RetailIt is bad enough that a couple of deaths happen within days of each other at the Sapphire Silver Pines Resort in Orlando, FL. But it wasn’t until the hotel manager, Hubert French, is arrested on suspicion of murder that his wife Maya begins her investigations. Threats, kidnapping, and a bullet wound aren’t enough to discourage her. She won’t just stand by her man, she will save him. In Murder’s Last Resort, Marta Chausée has crafted a clever puzzle full of colorful central Florida atmosphere and characters. Her mystery will keep you guessing until the end, and leave you satisfied with the outcome. --Ilene Schneider, author of the Rabbi Aviva Cohen Mysteries Chanukah Guilt and Unleavened Dead. “…smart, funny, tough and sparkles with insight. She has created one of the best heroines of mystery to come along in decades. The unstoppable, unsinkable, unpredictable Maya French is the bastard literary child of Agatha Christie and Lt. Colombo.” –Kinky Friedman Welcome to the Sapphire Silver Pines Orlando Resort where guests are checking out--permanently. The tidy world of sophisticated dinners and turn-down treats turns topsy-turvy for Maya French, the manager's wife, when other Sapphire executives turn up as dead as a polished doorknob. Maya dodges bullets--literally--and police suspicion as she hunts for the killer. The fun beaches of Florida turn deadly with this atmospheric cozy. —Sally Carpenter, author of The Baffled Beatlemaniac Caper Views: 19
In the world of small-time bookie Eddie Ryan, only the cop cars are black and white. Everything else swirls in a kind of gray soup. Overcome by greed, lust, and the survival instinct, Eddie takes part in a high-stakes heist, stepping into a morally treacherous world where no one can be trusted, and where life expectancy is short. Set in the dim half-light of the Houston and New Orleans demimondes, THE TAKE is a fast-paced, nerve-jangling ride. The book also includes a preview of SETUP ON FRONT STREET, the first entry in Mike Dennis' Key West Nocturnes Series, a group of novels designed to lift the lid off Key West, revealing it as a true noir city. The series takes the reader behind the margaritas and the sunshine deep into the dark shadows and alleys where the tourists never go. Views: 19
As Kevin helps his parents with the family mortuary his dream of working for National Geographic seems a million years away — until he and his friends are picked for a special science class at Armadillo Middle School. The class is taught by Dr. Alfred Leopold Wallace, the pompous proprietor of the local Arkansas Marsupial Museum and Discount Souvenir Outlet. Kevin's friends aren't keen about the doctor or his possums, but Kevin's sure that Dr. Wallace can help him become the youngest biologist in history. All he has to do is get Dr. Wallace to notice his scientific genius! The harder Kevin tries, however, the worse his projects flop – including the midterm tarantula project that escapes and terrorizes the funeral home. The class trip to Seven Devils Swamp is Kevin's last chance – if he doesn't let his pride get in the way of his final project. Winner of the 2005 Young Adult Fiction Award from the Association for Mormon Letters."...Kevin's struggle with... Views: 19
Abduction, sex slavery, pony training, extreme bondage and S&M combine to make this a fast-moving tale of men dominating females at sea. The mix of martial arts, para-military combat and pure revenge adds to the action. German detective, Bibi Wolfe Lynx and her criminologist buddy, Jean Groff, (see AFTER SCHOOL, Pink Flamingo), take a contract to protect a wealthy Austrian family on a mega-yacht with an all female crew. Then, Jean and six young women from the ship disappear. While Bibi is searching for them, slaver/pirates take over the ship. Bibi, torn between her search for Jean and the women, takes on the pirate band while the captives suffer torment and restraint in an old fort on the island and an off shore slave ship. Meanwhile, the chained and gagged captives are readied for shipment to Africa and constantly subjected to slave training and "interrogation" by the slavers. The source of all the mayhem is a sex and BDSM-crazed Swiss watchmaker, Brillcart who performs daily... Views: 19
A hunt for her sister's wedding dress leads a woman from Paris to Venice—and into an unexpected romance—in this delightfully entertaining tale . . . Molly Wright is in Paris, in a romantic restaurant, with the moonlight dancing over La Seine, sitting next to her long-term boyfriend Reggie . . . and desperately hoping he doesn't propose. She's not sure they want the same things anymore—he wants the big time, all she wants to do is design clothes. Molly gets her wish: Reggie doesn't propose. Instead, he breaks up with her . . . Despite her doubts, Molly is brokenhearted. Then she's interrupted by a frantic message from her sister who needs a teeny tiny favor: She's getting married in Venice in two days, and she wants Molly to pick up the all-important dress from the Parisian designer. But the dress seems determined to get away from her, and transportation keeps letting her down. When filmmaker Simon Foss decides to... Views: 19
A headstrong woman more than meets her match in an unexpected inheritance. From national bestselling romance author Raine Cantrell."An emotionally intense page-turner...captures all the passion and danger of the old West. Don't miss it!" —Romantic TimesWhen she inherits her father's sprawling Texas ranch, the Reina, Lacey Garrett is determined to run it on her own. With a long line of men waiting to wrestle control of the land away from the willful young woman, many with dreams of winning her hand as well, Lacey has her work cut out for her. But of all the difficulties Lacey foresaw, never could she imagine a last minute change in her father's will that leaves part of the Reina to another heir.Rafe Parrish is a loner with a dark past, and no happier to be sharing control of the homestead with Lacey than she is. Angered by her arrogance, Rafe is determined to have it all: the Reina and Lacey herself. Lacey will have to fight for what is hers, or risk surrendering... Views: 19
Waylon Jennings. Willie Nelson. Kris Kristofferson. Three renegade musicians. Three unexpected stars. Three men who changed Nashville and country music forever.By the late 1960s, Nashville, Tennessee, was firmly established as the center of the booming country music industry and home to what was known as the Nashville Sound, characterized by slick production and adherence to an increasingly overused formula. But the city was changing. Young people from all over the country were streaming into the bohemian West End and colliding with three trailblazing artists who would soon rock the foundations of Nashville's music business.Surrounded by the street vibes of the West End's burgeoning underground scene and the outlaw protest tradition of Nashville's unlikely civil rights leaders and antiwar protestors, Waylon, Willie, and Kris began resisting the unspoken rules of Nashville's music-making machine and instead forged their own creative paths. Their music, personal and not easily categorized, was more in the vein of rock acts like the Allman Brothers and Bob Dylan, and it communi-cated a stark rawness and honesty that would influence artists of all genres for decades to come.Studded with a diverse secondary cast including Johnny Cash, Rodney Crowell, Kinky Friedman, Billy Joe Shaver, and others, Streissguth's new book brings to life an incredible chapter in musical history and reveals for the first time a surprising outlaw zeitgeist in Nashville. Based on extensive research and probing interviews with key players, what emerges is a fascinating glimpse into three of the most legendary artists of our times and the definitive story of how they changed music in Nashville and everywhere. Views: 19
