Download or read book Finding Sofia written by Lucy Crisetig and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2015-01-13 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sofia is a thirteen-year-old with an open heart and great ideas. She has been content to stay in the background for most of her life until this turning point. Crucial relationships with her family and friends seem to be falling apart. In the midst of struggling to understand that, an enormous environmental challenge at school has stirred up a passion in Sofia that she never knew existed. She is reeling from the pressure and feels all alone. She has no idea of what to do. Aura knows Sofias never been alone and she knows exactly what she could do. Aura is the Guidance Sofia has forgotten about. She does her best to remind Sofia that shes there, only a breath away. If Sofia could find her Self and ask for help, then Aura could step in. Will the pressure be too much for Sofia? Can she dig deep to find her Self? What can Aura possibly do?
Download or read book Searching for Sofia written by John Nadler and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2011-07-27 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From journalist John Nadler comes a real-life Romeo and Juliet story set in war-torn Kosovo. Nadler has stumbled upon a bitter epic romance in the ashes of inter-ethnic strife in the former Yugoslavia. The cast: a pair of star-cross’d lovers, a young Kosovar man and a Serb woman; the girl’s father, a local militiaman who is determined to crush the relationship; and a war correspondent in the role of Friar Lawrence, entrusted with the commission of reuniting the lovers. Gjorg escapes the slaughter of his village by feigning death and fleeing while Serb troops invade his town. His fiancée Sofia disappears -- whisked away to Serbia, Gjorg believes, by her father, who is later implicated in a massacre. Gjorg, languishing in nato-held Kosovo, despairs of ever seeing his Sofia again. Until Nadler agrees to help find her. Always just a step behind, Nadler follows Sofia’s trail from her village through the flashpoints and tinderboxes of the Balkans: Mitrovica, the Presovo Valley, Macedonia, and, finally, Belgrade. He witnesses the sickening decay of Yugoslavia -- once a dynamic, cosmopolitan and prosperous nation -- manifested in the endemic suspicion, the burnt and shell-pocked buildings, the ravaged communities, and the broken lives. Searching for Sofia is a Balkan odyssey, a quest through dangerous terrain for an ever-elusive goal, a campaign for justice and, ultimately, an exploration, through the eyes of its victims, of the madness of internecine war.
Download or read book Searching for Sofia written by Penny Fields and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-03 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Searching for Sofia is the third book in the Portraits in Blue Series. In Book One: The Sun Rose in Paris, and Book Two: Shattered Dreams we accompany Jack Tomlinsons foray into the world of artists in the early twentieth century, and his experiences in Paris, Spain and living in an artists retreat in Australia. In Searching for Sofia, his story continues. Having experienced tragedy beyond his imaginings, Jack tries to put his life back together again - first by finding healing at Heide, under the gentle, if somewhat intense, guidance of art enthusiasts - Sunday and John Reed, then by committing to life as a war-artist in the mountains of Crete. Despite his experiences, Jack never forgets the love that haunts him and which tests his sanity to the limits.
Download or read book Saving Sofia written by Linda Seed and published by Linda Seed. This book was released on 2022-07-22 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’d give his life to meet her. He just didn’t think it would actually come to that … Sofia Russo thinks the cute guy in the life vest is just another tourist taking one of her Central Coast kayak outings. When an accident nearly turns him into shark bait, she learns that her client—an English professor from the local university—is an admirer who only signed up to get close to her. Sofia has had a rough time since her parents’ deaths, and her budding relationship with Patrick Connelly comes as a welcome relief. As they grow closer, she begins to think he might not be the only one in need of rescue. Saving Sofia is the first book in Linda Seed’s Russo Sisters series, but it can be read as a stand-alone romance.
Download or read book Revitalizing NASA s Suborbital Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-04-11 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suborbital flight activities, including the use of sounding rockets, aircraft, high-altitude balloons, and suborbital reusable launch vehicles, offer valuable opportunities to advance science, train the next generation of scientists and engineers, and provide opportunities for participants in the programs to acquire skills in systems engineering and systems integration that are critical to maintaining the nation's leadership in space programs. Furthermore, the NASA Authorization Act of 2008 finds it in the national interest to expand the size of NASA's suborbital research program and to consider increased funding. Revitalizing NASA's Suborbital Program is an assessment of the current state and potential of NASA's suborbital research programs and a review of NASA's capabilities in this area. The scope of this review includes: existing programs that make use of suborbital flights; the status, capability, and availability of suborbital platforms; the existing or planned launch facilities for suborbital missions (including the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy); and opportunities for scientific research, training, and educational collaboration in the conduct of suborbital missions by NASA. The findings illustrate that suborbital program elements-airborne, balloon, and sounding rockets-play vital and necessary strategic roles in NASA's research, innovation, education, employee development, and spaceflight mission success, thus providing the foundation for achievement of agency goals.
Download or read book K 9 Hunter written by Cassie Miles and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When unspeakable danger strikes close to home, She’ll risk everything for justice. Piper Comstock and her dog, Izzy, live a peaceful life in the Oregon forest. Until her best friend and his daughter are targeted by an assassin. US Marshal Gavin McQueen knows the truth—a witness in protection has been compromised. Now a gang kingpin wants revenge. Piper vows to help Gavin catch the culprit. But as the danger—and duo—grows closer, is the peril to Piper’s life…or to her heart? From Harlequin Intrigue: Seek thrills. Solve crimes. Justice served. Discover more action-packed stories in theseries. All books are stand-alone with uplifting endings but were published in the following order:
Download or read book Harlequin Intrigue August 2023 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Debra Webb and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Intrigue August 2023 - Box Set 2 of 2 by Debra Webb\Janie Crouch\Cassie Miles released on Jul 25, 2023 is available now for purchase.
Download or read book You Bet Your Sass written by Melanie James and published by Melanie James. This book was released on with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After losing a bet with Tavy Olsen, Lars Jakobsen finds himself on stage for a weekend doing something he never thought he’d do: Stripping for the ladies at one of Crescent Bay’s most infamous establishments, The Sketchy Wolf. When the unmistakable sweet scent of his mate nearly knocks him on his ass, all bets are off. Or are they? Sofia Martinez wants a one-night stand, but Lars wants more. Will she keep him chasing his own tail? Or will they get their happily ever after?
Download or read book What If written by Alan Mills and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2021-07-07 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life passes by so quickly that sometimes we don't have the chance to stop and consider what is going on around us. If we did, maybe we would find a story to tell. After all, our lives are just a story, aren't they? ‘The Art of Disguise and Deception’ was created amidst the masses of people congregating in a busy airport, all looking forward to going off on holiday. But what if . . . ? What if out of the blue you discovered that your family was not as you thought it was? ‘Two Wives Under One Roof’ suggests how this could turn out to be a shock to the system! Funerals are very sad occasions. However, what if at a wake you met someone who was a professional mourner? Each of the short stories in this collection began with Alan asking himself “What if . . .?” They have been created by use of imagination, but how far from the truth are they?
Download or read book The Greek Boss s Demand written by Trish Morey and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's the father of her child... Alexandra Hammond leaves Crete secretly pregnant with her Greek lover's baby! She'll always remember Nick Santos's steamy lovemaking, as she makes a new life for herself and their son in Australia.... And now he's her boss! Brought to Sydney by business, Nick's now a ruthless tycoon. But working with Alexandra reawakens their passion. She knows she can't keep their son hidden for much longer--what will Nick do when he finds out...?
Download or read book Dirty Vengeance A Dark Mafia Romance written by Zoe Beth Geller and published by Kinky Ink Publishing, LLC.. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the glamorous world of high society, the Michelis are revered as one of the city's most influential families, their annual gala a symbol of power and prestige. Yet, beneath the dazzling façade, secrets simmer, and organized crime flourishes. Salvatore Micheli, brother to the Don, finds himself in the crosshairs of an unexpected attack, setting off a chain of events that will forever alter the course of his life. The assassin who targets him is no stranger – she's Francesca, the captivating and deadly daughter of their sworn enemy. As their paths collide in a whirlwind of danger and desire, Sal becomes captivated by the enigmatic woman who should be his foe. Francesca, driven by vengeance for her father's death and a relentless search for a missing friend, finds herself entangled in a web of intrigue and betrayal she never anticipated. Binge-read this 5 book mafia series today.
Download or read book An Accidental Greek Wedding written by Carol Grace and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2004-05-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this romantic romp through the Greek Isles, Carol Grace pens the delightful story of maid of honor and groom-to-be hot on the trail of a runaway bride...and quite possibly falling in love! Jane Atwood has loved Alex Woods for years. His upcoming wedding to her best friend -- the Greek- American beauty Sofia Leonakis -- doesn't make it any easier. Nor does the Greek island setting (is there a more romantic place on earth?) or her status as maid of honor. But when Sofia and Alex have a huge fight five nights before the wedding, Sofia runs off with a mystery man and all bets are off. Thrown together in search of the errant bride, Jane and Alex go island-hopping. Jane tries hard to keep the "honor" in maid of honor, but her attraction to Alex deepens like a Mediterranean tan. Soon, Alex sees that she's not the plain Jane he thought she was -- and that she may be his one true love. Only on the wedding day will Jane discover whether Alex is ready to say "I do" -- and to whom! A Bon Voyage romance!
Download or read book Conspiracy In Emilia Romagna written by Erin Moira O'Hara and published by Erin Moira O'Hara. This book was released on 2016-04-09 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOPHIA DEROSA becomes entangled in a deadly web of deception when she sets out to prove the Santinis, a wealthy Italian family, were behind a conspiracy to destroy her father. Her plans come undone when she encounters Ricardo Santini, a man determined to guard his family name at all costs. After several attempts are made on her life, Sofia must trust in the very people she’s certain were behind the conspiracy. RICARDO SANTINI is a tough negotiator and an intimidating adversary. He’s worked hard to restore the family vineyard after Giuseppe DeRosa almost destroyed it. The Santini’s are about to launch a chain of luxury hotels throughout Emilia Romagna when Sofia DeRosa arrives in Bologna. She is beautiful, strong-willed, and set on proving her father’s innocence. Ricardo finds her dangerously irresistible, yet to protect his family, he must keep her close.
Download or read book Alana Oakley Mystery and Mayhem written by Poppy Inkwell and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-04-05 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alana Oakley is 12 going on 24. She has to be when her impulsive, accident-prone mother, Emma, attracts so much chaos. Alana's dad's passing three years ago has forced Alana to become the grown-up of the family, spinning the mother-daughter relationship on its head. Mystery and Mayhem starts with Alana's first year in high school at the progressive, experimental Gibson High. Year 7 is packed with the usual excitement and perils. But when Alana's superstitious friend, Sofia, loses her magic eight-ball charm, life begins to take a mysterious detour. Alana's sleuthing career takes off, but not without first having to overcome the over-exuberant Nurse Cathy, the military-inspired Coach Kusmuk and her impetuous mother who has now taken up Internet-dating! The biggest mystery of all is whether Alana's birthday wish will come true: Will this year be different or will it go horribly, spectacularly wrong, as usual? Better call the fire department... just in case.
Download or read book A Gentleman in Moscow written by Amor Towles and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-03-26 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mega-bestseller with more than 2 million readers—Now a Paramount+ with Showtime series starring Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov From the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway and Table for Two, a beautifully transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel In 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, and is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history are unfolding outside the hotel’s doors. Unexpectedly, his reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. Brimming with humor, a glittering cast of characters, and one beautifully rendered scene after another, this singular novel casts a spell as it relates the count’s endeavor to gain a deeper understanding of what it means to be a man of purpose.
Download or read book The Center of the World written by Jacqueline Sheehan and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times–bestselling author of Picture This—a stunning revelation sends a mother and her adopted daughter on a journey of self-discovery. How do you keep a secret so huge that it could devastate everyone you care about? For Kate Malloy, the answer is simple: one lie at a time. That’s how she has protected her daughter for more than a dozen years, shielding her from a terrible truth. Sofia, a fifteen-year-old soccer star living in New England, believes she was born in Mexico and legally adopted by Kate. But a posthumous letter from her stepfather tells Sofia a different story—one of civil unrest and bloodshed, death-defying heroism and child-smuggling, harrowing sacrifice and desperate decisions.\ Sofia’s trust in her mother is shattered. At last Kate must do what she knows is right—accompany Sofia back to Guatemala—the place where Kate found horror and heartache but also the greatest joy of her life. As mother and daughter confront the damage done by years of dangerous yet necessary deceptions, they discover how much love, hope, and happiness may still remain—if they have the courage to face their past. Praise for The Center of the World: “Sheehan’s writing is lively and vivid and her feel for historical detail is fine.” —The New York Times “Sheehan uses her skills as both a psychologist and a writer to create a solid, insightful story.” —Kirkus “An emotionally charged tale that explores the mother-daughter bond, set against the backdrop of the Guatemalan Civil War and complete with beautiful prose despite the atrocities. . . . Sheehan places the reader in the middle of war-torn Guatemala and expertly carries her narrative through war and peace, fear and security, and love and redemption.” —Publishers Weekly
Download or read book Three written by Jane Blythe and published by Jane Blythe. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The body count rises when two serial killers fall in love. Annabelle Englewood is still struggling to cope with what a vicious psychopath did to her eight months ago. Sofia Everette has spent five months recovering from the physical and psychological trauma inflicted on her by a member of her own family. When the two women and their respective boyfriends, Detective Xavier Montague and Detective Ryan Xander, meet up, they will have to deal with the fallout from two killers’ love affair, all under the ever-present eye of an escalating stalker. ↝ Trigger warning - mature content, issues of sexual assault/abuse, violence ↜ THREE is the third book in the Count to Ten series by USA Today bestselling author Jane Blythe. Suspense, thrills, mysteries, serial killers, stalkers, friendship, family, and love abound in each book of this complete series! Read the complete series today 1. One - Xavier and Annabelle 2. Two - Ryan and Sofia 3. Three - Xavier and Annabelle, Ryan and Sofia 4. Four - Jack and Laura 5. Five - Jack and Laura 6. Six - Xavier and Annabelle 6.5 Burning Secrets (a novella) - Paige and Elias 7. Seven - Mark and Daisy 8. Eight - Ryan and Sofia 9. Nine 10. Ten
