Meet the night sky, down under From eclipses to aurorae, comets to constellations, this is the story of the night sky above Aotearoa New Zealand. It looks at what is special about our southern skies, which have only been explored very recently compared to those in the northern hemisphere. It showcases our 'family of light', the major stars and objects of our sky and their associated meanings, history and cultural importance, explains Polynesian celestial navigation, which brought the first people here, and Maori astronomy or tatai arorangi, which helped people live here once they arrived. Finally, it delves into modern astronomy, covering some of New Zealand's amateur and professional scientific astronomers and their research, and looks at our observatories and the increasing popularity of dark sky tourism.
God in these Southern Nights is only another possibly deranged near relative, cast in the only nonspeaking part in this human drama. Everyone else talks and talks. And it's the dialogue in these novels that makes them three of Gifford' best, reminders of the author's seemingly unlimited range and versatility, a comic-tragic genius for our time. Night People, Arise & Walk, and Baby Cat-Face stand out for their sheer velocity; for the copious, raw violence; for the invented religions and gods that make people do things; and for all the other horrors that somehow cohabit—affably—with the genuine pathos and loveliness of the many unforgettable characters and the things these characters say so winningly that we've never heard anyone say before.
Roving reporter Churchill McKenzie's meddlesome tactics got her in hot water with a couple of Jersey toughs. Hiding out in Savannah, Church knows that her hometown is a hotbed of dirty little secrets. And one of the dirtiest involves none other that Cal Davis, a man from Church's own past.
A streetwise James Jesse Dowell wouldn’t buy the legend of some Eskimo beast/god until James witnessed the soul-crazed bush doctor come to horrifying life at forty thousand feet in the Arctic sky. Now James must stalk said demon/sawbones and kill the beast that rules Charles Patrick MacHenery’s soul, or James, his terrified self, will never be free of the maddening curse that’s pounding ever louder in his spinning head like some demonic sealskin drum. But how does one destroy a suspect werewolf that can only die by a loving hand? That is through an escaped moon demon that hasn’t made fulfilling love in over 530 chain-shackled years and desperately desires to know. That said manlike beast has been trapped by his new eternal love—Ms. Amanda De’la’ray. She’s as witchy as the swampy Louisiana wilds she fairly rules, face scarred and moonshine giggly as she’s already been left by a fanged local devil. “Prays ya never sees the devil, Mr. Dowell.”
The heat is on, and we're not just talking about the summer sun. Passions flare when these Yankees wander below the Mason-Dixon line and end up locking horns with some sweet-drawling southerners who know how to get what they want! Southern Hospitality: When Yankee reporter Roxanne Ackerman's car breaks down on her way to Memphis, she somehow winds up as a murder suspect surrendered into the custody of her ultra-conservative-yet-oh-so-sexy attorney, Malcolm B. Daniels IV, for the weekend. He's nearly engaged, running for U.S. Senate, and really does not need this gorgeous, wild woman in his life right now. He just has to show her a little Southern hospitality until Monday morning. But the more time they spend together, the more sparks fly between them--what if, when the weekend ends, he doesn't want to let her go? Southern Comfort: A Confederate ghost who haunts a house in Turtle Creek, Mississippi, once a month is exactly the kind of story Chicago freelance reporter Newland Tran needs to bounce back from a career in disgrace. But Natalie Coleman stands in his way--with her family responsibilities, she doesn't have time to humor a journalist seeking spooks in her house. But it turns out there's more to the ghost than just a story, and Newland discovers there's more to Natalie than he ever dreamed. Can the unlikely pair discover the truth behind the eerie goings-on before Newland succumbs to Natalie's brand of southern comfort? Sensuality Level: Sensual
Florida gets hot in the New York Times–bestselling author’s Americana series when a woman is torn between her fiancé and his gorgeous brother. Discover romance across America with Janet Dailey’s classic series featuring a love story set in each of the fifty states. Barbara has been hurt by love before—but now, after only a month together, she’s found the man she wants to marry. Todd is good to her, and excited to be taking her to see his family’s ranch in Florida. As happy as they are, Barbara is still haunted by the memory of another man . . . and Todd feels the need to warn her about his tomcat of a brother, J.R. When they get to the ranch, they discover just how right Todd was to be concerned. Because J.R. is none other than Jock—the man Barbara can’t seem to forget. Rapt with desire for both men, Barbara doesn’t know how she could possibly choose between them. And with neither brother backing down, Florida is about to get hotter than it’s ever been.
Danielle Steel sweeps us from a Manhattan courtroom to the Deep South in her powerful new novel—at once a behind-closed-doors look into the heart of a family and a tale of crime and punishment. Eleven years have passed since Alexa Hamilton left the South behind, fleeing the pain of her ex-husband’s betrayal and the cruelty of his prominent Charleston family. Now an assistant D.A. in Manhattan, Alexa has finally put her demons to rest, making a name for herself as a top prosecutor, handling the city’s toughest cases while juggling her role as devoted single mom to a teenage daughter. But everything changes when Alexa is handed her latest case: the trial of accused serial killer Luke Quentin. Sifting through mountains of forensic evidence, Alexa prepares for a high-stakes trial…until threatening letters throw her private life into turmoil. The letters are addressed to her beautiful seventeen-year-old daughter, Savannah, whom Alexa has been raising alone since her divorce. Alexa is certain that Quentin is behind the letters—and that they are too dangerous to ignore. Suddenly she must make the toughest choice of all—and send her daughter back to the very place she swore she would never return to: the place where her marriage ended in heartbreak…her ex-husband’s world of southern tradition, memories of betrayal, and the antebellum charm of Charleston. Now, while Alexa’s trial builds to a climax in New York, her daughter is settling into southern life, discovering a part of her family history and a father she barely knows--from the ice-cold stepmother who stole him away to a fascinating ancestry and a half-sister and half-brothers she comes to love. As secrets are exposed and old wounds are healed, Alexa and Savannah, after a season in different worlds, will come together again—strengthened by the challenges they have faced, changed by the mysteries they have unraveled, and with Savannah now at home in the southern world her mother fled. In this masterfully told tale, Danielle Steel creates a stunning array of contrasts: from the gritty chaos of Manhattan’ s criminal court system to the seductive gentility of the South, from the rage of a hardened criminal to the tender bond between a mother and daughter—and a loving father who has welcomed Savannah home at last. A novel that will catch you off guard at every turn, Southern Lights is Danielle Steel at her electrifying best.
Anything can happen in the shadows of a hot Southern night… In the sultry South, passions explode and vengeance coils in the dark. Meet three heroines who need a good man—or two—at their backs as they take on predators with the resources to raise terror to a whole new level. Finding forever love is hard enough; it's even worse on the run for their lives. TEACH ME - Book 1 Private security has never been so risky—or so tempting. Southern belle Jess Kingston spent eight weeks healing from an ex-boyfriend’s brutal attack. Now she’s ready to put her life back together. Her ex, Brit, has other ideas. She needs someone who can teach her how to fight back—someone like the tough former soldier who rides to her rescue. TRUST ME - Book 2 Vengeance consumes her life. Love would risk it all. Maddie Baker has spent years seeking vengeance against the abuser who destroyed her life. When her search leads her to a small town outside Atlanta, she learns of another missing teenager. Nothing will stand in the way of her mission, including a jackass of an ex-soldier who reawakens emotions best left to die. TAKE ME – A Southern Nights Standalone Two men. One woman. And a stolen boy longing for the family who loves him. One twin left when she needed him most. Now both want her heart, but giving in may cost more than they realize. Anticipating their enemy’s next move is the only way to keep their son safe, but what about their hearts? Don't miss your chance to get three blazing hot tales of romantic suspense—buy SOUTHERN NIGHTS today! Southern Nights - Teach Me (Book 1) Trust Me (Book 2) Take Me (A Southern Nights Standalone) Southern Nights: Enigma - Come For Me (Book 1) Deceive Me (Book 2) Destroy Me (Book 3)
The days were long… Kyle Stuart was on the brink of disaster! His company was crumbling, his employees were planning a mutiny and he was shunned from polite society in Jeffersonville, Georgia, simply because he was born north of the Mason-Dixon line. Only one person could help him—bright, gorgeous, my-family-hates-Yankees Maggie Jefferson. But the nights were longer! For Maggie, falling for sexy-as-sin Kyle Stuart was as good as consorting with the enemy. But the steamy nights she spent in Kyle's arms were definitely worth the risk. Little did Maggie know that her eccentric relations were planning on saving her—from herself…and the family fertility curse! After all, history proved there wasn't a Jefferson woman alive who could resist a blue-eyed Yankee….
Trish Shallowman feels like her life has been put on pause. She has an ex-husband who doesn't understand the meaning of the word ex, a career that tanked before she ever worked her first day and a car that breaks down on alternating Wednesdays. When Trish's mother asks her to temporarily move to Possum Creek so she can take care of her ailing grandfather, Trish figures that a change of scenery can't make her situation in life any worse. She wasn't expecting to spend most of her days trying to prevent her grandfather from shooting at the mailman or that her impossibly gorgeous neighbor would decide he wanted to be her first ever one-night-stand. She definitely wasn't expecting that two months in Possum Creek would make her question whether the future she's spent so much time waiting for is really the future she wants.
