How much control have we ceded to our devices? Do they influence us? Do they manipulate us to accept the absurd as truth and convince us that dystopia is actually utopia? The stories in our own devices explore those very questions.
Review - One of my favorite books is 1984 by George Orwell. If it had a direct sequel updated and released during the current days, this would be it.
AJ Joiner loved his grandmoh’s Fish Fry back in Louisiana. Now in Atlanta, he’s working a dead-end job and living in a house he doesn’t love. But when gentrification threatens, AJ throws a Fish Fry. Can he and his friends throw a Fish Fry big enough to save their neighborhood?
When freshman Jessica Turner is warned by her father, "no dating allowed," she begins a secret relationship with bad boy Paul Peterson. They make a decision that changes their lives and their unborn child's forever. As an adult, Jessica discovers she must rectify her past to live in the present.
A secret enemy from the Rock Star's past is plotting to wreck his comeback plans. Is this the ball-buster that will kill his career? Lured by a spectacular new album offer, Rock Star Marc Charles discovers he's the target of trickery and a dodgy contract in a sneaky plot to con him. There's something underhand going on with the mysterious overseas organisation behind the album offer. Hilarious!
Spencer held on to the faintest of hope, but still, he knew the trip to Ireland had almost no prospect of remedying his internal dilemma. Then again, he never imagined that a chance meeting with a lost and dying dog would change his life forever. Follow Spencer as he races to save the little Irish dog named Shandy. If he only realized that it is Shandy who is trying to save him...
FIRST TIME DISCOUNTED: In the midst of unfolding chaotic events, 33-year-old Jay embarks on a short, sharp journey of belated self-discovery, while constantly being goaded and taunted by his gay twin brother George. "A book of big, farcically dramatic moments" and a “humorous and entertaining character study of two brothers besieged by the preposterous." - (Kirkus Reviews).
