When Nate discovers his mother is not moving home and his father cancels their summer kayaking adventure, Nate is devastated. He decides to solo the Canadian wilderness in his kayak. Half drowned after risking his life in a wild storm to avoid getting caught, Nate reaches an uninhabited island paradise. His tranquility is shattered by the arrival of a girl named Kat, but she has something Nate needs, an ample supply of fresh water. As romance blossoms, another threat drifts in: a drug smuggler with a sailboat full of marijuana. Soon Kat and Nate find themselves fighting for their lives. Views: 23
When Warren Alton went off to a quiet rural district of upper New York State to investigate some strange news reports, he figured it would be just a new type of "flying saucer" scare-only this time people were seeing dinosaurs and flying lizards!But what that star reporter uncovered turned out to be more fantastic than prehistoric monsters and more incredible than UFOs. For he found himself on a newsbeat that covered dozens of hitherto undiscovered planets, millions of miles of interstellar space, and thousands of years of time-and yet never took him outside the bounds of present-day America! Views: 23
"A master investigative stylist and one of the shrewdest commentators on religion's underexplored realms."—Michael Washburn, Washington PostIn this gorgeous collection of essays that has drawn comparisons to the work of Joan Didion, John McPhee, and Norman Mailer, best-selling author Jeff Sharlet reports back from the far reaches of belief, whether in the clear mountain air of "Sweet Fuck All, Colorado" or in a midnight congregation of anarchists celebrating a victory over police. Like movements in a complex piece of music, Sharlet's dispatches vibrate with all the madness and beauty, the melancholy and aspirations for transcendence, of American life. Views: 23
Feeling as if love is a thing for those whom have no drive for success, Attorney Tara Friedland, one of the three most fearsome black female attorneys in Montana has given up all hope of a ‘happily ever after’. Having been stonewalled and ousted by his former pack for disagreeing with his alphas new mandates for pack growth, Gabriel Young sets out to find what he has always wanted and never thought could have: His Prima, the one and only female destined just for him. Little do they know, the alpha of Gabriel’s former pack seeks revenge on Gabriel for the dissention caused in the pack by Gabriel’s abrupt departure. Will there love be strong enough stand the trials they must face to be together or will this be on challenge a beta can’t win? Views: 23
Caitlin Paine wakes to discover herself back in time. She finds herself in a cemetery, on the run from a mob of villagers, and seeks refuge in the ancient cloisters of Assisi, in the countryside of Umbria, Italy. There, she learns of her destiny and her mission: to find her father and the ancient vampire Shield needed to save mankind. But Caitlin’s heart still pines for her lost love: Caleb. She desperately needs to know if he has survived their trip back in time. She learns that her mission requires her to go to Florence, but if she wants to pursue matters of the heart, she must go to Venice. She chooses Venice. Views: 23
All he remembered was the furtive encounter, the terror of discovery, the burning cigarette. . . and the voyeur on the fire escape plummeting to his death. For twenty years, Todd Mills was safe, closeted, building his career as a two-time Emmy Award-winning TV reporter. He had it all--until his double life became front-page news. Since his lover's murder, Todd hadn't worked. It was the first pause in his professional life.
Now he's out, warily beginning a romance with police detective Steve Rawlins, when an old friend, an ex-girlfriend, calls for help. The son she gave up for adoption years before has found her--and left his baby. Now she and the baby are being stalked by a cult of zealots who will stop at nothing to reclaim the child. But as Todd steps into the firing range of The Congregation, he's forced to face the nightmare of his own buried past, as murderous secrets return to kill again. . . . Views: 23
