Download or read book Pretty Wild written by Riley Hart and published by . This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ClarkI see myself as mature and responsible for a twenty-four-year-old-I have a steady job, a comfortable apartment, and eventually I'll find the right guy to settle down with. Some might find this boring, but at least I know what I want. That is, until reconnecting with a childhood companion flips my preconceived notions upside down. Skylar was my first real friend-my first crush too-and twelve years later, he's still the same gorgeous and charismatic free spirit. I'm easily sucked back into his orbit, my protests futile when it comes to his amusingly harebrained ideas. I can't let myself fall for him, though, because I'm searching for forever and he only wants casual.SkylarIf you're looking for a good time, I'm your guy. I love hookups, shaking my booty at the club, and having fun. I've seen how love can hurt and have mended too many broken hearts to risk my own.Still, having Clark back in my life makes me feel grounded...and sort of mushy inside. It's not only because his chunky glasses turn him into an adorably hot Clark Kent. It's also how he makes me feel like I can be more. Which is why hooking up with him is a bad idea. But resisting him becomes impossible, and before I know it, each touch, kiss, and night spent together only makes me crave more.We want different things, so there's no way this will last. But Clark makes me consider breaking my rules and trying this boyfriend stuff for real. What's a guy to do when his best friend steals the heart he's afraid to give? I guess it comes down to potentially hurting him, or losing the only guy I've ever really wanted. Pretty wild, right?

Download or read book Recovering from Reality written by Alexis Haines and published by . This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pretty Sweet written by Riley Hart and published by . This book was released on 2020-06-17 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SethPortland was supposed to be my fresh start, my chance to live for myself. Unfortunately, it's not working out that way. I stay in the apartment Mom chose and major in finance like she wants. I let bad memories keep me from hooking up. I wouldn't know the first thing about finding a guy who gets me, who's okay with my need to be held and feel safe.When I befriend a worker at the assisted living facility where I volunteer, I don't expect to get invited to dinner, only to realize her son is Jake, a guy I met through friends last fall. Jake's not only hot, he's also sweet, a caretaker, and attracted to me too. Since he's never been with a guy, and I'm a virgin, we're setting the pace together, learning what we like, one bone-melting touch at a time.JakeMy childhood was rocky, with an abusive father and a mother I needed to protect. The first thing I did after high school graduation was get us out of there so we could finally breathe. And start living. For me that means managing the garage I own with my best friend and enjoying the modest house I call my own.Then Seth enters my life. Our connection is palpable. He's shy, innocent, and sets my blood on fire. He makes it impossible to ignore my attraction to men. The trust he puts in me is more potent than any desire. I get as much from talking to or holding him as when we let our inhibitions go.Seth and I fulfill each other's needs-in and out of the bedroom. But our struggles aren't easy to shake. With my urge to protect and Seth's desire to fly, we'll have to strike the right balance, but when we do, the results will be pretty sweet.**Trigger warning: This book contains mention of unwanted sexual advances/touching.

Download or read book Beautiful Wild written by Anna Godbersen and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You are invited to set sail on the maiden voyage of the SS Princess of the Pacific in this indulgent historical romance from Anna Godbersen, the New York Times bestselling author of The Luxe series. High society intrigue and deliciously shocking scandals meet a gripping fight for survival in this sweeping romance, sure to thrill fans of Kiera Cass and Katie McGee. Vida Hazzard can see her future: aboard the heralded “Millionaire’s Ship of the West,” she’ll charm the young scion Fitzhugh Farrar, resulting in a proposal of marriage. But Vida didn’t plan on Fitz’s best friend Sal, a rough-around-the-edges boy with a talent for getting under her skin. Nor did she anticipate a hurricane dashing their ship to pieces, along with her dreams. Stranded on an island with both Fitz and Sal, Vida is torn between the life she’s always planned for, and a future she’s never dared to want. As they desperately plot a course for home, Vida will discover just which boy can capture her wild heart—and where her future truly lies. Praise for The Luxe series: “Mystery, romance, jealousy, betrayal, humor, and gorgeous, historically accurate details. I couldn’t put The Luxe down!” —Cecily von Ziegesar, author of the #1 New York Times bestselling Gossip Girl series

Download or read book Safe with Me written by Shaina Richmond and published by Shaina Richmond. This book was released on 2010-11-19 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After several disastrous, high-drama attempts at casual hook-ups in his past, he's surprised by his desire to get her all to himself after the coffee shop closes. He soon realizes he may not be as happily single as he thought when he finds himself thinking of her as a serious love interest.

Download or read book Dumpster written by Andrew Jackson Kocher and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-01-12 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reworked adaptation of Steinbecks novel and play "Of Mice & Men" takes place in an uncertain future. Drifters Wild Bill and Dumpster arrive at a quarry on work assignment and become involved with an odd collection of characters. Their hopes of having their own land is almost realized but life, and death, intervene to destroy their dreams.

Download or read book MabuSasa 4 written by Nanase and published by Kodansha America LLC. This book was released on 2020-07-21 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The naive fujoshi, Sasagawa-san, is going to visit the Mabuchi household after the delinquent-looking Mabuchi-kun catches a cold. During the midst of his panic of having Sasagawa-san in his room, Mabuchi-kun suddenly pulls Sasagawa-san in for a tight embrace…?! This is the final volume where their love will overflow and all their feelings will finally be exchanged…!

Download or read book The Darkening Dream written by Andy Gavin and published by Mascherato. This book was released on 2011-12-23 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ominous vision and the discovery of a gruesome corpse lead Sarah Engelmann into a terrifying encounter with the supernatural in 1913 Salem, Massachusetts. With help from Alex, an attractive Greek immigrant, Sarah sets out to track the evil to its source, never guessing that she will take on a conspiracy involving not only a 900-year vampire, but also a demon-loving Puritan warlock, disgruntled Egyptian gods, and an immortal sorcerer, all on a quest to recover the holy trumpet of the Archangel Gabriel. Relying on the wisdom of an elderly vampire hunter, Sarah's rabbi father, and her own disturbing visions, Sarah must fight a millennia-old battle between unspeakable forces, where the ultimate prize might be herself.

Download or read book The Intruders written by Brett McKay and published by Red Adept Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2022-07-05 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After an unexpected turn flushes his chosen career down the toilet, Dex Sanders is struggling to make ends meet as a used car salesman. Despite the drudgery of the job, he manages to put on a brave face for his wife, Reagan, and their two boys, until the day an unsettling encounter with a stranger coincides with a mysterious package appearing on their doorstep. Later that night, Dex and his family are abducted by a group of armed men and taken to an underground bunker, where Dex is tortured. When Dex can’t answer any of their odd questions, the strangers conclude they’ve nabbed the wrong guy, and the entire family is marked for execution. With the clock ticking, Dex must free his family and retrieve the strange box that seems to hold the answers. But doing so means running from relentless killers, uncovering the truth behind an evil as old as time, and stopping a supernatural power that threatens the entire world.

Download or read book House Documents written by United States House of Representatives and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book LOCKED OUT written by James Bennett and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Civil Rights Story about Massive Resistance and School Closures in the South. Based on actual events. The high school was closed to resist being integrated - perhaps forever! - and the town was split down the middle into two opposing camps. This is the historical backdrop for this coming-of-age novel about 2 young boys (one white -- one black) growing up in a small southern town during the 1950s when school integration collided with Massive Resistance and life in the peaceful little town was thrown into chaos. Based on actual events that happened between 1956 and 1960 in Front Royal, Virginia; this compelling story reveals the often overlooked depth of the human side of the story. The action is depicted through a collection of snap-shots of whites and blacks which creates a wide-angle montage. Their stories give clarity and dimension to the historical events. The story combines strong characters, heartwarming scenes, psychological tension, humor, 1950s nostalgia, and even a murder mystery.

Download or read book Beloved written by Donald Schmidt and published by Wood Lake Publishing Inc.. This book was released on 2022-09-15 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I knew I was different. And I knew I was a Christian. Over time, those two aspects of my identity merged, sometimes. At other times, they clashed. But they were always present, dancing in some strange kind of way across the years and then decades of my life. I had people tell me I had no right to be gay if I was a Christian, or conversely to call myself a Christian if I was gay. I have had people try to “convert” me or “heal” me, and people who have been downright hostile toward me. Some have even tried to deny me my calling as a minister and prevent me from collecting my pension. I have fought for my rights and for the rights of others and have been kicked to the proverbial curb many times for my efforts. Yet through it all, two constants remain. First, I am gay. That is a reality that has been true since before I was born and is never going to change – no matter what someone else might want, or how fervently they might want it. Second, I have a passionate love affair with my Creator, and with Jesus Christ, and believe that God loves me and calls me to work for justice and goodness in the world. Again, this will not change for me…" Successful author and pastor Donald Schmidt shares his life journey as a gay man deeply committed to his Christian faith and ministry – no matter what. Because it wasn’t easy. Although many denominations today welcome gay candidates into ministry, it wasn’t like that in the early 1980s when Schmidt entered seminary at McGill University in Montreal. Homophobia was prevalent in the church and made even worse as the terror of a new illness, AIDS, gripped society. With amazing honesty, Schmidt tells about it all – the questioning, the fear, the stigma, the anger, the defiance, the heartbreak, the struggle to live his life and ministry with integrity. If the church has come a long way since the 1980s, if it has grown and matured and evolved to value its lgbtq+ members and ministers, it must surely be due to the faith and extraordinary perseverance of those who were the first to come out and lay claim to their inheritance as beloved children of God.

Download or read book Storyville USA written by Dale Peterson and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having crossed the continent with his two children, visiting more than sixty towns in the process, the author shares his cross-country travel adventures in a unique chronicle of small-town America, its down-home citizenry, and its quirky history. Reprint.

Download or read book Bad and Beautiful written by Ian Halperin and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young models on drugs, sexual abuse, eating disorders - Halperin had heard all these stories as well as claims from industry insiders that they are wildly exaggerated. Investigating undercover Bad & Beautiful is the authors account of world whose beautiful and glamorous facade hides a very ugly reality of sexual slavery, anorexia, racism, alcohol and drugs - a reality some young girls who are thrown into are destroyed by.

Download or read book The Fork in the Road written by Steven K. Tegovich and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-11-04 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was September of 1985. Nick Stavros was barely 24 years old and going nowhere fast. Two years ago, the day before he found out he had to drop out of college, his life seemed full of promise. Today, he, his best friend, Max, and their merry band of misfits sold cars by day and chased women by night.. Hung over, every morning. Broke, at the end of every week. Going nowhere fast, with nothing but blind hope ahead. It was, perhaps, Prometheus who saw their plight who sent the lightning bolt from the Heavens. On September 5, 1985, Nick Stavros and Max Davis held in their hands the only winning ticket for the Arizona Lottery's biggest jackpot ever the biggest jackpot in United States history the biggest jackpot ever awarded in the world! And just like that everything changed forever. "The Fork In The Road" is a laugh-out-loud adventure that starts with a bang and never lets up for a moment. It's a "Butch and Sundance" buddy story, a deeply romantic love story, a side-splitting comedy, and a classic tragedy. Nick's and Max's windfall touches the lives of many, for both better and worse. This novel brings to life, in vivid detail, unforgettable characters, exotic locations, and twisting plots that are guaranteed to keep the reader at the edge of their seats, laughing, crying, and turning pages to its climactic conclusion and inescapable moral awakening. It has a message that will resonate in every reader it touches. Once read, you too will declare, "'The Fork In The Road' is my favorite book ever!" Steven K. Tegovich's next novel is called, "Nine Tenths Of A Cent", a legal thriller detailing a trillion-dollar class-action lawsuit against the Oil Industry, for decades of over-billing the American people, a tenth of a cent at a time. A compelling premise ripped right from today's headlines! Coming soon!!!

Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations and published by . This book was released on 1934 with total page 1856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: