There is an adage which states that "art imitates life." These stories began with our own cats and an outdoor male we named Tom Pettie. Laura chose the name based on a line from Mary Jane's Last Dance by Tom Petty, which goes, "Take me as I come 'cause I can't stay long." The line totally sums up Tom Pettie, who loves anybody who will rub his tummy as he rolls on his back. When he has your undivided attention, he simply gets up and saunters away, looking for his next gig. He is an outdoor ...

The Future AwaitsEmma looked into the eyes of the young man on the bed.She had successfully extracted he and two others from a blazing inferno and brought them five hundred years into the future.It was amazing to her that he and the two others had no major injuries.This was one of the most successful extractions for her team.Normally they ended up with broken bodies and seemed to have fallen from some great height.Sh...

In "Healing Hearts," Maxine, a resilient woman who has endured years of physical, emotional, and mental abuse, embarks on a journey of self-discovery and healing. Despite facing numerous challenges and heartbreaks in her past relationships, Maxine remains hopeful in finding true love. Set against the backdrop of a bustling city, Maxine's life takes an unexpected turn when she meets Raymond Gentry, a charming and compassionate man who sees past her scars and loves her unconditionally. As th...

Teenagers Ronald and Rhonda are closer than most siblings; they share a deeply close bond, but their closeness threatens to ruin them both if they ever dare to cross the boundary into the forbidden. Vacationing with their parents in a quaint lakeside cottage for the summer, the siblings try their best to stay away from each other, but their desire comes to a head one night, causing them to be caught red-handed by Rhonda’s scorned admirer. Fearful of the repercussions, Ronald flees and take...

Vampires, werewolves, mechanical men -- it's all in a day's work for Harry Challenge, agent of the Challenge International Detective Agency! This volume collects both Harry Challenge novels by Ron Goulart, "The Prisoner of Blackwood Castle" and "The Curse of the Obelisk.""Ron Goulart's most recent original P.I. creation, HARRY CHALLENGE is a field operative for the Challenge International Detective Agency, the family business. Receiving his assignments by mail and telegram from his...

This book is for anyone having to do with horses, from beginers to professionals they can all get something from this book.

A witch of formidable illusions, Sabrina runs a coven and has settled down to teach initiates in the ways of magic. But when her initiate Alessia asks for her advice and brings back painful memories for her, wheels are put into motion that bring Sabrina’s past as a servant in one of the great houses in the magical world of The Realms into the forefront.Bound when young in servitude to Thaddeus, one of the great house lords, Sabrina tries to outlive her past, but the choices she mad...

Monday Afternoons at Three-Thirty is a heart-warming true story about the effects of lifelong marginalization on a woman and the efforts of one man to lessen its impact. Mary, a homebound octogenarian, is trapped in a life of isolation and reclusion. Ron, a middle-aged stranger, visits her every Monday afternoon, and over three years, a delightful, affectionate, and moving relationship develops between them. The story contrasts their bond with the disruptive presence of Frank, Mary's resen...

Emma, a young bride of a grocery store owner is swept up the Great Depression, as are all people in the 1930s. Most people know nothing of the stock market, and can't imagine how the crash could ever affect them. As more and more people become unemployed, the grocery store begins to fail. She isn't worried about herself; though still a teen, she knows she can take care of herself. Her biggest fear is having to clean people's houses, or care for their children to support her husband thougho...

1941: Two Brothers, One Woman, One WarTad, elder son of Russian-born political refugee Alexei and Japanese-born Kimi, flies planes for the U.S. Navy; his brother, Koizumi, is a fighter pilot in the Imperial Navy of Japan. When Koizumi visits his family in Hawaii, he is accompanied by the beautiful Sayuri. To Koizumi's dismay, she and Tad begin a passionate romance, only to be torn apart when she and Koizumi are ordered back to Tokyo.All too soon, Tad discovers that, if being ...

For the first time in paperback, author Ron Chepesiuk chronicles the little known history of organized crime in Harlem. African American organized crime has had as significant an impact on its constituent community as Italian, Jewish, and Irish organized crime has had on theirs. Gangsters are every bit as colorful, intriguing, and powerful as Al Capone and Lucky Luciano, and have a fascinating history in gambling, prostitution, and drug dealing. In the late 1800's, Harlem became a highly f...

Saturday night, small town Wales, one pub, one party and three lads stuck with their school reputations - the gimp, the geek and the bully. Their dream - to get the hell outDead White Males: "Triumphant...The neatly lined up ducks of academic absolutism are ruthlessly, and hilariously, assassinated" - Sydney Morning Herald; "Swain is a wonderful creation" - GuardianThe 7 Stages of Grieving: "A subtle and complex invitation to experience something of the depth of Aboriginal ...