This muscular, starkly impressive novel from Guatemala's premiere young writer fiercely addresses the seemingly endless violence of Latin America.A young man, Juan Luis Luna, is kidnapped in Guatemala City and held at the bottom of a rusty, empty underground fuel tank in an abandoned gas station. The kidnappers demand a ransom; his rich father does not reply. The kidnappers threaten to cut off his son's foot and still hear nothing. They then slice off one of Juan Luis's toes and send it to his father, who still refuses to act. So the next day... The Good Cripple obsessively focused, chilling, allegorical is stunningly explosive. With its enigmatic beginning, however, and its circular relentless structure, the novel is also dense with ideas: can one be whole after mutilation? Can the injured transcend violence? Rodrigo Rey Rosa's style is of a lithe pristine clarity, but beneath that calm surface cruelty, revenge, and diffidence churn darkly away. The Good...

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The On The Record boxset contains two lesbian romance novels and one erotic short story about two smart and witty dueling newspaper journalists. Caustic queen and disgraced veteran reporter Catherine Ayers, and laid-back, up-and-coming reporter Lauren King can't see eye to eye on anything. But the story must come first, and as they work together to uncover mysterious scandals, they manage to stop fighting long enough to fall in love.Getting all three stories packaged together means a huge saving, and hours of reading, with 660 pages and 219,000 words.In award-winning novel The Red Files, sparks fly when Iowan girl Lauren is forced to hit the road with her nemesis, Catherine, to nut out a strange mystery involving prostitutes and pink champagne.In erotic short story Flashbang, a hotel social media launch is the backdrop for a naughty, delicious reunion, after Catherine has been away and sorely missed Lauren.The Under Your Skin novel sees the happy couple...

Return to the Endgame trilogy where blood is thick, but passion is thicker... He doesn't believe in fairy-tale endings... They used to call Evan Bishop the golden boy. He had it all and was about to close the business deal of a lifetime, then marry the woman of his dreams. But everything goes to hell when a faceless enemy wants to destroy his family's empire and see him dead. Except the bomb meant to kill him fails. He wakes up from a coma to find his face scarred and his brother missing and wanted for murder. Now that he's damaged, he hides away from the world—including the woman he loves. He refuses to be a burden to her, so even though it destroys him, he sets her free. She's about to prove him wrong... Isla MacDonald isn't walking away from Evan just because he's decided to shut her out of his life. He blames himself for the bombing that got her father killed and nearly killed...

The brilliant intellect and candor of Anthony Bourdain is on full display in this collection of interviews from throughout his remarkable career, including interviews with Neil Degrasse Tyson and Trevor NoahAnthony Bourdain always downplayed his skills as a chef (many disagreed). But despite his modesty, one thing even he agreed with was that he was a born raconteur—as he makes clear in this collection of sparkling conversations. His wit, passion, and deep intelligence shine through all manner of discussion here, from heart-to-hearts with bloggers, to on-stage talks before massive crowds, to intense interviews with major television programs. Without fail, Bourdain is always blisteringly honest—such as when he talks about his battles with addiction, or when detailing his thoughts on restaurant critics. He regularly dispenses arresting insight about how what's on your plate reveals much of history and politics. And perhaps best of all, the heartfelt...

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In a world of perpetual shadow, a boy is born wielding remarkable power over fire. Amos is seven when he kills a Shadow Wolf and becomes a legend in Shiloh. Everyone is amazed by him... and afraid that his father may be a madman. His father tells stories about a world beyond the Shadow, a time before the Shadow. People who tell those stories usually come to unfortunate ends.



The year Amos and his best friend, Simeon, turn twelve, they are itching to prove themselves. An impetuous plan to steal a beautiful lantern goes miserably awry, and the lantern s owner prophesies that Amos will be devoured by the Shadow. For the first time, a seed of fear is planted in Amos's mind, and when his father is killed by a Shadow Wolf on the last day of the Great Hunt, the fear takes hold. If so great and brave a man as his father could fall to the Shadow, what hope does he have?



Does anyone ever truly escape the Shadow?



Shiloh is the first book in The Shiloh Series.