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At the height of his theatrical career, the actor Leo Proudhammer is nearly felled by a heart attack. As he hovers between life and death, Baldwin shows the choices that have made him enviably famous and terrifyingly vulnerable. For between Leo's childhood on the streets of Harlem and his arrival into the intoxicating world of the theater lies a wilderness of desire and loss, shame and rage. An adored older brother vanishes into prison. There are love affairs with a white woman and a younger black man, each of whom will make irresistible claims on Leo's loyalty.

N. K. Jemisin is one of the most powerful and acclaimed speculative fiction authors of our time. In the first collection of her evocative short fiction, Jemisin equally challenges and delights listeners with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption.

Gilbert Morris has written more than 80 inspiring novels, many of them best sellers. In this epic work, he and his co-authors use Biblical truth and powerful allegory to offer a new way of thinking about the end times.In the year 2050, the U.S. government rules that humanity is nature’s worst enemy and herds all of its citizens into a few overcrowded cities. An insidious new version of Germany’s Third Reich, led by an indestructible madman, infiltrates the White House and uses an electricity-eating virus to plunge the nation into darkness.

Lolita is on a long-awaited trip around Europe when she meets Simon, the love of her life. The pair embark on an intense and steamy relationship - hampered only by the thousands of miles that separate them. In equal parts a survival guide for long-distance relationships and an erotic novel, A Long-Distance Love Affair will set your pulse racing even as it helps you learn the difficulties and pleasures of loving someone on the other side of the globe.

"I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~ Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "ALICE CROWLEY IS ONE OF OUR GREATEST LIVING WRITERS!" ~ Author G. Taylor Moira is an LA housewife with a cheating husband and a yearning to explore her carnal proclivities. One day, Moira's best friend suggests the ladies attend a salacious sexual carnival circus sideshow, and Moira agrees -- without knowing what she's getting herself into. The two soon hook up with Jasper, a performer at the sideshow, and after a hot and heavy threesome in the desert, they attend the event, where they learn ...

N. K. Jemisin is one of the most powerful and acclaimed speculative fiction authors of our time. In the first collection of her evocative short fiction, Jemisin equally challenges and delights listeners with thought-provoking narratives of destruction, rebirth, and redemption. In these stories, Jemisin sharply examines modern society, infusing magic into the mundane, and drawing deft parallels in the fantasy realms of her imagination. Dragons and hateful spirits haunt the flooded streets of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Abandoned as a child at the front gate of The Ranch, a school for troubled boys in the Texas Panhandle, Rand Holub was an outsider among outsiders. Back then they didn’t call it autism, they just said he was slow. But he was a mechanical genius. From a roughneck in the oil fields of Texas and Oklahoma, 30 years later, Rand has climbed to the top of the heap by building his own energy company. But when a decades-old murderous secret bubbles to the surface and forces him and his wife to reconcile with the shadows of their past, they know it might well be their demise.

Samantha Harper has just turned 30 and she is ready to meet the man of her dreams, so she does. Samantha pretty much always accomplishes what she sets out to do. There's only one problem, after she has sex with him on the first night they meet, he never calls her. Not used to failure, Samantha is furious at herself! She wishes she could just take it back. She wishes she had never had sex with him!...And to her surprise, her wish comes true.

Cory knows it’s going to take Sky some time to get used to being his girlfriend, but he’s hurt when she asks him to keep it a secret. With her birthday coming up and the chance of her leaving town, he decides not to make a fuss about it but to still give Sky a birthday to remember. Sky can't wait until her birthday. She is finally going to get to leave the home, but more importantly, she’s going to find out who her parents are. The thing is, though, that sometimes the truth is best left in the past.

Sky is starting to settle into her new home, but that doesn't mean that she’s calming down. When a school prank goes a little too far, she's presented an offer she can't really refuse. But will she be able to keep up her side of the deal? Cory is falling hard for Sky. He knows that she’s the girl he’s been waiting for, but she keeps pushing him away. When she makes it clear to him that she isn't looking for anything serious, he is still sure that he will be able to change her mind. But when his best friend goes behind his back, will he still be able to find that happily ever after?

Sky has spent her entire life dealing with the fact her parents abandoned her. She thinks it doesn't affect her, but when she meets a guy who might just be perfect, the cracks become apparent. Sky doesn't believe in love. Or, to be more specific, she doesn't believe anyone can love her. So when she turns up in Denver and catches Cory’s eye, it will only lead to disaster, right?

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I take on the statement: I'm taking my ball and going home. This has become our lifestyle. Relationships aren't reaching decades. Professional sports heroes no longer invest in teams. We are living like we want to do something else. No matter how good or great there's got to be something else. I'm taking my ball and going home.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-view-from-the-writing-instrument--1023245/support.