Download or read book You Are One of Them written by Elliott Holt and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A hugely absorbing first novel from a writer with a fluid, vivid style and a rare knack for balancing the pleasure of entertainment with the deeper gratification of insight. More, please.” —Maggie Shipstead, The New York Times Book Review (Editors’ Choice) "A story about Russia, the United States, friendship, identity, defection, and deception that is smart, startling, and worth reading regardless of when you were born.” —Kathryn Schulz, New York Magazine "Holt's beguiling debut… in which there is no difference between personal and political betrayal, vividly conjures the anxieties of the Cold War without ever lapsing into nostalgia." —The New Yorker Sarah Zuckerman and Jennifer Jones are best friends in an upscale part of Washington, D.C., in the politically charged 1980s. Sarah is the shy, wary product of an unhappy home: her father abandoned the family to return to his native England; her agoraphobic mother is obsessed with fears of nuclear war. Jenny is an all-American girl who has seemingly perfect parents. With Cold War rhetoric reaching a fever pitch in 1982, the ten-year-old girls write letters to Soviet premier Yuri Andropov asking for peace. But only Jenny's letter receives a response, and Sarah is left behind when her friend accepts the Kremlin's invitation to visit the USSR and becomes an international media sensation. The girls' icy relationship still hasn't thawed when Jenny and her parents die tragically in a plane crash in 1985. Ten years later, Sarah is about to graduate from college when she receives a mysterious letter from Moscow suggesting that Jenny's death might have been a hoax. She sets off to the former Soviet Union in search of the truth, but the more she delves into her personal Cold War history, the harder it is to separate facts from propaganda. You Are One of Them is a taut, moving debut about the ways in which we define ourselves against others and the secrets we keep from those who are closest to us. In her insightful forensic of a mourned friendship, Holt illuminates the long lasting sting of abandonment and the measures we take to bring back those we have lost.
Download or read book written by John Locke and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Donovan Creed, a former CIA assassin, is a very tough man with a weakness for very easy women. Meet him in LETHAL PEOPLE a relentlessly entertaining crime novel that's often LOL funny! The action is fast and furious, the dialogue smart, savvy and sexy, and the story is filled with quirky characters and clever surprises. What more could you want when you turn the last page except the next Donovan Creed crime novel? Patience, please. You'll be reading Creed's next adventure in the very near future. Lucky you!" -Gerald Gross, Freelance Editor/Book Doctor, Editor of "EDITORS ON EDITING: What Writers Need To Know About What Editors Do" In the first of an exciting new series, Donovan Creed, former CIA assassin and a smart-aleck tough guy with a heart of bronze, faces his biggest challenge ever. While pursuing a budding romance with the beautiful Kathleen Gray, Creed stumbles upon a plucky, but horribly burned, little girl named Addie Dawes. Creed's suspicion about the fire that killed Addie's family puts him on a collision course with crime boss Joe DeMeo, in what soon becomes an issue of kill or be killed. DeMeo, a relentless killer who will stop at nothing to protect his empire, targets Creed and his loved ones for death. But Creed has plans of his own. Employing a bizarre cast of characters including a giant, a rival crime lord, an angry midget bent on world conquest, and a team of circus clowns, Creed goes on the attack, with hilarious results. "Lethal People" is a bizarre, breezy and exciting thriller with excellent pacing, snappy dialogue and quirky characters who will keep you chuckling late into the night.
Download or read book An American Girl written by S. Naomi Main and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 749 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sharon Sholl is an ordinary girl growing up in America. She meets an ordinary young man, Mark Main, two weeks before her sixteenth birthday, who blows to pieces her little world, she says of him. An American Girl is a relational journey, which, no matter how you look at it, is a love story. Sharon's love story is about her extraordinary life with Mark whom she met in 1968, four weeks before he was to leave for Vietnam. From the moment she was born, she also traveled a relational journey with the God of the universe, the Creator God. She didn't pursue that relationship seriously until in her early forties, she and Mark came to a point in their marriage when it seemed as though they had hit rock bottom. Sharon presents the beautiful, the distressing, and the unattractive of her journey of nearly seventy years. Perhaps as you read about this ordinary American girl, you will identify with some of the challenges but mostly with the joys one encounters in this life on earth, joys that are available to all.
Download or read book Crazy Hearts written by Annabeth Saryu and published by Author Annabeth Saryu. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opposites attract in this secret billionaire, surprise baby steamy romance when a real estate heir falls for a trauma nurse who refuses to date wealthy men. Are they crazy in love, or is their relationship just plain crazy? Public humiliation at the hands of her surgeon boyfriend leaves ER nurse Zoe Inglot determined to avoid wealthy men. When MMA fighter Mike Daughtry invites her for drinks, Zoe doesn't realize she's breaking her new rule. Lucky Mike Daughtry began his professional fight career after stepping back from his family's multi-billion dollar real estate empire. When he learns of Zoe's declaration, he decides to keep his background secret. Secret... until their exotic beach vacation ends with an unexpected pregnancy, which kicks off a series of surprise revelations for a young couple from the same city but completely different worlds. Zoe's willing to forgive the lie, but can they live with the truth? The Hearts So Fine Series: Book One: Fighting Hearts Book Two: Crazy Hearts Book Three: Tender Hearts Keywords: opposites attract, billionaire, secret billionaire, surprise baby, steamy, romance, romance books, romantic novels, hot romance books, love books, modern romance, love story, love story book, standalone romance, hearts so fine, annabeth saryu, annabeth saryu books
Download or read book The Final Harvest written by Gary W. Babb and published by Fiction4All. This book was released on 2024-09-25 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After thousands of years of faith on a promise that God would return, think how would the media, the world, the religious hierarchy, and you personally react to receiving a Prophet in today's technological age. A Prophet that announced the Rapture was coming now, as opposed to a mythical promise of some future event. What if the Prophet proclaimed that God's message had been corrupted and was far shorter and simpler than the world religions had taught? Reverend Bill Parks, a young minister in a small, farming community of West Texas, is requested to observe a patient in the local hospital that is reportedly talking in tongues. Dr. Janet Mercer and Rev. Bill Parks jointly attend to and interview the self-proclaimed Prophet, Abraham. The recording of the interviews find their way on to the Internet, where they go viral throughout the world. Bill and Janet find themselves mystically drawn to each other through the process and unintentionally are labeled and eventually become "God's Warriors". They are propelled into spreading God's Message by demand of the flocking masses through gatherings at major stadiums. There God begins to manifest Himself through supernatural events. Bill and Janet must resists the negative attacks by the media, many of the religious hierarchy, and large segments of the general non-believing populations, but God protects them in their efforts to spread His word. Follow the events through to its conclusion.
Download or read book The Taximan s God written by W. Scott Jr. Newmann and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death most often comes to us in sanitized form, suitable for prime-time: "Today a police officer was killed in the line of duty. Three died in a tragic house fire. Twelve lost to a freak storm. The great man finally succumbed." We are told what happened in prosaic though sterile detail. The obituary and the eulogy address only the survivors and only after the fact. But what of the event itself? What of that moment we all must eventually face? The Taximan's God snatches us from the comfortable distance of our pews and breakfast tables and takes us to the very moment of death, the event horizon that marks the termination of this life. And while there we see that life's furthest edge is not uniform but jagged and surprisingly abrupt. No images of life's many chapters pass before our eyes, no last second regrets or confessions pass our lips, no stuttered prayers lift to heaven. "Pardon," a smooth voice murmurs from behind, "do you have the time?" And as we turn to answer we realize we do not. Death takes us in shock to God who is waiting beyond life's terminus. Ready or not
Download or read book Call for Michael Shayne written by Brett Halliday and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mike Shayne investigates a murder committed by an amnesiac Arthur Devlin wakes up so hungover that for a moment, he thinks the ship is sinking. As he gets his bearings, he realizes the only storm is inside his own head—and he isn’t on a ship at all. The last thing he remembers is being handed another drink at his going-away party. That was twelve days ago. Devlin has awoken in a sleazy hotel room, dressed in a stranger’s ratty clothes, with a bump on his forehead and a dead man at his feet. The phone rings: A woman who calls him Joey asks if he went through with the murder. Devlin has no choice but to say yes. To find out if he’s really a killer, Devlin hires Mike Shayne. Shayne has twenty-four hours to fill in the gaps of his client’s memory—and he will discover things that Devlin would rather stay forgotten. Call for Michael Shayne is the 17th book in the Mike Shayne Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Download or read book The Lost Ones written by Ace Atkins and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fans of Justified and James Lee Burke will love Mississippi lawman Quinn Colson in this Edgar® Award Nominee for Best Novel from the author of The Ranger... When Army Ranger Quinn Colson, the new sheriff of Tibbehah County, is called out to investigate a child abuse case, what he finds is a horrifying scene of neglect, thirteen empty cribs, and a shoe box full of money. Janet and Ramon Torres seem to have skipped town—but Colson’s sure they’ll come back for the cash. Meanwhile, Colson’s sister has returned—clean and sober for good, she says. His friend Boom has been drinking himself into oblivion and picking fights at the local bar. And his old flame is pregnant. But Colson can’t focus on his personal problems. He and Deputy Lillie Virgil are convinced that Janet and Ramon have a taste for guns, drugs, and human trafficking. Soon Colson and Virgil find a link between the fugitive couple and a drug cartel that controls most of the Texas border, taking their investigation far beyond the rough hills of northeast Mississippi...
Download or read book Chain of Fools written by Richard Stevenson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1997-10-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Private Investigator Donald Strachey is asked to look into the events surrounding the months-old murder of Eric Osborne. His death, originally believed to be a random attack, takes on new significance when Janet Osborne, Eric's sister, survives an attempt on her life. Skeeter, Eric's lover, believed both attacks were meant to silence them before the sale of their family's newspaper. drawn into a complex family feud, Strachey must unravel the secret behind the attacks before he tries again...
Download or read book Junk Male written by Colleen Tuohy and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-03-22 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Junk Male is a humorous book of stories for both women and men to enjoy. Men will be able to say to their sweethearts, Read this story. Im not that bad after all. Single women will relate to their own unique experiences and married women will be able to judge if the grass is greener on the other side. Colleen Tuohy is a winner of the Inaugural Diamond Award at Fifty and Furthermore e-zine for having the most popular articles. After winning the award, Colleen thanked everyone for the recognition and then stated, It just proves that its true, diamonds are a girls best friend. "Your subtle wit makes me want to read moredelightful aspect of life seen by many single women. Beautifully done! ---Diane so funnyI love it!---Jim Thanks, Colleen. Your writing helps me to appreciate the old phart I married.---Dorothy Your humor is a breath of fresh air. Even though I am married, I can definitely relate. I am still waiting for the backrub with no strings attached. ---Karen
Download or read book St Nicholas written by Mary Mapes Dodge and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Truly Like Lightning written by David Duchovny and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times–bestselling author David Duchovny, an epic adventure that asks how we make sense of right and wrong in a world of extremes For the past twenty years, Bronson Powers, former Hollywood stuntman and converted Mormon, has been homesteading deep in the uninhabited desert outside Joshua Tree with his three wives and ten children. Bronson and his wives, Yalulah, Mary, and Jackie, have been raising their family away from the corruption and evil of the modern world. Their insular existence—controversial, difficult, but Edenic—is upended when the ambitious young developer Maya Abbadessa stumbles upon their land. Hoping to make a profit, she crafts a wager with the family that sets in motion a deadly chain of events. Maya, threatening to report the family to social services, convinces them to enter three of their children into a nearby public school. Bronson and his wives agree that if Maya can prove that the kids do better in town than in their desert oasis, they will sell her a chunk of their priceless plot of land. Suddenly confronted with all the complications of the twenty-first century that they tried to keep out of their lives, the Powerses must reckon with their lifestyle as they try to save it. Truly Like Lightning, David Duchovny’s fourth novel, is a heartbreaking meditation on family, religion, sex, greed, human nature, and the vanishing environment of an ancient desert.
Download or read book Quiver written by and published by . This book was released on 1886 with total page 808 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: V. 12 contains: The Archer...Christmas, 1877.
Download or read book Nathaniel written by John Saul and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1984-07-01 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a hundred years, the people of Prairie Bend have whispered Nathaniel's name in wonder and fear. Some say he is a folktale, created to frighten children on cold winter nights. Some swear he is a terrifying spirit retumed to avenge the past. But soon . . . very soon . . . some will learn that Nathaniel lives still--that he is darkly, horrifyingly real. Nathaniel--he is the voice that calls to young Michael Hall across the prairie night . . . the voice that draws the boy into the shadowy depths of the old, crumbling, forbidden barn . . . that chanting, compelling voice he will follow faithfully beyond the edge of terror.
Download or read book Dirty Laundry written by Rhonda Gate and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-11-05 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine working from scratch, and realizing what you want to be early on, because of a tragedy. Working hard to get where you are, while having to cut corners to get on top; this is what happened to Attorney William Walker. Going through the city of Baltimore William grew up taunted because of the tragedy. While his best friend James Chaplins goals of wanting to play in the NBA was tarnished due to a knee injury the two of them got together, and now owning on of the best law firms in the world. Trying a high profiled murder case in the heart of Baltimore James was just finished his case load when he received a phone call from the hysterical daughter of the accused requesting his services. Arriving to the jail where the accused is being held, James arrived to hear the aspects of the case, where he runs into an old childhood friend who just made it to police detective, and who think the accused is guilty, and is doing her best along with District Attorneys Cannons and Crouse to prove his guilt; James pulling in his best friend, William Walker, and associate Stacy Unice to team up with the him to try the case. The accused is a millionaire who inherited his fortunes from his grandfather who owned his tow trucking industry. Caught at the scene of the crime covered in blood the accused hired Walker, Chaplin, and Associates to help prove is innocence. Going through Undercover Federal officers who is trying to bring William Walker down who still; even though he is rich continue to cut corners to stay in the life style he chooses while Williams being a philander. James who is honest, and never cut any corners, walk the straight path in life, and always finds the good in everyone, while Stacy has second thoughts about working at the firm, as the twists unravels, and the turns stay turned; Three powerful attorney who has to work together to win their case, while dealing with a lot of emotional drama, and trauma in their personal lives, and with there witnesses pointing in the good direction of the people. William, James, and Stacy must come up with a plan to save their client, while saving themselves.
Download or read book Six Feet from Impact written by Janet K. Roof and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2006-04-26 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Davis patrols the sandy coast of the Jersey shore. Fun, food, booze and hot bodies as far as the eye could see. A vacationer’s paradise or so it would seem if you were a mortal soul. If you look deeper, beyond the blur of flashing lights and sun-drenched bodies of Seaside Heights you will realize the unexpected danger that lurks behind every corner. If you ever had the feeling that you have cheated death or felt lucky to be alive, you just might have John Davis to thank. John’s soul roams this restless summer town with only one purpose, to intervene with death. He combs the beaches alone and invisible, year after year fighting the forces of the dreadful and hellish green light. Be careful where you step, if the light comes for you it is the end of the line for life, as you know it. His mission was plane and simple before he met Kitten. John's desire causes his soul to roam for a new purpose and his entire existence begins to revolve around this sexy car thief and her hazardous life.
