Download or read book Tides of Love written by Kimberly Cooper Griffin and published by Bold Strokes Books Inc. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life changes like the ocean tides, and Mikayla Pierce is discovering that the hard way. Recently divorced and learning more about her bisexuality, she struggles to find her way on her own. Living in a borrowed home in Oceana Mobile Home Park, Mikayla knows one thing for sure. She’s done trying to be the person other people think she should be. Gem Helmstaad, the property manager of Oceana, has resigned herself to the life she’s lived since she was a kid, helping her dad take care of his business. She thought she’d broken free of her family obligations, but with her father’s poor health and her siblings having lives of their own, she’s back in Oceana and it’s up to her to keep the business going. Falling in love is the last thing on either of their minds, but when Mikayla and Gem meet, sparks of possibility begin to shine, revealing a new path that just might lead them to a future neither expected.

Download or read book Hometown Roots written by Corie Manglos and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is going really well for Kit Van Kemp-in fact, better than she had ever imagined. She has a job she loves, a precocious daughter who brings her great joy, and a supportive best friend. For the first time in years, she believes she is in a place where she can flourish. When her boss offers her the promotion of a lifetime, she has to decide if the sacrifices it requires will be worth it. Feeling forced to make a decision she never thought she would face, she must return to a place associated with great pain in her life or risk losing her job. Kit has all but ignored her past as she carved out a brand-new life for herself, but if she accepts the promotion, she will no longer be able to ignore it. As Kit faces her past and the bitter sting of betrayal and rejection, will she finally find true healing and forgiveness? How will she guide her young daughter into a place of acceptance and open her heart to love again? Following the rejection of his high school sweetheart, Michele, Jordan has spent the past six years enmeshed in his busy work schedule, buying up businesses and expanding his construction empire. He has chosen to work at the expense of most relationships in his life, leaving almost no time for family or friends. Over the past two years, he has finally forgiven Michele for all the pain she caused, knowing that God used that pain to help him become the man he is today. His family has finally convinced him that it is time to focus on his life once again, but will he really be able to forget the past and move forward and love again?

Download or read book Love Leads the Way written by Claudia Pemberton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2016-09-23 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newlyweds Mikayla and Jesse Daulton are living a fairytale life. Jesse is a retired United States Army Ranger working as a flight medic on a rescue helicopter, while Mikayla runs a small advertising business out of their home. Although they are madly in love, there is one thing missing from their private paradise: a child of their own. Jesse, who is as noble as his profession, is determined to give his wife the desires of her heart. After being suspended from his job for not following protocol, he makes a life-altering decision that will unwittingly place both his and Mikaylas lives in jeopardy. Love Leads the Way is a poignant story of love and devotion between an Army soldier and his wife as they embark on an unforgettable journey together that teaches the true meaning of family, heroism, and sacrifice. Praise for Love Leaves No One Behind You cannot just read this book and walk away untouched emotionally in some way. William Rev Bill McDonald Jr., author, poet, motivational speaker, and film consultant

Download or read book The Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Series Books 7 and 8 written by Julia Spencer-Fleming and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2015-04-21 with total page 805 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here together for the first time in a fabulous eBook bundle are books 7 and 8 in the Clare Fergusson and Russ Van Alstyne Series: One Was a Soldier and Through the Evil Days New York Times bestselling author Julia Spencer-Fleming brings to life the town on Millers Kill where two people who are destines for love or tragedy put their lives on the line in a town where nothing is as it seems...and evil waits inside quaint farmhouses. One Was A Soldier Since their first meeting, Chief of Police Russ Van Alstyne Russ and Reverend Clare Fergusson's bond has been tried, torn, and forged by adversity. But when he rules a veteran's death a suicide, she violently rejects his verdict, drawing the surviving vets into an unorthodox investigation that threatens jobs, relationships, and her own future with Russ. Through The Evil Days Russ and Clare search desperately for the truth about a missing child, but the hunters will become the hunted when they are trapped in the cabin beside the frozen lake and stalked through the snowbound woods by a killer.

Download or read book Painted Passion written by Latisha Brandon and published by Genesis Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoying the last day of merriment in LOVE Park, Kevin Zahir Dunmore sees a woman across the courtyard, and knows instantly he has to capture her image. He doesn't miss a step, sketching page after page of her silhouette. He ponders, if only he were close enough to see the shade of her eyes. Never one to let a moment pass he approaches her, swagger peppering his steps. Little does he know. . .his life will never be the same. The sensation is of butterfly wings skimming down her neck and across her exposed shoulders. Ashlyn Farrell feels open, and she shockingly relishes the imaged touch. She's forever in control, and as her life as a photojournalist depends on that control. However, on that day, she lowers her professional camera and basks in it. She wants to roll her head back toward her shoulders and raise her arms to the sun. Kevin and Ashlyn are vastly different, him from the Southside of Philadelphia, she a child of privilege, reeled in the gated communities of suburban Chicago. He's a self made, younger man, who's charming, confident, and at times slightly arrogant. She's worldly, brilliant, and a tad bit reserved. As their lives become more intertwined, traveling from the cool surf of the Atlantic, to the heated hills of S„o Paulo, their passion ignites, but is their love strong enough to face the skepticism of her family, or his male ego?

Download or read book Harlequin Special Edition August 2018 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Melissa Senate and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: THE MAVERICK’S BABY-IN-WAITING Montana Mavericks: The Lonelyhearts Ranch by Melissa Senate After dumping her cheating fiancé, mom-to-be Mikayla Brown is trying to start fresh—without a man!—but Jensen Jones is determined to pursue her. He’s not ready to be a daddy…or is he? SHOW ME A HERO American Heroes by Allison Leigh When small-town cop Ali Templeton shows up at Grant Cooper’s door with a baby she says is his niece, the air force vet turned thriller writer is suprised by more than the baby—there’s an undeniable attraction to deal with, too. Can he be a hero for more than just the baby’s sake? Or will Ali be left out in the cold once again? HER LOST AND FOUND BABY The Daycare Chronicles by Tara Taylor Quinn Tabitha Jones has teamed up with her food-truck-running neighbor, Johnny Brubaker, to travel to different cities to find her missing son. But as they get closer to bringing Jackson back, they have to decide if they really want their time together to come to an end…

Download or read book Seasonal Storms Summer Rain The Love written by Steve Weatherspoon and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2023-03-06 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spring Showers have come and gone, nourishing the seeds that have been planted. Allowing them to grow and bloom. Beauty tends to blossom after the showers have subsided and the sun has come out to add the necessary components for sustainable growth. Now Summer Rain is a bit different than Spring Showers, the warmth, the intensity, the desire for more. That heat yearning to be satisfied, to receive something that'll quell the craving that grows from those seeds planted deep within. Jaron and Makayla now find themselves in a similar position as the seeds that were aforementioned. Having certain buds that have already bloomed, it would only make sense that the longing would come soon after. Perhaps a Summer Rain can bring about the necessary ingredients to fulfill the storms that are now brewing on the horizon.

Download or read book The Secret Lives of Baltimore Girls 2 written by Katt and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Baltimore girls--Charlie, convinced her man is having an affair with a work colleague; Emerson, caught in a love triangle; and Mikayla, who finds out her mother has been murdered--carry secrets and deal with challenges that could derail even the toughest women.

Download or read book Seasonal Storms written by Steve Weatherspoon and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is cyclical, no matter what we do to avoid it, change will always come. Just as storms are often frowned upon, most view change the same way. If you sit back and take the time to appreciate it, there's so much potential beauty in change. After nature has stood vibrant and radiant, it too will change. Spring is full of anticipation and excitement for what is soon to come, it's showers come to provide the nutrients necessary to begin growth. Summer turns the excitement into a reality that can be experienced. It's rain nourishes the seeds and nutrients provided by spring. The Autumn change, is almost like the exhale of nature. The strong but calm colors, the temperature slowly decreases. It's a time to take stock of what was. To appreciate the memories created in the previous seasons and begin the process of putting things away for we know that winter is the season of silence. It's a time to make way for the new anticipation of the coming spring. An Autumn Downpour comes to wash away those things that have yet to take hold and solidify their place. To remove those items weakened by the previous storms. Those things that last, show how much resiliency and resolve they've built, they refuse to be moved. There's always growth in change but sometimes things grow apart. Something we thought would last a lifetime, unfortunately, will only last a season. Jaron and Makayla now find themselves at this very space in their season together. Is it time now for them to grow apart or have they built a strong enough foundation to weather the coming storm.

Download or read book Firefly written by Michelle A. Cornelson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-10-19 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Someone is burning Baltimore. At night, sirens shriek through the air as red light blazes in the night sky. Businesses and houses are burning. Theres a madman on the loose, and its not just about the firehes getting pretty fond of killing, too. There arent any leads, but there is a terrible media frenzy that gives this monster the nickname Firefly. Dr. McKayla MacDonald doesnt want to see her beautiful city burned to the ground, but she also doesnt want to get involved with the investigation. As a successful psychologist, shes happy to assist the county fire department as a counselor. She has no idea that her decision to be a Good Samaritan has brought her to the attention of the last person she wants knowing her name and address. Firefly is on her tail, and McKayla suspects he may have been from the beginning. Using her extensive knowledge of the human psyche, the good doctor might be able to point authorities to their arsonist. Yet as the city burns, Firefly comes closer. Is he crazy enough to end up on McKaylas doorstep with fire in hand? She must solve the case before her family becomes his target. Firefly is a riveting and intriguing novel that is aglow with sparks, suspense and mystique. Cornelson is an accomplished and gifted writer who keeps the reader captivated from the very first page. Shirley Erickson, MS, Sixth-Year Certificate in Reading Education

Download or read book Erica the Eagle written by Brandon Ford and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding Freedom is a story about Erica, a young eagle, that believes she has everything she needs in her life within Sanctuary. She soon learns the easy life is not as it seems. Join Erica and her Sanctuary friends in an adventure of finding new friends, inspiration, danger, courage, and true freedom—the kind of freedom that only those who work hard and have the courage to take chances can find.

Download or read book Lady of the Trillium written by Marion Zimmer Bradley and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Torn between love and duty, a reluctant young acolyte will be called on to magically save her imperiled world in this enthralling chapter of the Saga of the Trillium Of the three royal siblings who made up the Petals of the Living Trillium, only Lady Haramis survives nine hundred years after the events that nearly devastated their realm. But the Archimage is old and ill, and a successor must be found if Ruwenda is to remain safe and protected. In Princess Mikayla, Haramis recognizes the ideal candidate. However, the impulsive teenager must be carefully schooled in the magic arts—and the headstrong youth isn’t certain she even wants the responsibility, especially if it means abandoning her one true love. But time is running out—for Haramis and for the kingdom. And with disaster looming, the fate of Mikayla’s endangered homeland may soon fall heavily on the shoulders of a young, only half-trained rebel, ready or not. Revisiting the magnificent world she created with fellow fantasy luminaries Julian May and Andre Norton in Black Trillium, the remarkable Marion Zimmer Bradley joins coauthor Elisabeth Waters to gaze into the far future of the World of the Three Moons. Lady of the Trillium is an enthralling, unforgettable tale of destiny, duty, magic, love, and the seemingly unbridgeable chasm between old and young.

Download or read book Her Kind of Man written by Pamela Yaye and published by Kimani Press. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Makayla Stevens has blossomed since high school, but one thing hasn't changed: Kenyon Blake still turns her knees to jelly. Back then, she had thick glasses and braces, and he was a gorgeous football star. Now he's the uncle of one of her students, and he's made it plain he'd like to get to know her outside the classroom. The reality is even hotter than her teenage fantasies, but getting involved with a student's relative could mess with her career, and her peace of mind. Kenyon's not giving up, not before teaching Makayla a few things—about long, slow kisses, sizzling passion and listening to your heart.…

Download or read book Starting From Scratch A Wish Novel written by Jazz Taylor and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Meow or Never, a story about blended families, anxiety, and how a fresh start can be just what you need... even when you least expect it. Janie believes there's a best way to do everything. When she sticks to a schedule, she and her mom can tackle anything. But Janie's perfect schedule -- and her life -- are getting shaken up this year. Her new stepmom, Keisha, and her daughter, Makayla, are moving in with Janie and her mom. Worst of all? Makayla brings a cat with her. And Janie hates cats. Even though it's hard, Janie tries to welcome Makayla to her new school. And honestly, she maybe does too good a job. Soon, Makayla is volunteering with Janie's beloved Sunshine Club, and Janie's friends all love her. The only one who pays any attention to her anymore is Makayla's nosy cat. It feels like her new sister is taking over! What's a gal to do with a copycat in her life?

Download or read book The Complete Legal Affairs Series written by Sawyer Bennett and published by Big Dog Books, LLC. This book was released on 2022-05-23 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The law has never felt so hot! These lawyers might be all business in the courtroom (well, mostly), but it’s no holds barred when court isn’t in session! A fling with the boss, enemies who don’t hate each other as much as they thought, a rockstar, and a pesky woodpecker make this a series you don’t want to miss! The Legal Affairs series includes: * Legal Affairs: McKayla’s Story * Confessions of a Litigation God: Matt’s Story * Clash: Cal and Macy’s Story Book 1 * Grind: Cal and Macy’s Story Book 2 * Yield: Cal and Macy’s Story Book 3 * Sexy Lies and Rock & Roll: Evan and Emma’s Story * The Pecker Briefs: Ford and Viveka’s Story

Download or read book Double Booked written by Cheryl Crouch and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2009-12-15 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chosen Girls is a dynamic new series that communicates a message of empowerment and hope to Christian youth who want to live out their faith. These courageous and compelling girls stand for their beliefs and encourage others to do the same. When their cross cultural outreach band takes off, Trinity, Melody, and Harmony explode onto the scene with style, hot music, and genuine, age-relatable content. In Double-Booked, Harmony finds that a three-way friendship is challenging, with Trinity befriending a snobby clique and Mello all negative. Through a series of mistakes, Harmony unwittingly unites the two against her and learns that innocent comments hurt more than you think. Ultimately, the Chosen Girls are united again in time to sing for a crowd that really needs to hear what they have to say.

Download or read book The Heart Stealer written by Katy Archer and published by Archer Street Romance. This book was released on with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He’s a hockey star with no strings attached and a life any other college student would be jealous of… but when he meets a girl with big green eyes and tears on her face, he’s a goner. When I open the door to our hockey frat house late one night and find a distraught woman shivering on the doorstep, every protective instinct inside me rises to the challenge. I’ll do anything to help her and wipe that terrified look off her face. It doesn’t matter that I’ve never seen her before and I don’t know anything about her or even what happened. That’s the kind of guy I am. I’m the protector, the defenseman, the one who makes sure everyone is all right, on the ice and off it. But the more time I spend with her, the more I’m intrigued by her quiet smile and her unflinching grit. She’s got more backbone and quicker defense reflexes than most hockey goalies I know. She’s also keeping the truth locked down so tight I still don’t know exactly what happened to her that night, but the way she flinches at loud noises and the fear that flashes through her eyes tells me enough. Someone hurt her. And for some reason, the thought of that is more than I can handle. I’m determined to find out who did this to her, and then I’m going to make sure they’ll never be able to hurt her again. I’ve never felt like this before about a girl. I want to protect her, to keep her safe…. But I also want to make her mine. The Heart Stealer is a stand alone, slow burn NA hockey romance with no cheating and a guaranteed happy ending. Perfect for fans of Off-Campus by Elle Kennedy, #Nerd by Cambria Hebert and Maple Hills by Hannah Grace. Trigger warning: Domestic violence