"Good riddance", is the response of every Pecan Springsresident to the murder of local real estate shark Edgar Coleman. itdoesn't take long for China to learn that Coleman was havingnumerous affairs -- and was blackmailing City Council members fortheir votes on a bad land development deal. With her fianceimmersed in the murder investigation -- and the suspect listgrowing longer by the minute -- China can forget about a honeymoon,unless she can find the killer...

Book De*ion A secret Arctic experiment turns into a frozen nightmare when ateam of scientists, stranded on a drifting iceberg with a massiveexplosive charge, battle the elements for survival, only todiscover that one of them is a murderer.

Former lawyer China Bayles works hard to make her Texas herbshop a success. Business is booming, but China is too distracted torevel in her triumph. She's trying to spend more time with her newhusband and stepson, and she's worrying about her best friend. Tofurther complicate matters, when she has to round up a supply ofmistletoe, her chief supplier turns up dead.

The #1 New York Times betseller #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts takesreaders deep into the rugged Black Hills of South Dakota, where theshadows keep secrets, hunters stalk the land, and a childhoodfriendship matures into an adult passion.

Everyone's favorite supernatural detective steps in to thwartunchivalrous deeds at a Renaissance fair With Penguin's Fall 2009publication of "Introducing Aunt Dimity, Paranormal Detective"certain to attract new readers to the popular cozy series, "AuntDimity Slays the Dragon" is poised as the perfectly irresistiblegem that will leave them eager for more. After living in the smallEnglish village of Finch for eight years, Lori Shepherd longs forsome excitement to spice up her all-too-familiar routine. So when aRenaissance festival complete with wizards, wenches, knights, andjesters sets up in town for the summer, Lori gets her wish-andmore. She soon discovers a sinister stalker, a jealous saboteur,and an evil assassin behind the scenes of King Wilfred's Faire, andit's up to Lori-with Aunt Dimity's otherworldly guidance-to preventthe medieval revelry from ending in modern-day tragedy.

In her most intriuging case yet, China Bayles discovers thatbusiness can be murder when her accountant, Rosemary Robbins, ismurdered. With an abusive ex-husband and plenty of former clientsin the picture, there's no shortage of suspects. And China musttrace a crooked trail of passion and greed to discover who wouldprofit most from murder.

Past midnight, Chyna Shepherd, twenty- six, gazed out a moonlitwindow, unable to sleep on her first night in the Napa Valley homeof her best friend's family. Instinct proves reliable. A murderoussociopath, Edgler Forman Vess, has entered the house, intent onkilling everyone inside. A self-proclaimed "homicidal adventure,"Vess lives only to satisfy all appetites as they arise, to immensehimself in sensation, to live without fear, remorse or limits, tolive with intensity. Chyna is trapped in his deadly orbit. Chyna is a survivor, toughened by a lifelong struggle for safetyand self-respect. Now she will be tested as never before. At firsther sole aim is to get out alive-until, by chance, she learns theidentity of Vess's next intended victim, a faraway innocent onlyshe can save. Driven by a newly discovered thirst for meaningbeyond mere self-preservation, Chyna musters every inner resourceshe has to save an endangered girl—as moment by moment, theterrifying threat Edgler Foreman Vess intensifies.

Undead fathers really do know best... To prove her journalisticchops, Libby Monroe ends up in Broken Heart, Oklahoma, chasing downbizarre rumors of strange goings-onaand finding vampires,lycanthropes, and zombies. She never expects to fall in lust withone of them, but vampire/single dad Ralph Genessa is tooirresistible. Only the town is being torn in two by a war betweenthe undeadaand Libby may be the only thing that can hold BrokenHeart togethera]

During a supposedly relaxing retreat at a Texas convent,herbalist China Bayles and her friend Maggie, an ex-nun,investigate the seemingly accidental death of the Mother Superiorand uncover a deadly conflict within the walls of the cloister.Reprint. PW. "

As the carrier of a rare gene, Sirantha Jax has the ability tojump ships through grimspace-a talent which makes her a highlyprized navigator for the Corp. Then a crash landing kills everyoneon board, leaving Jax in a jail cell with no memory of the crash.But her fun's not over. A group of rogue fighters frees her...for aprice: her help in overthrowing the established order.

With a brilliant comic voice as well as Jane Austen's penchant for social satire, Candace Bushnell, who with Sex and the City changed forever how we view New York City, female friendships, and the love of a good pair of Manolos, now brings us a sharply observant, keenly funny, wildly entertaining latter day comedy of manners. Modern-day heroine Janey Wilcox is a lingerie model whose reach often exceeds her grasp, and whose new-found success has gone to her head. As we follow Janey's adventures, Bushnell draws us into a seemingly glamorous world of $100,000 cars, hunky polo players and media moguls, Fifth Avenue apartments, and relationships whose hidden agendas are detectable only by the socially astute. But just as Janey enters this world of too much money and too few morals, unseen forces conspire to bring her down, forcing her to reexamine her values about love and friendship-and how far she's really willing to go to realize her dreams.

Brilliant, fearless, incorruptible, Andrew Trevayne was aself-made millionaire at thirty-five, former Undersecretary ofState, current head of one of the nation's most prestigiousfoundations. Now, at the express wish of the president, Trevayneundertakes an investigation into the " secret government" --and isswept up in a tidal wave of intrigue and danger beyond thecorridors of official power...into a nightmare maze where Mafialeaders and billionaires mingle...where Congress and even thepresidency itself can be bought and sold. Here, in this sizzlingworld of mystery, seduction, and betrayal...where his family'ssurvival and his own hinge on a hair trigger...where sinisterforces are poised to exact a chilling conspiracy...here, a man likeTrevayne can become a dreaded enemy, a duped pawn--or a king.

It's fate--another instant #1 "New York Times" bestseller.There's "a treasure hunt, romance, and] danger" (Charleston Postand Courier) in this unforgettable tale of luck and love in whichfriendships and fortunes depend on a simple twist of fate.

Skeeve must deal with myth guided desires, fairy godfathers,and an offer he can't refuse in two of Robert Asprin's mostdelightful myth adventures.

Pride and Prejudice, which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature, is an ironic novel of manners. In it the garrulous and empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim - that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters. In this she is mocked by her cynical and indolent husband. With its wit, its social precision and, above all, its irresistible heroine, Pride and Prejudice has proved one of the most enduringly popular novels in the English language. 《傲慢与偏见》通过几位村镇中产阶级姑娘谈婚论嫁的故事，反映十八世纪末至十九世纪初英国社会的世态风习。小说情节曲折、富有喜剧性，语言自然流畅、机智幽默，以精湛的技巧揭示了生活的悲喜剧。十八世纪末叶，英国小说似乎发展到了一个潴留阶段。从这个世纪之初开始，以丹尼尔·笛福和乔纳森·斯威夫特为前导，英国小说经过亨利·菲尔丁、塞缪尔·理查森等小说大家的昌隆盛世，到

The Watergate in Washington, D.C., is one of the world's mostfamous addresses--although not everyone knows exactly what it is.This imposing, fabulous complex is made up of a hotel, residences,restaurants, offices, shops, and more. It is a haven for the famousafter they break out and, on occasion, for the infamous when theybreak in. Its very name has become part of our history. Margaret Truman, herself the bearer of one of the world's mostfamous names, knows Washington's ins and outs, including who is"in" and who is "out." In this absorbing, timely Capital Crimesmystery, she shows us around this fascinating city that isAmerica's center of power and--some would say--corruption. Some ofthose who are "out" here are very dead indeed. The glittering cast of characters includes Vice President JoeAprile, who plans to become president, if he can avoid a temptingvice; a glamorous Washington hostess and fund-raiser, ElfieDorrance, with a propensity for marrying rich and powerful men andthen grieving p

Let number-one New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts fly you into Lunacy, Alaska, and into a colorful, compelling new novel about two lonely souls who find love - and redemtion... Lunacy was Nate Burke's last chance. As a Baltimore cop, he'd watched his partner die on the street - and the guilt still haunts him. With nowhere else to go, he accepts the job as chief of police in this tiny, remote Alaskan town, where the peace provides a balm for his shattered soul - and an unexpected affair with pilot Meg Galloway warms his nights... But other things in Lunacy are heating up. Nate suspects the killer in an unsolved murder still walks the snowy streets. His investigation will unearth the secrets and suspicions that lurk beneath the placid surface, as well as bring out the big-city survival instincts that made him a cop in the first place. And his discovery will threaten the new life - and the new love - that he has finally found for herself.