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The ladies of Wisteria Lane share their approach to the culinary arts in a gossipy cookbook that features recipes presented on the show and dishes inspired by each housewife, such as spicy paella, molten chocolate cake, and coffee frappes.

'I love a strong, smart heroine, and defense attorney Brynn Holloran is exactly that. Desperate Girls is a nail-biting read from the very first page to the final, shocking twist. I could not put this book down.' --Melinda Leigh, Wall Street Journal...

With the grit, sex, and suspense of Goliath, New York Times bestselling author Laura Griffin's Desperate Girls is a tightly wound, fast-paced thriller that examines intricate relationship dynamics in the wake of a killer's symbolic revenge spree....

Stone Barrington faces down danger on New York's mean streets in the latest thriller from perennial fan favorite Stuart Woods. Upon returning to the states from a European jaunt, Stone Barrington makes the acquaintance of a stunning woman who seems...

The following story, the first published by the author, was written nineteen years ago, at a time when he was feeling his way to a method. The principles observed in its composition are, no doubt, too exclusively those in which mystery, entanglement,...

After a small Swiss bank is robbed, four American tourists fall into a criminal trap managed by Swiss and German local and state police. Spirited out of Munich, they are taken to a secure location: an old German castle in the Alps where The...

What do you do when you're horny and the only man in the house is your inexperienced lodger? Well, you get him hard and sit on him, that's what.Carl's worried at first by his landlady's advances, but no man can deny a rampant seductress, wielding...

What should have been the perfect vacation soon became a nightmare. Caitlin Martel made a stop before meeting her family at Miami International Airport. A cryptic message waited for her. She dismissed the threat and assumed it was directed toward the...

Thomas Hardy's breakthrough novel from 1871. Cytherea Graye becomes maid to the eccentric Miss Aldclyffe.

After her divorce, Sophia decided to take in a roommate in her big apartment. Arnold discovered some dark secrets about Sophia and the mature woman revealed her need to lactate once again with her submissive side. Arnold decided to help him and...

Welcome to a world of reckless sensuality and glittering sophistication . . . of dangerously handsome gentlemen and young ladies longing to gain a title . . . of games played for high stakes, including—on occasion—a lady's virtue.A marquess's...

Pamela and her husband Michael have fallen on hard times. Mike has been laid off from his job at the plant in town and is struggling to find new full time work while the bills are piling up. To help make ends meet, housewife Pamela takes a job at a...

A saga of unrequited love, mystery and mortification. Once again, Hardy is at his best as he draws characters from everyday life and weaves them into reality. The narrative is about the female protagonist who fails in love but goes on with her life....

In the long and intricately inwrought chain of circumstance which renders worthy of record some experiences of Cytherea Graye, Edward Springrove, and others, the first event directly influencing the issue was a Christmas visit. In the above-mentioned...

Fred shared an apartment with one of his best friends, Cynthia. Even though she was a girl, they got along very well. However, their relationship took another turn when he saw her naked in the bathroom. Cynthia used it to her advantage as she...

SERIES INTRODUCTION:Can sex be the gateway to an ancient mystical realm unheard of in the West? According to Chinese Tantrics, the answer is YES.In Jade Lee'apos;s award-winning Tigress series, western women discover that sex is not simply for...

Sugar Land and Galveston, Texas are facing horrifying news. Twenty-three-year-old Daniel Cortland is disgusted with the mothers who push their daughters on him in hopes of cashing in on his family'apos;s fame and wealth. He agonizingly cries, 'quot;I...

Desperate Remedies is Hardy's first book, which he published anonymously. It foreshadows many of Hardy's favorite themes including the predominant role played by nature in all of his work. It tells the story of a lady's maid who marries a charismatic...

From New York Times bestselling author Julia London comes the second novel in her irresistibly romantic Desperate Debutantes trilogy, in which three suddenly destitute aristocratic young ladies must resort to desperate means to keep up...

Spring 1783 Jemma, Duchess of Beaumont, has just returned from Paris and is planning to shock all of London High Society - not to mention horrify her husband - with scandalous soirees and a debauched Grand Ball.But irritating her husband comes...

Pete Sorenson meets and falls in love with Maddie Stern, who like Pete, was raised as a foster child, but just before their wedding day, Maddie mysteriously disappears, and Pete calls on his friend, Anne, to help him find her

His secrets might break her heartbut hers could get them killed! Nick Simon is using his 'fiancée,' Julie Peterson, as an alibi--and her amnesia means she doesn't even know they only met at the scene of her accident. But when someone starts calling...

The young Thomas Hardy, working as an architect, but fired with literary ambition, tried for years to get into print. He finally succeeded with Desperate Remedies, a 'sensation novel' in the mode of Wilkie Collins. Here was a racy specimen of the...

Hardy's first published work, Desperate Remedies moves the sensation novel into new territory. The compelling story and the machinations of the evil Aeneas Manston also raise the great questions underlying Hardy's major novels, and this edition shows...

His secrets might break her heartbut hers could get them killed! Nick Simon is using his 'fiancée,' Julie Peterson, as an alibi--and her amnesia means she doesn't even know they only met at the scene of her accident. But when someone starts calling...

As the demolitions expert for A-Tac, a black-ops CIA unit masquerading as Ivy League faculty, Tyler Hanson has two great loves: literature and explosives. She lives by the motto 'Duty First' and doesn't have time for personal attachments . . . until...

What does it mean to live desperate for Jesus? That depends on the Jesus you know. Some of us run to Him when things go wrong and move away from Him when life is smooth, but there's a better way to live.   John Hannah helps you grow more mature in...

Countless couples today face major marital struggles. Dr. Gary Chapman communicates genuine hope for every marriage, even for those with deeply rooted wounds. Chapman provides positive steps for dealing with spouses who are: workaholics; ...

Discusses the Battle of Buena Vista which occurred during the MexicanAmerican War in 1847.

“Popular history in its most vital and accessible form. Standiford has recovered the mentality of America’s first group of young radicals, the Sons of Liberty, and tells their story with flair and grace.”—Joseph J. Ellis, Pulitzer Prize-winning...

'quot;A stupendous feat of reportage.'quot; -Ron Powers, cowriter of Flags of Our FathersPraise for Desperate Hours'quot;Goldstein'apos;s book is packed with detail. . . . This description of the Doria'apos;s sinking is especially moving.'quot;-The...

From award-winning military historian Flint Whitlock, the first comprehensive account of the fighting at Anzio and the Alamo-like stand of American and British troops that turned defeat into a defensive victory The Allied landings at Anzio, on the...

This work provides an examination of US refugee policy since the 1960s, particularly as it has been applied to Cuba, Haiti and Central America. The authors also address world-wide refugee problems, proposing ideas for the 21st century.

In May 1946, John Caldwell, stranded in Panama after the war, set out single-handed on a 9,000 mile journey aboard the 29-foot PAGAN to rejoin his wife in Sydney.

Imoshen, the last T'En empress, shares a kingdom and a passionate alliance with one-time enemy Ghebite General Tulkhan, but her former betrothed, Reothe, a T'En renegade, will do anything to reclaim his old place in her heart, in the conclusion of...

This work provides an examination of US refugee policy since the 1960s, particularly as it has been applied to Cuba, Haiti and Central America. The authors also address world-wide refugee problems, proposing ideas for the 21st century.

Through this unique study of eight unnamed women of the Gospels readers discover how God can transform their desperation and their passions and bring their lives new hope.

Mollenkott is a pioneer in the endeavors to integrate feminism with Christian theology, specifically evangelical theology. This book considers her personal development alongside her theological development to provide insight into her contributions in...

Ob-gyn resident Erika Edmond, determined to come to terms with a devastating loss, finds herself distracted by a budding romance with pediatric surgeon Dr. Michael Mathis, but unbeknownst to Erika, Michael harbors a dark secret that will change her...

'apos;A vivid rifle-sight'apos;s view of the war, and probably the best battlefield account yet of the British in Afghanistan'apos; Economist

Excerpt from Desperate Remedies: A Novel We must part now, said she, in a voice of agony. I will write to you. She loosened her hand and rushed away. In a wild fever Graye went home and watched for the next morning. Who shall express his misery and...

Excerpt from Desperate Remedies, Vol. 3 of 3: A Novel He went home and remained moodily indoors all the next day and the next - for nearly a week in short. Then, one evening at dusk, he went out with an uncertain air as to the dirco tion of his walk,...

1814 - 18151814. The Irish Witch is dead, and Europe at peace. Roger Brook, now Lord Kildonan, is content to divide his time between his young wife, Mary, and his life-long mistress and spirit-companion, Georgina.But as the fashionable world glitters...