Michael Ward was fifteen when his parents told him to leave. He's gay and told them about his boyfriend, Simon Brule. Michael's teacher took him under her wing and gave him a place to stay.Simon joined a gang which ended badly for him leaving Michael with a broken heart. A co-worker at a gay bar, Barry Decker, helped Michael heal. Mike's landlord and teacher, Sharon Hall and her husband Garrett helped Mike's parents reconcile with their son. It was his parents who were the driving ...

"Navigates the untamed wilderness of teenage girlhood with fierce honesty." —Joy McCullough, New York Times best-selling author of Blood Water Paint"Explores the wild—in our hearts and in nature, deftly excavating joy hidden beneath the rubble of grief.” —Rebekah Faubion, author of Lost Girls of Hollow LakeReeling from the death of their best friend, two girls hike the Pacific Crest Trail in her honor in t...

Chicago detective Tom Dexter thought losing his badge was the worst thing that could happen to him. Then the dead started walking.In the middle of a collapsing city overrun by violence, infection, and panic, Tom finds himself caught between desperate survivors, ruthless opportunists, and a nightmare spreading faster than anyone can contain. But while the world tears itself apart, one thing matters more than survival: finding his daughter before she disappears into the chaos forever...

Bryce lost his wife and along with her his will to carry on. While reminiscing through a bottle of wine he recounts their joys and sorrows. Shutting out family and friends, going from job to job, Bryce is barely existing. A forced family reunion along with a welcome surprise brings him a spark of hope.

**An astonishing, inventive new collection of poems from the author of Rotten Perfect Mouth.Includes the poem “Bonedog” featured in the film I’m Thinking of Ending ThingsPat Lowther Memorial Award, Shortlist**Deeply attuned to the cadence of life, the poems in The Natural Hustle offer provocative, intimate snapshots. They explore the bewildering experience of living—precisely locating unexpected truths. Ingenious, original, surprising, her...

A Prince in hidingAn apprentice Mage HealerIn a land of snow and ice, called Eira, the Aridian prince Fane Stagrunner finds himself running from the only life he has ever known. He's thrown into a world of magicians, relics, healers, and a mystery that may mean the end of everything he loves.Niamh Sagesinger, apprentice to the Head Mage of Eira, has always known she would be set on a path to replace her master and become the Head Mage one day. That is, until a powerf...

Bruce Williams feels truly blessed. He is a college educated young man with a career he loves. He has amazing friends and looking from the outside, has a perfect life. Asking Bruce, he'll say he was incomplete without a special woman in his life to love and spend his life with. After a few failed attempts the traditional way, he starts using Social Media and dating sites to find his true love.How To Lose A Black Woman is a semi-autobiographical look at relationships and how one wron...

In this novella, Detective Sarah Richland investigates the murder of a former murder suspect. While trying to focus on work, she unwillingly agrees to attend her high school reunion.

The world is falling apart, and Tom Dexter no longer knows who he can trust — including himself.Haunted by fractured memories and hunted from every direction, Tom is pulled deeper into a conspiracy hidden beneath the zombie outbreak. Every answer leads to another lie, and every survivor seems to be hiding something. As entire cities collapse under the weight of fear and infection, powerful forces begin moving behind the scenes to reshape what remains of civilization.But the...

[Siren Menage Amour: Erotic Alternative Contemporary Menage a Trois Romance, M/M/M, HEA] Ian thought he had a boyfriend, Rene, but the guy left him for another man and trouble with the law. He agrees to community service. His friend and assistant Janet takes him to a gay bar after the court appearance. A handsome bartender, Brody, suggests a crisis line, which Ian embraces. Things get serious between Ian and Brody. Eventually, a conflict with another volunteer followed by an intense Help L...

When an elderly victim turns up during Apple Fest, Wanasa Lake's favorite private detective is on the case!

This book is a collection of fascinating short stories, photos, and documents furnished by the heroic and courageous men that served as air or ground crew members in Vietnam. The chopper units were located throughout Vietnam. During the course of the war, we lost at least 5,139 helicopter air crew members and at least 588 ground support crew members. In fact, the true number of helicopter air and ground crew members killed or missing in action will probably never be known. Those crew membe...