Northern Lights

569 Pages·2005·2.61 MB·English

by  Nora Roberts

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also by nora roberts 1
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Honest Illusions Three Fates
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Private Scandals Chesapeake Blue
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Hidden Riches Birthright
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True Betrayals Remember When (with J. D. Robb)
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Montana Sky Key of Light
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Born in Fire Key of Knowledge
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Born in Ice Key of Valor
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Born in Shame
Daring to Dream writing as j. d. robb 10
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Holding the Dream Naked in Death
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Finding the Dream Glory in Death
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Sanctuary Immortal in Death
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Homeport Rapture in Death
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Sea Swept Ceremony in Death
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Rising Tides Vengeance in Death
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Inner Harbor Holiday in Death
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The Reef Conspiracy in Death
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River’s End Loyalty in Death
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Jewels of the Sun Witness in Death
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Carolina Moon Judgment in Death
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Tears of the Moon Betrayal in Death
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Heart of the Sea Seduction in Death
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The Villa Reunion in Death
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From the Heart Purity in Death
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Midnight Bayou Portrait in Death
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Dance Upon the Air Imitation in Death
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Heaven and Earth Divided in Death
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Face the Fire Visions in Death
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Nora Roberts 23
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G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS NEW YORK
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author's
imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business
establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
Northern Lights
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To my precious Logan, son of my son. 5
Life will be your treasure box, f illed 6
with the sparkle of laughter, the 7
gleam of adventure, the shine of 8
discovery, the flash of magic. And 9
through all these jewels streams 10
the steady glow of love. 11
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DARK 5
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Finish, good lady; the bright day is done, 8
And we are for the dark. 9
william shakespeare 10
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O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon, 12
Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse 13
Without all hope of day! 14
john milton 15
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journal entry . February 12, 1988
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Landed on Sun Glacier about noon. The flight in rattled the hangover 12
right out of me, and severed those strangling roots of reality that is the 13
world below. The sky’s clear, like blue crystal. The kind of sky they slap 14
on postcards to lure the tourists in, complete with a shimmering sun 15
dog around the cold, white sun. I’m taking it as a sign that this climb 16
was meant to be. The wind’s about ten knots. Temp’s a balmy ten below. 17
Glacier’s broad as Whoring Kate’s ass, and icy as her heart. 18
Even so, Kate gave us a proper send-off last night. Even gave us what 19
you could call a group rate. 20
Don’t know what the hell we’re doing here, except you gotta be 21
somewhere doing something. A winter climb on No Name’s as good a 22
something as any, and better than most. 23
A man needs a week’s adventuring now and then, adventuring that 24
excludes bad liquor and loose women. How else are you going to appre- 25
ciate the liquor and the women if you don’t get away from them for a 26
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