Showing results for "patrick ryan"

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY • “A glorious sweep of a novel” (Ann Patchett) that weaves the intimate lives of two midwestern families across generations, from World War II to the late twentieth century.“Mesmerizing.”—People**“Captivating.”—The New York Times Book Review“A once-in-a-decade novel . . . I fell in love with these characters.”—Jenna Bush Hager

Patrick Ryan’s first work of fiction is written with such authority, grace, and wisdom, it might be the capstone of a distinguished literary career.In the Florida of NASA launches, ranch houses, and sudden hurricanes, Teresa Kerrigan, ungrounded by two divorces, tries to hold her life together. But her ex-husbands linger in the background while her four children spin away to their own separate futures, each carrying the baggage of a complex family history. Matt serves as caretaker ...

One of the strangest (and funniest) love triangles ever to hit YA fiction, when a pair of twins (one boy, one girl) both fall for the boy who moves in with them…who may or may not be a vampire. Judy and Kyle Renneker are sixteen-year-old fraternal twins in a rambling family of nine. They have a prickly history with each other and are, at least from Judy's perspective, constantly in fierce competition. Kyle has recently come out of the closet to his family and feels he might never know what...

THE BASEBALL DIET BOOK—Where the magic of America's pastime meets the wonder of everyday lifeStep up to the plate with Patrick Ryan's collection of nine unforgettable tales where the extraordinary hides in the ordinary corners of America's favorite game. From the 400-pound pitcher who masters the mysterious "gyroball" to find both baseball glory and love, to a magical scorebook that can change the outcome of games, these stories celebrate the quirky, heartfelt conn...

The Wilder Brothers from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a second chance romance that brings Everett Wilder to his knees.The moment I saw Bethany Cole, I knew she was not only out of my league, but in a whole different world.Only I didn’t realize I’d met her before.An explosion stole part of my past, including the first time I’d seen her pretty face.Now she’s an A-list celebrity.And I’m just a Wilder.But when her boyfrie...

For readers of Tom Perrotta and Lorrie Moore, these nine unforgettable stories, all set in and around Cape Canaveral, showcase Patrick Ryan’s masterly understanding of regret and hope, relationships and family, and the universal longing for love.NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYSt. Louis Post Dispatch • Refinery 29 • Electric LiteratureThe Dream Life of Astronauts balances heartbreak with w...

From the bestselling author of "The Night It Got Out!" Welcome to BLOOD VERSE, not your average collection of tales and verses of terror. Within these pages you'll find how a serial killer uses an unusual method to stalk victims in South Chicago. A unique couple addresses infertility on a grand scale. Armageddon strikes twice in a small Iowa town at the hands of nature and a madman. A noble medical scientist undergoes a demented metamorphosis. The oldest and most powerful vampire on earth ...

Don Girard has spent five years in captivity since the terrifying day a monstrous creature unleashed Hell, butchering hundreds, and turning his life upside down. Consumed with grief, bitterness, and hatred he will experience a gauntlet of new emotions, as the people behind the beast are far from finished with their nefarious plans.Deep in a military complex, experiments continue with eight of the powerful creatures, but not all goes according to plan.Don discovers that not al...

Jimmy Turner is terrified. Very frightening things are happening in the neighborhood and he can't figure out why. The Maggots Underneath the Porch is a powerful coming-of-age novella circa 1975. In the midst of a mid-West group of teens who are collecting baseball cards and beer cans, experiencing the cultural impact of JAWS, playing little league baseball, blasting guitar God rock music on ghetto blasters, a ravenous abomination is about to unleash death and mayhem on their unsuspecting r...

You are warned! Beware the lurking terror in the shadows! From bestselling horror author, Patrick James Ryan comes a brutal collection of short stories. A timid man plagued with anxiety has a rare response to panic attacks. A small farm town experiences a horrific encounter with a spider. A demented genius displays an unusual proclivity for puzzles. A cocky young hitchhiker takes the ride of his life. Jack the Ripper returns to wreak bloody havoc. A group of D-Day soldiers battle a deadly ...

Discover a life-changing bombshell of a secret, a grumpy chef, an insta-single dad, an inn renovation, a couple of major changes in life plans, an adorable baby in need of a family, a spicy lake tryst, plus a quirky town that takes care of its people, found family, and everlasting love.This two-book set includes these stand-alone romances set in Dragonfly Lake:Undone: When an unexpected inheritance brings aspiring TV-writer Ava back to her small hometown, w...

Globalization and its close cousins, multiculturalism and pluralism, are good for the body politicthe people of the world, considered collectively as an organized group of citizens. There are many nations, of course, and all have different histories, cultures, governments, civilizations, and religious dogma. Yet, were all human, and we need to work together.The body politic has a nature that transcends boundaries, conflicts, propaganda, and opinion. In Comity: Nations and Nature, p...