A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel
A Gentleman in Moscow: A Novel
The mega-bestseller with more than 1.5 million readers that is soon to be a major television seriesOne of five Summer 2019 reading picks by Bill Gates"The novel buzzes with the energy of numerous adventures, love affairs, [and] twists of fate." —The Wall Street Journal He can’t leave his hotel. You won’t want to. From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility—a transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel. In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.
- ASIN: 0143110438
- ISBN: 0143110438
- Manufacturer: Penguin Books
The Girl in the Box Series, Books 1-3: Alone, Untouched and Soulless
The Girl in the Box Series, Books 1-3: Alone, Untouched and Soulless
From Million-Selling Author Robert J. Crane...Her mother is missing. A psychotic beast is stalking her. How will she escape?AloneSienna Nealon was a 17 year-old girl who had been held prisoner in her own house by her mother for twelve years. Then one day her mother vanished, and Sienna woke up to find two strange men in her home. On the run, unsure of who to turn to and discovering she possesses mysterious powers, Sienna finds herself pursued by a shadowy agency known as the Directorate and hunted by a vicious, bloodthirsty psychopath named Wolfe, each of which is determined to capture her for their own purposes...UntouchedStill haunted by her last encounter with Wolfe and searching for her mother, Sienna Nealon must put aside her personal struggles when a new threat emerges – Aleksandr Gavrikov, a metahuman so powerful, he could destroy entire cities – and he's focused on bringing the Directorate to its knees.SoullessAfter six months of intense training with the Directorate, Sienna Nealon finds herself on her first assignment - tracking a dangerous meta across the upper midwest. With Scott Byerly and Kat Forrest at her side, she'll face new enemies and receive help from unlikely allies as she stumbles across the truth behind the shadowy organization known only as Omega.If you like Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Bella Forrest, Michael Anderle, Ilona Andrews, Shayne Silvers, Shannon Mayer, or J.R. Rain, you will LOVE the first installment of the Girl in the Box.
- ASIN: B00IJYII4E
- Manufacturer: Ostiagard Press
That Month in Tuscany
That Month in Tuscany
Bestselling, RITA Ⓡ Award Winning author Inglath Cooper writes you the perfect excuse to put down the to do list and get lost in a trip to Tuscany with resigned-to-her-life housewife Lizzy Harper and burnt-out rock star Ren Sawyer. . .If you had told me I would be heading off to Italy to celebrate my twenty-year anniversary without my workaholic husband, or that I would end up getting drunk on the plane ride over and falling on the lap of the rock star my daughter has a poster of hanging in her dorm room, I would have said oh, sure, right.But, well, that is exactly what happened. And when we run into each other outside my hotel in Florence, and he asks if I would mind if he followed me around the Italian countryside for a while, what can I say? I can hardly believe it myself. I mean my own husband has barely noticed me for years. What on earth could I possibly have to offer Ren Sawyer?The truth is I have no idea. But I'm pretty sure I want to find out.***★★★★★ I loved every page from start to finish. Brought back memories of my own time in this picturesque place. . .just good romance.★★★★★ So happy I stumbled upon this book and Author! I love her style!★★★★★ SOOOO GOOD!! This book drew me in, pulled at my heartstrings and left me on the edge craving MORE! I was so eager to keep turning to the next page and now that it's over I find myself eager to dive into every book from Inglath Cooper!★★★★★ What a Trip! I just recently discovered Inglath Cooper! I am totally in love with her books.....they are written well, and tell a story I can relate to! I think all women go through at least one period of time in life, when we feel insecure about our looks! For Lizzy, meeting a rock star in Italy who was mesmerized by her, helped her to handle the storms of life awaiting her back home. . .I couldn't put this book down; it's definitely a keeper!★★★★★ What a Fabulous Story! Thank you, Inglath. I didn't need Calgon to "take me a... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0997341521
- ISBN: 0997341521
- Manufacturer: Fence Free Entertainment, LLC
Send Down the Rain: New from the author of The Mountains Between Us and the New York Times bestseller Where the River Ends
Send Down the Rain: New from the author of The Mountains Between Us and the New York Times bestseller Where the River Ends
New York Times bestselling author Martin brings us “grace, mercy, and forgiveness in this sweeping love story.”*Allie is still recovering from the loss of her family’s beloved waterfront restaurant on Florida’s Gulf Coast when she loses her second husband to a terrifying highway accident. Devastated and losing hope, she shudders to contemplate the future—until a cherished person from her past returns.Joseph has been adrift for many years, wounded in both body and spirit and unable to come to terms with the trauma of his Vietnam War experiences. Just as he resolves to abandon his search for peace and live alone at a remote cabin in the Carolina mountains, he discovers a mother and her two small children lost in the forest. A man of character and strength, he instinctively steps in to help them get back to their home in Florida. There he will return to his own hometown—and witness the accident that launches a bittersweet reunion with his childhood sweetheart, Allie.When Joseph offers to help Allie rebuild her restaurant, it seems the flame may reignite—until a forty-five-year-old secret begins to emerge, threatening to destroy all hope for their second chance at love.In Send Down the Rain, Charles Martin proves himself to be a storyteller of great wisdom and compassion who bears witness to the dreams we cherish, the struggles we face, and the strengths we must summon when life seems to threaten what we hold most dear.*Publishers Weekly, Starred Review “Charles Martin never fails to ask and answer the questions that linger deep within all of us.” --Lisa Wingate, New York Times bestselling author, for Long Way Gone “Charles Martin understands the power of story and he uses it to alter the souls and lives of both his characters and his readers.” --Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author
- ASIN: B072TN1NF2
- Brand: Unknown
- Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
The Woman in the Window: A Novel
The Woman in the Window: A Novel
The #1 Instant New York Times Bestseller – Soon to be a Major Motion Picture"Astounding. Thrilling. Amazing." —Gillian Flynn"Unputdownable." —Stephen King"A dark, twisty confection." —Ruth Ware"Absolutely gripping." —Louise PennyFor readers of Gillian Flynn and Tana French comes one of the decade’s most anticipated debuts, published in forty-one languages around the world and in development as a major film from Fox: a twisty, powerful Hitchcockian thriller about an agoraphobic woman who believes she witnessed a crime in a neighboring house.It isn’t paranoia if it’s really happening . . . Anna Fox lives alone—a recluse in her New York City home, unable to venture outside. She spends her day drinking wine (maybe too much), watching old movies, recalling happier times . . . and spying on her neighbors.Then the Russells move into the house across the way: a father, mother, their teenaged son. The perfect family. But when Anna, gazing out her window one night, sees something she shouldn’t, her world begins to crumble and its shocking secrets are laid bare.What is real? What is imagined? Who is in danger? Who is in control? In this diabolically gripping thriller, no one—and nothing—is what it seems.Twisty and powerful, ingenious and moving, The Woman in the Window is a smart, sophisticated novel of psychological suspense that recalls the best of Hitchcock.
- ASIN: 0062678426
- ISBN: 0062678426
- Brand: William Morrow Paperbacks
- Manufacturer: William Morrow Paperbacks
Then She Was Gone: A Novel
Then She Was Gone: A Novel
A 2018 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist—Top 5 Best Mystery & Thriller * A Suspense Magazine “Best of 2018” Thriller/Suspense Pick “An acutely observed family drama with bone-chilling suspense.” —People “Jewell teases out her twisty plot at just the right pace, leaving readers on the edge of their seats. Her multilayered characters are sheer perfection, and even the most astute thriller reader won’t see where everything is going until the final threads are unknotted.” —Booklist, starred review “Sharply written with twists and turns, Jewell’s latest will please fans of Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train, or Luckiest Girl Alive." —Library JournalEllie Mack was the perfect daughter. She was fifteen, the youngest of three. She was beloved by her parents, friends, and teachers. She and her boyfriend made a teenaged golden couple. She was days away from an idyllic post-exams summer vacation, with her whole life ahead of her. And then she was gone. Now, her mother Laurel Mack is trying to put her life back together. It’s been ten years since her daughter disappeared, seven years since her marriage ended, and only months since the last clue in Ellie’s case was unearthed. So when she meets an unexpectedly charming man in a café, no one is more surprised than Laurel at how quickly their flirtation develops into something deeper. Before she knows it, she’s meeting Floyd’s daughters—and his youngest, Poppy, takes Laurel’s breath away. Because looking at Poppy is like looking at Ellie. And now, the unanswered questions she’s tried so hard to put to rest begin to haunt Laurel anew. Where did Ellie go? Did she really run away from home, as the police have long suspected, or was there a more sinister reason for her disappearance? Who is Floyd, really? And why does his daughter remind Laurel so viscerally of her own missing girl?
- ASIN: B074MDD3H6
- Manufacturer: Atria Books
The Corps Justice Series: Books 1-3 (The Corps Justice Series Box Set Book 1)
The Corps Justice Series: Books 1-3 (The Corps Justice Series Box Set Book 1)
This is a box set that contains Books 1-3 of the Corps Justice Series: "BACK TO WAR", "COUNCIL OF PATRIOTS", and "PRIME ASSET". Three action thriller books that are sure to keep you turning pages late into the night.Book 1: BACK TO WARWAR MADE HIM...BUT IT'S THE FIGHT FOR HOME THAT WILL TRULY TEST HIM.The first heart-stopping novel in the USA Today & Amazon million plus copy bestselling Corps Justice thriller series.Navy Cross recipient Cal Stokes returns from war a humble hero, ready to live out his days in peace. If only it were that easy. Evil soon rears its ugly head and plunges the Marine into the fight for his life, casting him into the darkness. When he comes to, he must use his well-honed skills to take the battle to the enemy, to fight for what is right. He must seek his own brand of justice, laws be damned. Book 2: COUNCIL OF PATRIOTSEx-presidents never retire. Once a patriot...A group of retired politicians join forces to protect America. The Council of Patriots is born. Former Marine Cal Stokes, and his team at SSI, head to Las Vegas, to uncover an invisible enemy that threatens to infiltrate the Democratic National Convention. What is their endgame, and more importantly: Who is the American politician pulling the strings?Book 3: PRIME ASSETWhat do you get when old enemies return?Nothing good. Nothing good at all...Cal Stokes’s good friend, Neil Patel, has disappeared. Following the trail to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Stokes and his men must find the culprit and rescue their colleague before it’s too late. The only problem is that the enemy lies in wait, hoping for a final showdown.If you like Stephen Hunter's Bob Lee Swagger, WEB Griffin's Killer McCoy, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, Lee Child's Jack Reacher, Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp, Ted Bell's Alex Hawke, and Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne, you will love Cal Stokes.The Corps Justice series has over fifteen books in total and running, plus multiple spinoffs with its most popular characters. The seri... [Read More]
- ASIN: B00BUAZL12
- Manufacturer: JBD Entertainment, LLC
The Hideaway
The Hideaway
In this USA TODAY and Amazon Charts Bestseller, Sara is wrenched back to Sweet Bay, Alabama, by her grandmother’s will, where she learns more about Margaret Van Buren in the wake of her death than she ever knew in her life. After her last remaining family member dies, Sara Jenkins goes home to The Hideaway, her grandmother Mags’s ramshackle B&B in Sweet Bay. She intends to quickly tie up loose ends then return to her busy life and thriving antique shop in New Orleans. Instead, she learns Mags has willed The Hideaway to her and charged her with renovating it—no small task considering her grandmother’s best friends, a motley crew of senior citizens, still live there. Rather than hurrying back to New Orleans, Sara stays in Sweet Bay and begins the biggest house-rehabbing project of her career. Amid drywall dust, old memories, and a charming contractor, she discovers that slipping back into life at The Hideaway is easier than she expected.Then she discovers a box Mags left in the attic with clues to a life Sara never imagined for her grandmother. With help from Mags’s friends, Sara begins to piece together the mysterious life of bravery, passion, and choices that changed her grandmother’s destiny in both marvelous and devastating ways.When an opportunistic land developer threatens to seize The Hideaway, Sara is forced to make a choice—stay in Sweet Bay and fight for the house and the people she’s grown to love or leave again and return to her successful but solitary life in New Orleans. In The Hideaway, Lauren Denton tells a gripping story of love and loyalty as Sara Jenkins must choose either to fight for the people she has come to love, or return to her life of solitude and simplicity. “A story both powerful and enchanting: a don’t-miss novel in the greatest southern traditions of storytelling.” —Patti Callahan Henry, New York Times bestselling author “Two endearing heroines and their poignant storylines of love lost and found make thi... [Read More]
- ASIN: 0718084225
- ISBN: 0718084225
- Brand: HarperCollins Christian Pub.
- Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope
Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope
The Nazis murdered their husbands but concentration camp prisoners Priska, Rachel, and Anka would not let evil take their unborn children too—a remarkable true story that will appeal to readers of The Lost and The Nazi Officer’s Wife, Born Survivors celebrates three mothers who defied death to give their children life.Eastern Europe, 1944: Three women believe they are pregnant, but are torn from their husbands before they can be certain. Rachel is sent to Auschwitz, unaware that her husband has been shot. Priska and her husband travel there together, but are immediately separated. Also at Auschwitz, Anka hopes in vain to be reunited with her husband. With the rest of their families gassed, these young wives are determined to hold on to all they have left—their lives, and those of their unborn babies. Having concealed their condition from infamous Nazi doctor Josef Mengele, they are forced to work and almost starved to death, living in daily fear of their pregnancies being detected by the SS.In April 1945, as the Allies close in, Priska gives birth. She and her baby, along with Anka, Rachel, and the remaining inmates, are sent to Mauthausen concentration camp on a hellish seventeen-day train journey. Rachel gives birth on the train, and Anka at the camp gates. All believe they will die, but then a miracle occurs. The gas chamber runs out of Zyklon-B, and as the Allied troops near, the SS flee. Against all odds, the three mothers and their newborns survive their treacherous journey to freedom.On the seventieth anniversary of Mauthausen’s liberation from the Nazis by American soldiers, renowned biographer Wendy Holden recounts this extraordinary story of three children united by their mothers’ unbelievable—yet ultimately successful—fight for survival.
- ASIN: B00NVLNZ8Y
- Manufacturer: Harper
For Once in My Life: An absolutely perfect laugh out loud romantic comedy
For Once in My Life: An absolutely perfect laugh out loud romantic comedy
‘Feel-good, funny, uplifting… Will make you laugh out loud and leave you smiling from ear to ear.’ NetGalley ReviewerTwenty-nine-year-old Lily Buckley planned to be happily married and in her dream job by now. Instead she’s been single since being left at the altar three years ago, and works at her local paper, writing about giant vegetables at the village fete and a dog who looks exactly like Chewbacca.Not quite what she was dreaming of.So when Lily’s given the opportunity to write her own column it’s exactly what she’s always wanted – except what she has to write about. She has to do one thing every week that scares her. With encouragement from sexy colleague – and adrenalin-junkie – Christopher, Lily agrees. From sky-diving to haunted houses, Lily is going to be pushed to her limit. But Lily is hiding something – the thing that she fears the most of all…Ever since her heart was broken Lily has been afraid of falling in love again. Will fear hold her back once more – or can Christopher help her to finally find happiness?An uplifting, feel-good story about friendship, romance, and finding the hero inside yourself. Fans of Marian Keyes, Mhairi McFarlane and Sophie Kinsella will love Colleen Coleman!What readers are saying about Colleen Coleman:‘I don't think I have laughed, chuckled, and smiled so much at a book before… I adored it.’ Goodreads reviewer‘OMG, OMG, OMG I love this book!… Laugh out loud… Hilarious.’ Chelle’s Book Reviews‘Absolutely fantastic!’ Stardust Book Reviews‘I was in need of a smile and a pick-me-up and this gave it in spades. I loved it… For a really heart-warming, uplifting read with a smile, you can’t go far wrong.’ Nicki’s Book Blog‘Ohhhhhhhhhhh this author doesn't disappoint!... I was able to lose myself in every word… Everything I could want from a book and more, deserving a rating of the entire amount of stars in the universe.’ The Writing Garnet‘Inspiring and entertaining… ... [Read More]
- ASIN: 1786814951
- ISBN: 1786814951
- Manufacturer: Bookouture