Books at Bookhabit.com http://www.bookhabit.com 2008-10-06 19:04:11 These are the stories, and exploits of seven Lesbian friends, who without prejudice, manipulate and play with; the women in their lives. They are non-typical females by most standards, and it would be impossible to pick them out of a crowd; let alone a line up. These forty-something women, have joined forces in a coven of sorts, which prides itself on its growth, independence, loyalty, and it's ability to adapt. The ties that bind them are not laced with secrets, nor are they saturated with lies. For them, the answers come easy; ask the right questions, demand and speak the truth, and know your enemy; and exactly how pissed she is at you. If dating is a game; then they are it's connoisseurs, if love is a drug, then they are it's chemists, and if the truth can be had; they will write it. They say two heads are better than one, now imagine what a Bitch with seven heads can do… http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=643 When the German blitzkrieg routed the French army, smashed through France and occupied their country, every French citizen had but two options: to resist the occupation or to collaborate with the Nazis. In an isolated, rural community in Gascony, three teenagers - two boys and a girl - are involved in a romantic triangle. They too must decide. Two take the path of co-operation with the enemy: Jacquie Dupont falls out with her parents - and becomes the mistress of a Nazi officer. Paul RenĂ© enlists in the Milice Francaise or French Gestapo. But Philippe Leran - whose father had fought for 'King and Country' in the 'Great War' - joins the Maquis. The two boyhood friends are now on opposite sides and on a collision course in one of the bloodiest periods in European history. Hiding in the forest with a motley band of French patriots is not the romantic life Philippe had imagined. But his boredom and frustration are eventually alleviated by the arrival of a young newcomer, Roger Delmas. The two boys quickly strike up a friendship while they wait for orders to attack the Germans. In this climate of fear and apprehension, all kinds of prejudices are exposed, and an undercurrent of latent anti-Semitism flows through the group. But unbeknown to anyone, one of the partisans is a Jew. Philippe and Roger soon discover that violence and depravity are not the exclusive domain of one side in the war. They witness some appalling atrocities carried out by the Germans, but are also caught up in incidents where cruel and brutal treatment is meted out by French patriots. This is a coming of age novel set between the two World Wars. As the narrative unfolds, the characters explore various ideas concerning sex, love and physical attraction, as well as concepts of death and the fear of dying. It is also about bigotry and the universality of prejudice. Coup de Grâce exposes the cruelty and barbarism of war. In occupied France good did not necessarily triumph over evil, and, after the Liberation, not everyone who collaborated with the Nazis pays the price for treason. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=84 This is a unique story about how all the different cultures employed in a deep level South African mine have to try to come to terms with themselves and each other when a series of disastrous events take place deep in the mine. Everything is compounded when outside organizations, including radical political parties take an interest in the mine. There has never been a story like this told before and is partly based on fact, the author has two decades of experience in the mining industry and his in-depth knowledge gives a fascinating insight into the workings of a gold mine as the gripping story twists and turns its way to an unexpected climax. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=837 Detective Billie McCoy is competent, determined and intent on seeing justice done. By her side are her three newfound friends - Jane, Casey and Sarah, three ex-criminals. When Casey's cousin, Jill, turns up out of the blue emerging from a dodgy past, the happy reunion soon turns to disaster after she is identified in a robbery. Unfortunately Billie is forced to chase it up; she is not prepared with what will unfold. Through Jill's deceitfulness, the four friends' lives are plunged into treacherous predicaments. Ruthless thugs, blackmail, blood money, a large strategic jewellery hoist and murder entwine throughout the fast paced storyline. Not only will Billie need all her skill and experience to survive dangerous dilemmas, she will strive to keep her friends alive and find a way out of the mess Jill has laid upon them. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=632 Emmanuel Woods was born into the world a healthy boy though tragedy struck early. Once he discovered his health condition he was sent in a down ward spiral. Brought up in a family of morticians, they lived above their business in White Chapel. Emmanuels' parents kept him away from the morbid ness below. A boy who could have died; yet saved by a spirit designed for a purpose. To give him a life and ability in which both can benefit from until the day he dies. Emmanuel experiences, romance, drama, sadness, hatred and having to prove to one girl he thought he loved her mistakes. Also to control his blossoming connection to the spirit who keeps him going? This is 1st book of 3 http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=680 Being a survivor of the Roswell UFO incident of 1947, seventeen year old Grace Gregory and her two brothers are use to keeping secrets and looking over their shoulders. But after a crash her brothers caused, her life and those around her begin to spiral out of control as their secrets are revealed and other alien survivors reappear in their lives - including their mother who is supposed to be dead. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=804 Sadie Bell believes that love is the single most limited thing in the world. And for a young girl whose passionate distain for limits includes many things, including the ocean and age, placing love at the top spot is definitely making a statement. But when Sadie is spurred into a sudden thirst for adventure and exploration of the world around her, she soon discovers that sometimes things don't go quite as planned. Sometimes, you might stumble upon a mystical seaside clearing that has a strangely supernatural atmosphere. Sometimes, you might happen upon a mysterious boy with strange marks on his shoulderblades in this clearing. And sometimes you will discover that the thing you've been running away from your whole life...is perhaps the biggest adventure of all. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=456 Jada is a young woman who is forced to move back home in order to pick up her life from where it has sunk. She experiences a bit of difficulty as she becomes the child once more, and to overcome this she decides to write in a diary to vent out her frustrations. However she does not stay frustrated for too long as she tactfully succeeds in gluing the pieces of her life back together. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=1061 Wally is summoned to his dying Bishop's deathbed. They had been best friend,but are now deepest enemies. This catalogues a story of faith and friendship,withing God's Church. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=1130 Elizabeth Maine 1950s starlet, 70s sex symbol and 80s US soap queen has been lured out of retirement to star in Eastwood Avenue, a British soap opera. What her fans don’t know is that Elizabeth’s upper class image is a lie; she is really Lizzie Gallagher from Liverpool; a single mother at 15 she was forced to have her baby adopted and was disowned by her family. When her son Christopher, cheats on his fiance, she asks her journalist mother to write an expose on Lizzie. When the two women meet they reach an understanding but Lizzie feels the time has come for her to confess all. She asks Elaine to write her biography and this means revisiting a painful past littered with addictions, infidelities and mental illness. Lizzie isn’t afraid to tell all about her many lovers, battles with alcoholism and the sexual abuse she suffered as a child. What frightens her most is telling Christopher the truth about the baby girl she gave away fifty years ago and the lasting impact she has had on both their lives. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=1078 Miranda Child affected everyone she came into contact with, bringing an uplifting light that shone from within. Her unusual upbringing, her beliefs and ideas brought her into conflict with many of the traditions and culture of the times. Miranda finds herself, at 17, in Bobertsville, Alabama, after spending a year with the native Americans. The treatment of slaves and others drives Miranda to create a sanctuary for them at the plantation, left to her by her Mother. Her efforts during the Civil War in America were daunting and the treatment of her by the Unionist soldiers was terrifying Her abilities to heal, far beyond the skills of the medical profession in the mid 1800's, led many to believe that witchcraft was involved. The changes she made would eventually be used as an example to all, to Reform http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=581 Brooke, a stained glass artist who feels used and incomplete as a wife, helps her cheating husband recover from a stroke. His nurse helps him recover in many ways, also. Brooke meets Scott, a landscaper with a project, who takes interest in more than just Brooke's work. Jealousy, rage, lust, and love do not mix well with a handcrafted gun which is an alleged part of a murder plan. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=81 Jenna takes her emotionally-fragile sister Michelle on a trip to find their father in the jungles of Viet Nam in the desperate hope of exorcising her demons. NOTE TO READERS - This is a short story so the "First Chapter" is identical to the "Full Book" - Nick http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=284 Called the Babylonian Cell, it was considered one of the most respected and prestigious intelligence agencies in the world. Led by the world-renowned Dr. Aloysius Thiery, The Cell consisted of a ten-man think tank boasting some of the most elite and gifted thinkers of this age. The Cell, itself a splinter group of the NATO's Treaty Alliance Organisation, prided itself on its accessibility and long reach when it came to the technology and wisdom of this world. But The Cell didn't possess all the wisdom. Little did The Cell know that lying in wait, behind the scenes, was a girl who had written a paper that would eventually bring The Babylonian Cell itself to its knees. Come and join Sally Travis as she changes from a shy and timid schoolgirl to a girl inspired and led by God. Follow her as she cultivates the gifts within her and then learns to trust God as she struggles with those gifts. And, finally, join Sally as she is miraculously transformed from an everyday Vermont college student to one of the most prophetic and influential spiritual voices of our time. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=412 Detective Billie McCoy - attractive, intelligent and lethal – is a member of an elite undercover squad. For the past three years prostitutes, criminals and lowlifes have been vanishing without trace. Fates unknown, the only common link is their prison record. The mastermind behind their disappearance has proven to be a smart contender, outwitting the best, cunningly leaving no clues - until he goes against all the rules and kidnaps a cop. Detective McCoy is on assignment when her world is unexpectedly turned upside down. Stumbling onto a slavery racket that goes deeper than she could ever have imagined, she is plunged into a desperate journey – a fight for freedom. Filled with determination, companionship, disappointment and twists, the story follows Billie’s fight for freedom and her greatest ever challenge. The journey will bring out the best and worst in all involved. In its wake, friendships are cemented between the most unlikely characters. Billie will need all her cunning and skill to get herself and her newfound friends out alive and see justice done. Blood will be spilt, hopes will be destroyed, tears will be shed - all to uncover a plot so unpredictable that only fate can decide… http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=993 The Alchemist is an adventure story with a decidedly metaphysical crosscurrent. The writing is at its best when author, Richard Donald, is setting a scene. The opening at the rugby match is so well crafted I could almost smell the muddy turf, and hear the vertebra crunching. He is also adept (reminiscent of Ian Fleming or Tom Clancy) in identifying the military hardware that is used. Donald's sense of place is also exceptional and also helps the reader suspend disbelief in what is far outside the common experience. The script is devoid of humour, except for a couple of fat guy pratfalls, but this is no distraction in a movie about arms dealers, terrorists, religious fanatics, metaphysical abstraction and spiritual enlightenment. Whether a reader appreciates this story or not, he or she would surely acknowledge that Richard Donald has vast story telling talent. Webb Johnson, Reader (Edited) http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=7 The Unicate and the Rebellion plan to tear each other apart in another nuclear war. But how much more fallout can Earth absorb? In a treacherous climate where you can't tell friend from foe, Radomir Lascek unleashes his secret weapon... But who is the Master and who is the Slave? Is the Rebellion really an ally? And what is actually behind the Unicate? Books in the series of the Solar Wind: 1. The Mystery of the Solar Wind 2. The Assassin Coming soon: 3. Freedom Fighter http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=856 The better and the worst is a play that depicts the nature of human, or human’s nature, as it involves the right and wrong of attitudes as found herein displayed. The condolement of evil is not a practical love that should be. Winifred who fled from the husband’s home, only to seek solace in the residence of Magdalene, was finally taken back to her home, after an unscheduled induction by her sister Magdalene, who disallowed her further waywardness. Bruce expounded on the distrust he met in the life of his brother, Simon, who opted to bad living, and even went the whole length of selling the family house, without any consultation with the higher authorities of the family. He was so wayward in attitude, but at a point, his act of forbidding a blaspheme nature of Daniel, caused a final change in him. It became final, when Winifred, otherwise known and or always addressed to as Winnie withstood the character set of her husband, and was able to buy him back to a real life and trust. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=1088 He calls himself the Coppersmith. A religious fanatic bent on murder, he begins systematically eliminating pastors in Upstate New York. From small towns to large cities he selects his victims, seemingly at random, and subjects them to a torturous death. Janelle Becker is the agent with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit charged with solving the crimes. But even with the Bureau's resources, she finds herself ill-prepared to unravel the Coppersmith's message. Why do his methods keep changing? How can they know where he'll strike next? As she and her fellow agents track down the clues of the Coppersmith, they find themselves following an ancient itinerary that hearkens back to the steps of the apostle Paul. It becomes a race against this faceless killer as they struggle to predict his movements and get ahead of his deadly message of judgment. Can they stop this killer in time? http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=628 This book is about a teacher that's moving to a new town to accept a new teaching position. He encounters a flirty middle aged woman that will do anything to have him. He has another neighbor that is elderly and is being abused by her son. He physcially abuse her as well as spends all of her money. The poor lady isn't even allowed to turn on the light in the house. She hasn't been outside for over a year. This teacher Dan, is her only possible salvation. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=1010 The three principal island groups of the Indian Ocean - Mauritius, The Seychelles and the Comores - are the settings for this action-packed book. The principal characters become embroiled in an intricate web of power-play, deceit, corruption and violence whilst pusuing their own tourism development agendas in these islands. The entire region, one of the most popular exotic tropical island leisure destinations in the world, descends into anarchy as hotel moguls, mercenaries and Presidents battle for supremacy and the survival of their own interests. After decades of political instability these events drew not only the unwilling island nations concerned but also the largest superpower on earth into six months of conflict, blood and death that led the region to the brink of outright war. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=606 When Charles Reynolds, Miami investigative reporter, helps out a former girlfriend straighten out a problem with a city bureaucracy, he unknowingly threatens a plot to attack a strategic military base in Tampa Florida, as well as expose an insiders deal to buy gambling boats in Florida and casinos in Arizona. Charles Reynolds (original character in the novel, The Cleaning) has just finished up an award winning expose on government corruption. He is looking for a little slack time, but a former girlfriend insists that he help her nephew with a licensing problem with the Tampa Bay Port Authority. Charles agrees in part because he hopes to rekindle the romance he once enjoyed. When Charles begins asking questions, two groups become interested in Charles' activities, the Chicago Mob and a terrorist cell sponsored by Arab supporters of Al Qaeda. The mob is worried about Charles looking to license rigging and the terrorists are concerned about having their plot exposed. Both groups decide that Charles needs to be eliminated. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=715 The Lighthouse Murders is written with a particular Scottish blackness. Even the sparrows are dying. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=3 Marcel Guzman is an adolescent who lives in Bagheria, a small town northwest of Sicily. He is unloved by his father for being different and his sister is married to a man who doesn’t like him. His mother is like an angel but his longing for attention leads him to fall in love with his best friend Sergio who, after an unexpected afternoon, becomes aloof and distant. Marcel spends most of his time locked in his bedroom or sitting at the end of Corso Butera gazing at the dark waters, while struggling with feelings of unease and wondering whether life would be better somewhere else. With the sudden disappearance of his father, his life takes a different turn and some years later Marcel meets a man who brings him hope of a new chance for happiness. He leaves the Island behind and settles in Rome where he meets Zelia who will make him wonder what kind of love he is looking for. But his past sufferings continue to haunt him as if he were living in a vicious circle, until life closes around him, in the form of a painful blessing. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=971 In 1979 Sukie and Chris Lang adopted a baby girl in Seoul, Korea, not knowing she was probably one or two years older than her birth certificate stated. From the moment the couple first held the child, she was lethargic and weak, and showed signs of an eating disorder. As the years progressed, her behavior became more erratic and difficult to understand with wild stories of abuse that didn't seem possible. Thinking their daughter was possessed, the Langs turned toward their church for help. After several failed exorcisms and suicide attempts, they took the child to a psychologist who diagnosed her as having Multiple Personality Disorder. This House Divided is the narrative account of the Lang's true experience. Unable to find a psychologist who could take her child on as a long-term client, Sukie became concerned that Karmie's bewildering disorder would become even more complicated as she continued to develop new personalities. So, Sukie dropped her career in the financial world and pursued a Master of Arts in Counseling in order to become her own daughter's counselor. This House Divided is an intensely emotional mother-daughter drama about a family that cracks under stress, then pulls together under a new and unusual definition of family. It is a story of religious faith maturing from reliance on pat answers into a deep and healing strength. And, in the end, it is a story about healing from MPD. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=165 Have you every wondered what the future will be? Do you know what lies in the darkness, or the Light? Through this collection of short stories, you will experience the heat of the flames of Hell, the fear of what lies in the darkness, and the love of God Himself. You will travel from the last hours of Jesus Christ, though the future, and beyond. Do you know what your eternity holds? Do you know What Will Be? http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=466 SYNOPSIS WHERE THE MOREPORK CALLS The Title 'Where the Morepork Calls' relates to New Zealand as the little Morepork owl is unique to this country. The name 'Morepork' comes from the owl's poignant call which appears to mimic the words 'More Pork'. Kate Sailsbury arrives back in New Zealand after an extended stay in London. She obtains an executive position in a large Auckland company only to find out the company has recently been involved in a take-over and the head of the main company is Malcolm Tennant, the man she ran away from four years ago. The story centres around Kate, her conflict as she once more becomes involved with Malcolm and the intrigue set up by two women in the firm who, for different reasons both hate Kate. Malcolm Tennant is a self made man. His parents died when he was six and he was forced to live with his aunt, her drunken husband and their twin baby daughters. Growing up, listening to their fights which often centre around him and the trust fund his parents left for him, a hard core of anger settles in Malcolm. He realises at a very early age that he is truly alone. With this realisation an ambition develops as he realises his need to become financially independent to the point where he is in complete control of his own life and no one will be able to dictate to him again. This ambition becomes a burning desire as he grows up. The pain of his childhood is pushed to the back of his mind as he follows his single minded quest with grim determination and goes on to become a property magnate and one of the wealthiest men in Australasia. Delia Herbert has grown up with Malcolm. When they were children she quickly discovered she could gain attention by running to her father with tales about him. But watching Malcolm's growing success in the business world Delia becomes Page 2 interested in him for a different reason. She cleverly hides her drug addiction and inviegles her way into his company hoping to become a part of his success and his life. Tania Pickering nurses an ugly secret about Kate Sailsbury's family which goes back to her childhood. She hates the entire family and when Kate joins the firm she unites with Delia in a witch hunt, both determined for different reasons, to destroy Kate. Simon Sailsbury, head of his grandfather's company becomes unwittingly involved in the plot. The story moves from Auckland to China where Simon's company becomes a target for industrial sabotage organised by Malcolm Tennant and his Chinese contacts. Simon becomes trapped in a blizzard on the Balfour face of Mt Tasman when a mountaineering venture goes seriously wrong. This leaves the field open to Malcolm who, working through an agent is unaware that the company he is hounding is headed by Kate Sailsbury's brother. Malcolm has lost Kate once through his own pigheadedness and is determined not to lose her again. Kate's father dies and in the lead up to his funeral Kate uncovers the secret her mother has kept for thirty years. Finally the true offenders are uncovered, the plot against Kate is resolved the plot against Kate is resolved as is the conflict between Kate and Malcolm. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=1012 Orphaned at a young age, Sam Nelson had strived his whole life to attain that which he wanted most; a family. And now husband to a loving wife and father to four young children, Sam was happy and content. It was the perfect life of a good man. Then one night Sam had a dream that exposed him to some of the great mysteries of heaven and though he couldn't remember the dream after waking the next day, his rich full life would soon be over. While on vacation with his family in San Antonio a few weeks later, the city is attacked by middle-eastern terrorists during the height of the annual week-long fiesta celebration. The terrorists explode four powerful bombs that kill tens of thousands attending the parades. As a result of the attack, Sam's family is killed; he himself is gravely injured after selflessly trying to fight four heavily-armed men. Succumbing to his wounds, Sam lay in a coma for three long years. Upon awakening, the harsh reality of his loss pushes him to the brink of insanity and suicide. With the help of a kindly old man, Sam begins to heal only to find himself a pawn to the forces of good and evil. Learning that one of his children may have survived the attack, Sam with his new friend Ben, begin a search that reveals the wrathful nature of mankind as well as the humble penance that can also be ours. In an epic struggle between heaven and hell, the Creator calls upon Sam to fulfill a destiny he could never have imagined while Lucifer sees Sam as a tool that can finally provide him with the single victory over Heavenly Father he has always sought, and in the end, Sam may have no choice but to give Lucifer his prize. http://www.bookhabit.com/book_details.php?book_id=493