The first novel set in the world of modern professional skateboarding, TOP OF MASON is an adventure story about a young man dealing with a break up and a late-twenties identity crisis, intersecting the worlds of skateboarding, contemporary celebrity, and homelessness. All the characters are fictional, but the story is inspired by Walker Ryan's love for San Francisco and his appreciation for the many unique individuals he's met through skateboarding.

David and his girlfriend, Stephanie, move to a small town in the Napa Valley with plans to start a winery with the windfall from David's skateboarding success. Shortly after upending their life to chase this dream, Stephanie dies. David, grief-stricken and rudderless, must navigate new, small town dynamics while uncovering the sordid truth of his relationship. He also must come to terms with the guilt of his own seemingly unearned financial success.

When a professional skateboarder disappears under mysterious circumstances, a podcaster seems to be the only person interested in finding him. She has her own motivations, however, and so begins an exploration into the little-known and unpredictable world of international skateboarding. Walker Ryan’s second novel is a tale of complicated friendships, hesitant romance and unexpected adventure.“On top of his craft, Walker wraps innumerable facets of a skater’s psyche into one wild pl...

"…concentrates on the social fabric of the interwar era, including submarine service and Navy life in general, civilian attitudes, and speculations about Breault's reaction to receiving the medal." -Historical Miniatures Gaming Society Celebrating 100 years since the first submariner received the Congressional Medal of Honor, dive into pre-World War II submarine history through the first comprehensive, analytical, investigation into the life and times of Henry Breault. From 1900-41, Breaul...

Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, David Nicholls and Nick Hornby, ON WE GO is a funny, moving and powerful story about love, loss and what it truly means to be a family.'Moving and uplifting'THE SUN'Told with warmth and charm' WOMAN & HOME'Has all the feels'HEAT'Mike is the master of heart-warming stories' RUTH HOGAN'One of our times' greatest st...

As a single father, I often feel like the weight of the world sits on my shoulders. When my daughter’s nanny gives me her two weeks’ notice, I’m sweating bullets. Fear that my NHL season with the New England Bay Sharks could be derailed consumes me.Finding a replacement seems impossible when, suddenly, Maci McKenzie—a struggling author who’s running from some deep, dark secret in her past—steps into the picture. She needs a change of scenery to help her write, and I just need someo...

A Mafia PrincessSacrificed to maintain the fragile peace between her family and his, only Aurora Bianchi can sate Max De Luca's desires and keep his darkest depravities under control. But now his father wants complete control of The Syndicate… and she's an obstacle to their plans.A pawn her husband is forced to sacrifice.Her ProtectorsEnzo and his crew are brought in to dispose of the casualties of war, brutally slaughtered ...

From the bestselling author of Australian outback romance. Over 12 million books sold worldwide."Lucy Walker is Australia's Queen of Romance. She writes just what the reader ordered." Daily Mirror.Angela and Nellie plan to live with a family friend in Western Australia. When their ship from England docks, they learn that she has died in a tragic accident. What will the future hold for the young sisters?Gilbert Lawrence is the handsome, wealthy cattle station owner a...

Both enterprise and consumer cloud adoption will lead the market into new realms. From the “cloud to the ground,” each chapter of our ebook looks back at the short history of cloud computing from the early stages of far off clouds, through the gathering clouds that turned into fog. Today that fog is shifting, and beginning to rain down the first drops of change.We sifted through our blog posts from 2006 onward to present a reflection of our thoughts at the time. Interspersed with e...

The story of "natural law" - the idea that God has written a law on the human heart so that ethical norms derive from human nature - in twentieth-century Protestant ethics is one of rejection and resurgence. For half a century, luminaries like Karl Barth, Carl F. H. Henry, and Cornelius Van Til cast a shadow over natural law moral reflection because of its putative link to natural theology, autonomous reason, associations with Catholic theology, and ethical witness devoid of special revela...

The Happy Magic Chair is a story written for children that know they are magic, and to remind adults of their magic. It’s an inspirational story about a girl, Little Pea, that sometimes feels sad and doesn’t know why, and how she magically finds out that she has everything she needs already, inside herself. Its a story that reinforces that by slowing down a little we can connect with ourselves more authentically, we can find happiness and deeper connection to what matters to us.

"Ghost, the spectral protector of Chicago, defends the world against extradimensional demons and all-too-human monsters. After a painful encounter with a familiar face, Elisa Cameron finds herself torn between protecting her city and uncovering the mystery of her past life! Collects Ghost #1–#4.Performed by Nanette Savard as Ghost, Wyn Delano as Vaughn Barnes, Kimberly Gilbert as Sloane, Christopher Walker as Beleth, Ryan H. Reid as Tommy Byers, Nickolette Kong as Linda October, De...