From the bestselling author of My Ex-Best Friend's Wedding comes a novel about four friends who share a passion for a beloved British television show that will change all of their lives. When the concierge of The Alexander, a historic Atlanta apartment building, invites his fellow residents to join him for weekly screenings of Downton Abbey, four very different people find themselves connecting with the addictive drama, and—even more unexpectedly—with each other... Samantha Davis married young and for the wrong reason: the security of old Atlanta money—for herself and for her orphaned brother and sister. She never expected her marriage to be complicated by love and compromised by a shattering family betrayal. Claire Walker is now an empty nester and struggling author who left her home in the suburbs for the old world charm of The Alexander, and for a new and productive life. But she soon wonders if clinging to old dreams can be more destructive than having no dreams at all. And then there’s Brooke MacKenzie, a woman in constant battle with her faithless ex-husband. She’s just starting to realize that it’s time to take a deep breath and come to terms with the fact that her life is not the fairy tale she thought it would be. For Samantha, Claire, Brooke—and Edward, who arranges the weekly gatherings—it will be a season of surprises as they forge a bond that will sustain them through some of life’s hardest moments—all of it reflected in the unfolding drama, comedy, and convergent lives of Downton Abbey.

Terry Michelsen’s Soaring on Wings of Word is a collection of six previously self-published chapbooks celebrating the departure from traditional form to free verse, touching on themes of nature, human relationships, the diversity of morality, and the treachery of politics. Received with a great deal of positive reviews, Michelsen’s work inspires readers to explore their own connections with their own human spirit.

The relatively quiet lives of a Vermont couple, Connie and Alex, forever change one foggy morning when they stumble upon the following phrase in Genesis "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness...". Why were these plural pronouns used? Who was "us" and "our"? Was it possible that the bible was actually describing the creation of humankind by extraterrestrials? Determined to find an answer, the couple begins to research further and their suspicions are confirmed. Wanting to share all of the information they have gathered, Connie starts a blog. She learns that many of the women who read her blog have seen a UFO and have Rh negative blood, similar to Connie. Were they brought together for a reason? This is Susan Alan's first novel. Although this tale is purely fiction, the literary, art and electronic references are all real. It is Ms. Alan's desire that this story not only entertain but also fuel thought and discussion.

Newark, NJ firefighters describe how they deployed to the World Trade Center the week of September 11, 2001, what they experienced while trying to help the FDNY deal with the disaster, and how doing so affected their health and lives.

There's big trouble at County Metro Hospital. Kate Peters has just reported Dr. Timothy O'Rourke for bad practice and she suspects him of murdering his patients. Unfortunately, he is murdered that very night and the evidence in her office points to her as the number one suspect. She enlists the help of her best friend, Jennifer Smythe, Assistant DA to help the two cops assigned to the case, Burt Connors and Eddie Bolinski to clear her name and find the murderer. The suspects keep piling up and Kate is ready to reveal a few secrets of her own, but then someone attempts to kill her. Her friends realize they must act quickly to find the murderer before Kate becomes the next victim.

In the past, sport, particularly football, has been defined as a male domain. Women’s interest stereotypically ranges from gentle tolerance to active resistance. But increasingly, women are proudly identifying themselves as supporters of their teams, and have become highly desirable audiences for sport organizations and merchandisers. Football provides a unique site at which to examine the complex interplay between three theoretical areas: identity formation and maintenance, commercialization of cultural practices, and gender hegemony. This book explores how women experience their fandom, and what barriers exist for the female fan.

Not just another motorcycle club, the Demented Souls have secrets. Secrets that could cost them their lives. This volume contains: Lurch Maverick Ghost Bubba Lurch Lurch has come to Gillette to help his president keep the ranch he's inherited. He never counted on what he would find while he was there. Kerry has been in Gillette for more than five years. She came for school but stayed. Life on her family's farm in southern Wyoming held no appeal to her. She was getting by waiting tables until she found something more exciting. Who would have guessed that more exciting would be a tattooed biker sitting at her next table? Lurch had a lot on his plate. Learning a new job, dealing with managing men who'd never seen him as a leader, then he met Kerry and something about her called to him. Still, he was here for a reason and it wasn't to chase a local girl. The Souls were counting on him. But could he have both? Find out if Kerry can handle all that being associated with the Demented Souls means or if she will flee to keep her heart intact. Maverick Maverick is back in town after a two-year undercover assignment, and he just wants to get settled back into his life and club. A lot of things have changed. New men, new chapters, new rules around the clubhouse. There are women managing the clubhouse and first rattle out of the box he insults his Vice President's woman by propositioning her. How does one apologize for something like that? He's got a lot of figuring out to do now that he's home. Dana likes her life. She loves her little chocolate shop and is content with her life. Until a strange man seems to step out of the fog after a fender bender. She was about to ask who he was when he disappeared just as fast. Haunted by the memory of the mystery man, she wonders if she'll ever see him again, not likely in a city the size of Tucson... or is it? Bubba Time heals all wounds, or does it? Ten years after her father convinced Bubba that Sissy Metcalf was destined for bigger things than the poor boy from the wrong side of town, she calls out of the blue. She needs help and didn’t know who else to call. Determined to get herself out of a bad situation, Sissy broke up with the man her father picked out. When his response was to leave her bloody and broke on the floor, she knew she had to do something drastic. The only person she knows willing to stand up to her daddy is Bubba. But she hasn’t heard from him since he left for the military. But has it been too long? What if he’s moved on and forgotten the first girl who loved him? With her safety and possibly her life, on the line, Sissy makes the call she’s wanted to make for years. But does time really heal all wounds? Ghost Unless you consider peace for his brothers and their women good enough. Forced to leave his brothers behind, Ghost calls on an old partner to cover his back. But when danger comes from an avenue no one saw coming, is there anyone who can protect him? Robyn is surviving. She’s getting by working a dead-end job in the middle of nowhere North Dakota with no end in sight. While not miserable, she knows there’s more out there. But does she have what it takes to walk away from everything she knows and grab chance by the tail? Are Robyn and Ghost willing to look past the surface to find happiness or will fear and doubt make them both wonder what if forever?

A true story of a man who nearly lost his entire family to a world he never dreamed possible, ever. Only by the grace of God are we where we are today. This story will grab your heart from the first page to the very end of the book. My reason for writing my life story, from a very dark world to a bright future, my desire is to give you hope. If God could save me, He can save you too. A must-read if you enjoy reading a true story of how this family went from nothing to being blessed threefold. This story will take you from their best date night ever in Ohio. Through a struggling furniture business after marriage. A move to Pinecraft Florida where business thrived for them for a season. Then it was a move to Fresh Start, a facility in Indiana to help them find their way once again, after a series of struggles because of how sin had a way to beset their lives. This family graduated Fresh Start with basically only the clothes on their back, no place to live, no money in the bank, and seven hungry children to feed. But we were out with a brand-new start, truly a Fresh Start in life, Jesus in our hearts, and a bright new future. And it has paid off well for them, God has blessed this family richly threefold. Serve the Lord with all your heart, soul, and mind. A must-read. Please enjoy our story.

He was born right at the beginning of the "swinging" 1960s in London, England. His family strive to make ends meet, but for a variety of reasons, a few short years later, they move back to Catholic Ireland with his two Irish parents and one sister. There wasn't much happening in Ireland those days. But tumultuous changes were in the offing as backwoods Ireland was to be transformed into a model of economic and social ideals. In many ways, the author's story reflects these events as both he and his country are carried along by the tidal wave of progression. This tale follows him from Cosmopolitan London to the most rural of Ireland's green pastures, into small towns, and then its capital, Dublin. In this, his first book, he attempts to tell his life's story with not only his country but also the whole wide world as a backdrop to show more clearly the astonishing advancements and the terrible incongruity of mankind as it contrives to kill, maim, and starve each other alongside the destruction of our beautiful planet. And in this, he readily identifies the complex nature of his own character that mirrors in many ways the awful truth about the human condition. It is this duality of his nature that has brought him to this point in his life, to where he stands now today. All of what's contained between these sheets is factual, but the author fervently wishes they weren't. But as with the tidal ebb, life goes on and with it hope. And love.