Author: Dianne Harman
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781480094352
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 446

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Would you take an anti-aging hormone? What if you could keep your youth? If someone you knew was terrified of aging and you'd invented the hormone, would you give it to them? Even if it meant discovery would cause you to lose your chance of winning the Nobel Prize? An Award Winning Best Seller, Blue Coyote Motel was chosen as a quarter finalist in Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award contest in the mystery/thriller category as well as a Goodreads Psychological Thriller Book of the Month. Blue Coyote Motel is a suspenseful love story which begins in the barrios of Southern California and spans the globe in such diverse locations as Provence, South America, and the Himalayas. The beautiful Latina, Maria, and her husband, Jeffery, a scientist fired from a prestigious laboratory, struggle to build a new life in a remote Southern California desert area as owners of the motel. Along with the anti-aging hormone, Jeffrey invents a "feel-good" wonder drug to help Maria's depression. As Jeffrey becomes insane, he starts to experiment with the wonder drug. Six wayward travelers, including an alcoholic priest, a couple who own gold mines in Brazil, a depressed widow, a struggling salesman, and a Native American pediatrician, find themselves spending the night at the small motel. The next morning they wake up feeling better than ever. Has Jeffrey's miracle drug delivered? Or is the nightmare of addiction only beginning? Blue Coyote Motel presents an engaging look at the human frailties in all of us.

Author: Dianne Harman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781624071676
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 260

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Maria and her husband, Jeffrey, a scientist fired from a prestigious laboratory, struggle to build a new life in a remote Southern California desert area as owners of the motel. Along with an anti-aging hormone, Jeffrey invents a "feel good" wonder drug to help Maria with her depression. As Jeffrey becomes insane, he begins to experiment with the wonder drug on six wayward travelers, including an alcoholic priest, a couple who own gold mines in Brazil, a depressed widow, a struggling salesman, and a Native American pediatrician.

Author: Dianne Harman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988934924
Category : Art thefts
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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What happens when the very beautiful and sexy Maria Brooks, now Elena Johnson, a woman hiding out in Provence from the California legal authorities, meets Jordan Kramer, a handsome art theft detective from Los Angeles? He's looking for stolen California paintings reportedly for sale in Provence. She's trying to stay under the radar. Both share a love for food and wine. Will Jordan find Pierre, the French chef who's suspected of being the art thief? And who are the young Afghan girls hiding out in his parents' barn? If you liked Dianne Harman's award-winning first novel, Blue Coyote Motel, you're going to love Coyote in Provence. Great food, art, and romantic suspense at its best! Blue Coyote Motel, the first book in the Coyote Series, was a quarterfinalist in Amazon's Breakthrough Novel Award contest and a Goodreads Psychological Thriller of the Month. Coyote in Provence continues the story of Maria, the captivating character in the trilogy.

Author: Christopher Moore
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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A Los Angeles insurance salesman who is an Indian turns to an Indian ghost to help him find a missing girlfriend. The ghost, Old Man Coyote of Indian lore, appears to him as a coyote, a raven and a mosquito.

Author: Christopher Moore
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439191484
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323

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This comic novel is “[a] whimsical fable of contemporary culture shock. . . . Tautly written with a zest for the absurd and the unpredictable” (The New York Times Book Review). As a boy, he was Samson Hunts Alone—until a deadly misunderstanding with the law forced him to flee the Crow reservation at age fifteen. Today he is Samuel Hunter, a successful Santa Barbara insurance salesman with a Mercedes, a condo, and a hollow, invented life. Then one day, destiny offers him the dangerous gift of love—in the exquisite form of Calliope Kincaid—and a curse in the unheralded appearance of an ancient god by the name of Coyote. Coyote, the trickster, has arrived to reawaken the mystical storyteller within Sam . . . and to seriously screw up his existence in the process. “Downright laugh-out-loud, can’t-put-the-book-down funny.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer “At once irreverent, spiritual, and wonderfully fresh in approach.” —Library Journal “Effectively mixing the mythic and the modern, Moore intersperses contemporary trickster tales with the comic saga of Sam’s evolution.” —Booklist “Funny and entertaining.” —Publishers Weekly

Author: Jim Wegryn
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595346820
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 165

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"A town called Hell, which freezes over. A mollusk raised to college mascot. A brand of bubble gum named for a musical instrument. Wegryn visits all these examples and more in his humorous investigation of naming practices. For a popular overview of the field, Funny Thing About Names delivers its message with wit and style."--Christine De Vinne, American Name Society President. Ask yourself this... What is the most popular street name? Who was Benedict Arnold's infamous brother? What is the oldest sports team nickname? What famous university once was named Chatholepistemaid? Why did Boris Karloff change his name? Why didn't Arnold Schwarzenegger? Funny Thing About Names answers these questions and many more as it delves into the wide world of names. Bases upon ten years of research, this amusing account examines how and why we label people, places and businesses in America. It will delight the trivia buff, intrigue the reader interested in onomastics (the study of names), and put a smile on both.

Author: Mobil Travel Guide
Publisher: Mobil Travel Guide
ISBN: 9780762742653
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 302

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Mobil's regional travel planner focuses on the warm climates of the Golden State, from Anaheim to West Hollywood and everything in between, with recommended restaurants, lodgings, and attractions.

Author: Dianne Harman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988934948
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 102

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What happens when Bob Silva, who is married to the ex-wife of Tea Party Teddy, decides to run for the California State Assembly against the Reverend Jim Thurston, a devoted Tea Party member? Will Reverend Jim seek revenge for the death of his friend, Tea Party Teddy? And why is every television station in California and across the nation featuring Bob Silva as their lead story on the evening news

Author: Adora Mitchell Bayles
Publisher: PublishAmerica
ISBN: 1462634621
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 451

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"Sebring, Florida knew nothing about Grand Prix Racing when Adora Bayles was born there in 1931. Growing up in a dysfunctional family, she married into a dysfunctional family. Sometime, during that marriage, she realized there was a way out of the bickering, manipulative, jealousy-ridden, envy-ridden, low self-esteem-ridden life style. Through nine months of extensive counseling, she suddenly became functional. The rest of the family remained dysfunctional."

Author: Ann Charles
Publisher: Ann Charles
ISBN: 1940364264
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 379

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A dust devil of mystery and mayhem pulls Claire into a storm full of rowdy sisters, ominous threats, relationship snafus, and a dangerous mine that could be a treasure trove of trouble. It’s only a matter of time before this rumble turns into an all-out calamity!