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After taking the rap for a crime he didn't commit, Jake Chandler swore he'd seen the last of his unforgiving Texas hometown. Until family business brings him back...face-to-face with his past in River Bluff. Face-to-face with Rachel Diamonte. Not only did Rachel break his heart, she was the lone witness whose so-called evidence fifteen years earlier had branded him a "barn burner." And now the former homecoming queen--a single mother who needs help--has the nerve to ask him for a job. It could be Jake's chance to make her pay for what she did.... So why does he find himself compelled to protect her and her little girl?
While Rico Santini tries to find his nieces stolen child, Macy Capshaw is trying to protect an abandoned little boy. Together Rico and Macy form an alliance and uncover a black-market adoption ring at a shelter for unwed mothers.
Are you ready to take your writing to another level? In BEYOND THE FIRST DRAFT: Writing Techniques of the Pros, bestselling, award-winning author, editor, and writing instructor, Linda Style shares the lectures from her popular Bootcamp for Novelists classes on advanced writing techniques that will make your stories stand out from the crowd." --
“An exhilarating romantic suspense…”—The Best ReviewsHe's desperate to find a killer…When L.A.P.D. Detective Adam Ramsey receives a new lead he's even more certain the man behind his partner's murder is widow Jillian Sullivan's maybe-not-so-dead husband. Vowing to bring the man to justice, he calls on the attractive widow and shows her a recent photograph of a man who looks exactly like her late husband.She's desperate to prove him wrong…Jillian refuses to believe the only man who ever earned her trust could have deceived her and their daughter so thoroughly. She wants answers…even if she has to track down the imposter to get them. When Adam meets Jillian on a plane bound for Mirador, a tiny village in the Costa Rican outback, he must keep her from tipping off his target. They form an uneasy alliance to find the truth, but when passion ignites in the steamy jungle, facing down wild animals, kidnappers, and drug lords becomes even more dangerous. “…Danger, intrigue and passion. A compelling romance...From California to Chicago and through the jungles of Costa Rica, author Linda Style weaves a tale of striking intensity….danger, intrigue and passion. A compelling romance.” –Midwest Book Review
Time heals all wounds--Tori Amhearst knows this firsthand. Ever since that awful event all those years ago, she's made the most of her life, her career. But the moment she discovers that the man she put behind bars is innocent, she knows she has to make it right. And how could she not? Thanks to her, Lincoln Crusoe has nothing. Not even his memory. Now memory controls both their lives. Tori can't forget and Lincoln can't remember. While she knows she's got to tell him the truth, every part of her resists. She never expected to love him and doesn't want to lose him. Because the truth won't set her free--it'll just send him running.
Jack Parker was just a kid when they locked his fatheraway for murder. Raised by adoptive parents, he's beensearching for a sense of identity ever since--and a truthhe can live with. And if that means ending his buddingrelationship with Taylor Dundee by implicating Taylor'smother as the real killer, so be it. When Jack's investigation uncovers a shocking secretabout her family, Taylor never wants to see thehandsome man from Texas again. But unfortunately,she needs him to help her get to the bottom of herdead mother's lies--and right so many old wrongs to somany people. Starting with Jack. And then she'll haveto find a way to tell him she's carrying his child....
Sometimes you have to tell a lie to find the truth Her sister had lived such a secret life, Whitney Sheffield didn't even know that Morgan had a three-year-old daughter. In a desperate phone call just before her death, Morga had begged Whitney to find the little girl, to rescue SaraJane from her dangerous father–a man called Rhys Gannon.
Just why is Julianna staying at his father's ranch? Luke has come to Sante Fe to mend fences with his dad and lie low until the political fury over his current police investigation calms down. He's definitely not there to share memories of the good old days with his ex-wife. It's difficult for Julianna to remember when it had been good between her and Luke. And being close to the strong, handsome man she once loved unconditionally is too much. Either Luke leaves or she does. Except Julianna has nowhere to go. She needs to hide out at Abe's ranch to get her job done. Because nothing, not even anonymous death threats, will stop her. But if Luke finds out about the threats, he's never going to leave....
She' s the last person Luke expected to see Just why is Julianna staying at his father' s ranch? Luke has come to Sante Fe to mend fences with his dad and lie low until the political fury over his current police investigation calms down. He' s definitely not there to share memories of the good old days with his ex-wife.
What Madeline Wants: A second chance. And she figures she'll get that at the Tripplehorne Ranch in Arizona, where she's been hired to teach English to the Spanish-speaking staff.
Marriage? This must be a joke! Natalia Sokoloff has nerves of steel, but when David "Mac" MacAllister proposes marriage, she breaks into a cold sweat. A wife is Mac's best chance at adopting the son he fathered while on active duty in Iraq. And Natalia is his buddy. Besides, she owes him for saving her life during combat.
She had vowed never to return to Houston's crime-riddled East End. But Detective Crista Santiago's promotion to the Chicano Squad has put her right back in the violence of the barrio. Determined to transfer out as fast as possible, Crista first has to prove herself by solving a series of drive-by shootings, apparently gang related.
She had vowed never to return to Houston's crime-riddled East End. But Detective Crista Santiago's promotion to the Chicano Squad has put her right back in the violence of the barrio. Determined to transfer out as fast as possible, Crista first has to prove herself by solving a series of drive-by shootings, apparently gang related. Overcoming demons from her past and somebody in the department who wants her gone, Crista races the clock to find out who shot Alex Del Rio's daughter. And why anyone would want to hurt such a beautiful little girl—or her father, a crusader for improved living conditions within the Hispanic community. Time is running out….
A tribute to a time when style -- and maybe even life -- felt more straightforward, and however arbitrary, there were definitive answers." -- Sadie Stein, Paris Review As a glance down any street in America quickly reveals, American women have forgotten how to dress. We lack the fashion know-how we need to dress professionally and beautifully. In The Lost Art of Dress, historian and dressmaker Linda Przybyszewski reveals that this wasn't always true. In the first half of the twentieth century, a remarkable group of women -- the so-called Dress Doctors -- taught American women that knowledge, not money, was key to a beautiful wardrobe. They empowered women to design, make, and choose clothing for both the workplace and the home. Armed with the Dress Doctors' simple design principles -- harmony, proportion, balance, rhythm, emphasis -- modern American women from all classes learned to dress for all occasions in ways that made them confident, engaged members of society. A captivating and beautifully illustrated look at the world of the Dress Doctors, The Lost Art of Dress introduces a new audience to their timeless rules of fashion and beauty -- rules which, with a little help, we can certainly learn again.
Since when does "be right back" mean in a few years? Serena Matlock has been asking herself that question ever since Cole St. Germaine took off. And now that he's back in Spirit Creek, he'll have to pony up a lot of apologies before she'll even consider forgiving him. The real heartbreak, though, is that she still loves the idiot. Despite all the poor choices he's made, she knows he's a good man. But can they move beyond the chain reaction those choices kicked off? Or will he constantly remind her of the life-altering decision she had to make?
Emma loves lizards and pirates and cowboy boots, so when a package arrives from Uncle Leo, she doesn?t know what to do with the ballerina costume inside. ?I don?t know how to be a ballerina,? Emma says. She flops when she should float, she trips when she should twirl, and her music sounds like burping! But when she decides to make her own rules about how to be a ballerina, Emma?s style prevails in her triumphant dance debut.
The coauthors of In the Romantic Style present a hands-on, how-to guide that reveals the secrets of successful interior design. Lavishly illustrated with more than 190 color photographs, In Your Own Style helps readers turn their dreams of beautiful rooms into reality.
I realized that no matter how much I wanted the past to remain intact, what was would never be again. We all got older. We all moved on. And maybe things were supposed to change... Funny, intelligent, and, above all, relevant, Free Style is an inspiring novel about two thirtysomething married moms -- one who is separated and the other whose marriage is hanging on by a thread. They decide to escape their to-do lists to revisit their past at Club 90, a nightclub they frequented in the early nineties. There they meet up with old friends and lost loves and dance their troubles away to Lisa Lisa and C&C Music Factory. But when they're hit with a shocking dose of reality, they must decide whether to stay in the past or move on. More than just a fun read, Free Style explores serious issues that women grapple with all the time -- keeping romantic relationships alive, dealing with unexpected illness, single motherhood, and the need to come to terms with the past.
There hasn't been a daddy in Halle's house for a while now. Her parents, Logan Wakefield and Dana Marlow, are divorced. Halle lives with her mommy in Chicago, and her daddy's an investigator who travels all over the world.
Marriage? This must be a joke! Natalia Sokoloff has nerves of steel, but when David "Mac" MacAllister proposes marriage, she breaks into a cold sweat. A wife is Mac's best chance at adopting the son he fathered while on active duty in Iraq. And Natalia is his buddy. Besides, she owes him for saving her life during combat. So how can she refuse? Especially if this is temporary--they'd only need to play house until the adoption is final. Except even that's far too long and too intimate for Natalia. Because there are some things a girl doesn't want even her best friend to know!
Crossing Swords is a true story of one week in the life of a 42 year old mother of two young boys who is struggling with the reality of her age, suburbia, marriage and motherhood. It is the small nuances of everyday, the heartfelt dialogue and the humor discovered in the mundane that enable these pages to resonate with everywoman. "My life is great. I really mean it. I am 30 years old, have a damn good paying job at a local television station, have the world's cutest Westie, am surrounded by great friends and my wardrobe kicks ass." ..... ..."OK, so that top paragraph up there is a complete crock of shit...well, sort of....it used to be me."...However, the updated ME goes like this: I am a married woman (I don't know what sounds more bizarre to me: the married or the woman) with two boys (again...weird. I was not supposed to have boys. I was supposed to have girls to dress up and take for mani/pedis, shop for prom dresses and make them get that fancy STD vaccine and go on birth control).
Home design is more than paint and cushions; it's also about good bones. This guide introduces the opportunities that open up by changing a home's structural elements, from windows and doors to fireplaces. A home's architectural details can be worked with to bring out the best in every home, whether adding a pillar to define a space or installing French doors to connect with a garden.
Fashion History: A Global View proposes a new perspective on fashion history. Arguing that fashion has occurred in cultures beyond the West throughout history, this groundbreaking book explores the geographic places and historical spaces that have been largely neglected by contemporary fashion studies, bringing them together for the first time. Reversing the dominant narrative that privileges Western Europe in the history of dress, Welters and Lillethun adopt a cross-cultural approach to explore a vast array of cultures around the globe. They explore key issues affecting fashion systems, ranging from innovation, production and consumption to identity formation and the effects of colonization. Case studies include the cross-cultural trade of silk textiles in Central Asia, the indigenous dress of the Americas and of Hawai'i, the cosmetics of the Tang Dynasty in China, and stylistic innovation in sub-Saharan Africa. Examining the new lessons that can be deciphered from archaeological findings and theoretical advancements, the book shows that fashion history should be understood as a global phenomenon, originating well before and beyond the fourteenth century European court, which is continually, and erroneously, cited as fashion's birthplace. Providing a fresh framework for fashion history scholarship, Fashion History: A Global View will inspire inclusive dress narratives for students and scholars of fashion, anthropology, and cultural studies.
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