Author: Dixie Browning
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459264908
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
MAN of the Month THE LAWLESS HEIRS MR. MAY The G-Man: Secret agent Daniel Lawless…double-crossed by his own agency! The Woman: Brokenhearted beauty Jasmine Clancy…betrayed by her fiancé and best friend! The passion: Suddenly trapped together in a remote hideaway, the two hotheads exploded with desire…for each other…. Agent Lawless had a bad guy to nab. More, he had his own untouchable heart to guard. Yet from the moment he met the lovely and mysterious Jasmine, keeping his mind on his mission got harder and harder. And keeping his hands off the forbidden Jasmine was even more of a mission impossible…. THE LAWLESS HEIRS: A surprise will unite the Lawless family—and leads them to love!
THE PASSIONATE G-MAN
G-Man (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Author: Beverly Gage
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0670025372
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 897
Book Description
Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Biography Winner of the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography, the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy, and the 43rd LA Times Book Prize in Biography | Finalist for the 2023 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Named a Best Book of 2022 by The Atlantic, The Washington Post and Smithsonian Magazine and a New York Times Top 100 Notable Books of 2022 “Masterful…This book is an enduring, formidable accomplishment, a monument to the power of biography [that] now becomes the definitive work”—The Washington Post “A nuanced portrait in a league with the best of Ron Chernow and David McCullough.”—The Wall Street Journal A major new biography of J Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a groundbreaking portrait of a colossus who dominated half a century of American history and planted the seeds for much of today's conservative political landscape. We remember him as a bulldog--squat frame, bulging wide-set eyes, fearsome jowls--but in 1924, when he became director of the FBI, he had been the trim, dazzling wunderkind of the administrative state, buzzing with energy and big ideas for reform. He transformed a failing law-enforcement backwater, riddled with scandal, into a modern machine. He believed in the power of the federal government to do great things for the nation and its citizens. He also believed that certain people--many of them communists or racial minorities or both-- did not deserve to be included in that American project. Hoover rose to power and then stayed there, decade after decade, using the tools of state to create a personal fiefdom unrivaled in U.S. history. Beverly Gage’s monumental work explores the full sweep of Hoover’s life and career, from his birth in 1895 to a modest Washington civil-service family through his death in 1972. In her nuanced and definitive portrait, Gage shows how Hoover was more than a one-dimensional tyrant and schemer who strong-armed the rest of the country into submission. As FBI director from 1924 through his death in 1972, he was a confidant, counselor, and adversary to eight U.S. presidents, four Republicans and four Democrats. Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson did the most to empower him, yet his closest friend among the eight was fellow anticommunist warrior Richard Nixon. Hoover was not above blackmail and intimidation, but he also embodied conservative values ranging from anticommunism to white supremacy to a crusading and politicized interpretation of Christianity. This garnered him the admiration of millions of Americans. He stayed in office for so long because many people, from the highest reaches of government down to the grassroots, wanted him there and supported what he was doing, thus creating the template that the political right has followed to transform its party. G-Man places Hoover back where he once stood in American political history--not at the fringes, but at the center--and uses his story to explain the trajectories of governance, policing, race, ideology, political culture, and federal power as they evolved over the course of the 20th century.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0670025372
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 897
Book Description
Winner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Biography Winner of the 2022 National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography, the 2023 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy, and the 43rd LA Times Book Prize in Biography | Finalist for the 2023 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Named a Best Book of 2022 by The Atlantic, The Washington Post and Smithsonian Magazine and a New York Times Top 100 Notable Books of 2022 “Masterful…This book is an enduring, formidable accomplishment, a monument to the power of biography [that] now becomes the definitive work”—The Washington Post “A nuanced portrait in a league with the best of Ron Chernow and David McCullough.”—The Wall Street Journal A major new biography of J Edgar Hoover that draws from never-before-seen sources to create a groundbreaking portrait of a colossus who dominated half a century of American history and planted the seeds for much of today's conservative political landscape. We remember him as a bulldog--squat frame, bulging wide-set eyes, fearsome jowls--but in 1924, when he became director of the FBI, he had been the trim, dazzling wunderkind of the administrative state, buzzing with energy and big ideas for reform. He transformed a failing law-enforcement backwater, riddled with scandal, into a modern machine. He believed in the power of the federal government to do great things for the nation and its citizens. He also believed that certain people--many of them communists or racial minorities or both-- did not deserve to be included in that American project. Hoover rose to power and then stayed there, decade after decade, using the tools of state to create a personal fiefdom unrivaled in U.S. history. Beverly Gage’s monumental work explores the full sweep of Hoover’s life and career, from his birth in 1895 to a modest Washington civil-service family through his death in 1972. In her nuanced and definitive portrait, Gage shows how Hoover was more than a one-dimensional tyrant and schemer who strong-armed the rest of the country into submission. As FBI director from 1924 through his death in 1972, he was a confidant, counselor, and adversary to eight U.S. presidents, four Republicans and four Democrats. Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson did the most to empower him, yet his closest friend among the eight was fellow anticommunist warrior Richard Nixon. Hoover was not above blackmail and intimidation, but he also embodied conservative values ranging from anticommunism to white supremacy to a crusading and politicized interpretation of Christianity. This garnered him the admiration of millions of Americans. He stayed in office for so long because many people, from the highest reaches of government down to the grassroots, wanted him there and supported what he was doing, thus creating the template that the political right has followed to transform its party. G-Man places Hoover back where he once stood in American political history--not at the fringes, but at the center--and uses his story to explain the trajectories of governance, policing, race, ideology, political culture, and federal power as they evolved over the course of the 20th century.
The Passionate Pilgrim
Author: Francis Turner Palgrave
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Love
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Love
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
THE NOTORIOUS GROOM
Author: Caroline Cross
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459264924
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
HER HARD-BODIED TEMPORARY HUSBAND Almost thirty-four, still a virgin and with no marriage prospects in sight, town librarian Norah Brown was headed for the Old Maid Hall of Fame. Then Elijah Wilder, the baddest boy ever to roam the streets of Kisscount, shockingly agreed to marry her so she could keep her family estate. But he didn't know that Norah had secretly loved him for years…. Eli was the only man who sensed the temptress lurking beneath the bookworm. It was there in the way he looked at her—as if he could taste her, feel her, see right through her, into her soul. Just as Norah knew that within her hard-bodied, hard-hearted temporary husband lurked a man who lived for her loving….
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459264924
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
HER HARD-BODIED TEMPORARY HUSBAND Almost thirty-four, still a virgin and with no marriage prospects in sight, town librarian Norah Brown was headed for the Old Maid Hall of Fame. Then Elijah Wilder, the baddest boy ever to roam the streets of Kisscount, shockingly agreed to marry her so she could keep her family estate. But he didn't know that Norah had secretly loved him for years…. Eli was the only man who sensed the temptress lurking beneath the bookworm. It was there in the way he looked at her—as if he could taste her, feel her, see right through her, into her soul. Just as Norah knew that within her hard-bodied, hard-hearted temporary husband lurked a man who lived for her loving….
LAST OF THE JOEVILLE LOVERS
Author: Anne Eames
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459264916
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
MONTANA MALONES THE MOST WANTED MALONE BROTHER Tall, dark and very rich rancher Josh Malone's bachelor status was legendary. No one had ever been able to tempt the most wanted man in Montana to settle down. Until a tragedy changed Josh Malone's life forever…. Suddenly the man who was used to calling his own shots had to depend on the very headstrong, very beautiful Taylor Phillips. He knew she was as passionately attracted to him as he was to her, but once-burned, twice-shy Taylor refused to give in to the desire burning between them. Until what they both wanted most of all suddenly became theirs…. MONTANA MALONES: Three sexy brothers whose lips are sealed with their secrets…till passion pries 'em loose.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459264916
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
MONTANA MALONES THE MOST WANTED MALONE BROTHER Tall, dark and very rich rancher Josh Malone's bachelor status was legendary. No one had ever been able to tempt the most wanted man in Montana to settle down. Until a tragedy changed Josh Malone's life forever…. Suddenly the man who was used to calling his own shots had to depend on the very headstrong, very beautiful Taylor Phillips. He knew she was as passionately attracted to him as he was to her, but once-burned, twice-shy Taylor refused to give in to the desire burning between them. Until what they both wanted most of all suddenly became theirs…. MONTANA MALONES: Three sexy brothers whose lips are sealed with their secrets…till passion pries 'em loose.
THE BODYGUARD AND THE BRIDESMAID
Author: Metsy Hingle
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459264959
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Right Bride, WRONG GROOM UNDERCOVER… Protecting people was Ryan Fitzpatrick's business—but being Clea Mason's bodyguard was going to be pure pleasure. After all, ever since he'd first laid eyes on the cool, classy business executive, he hadn't been able to think about anything except her body…. AND—IF RYAN FITZPATRICK GETS HIS WAY—UNDER THE COVERS, TOO… Of course, she didn't think she needed protection. But he knew better, and pretending he was her husband was the only way to keep her safe. And if that meant getting up close and personal with the lady, well…it was a dirty job, but somebody had to do it…. RIGHT BRIDE, WRONG GROOM: Marrying Mr. Almost-Right is all wrong, especially when the perfect man is ready to sweep you into his arms.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459264959
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Right Bride, WRONG GROOM UNDERCOVER… Protecting people was Ryan Fitzpatrick's business—but being Clea Mason's bodyguard was going to be pure pleasure. After all, ever since he'd first laid eyes on the cool, classy business executive, he hadn't been able to think about anything except her body…. AND—IF RYAN FITZPATRICK GETS HIS WAY—UNDER THE COVERS, TOO… Of course, she didn't think she needed protection. But he knew better, and pretending he was her husband was the only way to keep her safe. And if that meant getting up close and personal with the lady, well…it was a dirty job, but somebody had to do it…. RIGHT BRIDE, WRONG GROOM: Marrying Mr. Almost-Right is all wrong, especially when the perfect man is ready to sweep you into his arms.
More to Love
Author: Dixie Browning
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1459204298
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Diet was a four-letter word. But then again, so was Rafe, as in Rafe Webber, the hard-edged playboy—and culinary wizard—who’d suddenly invaded Molly’s week in paradise. A week in which this small-town girl had vowed to reinvent herself. But with every sexually charged minute of their acquaintance, Molly’s hunger turned into something else altogether.... From the boardroom to the kitchen, Rafe was always in control. But when he found himself stranded with the delectable Molly Dewhurst, his self-control disappeared. Molly refused to believe that his intentions were true, and Rafe was determined to show her that she was every inch the woman for him!
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1459204298
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 182
Book Description
Diet was a four-letter word. But then again, so was Rafe, as in Rafe Webber, the hard-edged playboy—and culinary wizard—who’d suddenly invaded Molly’s week in paradise. A week in which this small-town girl had vowed to reinvent herself. But with every sexually charged minute of their acquaintance, Molly’s hunger turned into something else altogether.... From the boardroom to the kitchen, Rafe was always in control. But when he found himself stranded with the delectable Molly Dewhurst, his self-control disappeared. Molly refused to believe that his intentions were true, and Rafe was determined to show her that she was every inch the woman for him!
CINDERELLA'S MIDNIGHT KISS
Author: Dixie Browning
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460352270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
"Will You Dance With Me?" Orphaned Cindy Danbury's heart beat faster when John Hale Hitchcock invited her into his arms. He was back—the handsome prince she'd adored from afar—and still beyond her reach. In fact, she should be serving at her stepcousin's wedding, not dancing with the best man! But something in Hitch's gaze coaxed her to say "Yes!" and gave fuel to her dreams. Not only gorgeous, rich and eligible, Hitch was gentle, kind and thoughtful. But could he see beyond Cindy's poor-relation facade to the vibrant, loving woman inside? Perhaps Cindy should wake her Prince Charming with a kiss of her own….
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1460352270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
"Will You Dance With Me?" Orphaned Cindy Danbury's heart beat faster when John Hale Hitchcock invited her into his arms. He was back—the handsome prince she'd adored from afar—and still beyond her reach. In fact, she should be serving at her stepcousin's wedding, not dancing with the best man! But something in Hitch's gaze coaxed her to say "Yes!" and gave fuel to her dreams. Not only gorgeous, rich and eligible, Hitch was gentle, kind and thoughtful. But could he see beyond Cindy's poor-relation facade to the vibrant, loving woman inside? Perhaps Cindy should wake her Prince Charming with a kiss of her own….
Rocky and the Senator's Daughter
Author: Dixie Browning
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1459203143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
"Any woman who can make a man laugh and want to jump her bones at the same time is more valuable than rubies and pearls." —Rocky Waters, ex-hotshot journalist and unlikely hero Rocky Waters first met Sarah Jones when she was a shy teenager. Now scandal had followed the senator's daughter to North Carolina, and Rocky had to warn her. Sarah fiercely guarded her privacy—and the child she secretly supported. But Rocky was just as determined to win over this sensual, spirited widow who aroused his protective instincts—and a whole lot more....
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1459203143
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 175
Book Description
"Any woman who can make a man laugh and want to jump her bones at the same time is more valuable than rubies and pearls." —Rocky Waters, ex-hotshot journalist and unlikely hero Rocky Waters first met Sarah Jones when she was a shy teenager. Now scandal had followed the senator's daughter to North Carolina, and Rocky had to warn her. Sarah fiercely guarded her privacy—and the child she secretly supported. But Rocky was just as determined to win over this sensual, spirited widow who aroused his protective instincts—and a whole lot more....
The Millionaire's Pregnant Bride
Author: Dixie Browning
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1459203259
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Businessman William Bradford hadn't thought wedding bells were tolling for him until he met secretary Diana Foster, who was vulnerable, alone—and just a little bit pregnant...with another man's child. His protective instincts aroused, Will did the honorable thing and proposed. But marriage was turning out to be anything but convenient for the tall, dark Texan. The passions that his new bride inspired in him soon had Will wanting to extend their temporary arrangement so that he could love, honor and cherish Diana for a lifetime!
Publisher: Silhouette
ISBN: 1459203259
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Businessman William Bradford hadn't thought wedding bells were tolling for him until he met secretary Diana Foster, who was vulnerable, alone—and just a little bit pregnant...with another man's child. His protective instincts aroused, Will did the honorable thing and proposed. But marriage was turning out to be anything but convenient for the tall, dark Texan. The passions that his new bride inspired in him soon had Will wanting to extend their temporary arrangement so that he could love, honor and cherish Diana for a lifetime!