Download or read book Dominick s Secret Baby written by Iris Parker and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-04-29 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We've never met, but I'm pregnant with your second child. There is... absolutely no good way to say that. Believe me, I've tried. It's an impossibly awkward situation. The fertility clinic was supposed to keep our information secret, but my daughter-our daughter-somehow found a way to track down her biological father. She wanted to meet him, and she violated his privacy to do it. Even worse, it turns out that the anonymous donor is Dominick Henderson. Or, as I used to think of him, "that jerk whose face is always in the tabloids." From the hockey rink to the bedroom, this guy is a major player. I assumed that he would get bored and leave after a few days, like he has with every woman he's ever met. But for some reason he's sticking around, and there's nothing I can do about it. Like it or not, he's part of the family now. Like it or not, I'm falling for him. It's a shame he still doesn't know I'm pregnant. ----- Dominick's Secret Baby is 400 pages of complete, stand-alone steamy romance with a happy ending.
Download or read book I Know This Much Is True written by Wally Lamb and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1998-06-03 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With his stunning debut novel, She's Come Undone, Wally Lamb won the adulation of critics and readers with his mesmerizing tale of one woman's painful yet triumphant journey of self-discovery. Now, this brilliantly talented writer returns with I Know This Much Is True, a heartbreaking and poignant multigenerational saga of the reproductive bonds of destruction and the powerful force of forgiveness. A masterpiece that breathtakingly tells a story of alienation and connection, power and abuse, devastation and renewal--this novel is a contemporary retelling of an ancient Hindu myth. A proud king must confront his demons to achieve salvation. Change yourself, the myth instructs, and you will inhabit a renovated world. When you're the same brother of a schizophrenic identical twin, the tricky thing about saving yourself is the blood it leaves on your bands--the little inconvenience of the look-alike corpse at your feet. And if you're into both survival of the fittest and being your brother's keeper--if you've promised your dying mother--then say so long to sleep and hello to the middle of the night. Grab a book or a beer. Get used to Letterman's gap-toothed smile of the absurd, or the view of the bedroom ceiling, or the influence of random selection. Take it from a godless insomniac. Take it from the uncrazy twin--the guy who beat the biochemical rap. Dominick Birdsey's entire life has been compromised and constricted by anger and fear, by the paranoid schizophrenic twin brother he both deeply loves and resents, and by the past they shared with their adoptive father, Ray, a spit-and-polish ex-Navy man (the five-foot-six-inch sleeping giant who snoozed upstairs weekdays in the spare room and built submarines at night), and their long-suffering mother, Concettina, a timid woman with a harelip that made her shy and self-conscious: She holds a loose fist to her face to cover her defective mouth--her perpetual apology to the world for a birth defect over which she'd had no control. Born in the waning moments of 1949 and the opening minutes of 1950, the twins are physical mirror images who grow into separate yet connected entities: the seemingly strong and protective yet fearful Dominick, his mother's watchful "monkey"; and the seemingly weak and sweet yet noble Thomas, his mother's gentle "bunny." From childhood, Dominick fights for both separation and wholeness--and ultimately self-protection--in a house of fear dominated by Ray, a bully who abuses his power over these stepsons whose biological father is a mystery. I was still afraid of his anger but saw how he punished weakness--pounced on it. Out of self-preservation I hid my fear, Dominick confesses. As for Thomas, he just never knew how to play defense. He just didn't get it. But Dominick's talent for survival comes at an enormous cost, including the breakup of his marriage to the warm, beautiful Dessa, whom he still loves. And it will be put to the ultimate test when Thomas, a Bible-spouting zealot, commits an unthinkable act that threatens the tenuous balance of both his and Dominick's lives. To save himself, Dominick must confront not only the pain of his past but the dark secrets he has locked deep within himself, and the sins of his ancestors--a quest that will lead him beyond the confines of his blue-collar New England town to the volcanic foothills of Sicily 's Mount Etna, where his ambitious and vengefully proud grandfather and a namesake Domenico Tempesta, the sostegno del famiglia, was born. Each of the stories Ma told us about Papa reinforced the message that he was the boss, that he ruled the roost, that what he said went. Searching for answers, Dominick turns to the whispers of the dead, to the pages of his grandfather's handwritten memoir, The History of Domenico Onofrio Tempesta, a Great Man from Humble Beginnings. Rendered with touches of magic realism, Domenico's fablelike tale--in which monkeys enchant and religious statues weep--becomes the old man's confession--an unwitting legacy of contrition that reveals the truth's of Domenico's life, Dominick learns that power, wrongly used, defeats the oppressor as well as the oppressed, and now, picking through the humble shards of his deconstructed life, he will search for the courage and love to forgive, to expiate his and his ancestors' transgressions, and finally to rebuild himself beyond the haunted shadow of his twin. Set against the vivid panoply of twentieth-century America and filled with richly drawn, memorable characters, this deeply moving and thoroughly satisfying novel brings to light humanity's deepest needs and fears, our aloneness, our desire for love and acceptance, our struggle to survive at all costs. Joyous, mystical, and exquisitely written, I Know This Much Is True is an extraordinary reading experience that will leave no reader untouched.
Download or read book His Baby Secret Book Three written by Layla Valentine and published by Layla Valentine. This book was released on with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three best friends One big secret My brother's best friend is getting a big surprise… Hannah: We were inseparable. Best friends. Me, my twin Harvey, and our buddy Dominic. Only I loved Dominic in secret, and never told him till high school was over And then he told me he loved me too… Only then did he tell me he was joining the Navy I hated him for leaving me, And I found out I was pregnant the day he shipped out He never found out Seven years later, my brother's getting married, and the secret SEAL dad is finally coming back to Tucson as his best man. Dominic Riley has a big surprise coming his way, seven years in the making… Dominic: Seven years ago, I left my heart in Tucson. I've traveled the world, Risked my life defending my country's freedom, Seen things you wouldn't believe, But I'd trade it all for one more day with her. She hated my guts when I left, Can she forgive me now?
Download or read book The Secret Baby Scandal written by Jennie Lucas and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-09-01 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Count's Secret Child by Jennie Lucas Theo St. Raphael summoning Carrie to his castle means only one thing to her—he's finally ready to accept their baby son. So as she walks up the grand steps, the last thing she expects is to discover that all Theo wants is her back in his bed—and a paternity test! The Sandoval Baby by Kate Hewitt For Rafe Sandoval, discovering he has a three–year–old son by his late ex–wife is a shock. Max's nanny, quiet, beguiling Freya Clark, is a godsend. One night, the growing tension between them turns to passion, and soon Rafe discovers he's to be a father again… This child will have two parents from the start—and Rafe wants marriage!
Download or read book No Momma s Boy written by Dominic Carter and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tired of keeping his life-long secrets, author Dominic Carter, described by some as the best of New York's political television reporters, shares his remarkable, gut-wrenching story of abuse at the hands of his mother in No Momma's Boy. Shortly after his mother's death, Carter obtains her psychiatric records to learn more about the extent of her struggles. He always knew she was plagued by mental illness, but because of their limited relationship, he never truly understood its severity. In addition to revealing that she was a paranoid schizophrenic, the records contain shocking secrets from his past of which he has little or no recollection. Carter learns the revolting details of how his mother attempted to strangle him to death when he was just a toddler and her numerous suicide attempts. As he uncovers these horrific details, Carter awakens memories of unspeakable acts that he suffered at her hands. From a childhood of sexual and physical abuse to a meaningful career attending social events at the White House and interviewing Nelson Mandela, No Momma's Boy recounts Carter's tremendous highs and lows and how he survived to become the successful journalist that he is today.
Download or read book His Baby Secret written by Layla Valentine and published by Layla Valentine. This book was released on with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three best friends One big secret My brother's best friend is getting a big surprise… Hannah: We were inseparable. Best friends. Me, my twin Harvey, and our buddy Dominic. Only I loved Dominic in secret, and never told him till high school was over And then he told me he loved me too… Only then did he tell me he was joining the Navy I hated him for leaving me, And I found out I was pregnant the day he shipped out He never found out Seven years later, my brother's getting married, and the secret SEAL dad is finally coming back to Tucson as his best man. Dominic Riley has a big surprise coming his way, seven years in the making… Dominic: Seven years ago, I left my heart in Tucson. I've traveled the world, Risked my life defending my country's freedom, Seen things you wouldn't believe, But I'd trade it all for one more day with her. She hated my guts when I left, Can she forgive me now?
Download or read book The Secret Baby written by Day Leclaire and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Hour I First Believed written by Wally Lamb and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-06 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller The profound and compelling story of a personal quest for meaning and faith from Wally Lamb, #1 New York Times bestselling author of She’s Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True “The beauty of The Hour I First Believed, a soaring novel as amazingly graceful as the classic hymn that provides the title, is that Lamb never loses sight of the spark of human resilience. . . . Lamb’s wonderful novel offers us the promise and power of hope.” —Miami Herald When 47-year-old high school teacher Caelum Quirk and his younger wife, Maureen, a school nurse, move to Littleton, Colorado, they both get jobs at Columbine High School. In April 1999, Caelum returns home to Connecticut to be with his aunt who has just had a stroke. But Maureen finds herself in the school library at Columbine, cowering in a cabinet and expecting to be killed, as two vengeful students go on a murderous rampage. Miraculously she survives, but at a cost: she is unable to recover from the trauma. Caelum and Maureen flee Colorado and return to an illusion of safety at the Quirk family farm back east. But the effects of chaos are not so easily put right, and further tragedy ensues. In The Hour I First Believed, Wally Lamb travels well beyond his earlier work and embodies in his fiction myth, psychology, family history stretching back many generations, and the questions of faith that lie at the heart of everyday life. The result is an extraordinary tour de force, at once a meditation on the human condition and an unflinching yet compassionate evocation of character.
Download or read book Jar of Hearts written by Jennifer Hillier and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nationally Bestselling Author! * Winner - Best Novel, 2019 ITW Thriller Award * Authors on the Air Network - Thriller of the Year 2018 * Finalist - Anthony Award for Best Novel * Finalist - Macavity Award for Best Novel * MysteryTribune Ten Women Mystery and Thriller Writers You Should be Reading * Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best of 2018 * Bustle’s Best Thriller 11 Authors Read This Year * CrimeReads’ 20 Best of 2018 * Writer Types Podcast Favorite Books * LitReactor Best Books of 2018 * CrimeReads Favorite Crime Books of the Year * BOLO Books Top Reads of 2018 * SouthFlorida.com Best Mystery Novels of 2018 * Suspense Magazine Best of 2018 - Mystery/Thriller category "Jar of Hearts grabs you by the throat! The perfect blend of riveting characters, chilling details, and gasping twists in this standout thriller will keep you frantically reading until the explosive end.” – Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Right Behind You This is the story of three best friends: one who was murdered, one who went to prison, and one who's been searching for the truth all these years . . . When she was sixteen years old, Angela Wong—one of the most popular girls in school—disappeared without a trace. Nobody ever suspected that her best friend, Georgina Shaw, now an executive and rising star at her Seattle pharmaceutical company, was involved in any way. Certainly not Kaiser Brody, who was close with both girls back in high school. But fourteen years later, Angela Wong's remains are discovered in the woods near Geo's childhood home. And Kaiser—now a detective with Seattle PD—finally learns the truth: Angela was a victim of Calvin James. The same Calvin James who murdered at least three other women. To the authorities, Calvin is a serial killer. But to Geo, he's something else entirely. Back in high school, Calvin was Geo's first love. Turbulent and often volatile, their relationship bordered on obsession from the moment they met right up until the night Angela was killed. For fourteen years, Geo knew what happened to Angela and told no one. For fourteen years, she carried the secret of Angela's death until Geo was arrested and sent to prison. While everyone thinks they finally know the truth, there are dark secrets buried deep. And what happened that fateful night is more complex and more chilling than anyone really knows. Now the obsessive past catches up with the deadly present when new bodies begin to turn up, killed in the exact same manner as Angela Wong. How far will someone go to bury her secrets and hide her grief? How long can you get away with a lie? How long can you live with it? Find out in Jennifer Hillier's Jar of Hearts.
Download or read book The Secret Baby written by Amy Frazier and published by Harlequin Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Piece to Resist written by Ricciardi / Nugent and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Triple Goddess written by Stephanie Hudson and published by . This book was released on 2020-06 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keira soon finds herself becoming a pawn in a game she could never hope to win, and now the King on the board is a Vampire on a mission. With the only man able to stop him miles away from the mountain prison in which she is kept, she must now choose which path to take in order to survive. With enemies at all sides closing in quick, she must tread carefully, or she might find the man to save her isn't the White Knight she loves... but the Dark King she loathes. Time with the Vampire King is dangerous, and Keira soon learns that it is more than just the power of her mind she needs to keep locked but also the power of her heart... And Lucius might just hold the key to both.
Download or read book Looking at Life written by Jerry De Stefano and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-07-09 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking at life: Stories It Took Me 70 years to Write, is a collection of plays or screen plays that I have adventurously written over the years. It is the first of many books to come. So please, enjoy reading it and experience my imagination.
Download or read book His Lordship s Blood written by Samantha SoRelle and published by Balcarres Books LLC. This book was released on 2023-06-13 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even after a year of having an earl for a lover, Dominick still isn’t prepared for the dazzling high society of Bath with its ruinous gossip and scandalous fashions. All he wants is to uncover who his parents are so he and Alfie can return to their quiet life in Scotland. But as long-buried secrets come to light, Dominick finds himself trapped in a web of intrigue that may prove impossible to escape. When an old acquaintance winds up dead, it’s almost a relief. With a murder to solve, Alfie and Dominick have a distraction from the jaws of fate slowly closing around them. Assuming, of course, that they can avoid being murdered themselves. Alfie knows how much learning the truth about his family means to Dominick, but as events begin to spin out of control, it soon becomes clear that knowledge may come with a terrible cost—their happiness, their relationship, and even their lives. His Lordship’s Blood is the fourth novel in the His Lordship’s Mysteries series.
Download or read book Settling an Old Score written by Delores Fossen and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA TODAY bestselling author Delores Fossen, comes the next instalment of the Longview Ridge Ranch series featuring no-nonsense cowboy brothers in law enforcement. A past tragedy destroyed their love. A vulnerable newborn brings them back together. Within moments of discovering a baby on his doorstep, Texas Ranger Eli Slater finds himself being held at gunpoint by his ex, Ashlyn Darrow. She claims she was tipped off that the still-gorgeous cowboy kidnapped her newly adopted daughter because of the bad blood that defines their past. They quickly realize Eli’s been set up and now Eli is determined to protect Ashlyn and her daughter. But regaining her trust will be as easy as ignoring the attraction even a lifetime apart can’t erase… From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. For more action-packed stories, check out the other books in the Longview Ridge Ranch series by Delores Fossen: Book 1: Safety Breach Book 2: A Threat to His Family Book 3: Settling an Old Score Book 4: His Brand of Justice
Download or read book Design Your Future written by Dominick Quartuccio and published by Tck Publishing. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will show you how to break through that self-imposed ceiling. It will challenge you to Take Command of your life by: 1. Awakening you to your beliefs and stories 2. Disrupting your patterns and behaviors 3. Designing a future you can't wait to live into
Download or read book Not So Secret Baby written by Jo Leigh and published by Harlequin Treasury-Harlequin Intrigue 90s. This book was released on 2005-03-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not-So-Secret Baby by Jo Leigh released on Mar 08, 2005 is available now for purchase.
