If someone leaves without a goodbye, can they expect to be welcomed back with an open heart?Mackenzie O'Brien made the biggest mistake of her life when she left her husband on the eve of their sixth anniversary. But when she returns to Healing Springs to beg for forgiveness, she's met with a man who is harder and angrier than the sweet, kind man she left behind. This new version of her husband has no problem humiliating her and casting her aside. She won't go so easily this time...Gabe never imagined his loving wife would leave him like an unwanted kitten, but he's been dealing with the abandonment every day. When she shows up at his door—the door she slammed behind her—expecting him to take her back, his first temptation is to slam the door right back at her. He's done his best to harden his heart, but having her and her vulnerability in close proximity messes with his head... and other parts.When fate laughs in their faces and thrusts them together, neither Mackenzie nor Gabe... Views: 35
The bunnies are coming... The first book in Angel's new series - Big Bad Bunnies Views: 35
Originally published in 1971, Merle Miller's On Being Different is a pioneering and thought-provoking book about being homosexual in the United States. Just two years after the Stonewall riots, Miller wrote a poignant essay for the New York Times Magazine entitled "What It Means To Be a Homosexual" in response to a homophobic article published in Harper's Magazine. Described as "the most widely read and discussed essay of the decade," the article was developed into the remarkable short book On Being Different - one of the earliest memoirs to affirm the importance of coming out. Merle Miller (1919-1986) was an editor at Harper's Magazine, Time and The Nation and was the bestselling author of several books, including the novel A Gay and Melancholy Sound and Plain Speaking, a biography of Harry S Truman. Dan Savage is the internationally syndicated columnist of 'Savage Love' and the author of several books. Charles Kaiser is an author, journalist and blogger. His books include 1968... Views: 35
One of the Best Books of the Summer—as chosen by Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, Amazon, The Daily Beast, Kirkus Reviews, Good Housekeeping, AFAR magazine, and Bookish. "A dazzling debut by an essential new talent." —George Saunders "Unforgettable...a powerful new literary voice." —Mary Karr "Exceptional...Reed is an author to watch." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Sol and Liz are a couple on the cusp. He's a professional cyclist in the Tour de France, a workhorse but not yet a star. She's a geneticist on the brink of a major discovery, either that or a loss of funding. They've just welcomed their first child into the world, and their bright future lies just before them—if only they can reach out and grab it. But as Liz's research slows, as Sol starts doping, their dreams grow murkier and the risks graver. Over the whirlwind... Views: 35
Ultracompetitive Brynn from The Summer of Firsts and Lasts craves swimming victory—and gets in over her head—in this irresistible novel from Terra Elan McVoy. Swim. Push. Breathe. Swim. Nothing else matters to Brynn as she trains her body and mind to win. Not her mediocre grades and lack of real friends at school. Not the gnawing grief over her fallen hero father. Not the strained relationship with her absent mother and clueless stepdad. In the turquoise water, swimming is an escape and her ticket to somewhere—anywhere—else. And nothing will get in her way of claiming victory. But when the competitive streak follows Brynn out of the pool in a wickedly seductive cat-and-mouse game between herself, her wild best friend, and a hot new college swimmer, Brynn's single-mindedness gets her in over her head, with much more than a trophy to lose. Views: 35
Product DescriptionCaught between renegade magic and cranky religion, what's a poor wizard supposed to do? When the king of Yurt goes on vacation, leaving his Royal Wizard Daimbert in charge, he is faced with the escalating crises of the cranky saint of the shrine of the Holy Toe, an all-too-beguiling wood nymph, bizarre horned rabbits, a scandalous duchess, the royal nephew's mid-life crisis, and a monstrous creature made with spells they never taught at the wizards' school. Daimbert had hoped--he thought--for a little more excitement and adventure, but at this rate the king won't have a kingdom to come home to. Views: 35
LOOK ... BUT DON'T TOUCH Sultry girls, writhing on the pole teasing, pouting, tantalising, watched through a killer's eyes... Lapdancers at Blackpool's top erotic nightspot are in deadly danger, but the girls know the local police don't care. So vandalism, rape and even suspicious death go uninvestigated. But Randall McGonnigal, five foot five of packed muscle and a bodyguard, cares a lot. For Randall it's personal: she's determined to track down the pervert who attacked Tori, her exotic dancer lover. Randall and her business partner, private investigator Dean, dig around in Tori's past and soon unearth murky secrets from the club's membership list. As suspects emerge from the woodwork Randall is attacked, and it becomes plain that she's getting too close to a ruthless opponent. As she battles with her own dark side as well as Blackpool's lowlife, Randall lays her life on the line to protect the woman she loves – but will it be enough? WARNING: ADULT CONTENT Views: 35
Once they had been humanity's last best hope; a race of genetically engineered killing machines known as the Phaestor and their army of deadly Moktar Dragons. Now, the enemy long vanquished, the Phaestor themselves have become the enemy, seizing control of the galaxy and subjugating all lesser species - including humans - to feed their appetite for terror and blood. On a small, insignifigant planet called Thoska-Roole, a ragtag alliance of humans, androids, and bioforms make a last desperate stand against Phaestor domination. Among their number are two bounty hunters, a mercenary starship captain, and a disgraced reptilian warrior. As the Phaestor begin a new reign of unprecedented terror, these rebels prepare to strike back against their vampire overlords and bring revolution to the stars. Views: 35
The twentieth anniversary edition of Sherman Alexie’s iconic short story collection—featuring a new prologue from the authorThe twenty-four linked tales in Alexie’s debut collection—an instant classic—paint an unforgettable portrait of life on and around the Spokane Indian Reservation, a place where “Survival = Anger x Imagination,” where HUD houses and generations of privation intertwine with history, passion, and myth. We follow Thomas Builds-the-Fire, the longwinded storyteller no one really listens to; his half-hearted nemesis, Victor, the basketball star turned recovering alcoholic; and a wide cast of other vividly drawn characters on a haunting journey filled with humor and sorrow, resilience and resignation, dreams and reality. Alexie’s unadulterated honesty and boundless compassion come together in a poetic vision of a world in which the gaps between past and present are not really gaps after all.The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven received a Special Citation for the PEN/Hemingway Award for Best First Fiction, and was the basis for the acclaimed 1998 feature film Smoke Signals*. This ebook features an illustrated biography including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.From Publishers WeeklyKnown primarily as a poet, Alexie ( Old Shirts and New Skins ), a Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian, here offers 22 extremely fine short stories, all set on or around the Spokane reservation in Washington state. Characters flow from one tale to the next; many involve Victor, who grows from a small child watching relatives fight during a New Year's Eve party ("Every Little Hurricane") to a dissolute man sitting on his broken-down porch with a friend, watching life pass him by ("The Only Traffic Signal on the Reservation Doesn't Flash Red Anymore"). The author depicts with fierce determination all the elements of modern Native American life, from basketball and alcoholism to powwows and the unexplained deaths of insignificant people. Humor and tragedy exist side by side, and stories often jump back and forth in time and space, recounting two narratives that ultimately prove to be skeins of the same tale. Alexie writes with simplicity and forthrightness, allowing the power in his stories to creep up slowly on the reader. He captures the reservation's strong sense of community and attitude of hope tinged with realism as its inhabitants determine to persevere despite the odds. In "Imagining the Reservation" (a title that evokes John Lennon's song "Imagine") he writes, "Survival = Anger Imagination. Imagination is the only weapon on the reservation"--a weapon this author wields with potent authority. First serial to Esquire. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library JournalThis work chronicles modern life on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Victor, through whose eyes we view the community, is strongly aware of Native American traditions but wonders whether his ancestors view today's Indians--mired in alcohol, violence, and an almost palpable sense of despair--with sympathy or disgust. In spite of the bleakness of reservation life, the text brims with humor and passion as it juxtaposes ancient customs with such contemporary artifacts as electric guitars and diet Pepsi. The author of two previous poetry collections, Alexie writes with grit and lyricism that perfectly capture the absurdity of a proud, dignified people living in the squalor, struggling to survive in a society they disdain. Highly recommended for all fiction collections. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 5/15/93.- Dan Bogey, Clearfield Cty. P.L. Federation, Curwensville, Pa.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. Views: 35
Ana moved her family from Russia to Nha Trang, a beach town in Vietnam, hoping to repair her relationship with her children, eleven-year-old Ivan and sixteen-year-old Zoe. There Ana met Vo, born in Vietnam but raised in America, who had returned to his ancestral homeland in order to escape a painful event in his past. Their path to redemption turned out to be not as sunny as the tropical paradise. Views: 35
