As Krista and Sean work together to successfully land the huge client, Krista's desire to keep Sean at a distant slips. They end up becoming closer than ever, battling their insecurities to stay together. Some pasts, though, are more dangerous than others. Views: 70
A horror tale about the Witch Bride, second wife of a King, and the discord between her and her young stepson.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied. Views: 70
At the End of the World is the remarkable story of a series of murders that occurred in an extremely remote corner of the Arctic in 1941. Those murders show that senseless violence in the name of religion is not only a contemporary phenomenon, and that a people as seemingly peaceful as the Inuit can become unpeaceful at the drop of a hat or, in this instance, a meteor shower. At the same time, the book is a warning cry against the destruction of what's left of our culture's humanity, along the destruction of the natural world. Has technology deprived us of our eyes? the author asks. Has it deprived the world of birds, beasts, and flowers? Lawrence Millman's At the End of the World is a brilliant and original book by one of the boldest writers of our era. Views: 70
"Perfect for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld's Prep."—Booklist One admission can change your life...forever.When ambitious grad student Kate Pearson's handsome French "almost fiancé" ditches her, she definitely does not roll with the punches, despite the best efforts of family and friends. It seems that nothing will get Kate out of pajamas and back into the world. Miraculously, one cringe-worthy job interview leads to a position in the admissions department at the revered Hudson Day School. Kate's instantly thrown into a highly competitive and occasionally absurd culture, where she interviews all types of children: suitable, wildly unsuitable, charming, loathsome, ingratiating, or spoiled beyond all measure. And then there are the Park Avenue parents who refuse to take no for an answer. As Kate begins to learn there's no room for self-pity or nonsense during the height of admissions season or life itself, her sister and friends... Views: 70
Stunning, violet-eyed Maisie Valenti grew up in the rough-and- tumble world of sports with a football coach father and six athletic brothers. Her dream job has always been to be a national sports reporter and she is slowly working her way up the ladder to be in a major market. On her way, she shares the screen with popular sports celebrities who have dazzling smiles, but it's Aleksander Markovich behind the camera who has always remained her solid friend – so much that he is firmly stuck in the friend zone. Maisie finally gets her big chance to move to the nation's biggest market and gain the approval of a national sports heartthrob– if only she'll make a professional compromise. Should Maisie do whatever it takes to get her dream job? And what would it take for Aleksander to step in front of the camera and finally come into focus for her?Maisie's determination to stay true to her values, as well as her ability to learn from her mistakes make this a heartwarming tale. The story is... Views: 70
The Inspirational Story of a Coach, a Baseball Team, and the Season They'll Never ForgetIn 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinois playing with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hats defied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with no coaching experience, the Macon Ironmen emerged from a field of 370 teams to represent the smallest school in Illinois history to make the state final, a distinction that still stands. There, sporting long hair and warming up to Jesus Christ Superstar, the Ironmen would play a dramatic game against a Chicago powerhouse that would change their lives forever.In this gripping, cinematic narrative, Sports Illustrated writer Chris Ballard tells the story of the team and its coach, Lynn Sweet, a hippie, dreamer, and intellectual who arrived in Macon in 1966, bringing progressive ideas to a town stuck in the Eisenhower era. Beloved by students but not administration, Sweet reluctantly took... Views: 70
Young schoolmaster-turned-author Colin Palgrave seeks inspiration for his second novel among the dunes and beaches of Saltacres, where he plans to spend his holiday. He encounters one rather forthright character straight away, and that in the form of 20-year old Camilla Hoveton St. John, a vacationing art student. After some undisguised flirting, Camilla invites Palgrave to stay with her and two others at a beachfront rental, and Palgrave warily accepts. All goes well until the early arrival of the next week's tenants: Colin is surprised to find Morag Lowson, to whom he was once engaged, with her doctor husband and luggage in tow. The house becomes uncomfortably crowded and, growing weary of Camilla's amorous advances, Palgrave opts to sleep in his car. Unable to settle into his cramped quarters, he is persuaded by Camilla to join her in an evening swim. A little later, he leaves the young woman in the sea and returns to the house and his makeshift bed. The morning yields an unpleasant discovery: Camilla's body has washed up on the beach. An inquest determines that the death was accidental, and that the woman had probably been caught in the undertow of an outgoing tide.
But what has happened to the unlucky art student's suitcase? It has disappeared from the rental house, and in reality it must have been removed during the night by one of the occupants. A sightless "mumper" (here, a derelict beachcomber) named the Old Mole provides the answer when he finds the hastily buried case of clothes among the dunes. And who was the figure in white that Palgrave saw on the night of Camilla's drowning? All of this activity gives the novelist the inspiration he had hoped for; but when the manuscript turns out to contain more truth than fiction, an unamused murderer makes plans to deposit another body among the mudflats. Views: 70
A collection of 20 contemporary fantasy and supernatural stories from award-winning writer Scott Nicholson. From the pages of magazines like Cemetery Dance and Black Static, the stories range from a guest appearance by Edgar Allan Poe to a story about misplaced love in Dog Person, selected for Year's Best Fantasy & Horror. Includes an exclusive introduction by Jonathan Maberry and an afterword. Views: 70
