When
the enslaved Jim overhears that he is about to be sold to a man
in New Orleans, separated from his wife and daughter forever, he
decides to hide on nearby Jackson Island until he can formulate
a plan. Meanwhile, Huck Finn has faked his own death to escape
his violent father, recently returned to town. As all readers of
American literature know, thus begins the dangerous and
transcendent journey by raft down the Mississippi River toward
the elusive and too-often-unreliable promise of the Free States
and beyond.
The
King of Yusan may be the greatest liar of them all.
His sister’s ring is in
his sights, and he will do anything to get what he wants. Even
manipulating the five blades to steal it...
Bonded by a common enemy,
then divided by deceit, the blades must rely on their skills to
pull off King Joon’s pursuit or risk his legendary wrath.
A foreign rule of law stands between them and
Quilimar, the Queen of Khitan. Now they have one month to steal
the powerful Golden Ring of the Dragon Lord. But that impossible
task might be easier than trusting one another, even though
their lives, their families, and the realms depend on it.
A witty, atmospheric, and brilliantly told novel that offers
compelling portraits of womanhood, motherhood and female friendship,
along with the irresistible intrigue surrounding an extraordinary
British family
Arriving at the University of Edinburgh for
her first term, Pen knows her divorced parents back in Canada are
hiding something from her. She believes she’ll find the answer here
in Scotland, where an old friend of her father’s—now a famous writer
known as Lord Lennox—lives. When she is invited to spend the weekend
at Lord Lennox’s centuries-old estate with his enveloping,
fascinating family, Pen begins to unravel her parents’ secret, just
as she’s falling in love for the first time . . .
Egypt, 1936: When anthropology student Charlotte Cross is offered a coveted spot on an archaeological dig in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings, she leaps at the opportunity. That is until an unbearable tragedy strikes.
New York City, 1978: Nineteen-year-old Annie Jenkins is thrilled when she lands an opportunity to work for former Vogue fashion editor Diana Vreeland, who’s in the midst of organizing the famous Met Gala, hosted at the museum and known across the city as the “party of the year.”
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