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Synopsis: Presley may be smart, but she buckles under pressure – or more specifically, she alphabetizes. In stressful moments her mind grabs words and compulsively sorts the letters, like a frightened guard dog chasing its tail. So it’s no surprise when signs from the universe constantly warn her: stay out of the spotlight.
That’s hard to do when her Elvis-loving mom, the school secretary, plays embarrassing snippets of The King’s hits on the PA every day. It’s even harder when the school’s biggest goofball nominates Presley for president and her campaign speech turns disastrous. Her greatest refuge from the drama is her adorable nephew. But Luke’s mom – Presley’s teenage sister – has a secret that threatens to tear the boy from the family forever, unless Presley can stop it.
Maybe the universe is out to get her. Or perhaps it’s whispering a new message: Stay cool. Step into the spotlight. Summon your inner Elvis.
That’s hard to do when her Elvis-loving mom, the school secretary, plays embarrassing snippets of The King’s hits on the PA every day. It’s even harder when the school’s biggest goofball nominates Presley for president and her campaign speech turns disastrous. Her greatest refuge from the drama is her adorable nephew. But Luke’s mom – Presley’s teenage sister – has a secret that threatens to tear the boy from the family forever, unless Presley can stop it.
Maybe the universe is out to get her. Or perhaps it’s whispering a new message: Stay cool. Step into the spotlight. Summon your inner Elvis.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: In this haute couture-noir novel, T/James Reagan, author of Famous For Nothing, provides his post-Empire vision of the New York fashion scene.
Reagan's novel explores all of the taboo subjects plaguing the fashion industry- racism, underage models, eating disorders, pervy photographers, human trafficking, unfair payment practices, and predatory castings.
Empire Waste follows Andrew Lorrie, a disgraced fashion designer, who finds himself unemployable after a disastrous Spring/Summer fashion show. With no other option, Lorrie accepts a job designing a competitors ready-to-wear line. As the line progresses, Lorrie begins to notice that the models who are arriving for castings and go-sees are disappearing. No longer willing to idly stand by while the fashion industry destroys more girls, Andrew becomes devoted to saving these "replaceable" models. Lorrie confronts the industry as well as his own demons in a fast paced and introspective meditation on creation, pain, and exploitation.
Empire Waste plays out as a fashion satire, as well as an exploration of New York City and the rules of the fashion industry.
Reagan's Empire Waste proves to be a deeply personal exploration of a man living in a post-Empire world where nearly everything is disposable.
Reagan's novel explores all of the taboo subjects plaguing the fashion industry- racism, underage models, eating disorders, pervy photographers, human trafficking, unfair payment practices, and predatory castings.
Empire Waste follows Andrew Lorrie, a disgraced fashion designer, who finds himself unemployable after a disastrous Spring/Summer fashion show. With no other option, Lorrie accepts a job designing a competitors ready-to-wear line. As the line progresses, Lorrie begins to notice that the models who are arriving for castings and go-sees are disappearing. No longer willing to idly stand by while the fashion industry destroys more girls, Andrew becomes devoted to saving these "replaceable" models. Lorrie confronts the industry as well as his own demons in a fast paced and introspective meditation on creation, pain, and exploitation.
Empire Waste plays out as a fashion satire, as well as an exploration of New York City and the rules of the fashion industry.
Reagan's Empire Waste proves to be a deeply personal exploration of a man living in a post-Empire world where nearly everything is disposable.
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Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Fiction
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Sun, surf, sand and Alex--Katie was swept away!
Katie eagerly agrees to pretend she is Alex's girlfriend for the summer in order to protect his job. Amid sundrenched waves, they develop a friendship that is on the verge of turning romantic, when who should arrive but Nicole, Alex's old girlfriend. In three days, Nicole ruins Katie's relationship with Alex. So Katie gets involved with Logan, Nicole's handsome older brother, though Alex is the one for her.
Soon enough Katie learns that fake romances can get out of hand and lead to complications she never imagined.
Reviews
“…a great teen love story…lots of angst, lots of funny moments, some steamy kisses, and a great heroine…
Sarah, Fallen Angel Reviews
“…a wonderful story that draws you into it, and you want to go on and spend more time with the characters… a story you should put on your summer reading list…”
Lydia Funneman, Writers Unlimited
“…a really great and funny read.”
Yasmine, Romance Junkies
Katie eagerly agrees to pretend she is Alex's girlfriend for the summer in order to protect his job. Amid sundrenched waves, they develop a friendship that is on the verge of turning romantic, when who should arrive but Nicole, Alex's old girlfriend. In three days, Nicole ruins Katie's relationship with Alex. So Katie gets involved with Logan, Nicole's handsome older brother, though Alex is the one for her.
Soon enough Katie learns that fake romances can get out of hand and lead to complications she never imagined.
Reviews
“…a great teen love story…lots of angst, lots of funny moments, some steamy kisses, and a great heroine…
Sarah, Fallen Angel Reviews
“…a wonderful story that draws you into it, and you want to go on and spend more time with the characters… a story you should put on your summer reading list…”
Lydia Funneman, Writers Unlimited
“…a really great and funny read.”
Yasmine, Romance Junkies
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Nashoga, the alpha of the Redstone Pack, has been run off. While in exile, Nashoga meets Buck, an elk with an attitude, and the two are thrust into a dire situation. Will the two be at each others' throats or will they learn to work together to defeat this new threat? Will Nashoga reunite with his pack and his love? Only time will tell in this story of power struggles, love and friendship.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Thanks to his uncle, sixteen-year-old Sam Parma lands the job of caddying for the President at a celebrity golf tournament. His younger brother, Matthew, will be caddying alongside him. Well, sort of; Matthew gets to drive around in a cart, plays the “cute” card, and gets away with everything. Meanwhile, Sam slaves away hauling clubs next to egotistical caddy Chip Swanson, a popular high school senior who makes it known that he’s just as good as any of the pros. Sam wants to prove he is cut out for a career like professional tour caddy, Major, but soon worries he just may not be good enough.
Sam finds the simple rules of being a caddy not so simple. He’s a little put-off that the President selects his own clubs and never asks for his advice, but he just wants to do a good job and not overstep his bounds... even though he’s frustrated by Chip’s colorful tidbits about the course, and the fact that everybody loves Matthew’s antics. Then there’s the fact that Theresa Bellissima is at the golf course; Sam can’t stop thinking about what to say to her, and whether or not she’s flirting with him.
Sam’s not just learning about how to be a good caddy; he’s also discovering things about himself. He wants to do an extraordinary job, but the terrain proves troublesome and a “Big Goof” almost sinks him. Sam is ready to give up thoughts of ever being a caddy when something simple gives him a needed boost.
Sam finds the simple rules of being a caddy not so simple. He’s a little put-off that the President selects his own clubs and never asks for his advice, but he just wants to do a good job and not overstep his bounds... even though he’s frustrated by Chip’s colorful tidbits about the course, and the fact that everybody loves Matthew’s antics. Then there’s the fact that Theresa Bellissima is at the golf course; Sam can’t stop thinking about what to say to her, and whether or not she’s flirting with him.
Sam’s not just learning about how to be a good caddy; he’s also discovering things about himself. He wants to do an extraordinary job, but the terrain proves troublesome and a “Big Goof” almost sinks him. Sam is ready to give up thoughts of ever being a caddy when something simple gives him a needed boost.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Told in alternating "Before" and "After" chapters, Kam's novel focuses on the events leading up to and just after Cass's best friend Devin's body is found at the bottom of a local ravine. Part realism, part ghost story, and part coming-of-age tale, this young adult novel will draw you in and keep you turning pages until the dramatic conclusion.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: The end of the nineteenth century—the rich have great interest in the occult; tables dance everywhere, and ghosts speak in many a darkened room.
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Age Level: Adult
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Thomas is swept into Robert Cain’s web of terror
He's forced to fight in a child army
Against the most evil of people
And learns the first casualty of war is the truth
“If you can’t trust yourself, Thomas, who can you trust?”
He's forced to fight in a child army
Against the most evil of people
And learns the first casualty of war is the truth
“If you can’t trust yourself, Thomas, who can you trust?”
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Abbey and her tomboy sister Case think all their dreams have come true when their family win the lottery. What they didn’t expect was to be sent to an exclusive boarding school with girls that just don’t like them. Desperate to get themselves home again, the girls go on a mission to get themselves into trouble, until a new friend goes missing and they may just have the only clue to what happened.
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Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: A highly paid stuntwoman by day and vigilante by night finds her dual life turned on its head when her prosecutor father discovers her secret.
In this light-hearted action thriller, Callie Monroe is a stunt double for the world's #1 female action movie star, but spends her nights trying to avenge her mother's murder. Callie is aided in her quest by her grandfather Hank Dempsey, a career criminal who runs a repo yard, and her personal assistant, Aryana Koubalt, a bubbly Valley Girl who's smarter than she seems.
All is going well for Callie until her father, Assistant District Attorney Nathan Monroe, discovers her secret during a botched sting operation. Nathan, who is also troubled by his wife's murder, is conflicted: He doesn't know whether to tell his boss the truth, or to help Callie in her quest for justice.
But when Aryana is kidnapped by the vicious thugs Callie is investigating, Nathan has no choice but to help Callie and Hank get her back -- though he does have a few conditions first...
In this light-hearted action thriller, Callie Monroe is a stunt double for the world's #1 female action movie star, but spends her nights trying to avenge her mother's murder. Callie is aided in her quest by her grandfather Hank Dempsey, a career criminal who runs a repo yard, and her personal assistant, Aryana Koubalt, a bubbly Valley Girl who's smarter than she seems.
All is going well for Callie until her father, Assistant District Attorney Nathan Monroe, discovers her secret during a botched sting operation. Nathan, who is also troubled by his wife's murder, is conflicted: He doesn't know whether to tell his boss the truth, or to help Callie in her quest for justice.
But when Aryana is kidnapped by the vicious thugs Callie is investigating, Nathan has no choice but to help Callie and Hank get her back -- though he does have a few conditions first...
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Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: BODIES is a quirky new murder-mystery series that's equal parts HBO's "Big Love" and "NCIS."
You’ve seen cop shows. Now imagine three members of the same investigative team get into a threesome and decide to keep it going as a long-term three-way relationship. Throw in a bioterror threat and a quirky family drama, and you’ve got BODIES, the hottest new murder-mystery series of the summer!
~BRIEF~
Diseased corpse at 5-star hotel? Check. Bioterror connection and radical Islamist YouTube videos? Check. Potential outbreak, citywide lockdown, and CDC race to find a treatment? Check. Three members of the same investigative team getting into a threesome and deciding to turn it into an ongoing relationship? Um…....check!
BODIES is an oddball murder-mystery series with a sexy twist. Equal parts “NCIS” and HBO’s “Big Love,” the story focuses on an eccentric family, the Callahans.
Larkin and Tigh, the matriarch and patriarch, respectively, head up the C.D.C.’s Crisis Response Team. But when a bioterror attack in their hometown forces them to team up with a Homeland Security agent named Corban Banks, sparks begin to fly! In more ways than one!
Find out how it all started today in BODIES: Book #1: Staged Fright!
You’ve seen cop shows. Now imagine three members of the same investigative team get into a threesome and decide to keep it going as a long-term three-way relationship. Throw in a bioterror threat and a quirky family drama, and you’ve got BODIES, the hottest new murder-mystery series of the summer!
~BRIEF~
Diseased corpse at 5-star hotel? Check. Bioterror connection and radical Islamist YouTube videos? Check. Potential outbreak, citywide lockdown, and CDC race to find a treatment? Check. Three members of the same investigative team getting into a threesome and deciding to turn it into an ongoing relationship? Um…....check!
BODIES is an oddball murder-mystery series with a sexy twist. Equal parts “NCIS” and HBO’s “Big Love,” the story focuses on an eccentric family, the Callahans.
Larkin and Tigh, the matriarch and patriarch, respectively, head up the C.D.C.’s Crisis Response Team. But when a bioterror attack in their hometown forces them to team up with a Homeland Security agent named Corban Banks, sparks begin to fly! In more ways than one!
Find out how it all started today in BODIES: Book #1: Staged Fright!
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Age Level: Mature Young Adult
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Five strangers. Countless adventures.One epic way to get lost.
Four teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl named LEILA. She crashes into their lives in her absurdly red car at the moment they need someone the most.
There's HUDSON, a small-town mechanic who is willing to throw away his dreams for true love. And BREE, a runaway who seizes every Tuesday—and a few stolen goods along the way. ELLIOT believes in happy endings…until his own life goes off-script. And SONIA worries that when she lost her boyfriend, she also lost the ability to love.
Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia find a friend in Leila. And when Leila leaves them, their lives are forever changed. But it is during Leila's own 4,268-mile journey that she discovers the most important truth— sometimes, what you need most is right where you started. And maybe the only way to find what you're looking for is to get lost along the way.
Four teens across the country have only one thing in common: a girl named LEILA. She crashes into their lives in her absurdly red car at the moment they need someone the most.
There's HUDSON, a small-town mechanic who is willing to throw away his dreams for true love. And BREE, a runaway who seizes every Tuesday—and a few stolen goods along the way. ELLIOT believes in happy endings…until his own life goes off-script. And SONIA worries that when she lost her boyfriend, she also lost the ability to love.
Hudson, Bree, Elliot and Sonia find a friend in Leila. And when Leila leaves them, their lives are forever changed. But it is during Leila's own 4,268-mile journey that she discovers the most important truth— sometimes, what you need most is right where you started. And maybe the only way to find what you're looking for is to get lost along the way.
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Age Level: 12 and up
Genre: Fiction
Synopsis: Aristibule, a philosopher of ancient Greece, is dragged away from his home and taken to the king's palace, as the monarch is in need of clever discussions and advices. Although they don't really understand each other, the king appreciates talking with the philosopher during his meals. They tackle some fundamental socio-moral problems. Aristibule only thinks of going back home, and finally escapes from the palace.
Excerpt :
“My dear Aristibule, We would like to consult you on an issue that is cause for great concern to Us. What shall We do with the poor? They are everywhere, they spit on floors, they litter the streets and courtyards, they drink impure wine, and set a bad example for children.”
Aristibule, who had heard the word “poor,” remarked, “There are many.”
Nozé continued while Aristibule pricked up his ears. “A few years ago, We went to see the priestess of Epidaurus to ask her how to solve this problem. Do you know what the priestess told Us? She answered ‘You must,’ nothing else. What does this mean, Aristibule? We must do what? Can you explain this to Us?”
Aristibule was thinking while Nozé gargled with a sip of wheat alcohol.
“The Priestess of Epidaurus does not like long sentences,” Aristibule began.
Nozé did not give him time to finish. “If We do not punish the poor, there will be more and more!”
Aristibule was now hearing well, as the king had begun to speak very loud. He said thoughtfully, “Being poor is not very pleasant.”
“On the contrary, it is very pleasant to be poor!” exclaimed the king. “There is nothing to do, outside of remaining poor.”
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Excerpt :
“My dear Aristibule, We would like to consult you on an issue that is cause for great concern to Us. What shall We do with the poor? They are everywhere, they spit on floors, they litter the streets and courtyards, they drink impure wine, and set a bad example for children.”
Aristibule, who had heard the word “poor,” remarked, “There are many.”
Nozé continued while Aristibule pricked up his ears. “A few years ago, We went to see the priestess of Epidaurus to ask her how to solve this problem. Do you know what the priestess told Us? She answered ‘You must,’ nothing else. What does this mean, Aristibule? We must do what? Can you explain this to Us?”
Aristibule was thinking while Nozé gargled with a sip of wheat alcohol.
“The Priestess of Epidaurus does not like long sentences,” Aristibule began.
Nozé did not give him time to finish. “If We do not punish the poor, there will be more and more!”
Aristibule was now hearing well, as the king had begun to speak very loud. He said thoughtfully, “Being poor is not very pleasant.”
“On the contrary, it is very pleasant to be poor!” exclaimed the king. “There is nothing to do, outside of remaining poor.”
For more philosophical tales : http://philosophical-story.com/
Publication Date:
Age Level: 8 - 12
Genre: Fiction