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Cakes and Kisses: An Amish Christmas Bakery Story
by Kelly IrvinMartha Ropp works hard at her family’s bakery, making cakes and pies in preparation not only for Christmas but the many community weddings, including her sister’s. To help during this busy season, Martha’s mother hires Ambrose Hershberger to make deliveries. Martha remembers Ambrose as a gentle giant from her school days, but soon discovers that still waters run deep. The more they work together, the more they want to spend time together outside of the bakery, but both Martha and Ambrose are too timid to make the first move. That’s when the town matchmakers step in.
Cakes in Space
by Philip Reeve Sarah McintyreGet ready for cupcakes! Sprinkles! Space! Robots! And big adventure with hilarious illustrations on almost every page. Astra's family is moving--to a whole new planet. And what does any kid need on moving day? Snacks! But when Astra asks her spaceship's computer to whip up the ultimate treat, it makes cakes so amazing that they come to life. Now these cake-monsters are destroying the ship! Can Astra and her robot friend, Pilbeam, stop them in time? Or are killer cupcakes a recipe for disaster? For early-chapter book readers who are ready for something longer, the Not-So-Impossible Tales are packed with whimsical humor, action, and larger-than-life fun."An out-of-this-world choice to read alone or read aloud." -- School Library Journal"Silly? Sure. Well written and illustrated to great comedic effect? Absolutely . . . will appeal to reluctant and strong chapter-book readers alike." -- BooklistFrom the Hardcover edition.
Cakewalk: A Novel
by Rita Mae BrownContinuing in the exuberant tradition of Six of One, Bingo, and Loose Lips, New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae Brown returns to her much-loved fictional hamlet of Runnymede, whose memorable citizens are welcoming both the end of the Great War and the beginning of a new era. The night a riot breaks out at the Capitol Theater movie house--during a Mary Pickford picture, no less--you can bet that the Hunsenmeir sisters, Louise and Julia, are nearby. Known locally as Wheezie and Juts, the inimitable, irrepressible, distinctly freethinking sisters and their delightful circle of friends are coming of age in a shifting world--and are determined to understand their place in it. Across town, the well-to-do Chalfonte siblings are preparing for the upcoming wedding of brother Curtis. But for youngest sister Celeste, the celebration brings about a change she never expected and a lesson about love she'll not soon forget. Set against the backdrop of America emerging from World War I, Cakewalk is an outrageous and affecting novel about a small town where ideas of sin and virtue, love and sex, men and women, politics and religion, can be as divided as the Mason-Dixon Line that runs right through it--and where there's no problem that can't be cured by a good yarn and an even better scotch. With her signature Southern voice, Rita Mae Brown deftly weaves generations of family stories into a spirited patchwork quilt of not-so-simple but joyously rich life. Praise for Rita Mae Brown's Runnymede novels Six of One "Joyous, passionate and funny."--The Washington Post Book World "No matter how quirky or devilish, Brown's people cavort in an atmosphere of tenderness. . . . It is refreshing to encounter this celebration of human energy."--Chicago Sun-Times Bingo "Genuinely funny."--Los Angeles Times "Vividly drawn characters . . . and tart, loving humor."--Self Loose Lips "Surprises . . . come from Rita Mae Brown's comic timing and her affection for eccentrics."--The Seattle Times "[Brown] does an admirable job of portraying the effects World War II has on one small American town."--The Arizona RepublicFrom the Hardcover edition.
Cal viva
by Daniel SerranoEl periodista Daniel Serrano nos trae una novela que revela la visión de dos generaciones clave de la España actual. «Desconfíe de los consejos de quien tiene su pasado manchado de cal viva». Las palabras de un líder político desencadenan las voces interiores de un padre y un hijo que se hallan absolutamente distanciados. Son las voces de dos generaciones. Tristán Díaz Navas es un ex alto cargo socialista al que un ictus ha robado el habla y la movilidad. Ernesto, su hijo, es un periodista cuarentón en permanente crisis y atrapado en una tela de araña de sueños incumplidos. Llevan años sin hablarse. Ambos dibujan sus respectivas biografías en paralelo, viajan a la infancia y la juventud, y a la vez retratan las convulsiones de este actual tiempo de agitación. En Cal viva está la España del franquismo y la Transición, los días de la nueva política y el (presunto) fin del bipartidismo, el incendio del edificio Windsor, los crímenes del GAL y de ETA, el 15M, el asesinato de la migrante Lucrecia Pérez, la victoria del PSOE en 1982, la tormenta desatada a raíz del intento de secesión de Cataluña por parte del independentismo... Y entre sus personajes aparece el torturador franquista Billy el Niño o la reina Letizia. Daniel Serrano construye un mapa emocional relatado a dos voces (y algunas más) y que incluye textos extraviados en bolsillos de viejos abrigos, fragmentos de pretéritos diarios y crónicas dispersas de un desencanto que, sin embargo, deja espacio para momentos luminosos.
Cal: A Novel (Akal Literaria Ser. #Vol. 30)
by Bernard MacLaverty"Bernard MacLaverty’s powerful novel is a love story as affecting and tragic as you could want." —USA TodayWhen it was first published, Bernard MacLaverty’s masterpiece was hailed by Michael Gorra in the New York Times Book Review as "a marvel of technical perfection…a most moving novel whose emotional impact is grounded in a complete avoidance of sentimentality…[It] will become the Passage to India of the Troubles.” For Cal, a Northern Irish teenager who, against his will, is involved in the terrible war between Catholics and Protestants, some of the choices are devastatingly simple: he can work in the slaughterhouse that nauseates him or join the dole line; he can brood on his past or plan a future with the beautiful, widowed Marcella for whose grief he shares more than a little responsibility.
CalPac Crew (CalPac Crew)
by Christopher KoehlerThe men of the CalPac rowing team might not be looking for love, but love never needed an invitation. In Rocking the Boat, Coach Nick Bedford is trying his best to ignore his attraction to rower Morgan Estrada, but Morgan isn’t afraid to push for what he wants… until an anonymous complaint could destroy everything. In Tipping the Balance, Drew St. Charles is juggling one too many jobs, and he finds help in contractor Brad Sundstrom, but Brad has to make a choice: come out and support Drew or stay hidden in the closet. In Burning It Down, after an injury, fire battalion chief Owen Douglas joins the adaptive rowing program and meets veterinarian Adam Lennox. But when Owen’s abusive ex returns, Adam has to decide if he’s willing to leave Owen to protect him or risk their lives to stand with him. And in Settling the Score, Stuart Cochrane and Philip Sundstrom’s relationship seems perfect, until pressure threatens to make everything cave in. Can Philip help Stuart while dealing with his own problems?
Calabash
by Christopher FowlerA twisted take on Narnia, this warmhearted, dryly comic novel from the award-winning author of the Peculiar Crimes Unit series starring Bryant & May transports readers to the last poignant moment of freedom before growing up. Kay Goodwin is a sixteen-year-old boy with a smart mouth and too much imagination, trapped in the most dismal place in England at the worst possible time: the early seventies. Marooned in the rundown seaside resort of Cole Bay, with its crumbling pier and grumbling pensioners, Kay experiences each day as a horrible comedy of errors—until he discovers a faraway land with characters who are impossibly exotic yet strangely familiar. In the kingdom of Calabash, he can have everything he’s ever wanted from life. There’s only one small problem: Calabash doesn’t technically exist. In a country that’s still hungover from the sixties, Kay finds it all too easy to retreat from reality. But he’s prepared to risk everything to find out what makes him different, what his life really holds, and what happens to those who believe in the impossible. Look for Christopher Fowler’s fantasy and horror classics, now available as ebooks: CALABASH | DISTURBIA | PSYCHOVILLE | RED GLOVES | ROOFWORLD | SPANKY
Calabash Cat
by James RumfordCalabash Cat, a West African cat, sets out one day to find where the world ends. His adventures take him across a desert, grasslands, a jungle, and the ocean, until he finds what he is looking for. Illustrated in the style of the calabash engravers of the country of Chad, James Rumford’s original tale will keep you thinking long after you have closed the covers of this book-about our one world, and about seeking knowledge and finding wisdom.
Calafrio - Vagantes Noturnos
by Kristen Middleton Livia LinharesEnquanto a Nikki tenta se adaptar à nova vida em Shore Lake e esquecer os acontecimentos horríveis do verão anterior, ela luta com seus próprios demônios interiores por desejar o abraço sombrio do Ethan. Enquanto isso, o Duncan desaparece no meio da noite depois de ter sido perseguido por um vulto. O Nathan fica cada vez mais na companhia da sensual vampira Celeste e há uma boate novinha onde as pós-festas... são de matar! Este livro não é recomendado para menores de dezoito anos. Contém situações sexuais e tema adulto.
Calamities: 21 Disastrous Events That Touched The World--with Exercises For Developing Critical Reading Skills (Critical Reading Series)
by Henry Billings Melissa Billings McGraw-Hill - Jamestown Education StaffThe high-interest, controlled readability Critical Reading Series contains fascinating nonfiction and exercises that build reading comprehension and critical thinking skills.
Calamity (The Reckoners #3)
by Brandon SandersonPre-order the sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling novel Firefight today!From the bestselling author of the Mistborn series and Words of Radiance comes Calamity, the final book in the New York Times bestselling Reckoners series. What started in the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Steelheart and continued in the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Firefight now concludes in Calamity. When Calamity lit up the sky, the Epics were born. David's fate has been tied to their villainy ever since that historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his heart. And now Regalia has turned his closest ally into a dangerous enemy. David knew Prof's secret, and kept it even when Prof struggled to control the effects of his Epic powers. But facing Obliteration in Babilar was too much. Once the Reckoners' leader, Prof has now embraced his Epic destiny. He's disappeared into those murky shadows of menace Epics are infamous for the world over, and everyone knows there's no turning back. . . . But everyone is wrong. Redemption is possible for Epics--Megan proved it. They're not lost. Not completely. And David is just about crazy enough to face down the most powerful High Epic of all to get his friend back. Or die trying. Praise for the Reckoners Series:"The suspense is relentless and the climax explosive."--James Dashner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Maze Runner series "Another win for Sanderson . . . he's simply a brilliant writer. Period." --Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind [STAR] "Snappy dialogue, bizarre plot twists, high-intensity action, and a touch of mystery and romance . . . leaves [readers] panting for the sequel." --Booklist, Starred "Action-packed."--EW.com "Compelling. . . . Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store." --The A.V. Club"An absolute page-turner.""--Publishers Weekly"A straight-up Marvel Comics-style action drama."--Kirkus ReviewsFrom the Hardcover edition.
Calamity (The Reckoners #Bk. 3)
by Brandon SandersonThey told David it was impossible - that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet, Steelheart - invincible, immortal, unconquerable - is dead. And he died by David's hand.Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life more simple. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And there's no one in Newcago who can give him the answers he needs. He found some of those answers in FIREFIGHT. Now, he has to decide what to do with them . . .Calamity is about what you do to fill your heart once you have vengeance.
Calamity (The Reckoners)
by Brandon SandersonThey told David it was impossible - that even the Reckoners had never killed a High Epic. Yet, Steelheart - invincible, immortal, unconquerable - is dead. And he died by David's hand.Eliminating Steelheart was supposed to make life more simple. Instead, it only made David realize he has questions. Big ones. And there's no one in Newcago who can give him the answers he needs. He found some of those answers in FIREFIGHT. Now, he has to decide what to do with them . . .Calamity is about what you do to fill your heart once you have vengeance.
Calamity (Uncharted Hearts #1)
by Constance FayWinter's Orbit meets Ilona Andrews in this sexy enemies-to-lovers romance. “Constance Fay...wildly combines heart-stirring romance with a high-stakes adventure in a wonderfully deep space odyssey. This passionate story is a heady mix of suspense, romance, and intrigue, all set within an intricate and intriguing new world!”--Rebecca Zanetti, New York Times bestselling author of You Can HideThe captain of a ragtag mercenary ship is given an offer she can't refuse by the ruthless head of an intergalactic noble family. The only catch? She'll have to team up with his son--an upsettingly competent hardbody with his own agenda--to get her reward.She’s got a ramshackle spaceship, a misfit crew, and a big problem with its sexy newest member…Temperance Reed, banished from the wealthy and dangerous Fifteen Families, just wants to keep her crew together after their feckless captain ran off with the intern. But she’s drowning in debt and revolutionary new engine technology is about to make her beloved ship obsolete. Enter Arcadio Escajeda. Second child of the terrifying Escajeda Family, he’s the thorn in Temper’s side as they’re sent off on a scouting mission on the backwater desert planet of Herschel 2. They throw sparks every time they meet but Temper’s suspicions of his ulterior motives only serve to fuel the flames between them.Despite volcanic eruptions, secret cultists, and deadly galactic fighters, the greatest threat on this mission may be to Temper’s heart.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Calamity Fair
by Wade MillerWhen private investigator Max Thursday is asked to recover some gambling IOUs for a mysterious woman, he stumbles into a vicious blackmail ring. The Frame-up involves compromising photographs used as weapons against prominent men and women who are willing to pay high prices. The business is so lucrative that one of the local gangsters sets out to cut himself into the racket and ends up dead. Before he wraps up the case, Max has to outwit a pompous district attorney who wants to put him in jail and a seductive and dangerous lady boss of a crime syndicate who can’t decide if she wants him as a suitor or a corpse.
Calamity Fair
by Wade MillerWhen private investigator Max Thursday is asked to recover some gambling IOUs for a mysterious woman, he stumbles into a vicious blackmail ring. The Frame-up involves compromising photographs used as weapons against prominent men and women who are willing to pay high prices. The business is so lucrative that one of the local gangsters sets out to cut himself into the racket and ends up dead. Before he wraps up the case, Max has to outwit a pompous district attorney who wants to put him in jail and a seductive and dangerous lady boss of a crime syndicate who can't decide if she wants him as a suitor or a corpse.
Calamity Fair
by Wade MillerWhen private investigator Max Thursday is asked to recover some gambling IOUs for a mysterious woman, he stumbles into a vicious blackmail ring. The Frame-up involves compromising photographs used as weapons against prominent men and women who are willing to pay high prices. The business is so lucrative that one of the local gangsters sets out to cut himself into the racket and ends up dead. Before he wraps up the case, Max has to outwit a pompous district attorney who wants to put him in jail and a seductive and dangerous lady boss of a crime syndicate who can’t decide if she wants him as a suitor or a corpse.
Calamity James (Calamity James)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneThe unbelievable, untold story of Jesse James&’s other brother… In this rollicking stand-alone novel from the bestselling Johnstones, fact and fiction collide in the jaw-dropping story of Jesse James&’ little-known, disaster-prone brother. They call him Calamity—for a reason. Calvin Amadeus James, aka Calamity, isn&’t an outlaw like his notorious brothers Jesse and Frank. He&’s worse—due to the bad luck that follows him everywhere he goes. Every job he takes—from army scout to gambler to cowboy and rail worker—ends in catastrophe. No matter what he does, Calamity James always seems to be on the wrong side of history . . . The Great Chicago Fire of 1871? Calamity placed the lantern next to the cow that kicked it over. The gunfight at O.K. Corral? Calamity stirred up trouble in Tombstone right before it all went down. The fateful saloon shooting of Wild Bill Hickcock? Blame it on Calamity James. Some folks say he&’s even responsible for Custer&’s last stand at Little Big Horn—but Calamity swears it ain&’t true. He&’s just a magnet for bad luck who&’s trying to find his good luck charm—a pretty little dancehall girl known as Clumsy Catherine. But somehere along the way, he foolishly joins the James-Younger Gang with his outlaw brothers. And that&’s when Calamity&’s infamous bad luck gets a whole lot worse . . .
Calamity Jane
by Larry Dane BrimnerThe Old West produced many wild and colorful characters. One of the wildest and most colorful was Calamity Jane. She was a real person, all right, but not all of her adventures were real. Her honest-to-goodness adventures got all mixed up with those of a fictional character called Calamity Jane, who appeared in a series of dime novels written by Edward Lytton Wheeler in the late 1800s. The books were so popular that people started confusing the lives of Wheeler's Calamity Jane and the real Calamity Jane. Even Calamity seemed to confuse her own real-life adventures with those invented by Wheeler. Years later, it is hard for historians to sort out the truth from the fiction. The truth is, though, that Calamity Jane gave Americans a glimpse of a liberated woman in a time when most women did not have many choices in life. Her spirit of independence, strength, and pride is what lives in the many legends of Calamity Jane. Find out more about Calamity Jane inside, along with a great recipe for Honey-Mustard Barbecue Sandwiches, a glossary, and places to find more information.
Calamity Janes Collection Volume 1 (The Calamity Janes)
by Sherryl WoodsFive women…five dreams…a lifetime of friendship…revisit the beloved stories of the Calamity Janes by #1 New York Times bestseller Sherryl Woods!WINDING RIVER REUNIONPregnant and unmarried, she left town...now, Cassie Collins has returned to reconnect with her oldest friends, the Calamity Janes, and put her troubles behind her. But the father of her child, Cole Davis, gives her two choices: marriage or lose her son. Could she rekindle their long-lost love, and unite Cole, herself, and their son in the precious bonds of family?ONE LAST CHANCEKaren Hanson’s oldest friends, the Calamity Janes, urged her to sell her struggling ranch and pursue her lifelong dreams of travel. But the only bidder for her land was brooding, enigmatic Grady Blackhawk — her late husband’s worst enemy. How could she sell the land to him? Spending time with him might cost Karen a lot more than her ranch because Mr. Blackhawk was becoming less interested in claiming her land...and more intent on claiming her heart.HOME TO STAYGina Petrillo thought she was on the run from her troubles...but they followed her home to Winding River, Wyoming. City-slicker lawyer Rafe O’Donnell is in hot pursuit of Gina, and he doesn’t intend to let his suspect out of his sight, even though Gina’s mouthwatering kisses are irresistible. And while Rafe is out to catch a thief - she just might steal his heart!Titles originally published in 2001 as Do You Take This Rebel?, Courting the Enemy, and To Catch a Thief.
Calamity Janes Collection Volume 2 (The Calamity Janes)
by Sherryl WoodsFive women…five dreams…a lifetime of friendship…revisit the beloved stories of the Calamity Janes by #1 New York Times bestseller Sherryl Woods with Stronger Together and Friends Forever, originally published as The Calamity Janes and Wrangling the Redhead in 2001!STRONGER TOGETHERStruggling with single-motherhood and career pressures, Denver attorney Emma Rogers comes home for a reunion with the Calamity Janes in desperate need of their support. Can they—and her young daughter—possibly be right that sexy journalist Ford Hamilton, the biggest thorn in her side, is actually the answer to her prayers?FRIENDS FOREVERWeary from her high-profile career, Lauren Winters had returned to Wyoming to reunite with her old friends, the Calamity Janes, and to start over — incognito — as a horse trainer. Rugged rancher Wade Owens was a refreshing change from Hollywood — he treated her like a real person. But the wrangler had made clear his distaste for the rich and powerful...would their stormy love endure the maelstrom when Lauren revealed her true identity?Titles originally published in 2001 as The Calamity Janes and Wrangling the Redhead in 2001.
Calamity Jinx (Thoroughbred #71)
by Joanna CampbellLife at Tall Oaks is great for Allie, but she's watching her friends Melanie and Kevin struggle with Jinx, the talented Thoroughbred colt they want to run in the Kentucky Derby. If Allie could just pinpoint the cause of Jinx's misbehavior, maybe they could fix the problem and he'd have a good shot at a Derby win. But tension is running high at the farm, with Melanie and Kevin bickering over Jinx's training, and even worse, Cindy, Allie's foster mom, and Ben, the farm owner, seem to be having troubles of their own. Can Allie help the people and horses she cares so much about, or is Tall Oaks teetering on the brink of disaster?
Calamity Kate
by Magdalene VisaggioFrom the Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer of the breakout hit Kim & Kim and DC Comics' Eternity Girl with Gerard Way and artist on IDW's Ghostbusters and X-Files comes this modern day adventure of heroes and monsters.Kate Strand reboots her destructive life and moves to LA to be the superhero she always wanted to be--Calamity Kate: gun-toting monster killer. With her latest career change, she faces new challenges, relationships, and competition; desperate to show she's worth a damn in a world overrun by zombies, vampires, demons, goblins, and the ultimate monster bounty: The Seven Fabled Beasts of Yore. Collects issues #1-4 of the hit limited series.
Calamity Mom
by Diana PalmerA fan-favorite contemporary romance from New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer.A mom for all calamities...that was what Faulkner Scott's young son wanted. The motherless twelve-year-old was determined to appoint Shelly Astor his new mom after she saved his life. Then she met his dad! Who was going to save Shelly's heart from a new accident waiting to happen--like falling in love with the boy's gorgeous father?Originally published in 1993.
Calamity Town (Paperback Ser.)
by Ellery QueenLooking for trouble, Ellery Queen descends on a small townAt the tail end of the long summer of 1940, there is nowhere in the country more charming than Wrightsville. The Depression has abated, and for the first time in years the city is booming. There is hope in Wrightsville, but Ellery Queen has come looking for death. The mystery author is hoping for fodder for a novel, and he senses the corruption that lurks beneath the apple pie façade. He rents a house owned by the town’s first family, whose three daughters star in most of the local gossip. One is fragile, left at the altar three years ago and never recovered. Another is engaged to the city’s rising political star, an upright man who’s already boring her. And then there’s Lola, the divorced, bohemian black sheep. Together, they make a volatile combination. Once he sees the ugliness in Wrightsville, Queen sits back—waiting for the crime to come to him.