The extraordinary new poetry collection by Tracy K. Smith, the Poet Laureate of the United StatesEven the men in black armor, the onesJangling handcuffs and keys, what elseAre they so buffered against, if not love's bladeSizing up the heart's familiar meat?We watch and grieve. We sleep, stir, eat.Love: the heart sliced open, gutted, clean.Love: naked almost in the everlasting street,Skirt lifted by a different kind of breeze.—from "Unrest in Baton Rouge"In Wade in the Water, Tracy K. Smith boldly ties America's contemporary moment both to our nation's fraught founding history and to a sense of the spirit, the everlasting. These are poems of sliding scale: some capture a flicker of song or memory; some collage an array of documents and voices; and some push past the known world into the haunted, the holy. Smith's signature voice—inquisitive, lyrical, and wry—turns over what it means to be a... Views: 18
A wild roller-coaster ride through the ups and downs of motherhood and mental illness. At 26, Nikki found herself knocking on her best friend's door with a suitcase, a jar of coins and two little boys – all she had in the world. Madness, Mayhem and Motherhood is her funny, sad and brutally candid account of her life through poverty, homelessness, child-rearing, friendships, lust, love and loss.Whether she was cleaning the houses of millionaires to put food on the table, falling hard for The Wiggles, drowning in cask wine, living in a tent or dealing with predatory landlords, Nikki refused to go under and tethered her survival to her love for her children, which pulled her through the darkest days. In Madness, Mayhem and Motherhood, the struggles are raw but the laughs are loud and the love is palpable. Being a poor, mad mother has its challenges but Nikki McWatters humanises the face of poverty, while arm-wrestling her mental illness into submission and packing school... Views: 18
"Challinor, who often modernizes and repurposes golden-age mystery ploys, this time takes the further step of recruiting the stars of those classic novels to help solve the case."—Kirkus Reviews "Fans—and there are many—will be shouting, 'Bravo!'"—Booklist A flawless murder is performed on stage, but it's no act Rex Graves and his new wife, Helen, attend the opening night of a play in which five famous literary sleuths of a bygone era are invited to Pinegrove Hall to solve the mystery of a missing heirloom. When the heroine meets with a sinister end, the audience applauds, unaware that the real drama has only just begun. As a Scottish barrister and private detective, Rex is called upon to help discover who among the cast and crew staged the death of the beautiful young actress. But this challenging mystery has unexpected complications waiting in the wings, and Rex must use all his skills to unmask the true culprit.... Views: 18
Persephone Tyler was the last holdout.Just because her sisters had gone nuts over the rugged, good-looking, perfect cowboy Masterson brothers didn't mean Perci was going to meekly fall in line—especially not with the last Masterson brother.Dr. Nate Masterson had been the biggest thorn in her side since Perci first started working at the tiny Masterson County Hospital.Now that her sisters had married his brothers, Nate was in her life far more than Perci ever imagined he would be—and far more than she wanted. Taunting her, watching her, making her burn in ways she didn't want to even think about. She had no idea what she was going to do with the devil now in the very center of her world.Nate Masterson wanted Perci Tyler. Everyone knew it. His brothers did. Her sisters did. Nate certainly knew it. The entire town was just waiting for the two of them to fall for each other.Perci had tormented him and intrigued him and made him want... Views: 18
Heaven and Hell are determined to own her.Still stinging from her recent brushes with death, Lizzy Redding is determined to become a warrior worthy of her green-eyed angel and the rest of the Nephilim line. But her efforts are proving dangerous and the harder she pushes herself, the more reckless she becomes. When a mysterious, yet strangely familiar woman appears in the forest and reveals a devastating secret about her birthright, Lizzy is catapulted from the security of her new life into danger once again. Now, with Heaven and Hell both grappling for control of her destiny, she must learn to control her powers…or be consumed by them. Fighting the demon within isn't easy - but she'll battle all of Hell to save her angel warrior and family.This is Book 2 in the three part series - The Dark Angel Wars. Get it today before it returns to full price! Views: 17
