The Peacock Spring: A Novelby Rumer Godden

From the New York Times–bestselling author of The Greengage Summer: Two English sisters’ lives are transformed when their father brings them to India.

At fifteen and twelve, the daughters of Sir Edward Gwithiam of the diplomatic service have already seen more of the world than most children their age. But when Una and her younger sister, Halcyon, are summoned from their English boarding school to join their father in New Delhi, they encounter a reality unlike anything they have ever experienced.

For Hal, India is a glorious adventure, filled with exotic sights and sounds, and a host of interesting new people. But Una feels like an outsider in this world of ingrained racial prejudice and cultural elitism left over from the days of the British Raj. Though no longer a child, she is expected to submit to the will of a Eurasian governess, the calculating and beautiful Alix Lamont, whose relationship with the girls’ father appears more intimate and troubling than merely employee–employer.

Then Ravi, a young Indian gardener, brings a welcome light into Una’s life, relieving her sadness and loneliness with poetry and compassion. But what begins as a simple friendship soon blossoms into a love forbidden by society, threatening to end in scandal and disaster.

Based in part on Rumer Godden’s personal experiences and informed by her love of the Indian continent, where she spent the better part of her early life, The Peacock Spring is a beautiful and heartbreaking novel of loss of innocence and coming-of-age from the acclaimed author of Black Narcissus and The River.

This ebook features an illustrated biography of the author including rare images from the Rumer Godden Literary Estate.

No Decision – A Gut-gripping Political Thrillerby Ridge King

In “No Decision,” Jack has to help his dad win the Presidency after a tie in the Electoral College, plunging him into a vortex of romance, sexual manipulation, intrigue and danger. Can he make a difference — before it’s too late?

And will the problems with his hot-headed but sexy Cuban girlfriend Babylon Fuentes, create more problems than they solve?

A deadlocked election. A brutal fight for the Presidency. Will deadly intrigue and sexual manipulation control the deciding vote?

The pages turn themselves in this thrilling story of ruthless political blackmail and intimidation.

After serving his country well, retired Navy SEAL Jack does his best to keep a low profile. But when an election standoff plunges the nation into turmoil, he leaves his Miami detective agency to help elect his ambitious father who is an underdog in a vicious campaign for President. While Jack steps into the dangerous fight, unscrupulous powermongers go beyond the law to sway the results at any cost.

With the contents of a top-secret file threatening to implode multiple careers, Jack flies into action to prevent international chaos. But when the critical votes come down to a handful of key, vulnerable people, Jack may be the only person who can save his country from anarchy, even as he is sucked into a vortex of romance and intrigue.

And will the problems with his hot-headed but sexy Cuban girlfriend Babylon Fuentes, create more problems than they solve?

As the foundation of democracy is threatened, can Jack stymie traitors or does he join them to ensure his father claims the cherished prize of the Presidency?

Young and Dumb : Year of Yearsby Thomas Louis Carroll

YOUNG AND DUMB

YEAR OF YEARS

The 1970’s hit Tommy like a tidal wave. So Tommy did what he had to do – he learned to swim.

It’s 1973, and the post-Woodstock generation, and the new world of rock ‘n roll, marijuana, birth control, ripped jeans, fake ID’s, and anti-authority hit like a tidal wave on the scene. That’s the uproarious comic world young Tommy Stafford was thrown into, and he had to sink or swim. So he swims, and it takes him on the hilarious ride of a lifetime, as he navigates the shoals at boarding school in a riotous story of finding acceptance in his new world.

Tommy didn’t ask for this world, but if it was to come, he would be ready for it and make the most of it. The hysterical hijinks of Tommy and his band of friends runs afoul of the school and forces Tommy to fight for his new life, a life he didn’t even know he wanted a few months ago – against the forces of tradition his new life has left behind.

Follow Tommy Stafford in this hysterically funny account of his year of years and remember your year of years in a way that brings it all back and makes you smile as you reminisce. There are boarding school stories, such as A Separate Piece, and then there are boarding school stories, and this is one of the best. It’s the wild 1970s, and the characters in this novel participate in the kind of hijinks that will make you fondly remember your years of years.

It’s a coming of age novel, to be sure, but it’s also a comedy novel that will make you think of friendship, high school, and your coming of age. As a hysterically funny humor novel, you will witness the kind of hijinks that reminds you of Animal House while also being the kind of comedy book that brings back those wild times in vivid detail. So if you like hijinks, good comedy novels, coming of age fiction, and the wild 1970s, you will enjoy the exploits of Tommy Stafford and his band of merry pranksters.

So You’re Divorced, So What?by Shaunna Lee

So You’re Divorced, So What? is a pragmatic and uplifting guide to recovering from a divorce and claiming the life you’ve always wanted. Shaunna Lee has successfully recovered from divorce three times, and candidly shares her experience in navigating these wrenching events. All three times she’s found strengths she didn’t know she had, and has emerged as a clear-eyed and compassionate coach for women navigating their own life journey.

This is not a “How to Get Divorced” book, but rather an inspirational take on how to truly thrive in your newly single life, regardless of how long it’s been since the ink dried on your divorce decree.

This book is for you if you are…

• Ready to shift your feelings of loss and chaotic emotions into a sense of peace and well-being.
• Ready to transform your relationship with your ex into one that is easy and smooth.
• Ready to become the most supportive mother possible for your children.
• Ready to let go of your anger and shame once and for all.
• Ready to take action and create a life of your dreams.

So You’re Divorced, So What? Is the self-help book for people who dislike self-help books, and those who love them. If you want to improve your life, but aren’t sure how to get started, this is your guide to finding your way through despair to a life you’ll love.

By the end of So You’re Divorced, So What?, you will discover who you are, who you are meant to be and how to bridge the two. If you are ready to embrace your future and create your best life, this book is for you.

The Non-Existentby Will Ballantyne

Seeking to explore the world and experience fresh and exciting parts of the world, Andrew and Tavie Morgan, teachers and conspiracy theory aficionados from England, travel to live and work in Shunde, China. Settling into a secure apartment complex, life seems idyllic and secure, until one morning Andrew is shocked to hear his wife screaming. Tavie believes someone has broken into their flat in the middle of the night. And it is not the first time.
Neither the police nor their strangely uncommunicative neighbours do anything to help, so the couple resolve to catch the intruders themselves.
But, as night falls, and the lights go out, unimaginable terror lurks in the dark.