Christopher Koski's dad has filed a custody suit. He thinks Chris's mom, his ex, is a poor "role model" for the boy. If Mr. Koski wins his suit, Chris will be forced to live at his grandparents' house in the woods, with skunks, raccoons, a 100 year-old toilet seat and no cable. Chris escapes the pressure by heading to Granite Cove Beach. There he lies in the tall grass outside Mrs. Kirby's cottage. She is a beautiful older woman he first spotted at Save 'n Rave, where he works after school. Chris vows to save Mrs. Kirby and that one day they will be together. In the meantime, his world is about to come crashing down around him . . .
When sultry Dionne Dunbar is run down in the street one winter's night, Granite Cove Gazette reporter Rose McNichols is the only witness. Amid Christmas preparations in the New England fishing village, Rose alone is determined to discover Dionne's secrets. Who wanted the woman dead? Was it a member of her mediums circle... or one of her black book clients?
His leg is the reason he's off the SEAL Teams, but it's his heart that hurts the most.Derek Farley has a lot of time on his hands now, but what he really wants is to get into trouble. If he could just show Remy he didn't need her he could perhaps walk away a free man. So what else does a bad-ass former Navy SEAL explosives expert do? Enroll in culinary school in St. Helena He might make a great pastry chef, if he can get that arrow out of his chest.Remington Bolt is a crack shot at lethally wounding every man who's ever tried to tie her down. But her almost forever man comes back, stirring up the pot of sweet tasting memories and mouth-watering fantasies. He's got her oven stoked. If she's not careful she'll be dessert.But fate is master chef of all, whipping up a series of encounters that leave them covered in passion as dangerous as molten chocolate. By themselves, they are a recipe for disaster. Together, they manage to rekindle their love amongst embers of the raging Sonoma County Wildfires.
Enjoy three bestselling middle grade novels about animals--Love That Dog, Hate That Cat, and Moo--by beloved Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech in this paperback box set Creech fans will love this perfect holiday gift and companion to her latest novel, Saving Winslow, about a young boy who befriends an ailing newborn donkey and nurses him back to health.Love That Dog: A boy named Jack finds his voice with the help of a teacher, a pencil, some yellow paper, and, of course, a dog."A really special triumph." --Kirkus (starred review)Hate That Cat: Jack is back, along with his one-of-a-kind teacher, a fat cat, and a beautiful surprise."Readers will be touched and inspired."--School Library JournalMoo: When Reena's family moves to Maine, she forms an unexpected bond with an ornery cow named Zora."Vivid, emotion-packed images and characters that will stay with readers." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Driven by an enormous desire to demonstrate her worth as an individual, independent from her materially ambitious parents, Sharon prematurely finds her way into university by altering her birth date and by scholastic achievement qualifies for her MA degree a year early, freeing her to hone her reporting skills as editor of the student newspaper and freelancing at the leading English newspaper of the country. Well-endowed with good looks and sex appeal, she fends off romantic pretenders by the dozen without finding a kindred spirit worthy of her affection. Then she discovers Theo, an Afrikaner of Dutch Reform background in the far left leaning Student Representative Council. Using her media skills she begins supporting his struggle against the wartime fascists, who had clandestinely infiltrated the security forces of the country. As they expose more infiltrators at progressively senior levels, danger escalates and culminates in the kidnapping of his great love, Teresa. Sharon is actively drawn into liberating Teresa with much involvement of the country's Civil Investigation Division as well as American Intelligence. As Theo reveals his passion for Teresa, it dashes the near term hopes of Sharon for a romantic relationship with him. Still smitten, she continues her journalistic support of Theo and falls prey to an assassination attempt on the Bushvelt farm if his family. Theo shoots the assassin and together they arrest his three accomplices, much to the embarrassment of the Government, which sends Theo into exile. A corrupt magistrate releases the three accomplices who promptly sail to England, intent on killing Theo upon his arrival in Southampton. Theo transfers to a New York bound French ocean liner outside the three mile limit and they attack a fellow-traveler carrying his letters to mail from England. They are apprehended and the ensuing court case draws international attention as Sharon uses the London Times to broadcast the full meaning of the incident by testifying against them in the Southampton court. Seeking safety and still hoping for his love, Sharon joins Theo in Montreal. To continue her journalistic career she undertakes an assignment from the London Times to discover why Otto Strasser, one of the founders of the German National Socialist Party (NAZI), which was later hijacked by Adolf Hitler, is still held under house arrest in Nova Scotia. The shocking discovery of a sinister cabal of Communists, manipulating the American government to keep him in custody, exposes her and Theo to a new round of terror. Her comradeship with Theo deepens into a total commitment in spite of their dueling personalities and diverse ethnic backgrounds. Theo marries Sharon who cons his Dutch Reform parents into lovingly accepting her in spite of her Israeli Jewish background. To properly interview Otto Strasser, Theo uses his influence with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to bring him to a Lodge near Mont Tremblant. To keep their conversations strictly private Sharon and Strasser only talk to each other outdoors on hiking trails. Theo learns that the Lodge has been infiltrated by Communist Union members of the Longshoremen from Halifax and prevails on the RCMP to fly with him to interdict them from a position in the woods above the lodge. When Strasser and Sharon emerge from the Lodge three Communist rifle men become visible on a ledge below their position and Theo opens fire with the sniper rifle loaned to him by the RCMP to take out the gunman closest to the Lodge. The second gunman fires his assault rifle at Theo hitting him in his right leg before the nearest RCMP officer takes him out. The third gunman fires at Strasser and mortally wounds Sharon. She dies, badly injured in the arms of Theo in the hospital, leaving him mortified by the loss of his Sharon.
An unusual collection of poems that combines craft, innovation, humour and down-to-earth insight in a focused and riveting read that will charm poetry buffs of every stripe. Peculiar, gripping and exquisitely crafted, 'The Love Song of Laura Ingalls Wilder' is an unforgettable new collection.
The Grandmothers are here. The Great Council has come to return the Earth to balance, to restore the feminine principle, and bring the energies of yin and yang into harmony. "We will do this work primarily through individual women," they say. "The time is now and women must lead. Women are the natural reservoirs of Yin for this planet."Grandmothers' groups and study circles have sprung up all over the world, meeting regularly to share the Grandmothers' message and to pass on to others their Empowerment into the energy of Yin. All are welcome to this work. The Grandmothers' messages and the locations of empowerment groups are posted at www.NetOfLight.org.
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The New York Times bestselling author and a central figure in the field of meditation, Sharon Salzberg, uses ancient Buddhist wisdom to redefine love and experience it in a more profound way. We all yearn for connection, yet often feel trapped by our sense of isolation, anger, envy, and other forms of aversion. Ultimately, our minds get in the way of this yearning, as we spin stories and assumptions around in our heads that keep us feeling alienated from one another. However, in Real Love, bestselling author and meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg will teach you to redefine and open up the limited definitions of "love" and experience it in a more essential way. This book provides a pathway towards a more sustainable and authentic model of love by offering a creative toolkit of mindfulness exercises, meditation techniques, and interactive applications that will guide readers through the process of stripping away layers of habit to find a truer meaning of love, to "real love." The book is divided into four sections, each addressing a distinct experience of "real love" love for the self, love for another individual, love for all beings, and love for life itself Working from the inside out, the first step on the journey is to learn to love yourself; only then will you be able to share your love with the rest of the world. As you work through each layer you will become more present and adapt to things as they actually are. And it is only when we are truly engaged with present experiences that we not only are able to feel more connected to our own core selves, but also to those around us.
