Download or read book Mama s Diamonds written by Emcie Day and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-12-20 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ms. Day was born and raised in a small town in upstate New York during the late 30's through the early 50's. Being part of a family of nine children and an alcoholic father brought on many hardships, yet there were many delightful moments as well. "Mama's Diamonds" is a collection of these tales. The story tells of the extent that the mother and children of this poor Irish family had to go through and the things they had to endure in order to survive. Their wily nature helped. Mama O'Brien loved all her children and would have been shocked to know what devious means they used and the risks they took in order to obtain some of the necessities of life. Perhaps she knew, but just couldn't bear to acknowledge that this was for the most part, required in order to supplement the meager substance provided by their father. One might ask about her precious diamonds and their worth, and why couldn't they be used to help support the family; but they did ... just not in a materialistic sense.

Download or read book Multiple Explosions written by Mable S. Elliott and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-07 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Aunt Sophie s Diamonds written by Joan Smith and published by Belgrave House. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claudia Milmont has lived most of her joyless life with her grandparents, though her mother enjoys the fringes of society in London. When Claudia’s Aunt Sophie dies, a whole new world opens up for her. Cantankerous Sophie has instructed that her diamonds be buried with her—and Claudia is determined to help her cousin retrieve them. But the charming Sir Hillary Thoreau, a nonesuch, is co-executor of Sophie’s will and he’s keeping a sharp eye out for any mischief—and for Claudia, too, it would seem. Regency Romance by Joan Smith; originally published by Fawcett

Download or read book Diamond S Fate written by Angie Singleton and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-04-27 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamond Pearl Hope is a biracial news reporter. She experiences a hard childhood. Diamond is only ten years old when her black mother dies. She goes to live with relatives who discriminate against her because she is mixed race. Diamond is rescued from abusive family members through adoption. While growing up, she is kept in the dark about her white father. After graduating from college she meets and marries an older abusive man. Diamond gets arrested for assaulting her husband; and comes face to face with the man she thought shed never meet. Diamonds life story comes to a wonderful ending when her white and black relatives unite in love, as one big happy blended family. Book Review BlueInk Review of Diamonds Fate (paperback 978-1-4568-8877-0) revised by Author Angie Singleton, 09/15/2011 This intriguing novel captures the tumultuous life of Diamond Pearl Hope, a biracial news reporter living in Florida. Diamond was born to a white father and African-American mother. Due to the death of her mother, Diamond is forced to go live in a household with family members who frequently torment her, because of her light skin and interracial heritage. Diamond gets adopted by a white couple and experiences life on the other side of the color line, after the horrific death of her grandmother. When Diamond graduates from college, she meets and marries a man twice her age. She learns, firsthand, the intricacies of the criminal justice system, after getting arrested for assaulting her husband, who attacks her in a drunken rage. Struggling to put her life back together, Diamond finds strength in her Christian faith, caring friends and a loving family, including her newly discovered biological father, whom she reconciles with. In the end, Diamond not only wins an award for investigative reporting of domestic violence, she makes peace with those family members whod hurt her in the past; and her black and white relatives unite in a joyful celebration. Written in a distinctive voice Diamonds Fate conjures up past and current history making events such as the O.J. Simpson trial with telling details. References are made to popular music, movies and television shows that influenced society for generations. While the book contains idiosyncrasies or elements not typically found in most novels, such as: the authors personal photo album included in the back of the book and a frequency of italicized words and paragraphs, the story is compelling enough to make for an exciting, enjoyable and enlightening read. Readers interested in Christian and inspirational stories, as well as those curious about the unique challenges facing biracial children, will appreciate this tale of struggle and triumph. Novel is also available in hardcopy and ebook.

Download or read book Diamond Moms written by Candace Conradi and published by Coaches Choice. This book was released on 2006 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightfully inspiring and engaging book, Candice Conradi examines virtually every aspect of the world of baseball through a mother's eyes. She provides first-time insight and problem identification, as well as what-to-do solutions to many factors that often cause frustration and failure fat the ball park. Ideal for parents and coaches of athletes from T-Ball to college and beyond.

Download or read book Follow the Stars Home written by Luanne Rice and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2001-01-02 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed novelist Luanne Rice "touches the deepest, most tender corners of the heart" (Tami Hoag, author of A Thin Dark Line). Her stories remind us how precious and fragile life can be—and that we must risk our hearts every day to know happiness. Follow the Stars Home is just such a novel: a story of poignancy and heartbreak, grace and courage. Being a good mother is never simple: each day brings new choices and challenges. For Dianne Robbins, being a devoted single mother has resulted in her greatest joy and her darkest hours. Weeks before her daughter was born, she and her husband, Tim McIntosh, received the news every parent fears. Tim had not reckoned on their child being anything less than perfect, and abruptly fled to a solitary existence on the sea, leaving Dianne with a newborn—almost alone. It was Tim's brother, Alan, the town pediatrician, who stood by Dianne and her exceptional daughter. Throughout years of waiting, watching, and caring, Alan hid his love for his brother's wife. But one of the many hard choices Dianne has made is to close her heart toward any man—especially one named McIntosh. It will take a very special twelve-year-old to remind them all that love comes in many forms and can be received with as much grace as it is given. As lyrical and moving as the poetry of nature, Follow the Stars Home is a miracle of storytelling that will take your breath away. If words alone can dare us to confront our fears and to choose joy over sorrow, then Luanne Rice's magnificent novel is a benediction and a call to celebrate our lives.

Download or read book Hearts and Diamonds written by James B. Runnion and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book So Deep In Love written by B. Love and published by Sullivan Group Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-07 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isaiah “Black” and Zachariah “Ghost” Anderson are brothers and complete opposites. The only thing these brothers have in common is their love for each other, loyalty for the streets, and the fact that they tolerate disrespect from no one. With different yet equally absent fathers, Black and Ghost have polar opposite views on life, fatherhood, and love. Black, already a father of two, wants to settle down. With baby mama drama coming from two women, he’s hoping when he meets Chloe Fisher that the third time will be the charm. When Chloe first meets Black, he’s looking for a caregiver for his grandmother, and Chloe is admittedly smitten by him – but that changes when he breaks four of her five rules on their first date. One night of lust, that’s what they both agreed to, but will it be that easy to pull away? Ghost has no desire for marriage, love, or children. After he’s cheated on by the only woman he allowed himself to trust, Ghost promises to get even. Unfortunately, Carli Fisher gets caught up in his scheme of revenge. And even more unfortunately, Carli turns out to be the woman Ghost never knew he needed. Will he be able to secure and enjoy love for the first time in his life, or will Carli be yet another woman that causes him pain?

Download or read book Diamond in the Rough written by Weaver Jackson Brown and published by Page Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diamond in the Rough is a story of a young man's journey through a traumatic childhood, having to take on the responsibility of caring for his family by whatever means necessary. As a young child at the age of four, characterize life story by the age of fourteen placed in juvenile hold over detention for three years until he reached the adult age of seventeen, where he was officially an adult who served thirteen years out of a twenty-five-year prison sentence. It is raw gritty but truthful from an individual point of view. There are moments you will laugh and cry.

Download or read book Deck the Halls written by Heather MacAllister and published by Bell Bridge Books. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holly's not having a Holly Jolly Christmas, but only because Santa's finally dropped a man in her stocking. The DECK THE HALLS decorating service is on the verge of major success after five years of backbreaking struggle. No one knows better than Holly that now isn't the time to let romance get in the way . . . not even if blue-eyed attorney Adam Markland is always there when she trips over her own fast-moving feet. The last thing Holly Hall needs is a handsome, angry lawyer wondering why she outfitted his law firm in holiday décor and a pet bear rug named Bianca. Adam's effect on Holly quickly becomes obvious to her grateful sisters. Any man who can distract Holly from her take-no-prisoners management style is fine by them. This is Holly's chance to prove that she not only knows where to display the perfect sprig of mistletoe, but what to do when Mr. Perfect pulls her close beneath it.

Download or read book Drowning in a Mother s Womb written by Ciara L. Anderson and published by Ciara Anderson. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drowning in a Mother's Womb approaches the story of a tumultuous childhood of a young girl in her own words, emotions and feelings. As she relives the horrific incidents of violent abuse, you will empathize with her every struggle and hang on her every word spoken in the language and culture of her experience. The most vital messages from her story are that regardless of the circumstances and situations that this young girl faced, having lived a most colorful life by the age of 13, she found herself drowning in her own resentment for a mother who never felt any remorse for her negligent parenting. Therefore, the girl continued to press toward her future, grasping at any and every place for help. When she least expected it, her broken spirit gave way to what felt like the walls of her mind closing in on her, and she found herself in the psychiatric ward of a local hospital. Ciara allows the reader to identify with a child's need to be nurtured and supported even when the nurturer remains absent and unsupportive.

Download or read book Diamond Duo written by Marcia Gruver and published by Barbour Publishing. This book was released on 2009-08-15 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to burn the midnight oil with Diamond Duo, a suspense-filled historical romance that will keep you reading with a white-knuckled grip. When Bertha Biddle meets an enigmatic charmer named Annie Monroe, she's hoping to learn from her the art of how to woo a man. But just how far will Bertha go to win her heart's desire? One woman's miserable end still haunts the town of Jefferson, Texas, today.

Download or read book Aftermath written by Suzanne Morris and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Springing from the London School explosion in rural New London, Texas, Aftermath begins more than forty years later, when the narrator recalls the dreadful day she lost her mother and many of her schoolmates. As she weighs both the joys and the sorrows of the life, she eventually comes to terms with the reality that the tragedy can never be overcome, but it can, in significant ways, be redeemed.

Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1957-04-29 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1957-04-27 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Download or read book The Outlaw was no Lady The Law and Disorder Series Book 2 written by Sharon Ihle and published by ePublishing Works!. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rayna Sebastiani is tired of living on the run and on the wrong side of the law. A beautiful gypsy, Rayna is well-versed in con games. She has a trained pig, too. Luther 'Gant' Gantry is a former outlaw, part owner of a floating circus, and has a villainous family tracking him down. Luther is none too fond of Rayna or her pig. If one doesn't bring trouble, the other certainly will. But he recognizes a kindred spirit in the dark-eyed gypsy, and an all-consuming passion that's proving harder to deny. THE LAW AND DISORDER SERIES, in order To Love a Scoundrel The Outlaw was No Lady A Lawman for Maggie The Law and Miss Penny THE INCONVENIENT BRIDES, in series order: The Bride Wore Spurs Marrying Miss Shylo The Marring Kind THE WILD WOMEN SERIES, in order: Untamed Wildcat Wild Rose Wild Hearts

Download or read book Death at Gallows Green written by Robin Paige and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1998-12-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Death at Bishop's Keep, Kathryn Ardleigh captured the interest of detective Sir Charles Sheridan as they solved their first case together. Now the demise of a local constable and the disappearance of a child have the sleuthing couple on the trail of deadly greed and criminal mischief once again. And with the help of a shy woman who calls herself Beatrix Potter, Kate intends to uncover the sinister secrets of Gallows Green...