Download or read book Riots I Have Known written by Ryan Chapman and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the 2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, Ryan Chapman’s “gritty, bracing debut” (Esquire) set during a prison riot is “dark, daring, and laugh-out-loud hilarious…one of the smartest—and best—novels of the year” (NPR). A largescale riot rages through Westbrook prison in upstate New York, incited by a poem in the house literary journal. Our unnamed narrator, barricaded inside the computer lab, swears he’s blameless—even though, as editor-in-chief, he published the piece in question. As he awaits violent interruption by his many, many enemies, he liveblogs one final Editor’s Letter. Riots I Have Known is his memoir, confession, and act of literary revenge. His tale spans a childhood in Sri Lanka, navigating the postwar black markets and hotel chains; employment as a Park Avenue doorman, serving the widows of the one percent; life in prison, with the silver lining of his beloved McNairy; and his stewardship of The Holding Pen, a “masterpiece of post-penal literature” favored by Brooklynites everywhere. All will be revealed, and everyone will see he’s really a good guy, doing it for the right reasons. “Fitfully funny and murderously wry,” Riots I Have Known is “a frenzied yet wistful monologue from a lover of literature under siege” (Kirkus Reviews).

Download or read book In My Heart written by Jo Witek and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Celebrate feelings in all their shapes and sizes in this New York Times bestselling picture book from the Growing Hearts series! Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings! Some make us feel as light as a balloon, others as heavy as an elephant. In My Heart explores a full range of emotions, describing how they feel physically, inside, with language that is lyrical but also direct to empower readers to practice articulating and identifying their own emotions. With whimsical illustrations and an irresistible die-cut heart that extends through each spread, this gorgeously packaged and unique feelings book is sure to become a storytime favorite.

Download or read book The Luna s Crime A Rejected Mate Shifter Romance Rejected My Stealer Luna Book 1 written by Dumpling and published by Starlight. This book was released on 2023-02-17 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Find her wolf, move out from her emotionally abusive adoptive household, and hopefully mate with her beloved boyfriend. That’s all that Bridget Lowe wants, and finally, she is close enough to getting her happily ever after. But on the day of her coming-of-age ceremony, a long-buried secret about Bridget’s soul surfaces, making her a dangerous taboo. Thrown into a frenzy of mind games and manipulation all while being under the mercy of a notoriously ruthless Alpha of all, Bridget cannot figure out who to trust, and who will bring her disaster. Will she survive this game of Russian roulette, or will she lose?

Download or read book The Ultimate Voyeur written by Dennis S. Carroll and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-18 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is it a case of genius or criminal behavior? Have a brilliant innkeeper and her husband, a retired wildlife photographer, relied on genius or hidden cameras to reveal the love lives of their guests? These questions stir the controversy at the center of The Ultimate Voyeur. The owners of a Southern inn renowned for hospitality, Catherine Morgan and her husband are uncanny in their way of breaching barriers that people hide behind. Each chapter of The Ultimate Voyeur explores the innkeepers personal story and includes an episode involving guests. One guest, a talented scriptwriter, learns about the several hundred files compiled by Catherine and turns them with the innkeepers help into a massively popular TV program airing once a week. The episodes unfold the hidden love lives of the guests, extending from ingenious bedroom farce (The Jinx in High Jinks) to passionate romance (The Ten-Million-Dollar Wedding Ring) to something sinister (Whodunit to the Famous Mystery Writer?). The portrayal of the mystery writer strikes too close to home. Infuriated at his loss of privacy and sure that hidden cameras are to blame, he finds ambiguous evidence at the inn and plots his vengeance. In his wild retaliation that transcends his cardboard characters, the separate realms of life and art explode on contact to reveal the innkeepers inmost secrets. At the climax, one is led to fundamental insights into secrets at the heart of everybody and the chaos or compassion that results from their disclosure.

Download or read book His Heart written by Melony Ann and published by Melony Ann. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I don’t know what’s worse. Not knowing who killed my parents when I was ten years old, or being a kid alone in the streets of Manhattan. Luckily, I was saved by Ethan Crane, a mafia boss who treated me like his own son. I made it my life’s mission to avenge my parent’s death. With the Crane Mafia’s support, I’ve been close many times only to be led to a dead end. Still, we’ve never given up. Then I met Dani Jade. Beautiful. Fiercely independent. I made a promise to Dani that my family and I would keep her safe from the phantoms she’s running from. Unbeknownst to us, I’m her salvation, and she might be the key to my past. Her phantoms could be my demons. To save her and get my revenge, I’m violently shoved back into the darkness I spent so many years separating myself from. But I’ll embrace my evil if it means saving the woman who managed to chip away the ice around my heart… ~ This book is a steamy Cop/Mafia Romance that has dark and violent themes, kidnapping, MM Romance (side characters), and strong language that may not be suitable for all readers. ~

Download or read book Dead Don t Lie written by L. R. Nicolello and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You can run from the past…but you can never truly hide… Detective Evelyn Davis delves deep into the minds of monsters for a living. She's the best psychological profiler in the Seattle P.D., with a talent that comes from heartbreaking experience. When Evelyn was just eighteen, she received word of her family's murder in the form of a horrifying video. Fifteen years later, tracking down other psychopaths is the only thing that brings her some peace. But now two local families have been wiped out. Though the chilling crime scenes suggest murder-suicides, Evelyn believes a serial killer is at work. So does Special Agent Marcus Moretti, whose easy charm and fiercely protective instincts are breaking down all her defenses. Evelyn needs to put aside her emotional attachment to find the madman stalking her city—but with each discovery, this case becomes more personal. She's starting to suspect the killer wants her—and he is edging closer with every step, ready to make Evelyn pay a devastating price….

Download or read book Growing through the Storm written by Sheila Malsam and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-04-19 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So often we think God doesn't hear us during our struggles when we cry out to Him. Like many, after praying and not getting a response, I thought it was up to me to find the solutions and answers to struggles I encountered. As a result of my ignorance, I replaced God and His power with what I thought were answers that weren't the answers after all. Growing through the Storm is a story of triumphs and lessons learned while trying to find solutions to unwanted circumstances during not one, but two troubled marriages. I share how I clung to attachments such as doubt, fear, worry, self-pity, blame, insecurity, and unworthiness that kept me from receiving what God had in store for me. I share how God revealed Himself to me through the storm and how He used my pain to grow me stronger, wiser, and more confident of His love which led me to an awakening in my spirit and a personal relationship with our Lord. Unfortunately, many of us are guilty of living the life that I used to live. If that's you, it doesn't have to be this way. I invite you to take a journey with me by reading my story and trusting that you, too, can be made anew, strengthened, and blessed by turning to Jesus, surrendering your all to Him, and discovering His amazing grace and love He has for you. Growing through the Storm includes points to ponder at the end of each chapter with thought-provoking questions and comments including scripture and prayer for personal reflection. I pray my story infuses your heart to put your hope in Jesus and His promises to believe, "With God all things are possible," as promised in Matthew 19:26 (NIV) when asked according to His will in His name! Be blessed and be a blessing!

Download or read book Wild Beauty written by Audrey Carlan and published by Audrey Carlan, INC.. This book was released on 2021-04-05 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Audrey Carlan has a way with words that cannot be denied." –Kylie Scott, New York Times bestselling author My life has never been easy. Not from the day I took my first breath until now. Only days old, I was placed in a laundry basket and left in front of a firehouse. I never knew who my parents were before being shuffled around from one bad foster home to another. Until the day I arrived at Kerrighan House. My safe haven. My home. I was welcomed with open arms into a world where love and sisterhood were the rule, not the exception. From that moment on, I believed I was safe. That nothing bad could touch me. I was so wrong. Neither my success as a full-figured lingerie and fashion model nor my street smarts as a born and bred Chicago native, safeguarded me against walking into the clutches of a monster. As I try to pull my life back together, I’m brought face to face with a man whose wounds mirror my own. Under his protection, I’m gifted the opportunity to find beauty where there has only ever been pain. And yet, danger lurks, as a new evil threatens to bring me to my knees. Can my savior protect me, or has my fate been sealed? Note: Each book in the Soul Sister series can be read as a standalone.

Download or read book Eve 2 0 The Ultimate Gaming Experience written by Winter Lawrence and published by Fire & Ice Young Adult Books. This book was released on 2019-08-27 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just when Gwen thought she could beat any video game hands down, her boyfriend goes and gets her stuck in a top-secret government simulator named Eve 2.0. Being trapped within a couple of her favorite video games doesn't seem so bad at first, but as time becomes a factor and the A.I. program begins to get smarter, Gwen soon realizes that winning or losing isn't just about pride anymore; it’s about making it out alive.

Download or read book Blurred Fates written by Anastasia Zadeik and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-08-02 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2023 Sarton Award Winner for Contemporary Fiction 2023 National Indie Excellence Awards Winner in Contemporary Fiction 2023 National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist in Literary Fiction 2023 Readers' Favorite Book Awards Silver Medalist in Fiction (Drama) KATE WHITTIER has it all: a loving, even-keeled husband, two great kids, and a beautiful home in Southern California. But Kate is living a lie. In a desperate attempt to create the safe, happy family she never had, she has been hiding secrets for decades—things she’s convinced make her unworthy of her wellborn husband, Jacob, and the privileged life he has provided. Then, one ordinary evening, Jacob confesses to a drunken sexual indiscretion he doesn’t quite remember, and Kate cracks open. Molten memories rise to the surface. Volatile emotions swirl. Triggered in ways she didn’t see coming, Kate is overwhelmed by rage she cannot explain and fear of who she might become. Her marriage unraveling, Kate returns to her childhood home, hoping to find closure. Instead, as the past invades the present and relationships collide, Kate discovers she’s not the only one lying—and the truth may not set anyone free.

Download or read book The Enemy written by Sarah Adams and published by Dell. This book was released on 2024-08-06 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Practice Makes Perfect comes an expanded edition of The Enemy—a laugh-out-loud romance about rekindling old flames, with a never-before-seen chapter. Enemies should never get a second chance. But this one might. It’s been twelve years since June Broaden has seen her high school enemy (and secret crush), Ryan Henderson. That’s a long time to hold a grudge over some petty feud, but the sharp memory of him dangling a kiss at graduation, then pulling away at the last second, has fueled many angry fantasies since. Now it’s her chance to get even. Ryan, along with most of her high school class, is back in town for her best friend’s wedding, and June is eager to show the former bully exactly what he’s missed out on. A lot has changed since their teenage days; June is now the Southern queen of gourmet donuts, not to mention one of the most desired bachelorettes in her small town. What’s she’s not expecting, though, is for Ryan to show up looking like Adonis and touting his own career success as the youngest chef to ever win three Michelin stars. How dare he try to one-up her revenge plot? Luckily, June never backs down from a challenge.

Download or read book My Soul Then Sings written by Michelle Lindo-Rice and published by Urban Christian. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is there a sin not worth confessing? Ryan Oakes is keeping a huge secret, one that threatens his relationships with both his wife and son. As a new convert, his conscience prods him to tell the truth, but Ryan decides to employ every trick in the book to keep from confessing. When his marriage begins to suffer, he is forced to come clean—but at what cost? Patricia Oakes is troubled by her husband’s unusual interest in Karlie Knightly. She is reminded that the only time Ryan cheated on her was with Tiffany, Karlie’s mother. While she grapples with her fears, she can’t help but be flattered by Timothy Newhouse, a fellow surgeon on an especially difficult case. Will she seek solace in another man’s arms? Karlie Knightly’s boyfriend, Jamaal Weathers, is pressuring her to have sex, and Karlie isn’t trying to displease God. On top of that, brutal reviews on her debut song cite her as too sweet and inexperienced. Luckily, her best friend, Brian Oakes, has the perfect suggestion to help her find her edge. Against everyone’s advice, Karlie and Brian begin an adventure, which draws them closer. Will she uphold the commitment she made to God? Brian Oakes is enjoying college life and in particular, college girls. When Karlie discovers his deepest secret, he realizes he feels more for her than just a friend. Will Brian reform his ways and grab his chance at true love?

Download or read book The Rider Files Omnibus Books 1 4 written by CB SAMET and published by Novels by CB Samet. This book was released on 2020-02-01 with total page 1060 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A toe-curling, breath-holding, binge-worthy romantic suspense collection. Contains the first four Rider Files: Meridian File. She wants uncomplicated fame. He wants an uncomplicated assignment. A celebrity stalker details both their plans. Masters File. She’s running from the mob. He’s running from his past. Sparks and bullets fly in this romantic suspense adventure. McMillan File. She's investigating a murder. He's trying not to become the next victim. Maltisse File. She's a computer hacker with an agenda. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. An international criminal has targeted them both. “CB Samet has a way of bringing you into the hair-raising suspense, keeping you at the edge of your seat. [Meridian File] is witty, highly engaging and full of realistic characters.” --Voracious Readers Reviewer “Masters File: The Rider Files Book 2 by CB Samet is a fast-paced tale of crime and unexpected humor. The plot development of CB Samet’s novel is a combination of romance and suspense that lures the reader in, making it a one-sitting read.” --Readers' Favorite Reviewer (five stars) “[McMillan File] is an intense read that really sucks you from the get-go! I loved this suspenseful and action-packed story! Great characters! I loved Mica and David! This is a definite page turner!” --Booksprout Reviewer “[Maltisse File] is big and fun and exciting and a cool ride, don’t miss it.” -- Bookbub Reviewer (Gigi Reads) Enjoy this bundle from award-winning author CB Samet. This set contains four full-length novels filled with action, adventure, and strong women. The romance is medium with heat with some explicit language. Each novel shares characters, but they are also their own happily-ever-after.

Download or read book A Christmas Reunion Gay Romance written by Trina Solet and published by Trina Solet. This book was released on 2019-11-17 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sparks fly when Holden and Ryan meet up again for the holidays after years of being apart. Holden and his little boy are Christmas shopping when they run into Ryan. He is more gorgeous than ever, and Holden thinks a hot guy like that could never be interested in an ordinary guy with a kid. On the other hand, Ryan always thought Holden was straight. But now that he's back in Ryan's life, Holden has a few things to tell him. After believing they could only be friends, they might be ready to finally share their real feelings. As they reconnect and rediscover each other, they spend the holidays together and become inseparable. But are they ready for a lifetime with each other? Can they really become a family?

Download or read book Christmas Dads Gay Romance Box Set written by Trina Solet and published by Trina Solet. This book was released on 2020-11-08 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four dads find the men of their dreams just in time for the holidays. (Four book box set.) A Bookworm for Christmas Miles is reunited with his former crush, a bookstore owner whose life now includes a young son. A Christmas Boyfriend Ben asks for a boyfriend for Christmas, and his little girl gives him her preschool teacher as a gift. A Christmas Manny Gary needs help after an injury. In Wayne he gets an assistant, a manny for his son, and everything he could ever want in a man. A Christmas Reunion After years of being apart, Holden and Ryan meet up again for the holidays. Sparks fly and secrets are revealed.

Download or read book Steal My Heart A Friends to Lovers Steamy Contemporary Romance written by Savannah Kade and published by Griffyn Ink. This book was released on 2020-03-24 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clark is what she needs, but Walker is what she wants… Armed with a checklist and a solid understanding of the kind of partner she needs, Cara Larkin has waited patiently for Mr. Right to come along. Everything else is on track—she’s about to make partner at her firm, she owns a condo in Hollywood, and she’s got the very best friends ever. But while she was waiting for Mr. Right, Cara found a Mr. Perfect For Now. Their friends-with-benefits arrangement is everything she could want … for the meantime. Walker Booth is the only thing standing in the way of building the life she always dreamed. But when Mr. Right comes along can Cara casually toss aside the best lover she’s ever had? Steal My Heart is the first book in the Against All Odds series from Maggie Award winning author Savanna Kade. This friends to lovers story will first steal your heart, then your sleep, and lastly leave you ready for book two. Start reading now.

Download or read book Unbreakable Beauty written by Tara Sosa and published by Tara Sosa. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First date. First kiss. Make out. Make love. Have wild, uninhibited, crazy sex. Find someone to love me back. … … … When I first read Elizabeth Masters’ list, I was excited. And then I was furious. She created a list of “firsts.” Firsts that should have been mine. Firsts she was now going to give to someone else. Because when she offered me her firsts I said I didn't want them. But that was a lie. It was one of many I told her. Because I wanted her and her firsts more than anything. Someone to love her back? She already had that. First kiss? That was me. She can't erase anything that happened between us no matter how hard she tries to forget. And I know that from experience. Because I've never been able to forget what we had, what we shared. I couldn't stop thinking about what could have been if I pulled her close and not pushed her away. And now she wants to move on with someone else? It wasn't going to happen. What we have is real. Unbreakable. And I'm not messing up again. No more lies. No more hiding. I know she's the best thing that's ever happened to me. Just like I know she's mine. And so are her firsts. Her firsts, her lasts, her in-betweens, her love, her forever. It's mine. She just needed to let me back in. She needed to give me another chance. And if she didn’t want to? I’d make her. Because I was never losing her again. Ryan Flannery broke my heart. Or what was left of the frayed and fragile pieces I had to give. I let him in. I let him close. I gave him everything. I thought he loved me. I laid myself bare, I stripped myself raw. I chased a fantasy, and I got burned. But he did do one thing for me. He gave me something. An idea. According to him I was too young, too inexperienced. And he was right. I needed to change that. So what if he was my first love? He didn't have to be my only. It was time for me to spread my wings. Explore. It was time for me to live. Ryan might have been the one I wanted to give my firsts to. And my lasts. And everything in-between. But it’s not happening. I’ve been hurt enough. Lied to enough. Betrayed enough. It was time I started to think about me. He thinks that I can just forget what he’s done? That he lied? That he made a mistake? He thinks we’re unbreakable? He thinks that it’s me and him? Always? Forever? He thinks I’m going to give him another chance at that? Another chance at me? It. Will. Never. Happen. Until it does. Everyone remembers their first. Except Ryan Flannery. But that's okay. Because all he needs to remember is his last. His last ... Her first.