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She’s chasing her new life, but an unexpected tragedy brings him closer than ever before.
Edie has nothing left in New York City. Her friends are married, her father has passed, and her big chance to change her life drifted off with the wind.
When she overhears women talking about a far-off paradise where an American can live an inexpensive, luxurious life, Edie knows that this is the next step for the Carow women. Determined to make the best of her life, to explore the artist she could be, Edie sets out to cross the Atlantic and move to Italy, leaving behind the Roosevelts and American spinsterhood forever.
But a tragedy is brewing under the Roosevelt roof, and Theo’s world is about to crumble. Edie doesn’t know where she fits into the Roosevelt world anymore, but she knows this: Edith Kermit Carow will change her life no matter what.
Based on the true story of Theodore Roosevelt II’s second wife, World Without End, Amen is the final book in the Edie in Love trilogy. If you loved Edie in Would That I Could and Perhaps I Will, pick up this riveting conclusion today!
An intriguing mixture of stories, all in Leela Dutt’s inimitable style – something here for everyone, and beautifully illustrated by Kate Attfield.
Some are short and funny, some poignant – widows faced with losing their grandchildren, a daughter burying her father and dealing with a domineering mother. One endearing narrator is not human at all but still strikes a chord with us. Time travellers visit Hans Andersen’s Copenhagen; a young German boy is welcomed by some but by no means all in Hertfordshire just after the war. Perilous adventures in a hire car in the south of France are described by a lad who is unaware that at the very moment he’s telling us about his family holiday, London is under attack. A young Japanese car manufacturer encounters the strange people of the South Wales Valleys – and their grandfather who was a prisoner of war in Burma. Finally the life story of a Quaker celebrating her ninetieth birthday at the end of the century.
When Rome transgresses upon his father's domain that lays between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Pacorus, a prince of the Parthian Empire, is sent to exact revenge. After a string of victories Pacorus and his men are captured in Cappadocia, clapped in chains and sent to Italy to live out the rest of their days as slaves. But fate intervenes and Pacorus and his companions are saved from a living hell by a renegade gladiator named Spartacus. In gratitude, Pacorus agrees to help Spartacus build his army as Rome musters its legions to crush the slave uprising. And so begins an epic adventure of glory and savagery played out across the length and breadth of Italy, as Spartacus defeats the armies of Rome and Pacorus leads his horsemen to victory after victory. But will Pacorous and the slave army escape from Italy, and will he win the love of the fierce and proud Gallia before the most powerful man in Rome, Marcus Licinius Crassus, takes the field against Spartacus?
A map of the Parthian Empire at the time of Pacorus (the 1st Century BC) can be found on the maps page of my website: www.peterdarman.com
"Darman has researched this novel extremely well, as one would expect with his military non-fiction background. This detail is meshed with great story telling which flows along with great gusto. Less for the fact that this book is about a Parthian rather than a Roman, I would describe it as a ‘Roman Sharpe’. Darman’s style is similar to and as good as Bernard Cornwell’s, one of my favourite authors."
British Army Rumour Service review, June 2011
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The MV Militobi, a German rescue ship, teeming with 600 Arab, African, and South Asian migrants, patrols the Mediterranean Sea and learns that all European ports refuse entry to asylum-seekers. Captain Anna Kruger has a decision to make: return immediately to the nearest port to place passengers in a detention camp for deportation or head to an uncharted island she found on an old map as a temporary solution.
Santa Inez Island is a paradise with plenty of food, water, and shelter and is already the home of hundreds of migrants. Modern-day pirates, led by Commandant Rafael Delgado, kidnap Captain Kruger and thirty female passengers as soon as they set foot on the island. The remaining ship’s crew is given one month to bring back a million Euro ransom or the hostages will be put to death!
Under the cover of darkness, First Officer Jorge Estrada, leads the crew back to mount a rescue. Unarmed and undermanned, he must persuade all three villages, segregated by Delgado’s men on the island, to join him or the rescue will fail. His challenge? All three groups believe the pirates protect them from the violence of the other villages.
Throughout this novel, Captain Kruger, Commandant Delgado, Jorge Estrada, and a cast of memorable, migrant characters inhabit a magnificent island that brims with life. Fast-paced and entertaining, Finding Eden and its complementary additions (audio clips and deleted chapters) make for an elegantly constructed and timely story of the monumental challenges facing asylum-seekers today and the people who give their lives to help them.
The Test Pilot’s Wife is the bittersweet saga of Lura Lee Dunn and WWI flying ace Eugene Hoy Barksdale. Written in the spirit of The Aviator’s Wife and The Second Mrs. Astor, this historical fiction novel features cameos from such notable characters as Jimmy Doolittle and Amelia Earhart.
WWI is waning in Europe, but Lieutenant Barksdale’s near constant aerial combat missions have taken their toll. Homeward bound—his physical wounds are healing, while haunting mental wounds linger.
Lura Lee Dunn is an aspiring concert pianist, whose own personal battle is just beginning. The women’s suffrage movement is on the rise, emboldening her to break free from her prominent father’s outdated expectations. Unexpectedly, at a posh Hollis House gala, she meets a young pilot, one just home from fighting the Jerries over France. There is no ignoring Barksdale’s quick wit and Southern charm. But try as she might to avoid the young aviator, Lura finds herself drawn to him.
Barksdale quickly rises in the ranks as one of America’s top test pilots. Soon, Lura hears accounts of the young pilot’s dramatic exploits—breakneck aerial races, parachuting from planes, and so many death-defying crashes—that the man seems to border on the suicidal.
Lura readies to leave—to study at Chicago’s renowned Perfield Music School. Tying her fate to the enigmatic pilot, will only bring disaster into her life. But even as dark clouds form in the skies above, she cannot ignore the pull, or the need, to stay.
Advance Reader Reviews:
Best Historical Fiction Book I’ve Read in Years!
I love wwi and wwii historical fiction. I read the Aviator’s Wife last year and found myself craving more of this type of book. Mark Wayne McGinnis is a new author for me, but I will definitely be checking out his other books. What a fantastic family sage historical fiction book!- Kelly S
The Test Pilot’s Wife
I’m drawn to aviation historical fiction books. I’ve read the Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin as well as The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Sherve. The Test Pilot’s wife is an adventure historical fiction book that follows the lives of Hoy Barksdale and Lura Lee Genz during the 1920s. The book covers romance, the struggles of the suffrage, south vs north, aviation, and family drama. There are many books out there that talk about these things, but this book is special… it really touched me and with each page I read I found myself more enthralled in the story.
Best WWI Historical Fiction Book I’ve Read in Ten Years!
Mark Wayne McGinnis has captured the 1920s to a tee. I felt as if I were there plopped in the middle of New York in the early part of the twentieth century. I’ve read The Aviator’s Wife and The Personal Librarian, and I thought this book, The Test Pilot’s Wife was right on par with these two best-selling historical fiction novels. If you love books about pilots or historical fiction books for women, you will love this one. - Katie H.
Love The Test Pilot’s Wife!
What a nice surprise. This was my first time reading this author, and I’m so glad I took a chance on him. I love New York historical fiction, especially the early 20th Century. I could tell right away that this novel, The Test Pilot’s Wife, was well-researched and that it was likely edited by multiple professional editors. The writing reminded me of Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict. Perfection.
New York Historical Fiction.
What a fun adventure historical fiction novel. There were many unexpected twists and turns. I loved how much detail the author went into placing the characters into a time and place in the 1920s. I have read Mark’s other books, which are largely in the Military science fiction genre… Scrapyard Ship, USS Hamilton, The Simpleton, etc., but his latest was just as entertaining…. In a very different way. Five well-deserved stars for The Test Pilot’s Wife.
'Veritas Vincit' ... 'Truth Conquers'.
The World Governments lied to anyone who would listen, and then the
Great War happened. Now in 3000 AD control over humankind is complete.
Readers will ask questions, think critically, and find
themselves immersed in emotion in this post-apocalyptic dystopia thriller.
The World Council ensures survivors pledge a blind faith to a higher order. Obey
the prime directive..."The past cannot be discussed under penalty of death", yet
whispers persisted that there was a land where exceptionalism allowed one to dream to be free of control.
The Test Pilot’s Wife is the bittersweet saga of Lura Lee Dunn and WWI flying ace Eugene Hoy Barksdale. Written in the spirit of The Aviator’s Wife and The Second Mrs. Astor, this historical fiction novel features cameos from such notable characters as Jimmy Doolittle and Amelia Earhart.
WWI is waning in Europe, but Lieutenant Barksdale’s near constant aerial combat missions have taken their toll. Homeward bound—his physical wounds are healing, while haunting mental wounds linger.
Lura Lee Dunn is an aspiring concert pianist, whose own personal battle is just beginning. The women’s suffrage movement is on the rise, emboldening her to break free from her prominent father’s outdated expectations. Unexpectedly, at a posh Hollis House gala, she meets a young pilot, one just home from fighting the Jerries over France. There is no ignoring Barksdale’s quick wit and Southern charm. But try as she might to avoid the young aviator, Lura finds herself drawn to him.
Barksdale quickly rises in the ranks as one of America’s top test pilots. Soon, Lura hears accounts of the young pilot’s dramatic exploits—breakneck aerial races, parachuting from planes, and so many death-defying crashes—that the man seems to border on the suicidal.
Lura readies to leave—to study at Chicago’s renowned Perfield Music School. Tying her fate to the enigmatic pilot, will only bring disaster into her life. But even as dark clouds form in the skies above, she cannot ignore the pull, or the need, to stay.
Advance Reader Reviews:
Best Historical Fiction Book I’ve Read in Years!
I love wwi and wwii historical fiction. I read the Aviator’s Wife last year and found myself craving more of this type of book. Mark Wayne McGinnis is a new author for me, but I will definitely be checking out his other books. What a fantastic family sage historical fiction book!- Kelly S
The Test Pilot’s Wife
I’m drawn to aviation historical fiction books. I’ve read the Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin as well as The Pilot’s Wife by Anita Sherve. The Test Pilot’s wife is an adventure historical fiction book that follows the lives of Hoy Barksdale and Lura Lee Genz during the 1920s. The book covers romance, the struggles of the suffrage, south vs north, aviation, and family drama. There are many books out there that talk about these things, but this book is special… it really touched me and with each page I read I found myself more enthralled in the story.
Best WWI Historical Fiction Book I’ve Read in Ten Years!
Mark Wayne McGinnis has captured the 1920s to a tee. I felt as if I were there plopped in the middle of New York in the early part of the twentieth century. I’ve read The Aviator’s Wife and The Personal Librarian, and I thought this book, The Test Pilot’s Wife was right on par with these two best-selling historical fiction novels. If you love books about pilots or historical fiction books for women, you will love this one. - Katie H.
Love The Test Pilot’s Wife!
What a nice surprise. This was my first time reading this author, and I’m so glad I took a chance on him. I love New York historical fiction, especially the early 20th Century. I could tell right away that this novel, The Test Pilot’s Wife, was well-researched and that it was likely edited by multiple professional editors. The writing reminded me of Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict. Perfection.
New York Historical Fiction.
What a fun adventure historical fiction novel. There were many unexpected twists and turns. I loved how much detail the author went into placing the characters into a time and place in the 1920s. I have read Mark’s other books, which are largely in the Military science fiction genre… Scrapyard Ship, USS Hamilton, The Simpleton, etc., but his latest was just as entertaining…. In a very different way. Five well-deserved stars for The Test Pilot’s Wife.
"A deep and allegorical journey" -SFFAddicts
When a fisherman unwittingly discovers clues about other people wielding great technologies, fear and uncertainty of exposure throw both societies into conflict, and forces a clutch of artificial intelligence stewards to confront their obligations to humanity. As real and virtual worlds collide, so too do the worldviews that have caused this centuries-long stand-off.
Future-primitive Tellurians have enjoyed a peaceful coexistence with nature for centuries after the moment of technological collapse, described in ancient texts as Cloudburst. Only the studied elders are aware of a diaspora virtual civilization who secretly covets their energy ...and their bodies.
Tieri-Na rejects stories she's heard about abductions in the hinterlands. Life in the far north can be harsh, unforgiving. But nature shares her bounties with those who learn her ways. To Tieri, the forest is freedom from the hustle of the village… until the day she too goes missing.
Alai-Tiul longs for answers. Other villagers believe teachings about the perils of technology, yet he can’t help but wonder if there’s more to the old stories. What really happened centuries ago after Cloudburst wiped out everything… and everyone? If that history was so terrible, then why are the ancient wind towers, givers of unlimited energy, revered without question? To his inquiries, the elders reply,
“Meddle not with what we do not understand.”
But Alai does meddle, curious about the past and its people. When he discovers a metal cube in the forest, he exposes a secret. A secret about the world he shouldn’t know, and through his meddling, one that may disrupt the fate of humanity.
Aur Child immerses the reader in a world of hope and uncertainty, where merchant ships sail the winds between future-primitive villages and artificial intelligences harbor the exiles of virtual worlds, and presents a fresh approach to post-apocalyptic Earth, blurring the boundaries between right and wrong, good and evil, and heroes and villains.
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A secret liaison. A baffling murder. Can one woman solve the crime without joining the body count?
Northern England, 1953. Pauline Riddell has grand ambitions for her future at the armament factory. So, when her closest workmate reveals a salacious affair with a married man, Pauline refuses to risk her career by listening to the scandal. But she’s shaken to her core when the police arrive with news of her best friend’s homicide.
Desperate for justice, Pauline’s insistent poking into the investigation only makes her the prime suspect. And now to clear her name, she must unravel a web of deadly clues entangling her in a sinister plot. Can Pauline catch the killer before they strike again?
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder is a riveting mystery novel. If you like whip-smart heroines, intriguing twists and turns, and nail-biting danger, then you’ll love P.C. James’s sensational story. Also Available in Large Print.
Buy In The Beginning, There Was a Murder to crack the case today!
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A secret liaison. A baffling murder. Can one woman solve the crime without joining the body count?
Northern England, 1953. Pauline Riddell has grand ambitions for her future at the armament factory. So, when her closest workmate reveals a salacious affair with a married man, Pauline refuses to risk her career by listening to the scandal. But she’s shaken to her core when the police arrive with news of her best friend’s homicide.
Desperate for justice, Pauline’s insistent poking into the investigation only makes her the prime suspect. And now to clear her name, she must unravel a web of deadly clues entangling her in a sinister plot. Can Pauline catch the killer before they strike again?
In The Beginning, There Was a Murder is a riveting mystery novel. If you like whip-smart heroines, intriguing twists and turns, and nail-biting danger, then you’ll love P.C. James’s sensational story. Also Available in Large Print.
Buy In The Beginning, There Was a Murder to crack the case today!
TV news reporter Violet Rosati thought she’d be married with kids and living in the suburbs by now. Instead, she’s single, thirty-one, and starting a new job at a TV station in Portland. Her move to Maine brings her closer to her boyfriend, Jude, who she hopes will propose soon. He knows and accepts everything about her—even her darkest secret.
However, her new church brings an unexpected surprise. While in confession, she realizes the priest is her ex-boyfriend, Tristan. She hasn’t seen him in seven years and never told him about her pregnancy. He treated her terribly and broke her heart. Now he’s a priest?
As she faces old wounds, she finds Father Tristan to be kind, empathetic, and apologetic. Old feelings reemerge. But he’s a priest, and she loves Jude. How can she be drawn to a priest when she has such a wonderful boyfriend? Confused and torn, she struggles to forgive, love, and find redemption. Turning to her faith for direction, she learns that forgiving herself may be the hardest part of all.
Can she move on and find the life she wants with Jude? Or does she confront her feelings for Father Tristan and risk the lives they’ve both chosen?
Your share of your health insurance premium and the amount you are paying for your yearly deductible, co-pays, and prescriptions are soaring. Don’t forget that your employer’s share of your premium is coming out of your salary. And unfortunately, you are not alone. What can you do to avoid unnecessary costs and encourage American healthcare reform?
Ripped Off! is your guide to better understanding the problems of the American healthcare system—and what you can do for yourself and how to help enact change. Gilbert Simon, MD, has been a primary care physician for over 50 years. He has seen how the corporate takeover of medicine created a costly, bloated, complex, profit-driven bureaucracy. He explains that the current system is out-dated, unsustainable and that we have come to the time for major reform. Ripped Off! shows you how healthcare spending will only increase until major legislative and administrative changes are made and how, like other industrialized countries, America can provide high-quality and equitable service to all of its citizens. After reading this book, you will:
Recognize the need for healthcare reform
Feel confident demanding a better and more affordable healthcare system
Discover the truths of overspending with American healthcare
Call for a new system that keeps you healthy while keeping your paychecks higher
Ripped Off! demands the need for a more cost-effective healthcare system. It answers questions like, “How can a universal healthcare system work?” and “How can we find the money to do it?” It is time to make a change and save billions of taxpayer dollars. With this book, you can gain the knowledge and courage to make effective healthcare reform a reality before it’s too late.
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The world wanted Patience Crowley dead. From the time she was a baby it sent things to kill her, sinkholes to suck her into the ground, speeding, cars to run her over, a punk kid with a gun, and even a crazed school janitor to throw her into an incinerator, but for all these grisly attempts on her life, Patience Crowley survived, because there was a darker more malevolent force that wanted her alive, and if it had its way, Patience Crowley might be The Curse!
From the twisted mind that brought you Viral House, The shadow of Jasper County, and Stories by the night light,
comes the tale of a woman in a man's world, fighting to be the worst that she could be!
