“Getting her fortune told by a Taiwanese belly-button grandmother (who feels up her navel) instead of attending the spring dance is just one of the joys of being Patty Ho, a covertly snarky hapa (half Asian, half white) struggling with her dual heritage. Pattys domineering mother is determined to make her a good Taiwanese girl. […]
At the beginning of her sophomore year, Marisa is ready for a fresh start and, more importantly, a boyfriend. So when the handsome and popular Derek asks her out, Marisa thinks her long wait for happiness is over. But several bumps in the road??including her parents?? unexpected separation, a fight with her best friend, and […]
Reminiscent of the movie Say Anything, a debut novel for all those searching for The One! Sara and Tobey couldn??t be more different. She is focused on getting into her first-choice college; he wants to win Battle of the Bands. Sara??s other goal is to find true love, so when Dave, a popular jock, asks […]
Lani and Erin are bonded for life. One thing that connects them is their fascination of fate. Lani wonders how much of our lives has already been decided and how much we can actually influence. Since the Unknown can unexpectedly change our lives forever, how much can we really control? From the minute Lani meets […]
There are two sides to every breakup. This is Jordan and Courtney, totally in love. Sure, they were an unlikely high school couple. But they clicked; it worked. Theyre even going to the same college, and driving cross-country together for orientation. Then Jordan dumps Courtney — for a girl he met on the Internet. Its […]
The thirteenth novel in ??mile Zola??s great Rougon-Macquart sequence, Germinal expresses outrage at the exploitation of the many by the few, but also shows humanity??s capacity for compassion and hope. Etienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is a clever but uneducated young man with a dangerous temper. Forced to take a back-breaking job at Le […]
In 1866, tragedy strikes at the exclusive Windfield School. A young student drowns in a mysterious accident involving a small circle of boys. The drowning and its aftermath initiates a spiraling circle of treachery that will span three decades and entwine many loves… From the exclusive mens club and brothels that cater to every dark […]
A Matter Honour : He should never have opened the envelope …Adam Scott listens to the reading of his fathers will, aware that the results can only be pitiful. The Colonel, after all, had nothing to leave – except a letter he had never opened himself, a letter Adam fears can only bring further disgrace […]
Washington, Hong Kong and Peking – terror sweeps the globe. The Vice-Premier of the Peoples Republic has been brutally murdered by a legendary assassin and everyone is asking the same fearful questions: Why has Bourne come back? Who is paying him? Who is next on his death list? But US officials know the shocking truth: […]
Rehana Haque awakes one March morning feeling happy. She is throwing a party for her son and daughter. In the garden of the house she has built, her roses are blooming; her children are almost grown up; and beyond their doorstep, the city is buzzing with excitement after the recent elections. Change is in the […]
The latest novel by the veteran author ( If Tomorrow Comes, etc.) is a fast-paced thriller. Upon taking office, idealistic President Paul Ellison inaugurates the “people-to-people” program, intended to establish Americas ties with Iron Curtain countries. Instead of naming an experienced diplomat as ambassador to Romania, Ellison selects wholesome Mary Ashley, instructor of Eastern European […]
A half-starved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse round his neck. He is a devout Muslim. Or is he? He says his name is Issa. Annabel, an idealistic young German civil rights lawyer, determines […]