第2章 Epigraph

When Dawn inherits half of a luxurious estate in South Africa, she's overjoyed--until she finds out that to keep the estate, she must marry the man who owns the other half: Ralf Deverell, whose golden good looks draw her in even as his cold, unwelcoming eyes freeze her out.Unwillingly, Dawn goes through with the arrangement. Sure, she can find some legal way out of it, but Ralf's presence fills her with an undeniable desire--and soon she realizes he burns for her, too. But can their love survive in such troubled circumstances?

For as long as Emmeline can remember, she's longed to leave the isolated world of the settlement and explore the wilderness that calls to her in her dreams. And now that the Council has fallen, she will finally, finally get that chance. With First Peoples guide Matisa at her side, Emmeline rallies a brave group to join her on her quest into the unknown, including her beloved Kane and his two younger brothers. But the journey soon proves far more dangerous than Emmeline anticipated—with warring clans, slavers, colonists, disease, and natural disasters seemingly at every turn. After putting so many lives in danger, she starts to doubt everything she once knew. Did she make the right choice to leave the settlement—and can her relationship with Kane survive the ordeal? Matisa insists that to set things right and to fight the evil that is bringing all this danger and turmoil to the forest, Emmeline must journey to Matisa's people—even if that means leaving Kane behind.

It's hard to meet people in a big city, let alone any city. And after living in LA for several years as a single lady, Audrey Shulman turned to baking. But rather than eating her cakes solo over the sink, she brought them to bars, luring guys with a heady dose of butter and wkkk.net in Bars with Cake recounts Audrey's year spent baking, bar-hopping, and offering slices of cake to men in the hope of finding her boyfriend (or, at the very least, a date). With 35 inventive recipes based on her interactions with guys from all walks of life, from a Sticky Maple Kiss Cake to a Bitter Chocolate Dump Cake, this charming book pairs each cake with a short essay and tongue-in-cheek lesson about picking up boys in bars.

I had a bad August. A very bad August. As bad as pickle juice on a cookie. Eleanor's beloved babysitter, Bibi, is moving away. Suddenly, the things she used to enjoy aren't fun anymore —everything reminds her of Bibi. To make matters worse, Eleanor has a new babysitter, who just isn't the same. But as the new school year looms ahead, so do new beginnings. And Eleanor is about to learn some special things about herself, friendship, and the bittersweet process of growing up.

本书是苏联作家奥斯特洛夫斯基的代表作，这是一部以苏维埃革命为背景的史诗性长篇小说，作者把自己作为主人公的原型，但并不是自传。本书描写保尔·柯察金作为一个普通工人的儿子，经历第一次世界大战、十月革命、国内战争和国民经济恢复时期的严峻生活，把对旧生活自发的反抗改变为自觉的阶级意志。保尔的成长不是“性格的自我发展”，而是如同作者在回忆自己一生时所说：“钢是在熊熊大火和骤然冷却中炼成的……我们这一代也是在斗争和艰苦考验中锻炼出来的。”另外，保尔同冬尼娅的爱情纠葛，同丽达磊落的友谊，以及对达雅诚挚的感情也表现了保尔精神世界的纯洁，表现了小说人物的特殊素质。

谈笑觉得自己简直就是招事体质，招了一群娱乐圈的小婊砸还不够，还招来一尊大佛。只是，这位先生，你哪里来的这么厚的脸皮装熟。商灏泽从来没有想过自己会爱上一个女神……经，关键是自己攒了二十几年的撩妹技能全都用在了谈笑一个人身上。那么问题来了，一个是梦想登顶娱乐圈的大小姐，一个是商海沉浮的娱乐帝王，两人过招究竟谁胜谁负？商灏泽呵呵一笑，我的字典就没有输这个字。谈笑表示赢不了你，我还治不了那群上赶着找虐的小婊砸们嘛，大不了双赢就是了……...

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

美女不多，像她这么美本就少见，然而像她这样面对一群社会残渣还镇定自若的就更是难得了。--情节虚构，请勿模仿

无敌意识，神级操作，在世界总决赛中意外失误，与冠军失之交臂，从此沉寂沦为网吧网管。一次偶然的机会，英雄联盟强势袭来，迫于家庭经济，杨逸又一次踏入游戏，以其外挂般的意识一局封神，曾经的上帝之眼苏醒了，且看杨逸征战英雄联盟路。

本书为公版书，为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品，供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。

痴心缠绵，换来的却是腹中胎儿惨被生生害死，受尽冷眼。曾经的甜言蜜语，那些以死为盟的承诺，最后只能变成最可笑的记忆，狠狠的折磨着她不再冷静的心。过多的恨意，心灰以冷过后，那个纯洁无邪的她，已一步一步的走向另外一个世界。她不再单纯，大家都说她妖治妄为，是一个危险且疯狂的女人……她不再相信爱情，爱情只是她用来上位的游戏，争取复仇机会的工具。她不为情所动，哪怕动了……也不允许。她，努力的学着如何周旋在男人与利益权力之间，争取着更高的能力，誓要为自己的孩子复仇，定要将那夺走她一切的小三还击到底。只是……她最不该的是招惹了那个魔鬼，一个绝对高傲的男人，一个不允许被忽视的男人……被她一心当成工具的男人……

上海女孩，一朝身死，灵魂穿越。潇湘重生，自诊顽疾，玩转古代。北静王爷，一见钟情，唯爱黛玉。贾宝玉爱，薛宝钗嫉，邢岫烟痴。智退对手，惩治贪官，逮捕恶霸，其中又有史湘云，淮南王，妙玉，贾惜春，薛宝琴，薛蟠，贾雨村，边疆王等，各种爱恨情仇，一一上演！黛玉的泪尽而亡一直是我心里的一个结，残酷无情的封建社会，容不下真爱。而我要让她在现代人心目中活出一个精彩自我的林黛玉来，她要改变她的命运，她生命中出现的那个男人，让她收泪珠，展笑颜，获得真正的爱情与幸福。

这是薛漫从S市回来的第二十四天。终于明白黄小仙失恋时撕心般的痛，因为分手的一幕像是被按上了循环，一直在脑海重播。只是，还未来得及开始的恋爱，配得上“分手”二字吗？大T拉着薛漫的手从一家星座运势店出来，一双冒着金星的眼搜寻着街上一切可获捕的花美男。“喂，你别一副如狼似虎的样子好不！”薛漫对她是一脸的嫌弃，“就算是运师说你最近桃花不断，可你这样子是人见了你都得躲。”……

一个人，如果知道了自己离奇的来历会怎样？我们的主人公陈开，在他十七岁这年，发现自己居然是被人从一座远古祭坛发现的。内心的彷徨与纠结，一度让他陷入自卑的深渊，不想被人当成异类，但又渴望弄清自己的身世。布满荆棘的前路，隐藏在阴暗角落的杀机，陈开能否闯过这些关卡，去揭开那些尘封久远岁月的秘密呢？