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Five friends, one university creative writing course, one weekend away to celebrate. Nobody expected it to end in disaster. Ten years ago, promising young writer Keith Brooks fell to his death during a weekend getaway with his university friends. The official story? A tragic accident. But when disgraced journalist Phoebe Black stumbles upon conflicting accounts from Keith's surviving friends, she uncovers a web of lies that suggests something far more nefarious happened on that fateful night.

As did his father before him, Pierce Butler treats his plantation slaves like family. But massive gambling debts force him to sell 429 “family” members. When the auction begins, torrential rain falls - not stopping until the final slave is sold the next day. The ominous rainfall prompts these words: “This ain’t rain. This is God’s tears.” Based on the largest slave auction in U.S. history, this poignant montage is the fictionalized account of that 1859 Georgia tragedy.

Do you find it difficult to write the blurb for your book? Do you hate writing book descriptions? If your synopsis always comes out bland and boring, with no chance of leading to more book sales, then this guidebook is for you. How to Write a Fantasy Book Description is a step-by-step approach. It lays out everything you need to know in five simple and effective steps. In addition, you will find bonus chapters on how to write book descriptions for series, box sets, and nonfiction.

In a city full of police controversies, hippie artist punk houses, and overzealous liberals, Portland, Oregon, is a place where even its fiction blurs with its bizarre realities. Brand-new stories by: Gigi Little, Justin Hocking, Christopher Bolton, Jess Walter, Monica Drake, Jamie S. Rich (illustrated by Joelle Jones), Dan DeWeese, Zoe Trope, Luciana Lopez, Karen Karbo, Bill Cameron, Ariel Gore, Floyd Skloot, Megan Kruse, Kimberly Warner-Cohen, and Jonathan Selwood.

A book like no other, Paul Fournel’s Need for the Bike conducts listeners into a very personal world of communication and connection whose center is the bicycle and where all people and things pass by way of the bike. In compact and suggestive prose, Fournel conveys the experience of cycling - from the initial charm of early outings to the dramas of the devoted cyclist.

Paul Clifford is the story of a man who leads a dual life; he is both a criminal and a wealthy gentleman. The novel is best known for its opening sentence, often parodied: "It was a dark and stormy night."

When Elizabeth hired Joshua to build her mountain home deep in the Utah mountains, she couldn't resist the rugged construction owner's charm. Joshua was the complete opposite of Elizabeth's usual suitor field of CEOs and corporate attorneys, being a high school graduate used to working with his hands.

Learn the incredible story of the Chicago Bulls' basketball star Derrick Rose! In Derrick Rose: The Inspiring Story of One of Basketball's Most Resilient Point Guards, you will learn the inspirational story of one of basketball's premier point guards, Derrick Rose. Since joining the NBA, Derrick Rose has reinvigorated the Chicago Bulls franchise after they went through many years of rebuilding post-Jordan. Derrick Rose's story is one of great resilience and passion for the game a basketball.

When Smoky, a tiny Yorkie Terrier, is miraculously found in a foxhole in the jungles of Papua New Guinea, she has no way of knowing she will become a World War II hero and Hollywood star. Flying with her new owner, Corporal Bill Wynne, on deadly combat missions, she is soon assisting the war effort, entertaining and bringing comfort to the soldiers with her unique tricks and spirited energy. Based on the true events of the American army’s wartime struggles and Smoky’s outstanding television career, her moving and uplifting tale is sure to entertain and touch the hearts of all who read it.

Money is an often talked about topic in today's society. The current discussion in the government arena and in many communities is about how to best use the money available to pay bills, buy what is necessary, save, invest, and make more money. In Hostile Takeover, Cedric Dukes provides time-tested principles that he and his family have used to grow their finances.

As if it wasn’t awkward enough being an adopted normal kid in a family of purebred shape-shifters, Kale Rollins was now being transferred to a new school made solely for their kind. And it gets worse. He must attend this school under the pretense that he, too, is a shape-shifter in order to “babysit” his 14-year-old brother, who has suddenly shifted a year earlier than expected. However, with the newfound knowledge that shape-shifting families are mysteriously disappearing, Kale wonders if attending Emerson Fox Academy is actually as safe as it seems.

Cora doesn't expect much excitement when she moves to a small town to become a bartender. But when her first night of work turns violent, she's rescued by a handsome stranger with silver hair. Dragon shifter Maalik doesn't want to be mated to a human woman. It's taboo among dragonkind. But he can't resist the ancient force pulsing within his body, the urge to become one with Cora and fulfill their destiny. He must make her his mate, before time runs out for both of them.

What Every Marriage Must Know is made to enlighten married couples and individuals who are interested in marriage and the importance that God has placed on it.

What makes a man tick? What makes him act out of character? Is it him, his surroundings, or was he born with the short end of the stick? In some cases - in our attitudes, traits, and character - we, men, are not living up to our purpose. When a man understands his purpose and walks in it, he impacts his family, community, and world. This only happens when a man has a transformed heart and mind.

The 19th addition of this annual anthology exhibits a collection of short fiction from award-winning Southern authors and rising stars including Edward P. Jones and Silas House. Each story’s derivation is explained in an illuminating note from the author following the rich and entertaining tales.

This book begins in Denver. Planes fall from the sky, volcanic ash fills the air, and three people are stuck on the side of a mountain. How they survive the first few days and the steps they take can kill them, or not. Mistakes are made. Relationships tested. Unexpected twists and turns keep the listener engaged.

Alta, a bright and hard-working young woman, loves the fun and variety of college life, but she misses her family and home in Zion National Park. When America joins the war in far-off Germany and Japan, not much changes in her life besides adapting to ration cards and shortages in bobby pins and nylons, as well as increasing proposals of marriage from men in uniform. When she meets Hal on a blind date, she finds herself falling for him, even though she knows she might never see him again.

It is often said, "We are each a result of our past." The truth is our past experiences do affect us. While some do rather insignificantly, others do quite deeply. In worst cases, they can distort our personalities, open us up to deception, and negatively affect our relationships with God and others.

The year is 2302. Isaac Jackson is a former CEO of a successful company and has gotten to the point in his life where Earth has nothing left to offer him. He was fed up with the complacency of society that has prevented humanity from truly establishing its footprint outside of Earth. Isaac decides it is time to use the services provided by another private company, Tarax Corporation, to find a new exoplanet to move to in a different star system.

I often hear people wondering if life carries on after death. It always makes me smile. That's exactly what happens. And I used to think no one would discover the truth while they were alive. I was wrong. A 16-year-old boy just did. His name is Jonathan Powers and this is his story. Jonathan's from a planet called Centurian, but that's not where his story begins.