Grace Logan has taken a lot of tumbles in life, but she works hard to bounce right back. Dreams shattered and hope for reconciliation gone, Grace needs a place where she can pick herself up now that her ex is marrying her former best friend. Her boss's beach house in Santa Rosa seems like the perfect getaway, but stumbling into the attractive-but-damaged handyman next door isn't part of the plan.After losing his infant son—and his marriage—Seth Gibbs is left with smothering grief and guilt. Bad memories make it difficult to find a new normal, so he escapes to his family's vacation home. Three years later, he's still in Santa Rosa with no plans to leave. That is...until Grace falls into his life. Views: 178
From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus comes a heartwarming and original novel about an author whose relationship with his very famous book editor will change him forever—both as a writer and a son.After years of struggling as a writer in 1990s New York City, James Smale finally gets his big break when his novel sells to an editor at a major publishing house: Jackie Kennedy. Jackie, or Mrs. Onassis as she's known in the office, has fallen in love with James's candidly autobiographical novel, one that exposes his own dysfunctional family. But when the book's forthcoming publication threatens to unravel already fragile relationships, both within his family and with his partner, James finds that he can't bring himself to finish the manuscript.With her shrewd drive and intuition, Jackie pushes James to write an authentic ending, encouraging him to head home to confront the truth about his relationship with his mother. But when a... Views: 178
"Our people are survivors," Calliope's great-grandmother once told her of their Puebloan roots—could Bisabuela's ancient myths be true? Anthropologist Calliope Santiago awakens to find herself in a strange and sinister wasteland, a shadow of the New Mexico she knew. Empty vehicles litter the road. Everyone has disappeared—or almost everyone. Calliope, heavy-bellied with the twins she carries inside her, must make her way across this dangerous landscape with a group of fellow survivors, confronting violent inhabitants, in search of answers. Long-dead volcanoes erupt, the ground rattles and splits, and monsters come to ominous life. The impossible suddenly real, Calliope will be forced to reconcile the geological record with the heritage she once denied if she wants to survive and deliver her unborn babies into this uncertain new world. Rooted in indigenous oral-history traditions and contemporary apocalypse fiction, Trinity Sight asks readers to consider science... Views: 178
Beth is a regular college student dealing with classes and the everyday challenges of her Cerebral Palsy. Steve is working his way through his first year of grad school at a local sports store and is what most girls dream about. He's tall, tan, and strong with sparkling blue eyes and an amazing smile, and a kind heart. An embarrassing mishap with Beth's wheelchair and a shoe rack in the sports store changes both their lives forever. Their attraction to each other is immediate, and in no time they become serious and almost inseparable. Can their relationship survive long distance and the trials of college? Note: This is the first book about Beth and Steve's love story. It will continue in the next book Love Through the Storms. This second edition includes all new scenes and more! Views: 178
You are standing inside a busy city bank, wary of three suspicious people you just saw come in. Suddenly an EAR-SPLITTING SCREAM makes you jump. The alarm starts ringing. One of the suspicious trio, a man, has pulled a grenade out of his bag. The woman has just melted the security camera with her laser shooter. Do you get down on the floor like they tell you? Or try to escape when they turn their backs? 30 minutes. 30 paths. You choose if you live or die. Views: 178
