Author: Marie Drake
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781710224740
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This is the third book of the Locked Hearts Series and is not meant to be read as a stand alone.Jordan Fry's attempts to reform Kimberly Orvine's behaviors have failed repeatedly, and he must face that she will never love him. To preserve his sanity, he separates from her again, but without her, he spirals out of control and can not maintain a healthy and peaceful existence. Anyone in his path that reminds him of Kimberly faces danger.Kimberly has found new purpose, and although it comes in a different form than what she'd expected, she knows she must turn her life around and heal the damage inflicted on her as a child. She also gains a new perspective on her relationship with Jordan; she has to let him go, but Jordan wants them to be together forever, no matter what it takes.Jordan and Kimberly's battle of wills reaches a shocking conclusion in YOU CAN'T FIGHT FATE.
You Can't Fight Fate
Author: Marie Drake
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781710224740
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This is the third book of the Locked Hearts Series and is not meant to be read as a stand alone.Jordan Fry's attempts to reform Kimberly Orvine's behaviors have failed repeatedly, and he must face that she will never love him. To preserve his sanity, he separates from her again, but without her, he spirals out of control and can not maintain a healthy and peaceful existence. Anyone in his path that reminds him of Kimberly faces danger.Kimberly has found new purpose, and although it comes in a different form than what she'd expected, she knows she must turn her life around and heal the damage inflicted on her as a child. She also gains a new perspective on her relationship with Jordan; she has to let him go, but Jordan wants them to be together forever, no matter what it takes.Jordan and Kimberly's battle of wills reaches a shocking conclusion in YOU CAN'T FIGHT FATE.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781710224740
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This is the third book of the Locked Hearts Series and is not meant to be read as a stand alone.Jordan Fry's attempts to reform Kimberly Orvine's behaviors have failed repeatedly, and he must face that she will never love him. To preserve his sanity, he separates from her again, but without her, he spirals out of control and can not maintain a healthy and peaceful existence. Anyone in his path that reminds him of Kimberly faces danger.Kimberly has found new purpose, and although it comes in a different form than what she'd expected, she knows she must turn her life around and heal the damage inflicted on her as a child. She also gains a new perspective on her relationship with Jordan; she has to let him go, but Jordan wants them to be together forever, no matter what it takes.Jordan and Kimberly's battle of wills reaches a shocking conclusion in YOU CAN'T FIGHT FATE.
Keatyn Unscripted
Author: Jillian Dodd
Publisher: Jillian Dodd
ISBN: 1940652804
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
Publisher: Jillian Dodd
ISBN: 1940652804
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 778
Book Description
Seducing His Fate
Author: E.R. Aitken
Publisher: Elena Aitken
ISBN: 1989685919
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
She's on the run. He's on the hunt. When fate entwines their lives, will their secrets be their undoing? On the run from her dangerous family, Dakota seeks shelter in the untamed town of Predator Peak, crafting a new identity to evade her father's sinister schemes. But even after over a year, is she truly safe? Konner has spent his entire life paying the debts of his father, but the bear shifter has only one job left: hunt down the elusive princess of the cougar shifter mafia to liberate his family from their shackles. But a seemingly straightforward assignment takes an unforeseen turn. They are fated mates. There's no way they can be together. A bear and a cougar don't make sense, especially when lives hang in the balance. But as their desire becomes undeniable, they have no choice but to surrender to the intoxicating pull of their destiny. Yet, beneath the surface of their passion, lies a web of secrets that could destroy everything and with the clock running out for Konner, he must face an agonizing choice—his family's salvation or the life and love of his fated mate.
Publisher: Elena Aitken
ISBN: 1989685919
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221
Book Description
She's on the run. He's on the hunt. When fate entwines their lives, will their secrets be their undoing? On the run from her dangerous family, Dakota seeks shelter in the untamed town of Predator Peak, crafting a new identity to evade her father's sinister schemes. But even after over a year, is she truly safe? Konner has spent his entire life paying the debts of his father, but the bear shifter has only one job left: hunt down the elusive princess of the cougar shifter mafia to liberate his family from their shackles. But a seemingly straightforward assignment takes an unforeseen turn. They are fated mates. There's no way they can be together. A bear and a cougar don't make sense, especially when lives hang in the balance. But as their desire becomes undeniable, they have no choice but to surrender to the intoxicating pull of their destiny. Yet, beneath the surface of their passion, lies a web of secrets that could destroy everything and with the clock running out for Konner, he must face an agonizing choice—his family's salvation or the life and love of his fated mate.
Can't Fight Fate
Author: Lisa N. Edwards
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925341058
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Can the words of a Psychic influence your thoughts? Your Choices? Your Destiny? Nikki, an inspirited Aussie girl thought she had her life planned. GET A CAREER, FIND A MAN, START A FAMILY. Life seemed simple, until... accompanying her friend to a psychic changed her life forever. The psychic describes her soul mate. Mr Hollywood, a man with crystal green eyes. Flash forward 17 years, Nikki's career as a Hollywood Entertainment Lawyer is taking off, and the Green Eyed man is standing in front of her. The words of the psychic are imprinted on her mind... "Remember he's nice to look at, nice to see, but if you chase him, he will flee..." So if she cannot chase him, and she cannot tell him what she knows. Will she ignore the warnings to get what she wants? With her best friend, Siobhan, who is effectively her audacious and sassier alter ego, they navigate their way through the supposedly predestined life! Nikki can try, but she Can't Fight Fate.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781925341058
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Can the words of a Psychic influence your thoughts? Your Choices? Your Destiny? Nikki, an inspirited Aussie girl thought she had her life planned. GET A CAREER, FIND A MAN, START A FAMILY. Life seemed simple, until... accompanying her friend to a psychic changed her life forever. The psychic describes her soul mate. Mr Hollywood, a man with crystal green eyes. Flash forward 17 years, Nikki's career as a Hollywood Entertainment Lawyer is taking off, and the Green Eyed man is standing in front of her. The words of the psychic are imprinted on her mind... "Remember he's nice to look at, nice to see, but if you chase him, he will flee..." So if she cannot chase him, and she cannot tell him what she knows. Will she ignore the warnings to get what she wants? With her best friend, Siobhan, who is effectively her audacious and sassier alter ego, they navigate their way through the supposedly predestined life! Nikki can try, but she Can't Fight Fate.
Elfhame
Author: Anthea Sharp
Publisher: Fiddlehead Press
ISBN: 1680131087
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
From USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp, a richly-imagined clean romantic fantasy uniting an adventurous young woman and a fearsome Dark Elf warrior, in a magical fairytale reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast. Perfect for fans of Tara Grayce's Elven Alliance series! Deep in the Darkwood, a mystic portal awaits... Mara Geary faces a bleak future in the village of Little Hazel until, on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, strange glowing lights beckon her into the mysterious shadows under the trees. She follows, hoping for adventure. What she finds is her destiny... Prince of the Hawthorne Court, Brannon Luthinor has spent his life becoming a powerful warrior in order to save his people. Now, on the eve of war, his fate is rapidly approaching. Thrown together, Bran and Mara forge an unlikely alliance. But in the face of evil, will they be able to trust their lives - and their hearts - to one another? AWARDS: PRISM Contest, Best Young Adult Novel (2nd place) International Digital Awards Contest (2nd place) Book Buyer's Best Contest, Young Adult (3rd place) KEYWORDS: Stolen Fae Bride, Fantasy romance, YA romance, adventure, Beauty and the Beast, portal fantasy, elves, magic, fairy tales, love, prophecy, coming of age, fae, prophecy, fated mates, sweet, clean & wholesome, slow burn, kissing books, warrior, prince, strong hero, strong heroine, series, teenage books, love story, enchanted forest, fairytale retelling, Celtic legend, completed series PERFECT FOR FANS OF: Tara Grayce, Casey L. Bond, Alisha Klapheke, Elise Kova, Sylvia Mercedes, Emma Hamm, Miranda Honfleur, Shari Tapscott, Frost Kay, Deborah Grace White, Shannon Mayer, K.f. Breene, Juno Hart
Publisher: Fiddlehead Press
ISBN: 1680131087
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
From USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp, a richly-imagined clean romantic fantasy uniting an adventurous young woman and a fearsome Dark Elf warrior, in a magical fairytale reminiscent of Beauty and the Beast. Perfect for fans of Tara Grayce's Elven Alliance series! Deep in the Darkwood, a mystic portal awaits... Mara Geary faces a bleak future in the village of Little Hazel until, on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, strange glowing lights beckon her into the mysterious shadows under the trees. She follows, hoping for adventure. What she finds is her destiny... Prince of the Hawthorne Court, Brannon Luthinor has spent his life becoming a powerful warrior in order to save his people. Now, on the eve of war, his fate is rapidly approaching. Thrown together, Bran and Mara forge an unlikely alliance. But in the face of evil, will they be able to trust their lives - and their hearts - to one another? AWARDS: PRISM Contest, Best Young Adult Novel (2nd place) International Digital Awards Contest (2nd place) Book Buyer's Best Contest, Young Adult (3rd place) KEYWORDS: Stolen Fae Bride, Fantasy romance, YA romance, adventure, Beauty and the Beast, portal fantasy, elves, magic, fairy tales, love, prophecy, coming of age, fae, prophecy, fated mates, sweet, clean & wholesome, slow burn, kissing books, warrior, prince, strong hero, strong heroine, series, teenage books, love story, enchanted forest, fairytale retelling, Celtic legend, completed series PERFECT FOR FANS OF: Tara Grayce, Casey L. Bond, Alisha Klapheke, Elise Kova, Sylvia Mercedes, Emma Hamm, Miranda Honfleur, Shari Tapscott, Frost Kay, Deborah Grace White, Shannon Mayer, K.f. Breene, Juno Hart
The Eighth Son Peaceful Deceit
Author: Kathleen Lacie
Publisher: Kathleen Lacie Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A thrilling tale of love, betrayal and royalty! Key Features: An arranged marriage leading to passion and devotion Betrayal and deceit lurking at every corner A battle for power in the kingdom of King Octavian and Queen Charlotte Kathleen Lacie's Peaceful Deceit: The Eighth Son takes you on a journey through the lives of two people bound by marriage, but torn apart by treachery. The first book in the series introduces us to Octavian, a king who finds himself at odds with his own family. His arranged marriage with Charlotte is meant to bring peace to their kingdom. However, things take an unexpected turn when their passion for each other ignites. Amidst their newfound love, they have enemies lurking in every corner- people who will stop at nothing to gain power over the throne. Will King Octavian and Queen Charlotte be able to overcome these obstacles?
Publisher: Kathleen Lacie Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
A thrilling tale of love, betrayal and royalty! Key Features: An arranged marriage leading to passion and devotion Betrayal and deceit lurking at every corner A battle for power in the kingdom of King Octavian and Queen Charlotte Kathleen Lacie's Peaceful Deceit: The Eighth Son takes you on a journey through the lives of two people bound by marriage, but torn apart by treachery. The first book in the series introduces us to Octavian, a king who finds himself at odds with his own family. His arranged marriage with Charlotte is meant to bring peace to their kingdom. However, things take an unexpected turn when their passion for each other ignites. Amidst their newfound love, they have enemies lurking in every corner- people who will stop at nothing to gain power over the throne. Will King Octavian and Queen Charlotte be able to overcome these obstacles?
Gloria
Author: George Frederic Turner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Into the Darkwood
Author: Anthea Sharp
Publisher: Fiddlehead Press
ISBN: 1680131508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Prophecy demands she marry a Dark Elf prince, but Mara Geary refuses to meekly accept her fate. Danger, adventure, and romance await in the magical forest of the Darkwood, where an intrepid heroine and a warrior prince must learn to trust one another before their kingdom is devoured by an ancient enemy... A complete epic fantasy trilogy brimming with intrigue, royalty, and fairytale enchantment from USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp. Includes: ELFHAME, HAWTHORNE, and RAINE Mara Geary faces a bleak future in the village of Little Hazel until, on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, strange glowing lights beckon her into the mysterious shadows of the Darkwood. She follows, seeking adventure. What she finds is her destiny... Prince of the Hawthorne Court, Brannon Luthinor has spent his life becoming a powerful warrior-mage in order to save his people. Now, on the eve of war, his fate is rapidly approaching. Brought together by fate, Bran and Mara forge an uneasy alliance. But in the face of evil, they must find a way to trust their lives - and their hearts - to one another. KEYWORDS: YA Romance, Romantic fantasy, Clean, Sweet, Fairytale, All Ages, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Fated Mate, Prophecy, Stolen Bride, Dark Elves, Shari Tapscott, Miranda Honfleur, Elise Kova, Sylvia Mercedes, Royalty, Prince, Princess, Portal Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Complete Series, Tara Grayce
Publisher: Fiddlehead Press
ISBN: 1680131508
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 804
Book Description
Prophecy demands she marry a Dark Elf prince, but Mara Geary refuses to meekly accept her fate. Danger, adventure, and romance await in the magical forest of the Darkwood, where an intrepid heroine and a warrior prince must learn to trust one another before their kingdom is devoured by an ancient enemy... A complete epic fantasy trilogy brimming with intrigue, royalty, and fairytale enchantment from USA Today bestselling author Anthea Sharp. Includes: ELFHAME, HAWTHORNE, and RAINE Mara Geary faces a bleak future in the village of Little Hazel until, on the eve of her seventeenth birthday, strange glowing lights beckon her into the mysterious shadows of the Darkwood. She follows, seeking adventure. What she finds is her destiny... Prince of the Hawthorne Court, Brannon Luthinor has spent his life becoming a powerful warrior-mage in order to save his people. Now, on the eve of war, his fate is rapidly approaching. Brought together by fate, Bran and Mara forge an uneasy alliance. But in the face of evil, they must find a way to trust their lives - and their hearts - to one another. KEYWORDS: YA Romance, Romantic fantasy, Clean, Sweet, Fairytale, All Ages, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Fated Mate, Prophecy, Stolen Bride, Dark Elves, Shari Tapscott, Miranda Honfleur, Elise Kova, Sylvia Mercedes, Royalty, Prince, Princess, Portal Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Complete Series, Tara Grayce
Tempted by the Runes
Author: Christina Courtenay
Publisher: Review
ISBN: 1472282728
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
'Wonderfully written and a real page turner. Christina tells a story equally as well as Barbara Erskine' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review This stunning and evocative new timeslip novel from the bestselling author of Echoes of the Runes, features an exclusive bonus short story! Christina's new dual-time standalone epic novel, Hidden in the Mists, is available to preorder now! Brimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay does for the Vikings what Diana Gabaldon's Outlander and Clanlans does for Scottish history. 'The Queen of Timeslip Romance has done it again! A romantic and compelling read - a total page turner' SANDY BARKER 'A brilliantly written timeslip that combines mystery and romance into a compelling and vividly imagined story' NICOLA CORNICK 'I LOVED Tempted by the Runes. Christina Courtenay is guaranteed to carry me off to another place and time in a way that no other author succeeds in doing' SUE MOORCROFT ............................................... Born centuries apart. Bound by a love that defied time. Madison Berger is visiting Dublin with her family for a Viking re-enactment festival, when she chances upon a small knife embedded in the banks of the Liffey. Maddie recognises what the runes on the knife's handle signify: the chance to have her own adventures in the past. Maddie only intends to travel back in time briefly, but a skirmish in 9th century Dublin results in her waking up on a ship bound for Iceland, with the man who saved her from attack. Geir Eskilsson has left his family in Sweden to boldly carve out a life of his own. He is immediately drawn to Maddie, but when he learns of her connection to his sisters-in-law, he begins to believe that Fate has played a part in bringing them together. Amidst the perils that await on their journey to a new land, the truest battle will be to win Maddie's heart and convince her that the runes never lie . . . ............................................... Just some of the rich praise for Christina Courtenay's pacy, evocative and romantic Echoes of the Runes and The Runes of Destiny, out now: 'Seals Christina Courtenay's crown as the Queen of Viking Romance' CATHERINE MILLER 'This epic romance is sure to sweep you off your feet!' TAKE A BREAK 'An absorbing story, fast-paced and vividly imagined, which really brought the Viking world to life' PAMELA HARTSHORNE 'A love story and an adventure, all rolled up inside a huge amount of intricately-detailed, well-researched history. Thoroughly enjoyable' KATHLEEN MCGURL 'Prepare to be swept along in this treasure of an adventure! With a smart, courageous heroine and hunky, honourable hero at the helm, what's not to like?' KATE RYDER 'Highly recommended for lovers of historical romance and timeslips, it's another absorbing read. 5 stars' GEORGIA HILL 'An amazing page-turner filled with superb historical detail, it had me gripped from the first page to the last - I absolutely loved it!' CLARE MARCHANT 'Every story Christina Courtenay spins is better than the last and every world she creates is more real. I loved The Runes of Destiny!' SUE MOORCROFT
Publisher: Review
ISBN: 1472282728
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
'Wonderfully written and a real page turner. Christina tells a story equally as well as Barbara Erskine' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ reader review This stunning and evocative new timeslip novel from the bestselling author of Echoes of the Runes, features an exclusive bonus short story! Christina's new dual-time standalone epic novel, Hidden in the Mists, is available to preorder now! Brimming with romance, adventure and vivid historical detail, Christina Courtenay does for the Vikings what Diana Gabaldon's Outlander and Clanlans does for Scottish history. 'The Queen of Timeslip Romance has done it again! A romantic and compelling read - a total page turner' SANDY BARKER 'A brilliantly written timeslip that combines mystery and romance into a compelling and vividly imagined story' NICOLA CORNICK 'I LOVED Tempted by the Runes. Christina Courtenay is guaranteed to carry me off to another place and time in a way that no other author succeeds in doing' SUE MOORCROFT ............................................... Born centuries apart. Bound by a love that defied time. Madison Berger is visiting Dublin with her family for a Viking re-enactment festival, when she chances upon a small knife embedded in the banks of the Liffey. Maddie recognises what the runes on the knife's handle signify: the chance to have her own adventures in the past. Maddie only intends to travel back in time briefly, but a skirmish in 9th century Dublin results in her waking up on a ship bound for Iceland, with the man who saved her from attack. Geir Eskilsson has left his family in Sweden to boldly carve out a life of his own. He is immediately drawn to Maddie, but when he learns of her connection to his sisters-in-law, he begins to believe that Fate has played a part in bringing them together. Amidst the perils that await on their journey to a new land, the truest battle will be to win Maddie's heart and convince her that the runes never lie . . . ............................................... Just some of the rich praise for Christina Courtenay's pacy, evocative and romantic Echoes of the Runes and The Runes of Destiny, out now: 'Seals Christina Courtenay's crown as the Queen of Viking Romance' CATHERINE MILLER 'This epic romance is sure to sweep you off your feet!' TAKE A BREAK 'An absorbing story, fast-paced and vividly imagined, which really brought the Viking world to life' PAMELA HARTSHORNE 'A love story and an adventure, all rolled up inside a huge amount of intricately-detailed, well-researched history. Thoroughly enjoyable' KATHLEEN MCGURL 'Prepare to be swept along in this treasure of an adventure! With a smart, courageous heroine and hunky, honourable hero at the helm, what's not to like?' KATE RYDER 'Highly recommended for lovers of historical romance and timeslips, it's another absorbing read. 5 stars' GEORGIA HILL 'An amazing page-turner filled with superb historical detail, it had me gripped from the first page to the last - I absolutely loved it!' CLARE MARCHANT 'Every story Christina Courtenay spins is better than the last and every world she creates is more real. I loved The Runes of Destiny!' SUE MOORCROFT
Gloria
Author: G. Frederic Turner
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465573771
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Christmas Eve in New York! Broadway crowded with happy playgoers, gay promenaders, and belated shoppers! Fifth Avenue resplendent with an abundance of commercially-conceived festivity in the overstocked windows of its fashionable shops! In other and less pretentious localities, gaunt lines of assassinated turkeys exhibiting their sallow nudities in indecent profusion to a steady stream of ever-changing faces! In short, everywhere throughout the big city, the people holding high carnival—even cynicism forgetting itself in the prospect of gallinaceous food and crude sweetmeats. And Central Park West and the Circle, in particular, scintillating with electrical display and wreaths of red-ribboned holly. In the New Theatre a gala performance of Antony and Cleopatra was nearly over; the last lines of the tragedy were being spoken. Yet, notwithstanding the fact that in another moment the folds of the red velvet curtains would descend on the Egyptian scene, an occupant of one of the stalls, no longer able to control his impatience, hastily left his seat and started up the adjoining aisle. To say that this young man gave every physiognomical indication of being a soul in distress would be putting it not a bit too strongly. Nor would it have required exceptionally brilliant intuitive faculties to conjecture that someone—presumably in a box across the theatre, on which, all through the evening, his eyes had been riveted—had shamelessly robbed him of his heart. Moreover, judging from his evident haste and the keen anxiety with which all the way up the aisle he followed every movement of the parties in the box, it would seem that he had determined to intercept them on their way out. And, indeed, such was his determination. Life had concentrated itself into a question of hearing from the lips of the woman,—the woman to whom he had offered, and who had refused, the worship of a life,—a word that he could interpret as meaning that there was still a faint possibility of her changing her mind. To his vexation, however, he found that others likewise had left their seats. In fact, the general exodus had already set in before, even, he had reached the top of the aisle. And yet, despite his being thoroughly aware that any attempt to pass from one side of the house to the other was sure to be resented,—so delirious is the haste in which a metropolitan audience takes leave of the theatre for the invariable restaurant-supper after the play,—he continued to make strenuous efforts to cut his way through, until realising, finally, that it was useless, he let himself be borne along by the crowd. But his chance came when the carriage-vestibule on Sixty-Fifth Street was reached. And there, quick to take advantage of an almost imperceptible cessation of the onward movement—consequent upon the people searching the ingeniously-devised board to ascertain whether the desired motors or carriages headed the long line—he again started in to elbow his way through the crush; and so successfully this time that presently comparatively few persons separated him from an undeniably blond and dashing young woman, in a magnificent opera-cloak of Russian sables, who was laughing and chatting with half a dozen or more vapid youths while following the lead of a portly and somewhat red-faced old gentleman.
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465573771
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
Christmas Eve in New York! Broadway crowded with happy playgoers, gay promenaders, and belated shoppers! Fifth Avenue resplendent with an abundance of commercially-conceived festivity in the overstocked windows of its fashionable shops! In other and less pretentious localities, gaunt lines of assassinated turkeys exhibiting their sallow nudities in indecent profusion to a steady stream of ever-changing faces! In short, everywhere throughout the big city, the people holding high carnival—even cynicism forgetting itself in the prospect of gallinaceous food and crude sweetmeats. And Central Park West and the Circle, in particular, scintillating with electrical display and wreaths of red-ribboned holly. In the New Theatre a gala performance of Antony and Cleopatra was nearly over; the last lines of the tragedy were being spoken. Yet, notwithstanding the fact that in another moment the folds of the red velvet curtains would descend on the Egyptian scene, an occupant of one of the stalls, no longer able to control his impatience, hastily left his seat and started up the adjoining aisle. To say that this young man gave every physiognomical indication of being a soul in distress would be putting it not a bit too strongly. Nor would it have required exceptionally brilliant intuitive faculties to conjecture that someone—presumably in a box across the theatre, on which, all through the evening, his eyes had been riveted—had shamelessly robbed him of his heart. Moreover, judging from his evident haste and the keen anxiety with which all the way up the aisle he followed every movement of the parties in the box, it would seem that he had determined to intercept them on their way out. And, indeed, such was his determination. Life had concentrated itself into a question of hearing from the lips of the woman,—the woman to whom he had offered, and who had refused, the worship of a life,—a word that he could interpret as meaning that there was still a faint possibility of her changing her mind. To his vexation, however, he found that others likewise had left their seats. In fact, the general exodus had already set in before, even, he had reached the top of the aisle. And yet, despite his being thoroughly aware that any attempt to pass from one side of the house to the other was sure to be resented,—so delirious is the haste in which a metropolitan audience takes leave of the theatre for the invariable restaurant-supper after the play,—he continued to make strenuous efforts to cut his way through, until realising, finally, that it was useless, he let himself be borne along by the crowd. But his chance came when the carriage-vestibule on Sixty-Fifth Street was reached. And there, quick to take advantage of an almost imperceptible cessation of the onward movement—consequent upon the people searching the ingeniously-devised board to ascertain whether the desired motors or carriages headed the long line—he again started in to elbow his way through the crush; and so successfully this time that presently comparatively few persons separated him from an undeniably blond and dashing young woman, in a magnificent opera-cloak of Russian sables, who was laughing and chatting with half a dozen or more vapid youths while following the lead of a portly and somewhat red-faced old gentleman.