Bøger af Andrea Gibson

2019 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Gold Medal Winner 2019 Midwest Book Awards - Poetry Winner 2019 Eric Hoffer Book Awards - Poetry Winner 2019 Goodreads Choice Awards - Best Poetry Book Finalist 2018 Forewords Reviews INDIES Awards - Poetry Finalist Andrea Gibson's latest collection is a masterful showcase from the poet whose writing and performances have captured the hearts of millions. With artful and nuanced looks at gender, romance, loss, and family, Lord of the Butterflies is a new peak in Gibson's career. Each emotion here is deft and delicate, resting inside of imagery heavy enough to sink the heart, while giving the body wings to soar.

For readers of Rupi Kaur (Milk and Honey) and Cheryl Strayed, a book small enough to carry with you, with messages big enough to stay with you, from one of the most quotable and influential poets of our time.Andrea Gibson explores themes of love, gender, politics, sexuality, family, and forgiveness with stunning imagery and a fierce willingness to delve into the exploration of what it means to heal and to be different in this strange age. Take Me With You, illustrated throughout with evocative line drawings by Sarah J. Coleman, is small enough to fit in your bag, with messages that are big enough to wake even the sleepiest heart. Divided into three sections (love, the world, and becoming) of one liners, couplets, greatest hits phrases, and longer form poems, it has something for everyone, and will be placed in stockings, lockers, and the hands of anyone who could use its wisdom.

For thousands of years, evil has held influence over the earth. A group of outcasts known as the Pariah have been tasked to vanquish these demons back to the fiery gates of Hell. As some of the Pariah give into temptation, the distinction between good and evil becomes blurred.

John Shepherd, a former explosive ordnance tech with the U.S. Army suffers a life altering injury which abruptly ends his military career. He struggles to keep it together while he is fired from one job after another. He battles his P.T.S.D. and fights internally to find his place in the civilian world. John begins to lose hope that he can be anything but an outsider. A corrupt criminal boss, Dominick has been stealing women from New York City and trafficking them across the globe. He plans to unleash terrorist style attacks on the American homefront and is at the top of the government's most wanted list. After being taken into custody, his goons will stop at nothing to free him, killing anyone who gets in their way. John drives up on a carjacking in progress. He rushes into intervene saving a woman's life and sending the carjackers to the hospital. The criminal organization is out for revenge. A grand car chase will lead to an unlikely meeting between John and the combat medic who saved his life in the war. They will work together to free the trafficked women. A few good men will be the only ones standing between order and chaos. The combat medic, Scott will struggle with his own demons as he faces the haunting memories of those he tried to help and those he could not save. After they believe they have completed their mission, John and Scott will be engulfed in a final battle on the Brooklyn Bridge. Dominick's men have taken hostages and laid explosives along the bridge in an effort to force the government to release the criminal boss. John and Scott won't have to be ordered to take on this challenge. They will work tirelessly to disarm the explosives and free the hostages before it is too late. These men chose to be the sheepdogs who would protect the sheep. They will learn that they too are useful even after their time in the military comes to an end.

Bree Rodgers, a virtuous female assassin battles to bring down evil men plaguing the innocent. She also searches for her long lost brother Logan Walters, who is a firefighter in Los Angeles. Sam Taylor, a federal agent will be on the hunt for the evil arms dealer Vlad Volkov when he stumbles across Bree's lifeless body in a South American jungle. He will develop an unbreakable bond with this assassin. Through seemingly unrelated events, they will all be exposed to a dangerous chemical agent which will change everything. This chemical agent will give these heroes astonishing abilities and give them an advantage as they fight to save their city. Vlad Volkov detonates explosives across the greater Los Angeles area and holds the city under siege. Though this assassin, federal agent, and firefighter's lives have been separate, they have traveled down a path that will lead them to each other. Bree will enlist the help of Russ Murphy, her quirky mentor as well as members of the Los Angeles Police Department. They will endure tragedy which will only intensify their hunger for justice. These unlikely allies will partake in an epic battle between good and evil, freedom and tyranny.

Alex Tucker faces discrimination in the military. She goes on to face the same issues as a police officer, she polices based on her perception of justice invoking punishment for assailants and helping those who have just fallen on hard times that the law may have viewed as criminals. Alex will work together with her partner, Owen, to bring down their corrupt police chief and to uphold justice. Stereotypes are overcome, differences are put aside, and people of every gender and ethnicity work together to make a difference.

A fallen angel uses his cunning abilities to test the Pariah. As evil's influence becomes more rampant, the prophets who may be able to stop it rise up as the final battle for mankind marches ever closer.

This is a hilarious tale of two sets of starkly opposite siblings and a get rich quick plot gone terribly wrong.Danny O'Connell, a reporter down on his luck struggles to get back on his feet. His successful brother helps him find a job that will lead him to the change of luck he's been searching for.Moira Asher, a beautiful actress continues to succeed in Hollywood. Her destitute sister, however, is not having the same good fortune. Her sister will make a mistake of epic proportions that will jeopardize the lives of not only her sister, but the O'Connell brothers as well.

Alice Wolf struggles to survive in 1800's Virginia after her farm and family are ripped away from her by a greedy tycoon. She decides to strike back against those who did her wrong and robs the man responsible, Wyatt Barron. After the theft, Alice feels the best way for her to start over is to head west to the frontier. Alice decides on the Colorado territory to settle. She hunts outlaws and helps the struggling ranchers in the mountain town of Frisco. When Jack Connor, a man falsely accused of murder, stumbles onto her homestead it will become apparent that he too is being hunted and her past has followed her west. The two will enlist the help of local lawmen, ranchers, and a Cherokee Indian who has watched over Alice since childhood. They will fight to save Frisco from a savage man who intends to burn it to the ground.