Alex Lupo is a gay foster teen in New York City. Isolated by circumstances, not knowing his parents but aware that they were Italian, he scrutinizes the faces of Italian-looking strangers and fantasizes about possible family connections. Having been raped at his previous foster home, he worries about HIV and about ever being able to enjoy sex."My life is worth more than a few minutes of anyone's pleasure."Alessandro Lupo (Alex) is a sixteen-year-old gay foster child who has been moved from "home" to "home" in New York City. Isolated by circumstances and by the protective shield he's surrounded himself with, he wanders the streets of the West Village and gravitates toward Stonewall Inn, where the 1969 riots planted the seeds of the gay civil rights movement. Having been raped at his previous foster home, he worries about HIV and about ever being able to enjoy sex. Alex, whose parents had both been Italian, feels his lack of family keenly. As he wanders the city streets, he scrutinizes people who might also be Italian. Alex is short for Alessandro, which means defender of men; Lupo means wolf. But Alex feels fearful most of the time—fear not just of Derek, the other foster teen in his current home, but also of life in general—and wishes for the courage of his 19th century countryman, Giuseppe Garibaldi, with whose statue in Washington Square Park Alex has imaginary conversations.Then Alex meets two people who represent polar opposites: one who validates the low opinion Alex already has of himself; and another who helps him see himself in an entirely new light and teaches him that his life is worth more than a few minutes of anyone's pleasure. Views: 484
Four Short And Scary Tales is a collection of four bite sized stories designed to terrify and evoke new fears. Be sure to read with a light on!Four Short And Scary Tales is a small collection of scary, yet very short stories that were written during my first two years of college. They're terrifying, ambitious, and just may add a new fear or two to your list of phobias. Giant Hunter shares the story of a retired English giant hunter and what he regrets most out of life. The Saviors focuses on a married couple that witnesses a cryptic communication from an invasive extraterrestrial species. Death Worm follows a group of students that find themselves on the run from an unknown, desert dwelling group of monsters. How Do I Always Get Stuck Driving? shows what happens when a group of friends go wrong with a graveyard ritual. Views: 484
Middlemarch Mates, Book NineOne plus one equals three.Tiger shifter Hari Daya takes one look at Ambar Patel's photo and is smitten. Further research heightens his fascination. An arranged marriage would work, except the lady isn't buying and tells him to take a hike.Ambar is already involved with human Jake Quinn. Casual pleasure and lovin' works best for her since she dreams of traveling the world and delving into new experiences. The frisson of heat and desire she feels for Hari is unacceptable. There will be no tiger mate for her.Jake Quinn has no idea either his lover or his new friend are shifters, but there sure as hell is something weird going on in his head. As much as he enjoys sex with Ambar, he's thinking about Hari too. Suddenly there's kissing and togetherness way past his comfort zone. The slide into sinful pleasure with both Hari and Ambar is easy—it's the relationship dynamics that give them headaches and make them wonder if they're making a... Views: 484
The police arrive at Jason's homeless camp one day and tear open a wound to his soul. Jason plots to fight back and even the score.Jason has spent many hard years on the streets as a homeless man that has aged him considerably while he clings onto the thin strands of his sanity. He can’t remember the last time he spent a holiday at someone’s house or had dinner with family and loved ones. He’s not bitter about life dealing him a bad hand. He just wants to be left alone. Then the police arrive at his homeless camp one day and tear open a wound to his soul. Jason plots to fight back and even the score. Views: 484
A young man must find a way to free the people from the rich rulers controlling them.A collection of 19 short stories spanning 40+ years of the author's career as an independent author. The stories are divided into three groups: Tales for Young Adults, Oddities, and Tales for Adults, and center on eerie Ridgewood, Pennsylvania and some of the characters who live there. Views: 484
This volume was written during National Poetry Writing Month, 2014. It chronicles this author’s foray into quilting while studying Dietrich Bonhoeffer throughout Lent and Easter. Other themes such as aging, chemotherapy, and wayward novels find their way into the verses, alongside music, baseball, old photographs, and laundry.During NaPoWriMo, or National Poetry Writing Month, this author’s goal was to fashion one poem per day throughout April 2014. That objective was met in a gamut of poems, many concerning quilting and the martyr Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Other subjects were tackled, such as writing, chemotherapy, music, baseball, and laundry, sometimes within one poem. Ultimately, this volume is bound by fabrics and faith, and the question of what a twentieth century pastor silenced by the Nazis might have done if he’d conjured sewing a quilt. Views: 483
Love and Betrayal . . . Regency StyleMadeline Munrove's mother instilled three truths in her daughter. These truths were as follows: First, men were basically useless creatures driven by decisions calculated below the waist. Second, women were far superior in intelligence and fortitude. And third, women must pretend the first and second were untrue if they hoped to navigate in a society ruled by such worthless creatures.Enter Douglas Fontaine, a man whose life is ruled by logic and analysis. Such behavior is the reason he has created a 'test' which prospective brides must pass in order to gain consideration for the position of 'wife'. When a chance game of cards with a scoundrel wins him a country estate, Douglas has no idea Madeline resides at the estate or that his very ordered existence is about to be upended.As Madeline and Douglas attempt to determine the true nature and secrets of the other, they will soon learn that no amount of calculation will account for the... Views: 483
***NATIONAL BESTSELLER*** Book 4 of The Survivalist Series They survived the collapse, but can they survive the aftermath? Morgan Carter has weathered the weeks after the collapse of the nation's power grid, reuniting with his family and ensuring their safety, but his struggle isn't over yet. Carter must focus on survival in an increasingly unstable society—but the challenges he faces are beyond his wildest imagination. Meanwhile, the enclosed quarters of the nearby government-run refugee camp make for an environment where injury, assault and murder are the norm. As Jess creates trouble within the camp, Sarge and his crew plot to take down the entire establishment. From the author of the hit Survivalist Series books, Forsaking Home is an action-packed adventure that depicts the harrowing possibilities of a world gone awry, and the courage it takes to protect what matters most. Views: 483
HENTY’S FIST 1: GAUNTLET RUN Birth of Superhero by André Jute, Dakota Franklin, Andrew McCoy The Gauntlet Run is the toughest race ever run by man: across America with every man’s hand turned against you from the statue of Liberty to the old US Mint in San Francisco. There the prize awaits you: $10 million and a full and free Presidential Pardon. No woman has ever Run the Gauntlet...“Wild but exciting. A grand job with plenty of irony.” New York Times on André Jute “The fast lane just got faster!” Dr Benjamin Pitman on Dakota Franklin "Totally convincing fiction." Colonel Jonathan Alford, Director, Institute for Strategic Studies/BBC World at One on Andrew McCoy HENTY’S FIST 1: GAUNTLET RUN Birth of Superhero by André Jute, Dakota Franklin, Andrew McCoy The Gauntlet Run is the toughest race ever run by man: across America with every man’s hand turned against you from the statue of Liberty to the old US Mint in San Francisco. There the prize awaits you: $10 million and a full and free Presidential Pardon. The Runner is marked for all to see by an indestructible Fist, keyed to his metabolism. If the Fist is removed without the key from the Mint in San Francisco, he dies. Between the Runner and the key stand the ruthless bounty hunters, the Syndicate’s lethal odds fixers, the sinister Organ Bank chasers, the Humble & Poor Hunt, the US Air Force, and mobs of good citizens, all turned into bloodthirsty savages by the magnificent prize for tearing the Fist from the Runner — and the Presidential license that nothing done to the Runner shall be illegal. Henty needs two million dollars to send her son Petey to the Artie stericlinic for treatment that will save his life. The care of The Caring Society is exhausted, her chicken farm already carries a second mortgage. Hopeless. But beautiful young Texas widows don’t just give up. There is still the Gauntlet Run. To qualify, you have to be a criminal — so Henty robs a bank... No woman has ever Run the Gauntlet. No Runner has ever survived the Gauntlet. Views: 483
Arguably Conor Cruise O'Brien's most influential and admired book was this brilliant collection of essays - on history, literature and public affairs - first published in 1965.'I can still remember the excitement with which I discovered a copy of Writers and Politics, in a provincial library in Devonshire thirty years ago. Nobody who tries to write about either of those subjects, or about "the bloody crossroads" where they have so often met, can disown a debt to the Cruiser.' Christopher Hitchens, London Review of Books'When a liberal can write such pieces as "Mercy and Mercenaries", "Journal de Combat", "Varieties of Anti-Communism", "A New Yorker Critic", and "Generation of Saints", an important voice has returned to our culture.' Raymond Williams,Guardian Views: 483
While glaciers began to melt all over the planet 12000 years ago, water levels started to rise 300 feet, swallowing any evidence of cultures living near the ancient coastlines. However, archeologists have found new civilizations older than the Egyptians and Sumerians. As history has to be rewritten, we have to ponder who were the heroes and antagonists of a forgotten time of the AtlanteansAfter the Ice Age, the world as we know now looked quite different. While glaciers began to melt all over the planet, water levels started to rise 300 feet, swallowing any evidence of cultures living near the ancient coastlines. However, in the last five decades, archeologists have found new civilizations older than the Egyptians and Sumerians, dating back twelve-thousand years. As history has to be rewritten, we have to ponder who were the heroes and antagonists of a forgotten time of the Atlanteans Views: 483
It’s always wonderful when our main characters lived happily ever after! The problem is you have learned the wrong ending to these stories for years. This series of stories will enlighten you to rest of the story. Learn new events our favorite characters encountered after they lived happily ever after. Oh, they (mostly) lived happily ever after. It’s just different from what you realized!Many stories we’ve read through the years have had a happy ending. It’s always wonderful when we learn our main characters lived happily ever after! The problem is you have learned the wrong ending to these stories for years. This series of stories will enlighten you to rest of the story. Learn new events and new excitement our favorite characters encountered after they lived happily ever after. Oh, they (mostly) lived happily ever after. It’s just different from what you realized.Have you ever wondered what happened when Cinderella went to the castle to live happily ever after? Well, she’s not in the castle anymore! Did you know Beauty (from Beauty and the Beast) has a close friendship with six of the seven dwarfs? No, you didn’t, and that’s my point. In fact, where is the Beast today? You need to learn the rest of the story.It’s time to correct some of the myths about Sleeping Beauty. Did you know she had a snoring problem that disturbed the animals in the forest every night? It has bothered me that so many people do not realize Rumpelstiltskin is actually a good guy. He changed his ways and deserves a second chance. What about Rapunzel? She always dreamed about having a daughter with long, beautiful hair. Sorry, that might work in the movies, but that’s not what happened. Learn about problems Rapunzel’s son had when he went to summer camp.But there is much, much more! Jack (from the Beanstalk) makes a few appearances. Everybody knows Jack. Where is that mean giant? What happened when the Little Mermaid gained feet and went to live on dry land? You probably didn’t realize where her adventures led including a memorable appearance on American Idol. I’ll tell you all about it.Many other characters want you to know the truth about their stories. Some villains remain villains, but others get a bad rap. I’ll tell you who has changed for the better! And one last thing: Just because a guy gets the title of prince doesn’t mean he’s the guy you princesses want to connect with to live happily ever after. I think you’ll understand why after you read After Happily Ever After.Do you want to enjoy more stories from this series After Happily Ever After? Good news! Below are the initial collections of stories from the series After Happily Ever After. Look for even more collections in the future.(Introduction to Series)• The ‘Real’ Truth about Sleeping Beauty(Collection 1)• Little Mermaid on American Idol • Rapunzel’s Son Goes to Camp• 6 Dwarfs and Pocahontas Kickball Adventure(Collection 2)• Jack and Jill and Bo Peep’s Sheep• Beauty and Cinderella Have Moved On• Burger King and Dairy Queen Views: 483
Neala and Darcy have loved to hate each other since they were kids. Forced together, will they be naughty—or can they play nice?
There’s one must-have toy this Christmas, and Neala Clarke has told her niece Charli she’ll get it for her. Never mind that she’s got less than a week and it looks like everywhere is sold out. She’s promised Charli a Fire Princess doll—and Neala is a woman of her word.
Darcy Hart is a people-pleaser. So when his adorable six-year-old nephew, Dustin, asks for a particular doll at the last minute, he says yes. Luckily for Darcy, there’s one left in stock at the local toy store. Unluckily for Darcy, he’s not the only person who wants it—and his rival is the one woman who’s immune to his charms.
This can’t possibly end well for both of them…can it? Views: 483
