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London, With Love: The romantic and unforgettable story of two people, whose lives keep crossing over the years.
by Sarra Manning'A VERY special book. GORGEOUS, real believable and BEAUTIFUL' - Marian Keyes London. Nine million people. Two hundred and seventy tube stations. Every day, thousands of chance encounters, first dates, goodbyes and happy ever afters. And for twenty years it's been where one man and one woman can never get their timing right. Jennifer and Nick meet as teenagers and over the next two decades, they fall in and out of love with each other. Sometimes they start kissing. Sometimes they're just friends. Sometimes they stop speaking, but they always find their way back to each other.But after all this time, are they destined to be together or have they finally reached the end of the line?All your favourite authors love SARRA MANNING!'Wonderful - romantic, sexy, moving and impossible to put down' - Louise O'Neill'Sexy, heartfelt, funny and fresh' - Laura Jane Williams'Epically romantic yet utterly relatable' - Holly Miller'Beautiful' - Lindsey Kelk
London, With Love: The romantic and unforgettable story of two people, whose lives keep crossing over the years.
by Sarra Manning'A VERY special book. GORGEOUS, real believable and BEAUTIFUL' - Marian Keyes London. Nine million people. Two hundred and seventy tube stations. Every day, thousands of chance encounters, first dates, goodbyes and happy ever afters. And for twenty years it's been where one man and one woman can never get their timing right. Jennifer and Nick meet as teenagers and over the next two decades, they fall in and out of love with each other. Sometimes they start kissing. Sometimes they're just friends. Sometimes they stop speaking, but they always find their way back to each other.But after all this time, are they destined to be together or have they finally reached the end of the line?All your favourite authors love SARRA MANNING!'Wonderful - romantic, sexy, moving and impossible to put down' - Louise O'Neill'Sexy, heartfelt, funny and fresh' - Laura Jane Williams'Epically romantic yet utterly relatable' - Holly Miller'Beautiful' - Lindsey Kelk
London’s Best Kept Secret: A Scandalous Regency Romance (Midnight Secrets #2)
by Anabelle BryantIn Anabelle Bryant’s latest novel of ardor and ambition, a lord will stop at nothing to possess the woman of his dreams . . . In monetary matters, Jeremy Lockhart, Viscount Dearing, is used to being in control, but from his first sight of Lady Charlotte, his carefully cultivated world is rocked to its foundations. Determined to best her other, more eligible suitors, he goes to great lengths to ensure his betrothal to Charlotte. A locked black leather box holds the dark secret that has assured his success. Innocent Lady Charlotte is baffled by her new husband’s behavior. Why does Lord Dearing seem so distant one day, and so attentive the next? Her family’s dire financial straits did not allow her the luxury of an extended courtship. If only she could entice him into the marriage bed! When at last Charlotte’s efforts are rewarded, she revels in Jeremy’s unexpectedly bold possessiveness. But outside of their bedchambers, her groom’s guardedness quickly returns. Passion is no longer enough for sweet Charlotte, who vows to unlock the mystery of this complicated man. The truth, however, might be more than her principled heart is prepared to handle. . . .
Lone Star
by Josh LanyonChristmas brings the gift of a second chance at love for a Texas Ranger and his handsome ex in this smalltown romance novella.Growing up in rural Texas, Mitchell Evans’s ambition to be a dancer made him a target. Though he found success in New York City, Mitch is at a crossroads and heads home for the first time in twelve years to figure things out. When what appears to be a reindeer jumps out in front of his car, he drives off the road and into the path of the one man he hoped to avoid.The last person Texas Ranger Web Eisley expects to see four days before Christmas is his first love. He hasn’t seen Mitch since they quarreled over coming out to their friends and family years ago. Though he’s not in the closet now, Web has worked hard for the respect of his fellow officers, but he still regrets the loss of Mitch in his life. And his bed.The attraction between them is as strong as ever, and it doesn’t take long for the men to pick up where they left off. But is love enough to keep Mitch in town in the New Year?
Lone Wolf Gets a Pet (Lone Wolf)
by Kiah ThomasOscar the Grouch meets Frog & Toad in this hilarious illustrated early reader series about a cranky wolf on a quest to be left alone.Wolf lives by himself, and he likes it that way. Wolf is not a people person. But today, he would really like some jellybeans, and the store is completely out. The shopkeeper tells him that all the jellybeans have been bought up for prizes in a competition. A Best Pet Competition.There&’s only one thing for it: Wolf needs to acquire a darling dog, a cool cat, or a happy horse. But one by one, these animals prove that Wolf is not much of an animal person, either. Will no pet win him an award? How far must Wolf go to get some dang jellybeans?Move over, Elephant & Piggie! For readers who have had enough of the buddy duos, for kids who&’d rather play by themselves—Wolf is the antihero you&’ve been waiting for. Lone Wolf Gets a Pet is the second in a hilarious early reader series starring the completely lovable, chronically grumpy Wolf, a character who affirms kids who fly solo better than with friends.Kids who are beginning to read on their own won&’t be able to get enough of Kiah Thomas&’s sarcastic stories, perfect whether read alone or out loud, and K-Fai Steele&’s laugh-out-loud illustrations will give any kid, no matter their reading level, a new favorite series.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Lone Wolf Goes to School (Lone Wolf)
by Kiah ThomasOscar the Grouch meets Frog & Toad in this hilarious illustrated early reader series about a cranky wolf on a quest to be left alone.Wolf has just the right amount of friends: NONE. He loves to be alone. Unfortunately, everywhere he goes, other people are there too. At school, the teacher says if he can&’t get along with the other students, he has to leave. So he goes to the movies. More people! He tries the beach. No peace there, either. He flees to the remote peak of a mountain, and even there, someone comes along to bother him. Finally, Wolf hatches a plan. All these people arrive for a party at Wolf&’s house . . . while Wolf makes a quick exit.Move over, Elephant & Piggie! For readers who have had enough of the buddy duos, for kids who&’d rather play by themselves—Wolf is the antihero you&’ve been waiting for. Lone Wolf Goes to School is the first in a hilarious early reader series starring the completely lovable, chronically grumpy Wolf, a character who affirms kids who fly solo better than with friends.Kids who are beginning to read on their own won&’t be able to get enough of Kiah Thomas&’s sarcastic stories, perfect whether read alone or out loud, and K-Fai Steele&’s laugh-out-loud illustrations will give any kid, no matter their reading level, a new favorite series.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Lone Wolf Standing: Lone Wolf Standing Secret Service Rescue Hot On The Hunt The Manhattan Encounter (Men of Wolf Creek #3)
by Carla CassidyNew York Times bestselling author Carla Cassidy brings her riveting Men of Wolf Creek series to a thrilling climax.Maybe it's just her imagination, but Sheri Marcoli's convinced she's being watched. With the disappearance of her aunt still unsolved, Detective Jimmy Carmani's not taking any chances. But sticking close to the vulnerable beauty isn't just a job. For the first time in his life, Jimmy's discovering feelings he thought himself incapable of.But the powerful attraction Sheri feels toward Jimmy is scaring her almost as much as her stalker. The swarthy, dark-eyed detective is nothing like the golden-haired prince she's waited for all her life. But as Sheri struggles to resist her overpowering desire, an evil madman is closing in…on both of them.And make sure to pick up A REAL COWBOY, the first installment of Carla Cassidy's new series Cowboys of Holiday Ranch, only from Harlequin® Romantic Suspense! Available March 2015!
Long Form Improvisation and American Comedy
by Matt FotisLong form scenic improv began with the Harold. The comic philosophy of this form started an era of comedy marked by support, trust, and collaboration. This book tells of the Harold, beginning with the development of improv theatre, through the tensions and evolutions that led to its creation at iO, and to its use in contemporary filmmaking.
Long Island Compromise: A Novel
by Taffy Brodesser-AknerNATIONAL BESTSELLER • An exhilarating novel about one American family and the dark moment that shatters their suburban paradise, from the New York Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in TroubleNew York Times Book Review Editors&’ Choice • New York Magazine&’s Beach Read Book Club Pick • Belletrist Book Club PickA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, The New Yorker, Time, The Washington Post, NPR, Vogue, Town & Country, New York Post, Harper&’s Bazaar, Elle, Parade, Kirkus Reviews&“Joins the pantheon of great American novels.&”—Los Angeles Times&“Exuberant and absorbing . . . a big old-fashioned social novel.&”—The Atlantic&“Were we gangsters? No. But did we know how to start a fire?&”In 1980, a wealthy businessman named Carl Fletcher is kidnapped from his driveway, brutalized, and held for ransom. He is returned to his wife and kids less than a week later, only slightly the worse, and the family moves on with their lives, resuming their prized places in the saga of the American dream, comforted in the realization that though their money may have been what endangered them, it is also what assured them their safety.But now, nearly forty years later, it&’s clear that perhaps nobody ever got over anything, after all. Carl has spent the ensuing years secretly seeking closure to the matter of his kidnapping, while his wife, Ruth, has spent her potential protecting her husband&’s emotional health. Their three grown children aren&’t doing much better: Nathan&’s chronic fear won&’t allow him to advance at his law firm; Beamer, a Hollywood screenwriter, will consume anything—substance, foodstuff, women—in order to numb his own perpetual terror; and Jenny has spent her life so bent on proving that she&’s not a product of her family&’s pathology that she has come to define it. As they hover at the delicate precipice of a different kind of survival, they learn that the family fortune has dwindled to just about nothing, and they must face desperate questions about how much their wealth has played a part in both their lives&’ successes and failures.Long Island Compromise spans the entirety of one family&’s history, winding through decades and generations, all the way to the outrageous present, and confronting the mainstays of American Jewish life: tradition, the pursuit of success, the terror of history, fear of the future, old wives&’ tales, evil eyes, ambition, achievement, boredom, dybbuks, inheritance, pyramid schemes, right-wing capitalists, beta-blockers, psychics, and the mostly unspoken love and shared experience that unite a family forever.
Long Island Compromise: A sensational new novel by the international bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner'Is this book as good [as Fleishman]? It's better' THE NEW YORK TIMES'Shocking, tender, profound and delicious' EMILY MAITLIS'Lavishly comic' THE TIMES'[A] scabrous satire of the super-rich' THE NEW YORKER'Substantive and profound' CATHY RENTZENBRINK'A lip-smacking tale' GUARDIAN'Elegant and devastating' FINANCIAL TIMES'This author's talents are boundless' LA TIMESFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble comes a darkly exhilarating novel about an American family and its inheritance - the safety and wealth that they fought for, and the precarity of their survival that is their legacy. In 1980, a wealthy businessman named Carl Fletcher is kidnapped from his driveway in the nicest part of the nicest part of Long Island. He is brutalised, held for ransom and then returned to his family. Miraculously, Carl, his wife and his three kids are left to move on with their lives, and resume their prized places in the ongoing saga of the American dream. But nearly forty years later, when Carl's mother dies, the trauma that has been bubbling beneath the Fletchers' lives all this time surfaces at last. It becomes apparent that Carl has been quietly pursuing closure to the kidnapping for all these years, and his wife and children must face that the money that they believed bought them safety was actually never capable of doing any such thing. Long Island Compromise spans generations, winding through decades of history all the way through to the wild present, dealing along the way with all the mainstays of American Jewish life and the timeless questions about wealth, trauma, and the American soul.PRAISE FOR FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE:'There is no one that this book isn't for . . . Pure brilliance' INDIA KNIGHT, THE SUNDAY TIMES'Could be one of the books of my entire lifetime. I've never felt so seen' GRACE DENT, GUARDIAN'Sharp and wicked, insightful and funny, and then suddenly so touching' DAVID NICHOLLS'A work of utter perfection' ELIZABETH GILBERT
Long Island Compromise: A sensational new novel by the international bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble
by Taffy Brodesser-Akner'Is this book as good [as Fleishman]? It's better' THE NEW YORK TIMES'Shocking, tender, profound and delicious' EMILY MAITLIS'Lavishly comic' THE TIMES'[A] scabrous satire of the super-rich' THE NEW YORKER'Substantive and profound' CATHY RENTZENBRINK'A lip-smacking tale' GUARDIAN'Elegant and devastating' FINANCIAL TIMES'This author's talents are boundless' LA TIMESFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of Fleishman Is in Trouble comes a darkly exhilarating novel about an American family and its inheritance - the safety and wealth that they fought for, and the precarity of their survival that is their legacy. In 1980, a wealthy businessman named Carl Fletcher is kidnapped from his driveway in the nicest part of the nicest part of Long Island. He is brutalised, held for ransom and then returned to his family. Miraculously, Carl, his wife and his three kids are left to move on with their lives, and resume their prized places in the ongoing saga of the American dream. But nearly forty years later, when Carl's mother dies, the trauma that has been bubbling beneath the Fletchers' lives all this time surfaces at last. It becomes apparent that Carl has been quietly pursuing closure to the kidnapping for all these years, and his wife and children must face that the money that they believed bought them safety was actually never capable of doing any such thing. Long Island Compromise spans generations, winding through decades of history all the way through to the wild present, dealing along the way with all the mainstays of American Jewish life and the timeless questions about wealth, trauma, and the American soul.PRAISE FOR FLEISHMAN IS IN TROUBLE:'There is no one that this book isn't for . . . Pure brilliance' INDIA KNIGHT, THE SUNDAY TIMES'Could be one of the books of my entire lifetime. I've never felt so seen' GRACE DENT, GUARDIAN'Sharp and wicked, insightful and funny, and then suddenly so touching' DAVID NICHOLLS'A work of utter perfection' ELIZABETH GILBERT
Long Live Evil (Time of Iron #1)
by Sarah Rees BrennanONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES "BEST SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY OF 2024" AND "BEST ROMANCE NOVELS OF 2024" THIS IS A TALE FOR EVERYONE WHO&’S EVER FALLEN FOR THE VILLAIN… This adult epic fantasy debut from Sarah Rees Brennan puts the reader in the villain's shoes, for an adventure that is both "brilliant" (Holly Black) and "supremely satisfying" (Leigh Bardugo). Expect a rogue's gallery of villains including an axe wielding maid, a shining knight with dark moods, a homicidal bodyguard, and a playboy spymaster with a golden heart and a filthy reputation. When her whole life collapsed, Rae still had books. Dying, she seizes a second chance at living: a magical bargain that lets her enter the world of her favorite fantasy series. She wakes in a castle on the edge of a hellish chasm, in a kingdom on the brink of war. Home to dangerous monsters, scheming courtiers and her favourite fictional character: the Once and Forever Emperor. He&’s impossibly alluring, as only fiction can be. And in this fantasy world, she discovers she's not the heroine, but the villainess in the Emperor's tale. So be it. The wicked are better dressed, with better one-liners, even if they're doomed to bad ends. She assembles the wildly disparate villains of the story under her evil leadership, plotting to change their fate. But as the body count rises and the Emperor's fury increases, it seems Rae and her allies may not survive to see the final page.★ "Absolutely wonderful.&”―Kirkus (Starred)★ "Brennan's adult fantasy debut is two great stories in one: the romantasy in the background and Rae&’s adventure in the foreground."―Booklist (Starred)
Long Live the Dragon Warrior
by Tracey WestPo's position as Dragon Warrior is challenged in this early chapter book with two awesome stories based on hilarious and action-packed episodes of Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness!This chapter book, which includes black-and-white illustrations throughout, tells two popular episodes from the Emmy-winning series.In the first story, it's Dragon Warrior Challenge Day. Anyone who bests Po by sundown will be named the new Dragon Warrior. Po isn't worried...until a certain disgruntled rhino shows up. One who would be more than happy to take Po's place as Dragon Warrior... In the second story, Po and Shifu are hosting the Peace Jubilee. Po gets excited when he discovers a kid who is bodacious at kung fu! But it isn't long before Po starts feeling jealous. All the villagers can talk about is the new kid. Are they thinking of replacing their beloved Dragon Warrior? © 2015 Viacom International Inc. NICKELODEON and all related logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc. Based on the feature film "Kung Fu Panda" © 2008 DreamWorks Animation L.L.C. All Rights Reserved.
Long Story Short: 100 Classic Books in Three Panels
by Lisa BrownAcclaimed author and illustrator Lisa Brown (The Airport Book, Goldfish Ghost) brings her sly sense of humor to comic-strip condensations of classic and contemporary literature.
Long Story Short: A Novel
by Serena Kaylor“Like the best of the Bard himself, Long Story Short combines dazzling repartee with iconic, nuanced characters and the kind of charged, perfectly paced romance fit for the world stage...a sparkling Shakespearean homage and a wonderful debut.” —Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka, authors of Always Never YoursIn Serena Kaylor's sparkling debut, a homeschooled math genius finds herself out of her element at a theater summer camp and learns that life—and love—can’t be lived by the (text)book.Growing up homeschooled in Berkeley, California, Beatrice Quinn has always dreamed of discovering new mathematical challenges at Oxford University. She always thought the hardest part would be getting in, not convincing her parents to let her go. But while math has always made sense to Beatrice, making friends is a problem she hasn’t been able to solve. Before her parents will send her halfway across the world, she has to prove she won’t spend the next four years hiding in the library. The compromise: the Connecticut Shakespearean Summer Academy and a detailed list of teenage milestones to check off. If Beatrice wants to live out her Oxford dream, she has to survive six weeks in the role of “normal teenager” first. Unfortunately, hearts and hormones don't follow any equations. When she's adopted by a group of eclectic theater kids, and immediately makes an enemy of the popular—and annoyingly gorgeous—British son of the camp’s founders, Beatrice quickly learns that relationships are trickier than calculus. With her future on the line, this girl genius stumbles through illicit parties, double dog dares, and more than her fair share of Shakespeare. But before the final curtain falls, will Beatrice realize there’s more to life than what she can find in the pages of a book?
Long Story Short: Turning Famous Books into Cartoons
by Mr. FishA collection of cartoons, illustrations, and paintings that condense the complicated narratives of famous books into one-page works of art."A subversive volume that translates a series of complex works of literature into a single-page illustration . . . A variety of artists rise to a unique literary and visual challenge." —Kirkus ReviewsThe Catcher in the Rye. Lolita. Moby-Dick. Infinite Jest. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. A Room of One’s Own. Native Son. These are but a handful of classic works spectacularly distilled by Mr. Fish and a very talented group of painters, illustrators, graphic designers, and political cartoonists into succinct snapshots that are at times funny, sad, inspiring, rude, crude, beautiful, profound, stomach-turning, and mind-blowing.Includes original artwork from: Mr. Fish, Ted Rall, Stephanie McMillan, Sarah Awad, Eli Valley, Wes Tyrell, Tamara Knoss, Keith Henry Brown, Sam Henderson, Lodi Marasescu, Surag Ramachandran, Tami Knight, Eric J. Garcia, Marissa Dougherty, Siri Dokken, John G., Andy Singer, Tara Seibel, Gary Dumm, Clare Kolat, Nate Ulsh, Benjamin Slyngstad, Ron Hill, JP Trostle, John Kovaleski, and Beth McCaskey.
Long Time Leaving: Dispatches from Up South
by Roy Blount Jr.In this irreverent, eminently quotable book, Roy Blount Jr. focuses on his own dueling loyalties across the great American divide. Scholarly, biting, raunchy, and affable, Blount's musings may not end our Civil War, but they do clarify and aptly complicate divisive delusions on both sides of the longstanding national rift. A comic ode to American variety, Long Time Leaving is an assault on Northern and Southern complacency from one of the most celebrated essayists of our time.
Long Time No See (Judith Singer #2)
by Susan IsaacsNew York Times bestseller: The heroine of Compromising Positions returns in this &“hilarious&” suburban murder mystery (People). Where did Courtney Logan go? The former investment banker turned suburban dilettante had not lived in Shorehaven for long, but had begun to establish herself there. Her small business—a video production company dedicated to filming newborns—was taking off, and she seemed to have settled into life outside of the big city. Then, suddenly, she disappeared. Judith Singer wants to find her. Two decades after the thrilling case of a murdered dentist, the Long Island housewife is now town historian—and recently widowed. She needs a hobby, and Courtney Logan&’s disappearance seems like just her kind of fun. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Isaacs, including rare photos from the author&’s personal collection.
Long, Last, Happy: New and Collected Stories
by Barry HannahA definitive, career-spanning, best-of tribute to a master of the modern American short story, featuring work from his final unpublished collection. A fitting summation of one of America&’s greatest short story masters, this towering tribute features stories from Airships, Captain Maximus, Bats Out of Hell, High Lonesome, and Barry Hannah&’s final unfinished collection, Long, Last, Happy. The astonishingly varied stories in this collection span nearly five decades of unremitting brilliance. Praised for writing &“the most consistently interesting sentences of any writer in America&” (Sven Birkerts), Hannah&’s ferocious, glittering prose and sui generis worldview introduced readers to a literary New South—a fictional landscape that encompasses &“women, God, lust, race, nature, gay Confederates, good old boys, bad old boys, guns, animals, fishing, fighting, cars, pestilence, surrealism, gritty realism, the future, and the past . . . tossed together in glorious juxtapositions&” (Vanity Fair). Long, Last, Happy confirms Barry Hannah as one of our most brilliant voices. &“Hannah is the Jimi Hendrix of American short fiction; an electrifying Mark Twain—a wailing genius of literary twang, reverb, feedback, and general sonic unholiness that results in grace notes so piercing you heart melts like an overloaded amp.&” —Interview
Long, Tall Cowboy Christmas (Happy, Texas #2)
by Carolyn BrownA heartwarming holiday read from USA Today bestselling author Carolyn Brown Nash Lamont is a man about as solitary as they come. That's exactly why ranch life in middle-of-nowhere Happy, Texas suits him. So what the heck is he doing letting a beautiful widow and her three rambunctious children temporarily move in? Before he knows it, they're stringing Christmas lights and decorating the tree... and he's having the time of his life. But after everything he's been through, Nash knows this kind of happiness doesn't last. Kasey Dawson thought she'd never get over the death of her husband. Nash, with his strong hands and infinite patience, is stirring something she hasn't felt in a long time. Kasey knows the sexy cowboy isn't telling her everything about this past, though. And she refuses to risk heartbreak all over again. But her kids have a plan of their own: Nothing will keep them from having a real family again-even if it takes a little help from Santa himself. "Genuinely sweet." --Publishers Weekly The Happy, Texas series: Toughest Cowboy in Texas Long, Tall Cowboy Christmas The Luckiest Cowboy of All
Long, Tall Texans Vol. I: Calhoun & Justin
by Diana PalmerCALHOUN Abby Clark is sick of being treated like a child. Sure, handsome Calhoun Ballenger and his brother might have taken her in when she was just a girl, but that was a long time ago. She may be far from the worldly girlfriends Calhoun usually spent time with, but Abby is determined to win his heart. Can she make the man of her dreams realize she's everything he's always wanted in a woman? JUSTIN Shelby Jacobs never meant to hurt Justin Ballenger when she broke their engagement-and his heart-six years before. Truth is, she loves him more than ever...and she'd had her reasons for pushing him away years ago. But with her family facing hard times, Shelby is all on her own in Jacobsville, and she leans on Justin for support. Can she help the bitter rancher finally let down the walls around his heart-and let love in?
Long, Tall Texans Vol. II: Tyler & Sutton
by Diana PalmerTYLER If a man took only a cursory glance at Nell Regan, he could easily miss the beauty in her shy face, or the sexy figure hidden beneath her shapeless clothes. Nell has learned the hard way that she doesn't have anything to offer a man. Her future is here in Arizona, running her dude ranch, by herself...until Tyler Jacobs arrives. But Nell's not about to mistake kindness for love. Not again. Yet could denying her own desire destroy her one chance for happiness? SUTTON With one glance of his piercing black eyes, rancher Quinn Sutton makes an indelible mark on Amanda Callaway, and she finds herself increasingly fascinated by her new neighbor. She quickly learns that the gruff single father isn't only devastatingly handsome, but he also insists on having his ranch run according to his rules-it's Sutton's way or the highway. But Amanda has her own secrets and plans to keep her distance. If only she weren't falling for her unlikely hero....
Long, Tall Texans Vol. III: Ethan & Connal
by Diana PalmerETHAN Arabella Craig was eighteen when Ethan Hardeman first opened her eyes to passion...and then turned around and married another woman. Four years later, tragedy brings Ethan, still just as tall and handsome, but newly divorced and bitter, back into her life. He runs his family's cattle empire with an iron hand, yet he refuses to loosen his grip on the reins holding back his heart. But Arabella is determined not to let this Long, Tall Texan escape her again! CONNAL For years, Penelope Mathews worshipped the elusive C. C. Tremayne from afar. Until one night, when, trying to protect the mysterious loner from landing in jail after drinking a little too much, Pepi seeks refuge in a wedding chapel-and winds up emerging as Mrs. Connal Cade Tremayne! When C.C. realizes what happened, he's outraged and plans to end their "arrangement" immediately. Yet the more time he spends with Pepi, the more he realizes he doesn't want their marriage to end....
Long-Form Improv: The Complete Guide to Creating Characters, Sustaining Scenes, and Performing Extraordinary Harolds
by Ben HauckLong-Form Improv deftly teaches the wildly popular form of improvisation that is so foundational to the comedy stylings of many of today's top actors and thriving comedians. Crammed with innovative ideas for conceptualizing improvised scenework and "finding the game of the scene," this crisply written manual covers techniques for experienced improvisers, curious actors, and even non-actors. A complete long-form improv resource comprising topics like ideation and character creation, improvising scenes for extended periods of time and enhancing them--and even performing the most famous expression of long-form improv, the half-hour improvised form known as "The Harold"--this astute text is written in a friendly, supportive voice by an experienced improv teacher and professional actor whose own frustration in learning the craft drove an obsession to create a program free of confounding teachings and contradictory concepts. The book's groundbreaking infusion with drama theory and game theory brings new life to the teachings of the craft, breaking down various aspects of long-form improv into short chapters for swift, step-by-step intake of its vital lessons. Students of acting and long-form improv alike should expect Long-Form Improv to bolster their education and fast-track their course to improv greatness.
Longwalker's Child
by Debra WebbLauren Whitmore had heard the wild rumors about the man on her doorstep. But none of them prepared her for Gray Longwalker. His proud Native American features stole her breath, but it was his eyes that stopped Lauren's heart. Deep, honest and gray as his name--an exact match to those of the little girl Lauren loved and was to adopt as her own.As soon as he learned she existed, Gray rushed to claim his child. Except he hadn't expected a long-limbed vixen to stand in his way. And as tension between him and Lauren heated to a dangerous attraction the lone warrior faced his greatest fear--forgetting the beauty before him was the enemy....