Lani, Starr and Jada are girlfriends to some of Atlanta's biggest drug dealers but they are friends. Proceeds from drug dealing allow them to live a fabulous lifestyle. But all is not great in the land of milk and honey. In this first segment, Starr finds out a secret her boyfriend Trey has been hiding. Jada learns of an evil plan by her boyfriend Shamari, while trying to keep him from learning a secret of her own. And Lani's ex-boyfriend Black, another drug dealer, is still in love with her, but she's moved on to Chris, a man that treats her very well. Follow the ups and downs of these three women as they lead the King Pin Wifey Lifestyle.In Part 2, all three women have big decisions to make. Starr is force to decide her future. Does she stay with Trey, the man she loves, who hasn't been the most faithful boyfriend? Will Jada's boyfriend, Shamari get out of jail? Or will she move on without him? Lani's ex-boyfriend Black vows to win his...

A serial killer taunts Casablanca's most famous detective, Hanash, in this nail-biting Moroccan noir, a follow-up to Bled Dry A series of gruesome murders shakes the city of Casablanca. The killer knows exactly how the police will pursue him and how to obliterate evidence that could lead them to identify his victims. Fear spreads throughout the city as rumors abound that a serial killer is on the loose. Detective Hanash, despite his reputation, has hit a dead end. But he knows the killer will make a mistake, and it is up to him and his team to hunt down and capture this brutal criminal. Then comes the most audacious homicide yet: the victim is found on the first day of the Eid holiday, directly outside the police headquarters in the center of town. Is the killer taunting the police and its famous detective? And could this be the crime that contains the clue that Hanash has been waiting for?

TO SOLVE THE BRUTAL DEATH OF A TRIBAL WOMAN, DETEKTIV ALEXANDER KAZAKOV BRAVESTHE UNFORGIVING CENTRAL ASIAN MOUNTAINS IN THIS EXCITING NOVEL OF MYSTERY AND ADVENTURE. Alternate history, modern-day Russia: Fergana is the last stronghold of the Russian people and tiny buffer state between the Ottoman Empire and the Chinese Empire of the Sun, but now forces threaten to undermine the uneasy peace. An outside influencer stirs unrest between Ferganese Russians and people of tribal descent. The murder of a revered Kyrgyz healer in the village of Biysk takes Detective Alexander Kazakov away from the looming presidential election to a Russian ski resort deep in the mountains. It's a chance to reacquaint himself with a part of the country he once loved. But Instead of a welcome, he finds a tribal community overrun with Russian tourists and a groundswell of festering resentment among the mountain people. His investigation becomes entangled in...

In this short story by acclaimed Washington writer Arthur Bliss, six college freshman face an unexpected crisis in the forest ahead of the 2016 American presidential election. Will what they discover change how they view themselves and their country?Beneath the towering sand dunes that hug the coastline of Lake Michigan is a world that gives a young brother and sister the experience of a lifetime. The Sands of Singapore is a story based on a lost city under the shifting sands. Singapore, Michigan was a bustling lumber town in the early 1900's and was essential in helping to supply the lumber that was used to re-build Chicago after it's historic fire.After the lumber industry died, so did Singapore and it was only a matter of time before the sands were to bury the town and remove it from sight. the only images are those of found in local historical societies which show ghostly images of Singapore before time, wind and sand buried removed it from existence.Jeff and Amber are a brother and sister that discover a hidden world beneath the sand dunes which is home to many animals that help them to return to the surface, but not before they are taken to the lost city of Singapore which is abandoned, but is home to the squirrels, birds, butterflies, raccoons, skunks, chipmunks, ants, owls and others that show them a colorful feast for the senses with the candied tulips, licorice tasting grass, cotton candy flavored clouds, sweet smelling air and the one human that creates the environmental delicacies they encounter before returning to the surface.

Uprooted, longing for love and to feel somehow situated, Willa Jackson flees life as a military wife when she meets Hugh, the lighthouse keeper on McNabs Island in Halifax Harbour. The object of her fantasies, a musician, he's the last of a dying breed in this story set during the final days of lightkeeping before automation. Romanced by this magical location—so close to the city and its lively communities, yet so remote—she involves her ten-year-old son, Alex, in her escape. Things sour when isolation and Hugh, harbourer of secrets deadlier than she can imagine, turn as brutal as the forces of nature—and of self-deception—that threaten to engulf all three. A tender yet heartbreaking story of one woman's reckoning.

The Dream of the Red Chamber is one of the ôFour Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature." It is renowned for its huge scope, large cast of characters, and telling observations on the life and social structures of 18th century China and is considered by many to be the pinnacle of classical Chinese novels. The ôRed Chamberö is an expression used for the sheltered area where the daughters of wealthy Chinese families lived. Believed to be based on the authorÆs own life and intended as a memorial to the women that he knew in his youth, The Dream of the Red Chamber is a multilayered story that offers up key insights into Chinese culture.

Packed with "high suspense" and "memorable choices and consequences" (Booklist) Kiki Swinson's novels sizzle with brutally unpredictable characters, breakneck plotting—and a uniquely gritty portrait of Southern life. Now she breaks all the rules as a young woman with two targets on her back tries to keep those she loves—and herself—alive . . . Run for cover It was supposed to be easy money. A few exchanges for cash, one big payoff, and then life would be better than ever with bills all paid and money in her pocket. But the plan fell apart and now she's made an enemy. He's a drug cartel leader out to destroy any competition—and get payback by any means necessary . . . Play for time Under federal protection, she's only steps ahead as the cartel leader starts killing off her family and friends. When he kidnaps a relative and demands her in exchange, she and a desperate DEA agent work a bold switch to nail...

The Sincerely Yours Series starts off with a bang! Life has been good to Monai, but that's before her ex-boyfriend, Demetrious, makes an attempt to creep back into her life and shake up things between her and the man she now loves. Demetrious is envious of their relationship, and before all is said and done, he's adamant about destroying it. Monai cracks the door for him to do just that, yet she has no idea the destruction he causes will lead to a tragedy she may not be able to recover from. But in this life, everything isn't always what it appears to be. She is forced to create a new life for herself, as well as for the love of her life, Nate, who for whatever reason, forgives Monai for her heart-breaking indiscretions. Nate is what many women consider a damn-good man, but when Demetrious may be set free for a crime he committed, ugliness rears its head. Someone has to pay the ultimate price for the damage that tore their worlds apart, and when the dust settles and the chips...

Distant Star was an experiment to make a Show like "Twilight Zone" but with absolutely no budget. Now they are published here for anyone to enjoy and do with what they will."In The Twilight" concerns and Civil War soldier and a person he meets who seems alien, but may not be so different after all.Witness a first-person view of a changed world. A solitary survivor hides in a mountain above the city, living in a trailer with the door and windows duct-taped shut. Outside, the air is poisoned with a virulent disease that has killed off most humans. Those who lived have become something else. Something that hunts and kills. Survival in this new world comes down to two, simple rules: stay quiet and protect the air. It's an obsessive and regimented life, but one day a visitor comes up the mountain that threatens everything.Part I of a can't-miss series. Part II out now.

"Electrifying." — O Magazine Named one of the year's most anticipated books by The New York Times, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, BuzzFeed, and moreWhat does it mean for a family to lose a child they never really knew? One afternoon, in a town in southeastern Nigeria, a mother opens her front door to discover her son's body, wrapped in colorful fabric, at her feet. What follows is the tumultuous, heart-wrenching story of one family's struggle to understand a child whose spirit is both gentle and mysterious. Raised by a distant father and an understanding but overprotective mother, Vivek suffers disorienting blackouts, moments of disconnection between self and surroundings. As adolescence gives way to adulthood, Vivek finds solace in friendships with the warm, boisterous daughters of the Nigerwives, foreign-born women married to Nigerian men. But Vivek's closest bond is with Osita, the worldly, high-spirited...

Deirdre's surname is Duck, and she hates it! Everyone teases her at school, and even her dad calls her his little duckling. It's awful! Then one day she rescues a duckling which is all tangled up in fishing line, and this is the day that changes her life. With help from her new feathered friends, she hatches a plan and starts to enjoy being Deirdre DuckDeirdre's surname is Duck, and she hates it! Everyone teases her at school, and even her dad calls her his little duckling. First Deirdre tries to smarten herself up a little, but that doesn't stop the name calling. So she decides to become a duck and go and live on the pond on the park. She eats a lot of bread and swims every day. That plan doesn't work either.But the day she rescues a duckling which is all tangled up in fishing line is the day that changes her life. With help from her new feathered friends, she hatches a plan and starts to enjoy being Deirdre Duck.

"The Story of the Stone" (c. 1760) is one of the greatest novels of Chinese literature. The first part of the story, The Golden Days, begins the tale of Bao-yu, a gentle young boy who prefers girls to Confucian studies, and his two cousins: Bao-chai, his parents' choice of a wife for him, and the ethereal beauty Dai-yu. Through the changing fortunes of the Jia family, this rich, magical work sets worldly events - love affairs, sibling rivalries, political intrigues, even murder - within the context of the Buddhist understanding that earthly existence is an illusion and karma determines the shape of our lives.