SOFT SUCK is the third monograph (2009 - 2020) of the artist Thomas Schostok aka (ths) and the direct successor to his book HARD BLOW published in 2008.SOFT SUCK is a raw compilation (chopped art) of his works, this time in the subsequent years between 2009 - 2020. The concept remains the same: no texts, no descriptions and now we understand that this is exactly the "artist statement" that many people need to get an idea of the artist. The process of creating is the "artist statement", it's nothing but details. Unlike in HARD BLOW, however, here we see his art mostly as a whole picture, even though no effort was made to create a typical boring art book with a nice layout. The art is and always will be the layout, and the viewer is left longing for the habit.

WAS HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF? Being left at the altar for her fiancé's first love was a nightmare that Mary Ellen Gallagher took as a wake-up call. Never again would she let into her life a man who came with baggage! And then Greg Torrance arrived on her doorstep…. He was a dream come true—gorgeous, successful and offering Mary Ellen a job that would put her new business on the map. The nightmare began when she fell in love with her sexy new client—only to discover that his heart belonged to someone else…whether he knew it or not….

*This is a finished series* A peasant in a 16th century Russian market. A lawyer with a scheming wife. A maiden forced into an arranged marriage. A noble trapped in a life of duty. A cowboy with a knack for train heists. What do these people have in common? Each on is about to die, only to rise again. As vampires they will eventually unit against a common enemy, but for now they must first learn to survive their own transition. This compilation of five short stories can be read at any point in the “Series That Just Plain Sucks.”

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“Sarah Bilston reads like Sophie Kinsella’s big sister—a bit more serious, a little wiser, just as irresistible.” — New York Timesbestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips The hilarious sequel to Bed Rest, Sleepless Nights by Sarah Bilston is a must-read for working moms, women contemplating having children, and anyone who loves superior women’s fiction and an unforgettable heroine. Fun and quirky lawyer-turned-mom Quinn “Q” Boothroyd is back in Sleepless Nights, making new career choices, moving to the country, and dealing with family crises, all while trying to change diapers.