Gene Di Novi played piano for the greats of the 20th Century: Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker. This is his biography spoken to the fine writer Jack Batten. "I played piano with Bird and Diz. I accompanied Lena, Peggy, Raquel, Barbra, one Dinah (Shore, but not...
"Anna Karenina" is the tragedy of married aristocrat and socialite Anna Karenina and her affair with the affluent Count Vronsky. The story starts when she arrives in the midst of a family broken up by her brother's unbridled womanizing—something that prefigures her own later situation, though with less tolerance for h...
He looked over at me in the dimness, fingers loose in my grip. "You are hurting me," he said, without interest. He had caked powder on his already pale skin, all of one shade except for points made by a hot pencil. Though it was no longer the mode at court, the new fashion more ostentatious and overdrawn, he still fav...
[Completed] Rated Mature 36 Chapters A teen bad boy (Ed) proposes a nerdy girl (El) he has been crushing on since junior school. They fall in love quickly; add some possessiveness, drama and fights and you end up with them breaking up. Now its senior year and Ed is back from a short holiday, post breakup ready to w...
Life is fun when in you're twentysomethings, but oh so challenging. Its even more challenging when you're a WWE Diva, and even more stressful when you're the daughter of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Bianca faces the good, bad, and interesting experiences that comes with being in her twenties but she also has to juggle h...
They tell me this is where I am supposed to tell you what this story is about. The title, a single word, "reborn". Maybe it's just enough to make you want to read the book. Probably not. Maybe the following will help convince you : Could you imagine what you would do if a simple accident, a bicycle wreck, led to you...
Violent disasters rage across America and society collapses. The living fight against the clutches of natural disasters and disease in a post-apocalyptic world. A militaristic group gathers survivors by any means to rebuild a functional society with the shards of the last, but its intentions are not as they seem. Surv...
The number of females on Earth is dwindling quickly and the government must take action. Haley is one of the last girls left. After being taken, she meets some very interesting people. Is love possible for Haley or will men dictate who she "loves"? What will they do with her? Will she always be just a simple number?
Bad boys aren’t born, they’re made. And they all stem from the same creator—heartbreak. There's always that naive innocent girl that tries to fix them and more often than not ends up worse for the wear afterwards. This book will delve into this heartbreak, through the eyes of Carter, a good guy turned bad boy, and Chr...
This is supposed my entry for NaNoWriMo but as well, this chapter or short story is dedicated to my friend, true friend, SumireHime.
Luster Chapter .10--- The Meaning Chapter .20--- The Truth Chapter .30--- The Measure Chapter .40--- The Message Chapter .50--- The Fraud Chapter .60--- The System Chapter .70--- The Goodness Chapter .80--- The Tears Chapter .90--- The Power Chapter .99--- The Luster Summary: What is Luster? Is it connected with Laugh...
His dream of being someone lies beyond the walls of Walter High. Ethan is a nerd yet not in measures of a cliche being in the society... He wants change... He wants to defy paradigms... and he will do anything to say his soul in front... He will do it his way.... his manner... his words. Perfect is a reflection of the...
Welcome to your weekly review, Where three times a week Nina and I, Chatzy, will be reading, reviewing and, commenting on books either we have read or you have suggested. We will be giving the books stars, rating from 1-5, depending on how good we think the book is. Remember everyone has different opinion so if we o...
It is Zero Dark Zombies! This is a ridiculous story about spies, terrorists, and zombies. Phil Cheng is a secret agent. Five years ago, Phil chose compassion over his mission and paid dearly for. He was captured and tortured by the terrorist group he was chasing. Now, a mentally and physically broken man, Phil h...
My Soul To Keep follows the story of three very different devine beings. Barron; a brutal fallen angel determined to become lord. Fetch, a demented former German soldier damned to collect the souls of others. And Mistress, a heavenly angel with a heart of gold.
On the cusp of true independence young and halfway cynical Barbara Quinn Taylors finds herself plucked from the adventure she hand-picked for herself and tossed into the shark-pool of her dysfunctional family when on a whim her mother elopes, and her prominently absent father takes a step into her life.
White hands clawing it's way out, ghosts seeking for revenge--Don't you just love ghost stories? Well, prepared to get chills and sweats running down your backs from this chilling stories....Psst! Don't look behind your back....
"You're taking a risk . . . a very fatal risk." Dartel's voice rang in her ears. Shawna Tucker is at a new school for the gifted. When she comes across an age old Kyanite stone, she decides to keep it a secret. The unexpected occurs when she is transported to Laiezant—a jewel town studded between exquisite vineyards...
Sana Atiago has lived her whole life as an orphan, and a thief. Taken in by a guild of thieves and merchants, she brings in her fair share of profit. However, when a "business expedition" goes wrong, she finds herself an unlikely ally in the form of the Harlequin. A disgraced god who supposedly left the world centurie...
After chemicals used to clean up the Gulf Oil spill sets off the Zombie apoclypse, a group of survivors in a small south-west Florida fishing town survive the fall of Mankind and they do it in redneck style. This is the first ten chapters, I have more chapters nearly ready. Please remember to vote often and leave me...
When Hannah Trimester's high school suffers from an outbreak of Chlamydia, she thinks it is her chance to write an award winning article that will get her into the school of her dreams. But finding the truth isn't easy. With other problems on the line such as grades, prom, graduation, and boys, Hannah quickly learns t...
