Charlie Travesty

A CITY RULED BY VAMPIRES. A FORBIDDEN ROMANCE. A SOCIETY TORN APART BY REBELLION. Charlotte Travesty lives in a world of comfort. Glittering nightclubs, a lavish mansion, and a staff of humans at her beck and call. Being a royal vampire means her future is secured-all she has to do is get through the Awakening, an ancient ceremony every vampire experiences when they come of age that determines their future. But when her Awakening arrives, everything changes in one terrifying instant. Cast from her home and rejected by the royal family, Charlie is forced into a life of fear and brutality. Where creatures called weepers live in tunnels below the city, kept at bay by an unlucky sector of fighters enslaved by the very king who banished her. And now Charlie finds herself among the ranks. Just when she thinks things can't get worse, Charlie is partnered with the infamous bounty hunter Noah Forrest and enlisted to investigate increased weeper attacks and illegal vampire venom dealing. She finds an unexpected ally in him, despite his ability to get under her skin like nobody else. With Noah at her side and the human she's come to care deeply for on the other, Charlie discovers that nothing is what it seems in the world she thought she knew. Amidst endless turmoil and so many unanswered questions, only one thing is certain... Charlie Travesty's Awakening is just the beginning.

A CITY RULED BY VAMPIRES. A FORBIDDEN ROMANCE. A SOCIETY TORN APART BY REBELLION.Charlotte Travesty lives in a world of comfort. Glittering nightclubs, a lavish mansion, and a staff of humans at her beck and call. Being a royal vampire means her future is secured-all she has to do is get through the Awakening, an ancient ceremony every vampire experiences when they come of age that determines their future.But when her Awakening arrives, everything changes in one terrifying instant. Cast from her home and rejected by the royal family, Charlie is forced into a life of fear and brutality. Where creatures called weepers live in tunnels below the city, kept at bay by an unlucky sector of fighters enslaved by the very king who banished her. And now Charlie finds herself among the ranks.Just when she thinks things can't get worse, Charlie is partnered with the infamous bounty hunter Noah Forrest and enlisted to investigate increased weeper attacks and illegal vampire venom dealing. She finds an unexpected ally in him, despite his ability to get under her skin like nobody else. With Noah at her side and the human she's come to care deeply for on the other, Charlie discovers that nothing is what it seems in the world she thought she knew.Amidst endless turmoil and so many unanswered questions, only one thing is certain... Charlie Travesty's Awakening is just the beginning.

A young Congressman stumbles on the powerful political underworld of 1950's D.C. in this "potent thriller" (David Baldacci) and New York Times bestseller from CNN correspondent Jake Tapper. Charlie Marder is an unlikely Congressman. Thrust into office by his family ties after his predecessor died mysteriously, Charlie is struggling to navigate the dangerous waters of 1950s Washington, DC, alongside his young wife Margaret, a zoologist with ambitions of her own. Amid the swirl of glamorous and powerful political leaders and deal makers, a mysterious fatal car accident thrusts Charlie and Margaret into an underworld of backroom deals, secret societies, and a plot that could change the course of history. When Charlie discovers a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of governance, he has to fight not only for his principles and his newfound political career...but for his life.

Beloved around the world for his Little Tramp character, Charlie Chaplin was the most famous person on the planet during the early twentieth century, and his popularity endures to this day. Cinephiles and Chaplin aficionados will rejoice in these expert novelizations by a famed Hollywood screenwriter of the scripts for ten short films Chaplin made in 1915 for the Essanay Company of Chicago. The Bank: A bank janitor develops romantic designs on a secretary A Woman: An eager suitor cross-dresses to deceive a disapproving father Work: A paperhanger's assistant wreaks havoc on a stately mansion The Champion: A pet bulldog helps his master go for broke in the boxing ring His New Job: A prop man at a movie studio is given a chance to act By the Sea: A bathing resort provides the backdrop for a series of comic adventures A Night Out: A pair of friends go on a bender, spreading pandemonium in their path The Tramp: An admirer of a farmer's daughter is thwarted by a rival In the Park: A couple of star-crossed lovers receive help from a kindly Cupid A Jitney Elopement: A Romeo rescues his sweetheart from an arranged marr

Charlie Miller was the best young Scottish footballer of his generation. He made his Rangers debut under Walter Smith aged just seventeen and became a vital part of the lbrox club's legendary nine-in-a-row squad. Miller won four league titles, two Scottish Cups and one League Cup with Rangers, as well as being named the Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year in 1995. Yet many believe he was a wasted talent. Here, Miller reveals how he's spent his entire life not knowing who his father is and relives his colourful upbringing in Castlemilk - one of Glasgow's toughest housing estates. He explains how the gang culture he was involved in almost ended his Rangers career before it had started and speaks openly about the impact drugs, alcohol and gambling has had on his life. Miller takes you inside the lbrox dressing-room, where he mixed with iconic figures like Ally McCoist, Brian Laudrup and Paul Gascoigne and explains how he went from Rangers hero to rock bottom.

Everyone has heard the old adage twos a couple, threes a crowd. But four greedy German soldiers in 1942, all after the same elusive fortune in diamonds? Honor among thieves? Who mentioned anything about honor? Would there even be a last man standing after the smoke cleared and the international intrigue ended? And just why did these murderers flee all the way from Germany to Lenoir County, North Carolina? Just another baffling mystery waiting to be sorted out by longtime Lenoir County District Attorney Newt Wildman and his intrepid investigators. Welcome to another gripping Coastal Plains Mystery, the tenth in the series.

"This superb collection of eighteen plays has long been needed. It provides a sound and solid introduction to the rich field of modern Irish drama, and should be as delightful to the private reader as it will be useful for university classes."--Journal of Irish Literature Contents: Spreading the News and The Gaol Gate-- Lady Gregory; On Baile's Strand and the Only Jealousy of Emer--W.B. Yeats; The Land--Padraic Colum; The Playboy of the Western World--J.M. Synge; Maurice Harr--T. C. Murray; The Magic Glasses--George Fitzmaurice; Juno and the Paycock- -Sean O'Casey; The Big House--Lennox Robinson; The Old Lady Says "No "--Denis Johnston; As the Crow Flies--Austin Clarke; The Paddy Pedlar--M. J. Malloy; The Vision of Mac Conglinne--Padraic Fallon; The Quare Fellow--Brendan Behan; All that Fall--Samuel Becket; Da--Hugh Leonard; Translations--Brian Friel

By the end of 1914, Charlie Chaplin had become the most popular actor in films, and reporters were clamoring for interviews with the comedy sensation. But no reporter had more access than Fred Goodwins. A British actor who joined Chaplin’s stock company in early 1915, Goodwins began writing short accounts of life at the studio and submitted them to publications. In February 1916 the British magazine Red Letter published the first of what became a series of more than thirty-five of Goodwins’s articles. Written in breezy prose, the articles cover a two-year period during which Chaplin’s popularity and creativity reached new heights. Only one copy of the complete series is known to exist, and its recent rediscovery marks a significant find for Chaplin fans. Charlie Chaplin’s Red Letter Days: At Work with the Comic Genius is a vivid account of the ebb and flow of life at the Chaplin studio. Goodwins was an astute observer who deepens our understanding of Chaplin’s artistry and sheds new light on his personality. He also provides charming and revealing portraits of Chaplin’s unsung collaborators, such as his beloved costar Edna Purviance, his burly nemesis Eric Campbell, and other familiar faces that populate his films. Goodwins depicts Chaplin in the white heat of artistic creation, an indefatigable imp entertaining and inspiring the company on the set. He also describes gloomy, agonizing periods when Chaplin was paralyzed with indecision or exhaustion, or simply frustrated that it was raining and they couldn’t shoot. Reproduced here for the first time, the articles have been edited by film historian David James and annotated by Chaplin expert Dan Kamin to highlight their revelations. Illustrated with a selection of rare images that reflect the Chaplin craze, including posters, sheet music, and magazine covers, Charlie Chaplin’s Red Letter Days provides a fascinating excursion into the private world of the iconic superstar whose films move and delight audiences to this day. It will appeal to movie fans, comedy buffs, and anyone who wants to know what really went on behind the scenes with Chaplin and his crew.