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The Prank
THE PRANK is a novel about the tendency for any news story involving a cute child or a reprehensible parent to become a media feeding frenzy, about the incredible communicative power of the internet, about the speed at which a fabricated happening can cross the threshold into accepted truth. But it is also about us as consumers of narrative: about how the digital revolution has changed the way we process information. My hope is that as you are reading you will find yourself scanning, skipping, dismissing, and cherry-picking: pay attention to these moments. This is your brain doing something remarkable, something profoundly post-modern, something perhaps not altogether benign. - from the auth...
Collodion
The new art of photography and the new science of embalming the dead came into standard practice in 1840-50s America. On the autism spectrum, Osborn Roche is a well-respected postmortem and battlefield photographer during the civil war. He and his nephew Ray travel with the Union army photographing battlefields and creating portraits for the soldiers. When Osborn meets Lou, a young woman dressed as a man to work as an embalmer for the Union, he is drawn to her beautiful, flickering irises, a condition known as Nystagmus and also a condition Osborn's mother had. He sees that Lou is also on the autism spectrum, and they quickly become friends. Lou works with her father, Henry Cattell, an actua...
Weeper
1842. Southern Pennsylvania. When Charlotte Fenn, a paid mourner or "weeper", falls pregnant to married undertaker Archer True, the scandal threatens to ruin her reputation and livelihood. For generations the two families have worked side by side in their ancient professions, but adultery has devastating consequences for a young Fenn woman.When she gives birth to a son, Augustus, Charlotte agrees to give him up to the Trues to be raised as their own. Charlotte vows never to let Augustus find out the truth, but a mother's love doesn't die easily. From a distance, Charlotte watches Augustus grow up, secretly yearning to be close to him once more.But every lie has its consequence, and as Augustus grows older, the truth of his origins will soon reveal itself in the most devastating way possible?
Weeper
Historical fiction 94,000 words Life is hard in the mid-nineteenth century. One thing is certain: death. For generations, the True family has made its living as "warners," the early trade of providing funeral services for the deceased. Archer True is good at his job. He has a wife at home, but he also has a proclivity for drinking whiskey and bedding women-the latter is a vice with disastrous repercussions. It all goes haywire when he falls for Charlotte Fenn, a "weeper" or paid mourner. Whenever their affair ends in pregnancy, both families have to deal with the aftermath.Charlotte's son, Augustus, is taken from her at birth to be raised by the True family. But a mother's love doesn't die easily, so she watches him grow from a distance. After an unexpected turn of events, Augustus runs away to a military academy in the south. Charlotte cannot bear to be away from her son and takes off to search for him. To make matters worse, the Civil War wages around them. As Charlotte struggles to find her son, Augustus fights to make his way home, while a deeper, darker secret looms on the horizon.
The Girl at the Hostel
After escaping from an abusive home, Morgan Harris is struggling to survive life on the streets, homeless and unloved. Finding herself drifting from shelter to shelter, Morgan seeks refuge in a hostel but is soon entangled in the murky world of illegal drugs and dangerous people. Life is spiralling out of control for Morgan, and her future looks bleak. Morgan meets a boy in the hostel, who seems to want to make a life with her, but she soon finds herself homeless again, this time pregnant. Using all her resources, Morgan secures herself a flat and a job in order to provide for herself and her daughter. Morgan finds herself inexplicably drawn to her boss, and the two soon begin an affair. However, events soon threaten to destroy everything she has worked for, with far-reaching consequences.
Becoming
Life in the safe house is routine. In the three months since her last run-in with Orrick Williams, Morgan Abbey has been training with her four Naturals and their Watcher friends. But routines are meant to be broken, and the reappearance of a familiar face turns life in the cabin on its head. Through relational upheaval and secrets revealed, Morgan has to keep everything together to fulfill her destiny. But when it's time, will she have the resolve to do what needs to be done? Will she be able to kill Orrick? Keywords: fantasy, paranormal, magic, coming of age, love, Teen & YA, superhero, psychic
The Story of Paul Bigsby
(Book). Most musicians are familiar with the famous Bigsby Vibrato, but not as many know about the wonderful guitars that Paul Bigsby built in the 1940s. Bigsby, who was responsible for developing and refining the pedal steel guitar, also built the first modern solid body electric guitar for Merle Travis in 1948, predating Leo Fender and Gibson's Les Paul by a number of years. "The Story of Paul A. Bigsby" tells how Bigsby influenced Fender and Gibson, as well as a number of other guitar manufacturers, in building techniques and design. This deluxe edition contains over 300 color and black & white photos. Many of these have not previously been published, and over 50 are actual Bigsby instrument photos taken by fine arts photographer Greg Morgan. The book also comes with audio clips of Paul Bigsby, recorded in the late 1950s, telling stories of his business.
Conviction of the Heart
Family law attorney Suzanne Taylor understands her clients' problems--her own husband left her with two babies to raise alone. Now that they're teenagers, her life is full. The last thing she wants is the romantic attentions of a police lieutenant, no matter how good-looking. Lt. Nick Sansone is juggling the demands of a new promotion and doesn't need complications either. But when he sends a councilman's battered wife to Suzanne for help, he realizes he wants to connect with the lovely, prickly lawyer on more than a professional level. They are soon confronted with a different battle when the abused woman's husband threatens retribution. The powerful, well-connected councilman can damage both their careers--not to mention hurt those they love. Can they bend enough to admit they need each other in a time of crisis? Or will a husband's revenge take them down before they ever get a chance?
Citizen Airman
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