Download or read book Out There written by Kate Folk and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling new voice in fiction injects the absurd into the everyday to present a startling vision of modern life, “[as] if Kafka and Camus and Bradbury were penning episodes of Black Mirror” (Chang-Rae Lee, author of My Year Abroad). “Stories so sharp and ingenious you may cut yourself on them while reading.”—Kelly Link, author of Get In Trouble With a focus on the weird and eerie forces that lurk beneath the surface of ordinary experience, Kate Folk’s debut collection is perfectly pitched to the madness of our current moment. A medical ward for a mysterious bone-melting disorder is the setting of a perilous love triangle. A curtain of void obliterates the globe at a steady pace, forcing Earth’s remaining inhabitants to decide with whom they want to spend eternity. A man fleeing personal scandal enters a codependent relationship with a house that requires a particularly demanding level of care. And in the title story, originally published in The New Yorker, a woman in San Francisco uses dating apps to find a partner despite the threat posed by “blots,” preternaturally handsome artificial men dispatched by Russian hackers to steal data. Meanwhile, in a poignant companion piece, a woman and a blot forge a genuine, albeit doomed, connection. Prescient and wildly imaginative, Out There depicts an uncanny landscape that holds a mirror to our subconscious fears and desires. Each story beats with its own fierce heart, and together they herald an exciting new arrival in the tradition of speculative literary fiction.

Download or read book Eye of the Beholder written by Kathy Herman and published by Multnomah. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things Aren’t Always How They Appear! Guy Jones is about to burst his buttons. He just won the biggest case of his career and is being hailed by his law partners. But his wife, Ellen, is consumed with her quirky, needy friends and misses his victory dinner. Little does she know that Kinsey Abbott, Guy’s pretty legal secretary, is more than happy to keep him company. Communication between the Joneses rapidly deteriorates when Ellen’s stubborn loyalty to an Iranian couple lands her in the FBI’s spotlight—and Guy’s bad graces. Guy soon discovers Kinsey’s dark side, which inevitably pulls him into a web of danger and deceit. He decides not to tell Ellen. But it’s going to cost him. Who is my neighbor? Guy Jones is about to burst his buttons. He just won the biggest case of his career and is being hailed by his law partners. But his wife, Ellen, is so consumed with her quirky, needy friends that she misses his victory dinner—and bright, beautiful legal secretary Kinsey Abbott is only too glad to keep him company. When a fishing boat full of explosives is seized near Seaport, Ellen’s stubborn loyalty to her Iranian friends lands her in the FBI’s spotlight—and Guy’s bad graces. But when Guy encounters Kinsey’s dark side, a lot more than the Joneses’ marriage is threatened! Amid danger, deceit, and violence, Guy and Ellen clash over a key issue: Who is worth befriending—and who deserves loyalty under fire? “As if pulled from today’s headlines, this novel touches on the fear that overtakes a town when rumors of terrorists are afoot. Filled with unexpected twists, Eye of the Beholder held me captive until the very end.” —Traci DePree Author of Aprons on a Clothesline “Eye of the Beholder enticed me from the first page with familiar and beloved people. Then it took a twist that both delighted and convicted me. This visit to Seaport will change your life.” —Janelle Clare Schneider, Author Story Behind the Book “My novels don’t come to me ahead of time; each book flows off the tips of my fingers as I sit down and begin to ‘feel’ the issues deep inside myself. For me, the most intriguing aspect of my writing style is that I don’t plan and outline the stories. I turn my fingers loose and get inside the characters and instinctively know where I need to go. After all the suspense is said and done, my hope is that each story will give us pause. That in the deepest part of our souls, we’ll embrace the depth of what it means to be believers and then be moved to share its powerful simplicity with those who struggle without hope. I want Eye of the Beholder to take readers inside my characters’ hearts and minds so they will take an honest look at whether they show favoritism to people of higher social standing. I want them to realize a person’s intrinsic value has nothing to do with social class.” —Kathy Herman

Download or read book The Reporter written by Kelly Lange and published by Mysterious Press. This book was released on 2009-10-31 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well-known Hollywood TV reporter Maxi Poole is determined to find the killer of Oscar-winning director Jack Nathanson, her former husband. Using all her investigative skills and insider access, Maxi uncovers a list of suspect--and soon becomes the killer's next target. Who killed Jack Nathanson, the Academy Award-winning director? Plenty of people had motives, including his old Chicago friend whom Jack screwed out of a production deal, and Meg Davis, a seriously disturbed former child star, who may have been sexually abused by Jack during filmings. Not to mention every one of his four ex-wives. But Maxi Poole, Jack’s third wife and Hollywood reporter for Channel 6 News, doubts he’s been murdered by one of the exes and starts snooping around. Very quickly, Maxi herself becomes the killer’s next moving target.

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Download or read book Through Eyes That Pierce written by Tiffany D. Adams and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After years of dealing with her past of physical and sexual abuse, Simone is finally coming into her own. She has a successful career in real estate, amazing friends, and a past she would like to forget. As she takes on this new attitude on life, falling in love was not on her to-do list. She didnt believe in love, until she met Jackson Pierce, the soon-to-be well-known smooth, sexy, urban artist of Houston. Jackson could connect with the feeling of love. He didnt think he could find true love, until he found her. After letting down the wire fences that guarded their hearts, Simone finds herself opening up about her past. But she soon regrets her decision after discovering Jackson had a past of his own. Questioning who Jackson really was, Simone wonders if love really conquers all. By the time she finds out for herself, tragedy strikes. She asks herself, Love may conquer all, but does it save the one that holds your heart?

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Download or read book Credence written by Penelope Douglas and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three of them, one of her, and a remote cabin in the woods. Let the hot, winter nights ensue in this steamy dark romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas, now with bonus material. Tiernan de Haas doesn't care about anything anymore. The only child of a film producer and his starlet wife, she's grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or guidance. And when her parents suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. But she's always been alone, hasn't she? Jake Van der Berg, her father's stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan. Sent to live in the mountains of Colorado with Jake and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb, Tiernan quickly learns that these men now have a say in what she chooses to care and not care about anymore. As the men take Tiernan under their wing, she slowly finds her place among them. Because lines blur and rules become easy to break when no one else is watching. One of them has her. The other one wants her. But he's going to keep her.

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Download or read book She Creeps written by Alex Hairston and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this suspenseful, romantic thriller, one woman longs to feel alive--in every possible way. . . You Live, You Love-- Naomi Gaffney was only eight-years-old the day they found her momma's body. Then the police took her daddy away. Twenty-one years later, Naomi's father remains in jail, and she's still not sure if he's guilty of a crime of passion, or an innocent victim of southern justice. In fact, there isn't much Naomi is sure about these days. . . And If You're Smart, You Learn. . . Raised by a cruel aunt, Naomi married young to escape her bitter household. But all she got was more heartache. She knows she's too smart and pretty to waste away in a dead small town. She aches to feel alive again. Her childhood taught her that adultery can be deadly, but when a handsome young man offers her everything she craves, Naomi finds that some lessons are more easily learned than others. . . "A captivating tale that is sure to make readers think about the things they take for granted in relationships." --The Rawsistaz Reviewers

Download or read book I Liked My Life written by Abby Fabiaschi and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A father and daughter grapple with unexpected grief in “an emotional journey of love, loss, healing, and redemption. I rooted for every character” (Lisa See, New York Times–bestselling author of Snow Flower and The Secret Fan). Maddy is a devoted stay-at-home wife and mother, host of excellent parties, giver of thoughtful gifts, and bestower of a searingly perceptive piece of advice or two. She is the cornerstone of her family, a true matriarch . . . until she commits suicide, leaving her husband Brady and teenage daughter Eve heartbroken and reeling, wondering what happened. How could the exuberant, exacting woman they loved disappear so abruptly, seemingly without reason, from their lives? How they can possibly continue without her? As they sift through details of her last days, trying to understand the woman they thought they knew, Brady and Eve are forced to come to terms with unsettling truths. Maddy, however, isn’t ready to leave her family forever. Watching from beyond, she tries to find the perfect replacement for herself. Along comes Rory: pretty, caring, and spontaneous, with just the right bit of edge . . . but who also harbors a tragedy of her own. Will the mystery of Maddy ever come to rest? And can her family make peace with their history and begin to heal? “Warm and hopeful, this marvelous debut stands next to novels from Catherine McKenzie and Carolyn Parkhurst.” —Booklist, starred review “An impossible-to-put-down and impressive debut.” —Associated Press “Engrossing. . . . a perfect choice for book clubs.” —Library Journal, starred review “Provocative . . . you will ache for and fear for the main character—but never forget her.” —Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times and USA Today–bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean

Download or read book Becoming Ever Mindful written by David J. Sacerich and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you getting tired of seeing your hopes and dreams slip through your hands? Have you lost your focus and forgotten who God called you to be? Do you feel that you are stuck in a rut and are just slowly drifting through life? There were many characters in the Bible that went through those same situations. We will explore those stories in this book and you will learn simple steps which will help reshape your vision for your life. I believe that when you become aware of Gods vision for you personally and His word for you in each moment of your day, you will be able to take back your dreams. Gods word says in Romans 1:20 (NIV) that For since the creation of the world Gods invisible qualitieshis eternal power and divine naturehave been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. Discovering Gods will for your life should not be some difficult mystery. Gods Word clearly states that He desires to be close to you and to be your guide. If youve lost your hope and zeal for life; if youre ready to be an overcomer, if youre ready to rediscover an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, then join me on this journey of Becoming Ever Mindful!

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