When Sam goes on a gay website looking for romance, he finds more than he bargained for. Rejecting all the usual requests for hook-ups, he searches for something more sincere. And he finds it in the most unexpected of places, as he is drawn to the profile of a man in a faraway place.Amir, an Algerian descended from desert nomads, has posted a profile looking for the love of his life. Sam finds it amazing that a gay man born in the Algerian desert has the bravery to not only declare...

Have you ever wondered what the life of an actor is like? Piecing together a career of short gigs and long ones with all the uncertainty in between. Is there room for a personal life with all that uncertainty?Meet Jake Myers, aspiring actor and teacher. Having just finished college, he's anxious to see where his career takes him. Young, good looking, and determined, he's also hoping to find someone special along the way. Can he find the man of his dreams and put down roots in spite...

On a sunny morning in March, Flight 1099 from Abu Dhabi, bound for New York, disappears over the Persian Gulf. Among the 156 passengers is famous author Stuart Symington, returning to the US after visiting young Jordanian Amal Ahmed, with whom he has developed a close relationship.A devout Muslim, Amal refuses to accept the obvious, reaching down deep into his faith to find out what happened to Stuart, firmly believing he's still alive. The shy young man must summon his courage as ...

In search of a man to share his life, Miguel decides to try looking online on several websites, with little success. Just as he is about to give up, he suddenly connects with Shamus. It seems too good to be true. He and the attractive young man soon form a bond, and Shamus quickly declares his love for Miguel. Completely taken aback, Miguel finds he can't resist, and the two begin talking about a life together.But those plans are soon interrupted when Shamus tells Miguel he is bein...

Dean, a struggling financial analyst from New York City, embarks on a vacation to Cape Cod to get away from the daily grind. Right from the start, the vacation seems to be a disappointment. At first he doesn't meet anybody interesting, and then, to make matters worse, the wrong kind of person. When a group of guys invite him to join them at a local bar, Dean's luck -- and possibly his future -- changes immediately.Dynamic Marco, a travel planner from Boston, doesn't take no for an ...

Dominic, an EMT from Michigan, travels to Italy to discover his heritage. But after visiting the small town where his great grandparents lived, he finds so much more. The historical treasures of Rome. The priceless artwork of Florence. And then on to Venice to explore the city billed as "Disneyland for Adults."But the city is battling a historic flood, altering his plans and setting him on a course he never could have imagined, a path that intersects with the lives of three others....

Two natural disasters. Two young men worlds apart seeking their pathways in life, and their unlikely intersection.When Buffalo, NY, language teacher Bryant Simmons goes online looking for a chat buddy, he stumbles onto a post by the young Moroccan Issam LeBeau, desperate to find a man to rescue him from the strict and conservative culture of his country. While Bryant has little interest in corresponding with Issam, he warns him about the dangers of having a post of this kind in his...

Spirit Walker features nine tales of healers, both novice and experienced, and the spiritual journeys on which they embark. Young spirit walkers must rely on the advice they glean from their earthly and spiritual mentors as they are faced with new challenges, including healing the village elders, finding their true selves, and even solving a murder. While some healers seek to return to their roots, others create new traditions for the benefit of the tribe.The path may not always be...

This fully revised edition of the Scottish Mountaineering Club's original and best-selling guidebook The Munros describes the best walking routes on Scotland's 282 mountains above 3000ft.Comprehensive descriptions in this definitive guide recommend ascent and descent routes for each of the Munros and their 226 subsidiary Tops, with maps of the peaks and principal surrounding hills to help you plan the most enjoyable journeys through Scotland's wild landscape. The descripti...

Books 1-3 of the Oil Kings series. A widowed oil tycoon with four adult kids learns each son needs to marry before they get the oil trust money their mother left them, and they're running out of time.King's CrownI've made a promise to myself—no more women. It’s not like I’m a love ’em and leave ’em kind of guy. They all know the score, and they’re all looking for the same thing I am. But I have to set a better example for my grown sons, who seem to be makin...

Seduction is a matter of life and death...hers.The residents of Middlemarch have a nickname for reporter Tomasine Brooks. They call her Peeping Tom and refuse to answer her questions about the mysterious black cats spotted in the vicinity. To them she’s an outsider—the enemy—who has no place in their close-knit shifter community.Tomasine is determined to find a safe place to settle but earning the locals’ trust seems impossible. In desperation, she decides ...

Die Jagd nach dem magischen Amulett hat begonnen. Die Profikillerin Azucena entscheidet sich gegen ihren Auftrag und versucht sich und das entwendete Amulett in Sicherheit zu bringen. Dabei geht sie den "Höllensöhnen", dem mysteriösen Geheimbund, in eine Falle und wird in eine verlassene Bunkeranlage in den Schweizer Alpen verschleppt… Indessen offenbaren sich Don Harris die wahre Funktion und Ziele der ESI. Ebenso wie seine neue Rolle innerhalb dieser Organisation.