Author: Arthur Webster
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146916177X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
For those who go down to sea in ships life has always been exciting but ever dangerous. Brutally treated, under paid and subjected to greed of the ship owners and misguided government policies that conspired to keep the seaman in a condition of poverty and near slavery. Change only came about with the advent of the of the Maritime Unions and World War II. But no sooner had the war ended conditions on American Merchant vessels began to revert the old ways. The ship owners, with Government acquiescence, began to register their fleets under foreign flags in an attempt to break the power of the maritime unions. This activity give rise to the continual, and bloody, labor disputes of the 60’s and 70’s. Those prolonged lockouts and strikes were finally responsible for the virtual demise of the Merchant Marine. So ended the dream for we who love the sea and had made it our lives.
Verity
Author: Colleen Hoover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 153872474X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 153872474X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Whose truth is the lie? Stay up all night reading the sensational psychological thriller that has readers obsessed, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Too Late and It Ends With Us. #1 New York Times Bestseller · USA Today Bestseller · Globe and Mail Bestseller · Publishers Weekly Bestseller Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity’s notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn’t expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night her family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents could devastate the already grieving father. But as Lowen’s feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife’s words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her.
Down To The Sea
Author: Arthur Webster
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146916177X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
For those who go down to sea in ships life has always been exciting but ever dangerous. Brutally treated, under paid and subjected to greed of the ship owners and misguided government policies that conspired to keep the seaman in a condition of poverty and near slavery. Change only came about with the advent of the of the Maritime Unions and World War II. But no sooner had the war ended conditions on American Merchant vessels began to revert the old ways. The ship owners, with Government acquiescence, began to register their fleets under foreign flags in an attempt to break the power of the maritime unions. This activity give rise to the continual, and bloody, labor disputes of the 60’s and 70’s. Those prolonged lockouts and strikes were finally responsible for the virtual demise of the Merchant Marine. So ended the dream for we who love the sea and had made it our lives.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 146916177X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 496
Book Description
For those who go down to sea in ships life has always been exciting but ever dangerous. Brutally treated, under paid and subjected to greed of the ship owners and misguided government policies that conspired to keep the seaman in a condition of poverty and near slavery. Change only came about with the advent of the of the Maritime Unions and World War II. But no sooner had the war ended conditions on American Merchant vessels began to revert the old ways. The ship owners, with Government acquiescence, began to register their fleets under foreign flags in an attempt to break the power of the maritime unions. This activity give rise to the continual, and bloody, labor disputes of the 60’s and 70’s. Those prolonged lockouts and strikes were finally responsible for the virtual demise of the Merchant Marine. So ended the dream for we who love the sea and had made it our lives.
Like Whitewashed Tombs
Author: Ryan Sayles
Publisher: Down & Out Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In the city of Rigid Creek, ugly things have come to blot out the light. Corporal Joshua Marks struggles with his place life. A veteran officer and respected leader, he’s reached the end of his tenure. Widowed, months from retirement, called to the priesthood. His partner, Officer Bale Hammond, a once respected hotshot who has slowly left a trail of errors and questionable actions. Burned-out, unsatisfied, tortured. As autumn settles along the city, a man robs a liquor store for some quick cash but winds up leaving two dead bodies. The murderer escapes the police, only to be squeezed by both his dealer and his loan shark for more. Always more. Tensions escalate as both Corporal Marks and Officer Hammond reach impasses in every aspect of their lives as well as their partnership. All the liquor store robber sees is an ever-increasing amount to his debt. A fantastic storm on Halloween. Violation and carnage. Extreme failures. Corporal Marks looks at his world crashing around him, wanting to save his friend and partner from his self-induced downward spiral. Wanting to show him the light cannot be blotted out, even when they’re in full dark. Officer Hammond wants to fix his broken life, but only has broken tools to use. Wants to stop feeling like a corpse with a pulse only because even death isn’t through with him yet. They all want redemption, but violence keeps getting in the way.
Publisher: Down & Out Books
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
In the city of Rigid Creek, ugly things have come to blot out the light. Corporal Joshua Marks struggles with his place life. A veteran officer and respected leader, he’s reached the end of his tenure. Widowed, months from retirement, called to the priesthood. His partner, Officer Bale Hammond, a once respected hotshot who has slowly left a trail of errors and questionable actions. Burned-out, unsatisfied, tortured. As autumn settles along the city, a man robs a liquor store for some quick cash but winds up leaving two dead bodies. The murderer escapes the police, only to be squeezed by both his dealer and his loan shark for more. Always more. Tensions escalate as both Corporal Marks and Officer Hammond reach impasses in every aspect of their lives as well as their partnership. All the liquor store robber sees is an ever-increasing amount to his debt. A fantastic storm on Halloween. Violation and carnage. Extreme failures. Corporal Marks looks at his world crashing around him, wanting to save his friend and partner from his self-induced downward spiral. Wanting to show him the light cannot be blotted out, even when they’re in full dark. Officer Hammond wants to fix his broken life, but only has broken tools to use. Wants to stop feeling like a corpse with a pulse only because even death isn’t through with him yet. They all want redemption, but violence keeps getting in the way.
Pee on Water
Author: Rachel B. Glaser
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982081389
Category : Short stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fiction. "Rachel Glaser has written a game-changer. I have a couple of rules about things I allow myself to like. Rachel breaks all of them and her stories leave me hunting for my rule book. Where is my rule book? Damn her. Bless her. Say what you will. PEE ON WATER is a new way to breathe"--Giancarlo DiTrapano.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780982081389
Category : Short stories, American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fiction. "Rachel Glaser has written a game-changer. I have a couple of rules about things I allow myself to like. Rachel breaks all of them and her stories leave me hunting for my rule book. Where is my rule book? Damn her. Bless her. Say what you will. PEE ON WATER is a new way to breathe"--Giancarlo DiTrapano.
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Author:
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595424082
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595424082
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
Broken
Author: C.D. Blizzard
Publisher: Bad Rabbit Publications
ISBN: 1931062226
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
For twelve-year-old Eris, the future is a dark, scary place that promises nothing but heartache and pain. She comes from a broken home, prodigy of an unhappy, abusive mother. Shy and lacking in self-esteem, she is vulnerable to anyone who offers her attention, and soon falls prey to a man of low character. Darrell is the son of her mother's best friend. He takes more than just a curious interest in Eris. Momma readily allows Darrell into her daughter's life. Eris passively accepts this change, whether she likes it or not. She has not yet learned she has a voice. She sees herself as mostly invisible. She is driven to please to avoid rejection, which she finds as painful as her mother's beatings. Desiring only to be free of the physical torment and emotional anguish inflicted by her mother, and subsequently Darrell, Eris wallows in self-hatred and longs for the day when life will hand her something beautiful. But deep down she doesn't believe anything good will ever happen to her. The two good things in her life slowly become farther out of reach as she sinks into the mire of Darrell and his cruelty. Eddie: the brother she loves more than anything. Grandpa: the only stable factor in her life. She will inevitably lose both men to the hands of fate. One through death, the other into the black-hole of that future-void she fears so much.
Publisher: Bad Rabbit Publications
ISBN: 1931062226
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
For twelve-year-old Eris, the future is a dark, scary place that promises nothing but heartache and pain. She comes from a broken home, prodigy of an unhappy, abusive mother. Shy and lacking in self-esteem, she is vulnerable to anyone who offers her attention, and soon falls prey to a man of low character. Darrell is the son of her mother's best friend. He takes more than just a curious interest in Eris. Momma readily allows Darrell into her daughter's life. Eris passively accepts this change, whether she likes it or not. She has not yet learned she has a voice. She sees herself as mostly invisible. She is driven to please to avoid rejection, which she finds as painful as her mother's beatings. Desiring only to be free of the physical torment and emotional anguish inflicted by her mother, and subsequently Darrell, Eris wallows in self-hatred and longs for the day when life will hand her something beautiful. But deep down she doesn't believe anything good will ever happen to her. The two good things in her life slowly become farther out of reach as she sinks into the mire of Darrell and his cruelty. Eddie: the brother she loves more than anything. Grandpa: the only stable factor in her life. She will inevitably lose both men to the hands of fate. One through death, the other into the black-hole of that future-void she fears so much.
Mercy House
Author: Alena Dillon
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062914812
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
“Never underestimate the power of a group of women. Fierce, thoughtful and dramatic—this is a story of true courage." —Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author She would stop at nothing to protect the women under her care. Inside a century-old row house in Brooklyn, renegade Sister Evelyn and her fellow nuns preside over a safe haven for the abused and abandoned. Gruff and indomitable on the surface, warm and wry underneath, little daunts Evelyn, until she receives word that Mercy House will be investigated by Bishop Hawkins, a man with whom she shares a dark history. In order to protect everything they’ve built, the nuns must conceal many of their methods, which are forbidden by the Catholic Church. Evelyn will go to great lengths to defend all that she loves. She confronts a gang member, defies the church, challenges her own beliefs, and faces her past. She is bolstered by the other nuns and the vibrant, diverse residents of the shelter—Lucia, Mei-Li, Desiree, Esther, and Katrina—whose differences are outweighed by what unites them: they’ve all been broken by men but are determined to rebuild. Amidst her fight, Evelyn discovers the extraordinary power of mercy and the grace it grants, not just to those who receive it, but to those strong enough to bestow it.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062914812
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
“Never underestimate the power of a group of women. Fierce, thoughtful and dramatic—this is a story of true courage." —Susan Wiggs, New York Times bestselling author She would stop at nothing to protect the women under her care. Inside a century-old row house in Brooklyn, renegade Sister Evelyn and her fellow nuns preside over a safe haven for the abused and abandoned. Gruff and indomitable on the surface, warm and wry underneath, little daunts Evelyn, until she receives word that Mercy House will be investigated by Bishop Hawkins, a man with whom she shares a dark history. In order to protect everything they’ve built, the nuns must conceal many of their methods, which are forbidden by the Catholic Church. Evelyn will go to great lengths to defend all that she loves. She confronts a gang member, defies the church, challenges her own beliefs, and faces her past. She is bolstered by the other nuns and the vibrant, diverse residents of the shelter—Lucia, Mei-Li, Desiree, Esther, and Katrina—whose differences are outweighed by what unites them: they’ve all been broken by men but are determined to rebuild. Amidst her fight, Evelyn discovers the extraordinary power of mercy and the grace it grants, not just to those who receive it, but to those strong enough to bestow it.
Melaque Murder Club
Author: Edmond Gagnon
Publisher: Edmond Gagnon Author
ISBN: 198991022X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Follow Author Edmond Gagnon and a Group of Retired Seniors staying in a small Mexican Beach Town, while they try to find out what's happening to Missing and Murdered Tourists in their quiet little Piece of Paradise
Publisher: Edmond Gagnon Author
ISBN: 198991022X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 149
Book Description
Follow Author Edmond Gagnon and a Group of Retired Seniors staying in a small Mexican Beach Town, while they try to find out what's happening to Missing and Murdered Tourists in their quiet little Piece of Paradise
Seth's Secret
Author: Caroline Lee
Publisher: Caroline Lee
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Simple cowboy by day, masked country music sensation by night, Seth Maestro lives a double life. He doesn’t want the trouble which will come from stardom, so he’s very, very careful to keep his two lives separate. But then he meets Aria Weston, and knows from the first moment he learns her name that they’ll end up married. How could an aria and a maestro not be together? But Aria has been hurt by lying men before, and is very clear how much she values honesty. Sure, the charming, gentlemanly cowboy she’s falling for is wonderful, but she knows Seth is keeping a secret. And she can’t be with a man who isn’t honest with her, no matter how much she might love him. Seth’s entire world is at risk if he tells her the truth…but how could he not?
Publisher: Caroline Lee
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Simple cowboy by day, masked country music sensation by night, Seth Maestro lives a double life. He doesn’t want the trouble which will come from stardom, so he’s very, very careful to keep his two lives separate. But then he meets Aria Weston, and knows from the first moment he learns her name that they’ll end up married. How could an aria and a maestro not be together? But Aria has been hurt by lying men before, and is very clear how much she values honesty. Sure, the charming, gentlemanly cowboy she’s falling for is wonderful, but she knows Seth is keeping a secret. And she can’t be with a man who isn’t honest with her, no matter how much she might love him. Seth’s entire world is at risk if he tells her the truth…but how could he not?
End of the Rope
Author: Charles Doan
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728318971
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Two mountaineers are tested when thrown together through an accident. A long recuperation finds both embroiled in academic problems. Ironically they’re on parallel tracks managing wealth. Flashback: paperboy finds old, small-wizened man on his route. A unique companionship evolves. Eventually the boy is endowed with a fortune. While climbing he rescues a Japanese man resulting in opportunity to establish his theories in Japan. Both mountaineers are pioneers in the business world of Japan. A chance encounter rekindles their emotional relationship. Her injuries not healing he searches China, to find the doctor to heal her. Her rehab proceeding he travels to Sumatra seeking rare earths. Nature’s monsoon convolutions almost kill him. Returning to Japan they settle theoretical difficulties. In the USA he resolves financial difficulties, thence returning to Japan for his wedding. He is drafted into the Viet Nam War as an Intelligence Advisor. The war maelstrom confounds his patriotic zeal.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1728318971
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Two mountaineers are tested when thrown together through an accident. A long recuperation finds both embroiled in academic problems. Ironically they’re on parallel tracks managing wealth. Flashback: paperboy finds old, small-wizened man on his route. A unique companionship evolves. Eventually the boy is endowed with a fortune. While climbing he rescues a Japanese man resulting in opportunity to establish his theories in Japan. Both mountaineers are pioneers in the business world of Japan. A chance encounter rekindles their emotional relationship. Her injuries not healing he searches China, to find the doctor to heal her. Her rehab proceeding he travels to Sumatra seeking rare earths. Nature’s monsoon convolutions almost kill him. Returning to Japan they settle theoretical difficulties. In the USA he resolves financial difficulties, thence returning to Japan for his wedding. He is drafted into the Viet Nam War as an Intelligence Advisor. The war maelstrom confounds his patriotic zeal.