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Jenny had her fill of feelings and emotions. She had just been through a tragedy that would engulf her life with questions in the anxiety of learning the truth. She had a loving father, a mother that changed with each season and a mother's love that faded into the past, only to show a glimpse before dying. Martin was the love of her life, she found disillusionment with that love with learning about a secret love affair to which a child was born. Jenny learned she had a twin sister Abby whom had been exiled from her mother's love and given away. Finding out Abby took her own life, was too much to bear. Exhaustion encrypted her life and claimed her heart. It was as if someone turned the hourgl...
When reclusive master spy Victoria Hollis disappears with the blueprint to a military vehicle, she leaves no trace that she ever existed. Her twin daughters Harper and Beatriz, rookie agents for their grandfather's espionage agency, Genesis, decide to track down Victoria and the blueprint before chaos ensues. But they know Victoria would never betray Genesis or them...would she? While working to clear their mother's name, the twins uncover a nefarious plot linked to a dark family past, and vendetta-driven enemies who have been watching their every move... On the hunt to expose the truth, they face shadowy organizations, an underground criminal world where rules don't apply, and deadly deceptions masked by intrigue. One ally will teach them their first lesson of espionage the hard way: trust no one.
Victoria is Miss Popular in her sophomore year, with academic subjects far from her mind, but is brought in as a last minute replacement for a defector from the school maths team. The only girl on the team, she totally upsets the dynamic...
In this volume, scholars and theatre practioners from Austria, Britain and Germany explore the current state of Austrian drama in studies of the themes, forms and concerns of some of the most important contemporary playwrights. Many of the contributions address works which have not previously been the subject of scholarly analysis. The writers discussed include: Wolfgang Bauer, Thomas Bernhard, Elias Canetti, Peter Handke, Fritz Hochwälder, Elfriede Jelinek, Jakov Lind, Felix Mitterer, Hermann Nitsch, Gerhard Roth, Werner Schwab, Marlene Steeruwitz, Peter Turrini, and the film-maker, Wim Wenders. This collection, which includes photographs and an essay on the problems of translating, will be of particular interest to teachers, students and translators of German-language drama, as well as to a wider theatre-going public.
Take one lavish holiday wedding. Add one evil ex and his bridezilla. And toss in a smoking-hot chef from the past. It’s a recipe for disaster. Victoria Blackwood has spent years trying to redeem herself after falling victim to a blackmail scheme that cost her father thousands. So, when he insists she coordinate a big Christmas wedding at her family’s winery, she can’t say no. Even if the groom is her ex, and the caterer just quit. For Rafael Sanchez, a last-minute call to cater a huge society wedding is a golden opportunity. If he can prove he’s up to the challenge, his brothers might entrust him with more responsibility in the family catering business. But when he meets Victoria, he can’t believe his eyes. Five years ago, they had a passionate fling that rocked his world. Until she left him with only a fake name to remember her by. To pull off the perfect wedding, Victoria and Rafael can’t afford to get caught up in the past. But keeping things professional won’t be easy, not when the attraction between them burns hotter than Christmas in July.
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Monica Won Cho Stell has been invited by the Won family to South Korea to learn about her mother and her family’s history. Her mother committed suicide when Monica was young to protect her daughter. Detective Cale Dixon is driven from the hospital by his research boss and lover, Victoria Short. Dixon was recently stabbed in the back and is now on the mend. The Won family is preparing for Won Chanyu’s traditional Korean funeral, and Mother Won is working on Monica’s safe passage. Father Won prefers to use Monica as a pawn to find her father, who is believed to have killed Father Won’s brother in London for vault keys. John Stell disappeared 20 years ago, leaving Monica to fend for herself through prepaid private school and university. Monica now works for a congressman and is on leave to discover what she can about her family. Rayman Stell, a cousin who lost his mother and father to the Won, is suspected of killing Chanyu Won in San Francisco. Both families are on edge as Cale Dixon orchestrates a convergence in Seoul, South Korea. This international thriller is the sequel to Cale Dixon and the Moguk Murders.
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A true-blue Aussie emigrates to England for his life-time adventure and lands in the Town of Rugby, England. Possessing an interest in English history, he seeks out adventures to experience within the new cultural dimensions. Initially, this seems limited to experiences encompassing cultural differences. He takes a teaching position at a school in Rugby and discovers huge differences between his laid-back Aussie culture and the daily English culture. Enduring Aussie put-downs, he gives as good as he gets. However, he takes things too far on occasions resulting in him being viewed as an unpredictable “Aussie nutter”. Adventures quickly creep up on him, but he views the unfolding events as...