Erin Fury has helped countless people with her ranch and she isn't about to give it up without a fight. The Furys board and rescue horses while giving riding lessons to disabled children. But their lease is up and if it isn't renewed by the college that owns their land, they will lose everything. Jordan Archer, the dashing new college president, has plans to build dormitories on their land instead. They are total opposites--Jordan is highly educated and self-possessed; Erin is the earth mother who dropped out of college and enjoys doing good for others. Conflict is inevitable and the opinionated, passionate horsewoman meets her match in the rational and cool president. As Erin tries to make Jordan see what he would destroy she finds herself enjoying their time together and trusting him more. Soon, their burgeoning feelings puts Jordan's job on the line and he must decide between his feelings for Erin and his prestigious position at the university.

The Curse of Capistrano - Johnston McCulley - The Curse of Capistrano is a 1919 serialized novel by Johnston McCulley and the first work to feature the fictional Californio character Zorro (zorro is the Spanish word for fox). It would be later published as a book in 1924 under the title The Mark of Zorro

This is a story for the Baby Boom generation and for their progeny as well. This is a tale for anyone who has wistfully dreamed of personal fulfillment. For those who contemplate the shedding of the shackles of conformity, of repetitive task completion, of living to satisfy the expectations of others, Michael Campbell is a man well worth meeting. Michael defi nes his own, Castle in Spain , his statement of individual dream fulfillment and he works tirelessly to achieve it. Michael s singular focus becomes a beacon to others. Some raft together with him to his immense benefit while others become steadfast in their attempts to sink him. Capistrano, a club for gentlemen in the heart of Metro Manila, rises to become the premier night spot in a city famous for its ability to gratify the nocturnal, nefarious desires of those who enjoy the embrace of business success. And those, as well, in sequined splendor, whose agenda it is to satisfy those needs, to achieve their own goals. Capistrano is, in microcosm, South East Asia in the late 1980 s. At once a bastion of sensual overload, it houses the unholy alliance of those with means and those who trade in their desires. Capistrano will make you laugh out loud, it will make you cry, and, in the process make you think about your own present and what possibilities lie untapped within.

The Mark of Zorro (The Curse of Capistrano) - Johnston McCulley - The Curse of Capistrano is a 1919 novella by Johnston McCulley and the first work to feature the fictional character Zorro (zorro is the Spanish word for fox). After the enormous success of the 1920 film adaptation, The Mark of Zorro, the story was republished under that name. Prior to being published in novella form, The Curse of Capistrano appeared as five serialized installments in the pulp magazine All-Story Weekly. The masked avenger immortalized by countless films began as pulp fiction in 1919. The dashing hero Zorro first appeared in Johnston McCulley's story, "The Curse of Capriano", serialized in the American pulp magazine Argosy, later republished as a novella in 1924 as "The Mark of Zorro". Set in Spanish Colonial California, Zorro moonlights as a robin-hood like adventurer, saving the oppressed from the tyrannical hands in power. This iconic outlaw has weaved his way deeply into popular culture through countless iterations in film and literature. Armed with a rapier and mounted on a black horse, Zorro deftly maneuvers through the crime ridden streets of old southern California to, "avenge the helpless, to punish cruel politicians", and "to aid the oppressed." Charged with thrills and mystery, "The Mark of Zorro" is the story that started it all. A classic tale of roguish activism, this enigmatic hero continues to delight generations of readers.

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Teacher Brenda Harrison is nervous about her summer job writing a book for wealthy racecar driver, Alexander Stone. Once she meets him she falls hopelessly in love but hides it while completing the book for Alexander's parents' anniversary. As a sports car designer, racecar driver and heir to an impressive collection of rare and valuable antique cars, Alexander wants this book to be absolutely perfect. He feels she is unqualified but when she encourages him to follow his dream of designing cars and proves to be a very capable and savvy writer, he begins to change his mind. Once he realizes he loves her, he wants her to give up her job as a teacher in a rough, inner-city school and become his full-time wife. She is devastated. It looks as though their worlds are falling apart. However, their love for each other helps them to make the necessary compromises and realize that both their dreams have come true.

Bynum argues that Christ's blood as both object and symbol was central to late medieval art, literature, and religious life. As cult object, blood provided a focus of theological debate about the nature of matter, body, and God and an occasion for Jewish persecution; as motif, blood became a central symbol in popular devotion.

Soon after young widow Samantha Richards and her son return to her hometown, she encounters Brad Davis, the boy who lived next door during her childhood. She had a mad crush on Brad while growing up and now finds him more attractive than ever. But the profession Brad has chosen renders him the kind of man she has vowed to avoid: he has become the protégé of Samantha's cold and career-obsessed father, the eminent Dr. Benton Howard. Nothing and no one has ever seduced Brad from his single-minded dedication to medicine--until Samantha moved back to town. But Sam is looking for an eight-to-five kind of guy, who will give her and her son the warm and stable family life she's never had. Samantha's son, however, wants Brad for his new father, and he is melting his aloof grandfather's reserve, thereby complicating his mother's resolve.

Florida hotel manager Teri Price finds herself with a slew of problems at her beloved hotel, the West Wind. Strange noises, missing contractors, and the handsome new security chief, Jack Bishop, keep her hopping--especially after Teri learns that Jack has his own agenda. The pair team up to investigate the mysterious happenings around the hotel, determined to uncover the mystery and fight their mutual attraction. Teri refuses to let any of these distractions deter her from her goal--a transfer to Paris to manage the hotel of her dreams. If she can only survive the upcoming annual review with her condescending boss... When they hear a rumor about jewels hidden in the hotel's unused wing, the stakes get higher. Teri finds out from a local historian that legend has it Al Capone himself was behind the whole thing. Can they find the jewels before one of Capone's henchmen returns to retrieve them? Will Teri and Jack ever reveal to each other their hidden hearts?