Now that Materena is a big star with her radio talk show, Pito can't help noticing some changes in his wife. She's spending more and more time at work and with her girlfriends instead of coming home to cook for him. And why does a Tahitian woman need to know how to drive, anyway? He tries to shrug it off, but when Materena gives him the silent treatment and doesn't come home after a night of dancing, Pito has had enough! How is he supposed to fix things with Materena when she doesn't even give him a chance?Luckily for Pito, his opportunity comes when a threemonth-old girl named Tiare--rumored to be their son Tomatoa's daughter--is left on the Mahis' doorstep. Anxious to pull his weight and set things right, Pito embarks on a hilarious and noble mission to prove himself to his granddaughter, his wife, and--most importantly--himself. TIARE IN BLOOM is the heartwarming story of a couple facing big changes on a small island--and a love that outlasts it all.

Roarke O'Malley:loves danger and beautiful women. As a glove-trotting journalist, he lives on the edge using his wits, daring and sheer love of adventure. Home to recuperate from an attempt on his life, set up by a woman who claimed to love him, he falls into the greatest danger of all....Beautiful and vulnerable Daria Shea runs to Roarke for help. Without her memory, she doesn't know who is trying to hurt her or why. Roarke claims he's no knight in shining armor, but with him Daria feels safe. And as they investigate together, the hot sultry days of New Orleans turn into steamy, loving nights.... But with his history—and the ring from another man on her finger—can Daria make Roarke believe in love?NEW ORLEANS KNIGHTS: Three brothers, three unforgettable heroes

Mining inspector Sabina Hanlon despises surface mining, so it’s disconcerting to find herself attracted to Chad Peters, manager of Calico Mining. Before long, she’s admiring what he accomplishes – and finds herself involved not only in his life, but in the lives of his extended family. Contemporary Romance by Justine Wittich; originally pubished by Thomas Bouregy

This powerful short novel describes the events of a single afternoon. Alwyn Tower, an American expatriate and sometime novelist, is staying with a friend outside of Paris, when a well-heeled,  itinerant Irish couple drops in—with Lucy, their trained hawk, a restless, sullen, disturbingly totemic presence. Lunch is prepared, drink flows. A masquerade, at once harrowing and farcical, begins.  A work of classical elegance and concision, The Pilgrim Hawk stands with Faulkner’s The Bear as one of the finest American short novels: a beautifully crafted story that is also a poignant evocation of the implacable power of love.

"Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!" The Knight of Darkness investigates supercrime. Lamont Cranston is called in to investigate "The Case of Congressman Coyd". What is behind the bizarre turnaround of a veteran lawmaker whose new deregulation proposals will profit unscrupulous business interests?

Scanned, converted, re-formatted, proofed and eBook creation by Jerry.ContentsIntroductionAnthony BoucherRE-BIRTHJohn WyndhamTHE SHAPE OF THINGS THAT CAMERichard DemingPILLAR OF FIRERay BradburyWALDORobert A. HeinleinTHE FATHER-THINGPhilip K. DickTHE CHILDREN’S HOURHenry KuttnerC.L. MooreGOMEZC.M. KornbluthTHE [WIDGET], THE [WADGET], AND BOFFTheodore SturgeonSANDRAGeorge P. PhilipBEYOND SPACE AND TIMEJoel TownsleyTHE MARTIAN CROWN JEWELSPoul AndersonTHE WEAPON SHOPS OF ISHERA.E. van Vogt

Edwina is a ghost with a mission - to find out why she died. Only to do so, she must first help another girl.

Rita Kovak , a FBI agent, goes undercover as a sex slave to bring down the D'Angelo family and to get vengeance for the murder of her husband.

It’s 1940 and the British Expeditionary Force is caught ill prepared for the onslaught of the German Blitzkrieg and its deadly panzers. Caught in the desperate retreat to Dunkirk, Tom Harsker, son of a World War 1 ace, discovers he is a natural soldier. Escaping to England and with complete disaster narrowly averted, Tom is selected to join the newly formed Commandos.

A penetrating, personal look at contemporary India—the world's largest democracy at a moment of transition.Somini Sengupta emigrated from Calcutta to California as a young child in 1975. Returning thirty years later as the bureau chief for The New York Times, she found a vastly different country: one defined as much by aspiration and possibility—at least by the illusion of possibility—as it is by the structures of sex and caste. The End of Karma is an exploration of this new India through the lens of young people from different worlds: a woman who becomes a Maoist rebel; a brother charged for the murder of his sister, who had married the "wrong" man; a woman who opposes her family and hopes to become a police officer. Driven by aspiration—and thwarted at every step by state and society—they are making new demands on India's democracy for equality of opportunity, dignity for girls, and civil liberties. Sengupta spotlights these stories of...