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Chiliad (Super)
Mount Chiliad has inspired artists, hippies and death cults for generations, but until now it's offered precious little for the key Los Santos demographic: reckless Super car enthusiasts. All that changes with this towering Stunt Race over the iconic peak of San Andreas.
H200 (Sport)
After a long day in the office hoping the IT guy won't check your search history, there's nothing more invigorating than the touch of the ocean breeze and the smell of salt water as it washes over a race track and floods your engine. Stunt Race for Sports cars. Pro tip: bring your bikini bottoms.
Over the Bridge (Bike)
Sure, 2000cc superbikes weren't designed to spend this much time flying through the air above industrial docklands, but every step of evolutionary progress is tough on the pioneers. Jump-heavy Point to Point Stunt Race.
Vespucci (Super)
The Los Santos coastline is about so much more than golden sand, contaminated water and steroid abuse. It's also a perfect backdrop for laps of a winding Stunt Race where any mistake will send you and your million dollar Super car to the bottom of the sea. Hey, it beats the Ferris wheel.
The Wave (Bike)
Who said you have to venture out into the middle of the Pacific in a force ten gale to feel so seasick you want to die? That special inside-out feeling is available right here on this coastal Stunt Race for Bikes.
Three new vehicles, the Bravado Sprunk Buffalo, MTL Dune and Vapid Contender, have also been added to GTA Online today. Tackle Stunt Races with Sprunk guzzling pride in the branded livery-clad Buffalo, or dial up your friends at Pegasus to motor through the Blaine County off-road in the MTL Dune. The Contender offers formidable size and balanced suspension to tackle a variety of terrains - an asset for active Executives and VIPs.
PREMIUM RACE: H200 (Friday 7/29 - Sunday 7/31)
This weekend's Premium Race is the new "H200" Stunt Race for Sports class cars. Ante up and try to take down all comers in a mad dash for that GTA$100,000 top prize.
From Wednesday July 27th through Friday July 29th, ALL Stunts Series Races will dish out Double GTA$ and RP. In addition to being accessible from the pink Stunt Series blips on the map, you can jump into the Stunt Series directly right on the GTAV loading screen. High rollers, keep an eye out for a Premium Race this weekend, where you can ante up and try to take down all comers in a mad dash for that GTA$100,000 top prize.
You can add to your racing wardrobe this week with the flamboyant Gold Jumpsuit, available just by logging in to GTA Online at any point between now and Monday, August 1st. Add some color to your fleet with 20% off all vehicle Resprays and Neons. And for those who like to grab sustained air-based transportation, the Buckingham Nimbus Jet and Volatus helicopter are both 30% off at Elitás Travel.
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The Super, Muscle, Sports, Bikes and Off-Road classes can compete, plummet and get airborne through rings of fire in a new collection of Races taking place throughout Los Santos and Blaine County:
Afterburner (Bikes)
There was a time when jumping through a wreath of flame on a poorly engineered chopper was enough to give even the most jaded patriot a semi. Those simple days are gone, but apply the same formula a thousand feet above an urban area in the middle of the night and you stand a decent chance of a sudden rush of blood to the crotch. Spectacular Stunt Race for Bikes.
Double Loop (Super)
You can never have too much of a good thing, especially when that thing is a gravity-defying loop-the-loop over Fort Zancudo. Kiss your already fragile grip on the laws of physics goodbye on this intense Stunt Race for Super cars.
Forest (Bikes)
The great woodlands of San Andreas are one of our most bountiful resources, providing an endless supply of endangered timber, plenty of discreet hideaways for doomsday cults, and now some of the most suicidal dirt bike jumps in the country. Stunt Race for Bikes.
High Flier (Bikes)
Time to ditch the private jet, saddle up, and learn a thing or two about corporate dominance with this Stunt Race for bikes through, around and over almost every skyscraper in central LS.
Trench II (Muscle)
Are you susceptible to paranoia? Feel like the walls are closing in? Often have the sense you're trapped with no escape? Come play this Stunt Race for Muscle cars and give your neuroses something to really latch onto.
Zebra (Sports)
A few massive slingshots and vertical drops around Mount Chiliad will play havoc with a full stomach. Time to skip lunch... and breakfast... and to pack a change of underwear. Point to Point Stunt Race for the Sports class.
The livery-clad racing fleet also expands today with the addition of the Ocelot Lynx, Declasse Drift Tampa and Western Cliffhanger, growing the Sports and Motorcycle classes. And for high-stakes racing aficionados, a new Premium Race popping up over the weekend will put your best Sports cars to the test in Zebra (look for the yellow blip at Legion Square).
Expand your collection of stunting attire with the Silver Jumpsuit which comes complete with matching helmet. This unlock is free this week and will appear in the Special Items in your Wardrobe as soon as you log-in. Make sure you log-in before July 25th to redeem!
The 20% discount on all Garages & Properties with Garages continues this week – just what you need to accommodate the 3 new vehicles releasing with this update. If you're already fully maxed out on room in your garages, don't forget you can always use your second character (and the shared bank account) to open up to 5 more garages, and 50 more parking spaces.
Where last week's bonuses were all about performance upgrades, this week it's all about aesthetics with 20% off Spoilers, Wheels, Tire Smoke, Skirts, Exhausts and Horns. Perfect for making sure your brand new Ocelot Lynx or Declasse Drift Tampa is a show-er and not just a go-er.
Get going and join the fun at the GTA V forums!
Today, Cunning Stunts takes GTA Online racing to epic new heights with a series of 16 brand-new, high-octane Stunt Races that feature everything from winding tubular tracks amongst Los Santos' tallest skyscrapers to technical courses through canyons, over water and across the desert. Stunt Races utilize ramps, loops, wall rides, tubes, raised tracks and dynamic objects for a radically new take on GTA Online racing.
This is unlike anything you've seen before: tracks coiling up into the sky, skyscraper jumps, turbo-boosted corkscrews at 20,000 feet... and that's before you get to the giant bowling pins and the rings of fire.
Races run the gamut with unique locations across San Andreas and feature harrowing heights, incredible speeds and a dazzling spectacle of fireworks, lights, sounds and stomach-churning twists and turns. To get instant access to these brand-new Stunt Races packed with like-minded adrenaline junkies, just look out for the pink Stunt Series blips scattered across Los Santos and Blaine County, and enter one to get taken straight into a series of Stunt Races.
For elite level racers seeking more high-stakes matchups, Cunning Stunts also features new Premium Races where you can compete against seven opponents for winner-take-all glory, placing your bets and putting faith in your skills for a chance at prize payouts bigger than any other race. And while there may not be any GTA$ for second place, all competitors are rewarded with Triple RP for completing a Premium Race. To keep the competition sharp and balanced among the racing elite, Premium Races are locked to a specific vehicle or vehicle class and all competitors are required to own the vehicle or a vehicle within the set class. These races are also only available for a limited time – keep an eye on the Newswire for weekly schedules. From now through Monday, July 18th, enter the yellow Premium Race blip at Legion Square, shell out your entry fee, and take on seven rivals who all reckon they have what it takes in that day's particular scheduled Race:
• Tuesday, July 12th: Maze Bank Ascent (Sports)
• Wednesday, July 13th: Duel (Muscle)
• Thursday, July 14th: Splits (New Vehicle - Brioso)
• Friday, July 15th: Vinewood Downhill (Motorcycles)
• Saturday, July 16th: Racing Alley (Sports)
• Sunday, July 17th: Canyon Crossing (Super)
• Monday, July 18th: Turbine (Off-road)
It's a brave new stunt-filled world out there in GTA Online, and you're going to need some serious horsepower if you want to keep up. Lucky for you, 13 vehicles new to GTA Online are here to meet your every need: from the avant-garde stylings of the RE-7B to the utter brutality of Vapid's Trophy Truck, no matter how unhinged your heart's desires we've got you covered.
Super: Annis RE-7B, Emperor ETR1, Progen Tyrus
Sports: Lampadati Tropos Rallye, Obey Omnis
Compacts: Grotti Brioso R/A
Off Road: Vapid Desert Raid, Vapid Trophy Truck
Motorbikes: Nagasaki BF400, Western Gargoyle
Muscle: Declasse Burger Shot Stallion, Vapid Pisswasser Dominator, Bravado Redwood Gauntlet
And now available in retailers across Los Santos, a cutting edge range of extreme, race-themed fashions. Flaunt your corporate ties with brand-sponsored racing jerseys, deck yourself in head-to-toe racing gear, or go full method in a stuntman suit. You may be little more than a blur, but that's no reason not to look the part.
There's also 50 new tattoos and lots of new features - including new helmet visor animations and a complete re-tooling of the Player Interaction Menu which includes the ability to choose your default Racing Outfit.
Over the next three weeks, look for more Stunt Races and vehicles to be added to GTA Online as part of Cunning Stunts, culminating in the release of the Stunt Race Creator on August 2nd, which will give the amazingly talented GTA Online Creator community the opportunity to tap into hundreds of Stunt Props along with new features and improvements to forge the most outrageous stunt tracks of their dreams.
Pay homage to Jock Cranley's glory days as a stuntman by unlocking the exclusive Black Jumpsuit which bears his name. Simply log-in to GTA Online any time this week and your Black Jumpsuit will be automatically added to the Special Items in your character's Wardrobe. This is the perfect outfit for staring down your enemies on the starting grid of one of the new Stunt Races, or for enjoying the view from your Nagasaki BF400 as you sail through a fiery ring on your way to victory.
With brand new vehicles to purchase and collect, we're sure you're itching for garage space to store them. This week take advantage of 20% discounts on purchases of any Property that comes with a Garage INCLUDING Garages themselves. This applies to all Apartments, Penthouses and Stilt Houses, so as if the extra parking wasn't enough reason, you also get a brand new home to lay your helmet. There's 15% off select car mods this week including Brakes, Suspension and Engine mods. Make sure your ride is fully tuned to max out the air time on those jumps.
Rockstar is also looking for 5 cunning Snapmatics featuring the brand new vehicles and races. The 5 successful photographers will all win themselves GTA$1,000,000 to put towards their next photoshoot in-game. Entry open until end of day next Monday July 18th and entries must be tagged with #stunts on Social Club. To check out the entries thus far, head over to the featured tag on the Social Club Snapmatic pages. Official rules.
Finally, the Official Cunning Stunts Event Sweepstakes is underway NOW – enter via the simple form on the Social Club Events Page before midnight Mon July 18th for a chance to win an array of awesome GTAV merchandise. Official rules here.
What are you waiting for? Get going and hit up the GTA V forums!
Stunt Races happen on a massive scale, towering above the Los Santos skyline or soaring between the treacherous blades of RON Alternates Windmill Farm. Vehicles tear upside-down through loops and tubes, launch off ramps with extra propulsion from speed strips, diverge and merge across multiple pathways, and speed through gigantic rings of fire in death-defying new Races.
The jumps, gaps, terrain, and obstacles in each Race are tailored to match the attributes of specific vehicle classes, including new Super cars, Sports cars and Motorbikes. And of course, racing livery-clad vehicles deserve appropriately tatted and dressed drivers, sporting new motocross gear, racing suits, helmets and a host of other additions.
Stay tuned for more details next week and hit up the forums! More screenshots below...
In honor of these latest additions from Further Adventures in Finance and Felony, we've also got a week's worth of bonuses, starting today with a Double GTA$ & RP Playlist featuring the three newest Power Play locales that runs through July 8th. Then just in time for the weekend, mix it up with a new Double GTA$ & RP Playlist that includes a pair of Power Play maps (Aircraft Carrier and Bolingbroke Prison) along with a Trading Places skirmish at Redwood Lights Track for good measure.
To help late blooming and ambitious CEOs get their operations off the ground, Dynasty 8 Executive is offering a 20% discount on all Offices and Office Interiors. Also this week, get 15% off all Warehouse Workbench Upgrades.
For those looking to assert airborne superiority, Warstock Cache & Carry is giving you half off the Savage military helicopter and if you're in the market for additional space to store some of your latest rides, grab a garage property this week at a 25% discount.
The chaotic outdoor gatherings full of inebriated acquaintances may be over, but you can still continue the patriotic celebration all week long with 25% off all the original Independence Day Special items on PS4, Xbox One and PC - including the Liberator monster truck, the Sovereign motorcycle, the Musket, the Firework Rocket Launcher and its ammo, and all the Special patriotic gear including Hats, T-shirts and more...
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Double GTA$ & RP Street Racing Playlist
Today through this Thursday June 30 only put your Pfister through its paces in an up-to-8-player Playlist featuring "Senora Freeway", "Arms Race" and "Business Trip".
40% off the Turreted Limo and Karin Technical
Sick of having to choose between the comfort and status of a limousine and the sheer utility of an Armored Personnel Carrier? With the Turreted Limo first made available in Executives and Other Criminals, you don't have to. And if you're looking for something a little less extravagant, but still fully functional during a highway skirmish, you can also grab the Karin Technical at a 40% discount.
40% off all Masks
Hit up Vespucci Movie Masks this week for all your facial concealment needs.
50% off Bull Shark Testosterone
Dial up everybody's favorite Alpha and get half off this popular 'supplement'.
And beginning this Friday July 1 – celebrate Independence Day the American way – with monster trucks, dirt bikes, fireworks and copious consumption of GTA$ & RP.
Double GTA$ & RP Independence Weekend Playlist
Friday July 1 – Monday July 4
An up-to-8-player Playlist featuring "Road Tripping" (TDM), "Across the Wilderness" (locked to the Liberator monster truck), and "Tour the Lake" (locked to the Sovereign motorbike).
All of the original Independence Day Special content will be returning to GTA Online from this Friday July 1 all the way through Monday July 11th – and will also be on sale at 25% off:
• Liberator monster truck
• Sovereign motorcycle
• Firework Rocket Launcher and its ammo
• Independence Day Special patriotic gear including Hats, T-shirts and more
Enjoy and hit up the GTA 5 forums!
The effects of these six power-ups are temporary and will need to be timed wisely. Power-ups include:
• Beasted: Transform into the Beast and use special powers like invisibility, super jump, and super strength.
• Zoned: Slow down time for all players, giving snipers a tactical advantage over exposed enemies.
• Doped: Dull your enemy's senses with a trippy green haze. They'll never see that flank coming...
• Raging: Unleash a rampage with your entire team by inflicting increased damage while taking reduced damage.
• Flipped: Scramble your opponents by picking up Flipped, temporarily inverting all enemy camera controls and mixing team chat to truly get in their heads.
• Dark: Take your team off the grid for well-timed sneak attacks.
Each player can use one power up at a time, but layers of strategy exist through stacking power-ups with other teammates, or triggering power-ups to counteract enemy team advantages. Play this new Adversary Mode now via the Jobs menu or grab your best gunmen and battlefield tacticians to maximize 2X GTA$ and RP in the Power Play Playlist all week long.
Today's update also features the addition of the blazing-fast Grotti X80 Proto to the Supercar roster at Legendary Motorsport. The space-aged, low-profile body harnesses a beastly engine making for a finely tuned machine ready for dominance – especially handy when needing to make Special Cargo Deliveries in a hurry. Escaping wanted levels has never looked so good.
Celebrate Power Play Week and grab Double GTA$ and RP in the all new Power Play Playlist, available to access directly from the GTAV loading screen (and the Playlists section of the GTA Online pause menu) through June 27. And whether you're a proud new X80 owner or an envious onlooker licking your chops, the new Grotti in-game tee is unlocked for all players this week simply by logging into GTA Online.
Also enjoy steep discounts on an assortment of air and sea vehicles. Seafaring adventurers can get half off the luxurious Lampadati Toro, while ambitious Executives (and Other Criminals) can secure air superiority to support all their operational needs with half off all three variations of the Swift and the Buckingham Valkyrie, which is available to purchase this week without Heists prerequisites. Finally, protect your Special Cargo from airborne assailants with 33% off the Homing Launcher.
Enjoy and hit up the GTA 5 forums!
Now that both GTA Online: Further Adventures in Finance and Felony and Executives and Other Criminals have launched, Rockstar is looking for short films made purely with the Rockstar Editor showcasing your Organization's criminal endeavors. Be it a specific story or action sequence showing how your Organization exercises a hostile takeover, or a 'push it to the limit' style music video montage detailing how you dominate in ruthless and risky business - get creative! Remember that you must feature content from GTA Online: Further Adventures in Finance and Felony and/or Executives and Other Criminals in addition to meeting the other requirements detailed below.
The grand prize winning director will receive three exclusive prizes each customized with their Social Club ID. For the first time ever, Rockstar is giving away the Rockstar Editor trophy bearing the Rockstar Editor logo, to sit proudly on the mantel of the winner alongside future BAFTAs, Oscars and Palme d'Ors. As if that wasn't enough, the winning director will also be calling the shots for their next epic from the comfort of a customized director's chair, bearing the winner's Social Club ID and the Rockstar Editor logo. Finally, the ultra-rare and exclusive GTAV Varsity Jacket will be yours to wear on set or on location. It also will be customized with your Social Club ID on a special custom patch confirming your status as an award-winning Rockstar Editor auteur.
Two runners-up will each receive a $100 Rockstar Warehouse gift card and a deluxe prize pack of official GTAV gear, as well as being featured here at the Rockstar Newswire.
Entering the competition is easy. Simply create a video in the Rockstar Editor on PC, PS4, or Xbox One and publish it to Rockstar Games Social Club via the in-game menu. Make sure to tag your video with the word "#CEO" to enter it into the contest. You can either do this in-game or via the My Videos page on Social Club. A few important points:
• Your video must feature content from GTA Online: Further Adventures in Finance and Felony and/or Executives and Other Criminals.
• Your video must be between 2 and 5 minutes in length.
• Your video must be published to Rockstar Games Social Club and tagged with the word "#CEO" between now and 11:59pm ET on July 18th, 2016 to be eligible.
• Your video must be made entirely using the Rockstar Editor. They know that many advanced Rockstar Editor video creators like to use additional third party editing software, but in order to keep this competition fair for all entrants, they require that you only use the Rockstar Editor in producing the video.
After viewing all qualifying entries, Rockstar Games will pick the winner by taking into consideration adherence to or interpretation of the Creative Brief mentioned above, entertainment and artistic value, editing quality and overall creativity. Keep an eye on the Social Club contest page to see how other Social Club members think your video stacks up against the competition and stay tuned for the winners announcement later this summer.
Void in certain countries and where prohibited. See www.rockstargames.com/socialclub/events/contests for official rules and eligibility details.
Tables turn quickly and friends become foes in three brand new maps now added to Trading Places mode today in GTA Online. You'll shoot and dodge your way to the Winner's circle in Little Seoul in Trading Places IV, have a rumble at the Lost Club House in Grapeseed in Trading Places V, and team-build the hard way near the Harmony Place Construction Site in Trading Places VI.
Starting today in GTA Online and running through Monday June 20th, enjoy valuable discounts on Bulletproof Tires, Car Armor, Annihilator Helicopters, select Weapons and Ammo as well as stylish and sleek unlockable bedroom apparel.
When the working day is done, and you just want to relax in your Office with a glass of contraband Bleuter'd and a game of Don't Cross The Line, nothing says "I'm off the clock" like this set of Red Swirl Pajamas and the matching Smoking Jacket. Unlock yours for free simply by logging into GTA Online anytime now through Monday June 20.
Don't forget that the quickest way to pick up Special Cargo is to drive over it; amidst a hail of gunfire from would-be saboteurs, this is also the safest option. Make it that much safer this week by investing in discount Bulletproof Tires and Car Armor for your Grotti Bestia, Pegassi Reaper or other executive transport of choice.
Invest in a prime piece of military hardware this week from the Elitas Travel website, and you'll be protecting you and yours for 25% less than the standard retail price. Healthy for your wallet, and for the stash of Special Cargo in your Warehouse. Four mounted Miniguns also make this the perfect choice for destroying incoming shipments belonging to rival Organizations.
In this week's Ammu-Nation Sale, there are 25% discounts across a huge range of armaments and armor, ideal for kitting yourself out before your next interview to be an Associate for one of Los Santos rich and powerful. 25% discounts apply to:
• Carbine, Assault and Compact Rifles
• Machine Pistol
• Heavy Shotgun
• Combat PDW
• All Ammo
• Weapon Tints and Etched Finishes
• Body Armor
• Parachute Bags and Canopies
Enjoy and hit up the GTA 5 forums!
To get your operation up and running, you'll need an executive office fitting the title along with a skillful team of hired Associates. Dynasty 8 Executive Realty, in partnership with SecuroServ, now have a new line of deluxe office suites specifically for the motivated career criminal. These masterpieces in executive design come with a full-time assistant, helipad, boardroom, Don't Cross the Line arcade game, and optional storage space like the Gun Locker, allowing you to personalize your perfect weapon loadout before you go on the job.
An executive office also includes private access to the SecuroServ Special Cargo Network, which you'll use to invest in Warehouses and traffic rare and exotic product throughout the city. Warehouses store all Special Cargo and storage space is valuable; manage your inventory wisely and maximize your margins by selling when the prices are right.
Buy missions require skill from a coordinated team of Associates to successfully pull off. Missions are grouped into three categories that increase in difficulty based on how many crates of contraband you intend to purchase and how much risk you are willing to take on. With greater risks – whether from the FIB, LSPD or rival player Organizations – come greater rewards.
Accumulating inventory will drive demand in the market. When the time comes to sell, you'll have various offers to choose from based on your inventory. Sell missions require constant vigilance; keep your eyes peeled as the job isn't over until all of your Cargo is safely transported, and destroyed Cargo can eat into your profits.
Major players attract attention and warehouses stocked with high volumes of valuable goods won't stay secret for long. Act quickly to avoid losing a percentage of your Special Cargo in surprise attacks from resident gangs of Los Santos.
CEOs will enjoy all of the perks of being a VIP, including access to new sources of illicit funds and challenges.
VIP Work
•Headhunter: Assassinate key targets across the map against the clock.
•Airfreight: Liberate some valuable cargo from its armed guard and fly it to safety.
•Haulage: Be the first to deliver a trailer full of tax-exempt merchandise to its wrongful owner.
VIP Challenges
• Cashing Out: Be the pack leader in the latest wave of ATM fraud to hit the streets of Los Santos.
• Salvage: Compete to retrieve the most lost cargo from the ocean floor.
Do you have a taste for the brutally fast, the brutally efficient or the just plain brutal? Whatever your preference, the latest wave of NEW transport options is bound to hit your sweet spot. From the monstrous HVY Brickade available at Warstock Cache & Carry and menacing Bravado Rumpo Custom from Southern San Andreas Autos, to the new generation of Super and Sports cars now in stock at Legendary Motorsport like the Pegassi Reaper, Vapid FMJ, Grotti Bestia GTS and Enus Windsor Drop, to the luxurious and speedy Buckingham Nimbus and Volatus from Elitas Travel and even the hulking Tug available on order from DockTease, getting from A to B has never looked and felt this good.
Previously exclusive VIP and bodyguard clothing plus all-new SecuroServ branded merchandise are also hitting the clothing racks in Los Santos. Whether you want your first impression to be a sophisticated crime lord or a gorilla for hire, there's something just right for you. And nothing wrecks an otherwise solid Special Cargo mission like running short on ammo. Unleash a barrage of bullets from a range of weapons by grabbing Drum & Box Magazine attachments from your local Ammu-Nation.
In the land of the Haves and the Have-Nots, this Adversary Mode is your chance to engage in some aggressive social climbing. The Winners team is destined for success, the Losers team is doomed to fail, and there's only one way to move between the two: ruthlessly murder a Winner and take their place. There's also Double RP to benefit from this week when trying out this new Adversary Mode, compliments of the Playlist that's available directly from the GTAV boot screen.
Establish some concrete foundations for your burgeoning Organization by profiting from the Further Adventures in Finance and Felony Bonus Week, starting today and running through to Monday, June 13th. Unlock the Pastel Green Pajamas and Pastel Green Smoking Jacket just by logging in to GTA Online this week, plus get 25% off the Buzzard Attack Chopper from Warstock Cache & Carry as well as all services from both Lester and Merryweather Security – key assets for trafficking your Cargo under duress or keeping your Organization off the grid. And equip your Organization fittingly with 25% discounts at Ammu-Nation across a large range of munitions and armaments, including:
• Carbine, Assault and Compact Rifles
• Machine Pistol
• Heavy Shotgun
• Combat PDW
• All Ammo
• Weapon Tints and Etched Finishes
• Body Armor
• Parachute Bags and Canopies
An Executive office is not complete without being donned with spoils of crime. Try your luck in the Social Club Executive Merchandise Sweepstakes featuring tons of paraphernalia fit for a criminal kingpin. Hang your very own GTAV Air Freshener in your ride while wearing a slick Grotti Polo and blaring your GTAV Vinyl Soundtrack, light up a fat cigar with the official GTAV Chrome Zippo, spruce up your office desk with a GTAV Gold Bar USB, iFruit Mouse Pad, and Epsilon Paper Weight, and transform your fridge into a safe for all that cold hard cash with the GTAV Kitchen Timer. Head over now to the Social Club Events Page to enter.
Celebrate your climb up the corporate criminal ladder with proper photographic documentation, and add a cool GTA$1M to your asset portfolio in the CEO Snapmatic Competition. Eligible photos must be published between today and the end of the day on Monday, June 13th - and must feature content from Further Adventures in Finance and Felony. Also, make sure to tag your photo with "CEO" on Social Club. Full rules here.
On Friday, June 10th at 5pm ET, join in at either the official Rockstar Games Twitch or YouTube channel for a live stream featuring Further Adventures in Finance and Felony, hosted by the Rockstar Broadcast team and featuring special guests to be announced.


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The Islanders announced the contract extension for 20-year-old John Tavares, but they still have one order of business to complete.
Another member of the team's young core, Josh Bailey, remains unsigned.
Earlier this summer Bailey opted not to sign his qualifying offer and the two sides have yet to settle on a new deal.
Per Islanders team policy, Bailey must sign before training camp -- no holdout -- or he forfeits the entire season while the team retains his rights.
Isles GM Garth Snow told ESPNNewYork.com this morning that the deadline for Bailey to sign a deal is 7 a.m. Friday, when players report for physicals.
As of late Thursday morning, Bailey had nothing new to report on contract discussions.
"No. Not yet, anyway," he said after the Islanders' informal skate in Syosset, N.Y. "Not much time left time now, so hopefully I'll have some news for you in the near future."
Is this process dragging on longer than he'd like?
"No question. What player wants to come down to the final day?" he asked. "I don't think either side wanted it to come down to the final day. In a perfect world things get done right [away] but it doesn't always work that way.
"There's not much time left, so hopefully things get resolved."
When asked whether he was as confident now as he was last week -- when he expressed optimism the deal would be resolved quickly -- Bailey said:
"Probably not as confident just because it's taken so long. I thought it would have been figured out by now. But I still am confident; don't get me wrong. It's not like we've taken steps backwards or anything like that."

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Cold, Flu, & Cough Health Center
How to Prevent the Flu
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If you don't make an effort to prevent it, odds are that you'll catch the flu this season.
For most of us it means a couple of weeks out of work or school, then life goes back to normal. But the flu can be serious, even deadly, if you have a health condition like asthma, heart disease, diabetes, or a weakened immune system.
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Get Vaccinated
Experts say the single best way to avoid the flu is to get the flu shot as soon as you can. The ideal time is early fall. But any time during the winter is fine if you haven't already done it.
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I might be an unusual pronunciation of Ivy. I live in the midwest , and lived in KS (near OK) when young. Our neighbor was Ivy (aged about 70ish), but a lot of older people called her Iva. I just assumed it was a regional thing for older people who had a lot of weird pronunciations (e.g., Missoura for Missouri).
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I like Iva It's got that 'eye' sound at the front that I'm fond of. You have to be careful with middle names for it though as it sometimes sounds like 'I've a' when paired with a flower or word name.~Boys~
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Donald Rumsfeld was the 13th and 21st U.S. Secretary of Defense. He currently chairs the Rumsfeld Foundation, which supports leadership and public service at home and the growth of free political and free economic systems abroad. The Rumsfeld Foundation funds microfinance development projects, fellowships for graduate students interested in public service, the development of young leaders from Central Asia and the Caucasus, and charitable causes that benefit the men and women of the U.S. armed forces and their families.
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Sadly I have no idea if Don Rumsfeld's book is great or garbage. All but one of 21 reviews is a complaint about the eBook price! As a veteran Nook owner, I TOTALLY agree with the other "reviewers" -- when the hard cover of a new release is less expensive than the eBook version, that's just assine. I'll wait for sanity to prevail to buy the electronic version, or I'll sign up on the library waiting list. I'm stopping my annual membership with B&N since no discounts ever apply to ebooks either; what's the point? Come on B&N, wise up. You insult the intelligence of your eCustomers. The unit cost for an eBook is miniscule, quit trying to gore the ox here!
"known and unknown" is very hard to put down gives a great perspective on the war on terror. donald rumsfeld was at george w bushs side during 911 whean america faced its toughest challenges this intresting cabinate member gives intresting insights into some of the most historic figures who have shaped world history and world affairs I have found this to be a very intresting memoir rumsfeld has served with many presidents and world leaders lots of fasinating and intresting details. great gift idea for a friend or family member.
I am sooooo disappointed with the price of nookbooks. I like using my nook but will go back to buying the hard copy at Amazon since they are usually less expensive than nookbooks.
I have complained several times about the NOOK Prices. Too high. They have less expense with Nook yet charge us more. Higher prices, less sales. DonCole
Watch out people! This version is ONLY readable on the color nook!! I just purchased for use on my iPad nook reader and it won't even download. This is unacceptable!
Have been anxious to read this book, but at $20, have no interest - very dissapointed that my Nook is unable to provide the inherent cost savings associated with technology. Since Review requires a Rating, can only give one star as hve not yet read the book.
Very disappointed in the price. I can do better at a wholesale store. A book on Nook saves so much. Where is the user's discount on this one? Sad Sherry
It very hard to put down. It gives a great perspective on the war on terror. Donald Rumsfeld was at President George W Bushs side during 911 when America faced some really tough challenges. He tells us first hand what went on in the White House During these trying times. Great book...
Want to buy - price is too high for Nook edition. No printing, paper, shipping, or profit to brick and mortar store. Why is the price so high? Makes me sorry I bought a Nook.
Those who have a point of view, positive or negative, about the actions and events of which he was a part, owe it to themselves to "hear" Rumsfeld's point of view. He gives enough of who said what to whom to satisfy the voyeur in us or to fuel our righteous instincts about who we thought were the "bad guys" or to generate some screeching about how he has selected memos or events to support his view and memory to the disadvantage of others. Rumsfeld's stated purpose is to contribute to history so that we are not doomed to repeat what we should not and to help with a better understanding of how things really do work in the government -- at least the parts in which he toiled -- so that we can participate in or advocate improvement. Rumsfeld succeeds in these goals; but I would have liked a lot more elucidation of his views and conclusions. For example, as shown here the history of the American media's contribution to understanding our international challenges and involvements is bleak and a dangerous problem for a population as parochial as we are. Similarly, as this books documents, the history of results when Congress has taken it upon itself to direct how and what we should do overseas is pretty discouraging. The Army went through much soul-searching after the Vietnam war demonstrated its terrible inadequacies and rebuilt itself to what may have been one of the best-managed organizations in the world (some of this encapsulated in the book "Hope is Not A Method"). But Rumsfeld, almost despite himself, reveals that it is yet again unable to see the changing nature of the world and the inadequacies and mistakes of structure and weapons which would be completely wrong for tomorrow's conflict. Is there a solution for this or is it a fatal flaw of a military environment? Of course, the big kahuna issue here is how does and should the President get his information, vet his options, and communicate his philosophies and orders. Some will focus on Rumsfeld's fairly specific criticisms of the Nast approach; but he is also critical of the Haldeman-Kissinger model. For this reader the most scathing revelations are the inadequacies of the State Department. Apparently, we were unable to meet our commitments in Afghanistan and Irag in many areas because our State Department employees didn't want to go to nasty, dangerous places and the leadership was unable or unwilling to tell their employees to go where they are needed to get another job. Maybe there is a connection to the fact that, if Rumsfeld is accurate, the State Department (and Congress) has been on the wrong side of about every decision and position in the middle east for the past 20 years or so. This thought-provoking book is a good contribution to understanding what we are asking our public officials to do; to assessing how well they are doing it; and, importantly, to helping us be less susceptible to the growing culture of partisanship and disinformation malcontents and critics of any given approach are taking.
"Known and Unknown" is a FASCINATING and WELL WRITTEN account of Rumsfeld's journey through the political world of the past five decades. His accounts of personal relationships and interactions with players on the world stage are intriguing. I found his viewpoints enlightening, his opinions strong but balanced, and his Realpolitik view of the political realities of the world refreshing and comforting. One of the things I liked best about the book, and I suspect I'd like about the man, is that presidents and others are best served by someone who isn't afraid to tell them the unvarnished truth as he sees it. He comes across as the man one would expect--straightforward, no nonsense, and a man of integrity. This country is fortunate to have had him on the political scene for as long as we did.
Don't be influenced by the number of pages - the last 200+ are reference notes and captioned pictures. This book reflects involvement in public service across numerous administrations. It includes his time as a Congressman from Illinois, US rep to NATO, two stints as Secretary of Defense, chief of staff to President Ford, and several positons. Rumsfeld names names. Much is covered about the tensions between State(Powell & Rice) and Defense, State and the NSC (Rice), and how all that played with our engagements in 2 wars. While lengthy, I found this book a good read for the most part. There are numerous pictures that would have been better viewed in color, and perhaps in a larger format.
Many thanks to Secretary Rumsfeld for giving us outsiders a glimpse into the challenges of the highly-complex position of Secretary of Defense. I can't think of a better man to have had at that position while our country took a stand against radical Islamic fundamentalists. In the closing pages of the book, Secretary Rumsfeld warns our country that we'd better take a much harder stance against the insidious threat that radicalism "rooted in Islam" poses to the freedoms that we so cherish.
first of all this book is 800 pages long so for you cheap skates complaining about the price, well thats why it costs more...... its the length of 4 books!!!!!! grow up! this is not the place to complain about prices for gods sake!. having said that you will love this book and not be able to put it down. you will have a better understanding of the things he grappled with during his tenure.
The book comes to life with the addition of many sections of pictures which help the reader to put faces/names/events together. This book encompasses a myriad of administrations and provides some provocative thought on the actions of our elected.
And while I don't like the idea of a criminal profitting from his crimes, I did find the book interesting and well-written. I should have borrowed, rather than buy it. But like it or not Rummy is a part of US History. And thus his observations and words are important.
Overpriced. By A LOT! Unfortunately this is becoming a trend I hear from NC owners all over the web. Barnes and Noble has a truly impressive offering and yet it's most definitely going to fail in the long run if they keep doing things the way they have been. People expect a certain amount of savings when purchasing digital versions of normally printed products.
An interesting story of Rumsfeld's years- mostly in politics. He gives the inside story on some of the snakes in the various administrations over the years. I highly recommend


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I'm starting up a new fantasy league on Fangraphs, what they chose to call Ottoneu to confuse the hell out of people. You can read up on the rules here. Suffice to say, if you really enjoy fantasy baseball and lean towards sabermetrics, this is the league for you. It's a year round league, auction draft, full 40-man rosters...in other words...totally awesome. We'll be using the Fangraphs points system and I have a few TCR regulars and some others I've played with that are interested. I need a few more to get to the magic 12 number to open a league. You have to pay fangraphs $9.99 a year (refundable if we don't get enough players before the seasons starts) and it's going to be around a $50-$70 buy-in as we want dedicated owners in it to win. Current draft date is March 22nd, 11am but that is subject to change. Once I get near the magic 12 owners I'll start sending out the invite links. Difficult personalities need not apply....
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And like I have said a million times, the posters and commenters have the best baseball knowledge around. And AZ Phil will probably have a statue at the gates of the new Cactus league park if Tom Ricketts has any class.
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I know, but I figured people'd be all "Damn, Joe's in? I gotta get me some if that action."
What's the scouting on Paolo
What's the scouting on Paolo Espino? He stopped the bleeding from the McDonald/Sanchez horse bleep pitching and then had a nice inning of his own.
If anyone wants to see a
If anyone wants to see a great at bat check out the MLB.TV archive of the Cubs Angels game and Kris Bryant's at bat. If that's a typical at bat for this kid, he's already the best hitter on the big league club. Compare what Soler did with the same pitcher and the same basic pitching approach. Soler batted just ahead of him. Bryant said later that Soler had some great cuts. Such a nice guy, that kid. Anyway, it was a great at bat. He worked the count, then smoked the ball over the fence, and I don't think he even got all of it.
Baseball America's #6
Baseball America's #6 prospect, Miguel Sano (Twins) out for the year with Tommy John Surgery. The injury was from last year and they tried to treat it non-surgically but he reinsured it again Thursday.
Bryant is #8 on the BA list, so I guess short term, he moves up to #7. Baez is #5. Correa was #7. I'm not sure they care to change a ranking based on short term injuries that might not affect long term value but injuries certainly have impact (i.e. Mike Olt).
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The Cubs are stronger defensively than most of the teams they play. In order to capitalize on that, they have to a) put the ball in play and b) run the bases aggressively.
That said, Cabrera has a strong, accurate arm, as witnessed by his 97 outfield assists over 12 seasons--mostly left field but also a lot of center. Bryant is rarely thrown out, but I guess you have to know who's throwing the ball.
On the other hand, Pries won his first start for Iowa, only giving up two HRs in the process. This trade has got some legs yet!
KB now with 0 RBI in his last 10 games and 1 in his last 15, despite having 19 hits in his last 15 games and raising his batting average from .278 to .286 over that span.
Maybe have Zobrist hit 2 and KB hit 4?
Also -- no HR in the last 15 games -- time for a bunch. Starting tomorrow.
Down a run. Fowler on first. Nobody out. KB singles to left, Fowler makes it to third, perfect throw from Cabrera nails KB trying to stretch for 2nd.
So, instead of 1st & 3rd and no out, you have 3rd with one out. It was a perfect throw, but why take the chance with 3-4-5 hitters coming up?
Must be a Cub thing - our lefties can;t get lefties out.
Splitting hairs, but Jake's pitch was poor execution, while KB's play was a poor decision (and the 2nd time he got thrown out trying to stretch in the game). Poor execution happens. Poor decisions are preventable. Speaking of poor decisions -- Baez's steal of 3rd made absolutely no sense.
Didn't Jake cost them the game with a pitch to Frazier?
Missed the play w/Bryant. What happened?
Not a good decision by Bryant in the 9th. That may have cost them the game.
Can we un-do the Montgomery deal? Please?
Who is this Arrieta guy? Can I get the old one back please?
Well, this is, once again, the whole season for the Sox.
...and the Bryant RBI jinx continues in the 3rd....crap.
bryant's in the dugout filling a police report BECAUSE HE JUST GOT ROBBED.
f'n cabrerra...
chapman showing up and available tomorrow night.
i'm sure he'll be a bit hit. hope he doesn't choke. dude has a rifle for an arm. he'll add a bit of punch to the bullpen.


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She seeks a home. He seeks redemption. What they find is each other.
Leah Mundy has spent her life dashing from town to town, one step ahead of her father's dreadful reputation. Now, she wants to create a home for herself and build a medical practice in Coupeville, a cozy village nestled amid the majestic isles and mountains of Washington/p>/b>
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She seeks a home. He seeks redemption. What they find is each other.
Leah Mundy has spent her life dashing from town to town, one step ahead of her father's dreadful reputation. Now, she wants to create a home for herself and build a medical practice in Coupeville, a cozy village nestled amid the majestic isles and mountains of Washington Territory. But her neighbors are loath to trust a newcomer, especially a woman doing a man's work.
On the run for a crime he didn't commit but can't deny, Jackson Underhill is desperate when he holds Leah at gunpoint. He needs her doctoring to mend his wounds, but he soon realizes that she is also capable of healing his soul. But Jackson has been hardened by life as an outlaw, and Leah knows that a future together is impossible unless they confront his past and learn to trust the redeeming power of love.
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"This is a lovely, moving novel with an engaging heroine. Best-selling author Wiggs's...talent is reflected in her thoroughly believable characters as well as the way she recognizes the importance of family by blood or other ties. Readers who like Nora Roberts and Susan Elizabeth Phillips will enjoy Wiggs."
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Whidbey Island, Washington 1894
"Don't scream, or I'll shoot," warned a low-pitched voice.
Leah Mundy jerked awake and found herself looking down the barrel of a gun.
Sheer panic jolted her to full alert.
"I'm not going to scream," she said, dry-mouthed. In her line of work she had learned to control fear. Lightning flickered, glancing off the dull blue finish of a Colt barrel. "Please don't hurt me." Her voice broke but didn't waver.
"Lady, that's up to you. Just do as you're told, and nobody'll get hurt."
Do as you're told. Leah Mundy certainly had practice at that. "Who are you," she asked, "and what do you want?"
"Who I am is the man holding this gun. What I want is Dr. Mundy. Sign outside says he lives here."
Thunder pulsed in the distance, echoing the thud of her heart. She forced herself to keep the waves of terror at bay as she blurted, "Dr. Mundy does live here."
"Well, go get him."
"I can't do that."
"Why not?"
She swallowed, trying to collect her wits, failing miserably. "He's dead. He died three months ago."
"Sign says Dr. Mundy lives here." Fury roughened the insistent voice.
"The sign's right." Rain lashed the windowpanes. She squinted into the gloom. Beyond the gun, she couldn't make out anything but the intruder's dark shape. A loud snore drifted down the hall, and she glanced toward the noise. Think, think, think. Maybe she could alert one of the boarders.
The gun barrel jabbed at her shoulder. "For chris-sakes, woman, I don't have time for guessing games"
"I'm Dr. Mundy."
"Dr. Leah Mundy. My father was also a doctor. We were in practice together. But now there's just me."
"Just you."
"And you're a doctor."
"I am."
The large shape shifted impatiently. She caught the scents of rain and brine on him. Rain and brine from the sea and something else desperation.
"You'll have to do, then. Get your things, woman. You're coming with me."
She jerked the covers up under her chin. "I beg your pardon."
"You'll be begging for your sorry life if you don't get a move on."
The threat in his voice struck like a whip. She didn't argue. Spending three years with her father back in Deadwood, South Dakota, had taught her to respect a threat issued by a man holding a gun.
But she'd never learned to respect the man himself.
"Turn your back while I get dressed," she said.
"That's pretty lame, even for a lady doctor," he muttered. "I'm not fool enough to turn my back."
"Any man who bullies unarmed people is a fool," she snapped.
"Funny thing about bullies," he said calmly, using the nose of the Colt to ease the quilt down her body. "They pretty much always manage to get what they want. Now, move?"
She yanked off the covers and shoved her feet into the sturdy boots she wore when making her calls. Island weather was wet in the springtime, and she'd never been one to stand on high fashion. She wrapped herself in a robe, tugging the tie snugly around her waist.
She tried to pretend this was an ordinary call on an ordinary night. Tried not to think about the fact that she had been yanked out of a sound sleep by a man with a gun. Damn him. How dare he?
"Are you ill?" she asked the gunman.
"Hell, no, I'm not sick," he said. "It's someone else."
For some reason, his hesitation took the edge off her anger. Another thing she'd learned about bulliesthey almost always acted out of fear.
"I'll need to stop in the surgery, get some things."
"Where's the surgery?"
"Downstairs, adjacent to the kitchen." She pushed open the door, daring to flash one look down the hall. Mr. Battle Douglas was a light sleeper, but despite his name, he wouldn't know the first thing to do about an armed intruder. Adam Armstrong, the newcomer, probably would, but for all she knew, the handsome timber merchant could be in league with the gunman. Aunt Leafy would only dissolve into hysterics, and Perpetua had her young son to consider. As for old Zeke Pomfrit, he'd likely grab his ancient rifle and join her abductor.
The gunman jabbed the Colt into her ribs. "Lady, don't go doing anything foolish."
Leah surrendered the urge to rouse the household. She couldn't do it. Couldn't put any of them at risk.
"You may call me Dr. Mundy," she said over her shoulder. Her hand slipped down the banister as she made her way to the foyer. The man wore a long, cloaked duster that billowed out as he descended, sprinkling rainwater on the carpet runner.
"You're not a lady?" he whispered, his mouth far too close to her ear. His voice had a curious raw edge to it.
"Not to you."
She led the way along a hall to the darkened surgery. In the immaculate suite that occupied the south wing of the house, she lit a lamp. Her hands shook as she fumbled with a match, and her anger renewed itself. As the blue-white flame hissed to life, she turned to study her captor. She noted a fringe of wet hair the color of straw, lean cheeks chapped by the wind and stubbled by a few days' growth of beard. An old scar on the ridge of his cheekbone. He pulled down his dripping hat brim before she could see his eyes.
"What sort of ailment will I be treating?" she asked.
"Hell, I don't know. You claim you're the doctor."
Leah told herself she should be hardened to doubt and derision by now. But some things she never got used to. Like someoneeven a dangerous man hiding behind a gunthinking gender had anything at all to do with the ability to heal people.
"What are the symptoms?" She lifted the flap of her brown leather medical bag, checking the contents. Capped vials of feverfew, quinine, digitalis, carbolic acid disinfectant. Morphine crystals and chloroform. Instruments for extracting teeth and suppurating wounds. A stethoscope and clinical thermometer sterilized in bichloride of mercury, and a hypodermic syringe for injecting medicines into the bloodstream.
"The symptoms?" she prompted.
"I guess.. fever. Stomach cramps. Babbling and such. Wheezing and coughing, too."
"Coughing blood?" Leah asked sharply.
"Nope. No blood."
It could be any number of things, including the dreaded scourge, diphtheria. She tucked in some vials of muriate of ammonia, then took her oiled canvas slicker from a hook on the back of the door. "I'm ready," she said. "And I might add that forcing me at gunpoint isn't necessary. It's my calling to heal people. If you want to put that away, I'll still come."
He didn't put the gun away. Instead, he pushed the flap of his duster back to reveal a second gun. The holsterdarkened with grease for quicker drawingwas strapped to a lean, denim-clad hip. The gun belt, slung low around a narrow waist, bore a supply of spare cartridges in the belt's loops. Clearly, he was a man unused to being given what he asked for. He jerked the barrel toward the back door, motioning her ahead of him.
They passed through the waiting room of the surgery and stepped out into the night. She could feel him behind her, his height and breadth intimidating, uncompromising.
"Is it far?" she asked, indicating the coach house, a black hulk in the sudden gloom. "Will we need the buggy?"
"No," he said. "We're going to the harbor."
A seafaring man, then. A pirate? Whidbey Island saw its share of smugglers plying the waters of Puget Sound and up into Canada. But this man, with an arsenal of weapons concealed under his long, caped coat, had the look of an outlaw, not a pirate.
As frightening as he was, he needed her. That's what was important. The oath she had taken compelled her to go. What a peculiar life she led. In the back of her mind, her father's voice taunted her: Leah Jane Mundy, when are you going to settle down and get married like a normal woman?
The rain drummed relentlessly on her hood. Her booted foot splashed into a puddle and stuck briefly in the sucking mud. She looked back at the boardinghouse. The tradesman's shingle hanging above the front porch flapped in the wind. In the misty glow of the gaslight Leah always kept burning, the white lettering was barely legible, but the stranger had found it: Dr. Mundy, Physician. Rooms To Let.
"Get a move on, woman," the gunman ordered.
The light in the surgery window wavered. There was nothing beyond the lamp glow but blackness. No one in sight but the stranger holding the gun on her, pushing it into her back to make her hurry.
Just who the devil was this man?
Rising Star, Texas
"He called himself Jack Tower," the sheriff said, taking off a pair of ill-fitting spectacles. "Course, there's a good possibility it's an alias."
"Uh-huh" Joel Santana stroked his hand down his cheek, the skin like shoe leather beneath his callused palm. Damn. He'd been looking forward to hanging up his gun belt and spurs, and now this. Many was the evening he'd spent thinking about a parcel of green land, maybe a flock of sheep, and a good woman with broad hips and a broader smile .
He crossed one aching leg over the other and absently whirled a spur with his finger. "And you say the fugitive took off six weeks ago?"
Sheriff Reams laid his spectacles atop the hand-drawn map on the desk. "Six weeks Saturday."
"Why'd you wait to call me in?" Joel held up a hand. "Never mind, I know the answer. You and your deputies had the situation under control. This is the first time your posse ever let one get away, am I right?"
"As a matter of fact, Marshal, it's true."
"Uh-huh." It always was. These greenhorns always waited until a criminal had hightailed it across state lines and the trail had grown cold; then they called in a U.S. Marshal. "I guess we'd better get down to it, then. You say this manthis Jack Towermurdered the mayor of Rising Star?"
Reams narrowed his eyes. "Damn right he did. Probably wasn't the first. He had a hard look about him. A mean look, like he didn't have a friend in the world and didn't care to make any."
"Who witnessed the murder?" asked Joel.
Reams hesitated just long enough to rouse his suspicions. "No one's come forward. You need to bring that desperado back and hang him high."
"Hanging folks is not my job, Sheriff." Joel lumbered to his feet, fancying he could hear his joints creak in protest. Too many years on horseback had ruined his knees.
"What in blazes do you mean?"
Joel pressed his palms flat on the desk and glared at the map. The shape of Texas formed a mutated star, its panhandle borders so artificialyet so critical when it came to enforcing the law. "I bring in fugitives, and I'll bring in this Tower fellow. But his guilt or innocence isn't up to us. That's for a judge and jury to decide. Don't you forget it."
"I won't."
But he would have, Santana knew. Likely if Jack Tower hadn't fled, he'd have been strung up on a high limb and left for the buzzards to pick over.
"So what've you got?"
The sheriff lifted the map, revealing an ink-drawn illustration of a man with cropped, spiky hair, a beard and mustache. A small scar marked one cheekbone. The drawing had indeed captured the mean look.
"This here's your man. He didn't leave much behind. Just a tin of Underhill Fancy Shred Tobacco and half of a broken shirt button." Reams handed them over.
"Oh" he laid a tintype photograph in front of Joel "and this here's the woman he fled with. Her name's Caroline. Caroline Willis."
"She's my wife."
Leah heard a heartbeat of hesitation in her abductor's grainy voice before the word "wife."
It wasn't her place to question, but to heal. Still, she couldn't help wondering why the simple statement hadn't come easily to the stranger's lips. It had been her unfortunate lot to attend the deaths of more than a few women while the husband stood nearby, wringing his hands. There weren't many things more wrenching than the sight of a man who knew he was about to lose his wife. He always looked baffled, numb, helpless.
She glanced over her shoulder at the gunman. Even in the uncertain light of the ship's binnacle lamp, he didn't appear helpless. Not in the least. At the harbor, he'd forced her into a small dinghy. With the gun in his lap and his fists curled around the oars, he had rowed like a madman. It took him only moments to bring her out to a long schooner anchored offshore.
The twin masts had creaked in the whipping wind. She'd shivered and climbed down an accommodation ladder into the belly of the boat. The smell of damp rope, mildewed sailcloth and rotting timber pervaded the air of the once-grand aft stateroom.
An inspection hatch on the aft bulkhead flapped open and shut in the driving wind. Someonethe outlaw, she guessedhad been working on the steering quadrant or perhaps the rudder. Several bolts and cap nuts rolled along the planks. A fraying rope led out through the hatch as if he'd repaired it in hasteor in ignorance of Puget Sound gale winds.
The stranger's wife lay in an alcove bunk on freshly laundered muslin sheets, her head centered on a plump pillow, her eyes closed and her face pale. Suddenly, Leah no longer saw the run-down boat or the faded opulence of the stateroom. All her fear and anger fled. She focused her attention on the patient. Without looking at the man, she motioned for him to bring a lamp. She heard the rasp of a lucifer and a sibilant hiss as he lit one and brought the lamp forward.
"Hold it steady," she commanded. "What's her name?"
Another hesitation. Then, "Carrie," came the gruff reply.
Observation. It was the most basic tenet of healing. First, do no harm. Generations of doctors had violated that rule, poking and leeching and bleeding and cupping until a patient either died or got better out of sheer exasperation. Thank heaven it was more common practice these days for well-trained doctors to stand back, to observe and ask questions.
And so she observed. The woman called Carrie appeared almost childlike in repose. The dainty bones of her face and hands pushed starkly against translucent flesh. Nordic blond hair formed a halo around her small face. Her dry lips were tucked together in a thin line. Frail, defenseless and startlingly beautiful, she slept without seeming even to breathe.
And she looked as if she was on the verge of dying.
Leah unbuckled her slicker, shrugged it off, and held it out behind her. When the stranger didn't take it immediately, she gave the garment an impatient shake. It was plucked from her handgrudgingly, she thought. She refused to let her attention stray from the patient.
"Carrie?" she said. "My name is Dr. Mundy. I've come to help you."
No response.
Leah pressed the back of her hand to Carrie's cheek. Fever, but not enough of a temperature to raise a flush on the too-pale skin. She would have no need for the clinical thermometer.
Gently, Leah lifted one eyelid. The iris glinted a lovely shade of blue, vivid as painted china. The pupil contracted properly when the lamplight struck it.
"Carrie?" Leah said her name again while stroking a thin hand. "Can you hear me?"
Again, no response. The skin felt dry, lacking resilience. A sign of dehydration.
"When was she last awake?" Leah asked the man.
"Not sure. Maybe this afternoon. She was out of her head, though. Didn't make a lick of sense." The shadows shifted as he leaned closer. "What is it? Will she be all right?" Tension thrummed in his voice.
"I'll do my best to figure out what's wrong with her. When did she last have something to eat or drink?"
"Gave her some tea with honey this morning. She heaved it up, wouldn't take anything else. Except" He broke off, drew in a breath.
"Except what?"
"She asked for her tonic. She needs her tonic." Leah groped in her bag for the stethoscope. "What sort of tonic would that be?"
"Some elixir in a bottle."
Elixir. Snake oil, most likely, or maybe a purgative like calomel, Leah guessed. It had been her father's stock-in-trade for years. She herself was not that sort of doctor. She found her stethoscope. "I'll want to analyze that tonic."
She adjusted the ear tips and looped the binaurals around her neck. Working quickly, she parted Carrie's nightgown at the neckline. Again, she was struck by the freshly laundered cleanliness of the garment and bedclothes. It seemed incongruous for an outlaw's lady. A gunman who did laundry?
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Dr. Leah Mundy is woken up at gunpoint in the middle of the night by a desperate gunman with an entire broken-down boat worth of secrets. Who--or what--is he running from? What is his relationship with Carrie, the desperately sick woman he nearly abducts Leah in order to heal? Why does he make Leah feel things she's never felt before for anyone--even though she desperately tries not to, and what will she do about it? Is it worth it to start a relationship with someone who isn't going to stay? Just who is the "drifter"? The answer may surprise you! Although this book wasn't quite what I expected after reading the publisher's "blurb", I did end up enjoying it quite a bit. The characters, both primary and secondary, were well-written, and their motivations, though not entirely clear at the time, were eventually explained satisfactorily. My only issue--and really, it's not much of one--is that at times the writing was a bit too vague. I know we have to be kept in suspense and of course don't want to know too much too soon, but every now and then, usually in a flashback,the way they were written actually pulled me out of the story while I did a mental "huh?" and tried to figure out what had just happened. Other than that, though, it was a satisfying read. It was my first by Susan Wiggs, and I will be looking for more by her in the future. (Plus, it's nice to read a historical romance that has a title and cover picture I don't mind my kids seeing me reading ;-))
I really enjoyed this book. Great characters! The story line kept my interest completely all the time, never boring.
I really like the story, the writing and the characters. I always love Susan Wiggs way of telling a story. The only complaint I have is the explicit sex scenes in it. Warning: There are three sexually explicit situations.
this is an amazing story about love and finding yourself the connection between the two main characters is heartwarming and touching. i have read and re-read this book many times. it's a wonderful tale about love.
I really enjoy Susan Wiggs. I picked this up because the heroine was a physician at a time there were not alot of female doctors. I thought the beginning a little slow but the story builds momentum and I loved the final chapters. A worthwhile read.
I'm an 18 y/o girl that loves to read. Mainly I hated romance novels. I ended up reading this book in one day. I couldn't put it down. There's a lot of mystery in it and a lot of questions don't get summed up to the end. So you're not bored to death reading about nothing, you want to figure out what happend. Although, at first, that whole thing with Joel Santana confused me when he popped up, it was just randomly placed it seemed. But eventually I understood. I would recommend this book, it's a good summer read.


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