Bøger af Ryan Stallings

From the beaches at Kitty Hawk, Keegan Crawford tinkers inside his rundown scooter shop. A teenager who barely finished high school, Keegan runs the business and looks after his ailing father. While Keegan laments his all-around bad luck, he resents his sister Katharine, who left the family during its hardest time to attend college in Ohio. Keegan's only hobby, and only friend, is his invention-an incredible flying scooter. As business slows and the Crawfords struggle to make ends meet, Keegan labors frantically in the back of the shop, desperate to finish his creation and make the amazing scooter fly. But his limited aeronautical knowledge, mounting financial pressures and continued family turmoil threaten his success. Like everything else in Keegan's life, it seems like his invention is destined to fail. Until the Brothers arrive. Wilbur and Orville Wright, the great inventors of the airplane, fly into Kitty Hawk to lend the Crawfords a hand. With their exhaustive attention to detail, unmatched technical expertise, good humor and impeccable style, the famous Wright Brothers have the best chance of anyone in history to set Keegan on the right course and help the Crawford siblings reconcile. If they don't drive him crazy first, the Wright Brothers might just be able to help Keegan Crawford take flight...

***Winner of the Merit Award for Best Humor Novel of 2015, awarded by the Colorado Independent Publishers Association*** In this hysterical glimpse into middle age, LIMPING ALONG tells the story of Rob Coleman, a driven technology salesman with a terrific life. He's got the grand house, the beautiful wife, the cute kid, and the great job. Yet, somehow, satisfaction forever escapes him. When he's called upon to close a big deal for which he is uniquely qualified, a self-inflicted foot injury threatens his prized lifestyle. If he can recover in time, and discover a remedy for his yearnings, Rob Coleman might be able to save his career and family, in this warm and funny tale of suburban redemption.

Deep in the political trenches of the nation's capital, eight-year-old Jamie Douglas mourns his mother's recent death. With a strange and lifelike teddy bear as his only companion, Jamie suffers alone from his father's neglect and the harsh ridicule of two cruel classmates. Senator Paul Douglas works all day and night in a desperate attempt to forget the loss of his beloved wife. At his lowest point, Paul becomes the victim of a political tug-of-war. Two powerful rivals each want something from him. Each promises retribution if he does not fulfill their wishes. Burdened by a decision that could alter the nation's power structure, Paul finds himself weaker and more fragile than his young son. Enter the Colonel. Theodore Roosevelt returns to Washington with all the fervor, bombast, and humor that marked his previous life. No other character from history possesses the experience, knowledge, and practical sense to help the Douglas men solve their problems and repair their broken relationship. Wielding his big stick for all to see, America's great Bull Moose prepares Paul and Jamie for a final showdown against their respective bullies. If he can just stay out of trouble, Theodore Roosevelt might be the family's best hope...