Download or read book Mama Gets Hitched written by Deborah Sharp and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2010-09-08 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Mama, a Gone with the Wind-themed wedding—complete with Scarlett O' Hara bridesmaid gowns and a ring-bearing Pomeranian—is fine and dandy for her fifth trip down the aisle. But what's a bridezilla to do when her caterer is murdered? Thanks to the nonstop gossip train in their small Florida town, Mama's gator-wrestling daughter Mace is getting the dirt on who did it. Unfortunately, the suspect list is longer than the gift registry. Right at the top are the groom's East Coast Yankee cousins—who may have Mafia ties. With her on-again, off-again beau, Detective Carlos Martinez, Mace must track down the killer before Mama's Special Day turns especially deadly. Praise for the Mace Bauer Mystery Series: "This is a humorous little bit of fluff, perfect for the beach."—The Globe and Mail "Bound to give tourists a look at a Florida that is fast being paved out of existence."—Kirkus Reviews "Sibling rivalry, steamy romance, a surprising killer, and plenty of catfish and hush puppies make this Southern cozy a winner."—Publishers Weekly "Once again Sharp has presented a humorous look at life in the interior of Florida."—Booklist "This series is just filled with down home charm, with a typical family that loves each other as they drive each other crazy."—Deadly Pleasures "Who knew that a whodunit would not only keep you guessing—but have you laughing!"—Hoda Kotb, NBC Today Show co-anchor "Sharp delivers a wide swath of humor and a keen sense of Florida's history and present."—Oline H. Cogdill, South Florida Sun-Sentinel "A terrific combination of sleuthing and silliness."—Colette Bancroft, St. Petersburg Times "Hitched is a wonderful continuation in a good series. Keep 'em coming."—Reviewing the Evidence "Filled with a delightfully off-beat Southern charm, Mama Gets Hitched is fast-paced, full of suspense, and funny to boot!"—FreshFiction.com

Download or read book Mama Gets Hitched written by Deborah Sharp and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Mama, a Gone with the Wind-themed wedding - including a ring-bearing Pomeranian - is just fine for her fifth trip down the aisle. But what's a bridezilla to do when the caterer is murdered? Mama's gator-wrestling daughter Mace is getting the dirt on who did it, but the suspect list is longer than the gift registry. Now Mace must track down the killer before Mama's Special Day turns especially deadly.

Download or read book Mama Sees Stars written by Deborah Sharp and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2011-09-08 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My stars and garters—Hollywood has descended on little ol' Himmarshee, Florida. As animal wrangler for a cowboy film, Mace is on the set when she discovers the arrogant executive producer shot dead, his body on display in the horse corral. With everyone from spoiled starlets to conniving crew members cursing the man's name, who in blue blazes didn't want to kill Norman Sydney? As Mama's head swells to diva proportions, thanks to her miniscule movie role, Mace shines an unwelcome spotlight on the big-city film folk to reveal a killer. Praise: "This zany fourth entry in Sharp's series is a feature worthy of the big screen."—Library Journal "Sibling rivalry, steamy romance, a surprising killer, and plenty of catfish and hush puppies make this Southern cozy a winner."—Library Journal "An amusing tale of life and love in the kind of Florida town that tourists rarely see."—Kirkus Reviews "A terrific combination of sleuthing and silliness."—St. Petersburg Times "Mama Sees Stars is The Golden Girls meet Entourage."—The Florida Book Review "Energetic plots and laugh-out loud humor are staples of Sharp's series, and the author's skills are at their finest in Mama Sees Stars."—Oline Cogdill, South Flordia Sun-Sentinel "Who knew that a who-dun-it would not only keep you guessing—but have you laughing!"—Hoda Kotb, NBC Today ShowCo-Anchor on Mama Dpes Time

Download or read book My Mother Gets Married written by Moa Martinson and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 1988 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in Sweden in 1936, this novel is told through the eyes of seven-year-old Mia, as she observes her mother's relationship with her handsome but hard-drinking and unfaithful husband. Booklist calls the novel, "a poignant, yet unsettling documentary story that transcends time and place in its depiction of the struggles of the working poor, deserving of a place alongside such notables as Sinclair Lewis, Ole Rolvaag, and John Steinbeck."

Download or read book Mama Does Time written by Deborah Sharp and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mama's antics - especially her penchant for finding trouble - drive her daughters Mace, Maddie, and Marty to distraction. One night, while settling in to look for ex-beaus on COPS, Mace gets a frantic call from her mother. This time, the trouble is real: Mama found a body in the trunk of her turquoise convertible and the police think she's the killer.

Download or read book Maxine Banks is Getting Married written by Lori Aurelia Williams and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When seventeen-year-old Maxine Banks from Houston, Texas convinces her boyfriend to marry her, she finds out that marriage isn’t quite what she had in mind.

Download or read book My Mommy s Getting Married written by Pamela G. Chambers and published by . This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little girl works through her feelings about her mommy getting married. Will she like having a stepfather?

Download or read book A Quantum Life Adapted for Young Adults written by Hakeem Oluseyi and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2023-08-15 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A NASA astrophysicist narrates his improbable journey from an impoverished childhood and an adolescence mired in drugs and crime to the nation's top physics PhD program at Stanford in this inspiring coming-of-age memoir. Born into extreme poverty and emotional deprivation, James Edward Plummer was blessed with a genius I.Q. and a love of science. But in his community, a young bookworm quickly becomes a target for violence and abuse. As he struggles to survive his childhood in some of the toughest cities in the country, and his teenage years in the equally poor backwoods of Mississippi, James adopts the hybrid persona of a "gangsta nerd"--dealing weed in juke joints while winning state science fairs with computer programs that untangle the mysteries of Einstein's relativity theory. When his prodigious intellect gains him admission to the elite Physics PhD program at Stanford University, James finds himself torn between his love of science and a dangerous crack cocaine habit he developed in college. With the encouragement of his mentor Art Walker, the lone Black faculty member in the physics department, James finally seizes his dream of a life in science and becomes his true adult self, changing his name to Hakeem Muata Oluseyi in honor--and celebration--of his African heritage. In the tradition of The Autobiography of Malcolm X and The Other Wes Moore, A Quantum Life is an uplifting journey to the stars fueled by hope, hustle, and a hungry mind. As he charts his development as a young scientist, Oluseyi also plumbs the mysteries of the universe where potential personal outcomes are as infinite as the stars in the sky.

Download or read book A Quantum Life written by Hakeem Oluseyi and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2021 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prologue -- Ghetto child -- Coming of age in Mississippi -- Historically Black in college -- Stanford starman -- Epilogue.

Download or read book Mama s Boy written by Rick DeMarinis and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gus Reppo's parents have everything figured out for their son, right down to the county where they hope he'll practice dentistry. And when they follow him to the air force base where he enlists—who else will make sure he's served adequate meals?—he realizes it’s not going to be easy shaking off his kin, or their Mantovani obsession. After his mother introduces the possibility that his parents are not who they seem, Gus’s life takes a turn for the weird, in this latest hilarious novel from American original DeMarinis.

Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Getting Published 5E written by Jennifer Basye Sander and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes tips about everything from agents to electronic publishing.

Download or read book The Sexy Mama s Guide to Money Mothers Edition written by Dr. Vijaya Molloy and published by Sexy Mama's Guide to Money. This book was released on 2010-08-03 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets from a working mother, full of tips on saving and making more money.

Download or read book Hillbillyland written by Jerry Wayne Williamson and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 1995 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stereotypical hillbilly figure in popular culture provokes a range of responses, from bemused affection for Ma and Pa Kettle to outright fear of the mountain men in Deliverance. In Hillbillyland, J. W. Williamson investigates why hillbilly images are so pervasive in our culture and what purposes they serve. He has mined more than 800 movies, from early nickelodeon one-reelers to contemporary films such as Thelma and Louise and Raising Arizona, for representations of hillbillies in their recurring roles as symbolic 'cultural others.' Williamson's hillbillies live not only in the hills of the South but anywhere on the rough edge of society. And they are not just men; women can be hillbillies, too. According to Williamson, mainstream America responds to hillbillies because they embody our fears and hopes and a romantic vision of the past. They are clowns, children, free spirits, or wild people through whom we live vicariously while being reassured about our own standing in society.

Download or read book Mama s Song written by Gayle Jennings and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mama's Song is a portrait of life in the tiny rural community of Elgood, West Virginia, in the early 1900s. It centers around the Higginbothams, a close-knit farming family, and particularly on Maude, their youngest daughter. It chronicles how their lives are shaped by historical events, their own personal choices, and the trials they face in an era before modern conveniences and modern medicine. They are just an ordinary family--none of them pursue or gain worldly fame. Even so, their unassuming lives are powerful examples of faith, perseverance, and sacrificial love, and the impact that simple acts of kindness have on the lives of others. Their journey through life teaches them that love, loss, and grief are intertwined and will always be so, this side of heaven.

Download or read book Every Girl Gets Confused Brides with Style Book 2 written by Janice Thompson and published by Revell. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katie Fisher and Brady James may be a match made in heaven, but that doesn't seem to guarantee them a happily ever after accompanied by angelic choirs. In fact, the sounds being heard at the bridal shop where she works are on the contentious side lately, as a bride- and groom-to-be try to mediate the growing rivalry between their basketball-obsessed families in the middle of play-off season. On top of that, Katie's parents are nagging her to get out of Dallas and come home to tiny Fairfield where her former boyfriend Casey is waiting for her, ready to rekindle their relationship. Oy vey! What's a girl to do? And will she ever be able to wear that gorgeous wedding dress she won? The breezy fun continues as Janice Thompson throws everyone's favorite small-town girl into big-city bridal chaos--and makes her choose between the love she thought she lost and the love she stumbled upon in the aftermath.

Download or read book Harlequin Desire September 2021 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Naima Simone and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you love stories with sexy, romantic heroes who have it all—wealth, status, and incredibly good looks? Harlequin® Desire brings you all this and more with these three new full-length titles in one collection! This box set includes: Secrets of a One Night Stand Billionaires of Boston By USA TODAY bestselling author Naima Simone After one hot night with a handsome stranger, business executive Mycah Hill doesn’t expect to see him again. Then she’s starts her new job and he’s her boss, CEO Achilles Farrell. But keeping things professional is hard when she learns she’s having his child… Blind Date with the Spare Heir Locketts of Tuxedo Park By Yahrah St. John Elyse Robinson believes the powerful Lockett family swindled her father. And when her blind date is second son Dr. Julian Lockett, it’s her chance to find the family’s weaknesses—but it turns out Julian is her weakness. With sparks flying, will she choose love or loyalty? The Fake Engagement Favor The Texas Tremaines By USA TODAY bestselling author Charlene Sands When country music superstar Gage Tremaine’s reputation is rocked by scandal, he needs a fake fiancée fast to win back fans. Family friend and former nemesis, college professor Gianna Marino is perfect for the role—until their very real chemistry becomes impossible to ignore… For more stories filled with scandal and powerful heroes, look for Harlequin® Desire’s September 2021 Box set 1 of 2

Download or read book Mama s Girl written by Daybreak Jones and published by Urban Renaissance. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: May Jameson has never fully approved of the questionable things her mother does to subsidize her income. That’s why, when her mother encourages her to date a much older man from a family of means, May is torn. Her desire to lead a positive life is at odds with her mother’s advice, but also with the physical desire she feels for this older man. Her best friend’s warning against an affair has the opposite reaction, and May begins a relationship even though she knows she doesn’t really love him. May must make some tough decisions, because although she wants to do right, she is feeling the need to do wrong. Her role models add to her confusion, with some offering real opportunities for jobs and education, while others are caught up in drugs, gambling, and the illegal sale of alcohol. Will she fall into the same trap that holds her mother back from living her best life, or will she ignore that advice and follow her own path to success? May thinks beyond the life she’s been born into, but can she achieve what she sees in her mind?