Our story begins with Skyler Martin a life long resident of the Texas coastal bend and a 5 year plan to retire by using a converted sailboat to smuggle marijuana from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico back to his friend in Texas. On one of his final trips he breaks down near the small fishing village of Rio Lagartos and it is there, at a small beachfront bar in the jungle, where he runs into his grade school sweetheart Sheila Heinberger. The sparks fly immediately and soon blossom into passi...

OYSTER SHELL ROAD There weren't many people who knew Skyler Martin, but those who did thought of him as a happy go lucky lush of a sail bum who was a nice enough fellow that kept mainly to himself. However, the ones closest to him knew a much different person. Close to bringing his five-year plan of smuggling marijuana from Mexico to Texas to an end, Skyler still had two more trips to go before he reached his goal. They would prove to be the most incredible trips of his life. It was on the...

The changing of careers, whether self-initiated or forced upon you, is something that we will all eventually go through and potentially is one of the most trying times of lifes journey. This workbook has been developed to help you manage your job loss or change or transition and assist you in every stage of the process. It provides you with a systematic approach and includes topics on coping with emotions, self-assessment, job-search strategies, rsum writing, cover-letter writing, and effe...

There are many people who consider themselves victims of fate. The stress, anger, frustration, and sometimes depression that they feel on a daily basis is nothing more than the result of refined habits of negativity and lack of anything resembling direction or vision. It would never have occurred to them that they could coach themselves out of these bad habits and generate strategies for positive change. This book has been created to provide the right information and guidance on how to app...

A throwaway vegan Chow dog - A boy, Ned, who tries to rescue and adopt him, A story you will never forget. Randall sticks to your heart like peanut butter! by Marian Hailey-Moss with Mark Wilk

In The Match Game, six emerging authors describe how newfound lovers live out their fantasies in person and online. Shrouded by the glow of a screen, users can choose who they want to be— and who they want to be with. Whether they desire one sizzling night of delight to take their mind off a recent heartbreak, or they are searching for a more tender, lasting connection, the Internet has something to satisfy all lovers' deepest longings. Emboldened by anonymity and the ability to start anew...

You'd think a knife in the ribs would be the end of things, but for Chuy, that's when his life at last gets interesting. He finally sees that people love him, faces the consequences of his actions, finds in himself compassion and bravery . . . and even stumbles on what may be true love.A funny, touching, and wholly original story by one of the finest authors writing for young readers today.But as Chuy drifts through the streets of Fresno, he learns he’s not the only ghost o...

**An NPR Best Book of 2021NYPL 10 Best Books for Adults, 2021A story collection, in the vein of Carmen Maria Machado, Kelly Link, and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, spanning worlds and dimensions, using strange and speculative elements to tackle issues ranging from class differences to immigration to first-generation experiences to xenophobia**What does it mean to be other? What does it mean to love in a world determined to keep us apart?These questions mu...

DJ is always thrilled to spend time with his grandfather, a person he idolizes. When his grandfather announces that he's going to take all of his grandsons on individual adventures, it seems only fair that DJ, as the oldest grandchild, will get his adventure first. An adventure that sees his grandfather at the controls of a small plane as the two fly to Central America for a week. But when someone tries to kidnap him, DJ must flee through the jungle and down a crocodile-infested river, pur...

**"[A] firecracker of a debut."—The New York Times"Andrea Abreu’s debut novel about two girls in the summer heat of Tenerife is perfect for these dog days."—Shreya Chattopadhyay, The New York Times Book ReviewMy Brilliant Friend meets Blue is the Warmest Color in this lyrical debut novel set in a working-class neighborhood of the Canary Islands—a story about two girls coming of age in the early aughts and a friendship that s...

As Los Angeles comes of age in the 1960s, two undercover cops struggle to maintain their balance in the growing drug trade. Boundaries are broken and borders are crossed in an effort to do good--while doing bad.Newcomer Gabe learns from the masters. "Normal" is a meaningless word the civilian society makes up, and the books (on being a cop) don't know squat.Taken from real events, this is a warning of what was, and is about to be again.Truly a must-read for every wo...

When Tony's mother is sent to jail, he is sent to stay with a great uncle he has never met in Sierra Nevada. It is a daunting move—Tony's new world bears no semblance to his previous one. But slowly, against a remote and remarkable backdrop, the scars from Tony's troubled past begin to heal.With his Tió and a search-and-rescue dog named Gabe by his side, he learns how to track wild animals, is welcomed to the Cowboy Church, and makes new friends at the Mountain School. Most importan...