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He was a kid in boots raised on tough horses in a tougher land, no quit in him. She strolled out of his dreams and lightning struck. She was wild, elusive and dazzling. The chase was hell. Catching her was worse than hell. Set against the harsh, sweeping landscapes of the modern American West, HORSEMAN’S WALTZ is a literary western thriller that rides the thin line between violence and redemption, mythical love and survival. Written with poetic grit and emotional depth, it explores masculinity, loyalty, and the terrible cost of unresolved reckoning. This is not a cowboy story about heroes...

They say the truth will set you free. For the Benjamin family, the truth is the thing that might destroy them.... When weekly editor William Benjamin begins investigating a cunning plot between local officials, he uncovers a trail of danger and deceit but fails to see the darkness spawning within his own home. As the town closes ranks and the threats escalate, William’s children watch their father slip deeper into a darkness none of them is willing to name. Equal parts literary drama and psychological mystery, this is a story of growing up in the blast radius of obsession — and the ...

They were inseparable, three youths bound by the reckless innocence of youth. When life pulls them to their destinies, their union fractures into war, privilege, revolution. THE SORTING TREE is a novel of character and consequence, youthful loyalty colliding with adult reality, an intimate portrait of love, loss and the forces that shape who we become. Tender and unsparing, this is a meditation on love's endurance, the permanence of it and how it makes us who we are.

Nightwood, Djuna Barnes's strange and sinuous tour de force novel unfolds in the decadent shadows of Europe's great cities, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna - a world in which the boundaries of class, religion, and sexuality are bold but surprisingly porous. The outsized characters who inhabit this world are some of the most memorable in all of fiction.

From the windswept cliffs of the Cantabrian sea… to the shadowy heart of a violent cause... Set against the turbulent backdrop of Basque culture and Spanish history, Resistance Music delivers a gripping tale of secrets, loyalties and survival. When a celebrated American rock star is murdered in northern Spain, her sister Sancia is thrust into a hidden world — one of radical separatist movements, dangerous allegiances and violent betrayals. With no knowledge of her family’s involvement or the forces closing in, she must navigate treachery and deceit to uncover the truth. Haunted by her...

Prophecy declared that corrupt politician Corajidin would rule the Shrīanese Federation, even become its new Emperor - and sinister magic has helped him defy death in order to do it. But his victory is not assured, thanks to clashing rival factions that hinder any attempts to unify the nation. Though he has taken increasingly brutal measures to eliminate all obstacles in his path, the dark forces supporting him grow dangerously impatient. And the harder they press, the more drastic Corajidin’s actions become.

Love has no borders—hatred does. In a land torn by suspicion and violence, two young people from opposing worlds meet by chance and discover a love powerful enough to defy everything around them. BORDERLAND is a sweeping romantic thriller about devotion under fire, cultural conflict, and the courage it takes to love when love is forbidden. As tensions rise and families and communities close ranks, the couple’s relationship becomes dangerous—not only to themselves, but to everyone who stands in the path of their hearts. Blending emotional tenderness with creeping suspense, this ...

Fueled by visions promising him prolonged life and political power, the dying Corajidin, leader of a millennia-old dynasty, has brought the nation of Shrian to civil war. But is his bright destiny assured, or do the events unfolding around him promise a more ignoble, and finite, future? Indris, warrior-mage of the Seq Scholars and scion of a rival Great House, is caught in the upheaval. Driven by loyalty and conscience to return to a city that haunts his past, Indris reluctantly accepts the task of finding a missing man, the only one able to steer the teetering nation toward peace.

Warrior-mage Indris grows weary in his failed attempts to thwart the political machinations of Corajidin, and he faces the possibility of imprisonment upon his return to his homeland. Moreover, Indris’s desire for Corajidin’s daughter, Mari, is strong. Can he choose between his duty and his desire...and at what cost? Left alienated from her House, Mari is torn between the opposing forces of her family and her country - especially now that she’s been offered the position of Knight-Colonel of the Feyassin, the elite royal guards whose legacy reaches back to the days of the Awakened Empire.

A Kirkus Recommended Read: "A substantial thriller and a profound story of a woman recovering from abuse." After barely surviving a vicious attack by a sadistic serial killer, FBI Profiler Kayleen Archer runs back home again, to the North Carolina mountain town where she grew up, and the one place where she thought she'd never return. With nothing and no one left to keep the terror at bay, she retreats to a gray world of depression and fear, and a bottomless bottle of vodka to warm her lonely nights. But when a young girl is abducted from a local beauty pageant, Kayleen is asked to help by ...

Passages collects twenty-five stories and eight poems that explore the triumphs and losses, hopes and fears of entering—and surviving—a new stage in life.

Welcome to Four Park Group’s Private Capital Markets podcast. This is the first podcast dedicated to providing insight into the realities and fictions involved in making alternative investments around the world. We look at a range of issues that extend beyond simply making investments such as legal, tax, regulatory, risk, economic and impact issues. We speak with practitioners from around the world, not only to educate our listeners, but also to expand our own knowledge of this complex and challenging subject.

Chad Ramsey is having a very bad day. Just last week, he was riding high; closing a $200 million dollar deal at work, looking forward to an upcoming party, and just about to realize his dream of making full partner at his firm. In fact, everything was going pretty much his way…until tonight, when Chad’s long-standing plan to murder his wife goes horribly awry. A mistake is made. Terrible. Irretrievable. And as the blood dries and a body must be removed for disposal, it becomes all-too clear that he’ll have to sink lower than he ever thought possible to try and stay on top of it all. ...

"The House That Match Built” by T.B. Barnes is a powerful memoir of survival, resilience, and hope, written to illuminate the path toward healing for those battling the shadows of mental health challenges. With raw honesty and profound vulnerability, Barnes recounts her journey from the depths of despair to the heights of empowerment, offering a testament to the indomitable human spirit.