Ds Whitaker Livres

A pandemic where women over 50 survive?Antigenesis is an action-packed satire reflecting our current times.An extremely contagious and deadly outbreak begins in the Arctic Circle, where thousands of Russian soldiers perish. Russia and China threaten retaliation assuming the virus is a US bioweapon. As the White House, Pentagon and National Security Agency try to understand the ramifications of the situation in Russia, they bring in a consultant, Ally, a former CDC virus hunter. Ally works with an NSA spy to track down the origin of the virus and halt the spread. She discovers that the virus is transmitted by dogs and, remarkably, women over 50 seem to have immunity. When the casualty rate begins to decimate American cities, the President, both clueless and inept, refuses to institute a national quarantine. His Vice President tries to keep the government running but quickly descends into madness. As society and government collapses, the surviving female congress members decide to overcome the pesky quorum problem by re-writing the Constitution. Will Ally find the source of the virus and stop it in time to save humanity? What will happen when the world is run by women?

Planning the bridal shower from hell...At twenty-three, Jenna lives alone in a shabby low-rent apartment in suburban New Jersey, navigating student loan debt, a new career, a dysfunctional mother, and a failing long-distance romance. The morning after Valentine's Day, her best friend Raven calls, gleefully announcing her engagement, and begs Jenna to plan the bridal shower. But Raven insists the party must happen in two weeks, revealing a secret about an upcoming surgery. A self-described geek, Jenna hasn't the first clue how to arrange a large party, but feels compelled to accept the challenge to help her sick friend. Organizing the complicated event soon takes a toll on Jenna's job, her relationships and her health. To add insult to injury, she must coordinate every aspect of the party with the groom's demanding mother. All the while, she notices Raven isn't behaving like the childhood 'sister' she grew up with. Why was Raven marrying Jack (an incompetent used car salesman, stoner and overall complete jerk) so quickly? When Jenna's rust-bucket car finally dies, she hopes to get a good discount at Jack's family dealership. While there, she bumps into an IRS accountant who later reveals the awful truth: Jack and his parents are criminals in business with the Philadelphia mob.Can Jenna save her friend from marrying the wrong guy?Or will she only find more secrets and lies?

Johnnie Crosswell, a former Marine, turned maintenance worker for the National Park Service on St. John, has daily challenges. Mainly, struggling years later with the lingering effects of traumatic brain injury. Still, he enjoys the simple things in life. Reading, fishing, and giving treats to his iguana friend, Stumpy.But things take a strange turn when arrives to work pre-dawn at Hawksnest Beach to discover a dead body in the surf. Before the police arrive, he innocently takes a fun key ring off the deceased. When a sinister man dressed in black comes around asking about the dead man's belongings, Johnnie and his sidekick, Cud (a homeless recluse and former billionaire), hatch schemes to investigate the murder. With a hit man on the loose, a police chief who hates him, and being framed for two murders, can Johnnie make the right choices and stay alive to uncover the truth? Or will a cheesy-puff-crazed iguana ruin everything?

Cindy has been looking for love through Smitten, an online dating app, only to encounter one creep after another. She has a happy life living in NYC with her gay roommate, Barry, but she feels he's putting his own love life on hold for her sake. Then her baby sister gets engaged. She decides it's time to try again to find her own true love.The CEO of Smitten, Lance, is facing declining subscribership and the Board wants his ouster. Lance truly believes women can't find matches because they're too picky. As a last-ditch effort, he develops a marketing scheme involving a contest for female users. A few lucky women will go on a series of blind dates for a hefty sum, in the hopes of improving Smitten's matching algorithm. He decides to pose as a waiter at the restaurant hosting the experiment to find out the truth and validate his position. Cindy accepts the invitation to participate.Lance is a terrible waiter and the patrons treat him horribly. But Cindy becomes his beacon of happiness as the contest progresses. She treats him like a person and not a servant. He watches how she maintains a positive attitude despite several hilariously awful blind dates with the creepiest men. Soon, Lance starts to fall for her-hard. Only, she doesn't know his true identity. Can Lance win Cindy's love? Or will he turn out to be the worst creep of them all?