Download or read book Moonshine written by R. J. King and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-07 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No one in Matlin knew what really transpired as Teresa, Melana and Meira did what was ordained. No one knew wha the three midwives held. Somthing that had been locked in Teresa's subconscious until recently. Why had God spared her. It wasn't a question, not really, she knew the reason. Could she do it? Time was not her friend. Unconsciously touching her heart as if trying to erase something only visible to her, Teresa straightened her shoulders when she heard the knock at the door, it begins. "Come in," she said to her grandaughter Kay. Kay drove from the Commuity Center in a daze. She clutched the tape in her pocket as id her life depended on it. She couldn't imagine the strength it must have taken her grandmother to hold on to this information for eighty years. Kay knew about the midwives, Melana and Meira, but what she heard on the tape was amazing and scary. She was stunned. "Shit," she said as she threw on the brakes, How was she going...? She needed help. Again Kay wondered if she could do what her grandmother asked. She she have the courage to act?

Download or read book The Pact written by Karina Halle and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *The Pact is a full-length, standalone "friends to lovers" contemporary adult romance*It all started with a pinky swear...Linden McGregor is tall, rugged, and gunslinger handsome; a helicopter pilot with a Scottish brogue and charm to spare. He's also one of Stephanie Robson's best friends and has fit into that box for as long as she's known him.Beautiful, funny and an ambitious businesswoman (with one hell of an ass), Stephanie Robson is one of Linden McGregor's best friends and has fit into that box for as long as he's known her.But some relationships can't be boxed, can't be classified, can't be tamed.Back in their mid-twenties and tired of the competitive hit-or-miss dating scene of San Francisco, Steph and Linden made a pact to marry each other if neither one of them were in a serious relationship by the time they hit thirty.It sounded like fun and games at the time but as the years to thirty tick past and lovers come and go out of their lives, the pact becomes larger than life.Sex is inevitable. Friendships are tested. Hearts are on the line.The pact is about to change everything.Note: due to the dirty talk and sexy times, The Pact is not meant for anyone under the age of 18.

Download or read book The Neighbor Favor written by Kristina Forest and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shy bookworm enlists her charming neighbor to help her score a date, not knowing he’s the obscure author she’s been corresponding with, in this sparkling and heart-fluttering romance by Kristina Forest. Shy, bookish, and admittedly awkward, Lily Greene has always felt inadequate compared to the rest of her accomplished family, who strive for Black excellence. She dreams of becoming a children’s books editor, but she’s been frustratingly stuck in the nonfiction division for years without a promotion in sight. Lily finds escapism in her correspondences with her favorite fantasy author, and what begins as two lonely people connecting over email turns into a tentative friendship and possibly something else Lily won’t let herself entertain—until he ghosts her without a word. Months later, Lily is still crushed, but she’s determined to get a hold of her life, starting with finding a date to her sister’s wedding. And the perfect person to help her is Nick Brown, her charming, attractive new neighbor, who she feels drawn to for reasons she can’t explain. But little does she know, Nick is an author—her favorite fantasy author. Nick, who has his reasons for using a pen name and pushing people away, soon realizes that the beautiful, quiet girl from down the hall is the same Lily he fell in love with over email months ago. Unwilling to complicate things even more between them, he agrees to set her up with someone else, though this simple favor between two neighbors is anything but—not when he can't get her off his mind...

Download or read book A Path Through Suffering written by Elisabeth Elliot and published by Revell. This book was released on 2003-10-24 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Must we stumble through sorrow and tragedy without understanding or is there a lighted way--a path--through suffering? Elisabeth Elliot plots the treacherous passage through pain, grief, and loss a journey most of us will make many times in our life. Through it all, she says, there is only one reliable path, and if you walk it, you will see the transformation of all your losses, heartbreaks, and tragedies into something strong and purposeful. In this powerful moving book, Elisabeth Elliot does not hesitate to ask hard questions, to examine tenderly the hurts we suffer, and to explore boldly the nature of God whose sovereign care for us is so intimate and perfect that he confounds our finite understanding. A Path through Suffering is a book for anyone searching for faith, comfort, and assurance.

Download or read book Living My Best Life written by Claire Frost and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-07-23 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pre-order THE ONE, the brand new heart-breaking novel of love, loss and learning to live again by Claire Frost, coming March 2022! ‘If you’re in need of frank and funny novel that is also a take-down of the rubbish social media can fill our heads (and our hearts) with, then Claire Frost’s debut is for you. Written with verve and a real sense of generosity for her characters, this is the perfect escapist read and antidote to our somewhat grim times' STYLIST This life-affirming and hilarious novel is the perfect balm for the Insta-weary mind – get ready to shatter the illusion that is #LivingMyBestLife Recently dumped by her boyfriend of ten years, Bell is struggling to move on with her life – and surrender the fleecy pyjamas she’s been living in since January. Haunted by #blessed on social media, she can’t help but compare her life to those she follows online, wondering where she is going wrong . . . In the world of social media, Millie is the successful online influencer @mi_bestlife. But in real life she’s just a regular single mum trying to make ends meet, while fending off the younger competition and tenacious internet trolls. Her Instagram feed is far more #BestLie than #BestLife, and soon Millie begins to wish her life was more like her filters. It isn’t until Bell and Millie’s paths cross that they begin to realise what they’re both missing. Can Millie prove to Bell that life online isn’t always what it appears to be? And in return, can Millie learn that she needs to start living for the moment and not for the likes? 'Frank, funny and fearless in her observations on friendship and the lies we tell ourselves and each other, Claire Frost is a new voice to watch' STACEY HALLS, bestselling author of The Familiars 'Fun, heart-warming and real. I loved it!' SARAH MORGAN, bestselling author of One Summer in Paris 'Living My Best Life is fun, fresh and full of heart, with a lead character you’ll cheer for' MIRANDA DICKINSON, Sunday Times bestselling author 'In this funny, heartfelt portrait of friendship and community, Claire Frost has some sharp things to say about the dangers of perfectionism in our Instagram age. A hugely enjoyable debut – I raced through it' LOUISE CANDLISH, bestselling author of Our House ‘Funny, charming and heart-warming’ ROSIE WALSH 'A fun, fresh debut that manages to be both quirky and deep as it portrays today's obsession with social media' MILLY JOHNSON

Download or read book The Partner Plot written by Kristina Forest and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two former high school sweethearts get a second chance in this marriage of convenience romance by Kristina Forest, author of The Neighbor Favor. To Violet Greene, fashion is everything. As a successful celebrity stylist, she travels all over the world, living out her dreams. Professionally, she’s thriving, but her personal life is in shambles. After surviving a very public breakup with her ex-fiancé six months ago, Violet is now determined to focus on her career. But life hands her something—or rather, someone—that might derail everything… Xavier Wright did not expect to run into his high school girlfriend Violet—the girl he once thought he’d marry—on a birthday trip to Vegas. As a high school teacher and basketball coach, he rarely leaves his New Jersey hometown, so what were the chances? But when the initial shock wears off, they decide to celebrate together. They feel young and reckless as they party the night away—and reckless they clearly were when the following morning, they wake up beside each other with rings on their fingers. Their impulsive nuptials might be a blessing in disguise, though, when they realize that both of their careers could benefit from the marriage. So they play the part of a blissfully wedded couple. Yet when their passion comes hurling back, they realize their feelings are just as real as they were back when they were teens. But are their lives too different to stick it through or will they finally get a happy ending?

Download or read book The Astral written by Kate Christensen and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the gentrifying neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, rests a huge rose-colored apartment building called The Astral. For decades it was the happy home of the poet Harry Quirk, his wife, Luz, and their two children: Karina, now a fervent freegan, and Hector, now in the clutches of a cultish Christian community. But when Luz finds poems that ignite her long-simmering suspicions of infidelity, Harry is summarily kicked out, leaving him to reckon with the consequence of his literary, marital, and parental failures. With tremendous grace and acute perception, Kate Christensen details Harry’s floundering attempts to find his way back into Luz’s arms—and back to his better self—in a novel that is funny, bittersweet, and terrifically moving.

Download or read book Personas User Focused Design written by Lene Nielsen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-08-11 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: People relate to other people, not to simplified types or segments. This is the concept that underpins this book. Personas, a user centered design methodology covers topics from interaction design within IT, through to issues surrounding product design, communication, and marketing. Project developers need to understand how users approach their products from the product’s infancy, and regardless of what the product might be. Developers should be able to describe the user of the product via vivid depictions, as if they – with their different attitudes, desires and habits – were already using the product. In doing so they can more clearly formulate how to turn the product's potential into reality. With contributions from professionals from Australia, Brazil, Finland, Japan, Russia, and the UK presenting real-world examples of persona method, this book will provide readers with valuable insights into this exciting research area. The inspiration to create user descriptions includes character-driven narratives, and the film Thelma & Louise is analyzed in order to understand how the development process can also be an engaging story in various professional contexts. With a solid foundation in her own research at the IT University of Copenhagen and more than five years of experience in solving problems for businesses, Lene Nielsen is Denmark’s leading expert in the persona method. She has a PhD in personas and scenarios, and through her research and practical experiences she has developed her own approach to the method – 10 Steps to Personas. Personas – User Focused Design presents a step-by-step methodology of personas which will be of interest to developers of IT, communications solutions and innovative products.

Download or read book Philo of Reli written by Nosael Gy Gleason and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-07 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philo of Reli is a compilation of twenty-six short stories. Although loosely interlinked, each story could stand on its own. The individual stories represent moral allegories, set in various regions of the world that delve into theological truths, reinforced or countered by philosophical rationalism. Fictional characters in each chapter bump into each other haphazardly, but ultimately unite in an unpredictable outcome. Atheism, monotheism, polytheism meet the likes of Plato, Kant, Nietzsche and Sartre. The subtle philosophical references in each chapter culminate in poignant moral lessons. The reader will be compelled to question the reality of knowing, of believing, of deciding whether philosophy and religion could be intermarried.

Download or read book Holiday Affair written by Lisa Plumley and published by Lisa Plumley. This book was released on 2017-12-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Single mom Karina Barrett is thrilled to treat her kids to a fairytale Christmas vacation... but will a sexy innkeeper make her own holiday dreams come true? For Karina, it's the chance of a lifetime: a free cocoa and gingerbread-filled holiday at a quaint Michigan B&B called The Christmas House. In return, Karina will play spy and report back to the company hoping to buy out the popular hotel. It's all too good to be true...especially when Karina meets innkeeper Reid Sullivan. The man is a walking talking Christmas miracle—and she's hoping to meet him under the mistletoe... Single dad turned globe-trotting adventurer, Reid isn't quite sure how he and his daughters got roped into helping out this year at his family's B&B. But once he arrives, it doesn't take long for a certain guest to catch his eye. Fun-loving California girl Karina is hard to miss, and Reid senses the attraction is mutual. As Christmas approaches and the weather grows colder, things between Reid and Karina heat up. But when the true reason behind Karina's visit is revealed, will the holiday magic disappear before the ball drops on New Year's Eve? Kudos & Honors * featured alternate selection of the Doubleday Book Club, Rhapsody Book Club, and BOMC2 * Top Pick/Romance of the Month from Bookpage magazine * awarded 4½ stars from Romantic Times magazine, 5 hearts from The Romance Reader, and 5 blue ribbons from Romance Junkies What People Are Saying... "Secrets and subterfuge add complexity and zing to this well-crafted, heartwarming story that features a wealth of engaging characters, including five remarkable, memorable children, and great sexual tension. A deliciously satisfying, cocoa-worthy holiday read." —Library Journal "A delightful story with utterly charming characters. It brings to life the sounds, smells, and tastes of Christmas as it brings together more than just the two main characters for a joyous holiday season." —Romantic Times (4½ stars!) "Lisa Plumley's latest holiday novel delivers. It has warm gooey holiday moments complete with happy children, Christmas traditions such as caroling and decorating Christmas cookies and, oh yeah, hot and steamy romance. Loaded with fun pop-culture references and witty dialogue, Holiday Affair delivers on entertainment!" —The Romance Reader (5 hearts!) "As is the case with most of Plumley's books, Holiday Affair has quirky characters that will make you smile and a fast-paced story that will make you hesitate to slip a bookmark between the pages. Holiday Affair is full of Christmas atmosphere and activities, which makes it a great read during the holidays." —Lezlie Patterson, McClatchy-Tribune News Service "I love a good romance for the holidays, and Lisa Plumley's latest "Holiday Affair" is a great one to celebrate all the good things about being in love at Christmas! With just the right amount of humor, a touch of mystery, and a lot of good, old-fashioned romance, "Holiday Affair" is sure to please any fan of romantic fiction!" —Sharon Galligar Chance

Download or read book Merlot Prosper written by R.K. Geetha and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A FIGHTING HEART. AN UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP. ONE BOLD IDEA. Karina Prashant, a gutsy girl raised by her single mother, is determined to get out of a financial rut. After inheriting an abandoned land from her father, she is compelled to move to the historic grape country to influence her fate. Her situation turns sideways when she becomes entangled with a man too big for his boots. He causes her to contend between following through on her mother’s simple wish, or honouring her father’s extraordinary work. With help from Merlot Prosper, a wise and whimsical friend, Karina must learn to steer her willpower in a way that will get her to succeed, or lose everything. Karina does not realize that destinies will soon collide. The rise to prosperity begins with a purpose, but will Karina’s motivation withstand the weight of an ego and still be enough to get her there?

Download or read book The Capitol Ghost written by Sharon Whitlock and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Capitol Ghost is the story of ice skaters, street kids, coaches, criminals, and the ghosts that walk among them. Four children from the Preliminary Jazzicals Synchronized Skating Team enlist brainy teenager Karina Kowalski to help them hunt a ghost at the Capitol and save an elderly night watchman's honor. Karina uncovers the first clue, an ancient prayer, and begins to trace the ghost through nearly sixty years of history. But what will Karina sacrifice in her zeal to help others? A figure skating test, a father, or even her own life? At the same time, a street gang in New York City is led by teenaged poet Dayshawn Rogers. When Dayshawn's little sister is murdered, he requests help from Worldpol. Dayshawn designs a plan that Officer Chuck Zander uses to track down the murderer. But what will Dayshawn lose in his zeal to help others? A publishing deal, a father, or even his own life? Even though the two groups never meet, their lives intersect and influence not only Karina and Chuck, but also people they don't know, people in this world and the next world. The Capitol Ghost is the second novel in the Jazzicals series about synchronized skating, the world's fastest-growing ice skating sport.

Download or read book Cat Karina written by Michael Coney and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On an earth inhabited by a cat-like race of women, one felina stands alone—from the award-winning author. “His tales have heart” (Strange Horizons). Few true humans remain on the future Earth, where caimen, shrugleggers, and felinas dominate. The peoples are descendents of crocodiles, alien races, and jaguars, and they are much different than the humans--they are products of genetic experiments, created to perform specific functions. Some work in the swampy lands, others are the strong burden-bearers, but none are as beautiful as the felines-- not even the humans. And no one is worthy enough to win over the most attractive felina, Karina. She is a rare beauty of great prowess, with a tempting sculpted physique that could lure anyone to her.

Download or read book The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden written by Karina Yan Glaser and published by Clarion Books. This book was released on 2018 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller Return to Harlem's "wildly entertaining" family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer. While Isa is off at sleepaway orchestra camp, Jessie, Oliver, Hyacinth, and Laney are stuck at home in the brownstone with nothing to do but get on one another's nerves. But when catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbor, their sleepy summer transforms in an instant as the Vanderbeeker children band together to do what they do best: make a plan. They will create the most magical healing garden in all of Harlem. In this companion to The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street, experience the warmth of a family and their community as they work together to bring a little more beauty and kindness to the world, one thwarted plan at a time.

Download or read book The Decrypter and The Storm s Eye written by Rose Sandy and published by Silver Gravity Publishing. This book was released on 2022-06-21 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international team of scientists is sent to an abandoned island to investigate a mysterious technology, only to face a terrifying discovery that defies imagination. Calla Cress is charged with protecting Britain’s national treasures from cyber and science threats. But her latest assignment takes her down an unexpected path. Something strange is happening in the skies and the US and British governments have taken notice – something that may be connected to another mystery, one that was classified thirty-five years ago: An abandoned research facility on an uninhabited island is somehow controlling the weather. But no one's there…yet something inexplicable is running within its walls, and Calla herself will soon be forced to confront her darkest self. This fast-paced cyber-thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat as you race through its pages for answers about this uncanny technology and its origins that are as shocking as they are chilling! The Decrypter: The Storm’s Eye is Book 4 in the Calla Cress Technothriller series but can be read as a stand-alone story. What readers are saying about The Decrypter Series and Calla Cress: ★★★★★ “Fast-moving, exciting look at the possibilities of technology, peppered with just the right amount of science. I honestly couldn't put the book down.” ★★★★★ “Has everything I look for in a good read: plot, characters, and pace.” ★★★★★ “An imaginative thriller with a great plot and unforgettable characters.”

Download or read book The Runaway Heart written by Barbara Cartland and published by Barbara Cartland EBooks ltd. This book was released on 2016-08-27 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Family She Needs written by Sue MacKay and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An orphan shows his two guardians that what really matters in life is a place—and a heart—to call home in this uplifting romance. Nurse Karina Brown only has room in her heart for one guy: four-year-old Mickey. Running a small-town surgery and looking after a little boy with Down syndrome isn’t easy, but Katrina wouldn’t have it any other way. Until Mickey’s co-guardian, gorgeous Dr. Logan Pascale, moves into their home—determined to sell up. His heart is on lockdown but soon, united in their love for Mickey, Logan and Karina are falling for each other, too. Can Karina persuade Logan that everything he needs is right under her roof . . . already?