Raise the Titanic! by Clive Cussler
Book starts out in 1900's and it's the night of the sinking Titanic where a man aboard knows the ship hit the iceberg and will sink as he goes to where he's stored the element that was mined that will be needed for future war projects.
Story follows a lot of different groups: one who finds the horn-the horn that was played on the Titantic, Sicilian project, money paid to survivors from miners who died in the past, other private groups that are funded from the government, the President who pursuades others to do things they don't really want to do and a lot more in different countries.
There is so much action and adventure, never mind the mystery surrounding it all. Bit of romance and you have a well rounded book for everybody.
Byzantium is the special mineral that everybody wants a piece of. two month submersible that can stay under water for more than 2 months time might just be the answer they need to get the minerals.
Thing that amazes me is that this book was written before they even located the Titanic so this is quite the story about it all.
Just when things are on an even keel a hurricane is in the area...
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
Crazy on you by Gibson_ Rachel
Story starts out with a woman who runs her own hair salon, lives next door to her mother and she is raising her 10 year old son.
He's obsessed with playing basketball to get good enough so his father will attend his games.
Story also follows the new police man in town who lives next door to them and he's got his own obsession.
Like how he helps the boy with his game and techniques. He also takes on her showing up in unsuspecting places.
Hot steamy sex scenes for this short story set in TX.
I received this book from National Library Service fo my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
Cake Recipe Cookbook: 50+ Delicious Cake Recipes You Can Easily Make At Home in 15 Minutes (Quick and Easy Natural Food Book 28) by Teresa Moore
Book starts out with an offer of a free ebook gift, Table of contents where food recipes are not in any specific order.
Short introduction. Each recipe starts out with a title, list of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sugar, low sodium and low fat products.
Directions are given and there are NO pictures. There is NO nutritional information.
Still don't know what England considers a piece of egg-it's not like something you can separate into pieces and hold in your hand.
Some of the recipes are written in American terminlogy, others in metric.
Too confusing for me to decipher what they are trying to tell you in how to make these.
Fall from grace by Danielle Steel
Starts out with Syndey and she's lost her husband, had to sell/rent her one bedrrom apartment in Paris and on the way back, plane almost crashed. Paul kept her calm and she learns he's in the fashion industry. She gave all that up when she married her husband and now it's been over 16 years later that she finds she has lost everything, even more than she thought.
Her husband never updated the will so everything went to his daughters from a previous marriage. She and her two daughters got nothing. Less than a month to leave, she rents an apartment in NY and calls Paul and he hires her although her daughters are dead set against her working for him-he just copies his designs from others.
Love fashion industry as I still design my own sweaters and patterns. She gets to travel to find out other things she's never learned about the fashion in todays world of computers and different fabrics.
When she gets to the point where she wants to die-she'd be worth more to her daughters when she was dead, i can see this happening but you have to be strong.
Everything seems to be too well, I feel she's being used-her name in the industry...
Wow so much happens and it's not how you think it will all end.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
Seeking Catherine by Josie Riviera
Got this book free on kindle site, enjoyed other works by the author.
This one starts with table of contents, praise and awards and reader reviews.
Start out in London 1544 and the thing I really liked was learning new words and what they meant. I rarely read from this time period.
Catherine is in charge of the books at the brothel and we learn of her past and her relatives. She is only there to protect her younger sister.
Sir Thomas is her man, he owns her. She is trying to figure out why the book numbers are not adding up-there's a lot of money missing.
Stefan has arrived during off hours and he confronts Catherine and she learns he will go after what he wants. He had left her once before and know she knows why.
Sex scenes and we learn of how he took out others standing in her way of freedom.
Enjoyed the read-was a short one-for me.
Other works by the author and excerpt from the next book in the series is included.
The vineyard victims by Crosby_ Ellen
Story follows Lucy's life at the vineyard. Ten years prior she had gotten into an accident when she discussed her boyfriends affair with her brothers fiancee. He ended up in jail and Lucy has issues with walking.
Present day she's heading home and she avoids a candidate for president as he aimed for her car and ends up crashing into the vineyard pillar also, same spot as her accident. She rushes over and talks to him but he doesn't want any help at all.
She knows he was trying to commit suicide and learns more from her best girlfriend Kit later when she finds out she had met with him prior to the crash.
She lives with Quinn who likes to watch the stars at night ...he also works at the vineyard.
Love history of the area and the vineyard. Like how she discovers more clues as to the crash.
Love talk of cairn and war time and how it's revelant to the crash and gifts left.
Story gets super involved with events of the past, cool how it all comes together.
Lucy gets too close to the truth and now she's being shot at...
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
Girls burn brighter by Rao_ Shobha
Book starts out with a girl that is born and raised in India and her mother dies. The father over time hires another woman to come and tend to the looms.
Girl is now sent out to get married-her family paid another. Enjoyed learning of the spices involved and how important they are.
Her husband not only abuses her physically but after 2 years as she's not become pregnant they toss hot oil on her face and neck. The father in law gives her a ticket back home.
She uses it to go find her friend-who had refused to marry her father and she is able to track her down. The train tracks are ruined but there's a man who will help her raise money til she has enough to travel again.
It's a brothel and I can't read any more of this book, too brutal and abusive for my likes.
I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
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