Everyone should have something to rebel against. Crank Wilson left his South Boston home at sixteen to start a punk band and burn out his rage at the world. Six years later, he's still at odds with his father, a Boston cop, and doesn't ever speak to his mother. The only relationship that really matters is with his younger brother, but watching out for Sean can be a full-time job. The one thing Crank wants in life is to be left the hell alone to write his music and drive his band to success. Julia Thompson left a secret behind in Beijing that exploded into scandal in Washington, DC, threatening her father's career and dominating her family's life. Now, in her senior year at Harvard, she's haunted by a voice from her past and refuses to ever lose control of her emotions again, especially when it comes to a guy. When Julia and Crank meet at an anti-war protest in Washington in the fall of 2002, the connection between them is so powerful it threatens to tear everything apart.
Charles Sheehan-Miles Livres
Charles Sheehan-Miles crée des œuvres de fiction et de non-fiction qui explorent des thèmes profonds tels que la lutte, la technologie et l'avenir de la société. Son écriture est saluée pour son exploration perspicace de l'expérience humaine, abordant des questions complexes avec sensibilité et intelligence. Fort d'une expérience variée, Sheehan-Miles insuffle à son travail une compréhension profonde de la psyché humaine et des dynamiques sociales. Sa voix littéraire distinctive offre aux lecteurs des récits à la fois accessibles et stimulants, laissant une impression durable.






Girl of Lies
- 344pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Andrea Thompson is smart, assertive and beautiful. She's also desperately lonely. Raised in Europe by her grandmother, she struggles knowing neither of her parents wanted her, and she has no idea why. When Andrea receives an urgent call from her older sister Carrie, she agrees to fly to the United States to help. Carrie's newborn daughter Rachel needs a bone marrow transplant. What Andrea doesn't know is that her return to the United States will launch a chain of events that will uncover secrets hidden for decades. Secrets which will rock the Thompson family and ignite a political firestorm. Secrets that some will kill to protect.
Four days ago, Andrea Thompson agreed to fly to the United States to help her sister Carrie. Four days ago, everything changed. Now Andrea is lost and on the run. Dylan Paris is missing. Julia and Crank Wilson are under investigation by the Internal Revenue Service. The Thompson family is scattered and in danger, and Andrea’s very identity may hold the key to unlock decades of buried secrets.Andrea, the youngest member of the Thompson clan, sets out on a search to find answers. Who is attacking her family? Who is trying to kill her and why? As Andrea seeks her answers, everything she thought she knew about her family will be turned upside down.
The Last Hour
- 479pages
- 17 heures de lecture
In "The Last Hour," Carrie Thompson-Sherman, a successful 28-year-old, faces turmoil as a jealous colleague threatens her fellowship and her husband's dark secret from Afghanistan surfaces. A tragic accident forces her to make a heart-wrenching choice that will alter her life forever. This novel is part of a standalone series about the Thompson sisters.
winter flower
- 430pages
- 16 heures de lecture
From the bestselling author of Just Remember to Breathe and The Last Hour, a shocking and poignant story of a family on the brink of destruction and the transformational events that could bring them back together-or tear them apart. Every day, Cole Roberts reminds himself that life wasn't always this bleak. He was once passionately in love with Erin. Sam used to be an artistic and lively kid. They hadn't always lived in a shabby two-room house in rural Alabama, where he runs a mediocre restaurant in the middle of nowhere.That was before Brenna disappeared. It was before Cole lost his job and they lost their home.Every day it gets worse. Erin drinks wine out of the bottle and spends her days with a tormented expression, searching the web for signs of their daughter. Sam hides in his room and rarely speaks. And Cole works himself to a stupor for a paycheck a fraction of the size of his old salary. Until one day a phone call changes everything.winter flower is at once a tragic tale of the disappearance of a child; struggling with gender identity; of the dark world of sex-trafficking and the transformation and healing of a family. Sheehan-Miles's longest novel delves into the depths of family life-and how, sometimes, we can heal and find restoration.
Alex Thompson's life is following the script. A pre-law student at Columbia University, she's focused on her grades, her life and her future. The last thing she needs is to reconnect with the boy who broke her heart. Dylan Paris comes home from Afghanistan severely injured and knows that the one thing he cannot do is drag Alex into the mess he's made of his life. When Dylan and Alex are assigned to the same work study program and are forced to work side by side, they have to make new ground rules to keep from killing each other. The only problem is, they keep breaking the rules. The first rule is to never, ever talk about how they fell in love.
Prayer at Rumayla. A Novel of the Gulf War
- 196pages
- 7 heures de lecture
In spring 1991, nineteen-year-old Chet Brown returns from the Gulf War to a nation celebrating victory. However, he struggles with unexplained rage and persistent nightmares. As he navigates a confusing world and feels abandoned by those he trusted, Chet embarks on a journey across the country to find meaning in his experiences.
Republic. A Novel of the Future of America
- 344pages
- 13 heures de lecture
"Republic" is a bestselling dystopian novel set in a future with alarming parallels to today. When Colonel Ken Murphy's job is lost due to a factory shutdown amid national turmoil, local workers occupy the plant, leading to a deadly conflict with the federal government. Captain Karen Greenfield grapples with her loyalty to the Constitution as tensions rise.
Matt & Zoe
- 318pages
- 12 heures de lecture
When Army Sergeant Zoe Welch learns of the tragic death of her parents in a car accident, she has one concern: the care of her eight-year-old sister Jasmine. Once discharged from the Army, Zoe travels home from Tokyo to a life she never planned on. Matt Paladino is Jasmine's 3rd grade teacher. Handsome and athletic, Matt's deeply concerned about Jasmine's welfare. But Matt has secrets, hidden in the dark three-ring circus of his past. When Matt and Zoe's lives collide, they seem made for each other. But will the pasts that haunt them both keep them apart?