Download or read book The Particulars of Peter written by Kelly Conaboy and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This might be one of the month’s, if not the year’s, sweetest books — zaniest, too.” ―The Washington Post "A hilarious addition to the dogoir canon.” ―People "Perhaps the greatest love story ever told.” ―Refinery29 "The feel-good book the world needs." —PopSugar From one of the Internet's most original voices, a hilarious journey through the odd corners of obsessive dog ownership and the author's own infatuation with her perfect dog Peter. The author met Peter in the spring of 2017. He -- calm, puppy-eyed, with the heart of a poet and the soul of, also, a poet -- came to her first as a foster. He was unable to stay with his previously assigned foster for reasons that are none of your business, but which we will tell you were related to frequent urination. The rescue needed someone free of the sort of responsibilities that would force her to regularly leave the house for either work or socializing, and a writer was the natural choice. Thus began a love story for the ages. The Particulars of Peter is a funny exploration of the joy found in loving a dog so much it makes you feel like you're going to combust, and the author's potentially codependent relationship with her own sweet dog, Peter. Readers will follow Peter and his owner to Woofstock, "the largest outdoor festival for dogs in North America," and accompany them to lessons in Canine Freestyle, a sport where dogs perform a routine set to music, creating the illusion that they're dancing with their owners. From learning about Peter's DNA, to seeing if dogs can sense the presence of ghosts, The Particulars of Peter will give readers a smart, entertaining respite from the harsh world of humans into the funny little world of dogs. Readers will accompany this lovable duo through exciting trips, lessons, quiet moments of connection, and probably a failure or two. By fusing memoir and infotainment, The Particulars of Peter promises to refresh the perennially popular dog lit category in a scrumptiously bighearted barnstormer of a book.

Download or read book My Sweet Girl written by Amanda Jayatissa and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF THE ITW THRILLER AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL “My Sweet Girl pushes the boundaries of what a thriller can do.”—The Washington Post “Fiendish [and] full of twists…. Sri Lankan author Amanda Jayatissa keeps us guessing and worrying until the very end.” —The New York Times “A thriller centered on the meaning of identity and all the layers it can have.”—NPR Paloma thought her perfect life would begin once she was adopted and made it to America, but she’s about to find out that no matter how far you run, your past always catches up to you… Ever since she was adopted from a Sri Lankan orphanage, Paloma has had the best of everything—schools, money, and parents so perfect that she fears she'll never live up to them. Now at thirty years old and recently cut off from her parents’ funds, she decides to sublet the second bedroom of her overpriced San Francisco apartment to Arun, who recently moved from India. Paloma has to admit, it feels good helping someone find their way in America—that is until Arun discovers Paloma's darkest secret, one that could jeopardize her own fragile place in this country. Before Paloma can pay Arun off, she finds him face down in a pool of blood. She flees the apartment but by the time the police arrive, there's no body—and no evidence that Arun ever even existed in the first place. Paloma is terrified this is all somehow tangled up in the desperate actions she took to escape Sri Lanka so many years ago. Did Paloma’s secret die with Arun or is she now in greater danger than ever before?

Download or read book PRIMpriety written by Misti Wolanski and published by Misti Wolanski. This book was released on 2014-01-29 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vampires aren’t (un)dead—they’re just what result when an unseelie fae messes with a human. Most vampires don’t know about their fae origins, but Lyn’s special. So special that she's lethally allergic to sunlight, that she’s lived nearly two centuries but still has to work under the table, and that she REALLY can’t afford to be snacked on. It’s a long story. Here’s part of it. Some days, it doesn’t pay to get out of bed… When a bloke attacks his girlfriend outside Lyn’s apartment at midday, Lyn can’t save the twist without burning to death, herself. Lyn Burgess is a vampire, one of the rare few with the shadeshall, a rare illness that spawned the myth that sunlight burns all vampires to ashes. A cop friend of Lyn’s (her cousin, several generations removed—not that she’s told him) confesses that they can’t figure out where the murderer went afterwards. Lyn lets her cousin bribe her into tracking the murderer—but little do they know that the murder was only the lure… (a novelette of about 17k words or 30–60 minutes of reading.) Keywords: female protagonist, vampire, urban fantasy, paranormal, short story, werewolf, fae, novelette

Download or read book We Are the Ashes We Are the Fire written by Joy McCullough and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-02-08 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the acclaimed Blood Water Paint, a new contemporary YA novel in prose and verse about a girl struggling with guilt and a desire for revenge after her sister's rapist escapes with no prison time. Em Morales's older sister was raped by another student after a frat party. A jury eventually found the rapist guilty on all counts--a remarkable verdict that Em felt more than a little responsible for, since she was her sister's strongest advocate on social media during the trial. Her passion and outspokenness helped dissuade the DA from settling for a plea deal. Em's family would have real justice. But the victory is short-lived. In a matter of minutes, justice vanishes as the judge turns the Morales family's world upside down again by sentencing the rapist to no prison time. While her family is stunned, Em is literally sick with rage and guilt. To make matters worse, a news clip of her saying that the sentence makes her want to learn "how to use a sword" goes viral. From this low point, Em must find a new reason to go on and help her family heal, and she finds it in the unlikely form of the story of a fifteenth-century French noblewoman, Marguerite de Bressieux, who is legendary as an avenging knight for rape victims. We Are the Ashes, We Are the Fire is a searing and nuanced portrait of a young woman torn between a persistent desire for revenge and a burning need for hope.

Download or read book Sun House written by David James Duncan and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 1282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An epic comedy about the quest for transcendence in an anything-but-transcendent America, set amid the gorgeous landscapes of the American west: A “spiritual journey” full of “fun, joy, love, courage and compassion” (Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Powers) from the author of the perennial cult bestsellers The River Why and The Brothers K. A random bolt from a DC-8 falls from the sky, killing a child and throwing the faith of a young Jesuit into crisis. A boy’s mother dies on his fifth birthday, sparking a lifetime of repressed anger that he unleashes once a year in reckless duels with the Fate, God, or Power who let the coincidence happen. A young woman on a run in Seattle experiences a shooting star moment that pierces her with a love that will eventually help heal the Jesuit, the angry young man, and innumerable others. The journeys of this unintentional menagerie carry them to the healing lands of Montana and a newly founded community—where nothing tastes better than Maker's Mark mixed with glacier ice, and nothing seems less likely than the soul-filling delight a troupe of spiritual refugees, urban sophisticates, road-weary musicians, and local cowboys begin to find in each other's company. With Sun House, David James Duncan continues exploring the American search for meaning and love that he began in his acclaimed novels The River Why and The Brothers K.

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Download or read book The Devil s Own Dilemma written by Archibald L. Patterson and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silesia seemed dark, silent, mysterious and far away. In the year 1800 the American Ambassador to the Prussian Court at Berlin set out with his English-born wife to explore this veiled land. He was John Quincy Adams and his father was the sitting President of the United States. Twenty five years later he himself would become the Sixth President of the United States and his wife, Louisa, the only First Lady not born in America. They intended the trip as a recreation to mend their troubled marriage. Instead John Quincy Adams found himself exploring the nature of evil, and Louisa, found herself investigating a murder. Their destination was Europe's oldest spa, and no place, Adams wrote, "was more calculated to preserve or restore health than Landeck." But they were inevitably drawn to the labyrinth of Schloss Angelpunkt, known as the hinge of good and evil, and there the trouble began. The author was sitting in a tub of bubbling mineral water in Europe's oldest spa in the sequestered little town of Ladek Zdroj, a place where Poland meets the Czech Republic. For centuries kings and tsars as well as many others seeking the balm of these famous healing waters had soaked themselves here. Gazing down from a mural was the face of John Quincy Adams, Sixth President of the United States. What had he been doing here? So began the author's inquiry into the lives of John Quincy Adams and his wife Louisa. They had been here a quarter century before he became President, he then 33 years old, she 25, nursing a marriage fractured by psychological depression, four miscarriages, a vanished dowry, and conflicting views of the world. Archibald Patterson is also author of "Between Hitler and Stalin," a biography of Poland's Marshal Edward Smigly-Rydz.

Download or read book Village of the Ghost Bears written by Stan Jones and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alaska State Trooper Nathan Active must figure out what connects a dead hunter on a remote Arctic lake with a year-old fatal plane crash in the Brooks Range and a fire that killed eight people.

Download or read book Ash Park Series Boxed Set 2 Three Hardboiled Crime Thrillers written by Meghan O'Flynn and published by Pygmalion Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-13 with total page 903 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immersive, disturbing, and evocative, the Ash Park series by bestselling author Meghan O’Flynn will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you like Criminal Minds, Sharp Objects, or Dexter, you’ll love these hardboiled crime thrillers. Detective Petrosky is back in the second Ash Park bundle: Hidden, Redemption, and Salvation. HIDDEN: After an elderly woman is murdered, detective Edward Petrosky must piece together the baffling clues — but the discovery of a new victim points toward the return of a ruthless killer from his past. Detective Petrosky must risk everything he holds sacred to track the most sadistic killer Ash Park has ever seen, a man whose thirst for carnage extends far beyond mere bloodletting. But saving innocent lives will require an unbearable sacrifice. One from which he may never recover. REDEMPTION: For five long years, Detective Petrosky has been haunted with guilt over losing a woman he swore to protect to the clutches of a serial killer. But with his own daughter’s murderer still out there, tracking down the sadistic culprit could finally bring redemption. And when Petrosky goes, he’s taking that bastard with him. SALVATION: Edward Petrosky joined the Ash Park police force with two goals in mind: escape the military and silence the demons that followed him home from the war. But when he stumbles across the body of his fiancée in the snow, he can tell that there are inconsistencies in her case even through his fog of grief. And when another body turns up, Ed realizes that Heather’s death is far from an isolated incident.... "Creepy and haunting...fully immersive thrillers." ~New York Times Bestselling Author Andra Watkins “Riveting, horrifying, and wickedly entertaining, O’Flynn’s Ash Park series will take your mind prisoner. This series will keep you awake far into the morning hours.” ~Bestselling Author Kristen Mae "Smart, grisly, and unflinching...don't forget to breathe." ~Award-winning Author Beth Teliho *** KEYWORDS: crime thriller boxed set, hard boiled detective boxed set, hardboard box set, detective series, serial killer series, vigilante justice, dark crime, serial killer, kidnapping, revenge, vengeance, hardboiled, mystery suspense thriller series, hard-boiled mysteries, female protagonist, pulp, murder, female lawyer protagonist, noir, noir thriller, crime noir, hard-boiled mystery, police procedural, mystery series, crime, noir, gritty detective novels, dark and suspenseful, psychological thrillers, serial killers, crime thrillers, crime fiction, hard boiled detective, hardboiled detective fiction, hard boiled noir, hard boiled crime, gritty mysteries, mystery series books, psychological thrillers, psychological suspense, psychological thriller books, noir, pulp, nail biter mysteries, wise cracking detective, detective partners, crime fiction, urban murder mystery, serial killer thriller, female protagonist, whodunit, whodunnit, nail-biter, intense mystery, suspense fiction, psychological domestic suspense, family drama, police stories

Download or read book Ash Park Boxed Set The Complete Collection of Hardboiled Crime Thrillers written by Meghan O'Flynn and published by Pygmalion Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 3414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark and suspenseful and delightfully twisted, this complete collection of addictive serial killer crime thrillers will keep you on the edge of your seat. “A white-knuckled thrill ride. The Ash Park series should be everyone’s next binge read.” ~New York Times Bestselling Author Andra Watkins Ash Park is a haven for serial killers. But Detective Petrosky isn’t giving up yet. Detective Edward Petrosky would do anything to protect his shattered makeshift family, and his wise-cracking snark and intolerance for even the tiniest smidge of nonsense make him the most endearing jerk to ever wear a badge. With heart-pounding twists, multidimensional characters, and enough fearless intensity to leave you breathless for more, the Ash Park series has everything you could want. If you like Criminal Minds, Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects, or Chelsea Cain’s Archie Sheridan series, you’ll love Ash Park. This 11 book boxed set includes the complete Ash Park series — nearly 3700 compulsively readable pages by clinical therapist turned bestselling author Meghan O’Flynn. “Visceral, fearless, and immersive.” ~Award-winning Author Mandi Castle “Dark, gritty, and raw, with twists and turns you don’t see coming.” ~Bestselling Author Kristen Mae “Mesmerizing, unsettling, and oh, so addictive.” ~Bestselling Author Mary Widdicks *** KEYWORDS: crime thriller boxed set, hard boiled detective boxed set complete series, hardboard box set, detective series, serial killer series, vigilante justice, dark crime, serial killer, kidnapping, revenge, vengeance, hardboiled, mystery suspense thriller series, hard-boiled mysteries, female protagonist, pulp, murder, female lawyer protagonist, noir, noir thriller, crime noir, hard-boiled mystery, police procedural, mystery series, crime, noir, gritty detective novels, psychological thrillers, serial killers, crime thrillers, crime fiction, hard boiled detective, dark and suspenseful, hardboiled detective fiction, hard boiled noir, hard boiled crime, gritty mysteries, mystery series books, psychological thrillers, psychological suspense, psychological thriller books, noir, pulp, nail biter mysteries, wise cracking detective, detective partners, crime fiction, urban murder mystery, serial killer thriller, female protagonist, whodunit, whodunnit, nail-biter, intense mystery, suspense fiction, psychological domestic suspense, family drama, police stories

Download or read book Vincent Price A Daughter s Biography written by Victoria Price and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 2018-10-17 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inside story of the legendary actor's 65-year career — from radio to classic movies and horror films to Broadway — and his family life. "Entertaining and touching." — The New York Times.

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