![]() Alexandra Bergson, a young Swedish immigrant girl who inherits her father's farm and must transform it from raw prairie into a prosperous enterprise, is the first of Cather's great heroines-all of them women of strong will and an even stronger desire to overcome adversity and succeed. ![]() A tale of the prairie land encountered by America's Swedish, Czech, Bohemian, and French immigrants, as well as a story of how the land challenged them, changed them, and, in some cases, defeated them, Cather's novel is a uniquely American epic. ![]() Book Synopsis The novel that first made Willa Cather famous-a powerfully mythic tale of the American frontier told through the life of one extraordinary woman One of America's greatest writers, Cather established her talent and her reputation with this extraordinary novel-the first of her books set on the Nebraska frontier. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But the more Sierra keeps her distance, the more Ben wants her. Fiercely independent, with her own landscaping business to run, she makes it perfectly clear that she doesn't need a man to help her, not even one as sinfully tempting as Ben. Sierra has her own plans - and they don't include getting involved with a notorious Romeo. He'd love nothing more than to dazzle her with his prized sensual skills.to make her want him as badly as he suddenly wants her. ![]() But something about Sierra Murphy's independent attitude makes Ben fantasies run wild. Nothing at all like the brash, dirt-covered, wholesomely cute woman who just strutted into his diner for a cold drink. Now, acclaimed author Lori Foster returns to their world, this time exploring the sensual longings, secret wounds, andhidden needs of irresistible Ben Badwin, a man for whom there is never too much of a good thing.Ī confirmed bachelor, Ben Badwin has had his share of women, and he likes them as sexy, wild, and uninhibited as his desires. ![]() In the wonderfully erotic bestseller, Too Much Temptation, readers fell in love with two brothers - dark, sexy Noah, and his roguish, younger brother, Ben - as Noah followed his heart's desire. ![]() ![]() And while never intended to be high art, seen from the distance of time, the 70’s TV horror movie is a genre entertainment like no other, one that used the same post-code Hollywood approach of showing and exploring darker themes in creative ways without revealing too much and upsetting the sponsors, to elegant effect.Īmong those incredible TV-tailored horror gems sits director Daniel Petrie’s Moon of the Wolf, a tight and eerie Southern Gothic creeper with an ace cast, a fun and engaging central mystery and compact, crackerjack storytelling. The Norliss Tapes and Trilogy of Terror, many other savvy producers also jumped on the spooky bandwagon, delivering gritty, star-studded and serious-in-tone movie-of-the-week shockers that oozed atmosphere, mystery and menace. And while it was Curtis who made the most potent post-Shadows mark with his terrifying and visionary TV terror films like Dracula, The Night Stalker. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Underrated TV horror movie Moon of the Wolf needs more loveĪfter Dan Curtis changed launched an American pop culture phenomenon with his dark, Gothic daytime TV series and quasi soap opera Dark Shadows in 1966, there was a sudden spike in interest for small screen horror that rolled on strong for over a decade. ![]() |