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Sandy Mathers is worried about her son. Ten year old Brent is ill, and he's getting worse fast. He's delusional, he's suffering chills, and his fever is out of control. They could probably do something for Brent at the hospital--IV drip, antibiotics.something. But first she has to get him there, and that will be tough. Brent has just savaged two EMT's, dodged the police, and run off into the woods, where that thing is waiting for him. The loca...

The Reparation is a pulsating collection of poetry from one of today's most soulful and prophetic writers, Long Island's Peavy Mr. Young Black & Gifted. Exploring and confronting a vast array of topics, Peavy embodies the spirit of a culture and personifies the strength and perseverance of one of the world's most enduring people. With a distinctive voice and steady push, Peavy tackles issues regarding society, politics, racism, family, lust, l...

THE LONELY ROAD is a road all seekers of the Truth have traveled. The road is lonely, because there are few sojourners one will meet along its path. The author walked this road alone for many years and gathered his thoughts into journals, on scraps of paper and finally into books and novels. This book shares with the reader the mental and emotional conflicts of a boy struggling to become a man, and a man who finds aught of worth in a materiali...

You will enjoy these stories about deer hunting. They are true and very good. You can also gain some valuable tips on what and what not to do and put them to use for your advantage when hunting Whitetails.

He was political, she was correct. He was an ex-cop, she considered policemen an unnecessary danger to people like her . or anybody. It was not a relationship made in heaven. But no one would think of Briarpatch College in that context, much less the isolated community of Middleville. Still, faculty and students alike were shocked when the dean was found dead. As the investigation uncovered more and more suspects, it became clear that the camp...

Billy Starkey is sent to prison as an 18 year old when, after two of his friends are shot in the head, he refuses to cooperate with the police and provide testimony against reputed mobsters. Upon his release, both the criminals and law enforcement won't let him out of the world of crime. He and his girl friend, Sherry, flee to Cedar Key, Florida, take on new identities and hide. When they are discovered by an intrepid Federal agent, Billy must...

The brutal inhumanities and deadly cruelties that often characterized slavery in the United States are well known. Blood Kin tells a different side of the story, one in which two boys, one black and the other white, dare to challenge the racial barriers of their time by reaching out to one another in friendship only to later discover that they actually share the same blood. Told with a fascinating blend of history, folklore, and first-rate sto...

Lake Powell Tales-an engaging and entertaining collection of personal stories that span the decades about exploring and enjoying America's most scenic lake, in the heart of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. Boaters and hikers far and wide will relate to these adventures and discoveries. Share with the authors the serenity of a calm summer day. Come along on epic outings. Visit remote and amazing places. Learn of new possibilities for your ...

. Patricia Zelver's humor is like a kitten hiding behind the sofa waiting to dart out and take a couple of slaps and dash back in. Her stories make me do what I practically never do, laugh out loud (What's to laugh at most of the time?)." -Wallace Stegner The stories in A Man of Middle Age are all distinctive, befitting a five-time winner of O. Henry Prize Story Awards. "Patricia Zelver created Same Winkle, a man of middle age, with style and ...

American Cool is HOT!" -Ellen Meister, author of Secret Confessions of the Applewood PTA When characters meet every roll of the dice with grit, humor and determination, is it enough to change the stakes? Enter the world of American Cool, where risk, rejection, romance are played to win. In these stories you'll discover . Lana, a tough gangster's daughter who's out to vanquish the ghost of her father's legacy while on a winning streak in Vegas....

This is the story of a boy placed in foster care while his mother was in prison. It is also the story of his foster mother and family, and the impact he was to have on their lives. During the first months in his new foster home, Billy's angry and erratic behavior made even this experienced mother and teacher question her decision to open her home to a child in need. However, as the child began to bond with his new family, they discovered in th...

Georgia, 1972. After Helen Harmon drops her three children off at school and her husband, Jerry, leaves for his job as a security guard at the state prison, she heads to her office at the Winkler Outdoor Advertising Company in Valdosta, Georgia-and is never heard from again. The Harmon family can't believe that Helen would simply vanish, but the thought of foul play is just too horrible to contemplate. Weeks and months pass, and the family com...

Getting It is a fantasy involving a handful of high-school students. Fourteen-year-old Bobby Baines (Class of 2009) reaches deep within to find his strengths, as an entity that lives in a book, the disembodied sage, "It, " becomes ally, friend and tutor. The dialogue between It and his master, Bobby, contrasts the difference between clouded and hip. Bobby and his friends find their way to court, having been accused of inserting a malicious pro...

These aliens have been away from Earth so long they no longer consider themselves human. They lost their women to a virus in space and returned with high hopes. In the few hundred years they've been back, they've run into problems. Incapable of mating until they've 'Been Blued', they search for women who will show them the affection and commitment their symbionts require for the process to begin. Resorting to a reconfiguration cloning techniqu...

Pilot, Iowa farmer, award-winning columnist, and editor of two statewide service organization newspapers, Marion P. Johnson shares his insightful, humorous take on life in America's heartland in the 1960s and early 1970s. For those who live or have lived on a farm or ranch or in one of the many small towns that make up rural America, With Tongue in Cheek offers a nostalgic walk down memory lane. Johnson's column appeared in The Roland Record f...

It's Molly's first day at her new school, and she's scared and excited. When she starts meeting the other kids, all she can do is wish she could go back to her old school. She faces down a stuck-up girl who thinks she knows everything, meets a cute guy who doesn't care about her feelings, and becomes friends with girls who swear. Then she meets a strange girl who just can't fit in. Molly isn't alone, though. Her new friends worry about grades,...

Air Force Major Michael Newman is determined to find out who murdered his FBI brother in Palm Beach, Florida. But when Michael meets the beautiful undercover NSA Agent Marissa Mendez, he encounters unexpected adventure, excitement, jeopardy, treason, and mystery. When Newman obtains information about a secret, missing dossier that might be connected to his brother's death, Michael's buddy, retired Mossad Officer and former undercover NSA agent...

I have learned today not to be ashamed any longer, not to hide from a monster, and not to run from demons. I have been given two feet, two feet to stand tall and strong, to face those that hurt and to embrace those who love me. My feet will no longer run, and my anger will no longer remain hidden. I will not hide from those who do not understand and I will no longer protect those who violate." One of the Best Things is a reminder of the streng...

Recently assigned to the Dayton Aerospace Medical Lab, Colonel Victor Bou comes face-to-face for the first time with the DWS (Discerning Weapons System) and its developers, a dozen very bright young people and their custodian, working in extreme concealment. The agents of foreign governments develop a clever way to acquire the most important technology development since the Atom Bomb. The Kids also transports you to the drama in one Navajo fam...

The truth when a young man looks into the eyes of beauty its breath takingHow her lips meet. How the pain of be broken hearted the utter feeling of a lonely man heart. Yet there's the truth of how a young man feels about beauty. This book is all that my heart beats of its the air in my lungs it helps me hope for there is a lover a beauty out there for him. Some one her can hold with warm arms .The passion of beauty bleeds from tears full eyes.