Hannah is a mom with a Ph.D. and a savior complex. But will this benevolent radio psychologist forget about the most important rescue of all—her own?Pop-psychologist Dr. Hannah is radio royalty. At the top of her game and quick to dispense advice to an audience of listeners hungry for her special brand of self-help served at fifty thousand watts, Hannah's rising star does not go unnoticed. When TV Producer Bumpy Friedman is ready to cast his next juggernaut for his all woman talkfest, Hannah proves to be an ideal fit as one of the show's four fiery and dynamic hosts.But behind the scenes, Hannah is navigating her own minefield of real-life crises, including a shaky marriage, a mid-life fourth-born who is now a teenager, an ailing parent, and a set of adorable twin granddaughters who need her – all at a time when most boomers would be contemplating retirement. Unfortunately for Hannah, her sixtieth birthday is just the beginning of her... Views: 485
A death-row inmate gives her confession—a hair-raising tale of sex, drugs and murder across Oklahoma—in this "vividly realized" novel (The New York Times Book Review). Marjorie Standiford has quite a story to tell. And on the eve of her execution for a sensational murder spree, she's giving every detail, just as she remembers them, to the famous novelist who has come to record it all. Of course, Marjorie contends that she didn't do any killing. That was all Lamont, her boyfriend, and Natalie, their girlfriend, while Marjorie got high and took care of the baby. But she was in it just the same, careening across the desert plains of Oklahoma, fueled by lust, crime, cars, drugs—speed in all its forms. The Speed Queen is the story of a terrifying voyage into the dark soul of America's Heartland. From acclaimed author Stewart O'Nan—selected by Granta as one of the Best Young American... Views: 485
Taking FAKE NEWS to a higher-level, with the U.S. in a state of increased terrorist threats, the Media Director for the President of the United States fabricates a gruesome fake video. The purpose of the fake video is to create chaos so POTUS can establish martial law and begin a "new world order." Posing as a concerned citizen who videotaped a horrific murder/rape, the fake video is presented to a local Miami TV station's news director. The news director immediately begins televising the video as exclusive Breaking News. Zack Stearn, owner/editor of a small Miami weekly newspaper, watches the video, contacts the TV station to ask the source of the video. He is told it is from a "confidential source." The video is quickly picked up by national cable news and other television Views: 484
Stephen and his friends spent their teenage years immersed in the fantasy gaming worlds of wizards and warriors, undertaking quests to fight evil occultists, vanquish terrible monsters and rescue damsels in distress.Now, twenty-something years later, there is a real-life quest. Life as a monk has hardly prepared Brother Stephen for the mission ahead. Demon Rutspud is definitely not a damsel, but he is in distress. The evil occultists are real and if Stephen doesn’t rescue Rutspud from a fate worse than death, no one will…Sword-wielding Satanists, stir crazy demons, super-smart squirrels, magical garbage and a suitcase that cannot be stopped run riot in a story about the bonds of friendship and dark deeds in suburban cellars. Views: 484
Society has collapsed. She almost gave up. But now she's fighting for two. Jess Aaronson's world has descended into madness. She lost her family in the chaos of America's collapse, and nearly lost her spirit from the brutal abuse that followed. But now that she's pregnant, she has a new reason to keep fighting…As she comes to terms with the life growing inside her, Jess flees Tent 5 and descends into a land without law. In search of the only family she has left and the home she left behind, the darkness threatens to consume both her and her unborn child.Can Jess find her family, or will her escape come with the ultimate price? Views: 484
In 1975, Helen Mendel married a widower and aircraft engineer, moved into his suburb in Los Angeles, 375 miles away from Area 51, and got herself merrily settled into a life of domestic bliss with nothing but her husband’s pleasure on her mind.
Ethel Ashlock, wife of her husband’s colleague, a depressed alcoholic addicted to Valium with unfulfilled dreams of becoming a pilot, hates her on sight. She thinks Helen’s just another boring, brain-washed housewife and doesn’t make any effort to hide how much she detests her.
She doesn’t realise Helen is not as commonplace as she appears; that she has synaesthesia—the ability to see sounds, hear images and taste feelings—and a past she’s not telling anyone, not even her husband, about.
Things change when Helen, having tolerated enough of Ethel’s persistent hostility, lifts her veil of pretence. Ethel soon finds herself blackmailed, frightened, and also… irresistibly intrigued by her new neighbour.
She becomes obsessed with getting Helen to like her and soon discovers they have more in common than she previously thought. Neither of them believe their husbands are truly aircraft engineers, for one, and neither of them believe Helen’s husband’s former wife, Violet, actually killed herself in the year before…
Together, the two women work to uncover the truth about Violet’s sudden death, until they discover the truth, not out there, but closer than either of them ever thought possible…
About the series:
Those Strange Women is a series of six books about the lives of six ‘unusual’ women over nine decades. Amidst changing attitudes towards women and homosexuality, the women grow, adapt and find their own ways of existing in a world in which they don’t quite belong. A few of them learn to love but most learn to hate; a few of them fail to thrive but most survive and develop a taste for revenge.Third book in the Those Strange Women series.
A horror/romance about the type of person we become when trying to fit in with society. Includes lesbian romance, horror, Area 51 secrets, alcoholism, drug misuse, sex, cheating, death and sci-fi fantasy. Set in 1975, Northridge, Los Angeles. 5 lesbian characters within. Views: 484
divpKiller… Survivor… Hero of New Orleans. /ppThe story of Robert Charles comes to life, etched in blood, bites and bullets, in this exciting Steamfunk adventure, set in the world of Moses: The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman and The Chronicles of Harriet Tubman: Freedonia! /ppAn infectious plague has struck the Tremé in New Orleans in 1898. A plague that turns people into creatures found only in our worst nightmares. /ppRobert Charles, Ida B. Wells, John Scobell and others must choose sides—to be heroes, monsters, or… something else. /ppGunsmoke Blues delivers a fast paced, wild ride, sure to leave you clamoring for more. /pp
/ppRead on and enjoy!/p/div Views: 484
When passion begins to boil, fame and fortune no longer seem to matter.The Duke of Ravenscar intended to debut the most acclaimed ballerina in the civilized world to open his London theater. But when the ship arrives with an understudy, Drake is convinced the fortune he has invested will be forfeit. Until he sees the woman dance.Britannia LeClair arrives in London excited to be performing the lead in La Sylphide. A foundling, she has had to work harder and with more determination than anyone in the corps. At last, her debut in London proves her worth despite her lowly birth. Until she meets the smoldering gaze of the Duke of Ravenscar.Determined not to become anyone's mistress, Britannia keeps the duke at arms-length while she sets to uncovering the mystery of her parentage. With only a miniature painting and a monogrammed handkerchief, her inquiries lead to a series of escalating accidents and threats.When Drake realizes Britannia is in danger, he will move heaven and hell to protect her…if the strong-headed ballerina will let him. As they traverse through the mire of skullduggery and hidden shame, events unravel to endanger them both. Will the truth prove worth uncovering, or will it sever the deep love that has come to bond their very souls? Views: 484
*'Now we are bound forever,' she says, her eyes determined. 'I will never tell anyone, I swear. This is between you and me. Now you swear too.'*
They called them the **Orchid Girls**.
**Grace**. **Charlotte**. **Molly**.
One of them is in **love**.
One of them is a **liar**.
One of them is **dead**.
One day, **three** became **two** – and no one knows the **truth**. What really happened that summer?
***The Orchid Girls* is a breathless, gripping and twisty story of love, obsession and dark secrets. Fans of K.L. Slater, *The Wife Between Us* and Paula Hawkins’ *The Girl on the Train* – read this one with the lights on…** Views: 484
