Sparrow

Sparrow
Author: L J Shen
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2019-06-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781073380275

Troy BrennanEvery Southie in Boston knows that name. The son of a dead mobster. The heart-throb with steel-blue eyes. "The Fixer" who can make or break you in this city. Oh, and my new husband. Sparrow Raynes That's me. No one seemed to remember my name up until he barged into my life. But then he caged me. Kidnapped me. And killed every chance I had to run away from the place where we grew up. Put simply, Troy Brennan clipped my wings. I have dreams, big ones, but I doubt he'll ever let me chase them. I have no idea why he decided to take me as his wife. But I do know this: pissing off this man will not do me any good. At all. Sparrow is an Amazon international bestseller.

Boston Love

Boston Love
Author: Melissa Belle
Publisher: Autumn Ink Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2016-06-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 099753494X

An Enemies-to-Lovers Romance Book 2 of a duet. The conclusion to London and California’s hot and steamy love story. Gorgeous, driven billionaire London Shaw can have anything he wants—eager women, endless money, and easy attention. Everything except for me. I don’t play by this rebellious man’s rules, and his efforts to get me into his bed fall flat. My heart is broken. His is closed. Neither of us wants any strings. And yet, staying away from London proves impossible—he enters my life with no pretense, upsetting my perfectly-ordered days, challenging my self-made promises, and uncovering the dark secrets of my past. Our torrid chemistry is undeniable. Our craving for each other obvious. And our connection…impossible to ignore. And even though I can’t let him in, London Shaw sticks around when a lesser man would run in the opposite direction. And slowly, my walls start to come down. This is part two of London and California’s story. Our bared bodies. Our shattered walls. Our once-in-a-billion kind of love.

On the Road North of Boston

On the Road North of Boston
Author: Donna-Belle Garvin
Publisher: UPNE
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781584653219

First published in 1988 by the New Hampshire Historical Society, and long since sought after, On the Road North of Boston is back in print. This richly illustrated, entertaining book is an invaluable resource for New Hampshire residents and students of the state's history alike. Nine extensively researched and meticulously prepared chapters depict historic taverns and tavern society of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century New England. Donna-Belle and James Garvin vividly reconstruct the physical landscape: the taverns themselves, the network of roads, travel conditions, traffic and commerce. They immerse the reader in the contemporary tavern atmosphere: encounters with fellow travelers, food, drink, entertainment, and hospitality in its earliest incarnations "on the road north of Boston." On the Road North of Boston contains rare and wonderful black-and-white illustrations of authentic tavern signs and furnishings, broadsides advertising tavern entertainments, early photographs and drawings of tavern buildings, road signs, vehicles, and bridges, portraits of tavern keepers, stage drivers, and itinerant performers. This book offers modern New England residents and travelers rich chronicles and visions of an age long past.

Boston Billionaire

Boston Billionaire
Author: Melissa Belle
Publisher: Autumn Ink Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2017-01-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1946307041

They’re having one heck of a Christmas season, and she's ready for some holiday cheer ... Book 1 of an emotional duet about lust, love, family, and healing by USA Today bestselling author Melissa Belle. An Enemies-to-Lovers, Grumpy Sunshine Romance California When I meet London Shaw, he hits on me. Crudely and without apology. But I say no to every guy, and London is no exception. Then I find out who he is. But just because he’s a gorgeous, powerful billionaire doesn’t mean I have to like him. And I don’t. In fact, I hate him. I loathe him. Him with his perma-frown and arrogant attitude and expensive suits. We argue, we fight, and we have absolutely nothing in common. So why is my body constantly on fire whenever he’s around? It just proves that London Shaw is dangerous, and I need to stay as far away from him as possible. Except he’s my next-door neighbor. London From the moment I see her, I want her in my bed. I crave her. From her smart mouth to her sexy pout and sinful curves, California Blue drives me f*ck*ng wild. But California is not a one-night stand kind of woman. And I don’t do relationships. Not anymore. So I can’t give in to my need for her. Unless she’s willing to play by my rules… This is Book 1 of our story. Our flawed yet perfect rendezvous. Our nuclear attraction. Our one-in-a-billion kind of love.

The Rake

The Rake
Author: L. J. Shen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2022-02-16
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732624795

Boston's most infamous femme fatale meets her match in a dangerously mild Englishman who has vowed to never marry in this romantic standalone from Washington Post bestselling author L.J. Shen Emmabelle Penrose has cruised through life never needing a man, a plan that has worked stunningly well until about five minutes ago, when she decided she must have a baby. Devon Whitehall is 6'2" of premium DNA, financial security, and British royal titles. Best of all, he fears the one thing she dreads the most: getting hitched. Emmabelle figures it's a no-brainer when Devon offers his services-sperm and involvement in her future child's life. What begins as an innocent, modern-family arrangement, quickly erodes into a web of lies, dark pasts, and unfurled secrets. Inside this chaos, Emmabelle and Devon are forced to face the awful truth-they are capable of love. Even worse, they might feel it toward each other.

The Jews of Boston

The Jews of Boston
Author: Combined Jewish Philanthropies
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780300107876

Published on the 350th anniversary of the first Jews to arrive in America, this comprehensive history of the Jews of Boston is now available in a revised and updated paperback edition. The stunning work combines illuminating essays by distinguished Jewish historians with 110 rare photographs to trace the community from its tentative beginnings in colonial Boston through its emergence in the twentieth century as one of the most influential and successful Jewish communities in America. The volume also presents fascinating information about Boston’s synagogues and Jewish neighborhoods as well as the evolution of Jewish culture in Boston and the United States.Praise for the previous edition:“The writing is engaging and lucid, and the superb, profuse illustrations enhance the text. While numerous community histories have been published, this volume is in a class by itself--and will set the standard for all future works of this kind.”—Library Journal“For those of us who grew up with anecdotes of what being a Jew was like in, say, the South End in 1910, or in Roxbury or Chelsea in 1920, this history, collected in one place for the first time, fills in the blanks. It gives us the context for our inherited folk tales.”—Alan Lupo, Boston Globe

Little Tree by the Sea

Little Tree by the Sea
Author: John DeMont
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-09-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781772760699

On December 6, 1917, two ships collided in wartime Halifax Harbour, creating what became the largest man-made explosion of its time. More than 2000 people died (500 of those children) and 9,000 were injured. A single little tree whispered from its branches the word "Help" that was carried by the wind to the people of Boston. Within 48 hours Boston and Massachusetts organized trains to carry 33 doctors and 79 nurses. To repay the City of Boston for its generosity, the little tree (which now had become huge and majestic tree) was given to the city of Boston as a way to say thank you, a tradition that continues to this day.

Boston Roomie

Boston Roomie
Author: Melissa Belle
Publisher: Autumn Ink Press
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2019-07-30
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 194630722X

A Roommates-to-Lovers Romance. I need a safe place to crash for the summer. Only one problem—this place comes with a roommate. A sexy, chiseled, Italian chef roommate… Diego The last time I dated someone, I got burned. Literally. And I’m a chef. I’m used to a little heat in the kitchen. But I want something that isn’t going to flame out in one night. Then beautiful and brilliant Shohanna becomes my roommate. Our chemistry is scorching, and no matter how much I try to ignore the flames, the fire between us grows bigger. My summer just got a hell of a lot more interesting. Because now I have to prove—to a woman who trusts no one—that every man who came before was an appetizer, and I’m the full course meal to make her mouth water, her heart melt, and her legs shake. Shohanna I want Diego. I never want any man, not after the last one burned my heart black. But I want Diego. And when we end up being roomies for the summer, I can barely keep my hands off of him. So what do I do when it’s too hot in the kitchen to ignore the heat? A summer fling is not what I want. I want to heal from the devil in my past, focus on my job, and stop the nightmares. So a summer fling is not on my list of goals. But maybe it’s just what I need…

Belle Prater's Boy

Belle Prater's Boy
Author: Ruth White
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 214
Release: 1996-03-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1429934247

Around 5:00 a.m. on a warm Sunday morning on October 1953, my Aunt Belle left her bed and vanished from the face of the earth. Everyone in Coal Station, Virginia, has a theory about what happened to Belle Prater, but twelve-year-old Gypsy wants the facts, and when her cousin Woodrow, Aunt Belle's son moves next door, she has her chance. Woodrow isn't as forthcoming as Gypsy hopes, yet he becomes more than just a curiosity to her-- during their sixth-grade year she finds that they have enough in common to be best friends. Even so, Gypsy is puzzled by Woodrow's calm acceptance of his mother's disappearance, especially since she herself has never gotten over her father's death. When Woodrow finally reveals that he's been keeping a secret about his mother, Gypsy begins to understand that there are different ways of finding the strength to face the truth, no matter how painful it is. Belle Prater's Boy is a 1996 Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards Honor Book for Fiction and a 1997 Newbery Honor Book.

Lloyd's Missing Vessel Book 1929 - 1954

Lloyd's Missing Vessel Book 1929 - 1954
Author: Lloyd's Register Foundation
Publisher: Lloyd's Register
Total Pages: 251
Release: 1929-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN:

Lloyd's of London's Missing Vessel Books lists ships posted as missing to settle insurance claims. The books are a unique resource that can assist in identifying shipwrecks, and the digitisation effort aims to make them more accessible to researchers and enthusiasts. The project is part of the Unpath'd Waters initiative, which seeks to make it easier to research and discover the UK's maritime heritage.