Stephen Stone is a Detective working for the New York City Police department. Despite occasional feats of case work that some might consider exceptional, he believes himself to be an average, mainstream human being. He will soon discover, however, that he is anything but average. Stone’s life begins to unravel when one by one, the people closest to him are murdered by a mysteriously silent and brutal Specter. Stone must find the answers he seeks from a woman named Nancy Englert who has recently emerged from a catatonic state and holds the key to his past as well as his future. He soon discovers, however, that he is not the only one in search of Nancy. The only question is who will find her first . . .
William C. Morris YA Debut Award Winner! A hilarious YA contemporary realistic novel about a witty Black French Canadian teen who moves to Austin, Texas, and experiences the joys, clichés, and awkward humiliations of the American high school experience—including falling in love. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon, When Dimple Met Rishi, and John Green. Norris Kaplan is clever, cynical, and quite possibly too smart for his own good. A Black French Canadian, he knows from watching American sitcoms that those three things don’t bode well when you are moving to Austin, Texas. Plunked into a new high school and sweating a ridiculous amount from the oppressive Texas heat, Norris finds himself cataloging everyone he meets: the Cheerleaders, the Jocks, the Loners, and even the Manic Pixie Dream Girl. Making a ton of friends has never been a priority for him, and this way he can at least amuse himself until it’s time to go back to Canada, where he belongs. Yet against all odds, those labels soon become actual people to Norris…like loner Liam, who makes it his mission to befriend Norris, or Madison the beta cheerleader, who is so nice that it has to be a trap. Not to mention Aarti the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, who might, in fact, be a real love interest in the making. But the night of the prom, Norris screws everything up royally. As he tries to pick up the pieces, he realizes it might be time to stop hiding behind his snarky opinions and start living his life—along with the people who have found their way into his heart.
A boy from Maine enlisted in the US Army, and he enjoyed a three-year tour before returning home to find it changed. Employment was scarce, so he returned to the Army as a medic. He tried to find humor in most situations and gave 100 percent at every job. War changed the job.
Human beings have created synthetic life from nothing. These Manufactured Humanoid Units, or MHUs, are born into an oppressed class of people, abused, exploited, and repressed for the betterment of humanity. A large ensemble cast leads this saga of action, drama, intrigue, politics, scientific enterprise, a touch of romance, and a big mystery acting out behind the scenes. Agent Powder is just following orders. That's what she tells herself anyway, as she is used by the powers that be as an instrument to maintain the status quo. She hunts down rogue MHUs fleeing from their oppressive life, along with those who aid and abet them. Meanwhile, in the rest of the Republic, politicians scheme, activists rally, tech barons plot, and scientists continue to press technology ever forward by any means necessary.
The true no-holds barred story of one man's endurance on a Virginia chain gang and in the Virginia state penitentiary of the 1950's. The story follows the author from the crime of an eighteen year old - taking money that was owed to him - through his incarceration on a chain gang, his escape, return to prison, another chain gang and finally parole. Take a birds-eye view of the harsh realities of a chain gang camp where vicious, ignorant gun-wielding guards held the power of life or death over prisoners; and how the prisoners dealt with life there, sometimes cruelly, permanently disabling themselves by cutting their heel tendons to escape the severe non-stop work, and sometimes humorously. Follow along on a heart pounding escape, and then journey into a maximum-security prison where the rules are entirely different, and life was cheap. See what it took to survive and endure in order to return to the 'free' world. Long Chain Charlie was an integral part of the Virginia Department of Corrections and as such became known as Sir Long Chain Charles by my choosing - something to be respected for it's service. I knew the first time I stepped on board Long Chain that I was being taken to a rolling hell - the guard's terse introduction as he handcuffed me to the seat told me that. "You can try to escape if you want to. If you do try, I'll kill you. It's simple as that." I was an extremely youthful looking eighteen year old who could pass for fourteen, fresh from the mountainous backwoods with a brand-new ten year sentence, but I believed him, and couldn't help but think that this was just the tip of the iceberg, my introduction to the Virginia penal system: a cold, dark gray bus encased in bars and heavy wire mesh, taking me to a cold, dark gray penitentiary. It was going to be a long ten years. The Commonwealth of the state of Virginia was the only penal system to my knowledge that was fully self-sustaining. There were thirty-two chain gang camps, part of them black only, part of them white only, a huge state farm, each county had it's own farm, even most of the chain gang camps had them. The two I was in certainly did. Then there was the block plant, the lime plant, and the nearly twenty-four hundred convicts at 500 Spring Street, the penitentiary, were kept busy in the shops. There was the knitting mill for socks, underwear and t-shirts; the tailor shops for the uniforms and going-out clothes; the furniture shop, the tag shop, the machine shop. All the inmates were fed, clothed and maintained by their own hand. This same system would work in every penal institution today, or on the other hand, maybe it wouldn't work because today the jail birds would start screaming "We got rights ' and some facet of society would come along and say "Their rights were violated. Release them " thus releasing and creating more two-legged slugs onto the streets that society has to condone. I am proud to say that after everything I have endured in the Commonwealth of Virginia's penal system, I still emerged human.
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.
"There is so much going on in this book. One minute I'm laughing; the next minute I'm crying and then I'm steaming mad at some fucktard I don't even know. When's the follow-up coming out?!" - T. Caraway, Age 22, Chicago, IL @ "Kilgore really makes me want to think twice about quitting my job at the record store and heading to LA like I have always dreamed, yet she makes it seem like so much fun! And I can't date her cuz she'll write about all the stupid things I do." - J. Garner, Age 25, Tokepa, KS @ "Just tell me now, is there anything in your book that would make me have to apologize to anyone or pick and move in the middle of the night?" - P. Buenger, Pasadena, Texas (Robin's Mother) @ "You used cuss words in your book?! Well, that's not very cultured...There went your shot on Oprah!" - M. Nowak, Pasadena, TX (Robin's Grandmother) @ Emotional. Raw. Thought provoking. Buy this book and put it by the toilet or in your overnight bag. It's a guilty pleasure.
One summer, two men, one woman and the ultimate betrayal. Who will Meghan decide to settle down with? Do, she truly loves her college mate or was it just sexual pleasure? Everything was fun and games until the college mate became bait for other women. Feeling betrayed Meghan strays to a coworker who offered her companionship. But is he the one or is he just like the other men she has invited into her life? Time will tell as a trip to Boston opened Meghan’s eyes to her true feelings and desires. A road full of twist and turns leaves Meghan confused. Will she ever get it together or will they unleash the beast that is growing inside her?
A touching story that many women have been through; have you ever been ‘Blinded by Love?’ Have you ever been or are being lied to, cheated on, walked over, used, and abused? Were you or are you so tired of it and you don’t know what to do? Being ‘Blinded by Love’, can break your heart, have your mind gone, and doing things that you know is not right, however, you are still doing them, due to the fact that you are ‘Blinded by Love’. Being in a ‘Blinded by Love’ situation can be a detriment to one’s health and can lead to someone being hurt, mentally or physically. Are you…? Ignoring reality, not seeing the wrong he is doing. Like being addicted to a drug and just can’t and don’t want to let go. Do the bad outweigh the good? Don’t be hooked on a dream, as you will be a fool. You don’t want to have low confidence; high confidence is what you should have. Being ‘Blinded by Love’ can lead one to have low self-esteem, with a wall always up. You see the negative bad things; however, you are ignoring the signs because you Love this person so much and you want this person to Love you back. Open your eyes and stop being blinded by false actions. Deep down inside, you know that you are not happy, but you still choose to stay. You are first priority; make sure that you are happy before trying and making your mate happy, especially one that’s not even worried about you being happy. Stop being in denial and leave before it is too late…
