Author: Anne Tenino
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
ISBN: 1626490325
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 419
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When Plan A fails, turn to Man A. Thanks to Collin Montes, Theta Alpha Gamma now welcomes gay and bisexual students. Persuading his Uncle Monty, president of the TAG Alumni Association, that the open approach won't adversely affect TAG's reputation is Collin's own first step toward coming out. As long as there are no repercussions, he'll escape the closet by graduation. Enter repercussions, stage left: someone rigs the TAG House water heater to launch through the ceiling, then plants a bomb — thankfully unsuccessful — in the fraternity's basement. Now Collin has his hands full not only trying to convince his uncle that this might not be the work of homophobes, but also dealing with a fratful of brothers worried about their kegger fridge. Paramedic Eric Dixon can't stop thinking about the kid he met during a call at his former college fraternity house. The age gap between them is trumped by sexy eyes, so when Eric sees Collin again at the bomb scene, he pursues him. Soon, Eric is dreaming of being a househusband, fighting to keep Collin safe from whoever's trying to destroy the fraternity, and helping his sweet young thang realize that repercussions sometimes have silver linings.
Author: Laurie Jean Cannady
Publisher: Etruscan Press
ISBN: 0990322149
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 283
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Crave is a coming-of-age memoir that chronicles a young girl's journey through abuse and impoverishment. The effusive narration descends into the depths of personal and sexual degradation, perpetual hunger for food, safety and survival. While moving through gritty exposés of poverty, abuse, and starvation, Crave renders a continuing search for sustenance that simply will not die. Laurie Jean Cannady is most recognizable through her voice. Lyrical and august, yet strangely intimate, her lucid memory for the texture of daily existence weaves the reader into the fabric of the story. We discover that the most slender threads bind the strongest. It is no surprise this memoir is a narrative about a victim who becomes a survivor. Cannady is assertive, motivational, and unafraid to reach her target audience: women, African Americans, high-school students, college students, survivors of physical and sexual abuse, veterans, people raised by single parents, and folks who are living in or have lived through impoverishment. Laurie Jean Cannady, an associate professor of English at Lock Haven University, spends much of her time encouraging students to realize their true potential. She is a consummate champion of women's issues, veterans' issues, and issues affecting underprivileged youth. Cannady resides in central Pennsylvania with Chico Cannady and their three children.
Author: F. Paul Wilson
Publisher: Forge Books
ISBN: 1429915374
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 452
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A hang-onto-your-hat-and-heart thriller of triumph and tragedy that barrels along at F. Paul Wilson's trademark breakneck pace, Harbingers It starts off so simply: Jack, still feeling down after the tragic events of Infernal, is hanging in Julio's when a regular named Timmy asks him for help. His teenage niece has been missing since this morning; the police say it's too early to worry, but Timmy knows something bad has happened. Jack says he'll put the word out on the street. This innocent request triggers a chain of seemingly coincidental events that lead Jack into the darkest days of his life. As has become evident in the series, Jack has been singled out, unwillingly, as the champion of one of the two supernatural forces contending for control of all human life on Earth. Neither of these forces are good or evil, just dangerous and amoral. They value and notice individual humans about as much as we do mosquitos. Jack is desperate . . . and the last thing you want to do is make Jack desperate. That's when things begin to blow up and people begin to die. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author: Bill Barry
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595259456
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 284
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For decades, Harry Truman's police action in Korea was called The Forgotten War. Suddenly it was remembered with Pulitzer-winning revelations of atrocities (murder) allegedly committed by American GIs at NoGun-ri, the Naktong River, and elsewhere. That was the newspaper version. Honor Clean tells a far different story. It is fiction, based on fact and the experience of Marines who fought from the Pusan Perimeter to the Chosin Reservoir and on into the savage months thereafter--which led to 2 years of trench warfare. About sixty thousand American troops were killed during the war (1950-1953), two hundred thousand were maimed, some twelve thousand were reported missing in action-and they still are. The book focuses on daily life and death during the most crucial and brutal days of the war. The characters tell the story, as they were then, how they are now. Two of them finally confront the accusations of murder and tell the tale which the newspapers did not. Of war, it is said: See one, you see them all. This is what it is, and what it does to kids on the battlefield.
Author: S. M. Aichele
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1662481357
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 231
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Lemon and Lavender follows the story of high school English teacher, Nick, whose wife comes home on the last day of term and announces that she’s been cheating on him. Unable to cope with confrontation, Nick does what he does best and leaves, heading for Colorado to visit the mother of an old military buddy who died in action years before. After this visit, Nick continues on to the small Colorado mountain town of Thede, where, having decided that there’s little left to live for, he tries drinking himself to death. But just when life seems to have played its last card for Nick, he meets Hannah. Soon he is back on track, and with an odd assortment of locals to help him, he finally sees that there could be life after wife. But fate hasn’t finished playing with Nick yet and his failure to tell Hannah everything means that the past is ready to interrupt his plans for a better future once more.
Author: Peter Tinits MD
Publisher: Dying Medium Press
ISBN: 1777190401
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280
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A Cause and Manner is a noir thriller featuring suspense, dark humour and physicians behaving badly. Matthew Kork is an anesthesiologist at a Canadian community hospital. There is tension in the operating room between Matt and an elitist surgeon, Angelo Amodeo. There is also tension between Matt and his wife, whom he suspects of having an affair. Her boyfriend dies in what looks like a staged suicide. Angelo disappears next. Matt is either responsible for these events or wished for them hard enough. Matt is also the local coroner and is assigned to investigate the boyfriend's death. Despite the obvious conflict of interest, he accepts the case and brings in a verdict of suicide. The decedent's family launches a wrongful death lawsuit. At the hearing, their lawyer is on the verge of discovering the love affair that would have given Matt a motive for murder. He admits to all the allegations against him to bring the proceedings to a close. This by no means confirms his guilt. Peter Tinits is a physician in Ontario, Canada. A Cause and Manner is his debut novel. The book title is taken from coroners’ parlance for findings made at the conclusion of an investigation. The storyline features authentic details and gallows humour that only an insider would know. The question of whether murder can be justified, if it is well earned, remains unanswered. Advance Praise for A CAUSE and MANNER Bloody good —Sebringville Star Effing great —Mennonite Gazette You have to read this one. Very effing great —Mitchell Times I had my heart in my mouth —13th Dalai Lama So-so, if you’ve seen everything on Netflix —Cal Malinkowski Strong writing, if you like that kind of thing —Charles Hamilton, Hamilton House Pretty darn good —Nijole Tinits Passable first effort —Lila Cook, Nijole’s sister Not that bad —Peterborough Anarchists Motorcycle Club I liked the hockey chapter —Father O’Brien, Coach, Coventry Minor Bantam Hockey No blood or blood products —The Watchtower I would rather have a root canal —Mark Straus DDS I’m a better writer —Hawthorne Didier It’s no Duddy Kravitz —Yale Erenberg MD Smut and filth —Smiths Falls Literary Review
Author: Quinn Anderson
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
ISBN: 1626497451
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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After attending a friend's wedding in New York, James Thompson is eager to go home, even though no one will be waiting for him at the gate. He has no expectations for his trip back to Charleston other than long lines, security, and bad airplane food. But when an annoying--albeit hot--stranger cuts him in line, James is determined not to be a pushover for once. For Mika "It's Mee-kuh, not Micah" Bailey, today's just another day of boring work travel. That is, until his flight gets delayed, and some irritating (but handsome) guy keeps hogging all the good power outlets. Which means war. In the middle of an airport. In New York. What could go wrong? Eventually, they declare a truce, and as they get to know each other, their attraction overwhelms them both. Terrified of what he's feeling, Mika suggests a no-strings hookup, but serial-monogamist James wants more. If they don't fight for what's right in front of them, their romance might be canceled before it ever takes off.
Author: JL Merrow
Publisher: Riptide Publishing
ISBN: 1626495882
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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An ill-advised encounter at the office party leaves David jobless and homeless in one weekend. But he quickly begs work from his ex-boss and takes a room in Shamwell with postman Rory Deamer. David doesn't mean to flirt with the recently divorced Rory. After all, Rory's far too nice for him. And far too straight.
Author: Michelle Kennedy
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0615152686
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181
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Carrie O'Connor is a good mother. But when bipolar disorder overtakes her brain, she starts to do things that even she can't believe she is doing at the time. It's all part of the roller coaster ride, however, as her disease takes her to the brink of criminality and beyond. When she ends up in a mental institution, this formerly normal young housewife learns that the line between sane and not can sometimes be quite blurry.
Author: Terry McMillan
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 1984823752
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 386
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • After a sudden change of plans, a remarkable woman and her loyal group of friends try to figure out what she’s going to do with the rest of her life—from Terry McMillan, the bestselling author of How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Waiting to Exhale NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MARIE CLAIRE AND GOOD HOUSEKEEPING • “Poignant, funny and full of life, this is a balm for troubled times.”—People Loretha Curry’s life is full. A little crowded sometimes, but full indeed. On the eve of her sixty-eighth birthday, she has a booming beauty-supply empire, a gaggle of lifelong friends, and a husband whose moves still surprise. True, she’s carrying a few more pounds than she should be, but Loretha is not one of those women who think her best days are behind her—and she’s determined to prove wrong her mother, her twin sister, and everyone else with that outdated view of aging wrong. It’s not all downhill from here. But when an unexpected loss turns her world upside down, Loretha will have to summon all her strength, resourcefulness, and determination to keep on thriving, pursue joy, heal old wounds, and chart new paths. With a little help from her friends, of course.
