20th Century
mobi, epub |eng | 2015-08-06 | Author:Jenoff, Pam [Jenoff, Pam]

Charlie? I blinked twice. Surely it was my imagination, like that afternoon by the buses on Trafalgar Square, or the dream that I had so many times. But he was ...
( Category: 20th Century October 15,2015 )
epub |eng | | Author:Lexington Manheim

The Studio: Speaking of blushing… Sometimes it's a comfort to have a darker skin tone where a reddening from embarrassment isn't so noticeable. I was grateful for that as I ...
( Category: Historical October 11,2015 )
epub |eng | 2015-08-18 | Author:Neal, Toby [Neal, Toby]

Chapter 12 Things had reached critical mass with my stage production and classes were winding down to finals several weeks later. One evening at around nine p.m., I walked out ...
( Category: 20th Century October 11,2015 )
epub |eng | 2015-02-15 | Author:Siobhan Daiko [Daiko, Siobhan]

20 Heung Kong, Fragrant Harbour. James let out a wry laugh. Not very fragrant today. Such a stench: bilge, sewage, seaweed, dead fish and a rotting pig’s carcass, the flotsam ...
( Category: Historical October 11,2015 )
epub, azw3, mobi |eng | 2015-09-01 | Author:Karen Kincy [Kincy, Karen]

“Kakogo cherta?” Startled awake, Konstantin stared down the wrong end of a pitchfork, brandished by a peasant with fierce black eyebrows. Fang, lying along his leg, growled and bared her ...
( Category: 20th Century October 11,2015 )
epub |eng | 2014-10-20 | Author:Henry James [James, Henry]

XXXII If Maggie had not so firmly made up her mind never to say, either to her good friend or to any one else, more than she meant about her ...
( Category: Family Life October 4,2015 )
mobi, epub |eng | 2015-08-27 | Author:Robinson, Lauri [Robinson, Lauri]

Chapter Nine Forrest waited until Twyla was invested in the game before he snuck away. Once in his office, he picked up the receiver and waited for the line to ...
( Category: 20th Century September 4,2015 )
epub |eng | 2015-06-03 | Author:Sarah Sundin [Sundin, Sarah]

25 Off the Coast of Newfoundland Tuesday, September 30, 1941 Thank goodness Jim never got seasick. Since the gun director sat high on top of the bridge superstructure, the motion ...
( Category: Historical August 2,2015 )
epub |eng | 2011-01-14 | Author:Joyce, Brenda [Brenda, Joyce,]

ELYSSE’S MOUTH HURT FROM the effort of forcing smile after smile all night long. Blair’s coach had finally halted on the graveled drive in front of the stone steps leading ...
( Category: Historical June 13,2015 )
epub |eng | 2014-06-29 | Author:M.K. Tod [Tod, M.K.]

Chapter 23 May 1917 Every day after the ridge had been taken, Helene and her family heard news of further military action and the frequent debates that ensued about possible ...
( Category: Domestic Life June 12,2015 )
epub |eng | | Author:Peter Davis

17 Mossy Swims His first day out of the hospital, Mossy, ever wily, invited Nils Maynard to his home for a swim after the day’s shooting was over. He still ...
( Category: 20th Century June 12,2015 )
epub |eng | 2015-01-12 | Author:Elizabeth Haran [Haran, Elizabeth]

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE Late September, 1941 “I’ve got wonderful news, Jiana,” Lara said excitedly. A clap of thunder directly overhead startled her, but she knew it was an idle threat. Storm ...
( Category: Family Saga June 11,2015 )
epub, mobi |eng | 2014-02-03 | Author:Siri Mitchell

At least we didn’t have to eat oysters. Father obeyed that “never in a month without an R” rule to the letter, so we had clams. And sarsaparilla to wash ...
( Category: Historical May 9,2015 )
epub |eng | 2010-01-31 | Author:Charlie Cochrane [Cochrane, Charlie]

“Have you a moment?” Janet Allender sidled up to Richard Stewart’s table, bobbing graciously to the two men stationed there as they rose and bowed to her. “Of course.” Mr. ...
( Category: 20th Century April 21,2015 )
epub |eng | 2006-01-02 | Author:Donnelly, Jennifer [Donnelly, Jennifer]

He topped up her wineglass and handed it to her. As she sipped from it, he picked up the tray and set it on the bed. “I couldn’t find any ...
( Category: Historical April 9,2015 )