"Beautifully written and closely observed, The Summer Cottage captures the deep and complicated love of family. Reading this lovely novel, I felt the embrace of summer on the shoreline."--Luanne Rice, New York Times bestselling authorSpanning two summers decades apart, Susan Kietzman's poignant new novel explores the complexities of the people--and places--that shape our lives... Helen Street spent every summer of her childhood at her family's cedar-shake cottage on Long Island Sound. The youngest of four, she shared her mother Claire's athletic genes and relished the orchestrated games and competitions that filled those warm, endless days. Unlike her older siblings--fiery Charlotte, ambitious Thomas, middle-child Pammy--Helen rarely felt the pressure of her mother's high expectations. Thirty years later, with her brother and sisters scattered, Helen is the sole caregiver for Claire, now terminally ill. Knowing her death is... Views: 5
1975Condor 02The Condor is Back - and Everybody Wants HimThe Americans want him as a sitting duck in a deadly trap.The Russians want him out of the path of their perfect plan.The Chinese want him for a perverse purpose that no normal mind would ever imagine.The Condor is back - and this time it doesn't seem that even his luck and nerve and brains and sheer will to live will help him survive. Views: 5
Shawn "Enzo" Banks and Bianca "Angel" Smith are back with a plan enveloped in vengeance. After dealing with Micah Tems, a man who was bent on turning Enzo into a monster, both Angel and Enzo were forcefully thrust into the seedy corrupt world of the streets again, effectively falling into Micah's plan. With time ticking away and Enzo's desire to keep his career and family intact, he will fall into darkness and embrace what he fought so hard not to be: the son of the Devil. Can Angel keep him from turning into the very thing she ran from? Can Shawn's family keep both Angel and Enzo safe while going head to head with Micah? When fame, money, and status are what they need to survive, just how far will they go to keep hell in their rear view? Step back into the world of the Hood Misfits, because in war, sometimes blood is all that can save you. Welcome to the endgame. Views: 5
