Crosswise Charlie

Crosswise Charlie
Author: Terri H. Clamons
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2012-12-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781481103954

We all love friends! And our friends love us! What makes your friends special? What makes you special to your friends? Charlie and his friend Jake were good friends. They played together every day. Don't we look for our friends to have fun, play a game, or get help on a hard job? We look for our friends when we're sad and lonely. Come read and learn how Charlie was a good friend to Jake when he was in trouble. Conversation prompts help children and adults discuss what to look for when choosing friends and what friends can expect in return.

Shadow of the Wolf

Shadow of the Wolf
Author: F.M. Parker
Publisher: Speaking Volumes
Total Pages: 191
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1645403165

LEFT FOR DEAD, ALL HE WANTED FROM LIFE WAS TO KILL HIS KILLERS COLDIRON COMES BACK Luke Coldiron was a hard man—but not as hard as the bullets ripping through his flesh. That's what a vicious army deserter named Jubal Clason and a renegade Indian warrior named Ghost Walker figured when they left his riddled body at the bottom of a ravine. They lifted his gold and rode off back to the mountains, where they thought they were as safe as being in church. They were wrong. Wrong about Coldiron being dead. And wrong about being safe. With a woman whose husband they had killed by his side, and with his guns cocked for killing, Coldiron was coming after them . . . ready to ride through the jaws of hell if he could blast them into it. . . . F.M. PARKER has established himself as the most exciting Western writer in years with such triumphs as Skinner, The Searcher, and, of course, the acclaimed Coldiron, in which Luke Coldiron first appeared.

Insipid

Insipid
Author: Ryan Miller
Publisher: Mango Ink Publishing
Total Pages: 534
Release: 2019-11-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0989545466

Seth craves more from life. When a stranger in a coffee shop offers him something extraordinary, he has to listen, even if the oddly normal man claims to be a friendly demon leading one of the most brilliant and successful cons of humanity to ever exist. The man may be crazy but he knows secrets Seth has told no one. He reveals a reality Seth has never experienced. Seth will question it all: his sanity, good and evil, what is real and what is not. The journey will be fantastic: darker than his nightmares and brighter than his dreams. It may kill him. Then again, it might just save him. Whether he is aiding a cunning evil or becoming an unlikely force for good, remains to be seen. Either way, it's not just his life that hangs in the balance.

Holly's Heart

Holly's Heart
Author: Melinda Sanchez
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Inc
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2019-12-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1509229248

Holly Frost has suffered from unrequited-love since she turned down Elam Holmes in high school. Years later they are still doing the "friend zone" dance. They've seen each other through heartbreaking loss and shared everything--except the truth. Can they break down the walls they've built to find love beyond friendship? The Christmas Frost Series--Finding Joy, Noelle's Kiss, Holly's Heart, and Chrissy's Catch--tells the stories of the four Frost sisters, who overcome heartache, betrayal and ghosts from the past to find true love and bring back the magic of Christmas.

Charlie, Meg and Me

Charlie, Meg and Me
Author: Gregor Ewing
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2013-07-22
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1909912077

For the first time, Bonnie Prince Charlie's arduous escape of 1746 has been recreated in a single journey. The author, along with his faithful border collie Meg, retraces the Prince's epic 530 mile walk through remote wilderness, hidden glens, modern day roads and uninhabited islands. Gregor Ewing tells the Prince's story alongside the trials of his own present day journey, whilst reflecting on the plight of the highlanders who, despite everything, loyally protected their rightful prince. The author's love of history and the landscape in which he travels shines through in this modern day adventure. BACK COVER: Charlie: Prince Charles Edward Stuart, second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland, instigator of the Jacobite uprising of 1945, fugitive with a price of ?30,000 on his head following the disaster of Culloden, romantic figure of heroic failure. Meg: My faithful, four-legged companion, carrier of supplies, listener of my woes, possessor of my only towel. Me: An ordinary guy from Falkirk only just on the right side of 40, the only man in a houseful of women, with a thirst for a big adventure, craving an escape from everyday life. For the first time, Bonnie Prince Charlie's arduous escape of 1746 has been recreated in a single journey. The author, along with his faithful border collie Meg, retraces Charlie's epic 530 mile walk through remote wilderness, hidden glens, modern day roads and uninhabited Ewing tells the Prince's story alongside the trials of his own present day journey, whilst reflecting on the plight of the highlanders who, despite everything, loyally protected their rightful prince. The author's love of history and the landscape in which he travels shines through in this modern day adventure. One of the strengths of this man and dog travelogue is the neat way it stitches together history with the writer's personal journey. The balance is perfect. TONY POLLARD

Bealport

Bealport
Author: Jeffrey Lewis
Publisher: Haus Publishing
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2018-08-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 191220813X

Bealport, Maine is one of the forgotten towns of America, a place that all too often seems to have its best days behind it. And perhaps nothing symbolizes that more than the old shoe factory—“NORUMBEGA Makers of Fine Footwear Since 1903”—that has been perpetually on the brink of failure, and is now up for sale. But maybe there’s hope? A private equity savant with a fondness for the factory’s shoes buys it—and thus sets in motion a story with profound implications for the town, and for the larger question of how we live today. The factory is a hobby for him, but it represents infinitely more for the residents of Bealport: not only their livelihoods but their self-respect, their connectedness, their sense of self-sufficiency are all bound up in it. Can this high-flying outsider understand that? How will he negotiate the complicated long-term relationships that define the town and its families? In Bealport, Jeffrey Lewis takes us inside the town, revealing its secrets, acknowledging its problems, and honoring its ambitions. Brilliantly deploying a large cast from all walks of life, this novel reveals small town America in the early twenty-first century through the interwoven secrets and desires of its residents, and through them delivers a striking portrait of America at a moment of national uncertainty. Bealport, called “a hugely satisfying read” by the Evening Standard and “deeply appealing” by the Times Literary Supplement, is now available in paperback.

Memorable Life Adventures

Memorable Life Adventures
Author: Al O’Connor
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2023-11-22
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

About the Book An Adventure of Adventures is a collection of autobiographical short stories that provide glimpses into the boyhood to the present life of Al O’Connor. A lover of the outdoors, he has had a passion for fishing, hunting, and hiking from a young age. In addition, it is about a life well-lived where everyday happenings are viewed as adventures often filled with humor. Many journeys are planned, but often they veer from the path in unexpected ways that are even better than were originally intended. Hopefully, O’Connor’s own stories will inspire others to reminisce about their own life in the spirit of adventure. About the Author Al O’Connor is a member of several hunting and fishing groups that advocate conserving, preserving, and enhancing wildlife and their habitats. He is also a member of a group that focuses on preserving farmlands. His hobbies include hunting, fishing, crabbing, clam digging, working on his small farm, woodworking, gardening, carpentry, mending and repairing equipment, buildings, and their contents. O’Connor is also passionate about wildlife habitat conservation, watching wildlife, recycling metals, artwork with wood, watching sports, and working in his metal shop. He is happily married with a wife and daughter, son-in-law, and grandson. He also has a younger sister. His mother, father, and an older and a younger brother that have passed on. O’Connor is a professional civil engineer and geologist. He is a board member of the Washington Waterfowl Association as well as a member of the Delta Waterfowl Association, Ducks Unlimited, Friends of Clark County, and Vancouver Wildlife League.

Blood Orange

Blood Orange
Author: Susan Wittig Albert
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0425280012

As the New York Times bestselling series continues, China Bayles comes to the aid of a nurse who ends up in the hospital... China is renting her guest cottage to Kelly Kaufman, who needs a temporary place to live as she contends with an acrimonious divorce, including a nasty dispute over ownership of the Comanche Creek Brewing Company. At the same time, as a nurse employed by a local hospice, Kelly has discovered instances of suspicious practices and believes that a patient has been murdered. On her way to China’s house, Kelly is forced off the road and critically injured, putting her in a medically induced coma. Who wants Kelly out of the picture? Her soon-to-be ex? His new lover—who happens to be the sister of China’s friend Ruby? Or someone connected with the corruption at the hospice? China owes it to her friend to uncover the truth—but she may be putting her own life at risk...

Staircase

Staircase
Author: Charles Dyer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1969
Genre: Aging
ISBN:

An aging gay couple who own a barber shop in the East End of London. One of them is a part-time actor about to go on trial for propositioning a police officer. The action takes place over the course of one night as they discuss their loving but often volatile past together and possible future without each other (Wikipedia entry about the play on which this novel is based).

Bound for Gold

Bound for Gold
Author: William Martin
Publisher: Forge Books
Total Pages: 496
Release: 2018-07-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0765384213

"A Peter Fallon novel of the California gold rush"--Jacket.