London–based chef Jennifer Dove loves her exciting, fast–paced life and she has every intention of returning to it ASAP. This trip to Tumble Creek – middle–of–nowhere Australia – is just a blip, a trip out of time, to visit her sister and niece and farewell her beloved Uncle. But barely hours into her stay, she disturbs an intruder in her uncle's house, is questioned by police, and finds a pair of fluffy pink stilettos in the bedroom. Things are not all they seem in Tumble Creek, and much as she tries not to, Jennifer is sucked in to the mystery surrounding her uncle. Who is his girlfriend Veronica, and why is she not here? What are the locals hiding? And why can she not get sexy local Calum McGregor out of her mind? All is not what it seems in this sleepy, small town, and as Jennifer unravels its mysteries, she might just be tying herself to Tumble Creek forever.
After a lifetime in the bright lights and the big city as a prima ballerina, Katherine Bell has finally returned home to her small, snowy town where the weather might be frightful, but her friends and family are delightful. She's ready for a quiet life using her skills and knowledge to help her community. But things aren't as simple as she hoped. There's a blizzard outside, a daredevil girlfriend in her house, and a persistent, sexy Australian called Jack Riley who needs to be kept at arm's length. And something sinister has stalked her to her snowy hideaway...
She's at risk of drowning in more ways than one – and he's the last person she expects to pull her out of the water. Belle Fabrini is sailing through the Whitsunday Islands to see her grandfather, when she's caught in a freakish storm. Luckily, Kabe Hunter finds her and hoists her on board his yacht just before a huge wave threatens to end her life. Belle hasn't seen Kabe since high school, a time she spent crushing on Kabe in a big way. Now he's sitting across from her in a tiny cabin wearing nothing but a towel. But Kabe has a reputation for loving and leaving gorgeous tourists, and Belle doesn't need any more complications in her life. Kabe, however, has other plans. Belle has always been different, and it seems like only he can see through her happy–go–lucky façade to the pain behind. Belle is drowning in her secrets, but Kabe has no intention of losing her, now that he's finally found her again.
In the sequel to Home Truths, Louise Forster returns to the sleepy country town of Tumble Creek with the story of a cop, a teacher and a mystery that will bring them together–or tear them apart. Art teacher and occasional life model Sofie Dove wants to know what's up with Brock Stewart. Everything about the ex SAS soldier turned police officer seems to scream passion–and it's all for her–but he just won't express it. All she knows is that he has a past that still keeps him up some nights. After a semi–trailer crashes through Sofie's house and the driver disappears into thin air, Brock insists he's the only one who can keep her safe–but can he, when they can't seem to trust each other? While Sofie works on figuring out why this man keeps giving her mixed messages, Brock is determined to find out who's out to get her–as they both find out why falling in love is a bit like being hit by a truck.
In the small town of Tumble Creek, secrets aren't kept for long... From the outside, Adele Valentin knows she looks strong, capable, unflappable. But when she loses everything, she can only think of one thing to do: run. A friend's house in the small rural town of Tumble Creek is a ready–made sanctuary, and Adele flees the big city without ever looking back. The timing has never been right for Takumi Edwards to express his feelings for Adele, the beautiful, mysterious woman who visits occasionally but haunts his dreams nightly. But now she's here to stay – at least for a while – and he will never have a better chance. But Adele is struggling with both past decisions and how vulnerable Takumi makes her feel. When her past follows her to Tumble Creek, Takumi is the only one who can help resolve both what came before and what could be ahead. If Adele is only strong enough to ask.
Lights, camera, seduction . . . Actress Willow Carruthers is Australia's favourite daughter. Now living the dream life in London, with an Oscar on her shelf and a rock-star husband, the beautiful Willow seems to have it all - wealth, fame and three perfect children. Kitty Middlemist, Willow's nanny, is used to flying under the radar. But a life-changing secret forces her to rethink her tactics. So when Willow suddenly falls from grace Kitty offers her the perfect place to hide - Middlemist Manor, the crumbling country estate Kitty owns with her reclusive older brother, Merrit. Middlemist is the dream location for Willow's new movie, a gorgeous costume drama that the actress hopes will restore her fortunes. But sparks fly as Kitty and Merrit's ancestral home is taken over by a glamorous and demanding cast and crew, and the distinction between acting and real life becomes ever more blurred. From London to LA, Byron Bay to Sydney, Seductionis a lush, compelling story about passion, betrayal and forgiveness, and the price of fame. 'This addictive novel is the perfect beach read.'New Idea 'A rollicking holiday read. ... fun and lightweight with likeable characters and lush description.'Bookseller&Publisher 'Glitzy, romantic and sexy ...... I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to those looking for a fast-paced light read with a hint of something different.'Book Muster Down Under 'A ripper read.'Summer's Best Beach Reads, OK! 'A fun beach read about the rich and famous - the one to pack.'Who 'A fun and lively read that draws you in.'The Hoopla 'An extremely enjoyable read that engaged me from start to finish.'1 girl ... 2 many books 'A light and easy read for a lazy summer afternoon.'Book'd Out
FAME * MOVIES * MEN * SECRETS * GLAMOUR Rose Nightingale is an Australian actress still recovering from a bad marriage. Sapphira De Mont is the world's most beautiful movie star, but hides a secret addiction and a broken heart. Calypso Gable is a young star on the rise trying to escape her mum-manager's clutches. When the three women meet in Perugia, Italy, on the set of their new tearjerker THE ITALIAN DREAM, they find out more about one another - and about themselves - than they ever thought possible. THE PERFECT LOCATION is Kate Forster's first novel.
Buying a thatched cottage in the country may not be the usual cure for a broken heart. But for devastated Clara Maxwell, packing her bags and leaving London behind feels like the only way forward.
Molecular Biology of Assemblies and Machines provides a comprehensive narrative of the ways in which macromolecular structures assemble and how they interact with other complexes and organelles in the cell. Richly illustrated in full color, the text is written for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and researchers in biochemistry, molecular biology, biophysics, cell biology, chemistry, structural biology, immunology, microbiology, and medicine.
James Joyce’s evocations of his characters’ thoughts are often inserted within a commonplace that regards the mind as an interior space, referred to as the ‘inward turn’ in literary scholarship since the mid-twentieth century. Emma-Louise Silva reassesses this vantage point by exploring Joyce’s modernist fiction through the prism of 4E – or embodied, embedded, extended, and enactive – cognition. By merging the 4E framework with cognitive-genetic narratology, an innovative form of inquiry that brings together the study of the dynamics of writing processes and the study of cognition in relation to narratives, Modernist Minds: Materialities of the Mental in the Works of James Joyce delves into the material stylistic choices through which Joyce’s approaches to mind depiction evolved.
A young couple has just been assaultedthe young man murdered, and his girlfriend raped, severely beaten and left for dead An unscrupulous town chief cop, with ties to the murder and assault, attempts to cover it upalong with the mayor, chief judge and town newspaper publisher. Why? What is their connection to this crime? The deep secret they share? The price theyll pay if the crime is solved? But an indignant, determined cop and a civil rights minister are determined to uncover what happenedat all costs. Good crossesand battleswith evil in this story of greed, deception and betrayal.
This book presents an accounting framework to critically review existing studies of aid's macroeconomic effects and as a basis for four country studies on Guinea-Bissau, Nicaragua, Tanzania and Zambia. This framework focuses on the impact of different types of aid on the level and composition of key macroeconomic aggregates such as imports, investment and government expenditure. The importance of the relationship between aid and policy reform is also stressed. The case studies find that aid has had a generally positive contribution, though recommendations to further improve aid impact are also given.
Women, Work and Family is a classic of women's history and is still the only text on the history of women's work in England and France, providing an excellent introduction to the changing status of women from 1750 to the present.
The Nazi occupation of Europe of World War Two is acknowledged as a defining juncture and an important identity-building experience throughout contemporary Europe. Resistance is what 'saves' European societies from an otherwise chequered record of collaboration on the part of their economic, political, cultural and religious elites. Opposition took pride of place as a legitimizing device in the post-war order and has since become an indelible part of the collective consciousness. Yet there is one exception to this trend among previously occupied territories: the British Channel Islands. Collective identity construction in the islands still relies on the notion of 'orderly and correct relations' with the Germans, while talk of 'resistance' earns raised eyebrows. The general attitude to the many witnesses of conscience who existed in the islands remains ambiguous. This book conversely and expertly argues that there was in fact resistance against the Germans in the Channel Islands and is the first text to fully explore the complex relationship that existed between the Germans and the people of the only part of the British Isles to experience occupation.
Having fled the city of Oestia after attacking an official, sixteen-year-old Serena--an outcast as well as a mixed-race child of a Gorgio father and Yulang mother--seeks to reunite her family and regain her honor.
Writing, for Michael Snow, is as much a form of “art-making” as the broad range of visual art activities for which he is renowned, including the “Walking Woman” series and the film Wavelength. Conversely, many of the texts included in this anthology are as significant visually as they are at the level of content — they are meant to be looked at as well as read. Situated somewhere between a repository of contemporary thought by one of our leading Canadian artists and a history book as it brings to light some important moments in the cultural life of Canada since the 1950s, these texts tell their own story, marking the passage of time, ideas and attitudes. The works included here, ranging from essays and interviews and record album cover notes to filmscripts and speeches (which, in Snow’s hands, often fall into the category of performance art), are not only “built for browsing,” they offer insights into both the professional and the private Snow. Together, they expand the context of Snow’s work and show the evolution of a great Canadian artist, beginning with his early attempts at defining art, to his emergence and recognition on the international art scene. This book is one of four books that are part of the Michael Snow Project. Initiated by the Art Gallery of Ontario and The Power Plant Gallery, the project also includes four exhibitions of his visual art and music.
The papers in this volume derive from the conference on textile terminology held in June 2014 at the University of Copenhagen. Around 50 experts from the fields of Ancient History, Indo-European Studies, Semitic Philology, Assyriology, Classical Archaeology, and Terminology from twelve different countries came together at the Centre for Textile Research, to discuss textile terminology, semantic fields of clothing and technology, loan words, and developments of textile terms in Antiquity. They exchanged ideas, research results, and presented various views and methods. This volume contains 35 chapters, divided into five sections: - Textile terminologies across the ancient Near East and the Southern Levant - Textile terminologies in Europe and Egypt - Textile terminologies in metaphorical language and poetry - Textile terminologies: examples from China and Japan - Technical terms of textiles and textile tools and methodologies of classifications
A sacred pledge and a gypsy’s curse drive this medieval love story. Günter Behaim, a professional soldier in the service of Emperor Charles V, has been hardened by betrayal and disloyalty in his life, and he has sworn to make few promises of his own and keep those until death. When his closest friend is mortally wounded on the battlefield, however, Günter pledges to marry the other man’s betrothed and keep her safe. That woman turns out to be a Spanish beauty named Alonsa García de Aranjuéz, but she will have no part of such an agreement. Trying to keep his promise, Günter uses every weapon in his romantic arsenal to convince the reluctant woman to marry him, and he begins to love her very much. Meanwhile, Alonza is falling in love too, but she dares not reveal her feelings because she is under a curse that brings misfortune to any man who loves her. As war draws near and danger surrounds them, the couple has to make a crucial decision: accept their fates or risk everything to be together?
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