The Diaries Of Emily Saidouili

The Diaries of Emily Saidouili is an honest, intriguing and heartfelt look into marriage, love, children, and life from the eyes of an American woman in a foreign country. Author Bettye Givens personal experience in Morocco during the 1980's prompted her to write this novel about a romance that extends across two countries and two cultures.

Cullen McNamara gambles everything to display his latest invention at the Chicago World's Fair, but in order to communicate with potential buyers over the noise, he hires Della Wentworth to teach him to lip-read.

Only her love could gentle his savage soul— He was born to a clan of warriors of supernatural strength, but Gavrael McIllioch abandoned his name and his Highland castle, determined to escape the dark fate of his ancestors. Hiding his identity from the relentless rival clan that hunted him, he called himself Grimm to protect the people he cared for, vowing never to acknowledge his love for ravishing Jillian St. Clair. Yet even from afar he watched over her, and when her father sent an urgent summons, "Come for Jillian," he raced to her side—into a competition to win her hand in marriage. Why had he run from her so many years before? And why return now to see her offered as a prize in her father's manipulative game? Furious, Jillian vowed never to wed. But Grimm was the man she loved, the one who urged her to marry another. He tried to pretend indifference as she tempted him, but he could not deny the fierce desires that compelled him to abduct her from the altar. She was the only woman who could tame the beast that raged within him—even as deadly enemies plotted to destroy them both....

Shaun McKenna and Harry Hannah are teenage boys in Northern Ireland who fall passionately in love after theior paths cross unexpectedly. The problem is that Shaun, the narrator of their story is Catholic, while his beloved Harry, whom he nicknames Greeneyes, is Protestant. This novel splendidly captures the sexual and emotional nuances of young lovers as well as the horrors of senseless sectarian violence. A gay Romeo and Juliet' for the 21st Century.

A strait-laced academic and a sexy security expert search for missing artifacts as apocalyptic danger looms in this romance by a New York Times bestseller. Archaeologist Lina Taylor has devoted her life to studying ancient Mayan artifacts, splitting her time between digs in South America and the classroom teaching college students. But the professor’s structured academic life is about to spin out of control. Some extremely valuable and important Maya artifacts have gone missing. Are the culprits fanatics determined to create chaos and usher in annihilation? Helping out a friend, former immigration and customs enforcement officer Hunter Johnston is determined to recover the missing pieces and he needs Lina’s help. A man used to calling the shots and working alone, he isn’t comfortable letting anyone get close, especially a beautiful and brainy woman like Lina. His gift for reading people tells him there’s a lot going on below that professional exterior, and he’s more than a little curious to probe her depths. Burying herself in her work, Lina’s had little experience handling men, especially one as fascinating and exasperating as the secretive, headstrong Hunter. A devoted archaeologist, she has the skill to excavate those protective layers all the way to his core. But finding the missing artifacts is only the beginning of a mystery that will plunge these unlikely partners into adventure, romance, and danger more thrilling, sensual, and deadly than either of them knows . . . Praise for Beautiful Sacrifice “A twisting plot . . . sizzling romance.” —Kirkus Reviews “The storyline is captivating and filled with steamy and sensual scenes. . . . The dialogue is witty and credible.” —Fresh Fiction

Lita Morales knows she’s destined for great things. But with her pretty face and humble Bronx upbringing, she fast learns that if people are to take her seriously, she’s going to have to be ruthless. Trust fund princess Rebecca Lancaster already has great things. But it turns out running a country estate and the family company is a full-time job. Being rich just isn’t as easy as it looks. Two girls from two very different worlds, but Lita and Rebecca do have one thing in common: a man. So when their paths finally cross, it’s no surprise it’s hate at first sight. But when they’re both betrayed - in the most mortifying of ways - they realise their best hope for revenge might just lie with each other...

A new way to combine art and prose in storytelling. Your world is manipulated by computer coding, search engines and social networks. It’s just a matter of time before everything you watch, read and listen to will be created by autonomous machines... An Android Awakes : The struggle for survival and the fate of a story teller. In the future some of us will become great writers, renowned artists, visionary filmmakers and talented photographers. Most of us though will just have more sex. Go forward a few more generations and none of us are creative save that of our procreation. Our culture is shaped by machines. The novel has become a mere 1000 words. Android Writer PD121928 is part of the Android Publishing Program. To replicate a writer’s life, his wife has been forcibly removed and he lives in solitude with an allowance for drugs and prostitutes. Having just had his novel The Eating of Citizen Kane rejected, he now has 14 more attempts to get a story accepted for the program or he will be deactivated. Can one of his characters and their story save him? Featuring Absolute Zero (the coolest spaceship ever built – literally), an ocean in the sky, sub-atomic particles, a Märchen zoo, android communion, naked angels and mockingbirds, An Android Awakes hurtles towards the shocking conclusion of Android Writer PD121928’s fate. Story by Mike French, Art by Karl Brown. “Cool & punchy” STEVE DILLON HELLBLAZER / PREACHER / X-MEN / WOLVERINE “Sex, violence, androids ... very much in the style of classic 2000AD” LEE SULLIVAN DOCTOR WHO / TRANSFORMERS / JUDGE DREDD / ROBOCOP “Reminiscent of the great Brett Ewins, keep your eyes on this promising young artist” BRYAN TALBOT WRITER & ARTIST OF THE GRANDVILLE GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES / EISNER AWARD WINNER FOR THE TALE OF ONE BAD RAT “An evocative blend of Blade Runner aesthetics and Sin City style characters creating an atmosphere similar to Michael Valuta’s illustrated edition of Metropolis” RICHARD COLLINGRIDGE WE / MISSION TELEMARK / THE DESERTER

The first comprehensive history of the Queen City of the Texas Panhandle.