Download or read book Nickels written by Christine Stark and published by Loving Healing Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nickels follows a biracial girl named "Little Miss So and So," from age 4-1/2 into adulthood. Told in a series of prose poems, Nickels' lyrical and inventive language conveys the dissociative states born of a world formed by persistent and brutal incest and homophobia.The dissociative states enable the child's survival and, ultimately, the adult's healing. The story is both heartbreaking and triumphant.

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Download or read book Phantom Angel written by David Handler and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-02-10 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wickedly funny private eye novel set in the dark underbelly of New York City, where the worlds of Broadway and organized crime meet When it comes to tracking down teen runaways, there is no private investigator in New York City better than streetwise Benji Golden. But his newest client is Morrie Frankel, the last of the great Broadway showmen. Morrie's current extravaganza, a lavish $65 million musical adaptation of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, is the biggest unfolding disaster the Great White Way has ever seen. Rumor has it, if he doesn't find a deep-pocketed "angel," or investor, soon, he might go down and take the production with him. Morrie thought he had found such an investor in hedge fund billionaire R.J. Farnell, who promised to keep the teetering production afloat. But Farnell and his $12 million have vanished. Benji tracks Farnell to his girlfriend, Jonquil Beausoleil, who turns the investigation on its head. When Morrie is found gunned down on 42nd Street, Benji finds himself smack in the middle of a high-profile murder investigation, and he'll have to pierce through a lot of Broadway gossip before he can find the killer. Phantom Angel is the next entertaining installment in David Handler's newest mystery series, sure to delight both old and new fans of this award--winning, unique voice in crime fiction.

Download or read book Wilde for You written by Dawn Atkins and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-02-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sexiest man Cricket Wilde never forgot, Tucker Manning, is now an assistant principal… and her boss! One look at him and this science teacher is dying to test if that long-ago chemistry is still there. But he's gone from Mr. Sizzling to Mr. Strictly-By- The-Book. There's nothing that Cricket likes more than bending the rules, and Tucker's cool facade makes her determined to melt the ice. And after a few stolen kisses, it looks as if his inner hottie is making a comeback. If his little secret gets out, everything Tucker has worked so hard for will come crashing down…including his career plans. Too bad there's no way that he can resist Cricket's wild sexiness. Once they hit the sheets, he's tossing caution to the wind just to be with her. So when word of their private affair leaks out, will Tucker reveal the one thing that will keep them together in bedded bliss?

Download or read book Runaway Cove written by Abby Tyler and published by Casey Shay Press. This book was released on 2023-05-10 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A runaway bride. A quiet New England coastal town. A family secret about to be exposed. When Cricket arrives in Runaway Cove with only a wedding gown and a rental car in someone else’s name, she fulfills a promise to her teenaged self: to see the ocean. She has no family to speak of, and everything she’s known for two years is tied up with the man she left at the altar. She'll have to start over with nothing. When Miranda and her children discover Cricket in her wedding dress on the beach, the last thing they need is another disaster. Miranda's once amicable divorce has gone belly up, and Kyle is visiting their children less and less. But her teen daughter takes an instant liking to Cricket, determined to help her get a job in their small community. It’s the most light Miranda’s seen in Cecilia’s eyes in months. So they take the young woman in. Vicky has been running her coffee shop, Runaway Perk, since her mother died forty years ago. She's eager to hire Cricket and get some help, but when a young man arrives in Runaway Cove to visit his father’s old haunts and takes a shine to her new employee, Vicky realizes he is the key to unlocking her long-held secret, one that will tear their peaceful community apart. __ Don't miss all of Abby's books: -- The Sweetest Match: Sweet Small Town Second Chance -- The Perfect Disaster: Small Town Dog Lover Sports Romance -- The Irresistible Spark: Sweet Small Town Firefighter Romance -- Mistletoe Summer: Sweet Small Town Grumpy Sunshine Military Romance -- The Unexpected Shelter: Sweet Stranger in a Small Town Romance -- The Special Delivery: Sweet Small Town Single Dad and Nanny Romance -- Belated Kiss: Sweet Late in Life Mature Romance (over sixty) -- Runaway Cove: Small Town Family Saga on the New England Coast

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