"Pure and lovely...to read Zelda's letters is to fall in love with her." —The Washington Post Edited by renowned Jackson R. Bryer and Cathy W. Banks, with a new introduction by Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan, this compilation of over three hundred letters tells the couple's epic love story in their own words.Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald's devotion to each other endured for more than twenty-two years, through the highs and lows of his literary success and alcoholism, and her mental illness. In Dear Scott, Dearest Zelda, over 300 of their collected love letters show why theirs has long been heralded as one of the greatest love stories of the 20th century. Edited by renowned Fitzgerald scholars Jackson R. Bryer and Cathy W. Banks, with a new introduction by Scott and Zelda's granddaughter, Eleanor Lanahan, this is a welcome addition to the Fitzgerald literary canon. Views: 188
Ana Luz is a wily Iraq War vet, getting by working at a laundromat and doing the occasional favor for a neighborhood drug dealer called Espada. Her mysterious boyfriend Cyril convinces her to rip off Espada and sell the product to one of Cyril's old friends out in Iowa. But the old friend isn't as reliable as he once was, and rather than a clean sale, Cyril and Ana Luz are forced to help move the drugs out west. But the customers are dangerous, the law is suspicious, and Espada doesn't appreciate being ripped off by a woman who fixing dryers for a living. The result is a high-speed chase from the tenements of upper Manhattan to the flat heart of America. Ana Luz and Cyril find themselves pursued by corn-fed hustlers, Dominican gangsters, and some suspicious small-town cops. The couple will need all their cunning and muscle just to make one simple drug deal and come out alive. Views: 188
When Friends, Family, Work, And Romance All Get Tangled Together, The Sparks Are More Like A Firebomb.Book One:Lena is determined to make sure that everyone knows her position as an administrative assistant with an upscale real estate firm in St. Louis, Missouri has nothing to do with being a secretary. Answering phones does not make her the coffee girl. And it doesn’t make her wear short skirts to kiss up to the boss either. Not that he seems to realize that. Between Lena’s married cheating boss and her cheating ex boyfriend, she’s sick and tired of men.Cue the appearance of handsome, rich Damion Alvarez who is searching for a new house to buy. The guy is weird, as in he refuses to work with a female real estate agent, which leaves her boss his only option. Then Damion overhears a super awkward phone call between Lena and her stalker ex and suddenly Damion and Lena are chatting like old pals about their horrible stalker experiences. Of course, who knew that a girl chatting it up with a guy would create a maelstrom of jealousy from both exes that defies the limits of reality.Book Two:Kevin Landau is driven, successful, driven by success, whatever. He loves his job at a Kansas City IT recruiting firm because it is fast paced and pays on commission. Kevin is at the top of his game, which is probably why his bosses are so excited to announce their acquisition of another office–in St. Louis. Kevin is all smiles until he is informed that he’s the one who will be sent ahead to oversee the merger.Kevin hates St. Louis. He moved away after his fiancée left him at the altar ten years ago. Sure. They were young. But going back was never in his plan. Then a quick look through employee files provides Kevin with a shock. His former fiancée Eleanor Schulte is a manager at the St. Louis firm he’s all set to take over. Time to get hostile. Except nobody can push Kevin’s buttons like Eleanor. At first, he figures she’s the same old control freak. Then Kevin realizes that while some things never change, other things will never be the same.Book Three:Tansy Economides is Greek and her parents will never let her forget it. Tansy doesn’t want to run a restaurant. She wants to sell real estate. She loves it. Most days. Other days she wants to murder her clients and bury their bodies in the backyards of their listings. But when a slight hiccup in her sales makes her parents step up their matchmaking efforts, Tansy realizes she has to up her game. Now it’s a race against time and Tansy is determined to find a fiancé before her parents find one for her.Unfortunately for Tansy, no real estate agent is going to find a sale or a date when their car smells like a locker room. There’s something funny going on with Tansy’s mechanic, but that’s just fine with Tansy. Valentino Alvarez will make a perfect bachelor number one. Too bad Valentino is nursing a broken heart over a decade in the making. But Tansy is determined and desperate. She will need all that and more to convince Valentino that he’s ready to fall in love again. Views: 188
L. D. Knorr's fourth installment in the RV Mysteries—Hank and Helen Moran's private investigation business in Kenner, Louisiana is doing so well that their Bounder motorhome has been parked unused in their driveway for months. They decide to travel to Charleston, South Carolina for a much needed break. However during an overnight stay in Thomasville, Georgia they unknowingly pick up an uninvited guest in site #22. Their trip quickly turns into a paranormal adventure involving the realm of the afterlife. Views: 188
