The Painted Bird

"LOVE LIKE THIS creates a world of emotions and turmoil, describing superbly the mind of a young lady (Keira) and her struggles to balance her social life and her career. Sophie Love is a natural storyteller. LOVE LIKE THIS is very well written and edited, and I highly recommend it to the permanent library of all readers that appreciate a romance that can be savored during a weekend."--Books and Movie Reviews (Roberto Mattos)LOVE LIKE THEIRS (The Romance Chronicles—Book #4) is book #4 in a new, sweet romance series by #1 bestselling author Sophie Love. The series begins with LOVE LIKE THIS (Book #1), a free download!Keira Swanson, 28, has sworn off of love. With her heart still hurting from her breakups with Cristiano and Shane, she will not allow her magazine to use her for another love experiment.

Shirley, A Tale is an 1849 social novel by the English novelist Charlotte Bront?. It was Bront?'s second published novel after Jane Eyre (originally published under Bront?'s pseudonym Currer Bell). Set in Yorkshire during the time of the Luddite unrest—a labor movement that began in 1811-1812 in an effort to protect the interests of the working class—the novel consists of two narrative strands woven together, one involving the struggles of workers against mill owners, and the other involving the romantic entanglements of the two heroines. The novel's popularity led to Shirley's becoming a woman's name. The title character was given the name that her father had intended to give a son. Before the publication of the novel, Shirley was an uncommon – but distinctly male – name and would have been an unusual name for a woman. Today it is regarded as a distinctly female name and an uncommon male name.

Threatened by invaders on all sides, the Roman Empire in the sixth century fought to maintain its borders. Leading its defense was the Byzantine general Belisarius, a man who earned the grudging respect of his enemies, and who rose to become the Emperor Justinian's greatest military leader.Loosely based on Procopius' History of the Justinian Wars and Secret History, this novel tells the general's story through the eyes of Eugenius, a eunuch and servant to the general's wife. It presents a compelling portrait of a man bound by a strict code of honor and unrelenting loyalty to an emperor who is intelligent but flawed, and whose decisions bring him to a tragic end. Eminent historical novelist and classicist Robert Graves presents a vivid account of a time in history both dissolute and violent, and demonstrates one again his mastery of this historical period.

一觉醒来。发现自己变成了一个孩子。来到了自己梦寐以求的仙侠世界。本以为可以上天入地。随心所欲。却没想到。这个世界跟自己想像中的不太一样。

宋雨荷上气不接下气地赶到了单位，连早饭都没来得及吃。蒋局长这个人不讲情面，谁要是上班迟到铁定要被罚款的。“雨荷，你没听说吗？蒋局长出血了！”雨荷刚进单位，局里的司机赵楠就跑到走廊上大声嚷嚷起来。“局长怎么啦？”雨荷很吃惊地问。“局长昨晚突发脑溢血被送进了医院，咱们单位的赵局长、王局长他们一早都去看他了。”雨荷这才听明白赵楠那明显存在岐意的话。蒋局长的身体那叫一个胖，不得这个病才怪呢！“雨荷，你过来一下。”这时韩小媛从她的办公室探出头来叫道。宋雨荷就径直进了小媛的办公室，办公室里只有小媛一个人在。

冬雪儿死了，死的异常惨烈！她的鲜血却解封了一个强大的灵魂～灵一一。灵一一最骄傲的事，就是木哥哥爱她，一爱就是500年！她永远是木哥哥心里的第一加唯一！他们相遇在一千二百年后的二十一世纪。面对曾经的宿敌、过去的仇怨，又将是怎样一场惊心动魄的较量！场景：灵一一心里涌起毁天灭地的冲动，下一秒包间里桌椅垮塌断裂，杯盘飞舞，漂亮的顶灯“哐”地落下，玻璃震碎。

鸿宇是一个农村的孩子，他的经历丰富又精彩，他的路何其酸甜苦辣。冥冥之中又和很多世人的人生经历产生着共鸣，但他的过往又有很多精彩的故事，当他离开家乡的那一刻起，他的社会道路正式开始。他爱交朋友，结交了兄弟拜了把子。在老家想着外面的世界，到了外面的大都市何尝不牵挂着家乡。因为那里有他一生需要牵挂的亲人。

青涩蜕变，如今她是能独当一面的女boss，爱了冷泽聿七年，也同样花了七年时间去忘记他。以为是陌路，他突然向他表白，扬言要娶她，她只当他是脑子抽风，他的殷勤她也全都无视。他帮她查她父母的死因，赶走身边情敌，解释当初拒绝她的告别，和故意对她冷漠都是无奈之举。突然爆出她父母的死居然和冷家有丝毫联系，还莫名跳出个公爵未婚夫，扬言要与她履行婚约。峰回路转，破镜还能重圆吗？ PS:我又开新文了，每逢假期必书荒，新文《有你的世界遇到爱》，喜欢我的文的朋友可以来看看，这是重生类现言，对这个题材感兴趣的一定要收藏起来。

江小鱼莫名其妙被抓进古宅，一个大帅哥天天嚷着要她当他老婆。据了解，这个男人十分特殊，不老不死，并且超级有钱！“夜先生，我家刚破产，没钱也就算了，还欠了一屁股高利贷。”男人挥手就是一堆价值连的古字画，“够吗？”熟悉些后，江小鱼学会了告状。“夜先生，他们说我没钱还蠢。”“那就让他们有钱没命花。”太残暴了！她踌躇不前，他耐心等待。终于，她鼓起勇气问：“可是我对你而言还短命，你一辈子那么长。”夜陵上前堵住女人的唇，“陪你，短命也罢。”

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被逼失去爱情，失去性命，她变成了掖庭奴，又被迫卷入到公主和驸马之间。噩梦过后，她还是小小的掖庭奴，却结下了此生最大的冤家，昔日好友怒目相向，后宫阴森冷酷无情，若要生存唯有一步步向上爬。‘你负了我，我要将你踩在脚下，碾碎！’昔日好友尖叫。她艰难的从泥泞里爬起身，温和淡泊的双眸里，浮现了一丝锋利的光芒，倘若只有向上爬，才能不被伤害，我就爬上去，成为六宫之主！

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葛冬冬至今不能确定那一天自己是不是喝多了。那天早晨媳妇打电话说小姨子钻钻和她的男人杜生育要过来。小姨子钻钻的男人杜生育也就是葛冬冬的连襟，在南方当兵，是海军一类的兵，一年回不了几次家，回来最多的是他打到卡上的人民币。好像是，葛冬冬和杜生育喝了不少酒。杜生育是军人，军人的酒量一般都大，加上有时候出海，在海上更少不了酒，杜生育的酒量也就与众不同。葛冬冬的酒量自然也可以，葛冬冬虽然是从陆军部队转业回来的，但他北方人的身体和北方人的性格，也让他成了酒中君子。钻钻在一旁劝酒，一个是男人，一个是姐夫。