Kerra Bailey is a TV journalist hot on the trail of a story guaranteed to skyrocket her career to new heights. Twenty-five years ago, Major Franklin Trapper became a national icon when he was photographed leading a handful of survivors to safety after the bombing of a Dallas hotel. For years, he
Why did the West, after winning the Cold War, lose its political balance? In the early 1990s, hopes for the eastward spread of liberal democracy were high. And yet the transformation of Eastern European countries gave rise to a bitter repudiation of liberalism itself, not only there but also back
The first time you meet someone, you make eye contact. You smile, say hello. Should be simple, if you’re anyone but me. The first time I met Dylan Reed, I found myself making eye contact with a different part of his body. You see, I’m very good at being shy, not to mention extremely well-versed in
Mówią, że życie przelatuje ci przed oczami, kiedy umierasz. Musi się to tylko dziać tym, których życie było godne. Wyraźnie moje takie nie było. Jedyną rzeczą, która mi się przydarzyła, było powtórzenie tego, co myślałam, że było moją śmiercią. Wybuch pistoletu, kiedy wystrzelił. Utrata tchu, jakby
Ady - not the confident A-Lister she appears to be. Kate - brainy boarder taking risks to pursue the music she loves. Clem - disenchanted swim-star losing her heart to the wrong boy. All are targeted by PSST, a toxic website that deals in gossip and lies. St Hilda's antidote to the cyber-bullying?
The daughter of a prominent samurai, Mariko has long known her place—she may be an accomplished alchemist, whose cunning rivals that of her brother Kenshin, but because she is not a boy, her future has always been out of her hands. At just seventeen years old, Mariko is promised to Minamoto Raiden,
After Sukeroku’s expulsion, Kikuhiko’s path to stardom seems clear, but the idea of inheriting the Yakumo name is a cold comfort. Sukeroku, disgraced, makes the heartbreaking decision to put his art aside and take responsibility for his new relationship with Miyokichi. As years pass and distance
Narratorką powieści jest pulchna, lecz inteligentna trzynastoletnia Madison, niepoprawna optymistka skazana na wieczne potępienie. Powodem jej śmierci było przedawkowanie marihuany, którą dostarczyli jej nieprzytomnie bogaci, zblazowani rodzice. Madison w towarzystwie swoich nowych przyjaciół –
Sometimes wrong can feel oh so right . . . Jenna Lacombe needs complete control, whether it’s in the streets . . . or between the sheets. So when she sets out on a solo road trip to visit her family in New Orleans, she’s beyond annoyed that the infuriatingly sexy Jack Oliver wants to hitch a ride
Lucas Thatcher zawsze był moim wrogiem. Minęła dekada, odkąd ostatni raz go widziałam, ale nasze lata na przeciwnych wybrzeżach nie były trwającym spokojem, tylko raczej tymczasowym zawieszeniem broni. Teraz, gdy oboje powróciliśmy do naszego małego miasteczka, wiem, że Lucas spodziewa się starej
