Author: Jessica Gadziala
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 276
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- A standalone mafia romance -I couldn't stop my father from getting involved with the mafia.When I was kidnapped and held as collateral for his debt, a lifetime of cleaning up his messes told me I couldn't count on his help, either.I would need to save myself.A woman could only be pushed so far.And I was finished with being a victim.There was one problem.Lorenzo Costa.Underboss to the most powerful don of NYC's Five Families.Powerful.Cunning.Ruthless.And far too sinful for his - or my - own good.Our attraction grows in a city of old resentments, boiling tensions, resurfacing ghosts, and a shift in power that threatens to spill more blood than the families have seen in generations.Lives would be lost.Loyalties would be tested, And through it all I wondered, would Lorenzo's and my new bond weather the coming storm?Would we would survive at a
Author: Jennifer Kincheloe
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1633883647
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
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In early-1900s Los Angeles-- an era of courting, ragtime, suffragettes, and widespread corruption-- a socialite turned police matron tracks down the murderer of a white woman in Chinatown, while trying to prevent the outbreak of a bloody tong war. Los Angeles, 1908. In Chinatown, the most dangerous beat in Los Angeles, police matron Anna Blanc and her former sweetheart, Detective Joe Singer, discover the body of a white missionary woman, stuffed in a trunk in the apartment of her Chinese lover. If news about the murder gets out, there will be a violent backlash against the Chinese. Joe and Anna work to solve the crime quietly and keep the death a secret, reluctantly helped by the good-looking Mr. Jones, a prominent local leader. Meanwhile, the kidnapping of two slave girls fuels existing tensions, leaving Chinatown poised on the verge of a bloody tong war. Joe orders Anna to stay away, but Anna is determined to solve the crime before news of the murder is leaked and Chinatown explodes.
Author: Mary Ting Yi Lui
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691216282
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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In the summer of 1909, the gruesome murder of nineteen-year-old Elsie Sigel sent shock waves through New York City and the nation at large. The young woman's strangled corpse was discovered inside a trunk in the midtown Manhattan apartment of her reputed former Sunday school student and lover, a Chinese man named Leon Ling. Through the lens of this unsolved murder, Mary Ting Yi Lui offers a fascinating snapshot of social and sexual relations between Chinese and non-Chinese populations in turn-of-the-century New York City. Sigel's murder was more than a notorious crime, Lui contends. It was a clear signal that attempts to maintain geographical and social boundaries between the city's Chinese male and white female populations had failed. When police discovered Sigel and Leon Ling's love letters, giving rise to the theory that Leon Ling killed his lover in a fit of jealous rage, this idea became even more embedded in the public consciousness. New Yorkers condemned the work of Chinese missions and eagerly participated in the massive national and international manhunt to locate the vanished Leon Ling. Lui explores how the narratives of racial and sexual danger that arose from the Sigel murder revealed widespread concerns about interracial social and sexual mixing during the era. She also examines how they provoked far-reaching skepticism about regulatory efforts to limit the social and physical mobility of Chinese immigrants and white working-class and middle-class women. Through her thorough re-examination of this notorious murder, Lui reveals in unprecedented detail how contemporary politics of race, gender, and sexuality shaped public responses to the presence of Chinese immigrants during the Chinese exclusion era.
Author: Jessica Gadziala
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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He hadn't planned on being a part of the Family. Life had thrown a curve at him at a young age that made him reevaluate his path in life. And he chose out. But when tragedy strikes, awakening the need for revenge, he finds himself wanting back in. To the Family. The life. The people. Including a woman he never could have seen coming, one he never would have thought he'd want in his life. Until he found her there. Now he can't imagine a life, a home, or a future without her around. But enemies could be found in the unlikeliest of places, threatening everything he never knew he wanted, and the very woman he only just discovered he needed...
Author: Allison Jensen
Publisher: Martingale
ISBN: 1683561538
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 67
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Allison Jensen of Woodberry Way presents a sparkling collection of quilts and home accents to bring you joy. Make the most of your favorite precut strips and squares as you sew delightful quilts, pillows, and even a rag rug. Choose from 11 eye-catching designs in a pleasing palette that includes rich reds, soothings greens and aquas, and gorgeous neutrals. Whether you want a modern look or a classic design, the projects are sure to complement your decor. Welcome to Woodberry Way--where you'll find the perfect patterns to warm your home!
Author: Jennifer Kincheloe
Publisher: Prometheus Books
ISBN: 163388080X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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"Socialite Anna Blanc fancies herself a Sherlock Holmes, but in her world women don't solve crimes. Anna escapes her chaperone and using an alias, takes a job as a police matron with the Los Angeles Police Department"--Back cover.
Author: John Bude
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 146420652X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
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Mystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder "The combination of bracing Cornish cliffs and seascapes with cozy interiors and a cerebral mystery makes this one of the most deservedly resurrected titles in the British Library Crime Classics series." —Booklist STARRED review 'Never, even in his most optimistic moments, had he visualised a scene of this nature—himself in one armchair, a police officer in another, and between them a mystery.' The Reverend Dodd, vicar of the quiet Cornish village of Boscawen, spends his evenings reading detective stories by the fireside—but heaven forbid that the shadow of any real crime should ever fall across his seaside parish. The vicar's peace is shattered one stormy night when Julius Tregarthan, a secretive and ill-tempered magistrate, is found at his house in Boscawen with a bullet through his head. The local police inspector is baffled by the complete absence of clues. Luckily for Inspector Bigswell, the Reverend Dodd is on hand, and ready to put his keen understanding of the criminal mind to the test. This classic mystery novel of the golden age of British crime fiction is set against the vividly described backdrop of a fishing village on Cornwall's Atlantic coast. It is now republished for the first time since the 1930s with an introduction by award-winning crime writer Martin Edwards.
Author: Charles Finch
Publisher: Minotaur Books
ISBN: 1250139465
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
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"A prequel to the Charles Lenox series"--Jacket.
Author: Jan L. Coates
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780889954519
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Inspired by the real life experiences of a Sudanese boy, follows Jacob Akech Deng's journey as he flees his home under the threat of war, and, guided by the memory of his mother, tries to survive in a refugee camp.
Author: Stephanie Soebbing
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 160765945X
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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· On trend contemporary projects that modernize traditional blocks, embrace minimalism, and rely on bold colors and contrast · Contains 12 modern quilt patterns that are great for any level sewer · Build skills with step-by-step instruction and photography, and tips on piecing, hand or machine appliqué and quilting, and finishing · Color theory, fabric selection, and elements of design are all clearly explained · Author Stephanie Soebbing is a savvy social media marketer with an e-commerce site, weekly podcast, and 40,000+ online followers
