Abe has an awful premonition that something will go wrong during a local baking contest. Of course it's his silly imagination; he's just jumpy these days, after that murder last year. But when the day of the competition means running into his abusive ex, who later turns up dead, Abe wishes that he'd paid more attention to his anxieties, not less.Now it's up to Abe and Gregory to figure out who could have done in the awful man. Because the authorities are looking awfully close to home, and there's only so much strain that even the best relationship can take.A cozy gay mystery50,500 words Views: 40
Indulge in three wonderful regency-set historical Christmas romances.#1 The Wrong Heiress for Christmas#2 The Earl's Christmas Collection #3 How to Capture a DukeThe Wrong Heiress for ChristmasCelia might be the daughter of an earl, but she's of the illegitimate variety. She has resigned herself to life as a maid for the wicked countess and her two half-sisters. When Celia's half-sister begs her to pretend to be her at a Christmas house party, Celia is thrust into a fairy tale. Everyone knows though that fairy tales never come true...The Earl's Christmas ConsultantChristmas has never been Lord Wolfe McIntyre's favorite season. His parents never celebrated it, and he never imagined he would succumb to sentimentality as an adult. After all, he runs a gaming hell. But when his sister's engagement is broken, Wolfe vows to host a magnificent holiday ball so his sister can find a husband before the next season. The only problem? His lack of knowledge about the holiday. This earl requires a Christmas consultant.How to Capture a Duke A bluestocking in need of a fiancé to present to her grandmother at Christmas is mistaken for a highwaywoman and decides she may as well borrow the handsome passenger. Indulge in this regency holiday collection! Views: 40
The epic human story of how, out of a small patch of land in Northern California, high tech recreated America in its image, for good and for ill.Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest days of the commercial Internet. There she saw first-hand how deeply intertwined Silicon Valley was with the federal government, and always had been, and how shallow the common understanding of the secrets of the Valley's success actually was. Now, after almost five years of pioneering research, O'Mara has produced the definitive history of Silicon Valley for our time, the story of mavericks and visionaries, but also of powerful institutions creating the framework for innovation, from the Pentagon to Stanford University. It is also a story of a community that started off remarkably homogeneous and elitist and stayed that way, and whose... Views: 40
Follow four friends who learn that to win in life, sometimes you have to lose. Journey with these ladies as they try not to fall victim, Never Again, No More.Born and raised in Atlanta, Lucinda, LaMeka, Charice, and Trinity are best friends who all have suffered the perils of teen pregnancy. With their dreams and ambitions on hold, they struggle to find themselves and survive this game called life. Despite their efforts, the decisions they make create more trouble, and the consequences prove to be costlier than they ever could have imagined. Views: 40
Yes, Hacker loves to play golf as well as report on it, so when a friend invites him to a long weekend of competition at a private country club outside Boston, he leaps at the chance. But a body turns up at the cart barn, and Hacker spends most of the tournament trying to figure out who had the motive and opportunity to do the evil deed. Even the Boston mob gets involved in this case! Views: 40