Everything you need to know for the perfect adventureWhether you're planning a trip to Yellowstone, cherish fond memories of the park, or hope to visit it someday, Roadtrip Yellowstone is an inspiring guide that offers insider information on the best things to do, see, and experience within 100 miles of America's favorite park, such as:the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming, where families can explore interactive exhibits on Native Americans, natural history, firearms, and Buffalo Bill himself.the top five places to see or dig for dinosaurs.Wayne's Boot Shop—the place to buy a real cowboy hat or boots.some of the most quirkiest personalities in eastern Idaho...and much more. Views: 59
After talking her way into a job on a pompous, third-rate chef's radio call-in-show, Angie Amalfi has visions of a new career to go along with her hot, new romance with Paavo Smith, a gorgeous homocide detective.When a successful and much-envied restauranteur is poisoned however, Angie finds the case far more interesting than trying to make her pretentious boss sound good. Some cooks might shy away from such a sizzling case, but Angie can take the heat and stay in the kitchen. Views: 59
Widowed Lisa is overwhelmed by the demands of her deteriorating mansion and spoiled adult children who returned to the nest. A recurring nightmare and a quarrel with her children push her over the edge. She seeks refuge in her hometown where she meets high school sweetheart, Trace and they renew their romance. But divorced Trace has problems too. Views: 59
David J. Schow's short stories have been regularly selected for over twenty-five volumes of "Year's Best" anthologies across three decades and have won the World Fantasy Award, the ultra-rare Dimension Award from Twilight Zone magazine, plus a 2002 International Horror Guild Award for his collection of Fangoria columns, Wild Hairs. Black Leather Required collects thirteen of Schow's short stories and includes an intro by John Farris. The stories included in this collection are: The ShaftSedaliaA Week in the UnlifeScoop Makes a SwirlyKamikaze ButterfliesBeggar's Banquet, with Summer SausagePitt Night at the Lewistone BoneyardJerry's Kids Meet WormboyLife PartnerLast Call for the Sons of ShockWhere the Heart WasSand SculptureBad Guy Hats Views: 59
Just when everything is going well in her life, researcher Jamee Blair is forced to become an amateur detective after the live-in caregiver hired for her sister's medical crisis, vanishes. To track down the truth of the missing caregiver, Jamee enlists the help of modern day highlander, Samuel Craig, a politician appointed investigator into human trafficking links to international organized crime. Together, Jamee and Sam embark on a disturbing search for Odessa and, as the mystery unfolds, they find themselves navigating the twists and turns of Canada's seedy underground immigration. Jamee's comedy filled one-line zingers, aimed to keep Sam at arms distance, become a second chance at happiness. When a casino chip is found with the body, Sam suspects more than a simple homicide, and when a second crime scene is discovered on a suburban Calgary beach, the search leads to so much more. In this romantic thriller, the unlikely pair uncover a conspiracy that involves murder,... Views: 59
A Deadly Vegas Pursuit—with a Twist...On an empty desert road, stressed-out ex-cop Lyle Deming finds a bullet-riddled body next to a vintage mint-condition 1970s Pontiac Firebird. When he returns to the scene with sheriff's deputies: no car, no body. Does the answer lie in Nostalgia City, the retro theme park where Lyle works?Nostalgia City VP Kate Sorensen, a former college basketball star, is in Reno, Nevada, on park business when she gets mixed up with a sleazy Las Vegas auto dealer who puts hidden "kill switches" and GPS trackers into the cars he sells to low-income buyers. Miss a payment—sometimes by as little as a few days—and your car is dead. Maybe you are, too.When Kate's accused of murder in Reno, Lyle rushes to help his blonde not-quite-girlfriend. Kate and Lyle plow through a deadly tangle of suspects and motives, hitting one dead end after another, as they struggle to exonerate Kate, catch a blackmailer, save a witness's life, and find the missing car and... Views: 59
Fashionista Marion enters a styling competition in the eighth book of the Critter Club series—but will she regret helping out one of her competitors? Marion is so excited. There's an upcoming kids' fashion show for charity, and the students at Santa Vista Elementary get to style an outfit for it! Since only one design from each grade will get picked for the show, Marion knows she has to win. So she's surprised when a girl named Olivia asks her for some style advice. Marion agrees to help Olivia, and actually has fun doing it! But problems arise when Marion realizes that Olivia has designed the exact outfit Marion had planned to present to the judges. So Marion tells a little white lie in order to get her way. At first, she is excited to impress the judges, but soon, another feeling creeps up on her. Is it guilt? Will Marion tell Olivia what she did? And whose outfit will get picked for the fashion show? Plus, Marion deals with taking care of some frogs at... Views: 59
It's 1772, and all of Olivia Amberson's dreams seem to have come true. At eighteen years old, she's an accomplished magical Guardian and a secret witch, with a love spell that's made her unlikely betrothal wonderfully secure...until it all comes crashing down around her in a mass of scandal and humiliation.Now, with her reputation and her magical vocation both lost, it's time to save her remaining honor by telling her fiancé the truth - but it will take more magic than she's ever known to create a happy ending.A 4400-word short story prequel to the Kat, Incorrigible series.Note: this story may not work well for anyone who hasn't read at least one of the Kat, Incorrigible books! (Start with Book 1, Kat, Incorrigible, starring Olivia's future daughter.) Views: 59
“Someone won’t be winning parent of the year anytime soon either.� The edge of his lips rose in half a smile. He looked at her and then at his sleeping daughter, he loved seeing them like that, they looked perfect. Maria stared at him, a smile automatically dominating her face. “Your parenting skills are contagious.� Maria’s fear and hate for men is solidified by Ricky’s abuse and his obsession t Views: 59
Run off his land, a rancher is forced to take the most dangerous job in town: marshalJulius Lang is chatting with the marshal when the killers ride down Main Street, and he doesn't have time to reach for his gun before a storm of bullets cuts the lawman down. This is the fourth marshal Montero has lost this year, and the townspeople want Lang to be the fifth. He'd rather return to the safety of his failing ranch, but when a brassy young San Francisco woman comes and claims his land as her own, he's left with no choice but to take the badge—and be measured for a coffin along with it.The killers who run this town expect Lang to be just another pushover, but he's ready to surprise them. This rancher has lost everything, and he will kill to get it back. Views: 59
