Astray on an unfamiliar island following his unconventional escape from Barcelona, without shelter and abandoned by his companions, an unlikely relationship becomes Rudy's only hope to settle down. Plunged into a world of uncontested authority, former lovers, and a past as perverted as his own, struggling to reconcile with his own mistakes, hope proves to be exhausting to hold on to. This is a story of human spirit in the face of the impossible. This is a story of perseverance, and the power of dreaming. It is a story of hope. This is the second book in the Mad Days of Me, trilogy

A second chance at romance wasn't what Ella Mills expected when she'd moved back to Georgia after her divorce. But when Gerald Walker and his family needed help, they turned to her first. Gerald had thought he'd moved on from the sexy blonde lawyer, even trying to stir up a romance with a dear friend to get Ella off his mind. However, when Gerald is accused of kidnapping and murder, Ella is the first person he goes to. Luckily for him, her feelings still run as deep as his. Though their romance might rekindle, he will have to prove his innocence first, and Ella will have to come to his defense.

Inevitably separated from the woman who brought hope back to his life, Rudy leaves for France to seek seasonal employment. This simple journey, however, soon becomes a quest for self-discovery, which takes him through France, Italy, and Austria before he is able to return to Spain. Battling his inner demons as the lies he invented in order to survive close in on him, Rudy's sanity is tested in ways he would never imagine. This is a story of human spirit. This is a story of perseverance, and the power of love to transcend cultures, borders, and one's own past. It is a story of reconciliation.

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Christopher Fowler’s Bryant & May off the Rails. The Peculiar Crimes Unit is no more—disbanded, finished, kaput. After years of defying the odds and infuriating their superiors, detectives Arthur Bryant and John May have finally crossed the line. While Bryant takes to his bed, his bathrobe, and his esoteric books, the rest of the team takes to the streets looking for new careers—until one of them stumbles upon a gruesome murder. Now the Unit is back for an encore performance—in a rented office with no computer network, no legal authority, and a broken toilet. They’ve got until the end of the week to solve a mystery with links to gangland crime, the 2012 London Olympics, and a half-man, half-stag creature that’s carrying off young women. It’s the kind of case that Bryant and May live to solve . . . and it could be the one that finally kills them.

The Weird, Whacky and the Wonderful. Mind-bending short stories, poems and teasing thoughts. Funny, scary and strange. But each one pushes the boundaries of storytelling to the Outer Limits.