Download or read book Someone Special written by Sheila O'Flanagan and published by Headline. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOMEONE SPECIAL by Sheila O'Flanagan is an enthralling novel about families, friends and finding love that should not be missed by readers of Emily Bleeker and Kerry Lonsdale. Romy Kilkenny loves her life in Australia - she has her dream job, a fun lifestyle, and best friend Keith who understands her better than anyone. Best of all, she couldn't be further from her family. But when a phone call summons her home at short notice, Romy's world is turned upside down. Romy has never fitted in, and with Keith too far away to give comfort, she feels like more of an outsider than ever. She also worries that the accidental half-kiss with Keith at the airport may have lost her the greatest friend she's ever had. What on earth has Romy let herself in for?

Download or read book Romy s Walk written by Peggy Stoks and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Romy awakens from a terrible accident, she finds her life changed forever. Jeremiah Landis honored what he thought was her dying wish. Now husband and wife must face the future together and discover the meaning of love. Both will learn the truth that God works through suffering.

Download or read book Sasha s Secret written by Cathy Cassidy and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2019-06-27 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *The must-have third book in the gorgeous Lost and Found series from Cathy Cassidy, bestselling author of the Chocolate Box Girls* Sasha has it all. She's the lead singer of an amazing band and the coolest boy in school has a crush on her. Nobody notices that Sasha's starting to feel overwhelmed. When a world-famous rock star invites the band to record music at his country mansion and Sasha starts having blackouts, she knows she won't be able to keep her anxiety hidden for much longer. With the fate of the Lost & Found in her hands, will Sasha's secret tear them apart?

Download or read book Karliquai written by Rosie Cranie-Higgs and published by BHC Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From author Rosie Cranie-Higgs comes a masterpiece of psychological horror and suspense set against the snowy and stark Swiss Alps. Deftly mixing Scandinavian folklore and dark fairy tales, Rosie’s creepy and atmospheric Whiteland series “takes readers down a terror-filled rabbit hole…” (Publishers Weekly) to a realm that is impossible to leave. It’s been one year since sisters Kira and Romy escaped the twisted realm of Whiteland. Desperate and lonely, Kira has no one to talk to, or to convince her that she’s not crazy, and that everything in Whiteland really did happen. Worse, Romy remembers nothing and Kira just can’t bring herself to make her sister remember. On New Year’s Eve, Kira agrees to go with her friends to a nightclub, where she hopes to finally forget everything and start fresh. Instead, she runs headlong into her past. Callum is there. He’s alive and his memories of Whiteland are intact. But Callum isn’t the only thing that left Whiteland. A huldra has escaped, too, and it only has three things on its mind: punishment, revenge, and hunting down the trio that escaped. Now the three friends are on the run in the real world. Little do they know that the farther they go, the closer they are heading into madness. The only thing worse than going into Whiteland is when it comes out after you.

Download or read book Getting Lucky written by Avril Tremayne and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting lucky…means getting more than she bargained for… I’ve been talking myself out of falling for Matt Carter for a long time. Easier said than done. He’s tall and fit, with sexily mussed red hair and a mischievous glint in his eye that never goes away. He’s been my rock for a decade—there when I needed him for support or just a good laugh. In college, he used to promise that everything would work out all right…and I always believed him. So, when I called him up two weeks ago about my latest fertility issues, first he told a joke, then he promised to get me through it. Which is why I accepted his offer to be my sperm donor. When I meet him to discuss IVF at his San Francisco mansion—the perks of selling groundbreaking software in his mid-twenties—it’s hard to remind myself I’m strictly in the friend zone. And when he asks me what I want from him, I’m not sure why I tell the truth. “What I want is you.” What was supposed to be a no-strings agreement gets complicated when we end up in bed…again and again. Matt never wanted to be a father, so I don’t expect him to stick around. A relationship is strictly off the table, because Matt moves on when love comes into the picture. But when we’re together, it’s electric. It’s hotter than friendship, better than sex. What it probably should be is over…but that’s one word I can’t bring myself to say. “Dare is Harlequin’s hottest line yet. Every book should come with a free fan. I dare you to try them!” —Tiffany Reiz, international bestselling author Sexy. Passionate. Bold. Discover Harlequin DARE, a new line of fun, edgy and sexually explicit romances for the fearless female.

Download or read book You written by Joanna Briscoe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-07-04 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new novel by Joanna Briscoe, the bestselling author of Sleep With Me.

Download or read book Sims written by F. Paul Wilson and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2010-04-27 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: F. Paul Wilson, a practicing physician as well as the bestselling author of the Repairman Jack series, turns his attention to the day after tomorrow and shows us how genetic engineering might change the world. Just a few hundred genes separate humans from chimpanzees. Imagine someone altering the chimp genome, splicing in human genes to increase the size of the cranium, reduce the amount of body hair, enable speech. What sort of creature would result? Sims takes place in the very near future, when the science of genetics is fulfilling its vaunted potential. It's a world where genetically transmitted diseases are being eliminated. A world where dangerous or boring manual labor is gradually being transferred to "sims," genetically altered chimps who occupy a gray zone between simian and human. The chief innovator in this world is SimGen, which owns the patent on the sim genome and has begun leasing the creatures worldwide. But SimGen is not quite what it seems. It has secrets . . . secrets beyond patents and proprietary processes . . . secrets it will go to any lengths to protect. Sims explores this brave new world as it is turned upside down and torn apart when lawyer Patrick Sullivan decides to try to unionize the sims. Right now, as you read these words, some company somewhere in the world is toying with the chimp genome. That is not fiction, it is fact. Sims is a science thriller that will come true. One way or another. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book Quitting Tango written by Emmeline Clover and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2017-11-29 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Willard goes out for a walk and ends up on the wrong side of town. Birdy’s parents are on vacation and she is looking forwards to days of skipping school, hanging out with friends and getting high. Unfortunately she runs into her ex Teddy Birkes. Teddy and Skippy wants to fight Alex, the athlete, whom everybody think is guilty of murder. It all takes place during a week in Septemper, where nothing goes as planned for a group of surburbian teens...

Download or read book Romy s Legacy written by Nirina Stone and published by Nirina Stone. This book was released on with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 2255. The tyrants of the past are no more, and Romy’s life is perfect. Her quest to start a new community in the North has begun; food is plentiful; and everyone has ample space to live. All she has to look forward to is exploration and the occasional adventure. That is, until she encounters the new people and realizes her ideal community is not what she expected. She’s left questioning everything, including the fact that they aren’t merely “backwards travelers” any more than she is merely a Legacy. Follow Romy as she grapples with her past and the new world, unlocking truths along the way that threaten to dismantle everything.

Download or read book Stand By You written by A.M. Arthur and published by Carina Press. This book was released on 2014-10-20 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three months after his rescue from an abusive boyfriend, twenty-two-year-old Romy Myers has landed his first legitimate job—bussing tables at his friend's new coffee shop. The job has brought him some stability after years of abuse have left him feeling damaged and broken. He's working hard on his panic and social anxiety, and those things are often tempered by the big, burly presence of Brendan Walker. From the moment ex-football player Brendan helped rescue Romy from his ex's abuse, he's wanted to protect him. And he does, from a distance, with joking text messages, a new gym routine to toughen him up and a genuine friendship. So far it's been easy—but Brendan's feelings aren't just friendly anymore… When an argument spirals out of control, a hot and heavy make-out session causes Romy's friendship with supposedly straight Brendan to reach a new level. The last thing Romy wants is to fall for another guy who could potentially shatter him, but Brendan also wakes up a part of him he thought had been destroyed by violence—his heart. 76,000 words

Download or read book Middlemere written by Judith Lennox and published by Review. This book was released on 2015-05-07 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a family is forced to leave its beloved home, the sense of injustice never dies... Middlemere is a compelling tale of one family and their quest for independence from acclaimed author Judith Lennox. Perfect for fans of Dinah Jefferies and Kate Morton. The Coles have lived in Middlemere for half a century. When, in 1942, they are threatened with eviction, they flee the house. But not before eight-year-old Romy, hiding in a cupboard, sees her father shot dead. Years later Romy, now almost nineteen, is quick, clever and single-minded. She schemes to restore the family fortunes, to rescue her mother from drudgery and to protect her brother, Jem, a charming scoundrel who is always in trouble. Most of all, she longs to escape the poverty and narrowness of her surroundings. A chance meeting with Mirabel Plummer, owner of the exclusive London hotel, The Trelawney, is about to change Romy's life for ever... What readers are saying about Judith Lennox: 'Ideal escapism' '[Judith Lennox] is the ultimate storyteller... her stories are compelling and beautifully descriptive of both characters and feelings' 'Ms Lennox's writing is truly amazing, and creates characters that remain with me after the last page is turned'

Download or read book The Girl Positive Library written by Mary Ann Harlan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Providing a model of critique useful in readers advisory, collection development, and book clubs, this title encourages the inclusion of young adult titles advancing a positive representation of girls in programming and instruction. Even in an era in which there are multiple and wide-ranging conversations about representations of diverse groups in literature, the depiction of girls in young adult literature has received inadequate attention. This text provides a model for understanding how girls are represented in young adult literature that will aid school and youth services librarians in their personal understanding and awareness as they build collections and create programming. It provides practical suggestions for how to use and implement a feminist lens while reading, discussing, and reviewing titles. Included are a list of recommended annotated titles and discussion questions for use in developing appropriate instructional and interesting programs that explore concepts of girlhood, media literacy programs, and diverse collections.

Download or read book The Sapphire Cove written by Sophie Anderson and published by Bookouture. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mother’s dark secret. Two sisters torn apart forever… Flora has fled from her broken marriage to take care of her sick mother, in an isolated farmhouse with ice on its windows. But as she draws heavy curtains and lights fires, she makes a shocking discovery. Hidden at the bottom of a drawer lies a crumpled photo of a smiling baby girl she doesn’t recognise. And when her mother reveals the baby is the sister Flora never knew she had, her world is turned upside down. Miles away, on a tropical island of sapphire coves, Romy is fighting for her life. The only way she can be saved is by a transplant from a family member. But Romy has no family… as far as she knows. As Flora reels from her mother’s devastating revelation and discovers a past full of secrets, she is determined to find answers. But will she find her sister in time to save her life? And what is the terrible truth that forced the two little girls apart in the first place? A heartbreaking and emotional read about love, letting go and a family torn apart in the saddest of circumstances. Fans of Jodi Picoult, Lucinda Riley and Jojo Moyes will never forget The Sapphire Cove. What everyone is saying about The Sapphire Cove: ‘This was such an emotional, beautiful story. The description of the Sapphire Cove was captivating, I wanted to go there, and the contrast between Romy and Flora’s life really drew me in. Secrets, heartbreak and tough decisions made this a compelling story which I didn’t want to put down.’ Karen King, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Wow, what a fantastic book to start 2022 with!... A powerful novel about families and decisions made during trying times of their life. A really enjoyable read.’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I was completely gripped, and gutted when it finished – I wanted to stay with those people for longer.’ Beth Miller ‘A beautiful story of love, loss and a family torn apart… Beautifully written descriptions which are a character all their own. I look forward to more by this author!’ Goodreads reviewer ‘Let this story take you away for a few hours of reading bliss. The story flowed effortlessly from chapter to chapter with a wonderfully descriptive vocabulary, bringing the reader into each character’s personality and surrounding imagery in such a colourful way.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Download or read book Grotesque Lovesongs written by Don Nigro and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1991 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Whiteland written by Rosie Cranie-Higgs and published by BHC Press. This book was released on 2020-10-15 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “takes readers down a terror-filled rabbit hole in the Swiss Alps. This powerful series launch will haunt readers well after they’re done reading.” —Publishers Weekly “Winter time. In the woods. Swiss folklore. Female lead. Revenge! …there is plenty to capture your interest. I genuinely shivered…” —Scream Magazine Blending Scandinavian folklore with dark fairy tales, this creepy and atmospheric debut novel by Rosie Cranie-Higgs will take you on a psychological joyride into a terror-filled realm known only as Whiteland. ‘You’re only going to get burned.’ ‘By what?’ ‘Monsters,’ she calls into the night. ‘And girls who go looking for them.’ In a lonely Swiss mountain village, Kira’s holiday is interrupted when her sister Romy ventures into the woods. It’s winter, it’s eerie, and there’s something out there. When Romy returns, she’s different, and shouldn’t have survived the elements. Even though she isn’t acting normal, all their parents care about is that she’s still alive. Seeking answers, Kira starts to pry. Exploring the otherworldly forest, she stumbles upon a folkloric world called Whiteland. But secrets like to be kept. If Kira runs away, she’ll be safe. If she doesn’t, her family might not survive. In the end, there’s no mercy in revenge.

Download or read book All My Sins Remembered written by Rosie Thomas and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2017-03-28 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the acclaimed author of Sun at Midnight comes a saga of family, love, and betrayal set against the backdrop of two world wars. Cousins Clio Hirsh and Grace Stretton were born within hours of each other and raised as sisters in the innocent days before the Great War. But as they grow up, Grace is the one who enchants all those who meet her, leaving shy and quiet Clio to fade into the background. Even as time, ambition, and the winds of war take their lives in different directions—Grace into the arms of a dependable stockbroker and Clio into the literary world of Paris and Berlin—jealousy and bitterness simmer beneath their friendship. Decades later, Clio recounts the story of her family to her biographer. She tells of her brother Jake’s wartime experiences and medical career; Clio and Grace’s early years in bohemian London; younger brother Julius’s career as a concert violinist. But for herself, Clio remembers a different story―one of tragedy, heartbreak, and secrets. And above all, the surprising truth about her mesmerizing cousin Grace. “A master storyteller.” —Cosmopolitan

Download or read book Still Life written by Sarah Winman and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2024-07-23 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK* *A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK* “[A] winsome, large-hearted novel ... [Still Life] pulses from the page.” —Entertainment Weekly Set between World War II and the 1980s, Still Life is a beautiful, big-hearted story of strangers brought together by love, war, art, flood, and the ghost of E. M. Forster, from the bestselling, prize-winning author of Tin Man and When God Was a Rabbit. In the wine-cellar of a Tuscan villa, as the Allies advance and bombs fall around them, two people meet and share an extraordinary evening: Ulysses Temper is a young British soldier from London's East End; Evelyn Skinner is a worldly older art historian and possible spy. She has come to Italy to rescue paintings from the ruins and relive her memories of the time she encountered E.M. Forster and had her heart stolen by an Italian maid in a particular Florentine room with a view. Evelyn's talk of truth and beauty plants a seed in Ulysses's mind that night, one that will shape the trajectory of his life—and the lives of those who love him—for the next four decades. Moving from war-ravaged Tuscany to the boozy confines of The Stoat and Parrot pub in London and the piazzas of post-war Florence, Still Life is both sweeping and intimate, mischievous and deeply felt. It is a novel about beauty, love and fate, about the things that make life worth living, and the things we're prepared to die for.