Book picks similar to
Intersections by Nicki Salcedo
tag-author-aoc
american-south
genre-nonfiction-generic
reviewed
The Darkest Places: Unsolved Mysteries, True Crimes, and Harrowing Disasters in the Wild
Outside Magazine - 2019
The Darkest Places chronicles mysterious disappearances, unsolved murders, and deadly disasters, taking us to far-flung places no sane person would want to go.
Seasons of Death (The Smoky Mountain Murders)
Marlene Mitchell - 2010
The farmer's two young sons managed to escape but were unable to identify the killers. Now decades later, the murders of the Pender family remain unsolved. In Townsend, Tennessee, in Blount County, someone has decided to take revenge.
Cold Sweats and Vignettes
John Bowen - 2015
THE STEAL - A thief is hired by a collector to acquire an occult aaaaaartefact... CRASH - A hard landing on an alien plaaaaaanet... COLLISION - A world changing incident at the Laaaaaarge Hadron Collider... THE FALL - A London gangster finds himself in a baaaaaad situation...
The Deplorables' Guide to Making America Great Again
Todd Starnes - 2017
Change may start at the White House, but it finishes at your house. In The Deplorables' Guide to Making America Great Again, Fox News Radio host Todd Starnes reports from the front lines of the culture war in America and provides insights on what you can do to bring about real and lasting change in our nation. We've told Washington enough is enough, and we want to change the course of the country. President Obama called us bitter. Hillary Clinton called us irredeemable. The mainstream media called us backwater bigots. We were mocked by Hollywood and dismissed by academics. We were marginalized by the media - bullied and belittled by sex and gender revolutionaries. With the election of Donald Trump, the American people have spoken.
William Stoner and the Battle for the Inner Life: Bookmarked
Steve Almond - 2019
It tells the story of William Stoner, who attends the state university to study agronomy, but instead falls in love with English literature and becomes an academic. The novel narrates the many disappointments and struggles in Stoner's academic and personal life, including his estrangement from his wife and daughter, set against the backdrop of the first half of the twentieth century.In his entry in the Bookmarked series, author Steve Almond writes about why Stoner has endured, and the manner in which it speaks to the impoverishment of the inner life in America. Almond will also use the book as a launching pad for an investigation of America’s soul, in the process, writing about his own struggles as a student of writing, as a father and husband, and as a man grappling with his own mortality.
Downhome: An Anthology of Southern Women Writers
Susie MeeMary Ward Brown - 1995
Introduction by the Author.Contents:Isis by Zora Neale HurstonEconomics by Elizabeth Seydel MorganSarah by Tina McElroy AnsaStar in the valley by Mary Noailles MurfreeUgliest pilgrim by Doris BettsMusic by Ellen GilchristWide net by Eudora WeltyAfter Moore by Mary HoodWhite rat by Gayl JonesDare's gift by Ellen GlasgowFirst dark by Elizabeth SpencerShiloh by Bobbie Ann MasonGood country people by Flannery O'ConnorEveryday use by Alice WalkerYellow ribbons by Susie MeeTongues of fire by Lee SmithGospel song by Dorothy AllisonNew life by Mary Ward BrownGrave by Katherine Anne PorterAnd with a vengeance by Margaret GibsonThird of July by Elizabeth Cox
Pirate's Treasure
Mariah Stone - 2019
An executive who falls through time. One last chance to right the wrongs of the past.Bahamas, 1718. Captain James “Prince” Barrow is tired of being a pirate and wants to settle down. As a noble, he never envisioned the life of an outlaw as his own and wants to appease his treasure-hungry crew before they mutiny him due to their lack of patience. Luckily, James has two clues that will lead him to treasure his fellow pirate captain buried on his behalf. In order to attain the third one, James must attend a fancy ball he is sure to be recognized at.He needs a companion - one who will help him blend in with high society.Bahamas, 2020. As a New York executive, vacation is not in Samantha Gilbert’s vocabulary. Not that her best friend cares. Samantha is dragged to Nassau, Bahamas to help her friend get over a nasty breakup and visits a pirate museum. The tour guide shares a tragic tale of a pirate who died before finding his long-lost treasure. He insists on Samantha trying on a jade necklace from that very treasure. Once the cool metal touches her skin, Samantha falls back through time - straight into the arms of the pirate himself.The two strike a bargain: if she helps him find the third clue, he’ll allow her to put on the jade necklace from the treasure and get her back to the twenty-first century.With the English hot on their trail and death a near certainty, both are forced to work together not only to uphold their bargain, but to survive. And with time running out, both could very well lose the thing they desire most: each other.Fans of Pirates of the Caribbean and Outlander are devouring this new historical time travel romance by Mariah Stone.Previously published in the Once Upon a Pirate Anthology
Shifter Eruption: A Paranormal Romance Box Set
Mia Taylor - 2019
Will he still feel this way when he finds out the dark secret of my past? I’m a rookie cop, determined to be strong and relentless in my new role. My new boss August is big, strong, hot AF and protective. He’s also a shifter in a powerful clan. He wants to claim me for his own and make me his mate. I’m resistant but intrigued, unsure of what the future would look like. What he doesn’t know is that I hold secrets of my own. Dark secrets that are now coming to the surface. We’re now in danger, being blackmailed. August is the only one who can protect me now. Included in this box set are the following stand-alone titles: Cypher's Mate Annora's Dragon Rookie Shift Callie's Guardian The Werewolf's Bride Mordred Rescued by Ryland Briar's Mate Arthur's Mate Dulce's Champion
To the River: Rescue by the Schuylkill
Monica Shaughnessy - 2014
But little is known about his feline companion or the circumstances surrounding their introduction. Until now.From her cottage in the Bronx, Cattarina tells of her humble birth beneath the Schuylkill Permanent Bridge, glorious trials as a gutter cat, and the chance meeting with Eddy that changed not one, but two lives.Told from the perspective of Edgar Allan Poe's cat, "To the River" provides an irresistible feline take on history in this fictionalized short set in 1838 Philadelphia.
House of Catesby - The Complete Collection
Sunny Brooks
On the day of his death, in the blink of an eye, the lives of one woman and her six grown children changed irrevocably. The matriarch Countess Margaret Lilias Catesby was now a dowager countess; her strength and maternal duty the sole driving force pushing herself through the grief. Each of the Catesby children are left to carry on their father’s legacy, shown physically through their father’s green eyes and spiritually through his impassioned attitude for living. Eldest son Francis had barely a day to cope with his father’s death before the title of Lord Catesby was immediately thrust upon him. With Francis assuming ownership of the estate and his five siblings left to sort out the pieces, each must now find a way to navigate the world without their dear father’s guidance. Will siblings Francis, Emily, Helena, Sophia and the twins, Charles and Henry, be able to move forward into society and proudly carry on the Catesby name? There’s only one way to find out…---Book 1: ”Lady Emily’s Escape”Book 2: ”Charles and the Intruder”Book 3: ”The Mysterious Lord Livingstone”Book 4: ” Lady Sophie and the Proper Gardener”Book 5: ” Mr. Henry Catesby and the Rebellious Redhead”Book 6: ” Dilemma of the Earl's Heart”EXCLUSIVE BONUS! Book 7:” The Scandalous Dowager Countess”
Santa's Naughty Helpers
Kim LubbersCedar Rose - 2020
A Christmas Themed AnthologyFeaturing a wide array of short stories, novellas and bonus content from: Elizabeth Knox, K.C. Stone, Pepper North, Amy Davies, Cedar Rose, Jen Talty, E.C. Land, Evan Grace, Krista Ames, Ashlynn Mills, Lizzie James & Amanda Kaitlyn.
Christmas Miracle in July
R.M. Gauthier - 2016
However, meeting one shop keeper changes his perspective and complicates his work even further.
Grab a copy and take a trip through Christmas Town today!
A Southern Season: Stories from a Front Porch Swing
Eva Marie Everson - 2018
Four stories. Each one set in the enchanting world of the South. These are the kinds of stories your grandmother told you from a front porch swing. Ice Melts in Spring by Linda W. Yezak When Kerry Graham's boss forces her to return to the Gulf of Mexico where her husband drowned years ago, she feels only spring's chill and not the warmth of the Texas sun. Can the joy of a reclusive author and the compassion of a shrimp-boat preacher thaw Kerry's frigid heart? Lillie Beth in Summer by Eva Marie Everson With the untimely death of his wife, Dr. James Gillespie believes God has abandoned him. He also believes he's never met anyone like the young widow Lillie Beth, whose beloved Granny lies dying at home, and who sees a God who sweeps hope through a farmhouse window. Can a young woman whose husband died in Vietnam restore a faith that is all but dead. Through an Autumn Window by Claire Fullerton Because her larger than life mother Daphne Goodwyn is dead, forty-year-old Cate returns to Memphis with one thought in mind: something always goes wrong at a Southern funeral. But surrounded by the well-mannered society that raised her, the nostalgic rites of a three-day, autumn mourning bring the unexpected gift of the end of sibling rivalry. A Magnolia Blooms in Winter by Ane Mulligan With Broadway stardom within her reach, Morgan James returns home in winter to help an old friend. Maybe it s just nostalgia, but when she sees him again, an old flame rekindles. When she s called back to NYC to take the lead in a new musical, will fame be worth losing the man she loves?
Simply Lions: A Paranormal WereLion Romance Collection
Bonnie BurrowsEllie Valentina - 2016
Bestselling names such as Lilly Pink, Amira Rain, Jade White, Ellie Valentina and more have collaborated to bring you a huge dose of sexy Lion Alpha goodness. There will be love, romance, action and adventure alongside some hot mating in each of these 10 books.Every book in this package has been a top 10 bestseller on Amazon - and each book has an HEA, so you will never be left hanging! The 10 books in this collection are.... 1. Bonnie Burrows – The Lion's Shared BrideWhen Nina signed up to an adult dating site she had no idea what to expect. Two young hunky guys wanted a threesome and she could not resist trying something new. However, she was totally unaware that these men were Lion shifters and they saw her as their potential mate... 2. Jade White – The Lion's Love ChildA hot one night stand with a handsome stranger seemed like fun at the time for Grace. However, despite being safe she still found herself pregnant. Little did she know, she was pregnant with the baby of a Lion shifter and he was nowhere to be found.. 3. Jasmine White – The Roar Of The LionessAfter being left for dead, WereLioness Lorna finds help in the place she least expected it, with game hunter Kyle. As she begins to fall for him, it soon becomes clear that her pack will not like any of this... 4. Lilly Pink – The Lion's HeirLion Shifter Kyle is the heir to a billion dollar fortune but he is told he must enter into an arranged marriage with a woman called Krista. All seems well till it becomes clear that Krista has some disturbing secrets.. 5. Angela Foxxe – Lions SurrogateAs the danger of extinction threatens the WereLion community, Torrance decides they must reproduce and quickly. So he hires curvy Amy to be a surrogate to his first child with very interesting consequences.. 6. Maria Amor – The PlayLion Billionaire When Robert attempted to seduce Olivia Price he was expecting another easy lay but he was taken aback by how different she was. For the first time ever, Robert thinks he may have finally found a woman who could tame his PlayLion ways.7. J.J. Jones – Chained To The LionAshlyn has just woken up in the middle of the forest with no idea how she got there. She is also chained to a man she does not know. Little does she know, this man is a WereLion and there is much more to this than meets the eye... 8. Ellie Valentina – Shared By The Lions (unreleased)When Torrance Williams began dating a cute guy called Sam she was excited to learn more about him. Then suddenly when another cute guy called Bane shows an interest in her she becomes overwhelmed. Little does she know, both men are WereLions and they both want her as their mate.9. Lilly Pink - A Wild TimeBrigitte was just looking for a bit of fun. A romantic relationship was the last thing she had time for. So when she found herself matched with the hunky Dillon she had no idea what she had just let herself in for. The app did promise her a WILD TIME, and she was about to get it in more ways than one... 10. Amira Rain - Melted By The LionIn a future where fertile women are so scarce, they are often cryogenically frozen in order to help future civilizations reproduce. Now, after being frozen for thousands of years, Savannah Foster is the latest woman to be MELTED. Savannah finds that the man who has thawed her is actually a WereLion looking for a mate. Commander Trevor Beaumont is extremely handsome yet very cold at the same time. But there is a TWIST. Savannah was not the only female who was melted. At the same time another woman was melted by the Commander and it is now a competition to see who can be the first to produce a baby for the Lion...
John Chancellor Makes Me Cry
Anne Rivers Siddons - 1975
Moving from memories of her gentle grandfather to her uncanny ability to attract stray animals, Siddons' intimate stories of her family are graced with the same poetic lilt and vibrant detail that have so wonderfully served her novels. For all those who know and love her works of fiction, John Chancellor Makes Me Cry is a glorious and thoroughly entertaining treat.