The passionate year - formato ePub

Del autor de Adiós, señor Chips. Un levantamiento en Baskul obliga a un grupo de tres residentes británicos y uno estadounidense a huir de la India, pero su avión es secuestrado por el piloto, que se...

El viejo señor Chipping ha sido el profesor de griego y latín en la escuela de secundaria Brookfield desde tiempos inmemoriales. Nadie recuerda cuándo llegó, ni cómo era de joven, ni si alguna vez se...

At twilight a train from London deposited a man and a little girl at Patchley station. The man was grey-haired, though tall and of soldierly bearing, and the little girl was so tired that she could hardly...

Time and Time Again was James Hilton's last novel. It was published the year before he died. It covers the rather ordinary life of a rather ordinary man. Told in flashbacks, a diplomat outlines the big...

A strange story, told by indirection, as Jane Waring, through recurrent interviews with a mysterious Mr. Small who is trying to get from her all she can give him of her knowledge of Mark Bradley, tells...

In 1931, four people, including Glory Conway, escape the political unrest in Baskul, China by boarding a plane, bound for Peshawar. The plane, however, much to their dismay, has been hijacked and eventually...

'A tiny, catch-in-the-throat story . . . perfectly done' New Yorker'One of the most endearing creations of modern fiction' TelegraphMr Chipping is a quiet, unassuming teacher at Brookfield Grammar School....

When the Gunn brothers Danny and Clay answer a call to help old friends, they are plunged into a volatile and deadly situation. Larry and Pamela Duke own one of the most popular nightclubs in the Spanish...

A heart-pounding thriller for fans of Lee Child, Matt Hilton and James Hilton.EVEN PRAYER WON'T SAVE THEM NOWBrothers Danny and Clay Gunn were brought up an ocean apart. Both served in the military, and...

Brothers Danny and Clay Gunn were brought up an ocean apart, but blood will out. Both served in the military, and both know how to kill, taking work as private military contractors and freelance 'fixers'....

CATHERINE thought: Day is white, Night is black, but sometimes it is half-white and half-black.... There were five knobs on the brass rail of the bed: one of them would come off.... The baker came to...

"Ah, am yes, Mr. Speed, is it not?... Welcome, sir! Welcome to Millstead!" Kenneth Speed gripped the other's hand and smiled. He was a tall passably good-looking fellow in his early twenties, bright-eyed...

An engrossing tale of a man who loses his memory due to being shelled in the Great War, eventually finds happiness with a young actress, and then is knocked down on a Liverpool street. He regains consciousness...

As aventuras de Horizonte Perdido começam com uma incrível viagem pelo Extremo Oriente na década de 1930. A bordo de um avião em fuga de uma conturbação revolucionária, quatro envolventes personagens...

Navy SEAL. Tier One Operator. Pawn.           It started as an order from the Vice Admiral. A Black Ops mission for a woman from a government acronym no one ever spoke about. The brunette slid me a smile...

A Murder. A Fashion Show. A Whole Lot Of Mirrors. Fashion shows kill people.Detective Adeline Ford investigates a heartless murder. She recalls her modelling days. Adeline returns to the dark world of...

Grace Bennett hated her most recent job of killing a woman. Something felt off.So Grace, with her lover and fellow assassin, decided to figure out what seemed out of place.Sometimes a job to kill might...

An Alien Race. An Extreme Weight Loss Solution. A Bizarre Situation.Aliens infect obese people in the near future.I infect obese people so I secure the future of my race. When a doctor threats my life,...

A New Alien. A Band Of Superheroes. An Alien Mind.Aliens have weird minds.Superheroes Matilda Plum helps humans. She helps aliens occasionally. Matilda meets a brand new alien with a very weird problem.Matilda...

A Dying Ship. A Hunted Man. A Doomed Journey.No Engines. No Fuel. No Environmental Systems.Hayden flees the Imperium. He struggles to survive. Hayden sees lights flash in the distance. Hayden quickly...

Ten years ago, Derek's daughter disappeared. Now she's standing on his doorstep, pale and shaking, with streaks of red lightning flashing in her eyes. Derek should be overjoyed. He isn't. Because he knows...

Sometimes you have to brave uncharted waters to find where you belong… An emotionally captivating, uplifting new series about enduring hope, unexpected blessings, and the healing power of found-family.  Abigail...

Hidden behind the walls of Grangegorman Mental Hospital in 1941, four lives collide, all afflicted by the human cost of wars, betrayals and trauma.Gus, a shrewd attendant, is the keeper of everyone's...

When the shadows of the past gather, trouble isn't far behind ... Fenella Rose-Waterman is happy running The Cranky Lizard winery until a broken relationship lifts the lid on the Pandora's Box of her...

He's the big, gruff farmer laid up with a broken leg.And I'm his new live-in Home Health Aide. I should've known Zeke Radcliffe would be difficult—to say the least—when his brother apologized in advance...

"Bruised, Resilient" is an eclectic collection of thirty short stories spanning multiple genres from magical realism, mythology, and science fiction to contemporary and literary fiction. Whether speculative...

My life would make so much more sense if I'd been born into a Regency romance… And just like any Regency miss faced with a disapproving Duke, my relationship with Justin has always been a bit rocky. I...

 She's a cyborg with a forgotten past. He's an alien mercenary with a heart of gold. All Jesh wants is to understand who—and what—she is. Waking up in a human medical facility with no memory, a voice...

While not about the Lifeline team, these high-adrenaline companion stories deliver thrills in the great outdoors and heated passion indoors. Falling FreestyleDara and her best friends, Kane and Jack,...

In the Tasmanian bush six contestants battle it out to win $250,000. Only five finish. In Bass Strait the Blue Gazelle yacht tackles fierce winds, high waves and a phantom vessel in its race to win the...

A clueless omega and an oblivious beta dance around their fated attraction. Will they figure it out before the pride's past catches up with them?Life in Valentine Growville is more exciting than Burke,...

Retired fighter pilot Kay Braithwaite spends her days ferrying passengers from one boring location to another on her home planet of Mandel. It's not easy to leave her fighting days in the past when half...

After six years of success at Technovations, Ryan accepts a one-year assignment in Auckland, New Zealand. This assignment will advance his career, but his husband Aaron dreads the prospect of a one-year...

The Archangel Gabriel has quite enough on his plate with a murderous vampire on the loose, the enigmatic Lord Hallam's return to parliament after a ten-year absence, and the near riots at London's notorious...

In small-town Wyoming, a tough sheriff and a former Navy SEAL are thrown together by circumstance. Their fiery chemistry leads to constant clashes, but as they work to solve a mystery, they can't ignore...

'An engrossing and vivid novel brimming with compassion for nature .' - Anna Ittenere, The Sea Library Magazine. A family drama unfolds across Australia and New Zealand. There is betrayal but it's not...

Time. Limited. Inescapable. Precious beyond measure. But what happens when time doesn't follow the rules we all know? What are the possibilities? The perils? In this innovative and thought-provoking collection,...

Apple -- I gave Deacon my heart, but he said I was too young. So he left. For over a year. Didn't want me around. Hurt and humiliated, I left for Grim Road MC. If anyone will understand my need to hide...

In the 23rd century you can jack into the web, shop at a mall floating half a mile above the street, kill yourself with the drug of the week, and wake up in a new body.The rich can have what they want...

Samira had two choices.  She could return back to her home country and face starvation and imprisonment. Or she could live life on the run knowing she could be caught any time. She chose the third option. Samira...

From a futuristic colony where a woman dreams of rockets, to a drab estate where a girl finds magic, SJ Bradley\'s inventive and experimental stories showcase remarkable range. Vividly rendered, they...

An Office Romance with a Fairy Tale Twist. A millionarie shoe magnate suddenly finds himself attracted to his executive assistant.    

Aria He was my new stepbrother, crashing into my life from out of nowhere and playing the perfect guy card flawlessly. But I'm not fooled, even if those dark eyes make my heart stutter. I won't let him...

A Vineyard. An Arsonist. A Murderer.People love wining and dying.When Private Eye Bettie English investigates a series of attacks on a vineyard, she realises a murderer lurks in plain sight.Livelihoods...