Download or read book So Here s the Thing written by Alyssa Mastromonaco and published by Twelve. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Who Thought This Was a Good Idea? comes a fun, frank book of reflections, essays, and interviews on topics important to young women, ranging from politics and career to motherhood, sisterhood, and making and sustaining relationships of all kinds in the age of social media. Alyssa Mastromonaco is back with a bold, no-nonsense, and no-holds-barred twenty-first-century girl's guide to life, tackling the highs and lows of bodies, politics, relationships, moms, education, life on the internet, and pop culture. Whether discussing Barbra Streisand or The Bachelor, working in the West Wing or working on finding a wing woman, Alyssa leaves no stone unturned...and no awkward situation unexamined. Like her bestseller Who Thought This Was a Good Idea?, SO HERE'S THE THING... brings a sharp eye and outsize sense of humor to the myriad issues facing women the world over, both in and out of the workplace. Along with Alyssa's personal experiences and hard-won life lessons, interviews with women like Monica Lewinsky, Susan Rice, and Chelsea Handler round out this modern woman's guide to, well, just about everything you can think of.

Download or read book Tampa written by Alissa Nutting and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In this sly and salacious work, Nutting forces us to take a long, unflinching look at a deeply disturbed mind, and more significantly, at society’s often troubling relationship with female beauty.” (San Francisco Chronicle) In Alissa Nutting’s novel Tampa, Celeste Price, a smoldering 26-year-old middle-school teacher in Florida, unrepentantly recounts her elaborate and sociopathically determined seduction of a 14-year-old student. Celeste has chosen and lured the charmingly modest Jack Patrick into her web. Jack is enthralled and in awe of his eighth-grade teacher, and, most importantly, willing to accept Celeste’s terms for a secret relationship—car rides after dark, rendezvous at Jack’s house while his single father works the late shift, and body-slamming erotic encounters in Celeste’s empty classroom. In slaking her sexual thirst, Celeste Price is remorseless and deviously free of hesitation, a monstress of pure motivation. She deceives everyone, is close to no one, and cares little for anything but her pleasure. Tampa is a sexually explicit, virtuosically satirical, American Psycho–esque rendering of a monstrously misplaced but undeterrable desire. Laced with black humor and crackling sexualized prose, Alissa Nutting’s Tampa is a grand, seriocomic examination of the want behind student / teacher affairs and a scorching literary debut.

Download or read book written by Kmg-baughman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Survival!Yes survival!After thirty-four and a half years of physical, mental, verbal, sexual abuse, and yes-even incest, enough is enough! Thirty six year old Alyssa Montgomery is married and has one daughter. She knows there are things going on with herself that she cannot explain! Two years ago, Alyssa had gone to see Dr. Norma Price, a Psychologist who specialized in situations like Alyssa's. She didn't care much for Dr. Price, but she knows that she is the only one who has any knowledge of her family history and herself, so maybe she will give Alyssa one more chance to help her figure out what the hell is going on!Alyssa decided since she was already there, she would storm Dr. Price's office, going past the receptionist who tried to stop Alyssa from going back, and Alyssa slammed the doctor's office door open telling her that she would do whatever she said but that she needed help as of YESTERDAY! Dr. Price said; "Alyssa please take a seat in the lobby and I will be with you as soon as I can." Ten minutes later, Dr. Price opens her door and calls Alyssa back. As Alyssa is taking her seat Dr. Price is explaining to Alyssa; "I don't know if I can help you because you did not stick to our agreement for therapy before. How do I know you are serious now?" Alyssa pleaded; "I am so sorry for not coming back!" " I am sorry for not sticking to the commitment, but things are different now! I realize that I cannot fight this battle alone!" "I am scared to death I will do something I will forever regret and I don't want that to happen!" "Please Dr. Price, won't you help me?" "I can't take this abuse any more!" "I've had enough!"

Download or read book ALISSA S MIRACLE written by Ginna Gray and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-08-22 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: That's My Baby! HE'D TOLD HER THAT HE COULD NEVER HAVE A CHILD… And widow Alissa Kirkpatrick was so in love with enigmatic Dirk Matheson that she agreed to a childless marriage. She put away that dream of babies, moving on to her life with her handsome bridegroom. Until the pregnancy test proved positive… Alissa's joy turned to sadness after she told Dirk. This announcement was one he'd never expected, and he had past pain that he couldn't share. Suddenly Alissa was in for the fight of her life—her man or her child. And with her little miracle budding within her, Alissa vowed she'd win both—and love for a lifetime! THAT'S MY BABY! Bringing up baby can bring surprises…and showers of love!

Download or read book Alyssa and the Spell Garden written by Alexandra Sheppard and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2024-04-02 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Enchanting and heart-lifting.' Sophie Anderson 'Bursts with glimmering magic.' Jasbinder Bilan 'A delight . . . funny, heartfelt and packed full of magic.' Abi Elphinstone 'Magical and empowering.' G M Linton 'A magical, cosy, spellbinding treat!' Kieran Larwood ' Utterly charming.' Lizzie Huxley-Jones 'The perfect mix of heart and magic.' Rachel Faturoti ' A heart warming read with a blast of magic!' Janelle McCurdy Alyssa must save the magical spell garden with her new unreliable powers. When 11-year-old Alyssa is forced to spend the summer holiday with her mum's family, who she's never met before, her latent magical powers explode into life. Her great aunt runs a secret magic school in her spell garden where local kids can hone their power. The garden grows magical spell ingredients that have protected their family and the wider neighbourhood for decades - ever since they arrived from Jamaica with their mother Effie in the 1960s. But something is going wrong and the magic is running out! Can Alyssa use her new, unpredictable magic to set things right? A contemporary fantasy set in a small community in North London facing eviction and gentrification with a magical garden at the centre of it. Stunningly illustrated by Bex Glendining.

Download or read book Alyssa Mccarthy s Magical Missions Book 2 Wizardry Goes Wild written by Sunayna Prasad and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-20 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After months of living a normal life, thirteen-year-old Alyssa McCarthy faces magic again. Only this time, though, she is cursed with it, thanks to an old depressed skeleton named Errol. Alyssas time with her godfather, Alex, will never be the same again, as she can perform sorcery, but never control it. From letting out enchantments at school to creating outdoor disasters, Alyssa is bound to face consequences. She can only get rid of her powers if she can boost her confidence levels and improve her bravery. But its not as easy as it sounds. She must measure those abilities with a special device called a skillometer. Will she be able to get rid of her unwanted wizardry?

Download or read book Memoir Of The Ultimate Latchkey written by Christopher Jordan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-05-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoir of the Ultimate Latchkey is a story of a kid who faces incredible hardships and uses those struggles as motivation to change his circumstances. The protagonist swiftly graduates from a naive child into a seductive life of crime and countless trysts. This story centers on his love for women and how they shape his view of the world. Along the way, he learns life lessons through the drug trade of Manhattan and he meets pivotal people during the journey that help him find himself. Christopher blurs the lines of right and wrong to create a grey hue of reality that governs his moves.

Download or read book The One Year Book of Family Devotions written by Josh McDowell and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 1999-04-15 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Josh McDowell's One Year Book of Family Devotions will help your family discover the truth about always making right choices. Each day's devotional includes a Bible reading, a key verse, and an inspiring short story.

Download or read book Fiction Junction written by JB Sargent and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-05-11 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: JB Sargent breaks into the literary world with Fiction Junction, a collection of short stories about friendship, love and heartache, and the characters that grow through the different hardships that they face. From Christmas time in a hospital to a spec-ops units struggle in a terrifying laboratory, and from a fifteen year old assassin dealing with his first crush and a young woman going through tribulations as a movie executive trying to find the one, no two stories are alike! Spanning several different imaginary worlds that span equally different thematic elements, JB Sargent shows that he can take his writing in diverse directions and still arrive at one simple point or moral, sometimes the things you need the most are friends, and sometimes what youre searching for comes up when you least expect it in the form of something you wouldnt.

Download or read book Barely A Bride written by Rebecca Hagan Lee and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-08-05 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1986-05-19 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.

Download or read book Alyssa s Wishes written by Susan Read and published by Izzard Ink. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn the Ordinary into Extraordinary: The Unforgettable Journey of Alyssa's Wishes Dive into the life of Alyssa, a girl who's like you - navigating school, friends, and daily chores - but with an extraordinary twist. Living with her dad, dining on pizza slices every night, and yearning for her mom, Alyssa craves a touch of normality. But Alyssa's Wishes isn't just a tale of longing. It's an electrifying journey of courage and creativity, showing how an ordinary life can transform into a whirlwind adventure. Alyssa's life took a wild turn when, for a school art project, she was inspired by the legendary artist Vincent van Gogh. Alyssa dares to paint her reality - unfiltered, authentic, with no embellishments. This bold move sets the stage for a fantastic adventure where Alyssa and her dad redefine their daily routine in the most exciting ways. A seemingly regular Saturday evolves into an unforgettable day of awe-inspiring discoveries. A breakfast beneath a majestic apple tree, a trip to the laundromat that turns into a thrilling escapade - every chore becomes a memorable event. Alyssa's Wishes is a riveting, heartwarming narrative that illustrates how you can unearth joy and magic in the simplest things, even in challenging times. Journey through Alyssa's wishes and her resilient spirit; learn about hope, strength, and the power of perspective. Buckle up for an emotional, exhilarating ride through the extraordinary world of Alyssa's Wishes.

Download or read book Alyssa Again written by Sylvie Kurtz and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: she'd assumed her twin's identity, faked an engagement to a man she hardly knew. But only by becoming Alyssa could Brooke Snowden view life through her long-lost sister's eyes…to find the person who wanted Alyssa dead.The deception, she knew, was fraught with risk, but Brooke hadn't anticipated her dangerous attraction to the one man forbidden to her…. It was Jack Chessman's duty as a cop to protect Brooke, and his debt of honor to her twin. But while his regard for Alyssa had never gone beyond brotherly affection, his feelings for pretend fiancée Brooke were of the forever kind. But first, he had to keep her alive….

Download or read book About Face written by James Calder and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gene therapy that can stop skin from aging is a breakthrough technology, but before it can lead to eternal youth it leads to murder. In the second book in Chronicle's exciting new Bill Damen mystery series, the filmmaker-turned-detective's investigations again draw him into the dark side of high-stakes science and finance. The players include an executive escort service with a hidden agenda, a biotech company on the verge of either fortune or collapse, and venture capitalists with shady backers. Juggling old and new girlfriends and a car that still won't start, relying on his eye for the telling detail and instinct for danger, Bill must unravel both a double helix and a double identity to solve this murder.

Download or read book The Bloom Girls written by Amy Pine and published by Forever. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gilmore Girls meets My Big Fat Greek Wedding in this humorous, multi-generational story about a mother and daughter who discover that life happens when you least expect it. Gabi Bloom doesn't believe in signs. She believes in photographic evidence, the view through her camera lens, and the snap of the shutter. It's why she traveled to Europe—to satisfy her wanderlust and to kick off her photography career. But in Ireland, all of that changed when Gabi gazed into the impossibly blue eyes of an American bartender. She wasn’t prepared for their intense and immediate attraction, or the fact that she’d be bringing Ethan home with her . . . as her fiancé. Gabi's upcoming marriage is the cherry on top of her mother's current predicament. Stumbling toward forty, Alissa is a pastry chef who raised her daughter single-handedly while Gabi’s father traveled the globe. Now her baby girl is getting married after a whirlwind romance and Alissa—well, Alissa is pregnant. Again. And not only is her ex the father, he wants her back. For good. Until she can figure out that part of the puzzle, Alissa is hiding her big little secret even as she helps Gabi plan a happily-ever-after wedding. But somewhere between disaster and hope, life might just bloom in a way that is breathtakingly unexpected . . .

Download or read book I Know You written by Erik Therme and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2019-04-12 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘I can help you save your sister. But I need something from you …’ Sisters Bree and Alissa Walker share a special bond. Neglected by their parents, they have always looked out for one another. But one day, sixteen-year-old Alissa goes missing. When Bree discovers her green backpack with all her belongings, abandoned on the steps of their run-down trailer, she knows that something bad has happened … Then she receives a chilling text message. Someone has Alissa. But Bree will have to give up something very precious in exchange. Desperate to save Alissa, Bree looks at everyone close to their family. She’s sure that Alissa’s best friend is keeping something back about her little sister and a boy at school, and why has their estranged uncle, who they’ve not seen in years, been hanging around again? It soon becomes clear that the person behind the message knows a lot about the dark truths within the Walker family and will go to any lengths to get revenge. And as the search for Alissa continues, Bree discovers something about her brother Tyler that she wishes she hadn’t, a dangerous secret, which is also the key to bringing her little sister back home … A gripping and addictive thriller about family secrets and lies and the lengths people will go to protect them. Perfect for fans of Teresa Driscoll and Louise Jensen. Readers are hooked on I Know You: ‘This was an intense, addictive thriller with an ending that you won't see coming... At least I didn't see it coming! This was a crazy story about family bonds and revenge and I loved it!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘I Know You by Erik Therme is a fast-paced thriller that immediately pulls you into the heart-pounding drama, and will not let up until the final pages. If it is an adrenaline rush you seek, this novel delivers in spades… This is an unpredictable read, full of twists and turns that I did not see coming. I will not hesitate to read more from Erik Therme.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘What a thrilling read! I read this in one-sitting. I just couldn't put it down.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘I had to stick with it until the heart-stopping, bitter end.... There are many twists and turns right up to the end. I am going to read more of Erik Therme's books, I like his style!’Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘Talk about dysfunctional families and the Walker's are right on top of that list … I love how all the characters in here have their shortcomings and flaws, yet such strong personas. The plot is very very good! It's fast-paced, twisty and a real page turner!I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend reading it.’ Goodreads reviewer ‘I Know You is a suspenseful read that had me racing through the pages. The author had me feeling lots of emotions and I loved the journey I was taken on with revelations and twists and turns a plenty. A gripping and entertaining read.’ Bytheletterbookreviews, 5 stars ‘I enjoyed this book. It was suspenseful and thrilling. The characters were believable and drew me in. Bree as the oldest sibling protected her brother and sister no matter what. I highly recommend this book.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘This was an exciting thriller that I will not soon forget. Had some difficulty falling asleep having read it. The writer depicts some super stressful situations that have a significant impact on the lives of the characters. I highly recommend this amazing book.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars ‘This a fast-paced, gripping thriller with plenty of twists and turns that I didn't see coming.’ Bookish, 5 stars ‘I Know You is a suspenseful, unsettling novel. One with lots of twists that will keep you guessing.’Meanderings and Musings

Download or read book Hearts In Winter Collection written by Simone Beaudelaire and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-07-08 with total page 1066 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All four books in 'Hearts In Winter', a series of contemporary romance novels by Simone Beaudelaire, now in one volume! When The Music Ends: Budding musician Erin James knows all too well the noise of neglect and tragedy, and that her infatuation with her best friend Sheridan’s brother, Sean, is doomed never to blossom into something more. Young builder Sean Murphy isn't really in the market for a relationship. He's more interested in helping build his father's construction company. Even if he were, his sister's best friend isn't on his radar. After Sheridan plays matchmaker, a date quickly flares into irresistible passion. But as their love reaches a crescendo, personal tragedies and impossible decisions threaten to end their harmonious, unlikely romance. When the music ends, will the lovers find a way to compose a life together? When The Words Are Spoken: English instructor Sheridan is tired of waiting for her former professor, Michael, to bring an end to their unrequited longing. She finally takes initiative, and asks for the relationship they both want. But what should have been the romance of a lifetime is derailed by secrets each of them tries to keep from the other. Can Michael and Sheridan overcome their tragic pasts and find their way to each other? Because once the words are spoken, there's no going back. When The Heart Heals: Drew truly loved Alyssa, the poor girl from the other side of the tracks. But his dream of becoming a surgeon took him away from her and he had to let her go. Drew never forgot his first love. And when fate brings them back together, he intends to make it for life. But always the trickster, fate has more tragedy and heartbreak in store for the couple. After many secrets and lies, when the heart heals, will they still have a future together? Caroline's Choice: Years past her thirtieth birthday, English professor Caroline Jones's biological clock isn't just ticking, it's screaming. With her boyfriend dragging his feet, Caroline's attempt at an ultimatum shatters their troubled relationship and leaves her no closer to her goals. When Victor, her handsome former student, shows up with an offer she can't refuse, Caroline finds herself having to make an unexpected choice. But is Victor only her baby-daddy, or has the love of her life been with her all along? This contemporary romance collection contains explicit sex scenes.