Fiction & Literature Books

Temptation on His Terms

Temptation on His Terms

Fiction & Literature

The Nanny's Starring RoleAmid growing threats to their high-profile family, studio boss Dex Hunter takes custody of his little brother—and tries to put his routine as a Hollywood player on hold. Too bad his brother's new nanny, Shelby Scott, is so easy on the eyes! Soon Dex will do anything to keep Shelby by his side. But when it comes to men, Shelby made a pretty big mistake back home, one that she isn't about to repeat. Now Dex needs to prove he's ready to settle down if he wants to heat things up.

Eine kurze Geschichte der alltäglichen Dinge

Eine kurze Geschichte der alltäglichen Dinge

Fiction & Literature

Die Welt verstehen, ohne einen Fuß vor die Tür zu setzenWas bleibt nach der „Geschichte von fast allem“ eigentlich noch zu schreiben? Die Geschichte von fast allem anderen, natürlich. Bill Bryson hat sich daher in seinen vier Wänden umgesehen und sich gefragt: Warum leben wir eigentlich, wie wir leben? Warum nutzen wir ausgerechnet Salz und Pfeffer, und weshalb hat unsere Gabel vier Zinken? Aber es bleibt nicht bei Geschichten von Bett, Sofa und Küchenherd. Die Geschichte des Heims ist auch immer eine der großen Entdeckungen und Abenteuer. Ohne die Weltausstellung in London hätte man vermutlich das Wasserklosett nicht so schnell zu schätzen gelernt. Und ohne die großen Entdecker müssten wir wohl ohne Kaffee, Tee oder Kakao auskommen. Bill Bryson zeigt uns unser Heim, wie wir es noch nie gesehen haben. Und wir verstehen ein wenig mehr, warum es so ist, wie es ist.

Impressions of America

Impressions of America

Fiction & Literature

In this book author penned notes for a talk from his year long lecture tour in America in which he gave in various cities in the few years. He described about the culture, clothings & living style of America. As the first thing that struck him on landing in America was that if the Americans are not the most well-dressed people in the world, they are the most comfortably dressed. Men are seen there with the dreadful chimney-pot hat, but there are very few hatless men. The next thing particularly noticeable is that everybody seems in a hurry to catch a train. This is a state of things which is not favourable to poetry or romance. Had Romeo or Juliet been in a constant state of anxiety about trains, or had their minds been agitated by the question of return-tickets, Shakespeare could not have given us those lovely balcony scenes which are so full of poetry and pathos. America is the noisiest country that ever existed. One is waked up in the morning, not by the singing of the nightingale, but by the steam whistle.

Trilby

Trilby

Fiction & Literature

First published in 1894, "Trilby" is a novel by George du Maurier that tells the story of the diva Trilby O'Ferrall and her mentor, Svengali, and became as acclaimed as "Dracula" or "Sherlock Holmes". Immensely popular for years, the novel led to a hit play, a series of popular films, "Trilby" products from hats to ice-cream, and streets in Florida named after characters in the book. "Trilby" tells the story of Trilby O’Ferrall, an artist’s model in Paris, who falls under the spell of the compelling Svengali, a musician who trains her voice through hypnosis and turns her into a singing star. The pair travel throughout Europe on successful concert tours, Trilby as La Svengali, the famous singer, and Svengali as the accompanying orchestra conductor. When Svengali falls ill and dies, the spell is broken, and Trilby loses her voice. The story of Trilby’s total subjugation to Svengali has passed into the realm of popular mythology.

L'autopompa Fantasma

L'autopompa Fantasma

Fiction & Literature

Stoccolma, 1968. Alla periferia della città, in una vecchia casa in legno a due piani, scoppia un incendio devastante in cui perdono la vita quattro persone. Martin Beck e i suoi avviano l'indagine seguendo la traccia di un'autopompa attesa e mai sopraggiunta. E la verità, sconvolgente, a fatica si fa strada.

Madame De Treymes

Madame De Treymes

Fiction & Literature

John Durham, while he waited for Madame de Malrive to draw on her gloves, stood in the hotel doorway looking out across the Rue de Rivoli at the afternoon brightness of the Tuileries gardens. His European visits were infrequent enough to have kept unimpaired the freshness of his eye, and he was always struck anew by the vast and consummately ordered spectacle of Paris: by its look of having been boldly and deliberately planned as a background for the enjoyment of life, instead of being forced into grudging concessions to the festive instincts, or barricading itself against them in unenlightened ugliness, like his own lamentable New York.

An O'Brien Family Christmas

An O'Brien Family Christmas

Fiction & Literature

Watch Chesapeake Shores now on the Hallmark Channel!New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods takes the O’Briens to Ireland for a family Christmas they’ll never forget!Dating Matthew O’Brien—a playboy and a younger man—cost Laila Riley her career and her parents’ respect. A high price, even for love—and when Laila decides it was just a fling, she breaks it off, despite Matthew’s objections.But the O’Brien family has other ideas, and they conspire to get Laila to join them on a Dublin holiday. It’s a great time to get away from it all, but Laila has reservations about the trip. Matthew’s bound to be there, and she’s far from immune. What if she can’t resist temptation?Meanwhile, the O’Briens are in an uproar over matriarch Nell’s unexpected romance with an old flame. Will she follow her heart, despite the risks? Some risks, after all, may end up being once-in-a-lifetime opportunities…Previously published. Read the Chesapeake Shores Series by Sherryl Woods:Book One: The Inn at Eagle PointBook Two: Flowers on MainBook Three: Harbor LightsBook Four: A Chesapeake Shores ChristmasBook Five: Driftwood CottageBook Six: Moonlight CoveBook Seven: Beach LaneBook Eight: An O’Brien Family ChristmasBook Nine: The Summer GardenBook Ten: A Seaside ChristmasBook Eleven: The Christmas BouquetBook Twelve: Dogwood HillBook Thirteen: Willow Brook RoadBook Fourteen: Lilac Lane 

Chancy

Chancy

Fiction & Literature

He was an orphan from the hills of Tennessee and he hadn’t eaten in three days. With the front of his stomach making friends with the back, he was in no position to let an opportunity slip by unnoticed. And when Chancy defended his new herd of cattle with a shotgun, he didn’t miss. The dead man left a pistol on the ground. Chancy needed a spare and, after stowing it in his bedroll, forgot about it. He had a cattle drive to finish and a profit to make.But the gun had a history. Another killing had taken place and Chancy would never know the truth until it was too late. Now, locked in a jail cell with an angry, drunken mob outside and time running out, he must somehow find a way to prove his innocence.

The Complete Works of the Brontë Family

The Complete Works of the Brontë Family

Fiction & Literature

The Brontë sisters made up one of the most well known literary families of all time. Collected in this giant book is the collective works of Anne, Charlotte, and Emily Brontë (along with their father Patrick Brontë). The book contains a navigable table of contents to help you easily find the work you are looking for. Included in this edition: Agnes Grey Jane Eyre Cottage Poems The Professor Shirley The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Villette Wuthering Heights 

Sound of Fear

Sound of Fear

Fiction & Literature

In the sweet subtle wind of a Pennsylvania Dutch town, a lost woman and a man of duty will risk their lives to uncover her true identityThe foundation of Amanda Curtiss’s very existence cracks the moment she discovers the woman she thought was her mother has never given birth. Where she belongs is a question she can’t put to rest. But when the clues lead her to a charming yet chilling small town, the threat against her begins to unfold.Trey Alter is a fixture in Echo Falls. The town and the people are his to protect. He was born to take his place in the family legal firm, but now that a stranger desperate to unlock her past is depending on him, he’s forced to make an impossible choice. If Trey doesn’t protect Amanda, she’ll walk straight into a deadly trap. If he helps her expose the secrets that haunt her, the truth could shatter them both.

Vita brevis

Vita brevis

Fiction & Literature

«Solo quería escribir una historia de amor como la de Romeo y Julieta pero con un lenguaje diferente».  Jostein GaarderSe sabe, aunque la Iglesia siempre ha pasado de puntillas sobre este hecho, que san Agustín, más tarde padre de la Iglesia latina, que vivió en el norte de África hace mil seiscientos años, tuvo en su juventud una amante que le dio un hijo al que amó con predilección. Vita brevis. La carta de Floria Aemilia a Aurelio Agustín es la carta manuscrita que supuestamente Floria Aemilia, su amante, le escribió al hilo de la lectura de sus Confesiones. En ella, con ironía y sarcasmo, critica a Agustín por haber abandonado el verdadero y auténtico amor humano para entregarse a uno divino, del que poco se sabe.Gaarder quería darle voz y nombre a esta mujer real relegada por la historia, de la que solo sabemos por una breve mención en las Confesiones que Agustín de Hipona la echó de su casa tras muchos años de convivencia.El resultado es una reflexión oculta tras una carta ficticia —un formato al que Gaarder ha recurrido en varias ocasiones— sobre los amores profundos pero imposibles.

Hammer and Bolter: Issue Nine

Hammer and Bolter: Issue Nine

Fiction & Literature

Hammer & Bolter is Black Library’s monthly fiction magazine. Each issue is packed with all-new short stories, serialised novels, interviews, previews and more. In this issue Survivor – Steve Parker A young boy struggles to survive in the ruins of an Imperial City overrun by Orks. Sir Dagobert’s Last Battle – Jonathan Green A small Bretonnian village is menaced by greenskin raiders – only a renowned Grail Knight stands against the horde. Unfortunately, he has been dead for years… The Inquisition: An Interview with Sarah Cawkwell Phalanx: Chapter Ten – Ben Counter The latest chapter in Ben's Soul Drinker novel. The Arkunasha War – Andy Chambers A Company of Tau fire warriors learn the true meaning of war.

Fiction River: Crime Boxed Set

Fiction River: Crime Boxed Set

Fiction & Literature

Enjoy some of the best short fiction being published today in this three-book bundle containing three crime volumes of Fiction River: An Original Anthology Magazine.Fiction River is an original fiction anthology series. Modeled on successful anthology series of the past, from Orbit to Universe to Pulphouse: The Hardback Magazine, the goal of Fiction River is to provide a forum for “original ground-breaking fiction of all genres.” Each Fiction River volume comes in ebook and trade paperback format, published by WMG Publishing, and features some of the best new and established fiction writers in publishing. Dean Wesley Smith and Kristine Kathryn Rusch are award-winning editors, as well as award-winning writers, and act as series editors for the anthologies. For more information about the authors or Fiction River, go to www.fictionriver.com.This bundle includes: Past Crime, Hidden in Crime, and Special Edition: Crime.Past CrimeLaws change from culture to culture, decade to decade. Strange laws make criminals of ordinary citizens. Like the Massachusetts woman whose brother asks her for help, slave hunters at his heels. Or the Chinese immigrant who finds himself in the middle of a crooked game of Fan Tan. Or the Native American detective searching New York’s Stonewall Bar for a ratfink on the night of a world-changing riot. These stories and more prove that once again, Fiction River’s crime volumes have, in the words of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, “high quality throughout.”Edited by: Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Original stories by: Dory Crowe, Leah Cutter, Jamie McNabb, Dean Wesley Smith, Lee Allred, Richard Quarry, Lisa Silverthorne, Cat Rambo, Kris Nelscott, M. Elizabeth Castle, Michele Lang, and JC Andrijeski.Hidden in CrimeImagine paying a fine for walking across town. Or hiding an illegal marriage. Or losing your life for playing the harp. Strange crimes, dangerous activities, some from the not-so-distant past, return to life in Hidden in Crime. See why Publishers Weekly states “… fans of the unconventional will be well satisfied.” Join some of the best authors in the business as they uncover once-hidden crimes.Edited by: Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Original stories by: Annie Reed, Patrick O’Sullivan, Kelly Washington, Kris Nelscott, Tonya D. Price, Michele Lang, Cindie Geddes, Mario Milosevic, Debbie Mumford, Elliotte Rusty Harold, Angela Penrose, Michael Kowal, Anthea Sharp, Paul Eckheart, Bill Beatty, Dan C. Duval, M. Elizabeth Castle, and Ron Collins.Special Edition: CrimeFrom a twisted tale of greed by masterful writer Kate Wilhelm to a dark tale of murder and betrayal by Shamus-award winner Brendan DuBois, Fiction River Special Edition: Crime covers the entire gamut of the mystery genre—cozy to noir. New York Times bestselling author Julie Hyzy joins Edgar Award-winner Doug Allyn and several others to create one of the strongest (and most diverse) anthologies of the season.Edited by: Kristine Kathryn Rusch. Original stories by: Doug Allyn, Steve Hockensmith, Brendan DuBois, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Julie Hyzy, Melissa Yi, Dæmon Crowe, Libby Fischer Hellmann, Karen Fonville, Karen L. Abrahamson, Kate Wilhelm, M. Elizabeth Castle, Annie Reed, Dean Wesley Smith, and JC Andrijeski.

The Witch and other stories

The Witch and other stories

Fiction & Literature

IT was approaching nightfall. The sexton, Savely Gykin, was lying in his huge bed in the hut adjoining the church. He was not asleep, though it was his habit to go to sleep at the same time as the hens. His coarse red hair peeped from under one end of the greasy patchwork quilt, made up of coloured rags, while his big unwashed feet stuck out from the other. He was listening. His hut adjoined the wall that encircled the church and the solitary window in it looked out upon the open country. And out there a regular battle was going on. It was hard to say who was being wiped off the face of the earth, and for the sake of whose destruction nature was being churned up into such a ferment; but, judging from the unceasing malignant roar, someone was getting it very hot. A victorious force was in full chase over the fields, storming in the forest and on the church roof, battering spitefully with its fists upon the windows, raging and tearing, while something vanquished was howling and wailing…. A plaintive lament sobbed at the window, on the roof, or in the stove. It sounded not like a call for help, but like a cry of misery, a consciousness that it was too late, that there was no salvation. The snowdrifts were covered with a thin coating of ice; tears quivered on them and on the trees; a dark slush of mud and melting snow flowed along the roads and paths. In short, it was thawing, but through the dark night the heavens failed to see it, and flung flakes of fresh snow upon the melting earth at a terrific rate. And the wind staggered like a drunkard. It would not let the snow settle on the ground, and whirled it round in the darkness at random.

Me Before You

Me Before You

Fiction & Literature

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Giver of Stars and the forthcoming Someone Else's Shoes, discover the love story that captured over 20 million hearts in Me Before You, After You, and Still Me. They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . . Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is. Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living. A Love Story for this generation and perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart?

200 Harley Street: The Proud Italian

200 Harley Street: The Proud Italian

Fiction & Literature

With pride and with passion…!Top-notch surgeons Rafael and Abbie de Luca were once the Hunter Clinic's "dream team." But the joyous birth of their little daughter, Ella, brought the devastating news that she was suffering from a life-threatening condition, and their idyllic life came crashing down.Now, three months after her heartbreaking decision to ignore Rafael's wishes and try an experimental treatment for their daughter, Abbie has returned with a recovering Ella. As she's reunited with her proud Italian husband it's clear that their time apart has changed them…but can they rekindle their once bright and burning passion?200 HARLEY STREETGlamour, intensity, desire—the lives and loves of London's hottest team of surgeons!

Arte poética

Arte poética

Fiction & Literature

Nosso propósito é abordar a produção poética em si mesma e em seus diversos gêneros, dizer qual a função de cada um deles, e como se deve construir a fábula visando a conquista do belo poético; qual o número e natureza de suas (da fábula) diversas partes, e também abordar os demais assuntos relativos a esta produção. Seguindo a ordem natural, começaremos pelos pontos mais importantes.

Mustang Man

Mustang Man

Fiction & Literature

In Mustang Man, Louis L’Amour takes Nolan Sackett on a dangerous journey into family betrayal, greed, and murder. When Nolan Sackett met Penelope Hume in a cantina at Borregos Plaza, the girl immediately captured his attention. That she was heir to a lost cache of gold didn’t make her any less desirable. But Penelope isn’t the only one after her grandfather’s treasure; Sylvie, Ralph, and Andrew Karnes, distant relatives with no legal claim to the gold, are obsessed with claiming the Hume fortune for themselves. Their all-consuming sense of entitlement recklessly drives them to ambush and murder. Even if Sackett and Penelope are fortunate enough to escape this deadly trio and find the canyon where the gold is hidden, Indian legend has it that nothing will live there—no birds or insects. They say it is filled with the bones of men.