Download or read book Saint Jack written by Paul Theroux and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-08-04 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack Flowers, saint or sinner, caught a passing bumboat into Singapore and got a job as a water-clerk to a Chinese ship chandler. Now, on the side, he offers girls (indeed 'anything, anything at all') to tourists, sailors, residents and expatriates, but he is haunted by his lack of worldly success and his fifty-three years weigh heavily on him. So when he agrees to act as blackmailer for the faintly sinister American, Edwin Shuck, in a plot against a general from Vietnam, he has high, not to mention wild, hopes of triumph. These are the outrageous confessions of an ingenious con man in the seedy and unforgettable world of expatriates amidst imperial ruins.
Download or read book Stubby Jenks written by Donald J. Howard and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Blinders Off written by Tessa Brookfield and published by Devine Destinies. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a young, naive woman loses herself in the wealth and power of an older, well acclaimed businessman in New York, she is blinded by the enthrallment of the extravagant lifestyle he can provide. For years, Chelsea Barwick has succumbed to the demanding confines of Leo Eiden only to realize that he is incapable of loving her the way she longs to be loved. With his love for money overshadowing his love for her, she is pushed to the edge of despair. The blinders come off and Chelsea finally sees Leo for what he really is, a deceptive, cheating man who believes that true happiness can only come from money. Falling into the arms of Jax Goulding, who is as mysterious as he is gorgeous, was inevitable for Chelsea. Fueled by deceitful rage, she is determined to fight fire with fire, only to encounter more than what she bargained for. Getting involved with Jax doesn�t come without its challenges. It does, however, come with an undeniable physical attraction toward a man who teaches her a whole new meaning of the word desire with his sexual taunting tendencies that leave her begging for more.
Download or read book Lazy Dungeon Master Volume 9 written by Supana Onikage and published by J-Novel Club. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even dragons fall in love?! My nameâs Keima Masuda, and despite the fact Iâm aiming for an easygoing life Iâm a Dungeon Master, a town chief, and a pope. Goren Townâs busy with a Beddhist wedding ceremony, and now a dragonâs attacking? I feel like this is gonna be one crazy foe... âMy bad, Keima! Seems like my dumb daughterâs giving you trouble!â It was my neighbor (dungeon)âs daughter, Igni (300 years old). Thatâs fine, but now thereâs a bunch of adventurers coming to town to slay the dragon?! Does that mean Iâm not gonna get any rest until the dragonâs gone? This is Volume 9 of my own kind of dungeon story! Time to fight the dragon with a Hero!
Download or read book Aaliyah written by Victoria Christopher Murray and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the bestselling author of The Personal Librarian comes the fourth book in the The Divas series. Diamond, India, Veronique, and Aaliyah are fifteen-year-old high school sophomores on their way to becoming the hottest new group to hit gospel music—The Divas. That is, if they win the team talent competition. Now, the fourth book in the series follows Aaliyah, as she comes face to face with a secret from her past.. Straight-A student and “brainiac” of the group, Aaliyah is an only child living with her father, the deputy Chief of Police in Los Angeles. Even though Aaliyah isn’t interested in singing, she’s shown a remarkable, natural talent since childhood. It takes a bit of persuading to get Aaliyah to be a part of the Divas, but she gives in, and joins the group to be close to her friends. During one of their rehearsals, the girls hear a song by Zena, a successful African American singer. All the other girls are inspired and imagine themselves being as successful one day—except for Aaliyah, who turns off the CD and grumbles that they can find a better role model. Then, when Aaliyah learns that Zena will be attending their performance—accompanied by her father—her whole world comes crashing down. And all of her friends, who’d been told that Aaliyah’s mother died when she was a baby, suddenly realize where her natural singing ability came from…
Download or read book Dark Congress written by Christopher Golden and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the beginning of time, the demonic races have gathered every century to resolve conflicts among them and to determine the course of their future. This centennial event was called the Dark Congress. In the second century b.c., however, the Dark Congress failed to resolve their conflicts. Instead, the Congress ignited into a war that drove wedges between the various demon races from that time until now. And all of it began as a result of Kandida, the great North African river demon, being nearly killed by forces in the Congress and magically entombed in the riverbank. But now, Kandida is free, and for the first time in centuries, the Dark Congress is being called again. All demon races and other varieties of supernatural creatures have been called to gather at the Hellmouth in Providence, Rhode Island. Some gather in hopes of resolution, some in favor of war, and Kandida is tasked to broker a treaty and guide the Congress to peace, wherein everyone might simply agree to disagree. And so the demons gather under a banner of a truce. But the demons still harbor many bitter disagreements with one another. The Congress must have an arbiter of these conflicts, and that someone is Buffy Summers. Buffy is horrified and disgusted to be included. After all, she is not a demon...is she? She knows so little about her powers that she cannot say for certain where they truly spring from. How can she spend so much time wallowing in the darkness without becoming part of it? Can she possibly agree to a truce with all the horrors of the world, and allow them to come Providence without any attempt to stop them? And does she have a choice?
Download or read book With a Little Luck written by Caprice Crane and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2011-07-26 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If love is in the cards, then somebody stacked the deck. Los Angeles radio DJ Beryl “Berry” Lambert, whose name means luck, doesn’t much believe in it—although, thanks to her dear old gambling dad, she’s a bit superstitious, certain that everything happens for a reason. She keeps a four-leaf clover in her wallet, never takes off her horseshoe necklace, and won’t tempt fate by walking under a ladder or opening an umbrella indoors. Ever. When it comes to love, though, she could use a little luck. Two disastrous relationships back-to-back can mean only one thing to a woman who knows that everything good or bad happens in threes: A third Mr. Wrong is imminent. But fellow DJ Ryan Riley goes against the odds. Their on-air battle of the sexes is a hit for the station and sparks some serious heat after hours. Ryan is funny and sexy, and he thinks Berry’s quirkiness is cute. Is their romance doomed by the numbers—or is a girl who leaves nothing to chance finally ready to gamble? Caprice Crane’s witty, winsome novel about the game of modern romance proves that with a little luck and the right stakes, everybody wins. BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Caprice Crane's Family Affair.
Download or read book The Explorer written by Phoebe Alexander and published by Mountains Wanted Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-05 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abby's off to college and she can be anyone or anything she wants. The problem is she feels like five or six different people all trapped in the same body. One Abby with her dad. One Abby with her mom. One with her sisters. One with her girlfriend. One with her friends. Everyone wants a different version of her. Until she meets them. Gavin's off to college and he can be anyone or anything he wants. The problem is the voices in his head of all the people who've told him he doesn't matter; he's too small, too weak, too nerdy. Being a math genius is pointless if no one pays any attention to you. No one expects him to rise to the occasion. But rise he does. Authors' Note: The Explorer is a Mountains Series standalone in the new adult/coming of age genre. It can be read with or without the main three books. Portions of this book were previously part of the title Mountains Loved. The Explorer has new content as well and is only recommended for readers over 18. Book 1: Mountains Wanted - James & Sarah's Story #1 Book 2: Mountains Climbed - James & Sarah's Story #2 Book 3: Mountains Loved - James & Sarah's Story #3 Book 4: Christmas in the Mountains - James & Sarah's holiday novella Book 5: The Navigator - Garrett’s Story Book 6: The Explorer - Abby's Story #1 Book 7: The Adventurer - Rachel's Story Book 8: Mountains Transcended - Abby's Story #2 and Series Finale
Download or read book Kinda Hot written by Ben Slater and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Extraordinary Secrets of April May June written by Robin Benway and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I hugged my sisters and they fit against my sides like two jigsaw pieces that would never fit anywhere else. I couldn?t imagine ever letting them go again, like releasing them would be to surrender the best parts of myself. Three sisters share a magical, unshakeable bond in this witty high-concept novel from the critically acclaimed author of Audrey, Wait! Around the time of their parents? divorce, sisters April, May, and June recover special powers from childhood?powers that come in handy navigating the hell that is high school. Powers that help them cope with the hardest year of their lives. But could they have a greater purpose? April, the oldest and a bit of a worrier, can see the future. Middle-child May can literally disappear. And baby June reads minds?everyone?s but her own. When April gets a vision of disaster, the girls come together to save the day and reconcile their strained family. They realize that no matter what happens, powers or no powers, they?ll always have each other. Because there?s one thing stronger than magic: sisterhood.
Download or read book Getting Laid Off written by Rodney Curtis and published by David Crumm Media LLC. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing stops The Spiritual Wanderer, as Rodney Curtis is known to readers far and wide from the title of his first humorous book about the many quirky challenges of life in America. Then, suddenly his life went from quirky to terrifying as he was hit with a double whammy: a layoff notice and a diagnosis of cancer. Many would have folded under the pressure, but Rodney’s approach to life remains undimmed. As he says in his introduction, he keeps laughing in the face of fear. Apparently, it works. He tackled cancer in his earlier book, A ‘Cute’ Leukemia, and now Rodney turns the full force of his relentlessly wacky vision on the challenges millions face in unemployment. He tells this true story through words and images—as well as audio and video you’ll enjoy through easy links in these pages. Here’s an example: As the story opens in Chapter 1, “I knew things weren’t good at my company when they closed down half the bathrooms in our building. The economy was going down the toilet, but we sure weren’t.” Then, as fear battles hope in the opening pages, a link offers Rodney’s recommended soundtrack for that chapter: a song from a popular movie that’s just a web link away and, soon, your toes will be tapping as you read. You’ll get hooked on the multi-media counterpoints and, when you’re done, you’ll be asking yourself: Why doesn’t every book have a soundtrack and movie clips? In the end, you’ll be glad that nothing stops Rodney Curtis—and that you can join him in this adventure. His high spirits are strong enough to lift yours, too.
Download or read book Stay Here Tonight written by Cynthia Dane and published by Barachou Press. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Between a Bear and a Hard Place Alpha Werebear Shifter Menage Romance written by Lynn Red and published by Yellow Moon Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curvy, slightly self-conscious Claire Redmon is a woman with a few addictions: her dopey dog, inhaler, and fantasies about a big, muscled-up bear of a guy who she just knows is going to sweep her off her feet. Yeah, right. Dating has never been this scientist’s forte, but she’s about to learn that when it comes to bears, reality is always better than fantasy, and two is ALWAYS better than one! Kidnapped from their clan as cubs, tortured and subjected to experiments, Stone and Fury are barely surviving. The alpha werebears know nothing but pain, suffering, and darkness. When they are simultaneously gripped by a sensation neither can explain, not even the strongest tranquilizers can contain their rage. They must escape. No excuses, no regrets. Driven by something they don’t understand, they roar, claw and fight their way to freedom. As they escape the only home they’ve ever known, the bears run headlong into a girl with entrancing eyes and a scent that warms them to the core. A woman that they’ve never seen before, but who seems mysteriously familiar. Suddenly, it all makes sense - that surge must have been fate, and this woman is... their mate! These are two bears who do EVERYTHING together, and don’t take no for an answer. No matter what, they will take her, have her, and make her theirs. Forever.
Download or read book Vegan Mexican Food For Chowhounds written by Mike Lee and published by Mike Lee. This book was released on 2013-12-30 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Blanched pinecone, a single blade of summer grass, covered in a delicate lilac sauce.” “Asparagus seeds and a boiled acorn on a bed of carrot laughter.” THINK THIS IS WHAT VEGANS EAT? For anyone who loves to eat and wants to learn how to make delicious, hearty Mexican food, that just happens to be vegan, there is an amazing new cookbook: MEXICAN VEGAN FOOD FOR CHOWHOUNDS! ARE YOU CONVINCED THAT VEGANS LITERALLY EAT NOTHING BUT LETTUCE? This book will prove you wrong! It is full of delicious, modern, authentic recipes that will wow your taste buds and make it obvious how delicious and fun vegan food is. There are dozens of recipes with delectable pictures, from decadent red and green enchiladas that will melt your soul, to simple meals like delicious tacos and nachos that are to die for. There are salsa recipes that will add some spice to your endless, gray cubicle days and vegan sides that will convince your friends that you have an abuelita that you hide in a cupboard. YOU WILL NEVER THINK OF VEGAN FOOD THE SAME WAY AGAIN! This is a perfect book for anyone who is considering a vegan diet. Think of it as a gateway to vegan paradise, as it recommends replacing a few meals a month, week or day with amazing plant based alternatives. Come on, you are already a part time model, so there is nothing wrong with starting out as a part time vegan. Changing your diet is really scary and it takes a really brave person to even contemplate it. This book eases the transition, making it easy to make the right choice for the planet. So, if you want to see what being vegan is all about, then this is the book for you. Also, if you are already a level 10 vegan, do not fret, this book is just as useful for you! Just buy it! Please… please just buy it.
Download or read book Silent Cry written by Dywane D. Birch and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silent Cry is the story of K'wan Taylor, the now 14-year-old son of Syreeta and Randall Taylor from Beneath the Bruises (Strebor, 2012), who withstood his father's tirades by wishing, praying and hoping his father would disappear. Feeling helpless and hopeless, K'wan spent most of his young life burdened with the pressure of believing he had to protect his mother from his father's abuse, but not knowing how. K'wan makes his way to a residential treatment facility for adolescent males, where he begins, slowly, to heal his wounds.
Download or read book Harlequin Romantic Suspense April 2024 Box Set written by Kimberly Van Meter and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2024-03-26 with total page 1006 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for heart-racing romance and breathless suspense? Want high-stakes stories that cause sparks to fly between adventurous, brave characters in life-and-death situations? Harlequin® Romantic Suspense brings you all that and more with four new full-length titles in one collection! Colton's Secret Stalker (A The Coltons of Owl Creek novel) By Kimberly Van Meter When Frannie Colton meets mysterious Italian Dante Sinclair in her bookstore, neither can deny their instant attraction. She has no idea Dante is lying about his identity. But when Dante’s past catches up with him, it comes for Frannie, too… Deadly Mountain Rescue (A Sierra's Web novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Tara Taylor Quinn Police officer Stacy Waltz and her partner, Jesse “Mac” MacDonald, are known all over the state as the ultimate dream team. Then Stacy is targeted by a stalker. Will Mac put his life—and heart—on the line for the colleague who has become so much more? Hunted Hotshot Hero (A Hotshot Heroes novel) By New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Lisa Childs Hotshot firefighter Rory VanDam is on high alert—and not just from the saboteur targeting his team. Brittany Townsend is an ambitious reporter determined to uncover the truth about him, but what happens when her big scoop leads to a world of danger and desire? Undercover Cowboy Protector (A The Secrets of Hidden Creek Ranch novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Kacy Cross Navy SEAL turned bodyguard Ace Madden has one mission: protect Sophia Lang. Working undercover as a ranch hand gives him full access to the workaholic executive. But when peril and passion collide, Ace’s job becomes personal.
Download or read book No Funny Business written by Amanda Aksel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-07-12 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Good sarcastic banter, discussions of top comedians and enough food descriptions to make me salivate.”—USA Today Two down-on-their-luck comedians embark on a road tour and find more than a few good laughs on the way. Olivia Vincent dreams of stand-up comedy stardom. Bustling around a busy Manhattan office by day and hustling from club to club by night, she can’t catch a break. Work is falling through the cracks, and after ditching a major client to make a performance, Olivia gets the boot. Determined to pursue her dreams, she snags an audition in Los Angeles for a coveted spot on late-night TV. But the only way to get there is to join seasoned stand-up Nick Leto on a cross-country road tour. She agrees on one condition—no funny business. Icky comedy condos, tiny smoking nightclubs, and Nick’s incessant classic rock radio are a far cry from life on the Upper East Side. Reality sets in, and Olivia wonders if she can hack it in showbiz or if she’s just a hack. As Nick helps Olivia improve her act along the way, sparks begin to fly and ignite what they thought was an impossible flame. Maybe being stuck with Nick in a Jeep isn’t so bad. As long as it doesn’t get in the way of Olivia’s actual funny business.
