Cynthia: 2564 books

Tournament Games features seven short tales of old set in the middle ages. From whimsical Knights to battle hardened warriors; a murder mystery to the fall of Camelot; mythical creatures & ghosts; even a young girls deepest desire for the prized zither at the tournament, each story offers a glimpse into an age gone by.

Despite the increasing number and variety of older characters appearing in film, television, comics, and other popular culture, much of the understanding of these figures has been limited to outdated stereotypes of aging. These include depictions of frailty, resistance to modern life, and mortality....

As portrayals of heroic women gain ground in film, television, and other media, their depictions are breaking free of females as versions of male heroes or simple stereotypes of acutely weak or overly strong women. Although heroines continue to represent the traditional roles of mothers, goddesses,...

Move over, Charlotte Brontë. The authors of the New York Times bestselling My Lady Jane are back with an irreverent spin on Jane Eyre—a tale of mischief, romance, and supernatural mayhem perfect for fans of The Princess Bride or A Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue. You may think you...

WHO NEEDS AN APP WHEN YOU CAN PAY IN BLOOD?   Once, Maya Black was a badass cop patrolling the streets of L.A. She still keeps the city safe, but these days her bad guys of choice include demons, werewolves, and assorted nocturnal scum. Something Maya knows a thing or two about. She’s a vampire—and...

David Milgaard was a troubled kid, and he got into lots of trouble. Unfortunately, that made it easy for the Saskatoon police to brand him as a murderer. At seventeen, David Milgaard was arrested, jailed, and convicted for the rape and murder of a young nursing assistant, Gail Miller. He was sent...

Includes John Ashley and his gang of bank robbers and bootleggers and more.

« — Claire, pourquoi es-tu ici ? — Pour assouvir vos besoins, obéir à vos ordres et satisfaire vos désirs, monsieur. — Qu’est-ce que tu attends ? » Entre Claire et son mari, ce n’est plus comme avant. Pour épicer leur vie de couple lors d’un week-end à New York, Trey lui...

Annie convinces Henry to join a summer book club in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read by the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award–winning creators of Henry and Mudge. When Annie hears about the Book Bugs club at the library, she wants to join right away, but her cousin Henry isn’t so sure. He likes to do...

He’ll always love Miranda Jefferson… But this cop has a job to do. Seeing his high school sweetheart after fourteen years fills Holly River police chief Carter Cahill with so many conflicting emotions. One thing hasn’t changed—the love that brought them together in the first...

’Tis the season for romance as four hearts are rekindled with love. Everything a widow felt she knew about her life changes when she meets her daughter’s future father-in-law. A successful novelist seeking peace with her past finds it in a mansion and the eyes of a handsome history buff. The trap...

Just in time for Father’s Day, Annie is spending a special day with her dad in this Level 2 Ready-to-Read from the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award–winning creators of Henry and Mudge. Annie can’t wait to spend a special day with her dad. With her pet bunny, Snowball, choosing the route, the...

Is their marriage ending… Or just beginning? Vicki Sorenson married Jamie Malone an hour after she met him. Both had good reasons for exchanging vows, but their marriage was never meant to be real. Now, thirteen years later, Vicki has a new man in her life, and he's about to propose. Before...

Despite unfathomable emotional pain, betrayal by loved ones, and a vicious cycle of yearning for outwardly love and attention, healing of the heart is possible! This book is not just words penned to make someone feel good. Poetry from the Heart is a book of deeply personal expressions that reveal...