Once Taken (a Riley Paige Mystery--Book #2)

Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne. The Bront? siblings find escape from their constrained lives via their rich imaginations. The glittering world of Verdopolis and the romantic and melancholy world of Gondal literally come to life under their pens, offering the sort of romance and intrigue missing from their isolated parsonage home. But at what price? As Branwell begins to slip into madness and the sisters feel their real lives slipping away, they must weigh the cost of their powerful imaginations, even as the characters they have created—the brooding Rogue and dashing Duke of Zamorna—refuse to let them go. Gorgeously written and based on the Bront?s'juvenilia, Worlds of Ink and Shadow brings to life one of history's most celebrated literary families in a thrilling, suspenseful fantasy.

Oe introduces Kogito Choko, a writer in his early sixties, as he rekindles a childhood friendship with his estranged brother-in-law, the renowned filmmaker Goro Hanawa. Goro sends Kogito a trunk of tapes he has recorded of reflections about their friendship, but as Kogito is listening one night, he hears something odd. "I'm going to head over to the Other Side now," Goro says, and then Kogito hears a loud thud. After a moment of silence, Goro's voice continues: "But don't worry, I'm not going to stop communicating with you." Moments later, Kogito's wife rushes in; Goro has jumped to his death. With that, Kogito begins a far-ranging search to understand what drove his brother-in-law to suicide. His quest takes him from the forests of southern Japan to the washed-out streets of Berlin, where Kogito confronts the ghosts from his own past and that of his lifelong, but departed, friend.

Grace Sorentino has never known the good life: from childhood hardships, to a marriage that began with lofty dreams and ended with all hopes shattered, Grace Sorentino has been dealt bad hand after bad hand.Grace and Jackie, her rebellious teenage daughter, are now stuck in Florida, on the verge of poverty. Grace works as an underpaid and underappreciated cosmetician at Saks Fifth Avenue, and Jackie—when she is not spending her time with questionable boys—balances school and two jobs. Just when Grace believes that things couldn't get any worse, she is fired after accidentally insulting a snobby customer.

Darkness Visible opens at the height of the London Blitz, when a naked child steps out of an all-consuming fire. Miraculously saved but hideously scarred, soon tormented at school and at work, Matty becomes a wanderer, a seeker after some unknown redemption. Two more lost children await him, twins as exquisite as they are loveless. Toni dabbles in political violence; Sophy, in sexual tyranny. As Golding weaves their destinies together, his book reveals both the inner and outer darkness of our world. "An intensity of vision without parallel." (TLS). "A vision of elemental reality so vivid we seem to hallucinate the scenes…Magic." (New York Times Book Review).

"Sophie Love's ability to impart magic to her readers is exquisitely wrought in powerfully evocative phrases and descriptions….This is the perfect romance or beach read, with a difference: its enthusiasm and beautiful descriptions offer an unexpected attention to the complexity of not just evolving love, but evolving psyches. It's a delightful recommendation for romance readers looking for a touch more complexity from their romance reads."--Midwest Book Review (Diane Donovan re For Now and Forever)FOREVER, PLUS ONE is book #6 in the bestselling romance series The Inn at Sunset Harbor, which begins with book #1, For Now and Forever—a free download!35 year old Emily Mitchell is still reeling from the surprise news that she is pregnant. Just married, she and Danielle have no time to process the news as they are thrust into doctor appointments, preparing for the baby's arrival—and, in a surprise party, the revelation of their baby's gender.

当我开眼睛的时候，我已经彻底的蒙圈了，身边都是什么？丑丑鱼？看着自己身边的图鉴对于自己飞强简洁的鉴定，主角已经彻底绝望了。丑丑鱼，因为破破烂烂的，谁也不捉。看起来不好吃，也不会被当做猎物。结果就是数量嗖嗖地增长起来了。没错这就是穿越到了穿越到了丑丑鱼身上的故事。

《传奇》写了小男小女之间的“传奇”，写了城市小男女的心思。

独家收录“红线传系列”的近五万字未发表作品，超值典藏七篇系列力作，集结成册以飨读者。故事主角为红线，忘言，爱德华三个盗窃世家的青年人和他们的父亲莫奇?罗宾、管家J所组成。就像是一天分为白昼与黑夜，红线游走于黑白之间——这种命运在她成为莫奇先生的养女时就开始了。她就是暗夜的精灵，她在城市中穿梭，成为都市的一个传说。忘言是莫奇先生收养的最小的孩子。据说已经失忆，但是他真的失忆了吗？只有天和他自己知道！……而作者唯一能够肯定的是，他身上有很多秘密。

月亮被人踢了一脚之后，向着地球飞来，风尘注视着世界走向毁灭。再次睁眼，已经是另一个世界。翱翔天空的巨龙。织网深林的蜘蛛。深潜海底的娜迦。在这个诡秘的世界，徐贤谱写属于自己的山海经------山海食谱大全。

“蟑螂，猫猫要吃鱼片！”“叫清楚才给，跟朕念，张狼！”“蟑螂！”数次之后，某男只得放弃。…“蟑螂，猫猫肚子饿！”说话间，猫女伸手扯开自己的衣服，露出那吹弹可破的肌肤，在肚子之上拍了拍。“好，好，朕给你鱼片！”某男赶紧的投降，将鱼片放回，拉下了她的衣服，下意识的咽了咽唾沫，自己是不是又脸红了啊？…“蟑螂，你藏了私，不给猫猫东西吃！”嘴里边甜甜的说着话，一只手紧紧的握住硬物，摇晃着自己的小尾巴，将那对尖牙都露了出来，一脸的可爱。“朕，朕没有！”某男满头大汗，那东东，怎么可以乱捏呢？“还说没有，这是什么？硬硬的，烫烫的，一定好吃！”猫女不服的嚷着，手上加大了力量，回答她的，是一声声似舒服又似痛苦的哼哼声！…“蟑螂，皇后是什么？可以吃吗？”一边把玩着后里边的皇冠，猫女一边询问着某男。“皇后，就代表你是朕的女人，你的身体，你的心，你整个人，只属于朕！”帅气的皇帝那一向冰霜的脸上，露出了笑意，说话间，伸出手来，阻止了猫女要将那繁琐的皇后服装脱去的冲动。“不能吃噢，好可惜噢…”猫女叹息了一声，一边咋巴着自己的嘴巴，自己，真正的要当皇后了吗？张狼，被尊为狼主的天狼国主，英俊是他的外貌，冷酷是他的本性，那帅气的眉眼之下，是不拘一言的性格，将国家治理得风调语顺，让国力发达，是他的最终目标，只是，只知道终日奋力处理国政的他，如此的一个天降明君，老天居然也跟他开了一个玩笑，自天而降了一个赤着身子，带着一根小尾巴的美女！推荐小猫自己的新文《天师皇后戏冷帝》话说，不就是偷了爷爷的几张符，想要去收个怪物来显显自己上官世家的威名，也用不着这么狠，一下子将自己给扔到了怪异的时空吧？报应，一醒来就有一个自称是‘朕’的怪异男子在疯狂的脱自己的衣服，说是要赶紧时间，赶紧将这周公之礼给行了。等等，这算是怎么回事？好歹自己也是皇后之尊，后宫主宰，怎么轮到这群妃子来作主教训自己了？怒了，女人不喝酒，枉在世上走，后宫的姐妹们，既然都服了，跟本宫走，请你们喝酒逛夜店去！哦，没夜店，那包场行不？奇了，这勾栏之地是咋样的？得，怎么没漂亮的姑娘？姐妹们，咱们来做做花魁怎么样？疯了，这位‘朕’先生，你是咋了？喜欢本宫？可是，本宫还没有喜欢上你啊？要不，你排排队吧，你没见这后边还有这么多的帅哥等着本宫的‘临幸’吗？怪了，冷帝咋就不冷了？这热起来，比啥男人都要疯狂？

曾经我妈拿出一笔钱敦促我买房的时候，我不想啃老，没有珍惜，等限购令一出才后悔莫及，几年后看着房价5k涨到5w，简直悔青肠子了，如果上天再给我一次机会，我一定要当一次‘啃老族’，坚决把房子买下来！” 广义上来说，成年后还用父母的钱，就算是“啃老”了，哪怕你并不是失业在家游手好闲，而是有稳定的工作收入，个人也很努力，只是买房时希望父母有能力且愿意支持首付，仍要面对尴尬的“啃老”质疑。 但另一方面，房价飙升让工薪族筹集首付金遥遥无望，父母的钱的确是唯一可用的稻草。

想我泱泱中华，和其庞大！尔等就跪等唱征服吧！！！

这是蒋勋在长达半个世纪的时间里，数十次阅读《红楼梦》后的心血之作。无关红学，不涉及考证，作者从青春与美的角度出发，带领读者逐字逐句细读小说本身，梳理《红楼梦》中的人物与情感，探寻书中表达的繁华的幻灭、逝去的哀伤，讲述青春的孤独、寂寞与彷徨。这是一个生命对其余生命的叩问与聆听。跟蒋勋读《红楼梦》，仿佛是在阅读自己的一生。蒋勋说：我是把《红楼梦》当“佛经”来读的，因为处处都是慈悲，也处处都是觉悟。

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。

书中各种故事的主人公因其巧妙而出人意料的应变之策，使人们在心生敬佩之余，同时获得某种智慧的启迪。在生活当中，我们常常会面临许许多多的突发状况，这往往需要急中生智、沉着应对方能解决问题。那么，就随本书一起，在这些机智勇敢的主人公的带领下，一起感受机智的力量。