With 15 rain-soaked stories and 7 storm-inspired poems, the Special Hurricane Relief Edition of the serial anthology Coming Together proves that water cannot put out some fires. All royalties from the sales of this volume will be donated to the American Red Cross for disaster relief efforts. Coming Together is "erotic altruism" at its finest!Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceIntroductionDisclaimersWave LengthThe FuryThunder BeachIdentityWet Panties?Ridden TempestDelugeit's rainingEncore : Passadumkeag WaltzA Storm in TimeWhen It Rains, It PoursWetter Has Never Been BetterKatrina DancesNouveau SoleilKatrinaHeather's BaptismCuriosity is not becoming, KajiraGrande DameA Break in the StormRiding the RainRomance of AtlantisTsunami Views: 65
Eva was once a legendary fashion designer until, mysteriously, she retired. Now widowed, she lives with her family in Salix House, the home she's owned and loved for forty years. When the family announces it's time to sell, Eva is deeply reluctant. The house contains memories and secrets that are part of her, although she never shares them.Megan is a fashion journalist working in London who interviewed Eva for a magazine. Torn apart by the brutal end of a love affair, Megan is drawn back to Salix House and Eva.Decades apart in age, the two women share a bond. Both are hiding something, but perhaps together they can confront their fears, their past pain and their uncertain futures—and discover the truth of Salix House's secrets. Views: 65
"Gripping, darkly humorous . . . profound." —Phil Klay, bestselling author and National Book Award winner for Redeployment"Extraordinary . . . A devastating but essential read." —Kevin Powers, bestselling author and National Book Award finalist for The Yellow Birds From the rubble-strewn streets of U.S.-occupied Baghdad, Hadi—a scavenger and an oddball fixture at a local café—collects human body parts and stitches them together to create a corpse. His goal, he claims, is for the government to recognize the parts as people and to give them proper burial. But when the corpse goes missing, a wave of eerie murders sweeps the city, and reports stream in of a horrendous-looking criminal who, though shot, cannot be killed. Hadi soon realizes he's created a monster, one that needs human flesh to survive—first from the guilty, and then from anyone in its path. A prizewinning novel by "Baghdad's new literary star"... Views: 65
Passionate and spiritual writings uncovering the philosophical foundations of one of the twentieth century's greatest thinkers Kahlil Gibran's works are known throughout the world for their lyrical grandeur, wisdom, and insights drawn from the everyday sufferings of man. This nine-book collection captures one of modern history's titanic literary figures at his best. Texts such as "The Secret of the Heart," "Laughter and Tears," and "Song of the Flower" reveal the vivid splendor of life through Gibran's gifted similes and symbolism. Passionate and unforgettable, these verses of lyric prose impart to the reader a grand symphony of sparking joys epitomizing the qualities that have made Gibran one of the world's most eminent philosophical virtuosos. Views: 65