Old House Fiction

El cazador y veterano de Vietnam Llewelyn Moss descubre por casualidad la sangrienta escena de una carnicería entre narcos en algún lugar de la frontera entre Texas y México. Entre los cuerpos y los paquetes de heroína, descubre también algo más de dos millones de dólares. A partir de este momento comienza la violenta carrera de Moss por escapar de los que quieren darle caza.

You are cordially invited to Melanie and Cade's wedding! Melanie is finally getting to plan the wedding of her dreams, but things never go according to plan. What will happen when her ex-mother in law comes back around? Will they be able to bury the hatchet and move on? Or will their distaste for each other live on? Britney Wilde is used to going around the world freely. She’s never in one place for too long. Britney has sworn off love forever, but when she visits her best friend in Willow Heights she learns that life works in mysterious ways. How will she adjust to living in Willow ...

En Gringo viejo, Carlos Fuentes plasma los turbulentos años de la lucha revolucionaria en México, cuando un viejo escritor norteamericano escéptico, insalvablemente amargo, que no se resigna a esperar la muerte por enfermedad o por accidente, decide cruzar la frontera de su país en busca de una muerte digna.

This classic novel and winner of the Pulitzer Prize tells the story of an Italian-American major in World War II who wins the love and admiration of the local townspeople when he searches for a replacement for the 700-year-old town bell that had been melted down for bullets by the fascists. Although stituated during one of the most devastating experiences in human history, John Hersey's story speaks with unflinching patriotism and humanity.

Long known for his range and supple prose (he is the only writer elected to membership in both the Baseball Hall of Fame and the American Academy of Arts and Letters), Angell won the 2015 American Society of Magazine Editors’ Best Essay award for “This Old Man,” which forms a centerpiece for this book. This deeply personal account is a survey of the limitations and discoveries of great age, with abundant life, poignant loss, jokes, retrieved moments, and fresh love, set down in an informal and moving fashion.

Popular radio humorist Tom Bodett once again journeys to the End of the Road and introduces listeners to some of the colorful inhabitants of the remote Alaskan town.

A klasszikus ifjúsági regényfolyam első részében Charlie, a Németországból a Vadnyugatra kivándorolt fiatalember zöldfülű földmérőként két indiántörzs összecsapásának kellős közepébe csöppen, szert tesz híressé vált ismétlőpuskájára, a Henry-karabélyra, és megismeri Winnetout, az apacsok fiatal törzsfőnökét. Végül elnyeri Winnetou barátságát és a legendás Old Shatterhand nevet.

As a gay man living on a ranch in the middle of nowhere, Ben fears he’ll never find someone to share his life with. Two days before Christmas, though, Liam shows up on his doorstep needing help. As Ben cares for Liam, the two grow close, and Ben realizes he may have a shot at finding love after all. This sweet and steamy MM short story features a lonely rancher, a stranded city dweller, lots of snow, and a sprinkle of Christmas cheer.

My new teacher had a very hands-on approach. I thought I’d found a perfect life after meeting Sophia, but my education in passion was far from over. When she introduced me to her friend Jenny, I discovered a captivating teacher with a unique approach to self-discovery. Jenny promised to help me explore my desires, confront my fears, and unlock the secrets of my own heart. As I navigated this new dynamic, I found myself drawn into a world of introspection and sensation. With each lesson, I delved deeper into my own psyche, discovering strengths and vulnerabilities I never knew existed. My ...

A brief, lyrical novel with a powerful emotional charge, Rules for Old Men Waiting is about three wars of the twentieth century and an ever-deepening marriage. In a house on the Cape “older than the Republic,” Robert MacIver, a historian who long ago played rugby for Scotland, creates a list of rules by which to live out his last days. The most important rule, to “tell a story to its end,” spurs the old Scot on to invent a strange and gripping tale of men in the trenches of the First World War.

When plucky single mother Leda Plett goes next door to retrieve her wandering pooch, she doesn’t expect to find a handsome stranger lounging about like he owns the place. She certainly doesn’t expect him to go all "white knight" about her deadbeat ex or her knees to go all wobbly at his sexy smile. Rodeo-star-turned-agent Eric Anders is used to managing people, and clearly the boots-and-sundress-wearing mouthy mama needs someone to manage her. He wants to help; her spirited spark and quick wit have nothing to do with it.

Get ready for the most hilarious Wimpy Kid book yet!

As snappy as a dinner jacket’s red silk lining, as appealing as a piano interlude in jazz, Brad Leithauser’s robust felicity is a balm in grim times. It’s also the perfect vehicle for nostalgia, regret, and surprise, forces that animate his first collection in more than a decade. By turns laugh-out-loud funny and deeply thoughtful, this collection balances wisdom and practicality, as with deft care Leithauser easily, often unexpectedly, juggles off-rhymes and old forms and new. The book unfolds like a five-act play, moving from chattier poems to dramatic denouements.

When Donavan Partekin moves into a Victorian house, he is drawn to Jake Talamantes, a street-smart neighbor who knows too much. Cultural and class differences divide the two men, who struggle to understand each other. Donavan works as a research clerk for the court, while Jake is caught-up in a group which believes in a strange mixture of spirituality and Aztec rituals. As Donovan searches for his identity, he must decide where his loyalties lie.

A sudden disappearance, an island escape, the boy from her past, a raging blizzard of secrets and fear, another woman’s betrayal & the quiet suffering of a broken heart. She’d known the boy he was and it had never been a secret that she loved him with all her heart...then walked away...her dreams and hopes lost. Years later her life depends on the man he’s become. Dark secrets and twisted truths...hidden clues and unexpected danger...a lost island of dreams and mystery... There was only time to grab her purse and the small keepsake box she couldn’t leave behind. She had no choice ...

My new dance teacher had a rhythm that was impossible to resist. I thought I'd explored the depths of my desires with Jenny, Sophia, Claire, and Lisa, but my education in passion was about to take a mesmerizing turn. When Jenny introduced me to her friend Marisa, a captivating dance teacher, I was drawn into a world of movement and seduction. Marisa offered me a free private class, and with the encouragement of Jenny, Sophia, Claire, and Lisa, I stepped onto the dance floor. What I found was far more than just a lesson in dance. Marisa's graceful movements and intense gaze taught me the art...

Royalty...it was more than just a word to her. It was her life. But not for long. Marlie loved her family dearly, even when she didn’t like them very much. But their life wasn’t the life she wanted for herself. Maggie had always fulfilled her responsibilities, she’d always done exactly as she was expected to...she knew no other way. Until now...until after reading a letter from her father suggesting she visit her niece and learn how to do as she pleased every once in a while, including the joy of eating pizza at her slightest whim. The last thing Maggie expected when she showed up at ...

Get Wet, Get Wild. I thought I had found my balance, juggling the passionate worlds of Claire, Sophia, and Jenny. But my education took a new turn when Claire introduced me to her old college roommate, Lisa, a longtime professional swimmer with a competitive streak and a challenge that made my pulse race. Lisa insisted I needed to stop reading so much and join her in the pool. Something about her drew me in - maybe it was the confidence in her stance or the way her eyes sparkled with challenge. Whatever it was, I found myself accepting her dare, diving headfirst into a rigorous training ...

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They were finding some answers…there was no more running in circles and they had a safe place that wasn’t on anyone’s radar…but there were still a few guys who seemed to want her dead. Simon Sullivan might not be who Ava always believed him to be, but along with his brother, he’d spent his life trying to protect her. That wasn’t going to change especially now when everything they’d planned for, hoping against hope it would never be needed, was playing out exactly as they’d feared. But he’s not alone. Harper Riley isn’t about to let anything happen to Ava. He’s already ...