Susannah Misselthwaite was gazing up at the brightness of the blue sky when the deer leapt in front of the car. She never knew what happened. Her husband Guy, Professor of Botany, hides from his grief in his greenhouse - without Susannah, everything is lost. Meanwhile, little Felix pores over photographs of his mother who is slipping from his memory more each day. Happiest sitting in the branches of a tree in the university's botanical garden, away from the emptiness of home, he presides over the dreams and dramas of those who pass beneath him. Teachers and students, young and old, happy, sad, or filled with longing, all find sanctuary and space for contemplation in this few square feet of soil. Views: 66
Mike Black returns to his past to tell the real story; the one you only thought you knew.Years before he was the boss of his family, and long before he met his loving wife, Cassandra AKA Shy, Mike Black was an enforcer for drug kingpin André Harmon, who ran most of the illegal activity in the area. Those days, he was known as Vicious Black, and he terrified anyone who dared challenge him or André's rule.As far as André was concerned, gambling, number running and prostitution were just side hustles compared to the real moneymaker: his drug operation. That's where young Mike Black saw an opportunity that he could capitalize on. After Black promised that he would more than triple the money that he was earning, André gave Black his blessing to take over.Violently if necessary! Views: 66
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Jon Katz's Going Home."People who love dogs often talk about a 'lifetime' dog. I'd heard the phrase a dozen times before I came to recognize its significance. Lifetime dogs are dogs we love in especially powerful, sometimes inexplicable ways."--Jon Katz In this gripping and deeply touching book, bestselling author Jon Katz tells the story of his lifetime dog, Orson: a beautiful border collie--intense, smart, crazy, and unforgettable. From the moment Katz and Orson meet, when the dog springs from his traveling crate at Newark airport and panics the baggage claim area, their relationship is deep, stormy, and loving. At two years old, Katz's new companion is a great herder of school buses, a scholar of refrigerators, but a dud at herding sheep. Everything Katz attempts-- obedience training, herding instruction, a new name, acupuncture, herb and alternative therapies--helps a little but not enough,... Views: 66
When kingpin Righty Rick's sword instructor’s wife is kidnapped by Rucifus, Righty's largest foreign client, matters become complicated, as opposing Rucifus will put him at war with an organization possibly stronger than his own, and the kingpin of which happens to be the sister of his right-hand man. Views: 66
Awakened by a loud commotion, New Haven reporter Annie Seymour wanders outside to discover a favorite Italian eatery engulfed in fire. Even more shocking is the bullet-ridden body found in the debris. Then things get personal. Annie's father, a Vegas casino boss, suddenly arrives in town and the restaurant hires hunky private eye Vinny DeLucia, with whom she has some unfinished business. Now trying to cut through the smoke to uncover the real story, Annie questions her father's connection to the crime. Between the FBI, her would-be hero Vinny, and some raucous animal rights protestors, Annie must peer through the familiar town houses, worn-out sidewalks, and back alleys of her youth to determine a killer's motives-and avoid being burned next... Views: 66
Romance/Dark Fantasy. 4772 words long. First published in 2007, 2007 Views: 66
(Book 5 in the Tyack & Frayne Mystery series) The wedding is just the beginning… Gideon and Lee have spent a year in chaotic married bliss, with all the trimmings – a dog, tricky in-laws, and a baby girl they both adore. But even the best of lives can be fragile, and a shocking family loss hits their new world like a demolition ball. Views: 66
What do you do when one bad hair day could destroy the world? Meet Melissa - a mild-mannered cricket player of average ability and best friend to Soph, queen of emotional traumas.Meet Melissa, Queen of Evil - a dazzling all-rounder with a killer instinct and an agent of destruction.Melissa has acquired a terrible and sinister power. She can cause typhoons and earthquakes, or strike people dead with a single look - but after an unfortunate house burning incident, she knows she needs help. Then she meets Ben. A destroyer with his own car, and her guide. Through him she must learn to control her powers and face the people who want her dead.In the meantime there's homework, cricket practice, and Soph's emotional traumas to work through. And looming on the horizon is the biggest threat of all: the school social. Melissa, Queen of Evil is a funny and fast-paced fantasy-adventure about one girl's struggle not to destroy the... Views: 66
Poignant and powerful, this debut collection from preeminent writer and critic Jabari Asim heralds his arrival as an exciting new voice in African American fiction.______________________________________________________________________Through a series of fictional episodes set against the backdrop of one of the most turbulent years in modern history, Asim brings into pin-sharp focus how the tumultuous events of '68 affected real people's lives and shaped the country we live in today. The sixteen connected stories in this exciting debut are set in the fictional Midwestern town of Gateway City, where second generation off-spring of the Great Migrators have pieced together a thriving, if fragile existence. With police brutality on the rise, the civil rights movement gaining momentum, and wars raging at home and abroad, Asim has conjured a community that stands on edge. But it is the individual struggles with love, childrearing, adolescence, etc,... Views: 66
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Stark Is A Secret Consortium With More Money Than God, And The Social Conscience Of A Dog On A Croquet Lawn. What S More, It Knows The Earth Is Dying.Deep In Western Australia Where The Aboriginals Used To Milk The Trees, A Planet-Sized Plot Is Taking Shape. Some Green Freaks Pick Up The Scent: A Pommie Poseur; A Brain-Fried Vietnam Vet; Aboriginals Who Have Lost Their Land&Not Much Against A Conspiracy That Controls Society. But Ecoaction Isn T In Society: It Just Lives In The Same Place, Along With The Cockroaches.If You Re Facing The Richest And Most Disgusting Scheme In History, You Have To Do More Than Stick Up Two Fingers And Say Peace . Views: 66
