Valerie: 1603 books

Modern life is hectic and many people can find that enjoyable, nutritious meals are sacrificed when time is short. This collection of 30 recipes is perfect for busy people who dont want to live on unhealthy snacks and ready-made food. All the dishes can be prepared and cooked in 10 minutes or less. From...

Joanna's is getting good at the pick-up scene in bars, especially after her boyfriend leaves her for being too boring in bed. But the number and predictability of her casual encounters hasn't been exciting her either. When she picks up a man who plays bondage/submissive games with her, she responds...

Despite tenth century Britain's strong defences, Sigurd, a Norse chieftain, threatens a Saxon settlement. Beautiful Rowena, the thane's daughter, is bartered as the price for peace, and although she hates him, part of her is attracted to his handsome exterior and magnetic personality. But she soon...

In 17th Century London, innocent Leah learns she is to be married to a planter in Barbados - a man she hates. In her misery she roams the city alone and is abused by ruffians, but when saved by Captain Gideon Tempest she falls into the hands of his jealous mistress, and sent on a journey that...

Meredith Wellington receives a call that her sister has been murdered. Her two young nieces land on her doorstep. An instant family is the last thing she needs as she reaches for the top rung of the corporate ladder. Jeremiah Crown, aka Coach, lives a simple life managing his family's Kentucky...

Everyone is shocked when Clare Ulster leaves her rich and handsome fiancé, chucks her well-to-do Milwaukee city life, and moves into her grandparents' old homestead in the remote Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The quiet small town of Iron City is just what she needs to get her life in order and learn...

Leaving Earth may be the only way to save it. An alien warship looms over Earth, and the only beings with the power to stand in its way are scattered to the winds. The beacons' messenger, Adam, has mysteriously vanished, and the watcher, Elaine, is a prisoner aboard the alien ship. Only the...

They come at night when Ember Janerro is sleeping, when she lies unconscious and vulnerable and alone. The slavers have always erased her memory as fast as they open the locked front door. Her mind is designed to offer no resistance, to keep her blankly imprisoned behind amnesic barrier. The perfectly...

This little story comes complete with interesting illustrations by Matt McCoy. The story attracts children and adults who want to learn about Northern Canadian Cree culture. Colleen Mustus is the storyteller and a Cree Elder who shares the Cree way to attract good spirits. These processes include starting...

This story is the result of oral teachings from Colleen Mustus, a Cree Elder from Northern Alberta, Canada. It is an easy to read illustrated children’s story about a Cree family making their spring trip to bless the water spirit. In this family, blessing nearby sources of water in the spring and in...

In 1994 they sent me on assignment to the jungle, but the jungle changed me. To those agencies I worked for, who seek to rule the world, be afraid. We are the elite operatives you trained as children: We have turned on you. Because we can imagine a technological world in which there...

Felicia and Ruby are just about the best sixth grade friends with bicycles that ever existed in a trailer park. They do everything together, no matter what, including resisting being sucked into an 80's time warp at the local Pizzaria 'N Kabob Shop. One afternoon while trying out the career...

When Sierra wakes up naked in a stranger's bedroom, with no memory of how she got there, she knows her life is spiraling out of control. Someone is causing her to have blackouts that make no sense. Someone is playing tricks on her mind. It's time to admit the truth—she's really scared. And...

High schooler Pendelton Gonzales Johnman jumps out his bedroom to escape his abusive home life, made worse by wintertime football and his abusive father's losing team, to discover a man  on the railroad tracks. Penn makes a decision that will forever change his future.