Queenie McBear, the bossy new she-cub in town, tries to take over by putting other cubs down. But she's in for a lesson when Sister Bear decides not to give in to Queenie's peer pressure tactics.
When the recently widowed Melinda Monroe sees this ad she quickly decides that the remote mountain town of Virgin River might be the perfect place to escape her heartache, and to reenergize the nursing career she loves. But her high hopes are dashed within an hour of arriving: the cabin is a dump, the roads are treacherous and the local doctor wants nothing to do with her. Realizing she's made a huge mistake, Mel decides to leave town the following morning. But a tiny baby, abandoned on a front porch, changes her plans...and a former marine cements them into place. Melinda Monroe may have come to Virgin River looking for escape, but instead she finds her home.
Added by: Au_claire | Karma: 26.92 | Fiction literature | 13 January 2011
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Gossip Girl #3: All I Want Is Everything
Christmastime in New York City has arrived. Reunited BFFs Blair and Serena jet off to the exclusive island of St. Barts for some holiday fun in the sun. With a romantic rock star and a cute stepbrother in tow, it's going to be a sizzling getaway—on and off the beach. Jenny gets stalkerish with Nate. Blair learns that her mother is pregnant and decides that Nate isn't worthy of being her leading man.
Added by: Happy Jack | Karma: 14.28 | Fiction literature | 24 November 2010
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Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika has everything she could wish for - young and pretty, with plenty of attractive boyfriends, a steady job, a loving family. Yet Veronika is not happy and one winter's morning she takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up some time later in the local hospital. There she is told that her heart is now irreparably damaged and she has only a few days to live... Through these intense days Veronika comes to realize that every second of existence is a choice we all make between living and dying. This is a moving and uplifting song to life, one that reminds us that every moment in our lives is special and precious.
