From the author of Pulitzer-nominated The Devil’s Highway and national bestseller The Hummingbird’s Daughter comes an exquisitely composed collection of poetry on life at the border. Weaving English and Spanish languages as fluidly as he blends cultures of the southwest, Luis Urrea offers a tour of Tijuana, spanning from Skid Row, to the suburbs of East Los Angeles, to the stunning yet deadly Mojave Desert, to Mexico and the border fence itself. Mixing lyricism and colloquial voices, mysticism and the daily grind, Urrea explores duality and the concept of blurring borders in a melting pot society. Views: 296
The Fall of Autumn is a special variety of short stories with surprising twists of murder mysteries. The stories enhance the readers in unexpected events that bring them to unexpected conclusions. The stores are enriched with moments that will take the readers to surprising and twisted heights.THE RAG MANThe Rag Man is a story that will turn hearts and water eyes. One person sometimes can hold the key to a blessing for someone else.THE TRIPLE CREEK MURDERIt was a 40th year class reunion at Triple Creek Park. Several classmates met early that morning for coffee and donuts. The reunion went good and everyone enjoyed it. But, one of the classmates was reported missing and was later found murdered. Who did it and why?I SEE YOUI See You is the sequel to Eli’s Cry. Who would have thought the retired FBI agent, Brandon, would think he would ever have to face a killer from his past. The warning from Eli came in the nick of time.HIDE-AND-SEEKWhen a convict is on his way to a new trial, the prison van is involved in a wreck and the convict gets away. Murders at a nearby campground flare up and the police are in a frantic search to find the ex-con who was last seen near the campground. Two murders have already happened. Will there be more before he is found?2:00 AM2:00 AM is a detective story of murder with bizarre twists. Who did it and why will lead to a surprising killer. 2:00 AM opens with the mystery of a murdered homeless man and then unravels a cold case from the past.THE EDGE OF NIGHT TO THE LIGHT OF DAYThis is a love story of two people who were childhood sweethearts. Will race, war and unpredictable and unstable times keep them together or will it drive them apart? Time will tell.AUTUMN HARVESTA simple two week vacation to Mexico was all that is was supposed to be. However, an unexpected twist occurs in the gulf. As the twist unravels as the story goes on will in the end bring another surprising twist.APT. 3 ACROSS FROM APT. 4Jonathan and Deborah first met in the hallway of an apartment building. Their friendship became a bonding relationship that would last a lifetime.WITCHER’S LAKEA weekend retreat at Witcher’s Lake for Ricky and Crystal Hartley was a chance for them the get away for a while to enjoy a second honeymoon. But, little did they know, it would be far from that. On the way, they are involved in a car wreck which turns their weekend in to a bizarre twist that unravels an old secret from Witcher’s Lake past.THE RIVER’S EDGEWhen two boys were playing along the river’s edge, they find the body of a dead woman. It opens up a bizarre story of twisted events. As the detectives search for a homeless man they think is linked to the murder, another body is found. As the detectives work on the two murder cases, the killer is revealed with a surprise ending. Views: 296
While out chasing each other, two children come across a carrier pigeon with a conflicting message that may put them in harm's way.The tale-of-the-tape is just about even. It may even favor the fairer sex. Benny is short, scrawny--lazy yet smug. He's a typical entitled, young male. When he sees Alice, he realizes he's never wanted anything more. Alice, however, isn't what she appears.Fresh from her latest romantic disaster, she's out with the girls, slamming shots to kill the pain. A guy across the room reminds her of her ex, and now he's headed her way. A short story - 5000 wordsWarnings: adult language and violence Views: 296
As a child, Caleb was helplessly drawn to the woods behind his family's house—a deep forest that became a friend, a sharer of secrets, even a protector. On the night Caleb was stranded by a blizzard, a mysterious figure saved his life and kept him from harm.
But all too soon his family moved away, and Caleb set the mysterious stranger aside as a figment of his imagination. Now, more than fifteen years later, Caleb returns to the woods he left behind and encounters a familiar face... Views: 296
Archers Beach is a more-than-slightly battered resort town on the coast of Maine, but there's something a little bit special about it. Magic works there, sort-of, and the trenvay—the beings that guard the land and the people—work their own kind of enchantment. Includes two short stories, "The Gift of Music," and "The night don't seem so lonely." Both stories were previously published at Baen.com Views: 295
At long last Where are our Children returns.And this time loyalties are tested, alliances are shifted and a beloved character is betrayed.Judas is unchained.While several players in this contest of survival act as the betrayers—one will perish as a perfect storm of treachery and betrayal blossoms on his doorstep.And his demise changes the game forever.Unforeseen alliances will form, while long friendships and unions will brittle and crumble into dust.Roxanne Sanchez finally confronts Dr. Angel Hicks Dupree, carrying all of her pain—and her vengeance with her.In the meantime, ciaos begins to reign supreme across the country. Generations of distrust, disclosure and discord between the nation’s two predominate races explodes into an epitaph of unparalleled violence and murder on an unprecedented scope. Violence that both Dr. Seth Dupree and Thomas Pepper will witness at the most intimate level imaginable. Views: 295
Sinister Mayhem lead singer Step Vasiliev likes his women wild, his sex rough and his partying hard--but his reckless lifestyle has finally caught up with him. His thirtieth birthday ends with a humiliating face-plant onto the floor of his luxury hotel suite.
Hardworking hotel maid Jemima Coates comes to his rescue. Her kindness enthralls him, but it's her sweet, innocent beauty that ensnares him. One stolen kiss--and Step knows he'll do anything to protect her.
When her younger brother is kidnapped, Step vows to get him back, even if that means knocking on the door of Russian mob boss Nikolai and calling in favors from his cousin Ten, the infamous mob enforcer.
Because Step has finally tasted happiness, and he'll fight like hell to keep Jem in his life... Views: 295
