Los Angeles, 1943 Reporter Nathan Doyle had his reasons to want Phil Arlen dead, but when he sees the man's body pulled from the La Brea tar pit, he knows he'll be the prime suspect. He also knows that his life won't stand up to intense police scrutiny, so he sets out to crack the case himself. Lieutenant Matthew Spain's official inquiries soon lead him to believe that Nathan knows more than he's saying. But that's not the only reason Matt takes notice of the handsome journalist. Matt's been drawn to men before, but he must hide his true feelings—or risk his entire career. As Nathan digs deeper, it becomes increasingly difficult to stay one step ahead of Matt Spain—and to deny his intense attraction to him. Nathan's secrets may not include murder, but has his hunt put him right in the path of the real killer? Previously published, newly revised by author. 44,490 words
Los Angeles, 1943 Reporter Nathan Doyle had his reasons to want Phil Arlen dead, but when he sees the man's body pulled from the La Brea tar pit, he knows he'll be the prime suspect.
If society has the B-list celebrities it deserves, it now has a killer to match. Except that Simon Darcourt is a great deal more successful in his career choice than the average talent show contestant. He's also got the media taped - by the simple expedient of by-passing them completely and posting real-time coverage of his killings on the internet. He's got viewing figures to make the world's TV executives gasp in envy, and he's pulling the voyeuristic strings of every viewer by getting them to 'vote' to keep his captives alive. Angelique De Xavier, his previous nemesis, is drafted onto the police team trying to bring this one-man celebrity hate-fest to an end. But she can't do it alone, she needs the magical skills of her lover, only she doesn't know where Zal is and meanwhile a whole load of celebs are, literarly, dying to be famous. An intelligent satire, a thriller with exhilarating pace - Christopher Brookmyre at his best.
Dylan and his friends snowball cars for entertainment on the weekend. When they don't get enough reaction from passing cars, they put rocks in the middle of their snowballs. Their first attack with the loaded snowballs causes a car crash. His friends flee, but Dylan goes to the scene of the accident to make sure the driver is okay. He runs off when he knows help is on the way. Dylan is sighted, and rather than being punished, he is lauded as a hero. As his lies pile up, so does the hype about his heroics, and along with it, Dylan's guilt.
‘I could hardly believe my eyes. A cold mantle of white was rapidly transforming our sunny paradise into a bizarre winterscape of citrus Christmas trees, cotton wool palms and snowball oranges.’ When the Kerr family leave Scotland to grow oranges in a secluded valley on the island of Mallorca they are surprised to be greeted by the same freezing weather they have left behind. Then they realise that their new orange farm is a bit of a lemon... Laughter, finds Peter Kerr, is the best medicine when faced with a local dish of rats and the live-chicken-down-a-chimney technique of household maintenance. But their Mallorcan neighbours help them adapt to their new life. ‘Snowball Oranges’ is hilarious and revealing, full of life and colour, set against the breathtaking beauty of the Mediterranean.
Ellie hesitated for a moment, pressing her fingers to her lips; then, unable to
contain herself any longer, rushed to old Rafael in a flood of tears, throwing her
arms around him in a smothering, motherly hug. 'There, there, there,' she soothed
, ...
The True Story of the Adoption That Broke a Scandal Open on Three Continents and the Story of a Mothers Love
At the age of thirty-six, author Mary Reese, a single schoolteacher from California, embarked on the adventure of a lifetime. Putting aside her years of trying to adopt in the United States, she flew to Taiwan with the expectation of adopting a daughter. In A Snowball in Hell, she shares the experience of her summer in Taiwan, and the struggle for her daughter that followed. Reese tells how she fell in love with a baby and how that transformed her and her belief system. This is the story of a mother’s love that created miracle after miracle, opening doors that brought in celebrity and political allies from around the globe. A Snowball in Hell follows her journey to motherhood, telling the true story of an adoption that broke open an international scandal on three continents. Adoption is a difficult journey, and Reese’s personal journey changed laws and people on three continents.
This is the story of a mother’s love that created miracle after miracle, opening doors that brought in celebrity and political allies from around the globe.
If parents, teachers want to let there children know that you care give then this book, share this book with a group, even your church will approve of what's being taught, and how! Children love the book, and they love to learn, and now they can have them both, and have lots of fun doing it!
No screaming, hitting, throwing things, or taking up two seats. The driver watches
us all of the time so that we don't get hurt.” His little brother said, “Wow! Do you
like school?” Snowball replied, “A lot. I like to read, draw, and color. I also do ...
The Story of the Global Catastrophe That Spawned Life As We Know It
Did the Earth once undergo a super ice age, one that froze the entire planet? A global adventure story and a fascinating account of scientist Paul Hoffman's quest to prove his maverick 'Snowball Earth' theory, this is science writing at its most gripping. In SNOWBALL EARTH, Gabrielle Walker takes us on a thrilling natural history expedition in search of supporting evidence for the audacious theory which argues that the Earth experienced a climatic cataclysm 600 million years ago that froze the entire planet from the poles to the equator. Because the global snowball happened so long ago the ice has now long gone - but it left its traces in rocks around the world and in order to see the evidence, Walker visited such places as Australia, Namibia, South Africa and Death Valley, USA. Part adventure story and part travel book, it's a tale of the ultimate human endeavour to understand our origins.
A global adventure story and a fascinating account of scientist Paul Hoffman's quest to prove his maverick 'Snowball Earth' theory, this is science writing at its most gripping.
