Michael Montgomery--soldier of fortune, renegade publisher and hedonist extraordinaire --approaches the 25th anniversary of his enormously successful men's magazine with one goal, to surpass Helmut Harmon and Aristocrat magazine. Monty, as he is universally known, has been Harmon's arch-rival since the first issue of his magazine, MONK. When Harmon's then-girlfriend, the sultry Andrea Carrera, catches him in flagrante and storms out of his Detroit mansion, Montgomery waits to snap her up and showcase her nude in MONK's premiere edition. With the prize of overtaking Aristocrat in sight, internal and external forces are conspiring to derail the Montgomery juggernaut. As the countdown to MONK's anniversary accelerates, Monty must undermine a highly organized anti-pornography campaign led by a fundamentalist minister. He must also deflect Congressional hearings into the smut "industry," circumvent his own secretive security staff and outwit his own conniving senior executives while trying to find the elusive woman whose photos launched MONK.
This contemporary mystery/thriller is the first in a planned series featuring Bobby McRae, a former decorated soldier in an undercover diplomatic unit. After his separation from service under strange circumstances his unorthodox career arc takes him to Hollywood as a top executive at a film and television studio. When the allure of Tinseltown fades for McRae, he moves to Charleston to live the life of a "Southern country gentleman." Then a former Los Angeles business associate arrives on the doorstep of his rustic cabin outside town - unexpected and very dead- and McRae has to call on all of his skills and resources to find out who murdered him and why.
THE STORY: Father Tim Farley, a lover of the good things in life, is comfortably ensconced as priest of a prosperous Catholic congregation. Without realizing it, he has resorted to flattering his parishioners and entertaining them with sermons that
As a boy in Houston, Bill Sarpalius, his brothers, and their mother lived an itinerant life. Bill dug food out of trashcans, and he and his brothers moved from one school to the next. They squatted in a vacant home while their mother, affectionately called “Honey,” battled alcoholism and suicidal tendencies. In an act of desperation, she handed her three sons over to Cal Farley’s Boys Ranch north of Amarillo. At the time, Bill was thirteen years old and could not read. Life at Boys Ranch had its own set of harrowing challenges, however. He found himself living in fear of some staff and older boys. He became involved in Future Farmers of America and discovered a talent for public speaking. When he graduated, he had a hundred dollars and no place to go. He worked hard, earned a scholarship from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, and obtained a college degree. After a brief career as a teacher and in agribusiness, he won a seat in the Texas Senate. Driven by the memory of his suffering mother, he launched the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse in an effort to help people struggling with addiction. Sarpalius later served in the United States Congress. As a Lithuanian American, he took a special interest in that nation’s fight for independence from the Soviet Union. For his efforts, Sarpalius received the highest honor possible to a non-Lithuanian citizen and was named a “Grand Duke.” The Grand Duke from Boys Ranch is a unique political memoir—the story of a life full of unlikely paths that is at once heartbreaking and inspirational.
Major Marston would go to any lengths to sei ze the objects of his desire - a beautiful girl and a great stallion. He would attack a peaceful Indian village if neces sary but Rusty Sabin stood in his way and he wasn''t about to fight cleanly.
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