After a close encounter of the hotspot kind, Nadine’s paws are full figuring out how to feed her thirsty vampire of a brother, trying to convince the CDC she actually can be a shapeshifter infected with the lycanthropy virus, and dodging the pack of crazy women out for her blood—or her brother’s body. She’s not sure if they want her or her brother, but she doesn’t want to find out. Nadine knows one thing for certain: her backwater town is too small for everybody coming to pay her family of two a visit. Maybe she doesn’t have a male platypus’s venomous spurs, but she’s ready to put up a fight to protect her brother, and not even the sexy plaid-clad stranger strutting his stuff is going to lure her away from home. Assuming she’ll be given a choice in the matter is only the first of her mistakes. Warning: this novel contains the mythical plaidypus and other deadly puns, romance, bodies, a minimum of two Canadians, and a mandatory magical adventure to Australia. Proceed with caution. Plaidypus can be read as a standalone.
With the Bausk University Cougars starting out their football season with a 4-1 record, Head Coach Al V. Lyle implements some of his own tactics, motivational projects, and faith. Head Coach Al V. Lyle has more than a college football team to prepare for this weeks game, this season of ups and downs, and the occasional prankster. Al V. Lyle has a life away from Bausk University he is just getting to notice. Theres a life-changer down at the river; its a beast of an animal with roar and coat of black fur. Its a bear! From the college cafeteria, where most mornings at the school begin to football practice and the crowds on Saturday, a walk amongst natures beauty, a failed marriage, and the feeling of something is about to happen changes the meaning of life for Al V. Lyle. Is it coincidence or fate? The every day is always changing. The alarm goes off at the same time most every day, but that does not mean you wake up at the same time. Coach Al V. Lyle is not one to emphasize routine. Theres just too much out of bounds and Mistakes make perfect. We are human beings. The ball is hiked! Seren rolls out, picks up a block, and another block. Hes twenty-four yards down field before being forced out of bounds! This guy is playing as if on a mission, Chad! No doubt about it. Bry Seren is in total control out there, Matt! With the Cougars at the thirty-eight-yard line with a first and ten yards to go, Coach Lyle calls a time-out, and Bry Seren steps over to the coach. Just chill, Bry. We need you for the second half of this game as well. Yes, Coach, and with something on his chest needing to get off, what happened between you and my girlfriend? Nothing! Now, get out there and play, he said as if a sworn secret had just been leaked out. Coach Bren is standing close by. What was that all about? Just something that did not need to be knownThursday night, a short talk with Brys girlfriendthats all it was. We have a game going on, for Petes sakes. It looks like another first down, Chad! The chain gang comes onto the field. First down by an inch! The next play would be an incomplete pass and on second and ten from the twenty eight yard line. The Cougars line up, snap the ball, its a sweep to the left! Upton runs for four yards and is brought down by a pack! The Cougars are facing third down and six yards to go, Chad. The Cougars snap the ball from the Shotgun formation. Bry Seren fakes the handoff, rolls out to his right, is he going to run? No, he rifles a short pass to Jackson! And, he is tackled, like, right now! Its still enough for a first down. These Cougars are just making it. Written upon these pages faces is a fictional character. Put yourself in the shoes of Head Coach Al V. Lyle, former linebacker, wearing the uniform stitched with Bausk University. Written upon these pages portrays a man feeling alone and not knowing if he should reach out or remain under his own restraint. Al comes in different names to match the moment, but on the inside, he tries to remain the same: I am but the least of us all.
Greenlight: California Prisons By: Tony “Bandit” Alvarado Greenlight: California Prisons is based on crimes, murders, and ordered hits by mobsters in the 1990s. Tony "Bandit" Alvarado became a full-fledged "Lowco" of the Lowell Street Gang in 1990 by putting in work, pushing weight, early initiation, being a regulator and an enforcer, showing loyalty within his crew, and using criminal behavior toward his enemies to gain respect. This story is based on those events.
"Flutter by" began just as its name implies ... with the sharing of little flutters of thought among co-workers and friends. The messages fluttered into their lives quietly and with serenity ... much like the Monarch butterfly -- a personal favorite of mine. My daily messages include a prayer and oftentimes a short story or quotation to show how that reflection applies to our lives and to our humanness. They revolve around the people, places, and particulars in my world -- which are pretty much the same as those in yours. My prayer is that this book helps you through each day with a flutter of thought, a breath of calmness, and a reflection for peace, love, and endurance. I pray that these little thoughts help you smile and see the true beauty of God's touch in each day -- even in those filled with sorrow. For, as we flutter by, we flutter on. Through Flutter by, you'll meet my husband Howard (often referred to as Ole Buckeye ... Ohio State is his alma mater.); our daughters Diane and Lori; and, of course, Chaplain Ditrick the Third (our Shetland sheepdog). Most times, "Chap" concludes my prayerful thoughts with a flutter of his own. They usually involve "treats." As a hospital chaplain, I got to know and become close to many of the staff, especially the nurses. One friend in particular was going through a very difficult time in her personal life. She faced continuous challenges and difficult decisions. Often, she confided that she didn't know how or even if she would get through it all. Each time that we talked, I came away feeling that I wanted to be so much more than someone who listened. I wanted to do something to ease her pain. I asked God to guide me to an answer to calm her burden. On one particularly busy day, I knew that our paths would not cross, but I wanted my friend to know that I was thinking about and praying for her. I wrote her a quick little prayer and sent it off through the inner-office mail. (This was before computers ) A few days, later, I sent another prayer ... then another ... and another. When we met up several days later, she thanked me again and again. She told me how much those little prayers meant to her and how she looked forward to receiving them. She asked if she could share them with friends at the hospital. I was touched and said of course From there, the "prayer" mailing list grew to over 300 co-workers and friends. (Thank goodness computers came along ) May you flutter by others as you have fluttered by me.
I can give you a little information about lightning that I found as I was trying to figure out what in the world hit me. There’s just no way to figure it out really, it was just lightning. But, lightning comes without warning. It is so unpredictable, we never know where or what it will strike. Historically, lightning kills more people than any other natural event only outranked by floods. The National Weather Service has changed it’s slogan to “When thunder roars, go indoors”. Don’t stand outside counting to 30 to see where the bolt is, go indoors and count to 30! Keraunomedicine is the medical study of lightning casualties. Keraunopathy is the study of the effects of a lightning strike rather than treatment. Lightning travels as fast as 100,000 miles a second. Channels have been observed longer than ten miles in length. Lightning strikes with ten million to 100 million volts with currents up to 50,000 plus amps. The experts on the subject say this is four to five times hotter than the sun. This happens in a split second also referred to as a millisecond. Hot lightning (high-current lightning) lasts more than a second. The high energy results in melting and/or carbonizing large objects. The heat of a lightning bolt can burn tissue, cause lung damage, and the chest can be damaged as a result of the forces of expanding hot air. Electricity generally causes cardiac arrest. It may also flash over the body leaving burns or Lichtengerg figures that can last for hour or days. Ruptured eardrums are most common and ocular cataracts can develop more than a year afterwards. Blunt trauma injuries occur from the shock waves when the surrounding air expands and implodes. For more information regarding lightning and safety go to the websites of the National Weather Service and Lightning Strike Survivors. Another good read is a paper titled “Lightning Injuries” by Eric L. Johnson, MD. Odds of Becoming a Lightning Strike Victim U.S. 2000 Census Population 280,000,000 Odds of being struck by lightning in a given year (reported deaths + injuries) 1/700,000 Odds of being struck by lightning in your lifetime (Est. 80 years) 1/3000 Odds that you will be affected by someone being struck (10 people per victim) 1/300 Just because you have been struck once does not take you out of the pool of possibility. There are people that have been struck multiple times so far in their lifetime. And since every person who survives a lightning strike has a set of unique injuries and after effects, treatment is difficult to find. Don’t give up. Get in the support group. Talk to other survivors. There are some things medicine can help. There is help for lightning strike survivors and their families needing medical and legal assistance at Lightning Strike Survivors.com.
How Extreme Sports Can Model Your Own Inspiration and Success As a child, Tao Berman ran wild in the mountains of eastern Washington. The extreme kayaker and entrepreneur continues to run wild through life. His 98.4-foot kayak flight off Upper Johnston Falls in Banff National Forest made him a world-record waterfall-drop holder. Today, Berman exemplifies his philosophy of “I’d rather die than lose” in both his experiences as a super athlete and his work as a successful businessman. Going Vertical is a parallel narrative of triumph in both areas, bringing readers along as the author pushes the limits of possibility. In chapters such as “The Tao of Marketing” and “The Tao of Risk,” he translates the wisdom he’s gained from performing extreme sports to the dialect of the business world. Going Vertical guides readers into rarely glimpsed realms of achievement and demonstrates by example how to attain the mindset to master them.
Four friends have become the best bandits in the business, with more than their fair share of cash, cars, and girls . . . until a jewelry heist goes from bad to worse. Original.
An evil Spirit manipulates two brothers in order to bring forward the anti-Christ. Malcolm the younger brother finds out how his gangster lifestyle is related to the book of revelations. Charles is Malcolm's older brother that is caught in a web of drug dealing and armed robbery. Charles owes a politician money and fears for the life of his family. One thing triggers another thing and for Malcolm and Charles their lives are spiraling out of control. Malcolm starts to go back to his childhood roots as a child in the church. He finds out that the bible has answers that can help him make it through. Real Supernatural experiences as experienced by the author make this story more chilling as every reader finds something about themselves in this thrill of a story.
In Rivera Beach, Florida, drugs, thugs and their violence run the city. Tyrena falls for one of the largest kingpins in the "Gunshine State." When the relationship sours, Ty breaks away from Tilik's clutches and into the arms of another man.
A Novel packed with lust, sex, hate, betrayal and disrespect will make anyone think about if partnering up with the opposite sex to drive over the open road is worth it.
