Allen Barnett saw this collection of short stories published in 1991, the same year as his death due to AIDS-related illness at the age of 36. The Body and Its Dangers and Other Stories won a Ferro-Grumley Award and a Lambda Literary Award and is widely regarded as a classic of American literature."Allen Barnett knew how to plait the somber and the sardonic. His work is as light as it is dark, as funny as it is heart-breaking. I met him only once at a gay literary conference in San...

In this page-turning romantic suspense novella in the SCVC Taskforce Series by USA Today Bestselling Author Misty Evans & International Bestselling Author Amy Manemann, Cooper Harris and Celina Davenport have their romantic weekend interrupted by an unexpected tragedy … and end up delivering a very special surprise to some dear friends.Cooper Harris, head of the SCVC Taskforce, plans to enjoy a weekend getaway with his crime scene photographer wife, Celina...

A Good Meal Is Hard to Find is more than just a cookbook: it's a love letter to the women and food of the Deep South.**With charming narratives, visual storytelling, and delectable recipes,**A Good Meal Is Hard to Find is everything you've ever wanted in a Southern cookbook.Inside are 60 go-to recipes organized into five chapters—Morning's Glories, Lingering Lunches, Dinner Dates & Late-Night Takes...

Step into the frostbitten streets of Ostler's Ford by Lamplight - a haunting and poetic play for voices that captures an unforgettable winter's evening in a fictional Fenland town. Told through a lyrical blend of dark humour, magical realism, and nostalgic visions, this atmospheric drama introduces a host of unforgettable characters, each wrestling with lost dreams, unspoken desires, and the weight of small-town life. At the heart of it all is the enigmatic Master of Time - a swee...

Als Evan Pak belooft zijn broer uit de brand te helpen door hem te assisteren bij een fotoshoot, kan hij niet vermoeden hoe het weekend zal lopen. Want rockster Riley Flood, die op de foto moet voor zijn nieuwe album, blijkt onweerstaanbaar. Als de brainstormsessie over de fotoshoot uitdraait op een naakte Evan geposeerd aan de voeten van de jonge rockgod, blijkt dat het begin van een spectaculair weekend. De vonken spatten eraf tussen Evan en Riley – tijdens de shoot, en daarna.He...

**For fans of the SCVC Taskforce series! What have Cooper and Celina been up to? Find out in this short story that finds the couple in the middle of murder, mystery, and some secrets that could just kill.Cooper Harris, head of the SCVC Taskforce and nicknamed The Beast, isn’t afraid of anything…except that the woman who rocks his world may be about to dump him. Celina is acting distant and secretive while an engagement ring burns a hole in Cooper’s pocket. Whisking...

**Babies! Christmas! Romance! Don’t miss the 8th story in the SCVC Taskforce Romantic Suspense series, featuring Cooper and Celina and their new baby girl!!Cooper Harris is determined to get his fiancée, Celina Davenport, to say "I do" before the New Year. While she's focused on creating a magical Christmas for their seven-month-old daughter, Via, all Cooper is asking from Santa is to finally be able to call Celina his wife.Celina wants nothing more than to become Mrs. Coop...

An anthology of short fiction featuring the finalist selections from the 2015 Saints + Sinners Literary Festival.

A new, updated edition of the 1979 classic from one of the foremost authors in cognitive science and theoretical biology, with the original text as well as more than 200 citations to current scientific developments.Francisco Varela’s Principles of Biological Autonomy was a groundbreaking text when it was first published in 1979, putting forth a novel theory of how living systems produce and maintain themselves. This new edition, edited and annotated by cog...

The perfect double collection to curl up withIncluding the titles:A Double SecretOne Night…to WifeA Nine Month ScandalBehind Palace DoorsConsequences of a PlayboyHis One Night HeirPostcards from Paradise: CaribbeanPostcards from Paradise: BrazilPostcards from Paradise: HawaiiPostcards from Paradise: Costa RicaPostcards from Paradise: AustraliaPostcards from Paradise: Bali

In the Paradox of Mental Health, the authors argue that our society is experiencing another pandemic—one of mental illness. This mental illness pandemic is maintained and escalated by conceptual "viruses" rooted in the normative, psychological medical model paradigm consistent with Western ideology. Therapeutic practice based on systems theory and social constructionism is offered as an antidote to alleviate the over-reliance on the medical model. The authors first "do therapy" on...

A gorgeous, witty account of birding, nature, and the beauty around us that hides in plain sight, written and illustrated by the best-selling author of The Joy Luck Club • With a foreword by David Allen Sibley“Unexpected and spectacular” —Ann Patchett, best-selling author of These Precious Days"The drawings and essays in this book do a lot more than just describe the birds. They carry a sense of discovery through o...