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The Diakos Baby Scandal
Kerry Martin wants a different childhood for her unborn baby from the one she had. Foolishly she thought Theo Diakos whoudl provide the love and protection she'd searched so long for. How wrong she was! Before she can share her news, a scandalous incident makes her vow never to reveal her child's true heritage. Now Theo has found out about his secret son, and he'll force kerry to make another vow - to have and to hold, till death do us part!
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Surrender to the Past
The return of Ethan Black – the most magnifi cent man she’s ever met… Mia Burton thinks she’s seen the last of Ethan Black – the man who haunts her heart. She’s wanted to forget him – but can you really dismiss from your mind the most magnifi cent man you’ve ever met? He’s a painful reminder of her troubled past and she needs him to stay just a memory… But Ethan’s returned in all his very real glory –unyielding in his bid to resolve the history between them. Mia wonders what his real motive can be – because it’s clear he’ll do whatever it takes to win her back!
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Her Wyoming Man
A marriage of convenience with a very inconvenient scandal Courtesan Ella Reed escapes dangerous city life to rural Wyoming and says “I do” to a marriage of convenience! But she may not live the life of a respectable woman for long if she can’t keep her past—and her heart—under lock and key. For a self-made man with political aspirations, love is trivial in a paper marriage. Nathan Lantry needs a wife to secure his election and manage his rowdy little boys. Yet he can’t stop wanting more from his irresistible new bride. Then her secrets start to unravel.
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The Undoing Of De Luca
The undressing of an innocent… In theory, Ellery Dunant is the last woman you’d expect to find on world-renowned playboy Larenz de Luca’s ‘To Bed’ list. Ellery has met Larenz’s type before. There’s no way a stallion like him would be interested in a plain-Jane housekeeper like her… So why does Larenz find himself risking his cool and dropping his guard to spend the night with her? The undoing of the playboy… Just one night…but for Larenz it turns out to be not enough. Is his unworldly housekeeper going to be his undoing?
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A Dance With Dragons part two:After The Feast
The future of the Seven Kingdoms hangs in the balance. In the east, Daenerys, last scion of House Targaryen, her dragons grown to terrifying maturity, rules as queen of a city built on dust and death, beset by enemies. Now that her whereabouts are known many are seeking Daenerys and her dragons. Among them the dwarf, Tyrion Lannister, who has escaped King′s Landing with a price on his head, wrongfully condemned to death for the murder of his nephew, King Joffrey. But not before killing his hated father, Lord Tywin. To the north lies the great Wall of ice and stone - a structure only as strong as those guarding it. Eddard Stark′s bastard son Jon Snow has been elected the 998th Lord Commander of the Night′s Watch, but he has enemies both in the Watch and beyond the Wall, where the wildling armies are massing for an assault. On all sides bitter conflicts are reigniting, played out by a grand cast of outlaws and priests, soldiers and skinchangers, nobles and slaves. The tides of destiny will inevitably lead to the greatest dance of all...
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Cash The Crash
What happens when the whole world is going through a financial crisis? How does the common person manage to keep his head above water, financially, in such a situation as this? Happionaire’s Cash The Crash aims to provide the readers with suitable answers to these questions. The author of this book, Yogesh Chabria states instances from his own life where he had suffered severe financial losses as a result of bad investments. He then goes on to explain how he used those experiences to amass wealth in years to come. Yogesh Chabria provides examples from history where people used severe financial crises in their favour. Such people ended up making huge profits after they learnt how to make the most of such opportunities. He provides details on the Big Crash and who is actually to blame for the current financial meltdown. Happionaire’s Cash The Crash has been written in a lucid style, which makes it suitable for readers from various sections of society. The author explains the concept of finance through the example of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan. He encourages people to understand what this renowned Bollywood actor can teach them about finance and investing
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The Care Taker
One harsh winter, Ranjit illegally moves his family into an empty, luxurious vacation home belonging to an African-OAmerican Senator. Ensconced in the house, he tries to forget his brief affair with Anna, the Senators wife, and focuses on providing for his family. But one night, their idyll is shattered when mysterious armed men break into the house, searching for an antique porcelain doll. Forced to flee, Ranjit is hunted by unknown forces and gets drawn into the Senators shadowy world. To save his family and solve the mystery of the doll, he must join forces with Anna, who has her own dark secrets. As he battles to save his family, Ranjits painful past resurfaces and he must finally confront the hidden event that destroyed his career in the Army and forced him to leave India. Tightly plotted, action-packed, smart and surprisingly moving, The Caretaker takes us from the desperate world of migrant workers to the elite African-American community of Marthas Vineyard and a secret high-altitude war between India and Pakistan.
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Summerkin
Come Back Through The Way This Summer In The Enchanting Sequel To Winter-ling A Land Of Summer: Fer is the Lady of the Summer lands a magical realm on the other side of the Way. A Human Child: But Fer is also just a girl. There are many in the lands who think she should return to her own world. A Dangerous Test: To prove herself, Fer must face the toughest contest of her life against leaders with powers far greater than her own. And if she loses, she risks plunging her beloved lands back into a terrible darkness . . . An action-packed adventure through a land of wonder, mystery and danger.
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Prophet Of Love
An ashram in northern India becomes the arena for a tale of love and intrigue, against the backdrop of communal Achants and exaggerated paraphernalia of public spirituality. It begins with the appearance of a traumatized young woman, Diamond or Ma Vidhyadhari, at the doorstep of a rookie journalist, Farrukh Dhondy. She has been banned from the ashram, but her daughter, Sapphire, has been held hostage to ensure her silence. She seeks justice and the return of her child; he is an idealist who wants to get to the truth and help the woman in distress. Thus begins an adventure that pits them against the might and concealed horrors of a bigoted world where bodies and minds are equally dispensable. Will their quest end in triumph? Or will the writ of the guru prevail? Centred on the fictional Bhagwan Saket, this is a novel that dares to explore the corridors of spiritual power in India.
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The Abundance
An ideal book club title, The Abundance is a richly observed look at how a mother’s terminal illness challenges and strengthens her relationship with her daughter. Mala and Ronak are adults now. They’ve married, begun their own families, and moved away from the suffocating world of their first-generation parents. But when their mother tells them she’s been diagnosed with terminal cancer, the focus of their world returns to her home, and in the case of Mala, her kitchen. Having never shown an interest in the lovingly-made food they eat at every gathering, she becomes determined to learn the recipes her mother learned at her own mother’s knee. As they cook together, passing the skills from one generation to the next, Mala and her mother are finally able to confront the great divisions of their lives, the secrets, lies, and quiet failings. But when Ronak comes up with a plan to memorialise his mother, the hard-won peace between them all will be tested to its limits
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Buddhaland Brooklyn
A lively meditation on cross-cultural acceptance through the story of a reclusive Buddhist monk and his eccentric New York flock Odas boyhood is spent fishing in clear mountain streams, picking plums, and helping his parents run the familys village inn on the slopes of Mount Nagata. But at age eleven, his parents hand him over to the monks at the nearby Buddhist monastery. Separated from his family and deeply lonely, the acolyte adjusts to monastic life by devoting himself to painting, poetry and prayer and avoiding human contact. This safe and quiet existence is unexpectedly upended, however, when he reaches middle age and is ordered by his superior to open a temple in Brooklyn. Now, Reverend Oda must spiritually lead the ragtag army of eccentric New York Buddhists. This motley crew and their misguided practices provide for a host of hilarious cultural misunderstandings and mishaps. But when tragedy strikes, Odas rigid worldview is shattered and he finally understands his own long-buried sadness and personal shortcomings. It is only when he comes to appreciate the Americans, flaws and all, that Oda finds in Brooklyn the home he has always sought. Lively and vivid, Buddhaland Brooklyn is a meditation on the meaning and rewards of true acceptance.
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Entwined with You
From the moment I first met Gideon Cross, I recognized something in him that I needed. Something I couldn't resist. I also saw the dangerous and damaged soul inside so much like my own. I was drawn to it. I needed him as surely as I needed my heart to beat. No one knows how much he risked for me. How much I'd been threatened, or just how dark and desperate the shadow of our pasts would become. Entwined by our secrets, we tried to defy the odds. We made our own rules and surrendered completely to the exquisite power of possession
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The Time Keeper
From the inspirational author of Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven comes his most heartfelt novel yet, The Time Keeper--the compelling tale of the first man on earth to count the hours. The man who became Father Time. In this stunning new novel, the inventor of the world's first clock is punished for trying to measure time. He is banished to a cave for centuries and forced to listen to the voices of all who come after him seeking more years for themselves. At last, with his soul nearly broken, Father Time is granted his freedom, along with a mission: a chance to redeem himself by teaching two earthly people the true meaning of time. He returns to our world--now dominated by the obsession with time he so innocently began--and commences a journey with two unlikely partners: one a teenage girl who is about to give up on life, the other a wealthy old businessman who wants to live forever. To save himself, he must save them both. And stop the world to do so. Gripping, simply told and filled with deep human truth, this unforgettable story will inspire readers everywhere to reconsider their own notions of time, how they spend it and how precious it truly is.
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Storm Runners
Matt Stromsoe has come a long way since his wife and son were killed in an explosion meant for him. Wounded severely in both body and spirit, Stromsoe gave up the last thing that held any meaning for him—his job on the police force—and proceeded to hit rock bottom, hard. That was a lifetime ago, and finally the spiral of personal destruction and despair seems to have come to an end. The man responsible for the murders—Stromsoe's best friend from childhood and his wife's old lover—is behind bars and Stromsoe has put the past behind him, rescued from the abyss by a former colleague who offers him a job at his private security firm. Stromsoe's first assignment is to protect local television personality Frankie Hatfield from a stalker. But the further Stromsoe is drawn into this case, the more he finds that the net of intrigue is wide and ultimately leads back to the man who killed his family. As events conspire against him, Stromsoe learns that prison is no safeguard against revenge. T. Jefferson Parker has been hailed as belonging "in the first rank of American crime novelists" (Washington Post Book World) and praised for "some of the finest writing you'll ever read" (Chicago Sun-Times). Superbly crafted, emotionally complex, and filled with heart-stopping action, Storm Runners proves why the novels of T. Jefferson Parker are impossible to resist.
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You Adored,Me Ignored
Anam wants to be...well...Anam. But as an unmarried and unemployed member of the Acharjya family, that is not something she has the liberty to be. Especially when The Clan - as she refers to them insists on living like ministries of a government and is head over heels in love with Polly, Anam's cousin. Not believing in competing with Polly, Anam busies herself with her newfound work at the film festival. Life seems to have settled, until murder strikes, and fingers are pointed - at - who else but Anam. Anam finds herself dragged down by the question 'why me?' and in answering it, leaves behind quite a number of broken hearts...and heads.