Download or read book Hometown Love Anthology written by Multiple Authors and published by Phoenix Voices Publishing. This book was released on 2024-11-12 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into the charming world of small-town romance. An enchanting anthology that transports readers to a place where love blossoms amidst the backdrop of tight-knit communities and picturesque settings. This collection of heartwarming stories is a delightful celebration of love, friendship, and second chances. Donuts, Books, and Jocks by Carol Cassada Ethan Galloway decides to tell his friend Daisy Foster he loves her during their school reunion. But the moment is interrupted when the town’s most famous resident, basketball player Brock Tate arrives. Brock proves to be competition for Daisy’s heart and Ethan’s chance at love might be squashed. Love Blossoms by Ireland Lorelei Everybody knows everybody in Cloverdale, and it’s how locals like it. When big city transplant, Emma, arrives in town to help run her aunt's struggling diner, it’s clear to her that small-town life is not as idyllic as she thought. The locals are skeptical of outsiders, and the diner is barely staying afloat, but nothing can deter Emma. Jack, a local farmer, is going through a rough patch, too. They join forces to save the dine and the farm, and find themselves growing closer and closer despite his family’s resistance to an outsider and the call of the city. How are they going to make it work, when small town pressure and family expectations are stacked against them? MacKade Thou shalt not steal. Oh, but Florence had, and would do so one last time. Ten pieces her grandfather painted for her because he loved her. Ten pieces her mother lost, along with anything else, for loving the wrong man. She’d be damned if she’d give up those paintings. Easy and genuine, Rhett loves his life–his family, his market, his town. Then he meets a British woman with grey eyes and a cute little smile. The thing is, to love her is easy, but can he trust her? When Rhett uncovers her agenda, Flo knows she will lose the man she loves, or what she’d been fighting for years. Which road will she choose, knowing either will shatter her heart?

Download or read book Hometown Love Anthology written by Carol Cassada and published by . This book was released on 2024-11-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into the charming world of small-town romance. An enchanting anthology that transports readers to a place where love blossoms amidst the backdrop of tight-knit communities and picturesque settings. This collection of heartwarming stories is a delightful celebration of love, friendship, and second chances. Donuts, Books, and Jocks by Carol Cassada Ethan Galloway decides to tell his friend Daisy Foster he loves her during their school reunion. But the moment is interrupted when the town's most famous resident, basketball player Brock Tate arrives. Brock proves to be competition for Daisy's heart and Ethan's chance at love might be squashed. Love Blossoms by Ireland Lorelei Everybody knows everybody in Cloverdale, and it's how locals like it. When big city transplant, Emma, arrives in town to help run her aunt's struggling diner, it's clear to her that small-town life is not as idyllic as she thought. The locals are skeptical of outsiders, and the diner is barely staying afloat, but nothing can deter Emma. Jack, a local farmer, is going through a rough patch, too. They join forces to save the dine and the farm, and find themselves growing closer and closer despite his family's resistance to an outsider and the call of the city. How are they going to make it work, when small town pressure and family expectations are stacked against them? MacKade Thou shalt not steal. Oh, but Florence had, and would do so one last time. Ten pieces her grandfather painted for her because he loved her. Ten pieces her mother lost, along with anything else, for loving the wrong man. She'd be damned if she'd give up those paintings. Easy and genuine, Rhett loves his life-his family, his market, his town. Then he meets a British woman with grey eyes and a cute little smile. The thing is, to love her is easy, but can he trust her? When Rhett uncovers her agenda, Flo knows she will lose the man she loves, or what she'd been fighting for years. Which road will she choose, knowing either will shatter her heart?

Download or read book The Advice King Anthology written by Chris Crofton and published by Vanderbilt University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the fall of 2014, The Advice King has been one of the most widely read sections of alt-weekly the Nashville Scene. The Advice King Anthology contains the best of those columns, with new In-the-Meantime notes, a new introduction, and a foreword by writer Tracy Moore. If you are looking for traditional advice, this might not be the book for you. But if you care to find the incendiary, subversive, and hilarious alongside actual thoughts about addiction, depression, gentrification, politics, poetry, music, economic policy, living in New Nashville, and (inevitably) romance, the Advice King has much to offer.

Download or read book A Perfect Match written by Karen Wiesner and published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-30 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peaceful Pilgrims Series is set in Karen Wiesner's fictional town of Peaceful, Wisconsin, a small community with old-fashioned values and friendly people you'll want to get to know and visit often. At nearly 40, Dante Robinson has never been in a relationship that wasn't more than a one-night stand. His nephew, a college student, living in the upstairs apartment of his garage reveals that, on a lark, he and his friend started an online dating company, Perfect Match. Dante insists he shut it down...until the kid offers to hook him up with a "naughty librarian". Lena Young has worked two jobs since she was in high school. She's 30 and raises the daughter of her abusive older brother, a truck driver, as if she's her own. When her friend convinced her to sign up for Perfect Match, she couldn't get herself to go through it...until Dante responds to her profile. Developing a major crush on her brother's best friend hadn't been difficult when Lena was a sheltered girl, but Dante hasn't been back to their house in 16 years. After she agrees to meet him without telling him who she is, she discovers he only invited her over to his house to get laid. She's mortified but, when an equally humiliated Dante comes to the truck stop diner she works on the weekends and apologizes, begging her to forgive him, she can't turn him away. Wanting to tell him to hit the road, she instead finds herself believing him, championing his determination to become a better man...convinced that, with him, she could have one thing in her life that brings her the kind of joy she's always dreamed of but has never considered possible.

Download or read book Home written by Karen Wiesner and published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peaceful Pilgrims Series is set in Karen Wiesner's fictional town of Peaceful, Wisconsin, a small community with old-fashioned values and friendly people you'll want to get to know and visit often. Small-town girl Ayodele "Della" Flynn lives in a city she abhors, where danger seems to be lurking around every corner. When her husband dies very unexpectedly, she's confronted with figuring out where her home is with her young son River and trying to come to terms with the loose ends her husband left their lives in.

Download or read book Destiny written by Karen Wiesner and published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do you know destiny when it knocks on your door, or recognize it if it's always been there? Christian Riley, Elizabeth Horace, and Oscar Albright grew up together, the cliched "church kids", but Chris quickly found everything about his life stifling. When he moves to Los Angeles to get away from everything his existence has dictated for him, he doesn't expect Elizabeth to follow him, but he's known for as long as he can remember that she loves him obsessively...just as Oscar loves her. With Chris's faith in tatters, he has no interest in Christianity let alone morality. Yet in the thirteen years that follow, he finds himself returning to Elizabeth whenever he hits rock bottom. Deep down, he understands she alone will always love him, no matter how far he strays or how much he hurts her when he uses her as his last-ditch refuge. When a serial killer/rapist's attack of Elizabeth is mercifully thwarted, Chris's world collapses in on him with guilt and horror coming at him from every corner. The attack has changed Elizabeth. She realizes she's put her life on hold for too long praying for Chris to share her belief that their love and life together is destined. After she severs the ties between them, Chris knows the only way to get her back is to give himself to the Lord. God begins changing him from the inside out, but--too little, too late--has he fallen in love when his angel of mercy is no longer available to him?

Download or read book The Doctor is in Love written by Angeli E. Dumatol and published by An Apple a Day Books. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walk along the corridors of Sta. Gianna University Hospital for a glimpse into the lives of its doctors as they heal the sick, serve those in need, and fall in love in this medical romance anthology. FIRST CUT BY ANGELI E. DUMATOL Tags: rivals to lovers, there is only one residency slot Heat Level 0 Fresh from the medical boards, Sage is determined to get into the prestigious neurosurgery residency program at Sta. Gianna University Hospital. Unfortunately, only one first year will be accepted, and for that slot, she has to compete with Rainier, son of the renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Acosta. Pre-residency finds the two of them going head-to-head in a showdown of knowledge and skill, but Sage and Rainier soon realize that the coveted residency slot isn’t the only thing they want anymore: They also want each other. THE DAYS OF RAIN AND FLOWERS BY EK GONZALES Tags: there is only one bed, friends to lovers Heat Level 3 Rain finds themself having lost a hotel room reservation for an out-of-town medical conference. But suddenly their crush Toni takes them as a roommate during the conference. Being so close together while so far from the hospital, things are finally talked about, finally said, finally done… FINALLY HOME BY CELESTINE TRINIDAD Tags: friends (research partners) to lovers, second chance romance Heat Level 0 Mayumi and Joaquin were not only research partners and co-fellows back during Mayumi's brief stay in the US for her fellowship, maybe they were more, so much more--until she left him to go back home to the Philippines. They meet again two years later, when they are both invited as speakers in an out-of-town medical conference of the Sta Gianna University Hospital. Awkwardness ensues, yet feelings also return. Will they also get another chance at love? STATUS: IN A FAKE RELATIONSHIP BY SUZETTE DE BORJA Tags: friends to lovers, fake dating Heat Level 3 OB GYN Guia Carlos is afraid her best friend pediatrician Dominic Carpio is going to get his heart broken all over again. His glamorous ex-girlfriend is back in Manila and is going to the same out-of-town medical conference in Subic he will be attending. If protecting him from another heartbreak requires tagging along to a weekend conference and posing as his new girlfriend, then Guia was going to protect Dominic, even if it might just be at the cost of her own heart. Content warnings: depictions of a broken healthcare system and government corruption, mention of deceased parents, mentions of homophobia concerns and toxic masculinity

Download or read book 2 in 1 Inspirational Romance Novellas written by Karen Wiesner and published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. This book was released on 2016-05-22 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Amethyst Angel {Traditional Romance Novella}: Elena Lopez's father has decided to play matchmaker with his long-time friend and neighbor, Marta Delgado, when Marta's nephew comes to town. Elena has a secret though: She's always loved Marta's own son Pablo. An amethyst angel belonging to a dying boy reminds Elena that spending her life waiting for something to happen isn't living and that love must be shared. Can she take the risk of telling Pablo her feelings even if he doesn't share her love? A Home for Christmas {Inspirational Romance Novella}: All Christie Renata Zondervon has ever wanted is a family, especially at Christmas-time. Craig Stevens has dried her tears, held her hand, listened to her talk about her hopes and fears at any time of day or night. She's never looked at him romantically before...until he invites her to spend Christmas with his family. How does a painfully shy man reveal his heart without voicing the words that could lead to rejection? Craig has given himself twelve days to convince Christie he can be the man of her dreams. Now it's a countdown to win her heart or bust!

Download or read book Adventures in Amethyst Series Book 12 Unlucky in Love written by Karen Wiesner and published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. This book was released on 2022-04-30 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlucky in love and unable to count their blessings during the Thanksgiving holiday, Layla and Adam find themselves jilted at the same time by the person they assumed was their soulmate. Heartbroken, snowed in and forced to share the only available cabin in town, they have no choice but to re-evaluate everything they've ever wanted in life...and love.

Download or read book Blossom Among Flowers written by Jay E. Tria and published by Jay E. Tria. This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A taste of Japanese manga: Being invisible can’t be that hard, can it? High school student Hikaru Saito is in trouble. She is failing English because she’d much rather bury her nose in the latest manga than study pronouns and prepositions. To keep her from getting kicked out of school, she is assigned a tutor in the form of the most popular boy in school: golden-haired genius Takeshi Hinata. You’d think Takeshi would be Hikaru’s surefire way to academic success, but her stubbornness, lack of concentration, and general disinterest in things other than her precious manga frustrate Takeshi to no end. To make matters worse, a young, pretty boy teacher is determined to rescue Hikaru every chance he gets, riling Takeshi up even more—and confusing the hell out of Hikaru. But as they spend more time together and get to know each other beyond their high school reputations, Hikaru and Takeshi enter a situation neither of them expected to find themselves in—one that factors in stolen kisses, controlling parents, a princess-in-hiding, and the deepest yearnings of a teenage heart.

Download or read book Harlequin Love Inspired April 2016 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Rebecca Kertz and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Inspired brings you three new titles at a great value, available now! Enjoy these uplifting contemporary romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW Lancaster County Weddings by Rebecca Kertz Hiring the Lapp family men to make repairs around her farmhouse, Martha King soon develops feelings for the younger Elijah Lapp. Now it's up to the handsome entrepreneur to show the lovely widow that age is no barrier for true love. COMING HOME TO TEXAS Blue Thorn Ranch by Allie Pleiter Returning to her childhood ranch, Ellie Buckton teams up with deputy sheriff Nash Larson to teach after-school classes to the town's troubled teens. Can she put her failed engagement in the past and find a future with the charming lawman? FALLING FOR THE MILLIONAIRE Village of Hope by Merrillee Whren When Hudson Conrick's construction company works on the women's shelter expansion at the Village of Hope, he'll prove to ministry director Melody Hammond that he's more than just an adventure-loving millionaire—he's her perfect match. Join HarlequinMyRewards…com to earn FREE books and more. Earn points for all your Harlequin purchases from wherever you shop.

Download or read book The WritersNet Anthology of Prose written by Gary D. Kessler and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2002-10 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The WritersNet Anthology of Prose reverses the trend of the publishing industry expanding onto the Internet. What began as an on-line evaluation and editing workshop on the WritersNet website turned this trend on its head when the best of the material submitted by writers across four continents, both published and unpublished, both previous best-sellers and those seeking their first appearance in print, was published in this two-volume anthology. This project not only showcases the widely diverse talent of new and established writers and has established a new common-purpose dimension of community among the writers participating in WritersNet, but it also serves the community at large, as all profits above production costs are being donated to the Salvation Army in remembrance of the events of 9/11. The resulting fiction collection of sixty short stories by fifty-three separate authors provided in this volume one of the anthology, WritersNet Anthology of Prose: Fiction, is much more eclectic than is normal with such works. These stories defy the normal “common thread in content” rule. You can find something here to entertain you—and to make you ponder—no matter what your reading pleasure. Explore and enjoy.

Download or read book Kevin Keller 7 written by Dan Parent and published by Archie Comic Publications, Inc.. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Decisions, Decisions!" Where's Kevin? Archie and the gang haven't seen him in a while and begin to wonder what their pal is up to. Must be school obligations and work, right? Nosy BFF Veronica is determined to get to the bottom of his absence and spots him with a new friend. However, Kevin seems distant about his new friendship and when his parents inquire, Kevin is reluctant to share. Is this just a friend? Has Kevin found a boyfriend? Or has Veronica finally driven him up a wall?

Download or read book The Colors of Poetry written by Makoto Ōoka and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book One Country Two Societies written by Martin K. Whyte and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2010-02-25 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of essays that analyzes China's foremost social cleavage: the rural-urban gap. It examines the historical background of rural-urban relations; the size and trend in the income gap between rural and urban residents; aspects of inequality apart from income; and, experiences of discrimination, particularly among urban migrants." -- BOOK PUBLISHER WEBSITE.

Download or read book On the Rocks written by Karen Wiesner and published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A missing engagement ring leads to murder... It's been a month since Denim McHart hung up his private investigating career after he ended up with a bullet in his leg. The injury has forced Den to re-evaluate future goals in his career, his love-life and his spiritual life. To keep himself busy in early retirement, he's been attempting to restore an antique table and he's officially bored. He can't seem to keep his mind off his investigative partner, the lovely and complicated Sylvia Price whom he's had an on-again, off-again romantic relationship with in the past. When Sylvia calls him out of the blue, he doesn't waste time getting down to their office. In this past month, Sylvia has been dealing with her own feelings for Den, her overwhelming guilt for the pivotal event that happened years ago and caused her mother to be mentally unstable, coinciding with her inability to forgive herself the way she knows the Lord has forgiven her. Before the sparks can fly between Den and Sylvia in the direction he has his heart set, she says they've got company. Jilted bride Naomi Deva tells him that her groom--Mayor Thomas Julian--dumped her at the altar. Reluctantly, she admits he'd caught her in a compromising position with the best man only minutes before the ceremony. Naomi also reveals the reason why she's sought them: The local police department hasn't been able to turn up the 6.1 carat diamond engagement ring Thomas gave her...and the groom wants it back. Immediately.

Download or read book Life With Archie 26 written by Paul Kupperberg and published by Archie Comic Publications, Inc.. This book was released on with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Archie Marries Veronica." Archie settles in as president of Mirth Records but is soon disillusioned when he discovers that the "talent" may not be so talented after all. Meanwhile, Reggie is given a choice by his reality show producer: up the drama with fake fighting between him and Betty or face cancellation. "Archie Marries Betty." Reggie's head is still spinning from the suddenness of his father's heart attack and to top it off he's been saddled with the responsibility of overseeing the family business. Can he make his father proud? But not everyone is filled with worry as Cheryl recovers from cancer and may have just met a potential mate. Is love in the air?