Download or read book Give My Love to the Savages written by Chris Stuck and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-07-06 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A harrowing portrait of race relations in America, as beautiful as it is urgent.”—Entertainment Weekly “Black satire with bite, like Zora Neale Hurston used to do, with a smile and a sharp elbow. A touch of Paul Beatty, a dose of Dolemite, and a serving of Dorothy Parker, too. Give My Love to the Savages announces Chris Stuck as a fearless talent, a debut that'll make your sides and your heart hurt.”—Victor LaValle, author of The Changeling “Give My Love To The Savages is a wildly inventive collection of provocative stories about navigating the minefield of black masculinity in America. Stuck’s fresh and fearless perspective overturns assumptions about race and identity to reveal complex layers of absurdity. At times merciless, always darkly funny, these are stories of unexpected communion, connection, and compassion.”—Chanelle Benz, author of The Gone Dead A provocative and raw debut collection of short fiction reminiscent of Junot Diaz’s Drown. A Black man’s life, told in scenes—through every time he’s been called nigger. A Black son who visits his estranged white father in Los Angeles just as the ’92 riots begin. A Black Republican, coping with a skin disease that has turned him white, is forced to reconsider his life. A young Black man, fetishized by an older white woman he’s just met, is offered a strange and tempting proposal. The nine tales in Give My Love to the Savages illuminate the multifaceted Black experience, exploring the thorny intersections of race, identity, and Black life through an extraordinary cast of characters. From the absurd to the starkly realistic, these stories take aim at the ironies and contradictions of the American racial experience. Chris Stuck traverses the dividing lines, and attempts to create meaning from them in unique and unusual ways. Each story considers a marker of our current culture, from uprisings and sly and not-so-sly racism, to Black fetishization and conservatism, to the obstacles placed in front of Black masculinity and Black and interracial relationships by society and circumstance. Setting these stories across America, from Los Angeles, Phoenix and the Pacific Northwest, to New York and Washington, DC, to the suburbs and small Midwestern towns, Stuck uses place to expose the absurdity of race and the odd ways that Black people and white people converge and retreat, rub against and bump into one another. Ultimately, Give My Love to the Savages is the story of America. With biting humor and careful honesty, Stuck riffs on the dichotomy of love and barbarity—the yin and yang of racial experience—and the difficult and uncertain terrain Black Americans must navigate in pursuit of their desires.

Download or read book Goodbye Perfect written by Sara Barnard and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This gripping novel examines anxiety, identity, pressure, and power with Barnard’s characteristic lightness of touch.” —The Guardian “Nuanced, compelling, honest, and important.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Winner of The Bookseller’s YA Book Prize Friendship bonds are tested and the very nature of loyalty is questioned in this lyrical novel about a teen whose best friend runs away with her teacher after suffering the effects of too much academic pressure. Perfect for fans of Morgan Matson and Jennifer Niven. Eden McKinley knows she can’t count on much in this world, but she can depend on Bonnie, her solid, steady, straight-A best friend. So it’s a bit of a surprise when Bonnie runs away with the boyfriend Eden knows nothing about five days before the start of their final exams. Especially when the police arrive on her doorstep and Eden finds out that Bonnie’s boyfriend is actually their music teacher, Mr. Cohn. Sworn to secrecy and bound by loyalty, only Eden knows Bonnie’s location, and that’s the way it has to stay. There’s no way she’s betraying her best friend. Not even when she’s faced with police questioning, suspicious parents, and her own growing doubts. As the days pass and things begin to unravel, Eden is forced to question everything she thought she knew about the world, her best friend, and herself. In this touching and insightful novel, bestselling author Sara Barnard explores just what can happen when the pressure one faces to be “perfect” leads to drastic fallout.

Download or read book Lovin A Gangsta Ain t Easy 3 written by Mo'Nik and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacinda Whitaker-Drake has left her old life behind in Atlanta, Georgia and started a new one over eight hundred miles away in Manhattan, New York. Taking a break from practicing law, she is on her way to becoming a social worker. Her beautiful daughter is growing up fast and learning at one of the best early learning education centers in the state of New York and everything is looking up for their future without their beloved husband and father. That is, until someone from the past the past she is running from finally catches up with her in the most unexpected way. Now, Jacinda has to keep her past from messing up her new life, including the new relationship that she is involved in that’s not as perfect as she thinks. Will the past that’s been haunting her for years reveal its skeletons or can Jacinda win the war once and for all? Find out if lovin’ a gangsta ever got easier for Jacinda because every love story don’t have a happy ending.

Download or read book Lovin A Gangsta Ain t Easy 2 written by Mo'Nik and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your favorite attorney, Jacinda Whitaker, is back and she has a new husband, a new baby, and a new life. She has moved on from Peach Flavored and everything that came with it, including meeting the very tempting Mikah Cera. Her promise to her significant other to keep the past in the past has been easy as pie until someone from her past wants their piece of the pie as well. For the past couple of years, Mikah Cera has tirelessly spent money, energy, and resources on finding the 'one that got away'; or that he let get away rather. And he hasn't been able to live with that ever since she walked out of his life, literally. So when he finds her, and learns of her relationship status, he refuses to let her get away from him again despite of. In a world where you're in charge and you always get what you want, you stop at nothing and will do anything and everything to make sure you keep it; even if it comes down to murder. When a gangsta loves, he loves hard, and it can become A DEADLY LOVE!

Download or read book Taming Savage Love written by Jackie Vann and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A spell, cast by the shaman many suns ago, forecasts the arrival of a strong-willed woman to the Crow village. According to the legend, when she arrives, she will be paired with the bravest warrior, and will bear a male child whose destiny is to save the Crow people. Fiercely independent, liberated, and a black belt champion, Kate Houston finds herself transmitted back in time to a whole new life. Trouble is, she's paired with a man who believes squaws are inferior. His belief in old Indian customs creates great conflict between the two of them. Wolf, one of the most handsome men Kate has ever met, is the Crow Indian chief. His life is turned up-side-down and will never be the same when she arrives in his tipi. Old Man Coyote has sent this squaw, but Wolf does not understand why. Kate remains independent. Will she realize the wisdom in her husband’s words? Can she change from the way she has always been?

Download or read book Loving Nicole written by Jordan Marie and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dragon has it all. Nicole has his ring on her finger, his baby in her belly, and his club is healing. Then everything goes to hell. Having it all means you have everything to lose. When dark secrets from the past surface, will it be the end of the Savage Brothers MC?

Download or read book Savage Love written by Cassia Leo and published by Gloss Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some secrets are too savage to be spoken... When I walked into the bar across from the hospital, all I wanted was a drink to help me forget the worst day of my life. What I got was sexy, mysterious Jake Maxwell and the most amazing one-night stand of my life. Months later, we get a second chance when he seeks me out with an unconventional offer: He’d like to take me and my dog for a walk. My lazy dog could use the exercise, and I could use something to distract me from the pain of my sister’s death. Jake’s bad puns, gorgeous smile, and protective nature turn out to be the perfect medicine for my injured soul. But just like the day we met, that one date turns into so much more. And as Jake and I grow closer, it becomes difficult to separate his pain from my own. All I want is to share the burden of his secret. But some secrets are too savage to be spoken. Savage Love is a steamy, angsty stand-alone new adult romance about secrets and second chances from New York Times bestselling author Cassia Leo.

Download or read book I Still Love My Savage 2 written by T'Nesha Sims and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-28 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Faith’s love life ending before it could really get started, she’s over trying to rekindle the love between her and Romeo who is also known as G-Rome. Faith knew the challenges she would face being with a rapper, but she thought she knew him. What she didn’t know was that he was dealing with his own issues within his self. But if that doesn’t keep them apart, someone else will. Can they find it within themselves to get back the love they once shared, or will Faith find someone she will eventually fall in love with? After meeting her man’s parents, Kela thought her and Romir’s relationship would blossom. She had no idea that the same night of meeting his parents would be her last night seeing him. Now she’s left with a broken heart, only to find out the truth later down the line. Tonya and Juice really hit it off, and she’s finally ready to settle down, but someone gets into Juice’s ear, and that changes his view on Tonya altogether. Can she make him understand that she’s a changed woman and only wants him? Find out the endless drama in this final installment of I Still Love My Savage.

Download or read book Sweet Savage Love written by Rosemary Rogers and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-07-15 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of human emotion that lays bare the heights and depths of love, passion and desire in old and new worlds…as we follow Virginia Brandon, beautiful, impudent and innocent, from the glittering ballrooms of Paris to the sensuality of life in New Orleans to the splendor of intrigue-filled Mexico. A tale of unending passion, never to be forgotten…the story of Virginia's love for Steven Morgan, a love so powerful that she will risk anything for him…even her life.

Download or read book The Commitment written by Dan Savage and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2005-09-22 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dan Savage’s mother wants him to get married. His boyfriend, Terry, says “no thanks” because he doesn’t want to act like a straight person. Their six-year-old son DJ says his two dads aren’t “allowed” to get married, but that he’d like to come to the reception and eat cake. Throw into the mix Dan’s straight siblings, whose varied choices form a microcosm of how Americans are approaching marriage these days, and you get a rollicking family memoir that will have everyone—gay or straight, right or left, single or married—howling with laughter and rethinking their notions of marriage and all it entails.

Download or read book The Love Addicts written by Jack B. Savage and published by Savage Innovation Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11-22 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is Love? Meet Dean Orpheus, an addicted poet with a dark obsession — he needs to understand Love. A savage (and oftentimes satirical) exploration, Dean's impressionable years unravel a life filled with sadistic bullies, unstable girlfriends, and lustrous dreams. But when he meets the beautiful Eunice — things change. Together, their Love casts a poetic saga, illuminating portals to lush supernatural romances and powerful truths — but in the wake of their fractured separation, a drained Dean loses all inspiration, and succumbs to a whirlpool of addiction and self-loathing. While in rehab, Dean forms a strained relationship with Michael — a therapist. Their conversations shift, and together, they struggle to answer the questions: What is Love? How did it bring Dean to this? And where is it taking him?

Download or read book A Swift and Savage Tide written by Chloe Neill and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-30 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chloe Neill’s bold, seafaring heroine Captain Kit Brightling sets sail for the high seas and high sorcery in this swashbuckling fantasy series. Captain Kit Brightling is Aligned to the magic of the sea, which makes her an invaluable asset to the Saxon Isles and its monarch, Queen Charlotte. The Isles and its allies will need every advantage they can get: Gerard Rousseau, the former Gallic emperor and scourge of the Continent, has escaped his island prison to renew his quest for control of the Continent. Gerard has no qualms about using dangerous magic to support his ambitions, so Kit and the crew of her ship, the Diana, are the natural choice to find him—and help stop him. But then Kit’s path unexpectedly crosses with that of the dashing and handsome Rian Grant, Viscount Queenscliffe, who’s working undercover on the Continent in his own efforts to stop Gerard. And he’s not the only person Kit is surprised to see. An old enemy has arisen, and the power he’ll wield on Gerard’s behalf is beautiful and terrible. Sparks will fly and sails will flutter as Kit and crew are cast into the seas of adventure to fight for queen and country.

Download or read book Forget Me Always written by Sara Wolf and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a New York Times bestseller! It’s been three years, twenty-five weeks, and five days since Isis Blake fell in love, and if she has it her way, it’ll stretch into infinity. Since then, she’s punched Jack Hunter—her nemesis-turned-maybe-something-more—in the face, survived a brutal attack by her mom’s abusive ex thanks to Jack’s heroics, and then promptly forgotten all about him. The one bright spot for Isis is Sophia, the ephemeral girl who shares Isis’s hospital stay as well as a murky past with Jack. But as Isis’s memories return, she finds it harder and harder to resist what she felt for Jack, and Jack finds it impossible to stay away from the only girl who’s ever melted the ice around his heart. As the dark secrets surrounding Sophia emerge, Isis realizes Jack isn’t who she thought he was. He’s dangerous. But when Isis starts receiving terrifying emails from an anonymous source, that danger might be the only thing protecting her from something far more threatening. Her past. The Lovely Vicious series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 Love Me Never Book #2 Forget Me Always Book #3 Remember Me Forever

Download or read book American Savage written by Matt Whyman and published by Hot Key Books. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sharp and hilarious second book in THE SAVAGES series about an everyday family with some not-so-everyday problems... Vegan, veggie, carnivore... humanitarian? Welcome to the top of the food chain. The Savages are back - this time in a country where servings come supersized. Titus, Angelica and the kids go to great lengths to fit into their new lives in sunny Florida. But that's not easy when their appetite runs to feasts of human flesh. In this dark comic serving of everyday family life with contemporary cannibals, the Savages seek to hide in plain sight by setting up a vegan café. But when the venture turns out to be a surprise sensation, and bad apples bob to the surface, Titus is forced to question whether the family have finally bitten off more than they can chew.

Download or read book American Savage written by Dan Savage and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrated sex advice columnist and founder of the Emmy-winning It Gets Better campaign, Dan Savage delivers “powerful messages for both the head and heart” (Entertainment Weekly) From the moment he began writing his syndicated sex-advice column, Savage Love, Dan Savage has never been shy about expressing his opinion on controversial topics—political or otherwise. In the height of his activism, he addresses issues ranging from parenting and the gay agenda to the Catholic Church and health care. Among them: • Why straight people should have straight “pride” parades, too • Why Obamacare, as good as it is, is “still kinda evil” • Why what passes for sex-ed in America is more like “sex dread” • Why the Bible is “only as good and decent as the person reading it” Speaking to a broad range of subjects with brutal honesty and irreverent humor, American Savage is a pivotal piece that cements Dan Savage’s place as a provocative and insightful voice in American culture.

Download or read book Annihilation Road written by Christine Feehan and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-12-28 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All paths lead to destruction in the new Torpedo Ink novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan. Savin “Savage” Pajari is convinced he’s not worth a damn thing. He’s not like his brothers. He’s a sadistic monster, a killer—a man no woman could truly love. So it completely throws him when a stranger risks her life for his, pushing him out of the way and taking the hit that would have sent him six feet under. If he had any kind of sense, he’d leave her alone, but Savage can’t get the woman with a smart mouth and no sense of self-preservation out of his head. With one kiss, he’s lost. Seychelle Dubois has spent her entire life not feeling much of anything, until Savage comes along and sets her whole body on fire. Kissing him was a mistake. Letting him get close would be a catastrophe. He’s the most beautiful—and damaged—man she’s ever met. He has a way of getting under her skin, and what he’s offering is too tempting to resist. Seychelle knows so little about Savage or the dangerous world of Torpedo Ink, but his darkness draws her like a moth to a flame. Loving him could mean losing herself completely to his needs—needs she doesn’t understand but is eager to learn. But what Savage teaches her could destroy her.

Download or read book Love First written by Cece Savage and published by Kittyfide Entertainment. This book was released on 2024-03-23 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With diabolical characters, real struggles, and profound emotions, Love First chronicles the journey of young Sheila as she grows into adulthood. Inspired by true events, Sheila's coming-of-age story is about escaping the legacy of an abusive household. A strikingly dark narrative of the struggles of African American families in America and the unintended prejudices that come with it, Sheila, accompanied by her sister Lita, and her cousin Sarah, must persevere through harassment, emotional manipulation, physical abuse, and teenage pregnancy. She grows from a strong-willed, well-intentioned, albeit slightly gullible, young woman into a fierce adult who vows to fight for her children until the very end. After making it out, she finds herself on a drastically different path from Lita and Sarah, and she falls back into the same patterns that she so desperately wanted to avoid. She becomes the very thing that she wholeheartedly despises: her mother.