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This volume presents fifteen chapters of biography of African American and black champions and challengers of the early prize ring. They range from Tom Molineaux, a slave who won freedom and fame in the ring in the early 1800s; to Joe Gans, the first African American world champion; to the flamboyant Jack Johnson, deemed such a threat to white society that film of his defeat of former champion and "Great White Hope" Jim Jeffries was banned across much of the country. Photographs, period drawings, cartoons, and fight posters enhance the biographies. Round-by-round coverage of select historic fights is included, as is a foreword by Hall-of-Fame boxing announcer Al Bernstein.
Jessica Black lives in a small town in rural Northeast Ohio. When a local resident, who just happens to be a billionaire, is murdered, Jessica and her friends must solve the mystery of his murder and find his hidden fortune.
Harlequin Holiday Collection: Four Classic Seasonal Novellas A struggling B&B owner scrambles to hide the dead body wrapped in her Christmas tree from a visiting camera crew—and from her still-irresistible reporter ex. A waitress and a sexy FBI agent mix business with pleasure while investigating a crime over the holidays. A crime lab worker finds herself in danger six days before Christmas...and only her off-limits but oh-so-attractive coworker can help. And two childhood friends rediscover their sense of wonder—and love—when reunited for the holidays. Discover these four classic seasonal novellas: And a Dead Guy in a Pear Tree by Leslie Kelly Seduced by the Season by Merline Lovelace Evidence of Desire by Debra Webb Season of Wonder by Marta Perry
When there is a serial rapist targeting college students, Brock Mcclellan is paired up with Holly Cavanaugh, who is a recent transfer to his precinct. Brock is drawn to her immediately, but Holly makes it clear she isn't interested in a relationship and wants to keep theirs strictly business. Brock is determined to find some way to break down her defenses until they are partners in bed as well - no matter what. Recently coming off of a bad breakup, Holly is adamant that she doesn't have time for relationships, and what better way than to get involved in a complex serial rapist case to keep her mind off of men. That is until she meets her new partner Brock McClellan. Her body's reaction to him when they were introduced was warning enough for Holly - now she just has to convince her mind to ignore those feelings and focus on the case at hand. When Holly puts herself in harm's way and becomes 'the bait' for the rapist, they both come to realize how deep their feelings for each other run.
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Modern Fresco Paintings is the first collection of Ali Cavanaugh's paintings, andit follows her entire career using watercolor on kaolin clay to create hermodern fresco technique and the lovely work that flows from it. Beginning withher hyper-realistic portraits and ending with her latest, more free-flowingpictures, her use of light, color, and the human form captures the essence ofher models and their forms and feelings in a particular moment. Cavanaugh's artistic sensibilitywas developed by two important events in her childhood. Her dependence on the visualworld began when she lost much of her hearing through spinal meningitis whenshe was two, and her creative spirit developed out of her b...