, and an epic love story that sweeps across the Old West.IN A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY Sunny Landers wants a big life-as big and free as the untamed land that stretches before her. Land she will help her father conquer to achieve his dream of a transcontinental railroad. She won't let a cold, creaky wagon, murderous bandits or stampeding buffalo stand in her way. She wants it all-including Colt Travis.ALL THE ODDS WERE AGAINST THEM Like the land of his birth, half?Cherokee Colt Travis is wild, hard, and dangerous. He is a drifter, a wilderness scout with no land and no prospects hired by the Landers family to guide their wagon train. He knows Sunny is out of his league and her father would never approve, but beneath the endless starlit sky, anything seems possible...Praise for Bestselling Historical Western Romances by Rosanne Bittner: "A hero to set feminine hearts aflutter...western romance readers will thoroughly enjoy this." -Library Journal "Fans of such authors as Jodi Thomas and Georgina Gentry will enjoy Bittner's thrilling tale of crime and love in the Old West."-Booklist Online "One of the most powerful voices in western romance."-RT Book Reviews

With her father murdered by renegade Apaches, Tessa Reeves feared she'd be their captive forever that no one would ever find her. And even if she were found, she'd be scorned by those who called Indians savages and their woman prisoners forever unclean. John Hawkins knew how it felt...  more

With her father murdered by renegade Apaches, Tessa Reeves feared she'd be their captive forever that no one would ever find her. And even if she were found, she'd be scorned by those who called Indians savages and their woman prisoners forever unclean. John Hawkins knew how it felt to be an outcast. Born to a woman who'd suffered a brutal attack, the rugged lawman had had to develop a will of steel to survive in a harsh world. If anyone could save Tessa, it was he. They were a man and a woman who had known violence and tragedies. Yet even with desperados and hostile Indians all around them, John and Tessa discovered they wanted something more -- a chance at happiness, a future worth fighting for, and a love as wild and free as the land they called home.

SHE'S A WOMAN WITH A SECRET Elizabeth Wainwright is on the run. Accused of a murder she didn't commit, she has no choice but to cut ties with her old life and flee West. The last thing she wants is attention, but when her stagecoach is attacked, she suddenly finds herself under the...  more

SHE'S A WOMAN WITH A SECRET Elizabeth Wainwright is on the run. Accused of a murder she didn't commit, she has no choice but to cut ties with her old life and flee West. The last thing she wants is attention, but when her stagecoach is attacked, she suddenly finds herself under the fierce protection of one of Montana's famed vigilantes...whether she likes it or not. HE'S A MAN WITH A CODE Lawman Mitch Brady is sworn to uphold justice in the wild lands of 1860's Montana. He's never met a man he's feared, and he's never met a woman more desperately in need of his help. Something's shaken the secretive Elizabeth, but as he gets to know the beautiful city belle, he finds the only thing he wants more than her safety...is her trust."

Fate brought them together. His past may tear them apart. Miranda Hayes' life was changed the day she faced down infamous gunslinger Jake Harkner...and walked away with his heart. Their fates have been intertwined ever since. Hunted by the law, fleeing across a savage land, their...  more

Fate brought them together. His past may tear them apart. Miranda Hayes' life was changed the day she faced down infamous gunslinger Jake Harkner...and walked away with his heart. Their fates have been intertwined ever since. Hunted by the law, fleeing across a savage land, their desperate love flourished despite countless sorrows. Now, twenty-six years later, their family has finally found some measure of peace...balanced on the knife's edge of danger. Jake has spent his years as a U.S. Marshal atoning for sins, bringing law to the land he once terrorized. But no matter how hard he fights the demons of his brutal past, the old darkness still threatens to consume him. Only Miranda keeps the shadows at bay. But when outlaws looking for revenge strike a fatal blow, Jake risks losing the one woman who saw past his hard exterior and to the man inside. He always knew there'd be the devil to pay. He just never realized he might not be the one to bear the ultimate price.

Maggie Tucker's life is forever changed when outlaws murder her husband, leaving her alone and lost in the wilds of the Wyoming Territory. She vows to find the men who killed him and who tried to destroy her spirit. Sage Lightfoot, owner of a ranch called Paradise Valley, is hunting for...  more

Maggie Tucker's life is forever changed when outlaws murder her husband, leaving her alone and lost in the wilds of the Wyoming Territory. She vows to find the men who killed him and who tried to destroy her spirit. Sage Lightfoot, owner of a ranch called Paradise Valley, is hunting for three men who murdered his best ranch hand. When he finds Maggie collapsed beside an open grave, they embark on a life-changing journey along the famed Outlaw Trail. But a secret Maggie carries and a woman from Sage's past could destroy their fragile love...

In The Worst Hard Time, Timothy Egan put the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl at the center of a rich history, told through characters he brought to indelible life. Now he performs the same alchemy with the Big Burn, the largest-ever forest fire in America, a tragedy that cemented Teddy...  more

In The Worst Hard Time, Timothy Egan put the environmental disaster of the Dust Bowl at the center of a rich history, told through characters he brought to indelible life. Now he performs the same alchemy with the Big Burn, the largest-ever forest fire in America, a tragedy that cemented Teddy Roosevelt?s legacy.On the afternoon of August 20, 1910, a battering ram of wind moved through the drought-stricken national forests of Washington, Idaho, and Montana, whipping hundreds of small blazes into a roaring inferno that destroyed towns and timber in an eye-blink. Forest rangers assembled nearly ten thousand men?college boys, day workers, immigrants from mining camps?to fight the fire. But no living person had seen anything like those flames, and neither the rangers nor anyone else knew how to subdue them.Egan narrates the struggles of the overmatched rangers with unstoppable dramatic force. Equally dramatic is the larger story he tells of President Teddy Roosevelt and his chief forester, Gifford Pinchot. Pioneering the notion of conservation, Roosevelt and Pinchot did nothing less than create the idea of national forests as our national treasure, owned by and preserved for every citizen. The robber barons fought them, but the fire saved the forests even as it destroyed them: the heroism shown by the rangers turned public opinion permanently in favor of the forests even as it changed the mission of the Forest Service, with consequences felt in the fires of today.The Big Burn tells an epic story, paints a moving portrait of the people who lived it, and offers a critical cautionary tale for our time.

One of Britain's premier royal biographers pens the first in a series of fiendishly clever and stylish historical murder mysteries Lovers of historical mystery will relish this chilling Victorian tale based on real events and cloaked in authenticity. Best of all, it casts British...  more

One of Britain's premier royal biographers pens the first in a series of fiendishly clever and stylish historical murder mysteries Lovers of historical mystery will relish this chilling Victorian tale based on real events and cloaked in authenticity. Best of all, it casts British literature's most fascinating and controversial figure as the lead sleuth. A young artist's model has been murdered, and legendary wit Oscar Wilde enlists his friends Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Sherard to help him investigate. But when they arrive at the scene of the crime they find no sign of the gruesome killing -- save one small spatter of blood, high on the wall. Set in London, Paris, Oxford, and Edinburgh at the height of Queen Victoria's reign, here is a gripping eyewitness account of Wilde's secret involvement in the curious case of Billy Wood, a young man whose brutal murder served as the inspiration for The Picture of Dorian Gray. Told by Wilde's contemporary -- poet Robert Sherard -- this novel provides a fascinating and evocative portrait of the great playwright and his own "consulting detective," Sherlock Holmes creator, Arthur Conan Doyle. Also published as Oscar Wilde and the Candlelight Murders.  

According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths. WAITER RANT offers the server?s unique point of view, replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant...  more

According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty percent, however, are socially maladjusted psychopaths. WAITER RANT offers the server?s unique point of view, replete with tales of customer stupidity, arrogant misbehavior, and unseen bits of human grace transpiring in the most unlikely places. Through outrageous stories, The Waiter reveals the secrets to getting good service, proper tipping etiquette, and how to keep him from spitting in your food. The Waiter also shares his ongoing struggle, at age thirty-eight, to figure out if he can finally leave the first job at which he?s really thrived."The other shoe finally drops. The front-of-the-house version of Kitchen Confidential; a painfully funny, excruciatingly true-life account of the waiter?s life. As useful as it is entertaining. You will never look at your waiter the same way again?and will never tip less than 20%." --Anthony Bourdain, author of Kitchen Confidential"I really enjoyed WAITER RANT. The book is engaging and funny, a story told from my polar opposite perspective. I will now do my best to act better as a Chef -- and I dare say, I?ll never be rude to a waiter again, as long as I live."--John DeLucie, Chef of The Waverly Inn

The Cowboy  One bullet is all it takes to shatter Houston Legend's world. He swore he'd never love again, but with the future of the Lone Star Ranch on the line, he finds himself at the altar promising to love and cherish a woman he's never met-a woman whose vulnerable beauty...  more

The Cowboy  One bullet is all it takes to shatter Houston Legend's world. He swore he'd never love again, but with the future of the Lone Star Ranch on the line, he finds himself at the altar promising to love and cherish a woman he's never met-a woman whose vulnerable beauty touches his heart. All Lara Boone wants is a name for her baby. She never expected to fall in love with her own husband -- or any man -- after the heartache she's endured. Yet when her troubled past catches up with them, Houston will move heaven and earth to protect his bride... and discover depths to a marriage of convenience neither realized could be theirs.

The #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller! A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A stunning medical mystery. And a pioneering journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle. Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a...  more

The #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller! A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A stunning medical mystery. And a pioneering journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle. Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God. Indigenous tribes speak of ancestors who fled there to escape the Spanish invaders, and they warn that anyone who enters this sacred city will fall ill and die. In 1940, swashbuckling journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts and an electrifying story of having found the Lost City of the Monkey God-but then committed suicide without revealing its location. Three quarters of a century later, bestselling author Doug Preston joined a team of scientists on a groundbreaking new quest. In 2012 he climbed aboard a rickety, single-engine plane carrying the machine that would change everything: lidar, a highly advanced, classified technology that could map the terrain under the densest rainforest canopy. In an unexplored valley ringed by steep mountains, that flight revealed the unmistakable image of a sprawling metropolis, tantalizing evidence of not just an undiscovered city but an enigmatic, lost civilization. Venturing into this raw, treacherous, but breathtakingly beautiful wilderness to confirm the discovery, Preston and the team battled torrential rains, quickmud, disease-carrying insects, jaguars, and deadly snakes. But it wasn't until they returned that tragedy struck: Preston and others found they had contracted in the ruins a horrifying, sometimes lethal-and incurable-disease. Suspenseful and shocking, filled with colorful history, hair-raising adventure, and dramatic twists of fortune, THE LOST CITY OF THE MONKEY GOD is the absolutely true, eyewitness account of one of the great discoveries of the twenty-first century.

ELAINE COFFMAN Journey to the special places of the heart where only New York Times bestselling author Elaine Coffman can take you. Now return once more to the limits of passion as you encounter the rarest kind of human beings--characters we long to know and will never forget. ANGEL IN...  more

ELAINE COFFMAN Journey to the special places of the heart where only New York Times bestselling author Elaine Coffman can take you. Now return once more to the limits of passion as you encounter the rarest kind of human beings--characters we long to know and will never forget. ANGEL IN MARBLE With his silver tongue and the devil's own blue eyes, shipbuilder Nick Mackinnon was temptation incarnate--but Tibbie Buchanan would never allow a man to get close enough to weaken her resolve. For five years she's lived in a self-imposed prison, hiding from the past that betrayed her. But now something inside her is yearning for release, for the freedom to live and to love. And day by day, Nick is chipping away at her defenses, at the wall around her body, her heart and her soul, determined to release the passionate woman inside and make her his own. . . .

Nantucket's Lizzie Robinson was a little too wild even for a young girl. Then she returns from Boston, a mature lady now called Elizabeth, and Tavis, the most eligible bachelor on the island, who used to think her an imp, now sees the woman she has grown into. But they are forced to marry too...  more

Nantucket's Lizzie Robinson was a little too wild even for a young girl. Then she returns from Boston, a mature lady now called Elizabeth, and Tavis, the most eligible bachelor on the island, who used to think her an imp, now sees the woman she has grown into. But they are forced to marry too soon, and Tavis abandons her on her wedding night. Elizabeth is confused and distraught, not realizing that even bitterness can change back into love, sometimes....

The enchanting novels of New York Times bestselling author Elaine Coffman garner glowing praise from reviewers. Hailed as involving, poignant, dramatic, and "un-putdownable," her love stories mesmerize readers time and time again. Joining the ranks of her bestselling novels If You Love Me, So...  more

The enchanting novels of New York Times bestselling author Elaine Coffman garner glowing praise from reviewers. Hailed as involving, poignant, dramatic, and "un-putdownable," her love stories mesmerize readers time and time again. Joining the ranks of her bestselling novels If You Love Me, So This Is Love, Escape Not My Love, Heaven Knows, and A Time for Roses, SOMEONE LIKE YOU is Elaine Coffman's newest glittering jewel. . . .For Susannah Dowell, a life of self-imposed spinsterhood and hard work in the parched plains of West Texas cannot erase the pain of a shameful past. Then she meets Reed Garrett, a man also burdened by hurt. Tentatively, two lost souls dare to reach out, at first offering nothing more than simple human kindness, only to discover a reason to live and to believe in the power of love. . .

Charlotte Augusta Butterworth might be all manners and starch on the surface, but Reed Walker knew that inside there was a woman of passion and fire. She saved this handsome stranger from the gallows. He couldn't just walk away, no matter how much she protested to the contrary. Reed wanted...  more

Charlotte Augusta Butterworth might be all manners and starch on the surface, but Reed Walker knew that inside there was a woman of passion and fire. She saved this handsome stranger from the gallows. He couldn't just walk away, no matter how much she protested to the contrary. Reed wanted to give her back her life as she had given back his. He needed to show her there was more to living than hurt, mistrust, and disappointment. So he gave her his love. But he couldn't promise her his future. . . .

She gave him love ... and he betrayed her. Then a shocking tragedy left Natasha Simonov shattered. Suffering and loss only made her stronger ... until, years later, the life she created came crashing down around her. Drawn into an exotic world of danger, intrigue, and adventure, she never...  more

She gave him love ... and he betrayed her. Then a shocking tragedy left Natasha Simonov shattered. Suffering and loss only made her stronger ... until, years later, the life she created came crashing down around her. Drawn into an exotic world of danger, intrigue, and adventure, she never dreamed that the man who betrayed her, the man she vowed to forget, would be the one to risk all, the one to show her the power of love and the magic of forgiveness. He taught her heartbreak ... and losing her almost destroyed him. Lord Trevor Hamilton discovered too late that he could not live without her. His all-engrossing passion for her doomed him to spend the remainder of his life in torment, haunted by the memory of a woman he could never have. Though he became a wealthy duke in the House of Lords -- a man of great influence and power -- tragedy made him driven and bitter. But then a voice from the past called out to him, forcing him to choose between all he possessed and a memory. Only Natasha's forgiveness and love could save him .... Only then would they have what they had too long been denied....

From the wilds of northern Scotland to the Texas plains to the rugged hills of New Mexico, don't miss these exciting stories... THE BRIDE OF BLACKNESS CASTLE by Elaine Coffman - In order to free her ailing father, the lovely Lady Anne must marry the beast who holds her...  more

From the wilds of northern Scotland to the Texas plains to the rugged hills of New Mexico, don't miss these exciting stories... THE BRIDE OF BLACKNESS CASTLE by Elaine Coffman - In order to free her ailing father, the lovely Lady Anne must marry the beast who holds her captive. MAVERICK HEARTS by Ruth Langan - A female con artist and a handsome drifter become unwilling parents when they're adopted by three desperate orphans. THE BALLAD OF JOSIE DOVE by Mary McBride - Robbed of her memory, Josie finds herself completely at the mercy of the taciturn sheriff who won her in a card game.

Book store nation, in the history of mankind there has never been a greater country than America. You could say we're the #1 nation at being the best at greatness. But as perfect as America is in every single way, America is broken! And we can't exchange it because we're 236 years past the...  more

Book store nation, in the history of mankind there has never been a greater country than America. You could say we're the #1 nation at being the best at greatness. But as perfect as America is in every single way, America is broken! And we can't exchange it because we're 236 years past the 30-day return window. Look around--we don't make anything anymore, we've mortgaged our future to China, and the Apologist-in-Chief goes on world tours just to bow before foreign leaders. Worse, the L.A. Four Seasons Hotel doesn't even have a dedicated phone button for the Spa. You have to dial an extension! Where did we lose our way?! It's high time we restored America to the greatness it never lost! Luckily, AMERICA AGAIN will singlebookedly pull this country back from the brink. It features everything from chapters, to page numbers, to fonts. Covering subject's ranging from healthcare ("I shudder to think where we'd be without the wide variety of prescription drugs to treat our maladies, such as think-shuddering") to the economy ("Life is giving us lemons, and we're shipping them to the Chinese to make our lemon-flavored leadonade") to food ("Feel free to deep fry this book-it's a rich source of fiber"), Stephen gives America the dose of truth it needs to get back on track.

Detective Harry Bosch has retired from the LAPD, but his half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, needs his help. A woman has been brutally murdered in her bed and all evidence points to Haller's client, a former gang member turned family man. Though the murder rap seems ironclad,...  more

Detective Harry Bosch has retired from the LAPD, but his half-brother, defense attorney Mickey Haller, needs his help. A woman has been brutally murdered in her bed and all evidence points to Haller's client, a former gang member turned family man. Though the murder rap seems ironclad, Mickey is sure it's a setup. Though it goes against all his instincts, Bosch reluctantly takes the case. The prosecution's file just has too many holes and he has to find out for himself: if Haller's client didn't do it, then who did? With the secret help of his former LAPD partner Lucy Soto, Harry starts digging. Soon his investigation leads him inside the police department, where he realizes that the killer he's been tracking has also been tracking him.  Abridged.  Read by Titus Welliver. 5 audio discs (5 hr.)  

In need of organization, comfort, and style? With hundreds of innovative storage solutions and inspirational images, Country Living can help you find a place for everything and keep everything in its place. Room by room, see how to make the most of open shelving and unused nooks and crannies;...  more

In need of organization, comfort, and style? With hundreds of innovative storage solutions and inspirational images, Country Living can help you find a place for everything and keep everything in its place. Room by room, see how to make the most of open shelving and unused nooks and crannies; transform handy household items into innovative containers; and find space where you thought there was none. Featuring ideas that range from daybeds with built-in drawers to a hidden office setup cleverly disguised as a closet, this smart decorating guide is for everyone who feels a sentimental attachments to possessions-but still wants a home that's cozy, not chaotic.

Love, honor, and shoot on sight… Prophesy County sheriff Milt Kovak can't argue with the brilliant timing of the robbery at the local bank. The thieves emptied the vault during the wedding of his deputy, counting on the distraction. They also turned a shotgun on two police...  more

Love, honor, and shoot on sight… Prophesy County sheriff Milt Kovak can't argue with the brilliant timing of the robbery at the local bank. The thieves emptied the vault during the wedding of his deputy, counting on the distraction. They also turned a shotgun on two police officers, killing one, and took off with half a million in stolen money. But there's no honeymoon for anyone, especially after the bride and groom are taken hostage by pirates on their Caribbean getaway. Back home, Kovak could use more backup as his normally peaceful community gets a dose of all-hell-breaking-loose. The mayor, caught in a compromising position with the church organist, is shot by his sharpshooter wife, while Kovak's own ex has been abducted. The wily sheriff finds his wits put to the test, as all clues lead to a crime ring threatening the sanctity of his own Oklahoma backyard.

Elvis was a hero when he cleared an innocent man of a murder charge. But when that innocent man is found dead three years later holding photos of the victim, Elvis is the one on trial. It's fire season in the Los Angeles hills, and as an inferno closes in on the home of Laurel Canyon,...  more

Elvis was a hero when he cleared an innocent man of a murder charge. But when that innocent man is found dead three years later holding photos of the victim, Elvis is the one on trial. It's fire season in the Los Angeles hills, and as an inferno closes in on the home of Laurel Canyon, the LAFD makes a gruesome discovery -- the days-old corpse of an apparent suicide, the reclusive Lionel Byrd, along with a grisly photo album of young female murder victims. Three years earlier, Elvis Cole uncovered evidence that freed Byrd from murder charges; now, all signs indicate Cole helped a killer walk. Shut out by a police task force, Cole, along with his taciturn partner, Joe Pike, must blast through the lies, politics, and corruption obscuring the truth about Lionel Byrd -- or get himself burned...

When the police tell a wealthy industrialist that her missing son has faked his own kidnapping, she hires Elvis Cole and Joe Pike -- and Cole soon determines that it was no fake. The boy and his secret girlfriend have been taken, and are now lost in the gray and changing world of the...  more

When the police tell a wealthy industrialist that her missing son has faked his own kidnapping, she hires Elvis Cole and Joe Pike -- and Cole soon determines that it was no fake. The boy and his secret girlfriend have been taken, and are now lost in the gray and changing world of the professional border kidnappers, who prey not only on innocent victims but also on one another -- buying, selling, and stealing victims like commodities. Fortunately, the kidnappers don't yet know who the boy is, but when Cole goes undercover to try to buy the two of them back, he himself is taken, and disappears. Now it is up to Pike to retrace Cole's steps, burning through the hard and murderous world of human traffickers . . . before it is too late.

?Outstanding . . . A thrilling history of royal intrigues, violent skullduggery and brutal warfare.? ?Simon Sebag Montefiore The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it into an empire stretched at its peak from Scotland to Jerusalem. In this...  more

?Outstanding . . . A thrilling history of royal intrigues, violent skullduggery and brutal warfare.? ?Simon Sebag Montefiore The first Plantagenet king inherited a blood-soaked kingdom from the Normans and transformed it into an empire stretched at its peak from Scotland to Jerusalem. In this epic history, Dan Jones vividly resurrects this fierce and seductive royal dynasty and its mythic world. We meet the captivating Eleanor of Aquitaine, twice queen and the most famous woman in Christendom; her son, Richard the Lionheart, who fought Saladin in the Third Crusade; and King John, a tyrant who was forced to sign Magna Carta, which formed the basis of our own Bill of Rights. This is the era of chivalry, of Robin Hood and the Knights Templar, the Black Death, the founding of Parliament, the Black Prince, and the Hundred Year?s War. It will appeal as much to readers of Tudor history as to fans of Game of Thrones.

It starts when Blacklin County, Texas, oddball tough-guy Bud Turley asks Sheriff Dan Rhodes to guard an enormous tooth Bud found, which he claims belonged to Bigfoot. Shortly thereafter, the body of Bud's friend Larry is found in the vicinity of the "discovery." Bigfoot enthusiasts...  more

It starts when Blacklin County, Texas, oddball tough-guy Bud Turley asks Sheriff Dan Rhodes to guard an enormous tooth Bud found, which he claims belonged to Bigfoot. Shortly thereafter, the body of Bud's friend Larry is found in the vicinity of the "discovery." Bigfoot enthusiasts are convinced it's the creature's handiwork, especially when an elderly woman who ran a feedstore nearby is found with a broken neck. Rhodes suspects a monster of the more human variety. Though feral pigs, copperheads and other dangers roam the area, Rhodes thinks both deaths are connected to the disappearance of a local boy a decade earlier. With Bigfoot mania running amok at his crime scene, Rhodes quietly pursues the trail of a killer with a deadly reputation of his own that he wants to keep buried.

What are the Crawford brothers cooking up in their trailer in the middle of Blacklin County? Sheriff Dan Rhodes receives a complaint that it's meth, a growing menace in the East Texas woods, and a likely culprit when the trailer explodes and one of the siblings is found dead. To his surprise,...  more

What are the Crawford brothers cooking up in their trailer in the middle of Blacklin County? Sheriff Dan Rhodes receives a complaint that it's meth, a growing menace in the East Texas woods, and a likely culprit when the trailer explodes and one of the siblings is found dead. To his surprise, Rhodes discovers a still with a fresh batch of moonshine, and clear evidence the explosion was no accident. And he's not buying the surviving brother's innocence act. But the crime wave is just beginning. Radical newcomers with decidedly controversial politics fan the flames, as do trails of a drug ring and possible vigilantes enrolling as students in Rhodes's own political headache, the Citizens' Sheriff's Academy. Another body, another hooch operation and a whiny county commissioner all add up to a mystery that will test Rhodes's cool head and unfailing humor to their limits.

When Sheriff Dan Rhodes is asked to join the Clearview Barbershop Chorus, he suspects that there's an ulterior motive, mainly because he can't sing a note. He's momentarily distracted by a rogue alligator on the loose, but shortly afterward, Lloyd Berry, the director of the chorus,...  more

When Sheriff Dan Rhodes is asked to join the Clearview Barbershop Chorus, he suspects that there's an ulterior motive, mainly because he can't sing a note. He's momentarily distracted by a rogue alligator on the loose, but shortly afterward, Lloyd Berry, the director of the chorus, is murdered. Berry is suspected of embezzling money, and he's leaked the information that a member of the chorus ordered a singing valentine for a woman who isn't his wife. Later, Rhodes discovers that Berry has been gambling on eight-liners at Rollin' Sevens, a barely legal operation in a strip center on the outskirts of town.Rhodes also must deal with the usual assortment of small-town crimes: a man dressed in his underpants and cowboy boots picketing a law office, dogfood theft, and attempts on the life of a man who likes to root through garbage. Rhodes sorts through clues that involve geocaching and barbershop singing with the help of a few oddball local characters before he solves the crime.

“Pogue is a wonderful teacher… He can teach anybody.” —Gay Talese, bestselling author of Honor Thy Father “Scott Speck is a great communicator of classical music…. Concert audiences and readers alike can’t help getting caught up in the joy of...  more

“Pogue is a wonderful teacher… He can teach anybody.” —Gay Talese, bestselling author of Honor Thy Father “Scott Speck is a great communicator of classical music…. Concert audiences and readers alike can’t help getting caught up in the joy of his subject.” —David Styers, American Symphony Orchestra League Opera is weird. Everybody wears makeup and sings all the time. Even when they’re singing your language, which is rare, you still can’t understand the words. Women play men, men play women, and 45-year-olds play teenagers. All the main characters seem to get killed off. And when somebody dies, he takes ten minutes to sing about it. Yet, for all its weirdness, an operatic experience is an experience in breathtaking beauty. When you hear a soprano float a soft high C, or a tenor singing a love song, or a full-throated chorus in the climax of a scene’s dramatic finale, you can’t help getting goosebumps. Want to experience all that beauty for yourself, but don’t know where to begin? Opera For Dummies is an excellent place to start. Written by an acclaimed conductor and a musical director, this friendly guide tells you what you need to know to: Understand opera from the Baroque and Roman periods through today Interpret characters, orchestra, chorus, and other players Understand what’s happening, both on stage and off Choose the best seats Identify famous operas Build a great collection of opera recordings Locate opera sites and chat groups online Whether you’re interested in attending a live opera, want to build a collection of recordings, or just want to be able to talk about opera intelligently, Opera For Dummies is for you. Among other things, you’ll explore: The words, the music, and the people who sing it The history of opera and the lives of the great composers Going to the opera—including tips for getting tickets, preparing for the opera, dressing for the opera, and more Musical and theatrical conventions used in opera In-depth synopses of the world’s most beloved operas On the bonus CD you’ll find: More than 60 minutes of music compiled especially for the book A multimedia piece for PC or MAC Wonder what it is about opera that can make a grown person cry like a baby? Find out in Opera For Dummies.

Justice at Cardwell Ranch The highly anticipated sequel to Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch CARDWELL CHARM WAS ALL HE'D EVER NEEDED...UNTIL NOW Six years ago, Dana Cardwell found her mother's will in a cookbook and became sole owner of the Cardwell Ranch in Big Sky, Montana. Now...  more

Justice at Cardwell Ranch The highly anticipated sequel to Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch CARDWELL CHARM WAS ALL HE'D EVER NEEDED...UNTIL NOW Six years ago, Dana Cardwell found her mother's will in a cookbook and became sole owner of the Cardwell Ranch in Big Sky, Montana. Now happily married, Dana is surprised when her siblings, Stacy and Jordan, show up on the ranch...and trouble isn't too far behind. As danger draws closer to the ranch, deputy marshal Liza Turner quickly realizes that Jordan Cardwell isn't the man the town made him out to be. This special collector's edition includes the story that started it all,  Crime Scene at Cardwell Ranch! After Hudson Savage betrayed her, Dana Cardwell hoped never to lay eyes on the seductive cowboy again.  Until a bunch of old bones showed up on her family ranch.  Suddenly her former lover was back in her life in a big way -- to investigate a decades-old crime. — Five years ago, Hud left town with a heartload of regrets.  But now, as acting interim marshal, he had a job to do.  And this time he wasn't walking away.  Because now Dana's life was on the line -- as the unsuspecting target of a killer who still walked the canyon.  Hud would do whatever it took to keep Dana close.  Even if it meant risking his own heart for a second chance for both of them....

For home, school, or office, Everyday Geography is an indispensable handbook and engrossing tour guide that brings to life the diversity of our planet. A world of knowledge in a nutshell, this book is packed with fascinating information about the topography, climate, natural resources, history,...  more

For home, school, or office, Everyday Geography is an indispensable handbook and engrossing tour guide that brings to life the diversity of our planet. A world of knowledge in a nutshell, this book is packed with fascinating information about the topography, climate, natural resources, history, and other important features of all seven continents - over 150 countries. Have you ever tried to name the capitals of all the states and provinces of North America? Identify the emerging republics of Eastern Europe? Or read about the exotic history of far-off lands? Whether you want to keep track of evolving boarders, learn about little-known countries that appear in the news, or simply brush up on the geographical facts we all should know, Everyday Geography is the thoroughly readable sourcebook you need. This concise volume contains: A country-by-country description of each continent. Fascinating "Geofacts" about the world's largest lake, smallest country, highest volcano, and other remarkable places. Over 40 detailed maps that reflected new capitals and the latest international borders. More than three dozen charming illustrations. Entertaining sidebars that supplement the lessons of the text. A quiz at the end of each chapter on topics ranging from the natural habitat of penguins to the location of ancient Troy. Everyday Geography is a book for readers of all ages, and indispensable reference work that informs and entertains in a new way with each use.

?A passionate, fast-paced story set in the untamed western frontier by an exciting new voice in historical romance.? Niall MacLaren is the oldest of four brothers, and the undisputed leader of the family. A widower, and single father, his focus is on building the MacLaren ranch into the largest...  more

?A passionate, fast-paced story set in the untamed western frontier by an exciting new voice in historical romance.? Niall MacLaren is the oldest of four brothers, and the undisputed leader of the family. A widower, and single father, his focus is on building the MacLaren ranch into the largest and most successful in northern Arizona. He is serious about two things??his responsibility to the family and his future marriage to the wealthy, well-connected widow who will secure his place in the territory?s destiny. Katherine is determined to live the life she?s dreamed about. With a job waiting for her in the growing town of Los Angeles, California, the young teacher from Philadelphia begins a journey across the United States with only a couple of trunks and her spinster companion. Life is perfect for this adventurous, beautiful young woman, until an accident throws her into the arms of the one man who can destroy it all. Fighting his growing attraction and strong desire for the beautiful stranger, Niall is more determined than ever to push emotions aside to focus on his goals of wealth and political gain. But looking into the clear, blue eyes of the woman who could ruin everything, Niall discovers he will have to harden his heart and be tougher than he?s ever been in his life?Tougher than the Rest.

Between 2005 and 2009, the bodies of eight women were found in the murky canals and ponds of Jennings, Louisiana. Epic in scope and intensely suspenseful, Murder in the Bayou is the story of an American town buckling under the dark forces of poverty, race, and class division.

SHE'S A WOMAN ON THE RUN Maddie Kincaid thought she'd left trouble behind when she settled in peaceful Brazos Bend.  She started her own business.  She lived the simple life.  She never dreamed that helping a gentle old man would land her in the middle of an attempted...  more

SHE'S A WOMAN ON THE RUN Maddie Kincaid thought she'd left trouble behind when she settled in peaceful Brazos Bend.  She started her own business.  She lived the simple life.  She never dreamed that helping a gentle old man would land her in the middle of an attempted murder -- her own.  Now she's running for her life, right into the arms of the infamous Luke "Sin" Callahan. HE DOES HIS BEST WORK UNDERCOVER DEA agent Luke Callahan has just settled into his much-needed fishing vacation, and the last thing he needs on his line is a long-legged redhead stowaway with secrets in her heart and killers on her trail.  Lucky for her, he's deadlier than the guys who are chasing her.  Unfortunately for him, she's gorgeous, smart and determined to make it on her own. When the secrets start spilling and the nights heat up, Luke realizes he faces a new sort of danger -- losing the woman he loves.  Can he win the battle for her heart?  Or will she give him the slip?

Dear Friends, So why did I leave the glamour of L.A. for a double-wide trailer in Cedar Dell, Texas? Blame it on a biker named Snake. If he hadn't ditched my very pregnant, helpless sister, then I wouldn't be in this sleepy town playing mommy to twins. And I didn't even get to have the sex!...  more

Dear Friends, So why did I leave the glamour of L.A. for a double-wide trailer in Cedar Dell, Texas? Blame it on a biker named Snake. If he hadn't ditched my very pregnant, helpless sister, then I wouldn't be in this sleepy town playing mommy to twins. And I didn't even get to have the sex! Yet. But there's this hot, handsome Texan in town who wants me -- and the babies. I can really use a hero like Nicholas Sutherland because tattooed trouble has ridden into town and my family is in a fix. Is this out of a movie, or what? It's my bad luck that once the credits roll, Nick's still home on the range while I belong on the beach. Can we possibly find our happy ending? Sincerely confused, Tess

The Renaissance holds an undying place in our imagination, its great heroes still our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Dante and Chaucer. This period of profound evolution in European thought is credited with transforming the West from medieval to modern and producing the most astonishing...  more

The Renaissance holds an undying place in our imagination, its great heroes still our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Dante and Chaucer. This period of profound evolution in European thought is credited with transforming the West from medieval to modern and producing the most astonishing outpouring of artistic creation the world has ever known. But what was it? In this masterly work, the incomparable Paul Johnson tells us. He explains the economic, technological, and social developments that provide a backdrop to the age’s achievements and focuses closely on the lives and works of its most important figures. A commanding short narrative of this vital period, The Renaissance is also a universally profound meditation on the wellsprings of innovation.

Denver bookman Cliff Janeway would have liked Candice Geiger. She loved books with a true bookwoman's passion. Her collection of first-edition children's books is the best that Janeway ever hopes to see. Sadly, Janeway and Candice Geiger will never meet. She died much too young. Now,...  more

Denver bookman Cliff Janeway would have liked Candice Geiger. She loved books with a true bookwoman's passion. Her collection of first-edition children's books is the best that Janeway ever hopes to see. Sadly, Janeway and Candice Geiger will never meet. She died much too young. Now, twenty years later, her books remain a testament to an extraordinary woman's remarkable vision. Janeway first learns about the juvenilia collection when Candice's elderly husband, H. R. Geiger, passes away and Janeway travels to their Idaho home to assess the collection. The estate can't be distributed until the books are valued, so there's pressure on Janeway to do the job quickly. But one look at the books tells Janeway something's wrong. Valuable titles are missing, replaced by cheap reprints. Other hugely valuable pieces remain. Why would a thief take one priceless book and leave an equally valuable volume on the shelf? The answer may lie in Candice's story. The daughter of a wealthy industrialist, she married horse owner and trainer H. R. Geiger at a young age. They traveled the racetrack circuit with some success, as evidenced by winner's-circle photographs -- in which Candice is always a mysterious background figure dressed in white. Two decades after Candice's strange death, Janeway finds himself deep in a book mystery that may turn out to be much more than a cataloging exercise. It may even involve murder. Candice's daughter, Sharon, may be one of the few people who can help Janeway discover the truth. Sharon has her own Idaho ranch where she takes in sick and injured horses. Janeway worries that her house contains something that could make her very vulnerable: half of her mother's fabulous book collection. The trail of Candice's shadowy past leads Janeway to California's Golden Gate and Santa Anita racetracks, where he signs on as a racehorse hot walker. A novice at racetrack life, he tries to remain inconspicuous while listening to the chatter among the hands. He doesn't like what he hears. And when he goes to the house where Candice died to look for answers, he finds more than he bargained for.

Her palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Above all else, Cleopatra was a shrewd strategist and an ingenious negotiator. She was married twice, each time to a brother. She waged a brutal civil war against the first and poisoned the second;...  more

Her palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Above all else, Cleopatra was a shrewd strategist and an ingenious negotiator. She was married twice, each time to a brother. She waged a brutal civil war against the first and poisoned the second; incest and assassination were family specialties. She had children by Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, two of the most prominent Romans of the day. With Antony she would attempt to forge a new empire, in an alliance that spelled both their ends. Famous long before she was notorious, Cleopatra has gone down in history for all the wrong reasons. Her supple personality and the drama of her circumstances have been lost. In a masterly return to the classical sources, Stacy Schiff boldly separates fact from fiction to rescue the magnetic queen whose death ushered in a new world order.

Caught in the crossfire...between a mysterious Apache, who claims he's a Texas Ranger, and some very angry desperados, she doesn't know who to trust. The last thing Shiloh Drummond wants is a man in her life, although right now this ranger is all she has! Logan Hawk can't wait to...  more

Caught in the crossfire...between a mysterious Apache, who claims he's a Texas Ranger, and some very angry desperados, she doesn't know who to trust. The last thing Shiloh Drummond wants is a man in her life, although right now this ranger is all she has! Logan Hawk can't wait to get rid of this feisty female and return to the task of avenging his mentor's death although he must do the honorable thing and protect her at all costs. But during a long trip to safety that's more rocky than romantic, Logan realizes that he may not really want to let Shiloh go...

Before there was Liz Lemon, before there was "Sarah Palin," before there was "Weekend Update"--there was a woman with a dream. A dream that one day she would write a book about how she got here. But she had to get there first. On her way to becoming an award-winning superstar, Tina Fey...  more

Before there was Liz Lemon, before there was "Sarah Palin," before there was "Weekend Update"--there was a woman with a dream. A dream that one day she would write a book about how she got here. But she had to get there first. On her way to becoming an award-winning superstar, Tina Fey struggled through some questionable haircuts, some after-school jobs, the rise of nachos as a cultural phenomenon, a normal childhood, a happy marriage and joyful motherhood. Her story must be told! Fey's pursuit of the perfect beauty routine may actually give you laugh lines, and her depiction of her whirlwind tour of duty as the Other Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live takes you behind the scenes of a comedy event that transfixed the nation. Now, Fey can reflect on what she's learned: you're no one until someone calls you bossy.

STRANGE POSSESSION Kelly Templeton had returned to Alaska hoping to put her brief, disastrous marriage behind her. But when the lodge owner opens her door expecting to find a guest, she's confronted with six feet of furious male instead. Jonathan Winslow Templeton III is still as sexy -and as...  more

STRANGE POSSESSION Kelly Templeton had returned to Alaska hoping to put her brief, disastrous marriage behind her. But when the lodge owner opens her door expecting to find a guest, she's confronted with six feet of furious male instead. Jonathan Winslow Templeton III is still as sexy -and as arrogant- as ever. The Boston exec can't fathom why his wife ran, but he does know this: He's not going anywhere until Kelly realizes she's made the biggest mistake of her life. And until he rekindles their ice-cold marriage into a red-hot romance. MARRIAGE TO A STRANGER Molly Develon knows her father loved her. So how could he have left a will that practically forces her into marrying a stranger? It doesn't help that handsome, brooding Adam Reneau is less than thrilled at the prospect of a sham marriage. But if the violet-eyed innocent wants to stay in her beloved home, and the brilliant biologist wants access to her father's research, they'll find themselves alone together in Alaska. Here, in a rustic cabin, tension can turn to sizzling temptation -- while Molly wonders how she'll survive the long arctic nights without losing her heart.

The small town of Rainwater, Oklahoma, has become a notorious boomtown now that a gusher has flooded its streets with drillers, welders, and roustabouts of every description. Jill, a spunky and hard-working young woman who runs the hotel for her aunt, is unprepared to cope with the attention she...  more

The small town of Rainwater, Oklahoma, has become a notorious boomtown now that a gusher has flooded its streets with drillers, welders, and roustabouts of every description. Jill, a spunky and hard-working young woman who runs the hotel for her aunt, is unprepared to cope with the attention she receives from the woman-hungry men. Despite her attempts to thwart their advances, she finds herself cornered by a group of men on the street one afternoon when Thad Taylor, a young neighbor, comes to her rescue. Believing Jill to be a street flapper, Thad makes it his duty to curb her wild ways. Jill wants nothing to do with Thad until a woman is murdered in town. Now, Jill's finally accepted Thad's protection...but is she willing to accept more?

When nurse April Asbury arrives in Fertile, Missouri, she's looking forward to life in this picturesque town. But while Fertile might seem as pristine as April's starched white uniforms, it's anything but. Soon the spunky blonde is fighting her attraction to Joe Jones, who has...  more

When nurse April Asbury arrives in Fertile, Missouri, she's looking forward to life in this picturesque town. But while Fertile might seem as pristine as April's starched white uniforms, it's anything but. Soon the spunky blonde is fighting her attraction to Joe Jones, who has "heartbreaker" written all over him; staring down malicious gossips; and fending off a suitor who's up to no good. In a town where tensions are rising faster than the river, and a widow schemes for her revenge, April must hang on tight to the man she loves...if they're both to survive.

Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning actor with the legendary blue eyes, achieved superstar status by playing charismatic renegades, broken heroes, and winsome antiheroes in such revered films as The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Verdict, The Color of Money, and...  more

Paul Newman, the Oscar-winning actor with the legendary blue eyes, achieved superstar status by playing charismatic renegades, broken heroes, and winsome antiheroes in such revered films as The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Verdict, The Color of Money, and Nobody's Fool. But Newman was also an oddity in Hollywood: the rare box-office titan who cared about the craft of acting, the sexy leading man known for the staying power of his marriage, and the humble celebrity who made philanthropy his calling card long before it was cool. In Paul Newman: A Life, film critic and pop culture historian Shawn Levy gives readers the ultimate behind-the-scenes examination of the actor's life, from his merry pranks on the set to his lasting romance with Joanne Woodward to the devastating impact of his son's death from a drug overdose. This definitive biography is a fascinating portrait of an extraordinarily gifted man who gave back as much as he got out of life and just happened to be one of the most celebrated movie stars of the twentieth century.

Want-Ad Wife  Mail-order bride Josephine Dooley's trip West was supposed to end in marriage to her intended groom -- not with the discovery that he hadn't actually placed the bridal ad! Now her only choice is to convince Pony Express rider Thomas Young to wed her anyway to save...  more

Want-Ad Wife  Mail-order bride Josephine Dooley's trip West was supposed to end in marriage to her intended groom -- not with the discovery that he hadn't actually placed the bridal ad! Now her only choice is to convince Pony Express rider Thomas Young to wed her anyway to save her from her scheming uncle.  A bride shouldn't be a surprise package, and when Thomas finds out about his meddling brother's ruse, he plans to send his would-be wife packing. However, when he realizes Josephine desperately needs his help and a marriage of convenience is the only way he can protect her, he vows to become the husband she needs. But he quickly learns that it will be hard to keep his new bride at arm's length... because Josephine is his perfect match.

The book looks at the phenomenon of stardom in the cinema, focusing on over 160 stars of the silver screen from the heyday of Hollywood, when stars such as John Wayne, James Stewart and Doris Day showed us a bright glossy view of America, through to contemporary idols as a George Clooney and...  more

The book looks at the phenomenon of stardom in the cinema, focusing on over 160 stars of the silver screen from the heyday of Hollywood, when stars such as John Wayne, James Stewart and Doris Day showed us a bright glossy view of America, through to contemporary idols as a George Clooney and Nicole Kidman, the book gives an insider's view of each actors personal and professional lives.

Shannon Kilmartin looked up at her handsome rescuer and shrank from the desire in his deep brown eyes. Had he saved her from drowning only to ravish her? After fleeing the advances of her cruel stepfather, Shannon had vowed never to trust a man whose eyes glowed with passion's flame. When this...  more

Shannon Kilmartin looked up at her handsome rescuer and shrank from the desire in his deep brown eyes. Had he saved her from drowning only to ravish her? After fleeing the advances of her cruel stepfather, Shannon had vowed never to trust a man whose eyes glowed with passion's flame. When this stranger took her in his steely embrace, she feared he was a madman; when he stole her breath away with a searing kiss, she suddenly wished only to share his madness and his love all the rest of her days. Brandon Fleming cradled the violet-eyed temptress in his arms and cursed the way she'd stormed into his heart. When his wife deserted him, he'd sworn no woman would ever again touch his soul. But one look at the beauty he held, one touch of her silken skin, and he was lost. All he wanted to do was ease her fear with tender kisses, promise her forever with gentle caresses, and gaze throughout the night into those eyes that burned with desire's VIOLET FIRE.

HE DARING PATRIOT Bold and beautiful Rae McClellan eagerly seizes a chance to be a courier for the Colonies, never anticipating her midnight excursion to a local tavern would lead to murder-and brand her a wanted woman. Saved from an angry mob of Redcoats by a powerful stranger, she is swept up...  more

HE DARING PATRIOT Bold and beautiful Rae McClellan eagerly seizes a chance to be a courier for the Colonies, never anticipating her midnight excursion to a local tavern would lead to murder-and brand her a wanted woman. Saved from an angry mob of Redcoats by a powerful stranger, she is swept up into a tempestuous adventure that will become a battle for her country, her family...and her heart. THE NOBLE SPY Jericho Smith curses the moment he became enraptured by the confounding Rae McClellan-and the feverish desire she arouses in him. Jericho was one of the Continental army's most able spies...until Rae makes him want things he never dared desire before, like the love of this spirited woman and a lost legacy that awaits back in England. Yet even as Jericho and Rae surrender to an undeniable passion, a dangerous foe reaches out across the Atlantic, luring them both into a perilous gambit for their lives-and their love...  

SINFUL PLEASURES It seemed like a good idea.  The handsome American was dying anyway.  Why not marry him and flee England in the guise of Noah McClellan's widow.  But Jessa Winter hadn't counted on Noah's will to live.  Nor on his smoldering desires once they...  more

SINFUL PLEASURES It seemed like a good idea.  The handsome American was dying anyway.  Why not marry him and flee England in the guise of Noah McClellan's widow.  But Jessa Winter hadn't counted on Noah's will to live.  Nor on his smoldering desires once they set sail for America.  And if she was shocked that he treated her more like a wanton than a wife, her outrage was soon eclipsed by the shimmering pleasure of his kiss and the aching need to be his completely.... SWEET CRIMES Noah had known many women, but none maddened him more than this mysterious English beauty who had tricked him into matrimony.  Behind her angel's face lay the cunning heart of a criminal.  He would strip her bare of her secrets, even as he took full advantage of his rights as her husband.  She'd pay the price of deceit in his bed, submitting night after night to his demands and surrendering to TEMPTING TORMENT.

Wyatt Grantham, Viscount Sheridan, is stunned to find three young boys at his door, demanding he right the wrongs of an incident that occurred earlier that evening when he thwarted a determined thief. When he discovers his wily pickpocket is a woman, now gravely injured, he takes his...  more

Wyatt Grantham, Viscount Sheridan, is stunned to find three young boys at his door, demanding he right the wrongs of an incident that occurred earlier that evening when he thwarted a determined thief. When he discovers his wily pickpocket is a woman, now gravely injured, he takes his flame-haired attacker under his wing. Clearly, Sheridan's new "guest" is lady of quality. So how did she become a common street thief? He finds himself irresistibly drawn to the too clever, cheeky Lily, and determined to unlock her mysteries... The five years since she left the care of the French convent have been a nightmare for Lily. Her secrets are dangerous - as is the powerful man determined to find her. The handsome Viscount is clearly a gentleman with secrets of his own, but staying with him could mean the difference between life and death for Lily. With each passing day, her handsome host turns Lily's convalescence into an increasingly sensual escape. Now her greatest challenge may be imagining anything less than a future in his arms...

Rescue Me After his train is robbed at gunpoint, Remington Frost awakens from a blow to find the bandits gone -- along with the woman he was shadowing for protection. No stranger to risk, Remington will do what it takes to bring Phoebe Apple to safety and her kidnappers to justice. But...  more

Rescue Me After his train is robbed at gunpoint, Remington Frost awakens from a blow to find the bandits gone -- along with the woman he was shadowing for protection. No stranger to risk, Remington will do what it takes to bring Phoebe Apple to safety and her kidnappers to justice. But ransoming Phoebe is just the start of trouble... Phoebe is shocked to learn that her mysterious rescuer is none other than Remington Frost, the son of her sister's new husband. Home at Twin Star Ranch, she falls happily into western life -- and cautiously in love with Remington. But danger hides close to home, and their romance illuminates a web of secrets and betrayal that may put the rancher and his intended bride past the point of rescue.

James Carroll?s urgent, masterly Jerusalem, Jerusalem uncovers the ways in which the ancient city became, unlike any other in the world?reaching deep into our contemporary lives?an incendiary fantasy of a city. In Carroll?s provocative reading of the deep past, the Bible?s brutality responded to...  more

James Carroll?s urgent, masterly Jerusalem, Jerusalem uncovers the ways in which the ancient city became, unlike any other in the world?reaching deep into our contemporary lives?an incendiary fantasy of a city. In Carroll?s provocative reading of the deep past, the Bible?s brutality responded to the violence that threatened Jerusalem from the start. Centuries later, the mounting European fixation on a heavenly Jerusalem sparked both anti-Semitism and racist colonial contempt. The holy wars of the Knights Templar burned apocalyptic mayhem into the Western mind. Carroll?s brilliant and original leap is to show how, as Christopher Columbus carried his own Jerusalemcentric worldview to the West, America too was powerfully shaped by the dream of the City on a Hill?from Governor Winthrop to Abraham Lincoln to Woodrow Wilson to Ronald Reagan. The nuclear brinksmanship of the 1973 Yom Kippur War helps prove his point: religion and violence fuel each other, with Jerusalem the ground zero of the heat. To the standard set by Constantine?s Sword, Jerusalem, Jerusalem is again a ?rare book that combines searing passion . . . with a subject that has affected all our lives? (Chicago Tribune).

A WIFE FOR SALE... Stung by humiliation and fear, Melissa Logan realized she had been sold to pay her husband's debt. Marrying Coy Logan to escape her wretched homelife had been a terrible mistake. Worse off than ever, she was penniless with a new baby in a frontier mining camp. And now she...  more

A WIFE FOR SALE... Stung by humiliation and fear, Melissa Logan realized she had been sold to pay her husband's debt. Marrying Coy Logan to escape her wretched homelife had been a terrible mistake. Worse off than ever, she was penniless with a new baby in a frontier mining camp. And now she "belonged" to Dylan Harper, a Yukon storekeeper...a man said to have a heart of ice and a temper of fire. Few women had ever felt as desperate as Melissa did right now.... A PASSION WITH NO PRICE Dylan Harper didn't want a bride; he simply couldn't bear to leave this waif of a woman with a no-account like Coy Logan. To him this "marriage" was a business arrangement: Melissa could cook and clean, not share his bed. He never guessed that one look from her gentle gray eyes could have such an impact on his heart. Now, in a land blazing with dreams of gold, Melissa and Dylan felt a spark of desire secretly burst into flame. But with so much hurt between them, would either of them take the first daring step to trust, to touch, to love....

Billy Crystal is 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to memory loss to leaving dinners with half your meal on your shirt. In humorous chapters like "Buying the Plot"...  more

Billy Crystal is 65, and he's not happy about it. With his trademark wit and heart, he outlines the absurdities and challenges that come with growing old, from insomnia to memory loss to leaving dinners with half your meal on your shirt. In humorous chapters like "Buying the Plot" and "Nodding Off," Crystal not only catalogues his physical gripes, but offers a road map to his 77 million fellow baby boomers who are arriving at this milestone age with him. He also looks back at the most powerful and memorable moments of his long and storied life, from entertaining his relatives as a kid in Long Beach, Long Island, and his years doing stand-up in the Village, up through his legendary stint at Saturday Night Live, When Harry Met Sally, and his long run as host of the Academy Awards. Listeners get a front-row seat to his one-day career with the New York Yankees (he was the first player to ever "test positive for Maalox"), his love affair with Sophia Loren, and his enduring friendships with several of his idols, including Mickey Mantle and Muhammad Ali. He lends a light touch to more serious topics like religion ("the aging friends I know have turned to the Holy Trinity: Advil, bourbon, and Prozac"); grandparenting; and, of course, dentistry. As wise and poignant as they are funny, Crystal's reflections are an unforgettable look at an extraordinary life well lived. Still Foolin' 'Em includes a portion recorded in front of a live studio audience. Read by the author; Unabridged: 7 CDs, 8 hrs.

SHE WAS A LONER LIVING A MAN'S LIFE. NOW HE WANTED HER TO BE A WOMAN. HIS WOMAN. When Ella Brown rode into the Idaho mining town, she had a dead outlaw slung over her pack mule. With her buckskin trousers, hat pulled low, and mannish ways, even the sheriff who handed her the reward money didn't...  more

SHE WAS A LONER LIVING A MAN'S LIFE. NOW HE WANTED HER TO BE A WOMAN. HIS WOMAN. When Ella Brown rode into the Idaho mining town, she had a dead outlaw slung over her pack mule. With her buckskin trousers, hat pulled low, and mannish ways, even the sheriff who handed her the reward money didn't know she was a lady. Later, in a hotel, she saw in the mirror what she really was - a young woman with no one left to love or to love her. But that night John Snow broke into her room. His face was hard, his eyes were mocking, and his mood was black. He had come looking for a bounty hunter. Instead he came face-to-face with the woman who would be his destiny. Her beauty reminded him of a life long past, a time long gone, when he was not a gunslinger. Ella's instincts told her that John Snow's passion could set free the femininity she'd hidden so well - if she dared to ride beside a man bent on vengeance, whose soul only her love could save.

Against the rugged beauty of a Nevada frontier town, award-winning author Stef Ann Holm pairs two unforgettable characters in a heartwarming and surprising novel where sagebrush and secrets abound.... Determined to keep her Pony Express station after her father's murder, Helena Gray soon learns...  more

Against the rugged beauty of a Nevada frontier town, award-winning author Stef Ann Holm pairs two unforgettable characters in a heartwarming and surprising novel where sagebrush and secrets abound.... Determined to keep her Pony Express station after her father's murder, Helena Gray soon learns that a lot of people want her to fail. Cut off by her suppliers, she brazenly goes after what she needs: a husband. She chooses a loner from the mountains who is known simply as Carrigan -- a man whose eyes are flat and unemotional, and whom the folks of Genoa fear. It would be a business proposition, that's all. Now all she has to do is convince him of that. Living in the Sierras with his dog and Colt revolver for company, Carrigan is certain he doesn't need a woman. Then Helena Gray ventures up his way and asks to become his wife. The arrangement sounds beneficial, but a simple partnership gets complicated when Carrigan unexpectedly finds himself wanting Helena on new terms that come unbidden from his heart.

When a megastore grocery chain threatens to shut down the new boutique bakery Chloe Lawson's worked so hard to establish, she's furious. Her life may not be picture-perfect, but her custom cakes and pastries are becoming the talk of Boise, and she'd like to keep it that way. Chloe...  more

When a megastore grocery chain threatens to shut down the new boutique bakery Chloe Lawson's worked so hard to establish, she's furious. Her life may not be picture-perfect, but her custom cakes and pastries are becoming the talk of Boise, and she'd like to keep it that way. Chloe needs a champion, and handsome, widowed John Moretti turns out to be it. A high-powered lawyer whose two rebellious teenagers are the only people he doesn't seem able to impress, John is shocked to find himself fighting for Chloe's little cause, much less falling for her. But once he samples her home-baked charms, he's hooked—and determined to make her a permanent part of his family.

A CATTLE DRIVE IS NO PLACE FOR A LADY IN BOWS AND BUTTONS... Newly independent city girl Josephine Whittaker succeeded in heading West, all on her own. But once she set foot in the crude cow town of Sienna, Wyoming, her first inclination was to board the next train back out -- and she would...  more

A CATTLE DRIVE IS NO PLACE FOR A LADY IN BOWS AND BUTTONS... Newly independent city girl Josephine Whittaker succeeded in heading West, all on her own. But once she set foot in the crude cow town of Sienna, Wyoming, her first inclination was to board the next train back out -- and she would have, if she hadn't lost everything she owned. Suddenly, a job as a ranch cook seemed a good idea -- at least it was better than making money as a dance-hall girl. It didn't seem that important if she neglected to tell her new boss that she'd never so much as boiled an egg.... UNLESS SHE'S IN LOVE WITH A RANCHER IN DENIM AND RAWHIDE. J.D. McCall knew from the get-go that a pretty lady in the chuck wagon with a bunch of cowboys meant trouble. But he faced mutiny among his ranch hands if he didn't bring home a cook -- and she said fried beef was her specialty. How could he know he'd never want to let her go? J.D.'s own mother had abandoned his father and the harsh frontier life to go back East. Loving Josephine was sure to break his heart...unless this lady proved she had grit, gumption, and what it took to be a cattle rancher's wife -- his wife.

With the ink dry on her divorce papers, Natalie Goodwin feels life is running just the way she wants it. Her new flower shop is set for its grand opening, and her daughter is enjoying her first semester in college. The house is clean, the bills are paid and cooking dinner every night is now an...  more

With the ink dry on her divorce papers, Natalie Goodwin feels life is running just the way she wants it. Her new flower shop is set for its grand opening, and her daughter is enjoying her first semester in college. The house is clean, the bills are paid and cooking dinner every night is now an option. Natalie admits she's just a teeny bit lonely, but recent dating experiences have left her convinced that Mr. Right does not live in Boise, Idaho. But life has a big surprise for Natalie and he lives right across the street! Never in her wildest dreams did she think she could fall for a man nine years her junior, but then she has never met a man like firefighter Tony Cruz. Now the sparks are flying, but will they light Natalie's fire...or land her newfound independence in hot water?

In town to hunt for a wife, prosperous businessman Ballard MacGregor finds a willing one in Clover Sherwood, who, left penniless after her father's death, is eager to rescue her family from destitution.

Leanne Summers was only trying to do her duty.  She had no idea that barging into the middle of a bank holdup would land her in the midst of bungling bandits, running for her life.  Nor did she expect to wind up in the arms of Hunter Walsh, the group's hard-eyed leader. Her...  more

Leanne Summers was only trying to do her duty.  She had no idea that barging into the middle of a bank holdup would land her in the midst of bungling bandits, running for her life.  Nor did she expect to wind up in the arms of Hunter Walsh, the group's hard-eyed leader. Her reputation in shreds and a price on her head, Leanne realized she would have to marry Hunter, who had turned out to be far more than a hired gun.  But once again, she had leaped before she looked.  With the knot yet untied, Leanne found her groom's high-falutin' family doing all they could to keep her single.  If moments of stolen ecstasy were all they could manage, Leanne decided she might well turn to a life of crime!

The definitive autobiography of Willie Nelson This is the unvarnished, complete story of Willie Nelson's life, told in his distinct voice and leaving no moment or experience unturned, from Texas and Nashville to Hawaii and his legendary bus. Having recently turned 80, Nelson is ready to shine...  more

The definitive autobiography of Willie Nelson This is the unvarnished, complete story of Willie Nelson's life, told in his distinct voice and leaving no moment or experience unturned, from Texas and Nashville to Hawaii and his legendary bus. Having recently turned 80, Nelson is ready to shine on a light on all aspects of his life, including his drive to write music, the women in his life, his collaborations, and his biggest lows and highs-from his bankruptcy to the founding of Farm Aid. An American icon who still tours the country and headlines music festivals, Willie Nelson and his music have found their way into the hearts and minds of fans the world over, winning ten Grammys and receiving the Kennedy Center Honors. Now it's time to hear the last word about his life-from the man himself.

As the acknowledged queen of crime, P. S. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special short story for Christmas. Four of the best of these are collected here for the first time. Swift, cunning murder mysteries (two of which feature the young poet-detective...  more

As the acknowledged queen of crime, P. S. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special short story for Christmas. Four of the best of these are collected here for the first time. Swift, cunning murder mysteries (two of which feature the young poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh that together -- to borrow the author's own description -- add up to a delightful "entertainment." In the title story, a bestselling crime novelist describes the crime she herself was involved in fifty years earlier... in "A Very Commonplace Murder," a "pedantic, respectable, censorious" clerk's secret taste for pornagraphy is only the first reason he finds for not coming forward as a witness to a murder... "The Boxdale Inheritance" finds Dalgliesh implored by his godfather to reinvestigate a notorious murder, an investigation that will reveal a family secret so dark that Dalgliesh will firmly rebury it... and in "The Twelve Clues of Christmas," Dalgliesh is drawn into a case that involves a famly with "an aversion to natural death." Each of these stories is as playful as it is ingeniously plotted, the author's sly humor as evident as her hallmark narrative elegance and shrewd understanding of some of the most complex -- not to say the most unsettling -- aspects of human nature. And each tantalizes us with a uniquely P. D. Jamesian mystery to be puzzled out. Unabridged recording narrated by Jenny Agutter and Daniel Weyman, 3 CDs, approx. 3 hours.

This book is pictures of the Beatles starting back in 1960 and goes to 2004.

Orphaned as a child, Miss Jane Milton lives to serve her Stover cousins, tending to their every need. Her beloved cousin Blair suffered a slow and painful death from wounds received at the Battle of Waterloo, and now, ten months later, Miss Milton feels utterly forlorn. Her one solace is caring...  more

Orphaned as a child, Miss Jane Milton lives to serve her Stover cousins, tending to their every need. Her beloved cousin Blair suffered a slow and painful death from wounds received at the Battle of Waterloo, and now, ten months later, Miss Milton feels utterly forlorn. Her one solace is caring for Lord Canfield's orphaned son, Andrew, a sad boy dogged by rumors that he was conceived before Lord Canfield married his mother. Is the source of these rumors Miss Milton's second cousin, the imperious Lady Carruthers, who seems determined to disinherit Andrew in favor of her own profligate son? If only Miss Milton could stand up to the horrid woman and her insults.Miss Milton finds herself spending more and more time in the company of her neighbor, a handsome tradesman. Mr. Butterfield, said to "smell of the shop," in fact smells deliciously of lavender. He has an encouraging effect on Miss Milton, helping her to understand that her world will not collapse if she learns to speak her mind.As her regard for her neighbor grows, Miss Milton remains aware of the many reasons they cannot be together. Fifteen years older, Mr. Butterfield is dangerously liberal-minded and earns his fortune through hard work. And she, whose aristocratic relatives look down on men of his ilk, is an impoverished spinster, almost thirty years old. In truth, the real gulf between them lies in the many guilty secrets they and others seem determined to guard at all costs.

As the eighteenth century draws to a close, the Kwahadi Comanches seem to be making their peace with the settlers of the Spanish Colony of New Mexico. No one is as relieved as Marco Mondragón and his adored wife Paloma Vega, whose ranch, the Double Cross, sits on the edge of...  more

As the eighteenth century draws to a close, the Kwahadi Comanches seem to be making their peace with the settlers of the Spanish Colony of New Mexico. No one is as relieved as Marco Mondragón and his adored wife Paloma Vega, whose ranch, the Double Cross, sits on the edge of Comanchería. Their tranquility is short-lived, however, for other Comanches are terrorizing the plains, led by the ruthless renegade, Great Owl. At the annual fair in Taos, Marco and his Comanche friend Toshua arrange to buy a team of bays from horse traders who sometimes wink at the law. Marco can't complete the purchase because he spends all his money to buy a slave from Great Owl, thus saving her life. Graciela accompanies them back to the Double Cross, along with Diego Diaz, one of those traders Marco still owes for the team. Great Owl's threat to tentative peace between the Kwahadi and the Spanish must be squelched. Marco and Toshua bolster their small army of two with an unexpected ally in Joaquim Gasca, a disgraced former lieutenant with the Royal Engineers. They are joined by Diego Diaz, who turns out to be a key figure from Paloma's past. Adding two shady horse traders and the secretive Graciela, Marco leads his small but determined army north to land contested by both Utes and Comanches. Though woefully outnumbered, they must defeat Great Owl or die trying. 

After a celebrated career in the war against Napoleon, Captain Douglas Bowden moves to a small fishing village to escape military life and put his medical skills to good use. Little does he know, it's his heart that needs the most loving care. This brand-new novel from master storyteller Carla...  more

After a celebrated career in the war against Napoleon, Captain Douglas Bowden moves to a small fishing village to escape military life and put his medical skills to good use. Little does he know, it's his heart that needs the most loving care. This brand-new novel from master storyteller Carla Kelly will have new and longtime fans in raptures!

To Della Anders's relatives, it seems like an absurd whim when the young educator accepts a contract to teach in Winter Quarters, a coal mining camp near Scofield, Utah.  After all, she lives with a socially prominent family in Salt Lake City.  Why teach in a place as hard as a...  more

To Della Anders's relatives, it seems like an absurd whim when the young educator accepts a contract to teach in Winter Quarters, a coal mining camp near Scofield, Utah.  After all, she lives with a socially prominent family in Salt Lake City.  Why teach in a place as hard as a coal mining camp, even if the Winter Quarters mines have an enviable reputation for safety? It's no whim to Della.  She yearns to reconnect with the life she knew as a child, before tragedy yanked her from a  home that was equal parts ramshackle and loving.  But when disaster strikes, what the teacher learns in Winter Quarters will change her life and her heart forever. Based on the true events of the Scofield mine disaster of 1900, this suspenseful new romance from award-winning and bestselling author Carla Kelly is sure to please longtime fans and new readers alike. 

Searching for a ring…finding a family! Penniless Mary Rennie knows she's lucky to have a home with relatives in Edinburgh, but she does crave more excitement in her life. So when her cousin's ring is lost in one of several fruitcakes heading around the country as gifts, Mary...  more

Searching for a ring…finding a family! Penniless Mary Rennie knows she's lucky to have a home with relatives in Edinburgh, but she does crave more excitement in her life. So when her cousin's ring is lost in one of several fruitcakes heading around the country as gifts, Mary seizes the chance for adventure. When widowed captain Ross Rennie and his son meet Mary in a coaching inn, they take her under their wing. After years of battling Napoleon, Ross's soul is war weary, but Mary's warmth and humor touch him deep inside. Soon, he's in the most heart-stopping situation of his life -- considering a wedding-ring quest of his own!

In this spin-off of Libby's London Merchant, a man finds that an act of charity could blossom into a love he never thought possible... A Second Chance Benedict Nesbitt, the Seventh Duke of Knaresborough, has resigned himself to a life of solitude. The woman he'd loved for years...  more

In this spin-off of Libby's London Merchant, a man finds that an act of charity could blossom into a love he never thought possible... A Second Chance Benedict Nesbitt, the Seventh Duke of Knaresborough, has resigned himself to a life of solitude. The woman he'd loved for years just married one of his best friends. And so, in the noble tradition of resignation, he is heading back home to look after his niece and work on his stiff upper lip... But on the way he agrees to give a ride to a poor Spanish woman and her child. And though they appear to have nothing, Liria Valencia's self assurance is stronger and more genuine than any he's known in his whole upper crust life. There's certainly more to this single mother than meets the eye. But could she be Benedict's second chance at love? Only if they can see past their differences. And that will require delving into a complicated and painful past...

Julia Darling never expected to cook for some cowboys in Wyoming, but when she breaks off her engagement in Salt Lake City, it s the perfect opportunity for her to escape. Determined to stick the job out, Julia faces her biggest challenge; yet letting go of borrowed light to find her own...  more

Julia Darling never expected to cook for some cowboys in Wyoming, but when she breaks off her engagement in Salt Lake City, it s the perfect opportunity for her to escape. Determined to stick the job out, Julia faces her biggest challenge; yet letting go of borrowed light to find her own testimony. Set in the early 1900s, this is one romantic adventure you'll never forget!

From master storyteller Carla Kelly comes this collection of frontier tales that take you behind typical army lines and into the hearts of ordinary men and women who perform extraordinary acts of bravery. From handsome hospital stewards and dashing soldiers to courageous children and wives who...  more

From master storyteller Carla Kelly comes this collection of frontier tales that take you behind typical army lines and into the hearts of ordinary men and women who perform extraordinary acts of bravery. From handsome hospital stewards and dashing soldiers to courageous children and wives who will pull at your heartstrings, there's something for everyone's fancy.

Jemma is betrothed to a rich and handsome man, the kind of man every father likes.  She has everything a girl could ever want -- except the right to choose her own true love.  So one night, she disappears into the sultry darkness of New Orleans -- and meets the kind of man every father...  more

Jemma is betrothed to a rich and handsome man, the kind of man every father likes.  She has everything a girl could ever want -- except the right to choose her own true love.  So one night, she disappears into the sultry darkness of New Orleans -- and meets the kind of man every father fears. Jemma knows better than to approach a man like Hunter Boone, but she's willing to risk everything for a chance at happiness... JUST ONCE.

Eighteen-year old runaway Olivia Bond assumes no one can love her because of the ugliness of her past. Reclusive half-breed Noah LeCroix believes no one can love him because of the ugliness of his scars. When Noah rescues Olivia from the dangers of the Southern Illinois swamp he calls home, each...  more

Eighteen-year old runaway Olivia Bond assumes no one can love her because of the ugliness of her past. Reclusive half-breed Noah LeCroix believes no one can love him because of the ugliness of his scars. When Noah rescues Olivia from the dangers of the Southern Illinois swamp he calls home, each recognizes the beauty and strength of the survivor inside the other. Returning Olivia to her long-lost family should be the most difficult task of Noah's life, but in fact leaving her there turns out to be unbearable. But when prejudice and intolerance, as well as a mysterious stranger from Olivia's past, threaten their hard-won peace, both face the challenge of a lifetime, namely letting themselves love and be loved.

Which brother would she choose? "We're going to have a child.  You need to come home so we can get married." So wrote Hannah Gustavson to her childhood sweetheart, the father of her baby.  But with no response, she was forced to marry another man... her...  more

Which brother would she choose? "We're going to have a child.  You need to come home so we can get married." So wrote Hannah Gustavson to her childhood sweetheart, the father of her baby.  But with no response, she was forced to marry another man... her lover's brother. Tall, handsome and honorable, Judd Seavers could make any woman's heart race.  Hannah was no exception, and she was awed by the ex-soldier who gave her his name. A forbidden love as grand as the Rockies crested between them.  But a shadow loomed.  Would the baby's father come home?  And if he did, would Judd return his borrowed bride?

"In this clearly written volume, Hawke provides enlightening and colorful descriptions of early Colonial Americans and debunks many widely held assumptions about 17th century settlers."--Publishers Weekly

Irish immigrant Molly O'Brien has earned quite a reputation in Delight, Wisconsin. Raising four orphans all on her own certainly hasn't helped. Nor has the fact that she's just taken in two strangers with serious gunshot wounds, planning to nurse them back to health. There's just one problem....  more

Irish immigrant Molly O'Brien has earned quite a reputation in Delight, Wisconsin. Raising four orphans all on her own certainly hasn't helped. Nor has the fact that she's just taken in two strangers with serious gunshot wounds, planning to nurse them back to health. There's just one problem. One of the men is an outlaw and the other's a federal marshal-and if she doesn't figure out which is which, she could find herself in a far more compromising position than she could have imagined.

SHE STUMBLED INTO A NEW LIFE... Amanda Sellington's marriage to one of New York's richest and most infamous men was the envy of every woman in 1870s Manhattan. But in truth, her life with him was unbearable. Gathering the courage she didn't know she possessed, Amanda escaped from her gilded...  more

SHE STUMBLED INTO A NEW LIFE... Amanda Sellington's marriage to one of New York's richest and most infamous men was the envy of every woman in 1870s Manhattan. But in truth, her life with him was unbearable. Gathering the courage she didn't know she possessed, Amanda escaped from her gilded prison and sought refuge far away, in a small and utterly beautiful Minnesota town. There, at the crossroads of two peaceful rivers, she found hope -- and the handsome Jakob Hall. Touched by his honesty and strength, Amanda longed to give in to happiness, but the past intruded -- a past the Jakob would do his best to help her forget.

With the incomparable opening chapter of Call for the Dead, titled "A Brief History of George Smiley," John Le Carré introduces his legendary spy and immediately ensnares you in the shadowy world Smiley inhabits.   Pulled back from overseas duty during World War II,...  more

With the incomparable opening chapter of Call for the Dead, titled "A Brief History of George Smiley," John Le Carré introduces his legendary spy and immediately ensnares you in the shadowy world Smiley inhabits.   Pulled back from overseas duty during World War II, Smiley was redirected to face the threats of the Cold War. He had been asked to interview Samuel Fennan of the Foreign Office after an anonymous letter accused Fennan of Communist Party membership. Smiley's report cleared him of the allegations, so he was stunned to learn that Fennan had died the day after the interview, leaving a suicide note that claimed his career had been ruined. Investigating circumstances that make no sense to him, Smiley gradually uncovers a spy ring and in so doing is led into a lethal duel of wits with the best of his war-time pupils.   Call for the Dead marks the beginning of John Le Carré's brilliant literary career, just as it launches the life of one of the most memorable fictional characters of the twentieth century.

"Fielding and Jebedee were dead, Steed-Asprey vanished. Smiley—where was he?" John le Carré's second novel, A Murder of Quality, offers an exquisite, satirical look at an elite private school as it chronicles the early development of George Smiley.Miss Ailsa...  more

"Fielding and Jebedee were dead, Steed-Asprey vanished. Smiley—where was he?" John le Carré's second novel, A Murder of Quality, offers an exquisite, satirical look at an elite private school as it chronicles the early development of George Smiley.Miss Ailsa Brimley is in a quandary. She's received a peculiar letter from Mrs. Stella Rode, saying that she fears her husband—an assistant master at Carne School—is trying to kill her. Reluctant to go to the police, Miss Brimley calls upon her old wartime colleague, George Smiley. Unfortunately, it's too late. Mrs. Rode has just been murdered. As Smiley takes up the investigation, he realizes that in life—as in espionage—nothing is quite what it appears.

Commissario Brunetti is approached for a favor by one of his wife's students. Intelligent and serious , Claudia Leonardo asks for his help in obtaining a pardon for a crime once committed by her now-dead grandfather. Brunetti thinks little of it -- until Claudia is found dead. Soon,...  more

Commissario Brunetti is approached for a favor by one of his wife's students. Intelligent and serious , Claudia Leonardo asks for his help in obtaining a pardon for a crime once committed by her now-dead grandfather. Brunetti thinks little of it -- until Claudia is found dead. Soon, another corpse and an extraordinary art collection lead Brunetti to long-buried secrets of Nazi collaboration and the exploitation of Italian Jews-secrets few in Italy want revealed. Read by Steven Crossley. 7 CDs  (9 hrs)

Donna Leon bestselling mystery novels have won a multitude of fans for their insider's portrayal of Venice. From family meals to vaporetti rides, the details and rhythms of everyday life are an integral part of this beloved series. But so are the never-ending influx of tourists and the...  more

Donna Leon bestselling mystery novels have won a multitude of fans for their insider's portrayal of Venice. From family meals to vaporetti rides, the details and rhythms of everyday life are an integral part of this beloved series. But so are the never-ending influx of tourists and the suffocating corruption. Through it all, Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti, a good man who loves his family and his city, has been an enduring figure, but in Earthly Remains, Brunetti's endurance is tested more than ever before. During an interrogation, Brunetti acts rashly, doing something he quickly comes to regret, and in the fallout, he realizes that he needs a break. Granted leave from the Questura, Brunetti's wife Paola ships him off to a villa owned by a wealthy relative on Sant'Erasmo, one of the largest islands in the laguna. There he intends to pass his days rowing, and his nights reading Pliny's Natural History. The recuperative stay goes according to plan until David Casati, the caretaker of the house, goes missing following a sudden storm. Now, Brunetti feels compelled to investigate, to set aside his leave of absence and understand what happened to the man who had become his friend.

Sheriff Matt Brandon senses something mysterious about the lovely new schoolteacher, Libby O'Hanlon, and he resolves to keep an eye on her....Libby has settled in Deer Creek to start a new life--and the last thing she needs is to let the sheriff get close enough to learn a secret that could send...  more

Sheriff Matt Brandon senses something mysterious about the lovely new schoolteacher, Libby O'Hanlon, and he resolves to keep an eye on her....Libby has settled in Deer Creek to start a new life--and the last thing she needs is to let the sheriff get close enough to learn a secret that could send her to the gallows. Yet as...they are drawn together in a mission to rescue a young boy, she and Matt can only surrender to the sweetness of love...

He was pure trouble for an honest woman...Mattie St. Clair knows that Clint Beaudry is a dangerous man the moment she sets eyes on him. Though she refuses the tall, dark, devastatingly handsome gunman a room in her boardinghouse, Mattie cannot turn him away a second time when he is carried to...  more

He was pure trouble for an honest woman...Mattie St. Clair knows that Clint Beaudry is a dangerous man the moment she sets eyes on him. Though she refuses the tall, dark, devastatingly handsome gunman a room in her boardinghouse, Mattie cannot turn him away a second time when he is carried to her door critically wounded. It's best if she just lets this troublesome stranger mend and move on- considering the unwanted feelings of desire he stirs up within her whenever he turns his deep, dangerous gaze her way.She was more woman than a man could handle...This beautiful, strong-willed widow does something special to the hardened ex-marshal with her tender, healing touch -- tempting Clint to reconsider his vow never to let another woman into his perilous life. Despite her stubborn independence, Mattie's barely restrained passion tells him that she's been too long without a good man at her side. And since she and her young son both are in desperate need of a hero, what choice does Clint have -- except to become one?

From the author of War Lovers- the historical series continues... With southern sucession from the Union looming in the East, the doomed Apaches in the West are determined to die fighting, taking with them as many of their hated enemy as they can. But Lt. Joshua Barlow is willing to defy the...  more

From the author of War Lovers- the historical series continues... With southern sucession from the Union looming in the East, the doomed Apaches in the West are determined to die fighting, taking with them as many of their hated enemy as they can. But Lt. Joshua Barlow is willing to defy the whole U.S. Army to fight the Apaches on his own terms.

The ad said rancher Rand Harding -- a real, live cowboy! -- wanted a wife. So orphaned city kid Mack Paxton began planning. He'd pen a gushy letter. Enclose a pin-up picture. Forge his big sister's signature. And -- presto! -- Mack would have it nailed: a mail-order marriage for Suzanne, and a...  more

The ad said rancher Rand Harding -- a real, live cowboy! -- wanted a wife. So orphaned city kid Mack Paxton began planning. He'd pen a gushy letter. Enclose a pin-up picture. Forge his big sister's signature. And -- presto! -- Mack would have it nailed: a mail-order marriage for Suzanne, and a happily-ever-after home on the range! Trouble was, Mack's mischief caused surprising friction between rugged Rand and stubborn Suzanne. So Mack aimed to fan those flames and start the home fires burning!

LADY OR LIGHTSKIRT? Well-bred orphan Cristabel Swann tolerates her thankless teaching job -- until her uncle dies unexpectedly. Arriving in London to claim her inheritance, Cristabel encounters something else entirely -- a loutish naval captain who won all of the old man's property in an...  more

LADY OR LIGHTSKIRT? Well-bred orphan Cristabel Swann tolerates her thankless teaching job -- until her uncle dies unexpectedly. Arriving in London to claim her inheritance, Cristabel encounters something else entirely -- a loutish naval captain who won all of the old man's property in an evening's gambling, leaving his niece nothing but debt! To his credit, Captain Chase recognizes her desperation and offers her a position as landlady of a "boarding house" in Kensington. Cristabel is happy with her new situation and with the female tenants of the house. They are exceedingly well dressed for working-class girls and have many admirers. Cristabel soon has a beau of her own -- the dashing Lord Winstoke, who seems just a tad familiar, both in appearance and in attitude. Of course, Cristabel maintains propriety in every situation. But she cannot understand why the men she meets are so forward. Could it be the company she keeps?

For your holiday pleasure, five star storytellers serve up their most delicious recipes for romance. MARY BALOGH tells of lost love found when a betrayed beauty and a jealous lord learn how hard it is to resist each other ("The Wassail Bowl"). SANDRA HEATH stirs up embers of a...  more

For your holiday pleasure, five star storytellers serve up their most delicious recipes for romance. MARY BALOGH tells of lost love found when a betrayed beauty and a jealous lord learn how hard it is to resist each other ("The Wassail Bowl"). SANDRA HEATH stirs up embers of a past passion between a dashing sea captain and a mysterious governess with heartwarming results ("Sophie's Syllabub"). EDITH LAYTON leads a divinely handsome, strangely bedeviled duke by his taste buds to a woman he does not suspect he hungers for ("The Gingerbread Man"). BARBARA METZGER sets a beautiful young widow free to break all the rules and come out a winner at last in the marriage game ("The Proof Is in the Pudding"). PATRICIA RICE weaves a glowing tale about a woman who must decide whether to defy her ferocious father and take a second chance at love ("The Christmas Goose"). Rich and heady with the spirit of the season, this Yuletide treasury satisfies your appetite for the very best.

A HEART IN HIDING The rakish, independent, and devilishly handsome Viscount Hartleigh needs no one in his well-ordered life--until he discovers a bundle of joy on his doorstep. Overwhelmed by his newly acquired title of Father, the viscount turns to the only expert he knows: Mrs. Carissa...  more

A HEART IN HIDING The rakish, independent, and devilishly handsome Viscount Hartleigh needs no one in his well-ordered life--until he discovers a bundle of joy on his doorstep. Overwhelmed by his newly acquired title of Father, the viscount turns to the only expert he knows: Mrs. Carissa Kane. Abandoned by her husband and cheated out of her inheritance, Carissa is forced to work for the viscount's neighbor to support her young daughter. Then a series of events reveals a most sinister plot--and the astonishing fact that Hartleigh indeed possesses a heart after all!

Melody Ashton is shocked and appalled when lecherous Lord Coe asks her to become his mistress. But despite her refusal, he's determined to win her heart -- for never has he been so hopelessly in love. IT WAS PROVING QUITE HARD TO SEDUCE A WOMAN WITH HER MOTHER NEARBY, MUCH LESS A COOK AND...  more

Melody Ashton is shocked and appalled when lecherous Lord Coe asks her to become his mistress. But despite her refusal, he's determined to win her heart -- for never has he been so hopelessly in love. IT WAS PROVING QUITE HARD TO SEDUCE A WOMAN WITH HER MOTHER NEARBY, MUCH LESS A COOK AND NANNY! Though barely out of the schoolroom, Melody Ashton was determined to save her mother from scandal. Guardian of several "orphans" (in actuality the illegitimate children of the ton!) poor Mama was accused of pilfering contributions. To make matters worse, the infuriatingly handsome Lord Coe had accused them all of blackmailing his sister, whose child resided with them! After such rudeness, his offer to make Melody his mistress was outside of enough! Ignoring all lessons learned in Mingleforth's RULES OF POLITE DECORUM, she told the rake exactly what he was -- starting with reckless reprobate and on to debauched womanizer, self-righteous sapskull, and buffle-headed bounder. Lord Coe was quite confused! Never had a conquest proved so difficult. And never had he feared he was falling so helplessly in love...!

The Key to His Heart On the evening of her come-out ball, Lady Victoria Keyes received from her Father a gold key with diamonds and the admonition to find the heart the gift unlocked. But after three Seasons she is still unwed. Then a trip to a London modiste ends with Torrie trapped in a...  more

The Key to His Heart On the evening of her come-out ball, Lady Victoria Keyes received from her Father a gold key with diamonds and the admonition to find the heart the gift unlocked. But after three Seasons she is still unwed. Then a trip to a London modiste ends with Torrie trapped in a deadly blaze, and she vows that if she lives she'll marry the next man who asks, be he a fop, a tool, or a fortune hunter. Exiled from Society, Wynn, Viscount Ingall, has braved barren wildernesses and sailed the seven seas. Yet he faces trepidation such as he has never known after lie saves a damsel in distress from a burning building and she insists on becoming his bride. Even though Wynn believes he's the worst man Torrie could ever love, he soon finds that once the flame sparks. there's no putting out the fire.

The lies are undeniable - but the truth is harder to see... Daniel Stamfield has become invaluable to the British Army for his ability to detect the truth from the enemy's lies. After years of service, Daniel finally takes a respite for some wine, wenches, and wagering. Unfortunately, he...  more

The lies are undeniable - but the truth is harder to see... Daniel Stamfield has become invaluable to the British Army for his ability to detect the truth from the enemy's lies. After years of service, Daniel finally takes a respite for some wine, wenches, and wagering. Unfortunately, he didn't bet on the lovely Miss Corisande Abbott and her unsavory reputation to swagger back into his life. But as time passes, Daniel realizes he wants to make an honest woman of Corey - and an honest man of himself.

IF SHE MUST DIE, SHE VOWS TO CAST SOME BLAME ON A RATHER ATTRACTIVE HEARTBREAKER! Delirious with fever, Rosellen Lockharte summons all her strength to pen several letters from her attic deathbed. Soon all who set her willy-nilly on this path to perdition as a penmanship teacher will learn...  more

IF SHE MUST DIE, SHE VOWS TO CAST SOME BLAME ON A RATHER ATTRACTIVE HEARTBREAKER! Delirious with fever, Rosellen Lockharte summons all her strength to pen several letters from her attic deathbed. Soon all who set her willy-nilly on this path to perdition as a penmanship teacher will learn that in her final hour she forgave them. All except him. But why wait for Judgment Day to tell Viscount Stanford she thinks he is the most heinous of humans? Let her death be a burden to him forever. But the burden, it appears, is on her. For not only has she cheated death, but now the very same man who ruined her life has--albeit, reluctantly--come to her rescue. Certainly, not even the angels above could have predicted the chaos that will ensue--nor the magic of unexpected love. . . .

'TWAS MORE THAN JUST A BONE OF CONTENTION BETWEEN NEIGHBORS! Seventh Viscount Knowle -- a war hero, a rising star in politics, a nonpareil in tonnish circles -- has become a laughingstock. His legacy has gone to the dogs -- literally. Primrose Cottage has been inherited by a hoard of...  more

'TWAS MORE THAN JUST A BONE OF CONTENTION BETWEEN NEIGHBORS! Seventh Viscount Knowle -- a war hero, a rising star in politics, a nonpareil in tonnish circles -- has become a laughingstock. His legacy has gone to the dogs -- literally. Primrose Cottage has been inherited by a hoard of hairy heirs under the doting care of his late aunt's companion, Miss Angelina Armstead. Angelina couldn't be happier, even as Lady Sophie's top-lofty nephew shamelessly tries to reason with, bribe, threaten, and kiss her (twice!), hoping to persuade her to leave. He fails, of course, fearing that he's lost not only his inheritance but his heart as well. . . .

SPOILED AND UNGOVERNED, FITZ WAS NOT SUITABLE COMPANION FOR A LADY OF FASHION.... And certainly no proper chaperon. Fitz begged to disagree -- after all, a dog was a true Incomparable as far as friendship, loyalty, and protection -- and soon lovely Miss Sonia was plucked by her rusticated...  more

SPOILED AND UNGOVERNED, FITZ WAS NOT SUITABLE COMPANION FOR A LADY OF FASHION.... And certainly no proper chaperon. Fitz begged to disagree -- after all, a dog was a true Incomparable as far as friendship, loyalty, and protection -- and soon lovely Miss Sonia was plucked by her rusticated roots and packed off, dog and all, to London. Perhaps there she would find a husband to tame her free-spirited ways -- and keep her out of trouble. Sonia, however, always had a soft spot for the underdog, and Darius Conover was such a fellow. Scorned by society for a scandalous deed, Conover was not redeemed even by his heroics in battle. Until he met Sonia and Fitz, two passionate souls undaunted by even the most odious circumstances -- and decidedly determined to undo the shackles binding his heart.

An enchanting tale about an imperfect earl and the picture perfect woman who teaches him that love is always worth fighting for.... If only he could go back in time. Then Ian, the Earl of Marden, would not have dueled, and he would not have hit an innocent bystander -- a sickly lad, no less....  more

An enchanting tale about an imperfect earl and the picture perfect woman who teaches him that love is always worth fighting for.... If only he could go back in time. Then Ian, the Earl of Marden, would not have dueled, and he would not have hit an innocent bystander -- a sickly lad, no less. And he certainly would never have brought the boy's sister, Athena Renslow, to stay at his house without a chaperone. Now, on top of it all, the nineteen-year-old beauty is under the mistaken impression that Ian is the gentle hero who rescued her brother -- instead of the rogue who practically killed him.... Unable to find her a respectable duenna, Ian resolves to do the honorable thing. But Athena won't let the wealthy, handsome bachelor sacrifice everything by marrying a country nobody, despite the urgings of both their families -- and the desire of both their hearts....

A Suspicious Affair Lord Kimbrough has no trouble believing Marisol, Duchess Denning, would murder her odious husband-especially since the late duke's infidelity was no secret. But Kimbrough was once seen fighting with him, and he has since found himself drawn into the ensuing scandal-only...  more

A Suspicious Affair Lord Kimbrough has no trouble believing Marisol, Duchess Denning, would murder her odious husband-especially since the late duke's infidelity was no secret. But Kimbrough was once seen fighting with him, and he has since found himself drawn into the ensuing scandal-only to be enchanted by the widow... An Angel for the Earl Lucinda's life was tragically cut short in a most scandalous manner, and her only means of entering heaven lies in saving Lord Stanford from hell. Perhaps while guiding the notorious rake onto a virtuous path, she can show him how true love will save his immortal soul...

Holding her lovely head high, Wyoming schoolmistress Caroline Chalmers did what no lady should: she marched right into the local saloon to see the dashing and reckless Guthrie Hayes. Worse still, she went to ask him for help. She needed the former Confederate raider to plan a jailbreak to rescue...  more

Holding her lovely head high, Wyoming schoolmistress Caroline Chalmers did what no lady should: she marched right into the local saloon to see the dashing and reckless Guthrie Hayes. Worse still, she went to ask him for help. She needed the former Confederate raider to plan a jailbreak to rescue her fiancé, Seaton Flynn, from the hangman's noose. An orphan by spinster sisters, Caroline was prepared do almost anything to save her beloved Seaton.So why did her breath suddenly become a shivery sigh when she looked into Hayes's twinkling green eyes? Too late Caroline knew how perilous her request really was, for this strong and daring ex-soldier would refuse her nothing no matter how dangerous...but first he intended to teach her everthing about the power of a man's love, beginning with a shameless odyssey to ectasy in his arms....

Casey Hamilton has nowhere to go, no place but the Spanish Spur ranch to make a new home for herself and her little brother and sister. And when none of the local men will work for her, when trouble seems to dog her steps, she has no choice but to hire the loner with the low-slung guns strapped...  more

Casey Hamilton has nowhere to go, no place but the Spanish Spur ranch to make a new home for herself and her little brother and sister. And when none of the local men will work for her, when trouble seems to dog her steps, she has no choice but to hire the loner with the low-slung guns strapped about his lean hips. She knows he is part Comanche, a man who'd fought his share of battles; is he a gunslinger as well? Is that why the past seems to haunt him? Either way, his silver eyes hold secrets too deep for telling; his warm lips whisper warnings she dare not ignore; and his hard arms promise that in his stirring embrace she will find the true HEART OF TEXAS.

Former border agent Dalton Kirk thought his life was over -- literally -- when a gang of smugglers left him for dead.  Defying all odds, he survives his ordeal and returns to his Wyoming ranch ready to dedicate his future to a more peaceful home on the range.  Until lovely Merissa...  more

Former border agent Dalton Kirk thought his life was over -- literally -- when a gang of smugglers left him for dead.  Defying all odds, he survives his ordeal and returns to his Wyoming ranch ready to dedicate his future to a more peaceful home on the range.  Until lovely Merissa Baker knocks on his door. Merissa is well aware of her reputation as the local eccentric -- she knows things before they happen -- and she's had a vision that Dalton is in danger.  Even though her beliefs clash with Dalton's cowboy logic, she's determined to save the handsome rancher she's secretly loved forever. Visions?  It's all ridiculous to Dalton... until things start happening that prove Merissa right.  And now Dalton is not the only target -- so is Merissa.  Can Dalton be bold enough to trust the unknown?  Is this Wyoming man ready to love?  

The Wyoming men are back! In their quest for true love on the range, are these ranchers bold enough to open their hearts to the women under their protection?  Ren Colter may own an enormous ranch in Wyoming, but he scorns his wealth. He's closed himself off since his fiancée...  more

The Wyoming men are back! In their quest for true love on the range, are these ranchers bold enough to open their hearts to the women under their protection?  Ren Colter may own an enormous ranch in Wyoming, but he scorns his wealth. He's closed himself off since his fiancée left him months ago, so he's shocked when he allows Meredith Grayling to stay with him. He tells himself it's only to protect the blonde beauty from a stalker, but Ren's alpha instincts soon kick in.  The last thing Merrie wants is a devastatingly handsome man like Ren lurking around her. He's too experienced, too appealing for her already shot nerves. What she needs is just to get away from it all: the man haunting her waking dreams and the one hunting her like an animal. But no woman escapes this Colter cowboy!

"Lots of characters get compared to my own Jack Reacher, but Petrie?s Peter Ash is the real deal."--Lee Child *An Edgar Finalist for Best First Novel An explosive thriller debut introducing Peter Ash, a veteran who finds that the demons of war aren?t easily left behind... Peter Ash came home...  more

"Lots of characters get compared to my own Jack Reacher, but Petrie?s Peter Ash is the real deal."--Lee Child *An Edgar Finalist for Best First Novel An explosive thriller debut introducing Peter Ash, a veteran who finds that the demons of war aren?t easily left behind... Peter Ash came home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan with only one souvenir: what he calls his ?white static,? the buzzing claustrophobia due to post-traumatic stress that has driven him to spend a year roaming in nature, sleeping under the stars. But when a friend from the Marines commits suicide, Ash returns to civilization to help the man?s widow with some home repairs. Under her dilapidated porch, he finds more than he bargained for: the largest, ugliest, meanest dog he?s ever encountered...and a Samsonite suitcase stuffed with cash and explosives. As Ash begins to investigate this unexpected discovery, he finds himself at the center of a plot that is far larger than he could have imagined...and it may lead straight back to the world he thought he?d left for good. Suspenseful and thrilling, and featuring a compelling new hero, The Drifter is an exciting debut from a fresh voice in crime fiction. Also look for BURNING BRIGHT, available now from Nick Petrie

A lonely orphan, Jessie Stuart never imagined that her dreams of happiness would be fulfilled until a wounded man appeared in her root cellar. Exasperating, infuriating, and unbelievably handsome, the stranger had secrets to hide and enemies to flee. Whoever he was, whatever he had done, Jessie...  more

A lonely orphan, Jessie Stuart never imagined that her dreams of happiness would be fulfilled until a wounded man appeared in her root cellar. Exasperating, infuriating, and unbelievably handsome, the stranger had secrets to hide and enemies to flee. Whoever he was, whatever he had done, Jessie longed to help him, no matter how great the danger to her life or virtue. As deadly gunrunners pursued the desperate pair across the scorching New Mexican desert, the sassy girl would have to dodge bullets and the law and silence the desperado's protests with her sweet lips if she ever hoped to unleash the wild, tantalizing ecstasy of their love.

Sometimes… Even the most proper young lady yearns for adventure. But when the very well bred Miss Sarah Clarke-Townsend impulsively takes the place of her pregnant twin, it puts her own life at risk. If the kidnappers after her sister discover they’ve abducted Sarah instead, she...  more

Sometimes… Even the most proper young lady yearns for adventure. But when the very well bred Miss Sarah Clarke-Townsend impulsively takes the place of her pregnant twin, it puts her own life at risk. If the kidnappers after her sister discover they’ve abducted Sarah instead, she will surely pay with her life… A Rogue… Rob Carmichael survived his disastrous family by turning his back on his heritage and becoming a formidable Bow Street Runner with a talent for rescuing damsels in distress. But Sarah is one damsel who is equal to whatever comes. Whether racing across Ireland with her roguish rescuer or throwing herself into his arms, she challenges Rob at every turn.

Union Captain John Howe escaped a living hell when he tunneled his way out of a Confederate prison camp, though his ordeal was far from over. Now he was saddled with his own prisoner, the sad, stubborn Amanda Douglas, on a journey that would change their lives forever... Even her previous...  more

Union Captain John Howe escaped a living hell when he tunneled his way out of a Confederate prison camp, though his ordeal was far from over. Now he was saddled with his own prisoner, the sad, stubborn Amanda Douglas, on a journey that would change their lives forever... Even her previous Spartan existence had not prepared Amanda for the dangerous trek she was now making -- entirely against her will. But when John gazed at her through his beautiful, haunted eyes, bright with fever, she was lost. Could a privileged Yankee son and a poor, proud Rebel girl keep their love safe from the rest of the world?

IMPRISONED BY THE PAST... Branded a murderer after killing five men in revenge, Robert McLarn was doomed to live life armored in grief.  He cared only for the safety of his son -- until the day he met Hannah Albrecht, and their destiny was sealed.... Capricious fate bound Hannah to...  more

IMPRISONED BY THE PAST... Branded a murderer after killing five men in revenge, Robert McLarn was doomed to live life armored in grief.  He cared only for the safety of his son -- until the day he met Hannah Albrecht, and their destiny was sealed.... Capricious fate bound Hannah to Robert -- a man who was slave to one people and hero to another.  And in his arms she found herself opening up to love like a flower in the sun as this man captured her heart.  

Samantha Neely thought she might have to kill Sloan Talbott. After traveling two thousand miles, she finally had her chance to confront the man she believed capable of murdering her missing father. As owner of this mining settlement in the California Sierras, Talbott had already tried to run her...  more

Samantha Neely thought she might have to kill Sloan Talbott. After traveling two thousand miles, she finally had her chance to confront the man she believed capable of murdering her missing father. As owner of this mining settlement in the California Sierras, Talbott had already tried to run her and her family out of town. Now she had to prove she was more than spitfire and sass. She had to prove she was woman enough to bring down the handsomest, most sinfully dangerous man she'd ever met. Sloan Talbott called Sam a ragtag redheaded tomboy, but her honeyed voice taunted him by day and slipped into his dreams at night. In denim, she made him crazy. In lace, she made him wild. With his own private demons tormenting him, Sloan didn't need a woman like Sam revealing what kind of man he really was. He couldn't let himself love her, but he couldn't stop wanting her. Instead, he offered her a proposition she ought to refuse.

Janice Harrison looked like a dowdy schoolmarm to the citizens of Mineral Springs, Texas, as long as no one saw her with her golden hair loose around her white shoulders and her perfect body free from its corset stays. But Peter Mulloney had glimpsed her sensual silhouette in her cabin window,...  more

Janice Harrison looked like a dowdy schoolmarm to the citizens of Mineral Springs, Texas, as long as no one saw her with her golden hair loose around her white shoulders and her perfect body free from its corset stays. But Peter Mulloney had glimpsed her sensual silhouette in her cabin window, and the hot desire he felt surprised him. He had come here looking for a Texas banker, and all he cared about was proving to his wealthy family that he was his own man. All Janice cared about was being her own woman, supporting herself and her fragile little sister Betsy -- and keeping her secrets hidden. Now excitement and danger swept into her life with the handsome, rugged Mulloney. True, Peter Mulloney brought the tender kisses she relished, but did he also bring the kind of hurt that could shatter her soul? Or had the two of them found the rarest treasure in a lifetime of dreams -- love...?  

He'll get beneath every delicious layer of her disguises... When Kit Becker travels to Nevadaville to find her new guardian, she doesn't count on train robbers stealing her grandfather's will. Determined to track down the thief, Kit's prepared to use any pretense...  more

He'll get beneath every delicious layer of her disguises... When Kit Becker travels to Nevadaville to find her new guardian, she doesn't count on train robbers stealing her grandfather's will. Determined to track down the thief, Kit's prepared to use any pretense necessary. Clay Hoffman knows a thing or two about money-grabbing females, so when he finds one posing as his new ward he's determined to get beneath every delicious layer of her disguises. Discovering she's telling the truth, Clay is torn -- he should be protecting her, not thinking about making her his bride! All he knows for sure is that he's inherited a whole heap of trouble!  

In need of a groom... RUNNING FROM THE PAST... SHE BUMPS INTO HER FUTURE! Mail-order bride Constance Jennings steps off the stage in Cottonwood, Wyoming, and waits for her husband-to-be.  But he never shows up, and instead several other men are vying to take his place! Single...  more

In need of a groom... RUNNING FROM THE PAST... SHE BUMPS INTO HER FUTURE! Mail-order bride Constance Jennings steps off the stage in Cottonwood, Wyoming, and waits for her husband-to-be.  But he never shows up, and instead several other men are vying to take his place! Single father Ellis Clayton must be the only man in town not looking for a bride.  But his young daughter's habit of rescuing wounded critters means he ends up offering Constance a temporary shelter. Having a woman around the house again is all too easy -- especially seeing her bond with his daughter -- but Ellis can't seem to let go of the past.  Problem is, neither can Constance.  And hers is about to catch up with her....

Ex-Mayor Booker Hayes has seen how much love this sun-kissed farmer's daughter had to give. And he wanted her in his life. As a mother to his orphaned niece, and much more. For Thea was the first woman to ever make him long for home and hearth. Tall and dark as midnight, Booker Hayes had...  more

Ex-Mayor Booker Hayes has seen how much love this sun-kissed farmer's daughter had to give. And he wanted her in his life. As a mother to his orphaned niece, and much more. For Thea was the first woman to ever make him long for home and hearth. Tall and dark as midnight, Booker Hayes had come across the plains and moved right into Thea's lonely heart. Offering her a life that was a dream come true. A dream that could never be, until Thea learned to believe in Booker... and in herself.

In her secret heart, sheltered Lydia Beker yearned for more - a sea of sensation, a husband to be tender with. Surely such longings couldn't be wrong? And then came Jakob Neubauer, an outsider who promised her a world of passion... One simple dream sustained Jakob: to work his land and build...  more

In her secret heart, sheltered Lydia Beker yearned for more - a sea of sensation, a husband to be tender with. Surely such longings couldn't be wrong? And then came Jakob Neubauer, an outsider who promised her a world of passion... One simple dream sustained Jakob: to work his land and build a life with the perfect woman at his side. Lydia Beker, unaffected and so serenely beautiful, seemed the embodiment of his every desire. But would he prove himself a man worthy of such a precious gift?

Cowboy Creek: Bringing mail-order brides, and new beginnings, to a Kansas boomtown. Second Chance Bride When Daniel Gardner convinced the residents of his Kansas boomtown to advertise for mail-order brides, he never expected the woman he once loved to respond. But Leah Swann steps off the...  more

Cowboy Creek: Bringing mail-order brides, and new beginnings, to a Kansas boomtown. Second Chance Bride When Daniel Gardner convinced the residents of his Kansas boomtown to advertise for mail-order brides, he never expected the woman he once loved to respond. But Leah Swann steps off the bride train…pregnant and widowed and in need of a husband. Drawn to protect his fragile childhood friend, Daniel proposes a marriage of convenience. Seeing her onetime best friend waiting to meet the bride train is a wonderful shock for Leah. After her first rocky marriage, a practical partnership with Daniel sounds perfect -- as long as her heart doesn't get involved. But when she starts to fall for her husband, will her plans of a fresh start be ruined…or is a real marriage to Daniel exactly what she needs?  

A season for love and family Mistletoe Reunion by Cheryl St.John  -- When Marlys Boyd moves West hoping to find acceptance for her doctoring skills, she's surprised to find her former fiancé, Sam Mason, running the local newspaper. And with the ladies in town determined to...  more

A season for love and family Mistletoe Reunion by Cheryl St.John  -- When Marlys Boyd moves West hoping to find acceptance for her doctoring skills, she's surprised to find her former fiancé, Sam Mason, running the local newspaper. And with the ladies in town determined to make a match of the doctor and the single father, she's not sure she can resist building the family they once dreamed of. Mistletoe Bride by Sherri Shackelford  -- Pregnant by a man who betrayed her trust, a mail-order marriage is Beatrix Haas's only hope. But when she arrives in Cowboy Creek and learns her intended groom has died, she needs a new daddy for the baby that's coming right away. Blacksmith Colton Werner offers the mother and child the protection of his name, but can their marriage of convenience ever lead to true love?

Together they worked the land. Together they loved one woman. Mary was little more than a restless, impressionable young girl when she left Chicago for the wheat fields of a Minnesota farm, where she would become the wife of Jonathan's younger brother Aaron, she was a respected, trusted...  more

Together they worked the land. Together they loved one woman. Mary was little more than a restless, impressionable young girl when she left Chicago for the wheat fields of a Minnesota farm, where she would become the wife of Jonathan's younger brother Aaron, she was a respected, trusted friend. But after seven frustrating childless years, the foundations of a strong and happy union have started to show signs of strain. And Jonathan turns to his brother Aaron, to ask of him what he could ask no other man But what begins as an act of compassion becomes an act of need-and a brother's duty gives way to a man's desire-as one tumultuous weekend of sensual discovery turns the world upside down for three close and loving people. Amid the timeless rhythms of the changing seasons, a devoted wife's longing for that most precious of treasures-a child-awakens her to the bittersweet pain of infidelity, and sets Mary and the two men in her life on the road toward a new understanding of what it is to truly love. LaVyrle Spencer's masterwork, The Fulfillment, is an enduring love story of rare sensitivity and sensuality. It is a moving tale of tragic mistakes, common heartaches, and uncommon joys. And once read, it can never be forgotten.

Previously published as one of two stories in Jove's A Heart Speaks, Forsaking All Others now gets its own moment in the spotlight. This favorite of LaVyrle's tells the story of an up-and-coming photographer who is once bitten, twice shy in matters of the heart. Until a model with a heart of...  more

Previously published as one of two stories in Jove's A Heart Speaks, Forsaking All Others now gets its own moment in the spotlight. This favorite of LaVyrle's tells the story of an up-and-coming photographer who is once bitten, twice shy in matters of the heart. Until a model with a heart of gold proves he can be trusted with the gift of her love.

The raging fury of war was ending. But their perilous passion had just begun... Hauntingly beautiful Perry McLain was desperate to escape the powerful Union Army captain who pursued her, seeking vengeance for her rebellion. Yet, her vow to save the handsome Hunter Kirkland plunged her deep into...  more

The raging fury of war was ending. But their perilous passion had just begun... Hauntingly beautiful Perry McLain was desperate to escape the powerful Union Army captain who pursued her, seeking vengeance for her rebellion. Yet, her vow to save the handsome Hunter Kirkland plunged her deep into enemy territory and into the tortuous flames of desire. To Hunter, weak with fever, she was nothing but an alluring dream visiting him in the darkness a sultry vision he could embrace only in the heat of his own imagination. Yet the memory of her warm caresses, the urgent ecstasy of her closeness refused to fade in the morning light. He did not realize that underneath the dirt-caked, boyish clothes of his daytime companion was the body of the woman whose nighttime passion he craved.

'I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to one's self.' An Ideal Husband is a comic drama of political and personal deceit. Sir Robert Chiltern is the 'ideal husband' of the play's title, a brilliant young politician, whose eloquence and high...  more

'I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to one's self.' An Ideal Husband is a comic drama of political and personal deceit. Sir Robert Chiltern is the 'ideal husband' of the play's title, a brilliant young politician, whose eloquence and high principles have set him on the path to high office. His wife, Lady Chiltern, shares his ideals and is a great society beauty. They have the 'ideal' social and political partnership, but Sir Robert has a secret: in order to finance his entry into politics, he once sold confidential information to a sinister international profiteer. Threatened with the revelation of this secret by the glamorous adventuress Mrs Cheveley, Sir Robert turns to his best friend Lord Goring for advice - and thanks to the wit and resourcefulness of this wit and dandy, he has every prospect of being rescued from the revelations that would destroy his social and political career. Wilde's play was first performed in January 1895, the year of his own disgrace and imprisonment. This student edition contains a fully annotated version of the playtext. The introduction includes an account of Wilde's life and a detailed analysis of An Ideal Husband as well as of its stage history. Russell Jackson is Allardyce Nicoll Professor of Drama at the University of Birmingham. He has published widely on theatre history, including Shakespearean performance, and especially Shakespeare in the cinema. His books include Shakespeare Films in the Making, The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare on Film and The Oxford Illustrated History of Shakespeare on Stage (with Jonathan Bate).