From the bestselling author of THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE. "A master of psychological thrillers!"—VC Andrews A picture perfect town holds a chilling secret. Justine Freeman and her parents move to Elysian Fields to start anew, and the picturesque town seems the perfect place to do so. In fact, their new neighborhood seems too good to be true. Their neighbors are all polite and helpful, and the streets are eerily clean. Even the teenagers of Elysian Field are perfect. They don’t drink, they don’t smoke, and they are polite to their elders to a fault. But Justine is a more typical teenager, and while the new girl in town hasn’t yet learned how to behave like the teenagers of Elysian Fields, she will. Because in Elysian Fields, there are so many ways—horribly effective ways—to turn disobedient children into Perfect Little Angels.
Its 1993. Americas shocked by the World Trade Center bombing and the botched raid on the Branch Davidian Compound. Both Main Street and Wall Street struggle with recession. College graduate, Richard Carnegie, arrives in New York with a promising opportunity at Moodys Investor Services. Hes asked to house-sit for an aunt in Ozone Park, Queens. The homes empty; except for Tony, the upstairs tenant, a widower. Tonys outdated mindset both amuses and irritates Richard. Tonys estrangement from family adds to his bitterness. On the first day of work, while riding the subway, Richard meets Ester Chan. They quickly bond over their love for tennis and finance. A relationship is formed. Richard soon discovers that Esters tastes are both expensive and risqu. An affair leads into habits that would shock Richards family back home. However, the closer they grow, the less hes able to break her spell. With the pressures and the excesses of their rising lust, Richard is unaware of the hidden vice around him. Esters connections and power pull him deeper into a world that he cannot control, leading to a life-altering event, and a miracle.
Mary knows she needs to change her life—and when change does come, it’s sweeping and exhilarating, giving her, at last, a chance at happiness. The thirteen stories in Andrew Pyper’s intense and artful short-story collection, Kiss Me, deal with the issues, sensibilities and intangible estrangements of contemporary youth. But there are no neat and tidy coming-of-age passages here: these are narratives about reaching out—and often failing to touch—one another in a time of both privilege and fracture. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.
This collection of poems - some playful, others serious - is intended to highlight the destruction of our environment at the hands of capitalism. I have also put forward the alternative, a society where wealth is shared, rather than hoarded, and used for the common good. A planet where the vast majority of its citizens - the 99% - are in control, not a tiny elite, to allow us to plan our economy to solve environmental threats.
Arty, an abnormally short fourteen-year-old boy, enlists the help of a group of students, known at school as the "pathetic losers," to take revenge against his abusive, tall fraternal twin brother.
The citizens of Ponyville take center stage as an ordinary morning for Big McIntosh quickly turns into an unexpected adventure! Plus, the secret history of Shining Armor and Princess Cadence’s love! • Collects issues #9–12.
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