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Life after prison was already going badly for Billy Fargo, and that
was before he found out he's the skeleton in a very important
person's closet. When Billy Fargo walks out of prison he's
determined to take revenge on the man who framed him. But before he
can, he's back in trouble with the law. This time it's a double
murder charge. Living on the outside is hard, but why is it getting
harder? Private eye Ricky Willmar is dead set on finding out, but
after connecting the dots he's shocked at what he learns. There's
somebody out there on the verge of something huge and he's not
about to let a bottom-feeder like Fargo get in his way. Fargo
always said he'd rather die than go back to prison. He never
thought those would be his only choices.
It's only been a few weeks since reporters Joe Jonas and Abby Reno
escaped with their lives after outing the cabal that killed
Kennedy. Now they're on the run and all they want to do is survive.
But when the road ends in a foggy coastal town in Northern
California, one of the assassins is there waiting. It's Bremer, the
one they thought was dead. Bremer isn't out for blood this time.
Not theirs, at least. Things have gotten complicated. Now Bremer
claims his name is on the same hit list theirs are on. He's got
another score to settle, and this time it's personal. Sensing that
the hunters are closing in, the reporters agree to a proposition.
If they'll use their investigational skills to uncover proof that
Bremer's boss committed a brutal murder, they can walk away. But
the deal is fraught with danger. The decade-old killing is anything
but ordinary. Now they're back in the crosshairs with nowhere to
run. Writing the story of the century is starting to get old.
Zach Bowie has been wrestling for years. It was something to do
when he wasn't singing lead in his rock band. That all changes when
the 171-pounder is injured and Zach is thrust into the starting
lineup. He's surprised that the exhilaration of walking onto the
mat feels as good as the rush he gets on stage. Maybe even better.
How far could he go if he wasn't smoking three packs of Marlboros a
day? Zach secretly devotes time between band gigs to training
instead of partying. Pretentious lead guitarist Joe Fauquier, the
guy with the perfect rocker hairstyle, notices the lifestyle change
and leans on Zach to drop it. There is resistance on the team too.
Many don't want some 'pot-smoking burnout' around, especially one
who lives in the crummy part of town with his single mother. Coach
Crisfield finally tires of Zach's late nights. Joe loses with
patience when Zach keeps ditching the band for wrestling. Both
issue the same ultimatum: Zach must choose between his two
passions.
A fun spoof of Disney World and the people who love it... Dave
Jevik wasn't too happy to hear that his wife had scheduled a family
vacation to Snodgrass World Resort with the Zandanels. Loudmouth
Vinnie is hard to put up with for an hour, let alone a week. But
when Vinnie spots wheelchair-bound George Van Morrison in first
class on the flight to Florida, the dreaded trip takes on a sense
of purpose. Van Morrison claims he was injured at a restaurant
owned by Dave's friend back home and the lawsuit has already been
filed. Dave and Vinnie just know he's faking it and they have a
week at Snodgrass World to save the restaurant by proving it.
They'll have to dodge fleets of wheel chairs and scooters long
enough to expose him while taking in park attractions like 'Brutal
Yet Fun and Lovable Buccaneers' and 'Showcase of Random Allied
Countries.' Vinnie's sharp-elbowed wife is indispensable as she
leads the way past line-cutters, other people's obnoxious children
and the maniac driving the scooter with the on-board colostomy bag.
When they befriend a crotchety bartender back at the hotel Dave and
Vinnie unexpectedly tap an inside source that just might help them
get their man. Anybody who's ever taken a trip to Orlando will
recognize most of what they read about in Snodgrass Vacation, a
politically incorrect satire of theme park life.
Earning a D-1 football scholarship was gratifying. Leading his new
team into the top ten was stunning. Being charged with rape and
suspended indefinitely was terrifying. Jake Zarephath didn't see it
coming when his world explodes after a wild night with Robin
Dunellen. The campus erupts when the story goes public, but local
sportswriter Hamilton Newton trusts his instincts and accepts
Jake's denial. Jake is angry and confused, but everything changes
after Newton discovers Robin's horrifying past and nightmarish
present. Something is very wrong at Appalachian University. When
crunch time comes it's all moving so fast that Jake can't remember
who he can trust. But with a championship within reach and
somebody's soul on the line, there's no time to wait for everyone
to choose up sides.
Jane thought a loveless marriage was as bad as it could get. Steve
thought life was perfect with a hired man to do his chores. They
were both wrong. Jane Havelock is coping a day at a time in a bad
marriage when her husband Steve hires handyman Rob Manteo for a
never-ending series of odd jobs around the house. At first Jane is
repulsed by Manteo, a huge, muscular man with primitive
communication skills. But revulsion reluctantly gives way to
curiosity and even fascination as loneliness drives her into a
precarious friendship with Manteo. He's morose and mysterious, but
there's definitely more to him than meets the eye. As her marriage
and her husband's career crumble around her, Jane digs into
Manteo's past and uncovers a horrible secret. She knows now that it
was more than chance that brought Manteo into their world, but it
may be too late.
Vice Principal Steve Lukather is desperate. Just like last year, an
internet bully is terrorizing one of his students at Lakeland
Middle School. Last time it ended badly when the victim was found
with two slashed wrists after an attempted suicide. This year,
after a series of nasty computer messages and an indiscreet
photograph of Carly Gillette spread through the student body
Lukather knows it's happening again. This time he's determined to
stop the bully in his tracks before Gillette ends up reaching for a
razor blade. Thirteen-year-old Scott Halifax has a juvy rap sheet
that could peel wallpaper but he's just what Lukather needs -- a
street-smart, tech-savvy kid with no roots. Lukather makes a deal
with Halifax: go undercover as a student at Lakeland and nail the
bully in return for a ticket out of the County Detention Center and
a clean slate. Once he's in at Lakeland Halifax teams up with Tom
Seidel, the nerdy kid that everyone loves to hate. It isn't long
before Scott, Tom and Carly's best friend Lisa are working
together. It takes a lot of hard work, some sly computer sleuthing
and a little dumb luck before they expose the bully. And it's the
last person that anybody would have suspected. eBully draws on
recent headlines about cyber-bullying, including the need to update
harassment and stalking laws to reflect new technologies.
When twenty-something journalist Joe Jonas is sent to cover a press
conference in Texas he figures it's just another crackpot JFK
assassination conspiracy theory. But as he's half-assing through
the legwork he stumbles across something that makes him realize
this one's for real. It gets even better when Abby Reno, a saucy
reporter from Austin, insists on working on the story with him. As
Jonas and Reno circle closer to the plot they come to realize that
the protectors of the secrets are still on the job and they don't
take prisoners. The bodies pile up while the reporters look over
their shoulders wondering if the story of the century is worth
their lives.
It wasn't long before the new kid from North Carolina made friends
at his high school in New Jersey. Ben is the kind of guy that
everybody likes and he's spending a lot of time with Judy Voorst.
So what's the problem? Ben Petrovic has a secret. He's not who
everybody thinks he is. He had some problems back home that he had
to get away from and Jersey looked like the right place to find out
where he stood in the world of wrestling. Somewhere along I-95 Ben
Pietrak morphed into Ben Petrovic. Elation over his success on the
mat is tempered by the strain of keeping his secret as well as a
difficult relationship with Judy. On top of that, Judy's other
suitor seems to know way too much about Ben and isn't afraid to use
it to get what he wants. Ben's legal and romantic difficulties
converge with his struggle for wrestling vindication at the state
wrestling championships in Atlantic City. How can he end up with
everything he wants: integrity, redemption and the girl?
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Dave Conifer
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It's been a year now, and the pain Ben Pietrak feels over the way
his high school wrestling career ended just won't go away. During
an aimless year in college he has an idea; what's to stop him from
finding his way back into a high school lineup to atone for his
mistake?
First he must overcome an ethical dilemma. After some moral
acrobatics he deludes himself into believing he was cheated out of
an extra season on the varsity.
Once back in high school he realizes that he has returned to a
place of missed opportunities. He resists the self-imposed rigid
social order and is rewarded in ways he never expected. Eventually
he meets Judy, a student who he would never have had anything to do
with the first time in high school. His success on the mat is
tempered by a growing realization that his rationalization was
flawed, but by then it's too late to turn back.
Ben's moral and romantic difficulties converge with his struggle
for wrestling vindication in Atlantic City at the New Jersey
Wrestling Championships.
How can he end up with everything he wants: redemption,
integrity, and the girl?
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