Elizabeth is a brilliant loner with a troubling secret she doesn't even know. As if the trauma of her mother being abducted before her eyes as a young girl wasn't enough, the small town she lives in thinks she’s crazy. That all changed when she met Michael, a mysterious and handsome man who identified with her like no one else before.
Michael’s long-time friend Vincent visits and drops the bombshell of a lifetime on Elizabeth and her world becomes completely unraveled. Vincent’s information has revealed the world for what it is; a place where the impossible is real, and myths and legends walk slyly in shadow. A world that Elizabeth will learn she too is a member.
Now, the three are caught up in a thousand-year-long conspiracy they never could have imagined. The three must rely on one another and the secret connection they all share if they have a chance to survive.
Would you help a desperate young woman knocking on your door? As a security guard, do you really have a choice?
A desperate young woman is knocking on the door of the Israeli consulate in Boston, seeking asylum, claiming that she is the only survivor of an Israeli spy network. The gate remains locked, but a security guard, who falls in love with her, is trying unsuccessfully to rescue her. He embarks on a discovery trail, meeting tough American and Israeli government agents, cynical merchants, and passionate dreamers. By the end of the trail, he discovers the woman and the truth that lies underneath her story and his own life.
Dancing Bear is a political thriller, in which the author managed to bring in his life experiences into the story and create a fast-paced read with twists and turns. The story ripples with things just under the surface, waiting to be revealed by the reader.
Matilde MartÃnez es una pediatra decidida a cambiar el mundo. Eliah Al-Saud es un soldado profesional, demasiado cÃnico para creer que es posible cambiarlo. Sin embargo, cuando Eliah y Matilde se conocen, la atracción es innegable, y, pese a sus diferencias, caen rendidos ante la pasión que los domina.
Su romance se convertirá en una aventura peligrosa, con el conflicto palestino-israelà y una amenaza atómica como telones de fondo. Una adictiva novela contemporánea en la que dos personajes intensos y cautivadores lucharán por sus vidas y las de sus seres queridos, pero ¿conseguirán también salvar su amor?
Two people, each with a secret which could end in death; her by his hand, he in an English prison. One knows the truth, one will find out. When they meet, it will be an explosive seventeenth century, high seas, action adventure, intrigue, and romance.
Patience Douglas was to be the most shy, demur, fragile, docile creature on the face of the earth. In short, everything Patty MacDouglas (Captain Flame) was not. She would dress in the most feminine and frilly dresses, with her hair left long, and she would even use a breathless coy tone of voice to further separate the two personalities...
Terrance Bordeaux was a disappointment to his family, a fop in the truest sense of the word. Traveling at a whim, dressing in whatever the latest fashion and spending his father's wealth without concern, quite unlike the businesslike Terror of the Seas. Fate put the two together; however, could either trust enough to allow the other to see their true self?
'A thing to marvel at, a thing to be grateful for.' A rich American art-collector and his daughter Maggie buy in for themselves and to their greater glory a beautiful young wife and noble husband. They do not know that Charlotte and Prince Amerigo were formerly lovers, nor that on the eve of the Prince's marriage they had discovered, in a Bloomsbury antique shop, a golden bowl with a secret flaw. The superstitious Amerigo, fearing for his gilded future, refuses to accept it as a wedding gift from Charlotte. 'Don't you think too much of "cracks,"' she is later to say to him, 'aren't you too afraid of them? I risk the cracks...' When the golden bowl is broken, Maggie must leave the security of her childhood and try to reassemble the pieces of her shattered happiness.
In this, the last of his three great poetic masterpieces, James combined with a dazzling virtuosity elements of social comedy, of mystery, terror, and myth. The Golden Bowl is the most controversial, ambiguous, and sophisticated of James's novels.
The text of this World's Classics paperback is that of the first English edition (1905). James's Preface is included, and a new introduction, notes, and selected variant readings.
The Light Eaters is an enthralling novel that takes readers on a mysterious journey filled with intrigue and adventure. This captivating story weaves through an intricate plot, drawing readers into a world where every twist and turn keeps them on the edge of their seats.
With each page, the tension builds, and secrets are slowly unveiled, leading to a thrilling climax that will leave readers breathless. It's a tale of discovery, suspense, and the unseen forces that drive us.
Join the characters as they navigate through a landscape of mystery and excitement, where the stakes are high, and the light is both a guide and a threat.
The Tainted Cup is a gripping tale that will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions. Dive into a world of mystery and intrigue as the protagonist navigates through unexpected twists and turns.
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