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The Greeks Have a Word for It by Barry Unsworth
epub |eng | 2019-05-19 | Author:Barry Unsworth

6 Mitsos waited near the statue of Kolokotronis on a square whose name he could not now recall, while the man he was following had coffee with the proprietor of ...
( Category: Contemporary November 20,2019 )
Honored by Roberta Kells Dorr
epub |eng | 2003-04-01 | Author:Roberta Kells Dorr [Dorr, Roberta Kells]

The trip to Bethlehem soon became a reality. Donkeys were borrowed, provisions were organized, and the relatives in Bethlehem were notified. There was to be no sleeping in the stables ...
( Category: Literature & Fiction November 20,2019 )
Rifling Paradise by Jem Poster
epub |eng | 2012-08-20 | Author:Jem Poster [Poster, Jem]

17 I was, to tell the truth, glad to be rid of Bullen for a while, and I sensed that Preece felt much the same. His manner became more confiding, ...
( Category: Contemporary November 20,2019 )
The Chase: Doms of Her Life: Heavenly Rising by Shayla Black & Jenna Jacob & Isabella LaPearl
epub |eng | | Author:Shayla Black & Jenna Jacob & Isabella LaPearl

Chapter Eleven Tuesday, April 9 * * * The following morning, Beck sat at the breakfast bar, sipping coffee and watching Seth impatiently tap his fingers on the marble surface. ...
( Category: Contemporary November 20,2019 )
Caravan of the Lost and Left Behind by Deirdre Shanahan
epub |eng | 2019-03-21 | Author:Deirdre Shanahan

2 Caitlin said the community centre was the only place where local bands played decent music. ‘Decent if you define it as live and loud. Or there’s a Sunday night ...
( Category: Contemporary November 20,2019 )
Porthellis by Gloria Cook
epub |eng | 2019-08-05 | Author:Gloria Cook

Chapter 15 It seemed a terrible weight was crushing her. Her tongue felt stuck to the roof of her mouth. She couldn’t move, swallow or breathe without pain. Each time ...
( Category: Contemporary November 20,2019 )
Whisper a Warning by Christine Bush
epub |eng | 2013-07-18 | Author:Christine Bush [Bush, Christine]

Chapter Thirteen When Rockford came out of the bedroom a few minutes later, he was pulling a sweater over his head. “Willow?” The room was silent and empty. She was ...
( Category: Mystery November 20,2019 )
Of Men and War by John Hersey
epub |eng | 2015-10-13 | Author:John Hersey

SECOND DAY: We cautiously stretched ourselves, relieving some of our cramps, and looked out over the horizon. Nothing was to be seen on any side but water and sky. A ...
( Category: Arts & Literature November 19,2019 )
Think Black by Clyde W. Ford
epub |eng | 2019-08-15 | Author:Clyde W. Ford

11 Covert Ops In the bottom drawer of his blond-wood dresser, beneath his boxer shorts and sleeveless undershirts, my father kept a stash of Playboy magazines. It must have been ...
( Category: African-American Studies November 19,2019 )
Jessica Z by Shawn Klomparens
epub |eng | 2008-06-24 | Author:Shawn Klomparens [Klomparens, Shawn]

Josh apologizes, again, and again, and again, on our walk back. He should be apologizing; I am furious. Sometimes he almost hangs on me for support, and other times he ...
( Category: Contemporary November 19,2019 )
Wife by Penelope Sky
epub |eng | | Author:Penelope Sky

There were several dining tables in the house, but this one had the best view of the city. The top was a long piece of rustic mahogany, big enough to ...
( Category: Romantic Suspense November 19,2019 )
Would I Lie to You by Mary Lou Dickinson
epub |eng | 2015-09-15 | Author:Mary Lou Dickinson

5. THOMAS RIPPED OPEN a slender envelope that had just fallen onto the floor from the mail slot. The return address was now familiar. What about coming for a visit? ...
( Category: Contemporary November 19,2019 )
The Wedding Spell by Donna Fletcher
epub |eng | 2015-10-27 | Author:Donna Fletcher [Fletcher, Donna]

Chapter Eighteen Ali sat tucked in the corner of the couch, finishing a cup of honey-lemon tea. Supper had gone well. Conversation had been kept to the ordinary. She now ...
( Category: Historical November 19,2019 )
In Custody by Anita Desai
epub |eng | | Author:Anita Desai

Chapter 7 THE TIME AND the place: these elementary matters were left to Deven to arrange as being within his capabilities. Time and place, these two concerns of all who ...
( Category: Contemporary November 19,2019 )
The Miracles of the Namiya General Store by Keigo Higashino
epub |eng | 2019-09-24 | Author:Keigo Higashino [Higashino, Keigo]

3 The day of the escape was fast approaching, and there was nothing Kosuke could do. He had been told to pack his things, but he’d lost the will to ...
( Category: Magical Realism November 19,2019 )

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