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Chocolate Shake: More Stories—Bigger Twists
by K.E. Bosley
Fiction anthology about everyday people who encounter surprising outcomes.
A Dead Man's Ice Cream
by Alfredo Herrero de Haro
Follow Carl’s Joycean odyssey around Birmingham in this compelling story of self-discovery, friendship, social exploration, and loss, written in the style of James Joyce’s ''Ulysses.'' After the death of his last surviving relative, Carl moves from Gibraltar to Birmingham, looking for a new life. He makes new friends and starts enjoying life for the first time. However, as the media starts reporting on a series of murders, Carl's mental health begins to deteriorate. Carl himself is unsure about his relationship to the murders and, since his need for support has gone unnoticed by social services, he must now depend on his friends to help him through the tough times ahead. If you love literary fiction, don’t miss ''A Dead Man’s Ice Cream.'' With its 18 chapters, all written in a different style, it is a truly thought-provoking novel. Perfect for fans of James Joyce.
Call My Name: A Novel
by Jenni Ogden
From Jenni Ogden, author of bestselling novel 'A Drop in the Ocean' (Gold Nautilus Award for Fiction) comes a compelling family saga set in the Australian tropics and spanning the 1960s to 1990s. Her mother dead from a drug overdose, thirteen-year-old Olivia is rescued by Cathie Tulloch, her mother’s friend throughout the years they were held captive in Japanese prison camps in Sumatra in WWII. Welcomed into the Tulloch’s remote family home in the Australian tropics, introverted Olivia is claimed by dramatic, generous, controlling Cassandra Tulloch as her sister and best friend. Moving to the UK at 18, Olivia finds her independence, but on returning to Australia in 1970 with new partner, Ben, she struggles with parenthood—while Cassandra has multiple children. But worse, Olivia must face the shocking truth about her own mother. “Emotionally piercing and absorbing”—Paula McLain
This book contains scenes of: sexual violence
Leo Tolstoy's 20 Greatest Short Stories Annotated
by Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina as well as War and Peace branded Tolstoy as one of the greatest writers in modern history. Few, however, have read his wonderful short stories. Now, in one collection, are the 20 greatest short stories of Leo Tolstoy, which give a snapshot of Russia and its people in the late nineteenth century. A fine introduction is given by the award-winning editor, Andrew Barger. Annotations are included of difficult Russian terms. There is also a Tolstoy biography at the start of the book with photos of Tolstoy's relatives. The classic stories include: A Candle, After the Dance, Albert, Alyosha the Pot, An Old Acquaintance, Does a Man Need Much Land?, If You Neglect the Fire You Don't Put It Out, Khodinka: An Incident of the Coronation of Nicholas II, Lucerne, Memoirs of a Lunatic, My Dream, Recollections of a Scorer, and The Empty Drum. Read today!
The Misadventures of Rollo Hemphill: Three Comic Novels
by Gerald Jones
Youthful hacker-turned-slacker Rollo Hemphill can’t help failing ever upward in three previously published comic novels, combined in this ebook edition. In My Inflatable Friend, he devises a screwball scheme with a life-sized rubber doll to make his girlfriend jealous and stumbles into a gig on shock-jock radio. In Rubber Babes, when he thinks he’s landed a cushy job heading up a Hollywood charity, he ends up running from the Feds. Then in Farnsworth’s Revenge, he’s on the lam in Europe and gets recruited for a secret government operation that will either solve the energy crisis or destroy the worldwide banking system. The painful consequences of Rollo’s comic misadventures show us all too vividly the perils of pretending to be someone you’re not — and the hazards of stroking every male’s most vulnerable part — his swelling ego.
Emily
by Eden Francis Compton
Teddy’s a world-famous playwright in the mold of David Mamet, but for the past year he’s been stuck. An assignment to write a play about Emily Dickinson should have been simple—but instead it has turned into pure obsession. Then, one night, she comes to life in his office, like magic, seducing him, torturing him, begging him to uncover the shocking secret about her life that she has woven between the lines of her text. And tonight, he’s finally figured her out. So why is Teddy holding a loaded gun to his head? Stumbling in and out of reality, we’ll experience the magic of Emily Dickinson’s words as they lead Teddy on a harrowing journey that will change his life . . . for eternity.
This book contains scenes of: sexual violence
Paint it Blue
by Tom Clark
We wonder what they’re thinking, so we ask Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. And you, Picasso, what are you really like? Vincent van Gogh, please tell us more about your agony and inspiration. We must also learn about distinguished women – Paula Modersohn-Becker, Séraphine Louis, Lee Krasner, Diane Arbus, and others. I know they’ll tell us. So will expressionists like Ernst Ludwig Kirschner and Otto Dix. African American artists are certainly forthcoming. Charles White takes us inside his homes, and William H. Johnson invites us into his mind, a stimulating but often unsafe place. And other painters from Europe and the United States – what are they feeling? We find out as they Paint It Blue.
Leo Tolstoy's 20 Greatest Short Stories Annotated
by Leo Tolstoy
"Anna Karenina," as well as "War and Peace," branded Tolstoy as one of the greatest writers in modern history. Few, however, have read his wonderful short stories. Now, in one collection, are the 20 greatest short stories of Leo Tolstoy, which give a snapshot of Russia and its people in the late nineteenth century. An introduction is given by the award-winning editor, Andrew Barger. Annotations are included of difficult Russian terms. There is also a Tolstoy biography at the start of the book with photos of Tolstoy's relatives. The classic stories include: A Candle, After the Dance, Albert, Alyosha the Pot, An Old Acquaintance, Does a Man Need Much Land?, If You Neglect the Fire You Don't Put It Out, Khodinka: An Incident of the Coronation of Nicholas II, Lucerne, Memoirs of a Lunatic, My Dream, Recollections of a Scorer, and The Empty Drum.
About a Girl
by William Stephens
This was the 1990's: No cell phones, no social media...everything took place in person. Coming of age in Visalia, California was simple for Will; it was always about a girl. There was one girl in particular, though, that monopolized his thoughts. Her name was Hannah, and she was the most beautiful girl that Will had ever seen. Will played in a band with his friends, Rob and Chris. They had been jamming together for two years but were reaching a point where they differed about the direction the band should take. Will wanted to branch out musically, but Rob wanted to keep everything the same. It was a struggle. The focus changed, however, when Hannah moved down the street from Chris. Follow Will on his journey of self-discovery, friendship, love, and betrayal to find out if life is indeed, simply, about a girl.
The Neighborhood
by David E Feldman
When a family of color moves into an all-white neighborhood in 1973, some residents brand the newcomers pariahs. The neighborhood convulses and spasms of violence erupt. Rather than run or fight, Makayla, the new family's matriarch, her son Elvin Jr., and her daughter-in-law Shirley are determined to put their best food forward —inviting neighbors to parties that feature the family’s favorite dishes. The neighbors include the Kelly, Derico and Welles families, all of whose reactions traverse emotional arcs from contempt to confusion to grudging acceptance to love. Family members seek, find, and lose love; some are in trouble with the law; some die; all change and grow over time. Each character has his or her own unique reaction and response, as a neighborhood struggles to adapt, change and grow.
The Notebooks of Honora Gorman: Fairytales, Whimsy, and Wonder
by Linda Mahkovec
The pursuit of beauty. The love of words and story. While struggling on the writer’s path in New York City, Honora Gorman discovers that the unexpected solidity of her dreams is her strongest ally.
The Intersect
by Brad Graber
When Dave and Charlie relocate to Phoenix, Daisy shows up at their door after a long illness unaware relatives have sold her home. Charlie assumes the older woman is Dave's aunt from Chicago and settles her into the guest room. Tales of the City meets As Good As It Gets in this heartwarming page-turner about love, friendship, and the family we choose.
Grand Intentions
by J. Grace Pennington
Pippa has always dreamed of being a great novelist, but between her job and helping her mom raise her three younger brothers, she never seems to be able to write. So when her grandmother offers her a few months away with all the time she could wish for, she's sure to write the story she's always dreamed of -- or does her problem run deeper than she thinks?
Nightfall in the Garden of Deep Time
by Tracy Higley
You’re invited… to a timeless party in a Secret Garden. Expect to come back transformed. Kelsey Willoughby doesn’t have time to pursue her writing dreams. Imagination doesn’t pay the bills, and she’s busy saving her beautiful bookshop from online competition, hotel developers, and the sneaking suspicion that nobody reads anymore. Not to mention all those voices telling her she doesn’t have talent. But then the vacant lot of weeds next door starts to shimmer. When Kelsey stumbles into a luminous nighttime garden party, larger than the vacant lot that holds it and filled with enigmatic guests, she suspects they hold the key to saving the bookshop, and perhaps even to her own mysterious origins. But answers aren’t forthcoming, not until Kelsey is willing to confront her past, step into her potential, and push deeper into the unknown edges of the garden ...
The Long Path Home - Walking the South West Coast Path in Cornwall, England | A Novella
by Diane Winger
Sleep. Eat. Walk. Repeat. Joni Walker, 52, lost her husband a year ago and feels unable to break out of her plateau of grief. Their dream trip to hike a section of the spectacular and rugged South West Coast Path in Cornwall, England is an adventure she can’t imagine tackling alone. But when her son offers to accompany her for a slightly truncated journey, she embraces the opportunity to spend time together. When circumstances threaten to cut their remarkable odyssey short, Joni recognizes that only a gutsy choice may bring about the life-changing outcome she longs for. At times humorous, often inspiring, and ultimately uplifting. Be prepared to be swept away!
The Other Ones
by R. L. Mosz
The Other Ones . . . You don’t want to become one. Renowned physicist Damon Devereaux married a miscreant, and it nearly cost him his life. High school student Lilianna Annesley struggles to survive an upbringing with reprobate parents. While in the throes of battle with their mutual loved ones, the two meet and strike up an innocent friendship. But the darkness around them is not about to tolerate that. Just when it seems that all hope is extinguished, one truth emerges from the embers: Sometimes good things happen to people, and there isn’t anything anyone can do about it.
The Goodbye Girls
by Juliet Domville
The first client for two newbie funeral planners is a murdered biker. What could go wrong? The Goodbye Girls takes you on an entertaining adventure through the trials of friendship and love—and will have you putting the fun in funeral.
The Boy From The Forest
by Dr. Shay Efrat
June, 1941. 11-years-old Shmuel Sucha is startled by the sound of German planes over his hometown in Ukraine. When the Nazi annihilation of Jews begins to spread, Shmuel escapes into the nearby forest. With nothing but birch trees and death to surround him, Shmuel begs, cheats, and steals in order to survive. For the span of two years, Shmuel witnesses the kindness of Jewish and gentile strangers; the hostility of the local villagers experiencing the cruelty of the Nazi soldiers; and shares his fellow survivors’ uncanny will to live another day. The Boy From The Forest is the riveting account of survival in the desolate Ukrainian forests. A story of betrayal and revenge, despair, and hope. (Check price before downloading as free giveaway may end before midnight U.S. time.)
How Fires End
by Marco Rafala
A dark secret born out of World War II lies at the heart of a Sicilian American family in this emotional and sweeping saga of guilt, revenge, and, ultimately, redemption. A ''beautiful, mesmerizing'' novel (Alexander Chee), that is ''a moving depiction of multigenerational loss and love, grief and gratitude, heartbreak and hope.'' (Kirkus Reviews).
Out of the Desert
by Betsy Ashton
When Todd Mathieson, the oldest of four children who grew up on the Mojave Desert, closes in on his 50th birthday, he wonders what happened to the little boy who wanted to be a spaceman. And a famous writer. The desert anchors the book, eventually bringing Todd home to evaluate his life. He wonders what happened to his childhood persona, Toad the Dreamer. Can he unlock secrets of his youth to push him forward to the next stages of his life? Will he decide that his professional achievements are enough, even though his life isn’t fully satisfying? Can he reconnect with a special childhood friend to help him chart his path?
One Visit
by George Veck
In sleepy, rural North Wales, Frankie Gibbs, a recently laid off, aimless twenty-year-old on Universal Credit, wants nothing more than to keep his younger brother out of the care system. He single-handedly takes this upon himself while their alcoholic, cocaine-addict, single-parent father, Guy Gibbs, heaps misery on their lives through systematic abuse and his never-ending wild parties. After Guy is sent to prison, Frankie is coerced into opening his home to Justin, an acquaintance from his school days now turned drug dealer, while his own addiction and self-worth spiral beyond recognition.
This book contains scenes of: sexual violence
The Last Sunny Day
by Ellie Sabine
Drowning in debt, Erin packs her swimsuit and flip flops and accepts a job in The Grove, a seemingly idyllic island community. Days after her arrival, she’s welcomed into The Grove’s prestigious surrogacy program despite being the least likely candidate for the program… obviously, they made a mistake. Now all Erin has to do is ride out the heat, island drama, and pregnancy hormones, and she’ll be able to make enough money to afford to return to her beloved city.... as long as it's still there. Erin's sister, nephews, and newborn niece show up on the shores of the island, awaiting refuge that may never be offered. Erin must decide... should she put her own life—and the baby she's carrying—at risk to help them?
Through Both Eyes
by Robert Benson
You may think identical twins are identical, but that’s not always true. This story is about twin boys, Austin and Bryan Gustafson, who came of age in South Texas during the 1950s and 1960s. Their world spins and fragments when a strikingly-beautiful teenage girl moves in next door, and they both fall in love with her. Twin rivalry and mental illness fracture the boys’ lives, families, and community. This tragically poignant account of competing twins and young love will keep you awake and turning pages.
Catching Mozart
by Benjamin Laskin
''Got Mozart?'' Facing financial ruin and the breakup of their team, three humble, hapless, and lovelorn gardeners bet everything on one last yard. When in a Mozart state of mind, anything is possible. Rock me, Amadeus!
Species of One
by Matt McMahon
Good-hearted loner Phil Kyle leaves his successful career for an isolated mountain cabin. Neurotic thoughts and skirmishes paralyze him as the harsh winter he longs for sets in. an enigmatic priest befriends Phil at Sunday mass and convinces him to volunteer for a project with a seemingly reserved woman. Phil’s world slowly expands as his deepening connections tothe priest and woman muffle his inner turmoil. He pursues things he’s only dreamed of and allows for the possibility of romance. But a violent incident rekindles the ominous voices that defined his life and returns him to the confines of neurotic dread. While struggling to reconcile his sinister past and newfound happiness, an unthinkable tragedy brings Phil to crossroads. Life in a skewed internal world or freedom to find happiness.
This book contains scenes of: sexual violence
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