Download or read book Jake s Regret written by Shawn Lane and published by JMS Books LLC. This book was released on 2017-07-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Former wide receiver Jake Fields broke up with his lover and teammate, quarterback Damian Grant, by leaving a note. Eleven years later, Damian attends Jake’s father’s funeral. Damian is hoping for a renewed relationship with Jake, but when a woman from Jake’s hometown sees them together, a still closeted Jake panics, leaving a note for Damian once more. When Jake’s small town turns against him, life goes from bad to worse. Jake realizes it’s time to stop running from who he is and try to win Damián’s forgiveness. But if Damian has had enough, this may be Jake’s ultimate regret.

Download or read book Before You Do written by T.D. Jakes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his new book Before You Do, bestselling author Bishop T.D. Jakes turns his attention from repositioning yourself for a life without limits to cultivating relationships in the best way possible with the most important people in your life: parents, children, spouses and others who are your most beloved and in need of your support. As one of America's most trusted advisors, counsellors, and pastors, Jakes teaches us what to do before we: propose marriage; consider divorce; send our children off to school; put our elders into assisted living situations or other treatment facilities, and so many more major steps each of us are faced with taking at some point in life. He uses the lessons he has learned from his own marriage and family life as well as others to encourage and inspire people to give and receive the greatest love possible.

Download or read book Too Many Jakes written by Jay Howlett and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jake Coulter, confederate, is just released by the union army at the end of the civil war with only what he was wearing. He was able to acquire everything he neededaEUR"clothes, horse, saddle, the worksaEUR"until he gets robbed of everything, including his clothes. Left with only his long johns and socks, the homeward trek gets a little more complicated.

Download or read book I m Thinking of Ending Things written by Iain Reid and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Netflix original movie, this deeply scary and intensely unnerving novel follows a couple in the midst of a twisted unraveling of the darkest unease. You will be scared. But you won’t know why… I’m thinking of ending things. Once this thought arrives, it stays. It sticks. It lingers. It’s always there. Always. Jake once said, “Sometimes a thought is closer to truth, to reality, than an action. You can say anything, you can do anything, but you can’t fake a thought.” And here’s what I’m thinking: I don’t want to be here. In this smart and intense literary suspense novel, Iain Reid explores the depths of the human psyche, questioning consciousness, free will, the value of relationships, fear, and the limitations of solitude. Reminiscent of Jose Saramago’s early work, Michel Faber’s cult classic Under the Skin, and Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk about Kevin, “your dread and unease will mount with every passing page” (Entertainment Weekly) of this edgy, haunting debut. Tense, gripping, and atmospheric, I’m Thinking of Ending Things pulls you in from the very first page…and never lets you go.

Download or read book Credence written by Penelope Douglas and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three of them, one of her, and a remote cabin in the woods. Let the hot, winter nights ensue in this steamy dark romance from New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas, now with bonus material. Tiernan de Haas doesn't care about anything anymore. The only child of a film producer and his starlet wife, she's grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or guidance. And when her parents suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. But she's always been alone, hasn't she? Jake Van der Berg, her father's stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan. Sent to live in the mountains of Colorado with Jake and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb, Tiernan quickly learns that these men now have a say in what she chooses to care and not care about anymore. As the men take Tiernan under their wing, she slowly finds her place among them. Because lines blur and rules become easy to break when no one else is watching. One of them has her. The other one wants her. But he's going to keep her.

Download or read book The Story of Two Jakes written by Merlin C. Williams and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Merlin C. Williams, a true outdoorsman whose love of hunting, fishing, canoeing, hiking, and a general love of being outside; led him to write a story based in the Rocky Mountains. Also known for his many travels to various countries such as Australia, Africa, Russia, and Europe for his work knowledge in Weather Modification (NOAA) and Program Managing (Ball Aerospace). He was also a dedicated Christian and family man to his 4 daughters and their families.

Download or read book The Alpha King Is My Second Chance Mate written by Gaydar and published by Padnovel. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “I; Jeovanni Lum rejects you, Delilah Felon. You are no longer luna of the silver moon pack, nor are you a part of it. Accept my rejection as well as your punishment.” She was literally choking and writhing...this pain felt like...it felt like it was really going to kill her. “I...I acc...” she started, and when she could not finish, Jeovanni fell on his knees in front of her, roughly grabbing her wet face. “Accept my f*cking rejection before you die, Delilah...I want the satisfaction of hearing you say it.” “I...I...” Her throat felt dry, and she could barely even breathe, but she’d say it...she had to say it. “I accept... I a-a-accept your rejection.” The story follows the love story of Alpha Jake and Omega Delilah, who is the sister of the main character, Quinn, from books 1 and 2. This spin-off side story in the series focuses on the punishment of Omega Delilah in the trilogy, but with a happy ending. Jake Hone; an alpha with a heart as tough as stones and colder than ice... Delilah felon; A felon indeed, selfish and weak...an omega who would commit any crime to get the happiness she so greedily sought.They weren’t a match made in heaven, but a match in the eyes of the goddess. A catastrophic relationship formed between them, one that brought them lower than their knees. In order to get back up, they had to hold each other’s hands and face the world they both wanted to abandon together...even if that was the last thing they both wanted. Follow them on their journey, delve into a story of regret and acceptance and of awakening. Follow them as they redeem themselves and face the repercussions for the crimes they committed while they were awake and yet asleep.

Download or read book Shooting Scripts written by Bob Herzberg and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2005-03-24 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In their heyday, pulp westerns were one of America's most popular forms of entertainment. Often selling for less than 50 cents, the paperback books introduced generations to the "exploits" of Billy the Kid and Jesse James, brought to life numerous villains (usually named "Black" something, e.g., Black Bart and Black Pete), and created a West that existed only in the minds of several talented writers. It was only natural that filmmakers would look to the pulps for stories, adapting many of the works for the big screen and shaping the Western film genre. The adaptations of seven of the pulps' best writers--Ernest Haycox, Luke Short, Frank Gruber, Norman A. Fox, Louis L'Amour, Marvin H. Albert, and Clair Huffaker--are analyzed here. Insightful and humorous, the work looks at how the pulp novels and the movie adaptations reflected the times in which they were produced. It examines the cliches that became a part of the story: the rescue of the heroine, the gunfights, the evil banker or rancher ready to steal the land of the good, law-abiding citizens, and the harlot with a heart of gold. A critical examination of how the books were interpreted--or frequently misinterpreted--by filmmakers is included, along with commentary on the actors and directors who put the pulps on screen.

Download or read book What Do You Regret written by K. Dosal Mclendon and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ColeRegrets, I have many in my life, but the top two regrets haunt me every day.One is the future I stole from my sister, Claire, because of a car accident I caused.The second? Grace.I was six years old when I met the love of my life. I didn't know. How could I?After years of my life being filled with Grace, grace itself became my regret.My sister always said, "The past doesn't always stay where it should." And damn, she was right.My past is staring right at me. Golden eyes, slick blood-red hair, killer body, and a shy smile.A smile that was once mine, and mine alone.Grace now lives in the same apartment building, attends the same university, and is friends with my siblings. She came back into my life for a second time. I should walk away, just like she once had.Regrets. Is it possible to regret the same person twice?GraceLiving on an island, they always preach about the power of the sea. The hazards of the riptide.But my riptide was too much for me to fight, and the current never slowed. So, I went away.Away from him. Cole.My shore.Three years ago, strangers broke me with their hateful words.They didn't even know me.But I was weak.It's true. People could destroy you with words--in this case, a sex tape. A single video managed to ruin my reputation--my self-worth--and my soul drowned along with it.After my family isolated me, keeping me away from the aftermath, I left my safe-haven and decided to go to college. My soul knows he's here, too.It's been three years, but now I'm stronger.

Download or read book California Love written by TK Cherry and published by TK Cherry Fiction. This book was released on 2019-12-27 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hot summer road trip changes everything. Long Description: Can you claim your future while holding onto the past? Moping over her ex’s updated relationship status, Quen decides a solo road trip is exactly what she needs. Unfortunately, her hunk of junk car has other plans and leaves her stranded on the side of the interstate. Steaming from a failed business deal, Drew takes a drive in his classic convertible to cool off when fate lands him directly in Quen’s path. A little polite conversation, mixed with a slathering of flirting, and the sexy billionaire offers her a lift. What follows is an eclectic adventure that will change their lives forever. The Stay-Hi Café. An outdoor junk exhibit. A strawberry festival. A “cockroach” motel. Each stop brings them closer together and leaves both wishing the journey didn’t have to end. As Quen begins to wonder if a future with Drew is possible, real life bursts in to monopolize his time. And the obstacles don’t stop there. Not one, but two men from Quen’s past swoop in, hell-bent on winning her. Can Quen recapture her magic summer by following her heart back to Drew in California? Or will self-doubt convince her that her heart is safer at home?

Download or read book The Accidental Bodyguard written by KP Maxwell and published by Bronze Owl Press. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jake Fletcher isn’t exactly employee of the month material. At least not in the coffee-serving side of the business at trendy Café Seuil in Southeast Portland, Oregon. Luckily, coffee’s not the only thing on the menu at the mysterious Café Seuil, and Jake is quite skilled at one thing in particular… Haru Uchida is no ordinary tourist. Haru is only in Portland to film a few scenes for the latest installment in a popular superhero series before he's back to his life in Tokyo. When some fans get a little too excited to see him as he's exploring the city, he makes use of his own secret super power, shifting into a cat to get away. A friendly local helps him out, but Haru can’t seem to get the other man off his mind… The Accidental Bodyguard is the fourth book in a steamy M/M paranormal romance series following the men of Café Seuil. The series features shifters, magic doorways, and a whole lot of spice.

Download or read book The Summer of Jake written by Rachel Bailey and published by Entangled: Embrace. This book was released on 2014-08-04 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Falling in love wasn't part of the plan... Life is just dandy for aspiring fashion designer Annalise Farley. She has a great job—or she will once her designs are discovered—parents who only slightly disapprove, a cat that thinks she’s a dog, and a best friend...even if she hasn’t seen her in a while. But then Jake Maxwell saunters back into her life. Jake, the love god. Jake, her best friend's older brother. Jake, who broke her heart at sixteen without realizing it, then left to become a pro surfer. Now he’s back, having taken the surfing and business worlds by storm, and he’s ready for a new challenge—catching the eye of another girl. And he wants Annalise’s help. Helping Jake land his next girlfriend is too fraught with emotional danger for her liking, but then Jake offers to put her designs in his shops. Is that the sound of her life splitting at the seams? It’s hard to tell with Jake smiling at her like she's the only thing that makes him happy...

Download or read book Diamond Life written by Aliya S. King and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alex Maxwell's career as a journalist and celebrity ghostwriter is taking off. But while Alex's star is on the rise, it pales in comparison to her rapper husband Birdie's platinum debut album and world tour. Slowly but surely, everything they swore would never happen begins to happen - they leave Brooklyn for a mansion in suburban New Jersey and let a TV crew into their home. Birdie is confronted time and time again by sexy groupies and is forced to make some life-changing decisions...

Download or read book Retirement Is For Sissies written by Keith Barton and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've got the 401k, the back porch overlooking a pond stocked with bass, the grandkids, the wife, sunrises and sunsets, so what do you do now? The only constant you need worry about is time. No more eight am meetings, traffic gridlock, stained white shirts from leaky pens, spam emails, and cute greeting cards reminding you that you're a year older. You sit on the back porch with your wife of forty years sippin' on Starbucks dark roasted Columbia blend as the sun casts an orange hue over the pond rippling with large-mouth bass enjoying the morning cool air in the Sandia Mountains. Route 66 and Albuquerque can be seen in the distance as the purple shadows grow shorter and the morning dew evaporates from the Yaupon on your five-acre spread.

Download or read book Those Five Kids written by Marlon Cozier and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2017-01-13 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets are meant to be kept secret! Just before he begins fourth grade, Frankie Bennett goes to Sea Sight Elementary School to get ready for the new school year. After picking up his class schedule, he overhears a woman in the school lobby talking to her son about finding a student there named Joey Fallon. The mother knows Joey has a secret she must learn. She tells her son to trick Joey into revealing the secret being protected by Joey and his family. As it happens, Frankie is Joey’s cousin, so he warns Joey about the woman and her son. Joey gets help from Frankie, his older brother Jake, and their two friends, Matt and Baron. Those Five Kids team up to investigate the mysterious kid, wanting to learn why he and his mother must know Joey’s secret.

Download or read book Gender in Post 9 11 American Apocalyptic TV written by Eve Bennett and published by Bloomsbury Academic. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years following 9/11, American TV developed a preoccupation with apocalypse. Science fiction and fantasy shows ranging from Firefly to Heroes, from the rebooted Battlestar Galactica to Lost, envisaged scenarios in which world-changing disasters were either threatened or actually took place. During the same period numerous commentators observed that the American media's representation of gender had undergone a marked regression, possibly, it was suggested, as a consequence of the 9/11 attacks and the feelings of weakness and insecurity they engendered in the nation's men. Eve Bennett investigates whether the same impulse to return to traditional images of masculinity and femininity can be found in the contemporary cycle of apocalyptic series, programmes which, like 9/11 itself, present plenty of opportunity for narratives of damsels-in-distress and heroic male rescuers. However, as this book shows, whether such narratives play out in the expected manner is another matter.

Download or read book The Ultimate Fan s Guide to Avatar written by Kevin Patrick Mahoney and published by Punked Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Avatar is the most successful movie of all time, surpassing the record held by James Cameron's previous monster hit, Titanic. It is also the most expensive movie ever. With its adoption of modern 3D techniques, Avatar is arguably the most spectacular film of all time. Kevin Patrick Mahoney explores how Avatar has reached this pinnacle of success. The film has not been universally praised; some critics have pointed to an overly simple plot and dialogue. However, Kevin reveals that there are many complex themes that lie behind such apparent simplicity. This book begins with an in-depth review of events as they happen on screen, including the many scenes deleted from the film, and then proceeds to explore some of the most interesting themes in more depth. Kevin examines how James Cameron has adapted Joseph Campbell's theory of the Hero's Journey in Avatar. The Na'vi's planet, Pandora, is very paradisiacal, so this book discusses how it's related to the Biblical Garden of Eden. In addition to this, Kevin dissects Avatar's rather confused politics, the controversial depiction of the US Marine Corps, and the accusations of racism that have hurled at the film. Since Jake Sully is introduced to us in a wheelchair, Kevin examines the representation of disabled people in Avatar and other science fiction dramas. Some of Avatar's subtle depictions of sexuality seemed to be mainly directed at adolescent boys, so this book also dissects some of the more 'blue' aspects of the movie. Moreover, Kevin Patrick Mahoney reveals how Avatar relates to James Cameron's previous blockbuster movies.