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Знаменитый актер утрачивает ощущение собственного Я и начинает изображать себя самого на конкурсе двойников. Бразильский автор душеспасительных книг начинает сомневаться во всем, что он написал. Мелкий начальник заводит любовницу и начинает вести двойную жизнь, все больше и больше запутываясь в собственной лжи. Офисный работник мечтает попасть в книжку писателя Лео Рихтера. А Лео Рихтер сочиняет историю о своей возлюбленной. Эта книга – о двойниках, о тенях и отражениях, о зыбкости реальности, могуществе случая и переплетении всего сущего. Где отражения, а где действительность? Этого не знает никто. «Мы все всегда пребываем в какой-то истории. Истории в истории в истории», – говорит Лео Рихтер.
Автор более сотни книг, Майкл Морпурго живёт на тихой ферме в Девоне и, по собственному признанию, прежде чем перенести свои истории на бумагу, рассказывает их лошадям и собакам. Ведь в большинстве его книг животным отведена очень важная роль. Делая их героями своих приключенческих произведений, автор говорит о беззащитной красоте и хрупкости мира, его зависимости от человеческого участия и сострадания. Каждой своей историей Майкл Морпурго утверждает, что подлинная человечность держится на двух столпах – милосердии и силе духа. Этот гуманистический посыл пронизывает все книги писателя, продолжая традиции великой английской литературы, заложенные Диккенсом и Киплингом.
Когда-то, сражаясь на полях Первой мировой войны, Билли Барни поступил по совести и проявил милосердие к врагу. Но его благородный поступок обернулся трагедией для всего мира. И пока ещё не стало слишком поздно, он должен исправить свою ошибку, искоренить зло. У него просто нет выбора…
Перед вами – сборник рассказов о наших современниках. Автор попытался в этих рассказах ответить на важные вопросы. Дачная обыденность: рутинная скука или жизнь в её разнообразии? Можно ли вернуть разбитую любовь? Почему взрослые дети так хотят продать старый дом? Насколько волшебной может быть мелодия скрипки? Что произошло с обычным Гладиолусом? Правильно ли поступила современная Золушка? Как уцелеть, если жизнь выносит на встречную полосу? А также – ещё две истории о любви. Несостоявшейся и вернувшейся эхом, и преданной, забытой и растоптанной…
Step into a world of sophistication and glamour, where sinfully seductive heroes await you in luxurious international locations.Wedded for vengeance, bedded for pleasure!Anton Diaz is hell-bent on revenge; all he needs to do is seduce and marry the innocent daughter of the man he despises. To carry out his plan will be no hardship, as Emily Fairfax is as beautiful as she is virginal… It’s only after Emily has exchanged her wedding vows with her darkly handsome new husband that she realises her mistake. But by then it is too late!Anton is ruthlessly blackmailing her, yet she can’t stop her treacherous body betraying her, as they spend their days parted in anger and their nights locked in passion…
Gianfranco asked Kelly to marry him, after her holiday affair with him left her pregnant! But, once married, Gianfranco was often away on business, and his family made Kelly's life a misery.Then she heard that Gianfranco didn't want her at all - he just wanted their baby, Kelly had no choice but to run away.However, one thing was certain. Gianfranco would find her - but why? Because he wanted to reclaim his bride or his child?
The closest millinerNell Latham has come to high society is making fashionable bonnets for alderman’s wives. But when she delivers a message to Earl of Narborough, she’s soon swept up in a web of intrigue and scandal.Marcus, the Earl’s son and heir, tracks down the messenger who has caused so much trouble for his family. . . but he doesn’t expect to find the waif so attractive.
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE…ALASKA? One week back in her rustic hometown, and April Yearling remembered exactly why she'd fled to the lower forty-eight. The moment her ailing grandmother recovered, she planned to hightail it back to civilization–alone! Never mind that a certain sexy doctor had her yearning for everything she'd sworn she'd never need….Sought-after physician James Quintano hadn't come to the northern wilderness to put down roots, and he certainly wasn't here seeking female companionship. But what red-blooded man could resist the great outdoors, the promise of adventure–or an elusive, alluring hot-blooded beauty?
Purchased – one night with the Princess!Thirteen years ago Yannis Markides threw a young princess out of his bed. Even now Marietta’s cheeks burn in shame as she remembers her youthful attempt at seduction. Evicting the scantily clad Marietta was the brooding Greek’s last act of chivalry. The ensuing scandal destroyed his life and broke his family.Now he’s rebuilt his empire, recovered the Markides name…and he’s ready to make the Princess pay! Marietta owes him a debt. Her virginity is her price…
“I'M WHAT…?”No, not pregnant, thank heavens. Emma would have known that. But married? Well, if the man standing before her–the very love of her college life–was to be believed, she was. And suddenly he was claiming to be a desert prince, too. Sure, they'd had a “pretend” ceremony and honeymoon in the Caribbean. But it was pretend, wasn't it?Prince Reyhan claimed his father, the king, had decided it was time for him to marry. There was just one little glitch–Reyhan was already married. So, the king ordered Reyhan's wife–Emma–to a two-week trip to paradise before he would grant a royal annulment. But wasn't paradise the perfect place for love?
Obstetrician Marty Cox cannot help growing attached to the baby girl in the NICU, but she knows that the father–when they find him–will want to take his child away. However, Dr. Carlos Quintero didn't know his late wife was pregnant, and has no idea about raising a daughter!The attraction between Marty and Carlos is instant, and,realizing how devoted Marty is to his child, Carlos proposes a marriage of convenience. It's only when little Emmaline's future is thrown into doubt that Marty agrees–hoping that the proud and passionate Spaniard might come to see her as more than just his convenient bride….
A virgin’s passionate awakeningRuthless playboy Blake McClelland dominates in the boardroom and commands in the bedroom. So when he’s required to produce a fiancée in order to clinch the most important deal of his life, his solution is as cold-hearted as Blake himself – he’ll choose a woman innocent enough to convince the world he’s a reformed man!After being jilted at the altar, shy bakery owner Matilda Toppington is in no hurry to wear another man’s ring. Blake’s cynical proposition is scandalously, shockingly outrageous – of course she should refuse! Unless Tillie dares surrender to the unknown pleasures his sinful gaze promises…
WHAT A MAN'S GOTTA DO…J. D. Turner couldn't let Tally select a mate without understanding how things should be between a man and a woman. Especially since the innocent beauty was going to be raising his little boy! So he took it upon himself to show her just how life and real love could be.Tally Smith had a plan to find the right man to marry and create the perfect family for little Jed. That is, until J.D. kidnapped her on the premise that he was going to show her what she and Jed really needed. Well, she had a little news for him–what this woman and child needed was him!
Step into a world of sophistication and glamour, where sinfully seductive heroes await you in luxurious international locations.Expecting the boss’s baby… Beth Woodbury thinks she’s put the past behind her. Until she discovers her new boss is ruthless Italian Luca Francesco! Beth has to beg his forgiveness for the past. She needs this job! Luca lets her stay on one condition: she’ll assist him in the day – and warm his bed at night! And this time there’ll be no talk of marriage…or babies…But soon Beth is pregnant – with her formidable boss’s heir!
THE MOST PRECIOUS GIFT…Still reeling from learning her late sister had borne a child, lawyer Meg Jonas prepared to confront her niece's father with a custody suit. But Adam Callahan had a bombshell, too–news even more shocking than Meg's own inexplicable attraction to the dashing doctor she'd meant to despise….Adam had no intention of losing his beloved daughter to anyone–or anything. Desperate to save little Amy, he turned to the one woman who could help. Adam realized it might be dangerous to let Meg into his and Amy's lives–yet it was far more dangerous not to….
Keeper Of The Ancient SecretsTala ap Griffin was both princess and priestess to the people of Arden Wood. And Lord Edon Halfdansson had succumbed to her mysterious charms. But was her power simple woodland sorcery, or the force of eternal love?His liege had decreed that Edon, Wolf of Warwick, return to his lair and take to wife the bewitching Tala, uniting their warring fiefdoms in peace - though a marriage bed shared with the fiery princess could prove nothing more than a battlefield!
As a tough L.A. cop, Willa Barrett thought she could handle anything. Until she was trekking through mountainous woods, trying to find evidence that was mixed up with a youth minister leading a preteen church retreat.Willa soon discovered the forest' s dangers weren' t anything like the ones she usually faced, and she needed help– pronto. Luckily handsome youth minister Jeff MacPhearson knew the woods inside out. Or was it something more than luck? Willa had never pictured any man entering her life– let alone saving it. But suddenly there was no way out without the help of this caring minister, who had the kindest eyes she' d ever seen.…