Download or read book Blue Fingers Brass Knuckles written by Jennifer L. Martin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1987 at the young age of seventeen, I had to learn to “depend” on others instead of being “Ms. Independent.” I would have never gotten through my exacerbations (attacks) as easily if it weren’t for my courageous, strong, and inspiring mom, Georgia, who helped me get through day-to-day life with the simple things we all take for granted in our lives. I remember back when I was in high school, thinking I was really heavy. All the kids used to laugh at me and call me names like “thunder thighs,” “lard ass,” “big ass” . . . you name it, they called me it. I was embarrassed when it was PE time, I didn’t want to put those skimpy little shorts on, you know the ones back in the ’80s that barely covered your butt cheeks. My thighs stuck out a mile, and I tried covering them up by tying a jacket or shirt around my waste so it would hang over my thighs. I couldn’t run easily because of my weight and asthma. The other kids used to tease me and laugh at me, and I felt like such an outcast. I hated being me. I hated the fact I inherited the “fat” gene and that no matter what new diet I tried, I would lose a few pounds and put it right back on, plus some. During my “honeymoon” period (first six months after surgery) I had to learn a new eating “lifestyle.” It was definitely a learning process, that’s for sure. Once I was able to eat solid foods, I had to try different things to see what my new pouch would tolerate. My surgeons warned me that certain foods might cause “dumping,” which is rapid gastric emptying, also known as dumping syndrome. The total weight I actually lost was 155 pounds! Researchers are finding that 30 percent of weight loss surgery patients have stopped overeating but wind up acquiring a new compulsive disorder such as alcoholism, gambling addiction, compulsive shopping, drugs, promiscuity, or started smoking. Some psychologists describe it as a type of “addiction transfer,” an outcome of substance-abuse treatment where the patient swaps one compulsive behavior for another. The behavior has long been explained as a psychological phenomenon as patients seek new strategies for filling an inner void. Within one month of me having gastric bypass surgery, my endocrinologist asked me to come in for testing for the lumps in my neck. He referred me to a specialist who will conduct biopsies. When I went in to see my endo, she informed me that I have thyroid cancer (malignant) and I will have to have a surgery called a total thyroidectomy. On August 3, I saw my hematologist. He went over my blood work and informed me that my blood levels are low and that a blood transfusion would help me feel better. I would notice a difference within two to three days. He also told me my iron levels were extremely low and I will need to have Iron Infusions every day for the first week, then weekly. Then as time goes by, he’ll adjust how often I get the iron (based on my weekly lab results). My B-12 levels were also extremely low, so I will start B-12 shots weekly at first then go to monthly thereafter.

Download or read book Dice Brassknuckles Guitar written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published by BoD E-Short. This book was released on 2015-03-11 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896 – December 21, 1940) was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigmatic writings of the Jazz Age. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost Generation" of the 1920s. He finished four novels: "This Side of Paradise", "The Beautiful and Damned", "The Great Gatsby" (his most famous), and "Tender Is the Night". A fifth, unfinished novel, "The Love of the Last Tycoon", was published posthumously. Fitzgerald also wrote many short stories that treat themes of youth and promise along with age and despair. Fitzgerald's work has been adapted into films many times. His short story, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", was the basis for a 2008 film. "Tender Is the Night" was filmed in 1962, and made into a television miniseries in 1985. "The Beautiful and Damned" was filmed in 1922 and 2010. "The Great Gatsby" has been the basis for numerous films of the same name, spanning nearly 90 years: 1926, 1949, 1974, 2000, and 2013 adaptations. In addition, Fitzgerald's own life from 1937 to 1940 was dramatized in 1958 in "Beloved Infidel".

Download or read book The Clockwork Dynasty written by Daniel H. Wilson and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Kirkus Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of 2017 A Popsugar Best Book of the Year From the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse comes an epic new thriller about a race of ageless automatons who have been hiding among us for untold centuries. In the depths of the Kremlin in 1725, the tsar’s loyal mechanician brings to life two astonishingly humanlike mechanical beings. Peter and Elena are a brother and sister possessed with uncanny power and destined to fight an ancient war. When June Stefanov, a young anthropologist specializing in ancient technology, uncovers a terrible secret concealed in the workings of a three-hundred-year-old mechanical doll, she finds herself in the middle of the hidden war that has raged for centuries. As June plunges deeper into their world, her choices will ultimately determine their fate. The Clockwork Dynasty interweaves past and present, exploring a race of beings designed to live by ironclad principles, yet constantly searching for meaning. Richly-imagined and heart-pounding, Daniel H. Wilson’s novel combines exquisitely drawn characters with visionary technology—and riveting action.

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Download or read book Rogue Officer written by Patricia D. Eddy and published by Patricia D. Eddy. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Griffin Hargrove I was CIA elite. Until a terrorist attack stole my arm and most of my hearing. I don’t know what my old boss, Austin Pritchard, is thinking, hiring a broken relic like me. But he trusts me, and that kind of loyalty is a balm to my shattered self-worth. Sloane is more beautiful than pictures can show, and bruised in ways that can’t easily be seen. No one has told her I’m her bodyguard, but someone better clue her in soon, because she’s spooked. And the longer I watch her, the more I need to protect her. Sloane Sanders None of my unspeakable past bleeds through the images plastered across magazines, cosmetics aisles, and the internet. But now, even as I land the biggest job of my career, that past crawls out of the muck. When you hide everything about who you are, it’s tough to trust anyone. Until six feet of gorgeousness puts his hard-muscled body between me and a nightmare. A nightmare that’s killed once. And if I don’t find it in my damaged heart to trust Griff, I’m next. Note: The Gone Rogue series is a spin-off from Patricia D. Eddy’s bestselling Away from Keyboard series. It contains a found-family band of special ops brothers, gruff heroes, and second chances. Each book can be enjoyed as a standalone.

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Download or read book The Rider Files Collection Books 3 4 written by CB Samet and published by Avant Star Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-16 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A toe-curling, binge-worthy romantic suspense series! McMillan File. She's investigating a murder. He's trying not to become the next victim. Maltisse File. She's a computer hacker with an agenda. He's an actor in the wrong place at the wrong time. An international criminal has targeted them both. "[McMillan File] is an intense read that really sucks you from the get-go! I loved this suspenseful and action-packed story! Great characters! I loved Mica and David! This is a definite page-turner!" --Booksprout Reviewer "[Maltisse File] is big and fun and exciting and a cool ride, don't miss it." -- Bookbub Reviewer (Gigi Reads) Enjoy this collection from award-winning author CB Samet. This set contains two full-length novels filled with action, adventure, and strong women. The romance is medium with heat with some explicit language. Each novel shares characters, but they are also their own happily-ever-after.

Download or read book Unearthly written by Katie Jane Gallagher and published by Hidden Bower Press. This book was released on 2021-09-11 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entrancing sci-fi retelling of the classic fairy tale. Once upon a time, an alien prince craving solitude docked his spaceship above the snowy Montana mountains. Unbeknownst to him, a small-town beauty searched for her missing father in the lonely winter woods… When Corinne Kaminski volunteers to take her father’s place on the alien’s sprawling, desolate ship, she regards it as a death sentence. But just as the alien promised, no harm befalls her in her strange new home, where the walls talk, a dense hothouse flourishes, and sim rooms transport the user to any place imaginable. The ship’s only other occupant, Del, is shocking to look at. Beastly, some might say. But Corinne finds herself unable to look away. Yet a gilded cage is still a cage, and Corinne longs for freedom. Her instincts might be pushing her toward friendship with Del—and something more than friendship, perhaps—but at what cost? In this enthralling reimagining of Beauty and the Beast, slow-burn romance mixes with alien abduction. This new series will transport readers to an enchanted sci-fi world of secrets, intrigue, and spellbinding romance.

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Download or read book Ghost Trigger written by Alex Lopes and published by Hexapunk. This book was released on 2023-07-04 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you ready to join the fight against corporations? Witness an unlikely hero's rise in this prequel to the first Brazilian techno thriller series. In the near-future, from the claustrophobic depths of a server room, a brave hacker sacrifices his life to pass on damning documents to an unsuspecting ally, an employee of the very megacorporation that stands as a symbol of their oppression. This unsuspecting woman, shaken by the weight of the truth, finds herself thrust into a perilous game of rebellion. As she undergoes a transformation from a corporate employee to a daring whistleblower, she joins forces with Marton, an unyielding attorney from the Victims and Families organization, and Jo, a mysterious and skilled mercenary. United, they form an unexpected alliance, determined to expose the decay lurking within the Firm. As they navigate the city's underbelly, their quest becomes more dangerous, their allies fewer, and their mission ever more critical. Feel the pulse of their desperation, the strength in their defiance, and the warmth of their shared moments of respite. Join them in their fight to expose the truth, one flash drive at a time. Tailored for fans of thriller literature and everyone who cherishes a story with twists and turns, Ghost Trigger will keep you glued to its pages.

Download or read book Hidden written by Sharon Ashwood and published by Rowan & Ash Artistry. This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not even magic can hide forever … Elite tracker Rafe Devries is summoned home to hunt the fae. He isn’t the first to track the mysterious Magician, but every other wolf who caught the enemy’s scent has disappeared. Rafe would sooner refuse the job—he’s already left the pack once to escape his Alpha father—but the Magician is luring innocents to their destruction. If Rafe doesn’t step up, the wolves have no future. Lila, maverick daughter of an ancient fae family, meets her brother at a hidden way station in the woods. The secretive setting is a bad sign. Though she loves her kin, they’re experts at finding trouble—especially when blood loyalty and courtly ambition collide. The night only gets worse when a wolf shifter and his vampire sidekick break into the station, igniting a chain of lethal events. With her brother wounded and the rest of her family in peril, Lila must fight to save them. When Lila captures Rafe, a battle of wits—and a dangerous attraction—begins. But surviving each other is just the beginning. The Magician holds sway over the faery court’s savage political games, where wolves and fae alike are mere puppets. Lila and Rafe must learn to trust one another enough to uncover their enemy’s true identity, or no one—least of all two unlikely lovers—will survive.

Download or read book With Her Fists written by Henry Roi and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-02-25 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clarice "Shocker" Ares retired from a sensational pro-boxing career to focus on her family and growing mechanic business. In an instant, everything she has worked for is shattered, when the police find a shipment of drugs in their shop, and wrongfully send Clarice and her husband to prison. Incarcerated and desperate after court appeals are denied, Clarice must become the Shocker once more, challenging rival convicts in a deadly prison fight ring to finance her escape. Battling alongside her, armed with his brilliant electronics wizardry, Clarice's husband Ace manipulates the court system to arrange a daring prison break. When their abilities are put to the ultimate test, will they be able to exact their revenge - and regain freedom? This book contains adult content and is not recommended for readers under the age of 18.

Download or read book Twelve Days written by Alex Berenson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-01-26 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times–bestselling author Alex Berenson is back with another gripping tale. John Wells, with his former CIA bosses Ellis Shafer and Vinny Duto, have uncovered a staggering plot, a false-flag operation to drive the United States and Iran into war. But they have no proof and only twelve days to find a way to stop the headlong momentum. They fan out, from Switzerland to Saudi Arabia, Israel to Russia, desperately trying to tease out the clues in their possession. And meanwhile, the forces gather.

Download or read book Silvertip s Roundup written by Frederick Schiller Faust and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Silvertip's Roundup" by Frederick Schiller Faust. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Download or read book The Spider Dance written by Nick Setchfield and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A genre-defying page turner that fuses thriller and speculative fiction with dark fantasy in a hidden world in the heart of Cold War Europe. THE TRUE COLD WAR IS FOUGHT ON THE BORDERS OF THIS WORLD, AT THE EDGES OF THE LIGHT. It's 1965 and Christopher Winter is trying to carve a new life, a new identity, beyond his days in British Intelligence. Recruited by London's gangland he now finds himself on the wrong side of the law - and about to discover that the secret service has a way of claiming back its own. Who is the fatally alluring succubus working honeytraps for foreign paymasters? What is the true secret of the Shadowless, a fabled criminal cabal deadlier than the Mafia? And why do both parties covet long- buried caskets said to hold the hearts of kings? Winter must confront the buried knowledge of his own past to survive - but is he ready to embrace the magic that created the darkness waiting there?