From the author of "The Prisoner of Zenda" and "The King's Mirror" comes this novel of adventure and romance. [Facsimile reprint of the 1907 first edition.]

Some journeys are memorable...Few are unforgettable.Gabe:I should stay away from her. I know better.But instead, I treat every single day like it's my damn birthday, and she's a luscious devil's food cake slathered in creamy icing.Helena:I spent my entire life being cautious. Never take any real risks. I do it to shield the people I love from needless worry. To protect them.He didn't want children.She couldn't imagine a life without them -especially now.There are few occasions in one's life where the body warns of impending doom. This is one of them.

"The air had no oxygen, like being trapped underwater...I was being cremated, the pain unbearable."--Jim Scymanky "I was on my knees, my back to the hot wind. It blew me along, lifting my rear so I was up on my hands...It was hot but I didn't feel burned--until I felt my ears curl."--Mike Hubbard A napping volcano blinked awake in March 1980. Two months later, the mountain roared. Author Richard Waitt was one of the first to arrive following the mountain's early rumblings. A geologist with intimate knowledge of Mount St. Helens, Waitt delivers a detailed and accurate chronicle of events. His eruption story unfolds through unforgettable, riveting narratives--the heart of a masterful chronology that also delivers engrossing science, history, and journalism.

Lord Lynborough has never done things the easy way. Born into privilege and afforded every advantage in life, he shirks the path of least resistance and stands up for his unique moral code in every situation. At the height of a distinguished military career, he decides to retire in order to pen a memoir. Things are going swimmingly until he has a chance meeting with one Helena Vittoria Maria Antonia, a real spitfire of a woman. Will Lynborough be able to resist her charms?