Sarah Gerard

Sunshine State offers a unique look at Florida, a state whose economically and environmentally imperiled culture serves as a lens through which we can examine some of the most pressing issues haunting our nation.

WHEN A COWBOY AND A CITY GIRL MEET, IT'S A SHOWDOWN New Yorker Emily Jean Barlett, author of dime novels about the Wild West frontier, is determined to save her career with a ripsnorting book based on Jess Murdock, "Legend of the West." But the lanky, sexy cowboy living in True Love, Montana, refuses . . . unless Emily proves she can handle the hardships of real ranch life. Now, between marauding rustlers, Jess's long, hot kisses, and one tragic lie, true love might break Emily's spirit--or give her a man and a dream to fight for with all her heart.

"With luminous, lyrical prose, Binary Star is an impassioned account of a young woman struggling with anorexia and her long-distance, alcoholic boyfriend. On a road-trip circumnavigating the United States, they stumble into a book on veganarchism, and believe they've found a direction"--Cover p.