Poetry that recounts Great Lakes shipwrecks through imagination and history. Harborless, a collection of poems informed by Great Lakes shipwrecks, is part history and part reinvention. The poems explore tragic wrecks in rivers and lakes, finding and forming artistic meaning from destruction and death. Each poem begins in a real, historical moment that Cindy Hunter Morgan transforms into an imagined truth. The imaginative element is essential to this work as it provides a previously unseen glimpse into the lives affected by shipwrecks. The poems in Harborless confront the mysteries surrounding the objects that cover the floor of the Great Lakes by both deepening our understanding of the unknown and teaching great empathy for a life most of us will never know. Morgan creates a melodic and eerie scene for each poem, memorializing ships through lines such as, "Fishermen wondered why they caught Balsam and Spruce / their nets full of forests, not fish," and "They touched places light could not reach." Most of the poems are titled after the name of a ship, the year of the wreck, and the lake in which the ship met disaster. The book's time frame spans from wrecks that precede the Civil War to those involving modern ore carriers. Throughout this collection are six "Deckhand" poems, which give face to a fully imagined deckhand and offer a character for the reader to follow, someone who appears and reappears, surfacing even after others have drowned. Who and what is left behind in this collection speaks to finality and death and "things made for dying." Very little is known when a ship sinks other than the obvious: there was a collision, a fire, a storm, or an explosion. Hunter works to fill in these gaps and to keep these stories alive with profound thoughtfulness and insight. Tony Hoagland said that one of the powers of poetry is to locate and assert value. This collection accomplishes that task through history and imagination, producing lake lore that will speak to historians and those interested in ships, poetry, and the Great Lakes.
Poems that underscore how we commune with those long loved and long gone. In Far Company, we hear Cindy Hunter Morgan thinking about the many ways we carry the natural world inside of us as a kind of embedded cartography. Many of these poems commune not only with lost ancestors but also past poets. We hear conversations with Emily Dickinson, James Wright, Walt Whitman, and W. S. Merwin. These poets, who are part of Hunter Morgan's poetic lineage, are beloved figures in the far company she keeps, but the poems she writes are distinctly hers. Poet Larissa Szporluk remarked, "The poems in this collection are quiet and deceptively simple. My first response was to be amazed by a seeming innocence in delivery—straightforward, picturesque, and compassionate—that then matured like a crystal into something precious and masterful. We are left with the whole forest having met all the trees one by one. There is so much respect in this collection—respect for natural processes that include intergenerational relationships, shared territories, and myths." The poems in Far Company reveal a mind and a heart negotiating both self and world with compassion and invention. They are cinematic in the way they navigate loss, memory, dislocation, hope, and love—abstractions evoked in deeply specific and nuanced ways. There is the drone that flies over Hunter Morgan's grandparents' farm before the house burns and the stag-handled knife in a pocket, its single blade "folded inside like a secret" on a train in Greece. But this collection is full of quieter cinema, too—a grandfather bending to cinch the girth of a horse, days "green / with snap peas and wild tendrils," and "raindrops beading like sweat / on the lips of snapdragons." The root of this book is Hunter Morgan's love for family and her love for the land her family has shared. These poems map a journey to many places, inward and outward, and engage with the natural world and the built world, moving between both of those environments in ways that acknowledge the complexities of such crossings. Often melancholic but never sentimental, this collection belongs with any reader who seeks out literature in the organic world.
Savannah had spent a lifetime searching for love. First in a mother who had no love to give, then in a profession she been too naïve to understand, and finally in an abusive husband. But she wasn’t giving up. She knew love was out there somewhere. She just needed to keep on searching. Keep on believing in something she had never seen.
This first book of a romantic suspense trilogy. When overweight, insecure Marcy Edmonds awakens from a coma, plastic surgery and weight loss has turned her into the woman she's always wanted to be. Someone is now paying attention, and he thinks she's exactly the kind of woman he'd love--to kill. Original.
Following a fiery crash, reconstructive surgery turned Marcy into the beautiful woman she'd only dreamed of being. Now Marcy must choose: reclaim what was hers, or pursue the type of woman she can now become. But one person knows exactly what she will become...DEAD!
In the final book of Morgan's romantic suspense trilogy, set in the small resort town of Albany Beach, police chief Claire Drummond has her work cut out for her when a sadistic madman preys on beautiful blond women, draining their blood--and soon sets his sights on Claire. Original.
Don't Trust Anyone. . . Casey McDaniels knows the unbearable consequences of domestic violence--and the darkness that can swallow a life. An advocate for victim's rights, Casey is giving key testimony in the arraignment of the man who savagely murdered her best friend. But to her horror, he's set free. . . Don't Let Your Guard Down. . . He's hiding in plain sight, following a plan that has worked before, performing each move with exact precision, waiting for the perfect moment to strike again--and this time, the victim will be Casey McDaniels. . . And Whatever You Do, Don't Turn Around. . . At first, Casey suspects her friend's killer is following her. She's receiving threats over the phone and bizarre messages in the mail--strange, childlike drawings of human eyes. But then Casey starts to have doubts. Could someone else be stalking her? As Casey enters a deadly cat-and-mouse game, she soon comes face-to-face with her stalker--and her worst nightmare. . .
It's been 20 years since serial killer Charles Eshey preyed upon twins, murdering one and leaving the other alone and haunted. Sydney Macgregor's testimony put Eshey behind bars for life. Now surviving twins and their children are targeted by a psychopath. Original.
A victim of amnesia, all Jillian Deere knows is that she had a gunshot wound to her neck, was left by an unidentified man at a hospital, and something is drawing her to the small Delaware town of Albany Beach. In Albany, the only person willing to help is a lifeguard named Ty Addison. And despite the apparent difference in their ages, Jillian finds herself falling for Ty's beach bum good looks. Then her first memory flashes to life... Now, Jillian is sure someone is watching her, attempting to manipulate her. Someone who knows exactly who she is... his next victim. THE ALBANY BEACH MURDERS, in series order She'll Never Tell She'll Never Know She'll Never Live
Hunter Morgan is at the top of her game with WHAT SHE CAN'T SEE as she joins two opposite people . . . who clash and bash as they search for a horrible serial killer." Suzanne Coleburn, Reader to Reader/The Belles & Beaux of Romance -- Maryland, 2005 -- A Killer Without Mercy . . . The victims are all young and beautiful-the best and the brightest. That's why they must die. That's why they are added to a twisted killer's private collection in a morbid search for perfection. But perfection is hard to attain. A Game Without Rules . . . FBI Agent M.K. Shaughnessy's gut tells her that the recent deaths at Chesapeake Bay College are far from accidents. But a mere hunch isn't enough to convince her stubborn new partner, veteran agent Adam Thomas, that a serial killer is at work. What they need is solid evidence-the kind that comes with the next dead body. A Nightmare Without End . . . Immersing herself in the murders, matching wits with the cold-blooded psychopath, M.K. is certain she's overlooking a crucial connection she's too close to see. And it's going to cost her. For the killer's gruesomely macabre project grows more shocking by the day, the collection demanding a finishing touch . . . a trophy more precious than anything that has come before. From The Publisher: Hunter Morgan creates chilling suspense with romantic elements in small town settings. Fans of Melinda Leigh, Loreth Anne White, Skye Jordan as well as Mary Burton will enjoy this and other Hunter Morgan romantic suspense stories. Other Titles By Hunter Morgan: She'll Never Tell She'll Never Live She'll Never Know What She Can't See Unspoken Fear Are You Scared Yet Don't Turn Around
Hunter Morgan never fails to bring realistic romance and chilling suspense to a small town setting." A Passionate Reader -- Sussex County, Delaware, 2008 -- Don't Trust Anyone . . . Casey McDaniels knows the unbearable consequences of domestic violence--and the darkness that swallows a life. As an advocate for victim's rights, Casey provided key testimony at the arraignment of a man who savagely murdered her best friend. But to her horror, he was set free. Don't Let Your Guard Down . . . Now, he's hiding in plain sight, following a plan that has worked before, performing each move with exact precision, waiting for the perfect moment to strike again . . . this time, the victim will be Casey McDaniels. And Whatever You Do, Don't Turn Around. . . At first, Casey suspects her friend's killer is following her. She's receiving threats over the phone and bizarre messages in the mail--strange, childlike drawings of human eyes. But Casey starts having doubts. As she's drawn into a deadly cat-and-mouse game, Casey soon discovers her would-be killer's true identity . . . and her worst nightmare. From The Publisher: Hunter Morgan creates chilling suspense with romantic elements in small town settings. Fans of Melinda Leigh, Loreth Anne White, Skye Jordan as well as Mary Burton will enjoy this and other Hunter Morgan romantic suspense stories. Other Titles By Hunter Morgan: She'll Never Tell She'll Never Live She'll Never Know What She Can't See Unspoken Fear Are You Scared Yet Don't Turn Around
Her days are numbered... by a sadistic madman known as the Bloodsucker. All summer, he's preyed on the blond-haired, blue-eyed women of Albany Beach--abducting them then draining them of their blood. Now, business is down, suspicion is up, fear runs rampant, and police chief Claire Drummond has her work cut out for her. Relying on Councilman Graham Simpson for emotional support seems logical, but it's hard to trust even her own heart when everyone is a suspect. Meanwhile, the Bloodsucker continues spinning his web. This time, his sights are set high... but he already knows the perfect way to get to her. THE ALBANY BEACH MURDERS, in series order She'll Never Tell She'll Never Know She'll Never Live
As a deranged serial killer strikes fear at Chesapeake Bay College, preying on young, brilliant women, FBI Agent M.K. Shaughnessy and her new partner, Adam Thomas, make a dangerous mistake in their investigation that could cost them their lives.
Master story-teller Hunter Morgan is at her intriguing best in this finely crafted romantic suspense." Mary Kennedy, Forensic Psychologist -- A Sleepy Rural Town in Delaware, Present Day -- Your Sin Will Find You Out . . . In a sleepy little rural town in Delaware, someone is stalking the residents, murdering them for sins they thought were committed in secret. Seeking Redemption . . . After serving five years for vehicular homicide while driving drunk, Noah Gibson has just been released from prison. He's lost everything: his job as parish priest, his wife and his home. He's also blacking out and can't account for his time when the murders were committed. Unspoken Fear . . . Rachel Gibson has done her best to forget her ex-reverend husband, but she begins to fall in love with him all over again--seemingly against her will. Now she wonders if her new-found love is responsible for the brutal deaths of former friends and neighbors, killed to "pay" for their sins. From The Publisher: Hunter Morgan creates chilling suspense with romantic elements in small town settings. Fans of Melinda Leigh, Loreth Anne White, Skye Jordan as well as Mary Burton will enjoy this and other Hunter Morgan romantic suspense stories. Other Titles By Hunter Morgan: She'll Never Tell She'll Never Live She'll Never Know What She Can't See Unspoken Fear Are You Scared Yet Don't Turn Around
Vineyard manager Rachel Gibson's once-blissful marriage crashed to an end with the imprisonment of her husband following a series of senseless tragedies that peaked one night on a bloody stretch of Delaware highway. Five years later, Noah's coming home, and Rachel wonders if he'll be able to piece together some kind of life, with or without her help. But the Noah who returns is a virtual stranger, a mere shadow of the man Rachel loved. And he may be more changed than she realizes. People around town are dying -- grisly, torturous deaths -- at the hands of someone making them "pay" for their secret sins. And who better to know the victims' deepest secrets than their local clergyman, the former Reverend Noah Gibson? As body after body is discovered, Rachel can't let go of a sickening sense that the killer's twisted path is pointing in her direction. And to stop the next slaying before it begins, Rachel will have to face her worst nightmare -- a terror born of the darkest power of all.
ARE YOU SCARED YET? is a must-read for readers who love romantic-suspense police-procedurals with the accent on the investigation." A Passionate Reader -- Delaware. 2011 -- Some Sins Can't be Forgiven . . . The police call them victims, but she only sees them as depraved sinners. With each death, she rids the world of another monster--but not before offering them a chance to atone with their agony for the evil they committed. Some Wrongs Can't Be Forgotten . . . Delilah Swift is on a career and personal high . . . recently promoted to detective in Stephen Kill, Delaware, and becoming involved with the chief of police, Snowden Calloway. But happiness turns to horror when bodies surface in a local pond--all dead before they reached the water. Delilah knows the hallmarks of a serial killer, and each gruesome discovery points to a twisted psychopath growing bolder and more brutal. Some Crimes Deserve NO Mercy . . . In this town filled with secrets, a cold-blooded killer is acting as judge and executioner. Anonymous notes--harmless at first, then increasingly sinister--appear in Delilah's mailbox. But the closer Delilah gets to the truth, the higher the stakes. Because Delilah has a secret of her own . . . and it could be the death of her. From The Publisher: Hunter Morgan creates chilling suspense with romantic elements in small town settings. Fans of Melinda Leigh, Loreth Anne White, Skye Jordan as well as Mary Burton will enjoy this and other Hunter Morgan romantic psychological suspense stories. Other Titles By Hunter Morgan: She'll Never Tell She'll Never Live She'll Never Know Don't Turn Around Are You Scared Yet What She Can't See Unspoken Fear
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