Valerie: 1603 books

Alle Jahre Für und Wider Weihnachten … Die Zeit der peinlichen Krippenspiele, der unbedachten Geschenke, der kleinen und großen Wunder. Man verbringt die Feiertage zu Hause, auf dem Weg dahin im Zug – oder auch mal als Weihnachtsbaum verkleidet in den Ecken fremder Wohnzimmer. Wir feiern einsam,...

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Fiery-tempered Ryan Smith had been the most difficult of Judy Logan's foster brothers--and the most riveting. Because with one heated glance, she'd known his interest in her was anything but brotherly. Then he ran away...leaving her adolescent heart shattered. Now all grown up and sexier than...

Growing up in war-torn England, Livvy and her brother are separated from their parents and sent to live with strangers. At age nineteen, she immigrates to Canada, marries, and has a daughter, Natalie. After the failure of her marriage, she returns to England, but feeling a loss of independence, she...

THE COLORS OF OUR HOPE is a patriotic novel about an adolescent boy whose military father has been called to serve his country in active duty during a time of war overseas. This story chronicles a year in the life of a boy and his mother through the usage of a journal given to him as a gift by his...

"YOU'RE JOEL'S FATHER." For Sam Winton, Haley Glen's revelation was a sword through the heart. Sure, he and the pudgy bundle shared the same ebony hair, the same blue eyes, but Sam knew better than this mistress of deception that his bloodlines would course through no woman's baby…. Haley...

With a small population, it is remarkable that so many people from the county of Caithness have had such a huge impact, not only in Scotland but worldwide. The sheer hard work and determination of people from the county, both past and present, has guaranteed their place in history. From scientists,...

The Ring (2002)—Hollywood’s remake of the Japanese cult success Ringu (1998)—marked the beginning of a significant trend in the late 1990s and early 2000s of American adaptations of Asian horror films. This book explores this complex process of adaptation, paying particular attention to the...

To William Rufus’ corrupt and opulent court comes the young Norman Ralph des Aix Eager to win his knight’s fee from the new English king. But although fortune and King Rufus seems to smile on him, Ralph rapidly discovers that to be King’s favourite is bewildering and not always pleasant. And...

Elizabeth Kelley is an American who has lived in Germany for much of her life and remained even after Hitlers takeover. She is captured by the Gestapo for hiding her best friend, Zarah, who she believes is a Jew, and is sent to a concentration camp for her so-called crime. Derek von Vetter...

Middle-age woman, who is very health-conscious, enrolls in a health club in a small town that she had recently moved to. While working out at the club, she observes the various clients of the club who come and go and work out there as well. Some of them come with a partner. Some look like they are...

Journalist Jo Francis suspected that someone was out to sabotage her survival assignment. She enlisted Blake Stirton's aid. She quickly tired of his me-Tarzan-you-Jo attitude, but she doubted she'd ever weary of the desire he stirred within her. Crocodile hunter Blake Stirton should have sent...

To escape an arranged marriage, princess Shara Najran fled the Australian Outback. Her plan: Expose her fiancé's plot against the king. But Shara hadn't counted on rugged ranger Tom McCullough. Tom knew he was no Prince Charming. Still, one taste of Shara's soft lips and he was in over his head....

A threat beyond anything humanity has ever faced is racing toward our solar system. Will those who can stop it learn to work together before it's too late? Adam Desai is a self-made man. From humble and mysterious origins he has built a career as the director of a prestigious space center....