White snow, red blood...Skye Fargo loves poker, especially when the pot includes an Alaskan gold mine—and he's the winner. But when he arrives in Alaska to claim his riches, Fargo learns that there are plenty of vicious cutthroats, greedy Russians, and savage Indians who will do anything to stop him. The Trailsman is swept up in a whirlwind of deceit and bloodshed, and he knows that he'll have to cut into some veins of warm crimson before he digs into the veins of cold gold... Views: 11
Before she sets out to see the world, Grace Merridew must first help her timid friend, who is being forced to marry Dominic Wolfe, boorish heir to a huge estate. To that end, Grace disguises herself as a plain and mousy chaperone. But when they arrive at the estate, Grace finds herself being pursued by a big bad Wolfe. Views: 11
The Tourist Trail is a literary thriller about endangered species in the world's most remote areas, and those who put their lives on the line to protect them.Biologist Angela Haynes is accustomed to dark, lonely nights as one of the few humans at a penguin research station in Patagonia.She has grown used to the cries of penguins before dawn, to meager supplies and housing, to spending most of her days in one of the most remote regions on earth. What she isn't used to is strange men washing ashore, which happens one day on her watch.The man won't tell her his name or where he came from, but Angela, who has a soft spot for strays, tends to him, if for no other reason than to protect her birds and her work. When she later learns why he goes by an alias, why he is a refugee from the law, and why he is a man without a port, she begins to fall in love—and embarks on a journey that takes her deep into Antarctic waters, and even deeper into the emotional territory she... Views: 11
In the summer of 1932, at the height of the Depression, some forty-five thousand veterans of World War I descended on Washington, D.C., from all over the country to demand the bonus promised them eight years earlier for their wartime service. President Herbert Hoover, Army Chief of Staff Douglas MacArthur, and others feared the protesters would turn violent after the Senate defeated the "bonus bill" that the House had passed. On July 28, 1932, tanks rolled through the streets as MacArthur's troops evicted the bonus marchers: Newspapers and newsreels showed graphic images of American soldiers driving out their former comrades in arms. Through seminal research, including interviews with the last surviving witnesses, Paul Dickson and Thomas B. Allen tell the full and dramatic story of the Bonus Army and of the many celebrated figures involved in it: Evalyn Walsh McLean, the owner of the hope diamond, sided with the marchers; Roy Wilkins saw the model for racial integration here;... Views: 11
A thief chooses the wrong victim. A desert lord abandons his lands. A young woman accepts a stewardship. They all find their destiny on the sands. Idisio cut the wrong purse and found himself bound to serve a desert lord who just gave up his wealth, his lands, and his name to wander. His new master is the lone survivor of a massacred family and might be insane, but serving him is better than life on the streets. Lady Alyea accepts the king's mission to assume stewardship of the desert lord's abandoned fortress in the hope of gaining power. But the southern desert is a harsh world of violence, suspicion, and politically tangled family clans who worship the old gods. By the time she realizes she's in over her head, it's far too late to back out. Out on the sands, the harsh glare of the sun reveals more about the world--and themselves--than they ever wanted to know. Views: 11
Free 50% excerpt from the novel Set in Melbourne in the late 90s, Trapdoor is a psychological journey through darkness and light--a story of love, obsession and beautiful self-destruction.
Raven and Pegasus each have their own reasons for denying their feelings for one another, but once they are all they have left in the entire world, how long can this charade really hold out?
Sometimes, if you wish hard enough, dreams can come true, even if you should wake to find them gone like shadows in the morning.
This work is rated MA, for Mature Audiences.
It contains adult themes, coarse language, homoerotic content, violence, and self-harm, suicide & drug references. Views: 11
Rethink, revitalize and reinvent the way you shoot portraits.Photo Idea Index: People is a photography book unlike any other. Rather than focusing on the "how to" aspects of digital photography, author Jim Krause focuses on the "what if" aspects. You'll learn how to use your camera to photograph people around you from different perspectives and how to capture personal, beautiful digital images. You'll learn how subtle variations in setting, lighting, props and digital manipulation can change the look of an image dramatically.Krause shares his shooting techniques - both on-site and post-shooting digital treatments - so you can train your eyes to look for situations that will allow you to capture unique shots and create remarkable compositions. Views: 11
