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It's just a simple surveillance job, right? Former marine and FBI agent Linc Williams is monitoring his target's ex-girlfriend, Regina Dodson. But nothing is simple when he's watching a woman who makes him forget everythingâ € " except for the need to know Regina as thoroughly and wickedly as possible….After all, the best way to observe someone is to get as close as possible. And Linc can't get any closer–the sex is absolutely mind-blowing! Unfortunately,...
| Автор | Tori Carrington |
Six months apart is a long time. For security expert Megan McGowan, it feels like forever since she's felt the strong arms of Darius Folsom around her. Since Dari's military deployment six months ago, every minute apart is another minute that Megan finds herself tempted….Bad boy Jason Savage is Dari's best friend– and a partner in the new private security firm Dari and Megan have formed. Only as Megan and Jason work closely together on an emotionally charged case, the attraction...
| Автор | Tori Carrington |
Despite a decreasing popularity throughout his career, Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) has become one of the most notable and respected English novelists of the Victorian Era. His penetrating novels on political, social and gender issues of his day have placed him among such nineteenth century literary icons as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens and George Eliot. Trollope penned 47 novels in his career, in addition to various short stories, travel books and biographies. A newfound interest in politics...
| Автор | Anthony Trollope |
"The Prime Minister" is the fifth of the «Palliser» series of novels. When neither the Whigs nor the Tories are able to form a government on their own, a fragile compromise coalition government is formed, with Plantagenet Palliser, the wealthy and hard-working Duke of Omnium, installed as Prime Minister. The Duchess, formerly Lady Glencora Palliser, attempts to support her husband by hosting lavish parties at Gatherum Castle in Barsetshire, a family residence barely used until now....
| Автор | Anthony Trollope |
Want a little one to know about the construction process from a bare lot? DIGGER AND FRIENDS get a section of undisturbed land ready for the building of a house. Then when the house is done, they landscape the lot and make it beautiful for the new owners.
| Автор | Doug Rowley |
What do a therapist, a wunderkind, and a hostel manager have in common? All have to come out swinging when life throws the first punch. In these five short stories, the world may change but human nature stays the same as average—and not-so-average—people find themselves facing both the fantastic and the familiar in these stranger-than-life tales.
| Автор | C. R. Halbert |
Marrying for the baby’s sakePrince Dominic Sancho has always lived up to his family’s royal expectations. Until one irresistibly spontaneous night with teacher Ginny Jones has dramatic repercussions – she’s now carrying the next heir to Xaviera’s throne! There’s only one solution – a royal wedding…A marriage of convenience is Ginny’s worst nightmare, but for their baby’s sake, she says 'I do'. And as the royal couple jet off on their honeymoon, she begins to realise that beneath the...
| Автор | Susan Meier |
"The Princess Casamassima" is a psychologically probing novel by Henry James about the politics and social inequalities of 19th century London. It is the story of Hyacinth Robinson, the intelligent and impoverished young bookbinder, who finds himself caught up in a world of radical politics and revolution, conflicted between a newfound world of beauty, wealth and refinement, and the honor of upholding his vows. Henry James (1843-1916) was an American-born English writer whose novels, short...
| Автор | Генри Джеймс |
James Hogg (1770-1835) was a Scottish author known primarily for his poetry, short stories, ballads, songs and historical narratives. Raised by a tenant farmer in the Ettrick hills of Scotland, Hogg was mostly self-educated, teaching himself to read with only the Bible, and developing an early interest in literature through his mother's recitation of Scottish ballads, songs and fairy tales. Although his 1824 novel, «The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner», was released to...
| Автор | James Hogg |
HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics.The Professor is Charlotte Brontë’s first novel, reflecting her own experience of life in Brussels and published after her untimely death. Viewed as a precursor to the narrative style and characterization she perfected in her later works, such as Jane Eyre, the novel is Brontë’s portrayal of a love story from a male perspective.Writing from the point of view of orphaned young teacher William Crimsworth – as...
| Автор | Шарлотта Бронте |
The Essential Edith Wharton Collection, all in one book:<br><br>Sanctuary <br>The Fruit of the Tree <br>The Glimpses of the Moon <br>The Greater Inclination <br>The House of Mirth <br>Ethan Frome <br>The Age of Innocence <br>In Morocco
| Автор | Edith Wharton |
The Essential Ellis Butler Collection:<br><br>The Cheerful Smugglers <br>Goat-Feathers <br>Kilo, Being the Love Story of Eliph' Hewlitt Book Agent<br>Mike Flannery On Duty and Off <br>"Pigs is Pigs" <br>Solander's Radio Tomb <br>The Thin Santa Claus <br>The Water Goats and Other Troubles
| Автор | Butler Ellis Parker |
The first novel written by the author of «Jane Eyre,» «The Professor» is a story about the life of the resilient William Crimsworth. An English orphan raised by coldly aristocratic uncles, he rejects a life as a clergyman to work in his brother's mill in Yorkshire. Treated abominably in his tedious clerkship, Crimsworth escapes to Belgium and begins teaching in a boys' school. There he eventually meets the headmistress of a neighboring girls' school, Zoraide Reuter, as well as one...
| Автор | Шарлотта Бронте |
D. H. Lawrence's 1915 novel «The Rainbow» is the story of three generations of the Brangwens family. While tame by today's standards, «The Rainbow», for its frank treatment of human sexuality, caused Lawence to be prosecuted on an obscenity charge in England when it was first published. Through richly personal characterizations, «The Rainbow» deals profoundly with the very nature of human relations as it explores the sexuality of Ursula Brangwen and her mother, Anna Brangwen.
| Автор | Lawrence Lawrence |
In bed with her nemesis…When Jasmine Connolly’s third engagement is broken off, she decides to make her man jealous by enlisting the help of her enemy – playboy Jake Ravensdale! Jasmine might never have forgiven him for his rejection years ago, but the heartless Lothario is the perfect candidate for her plan.As tensions build, the line between love and hate blurs increasingly…until it’s teetering on the brink of explosion! Jasmine might be wearing Jake’s ring, but she can’t let go of the hurt he...
| Автор | Melanie Milburne |
The only man to tempt her…Miranda Ravensdale’s first experience of love ended in tragedy, so she’s vowed to bury her heart along with her memories. No man has ever broken through Miranda’s quiet façade…until billionaire Leandro Allegretti, her own personal kryptonite!Childhood friend Leandro has watched Miranda close herself off over the years. He knows what it’s like to have a shadow cast over your life, so he plans to tempt her back into the light. Under the pretence of cataloguing his art...
| Автор | Melanie Milburne |
‘I don’t take orders. Not from you or from anyone.’Holly Perez has one last chance to sort out the train wreck her life has become. But becoming housekeeper to reclusive CEO Julius Ravensdale is as close to being in prison as Holly can imagine. Julius might be devastatingly gorgeous – but he’s also brooding, formal and completely off-limits!Julius is renowned for his ironclad control, but provocative whirlwind Holly pushes him to breaking point! Especially when he discovers the vulnerabilities...
| Автор | Melanie Milburne |
Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by Sir Walter Scott:<br><br>Ivanhoe <br>Letters On Demonology And Witchcraft <br>The Black Dwarf <br>The Surgeon's Daughter <br>Kenilworth <br>Rob Roy
| Автор | Walter Scott |
The essential collection of the books of James De Mille:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>THE AMERICAN BARON.<br>Among the Brigands<br>CORD AND CREESE.<br>The Cryptogram<br>The Dodge Club<br>The Lady of the Ice A Novel<br>THE LIVING LINK.<br>LOST IN THE FOG<br>A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
| Автор | James De Mille |
The essential collection of books by William Graydon:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>The Camp in the Snow Besiedged by Danger<br>Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters<br>The Cryptogram A Story of Northwest Canada<br>In Friendship's Guise<br>THE RIVER OF DARKNESS.
| Автор | Graydon William Murray |
Compiled in one book, the essential collection of books by F. Scott Fitzgerald:<br><br>Table Of Contents<br>THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED <br>FLAPPERS AND PHILOSOPHERS F. SCOTT FITZGERALD <br>TALES FROM THE JAZZ AGE <br>THIS SIDE OF PARADISE
| Автор | F. Scott Fitzgerald |
Stephen Crane, Stephen Crane и др.
The Red Badge of Courage is an 1895 war novel by American author Stephen Crane. It is considered one of the most influential works in American literature. The novel, a depiction on the cruelty of the American Civil War, features a young recruit who overcomes initial fears to become a hero on the battlefield. The book made Crane an international success. Although he was born after the war and had not at the time experienced battle firsthand, the novel is considered an example of Realism.
| Автор | Stephen Crane, Stephen Crane и др. |
Although never having seen battle Stephen Crane vividly depicts the grueling intensity of the American Civil War. The story revolves around Henry Fleming, a member of the 304th regiment of the Union Army. At the start of the novel Henry is eager to show his patriotism in battle but when faced with the savagery of death he flees the frontline. Throughout the novel Henry struggles with his courage in the face of the horror of war. «The Red Badge of Courage» is a classic modern depiction of the...
| Автор | Stephen Crane |