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This is the first (?) book in the Heroes Inc. series. It is about a woman who invents a computer program that someone is trying to kill her to get. She and her baby daughter are left to die in a snow storm in the Rockies. It is up to her ex-husband, a Marine turned Search and Rescue, to find her. He does and they try and avoid getting killed while discovering the identity of the would-be killer. With the help of Logan, the leader of the Shay Team (an elite crime fighting unit), they work to bring down the bad guys. Meanwhile, they re-discover their love for eachother and wonder if it is too late to give their love a second chance.

I liked the book because it had action and a very sweet romance. However, I felt like there were a lot of sub plots that should have been developed more thoroughly. This book is recommended if you want a nice, easy read with a nice romance and some suspense to go with it.

Daddy to the Rescue is the best book I have read in many years.It has everything that a good book should have.You can never imagine all those things hapening to you but its still a really lice fiction story.The starts out with bad things but it ends up as a wonderful story.It's a book full of emotions.

Susan Kearney's latest book has moved away from the paranormal romance genre in which she has recently been writing to a more apparently down-to-earth set of characters. We are introduced to three sisters, Kaylin, Becca and Lia Danner, who have to come to terms with the death of their scientist/chemist father at the beginning of the book. Everyone think the father's death is an accident but it soon becomes apparent that there may be something more sinister going on and that people may be trying to find his formula for biodiesel.

Sawyer Scott was Dr Danner's research partner and he works with Kaylin to try to investigate who may have caused the accident that killed Dr Danner. As Kaylin and Sawyer work closely together and as they learn about each other their attraction grows; however, with kidnapping and other danger to the family, is there any chance for a future for them, especially as Kaylin doesn't want to marry someone like her father and instead wants to go to New York to dance.

This story was OK with some moments of suspense and a varied cast of characters. However it was also rather unbelievable at many times with credulity stretched to breaking point as we try to go along with the plot. Some aspects of characterisation were rather sparse, such as Becca's boyfriend Shadee, and I was never entirely sure who he was or exactly what he did within the story, and the arrival of the girls' grandmother into the story was rather skimmed over. This was a reasonable read but the unlikelihood of the plot in places rather spoilt it for me and although hero and heroine were engaging people I never entirely entered the world of the story to fully appreciate them.

Originally published for Curled Up With A Good Book © Helen Hancox 2008

When her mom died four years ago, the oldest daughter Kaylin Danner gave up her dream of dancing on Broadway to help her dad Dr. Henry Danner raise her younger sisters in Tampa, Florida. Now twenty-four years old and a bit old to be starting on stage, the ballet dance instructor plans to take a chance. However fate intervenes when her dad's lab explodes with him inside.

Soon afterward, someone breaks and enters into the family home vandalizing the place in search of something. Kaylin assumes it is her father's scientific work involving bio-diesel fuel. She turns to her father's business partner, Sawyer Scott to help her keep her siblings safe. However, though ruthless adversaries want the formula so they kidnap Kaylin's sister.

Even before the lab explosion and subsequent inferno, readers will feel the heat between Kaylin and her father's younger partner Sawyer, which sets the tempo for an exciting timely romantic suspense thriller. The fast-paced story line never slows down as ruthless people want to possess at any human cost the bio-diesel fuel formula the late Dr. Danner and Dr. Scott were working on. The support cast enhances the strong romantic thriller as Susan Kearney turns up the Florida summer heat with this exhilarating fiery tale.

Harriet Klausner

This is a collection of short works by Augustine on the title subject (marriage and virginity). The table of contents is as follows:

General Introduction

The Excellence of Marriage (with introduction and notes)

Holy Virginity (with introduction and notes)

The Excellence of Widowhood (with introduction and notes)

Adulterous Marriages (with introduction and notes)

Continence (with introduction and notes)

Index of Scripture

General Index

All of the works in this collection were translated by Ray Kearney. In addition to the General Introduction, each work has a short introduction of its own and notes at the end. The introductions and notes are by David G. Hunter. The introductions aim to provide historical context for the works, with the general introduction providing an overview of the twenty-year period from which these works were written, and the individual introductions providing the background for each particular work. The notes supplied at the end mostly identify Augustine's references to other works, both by himself and by others. The supplementary material is not copious, but doesn't really need to be; none of the works in this collection is obscure or difficult.

"The Excellence of Marriage" was one of Augustine's most influential works. He wrote it to define the purpose of marriage and to defend it as a good - not as good as holy virginity but a good nevertheless. To this end, he defined the purpose of marriage (what goods it brings to those in the married state), and from this what the duties of marriage must therefore be. It is a work at once strange and familiar. It is strange in the pains it takes to defend the idea that marriage is not actually sinful (a charge that few would even think to make today). It is familiar in that many of the most criticized aspects of the Catholic view of marriage, such as the denial of divorce and the sinfulness of non-procreative sex, are presented and defended in this work. It is a powerful presentation of these embattled points of doctrine and well worth reading.

"Holy Virginity" is a work that necessarily followed Augustine's works on marriage. Having defended the goodness of marriage, a defense of the superior goodness of virginity was required. The argument is rhetorical in form and scriptural in content. The main purpose is completed fairly quickly - Augustine draws on the lives of Mary, Jesus, the Apostles, and the teachings of Paul to establish that holy virginity is a good thing. Surprisingly, he then devotes considerable space to warning those practicing virginity not to be over-proud of their state and its superiority over marriage and to caution those practicing virginity to humility.

"The Excellence of Widowhood" is a long letter written to a widow asking Augustine's advice. In content it is fairly thin, but it was interesting to note that in it Augustine explicitly names a simple principal underlying much of his writing - precept first, then exhortation. The precept here (that widowhood is an honorable state) is a small one, and is treated at much more length than its worth would seem to warrant.

"Adulterous Marriages" is a treatment of a variety of possible issues and complications surrounding adultery, particularly with regard to separation and remarriage. It was built on the same theological foundations as "The Good of Marriage", but was aimed less at expounding doctrine than answering possible objections to it and clarifying the finer points. It almost serves as a set of appendices to that prior and more foundational work.

"Continence" was written, surprising as it may seem to a modern audience, not to defend continence but to defend the goodness of creation in general and marriage in particular. The opposing position was Manichaean dualism, which taught that everything good was in the soul and everything bad was in the body. As he so often had to do, Augustine had to attack one extreme while at the same time not seeming to endorse the other.

Another significant addition to the Works of Saint Augustine by New City Press. This addition contains all the particular treatises of the Great Doctor of the West dedicated to sexuality, save one ("On Marriage and Concupiscence" also in this series, in the Anti-Pelagian Collection).
The angle of this edition, demarked as "a translation for the 21st Century," is certainly borne out, for better or worse, by its translator's word choices. It does sound at times as though its individual treatises did not come from the turn of the fifth century, but from the turn of the 21st century. Yet this should lead to minimal difficulty.
The signature of the Works of Augustine, their excellent binding and notes, makes this volume an enduring component for any study. Dr. Rotelle has done a worthy job of introducing each treatise and has guaranteed that these treatises will be available for the modern debate.

This is the third book in the Crown Affair series. Alex is being targeted by assassins in the USA and he hires private investigator Taylor to track down the assassins.

All in all a good read. The Prince was the usual suave, handsome, brave man who found it intriguing that Taylor didn't trip all over herself to please him.
Taylor has a lot of baggage from her father and ex-husband. I found her to be the more interesting of the two characters. They were an interesting couple and I enjoyed reading the drama and romance that they were involved in.

The book is well-written for a "typical romance." I didn't learn anything nor did it make me think. That is exactly why I read it.

The third in Kearney's Royalty The Crown Affair series (Royal Target and Royal Ransom are the first two - King Nicholas and Princess Tashya's stories), this one follows Prince Alex. Nicholas' younger brother Alex is in the US to see the opening of the embassy for the new small country Vashmira carved out of what was old USSR. The previous books saw Alex's father killed, and Nicholas coming to the throne,and an attempt to kill his new Queen, kidnapping of their step-brothers and attempts on Tashya's life. So it's distressing, but not too surprising when Alex's immediately meets with an assassination attempt.

He is forced to run for his life, no money, no identification. He runs to Taylor Wells a female PI. He wants her to go undercover, posing as his wife, so they can be hired his embassy to be groundskeepers and caretakers. Giving him a chance to investigate. Taylor agrees.

She is drawn to the handsome playboy, but after a rough life she does not trust any man. Taylor must fight her attraction to the Prince, protect his life, and find out who is behind the conspiracy out to destroy Alex's family.

It's a fast read, engaging characters, making one want to find the other books in the series.

Who would've thought a book about a Jesuit brother could be so interesting. It reads like a novel. I know the subject personally. He is wonderful and sets a great example for each of us. He is a fine man and a great Jesuit.

i have never met br. small but through this book i got a good sense of who he is...the author took an interesting approach as essentially a fly on the wall who could ask questions as br. small went through a day at loyola academy...the book was a page-turner and therefore a quick read...it is worth purchasing

A wonderful book on the American frontier of the 1860s. Margaret Carrington accompanies her husband, US Army COL Henry Carrington, to Indian territory on the Powder River in Montana to set up forts along the newly opened Bozeman Trail. The book portrays the undaunted spirit of the pioneers and the struggle with the Indians. An excellent read.

This is the classic work on Arizona Flora identification. Revised in 1970, it covers nearly 4000 species of higher plants native to Arizona. This is a highly technical work of based on descriptive taxonomy. I expect that recent advances in genetic typing will soon make works of this sort obsolete, but until such advanced techniques are widely available, this remains an invaluable handbook for the specialist working with Arizona flora. This book is difficult for the amateur to use for two reasons. First, there are essentialy no illustrations, relying instead on subtle distinctions of scientific descriptions. Lacking the necessary technical vocabulary, most amateurs will be quickly frustrated. However, the book does contain an excellent glossary (excepting the lack of illustrations) so with patience, advanced amateurs can make use of the keys. The second problem is less easily solved. Many of the key distinctions are made from plant characteristics observed at widely different times of the plant's life cycle. For example, reference to the petioles or lack thereof of the seedling's cotyledons may be made followed by references to the shape or character of the seeds or seed pods. This limits the usefulness of the key in many cases where the plant is only observed at a single point in time, generally while flowering. As an amateur wildflower observer, I generally use this as a reference to confirm or refine an identification made in the field or from photographs. My initial identification, usually to at least the family and usually the genus, is generally made with the aid of other works, such as the Peterson Field Guides, various other works specializing in desert or Arizona flowers and Ricketts 3 volumes covering the Southwest. But for all that, if you're serious about wildflower identification, then this is a book that must be part of your reference library. The included ranges and flowering times will often be enough to distinguish two similar appearing species.

Maggie Miller has the hots for her boss renowned movie writer, director, and producer Quinn Scott. However, he only sees her as his efficient administrative assistant. Maggie decides a one-night stand would help her move on, but has no way of broaching her boss on the subjct. When an unexpected opportunity arises she dives headfirst encouraged by her pal Kimberly.

Movie actress Laine lamone is stuck in London and will miss attending a Hollywood masquerade party with Quinn. Since they will wear masks, Maggie impersonates Laine and goes to the Hotel Vendaz bash with Quinn. The night is ecstasy especially in bed, but Maggie wants more evenings like this one. For that matter so does Quinn, but he knows his companion was not Laine. He does not know whom nor does Maggie know how to tell him.

This is a fun tale starring two protagonists who heat up the sheets (of the book silly). The story line never takes itself seriously but is pleasurable, as fans will enjoy the antics of the Hollywood set in particular the lead couple. Readers will also have plenty to look forward with Kimberly swinging in London on her boudoir verification trip coming out next year.

Harriet Klausner

This book is an excellent resource if you need to help a child through the admission stages of sexual abuse. It helps you deal with the child and his/her family. It does not give as much help as I expected for the child who has already openly shared his/her abuse and is dealing with the feelings that come with it.

Tim Bosworth gives us an enjoyable mystery set in current day Philadelphia. He gives us an interesting plot with good character development and an ending I didn't see coming.