Conjunctions: 61, A Menagerie gathers essays, fiction, and poetry that imagine the world of our fellow beings, animals. Cultural mythologies and pantheons are populated with snakes, monkeys, cats, jackals, whales: a cast of characters whose stories reveal how complex and wildly contradictory our species' relationship with other animals is. They're friends, enemies, tools, food. Descartes deliberated about whether animals have souls, deciding they didn't. Linnaeus cataloged them. Darwin connected us to them. Wild or tame, sinless or soulless, the animal is a chimera of shifting identities, both mundane and mysterious. Featuring interviews with William S. Burroughs and Temple Grandin, essays by animal experimenters Vint Virga and Dale Peterson, fiction by Russell Banks and Joyce Carol Oates, and work by many others, this collection of imaginative new writing offers uncaged access to the lives of the nonhuman creatures that surround us. Views: 24
The Pulse-Pounding Adventure of a Lifetime Begins! Abducted to exotic worlds, Kate and a team of teen misfits confront inner monsters brought to life. Dragons, creatures, tornados, and natives terrorize them as they fight to survive shifting alternate realities and overcome emotional turmoil. Torn between sizzling passion and loyal stability or self-loathing and independence, Kate is forced to make a twisted choice—live with the horrifying consequences or kill the monster who loves her. Views: 24
Priscilla's decision to befriend Jennifer may have cost someone their life and now their fate rests in the wind when a shot goes off.Mox is staring down the barrel of a loaded gun, caught up in a love triangle, still in search of his mother's killer. When the truth is finally revealed, a lifetime of lies, dishonesty and disloyalty will surface and set him free. Or will it?Uncle Earl is dealing with the demons of his past and when he decides to join forces with young Tyrell Michaels, his entire life takes a drastic turn, but sometimes change isn't always what's needed. The streets have no remorse and bullets have no names. Can Uncle Earl escape the harsh, vivid memories of his reality, or will his sinful, devilish thoughts consume him?Love, betrayal, jealousy and some loyalty. A must read!Find out what happens in the 3rd and final installment of The Union series.A Gritty, fast-paced, surprising story that will have you turning the pages to find out what happens next. Views: 24
‘I
believe that this is a time of hope and I pray that we keep faith with the
future with unborn generations entrusted to us and that we never see another
war.’
It is the year 1932
– wealthy, young Alexander Martyn is instantly drawn to pretty, but unsuitable
Mary Sprogett so that their rapidly forming attachment incurs his adoptive
mother’s displeasure.
When Alexander and Mary elope together, a Pandora’s Box is opened and
the secret of Alexander’s birth, long concealed from him, alienates him and
threatens to split the family apart.
However, when tragedy strikes, Alexander discovers that he needs his
family around him more than ever before.
This continuation of the engrossing saga, The People of This Parish, follows
the lives of the characters in the years leading up to the Second World War,
and charts the impact that the devastating events of that time had on the
Woodville and Yetman families as well as the world at large.
This is
the fifth book in the six part
The People of This
Parish Saga
Views: 24
Daniel Bateman is one angry man. The woman who calls herself his mother has been exposed as an imposter, but he has no idea who she really is. Furious that his whole childhood has been a sham, his life disintegrates as he loses his girlfriend when a shattering truth is uncovered. Daniel's rage consumes him; alcohol and casual sex help numb the pain.
Meanwhile, Laura Bateman, arrested for Daniel's kidnap twenty-two years ago, isn't talking. Not to the police. Not to her husband. And definitely not to her lawyer. Laura doesn't believe she committed a crime in abducting Daniel. Scarred by events from her past, to her stealing Daniel seemed the right thing to do, and nothing is going to convince her otherwise. Until Daniel comes to her and tells her he forgives her, she's staying silent.
So both Daniel and the police need answers, but aren’t getting any. Why did Laura Bateman kidnap a four-year-old child? Can Daniel overcome his grief and anger in order to forge a new relationship with his birth family? And will he ever overcome the trauma of his tortured childhood?
A tense novel of psychological suspense, His Kidnapper's Shoes interlinks Daniel's quest for his identity with one woman's love for the man she calls her son. Views: 24
In the winter of 1913, Grand Central Station was officially opened and immediately became one of the most beautiful and recognizable Manhattan landmarks. In this celebration of the one hundred year old terminal, Sam Roberts of The New York Times looks back at the terminal's conception, amazing history, and the far-reaching cultural effects of Grand Central that continues to amaze tourists and shuttle busy commuters. Along the way, Roberts will explore how the Manhattan transit hub truly foreshadowed the evolution of suburban expansion in the country, and fostered the nation's westward expansion and growth via train.Featuring quirky anecdotes and behind-the-scenes information, this book will allow readers to peek into the secret and unseen areas of Grand Central -- from the tunnels, to the command center, to the hidden passageways. With stories about everything from the famous movies that have used Grand Central as a location to the... Views: 24
They're the men of her dreams, literally — but now Laci awakens to find herself naked at the feet of the two sexy men who have been haunting her fantasies. She had thought they were just her imagination's way of dealing with the loneliness of her hard life — as a human-alien hybrid created by a corrupt bureaucracy of scientists, Laci has been devoting most of her time to hunting down her enemies. But these men are very real, and so are the shackles they've placed around her wrists.Alek and Darion have been searching for Laci for years. Yet from almost the moment she speaks, they know she's different from the woman they remember. Their hunger and deep love for her overpowers them both. They won't let her run from the truth — or from them.Laci must face a past she never knew in order to deal with the two men in her present. Alek and Darion must get to know their mate all over again and gain her trust. And the three of them must stay out of reach of their... Views: 24
A series of attacks all over the globe are linked by a single, deadly intent: someone is gathering everything they need to make a dirty bomb. The terrorists behind it are shadows; their targets unknown. Navy SEAL Commander Thomas Crocker and his elite team need answers. They need to go to the source: to track down the material the terrorists are searching for, and stop it falling into the wrong hands. The hunt takes them through the Yemen, to a hijacked boat off the Somali coast, and into the chaos of post-revolutionary Libya...where their mission becomes terrifyingly personal. Don Mann was on active duty with SEAL team six until 1998. HUNT THE SCORPION combines his real-life insight with pulse-pounding action and non-stop thrills. Views: 24
An inspiring look at the historic and underappreciated foreign policy triumph of John F. Kennedy's presidency--the crusade for world peace that consumed his final year in office--by the New York Times bestselling author of The Price of Civilization, Common Wealth, and The End of Poverty The last great campaign of John F. Kennedy's life was not the battle for reelection he did not live to wage, but the struggle for a sustainable peace with the Soviet Union. To Move the World recalls the extraordinary days from October 1962 to September 1963, when JFK marshaled the power of oratory and his astonishing political skills to establish more peaceful relations with the Soviet Union and a dramatic slowdown in the proliferation of nuclear arms. Kennedy and his Soviet counterpart, Nikita Khrushchev, led their nations during the Cuban Missile Crisis, as the two superpowers came eyeball to eyeball at the nuclear abyss. This nuclear... Views: 24
Christmas isn’t always snow-covered with a frosty chill in the air. Sometimes it’s sandy beaches with balmy breezes. And sometimes we find love in the most unexpected places, a place like Starfish Shores. Here Comes McBride by Tanya Michaels Shelby James has only truly loved one man — but Finn McBride broke her heart when emotional baggage from his past came between them. Now, Shelby is serving as maid of honor at a beach wedding where Finn is the best man. Will reuniting with Finn be a Christmas miracle, or the worst mistake she's ever made? Two Hearts a Leaping by MJ Fredrick After a break-up with her high school sweetheart, Harley Blume retreats to her brother's home in Starfish Shores to lick her wounds and figure out what she's doing next. But her brother is in the Coast Guard reserves and heading out of town, leaving her in the care of Liam Channing, his best friend since they played college football together. She's never been able to keep her tongue in her mouth when good-looking, easy-going Liam is around. How is she going to find her way if she can't keep her balance? Cruisin’ for a Kiss by Trish Milburn When Avery Phillips loses her magazine job right before Christmas, she heads back home to Starfish Shores to spend the holidays with the grandparents who raised her. The plan is to hit the job search hard so that she has a new position when the New Year arrives. What isn’t part of the plan is heading up a remodeling effort at her family’s beach motel or falling for the man helping to save the business into which her grandparents put a lifetime of work. As Christmas draws closer, will Avery stick to the original plan to leave town again or take a chance with Luke Taylor and a new life she never expected? Views: 24
“Marry Me, Taylor.” Those aren’t the three little words Taylor Waters longs to hear from her crush, Falcon Chacon Callahan. The whole town knows the soldier-turned-rancher just needs a bride in order to inherit the coveted spread north of Rancho Diablo. Taylor wants more—even if Falcon is the hottest cowboy this side of the New Mexico border, which he proves one crazy, passionate night! Family has always come first for Falcon, so when he finds out Taylor is pregnant with his baby, he declares a brand-new mission: to stand and fight for what’s his. It will take maneuvering through some dangerous situations—and that legendary Callahan charm—to make Diablo’s best girl fall in love with him. But to have his ranch at stake is one thing…what about his heart? Views: 24
