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Secrets of Paternity (Behind Closed Doors #5)
by Susan CrosbyAlmost 20 years ago, James Paladin had agreed to be a sperm donor to his best friend's wife, but now his friend was dead.
The Last Reilly Standing (Book 3 of The Three-Way Wager)
by Maureen ChildHe'd taken so many ice-cold showers, he felt like a penguin! Thankfully the longest 3 months of Aidan Reilly's life were coming to an end.
Rock Me All Night
by Katherine GarberaShe was late-night's favorite DJ, giving advice to the lovelorn, but swore off romance herself. Then he strutted into the studio...
Her Royal Bed
by Laura WrightThey shared one seductive night, but in the morning she was gone. Bobby Callahan vowed to find her again, but when he did, he found out who she really was.
Secret Nights at Nine Oaks
by Amy J. FetzerWould Phoebe ever be able to pull Cain away from the lure of Nine Oaks, and the ghosts that held him in their grasp?
When the Lights Go Down
by Heidi BettsWhat happens when plain Jane transforms into a dangerous beauty?
Mistletoe Maneuvers
by Margaret Allison"You're Not Going To Get Undressed Here, Are You?" "No." In fact, Rick wasn't thinking about undressing himself, but her. What the hell was going on here? This was a business relationship. She was Alessandra Lawrence, chairman of the board. The one who fired him. So why did he want to rip off her suit and take her right on the bed? Because she was a beautiful woman. He'd always suspected as much, of course. But with her conservative suits and reserved manner, he never saw her as anything more than a wolf in sheep's clothing. He had her pegged as an uptight prude. But there was something about her now that gave him pause. She had a quality, a way about her. There was a spark there. A connection. But whatever it was, it needed to be ignored. She was off-limits. Forever and always. This whole thing was make-believe. And he needed to keep it that way.
A Bride by Christmas
by Joan Elliott PickartWedding planner Maggie Jenkins did not want to marry, but Luke St. John was determined to convince her to marry him by Christmas.
Tycoon Takes Revenge
by Anna DepaloGossip columnist Kayla Jones can't stand Noah Whittaker's type: old-money, charming and rarely without a beauty on his arm.
Trophy Wives
by Jan ColleyHis plan was to seduce her for the truth, until she turned the tables on him.
Latin Lovers
by Penny Jordan Lynne Graham Lucy GordonThree Mediterranean bachelors with seasonal seduction on their minds are at the heart of this anthology written by three of Harlequin's most popular authors. Includes "A Spanish Christmas" by Penny Jordan, "The Christmas Eve Bride" by Lynne Graham, and "Christmas in Venice" by Lucy Gordon.
The Dreaming Tree
by Patricia MatthewsConvicts, banished from England, were sent to serve out their sentences in the primitive and unforgiving headlands on Botany Bay. Hope and Charity staked out a destiny as bold as their grandest dreams.
August 1914
by Michael Glenny Alexander SolzhenitsynA novel about the first 2 weeks of WWI, the Russian offensive into East Prussia, which resulted in the defeat of General Samsonov's Second Army by Hindenburg. Historical fiction.
Borderliners
by Peter Høeg Barbara HavelandSet in the world of an elite private school in Copenhagen in the 1970s, Peter, the narrator, has grown up in institutions and is given a last chance to join "normal society" when he is accepted at Biehl's Academy. He is drawn to the school's outsiders: Katarina and August. Together they discover that the school is using them in an experiment in controlling children, an experiment that has tragic consequences.
The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer
by Isaac Bashevis Singer47 stories from the 150 written by the Nobel Prize for Literature winner.
The End of the Story
by Lydia DavisThis modular novel is about the taste of memory, the awkwardness of lovesickness, and the decomposition of a relationship.
The Fly in the Cathedral
by Brian CathcartThis book describes how a group of Cambridge scientists won the international race to split the atom.
Omeros
by Derek WalcottA poem in 7 books, of circular narrative design. Omeros is the Greek name for Homer, invoked here by a Greek girl in exile in America, the invocation marking the beginning of a long journey home, through an intricate web of places, histories and associations, for the poem's characters. Achille and Philoctete are simple fishermen, but they and their tribulations take on the specific gravity and resonance of their mythic Greek counterparts.
Scum
by Isaac Bashevis SingerIn 1906, the death of his 17-year-old son has disrupted the life of Max, sending him back to his roots in Warsaw while his wife stays at their home in Buenos Aires.
A Very Long Engagement
by Sebastien JaprisotSet during and after the First World War, A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT is the tale of a young woman's search for her fiance who she believes might still be alive despite having officially been reported as "killed in the line of duty." Unable to walk since childhood, fearless Mathilde Donnay is undeterred in her quest as she scours the country for information about five wounded French soldiers who were brutally abandoned by their own troops. A VERY LONG ENGAGEMENT is a mystery, a love story, and an extraordinary portrait of life in France before and after the War.
Abel's Island
by William SteigAbel's place in his familiar, mouse world has always been secure; he had an allowance from his mother, a comfortable home, and a lovely wife, Amanda. But one stormy August day, furious flood water carry him off and dump him on an uninhabited island. Despite his determination and stubborn resourcefulness--he tried crossing the river with boats and ropes and even on stepping-stones--Abel can't find a way to get back home.<P><P> Days, then weeks and months, pass. Slowly, his soft habits disappear as he forages for food, fashions a warm nest in a hollow log, models clay statues of his family for company, and continues to brood on the problem of how to get across the river--and home.<P> Abel's time on the island brings him a new understanding of the world he's separated from. Faced with the daily adventure of survival in his solitary, somewhat hostile domain, he is moved to reexamine the easy way of life he had always accepted and discovers skills and talents in himself that hold promise of a more meaningful life, if and when he should finally return to Mossville and his dear Amanda again.<P> Abel's Island is a 1976 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, and a 1977 Newbery Honor Book.
Inventor McGregor
by Kathleen T. PelleyHector McGregor, inventor of unusual items, leaves his home workshop to work in a lab, but finds no inspiration there.
Execution (Escape from Furnace #5)
by Alexander Gordon SmithAlex Sawyer has escaped his underground nightmare to discover the whole world has become a prison, and Alfred Furnace is its master. Monsters rule the streets, leaving nothing but murder in their wake. Those who do not die become slaves to Furnace's reign of cruelty. Alex is a monster too. He is the only one who can stop Furnace but in doing so he could destroy everything. Is he the executed or the executioner? Who will die? All Alex knows is that one way or another, it all ends now.
True Confessions of a Heartless Girl
by Martha BrooksA confused 17-year-old girl, a single mother and her young son, 2 elderly women, and a lonely man, with their own individual tragedies to bear, come together in a small Manitoba town and find a way to a better future.