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Summer Will Show (Virago Modern Classics)Sylvia Townsend Warner

Summer Will Show (Virago Modern Classics)

by Sylvia Townsend Warner

Sophia Willoughby, a young Englishwoman from an aristocratic family and a person of strong opinions and even stronger will, has packed her cheating husband off to Paris. He can have his tawdry mistress. She intends to devote herself to the serious business of raising her two children in proper Tory fashion. Then tragedy strikes: the children die, and Sophia, in despair, finds her way to Paris, arriving just... (more)

Hush

by Jacqueline Woodson

After Toswiah Green’s father testifies against a fellow police officer in a murder case, the Greens are forced to enter the Witness Protection Program and give up all traces of their past. For Toswiah—now Evie Thomas—her new life is completely different. Her defeated father spends his days sitting by the window, all her mother’s energy goes to their new church, and her only sister is making secret plans to... (more)

True Colors

by Diana Palmer

A New York Times Bestseller Meredith Ashe thought her heart was broken when Cy Harden's family ran her out of town as a scared teenager, penniless and pregnant. Now she's back - as the poised, powerful head of a multinational corporation - and she's planning a hostile takeover of Harden Properties. Cy doesn't know the secrets Meredith is hiding, and she has no intention of telling him. But when Meredith... (more)

After the death of Don Juan (Virago modern classic)Sylvia Townsend Warner

After the death of Don Juan (Virago modern classic)

by Sylvia Townsend Warner

The Wide, Wide World

by Susan Warner

Ellen had plenty of faults, but amidst them all love to her mother was the strongest feeling her heart knew. It had power enough now to move her as nothing else could have done; and exerting all her self-command, of which she had sometimes a good deal, she did calm herself... -from The Wide, Wide World It was the first bestseller in American publishing history, this sentimental tale of an orphan's adventures... (more)

Angel with Attitude (Warner Forever)

by Michelle Rowen

Valerie Grace isn't quite sure how she went from heavenly angel to plunging into the killer whale tank at Niagara Falls' MarineLand, but that's what's happened. All she knows is that earth can be a tough place for a fallen angel, what with all the demon Tempters lurking around every corner, anxious to recruit her to the "other team" - the evil team. All she can do is keep an eye out for the elusive Key to Heaven,... (more)

Hermione

by Warner Bros.

Once A Bride

by Shari Anton

A spellbinding tale of a fiery woman determined to protect her family's holdings and the roguish knight who stands in her way.

Twilight Magic

by Shari Anton

Darian of Bruges knows where his loyalties lie. As a mercenary and right-hand man to William of Ypres, his loyalties lie to himself first and the King second and that will not change. When King Stephen summons him, asking him to assassinate a man on his behalf, Darian sees this as a job and nothing more. But he's been set up.

At Her Service (Warner Forever)

by Shari Anton

A widow who's survived the deaths of two of her three children, Lady Joanna is determined to keep her one remaining daughter safe. When her beloved daughter is hurt by outlaws terrorizing her English village, Joanna hires a legendary mercenary to stop them. Original.

Indigo or, Mapping The WatersMarina Warner

Indigo or, Mapping The Waters

by Marina Warner

Two young women--brash and confident Xanthe and self-conscious and uneasy Miranda--return to the island of Enfant-Be+a7ate, where their ancestor landed three hundred years before, to find fortune and adventure. 12,500 first printing.

Midnight magic

by Shari Anton

When Alberic of Chester arrives to claim Gwendolyn de Leon and her land, Gwendolyn's only hope is to invoke a powerful spell with an ancient ring. When the ring becomes stuck on Alberic's finger, Gwendolyn must seduce him. Original.

Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality

Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality

by Brad Warner

Hardcore Zen is not your typical "Zen" book. Brad Warner, the young punk who grew up to be a Zen master, spares no one — just like Reality itself. This bold new approach to the Why of Zen Buddhism is as strongly grounded in the tradition of Zen as it is utterly revolutionary: Warner's voice is hilarious, and he calls on the wisdom of everyone from punk and pop culture icons to the Buddha himself to make sure his... (more)

Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Zen and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye

Sit Down and Shut Up: Punk Rock Commentaries on Zen and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye

by Brad Warner

In Sit Down and Shut Up, Brad Warner tackles one of the great works of Zen literature, the Shobogenzo by 13th-century Zen master Dogen. Illuminating Dogen’s enigmatic teachings in plain language, Warner intertwines sharp philosophical musings on sex, evil, anger, meditation, enlightenment, death, God, sin, and happiness with an exploration of the power and pain of the punk rock ethos. Riffing on his triumphant... (more)

The Ideal Husband

by Shari Anton

Having been saved by handsome Geoffrey Hamelin, Leah of Pecham takes the injured man home, where her dishonor will become a thing of the past as she passes Geoffrey off as her husband. Original.

Morvern Callar

by Alan Warner

A leading voice of a group of Scottish writers influenced by the Beats presents his first novel, a shocking look into the life of a working-class Scottish girl who turns to drugs and rock music to find meaning in her world.

The Heartbreaker

by Carly Phillips

As the eldest of three rebel-rousing brothers, Chase Chandler has waited a long time to leave his small-town roots behind. All bets are off when the single journalist meets a redhead who arouses a lot more than lust. Yet Sloane Carlisle isn't just any woman. She's a senator's daughter who is about to thrust him into the eye of a breaking political scandal-and a shot at a story that's already making headlines. All... (more)

The Playboy

by Carly Phillips

There isn't a woman in town who's immune to the legendary Chandler charm. Yet so far single cop Rick Chandler has managed to fend off the marriage-minded advances of Yorkshire Falls' entire female population. A past mistake has taught him never to put his heart on the line ... until he answers the SOS of a real-life runaway bride. In spite of her pearly gown and tiara, Kendall Sutton vows to never wed- which makes... (more)

The Bachelor (Warner Books Contemporary Romance)

The Bachelor (Warner Books Contemporary Romance)

by Carly Phillips

"eBOOK SPECIAL FEATURE: ? 2 articles written by Carly Phillips titled ""The Infinite Appeal of Small Towns"" and ""A Step in the Right Direction"" ? Sneak a peak at Carly Phillips' additional books about the Chandlers! Includes excerpts from THE PLAYBOY and THE HEARTBREAKER.When Mrs. Chandler is rushed to the hospital due to what appears to be a heart attack (but turns out to be a bad case of heartburn), her three... (more)

Diamond Spur

by Diana Palmer, Susan Kyle

Texas rancher Jason Donovan was known for his temper, his brooding nature and his deep distrust of women. No one at the Diamond Spur ranch could stand his moods -- except Kate Whitman. Kate was young and inexperienced, but she knew that Jason was the only man for her. She wanted him more than anything, but he offered her only brotherly protection -- until the day she discovered that Jason's desire was as... (more)

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