The Boys

"This is going to hurt. In a world where costumed heroes soar through the sky and masked vigalantes prowl the night, som... (more)

"This is going to hurt. In a world where costumed heroes soar through the sky and masked vigalantes prowl the night, someone's got to make sure the 'supes' don't get out of line. And someone will. Billy Butcher, Wee Hughie, Mother's Milk, The Frenchman, and The Female are The Boys: a CIA-backed team of very dangerous people, each one dedicated to the struggle against the most lethal force on Earth--superpower. Some superheroes have to be watched. Some have to be controlled. And some of them - sometimes - need to be taken out of the picture. That's when you call in The Boys. Hughie finally meets the real superheroes: the warriors for truth and justice, who fight to make things right and ask for nothing in return. But Butcher has learned the Scotsman's secret, and at the vast super-evangelist festival of BELIEVE, his romance with Annie January - aka Starlight of the Seven - reaches its terrible conclusion. Mind reeling, Hughie goes back to his bizarre hometown, to get his head together after months of unimaginable chaos - but his luck has always been more cloud than silver lining, and soon a figure from his recent past arrive to resolve some unfinished business. You can go home again... but whether or not you should is another matter entirely."--Provided by publisher. (less)

"This is going to hurt! In a world where costumed heroes soar through the sky and masked vigilantes prowl the night, som... (more)

"This is going to hurt! In a world where costumed heroes soar through the sky and masked vigilantes prowl the night, someone's got to make sure the 'supes' don't get out of line. And someone will! Billy Butcher, Wee Hughie, Mother's Milk, The Frenchman, and The Female are The Boys: A CIA-backed team of very dangerous people, each one dedicated to the struggle against the most dangerous force on Earth - superpower! Some superheroes have to be watched. Some have to be controlled. And some of them - sometimes - need to be taken out of the picture. That's when you call in The Boys!"--Provided by publisher. (less)

"Her name was Becky, and she gave Billy Butcher his only chance at a decent life. When that life was snatched away, his ... (more)

"Her name was Becky, and she gave Billy Butcher his only chance at a decent life. When that life was snatched away, his rage blazed bright enough to burn the world. But who was she? Twelve years after the events of the The Boys, lone survivor Hughie is living quietly in his native Scotland, inventing reasons not to marry Annie January. But the sudden appearance of a certain document leaves him reeling--and sends him back into the violent past of Butcher, M. M., Frenchie and the Female. There was one story Hughie never knew about The Boys. Now, whether he likes it or not, he's going to find out everything"--Page 4 of cover. (less)

"'What was it like to grow up on TV?' Ron Howard has been asked this question throughout his adult life. In The Boys, he... (more)

"'What was it like to grow up on TV?' Ron Howard has been asked this question throughout his adult life. In The Boys, he and his younger brother, Clint, examine their childhoods in detail for the first time. For Ron, playing Opie on The Andy Griffith Show and Richie Cunningham on Happy Days offered fame, joy, and opportunity-but also invited stress and bullying. For Clint, a fast start on such programs as Gentle Ben and Star Trek petered out in adolescence, with some tough consequences and lessons. With the perspective of time and success-Ron as a filmmaker, producer, and Hollywood A-lister, Clint as a busy character actor-the Howard brothers delve deep into an upbringing that seemed normal to them yet was anything but. Their Midwestern parents, Rance and Jean, moved to California to pursue their own showbiz dreams. But it was their young sons who found steady employment as actors. Rance put aside his ego and ambition to become Ron and Clint's teacher, sage, and moral compass. Jean became their loving protector-sometimes over-protector-from the snares and traps of Hollywood. By turns confessional, nostalgic, heartwarming, and harrowing, THE BOYS is a dual narrative that lifts the lid on the Howard brothers' closely held lives. It's the journey of a tight four-person family unit that held fast in an unforgiving business and of two brothers who survived 'child-actor syndrome' to become fulfilled adults." --publisher's website. (less)

"When introverted Ethan Fawcett marries Barb, he has every reason to believe he will be delivered from a lifetime of sol... (more)

"When introverted Ethan Fawcett marries Barb, he has every reason to believe he will be delivered from a lifetime of solitude. She fills his world with a sense of adventure, expanding his horizons beyond his comfortable routine. Because Ethan fears becoming a father, one day Barb brings home two young brothers, Tommy and Sam, for them to foster, and Ethan immediately falls in love with the two boys. When the pandemic hits, he becomes obsessed with providing a perfect life for them. But instead of bringing Barb and Ethan closer together, the boys become a wedge in their relationship, as Ethan is unable to share with Barb a secret that has been haunting him since childhood. Then Ethan takes Tommy and Sam on a biking trip in Italy, and it becomes clear just how unusual Ethan and his children are. This hauntingly beautiful debut novel--a bold and original high-wire feat--is 'a treat with a surprise inside'"-- (less)