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When Clare's fiancé dies, she's devastated, and she vows to keep his memory alive. But then, on the warm, sunny beaches of the Caribbean, she meets handsome and arrogant Luke Mortimer--a man determined to win her heart. Luke pursues Clare relentlessly, but she's torn between holding on to the memory of the man she once loved and allowing herself to fall again. Will she stay faithful to a long-dead lover, or give in to the man who pursues her?

Once, Judith Sommerville and Alexis Vasilis were engaged. But that was a long time ago, and when Judith takes the position of caretaker to Alexis' young nephew, she believes their past will not interfere with her job. But Alexis has different plans. Even though their relationship has been over for years, he still wants Judith--and his kisses fill her with raging desire. But marriage is no longer on the table--or is it?

In the underground city of Caverna, the world's most skilled craftsmen toil in the darkness to create delicacies beyond compare—wines that remove memories, cheeses that make you hallucinate, and perfumes that convince you to trust the wearer, even as they slit your throat. On the surface, the people of Caverna seem ordinary, except for one thing: their faces are as blank as untouched snow. Expressions must be learned, and only the famous Facesmiths can teach a person to express (or fake) joy, despair, or fear—at a steep price. Into this dark and distrustful world comes Neverfell, a girl with no memory of her past and a face so terrifying to those around her that she must wear a mask at all times. Neverfell's expressions are as varied and dynamic as those of the most skilled Facesmiths, except hers are entirely genuine. And that makes her very dangerous indeed…

This is a dazzling collection of occasional writings by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist on subjects ranging from Thermopylae to the English Channel, and from Coral Island to Jules Verne. "e;A book of occasional essays which afford us many fascinating insights into Golding the man…It is highly individual yet profoundly modest; it has an unusual, slightly angular candour, full of painful knowledge and a beautiful humanity …event the slightest piece bears the mark of his rare, austere mind, his remarkable imagination…Even these occasional essays are enough to remind us that …there is not, at the moment, a writer to touch him"e;. (New Society).

Fans of fractured fairy tales will be delighted to discover the fantasy, mystery, adventure, and humor in the beloved New York Times bestselling Sisters Grimm series by Michael Buckley, now with new cover art. The nine wildly popular books are favorites around the world. They were among the first books to bring a distinctly girl-power spin to fairy tales—a trend followed by hit television series and movies such as Grimm and Maleficent; the bestselling book series the Land of Stories; and more. Now, books one through six in this smash-hit series appear with new covers, with books seven, eight, and nine available as revised editions soon.

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我坐在公园的石凳上抽烟，今天阳光很好，气温适宜，天空也很蓝。我给张顺打电话，打了两次都没人接。我从包里拿出水杯喝了一口，然后看着周围，人挺多的，有大人也有小孩。在我前面的不远处是个水塘，一个小孩坐在旁边玩，她的母亲在十几米远的地方站着，拿着手机在打电话。我盯着那个小孩发笑，然后又看了眼她的母亲，刚好她也正在看我，充满警觉性的眼神令我只好将脸上的笑容收起。池塘对面的空地上有一拨人在跳舞，周围聚集着不少观看的人。我走过去，十几棵粗大的松树下面有许多石凳，人们或聚在一起打扑克或聊天歇脚。我找到一个空位，坐下来。

李蓓(wkkk.net)，加籍华人，50后。加拿大大华笔会会员，加拿大动物保护协会会员。94年到美国，98年到加拿大至今。开办国际婚姻交友俱乐部十几年,无数单身朋友在这里走进婚姻的殿堂。著有《独闯北美》纪实连载70篇，有篇章荣获加拿大多元文化最具影响力原创作品奖并受到加拿大媒体多次采访鼓励宣传。作者，以自己20多年的海外生活（包括和西方人的家庭生活）的阅历和积淀，不吝啬分享最真实的遇见和感受。在这些故事里真实记录了西方生活风貌还有我个人和西方人的精神碰撞。

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。

两千年前，破坏神带领着恶魔军团降临原大陆，鲜血与烈焰摧毁了昔日的种族与文明，冥界女神诺伊以生命为代价，将生灵转移至新大陆，从此以后，原大陆被封印；两千年后，原大陆的封印变得更加稀薄，各方势力开始蠢蠢欲动。出身无罪者领域·海盗国度·咆哮岛的小海盗，在命运的指引下，踏入征途。诸神，封印，背叛与杀戮，第九原罪的阴影，逐渐浮出水面……

她本是农家最朴实、厚实的憨傻女子，奈何被他孱弱的金手一指，就成了他要成婚的妻子，你说你心里都有人了，还来寻俺干啥嘞？青青纳闷的想。好吧，既然是父母之命、媒妁之言，俺索性就嫁了吧，可是为何嫁到洛家会有那么多的事发生嘞……婆婆不待见，不怕，俺只要抱好亲亲相公的大腿就行了……两个小姑不省心，没事，反正俺又不去招惹她们……可是这谁家、谁家的女人？你们咋可着劲的往俺家里赶嘞？什么？动冲着这天下第一来的……。还有这名誉上是相公大哥的男人，咋老是想拉起俺的小手嘞，这可不行啊，俺已经是成过婚的人了，这距离是一定要有的……。精彩片段：【一】一身素缟，青青跪坐在灵堂前，一脸的悲戚，相公啊，你咋就走了嘞，你就这么走了，俺可咋办啊？青青摸摸平坦的肚子，这里面还没个种嘞，你叫俺咋办啊？连个养老的都没嘞。…………青青刚想给她那“死而复生”的相公擦拭一下脸，一双紧闭着的眼迅速张开，厚实的手掌紧掐这她白嫩嫩的脖颈，“你是谁？怎么会在这儿？”“相公，我是青青啊？你不记得了……”“不记得，记住，我不是你相公，本将军没有什么青青小妾，滚……”【二】四年后青青手里拖着俩包子，再次回到这熟悉的老家，那是感概万分啊！推开门，一老妇走了出来。“咦，你是？青青？”“是嘞，娘，我回来了，快来，叫姥娘……”“啥？孩子？哪来的？你相公洛青城嘞？是他的不？”“没了……”相公不见了，孩子有了俩。

是起点不是终结，每个人出生时都带着神魔两性，修炼是一步步剔除魔性，堕落是化成魔。雷雨交加，是一场惊天阴谋拉开序幕，她从棺材里爬出来的那一刻，一切刚刚开始！神魔之争，自古渊源，她站在黑白棋盘中，谁把众生做棋子？逆反天地，偏要毁了这盘棋!却不期然遇见一双跨越千万年的眼眸，从此又甜又宠。“你不需要顾忌什么，专心的无法无天就好。”

这里讲的是一个平凡的苦逼在乱世三国里苦苦挣扎，努力种田的故事。

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。