This adventure novel about survival at sea by Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen is now available in an After Words paperback edition!David thought he was alone, that the ocean around him was all there was of the world. The wind screamed, the waves towered, and his boat, the twenty-two foot fiberglass FROG, skidded and bucked and, each moment, filled deeper and grew heavier with sea water.David thought surely he was dead at fourteen. His uncle Owen, who had taught him about sailing safely, would be so angry. Owen had died only days ago, his last wish for David to take the FROG out on his own, and sail her beyond sight of the coast, and once there scatter Owen's ashes. Views: 24
Life is simple for Booth Lange—work hard, save hard, stay out of
trouble—until Willow Phillips arrives in Marietta and turns his entire
world upside down. The superstitious hippie is everything he can’t
stand—transient, careless, and trouble with a capital “T”. He wants her
out of town before she can upset more than his equilibrium, and yet, he
can’t seem to stay away or keep his hands off her.
Willow, retracing her late mother’s journey through Montana
twenty-seven years ago, has one goal. To meet Willow’s father. Maybe
then she can face the life-altering decision that awaits her. But
meeting her father proves more elusive than she anticipated, and just
why is Booth Lange so determined to drive her out of town? Views: 24
Izzy and her friends are really surprised when Miss Jones starts being nice to them. After all, this is the teacher who secretly smiled when Maisie Miller fell off her chair that time. And then a teddy bear appears on her desk, with You're Great" written on its tummy. Miss Jones isn't a teddy bear kind of person. She's more of a hates-puppies-and-thinks-kittens-are-ugly kind of person. And that's when they know – Miss Jones has been taken over by aliens. And now she's trying to turn them all into aliens, too. RUN!!! Views: 24
From out of the grave.London, 1888: Agatha drags herself from a shallow grave to roam the fog-shrouded streets of the dark city, trying to piece together what happened. Her new friends, the ladies of the night, live in terror of Jack the Ripper, while Agatha persistently searches for what she discovers she needs to stay alive—electrical charges. As her memory grows stronger, the hazy images from her past come into focus, but questions remain. Do her answers lie in the shadows of the streets, the hidden corridors of London Hospital, or someplace far more frightening? Views: 24
A Fool’s journey begins with a single step… Julia Morton Michaud has fled Chicago for her grandparents’ summer home in Michiana. She believes the cottage near Lake Michigan will be a refuge – a quiet place for her to pursue a writing career while her spirit heals from a string of failed relationships. But her past keeps intruding. Her ex-husband, Lance, is under investigation for defrauding his wealthy investors, and the specter of having to testify at his trial hangs over her. She begins a new relationship with a man she hardly knows. And her neighbor and former lover, David Turner, is trapped in his own troubled marriage. Julia discovers a labyrinth in the woods near her cottage. It belongs to Elsie and Thea, the elderly ladies who live at the end of the lane. Julia wants to use it for meditation, but she doesn’t know the risks. For the women have their own agenda, and it’s tied to the rug Elsie is endlessly weaving. The truths Julia learns in the labyrinth have the potential to change all their lives – if only she will take them to heart.About the AuthorLynne Cantwell grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan, and worked as a broadcast journalist for many years. Now she lives near Washington, D.C., where she writes fantasy novels and contributes to the superblog Indies Unlimited. Find her at hearth-myth.blogspot.com. Views: 24
CAPTIVATED (Stranded #1)Laine is spending a hard-won sabbatical researching erotic art in a renowned archive in Spain. Surrounded by the sensual work of centuries of artisans, Laine is most intrigued by a mysterious man who seems to work at the museum but whose face she’s never seen. When she gets trapped in the archive before a long holiday, Laine discovers her mystery man is the caretaker, one who chooses to be locked in every weekend.
Discharged after a chemical combat injury, Evan put off going home to take a job safely out of sight of staring eyes. The one bright spot in his reclusive existence has been his furtive glimpses of the beautiful woman who studies the collection every day. But when he comes face to face with the subject of the secret mural he’s constructing in his attic quarters, Evan knows it’s going take a miracle to get him through the next three days.
An erotic novella (approx. 26,000 words) featuring a man who believes he’s damaged goods, a woman who knows sexy lives far beneath the skin, and one very inspiring library.
STRANDED SeriesLocked in a kinky archive. Snowbound in a primitive mountain hut. Abandoned on a tropical island by the last ferry for a week.
Sexy strangers. Tight quarters.
Sometimes getting stranded is the best itinerary. Views: 24
