Download or read book Love Defies the Odds written by Sean Cunningham and published by JMS Books LLC. This book was released on 2023-11-04 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sequel to Life Marches On Ian Hughes returns from a business trip to discover his wife Debbie brutally murdered. When a bloody note reveals Ian was the intended victim, Ian’s friend Detective Danny Diaz is assigned as Ian’s bodyguard. As Danny tries to keep Ian from being the killer’s next victim, the romance they each secretly desired years ago is rekindled and ignites into a sexual tension hot enough to destroy Danny’s career. Secret business deals, sexual liaisons, and long-held grudges are exposed as Danny tries to find the murderer. Amidst all the lies and cover-ups one thing is certain -- although everyone seems to love Ian, someone wants him dead. The closer they get to solving the crime, the closer the attempts on Ian’s life come to actually succeeding. Was it fate that brought Ian and Danny together? Will their relationship survive the scrutiny of the investigation or the stress of being a target? Will they catch the killer before the killer gets Ian? Only time will tell if Ian can survive to live happily ever after with Danny.

Download or read book Defy the Odds written by Benny Tate and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A wonderful picture of how God can use any person regardless of their past.” —Roma Downey, Emmy®-nominated actress and producer Pastor Benny Tate never faced a time that wasn’t filled with obstacles. Each season of life came with setbacks that often seemed insurmountable: the abusive father figure who tormented Benny and his mother, the lack of guidance in his early adulthood, and the illness and infertility he and his wife battled in their marriage. Yet in every crisis, God was there to redeem pain for glory, transforming Benny’s life into a moving testament to His power. Through his struggles, Benny’s faith grew as he saw how God provided him with the strength, wisdom, and resources he needed to overcome each staggering challenge placed before him. In parts a memoir that will tug on your heartstrings, a guide to get you through tough times, and a reminder to never see yourself as the victim of your own life, Defy the Odds will inspire your soul as it proves that you follow a God who can—and will—see you through the impossible.

Download or read book Defying the Odds written by Kele Moon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When struggling waitress Melody Dylan gives a handsome, lonely stranger a simple gift she has no clue her life is about to take a drastic turn. The stranger ends up being Clay Powers, a famous UFC heavyweight fighter. Clay's large build and dangerous fists have always intimidated. People in his hometown keep their distance and Clay is fine with that. Everything changes when a new waitress at the local diner buys him a piece of pie on Thanksgiving. Touched by the gesture when it's obvious she can barely afford to survive, her warm smile and lush body churn up powerful feelings that leave Clay wanting more from her than pie. Melody is running from her past and the small, country town of Garnet is the perfect hiding place. With an ex-husband after her and scars from her abusive marriage etched deep, the last thing she expects is to fall for a man who makes a living with his fists, but she can't resist Clay or the tender connection they share. Finding love in the most unlikely of places, the passion is undeniable, but Clay and Melody know their haunted pasts and unpredictable futures leave the odds stacked against them.

Download or read book Defying the Odds written by Ed Morales and published by New Leaf Press (AR). This book was released on 1992 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book For Her written by Pawan Kaushal and published by Pawan Kaushal. This book was released on 2023-07-24 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For Her" Is A Book Of 42 Heartfelt Poems That Captures The Feelings Of Love, Romance, Heart Break & Hope. The Poem Tell A Captivating True Story About Two People From Different Parts Of The World Who Meet On A Beautiful Island. Even Though They Know Their Time Together Will Be Short, They Can't Resist Falling For Each Other. This Wonderfull Collection Of Poem Shows How Love Can Endure Even In The Face Of HeartBreak. It's A Reminder Of The Strength Of Those Who Are Brave Enough To Love, Even When They Know It Might not Last Forever.

Download or read book Can t Hurt Me written by David Goggins and published by David Goggins. This book was released on 2021-03-03 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller Over 2.5 million copies sold For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare -- poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events, inspiring Outside magazine to name him "The Fittest (Real) Man in America." In Can't Hurt Me, he shares his astonishing life story and reveals that most of us tap into only 40% of our capabilities. Goggins calls this The 40% Rule, and his story illuminates a path that anyone can follow to push past pain, demolish fear, and reach their full potential.

Download or read book Defying the Odds written by Autumn Reed and published by Autumn Reed. This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that I've fully embraced my relationships with Nicholas, Shane, and Cole, everything is falling into place. Instead of dreading graduation, I'm looking forward to a promising career and a future with my incredible boyfriends. But when outside forces interfere, my best-laid plans begin to crumble. Not everyone is willing to accept our foursome, especially when its mere existence causes an embarrassing public scandal. As I watch Nicholas cave to family pressures, I realize my happily ever after may be out of reach. I knew risking it all for Cole, Nicholas, and Shane would never be simple. Still, I can't help but wonder—when the world bets against us, is our love strong enough to defy the odds? *Defying the Odds is the third book in the Risking It trilogy, a reverse harem romance.

Download or read book Defying the Odds written by James W. Ceaser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-02-11 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now updated to include the 2018 midterms and previewing the coming 2020 election cycle, Defying the Odds provides the most comprehensive and authoritative account of the national election, including the presidential nomination process and election and congressional elections. With its keen insights into the issues and events that drove the 2016 election, Defying the Odds will be an invaluable resource for students and all political observers seeking to understand an election that was decades in the making and will continue to resonate throughout American politics for many years to come.

Download or read book Ziggy Stardust and Me written by James Brandon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this tender-hearted debut, set against the tumultuous backdrop of life in 1973, when homosexuality is still considered a mental illness, two boys defy all the odds and fall in love. Now in paperback. The year is 1973. The Watergate hearings are in full swing. The Vietnam War is still raging. And homosexuality is still officially considered a mental illness. In the midst of these trying times is sixteen-year-old Jonathan Collins, a bullied, anxious, asthmatic kid, who aside from an alcoholic father and his sympathetic neighbor and friend Starla, is completely alone. To cope, Jonathan escapes to the safe haven of his imagination, where his hero David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and dead relatives, including his mother, guide him through the rough terrain of his life. In his alternate reality, Jonathan can be anything: a superhero, an astronaut, Ziggy Stardust, himself, or completely "normal" and not a boy who likes other boys. When he completes his treatments, he will be normal—at least he hopes. But before that can happen, Web stumbles into his life. Web is everything Jonathan wishes he could be: fearless, fearsome and, most importantly, not ashamed of being gay. Jonathan doesn't want to like brooding Web, who has secrets all his own. Jonathan wants nothing more than to be "fixed" once and for all. But he's drawn to Web anyway. Web is the first person in the real world to see Jonathan completely and think he's perfect. Web is a kind of escape Jonathan has never known. For the first time in his life, he may finally feel free enough to love and accept himself as he is.

Download or read book 300 Billion to One written by Wayne Faust and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Defy the Odds written by E. Lawrence and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-01-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever found yourself questioning everything youd previously thought to be true? Have you ever wondered God, where are you? or God, did you intend for this to happen? Have you ever wrestled with being comfortable in your own skin? Has fearfully and wonderfully made ever seemed great for others, but not accurate when it comes to you? Have you ever wondered if youre too far gone? Or if Gods grace is enough for you? After all, how much can grace really cover? Grab a front-row seat and witness one womans struggle as she battles a fully unleashed devil. In the darkness of her doubt and fear, she searches for Gods will and questions the scope of His grace.

Download or read book Fanpire written by Tanya Erzen and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An author immerses herself in the frenzied fandom of Twilight, the young-adult vampire romance series that has captivated women of all ages Twilight, Stephenie Meyer’s young-adult vampire romance series, has captivated women of all ages, from teenagers who swoon over the film adaptations to college-educated women who devour the novels as a guilty pleasure. All told, over 110 million copies of the books have been sold worldwide, with translations into 37 languages, and the movies are some of the highest-grossing of all time. Twilight is a bona fide cultural phenomenon that has inspired a vast and unimaginably fertile fan subculture—the “fanpire,” as the members describe it. Just what is it about Twilight that has enchanted so many women? Tanya Erzen—herself no stranger to the allure of the series—sets out to explore the irresistible pull of Twilight by immersing herself in the vibrant and diverse world of “Twi-hards,” from Edward-addition groups and “Twi-rock” music to Cullenism, a religion based on the values of Edward’s family of vegetarian vampires. Erzen interviews hundreds of fans online and in person, attends thousand-strong conventions, and watches the film premiere of New Moon with Twilight moms in Utah. Along the way, she joins a tour bus on a pilgrimage to Twilight-inspired sites, struggles through a Bella self-defense class, and surveys the sub-universe of Twilight fan-fiction (including E. L. James’s enormously popular “Master of the Universe” story, the basis for her erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey). Erzen also takes a deeper look at the appeal of traditional gender roles in a postfeminist era saturated with narratives of girl power. If Twilight’s fantasies of romance and power reflect the fears, insecurities, and longings of the women who love it, the fanpire itself, Erzen shows, offers a space for meaningful bonding, mutual understanding, and friendship. Part journalistic investigation and part cultural analysis, Fanpire will appeal to obsessed fans, Twilight haters, and bemused onlookers alike.

Download or read book Hate Story written by Nicole Williams and published by Nicole Williams. This book was released on 2016-12-26 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nina can’t let herself fall in love with the man she’s going to marry. Not with their arrangement being what it is. Not with Max being who he is. Three years. A million dollars. A solution to both of their problems. They planned it all, from the story of their first kiss to the date of their divorce. Nothing could go wrong. What they didn’t foresee was chemistry, and Nina and Max have no shortage of it. Both of them have experienced the sting and sham of love before and have no intentions of falling victim to it twice. Love is expensive—hate comes at much lower of a price. Convincing herself she hates Max is a better alternative than accepting Nina might love him, and the more she gets to know this soon-to-be-husband of hers, the more she discovers just how very much she truly, madly, and deeply . . . hates him.

Download or read book FOR THE LOVE OF SAM written by Jackie Merritt and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THEY CALLED HIM STONEFACE… Yet the moment starry-eyed Tamara Benning caught the reticent rancher's gaze, she felt an instant connection. She wanted Sam Sherard. Desperately. Still, after a glorious weekend together, she couldn't help wondering if the father of her unborn baby was in it for the long-haul…. Sam didn't know the meaning of happily ever after, but he did know how important it was for his child to grow up with both parents. So he dazzled his pregnant bride with flowers. Tenderly catered to her every need. And softened her wary heart with soul-searing kisses. But could this life-hardened loner find the courage to let love in? THE BENNING LEGACY— Three sisters find that true love uncovers the secrets of the past…and forges bright new tomorrows!

Download or read book Defying the Odds written by Donna Dunbar-Odom and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "For me, literacy is ... like trying to open a locked door with the wrong key ... I don't always see the meaning at first and usually I have to have someone ... let me in with their key. I tend to think that being in college is enough, but it still isn't going to guarantee higher literacy for me. It is something I am trying to grasp, but I am going about it slowly, simply because I am not so sure of how important it is to me." — Rachel According to key literacy research, working-class students are far less likely to pursue higher literacy than their middle-class counterparts, yet there are countless examples of those who have defied the odds. In this thoughtful look at why some determinedly pursue higher literacy against all expectations and predictions, Donna Dunbar-Odom explores the complex relationships people have with literacy, paying particular attention to the relationship between literacy and class. She shares the personal and often poignant literacy narratives of writers, academics, and her own students to reveal a great deal about what motivates desire for higher literacy, as well as what gets in the way. Bringing together these reflections with current literacy, composition, and class theories, Dunbar-Odom provides a better understanding of how to tap that desire in writing classrooms. Ultimately, the author argues that teachers need to focus less attention on how students should read and more on why they might want to.

Download or read book Trading Faces written by John & Angel Beeson and published by Kregel Publications. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biblical and practical guide on how to replace false identities with the healthy truth Seeking fulfilment, many Christians turn to identities that promise to give their lives meaning: profession, roles as spouse or parent, personality types, even sexuality--anything that can be held up to others as the empowering core of who they are. But when these new labels don't give them any real foundation for hope, they end up feeling disappointed, directionless, and defeated. Those false identities turn out to be only sand. John and Angel Beeson have seen this problem again and again in their respective roles as pastor and counselor. And they want searching Christians to know the truth: a fulfilling understanding of self can only be found by rooting one's identity in the unchangeable and nonnegotiable understanding of who we were created to be. This husband-and-wife team considers ten identities that masquerade as truth and challenge readers to trade those labels for the ones Christ offers. They explain why true identity matters, how our masks can suffocate us, and how substitute identities can become idolatry. They share real struggles from real people. And they offer hope in a comprehensive index of our identities in Christ, both individual and the collective identity of the church.

Download or read book THE COUGAR written by Lindsay McKenna and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE WOMAN HE'D ALWAYS LOVED She had a heart of gold—and a beauty to match her compassionate spirit. But she was a Donovan—the daughter of his arch enemy. THE MAN SHE LONGED TO HOLD He was strong and true—and something of a hero in Rachel's hometown. But years of strife between her ranching family and his made Jim Cunningham the one man she was forbidden to love. A WEDDING BEYOND THEIR WILDEST DREAMS? From the starry night he'd saved Rachel's life on a snowy mountaintop, Jim felt bound by this compelling woman. And though the rugged rescuer had faced many battles in his day, loving Rachel would be his greatest challenge of all…. Cowboys of the Southwest: These rough and rugged men lead the Donovan sisters hime again—this time forever!