Author: Misha Carver
Publisher: Misha Carver
ISBN: 198834316X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Alexandria Everything was fine. Until he came back to town. I'd worked hard and earned the Chief promotion. Soon, I'd have enough money to leave my alcoholic husband and enroll my daughter in private school. It was all planned out. Nothing would stand in my way. I didn't expect the boy who'd made my life a living hell in high school to come back and add fuel to the fire. The next thing I knew, my world burned down around me and my life reduced to ashes. There's no way I'd ever let myself fall for Chance Friedman. No way. I tried to persist. I really did. But the flames of passion ignited between us like a wild fire out of control. I couldn't stop myself, no matter how hard I tried. My life was finally perfect. Until it wasn't. Everything blew up in smoke when he found out about my secret – the explosive secret I'd never told anyone but my best friend, Allison. Now he'll never forgive me and nothing short of a raging inferno will bring us back together. Sparks ignite, tension explodes, and passion erupts. Can Chance and Alexandria keep their cool or is the fire between them too hot to keep them holding on. Secrets fuel the flames in this sizzling hot firefighter romance. No cheating and a guaranteed HEA. This set contains the following books: Light My Fire I'm On Fire Ring of Fire More from Misha: BILLIONAIRE SEEKS AN HEIR Unplanned Fairy Tale Unraveled Lives Unforgettable Melody BIG CITY HEAT: Light My Fire I'm On Fire Ring of Fire PURRFECT MATES: Purrfect Chaos Purrfect Storm Purrfect Harmony THE ALPHA'S BRIDE Bearly Smitten Bearly Engaged Bearly Married STAND ALONE: Sasha's Storm SECOND CHANCE CHRISTMAS ROMANCES: The Christmas Homecoming The Christmas Reunion The Christmas Spirit JINGLE BELL SHIFTERS Jingle Bell Growl Jingle Bell Howl Jingle Bell Prowl Tags: new adult contemporary firefighter romance bbw curvy billionaire romantic suspense action and adventure exciting rescue HEA happily ever after boxed set collection anthology strong female heroine alpha male protector fireman single mother love story
Big City Heat: The Complete Collection
Author: Misha Carver
Publisher: Misha Carver
ISBN: 198834316X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Alexandria Everything was fine. Until he came back to town. I'd worked hard and earned the Chief promotion. Soon, I'd have enough money to leave my alcoholic husband and enroll my daughter in private school. It was all planned out. Nothing would stand in my way. I didn't expect the boy who'd made my life a living hell in high school to come back and add fuel to the fire. The next thing I knew, my world burned down around me and my life reduced to ashes. There's no way I'd ever let myself fall for Chance Friedman. No way. I tried to persist. I really did. But the flames of passion ignited between us like a wild fire out of control. I couldn't stop myself, no matter how hard I tried. My life was finally perfect. Until it wasn't. Everything blew up in smoke when he found out about my secret – the explosive secret I'd never told anyone but my best friend, Allison. Now he'll never forgive me and nothing short of a raging inferno will bring us back together. Sparks ignite, tension explodes, and passion erupts. Can Chance and Alexandria keep their cool or is the fire between them too hot to keep them holding on. Secrets fuel the flames in this sizzling hot firefighter romance. No cheating and a guaranteed HEA. This set contains the following books: Light My Fire I'm On Fire Ring of Fire More from Misha: BILLIONAIRE SEEKS AN HEIR Unplanned Fairy Tale Unraveled Lives Unforgettable Melody BIG CITY HEAT: Light My Fire I'm On Fire Ring of Fire PURRFECT MATES: Purrfect Chaos Purrfect Storm Purrfect Harmony THE ALPHA'S BRIDE Bearly Smitten Bearly Engaged Bearly Married STAND ALONE: Sasha's Storm SECOND CHANCE CHRISTMAS ROMANCES: The Christmas Homecoming The Christmas Reunion The Christmas Spirit JINGLE BELL SHIFTERS Jingle Bell Growl Jingle Bell Howl Jingle Bell Prowl Tags: new adult contemporary firefighter romance bbw curvy billionaire romantic suspense action and adventure exciting rescue HEA happily ever after boxed set collection anthology strong female heroine alpha male protector fireman single mother love story
Publisher: Misha Carver
ISBN: 198834316X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
Alexandria Everything was fine. Until he came back to town. I'd worked hard and earned the Chief promotion. Soon, I'd have enough money to leave my alcoholic husband and enroll my daughter in private school. It was all planned out. Nothing would stand in my way. I didn't expect the boy who'd made my life a living hell in high school to come back and add fuel to the fire. The next thing I knew, my world burned down around me and my life reduced to ashes. There's no way I'd ever let myself fall for Chance Friedman. No way. I tried to persist. I really did. But the flames of passion ignited between us like a wild fire out of control. I couldn't stop myself, no matter how hard I tried. My life was finally perfect. Until it wasn't. Everything blew up in smoke when he found out about my secret – the explosive secret I'd never told anyone but my best friend, Allison. Now he'll never forgive me and nothing short of a raging inferno will bring us back together. Sparks ignite, tension explodes, and passion erupts. Can Chance and Alexandria keep their cool or is the fire between them too hot to keep them holding on. Secrets fuel the flames in this sizzling hot firefighter romance. No cheating and a guaranteed HEA. This set contains the following books: Light My Fire I'm On Fire Ring of Fire More from Misha: BILLIONAIRE SEEKS AN HEIR Unplanned Fairy Tale Unraveled Lives Unforgettable Melody BIG CITY HEAT: Light My Fire I'm On Fire Ring of Fire PURRFECT MATES: Purrfect Chaos Purrfect Storm Purrfect Harmony THE ALPHA'S BRIDE Bearly Smitten Bearly Engaged Bearly Married STAND ALONE: Sasha's Storm SECOND CHANCE CHRISTMAS ROMANCES: The Christmas Homecoming The Christmas Reunion The Christmas Spirit JINGLE BELL SHIFTERS Jingle Bell Growl Jingle Bell Howl Jingle Bell Prowl Tags: new adult contemporary firefighter romance bbw curvy billionaire romantic suspense action and adventure exciting rescue HEA happily ever after boxed set collection anthology strong female heroine alpha male protector fireman single mother love story
Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems Complete Collection (Books 1 - 6): Shattered Diamonds, Shining Pearls, Shimmering Emeralds, Shadowed Rubies, Shocking Sapphires, and Shaded Amethysts
Author: Ann Omasta
Publisher: More Happily Ever Afters
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1027
Book Description
In beautiful Brunswick Bay Harbor, Maine, couples find true love where they least expect it. A charming and heartfelt collection of small-town romances! Shattered Diamonds: Josie’s lifelong Olympic dreams are destroyed. Alex’s wife is missing and the accusing looks tear him apart as he attempts to raise his daughter on his own. Can two lost souls save each other? Shining Pearls: Single father Alex moved on from heartbreak in the only way he knew how. Josie trusted him. When secrets from the past resurface, will they find a way to heal, or has their path to happiness been crushed beyond repair? Shimmering Emeralds: Levi’s a little bit country. Meg’s a whole lot of rock and roll. Can these two opposites meet in the middle or will their past mistakes rob them of their second chance at romance? Shadowed Rubies: Dr. Danica Waters is lost in the woods, Brunswick Bay Harbor’s infamous kidnapper just found her, and her apartment is on fire with her sweet dog, Bruiser, inside. Will sexy firefighter Max be able to save her day? Shocking Sapphires: Molly Malone is carrying an abandoned baby across the road when famous movie star Grant Chandler comes speeding through town. When these three collide, all of their lives will be changed forever. Shaded Amethysts: Avery Biggs is convinced her life can’t get any worse, but a child falling through the ice will more than double her trouble when two gorgeous and eligible bachelors vie for her attention. When tragedies bring the residents of coastal Brunswick Bay Harbor together in ways they never could have imagined, will these intriguing characters find their happily-ever-after endings, or will their secrets destroy them? Meet them now and find out.
Publisher: More Happily Ever Afters
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1027
Book Description
In beautiful Brunswick Bay Harbor, Maine, couples find true love where they least expect it. A charming and heartfelt collection of small-town romances! Shattered Diamonds: Josie’s lifelong Olympic dreams are destroyed. Alex’s wife is missing and the accusing looks tear him apart as he attempts to raise his daughter on his own. Can two lost souls save each other? Shining Pearls: Single father Alex moved on from heartbreak in the only way he knew how. Josie trusted him. When secrets from the past resurface, will they find a way to heal, or has their path to happiness been crushed beyond repair? Shimmering Emeralds: Levi’s a little bit country. Meg’s a whole lot of rock and roll. Can these two opposites meet in the middle or will their past mistakes rob them of their second chance at romance? Shadowed Rubies: Dr. Danica Waters is lost in the woods, Brunswick Bay Harbor’s infamous kidnapper just found her, and her apartment is on fire with her sweet dog, Bruiser, inside. Will sexy firefighter Max be able to save her day? Shocking Sapphires: Molly Malone is carrying an abandoned baby across the road when famous movie star Grant Chandler comes speeding through town. When these three collide, all of their lives will be changed forever. Shaded Amethysts: Avery Biggs is convinced her life can’t get any worse, but a child falling through the ice will more than double her trouble when two gorgeous and eligible bachelors vie for her attention. When tragedies bring the residents of coastal Brunswick Bay Harbor together in ways they never could have imagined, will these intriguing characters find their happily-ever-after endings, or will their secrets destroy them? Meet them now and find out.
THIRST FOR BLOOD - Ultimate Collection for Halloween
Author: H. P. Lovecraft
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17628
Book Description
e-artnow presents the new halloween collection with meticulously picked titles for the lovers of classic thriler horror, mystery and the feel of goose bumbs while reading. Contents: F. Marion Crawford: The Dead Smile The Screaming Skull... Arthur Machen: The Great God Pan The Three Impostors The Hill of Dreams... John Kendrick Bangs: Ghosts That Have Haunted Me Devil in Iron People of the Dark Marie Belloc Lowndes: From Out the Vast Deep Eleanor M. Ingram: The Thing from the Lake The Sorrows of Satan The Headless Horseman The House of the Vampire The Lancashire Witches John R. Musick: The Witch of Salem Fred M. White: Powers of Darkness The Doom of London Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher The Masque of the Red Death The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Purloined Letter Henry James: The Turn of the Screw The Ghostly Rental Algernon Blackwood: The Willows The Wendigo The Damned H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror The Shunned House M. R. James: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary A Thin Ghost and Others Wilkie Collins: The Haunted Hotel The Dead Secret The Devil's Spectacles E. F. Benson: The Room in the Tower The Man Who Went Too Far The Terror by Night Nathaniel Hawthorne: Rappaccini's Daughter Ambrose Bierce: Can Such Things Be? Soldier-Folk Some Haunted Houses William Hope Hodgson: The House on the Borderland The Boats of the Glen Carrig The Ghost Pirates The Night Land Carnacki Arthur Conan Doyle: The Hound of the Baskervilles Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Mortal Immortal John William Polidori: The Vampyre Bram Stoker: Dracula The Jewel of Seven Stars The Lair of the White Worm Théophile Gautier: Clarimonde The Mummy's Foot Richard Marsh: The Beetle Tom Ossington's Ghost Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Carmilla Uncle Silas The Wyvern Mystery George W. M. Reynolds: Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Guy de Maupassant: The Horla From the Tomb Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle Louisa M. Alcott: The Abbot's Ghost Lost in the Pyramid Edith Nesbit: From the Dead The Mass for the Dead…
Publisher: e-artnow
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17628
Book Description
e-artnow presents the new halloween collection with meticulously picked titles for the lovers of classic thriler horror, mystery and the feel of goose bumbs while reading. Contents: F. Marion Crawford: The Dead Smile The Screaming Skull... Arthur Machen: The Great God Pan The Three Impostors The Hill of Dreams... John Kendrick Bangs: Ghosts That Have Haunted Me Devil in Iron People of the Dark Marie Belloc Lowndes: From Out the Vast Deep Eleanor M. Ingram: The Thing from the Lake The Sorrows of Satan The Headless Horseman The House of the Vampire The Lancashire Witches John R. Musick: The Witch of Salem Fred M. White: Powers of Darkness The Doom of London Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher The Masque of the Red Death The Murders in the Rue Morgue The Purloined Letter Henry James: The Turn of the Screw The Ghostly Rental Algernon Blackwood: The Willows The Wendigo The Damned H. P. Lovecraft: The Dunwich Horror The Shunned House M. R. James: Ghost Stories of an Antiquary A Thin Ghost and Others Wilkie Collins: The Haunted Hotel The Dead Secret The Devil's Spectacles E. F. Benson: The Room in the Tower The Man Who Went Too Far The Terror by Night Nathaniel Hawthorne: Rappaccini's Daughter Ambrose Bierce: Can Such Things Be? Soldier-Folk Some Haunted Houses William Hope Hodgson: The House on the Borderland The Boats of the Glen Carrig The Ghost Pirates The Night Land Carnacki Arthur Conan Doyle: The Hound of the Baskervilles Mary Shelley: Frankenstein The Mortal Immortal John William Polidori: The Vampyre Bram Stoker: Dracula The Jewel of Seven Stars The Lair of the White Worm Théophile Gautier: Clarimonde The Mummy's Foot Richard Marsh: The Beetle Tom Ossington's Ghost Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu: Carmilla Uncle Silas The Wyvern Mystery George W. M. Reynolds: Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Guy de Maupassant: The Horla From the Tomb Washington Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow Rip Van Winkle Louisa M. Alcott: The Abbot's Ghost Lost in the Pyramid Edith Nesbit: From the Dead The Mass for the Dead…
The Big Heat
Author: William McGivern
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Light My Fire
Author: Misha Carver
Publisher: Misha Carver
ISBN: 1988343062
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
No Way. I can’t be falling for him. No freaking way...,. Alexandria I’ve been the acting chief at this station ever since they let Larry go. There’s no reason why they shouldn't make my position official. I’m a seasoned firefighter and I’m the best man for the job. Besides, I need the raise that comes with the promotion. It's the only way I'll ever be able to afford to leave my alcoholic husband and put my daughter in a private school. The last thing I need is someone coming along and screwing it all up. Chance When they asked me to leave my small town fire hall and head on out to the big city, I wasn’t keen on the idea. I can think of a million places I’d rather be. But, the ex-wife’s harassing phone calls and visits finally did me in. Before I knew it, I was starting a new life fighting fires in Karawa, New York. It's too bad one of the men on my team keeps challenging my every move. Only, it's not a man. It's the girl I've had a crush on my whole life, the girl I grew up next door to, the one I went all through school with. Sparks fly, tension explodes, and flames ignite. Will muscular Chance Friedman win the heart of the girl he’s always dreamed about? Or will curvaceous and sassy Alexandria O’Neil come out on top? Book 1 of 3 The Big City Heat Series Book 1: Light My Fire Book 2: I'm On Fire Book 3: Ring Of Fire Tags: Firefighter romance, firefighters, firemen, new adult, wealthy hero, action, adventure, women's fiction, contemporary romance, love, love story, angst, edge, danger, rescue, fire, sizzle, steamy, strong heroine
Publisher: Misha Carver
ISBN: 1988343062
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
No Way. I can’t be falling for him. No freaking way...,. Alexandria I’ve been the acting chief at this station ever since they let Larry go. There’s no reason why they shouldn't make my position official. I’m a seasoned firefighter and I’m the best man for the job. Besides, I need the raise that comes with the promotion. It's the only way I'll ever be able to afford to leave my alcoholic husband and put my daughter in a private school. The last thing I need is someone coming along and screwing it all up. Chance When they asked me to leave my small town fire hall and head on out to the big city, I wasn’t keen on the idea. I can think of a million places I’d rather be. But, the ex-wife’s harassing phone calls and visits finally did me in. Before I knew it, I was starting a new life fighting fires in Karawa, New York. It's too bad one of the men on my team keeps challenging my every move. Only, it's not a man. It's the girl I've had a crush on my whole life, the girl I grew up next door to, the one I went all through school with. Sparks fly, tension explodes, and flames ignite. Will muscular Chance Friedman win the heart of the girl he’s always dreamed about? Or will curvaceous and sassy Alexandria O’Neil come out on top? Book 1 of 3 The Big City Heat Series Book 1: Light My Fire Book 2: I'm On Fire Book 3: Ring Of Fire Tags: Firefighter romance, firefighters, firemen, new adult, wealthy hero, action, adventure, women's fiction, contemporary romance, love, love story, angst, edge, danger, rescue, fire, sizzle, steamy, strong heroine
Born Bad Boxed Set: The Complete Collection of Intense Serial Killer Thrillers
Author: Meghan O'Flynn
Publisher: Pygmalion Publishing
ISBN: 194774836X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1157
Book Description
An addictively dark serial killer series complete with deeply embedded small-town mysteries. For fans of Gillian Flynn and Dexter. This five-book collection is an addictive and electric thrill ride that will keep you reading until you’ve finished all five. This boxed set includes all novels in the Born Bad series: Wicked Sharp, Deadly Words, Intended Victims, Hidden Wounds, and Born Bad. PRAISE FOR THE BORN BAD SERIES: "Full of complex, engaging characters and evocative detail, Wicked Sharp is a white-knuckle thrill ride. O'Flynn is a master storyteller." ~Paul Austin Ardoin, USA Today Bestselling Author “Brilliant, dark, and impossible to put down. O'Flynn masterfully crafts a twisted tale of buried secrets in Deadly Words. Poppy is unforgettable—unlike any character you've read before. This is storytelling at its finest, and will sit with you long after you've turned the final page.” ~Bestselling Author Emerald O’Brien “Genius—no thriller lover should miss the irrevocable madness of Poppy Pratt. Read this series with more than just the nightstand light on.” ~Author KR Stanfield * KEYWORDS: serial killer’s daughter, serial killer father, female protagonist, psychopath thriller, serial killer books, serial killer series, mystery domestic crime, dark suspense thriller, female serial killer, amateur sleuths, whodunnit mystery, whodunit thriller, psychological suspense, suspense fiction, suspense book, nail biting fiction, nail biter mystery, vigilante justice, edge of your seat suspense, dark crime, serial killer, revenge, vengeance, mystery suspense thriller series, hard-boiled mysteries, pulp, noir, noir thriller, crime noir, crime, gritty psychological thrillers, serial killers, crime thrillers, crime fiction, gritty mysteries, mystery series, thriller series, psychological thrillers, psychological thriller series, psychological suspense, psychological thriller books, pulp, nail biter mysteries, crime fiction, murder mystery, serial killer thriller, whodunit, whodunnit, nail-biter, intense mystery, suspense fiction, family drama, small town mystery, dark and suspenseful, dark suspense, daughter of serial killer, family crime, psychopaths, mystery domestic crime, wise cracking detective, detective partners, hard boiled
Publisher: Pygmalion Publishing
ISBN: 194774836X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1157
Book Description
An addictively dark serial killer series complete with deeply embedded small-town mysteries. For fans of Gillian Flynn and Dexter. This five-book collection is an addictive and electric thrill ride that will keep you reading until you’ve finished all five. This boxed set includes all novels in the Born Bad series: Wicked Sharp, Deadly Words, Intended Victims, Hidden Wounds, and Born Bad. PRAISE FOR THE BORN BAD SERIES: "Full of complex, engaging characters and evocative detail, Wicked Sharp is a white-knuckle thrill ride. O'Flynn is a master storyteller." ~Paul Austin Ardoin, USA Today Bestselling Author “Brilliant, dark, and impossible to put down. O'Flynn masterfully crafts a twisted tale of buried secrets in Deadly Words. Poppy is unforgettable—unlike any character you've read before. This is storytelling at its finest, and will sit with you long after you've turned the final page.” ~Bestselling Author Emerald O’Brien “Genius—no thriller lover should miss the irrevocable madness of Poppy Pratt. Read this series with more than just the nightstand light on.” ~Author KR Stanfield * KEYWORDS: serial killer’s daughter, serial killer father, female protagonist, psychopath thriller, serial killer books, serial killer series, mystery domestic crime, dark suspense thriller, female serial killer, amateur sleuths, whodunnit mystery, whodunit thriller, psychological suspense, suspense fiction, suspense book, nail biting fiction, nail biter mystery, vigilante justice, edge of your seat suspense, dark crime, serial killer, revenge, vengeance, mystery suspense thriller series, hard-boiled mysteries, pulp, noir, noir thriller, crime noir, crime, gritty psychological thrillers, serial killers, crime thrillers, crime fiction, gritty mysteries, mystery series, thriller series, psychological thrillers, psychological thriller series, psychological suspense, psychological thriller books, pulp, nail biter mysteries, crime fiction, murder mystery, serial killer thriller, whodunit, whodunnit, nail-biter, intense mystery, suspense fiction, family drama, small town mystery, dark and suspenseful, dark suspense, daughter of serial killer, family crime, psychopaths, mystery domestic crime, wise cracking detective, detective partners, hard boiled
Heat Wave
Author: Eric Klinenberg
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022627621X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The “compelling” story behind the 1995 Chicago weather disaster that killed hundreds—and what it revealed about our broken society (Boston Globe). On July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees. The heat index—how the temperature actually feels on the body—would hit 126. When the heat wave broke a week later, city streets had buckled; records for electrical use were shattered; and power grids had failed, leaving residents without electricity for up to two days. By July 20, over seven hundred people had perished—twenty times the number of those struck down by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Heat waves kill more Americans than all other natural disasters combined. Until now, no one could explain either the overwhelming number or the heartbreaking manner of the deaths resulting from the 1995 Chicago heat wave. Meteorologists and medical scientists have been unable to account for the scale of the trauma, and political officials have puzzled over the sources of the city’s vulnerability. In Heat Wave, Eric Klinenberg takes us inside the anatomy of the metropolis to conduct what he calls a “social autopsy,” examining the social, political, and institutional organs of the city that made this urban disaster so much worse than it ought to have been. He investigates why some neighborhoods experienced greater mortality than others, how city government responded, and how journalists, scientists, and public officials reported and explained these events. Through years of fieldwork, interviews, and research, he uncovers the surprising and unsettling forms of social breakdown that contributed to this human catastrophe as hundreds died alone behind locked doors and sealed windows, out of contact with friends, family, community groups, and public agencies. As this incisive and gripping account demonstrates, the widening cracks in the social foundations of American cities made visible by the 1995 heat wave remain in play in America’s cities today—and we ignore them at our peril. Includes photos and a new preface on meeting the challenges of climate change in urban centers “Heat Wave is not so much a book about weather, as it is about the calamitous consequences of forgetting our fellow citizens. . . . A provocative, fascinating book, one that applies to much more than weather disasters.” —Chicago Sun-Times “It’s hard to put down Heat Wave without believing you’ve just read a tale of slow murder by public policy.” —Salon “A classic. I can’t recommend it enough.” —Chris Hayes
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 022627621X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The “compelling” story behind the 1995 Chicago weather disaster that killed hundreds—and what it revealed about our broken society (Boston Globe). On July 13, 1995, Chicagoans awoke to a blistering day in which the temperature would reach 106 degrees. The heat index—how the temperature actually feels on the body—would hit 126. When the heat wave broke a week later, city streets had buckled; records for electrical use were shattered; and power grids had failed, leaving residents without electricity for up to two days. By July 20, over seven hundred people had perished—twenty times the number of those struck down by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. Heat waves kill more Americans than all other natural disasters combined. Until now, no one could explain either the overwhelming number or the heartbreaking manner of the deaths resulting from the 1995 Chicago heat wave. Meteorologists and medical scientists have been unable to account for the scale of the trauma, and political officials have puzzled over the sources of the city’s vulnerability. In Heat Wave, Eric Klinenberg takes us inside the anatomy of the metropolis to conduct what he calls a “social autopsy,” examining the social, political, and institutional organs of the city that made this urban disaster so much worse than it ought to have been. He investigates why some neighborhoods experienced greater mortality than others, how city government responded, and how journalists, scientists, and public officials reported and explained these events. Through years of fieldwork, interviews, and research, he uncovers the surprising and unsettling forms of social breakdown that contributed to this human catastrophe as hundreds died alone behind locked doors and sealed windows, out of contact with friends, family, community groups, and public agencies. As this incisive and gripping account demonstrates, the widening cracks in the social foundations of American cities made visible by the 1995 heat wave remain in play in America’s cities today—and we ignore them at our peril. Includes photos and a new preface on meeting the challenges of climate change in urban centers “Heat Wave is not so much a book about weather, as it is about the calamitous consequences of forgetting our fellow citizens. . . . A provocative, fascinating book, one that applies to much more than weather disasters.” —Chicago Sun-Times “It’s hard to put down Heat Wave without believing you’ve just read a tale of slow murder by public policy.” —Salon “A classic. I can’t recommend it enough.” —Chris Hayes
Taking the Heat
Author: Victoria Dahl
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 0373779704
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
When her writing career in New York City stalls, Veronica Chandler returns home to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where she takes a job writing a relationship-advice column, and catches the attention of the town's handsome librarian Gabe MacKenzie.
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 0373779704
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
When her writing career in New York City stalls, Veronica Chandler returns home to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where she takes a job writing a relationship-advice column, and catches the attention of the town's handsome librarian Gabe MacKenzie.
Global City Tryst
Author: Maida Malby
Publisher: EOT Publications
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
One alluring French-Filipina beauty. One sexy US Air Force officer. One torrid weekend fling. Lust at first sight strikes Maddie Duvall and Aidan Ryan on a plane. A day at the beach with friends and family denies them the opportunity to succumb to their mutual attraction. Both single and available, they agree on a secret weekend affair. No strings, no promises. Satisfy their desire for one another, and they’re done. Or so they say. Global City Tryst, a Carpe Diem Chronicles novelette, is the prequel to Singapore Fling. It was previously published as part of the Big City Heat charity anthology. The story has been edited and polished but the sizzle and steam remain. Each story in the Carpe Diem Chronicles series can stand alone. For those who prefer to read chronologically, here’s the proper order: 1. Boracay Vows 2. Global City Tryst 3. New York Engagement 4. Singapore Fling
Publisher: EOT Publications
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
One alluring French-Filipina beauty. One sexy US Air Force officer. One torrid weekend fling. Lust at first sight strikes Maddie Duvall and Aidan Ryan on a plane. A day at the beach with friends and family denies them the opportunity to succumb to their mutual attraction. Both single and available, they agree on a secret weekend affair. No strings, no promises. Satisfy their desire for one another, and they’re done. Or so they say. Global City Tryst, a Carpe Diem Chronicles novelette, is the prequel to Singapore Fling. It was previously published as part of the Big City Heat charity anthology. The story has been edited and polished but the sizzle and steam remain. Each story in the Carpe Diem Chronicles series can stand alone. For those who prefer to read chronologically, here’s the proper order: 1. Boracay Vows 2. Global City Tryst 3. New York Engagement 4. Singapore Fling
The Ashland Witches: Complete Series
Author: Jea Hawkins
Publisher: Wicked Hearts Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
A lightly paranormal lesbian romance series about four witches learning, growing, and finding love. Read the complete Ashland Witches series in this special omnibus edition, which contains all four books in one collection. A Charmed Life Fiona thought she knew what she wanted: travel, excitement, and a new lover every week. Everything changes when she loses her father, returns to the Midwest, and reunites with her best friends, a circle of elemental witches. There’s no place like home, but it’s Gabrielle, a gorgeous bartender, who gives her a reason to stay. Will Fiona and Gabe be able to release the past, so they can they weave the magick of their present lives together? A Garden Dream Emma and Crystal have been together for seven years, but now it looks like it’s over. The pain of infidelity lingers between them. Vowing to give their relationship another chance, Emma and Crystal go on a road trip. After a mysterious desert encounter, they set their feet on a new path – a path to forgiveness. Will they each come into their own as women and witches, and let go of the past betrayals? A Magick Dance With a gift for dance and perfect technique, Waverly could have been a world-class ballerina. But her empathy is a curse she cannot bear. Only one thing brings her peace: music. When Lark, an up-and-coming violinist, comes into her life, Waverly isn’t sure she’s ready to share herself with another person. Will Waverly bring her dark secrets into the light and open herself to Lark, or run away from love? A Prairie Love Avery has everything: looks, a prestigious career, and a flawless life. Everything, that is, except somebody to love. While her covenmates think she’s too cool and logical for romance, the truth Avery hides is very different. But there’s no hiding her feelings when Isabelle, the girl who taught her how to love ’em and leave ’em, shows up in Ashland. Will Avery reconcile her feelings for the woman who broke her heart and give Isabelle a second chance? Celebrate the wheel of the year as the lives of one small coven change thanks to the magick of love! Search terms: lesbian romance, lesbian fiction, lesbian paranormal romance, lesbian second chance romance, lesbian enemies to lovers romance, lesbian witch romance, lesbian box set, lesbian collection, lesbian omnibus, bisexual romance, pansexual romance, lgbt romance
Publisher: Wicked Hearts Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 577
Book Description
A lightly paranormal lesbian romance series about four witches learning, growing, and finding love. Read the complete Ashland Witches series in this special omnibus edition, which contains all four books in one collection. A Charmed Life Fiona thought she knew what she wanted: travel, excitement, and a new lover every week. Everything changes when she loses her father, returns to the Midwest, and reunites with her best friends, a circle of elemental witches. There’s no place like home, but it’s Gabrielle, a gorgeous bartender, who gives her a reason to stay. Will Fiona and Gabe be able to release the past, so they can they weave the magick of their present lives together? A Garden Dream Emma and Crystal have been together for seven years, but now it looks like it’s over. The pain of infidelity lingers between them. Vowing to give their relationship another chance, Emma and Crystal go on a road trip. After a mysterious desert encounter, they set their feet on a new path – a path to forgiveness. Will they each come into their own as women and witches, and let go of the past betrayals? A Magick Dance With a gift for dance and perfect technique, Waverly could have been a world-class ballerina. But her empathy is a curse she cannot bear. Only one thing brings her peace: music. When Lark, an up-and-coming violinist, comes into her life, Waverly isn’t sure she’s ready to share herself with another person. Will Waverly bring her dark secrets into the light and open herself to Lark, or run away from love? A Prairie Love Avery has everything: looks, a prestigious career, and a flawless life. Everything, that is, except somebody to love. While her covenmates think she’s too cool and logical for romance, the truth Avery hides is very different. But there’s no hiding her feelings when Isabelle, the girl who taught her how to love ’em and leave ’em, shows up in Ashland. Will Avery reconcile her feelings for the woman who broke her heart and give Isabelle a second chance? Celebrate the wheel of the year as the lives of one small coven change thanks to the magick of love! Search terms: lesbian romance, lesbian fiction, lesbian paranormal romance, lesbian second chance romance, lesbian enemies to lovers romance, lesbian witch romance, lesbian box set, lesbian collection, lesbian omnibus, bisexual romance, pansexual romance, lgbt romance