"Reading D. Foy's prose is like watching Robert Stone and Wallace Stevens drag race across a frozen lake at midnight."—Anthony SwoffordTwo days before New Years, a pack of five friends—three men and two women—head to a remote cabin near Lake Tahoe to celebrate the holidays. They've been buddies forever, banded together by scrapes and squalor, their relationships defined by these wild times.After a car accident leaves one friend sick and dying, and severe weather traps them at the cabin, there is nowhere to go, forcing them to finally and ultimately take stock and confront their past transgressions, considering what they mean to one another and to themselves.With some of the most luminous and purple prose flexed in recent memory, D. Foy is an incendiary new voice and Made to Break, a grand, episodic debut, redolent of the stark conscience of Denis Johnson and the spellbinding vision of Roberto Bolaño.D. Foy has had... Views: 45
With the help of her sister and friend Austin, 12-year-old Anya puts together a kids' summer theater troupe, the Random Farms Kids' Theater, recruiting area kids as actors and crew members for a musical revue. Acting as director, Anya navigates the ups and downs of a showbiz life, including preparing scripts, finding a venue, and handling ticket sales, not to mention calming the actors' insecurities and settling conflicts. It's a lot of responsibility for a 12-year-old but Anya pulls it off. Book 2 opens two days later. Now after a successful first show, Anya turns her attention to the troupe's second show. But trouble rears its head almost immediately when their beloved barn venue is jeopardized. How can they put on a production without a theater? Is the second show doomed before they ever start rehearsal? This series is closely based on the real-life experience of Anya Wallach, who began a summer theater "camp" in her parents' basement when she was just sixteen years old. Views: 45
Ben Cullen is on the run. It isn't the first time he's led the law on a wild and violent chase, but this time might be the last. He's one of the surviving old guard of outlaws forced onto the Indian Territory by the growing forces of law and order in the newly settled West. With the civilized world closing in, Ben Cullen has to sharpen his wits and survival instincts and hone his skill with Mister Colt's .45 caliber creation if he wants to avoid the consequences of a violent past.The lawmen on his dusty back trail don't harbor any affection for Ben, but they respect him as a man and admire his courage and tenacity. He'd tried to do what society considered right, but circumstances and bad luck put him on the Owlhoot Trail and he's been riding it hard ever since. He's an American of his time who played the cards that were dealt him and rarely, if ever, bluffed out a hand—Hell, he never had to! Views: 45
In this sweet romance, Charlotte DeVere, left destitute and alone in the country by her gambling father and brother, is forced to put the family estate up for sale after their demise. The unspeakably vulgar Freddy Oswith purchases it and almost immediately his extended family takes up residence. Naively Charlotte flees to the city of Bath and then to London, hoping to meet the man of her dreams. Views: 45
This special edition has an alternate romantic ending, so readers can choose their favorite outcome. Eleanor runs her advice column sensibly–just like her life. But Eleanor’s life is changing, from the snappy assistant plaguing her work, to her sister’s romantic drama, and the possibility of love in Eleanor's own path. A modern day Sense and Sensibility, one of friendship, sisterhood, and love. Views: 45
Yevgenni Anatolevich Tarankov, known as the tarantula, is out to turn back the clock in the new Russia and return to the good old days of communism. Ex-CIA officer Kirk McGarvey knows that any chance for Russian democracy rests on his sholders — and on the bullet with the tarantual's name on it. Views: 45
Erica has two threesomes, one with a man and one with a woman. Her relationship gets complicated as a result. ------- Everyone here has been really nice, and has been downloading the other stories, so I thought I’d put this one up as a freebie, in case anyone was interested. Thank you for reading, and and thank you ten times over to the people who are paying for the other stories. Adult Content Views: 45
Slocum wakes up on the wrong side of the law...After going to bed with a beautiful woman—Slocum wakes up next to a corpse. Now there's a bounty on his head—and a gang of thieves hot on his trail! Views: 45
The Governor of Texas had entrusted the safety of Senator Jonas Locke to his No 2 Enforcer, Johnny Cato. The mission proved to be more boring than anything else ... until that last night, when Locke decided to go on a bender in the cowboy capital, Cheyenne. That was where Johnny's problems began ...With the senator abducted by a sadistic maniac called Wolf Duane, Johnny had to head up into the high country to rescue him. But Duane had a whole passel of hired gunmen to back his play, so the odds were stacked high against him.As if that wasn't bad enough, the mountains themselves provided their own challenges—blizzards, avalanches and a pack of starved wolves that just wouldn't quit until they'd turned him into supper.But Johnny wasn't playing a lone hand quite as much as he thought. His partner, Yancey Bannerman, was also on his trail, helped by a beautiful Indian girl who loved to take the scalps of her enemies! Views: 45
Jake and Nog are looking for action—in all the wrong places. They’ve played all the family holosuite games—and the adult games are strictly off-limits. So when Garak, the only Cardassian on Deep Space Nine, suggests a trip to the unknown depths of Level 45, they’re ready to go. When they arrive on the musty, abandoned deck, they find a funny Cardassian toy that says “Moop” when activated. And then they discover the replicator button on the toy. Perfect! They can replicate enough “Moops” for a baseball game. But suddenly the figures that stand before them are all as tall as Nog—and they’re replicating themselves! Views: 45
Alex, the Duke of Delahaye, is determined to see his younger brother safely married to provide the necessary heir. Unfortunately the chosen bride, Miss Jane Verey, is less than amenable! Views: 45
