Androids Over New York
Androids Over New York

Author: Arnold Baruch

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2013-11-04

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 1304754464

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In ANDROIDS OVER NEW YORK, bumbling detective Legion Ayers, emissary of the 26th Century Temporal Corrections Agency, dedicated to preempting great historical disasters (i.e., Celine Dion's first vocal lesson) arrives in 2094 to deal with Manny Perril and his plot to populate the world with his android creations. Immediately, he encounters alluring Laurie Lucid, who's discovered Perril's body (and his saxophone) in her apartment. An action-filled opening sequence reveals Laurie as a deadly lady android and yet, romance ensues. Legion soon enlists the assistance of NYPD detective Feral O'Farrell, whose propensity for illegal substances will cause complications. Can android distribution of botulin into the world's water supplies be stopped? Can Laurie's penchant for blowing up people be corrected? And what of the alien Grolnathians? They saved humanity once, can they again? Not to worry - it's to laugh. Soon to be a major motion picture romcom starring Venus Williams and Bill Gates

The Pelican Motel
The Pelican Motel

Author: Penny Gumbert

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2016-07-11

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 1460288904

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Four hurricanes have swept through Florida with devastating effect. Reconstruction isn't so simple when insurance companies and homeowners disagree about liability and time lines. Workers from out-of-state add to the confusion as do the politicians' sweeping statements. Most of the action of the novel takes place at the Pelican Motel where a disparate group of people have gathered. Will they get a second chance at a happy ending? Will the wealthy matron in the northeast who has links with this motel survive her stalker? And what is her secret? The collection of short stories continues the theme of 'second chances'. Will the wedding at the lake mend the past? Was the one-night stand worth it? Was the drowning an accident or a wrong righted? What would you do if you had a second chance?

Forty Dollars
Forty Dollars

Author: Allan Hardin

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2012-03

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 1469794993

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Set in the American Southwest in the 1870's, Forty Dollars is a western with an eclectic blend of many different characters consisting of southern expatriates, carpetbaggers turned ranchers, Mexican bandits, working cowboys, and a biblical quoting bounty hunter. The central figure is Jake Romero, a white man raised by Lipan Apaches and trained to be a scout with uncanny abilities, some of which are mystical or shamanistic in nature. Jake is hired by a wealthy rancher to track for a vigilante group whose mission is to rid the territory of cattle rustlers and horse thieves. After an eventful three weeks in which he witnesses a lynching, is involved in a shootout with a nest of rustlers, and has a disastrous encounter with Mexican bandits and an expatriated Southern General, Jake returns to the ranch to collect his pay. The rancher refuses to pay him, so Jake steals the man's prize stallion, stating that the rancher will get the horse back when Jake gets his forty dollars. This sets the stage for a confrontation between Jake and everyone that wants a piece of him, for one reason or another.

First Daughter
First Daughter

Author: Eric Van Lustbader

Publisher: Forge Books

Published: 2010-04-01

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 1429930187

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Sometimes the weakness we fear most can become our greatest strength . . . Jack McClure has had a troubled life. His dyslexia always made him feel like an outsider. He escaped from an abusive home as a teenager and lived by his wits on the streets of Washington D.C. It wasn't until he realized that dyslexia gave him the ability to see the world in unique ways that he found success, using this newfound strength to become a top ATF agent. When a terrible accident takes the life of his only daughter, Emma, and his marriage falls apart, Jack blames himself, numbing the pain by submerging himself in work. Then he receives a call from his old friend Edward Carson. Carson is just weeks from taking the reins as President of the United States when his daughter, Alli, is kidnapped. Because Emma McClure was once Alli's best friend, Carson turns to Jack, the one man he can trust to go to any lengths to find his daughter and bring her home safely. The search for Alli leads Jack on a road toward reconciliation . . . and into the path of a dangerous and calculating man. Someone whose actions are as cold as they are brilliant. Whose power and reach are seemingly infinite. Faith, redemption, and political intrigue play off one another as McClure uses his unique abilities to journey into the twisted mind of a stone cold genius who is constantly one step ahead of him. Jack will soon discover that this man has affected his life and his country in more ways than he could ever imagine. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Just by Looking at Him
Just by Looking at Him

Author: Ryan O'Connell

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2023-06-06

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1982178590

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"From the first line of Just by Looking at Him, you'll know this story is so much more than boy meets boy. First, there's the humor. Elliot is a writer who spends his days navigating the back stabbing, the pressure, and the day to day snark of writing aggressively average television. In laugh out loud detail, we're immediately with him on his journey to try to get his lines onto the screen. But there's a deeper, and more poignant, story beating at the heart of this would be rom com. Instead of the usual boy meets boy, the person you really fall in love, the one you're rooting for until the end, is the protagonist himself. As a gay man with cerebral palsy, Elliot has always searched for the one, and he thought he found that person in Gus, his doting boyfriend. And yet, he can't seem to stop cheating. Elliot falls into a rabbit hole of sex, drinking, and addiction, and ultimately learns that the person he truly needs to learn to accept is himself. As incisive commentary on gay life today, a heart centered, laugh out loud exploration of self and a rare insight into life as a person with disabilities who refuses to be a victim, critics and readers alike will fall in love with this story"--

Keeping the World Away
Keeping the World Away

Author: Margaret Forster

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2008-07-29

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0345496345

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Gwen, a bold and spirited young English artist, defies convention and sets out to study in Paris, where she has a tumultuous affair with the inspiring, controlling sculptor Rodin. But as the relationship cools, Gwen feels lonely and adrift as she awaits the ever more infrequent visits from her lover. Attempting to restore her artistic vision and recapture her true self, Gwen pours out her soul onto a canvas, creating an intimate painting of a quiet corner of her attic room. Lost, found, stolen, sold, and fought over, the painting enchants all who possess it. First it falls into the hands of Charlotte, a dreamy intellectual with artistic leanings–though little talent. In turn the work finds its way to the lovely, bright Stella; the destitute but willful Lucasta; self-sufficient Ailsa; and, finally, young, curious Gillian. All of whom long for a tranquil golden place such as the one depicted in the painting, a haven where they can “keep the world away.” Praise for Keeping the World Away: “Evocative . . . an apparently simple yet potent work of art.” –The New York Times Book Review “Highly recommended . . . One small painting, a still life of a corner of an attic room, is the thread that ties this moving novel together.” –Library Journal (starred review) “It is the painting’s power to evoke tranquility that Forster so effectively celebrates.” –Richmond Times-Dispatch “Haunting . . . revealing . . . exquisitely drawn.” –The Washington Post Book World “An intimate, subtly crafted, satisfying read.” –Kirkus Reviews

Mama's Boy
Mama's Boy

Author: Rick DeMarinis

Publisher: Seven Stories Press

Published: 2011-01-04

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1609801466

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Gus Reppo's parents have everything figured out for their son, right down to the county where they hope he'll practice dentistry. And when they follow him to the air force base where he enlists—who else will make sure he's served adequate meals?—he realizes it’s not going to be easy shaking off his kin, or their Mantovani obsession. After his mother introduces the possibility that his parents are not who they seem, Gus’s life takes a turn for the weird, in this latest hilarious novel from American original DeMarinis.

Gus, the Dinosaur Bus
Gus, the Dinosaur Bus

Author: Julia Liu

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0547905734

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Even though the school children think Gus the dinosaur bus is a great way to get to school, his size is causing traffic problems for the principle and the town.