When 14 year-old Cassie Sullivan-smart, sensitive, and perceptive-stands up for her beliefs, the flagpole Christian majority decides she's the school Antichrist. Cassie had no idea defending Darwin and refusing to sing "Proud to be an American" would be such a big deal. But it's a brave new world of post-9/11 paranoia in her über-conservative Colorado school. Trying to stay cool while the torments increase, Cassie wonders if anything is really worth it. Taking solace in her journal, she begins to question if simply being is what she really wants. Or Not? Views: 35
Brianna Karp started working at age ten, supporting her mother and sister through her teen years. Though her life was scarred by abuse, Karp focused on her dream of a steady job and home of her own. By twenty-two her dream became reality. Karp loved her job as an executive assistant and leased a cottage.Then the Great Recession hit. In the six months between the day she was laid off and the day she was forced onto the street, Karp scrambled for temp work and filed hundreds of job applications, only to find all doors closed. When she inherited a trailer after her father's suicide, Karp parked it in a Walmart lot and blogged about her search for work and a way back.Karp began her journey as a homeless person terrified and ashamed. Fear turned to awe as she connected with others whose stories inspired her to become an activist for the homeless.Compassionate and darkly funny, this unforgettable memoir celebrates the courage and creativity of lives society would stigmatize. Views: 35
An Xcite Books collection of five erotic stories with supernatural and paranormal themes. Bite Libby is a thirtysomething vampire, happily married to her husband, Travis. Travis and Libby have decided to take the ultimate plunge and make Travis a vampire. Of course, there are rules and regulations as to how the process is to be completed, including a hotel suite into which few would ever be granted entry. To Libby's initial dismay, the rules also include taking a more natural and sexual approach ... Remembering Adelaide Myles and Chad are the Odd Couple of collegiate life. Myles never gets any action while his friend is a sex magnet who takes conquests for granted. When a mysterious invitation arrives shortly before Halloween, Chad sees an opportunity to fix up Myles with some overdue fun. A gorgeous and randy woman answers the door of a presumably haunted house and it is Myles who outshines Chad's performance for a change. What begins as an... Views: 35
A spate of vicious attacks on working girls - A crazed monster who rips his victims’ flesh - A cop with dark secrets for whom blood is more than in his veins. Young cop Shane Marks is good at his job. He is also a damaged human being. When a series of attacks of escalating violence start up right on his doorstep and the investigative spotlight threatens to shine into the murky corners of his world, he is faced with a choice – stop this man by any means necessary, or let his carefully constructed façade unravel and see the ghosts of his dark past dragged out for all to see. But Shane is a dangerous man himself, with a greater understanding of the nature of the one that they all seek, and no intention of seeing his personal demons exposed. Blood, lust and bloodlust collide as he desperately tries to stay one step ahead of his colleagues and get one step closer to his quarry, right up until the shocking finale ...About the AuthorDrew Cross is a former police officer who now works in the financial sector. His special interests are in Eastern philosphy, heavy metal music, the Goth sub-culture, martial arts, cookery and meditation. Views: 35
When the women of the Wellesley class of 1969 entered the ivory tower, they were initiated into a rarefied world. Many were daughters of privilege, many were going for their "MRS." But by the time they graduated four years later, they faced a world turned upside down by the Pill, NOW, student protests, the counterculture, and the Vietnam War.In this social history, Miriam Horn retraces the lives of women caught on a historic cusp. This generation was the first to test-drive modern rules that remain complicated and contentious regarding sexuality, marriage, motherhood, paid work, spirituality, aging, and the difficulties of reconciling public and private life. The result is a story of uncommon subtleties and vibrancy that reflects this generation's fateful choices.From the Trade Paperback edition. Views: 35
An expert falconer is shot in the back in the wilds of West Virginia. The police believe he was the victim of a hunting accident but PI Frank Pavlicek, a falconer himself, isn’t buying the story. Beatings, bombings, warnings from the FBI, and the arrest of his best friend on trumped-up charges only strengthen Pavlicek’s resolve to follow a bloody trail of lies and corpses that leads to a chilling, terrorist conspiracy. Views: 35
A multi-generational saga of football, love, war, forgiveness and, most critically, identityEvery year when Collingwood plays Essendon in the AFL's annual Anzac Day match, Collingwood president Eddie McGuire carries an old horseshoe into the team's changing rooms and passes it around. The players examine it as he relates the great footy club story behind it. It's early in the twentieth century and Doc Seddon, a Collingwood player, introduces his childhood sweetheart, Louie, to his dashing team mate, Paddy Rowan. Paddy sweeps Louie off her feet and they marry. But war intervenes. Doc and Paddy go off to fight, leaving Louie to raise Paddy's baby. When Paddy is killed, Doc promises that he will always look after Paddy's wife and child. Just before the 1917 Grand Final, he sends a horseshoe back from the Somme, where he continued to serve. It brings the Magpies luck--they win.It is a lovely story. Except, of course, that fairytales didn't come true in Collingwood, the biggest slum... Views: 35
Trapped at a desk job, Charlie Muffin uncovers a deadly KGB plot Charlie Muffin is too good to be working a desk. His rumpled clothes, worn-down visage, and ceaseless drinking may not make him look like a secret agent, but though the Secret Service won't admit it, he's the best they have. Charlie has been relegated to clerk work following a bust-up with the new director, an old foe who can't abide a slovenly agent. But after four months' paperwork, Charlie is about to discover something sensational. The Soviet Union is in its twilight, but before it goes out the KGB wants one more chance to kill Charlie Muffin. Using a pair of high-level traitors and a bit of vintage Cold War trickery, they weave a nasty trap for the overqualified clerk. Though he doesn't know it, Charlie is in a race with the USSR to see who will perish first. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Brian Freemantle including rare photos from the author's personal collection. Views: 35
Junior is a wild and crazy construction supervisor who drinks too much, curses too frequently and never lets a woman get under his skin. Then, he meets the curvaceous Rhiannon who loves football, shoots a mean game of pool and has a little secret she's reluctant to share.Junior keeps chasing her like a hound in heat, until he discovers there's no crying in the game she's playing. And that's when the fun REALLY begins.A short story from our Candlelight literary romance line. Views: 35
[Ménage Amour: Erotic Historical Fantasy Ménage, M/M/F, with M/M elements, sex toys]Arin chose Galena as his queen, which is an honor she could have done without. Unfortunately, besides being an arrogant, overbearing jerk, he is also a fabulous lover, and no matter how often Galena leaves him, she always comes back. She has only one way out: Arin can't claim her officially until they find their third.Lan of the Lions is one of the most dangerous and famous knights, and he prefers sleeping with men. He is rarely attracted to women, but when he visits Hearthstone he is drawn to both Arin and Galena.Each of them is attractive on their own.Together, they are irresistible.But Lan isn't used to staying anywhere for long. Will he stay when danger threatens his lovers? Someone wants Arin dead. And with Galena and Lan captured, Arin must make an important decision. Views: 35
