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Susan noticed him first on the plane from Paris to Baghdad – an aloof yet extremely handsome man who intrigued her greatly. However, when an emergency hit them, this man called Raoul Mehmet Bey, is the one to take care of her. They were tied in more ways than one, as she discovered that she was traveling to his place for employment. Although far from a polite gentleman, Susan is endlessly drawn to Raoul and finds herself at his mercy during dangerous adventures in the desert. Set in the beautiful landscapes of Iraq, the love story from the 20th century was written under Pamela Kent, a pseudonym of the prolific romance writer Ida Pollock. A must-read for fans of literary romance and surpris...
Melanie Blake is in a dreamy, yet unlikely situation: she is madly in love with Rick Vandraaton, who is the charming son of a millionaire. Would it be possible for Rick to want to be with an ordinary woman like Melanie, who is filling in as his secretary, when he has the elegant Diane Fairchild almost wrapped around his finger? Yet Melanie has an advantage, as she knows some of Diane’s secrets that would certainly make her look bad in Rick’s eyes. The question is, would revealing them also ruin Melanie’s chances with the millionaire bachelor of her dreams? The intriguing story written in the 20th century under one of Ida Pollock’s pseudonyms, Pamela Kent, offers a romance for the lov...
When her great-aunt passed, Romilly was pleased to find that she had inherited a house in Cairo. To her surprise, Crighton Bey cautioned her about her new possessions. Romilly could get his warning, or his charming disposition, out of her mind. Should she be worried about his intentions, rather than her new fortune? The memorable love tale dating back to the 20th century is written by Pamela Kent, a pseudonym of the beloved romance writer Ida Pollock. A must-read for fans of literary romance and surprising twists of fate. Pamela Kent is a pseudonym of Ida Pollock (1908 – 2013), a highly successful British writer of over 125 romance novels translated into numerous languages and published ac...
How the approaches and methods of think tanks—including systems theory, operational research, and cybernetics—paved the way for a peculiar genre of midcentury modernism. In Think Tank Aesthetics, Pamela Lee traces the complex encounters between Cold War think tanks and the art of that era. Lee shows how the approaches and methods of think tanks—including systems theory, operations research, and cybernetics—paved the way for a peculiar genre of midcentury modernism and set the terms for contemporary neoliberalism. Lee casts these shadowy institutions as sites of radical creativity and interdisciplinary practice in the service of defense strategy. Describing the distinctive aesthetics ...
It wasn t a large carcass and surprisingly there was not a lot of blood. The head had been severed and placed upon a wooden table. Each limb of the carcass was crudely hacked off with an axe and saw until only the torso remained. This was no experienced butcher, even his tools were rusty and had been used for chopping wood. The axe and saw were not meant to be used in this way. This also was no abattoir or butcher s shop, the heinous act was taking place in the kitchen of a country cottage and the carcass was not one of a beast, it was the body of a human being.
After Pamela Barnes discovers her department's star researcher strangled to death in the computer lab, she is determined to find the killer. Unfortunately, her aggressive attempts to solve the crime lead her into danger, and she ultimately finds herself in a face-to-face confrontation with the killer.
There is nothing certain in life except death. We are faced daily decisions, The ramifications of which permeate into every aspect of who we are and our success in life. From the moment we are turned upside down and slapped on our 'behind' until we take our last breath, uncertainty is with us. This is a story of that uncertainty and how it pertains to people's lives. World War II took from Anne Bennett a husband and brother. She is left with three children to raise alone. She finds herself struggling with the depression and emptiness of living in the past without the ability to find her future. A decision is made. She will with her children return to her childhood home. 'Clover View' is a sm...