A year ago, Lena made love to Spanish millionaire Alejandro, who promptly left her. She decided to take care of their son, Miguel, all by herself. But then Alejandro suddenly shows up and tries to take her baby away. She resists, but he says she had no choice but to marry him if she wants to keep the child. He takes her to a large castle atop a hill in Spain, but Lena still isn’t sure what’s prompted his sudden proposal.※This work is originally colored.※This work is originally colored.

A story of intrigue, mystery, romance and the paranormal, surrounds a young widow who struggles with falling in love with the man who kidnapped her and the love she left behind. Favor Durand left the hectic, bustling City of Angels and moved back to her home town of Fortuna, nestled in the heart of the Redwoods of Northern California. The town she grew up in, is known for its peaceful, warm, friendly atmosphere and charm. Her busy career would continue to take her back to the lively metropolis of the city but the quiet peaceful surroundings of Fortuna, is a stark contrast from that of the metropolitan rat race. Here she has made new friends, and reconnected with old. With the slower paced life comes inner peace she has longed for. But then a strange series of events turns the life of this young Interior Designer into chaotic uncertainty.

After ballet dancer Sasha Davis suffers a severe injury and returns home to Minnesota to recover and deal with her mother's death, she forms an unexpected bond with her live-in aide, Evelyn, who helps Sasha face life with a renewed purpose.

Diana has arrived at the dark, fog-shrouded Penryth Hall to work as a live-in physical therapist. She is told that her employer, the owner of the hall, was in an accident two months ago and needs rehabilitation. A dark, gloomy hall, an ancient housekeeper… Surely the master of the house is some kind of grouchy old man. But Diana finds a virile young man waiting for her—Edward. His cold eyes shut out everyone and everything, but when he discovers Diana is a virgin, he embraces her, whispering that he wants her to stay with him!

From the USA TODAY bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere But Here comes a love story about a Craigslist “missed connection” post that gives two people a second chance at love fifteen years after they were separated in New York City. To the Green-eyed Lovebird: We met fifteen years ago, almost to the day, when I moved my stuff into the NYU dorm room next to yours at Senior House. You called us fast friends. I like to think it was more. We lived on nothing but the excitement of finding ourselves through music (you were obsessed with Jeff Buckley), photography (I couldn’t stop taking pictures of you), hanging out in Washington Square Park, and all the weird things we did to make money. I learned more about myself that year than any other. Yet, somehow, it all fell apart. We lost touch the summer after graduation when I went to South America to work for National Geographic. When I came back, you were gone. A part of me still wonders if I pushed you too hard after the wedding… I didn’t see you again until a month ago. It was a Wednesday. You were rocking back on your heels, balancing on that thick yellow line that runs along the subway platform, waiting for the F train. I didn’t know it was you until it was too late, and then you were gone. Again. You said my name; I saw it on your lips. I tried to will the train to stop, just so I could say hello. After seeing you, all of the youthful feelings and memories came flooding back to me, and now I’ve spent the better part of a month wondering what your life is like. I might be totally out of my mind, but would you like to get a drink with me and catch up on the last decade and a half? M

In this beautiful and thorough investigation, The Secret Language of Color celebrates and illuminates the countless ways in which color colors our world. Why is the sky blue, the grass green, a rose red? Most of us have no idea how to answer these questions, nor are we aware that color pervades nearly all aspects of life, from the subatomic realm and the natural world to human culture and psychology. Organized into chapters that begin with a fascinating explanation of the physics and chemistry of color, The Secret Language of Color travels from outer space to Earth, from plants to animals to humans. In these chapters we learn about how and why we see color, the nature of rainbows, animals with color vision far superior and far inferior to our own, how our language influences the colors we see, and much more. Between these chapters, authors Joann Eckstut and Ariele Eckstut turn their attention to the individual hues of the visible spectrum?red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet?presenting each in fascinating, in-depth detail. Including hundreds of stunning photographs and dozens of informative, often entertaining graphics, every page is a breathtaking demonstration of color and its role in the world around us. Whether you see red, are a shrinking violet, or talk a blue streak, this is the perfect book for anyone interested in the history, science, culture, and beatuty of color in the natural and man-made world.

【A story by USA Today bestselling author becomes a comic!】Th?o, a count and a businessman, knew he liked what he saw as soon as he met waitress Carrie. But their relationship had one important rule: don’t bring love into it. Carrie sees him as a Prince Charming, though, and falls in love anyway. She’s desperate to hide this from him, but when she lets it slip one day, he abandons her on the spot. And not long after, she’s shocked to learn that she’s pregnant. A year later, Th?o insists that Carrie pay a visit to his castle in France, and she introduces him to their son. Who else but Th?o would have the temerity to suggest that their child is her revenge?

The Sheltered Life' stands as one of the most stirring epitaphs to the romantic South in American literature. In the town of Queenborough, Virginia, the Archbalds and the Birdsongs, the two remaining families on Washington Street, hold their ground and attempt to ignore the industrial invasion in the years before the first World War. Told from two perspectives - the wise outlook of elderly General Archbald, a civilized man in an uncivilized world, and the romantic vantage point of Jenny Blair, his impetuous grandchild - the story is a vivid parable of a society in decline.

- A question-and-answer format, bulleted lists, mnemonics, and practical tips from the authors expedite reference and review. - Two-color page layout, "Key Points" boxes, and lists of useful websites enhance your reference power. - Top 100 Secrets section combines the top 100, high-yield facts into one chapter, providing a concise overview of the latest issues in ophthalmology. - High-yield content is ideal for exam preparation. - Key clinical images are presented in full-color. - Portable size is designed to fit perfectly into a lab coat pocket.

Memoirs of Race, Color, and Belonging provides a fresh look at the complex dialogue of race and identity in memoir, examining three generations of biracial African Americans’ experiences in their autobiographies. Exploring writers from James McBride and Shirlee Taylor Haizlip to Barack Obama, Toi Dericotte, Natasha Trethway, Rebecca Walker, and Emily Raboteau, this volume explores the ways in which these memoirists refute terms regarding race and simple understandings of belonging, using their contested embodied positions as sites for narration, quest, and protest. Organized chronologically, this volume will provide readers insight into memoirs from Jim Crow America to the Civil Rights period and finally those considering the post-soul (and post-Loving v. Virginia) generation. Memoirs of Race, Color, and Belonging interrogates these difficult spaces surrounding identity construction, encouraging new conversations surrounding visibility of mixed-race individuals and experiences for future generations. Through archives and personal testimony, this book provides a model for interweaving theoretical and personal accounts of color in American culture to encourage discussions that transgress disciplinary boundaries in the today’s dialogue.