Download or read book Call Me when You Land written by Michael Schiavone and published by Permanent Press (NY). This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the brink of her fortieth birthday, Katie Olmstead is in no mood to celebrate. Still tending bar to support a stalled art career, she continues to struggle with her temperamental teenage son, C.J., the death of her son's estranged father, her own troubled childhood, a bullying sister, an on-again, off-again boyfriend she just can't love, and a drinking habit. Katie finds support in an unlikely place--her eccentric and ailing great uncle, Walter.

Download or read book Clap When You Land written by Elizabeth Acevedo and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-05-05 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives. Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people… In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal’s office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance—and Papi’s secrets—the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. And then, when it seems like they’ve lost everything of their father, they learn of each other. Great for summer reading or anytime! Clap When You Land is a Today show pick for “25 children’s books your kids and teens won’t be able to put down this summer!" Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X and With the Fire on High!

Download or read book Call Me American written by Abdi Nor Iftin and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2019-05-07 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abdi Nor Iftin first fell in love with America from afar. As a child, he learned English by listening to American pop and watching action films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. When U.S. marines landed in Mogadishu to take on the warlords, Abdi cheered the arrival of these Americans, who seemed as heroic as those of the movies. Sporting American clothes and dance moves, he became known around Mogadishu as Abdi American, but when the radical Islamist group al-Shabaab rose to power in 2006, it became dangerous to celebrate Western culture. Desperate to make a living, Abdi used his language skills to post secret dispatches, which found an audience of worldwide listeners. Eventually, though, Abdi was forced to flee to Kenya. In an amazing stroke of luck, Abdi won entrance to the U.S. in the annual visa lottery, though his route to America did not come easily. Parts of his story were first heard on the BBC World Service and This American Life. Now a proud resident of Maine, on the path to citizenship, Abdi Nor Iftin's dramatic, deeply stirring memoir is truly a story for our time: a vivid reminder of why America still beckons to those looking to make a better life.

Download or read book I Do written by A.J. Pine and published by Entangled: Embrace. This book was released on 2015-11-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new adult romance from Entangled's Embrace imprint... Sometimes you have to trust your heart to find out what home really means. Duncan McAllister is marrying Elaina Tripoli tomorrow. Except—he's missing. Jordan, Noah, Griffin, Maggie, and Miles arrive in Greece for the festivities to find frantic messages from both the bride and groom. Noah and Griffin set off to find Duncan while Jordan, Maggie, and Miles try to salvage what should be a day of celebration before the wedding. But the Americans have their own baggage. Noah's got a surprise planned for Jordan that has to go perfectly. Griffin's keeping life-changing news from Maggie. And Miles—well, he wasn't looking for love on this trip until a Greek sous chef named Alex rocks his world. The race is on for Duncan to make it back to Elaina before she decides not to take him back at all. For Noah to make sure his monumental plan goes off without a hitch. For Griffin to tell Maggie the truth without losing her. For Miles to admit that letting himself fall in love is worth the risk. Happily Ever After waits at the finish line...if the four couples can make it on time.

Download or read book Thirty written by Christine Soltis and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-10-17 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Let's face it; the age of thirty is a big worry for men and women alike. It is a time where all of us question our paths, pasts and destinations. In this comedic and tragic tale, our main character, author Violet Errid, yearns to have the normalcy, the freedom of her pre-fame life. She wants to re-awaken and unleash the youthfulness within her. Violet sets off on a trip to Arizona...completely alone. As she waltzes into a more adventurous world, she strives to keep her celebrity identity a secret. Thirty offers female readers an adventurous escape, as we follow Violet through humorous, angry, elated and painful stages. While in Arizona, a mixture of joy, independence and anxiety wind a web, inevitably leading her to find love. But in the blink of an eye, her abduction by a human trafficking ring shows her the temporary torment of what it is like to be inside a fiction story. Copyright (c) 2011

Download or read book The Day the World Came to Town written by Jim DeFede and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-07-12 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway’s Smash Hit Musical Come from Away, Featuring All New Material from the Author When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill. As the passengers stepped from the airplanes, exhausted, hungry and distraught after being held on board for nearly 24 hours while security checked all of the baggage, they were greeted with a feast prepared by the townspeople. Local bus drivers who had been on strike came off the picket lines to transport the passengers to the various shelters set up in local schools and churches. Linens and toiletries were bought and donated. A middle school provided showers, as well as access to computers, email, and televisions, allowing the passengers to stay in touch with family and follow the news. Over the course of those four days, many of the passengers developed friendships with Gander residents that they expect to last a lifetime. As a show of thanks, scholarship funds for the children of Gander have been formed and donations have been made to provide new computers for the schools. This book recounts the inspiring story of the residents of Gander, Canada, whose acts of kindness have touched the lives of thousands of people and been an example of humanity and goodwill.

Download or read book Pucking Wild written by Emily Rath and published by Kensington. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FEATURING NEW EXCLUSIVE BONUS CONTENT! Discover the internationally bestselling, off-the-charts sexy, inclusive, poly, kink-friendly, hockey romance that helped make the Jacksonville Rays a Tiktok sensation - now with exclusive, never-before seen material! Sparks fly when fiery plus-sized corporate lawyer and a hot-shot young hockey star rehabbing an injury are forced to play roommates in a story that proves age is just a number! In the latest spicy novel in the bestselling TikTok hockey romance series, age is just a number, size doesn’t matter, and love is love is love . . . My name is Tess Owens and my life is officially on fire. I never thought dancing at my best friend Rachel’s wedding would be the match to ignite the flame. But with one lingering touch, one longing look . . . and one sneaky caterer with a camera phone, my almost ex-husband is ready to torch me, professionally and personally. So I do what I do best: run. Straight into Rachel’s arms in Florida, where she’s the team doc for the NHL’s Jacksonville Rays. Star forward Ryan Langley is out with an injury and in need of a place to rehab. I get the surprise of my life when he shows up at my door—declaring himself my new roommate. I came here with six weeks to launch a new business and fight for my freedom. Now I have to fight my mutual attraction to this charming All-American sweetheart too. Did I mention Ryan is ten years younger than I? He doesn’t need my drama. But it’s getting harder to deny the way he makes me feel. Wild. Fun. Free. I want to believe that our pasts don’t define us forever. But first, I have to face my fears. Because with one innocent dance, it was Ryan who helped me start this fire. What if, together, we’re meant to burn?

Download or read book Forever Johnny and Me written by Christina Jantz and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2019-01-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Johnny. When I speak the name out loud I feel his arms around me. I feel him holding me in that last embrace in the park in Kansas. I stand with tears on my face, he with tears in his eyes. I can feel his hand softly brush away my tears. I see his encouraging smile, urging me to smile too. We continue to walk to the corner where he’ll leave me to walk on alone to the bus station and the bus which will take him out of my life. He reassures me that soon, we’ll be together again. It wasn’t supposed to end like that. Some people get a second chance at happiness.

Download or read book Love Song written by april gibbons and published by april gibbons. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique love story about a young woman facing life after the death of her mother. Her best friend abandons her during her time of need so she runs off to New York City to follow her dream of songwriting. While there she falls for a young singer who is struggling with a drug addiction. Unable to "run" from her problems, the young woman finds herself back home searching for the best friend and possible love of her life she left behind.

Download or read book Mexican Gold written by Arnold R. Beckhardt and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two powerful drug cartels fight for control of the supply of drugs destined for the U.S. in the murder capital of the world, Juarez. Caught in the crossfire are Mormon ranchers who have lived in this part of Mexico for generations. The kidnapping and killing of several Mormon elders set in motion a series of events that will involve Mexican and U.S. law enforcement. When a whistle blower reports that a well-connected defense contractor is illegally shipping arms to the Mexican cartels, Roy Neely, still struggling to cope with his wife's tragic death, is brought out of retirement by his former FBI boss to look into the politically sensitive case. The investigation of the complex arms case results in more kidnappings. Neely scrambles with DEA Agent Jamie Gamez to get approval to go to Mexico for hostage negotiations with the two drug lords. Neely and Gamez join forces with a Mexican agent to negotiate a settlement. Two very different outcomes raise the political stakes on both sides of the border.

Download or read book Mule written by Tony D'Souza and published by HMH. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young family man caught in the Great Recession turns to running marijuana cross-country to make ends meet in this “timely, witty, and fast-paced” novel (Booklist). James and Kate are golden children of the late twentieth century, flush with opportunity. But an economic downturn and an unexpected pregnancy have them desperate to find a way to make do. And they happen to have a friend in California’s Siskiyou County who grows prime-grade marijuana. If James transports just one load from Cali to Florida, he’ll pull down enough cash to survive for months. And so begins the life of a drug mule. Fans of Breaking Bad will love this page-turning, Zeitgeist-capturing novel that plunges into the criminal underworld with little chance to take a breath. Mule is about people whose morals are tested by unbearable financial stress, trying to survive when the American Dream that had once been handed to them—fully wrapped and ready to go at the takeout window—suddenly vanishes from the menu. “A smart and bracing ground-level exploration of the drug trade.” —Kirkus Reviews “Thanks to its wicked style and pacing, Mule lets me forget I’m reading serious literature while I follow its terrifying story into the land of the all-American damned.” —Walter Kirn, author of Up in the Air “Mule is swift, taut, and relentless . . . A rip-roaring drug tale.” —Lauren Groff, author of Fates and Furies “With adrenaline-infused sentences and a seat-gripping story line, Mule is a novel that illuminates contemporary American desperation, both its dangerous precipices and its thrilling, overwhelming freedom.” —Dean Bakopoulos, author of My American Unhappiness

Download or read book Ayden written by Melissa Belle and published by Autumn Ink Press. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We always swore we'd never cross the line ... A Best Friends To Lovers Beach Romance in the bestselling Wild Men series by USA Today bestselling author Melissa Belle. Bella I promise to keep my hands to myself. No matter how much I want Ayden Wild, I will not, should not, absolutely cannot, have s*x with him. He may have been the biggest football star our small town's ever seen, but all those former cheerleaders can have him. Because Ayden’s always been my lifeline, and that means...hands off. Warm, safe, rock solid, erect...Oh GOD, I just can’t stop myself tonight. Ayden’s always been hot, but this summer, his body’s distracting me so much I forget what we’re talking about. So I stay glued to my barstool, and I flirt with the guy next to me. He’s not Ayden, but he’ll have to be my distraction. But Ayden’s acting…different. Like he wants something but he’s not telling me. Ayden Bella Wesley is driving me crazy tonight. She’s letting that douchebag flirt with her, and buy her drinks, and ask her out. I should be the one she’s looking at that way. I should be the one holding her hand. And I desperately want to be the one taking her into my bed. But we made a pact to strictly be friends. To make sure we’d get each other through the dark times. And we did. It doesn’t mean I didn’t want her every damn moment since then. Of course I handled it the only way I knew how—I dated everyone but her. So I know a distraction when I see one. But if I tell Bella how I feel now, right before I leave town, it could screw everything up. And if I don’t? I’LL REGRET IT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

Download or read book Born To Be Somebody written by Thomas G. Houston and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2009-02 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My book is based loosely on my life and desire to be a songwriter living in Nashville, TN. While I didn't make it, my character, Ty Johnson does, but not without meeting adversaries and heartache along the way. Ty walks away from a divorce, leaving 3 children behind that he loves dearly. He has to prove that he can succeed so his children as well as he will be proud of him. Along the way he finds lasting friendships and true love, yes and success.

Download or read book Light of the Darkness written by Jasmine Bea and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light of the Darkness is the remarkable, adventure-packed story of a woman on a journey dimmed by shadows at every step. Already a survivor of a great deal when we meet her at the novel’s launch, Lux is a Lorean of mixed origins who is also a successful entrepreneur (with her sister, Noire). She is, too, a unique beauty who distinguishes herself from her remarkable peers through the legacy of unimaginable torture she’s endured at the hands of many, including the two men closest to her. A fierce combatant, Lux joins up with family and friends in pursuit of personal enlightenment, and comes to understand some painful truths about her past along the way. One of them is that strength comes in many forms. Sometimes, the waves of darkness that so regularly threaten to engulf Lux require unimaginable draws on courage; other times, it’s only a matter of her lobbing a show of her characteristic sass in their direction.

Download or read book Gangstress 2 written by INDIA and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The odds have been stacked against Janelle Doesher, aka Jane Doe, ever since her parents were murdered in cold blood. She's been stripped of the money, power, and respect associated with the family's name. Turning her losses into lessons, Jane takes destiny into her own hands. She does whatever is necessary to rise to the top, and that includes stepping on toes and making more enemies than she already had. Once her spot in the game is solidified, or so she thinks, one of her affiliates blows the whistle on her operation, and an indictment comes down on the entire organization."--Amazon.

Download or read book The Dramatic and Poetical Works of Joanna Baillie written by Joanna Baillie and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Blue Heron Complete Collection written by Kristan Higgins and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2018-07-01 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny, sexy and totally unforgettable! Discover the reason top retailers and reviewers have named Kristan Higgins’s Blue Heron series among their favorite books. A fan-favorite series from New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins, all five books in the Blue Heron series are collected here. From the deep blue lakes to the lush, rolling hills to the to-die-for nachos they serve at the only bar in town, the residents of Manningsport, New York, know there’s something pretty darn special about their little community tucked away in wine country. It’s a place where romance is always in the air, full of first loves and second chances…and there’s always a good vintage handy to help get over a broken heart. The Best Man originally published 2013 The Perfect Match originally published 2013 Waiting on You originally published 2014 In Your Dreams originally published 2014 Anything for You originally published 2015