THE STORY: An absurdist black comedy about the demise of the Duncan family, and, by extension, the species. Emma Duncan, a hypochondriac with memory problems, and her orphaned fiancé, Tommy, confront her mother, Grace, with the news of their intend

He's a lawyer. He's her boss. He’s the pterodactyl man she wants. She’s broken and can never give him the family he wants. She’s too good for him. She’s the answer to his prayers. He’s a monster to consider involving her in the mess he’s made of his life. David Gitano’s family believes she is using him. Emily Burdis’s family believes he is using her. Members of the Board force him to take the blame for a conspiracy that will destroy his career and he’s the kind of pterodactyl man who will do what it takes to protect his family. The conspirators pressure her to abandon him to his fate but she’s just as much a raptor as her lover when it comes to the family they have created together. A custody battle for his two-year son is the ultimate weapon but even that fails when Emily employs her public relations training to stack the family court against David’s in-laws.

It only takes a second to fall in love forever. Navy SEAL Timothy Capshaw is only in Charleston, South Carolina, for the summer. He's not looking for a romance or even a hookup, but when he sees Bevin on his first night out on the town, he knows she's the one for him. Coffeehouse owner Bevin Moore is the friend who makes sure everyone makes safe decisions when they go out on their Trolling Nights, the nights where her friends look for a weekend fling. Then she meets Tim, and she's certain he's the most dangerous choice of all—especially for her heart. How will Tim convince Bevin he's the man she hasn't known she's been looking for and that the need for her Trolling Nights is over?

"Action (and angst) in the great pulp tradition, delivered with a sure hand and a dancing line. Keep your eye on this cartoonist "--Mark Newgarden, author of We All Die Alone and Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug Brendan Leach's Pterodactyl Hunters in the Gilded City, a Best American Comics selection and winner of the Xeric Award and Ignatz Award for Outstanding Comic, is a story of sibling rivalry and family tradition in a rapidly changing world: a version of 1904 New York where generations of working-class hot air balloonists take to the skies each night to defend their city from pterodactyls. Brendan Leach is an Ignatz and Xeric Award winning Cartoonist and Illustrator. He is the author of the graphic novel Iron Bound, counted on Print magazine's best books of 2013. Leach's illustrations have appeared in print in the New York Times, Time Out New York, Time Out New York Kids, and the L Magazine, online at moleskine.com and xbox.com, and on ESPN's Sportscenter. His work has been recognized by 33 Magazine and the Society of Illustrators.

This book takes a very simple look at pterodactyls, examining what they looked like, what they ate, how they behaved, and their special features and skills such as their wings and their ability to fly. The book also discusses how we know about pterodactyls and other dinosaurs today, showing where fossils are found and how scientists put them together.