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The Language of Whisky David McNicoll Whisky, or "whiskey" if you prefer, is a billion-dollar industry that spans the globe; it is made from New York to Tasmania. Although whisky is an umbrella term that includes everything from Bourbon to Irish and back again, it is most synonymous with Scotch and its success as a brand. But, how did an obscure... |
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Gunslingers: A Story of the Old West John Layne Gunslingers: A Story of the Old West is John Layne's inaugural novel set in the Old West packed with family drama, action, and adventure. In this, Book One of the Luxton Danner Series, author John Layne tells the story of Joel Thornton and his daughter Elizabeth, as they seek frontier justice with... |
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The Austin Paradox William R. Leibowitz In this emotionally-charged psychological thriller, Leibowitz takes the reader on an unpredictable action-packed journey. The suspense doesn't let up as the fast paced twisting plots unfold and Austin battles Big Pharma which views him as their worst enemy, a CIA Director who is hell-bent on exploiting his... |
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Jane Digby's Diary C.R. Hurst Bright, beautiful, and bold, Jane Digby led a remarkable life. Born to privilege in 1807 at Dorset, England, she soon scandalized Europe with her reckless pursuit of of freedom. She sacrificed home, family, and respectability for her passions. Kings, princes, barons, brigands, lords, and sheikhs were among her lovers. A gifted artist and musician, as well... |
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Denizens of the Crystal Black Fire Books filled with magic. Power mad wizards. Damned souls forced to march the earth. |
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My Big Fake Wedding Jessica Hatch The date is set. The guy is definitely not. When I entered a lottery to win a free wedding, I had no idea that I was about to be cheated on, and unceremoniously dumped, by my ex-boyfriend. So when I win, there’s just one teeny tiny problem… I have no one to walk down the aisle with. All I need to do now is find a husband. Simple, right? |
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For the Love of God: A Memoir Jackie Guinn In 1972, Jackie was twenty-two years old, married twice, and divorced once. After finally getting out of her turbulent second marriage, she learns that her baby daughter, Jenny, is profoundly brain-damaged. To finance Jenny’s disabilities and still have a social life, she works as a cocktail waitress... |
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Salt Wars: The Battle Over the Biggest Killer in the American Diet Michael Jacobson How food industry lobbyists and a small group of scientists have successfully fought government efforts to reduce dangerous levels of sodium in our food. A high-sodium diet is deadly; studies have linked it to high blood pressure, strokes, and heart attacks. It's been estimated that excess... |
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Riding with Ghosts, Angels, and the Spirits of the Dead John Russell Imagine if everywhere you roamed ghosts, angels, and the spirits of the dead came to greet you, communicating intriguing messages to you and providing you with an incredible array of amazing supernatural manifestations. Internationally known professional psychic, medium, paranormal... |
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Before & After Tudor Robins When the world changes overnight, Aspen has her own, immediate, world to protect. Her horses, her land, and the business she’s been building are all threatened by the shutdown and the virus causing it. For years Aspen’s been wishing long-lost love, Dob, would return, and now – living alone, with so much responsibility on... |
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Simon Sez: A Retired Detectives' Club Novel Shawn Scuefield Someone is playing a deadly game... A series of random murders, each increasing in size and scope, has the police baffled. More concerning, each crime has been committed by a law-abiding citizen, and afterward, the offender has no memory of their actions, nor are they willing to talk. A... |
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No Long Goodbyes Pauline Hayton Wracked with guilt over the tragic deaths of her husband and young son, Kate Cavanagh leaves 1939 Britain to start a new life in Burma, where she falls in love and marries teak plantation manager Jack Bellamy, a widower with two young children. The 1942 Japanese invasion destroys their idyllic... |
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Midnight Calling: A Memoir of a Drug Smuggler's Daughter Lynn Walker Lynn Walker watched her dad, John, deteriorate from Miami undercover narcotics agent to drug smuggler, from protective father to monster—a very charming monster. By the time she was in high school, her dad was in prison for smuggling 12,000 pounds of marijuana. There... |
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Solomon the Accountant Edward M. Krauss A Jewish love story. Solomon the Accountant is set in Toledo, Ohio, in the 1950s. Solomon falls in love with the beautiful, newly widowed Molly. He is painfully aware of her recent loss, yet she becomes the focal point of his life. He hopes that someday - regardless of how long... |
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Tuesdays with Ted Russ Woody To be with a parent while they are dying is one of the most human of experiences. It is what we are supposed to do. And while those months, for the author, were difficult in myriad ways, they were also the most rewarding of his life. They were also full of humor—as nearly any comedy writer will tell... |
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L'héritage des Lumières Les Lumières sont souvent invoquées dans l'espace public comme un combat contre l'obscurantisme, combat qu'il s'agirait seulement de réactualiser. Des lectures, totalisantes et souvent caricaturales, les associent au culte du Progrès, au libéralisme politique et à un... |
