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Home Schooling: Stories
Par Carol Windley. 2006
From the acclaimed author of Visible Light comes a collection of seven outstanding stories, each set against the rural landscape…
of Vancouver Island and the cities of the Pacific Northwest. In these stories the memories and dreams of characters are examined, revealing them to be both cages and keys to the cages. The life lessons learned by the characters are often as complicated and painful as they are illuminating. In the title story, two sisters fall in love with their math tutor on one of the Gulf Islands, inhabited equally by the ghosts of the misfits and Hollywood stars who came to live there, and the children of an alternative school, run by the girls’ criminally optimistic father. In “Sand and Frost,” a young girl drops out of UBC, returns home, and discovers that her domineering grandmother is the sole survivor of a shocking act of family violence. In “What Saffi Knows,” a child, unable to explain to her self-involved parents, struggles with the knowledge of the whereabouts of another missing child. In these remarkable seven stories, Carol Windley creates a sense of place and of people that breathe the cool wet air of a spring morning on Gabriola Island.Life Without Death
Par Peter Unwin. 2013
In Life Without Death, the latest short story collection from Peter Unwin, ordinary men and women search for meaning in…
lives subject to change, chance, coincidence, and catastrophe. A man recalls a lifetime of love and loss while copying contacts out of his old little black book. A woman is left her dying father's secret stash of pornography, and is entrusted with the unenviable task of disposing of it. A new father unexpectedly discovers a way of connecting to his autistic son. For one day, guests to a wedding set aside their various past misdeeds in order to celebrate a young couple's union. A teenager newly introduced to a life of petty crime suddenly finds himself in way over his head. A man's former acquaintance resurfaces decades later as the subject of a haunting art film. Unwin's characters live full, complex lives within each story. Though they may not find the simple answers they seek, if such answers even exist, they-and readers-gain something farmore valuable on their journeys: perspective.The Syrian Ladies Benevolent Society: Stories
Par Christine Estima. 2023
Seduciendo a una dama (Los Preston #Volumen 5)
Par Julianne May. 2023
Una dama rebelde. Un lord indomable. Un pasado sin resolver. Anne Preston, la rebelde de la familia, se siente perdida.…
Mientras que sus cuatro hermanos encontraron la felicidad, ella aún siente un profundo vacío. Y no es para menos, pues, aunque guarda de Somerset los mejores momentos de su pasado, el recuerdo de la noche en que le destrozaron el corazón la atormenta cada día. Y el culpable tiene nombre y apellido.Anthony Leith, conde de Bourgh, detesta su vida. La falta de amor, la soledad y la riqueza extrema lo tornaron en uno de los nobles más arrogantes e insoportables del reino. Sin embargo, cuando creyó que al fin el amor había llegado para iluminarle el camino, una terrible noche en Somerset le arrebata la esperanza de algún día ser feliz. Y su alma, lejos de olvidar y de volver a ser la de antes, se convierte en una peligrosa sombra sin rumbo.El reencuentro de sus destinos resulta imposible hasta que una inesperada decisión del barón Preston y el regreso del pasado dejan a Anne y a Anthony entre la espada y la pared.Paraules al sol
Par Maria Antònia Oliver i Cabrer. 2023
Una novel·la inèdita de Maria Antònia Oliver, premi d'Honor de les Lletres Catalanes, que és un cant a la llibertat…
i, sobretot, a l'amor. Maria Antònia Oliver va escriure aquesta novel·la epistolar, inèdita fins ara, a partir de les cartes que ella i la seva parella, el també escriptor Jaume Fuster, es van intercanviar mentre ell feia el servei militar a l'illa de Cabrera, on el van traslladar per motius polítics.La història d'amor dels dos protagonistes, escrita amb els pseudònims d'Olívia Guillot i Yus Picó, trena les emocions, l'enyor i la ràbia per la separació imposada amb el retrat d'un país gris, a finals dels anys seixanta, amb la llibertat i la llengua tancades amb pany i clau. «La vida, en sortir del present, no la conec, serà totalment nova per a tots dos. Quan hi penso fredament, m'esvero. Hi ha un munt de preguntes materialistes: de què viurem? Trobarem feina? [...] Val més no fer càbales, no creus? Després de les tenebres que vivim al començament del nostre camí, el més probable és que tot se'ns faci més planer: almenys estaré al teu costat i això sol omple la meitat del tot. Desitjo un futur inquiet, ple de tu, completament diferent de l'ara que sembla no acabar mai».Chrysalis: Stories
Par Anuja Varghese. 2023
Finalist, Governor General's Literary Award in the Fiction Category Finalist, Writers Trust Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers Genre-blending…
stories of transformation and belonging that centre women of colour and explore queerness, family, and community. A couple in a crumbling marriage faces divine intervention. A woman dies in her dreams again and again until she finds salvation in an unexpected source. A teenage misfit discovers a darkness lurking just beyond the borders of her suburban home. The stories in Chrysalis, Anuja Varghese’s debut collection, are by turns poignant and chilling, blurring the lines between the real world and worlds beyond. Varghese delves fearlessly into complex intersections of family, community, sexuality, and cultural expectation, taking aim at the ways in which racialized women are robbed of power and revelling in the strange and dangerous journeys they undertake to reclaim it.Black Silk
Par Judith Ivory. 2002
As befitting her name, lovely Submit Channing-Downes was the proper, obedient wife of an aging Marquess--until her husband′s death left…
her penniless and alone...with one final obligation to fulfill. Entrusted with delivering a small black box to its rightful owner, she calls upon Graham Wessit, the notorious Earl of Netham, whose life has been marred by rumor and scandal. But Graham wants nothing to do w/ her gift. Fate however, has entwined these two lives in astonishing ways neither Submit nor Graham could ever imagine.How to Woo a Wallflower (Romancing the Rules #3)
Par Christy Carlyle. 2016
An Unconventional Wallflower…Clarissa Ruthven was born to be a proper lady, but she’s never wanted to live up to the…
expectations her late father set. Determined to use her inheritance to help the less fortunate women of London, she’s devastated to learn that she won’t be inheriting anything until she marries, a fate she has no interest in. Unwilling to let go of her plans, Clary works at Ruthven Publishing for Gabriel Adamson, a man who’s always hated her. She’s always returned the feeling, but as she begins to turn her family’s publishing company upside down, she finds herself unable to forget her handsome boss.Never Follows the Rules…Gabriel Adamson believes in order. He certainly doesn’t believe Clary should be sticking her nose in the publishing company, and she definitely has no business invading his every thought. But Gabe soon finds he can’t resist Clary’s sense of freedom or her passionate kisses and he starts to crave everything she’s willing to give him.Especially When It Comes to Love… When Gabe’s dark past comes back to haunt him, he’ll do anything to make sure that Clary isn’t hurt…even if it means giving up the only woman he’s ever loved.A Tale of Two Vikings (Viking I Series #7)
Par Sandra Hill. 2004
Has an eye for the ladies, loves a good fight. Splits his sides over rude jokes. Won't ask directions no…
matter how lost he is . . . even in a longship, for the love of Odin! Sound like anyone you know? Maybe every man you know?Toste and Vagn Ivarsson are all that and more—a lot more. Identical Viking twins, they came squalling into this world together, rode their first horses at the age of seven, their first maids during their thirteenth summer, and rode off on longships as untried fourteen-year-old warriors. And now, having seen only thirty and one winters, they are about to face Valhalla together. Or maybe something even more tragic: being separated. For even the most virile Viking must eventually leave his best buddy behind and do battle with that most fearsome of all opponents—the love of his life.Seven Shades of Evil: Stories (The Matthew Corbett Novels)
Par Robert McCammon. 2023
The New York Times–bestselling author continues his colonial-era thriller series with eight tales of mystery, adventure, and supernatural suspense. From…
his first appearance in Speaks the Nightbird to his latest adventure in The King of Shadows, Matthew Corbett has faced enemies of all kinds, from serial killers to sorcerers. Now author Robert McCammon presents eight gripping stories featuring the professional problem solver and his associates that take place between the popular novels.Seven Shades of Evil includes four original stories, including &“Wandering Mary,&” and four additional tales that previously appeared in limited form and are no longer available elsewhere. Ranging from twisting murder plots to ominous portents of the paranormal, these stories are an intriguing blend of everything that has drawn readers to the Matthew Corbett series for more than twenty years. This volume includes: • &“The Four Lamplighters&” • &“Night Ride&” • &“The House at the Edge of the World&” • &“The Scorpion&’s Eye&” • &“Skeleton Crew&” • &“The Pale Pipe Smoker&” • &“Wandering Mary&” • &“Incident on the Lady Barbara&”The Letter Tree: A Novel
Par Rachel Fordham. 2023
Romeo and Juliet meets You&’ve Got Mail in 1920s New York when hidden letters change everything for two lost souls…
and the community around them.Seven years ago, a letter left inside a tree brought Laura Bradshaw an anonymous friend who helped her navigate the tragic loss of her mother and gave her something to look forward to despite the overbearing hand of her father. Life would be far bleaker, if not for her beloved Letter Tree, her dear friend, and her secret trips to the Buffalo Zoo. But even these rays of light are threatened when her father decides to play matchmaker in order to further his business goals.When Isaac Campbell learns that his letter friend is destined to court another, he balks at the suggestion and begs her to break her rule of namelessness and meet him. Her words have endeared her to him, he&’s ready to fall at her knees and beg her to choose him—that is until he sees her face. The stranger he&’s become so attached to is not a stranger . . . but the only daughter of his family&’s sworn enemy.Can the grown children of feuding parents bridge the chasm between them? Or is the divide too deep—and too wide?Historical romance with a forbidden love storyStand-alone novel set in the 1920sIncludes discussion questions for book clubsLas indignas
Par Agustina Bazterrica. 2023
Agustina Bazterrica, la autora de la inolvidable Cadáver exquisito, nos ofrece en esta nueva y esperada novela una distopía perturbadora,…
en la que resplandece la naturaleza oscura de una falsa divinidad, un dios abusivo, pero también la forma subrepticia, aunque poderosa, de la amistad. «Nadie le dice que no a la Hermana Superior. Nadie que quiera seguir viva». El mundo atravesó guerras por el agua y catástrofes ambientales. Los días pasan de gélidos a sofocantes en cuestión de horas, el aire está saturado de olores pestilentes y el cielo se cubre con nieblas espesas y pegajosas como telas de araña. En este presente desolador, confinadas en la Casa de la Hermandad Sagrada, varias mujeres sobreviven sometidas a los designios de un culto religioso y son objeto de torturas y sacrificios en nombre de la iluminación. Todas se encuentran bajo el mando estricto de la Hermana Superior, por encima de quien solo se erige “Él”. ¿Quién es Él? Poco se sabe; nadie puede verlo, pero desde las sombras las domina. Narrado a través de las anotaciones dispersas del diario en el que la protagonista lleva el registro de las ceremonias y de sus descubrimientos, toma forma este libro de la noche. Sus páginas se ocultan en recovecos secretos, acaso sin esperanza de liberación; apenas para que alguien sepa de ellas cuando ya no estén Sobre Cadáver exquisito:«Desde un primer momento, el lector de Cadáver exquisito se da cuenta de que se convirtió en un animal más, un ser que, a los tumbos, entiende que este libro en realidad es un matadero y nada de lo que está por pasarle será bonito».The New York Times Book Review «Horriblemente eficaz [...]. Esta provocativa novela empuña hábilmente un cuchillo de doble filo».The Guardian«Una sólida y escalofriante novela futurista con un inesperado final de cuento. Una alegoría sobre la sociedad caníbal en la que vivimos; una trama sorprendente y bien dosificada, escrita con una prosa afilada como un cuchillo».Jorge Fernández Díaz «Novela mayor, cuya acción transcurre en el interior de una atmósfera densa ehipnótica en la que el lector queda atrapado desde las primeras líneas como si fuera uno de sus personajes».Juan José Millás «Cadáver exquisito incursiona en los mecanismos siniestros de una sociedad distópica y caníbal. Las imágenes, tanto repulsivas como fascinantes, se suceden una tras otra y recuerdan por momentos a los cuadros violentos de Francis Bacon y de Carlos Alonso».Pedro MairalA Perfect Bride (Avon Historical Romance)
Par Samantha James. 2004
A Marquess hopes to transform a low-born beauty into an ideal match in the New York Times–bestselling author’s Regency romance.London,…
1815. After closing her eyes in the city’s poorest slum, Devon St. James awakens wrapped in fine linens . . . staring into the eyes of the most gorgeous man she has ever seen! Sebastian Sterling, marquess of Thurston, is clearly shocked to have a girl from the streets in his bed—despite the unmistakable desire burning in his gaze.After impetuously carrying her into his home, Sebastian must now deal with this exquisite young beauty in rags. Worse still, the lady is driving the responsible marquess to distraction with her spirit and sensuality. But perhaps with some of Sebastian’s private schooling, this fiery enchantress can learn refinement and manners—and be miraculously transformed into . . . a perfect bride.Lachlan's Bride: Highland Lairds Trilogy (The Highland Lairds Trilogy #2)
Par Kathleen Harrington. 2013
The much-anticipated second book in the Highland Lairds Trilogy is here! First introduced in The MacLean Groom, Lachlan MacRath is…
a powerful laird, a mysterious pirate . . . and a legendary lover.Lady Francine Walsingham cannot believe this warrior is to be her escort into Scotland. It is whispered that Lachlan MacRath has magical powers . . . how else do you explain his success as a pirate? But trust him she must, for a treacherous plot is about to reveal all her secrets . . . and Francine has no choice but to act as his lover to keep her enemies at bay.When Lachlan first sees Francine, the blonde beauty stirs his blood like no woman ever before. As luck would have it, they must now play the besotted couple so he can protect her . . . and Lachlan is determined to use all his seductive prowess to properly woo her into his bed.Moonlight on My Mind (The Second Sons Series #3)
Par Jennifer McQuiston. 2014
To ruin a man's life once takes a regrettable mistake. To do so twice takes a woman like Julianne Baxter.Eleven…
months ago, Julianne's statement to the authorities wrongly implicated Patrick, the new Earl of Haversham, in his older brother's death. The chit is as much trouble as her red hair suggests, and just as captivating. Now she has impetuously tracked him to the wilds of Scotland, insisting that he return home to face a murder charge and save his family from ruin. A clandestine wedding may be the only way to save her reputation—and his neck from the hangman's noose.Julianne has no objection to the match. More and more she's convinced of Patrick's innocence, though when it comes to igniting her passions, the man is all too guilty. And if they can only clear his name, a marriage made in haste could bring about the most extraordinary pleasure . . .A Touch of Minx (Samantha Jellicoe Series #5)
Par Suzanne Enoch. 2007
Who says crime doesn't pay?A year ago, Samantha Jellicoe robbed from the rich and gave . . . to herself!…
Now, though, she's using her larcenous skills for good as a private security consultant, trying to walk the high road for her sexy billionaire boyfriend, Richard Addison, and asking herself if there's anything more torturous than tracking down priceless artifacts (only to give them back!).So when the Metropolitan Museum of Art asks for her help, she's only too happy to leap into the fray again: If nothing else, this adventure will help her avoid that little (not!) sparkly item Rick's been hiding in his pocket, and postpone another kind of walk—down the aisle. It's only when she's targeted by a deadly adversary after the same treasure that Sam starts to think that "till death do you part" is maybe the lesser of two evils . . .How to Engage an Earl (Royle Sisters #2)
Par Kathryn Caskie. 2007
The last thing the Earl of MacLaren wants is a wife, so when he awakens to discover a fair-haired enchantress…
at the foot of his bed, he behaves as any man might by taking full advantage of the delicious situation. Then his family bursts in, and the chit brazenly announces that she is his betrothed. So he finds himself well on his way to being legshackled for life!Beautiful, reserved Anne Royle had never done anything so mad in her life. She entered the earl's bedchamber with no intention of seduction. Rather, she hoped to discover a document that could contain the truth about her heritage. But now her world is turned upside down, and while she trembles at the thought of her wedding night, she finds she longs for it in ways she never thought possible.A Pirate of Her Own (The Sea Wolves Series #2)
Par Kinley MacGregor. 1999
Few know Morgan Drake's true name—but many fear the Sea Wolf, the scourge of the ocean, a fearless pirate who…
frees impressed American sailors from British vessels. Now a beautiful reporter is willing to risk her life, her innocence, and her heart to reveal the secrets that Morgan is determined to protect at any cost . . .A headstrong and courageous young woman in a man's world, Serenity James knows she is barely tolerated in her father's newspaper office. An exclusive story about the dreaded Sea Wolf, however, will earn her the respect she so fervently desires. But she never expected to be kidnapped by the sexy and dangerous brigand whose bold exploits have fired her imagination—or to discover the adventure she's always longed for in Morgan Drake's passionate caress.A Study in Scoundrels (Romancing the Rules #2)
Par Christy Carlyle. 2017
Sophia Ruthven is the epitome of proper behavior. On paper at least, as long as that paper isn’t from one…
of the lady detective stories she secretly pens. She certainly isn’t interested in associating with the dashing Jasper Grey, the wayward heir to the Earl of Stanhope, and one of the stage’s leading men. But when she learns Grey’s younger sister Liddy has gone missing, she can’t deny her desire to solve the mystery…or her attraction to the incorrigible scoundrel.Responsibility isn’t something Grey is very familiar with. On the boards and in the bedroom, he lives exactly how he wants to, shunning all the trappings of respectability and society. Grey knows he should avoid the bewitching Sophia, but he’s never been able to say no to what he wants. And having Sophia in his arms and his bed is quickly becoming the thing he wants the most. As Sophia and Grey’s search for Liddy continues across the English countryside, can this scoundrel convince a proper lady that he’s actually perfect for her or will their adventure leave them both heartbroken?A Bride by Moonlight (Fraternitas Aureae Crucis #8)
Par Liz Carlyle. 2012
Fourth in the Victorian romance series from the New York Times-bestselling author who sets up “sizzling encounters . . . [and] keeps the…
reader guessing” (Historical Novel Society).Passion and secrets simmer behind the elegant façade of Victorian London in A Bride by Moonlight, another deliciously intriguing romance by Liz Carlyle that features the dangerous men of the mysterious St. James Society.Faced with murder charges, Lisette Colburne never imagined aligning herself with Scotland Yard—not with the scandalous life she’s led. But when Commissioner Royden Napier proposes—that in exchange for her freedom—she pretend to be his wife so he can unravel a brutal mystery, she agrees. What neither counts on is their intoxicating, undeniable attraction.Sexy and action-packed, Liz Carlyle’s A Bride by Moonlight is a beautiful love story set in Victorian high society with compelling characters and elegant, emotional prose that will appeal to readers of historical romance.Praise for the Fraternitas Aureae Crucis series“Intriguing . . . engaging . . . an illicit delight.” —Stephanie Laurens, #1 New York Times–bestselling author “Liz Carlyle weaves passion and intrigue with a master’s touch.” —Karen Robards, New York Times–bestselling author