Download or read book Ashtyn Teacher of New Zealand written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The strong brave native Maori people of 1845 New Zealand are fascinating to Ashtyn. She is a fourteen year old English girl who wants to live with the great Ngapuhi tribe and teach their children. Will the chief and his people accept her? Can she learn and adapt to the unique traditions of the tribe and save her Maori friend from unknown danger?

Download or read book Teacher s Guide for Ashtyn Teacher of New Zealand written by Alice Lockmiller and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-05-15 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complementary resource for the historical fiction novel, this guide is for experienced teachers of tweens age 10-12. Learn more about the history, geography, culture, religion, lifestyle, heroes, government, language, alphabet, writings, art, and music of this place and time. Guides include age-appropriate curriculum elements such as historical reading material, worksheets, writing projects, puzzles, arts & crafts, tests and timeline events.

Download or read book The Autism Prophecies written by William Stillman and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is estimated that every 20 minutes a child is diagnosed with autism. No one knows why cases of autism are increasing worldwide. In The Autism Prophecies, award-winning author William Stillman, who is someone on the autism spectrum himself, completes his spiritual trilogy by revealing the truth about autism and its purpose. In this intriguing book, you will learn: How "impossible" gifts such as mind control and speaking unknown languages could be occurring in some people with autism. How parents can distinguish their child's spiritual interactions from behavior that might be mislabeled as hallucinatory—and unduly medicated. How the wisdom of many people with autism may help us to prepare for future hardships and an impending renaissance of civility, respect, and compassion.

Download or read book Better Than Perfect written by Simone Elkeles and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-06-05 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ashtyn's life just got complicated. Her boyfriend is being distant and her sister's back at home after ten years – with a stepson in tow! Derek has a perfect body, THE sexiest smile and a car – Ashtyn's only way to escape from her crazy life. But Derek likes to play by his own rules and is keen to take Ashtyn on a ride she'll never forget. As they spend more and more time alone together, will Derek's flirty games drive Ashtyn wild? A sweet and steamy romance from New York Times bestselling author Simone Elkeles.

Download or read book The Ashland Series written by Alexandria Bishop and published by Alexandria Bishop. This book was released on 2019-02-17 with total page 1007 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bundle of four books in the Ashland series, FINDING FLYNN, FALLING FOR HUDSON, FREEING JUDE, and FIGHTING FOR JAX. FINDING FLYNN When the drama in your life is crazier than fiction, anyone would want to escape. Bookworm Ashtyn is fed up with the immature rich boys who fill her high school. Her parents' marriage is on self-destruct mode. And her sister puts on a facade of perfection. Now her mom is running away and dragging Ashtyn with her. Finding herself in the middle of nowhere right before her senior year, she has no qualms about turning anything around. A distraction is just what the doctor ordered, and he comes in a tall, dark, and tattooed rocker package. At night, Flynn slings drinks as a bartender. During the day, the success of his band is the only thing on his mind. Neither was looking for love, but they can't deny their sizzling attraction. As the summer heats up so does their relationship, but will a secret that Flynn is keeping be enough to tear them apart or is their connection strong enough to withstand anything? FALLING FOR HUDSON What would you do if you suddenly lost your parents? Becoming an orphan right before her senior year is not something Chloe had on her agenda. Neither was moving away from the only home she's ever known. Rather than dealing with her grief she drowns her sorrows in a liquor-induced haze and relies heavily on Hudson. The only person who truly has her happiness in mind. With his band starting to take off the only thing missing from Hudson's life is someone to share it with. Lost in an internal battle between being the friend Chloe needs and the boyfriend she wants his resolve soon weakens when they find themselves locked in their school's auditorium for a long weekend. When these friends decide to finally become lovers, could a misunderstanding break their already unstable foundation? Or will they persevere and be exactly what the other needs? FREEING JUDE What happens in the past never truly stays there. Abbie dreams of an Olympic gold medal came crashing to the ground as a result of a former taboo relationship with her coach. With a fresh start, her thoughts are no longer consumed by gymnastics and the future she'll never have. Recently emancipated and freed from his past, Jude is finally going after his dreams, and nothing is standing in his way. Marlowe, the pop-punk band he's in is taking off and now he's determined to get the girl. A major event will change not only their lives but the small town they live in forever. Are Abbie and Jude strong enough to make it through and be free of their demons? Or will the weight of it all be their undoing? FIGHTING FOR JAX What would you do for a second shot at true love? When she was 17, Erin made a decision that would forever change everything. With fierce determination and hard work, she's found success but at the price of her happiness. Four years later, Erin has an opportunity to right the wrongs of her past and help the one person she's never stopped loving. Jax embraces his new rock star lifestyle. Women. Booze. Drugs. When he's given an ultimatum by his bandmates to clean up or leave the band, Jax agrees to accept help from the one person who has the ability to break him. Again. When Erin and Jax return to her family's ranch in Texas they're forced to face the ghosts of their past and decide if the time apart has changed the love they once shared. They must answer a question that neither is prepared to face - Can your first love remain your true love? Together they're given a second chance. At life. At love. At everything. BONUS: Includes the short story A Very Marlowe Christmas, previously published in the charity Anthology Love, Snow & Mistletoe.

Download or read book Facing Darkness written by B.L. Hurst and published by B.L. Hurst. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In book one of the series, Left for Dead, an unknown enemy attacked the world—leaving society without modern technology. Without the internet, air travel, and few running vehicles of any kind, regional conflicts redefine modern warfare. Forces of darkness moved into the vacuum of power left in the wake of the global disaster, reeking havoc on an unsuspecting civilian populous. Facing Darkness picks up where book 2, Steps Back left off as survivors, Asher Latham, aka Polar Bear and his small group of former prison inmates, struggle to deal with the after-effects of the disaster. Latham and his former prisoners swore an oath to keep a new moral code he hoped would keep them unified and safe as they tried to reunite with their loved ones. They would help one another—or anyone else they came in contact with who was in need. They would only take from what was obviously abandoned, and they would not rob, rape, or murder. A group of church members hide out inside Budcamp’s RV dealership, but they are on the verge of starving to death. They pray to God for help, not knowing what that help might look like. Other survivors, Vanderbilt University students, Bethany Johnson and Cooper Allen work together to identify and battle the unknown forces who attacked the world. Can they build a computer capable of their lofty goal? Will the groups of survivors overcome the odds against them? Read along and follow the drama and action.

Download or read book Falling for Hudson written by Alexandria Bishop and published by Alexandria Bishop. This book was released on 2015-12-22 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would you do if you suddenly lost your parents? Becoming an orphan right before her senior year is not something Chloe had on her agenda. Neither was moving away from the only home she’s ever known. Rather than dealing with her grief she drowns her sorrows in a liquor induced haze and relies heavily on Hudson. The only person who truly has her happiness in mind. With his band starting to take off the only thing missing from Hudson’s life is someone to share it with. Lost in an internal battle between being the friend Chloe needs and boyfriend she wants his resolve soon weakens when they find themselves locked in their school’s auditorium for a long weekend. When these friends decide to finally become lovers, could a misunderstanding break their already unstable foundation? Or will they persevere and be exactly what the other needs? Falling for Hudson is the second book in the new adult high school romance Ashland series of interconnected standalones. ASHLAND SERIES Finding Flynn Falling for Hudson Freeing Jude Fighting for Jax KEYWORDS: rockstar romance, new adult high school romance, romance novels set in oregon, small-town romance, alexandria bishop, alpha hero, steamy romance, contemporary romance, series romance, series, first in series, dating, small town romance, alexandria bishop romance, hot romance, family saga, romance books, small town romance series, rock star romance, summer love romance, new adult high school, coming of age romance, summer romance fiction, small town romance

Download or read book Left for Dead written by B.L. Hurst and published by B.L. Hurst. This book was released on with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Left for Dead tells of a disaster of unknown origin and proportion that wipes out most modern technology. After the COVID-19 pandemic of 2019, each subsequent winter, brings about back-to-back Polar Vortices which carry subfreezing artic weather systems down across continental U.S. In 2021, the Deep South gets hit with the worst one to date receiving heavy snow storms common in the Dakotas. Rolling blackouts sweep the nation and food shortages create widespread panic. Then, as municipalities begin to adjust to what experts called the ‘new normal for southern winter weather’, and bring about peace, a dark threat waits in the wings ready to bring about a new crisis. Asher Latham is serving a life-sentence for murder in the state penitentiary when the power goes out and certain signs tell him that they’re facing more than a simple power outage. He believes an EMP event may have struck the U.S. and realizing the long term ramifications of such an event, he has no desire to die in prison. But, what can he do? After time off due to the weather, Bethany Johnson has just returned to Vanderbilt University to work on her law degree when a bad day turns into a nightmare. She finds herself alone facing a murderous mob of accusers. Associate Pastor Grant Foster and his loving wife finds themselves looking after a large group of their neighbors, employees of their RV dealership, and members of their church. Best-selling novelist Carrie Raymore sits at her desk working on her latest book when her computer bursts into flames, the short circuit spreads to her external memory source frying months of work. Then she notices a neighbors home on fire and rushes over to help. Follow along as these people face a crisis of epic proportions as they struggle to survive.

Download or read book Steps Back written by B.L. Hurst and published by B.L. Hurst. This book was released on 2021-10-24 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Book 1, Left for Dead, a disaster of unknown origin and proportions wipes out most modern technology, causing self-driving cars to drive into other cars, people and buildings. Cell phones burst into flames, the power grid self destructs, and planes fall from the sky. Book 2, Steps Back follows former prison inmate Asher Latham and his fellow survivors as they try to find a way back to their loved ones and protect the lives of those around them. Asher Latham had been serving a life-sentence for murder in the State Penitentiary when the disaster struck. He and several of his fellow prison inmates somehow managed to not only survive a gas attack meted out by rogue military soldiers intended to kill all the inmates housed in the State Penitentiary, but afterwards, when left for dead, they even managed to break free from their icy tomb. They made a pact to do no harm and to help one another as they journeyed home. Bethany Johnson and her new friend Cooper survived insurmountable odds the day of the event and have managed to gather her family and neighbors and his roommates in his house. Together, they make the most of Cooper and his roommates computer hacking skills, working to find out who caused such a deadly disaster. Preston Raymore and Melinda Bowman had been making their way around town searching for much needed supplies when they were attacked by a murderous lunatic, having survived the attack they find two of his victims alive but they need help.

Download or read book Slayer Cake A Cozy Mystery written by Laney Monday and published by Cozy Clue Press. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brenna and Blythe Battle need to find another dead body like a mermaid needs an umbrella, but the body of wedding cake baker Nikolas Roberson turns up just to remind them that their new life in picturesque Bonney Bay is no cakewalk. Since moving to Bonney Bay several months ago with her recently divorced sister, Brenna Battle, a former judo Olympian, has managed to start a judo school for kids and survive run-ins with four different murderers. While she’s won over the Bonney Bay police—especially the dark-eyed, dimpled Officer Will Riggins—Brenna’s entanglement with yet another murder has her in hot water with detectives from the neighboring town that has jurisdiction over Roberson’s murder. Chased by a yappy little dog, dodging a jilted bride, nearly undone by chocolate ganache, and forced to subsist on stale marshmallows in the Sasquatch-infested wilderness, Brenna and her sister Blythe must cut through the sticky layers surrounding the mysterious death of the area’s most popular wedding cake baker before it’s too late.Slayer Cake is the fifth book in the clean, humorous cozy mystery series featuring Brenna Battle. Each of the Brenna Battle mysteries is a complete story with no cliff-hanger endings.

Download or read book A Death in Durango written by Doug Twohill and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2022-08-23 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Death in Durango is an epic novel telling the story of the Vanderhorns and Stricklands, two family dynasties whose battles helped shape the history of southwest Colorado. The investigation into a mysterious death leads to a rich journey through the truth, legends, and lies of the Old West. This fast-paced romp through the events that shaped the West after the Civil War and up to the present day includes shoot outs, train robberies, archaeological discoveries, range wars, captive rescues, runaways, and gold. Along the way, the story encounters real people out of the pages of history like Charles Goodnight, Chief Ouray, Butch Cassidy, and Teddy Roosevelt. A Death in Durango is a love letter to the people and spirit of the Animas Valley, where the history is still being made and the Wild West remains. ​All author profits from book sales will be donated to the Community Foundation of Southwest Colorado.

Download or read book Atlantis Tide Breaker written by Allie Burton and published by Alice Fairbanks-Burton. This book was released on 2013-09-10 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a girl isn’t who she appears to be… Playing the part of bubbly bimbo keeps Tori Kelly safe and secure. Not having her best friend at school makes the façade hard to manage. The only thing she can do is keep an eye out for her best friend-turned-princess and muddle through senior year. Then, one night she stops an intruder in her best friend’s house. Who happens to be her crush from last summer. Gill’s mission as an Atlantean Royal Guard is to protect the princesses and find the key to a message from Poseidon. A message that will destroy the traitors and win the underwater war. But he can’t crack the code. Not until the girl he’d fallen for last summer steps in with her formidable brain. He must drag Tori underwater, even though she can’t breathe in it, and expose her to unbelievable danger. Because not only did she crack the key’s code, she is now the key herself. This is a companion novella for the Lost Daughters of Atlantis young adult fantasy action adventure novel series. Atlantis Tide Breaker comes after book 3, although each of the books stand alone. “Atlantis Tide Breaker is a fun fast read from a slightly different point of view - a friend of the Princesses of Atlantis. I enjoyed reading it and found it an exciting tale. The villain was interesting and the witty quips from characters add to the enjoyment.” Reviewer Other books in the Atlantis series: Atlantis Riptide - free, Atlantis Red Tide, Atlantis Rising Tide, Atlantis Dark Tides, Atlantis Twisting Tides, and Atlantis Glacial Tides.

Download or read book The Crush Revisited written by Shawn Lane and published by JMS Books LLC. This book was released on 2019-02-13 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tim Olfander escapes his busy, hectic life in LA to attend his ten year high school reunion in the city he left behind years ago, Lincoln Hill. There, at the resort the reunion has booked, his gaze falls almost instantly on the sexy, pretty guy behind the check-in counter. He chats up the guy only to learn he is the assistant manager, Brandon Collins. Tim instantly sets in motion his plan to spend the week at the resort with Brandon's sweet body under his. He has no clue he’s no stranger to Brandon. He went to the same high school and is also going to be at the reunion. Back then, Brandon was a shy, closeted nerd who had a big crush on Tim. Now’s Brandon’s chance to revisit that old crush from high school too. But he doesn’t want to give away his heart this time.

Download or read book Blaine for the Win written by Robbie Couch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After his boyfriend Joey breaks up with him to pursue more "serious" guys, Blaine decides to run for senior class president as Joey's successor to prove his worth--but is Blaine willing to sacrifice everything about himself to do it?

Download or read book A Convenient Engagement written by Ashtyn Newbold and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-10-20 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A false engagement. A mysterious coast. Two reluctant hearts. Much to her father's dismay, Miss Amelia Buxton aspires to become a spinster, just like her eccentric aunt. Growing up with parents who married for every reason but love, she has never seen a joyful marriage. When Amelia requests a summer trip to the legendary waters of Brighton, her father allows her the excursion, but with one requirement: she must return engaged, or agree to the proposal of the man of his choosing. Crawling with tourists, Brighton is not the town Adam Claridge once loved. When his sister Eleanor disappears without warning, Adam is desperate to bring her home. In his search, he happens upon Miss Amelia Buxton, a young tourist that proves vital in his search for Eleanor. But Amelia is conducting a search of her own-a search for a husband-and Adam has little choice but to offer a fair trade: he will play the role of Amelia's betrothed in exchange for her assistance in finding Eleanor. Convenient at first, Amelia and Adam's arrangement quickly plummets into disarray. Falling in love had not been part of their bargain. Don't miss this introduction to Brides of Brighton, a sweet regency romance series. Each story stands alone, but are best enjoyed when read in the order below: A Convenient Engagement Marrying Miss Milton Romancing Lord Ramsbury Miss Weston's Wager An Unexpected Bride

Download or read book Seeking Home written by B.L. Hurst and published by B.L. Hurst. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In book 1 of the series, Left for Dead, during a record breaking polar vortex, snow storms inundated the South, leaving behind snow and ice more common to the Dakotas. An unknown enemy attacked the world, leaving society without modern technology. Without the internet, air travel, and few running vehicles of any kind, regional conflicts redefine modern warfare. Forces of darkness moved into the vacuum of power left in the wake of the global disaster, reeking havoc on an unsuspecting civilian populous. Book 4, Seeking Home picks up where book 3, Facing Darkness left off. Asher Latham, aka Polar Bear, and his small group of friends, who upon escaping their icy tomb inside the maximum security prison, swore an oath to keep a new moral code, have been working hard to reunite with their loved ones. They've managed to find several family members, but more are still missing. They've overcome seemingly insurmountable odds, fought and won against dark forces, who if left to their own devices, would turn the region into a tyrannical regime not seen since the dark ages. In book 3, they joined up with a group of church members hiding out inside Budcamp's RV dealership. Together, the new and much larger group have worked to salvage anything they might need from Nashville's largest mall, which sits under floodwaters. Armed men in a canoe have surprised one of their own, threatening his life. Will Asher and the others inside the mall come to his rescue in time? Will they find their still missing loved ones? Will they survive the winter?

Download or read book Memoirs of Miracles written by Tim Mondy and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-03-12 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In early November 2006, 6-year-old Ryan had a headache that lasted for several days. His mother took him to the doctor and Ryan was treated for a sinus infection. After the antibiotics were all taken, Ryan's symptoms persisted. A return trip to the doctor's office revealed a mass in Ryan's head. The pressure was causing the headache. Within hours, Ryan was airlifted to Arkansas Children's Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. Following the intial discovery, Ryan underwent two major brain surgeries, thirty radiation treatments and nearly one hundred chemotherapy treatments. His contagious smile and "Bring it on" attitude inspired therapists, doctors, nurses and nearly everyone else he met during his treatments.Ryan's story has touched countless lives. This book was written in stages, during the ongoing battle. The intensity of the struggle is not glossed over. This account is the struggle for life. Join the journey and share in these "Memoirs of Miracles".