Download or read book The Valentine Exchange written by Tamara Nejad and published by Tamara Nejad. This book was released on 2022-06-19 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boozy Valentine's day celebration turns into a surreal crime scene once the ever-vigil accountant is found dead in the aftermath of the amorous party. The small team working for the architecture office find themselves confused as one can be once they discover that nobody's who they claim they are in this cozy mystery full of nasty little lies, secrets and contempt. Detective sergeant Evans, burdened with a gruelling task of uncovering the truth, must face not only the expected shroud of deceit, but - to his surprise - a twisted, living fairy tale.

Download or read book A Valentine s Tale written by Jeff Valentine and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few people have the opportunity to pass on to those that follow what really happened in their lifetime. This is mine. Growing up in post-World War II times, I was raised to go to college, play all kinds of sports well, and become an all-around good citizen. In telling my story, I discovered that most, if not all, of my air force assignments and units no longer exist, meaning my children and grandchildren will have no idea what I went through in my lifetime except for what I have written here. I feel that this is not only my story, it's a history, as I lived it, from 1943 through 2016.

Download or read book The Truthseekers written by Jann Jansen and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kaitlyn Hilson and Paul Stedding are a modern couple engaged and deeply in love, two normal individuals with goals and happy lives, until an invisible window between this world and another is left mysteriously, unintentionally ajar and their nemesis from many incarnations returns in spirit, driven as always to lure Paul back into her control and destroy Kaitlyn forever. The spirit of Marguerite de Valois, third daughter of Catherine de Medici. the Queen of France, has had an obsession with Paul which has never subsided, but has become stronger through each incarnation. Her jealousy and hatred for Kaitlyn has driven her every thought and desire to destroy, becoming the chief focus of her existence throughout time. As the accidental opening has appeared between realms while she has waited and watched - whether it was due to Fates capriciousness or miscalculation Marguerites spirit slips through into an unfamiliar existence where she is fearless in exploring, occupying and wrecking havoc wherever she can, even when it comes to murder.

Download or read book The Book of the Cat written by Frances Simpson and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book RAMSES IN NIGHTTOWN written by Barry B. Powell and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2005-10-11 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I. The hero is born into an unhappy family; he has nightmares but loves the girl next door; a dog kills his pet duck; he is left alone on the big river, where a man had drowned; he frequents the upholstery repair shop of his grandpa Bill, the home of Bill and Gram, and the great house on the river; he falls into a trance in his father?s room beside the river; he learns to fish and to kill his catch; an evil aunt ruins his sister Tari?s playhouse; he loves little girls too much and too often; he has a vision while fishing for crawdads in the San Lorenzo River; he and his brother Seth learn of their father?s death, smothered in a pyramid of sand. II. Now ten years old, he takes up entomology; his disturbed mother?s pet pigeon is crushed in a door; he learns the truth about his philandering father; in high school he has a new friend in Frankie Lee; he murders prairie dogs with his father?s gun; he meets the mysterious Johnny Martin, a poet, in love with the hero; he faints in class while presenting the story of Leopold and Loeb. III. He wins a prize and meets Eisenhower; he works as forest firefighter and sees a man burn to death; Johnny Martin shows him around Berkeley. IV. At Berkeley he suffers from herpes simplex and meets strange characters; a Los Angelino seduces him; Frankie Lee joins him a sordid apartment; he falls in love and travels to Mexico, where he loses his way; he goes to Harvard but doesn?t like it and flees to Europe, hoping to marry the girl he loves, who is studying in Spain. V. When the girl rejects him, he takes a boat from Barcelona to Athens, where he lives near a whorehouse in Piraeus; he sells his blood to survive; he climbs Mount Olympus in a snow storm; he hitchhikes across Algeria just after the war of independence; he takes drugs in Tangiers. VI. Back in Berkeley, he finds Frankie Lee and visits old friends, including Johnny Martin; he has night visions; he meets Isis; he locates his brother, who has gone mad; he consorts with drug dealers and enjoys their products; the streets are alive with revolution; he insults his professors and he meets a woman who claims to be from another planet; he lives with hippies, some of them mad; he meets a strange man in a bourgeois house; he has a shattering vision in which he turns into light and briefly leaves the world. VII. With Isis he moves to the mountains in Arizona, where he raises a family; he corresponds with Frankie Lee, living in LA; he eats peyote and remembers the day his father died; he climbs in the wilderness and converses about his early youth; he travels in remote areas; with friends he climbs a volcano in the night and slipping on a glacier almost dies; he returns to his hometown to find his grandmother incapacitated, abused, and near death; his grandfather recalls his brother?s madness; he undergoes a minor operation, after which he suspects Isis of infidelity. IX. Ramses and Isis travel to Egypt, where they run up against Egyptian bureaucracy and attendant horrors; a Copt cheats them and takes their money; their hopes to see the mummies of the pharaohs come to naught. XI. Ramses learns of his brother-in-law?s suicide, shot through the heart; going to NYC to investigate, he learns that his sister Tari was with another man that night; living in Greece with his teenage son, Ramses visits Ithaca, where they search for the house of Odysseus; back in the states, Ramses learns of his brother?s whereabouts, missing for forty years; he visits him in a halfway house, a house of horror. XIII. Ramses feels intense pains in his abdomen and goes to the emergency room, where his colon bursts; they operate, but after terrible suffering he dies, remembering the vision of light he saw in his youth.

Download or read book Bella Poldark written by Winston Graham and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bella Poldark marks the twelfth and final book in Winston Graham's classic Poldark saga, now a major TV series from Masterpiece PBS. Cornwall 1818 We continue the tale of Ross and Demelza; of the wayward Valentine Warleggan, whose existence keeps open the old wounds of the feud between Ross and George; of Bella, the Poldarks' youngest daughter, whose precocious talent as a singer is encouraged by her old flame, Christopher Havergal, and by a distinguished French conductor, who has more in mind than Bella's music; of Clowance, the Poldarks' widowed daughter, who considers remarriage to one of two rival suitors; and of a murderer who stalks the villages of west Cornwall. In his Poldark series, Winston Graham explores the complications of love lost and the class struggle of early 19th-century England with a light comic touch. Bella Poldark is the final Poldark book.

Download or read book Kitten Lady s Big Book of Little Kittens written by Hannah Shaw and published by Aladdin. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From kitten rescuer and New York Times bestselling author Hannah Shaw, also known as Kitten Lady on YouTube and Instagram, comes an inspiring picture book that takes readers on the adorable journey of foster kittens from their first days after birth all the way to adoption! Did you know that kittens are born with their eyes closed, and they are so small that they can fit in the palm of your hand? Or that being groomed with a toothbrush reminds orphan kittens of their mothers’ tongues, and helps them feel comfy and safe? Learn these facts and more in Kitten Lady’s first picture book! Hannah uses her engaging, fun voice to show how she helps orphan kittens grow up, get adopted, and become healthy, happy cats. Featuring irresistible photographs and playful doodles, Kitten Lady’s Big Book of Little Kittens shows what you can do to help the tiniest felines in our big, big world.

Download or read book Cats and All about Them written by Frances Simpson and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Jean Haines Atmospheric Flowers in Watercolour written by Jean Haines and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an extraordinary book.' Review of Jean Haines' Atmospheric Watercolours in The Artist Magazine'It simply dazzles on the page and makes you want to grab your brushes and get going straight away.' Review of Jean Haines' Atmospheric Watercolours in The Leisure PainterJean Haines is arguably one of the world's most accomplished and inspirational artists, and in this, her fifth book, she explores one of her most beloved subjects - flowers. Taking inspiration from her own beautiful garden in the English countryside where she lives, Jean takes you on an artistic journey that not only teaches you how to create gorgeous paintings, but also shares with you the joy to be gained from the simple act of painting flowers.In this beautiful book, Jean explains with passion and enthusiasm how to loosen up your painting style and include just enough detail in your paintings to portray the essence of flowers, bringing them to life on the paper and infusing them with vibrancy and energy. She shares unreservedly the materials and techniques she uses, provides a wealth of expert tips and advice, and guides you step-by-step through numerous studies and projects. Throughout the book there are many glorious examples of Jean's paintings of a dazzling variety of flowers, providing an abundance of inspiration for artists of all abilities.Jean uses Daniel Smith materials in this book but other materials can be used to achieve similar results.

Download or read book Dead Air written by Kerri Lee Miller and published by . This book was released on 2002-06-30 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A debut murder mystery written by KARE-11 TV (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) political reporter, Kerri Miller. When outspoken Governor and former lumberjack Edward "Bunyan" Hamm states in a "Patriot magazine" interview that women should not serve in the military during, his comments stirs up a controversy in his home state of Minnesota. The controversy attracts national journalist and feminist author Millicent Pine to St. Paul, much to the chagrin of Governor Hamm's Press Secretary, Liz "The Barracuda" Barracosta. When Millicent Pine mysteriously disappears, intrepid local broadcast journalist Cate McCoy begins a search to find the missing journalist. Cate's journey to the mystery's surprising conclusion takes her all the way from Minnesota's snowy capital city of St. Paul to steamy Mexican locales. Dead air delivers an intriguing mix of politics and murder, with an insider's glimpse into the behind-the-scenes world of television journalism

Download or read book The Romantic written by Barbara Gowdy and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2004-05 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When she is nine-years-old, Louise Kirk's mother disappears, leaving a note that reads only--and incorrectly--"Louise knows how to work the washing machine." It is not long before a strange couple and their adopted son, Abel, move in across the street. Louise quickly grows close with the exotic Mrs. Richter, but saves her stronger, more lasting affections for Mrs. Richter's intelligent son. From this childhood friendship evolves a love that will bind Louise and Abel forever, and though Abel moves away and Louise matures into adulthood, her attachment grows dangerously, fiercely fixed.

Download or read book Tiny But Mighty written by Hannah Shaw and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A New York Times Bestseller* #1 National Bestseller Indie Bestseller From Kitten Lady, the professional kitten rescuer, humane educator, animal advocate, and owner of the popular Instagram @kittenxlady comes the definitive book on saving the most vulnerable—and adorable—feline population: newborn kittens. Hannah Shaw, better known as Kitten Lady, has dedicated her life to saving the tiniest felines, but one doesn't have to be a professional kitten rescuer to change—and save—lives. In Tiny but Mighty, Hannah not only outlines the dangers newborn kittens face and how she combats them, but how you can help every step of the way, from fighting feline overpopulation on the streets to fostering unweaned kittens, from combating illness to combating compassion fatigue, from finding a vet to finding the purrfect forever home. Filled with information on animal welfare, instructional guides, and personal rescue stories of kittens like Chloe, Tidbit, Hank, and Badger—not to mention hundreds of adorable kitten photos—Tiny but Mighty is the must-have kitten book for cat lovers, current-and-future rescuers, foster parents, activists, and advocates.

Download or read book Collected Stories of Colette written by Colette and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1983 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 stories dating from 1908 to 1945.

Download or read book Children s Catalog written by and published by New York : H.W. Wilson Company. This book was released on 1971 with total page 1176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1st ed. includes an index to v. 28-36 of St. Nicholas.

Download or read book They Call Me Destiny written by Fern Field Brooks and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An orphaned kitten's meowmoir about the first year in her life and the young woman who adopted her.

Download or read book A Cat In Wolf s Clothing written by Lydia Adamson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-11-13 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available Digitally for the First Time A cat, a mouse, and two corpses equal a menagerie of murder for actress turned cat-sitting sleuth Alice Nestleton… Dubbed “one of Manhattan’s finest little-known actresses,” beautiful cat-sitter turned sleuth Alice Nestleton has been called into action again. This time the New York City cops have put her onto a case that’s right up her alley. It begins when a routine murder investigation uncovers a string of clues that tie up fifteen years of unsolved homicides. The common thread: a cat-loving serial killer who preys on feline owners, whisks away the startled pet, and leaves a mouse toy at the scene as his calling card. This is enough to put Alice hot on the trail for more clues—a trail that moves from the secretive small towns of the Adirondacks, to the pages of a book of nursery rhymes, to the eerie caverns of Central Park. There Alice finds herself face to face with a mysterious cult whose devotees dabble in cat-worship—and murder. Curl up with A Cat Tells Two Tales, available October 2012 in trade paperback from Obsidian.

Download or read book Hello I Must Be Going written by Charlotte Chandler and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-12-11 with total page 1114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Groucho Marx was well into his eighties, Charlotte Chandler approached him about writing a profile of him for a magazine. Groucho invited Charlotte to meet and that meeting grew into a friendship that lasted until Groucho's death in August 1977. Groucho was surrounded by a group of friends - some old timers like George Burns and Jack Benny - some younger comedians, like Woody Allen, who revered Groucho. Charlotte was present for most of these meetings and these conversations form the basis of HELLO, I MUST BE GOING. Some are hilarious, some are poignant, all of them are fascinating. If you ever wondered what it was like to spend some time with Groucho Marx, one of the wittiest men ever, this is your book.