Aubrey Evans is living every author\u2019s dream; her sizzling romance novel is being turned into a blockbuster film. She would be celebrating this momentous event, if she wasn\u2019t busy fighting over every tiny production detail with the maddeningly cavalier director, Kole Camden. When news of their heated rivalry hits the gossip columns, drastic measures must be taken to save their sinking project. In an elaborate PR hoax, she is publicly linked to Greyson Meyers, the swoon-worthy star of her movie. A whirl-wind love affair is staged for the couple to mirror the steamy chapters of her own books.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sandy is a twenty-two-year-old orphan and would-be filmmaker who at a young age is sent to live in El Salvador with her godmother, a woman whom she has never met and who may hold the secret to breaking the town’s curse: no babies have been born alive in seven years.<\/p>\n When Sandy returns to Washington, D.C., she attends George Washington University where she meets Professor Smith, with whom she slowly begins to fall in love. But, Sandy’s past still haunts her, preventing her from surrendering her heart to the man she loves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n “Please hear me. We are all in danger, the most terrible danger; we are all going to die terrible deaths. If you can hear me, if anyone can hear me, remember these words. Please. Pass them on to your children, and to theirs. You are our one hope…”<\/p>\n Ansible 15715, a short story, is a frantic broadcast from the mind of a woman lost in time, a researcher trying to forewarn the human species about an unexpected and terrifying threat.<\/p>\n There is very little chance that anyone will hear her plea.<\/p>\n Unless possibly you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n What do you HOPE for?<\/p>\n No one ever expected much from him.<\/p>\n Joshua Elijah Griffin, IV is on his last chance. A stint in rehab and a transfer to a new school has scared him into putting his life on track. He\u2019s determined to live up to his family\u2019s expectations, but on the first day of class, Josh meets a girl, and he knows his father won\u2019t approve, but in Carrington, he sees a kindred spirit. He’s willing to give up everything to be with her.<\/p>\n No one ever thought she was special.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Tori Radnor\u2019s future is looking brighter after scoring a big break with her start-up venture. Mega-successful Aiden Miller has agreed to help. Although her job isn\u2019t the only thing drawing Tori to her new partner, she is determined to keep it strictly business. She owes that to her teenager, after letting her almost-ex nearly destroy them. When she and her son become an elusive villain\u2019s target, her carefully constructed plans begin to unravel. Is Aiden somehow involved\u2014or is he the safest bet?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n When supermodel Drew Stirling discovers a secret that puts her life in danger, she must decide who she can trust in this debut psychological thriller.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n College rocker and infamous playboy, John Kingston, has screwed his way through most of the women on campus. But there’s one woman he will never touch: his best friend and band mate, Nicki. For four years, he’s been her protector and her confidant.<\/p>\n When arrogant frat guy, Axel, attempts to make a claim on her, John suffers a painful wakeup call, quickly realizing that his feelings for Nicki are not purely platonic. Recognizing that Axel’s intentions are anything but innocent, John’s possessiveness spirals out of control, sparking a dangerous feud.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n From her sensational sleeper hit Patty Jane\u2019s House of Curl<\/i> to her heartwarming novel Welcome to the Great Mysterious<\/i>, Lorna Landvik has won the hearts of readers everywhere by skillfully balancing hilarity with pathos, and bittersweet insights with heartwarming truths. Now she returns to her beloved, eccentric stomping ground of small-town Minnesota where the most eclectic, and engaging group of women you\u2019ll ever meet share love, loss, and laughter.<\/p>\n Sometimes life is like a bad waiter\u2014it serves you exactly what you don\u2019t<\/i> want. The women of Freesia Court have come together at life\u2019s table, fully convinced that there is nothing good coffee, delectable desserts, and a strong shoulder can\u2019t fix.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n [wp_ad_camp_2]<\/p>\n What happens when an adventure travel expert-who’s never actually done anything adventurous-tries to re-create the original expedition to Machu Picchu?<\/b><\/p>\n July 24, 1911, was a day for the history books. For on that rainy morning, the young Yale professor Hiram Bingham III climbed into the Andes Mountains of Peru and encountered an ancient city in the clouds: the now famous citadel of Machu Picchu. Nearly a century later, news reports have recast the hero explorer as a villain who smuggled out priceless artifacts and stole credit for finding one of the world’s greatest archaeological sites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Practical Melanie Middleton hates to admit she can see ghosts. But she?s going to have to accept it. An old man she recently met has died, leaving her his historic Tradd Street home, complete with housekeeper, dog?and a family of ghosts anxious to tell her their secrets.<\/p>\n Enter Jack Trenholm, a gorgeous writer obsessed with unsolved mysteries. He has reason to believe that diamonds from the Confederate Treasury are hidden in the house. So he turns the charm on with Melanie, only to discover he<\/i>?s the smitten one…<\/p>\n It turns out Jack?s search has caught the attention of a malevolent ghost. Now, Jack and Melanie must unravel a mystery of passion, heartbreak?and even murder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWhat are you reading?\u201d<\/p>\n That\u2019s the question Will Schwalbe asks his mother, Mary Anne, as they sit in the waiting room of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In 2007, Mary Anne returned from a humanitarian trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan suffering from what her doctors believed was a rare type of hepatitis. Months later she was diagnosed with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, often in six months or less.<\/p>\n This is the inspiring true story of a son and his mother, who start a \u201cbook club\u201d that brings them together as her life comes to a close.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gray Lucas is everything I hate in a man. There was a time, not so very long ago, when perfectly rational people ran the Republican Party. So how did the party of Lincoln become the party of lunatics? That is what this book aims to answer. Fear not, the Dems come in for their share of tough talk\u2014 they are zombies, a party of the living dead.<\/p>\n Mike Lofgren came to Washington in the early eighties\u2014those halcyon, post\u2013Nixonian glory days\u2014for what he imagined would be a short stint on Capitol Hill. He has witnessed quite a few low points in his twenty-eight years on the Hill\u2014but none quite so pitiful as the antics of the current crop of legislators whom we appear to have elected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Both a riveting account of a life spent pulling off improbable triumphs and a report back from the front of the global-energy and natural-resource wars, The First Billion Is the Hardest<\/i> tells the story of the remarkable late-life comeback that brought the famed oilman and maverick back from bankruptcy and clinical depression. Along the way, the man often called the \u201cOracle of Oil\u201d shares the insights that have made him a legend\u2013and describes the billion-dollar bets he is now making in hopes of securing America\u2019s energy independence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Nineteen-year-old Avery Delacorte loves the water. 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<\/a><\/p>\nHope for Her (Hope Series Book 1)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nREADY TO LOVE (Damaged Hearts)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nAngry Housewives Eating Bon Bons<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe End of Your Life Book Club<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Perfect Stroke: A Romantic Comedy (Lucas Brothers Book 1)<\/a><\/h3>\n
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\nCocky, rich, entitled and a player.
\nHe\u2019s a pro athlete and his exploits are legendary\u2014one of which was me.
\nWe had a one-night-stand.
\nIt was wild, passionate, exhilarating and a big mistake.
\nExcept maybe it wasn\u2019t.
\nBecause the more time I spend with him and his crazy family, the more I want him to stay\u2026
\nBut men don\u2019t stay\u2026do they?<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Party Is Over: How Republicans Went Crazy, Democrats Became Useless, and the Middle Class Got Shafted<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nThe First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America’s Energy Future<\/a><\/h3>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nGirl Underwater<\/a><\/h3>\n
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