Download or read book Yours written by Portia Moore and published by Portia Moore. This book was released on 2024-06-05 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kam was supposed to be my future. I thought things would be simpler when I left Alana behind. And for a little while, they were. I fell for Kam. I found a family. A home. People who loved me for who I was—at least, who I thought I was. Then it all fell apart. I’m stronger than she knows. I won’t let anyone, or anything hurt my baby. But there’s myself to think of too. Who I want to be. Who I love. What I want for a future that sometimes, I can’t even begin to envision. When all of this is over, who is it that I can have a life with? Am I his? Or am I yours?

Download or read book If She Favours You written by Harley Rose and published by Gleeful Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her boyfriend breaks up with her at the start of summer, eighteen-year-old Emily Davis reluctantly agrees to befriend her new neighbour, Alana. Then, when she discovers that Alana is losing her hearing, she focuses on learning sign language and bettering her understanding of the Deaf community. Over the course of the following weeks, Emily finds herself falling in love with her new friend, and trying to identify unfamiliar, perhaps unreciprocated, feelings. Though she wants to ask Alana if their friendship could turn into something more, the other girl is preoccupied with preparing for a life changing surgery. It is the summer before she moves away for university, and Emily is questioning her identity, her future and herself. Everybody says that love is blind, but what happens when it's deaf? This young adult novel is sure to capture the heart of any reader, regardless of their age; it tackles the universally accessible themes of young love, heartbreak and discovering one's sexuality. It contains some strong language and suggestive content.

Download or read book Black Cat Weekly 124 written by Robert Lopresti and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on with total page 763 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This issue, we are happy to reprint Earl Derr Biggers’ third entry in the classic Charlie Chan detective series, Behind That Curtain. But the highlights don’t stop there! We have an original mystery by Travis Richardson (thanks to acquiring editor Michael Bracken), a great modern mystery by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier (thanks to acquiring editor Barb Goffman), an original science fiction story from Robert Lopresti (best known as a mystery writer), and Diana Deverell’s “Payback is a Bitch,” which was named a Distinguished Mystery Story of 2018 by Otto Penzler. And, of course, we have our usual assortment of classic science fiction, as well as a solve-it-yourself puzzler from Hal Charles. Good stuff! Here’s the complete lineup: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: “Last Stop, Cozyville!” by Travis Richardson [Michael Bracken Presents short story] “The Poker Chips Clue” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery] “Rise” by Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier [Barb Goffman Presents short story] “Payback Is a Bitch” by Diana Deverell [short story] Behind That Curtain, by Earl Derr Biggers [novel, Charlie Chan series] Science Fiction & Fantasy: “When the Aliens Left,” by Robert Lopresti [short story] “Nightmare Tower,” by Sam Merwin [short story] “Travelogue,” by Roger Dee [short story] “Requiem,” by Edmond Hamilton [short story] Mating Center, by Frank Belknap Long [novel]

Download or read book The Last Words of James Joyce written by Jim Broderick and published by Histria Books. This book was released on 2023-06-20 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A disgruntled Community College professor who loves literature but loathes his students. A homicide detective who takes her inspiration from Patti Smith' s punk period. A cult of Christian zealots who livestream actual crucifixions. And a writer of porn movies whose career does not have a happy ending. All of them connected by a lost manuscript written by one of the twentieth century' s greatest writers. (That is, if it exists.)At the heart of this multi-faceted narrative is Lucia Joyce, James Joyce' s daughter and muse, a brilliant and visionary woman whose life remained shadowed by the specter of madness. Was she the recipient of her father' s last masterwork? Where are the letters that would tell her story? Would she have shared his final work if she had ever been released from the mental institution where she languished her entire adult life?The Last Words of James Joyce is a modern-day literary treasure hunt, feverishly churning through the worlds of social media, academic conferences, sanitariums, porn movie sets and late-night diners, with a cast of characters who' d be right at home in the most wild Joycean fantasy, all drawn by the prospect of the literary find of the century: an unpublished work by the master modernist and literary icon himself. Both playful and profound, this modern quixotic adventure explores the life of a neglected and heroic woman and her legacy as the keeper of strange and dark secrets, and the scramble for fame, fortune, and infamy that her silence spawned. But as this novel reminds us, some voices simply can' t be stilled — not by time, death, or deceit — and what we think are lost words sometimes turn out instead to be last words.

Download or read book Phantom Lights written by Chris Weston and published by Dragon Wealth. This book was released on 2018-12-08 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Episode Six of the heroic fantasy adventure series Wildstar! After a catastrophic fire leaves Alana and Karlyn Wildstar shipwrecked, Captain Rainer Firesworn on his ship, The Claimkeeper, rescues them. Soon a heavy fog descends over the waters, blocking out the sun, and a terror comes out from the darkness. A mysterious entity haunts the ship and its waters. The entity is more than just a spirit, it shares a link to the Wildstar sisters. It knows of their curse that causes them to travel between worlds. It’s up to Alana and Karlyn to figure out the cause of the Claimkeeper’s haunting before their ship becomes another one of legend. Google Keywords: fantasy, epic fantasy, dragons, swords, fantasy series, speculative fiction, action, adventure, magic, fairy tales, magic, quests, alternative history, low fantasy, knights, free first in series, strong female lead fantasy, coming of age fantasy, paranormal, novella, Action Adventure, parallel world,

Download or read book Screenplays of the African American Experience written by Phyllis Rauch Klotman and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1991-06-22 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book on African Amrican filmmaking. includes six screenplays by Afro-American screenwriters

Download or read book Isley Lynn Plays 1 written by Isley Lynn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2024-10-17 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first collection of plays from Olivier-nominated playwright Isley Lynn, whose award-winning work uplifts their deeply human characters through stories that are unexpected, radically intimate, and profoundly theatrical. Lean (2013): "It's not just powerful but it's incandescent. There is a profound intensity... that truly keeps you on the edge of your seat the whole way through. Sensitively written... Exemplary theatre at its best." The London Stage Skin A Cat (2016): "Frequently hilarious, it's also refreshingly honest and open in its discussion of menstruation, masturbation, oral and anal sex, and might well be the smartest, sharpest piece about female sexual identity since Phoebe Waller Bridge's Fleabag... this is bold and genuinely exciting new writing." The Stage albatross (2021): "Every intimate, individual scene is engaging, as the full-bodied characters knock up against their own judgments and histories... Lynn's scenes are full of genuine connections between characters, and the hope that comes with change." Guardian The Swell (2023): "Isley Lynn's characters are nuanced and beautifully drawn, and the play's dialogue is gorgeously natural and flowing. Where the playwright really excels though, is in bold and unexpected choices. The Swell takes its audience on some hugely gripping twists and turns. Lynn's writing is genuinely exciting." Evening Standard Isley won the Charles Wintour Most Promising Playwright Award at the 2023 Evening Standard Theatre Awards for The Swell, which was also nominated for Outstanding Achievement In An Affiliate Theatre at the 2024 Olivier Awards, as well as Best New Play, Best Director, and Best Production at the 2023 Off West End awards. Skin A Cat was awarded Pick Of The Year at Vault Festival 2016 and nominated for four Off West End Awards (Most Promising New Playwright - shortlist, Best New Play, Best Lead Female, Best Director) for its transfer as inaugural production at The Bunker, 2016, before touring nationally throughout 2018. Isley was the 2014 Script6 winner at The Space with Bright Nights, they received Special Commendation from the 2012 Soho Young Writers Award for Lomography, and they were twice named Champion of Literary Death Match (Norfolk and Norwich Festival, The Book Club London).

Download or read book Cryptid Probe written by Douglas Roff and published by Douglas Roff. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 783 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About the Book They live among us. Working with his father, renowned archeologist Edward St. James, and his new wife, Misti Alarcon, Adam St. James continues his investigation into the Gens Collective and its rival rebel faction, the Black Shirts. Both factions seek the demise of homo sapiens and have developed the means to destroy humanity in what they call the Great Cull. And they seek to destroy each other. As Adam continues his dialog with Paulo Fortizi, leader of the Gens Collective, he is met with deceit and duplicity at every turn. The Gens Collective desperately seeks to find Adam, whom they call the Human, and recover their lost library. Adam continues to develop extraordinary new mental abilities with a close group of colleagues and finds his new abilities are more powerful and frightening than he could possibly imagine. Can he control his powers, or will they be his undoing? With the addition of the beautiful and mysterious Alana McCarthy, world renowned NSA computer hacker, and the equally mysterious and lethal Nocera “Noki” Lee, Adam confronts his adversaries uncovering the depth and breadth of the plot against humanity. Can they succeed? Only Adam holds the key to prevent unleashing total annihilation. The mysterious Cardinal Bellinelli plots against the Black Shirts, and the Gens Collective to spark a war between the Gens and humanity he believes will eliminate the Gens species on the planet. Does the Vatican hold the answers Adam seeks? Which side will the Vatican choose and why? Murder, treachery, and betrayal combine with unexpected twists and turns, as events pit friend against friend, family against family, and species against species. Nothing is as it appears to be, and new discoveries shed light upon old grievances. The Black Shirts and their charismatic leader, Saldana Ri, develop the means to destroy the rival Gens Collective and humanity, but will they unleash tis devastation? Can they? What explosive secrets does Saldana hide that could destroy her leadership and shift the balance of power back to her rival, Paulo Fortizi of the Gens Collective. With the means of destruction of humanity complete, it is a race against time to prevent genocide on a global scale. Can Adam stop the impending holocaust? Can anyone? With the fate of mankind and the Gens Collective hanging in the balance, forces array against Adam and his teams trying to prevent the conflagration that could signal the demise of intelligent life on the planet. New tech, new weapons, and new adversaries, along with new powers never thought to exist, entertain the reader throughout the novel. New mind journeys and psychic powers begin to reveal themselves as both the savior and destructor of humanity. Cryptid: Probe continues the saga begun in Cryptid: Discovery as the future of mankind teeters on the brink of extinction. Can Adam St. James prevent all-out war and still fulfill his own destiny? Murder, intrigue, deception, treachery, lust, and betrayal all come together in the Cryptid Trilogy as mankind faces off against an unknown species bent on its total destruction as the dominant species on the planet.

Download or read book Harlequin Presents May 2014 Bundle 2 of 2 written by Maisey Yates and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Presents brings you four new titles for one great price! Escape with these four stories by USA TODAY bestselling authors. This Presents bundle includes One Night to Risk it All by USA TODAY bestselling author Maisey Yates, The Forbidden Touch of Sanguardo by USA TODAY bestselling author Julia James, The Truth About De Campo by USA TODAY bestselling author Jennifer Hayward and Sheikh’s Scandal by Lucy Monroe. Look for 8 new exciting stories every month from Harlequin Presents!

Download or read book The Tie That Binds written by Laura Gale and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she walked out, Rachel thought she was through with Lucas Neuman and his high-society family forever. But that was before her little girl became deathly ill...before the man who'd so cruelly betrayed her became her only salvation. Five years apart hadn't eased the pain of Rachel's leaving...or the fierce desire that coursed through Lucas when he saw her again. But it was desperation that brought her to his door: only a bone marrow transplant would save their little girl--the daughter he hadn't known he had. Now time was running out. Was it possible to heal the pain of the past and start over with this woman he had never stopped loving?

Download or read book Understanding Molly written by Kelly-Anne Norman and published by Interactive Publications. This book was released on 2023-07-19 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Imagine being trapped on a swing during a windstorm. Your anger and frustration propels you back and forth. Faster and faster. You want to get off, but you’re not strong enough, big enough or quick enough. Holding on becomes impossible, draining you of any energy you have left.’ These are all emotions young Molly feels — and more — as she tries to navigate her way as a middle child with ADHD (Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) and ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder). Her emotions often get the better of her, much to the dismay of her parents, siblings, teachers and friends, but she’s determined to find a way to master her negative impulses. Her journey is complicated, with several false starts and roundabouts. At times, it all seems too difficult. Will her determination be enough to get her there?

Download or read book Rescued by the Billionaire CEO written by Amelia Autin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A billionaire waging a secret war on crime meets his match when he rescues a beautiful and courageous captive in this sexy romantic thriller. When she’s bound, gagged and kidnapped, Alana Richardson is terrified . . . until a masked avenging angel saves her. There’s something unforgettable about the mysterious man. But when she uncovers her hero’s identity—drop-dead-gorgeous alpha male Jason Moore—Alana is irresistibly drawn into his dangerous world . . . A CEO by day and a vigilante by night, Jason lives and breathes danger. Yet, for the first time, he may have found a woman who understands his commitment to justice at all costs. His hunger to see right prevail could put Alana in harm’s way—but one night and one secret will change everything.

Download or read book Fighting the Urge written by Caleb Ansley and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-17 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taint and Alana are in love. But this is no normal love, no, Taint suffers from Depression. Alana deals with Bulimia. They do everything they can to help each other, meeting others on the way; a strange boy called Garth with an unhealthy obsession with fire and the very source of all three of their problems: Two Men.

Download or read book I Will Never Leave You written by Kara A. Kennedy and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2024-07-23 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This emotional debut thriller follows a teen girl being haunted by the ghost of her toxic ex-girlfriend, who gives her a chilling ultimatum—help her possess another girl or go down for her murder. "A blistering exploration of the ugliest and tenderest parts of love, Kennedy turns the classic ghost story on its head."—Courtney Gould, author of The Dead and the Dark Maya has always belonged to Alana. After four years of dating, and on the precipice of graduating high school, Maya has been too terrified to consider the idea of life outside of their volatile relationship. Until she finds the courage to break up with Alana while they’re hiking in Southern California. Then Alana goes missing. As the police get involved and the media run wild with the story, everyone seems to think that Maya is lying about Alana’s disappearance. Secretly, Maya knows they’re right: if Alana’s dead, she’s the one to blame. But that’s not Maya’s only secret. Alana isn’t gone, not really—and she isn’t going to let Maya go so easily…

Download or read book Her written by Portia Moore and published by Portia Moore. This book was released on 2023-10-30 with total page 1392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love is something I've always been afraid of, so I guarded myself against it. But when I met Kam, he changed everything. Kam is everything I want but never thought I could have. Rich, kind, and incredibly handsome, he tore down the walls I had so carefully constructed around myself, revealing a world I never thought possible. When I find the ring with which he’s going to propose, it should be the surprise of a lifetime. Except it’s a nightmare, because Kam doesn’t know about my problem. There are times when I black out, times when I don’t remember things. There’s a voice in my head that won’t shut up—a voice that’s relentless and hates him.

Download or read book No More Lies written by Hilda A. Stephens and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2022-06-06 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Braxton DePaul, R&B singer have created many enemies along the way. This thrilling romance novel masterpiece is coming to end, and everyone is dealing with their lies face-to-face, no one can escape. The search for the person(s) who shot Braxton DePaul is closing in. Everyone has something to hide, but the tables are about to turn. No More Lies will leave readers scratching their heads and searching for clues to solve this mysterious mystery. Will justice be served? Will you be able to identify Braxton DePaul's shooter?

Download or read book The Memory Eater written by Rebecca Mahoney and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-03-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “An eerie tale offering equal measures of fright, angst, and emotional catharsis.” —Kirkus, starred review A teenage girl must save her town from a memory-devouring monster in this piercing exploration of grief, trauma, and memory, from the author of The Valley and the Flood. For generations, a monster called the Memory Eater has lived in the caves of Whistler Beach, Maine, surviving off the unhappy memories of those who want to forget. And for generations, the Harlows have been in charge of keeping her locked up—and keeping her fed. After her grandmother dies, seventeen-year-old Alana Harlow inherits the family business. But there’s something Alana doesn’t know: the strange gaps in her memory aren’t from an accident. Her memories have been taken—eaten. And with them, she’s lost the knowledge of how to keep the monster contained. Now the Memory Eater is loose. Alana’s mistake could cost Whistler Beach everything—unless she can figure out how to retrieve her memories and recapture the monster. But as Alana delves deeper into her family’s magic and the history of her town, she discovers a shocking secret at the center of the Harlow family business and learns that tampering with memories always comes at a price.