Author: Pamela Carter Joern
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496235274
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231
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Toby Jenkins, the oldest surviving member of her family, has opened a summer residence program in the Nebraska Sandhills for the wounded and broken, misfits and dreamers. Besides her guests—a minister on sabbatical and a woman recovering from cancer treatment—Toby is joined by Anita and Luís, her hired help; Anita’s brother Gabe; and someone Toby least expected, her nearly estranged daughter, Nola Jean. Mother-daughter tensions, age-old prejudices, and generational divides challenge the members of this disparate community as they bump up against each other. Parallel conflicts occur against the backdrop of a changing rural landscape where history clashes with evolving mores. In this thoughtful and moving novel Pamela Carter Joern probes the complications of family relationships, identity, belonging, and the impact of long-held secrets.
Author: Pamela Carter Joern
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496235266
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
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Toby Jenkins, the oldest surviving member of her family, has opened a summer residence program in the Nebraska Sandhills for the wounded and broken, misfits and dreamers. Besides her guests--a minister on sabbatical and a woman recovering from cancer treatment--Toby is joined by Anita and Luís, her hired help; Anita's brother Gabe; and someone Toby least expected, her nearly estranged daughter, Nola Jean. Mother-daughter tensions, age-old prejudices, and generational divides challenge the members of this disparate community as they bump up against each other. Parallel conflicts occur against the backdrop of a changing rural landscape where history clashes with evolving mores. In this thoughtful and moving novel Pamela Carter Joern probes the complications of family relationships, identity, belonging, and the impact of long-held secrets.
Author: Pamela Carter Joern
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 0803276311
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 255
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The inner worlds of characters isolated by geography and habit are revealed in a novel, set in the Nebraska Sandhills, about an aging widow on the verge of losing her family's ranch and her sixteen-year old pregnant granddaughter who visits her for the summer. Original.
Author: John Flannery
Publisher: John Flannery
ISBN: 1445777940
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
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The first story in this collection of short stories, The Ghostwriter, is about a very successful thriller writer who seems to be possessed by the spirit of Charles Dickens. This leads him to battle his inner demons and question his atheistic attitude. The second story is called Something To Do and features an ordinary man who decides to become a writer. His quotidian task is complicated by slightly obsessive thoughts relating to an old flame. The third story entitled Toby's Little Eden focuses on a strapping young man who is happily dormant and isolated in his beautiful garden in North London but the arrival of a new young housekeeper leads him to reluctantly come out of his shell. Found Wanting is about a man who seeks to gently nudge his wife back into prostitution but is he pushing at an open door? The final story, Carlington Park G.C. is really a series of comical sketches featuring the groundstaff of a new golf course in North Manchester.
Author: Nicholas Carter
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
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Here, the private-eye Nick Carter, had arrived in Madison early that morning with two of his assistants, and who then was discussing with the chief the business which had occasioned his visit, the nature of which will presently appear. They were interrupted by a police sergeant, who knocked and entered, saying quickly: "A man has dropped dead, chief, in a corridor of the Waldmere Chambers. Shall I send the ambulance?" Thus it happened that Nicholas Carter arrived upon the scene of the sudden fatality scarcely ten minutes after it was discovered. He was not without an intuitive feeling, moreover, that he was to be confronted with a mystery of more than ordinary depth and obscurity, a case that would tax not only his rare detective genius, but also his skill, craft, and cunning in every department of his professional work.
Author: Nicholas Carter
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479452505
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Nobody had heard the report of a pistol. There had been no disturbance; in fact, no audible altercation, no startling cry for help, or even a groan of sudden, terrible distress. The man lay there as motionless, nevertheless, as if felled by a thunderbolt. His life had been snuffed out like the flame of a candle by the fury of a whirlwind. Death had come upon him like a bolt from the blue. By slow degrees his face underwent a change—but it was not the change that ordinarily follows sudden death, that peaceful calm that marks the end of earthly toil and trouble. Instead, the smoothly shaven skin seemed to shrink and wither slightly over the dead nerves and lifeless muscles, and a singular slaty hue that was hardly perceptible settled around his lips and nostrils, partly dispelling the first deathly pallor. It was as if the blast from a furnace, or the searing touch of a fiery hand, had withered and parched it. He was a comparatively young man, not over thirty, and he was fashionably clad in a plaid business suit. He was lying flat on his back on the floor of the second-story corridor of a building known as the Waldmere Chambers, in the city of Madison. Presently the door of one of the several adjoining rooms was opened and a stylish young woman emerged. She was clad for the street, and lingered to lock the door and put the key in her leather hand bag. Then she turned, and her gaze fell upon the prostrate man, several yards away and nearer the broad stairway leading down to the lower floor and the street door. “Good heavens! Is he drunk?” she gasped, shrinking involuntarily.
Author: Samuel King
Publisher: Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD)
ISBN: 1839430710
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
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FROM POPULAR AUTHOR OF LGBT ROMANCE, SAMUEL KING When Toby meets his sexy neighbor Sean, he embarks on a new romance, but there's also a haunting and a murder mystery to deal with. There's romance waiting for Toby at Darkwater House. Set on the edge of London's beautiful Hampstead Heath, what better place for love to blossom with a stunningly handsome stranger? But as Toby explores a passionate relationship with his dream man, dark forces are stirring within the walls of Darkwater House. There's an angry spirit haunting the corridors and Albert the creepy landlord might be a killer. As passion grows between Toby and his new neighbor Sean, they also work at unearthing the secrets of Darkwater House, looking for the evidence that will convict Albert, finally lay the angry ghost to rest and allow their love story to deepen.
Author: Nick S. Dyer
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1446181294
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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The first book of the Daurth chronicles, which sees the start of Toby Dickinson's adventures.
Author: Kathi S. Barton
Publisher: World Castle Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 1937593622
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 197
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Dominic Marshall is sick to death hearing about Pete. The way the women keep going on about him Dominic swears that the first time he sees the guy he's going to punch him in the nose, then drain him. There is no way in Dominic's mind that any one person could be that great. Piccadilly Bartholomew or "Pete" to everyone who knows her is in trouble. She had to do some work for the man she'd just broken into his 'secure' computer system by telling him not only how she did it, but also show him how to fix it. In the meantime, she meets Duncan to help him with a computer purchase. When Pete has to deliver the twins of Sara's in a restaurant, Dominic decides to claim her as his mate and make her his. Pete thinks Dominic is nuts and has no problems telling him so. Her family finds her and has decided to come and fetch her home. With her powerful magic and their black magic, they are going to breed her with the most powerful being alive. But they didn't expect a pack of werewolves, several thousand vampires and the Queen of Magick to be with her. Sparks, steamy sex and magic bring Dominic and Pete together and their combined strengths. But will it be enough to take on someone as powerful as a former King?
Author: Ashley P. Martin
Publisher: Pure Indigo Limited
ISBN: 1910615099
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 91
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A priceless treasure, stolen. A cunning new foe. The hunt is on! The Dragon Spear has been stolen by a mysterious group of dark elves. Toby and the knights of the realm must track them down and recover the spear. The thieves lead them on a chase through treacherous marshland and goblin-infested mines. Can Toby survive the deadly traps set by the dark elves?Toby of Endersley Series Follow Toby's adventures in a kingdom inhabited by knights, wizards and dragons. Early readers These chapter books are aimed at early readers. They are a bridge between picture books and reading books. They are also excellent for sharing and reading together or for new independent readers. - Aimed at children 9+.- Black and white illustrations in the paperback version- Full colour illustrations in the kindle version- Also available in this series: Citadel of the Sorcerer, Destiny of the Dark Elves, Lost City of Dragons
