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Survival of the Sparrows
Throughout history, all regimes have eventually failed: the Western Roman Empire, the Greeks, the Ottoman Empire, Russian Communism, and so on. It’s only a matter of time before America’s societal and political structure collapses. Its demise is already underway, with extraordinary economic stratification and tyrannical authoritarian administration at the helm of the government.
In the near future, an army of a half million Russian, North Korean, and Middle-Eastern soldiers launches a coordinated offensive, invading the United States with unparalleled precision. They call themselves the People’s Liberating Army — the PLA.
May and Winston Sparrow live directly on the PLA’s route to sack Atlanta and gain control of the airport. The Sparrows, married fifty years, don’t intend to flee the looming invasion. Like many others in the tiny town of Johnsonville, Georgia, they dig in and make preparations. Winston, a retired structural engineer, devises a simple strategy — build a false wall inside their small barn and wait out the offensive, hidden inside. They have enough supplies to last a while, but to the Sparrows’ horror, instead of just passing through, the PLA converts their property into a headquarters, and their secret sanctuary becomes an unwelcome front row seat to the atrocities of war.
What will you do when the United States is invaded?
In the near future, an army of a half million Russian, North Korean, and Middle-Eastern soldiers launches a coordinated offensive, invading the United States with unparalleled precision. They call themselves the People’s Liberating Army — the PLA.
May and Winston Sparrow live directly on the PLA’s route to sack Atlanta and gain control of the airport. The Sparrows, married fifty years, don’t intend to flee the looming invasion. Like many others in the tiny town of Johnsonville, Georgia, they dig in and make preparations. Winston, a retired structural engineer, devises a simple strategy — build a false wall inside their small barn and wait out the offensive, hidden inside. They have enough supplies to last a while, but to the Sparrows’ horror, instead of just passing through, the PLA converts their property into a headquarters, and their secret sanctuary becomes an unwelcome front row seat to the atrocities of war.
What will you do when the United States is invaded?
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The Arbiters
Set in the violent and power-hungry Los Angeles drug underworld of 1985, The Arbiters is a story of love at first sight, rebirth, and spiritual awakening, inspired by Henryk Sienkiewicz’s 1895 tome, Quo Vadis?
Marcus, an enforcer in Los Angeles’ largest drug cartel, is gravely wounded while on cartel business in Colombia. While recuperating back in LA, Marcus falls in love with Sabrina, the adopted daughter of ex-cartel member, Max Brutus. When Sabrina doesn’t reciprocate Marcus’ overbearing exultations of love, he enlists the guidance of his seemingly shrewd Uncle Sein, the cartel’s second-in-command, to assist him in navigating his feelings. Sein, who also suffers from his own emotional deficiencies, is eager to help his nephew, and concocts a plan to bring Marcus and Sabrina together.
With one hasty decision, Sein ignites a series of events that results in colossal misunderstandings, unimaginable jealousy, and deadly consequences. As Marcus and Sein are forced to confront the brutal aftermath, each man embarks upon a personal, enlightening journey. Along the way, they both discover the love that exists in their hearts, and perhaps, how to make peace with their inner demons.
Marcus, an enforcer in Los Angeles’ largest drug cartel, is gravely wounded while on cartel business in Colombia. While recuperating back in LA, Marcus falls in love with Sabrina, the adopted daughter of ex-cartel member, Max Brutus. When Sabrina doesn’t reciprocate Marcus’ overbearing exultations of love, he enlists the guidance of his seemingly shrewd Uncle Sein, the cartel’s second-in-command, to assist him in navigating his feelings. Sein, who also suffers from his own emotional deficiencies, is eager to help his nephew, and concocts a plan to bring Marcus and Sabrina together.
With one hasty decision, Sein ignites a series of events that results in colossal misunderstandings, unimaginable jealousy, and deadly consequences. As Marcus and Sein are forced to confront the brutal aftermath, each man embarks upon a personal, enlightening journey. Along the way, they both discover the love that exists in their hearts, and perhaps, how to make peace with their inner demons.
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Going Home - (The First Book of a Series)
The first in a series of books about the sentimentality of going backwards in order to move forward in life, Going Home tackles the real life traumas and feelings that "normal" people must endure in order to thrive. Written in a style that unites literary fiction with commercial fiction, Going Home is an easy to read book with well-developed characters and plausible plot lines.
The Blurb:
As a teen, Jennifer LeBlanc flees her rural hometown of Modock, Maine after the deaths of her parents and vows never to return. While attending Harvard Business School on a full scholarship, Jennifer meets and falls in love with Bradley Maderon, a financial genius who runs Boston’s largest hedge fund. Jennifer becomes the CFO of Bradley’s empire, but when he is arrested and the government seizes all of their assets, Jennifer is forced to return to Maine and confront the trauma that she has repressed all of these years. With the help of her sister, Justine, Jennifer searches for a way to overcome her grief, learn to appreciate the gifts that life gives, and, perhaps, to find love.
The Blurb:
As a teen, Jennifer LeBlanc flees her rural hometown of Modock, Maine after the deaths of her parents and vows never to return. While attending Harvard Business School on a full scholarship, Jennifer meets and falls in love with Bradley Maderon, a financial genius who runs Boston’s largest hedge fund. Jennifer becomes the CFO of Bradley’s empire, but when he is arrested and the government seizes all of their assets, Jennifer is forced to return to Maine and confront the trauma that she has repressed all of these years. With the help of her sister, Justine, Jennifer searches for a way to overcome her grief, learn to appreciate the gifts that life gives, and, perhaps, to find love.
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The Suicide Flowers (Prequel Coming Soon!)
An arrogant, self-destructive rock superstar struggles to rescue his withering career by exploiting a devoted and dying fan.
The Blurb:
You see them every day, the suicide flowers. They bloom from the cracks and crevices of concrete sidewalks. From between asphalt creases and gaps. Yet these flowers blossom and prosper until the careless foot tramples. Others wither and fade, having survived, despite their strained and dubious foundations.
Raeburn Messiah, the Messiah of Metal, sings for a living. Currently, he's on the downward spiral that unfaithful fame loves so dearly. He feels that he's got it bad, his life is over. That is, until he meets one of his most adoring fans, Gabriel, who has but months to live due to the complications of leukemia.
They are men, both dying slow, painful deaths. But each carries a secret that could save the other. For Raeburn and Gabriel are the suicide flowers, doomed to be trampled, destined to flourish.
The Blurb:
You see them every day, the suicide flowers. They bloom from the cracks and crevices of concrete sidewalks. From between asphalt creases and gaps. Yet these flowers blossom and prosper until the careless foot tramples. Others wither and fade, having survived, despite their strained and dubious foundations.
Raeburn Messiah, the Messiah of Metal, sings for a living. Currently, he's on the downward spiral that unfaithful fame loves so dearly. He feels that he's got it bad, his life is over. That is, until he meets one of his most adoring fans, Gabriel, who has but months to live due to the complications of leukemia.
They are men, both dying slow, painful deaths. But each carries a secret that could save the other. For Raeburn and Gabriel are the suicide flowers, doomed to be trampled, destined to flourish.
Suicide Flowers paperback |
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104070
Doggerel, Prose, Short Stories, and Essays.
The Blurb:
This book from Pete Conrad marks his entry into the literate arts. Songs written while at work when he should have been working, poetry about the Middle-Class American Disaster, short stories that explore the literary process of creating novels, and essays written while an adult student at the University of South Florida. 104070 (tenfortyseventy) documents the life of a budding author and thinker.
The Blurb:
This book from Pete Conrad marks his entry into the literate arts. Songs written while at work when he should have been working, poetry about the Middle-Class American Disaster, short stories that explore the literary process of creating novels, and essays written while an adult student at the University of South Florida. 104070 (tenfortyseventy) documents the life of a budding author and thinker.
