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Dark Fire (The Shardlake series) by C. J. Sansom
epub, mobi |eng | 2008-09-03 | Author:C. J. Sansom [Sansom, C. J.]

Chapter Twenty-five SOME HOURS LATER, as the heat of the day began to fade, I sat under the shade of a trellis in my garden. I had told the crowd ...
( Category: Historical April 27,2015 )
The Old Wine Shades by Martha Grimes
mobi, epub |eng | 2006-01-01 | Author:Martha Grimes [Grimes, Martha]

27 The regulars in the Swan remembered Jury. He was their entertainment, their bit of cabaret come back for an encore. ‘Oh-oh,’ said one of them. ‘This is getting serious, ...
( Category: Mystery April 27,2015 )
Night of the Fox by Jack Higgins
mobi, epub, pdf |eng | 2011-07-16 | Author:Jack Higgins

TEN As Sarah pulled the heavy white sweater over her head there was a knock on the door of Bruno’s cabin. She opened it and a young rating said in ...
( Category: Espionage April 27,2015 )
Orfeo by Richard Powers
epub, mobi, azw3 |eng | 2014-01-20 | Author:Richard Powers [Powers, Richard]

IT BECOMES THEIR rolling litany. Let’s make something. Make what? Something good. Good how? Good and grumpy? No: Good and gentle. Good and treelike. Good like a bird. Maddy catches ...
( Category: Literary April 26,2015 )
Carry the Ocean: The Roosevelt, Book 1 by Heidi Cullinan
epub |eng | 2015-04-06 | Author:Heidi Cullinan

Chapter Fourteen Jeremey I’d been tempted to move back with my parents after being discharged from the hospital, and when my mom and dad started accepting my condition after the ...
( Category: New Adult & College April 25,2015 )
Picture Perfect - Jodi Picoult by Jodi Picoult
mobi |eng | 2014-11-28 | Author:Jodi Picoult

CHAPTER FIFTEEN “FINLAND.” “Denmark.” Alex skimmed his fingers over my ribs. “You already used Denmark.” I caught his hands and pressed them against me. “Dominican Republic, then.” Alex shook his ...
( Category: Contemporary April 22,2015 )
Fellow Passenger by Geoffrey Household
mobi, epub, pdf |eng | 1954-12-31 | Author:Geoffrey Household [Household, Geoffrey]

Southend Pier. I jumped to my feet and declared dramatically that we were saved: that the fixed light to port was the end of the pier and the revolving light ...
( Category: Contemporary April 21,2015 )
Sleeping Doll by Deaver Jeffery
epub |eng | 2009-06-15 | Author:Deaver, Jeffery [Deaver, Jeffery]

sentimental as her sister-in-crime. The discussion meandered and they revealed nothing helpful. In interviewing and interrogation, it’s a well-known rule that abstractions obscure memories, while specifics trigger them. Dance now ...
( Category: Suspense April 20,2015 )
The Great Indian Novel by Tharoor Shashi
epub, mobi |eng | 2009-02-19 | Author:Tharoor, Shashi [Tharoor, Shashi]

67 There were other lines too. Lines of glittering socialites queuing up to be received at one of the numerous soirées and balls organized at the Viceroy’s house (‘almost as ...
( Category: Biographical April 18,2015 )
Edmund Bertram's Diary by Amanda Grange
epub, mobi | | 2008-08-14 | Author:Amanda Grange [Grange, Amanda]

NOVEMBER Friday 11 November And so it has happened at last. This morning Maria was married. The wedding went wel , with Maria being in good looks and elegantly dressed, ...
( Category: Historical April 17,2015 )
Captain Wentworth's Diary by Amanda Grange
epub |eng | 2011-12-03 | Author:Amanda Grange [Grange, Amanda]

At that moment, Mr and Mrs Charles Musgrove were announced. As I heard the names I felt myself tense, despite my belief that I had put the past behind me. ...
( Category: Contemporary April 17,2015 )
The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins
epub, mobi |eng | 1972-01-31 | Author:George V. Higgins [Higgins, George V.]

16 Eddie Coyle put his hands in his pockets and rested his back against the green metal post that supported the arcade of the shopping plaza above the telephone booths. ...
( Category: Crime April 15,2015 )
Missile Gap by Charles Stross
epub, mobi |eng | 2005-12-31 | Author:Charles Stross [Stross Charles]

Chapter Eleven: Collecting Jar It's noon, and the rippling heat haze turns the horizon to fog in the distance. Maddy tries not to move too much: the cycads cast imperfect ...
( Category: Alternate History April 13,2015 )
Dogwood Hill by Sherryl Woods
epub |eng | 2014-04-12 | Author:Sherryl Woods

13 The basketball game didn’t work as an effective stress reducer. Aidan was as edgy and off-kilter after the game as he had been before they’d played. Oh, he’d worked ...
( Category: Family Life April 13,2015 )
The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig
epub, mobi |eng | 2006-01-02 | Author:Lauren Willig [Willig, Lauren]

"Poor Edward. He cared so deeply for his causes," said Lord Vaughn, in the tone of one marveling at a fascinating incomprehensibility. "Who was he?" asked Letty, trying to angle ...
( Category: Regency April 12,2015 )

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