When a traveling Egyptian exhibit stops in picturesque Pomme Valley, all hell breaks loose when a valuable artifact is stolen and a dead body turns up in an unexpected location. The prime suspect has already been identified but there's a catch: he's over 3,000 years old!Pomme Valley's newest crime fighting crusaders are on the case with Sherlock, new pack mate Watson, and their reluctant human, Zack. Can they solve the murder and locate the missing loot before any more misfortune can befall the town? Views: 143
From the Booker-shortlisted author of To Rise Again at a Decent Hour comes a novel about fathers, sons, thwarted dreams and confronting the reality of who we really are
Charlie Barnes is a mid-century man devoted to his newspaper and his landline. But Charlie is about to get dragged into our troubled age by his storyteller son, who has a different idea of him than he has of himself. Then there are his other children, his ex-wives, present wife, business clients, friends and acquaintances, all of whom have their competing opinions of Charlie.
He certainly seems simple enough: he's a striver, a romantic, and a thoroughgoing capitalist. But suddenly blindsided by the Great Recession and a dose of bad news, he might have to rethink his life from top to bottom, and on short notice. What makes a man real? What makes him good? And how does the story we tell about ourselves line up with the lives that we actually live?___________________________________
'Funny, moving, and formally a work of genius, A Calling for Charlie Barnes is quite literally the book Joshua Ferris was born to write' Garth Risk Hallberg, author of City on Fire
'Dazzling. Mind-blowing. About as much fun as you can have without risking arrest' Richard Russo, author of Empire Falls
'Wonderful: fast and deep, urgent and brilliant . . . A hilarious, intimate, and scathing takedown of so many American vanities' Dana Spiotta, author of Stone Arabia Views: 142
If your ex arrives in your hometown eighteen months after you walked out on him while you were eight months pregnant, follow this short list of rules before you give him a second chance. Rule #1 – Don't stand in the way of your brothers who want to rough him up. Rule #2 – Don't meet him for coffee and agree to allow him to meet your daughter. Rule #3 – Don't drool when your daughter falls asleep on his chest for the first time. It's just your ovaries talking. Rule #4 – Don't let him hold your hand. While we're at it, no hugs, no kisses on the cheek... just no physical contact in general. That only leads to remembering better times. The last one is the most important... Rule #5 – When you find yourself needing someone's help and you're tired of always asking your family, don't let him be the one who's there for... Views: 141
"I've got my entire life planned out for the next ten years — including my PhD and Pulitzer Prize," claims 16-year-old overachiever Vassar Spore, daughter of overachiever parents, who in true overachiever fashion named her after an elite women's college. Vassar expects her sophomore summer to include AP and AAP (Advanced Advanced Placement) classes. Surprise! Enter a world-traveling relative who sends her plans into a tailspin when she blackmails Vassar's parents into forcing their only child to backpack with her through Southeast Asia. On a journey from Malaysia to Cambodia to the remote jungles of Laos, Vassar sweats, falls in love, hones her outdoor survival skills — and uncovers a family secret that turns her whole world upside-down. Vassar Spore can plan on one thing: she'll never be the same again. Views: 141
Alpine ski champion Dane "Danger" Hollister does not do relationships, though he has an excellent reason. No woman would ever say "I do" to a guy whose faulty DNA will eventually cost him everything: his spot on the U.S. ski team, his endorsements and the ability to fly downhill at ninety miles per hour.While Willow Reade moved to rural Vermont to get back to the land, that wasn't meant to include a night stranded in her vehicle during a blizzard. Luckily, the hot ski racer she practically ran off the road has granola bars and a sleeping bag and is happy to share. Maybe it's the close quarters, maybe it's the snow, but soon the two are sharing a lot more than conversation.Yet neither can guess how their spontaneous passion will uncork Dane's ugly secret and Willow's tentative peace with her own choices. Only their mutual trust and bravery can end the pain and give Willow and Dane a shot at hard-won happiness."A deeply... Views: 140
“You’re an addiction I can’t overcome, no matter how hard I try.” – Rook TylerHis
life consists of his best friend, Jack Daniels, his favorite drug of
choice and women. Rook Tyler lives for performing at night and wasting
the rest of his days washing away the pain from his childhood so he
doesn’t have to feel anything...ever. The only people he trusts are his
band mates from Shattered Souls and he wants to keep it that way. His
life was completely under control and simple until he heard the voice of
Maisy Madison filter through The Tavern speakers. Growing up in
the foster care system with her two other band mates from Twisted
Perfection, Maisy finds herself doing pretty much anything to get her
and her band noticed but nothing seems to be working. One lucky night,
Shattered Souls, the most popular band in the country, decides to show
up at their little concert and luckily signs them on the spot. But the
arena venues and massive amount of fans isn’t what has Maisy shaking in
her heels. It’s the deep baritone voice of Rook Tyler that has haunted
her dreams for years which has her wondering if she can actually go
through with the tour. The force is almost too strong. He can
feel her everywhere he goes and no matter how much he tries to resist
her, he finds himself gravitating towards Maisy, wanting to hold her,
kiss her and touch her. He knows he shouldn’t get involved. He knows no
matter what, he will end up hurting her but he can’t help it, his soul
is connected to hers and the pull is too strong for him to resist. Rook
warned her time and time again but she doesn’t listen, she doesn’t want
to listen. She needs him and she doesn’t care that she knows deep down
in her heart that their relationship is going to end in disaster.She
refuses to acknowledge that no matter what they do, their love is toxic. Views: 139
The Second E. F. Benson Megapack collects 11 more short stories and 11 novels by E. F. Benson, spanning horror, mystery, suspense, and historical subjects, including such classics as Miss Mapp and Queen Lucia.Included are:THE OUTCASTTHE COUNTESS OF LOWNDES SQUARETHE BLACKMAILER OF PARK LANETHE DANCE ON THE BEEFSTEAKTHE ORIOLISTSIN THE DARKTHE FALSE STEP"PUSS-CAT"THERE AROSE A KINGTHE TRAGEDY OF OLIVER BOWMANPHILIP'S SAFETY RAZORQUEEN LUCIAMISS MAPPTHE BLOTTING BOOKDAISY'S AUNTACROSS THE STREAMSCARLET AND HYSSOPTHE RUBICONMICHAELMAMMON AND CO.DODO'S DAUGHTERDODO WONDERS—And don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Megapack" or "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in Wildside Press's Megapack series, ranging from science fiction and fantasy to westerns, mysteries, ghost stories—and much, much more! Views: 139
