Download or read book Chourmo written by Jean-Claude Izzo and published by Europa Editions. This book was released on 2016-07-12 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second in the renowned Marseilles trilogy following Total Chaos, “one of the masterpieces of modern noir” (Michael Dirda, The Washington Post). This second novel in Izzo’s acclaimed Marseilles trilogy is a touching tribute to the author’s beloved city, in all its color and complexity. Fabio Montale is an unwitting hero in this city of melancholy beauty. Montale has left a police force marred by corruption, xenophobia, and greed. But getting out is not going to be so easy. When his cousin’s son goes missing, Montale is dragged back onto the mean streets of a violent, crime-infested Marseilles. To discover the truth about the boy’s disappearance, he infiltrates a dangerous underworld of mobsters, religious fanatics, crooked cops, and ordinary people driven to extremes by desperation. “Noir at its finest.” —The Times Literary Supplement “Izzo, who died in 2000, is more than adept at noir conventions—gritty light, sudden switches of scene, the pervasive rot of cynicism, which sullies even the best intentions. But what makes his work haunting is his extraordinary ability to convey the tastes and smells of Marseilles, and the way memory and obligation dog every step his hero takes.” —The New Yorker “Like the best American practitioners in the genre, Izzo refrains from any sugarcoating of the city he depicts or the broken and imperfect men and women who people it.” —Publishers Weekly “This hard-hitting series captures all the world-weariness of the contemporary European crime novel, but Izzo mixes it with a hero who is as virile as he is burned out.” —Booklist

Download or read book Don t Touch My Petunia written by Tara Sheets and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love is in bloom for an enchanting florist with a magically green thumb in this “funny, sexy, charming” romance series (RT Book Reviews on Don’t Call Me Cupcake). The Holloway women each have a special gift, passed down through generations, each one a little different. Juliette possesses a magical green thumb, which makes her job managing the local florist shop a dream. She may be a bit wild, but she knows what she wants: to save enough money to buy the shop from her boss. Then in marches Logan O’Connor, more annoyingly handsome than ever, turning all her plans upside down. Logan hasn’t been back on Pine Cove Island since he was eighteen and broke Juliette’s teenage heart. Now it turns out he’s her boss’s nephew—and will be spending his days remodeling the shop and barking orders. Ather. For the sake of the business, Juliette will have to ignore their simmering attraction and work with Logan. But that doesn’t mean she has to make things easy for him. Because no one knows better than she that one tiny, perfectly planted bit of garden magic could uproot Logan’s plans and keep him out of her way. And nothing would make her happier. At least that’s what she thinks . . .

Download or read book Guyaholic written by Carolyn Mackler and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: V Valentine, the queen of meaningless hookups, meets the perfect boy after a run-in with a hockey puck, but when the unexpected happens, V makes a terrible mistake that could jeopardize everything.

Download or read book Always Florence written by Muriel Jensen and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not even love can keep her from her dream. Bobbie Molloy's dream to paint in Florence gave her the strength to battle cancer. Now that she's recovering, and just weeks away from leaving for Italy, she won't let anything—or anyone—stop her from making that dream come true. Not even Nate Raleigh. From the moment he rushes in to save what's left of her studio—after his young nephews had inadvertently trashed it—next-door neighbor Nate has Bobbie intrigued. Everything about him is complex and endearing: two excellent reasons to keep her distance. She can't risk getting involved when she's just passing through. Her dream has kept her alive and it has to come first. No matter what the cost.

Download or read book Fated written by Karen Lynch and published by Karen Lynch. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian Kent has many labels – warrior, protector, friend, lover – but the one label he never wanted was mate. In his lifetime, the only girl he has ever loved, was the one he couldn’t have. He left her to protect her heart, but his own will always belong to her. As a girl, the one person she believed would never hurt her broke her heart. Now a warrior, she’s loving life and living for the next adventure. She’s put the past behind her, including the man who walked out of her life. Fate brought them together once, and it’s not done with them yet. When they are suddenly thrown together to battle a lethal new foe, sparks fly and old feelings resurface. Chris will have to work hard to heal the rift between them. But will she be able to let go of the old heartbreak and open her heart to him again? Can they come together before the threat they are facing tears them apart forever?

Download or read book Captive Night written by S.M. West and published by SMW Books. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a world of power, filth and depravity in the steamy and thrilling New York Knights series. The saga continues with this captive romance. I'm used to living a lonely, isolated life. I'm nothing more than a dirty little secret, and a pawn used in a twisted game of power. My half-brother is saddled with the burden of taking care of me, making sure I don't land in the hands of our enemies. While he's away on his honeymoon he hires a bodyguard to take care of me. Davis Cooper, AKA the hot as hell ex-FBI agent. My attraction to him is instant, but his cold disregard for me is annoyingly obvious. It triggers the rebel in me, and fuels me into doing things a girl like me should never do. Childish? Maybe. But behind the stone-cold façade Davis wears so well I can see there's a warm-blooded man waiting to devour me. He just needs a little nudge in the right direction--my direction. Unfortunately, I manage to land myself in a heap of trouble. Now, what started out as little game of push and pull between us, changes into a bloody game of survival. This is book three in the New York Knights series with interlinking storylines. Captive Night shouldn't be read as a standalone and is the continuation of a five book series about the alpha protectors of Hart Corporation.

Download or read book Pergola Reflections and Other Dark Places written by Anthony J Beck and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-11-30 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jim, a retired man of sixty whose wife has left him for another woman. He spends his time sitting outside in his pergola, listening to the radio and recalling memories from his past. A young woman with two children moves into the house next door, and a friendship begins between them. The story starts innocuously but soon darkens into something more sinister.

Download or read book Hollow Road written by Jason Twitty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hollow Road contains love, loss, laughter, celebration, wanderlust, comfort, solitude, and an exuberance for life that brings us all together...whether we know it or not.

Download or read book I Wish I Were Engulfed in Flames written by Jeni Decker and published by Skyhorse Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2012-01-17 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The down and dirty world of one autism mom's journey from sex-ed to Santa...

Download or read book North written by Esther E. Schmidt and published by Esther E. Schmidt. This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North and Kray are like a unit, where there's one, there's the other. When the both of them accepted a case involving a missing agent, they became more involved than they bargained for. Reva might have been rescued from the black market syndicate, but she's left with scars that need healing inside and out. North's only two goals are to take care of Reva, and to end everyone who were responsible of holding her captive. Will North and Reva find justice and their happily ever after? Or is North too consumed with revenge he risks his life along with others in the process? The complete Broken Deeds MC series can be read together or separately. Each book in the Broken Deeds MC series is a complete standalone story featuring a new couple. Except for Kray and North. They are like a unit, where there's one, there's the other. As are their stories; you read one, you'll need the other. For a greater reading experience, recommended reading order: "Deeds" Broken Deeds MC book one "Broke" Broken Deeds MC book two "Depay" Broken Deeds MC book three "Unforgiving" Broken Deeds MC book four "Chopper" Broken Deeds MC book 4.5 "Lochlan" Broken Deeds MC book five "Leaving The Past Behind" Broken Deeds MC book 5.5 "Kray" Broken Deeds MC book six "North" Broken Deeds MC book seven

Download or read book Becoming Maria Love and Chaos in the South Bronx written by Sonia Manzano and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pura Belpre Honor winner for The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano and one of America's most influential Hispanics--'Maria' on Sesame Street--delivers a beautifully wrought coming-of-age memoir. Set in the 1970s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. This is Sonia's own story rendered with an unforgettable narrative power. When readers meet young Sonia, she is a child living amidst the squalor of a boisterous home that is filled with noisy relatives and nosy neighbors. Each day she is glued to the TV screen that blots out the painful realities of her existence and also illuminates the possibilities that lie ahead. But--click!--when the TV goes off, Sonia is taken back to real-life--the cramped, colorful world of her neighborhood and an alcoholic father. But it is Sonia's dream of becoming an actress that keeps her afloat among the turbulence of her life and times. Spiced with culture, heartache, and humor, this memoir paints a lasting portrait of a girl's resilience as she grows up to become an inspiration to millions.

Download or read book Monday Night Jihad written by Jason Elam and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-09-30 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He thought his deadliest enemy knelt across the line of scrimmage. He was wrong! After a tour of duty in Afghanistan, Riley Covington is living his dream as a professional linebacker when he comes face to face with a radical terrorist group on his own home turf. Drawn into the nightmare around him, Riley returns to his former life as a member of a special ops team that crosses oceans in an attempt to stop the escalating attacks. But time is running out, and it soon becomes apparent that the terrorists are on the verge of achieving their goal—to strike at the very heart of America. This softcover edition also includes a teaser chapter of the next Riley Covington thriller. Written by a member of the NFL; gives readers an insider look at the world of professional athletes and military intelligence. Examines the challenges of homeland security in large-venue events. Explores the tension between the desire for revenge and the constraints of the Christian faith, especially as it relates to Islam. Jason Elam has recently returned from Iraq, where he visited and supported the troops. You can read his journal at mondaynightjihad.blogspot.com

Download or read book While We Waited written by Tammy Falkner and published by Night Shift Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She hates babies. He just happens to have one. She hates liars. She’s pretty sure he is one. She never sleeps with a man more than once. He has only had sex with one woman in his whole life, and now she's gone. He has boundaries. She has none. He prays before every meal. She silently hopes he'll stop doing that. Faith is what's left when everything everything else is stripped away, he says. What will be left when she's naked, stripped, bare, raw? She has no idea. What if there's nothing?

Download or read book Chinese Whisperings The Red Book written by Emma Newman and published by eMergent Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a small North American university town ten lives are intersecting. Miranda reaps what she has sown. Mitchell understands there is no resisting fate. Clint dreams of forging a violent destiny. Elizabeth is about to make a discovery. Robin hides a terrible secret. Simon hasn’t slept in ten days. Sam is pursued by nightmares. Susie has lost everything. David has just been found. Jake atones for past evils. Ten ordinary people struggling to keep their sanity in an insane world. Written in collaboration with Jason Coggins, Rob Diaz II, Annie Evett, Jasmine Gallant, Tina Hunter, Emma Newman, Dale Challener Roe & Paul Servini and edited by Jodi Cleghorn and Paul Anderson, The Red Book is an interconnected, circular feast of short stories that can be read in any direction, beginning with any story.

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Download or read book The Hitwoman and the Ninjas written by JB Lynn and published by Jennifer Baum. This book was released on 2024-08-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maggie Lee has had a lot of jobs, but her current employment may be the worst of the bunch. It's a real grind. Recruited to work as a barista, Maggie contends with demanding customers, quirky co-workers and an overbearing teenage boss all while trying to surreptitiously gather the intel Ms. Whitehat needs. She inadvertently overhears another plot (that's what happens when you're eavesdropping) and this one endangers someone she loves. Can Maggie master latte heart art, help Ms. Whitehat, and protect her loved one; or will her undercover job end up with someone being six feet under?

Download or read book Desvelos written by Alfredo Espinosa and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: