Книги, похожие на «Shirley Hailstock, Someone Like You»

432 lkKui valitsus kehtestab seaduse, et naised ei tohi päevas rääkida rohkem kui sada sõna, on dr Jean McClellan hämmingus. See ei saa nii olla. Mitte Ameerikas. Mitte temaga. Kuid see on alles algus. Peagi ei õpetata tüdrukuid koolis enam lugema ega kirjutama ja naistel keelatakse töötamine. Nad ei tohi kasutada oma häält, neil ei tohi olla oma arvamust ja vabadust. Kuidas teha end kuuldavaks ja muuta maailma, kui on luba lausuda vaid sada sõna ööpäevas? Jean keeldub allumast kehtestatud korrale ja riskib kõigega, et nõuda oma hääl tagasi. Ta teeb seda enda, oma tütre ja kõigi vaigistatud naiste nimel.

Should she give him the photo or throw it out and pretend she'd never found it… ? Livia had bought the house – lock, stock and barrel. Unknowingly, she'd also bought Clint Bracamonte's past… . He'd returned to find Livia the new owner of his family home. As Livia cleared long-unopened drawers and sorted through long-forgotten boxes, she delighted in each new discovery about the man she'd quickly come to love.And then Livia had come across the photograph – which seemed to change everything… .

The «Big One» hits California on New Year's Eve…Hundresds trapped by the quake… And for two Marines, Lives–and love– are on the line. Racing against time to save victims in a ravaged, burning city, golden boy Lieutenant Wes James discovered an angel in disguise: plain-Jane rescue worker Lieutenant Callie Evans, who defied death to dig survivors from the rubble.Amid the hellish wreckage, her blue eyes shone with inspiring hope. Her innocence and valor moved the unshakable Marine, and she blossomed into a beauty beneath his protective gaze. Still, past pain kept Wes from surrendering his closely guarded heart. But he ached to make Callie more than his comrade-in-arms. He ached to make her his….