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Glide Path
Arthur C. Clarke
Science Fiction & Fantasy / Science
A fascinating departure for the renowned Science Fiction author, Glide Path is an alternative history of the development of Ground Control Approach radar set during World War II.
Clarke draws upon his own wartime experience as a radar control operator during World War II to tell a story fascinating not just for its plotting-combining science, intrigue, and a host of compelling characters-but also for its prescience and technical insight. Glide Path is sure to be an enthralling read not just for Science Fiction fans, but history aficionados.
Pregnancy, Wrestling, & Dating
Quiana Glide
Writer's block stands between Elle Hawthorne and writing a comic book adaptation for a streaming service. Searching for inspiration, she stumbles into a video game themed bar where she collides with pro wrestler Logan Smith. Maybe one night of a sexy distraction is all she needs to find her muse again... Logan might've made a name for himself wrestling in Japan but hasn't yet in America, even though he knows his career will come to an end as he ages. He should be focused on winning a championship belt and running the bar he opened with his friends, but Elle provides the perfect reason to let go just for one night... Sparks fly between the two, but one night of fun leads to an unexpected pregnancy! Elle and Logan insist that just because they're having a baby, it doesn't mean they have to be together. But desire and late-night cuddles are stronger than logic.In between body slams and script deadlines can the pair find a way to...
The Riptide Ultra-Glide
Tim Dorsey
Mystery & Thrillers / Literature & Fiction
Welcome to Paradise!Freshly laid-off Wisconsinites Patrick and Barbara McDougall are going to sunny Florida for a modest romantic vacation. But the motel they picked isn't quite a pastel paradise, and they have to be midwesterners and make the best of a bad situation. Except bad goes to worse, and a string of misfortunes renders them unable to leave the state. Meanwhile, the next Mexican-American War is being fought, this time in Fort Lauderdale, between the Kentucky mafia and the Oxy cartel over control of the lucrative pain clinic market. Latinos are turning up dead, hillbillies are wandering the beach trampling sand castles, and cops continue arresting doctors wriggling out of office windows.But it's never really a party until Serge and Coleman arrive. Cruising down U.S. 1, Captain Florida and his perpetually altered sidekick are on a mission to film the best reality show ever! Back at their motel, the McDougalls are peeking out...

