'The best thing I've done is My Antonia,' recalled Willa Cather. 'I feel I've made a contribution to American letters with that book.' Set against the vast Nebraska prairie, Cather's elegiac novel features one of the most winning heroines in American fiction--Antonia Shimerda--a young woman whose strength ... more »

Honey grew up on a farm under her strict, religious grandfather's disapproving eye. To him, everything is a sin -- from her talent for the violin to her interest in boys. When Honey is paired for music practice with a brilliant piano student, wealthy Chandler Maxwell, she discovers a soul mate. But a ... more »

WHEN IRISH EYES ARE LYIN'... Emily Andrew is earning some much-needed green by navigating the twisting roads of Ireland with a group of seniors, including her beloved Nana. But once the hearty troupe from Iowa lands on Irish sod, trouble starts brewing: there's a death-defying incident with a horse-drawn ... more »

Shy, unassuming Opal grows ever stronger through trial, love, and loss experienced between 1910 and 1981. This poignant saga depicts family dynamics and ten life-stages in the 20th Century's era of changing values. Opal demonstrates that life's knocks teach us to let go of material things and cherish ... more »

Cinnamon loves the shadows, where no one can find her. Her dreams of imaginary worlds and characters help her escape from family turmoil -- from her grandmother's overbearing control and her mother's breakdowns. Cinnamon is discovering a gift that sets her apart: a talent for the theater that finally ... more »

To the outside world, Siena McMahon has a fairy-tale life. Born into a great Hollywood dynasty-granddaughter of movie legend Duke McMahon, daughter of billionaire producer Pete McMahon-she is blessed with beauty, brains, and wealth...a proverbial princess. Yet behind the wrought-iron gates of the sprawling ... more »

Product Info From IF THIS BED COULD TALK, here is Agent Provacateur by Liz Maverick. more »

D.H. Lawrence's magnificent exploration of human sexuality in the days surrounding World War I. 'Let us hesitate no longer to announce that the sensual passions and mysteries are equally sacred with the spiritual mysteries and passions,' wrote D.H. Lawrence in Women In Love , a masterpiece that heralded ... more »

Tom Langdon, a weary and cash-strapped journalist, was banned from flying in the U.S. when an overly probing search wand caused him to blow his top at LaGuardia Airport. Now, the train is his only option to get to Los Angeles for Christmas to be with his girlfriend. To finance the trip, he pitches a ... more »

Why would anyone want to tear out someone's heart? That's the very real question facing college freshman Jenna Blake, and it has nothing to do with romance and heartbreak. A second grisly murder mystery is unfolding at Somerset University, and her job as a pathology assistant at the local hospital brings ... more »

CONTENTS: I. ON LOVE. II. ON BILLS. III. ON POLITICS. IV. ON AFTERNOON TEA. V. ON DRESS. VI. ON CHRISTMAS. VII. ON THE COUNTRY. VIII. ON TOWN. IX. ON CHILDREN AND DOGS. X. ON CONCERTS. XI. ON DANCING. XII. ON WATERING PLACES.   ________________________________________ ... more »

Set in the same universe as the Worldwar series, Colonization: Aftershocks brings us to Earth in the 1960s, where four superpowers rule: the United States, Russia, Nazi Germany, and the aliens of the Race. The arrival of the aliens shot Earth technology forward at a dizzying rate--the world of 1960 includes ... more »