Download or read book Shattered Rose written by Tammy L. Gray and published by Modern Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-16 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “For any girl who has struggled to love herself.” –Tammy L. Gray Avery Nichols knows how to wear the mask. Perfect student, perfect daughter and perfect friend. Nobody would ever guess that inside Avery is a prisoner to her own self loathing. Then she meets him…and everything changes. Handsome, charming and self assured, Jake Matthews sweeps Avery off her feet in an effortless fashion. Avery knows that Jake is everything she needs and all she has ever wanted. She would destroy herself to be loved by him…until he walks away. Broken and lost, Avery meets Parker. His genuine, caring nature reaches past the mask and the shattered pieces of her heart slowly begin to heal. But just when Avery starts to feel whole again, she faces the impossible truth. Jake never really left.

Download or read book Shattered Windows written by Harmony Banwo and published by Netpreneur BOOKS. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shattered Windows What would you do If you had a choice to be the killer or be the killed? "….I remember vividly, the day my mom grabbed my hair and whispered "it's better to be the killer than to be killed". I looked at her in fright as I heard the word killer slither out of her mouth. I started to kick and scream for her to let me go so I could run away and avoid the kind of future she's planned ahead for me…." Excerpt from chapter 1 of this riveting novella from a teenage author Nevaeh and her mother never had a normal relationship. They never expressed how it is to love someone. Well what would you do if you had a choice to kill your mother or die. In this novel Nevaeh experience things that no child should go through. She's been brought into a life that is no longer her own. What would you do? If you had a choice to be the killer or to be killed? Find out in this thought provoking Novella from 13-Year old Harmony Banwo

Download or read book The Shattered Rose written by Jo Beverley and published by ePublishing Works!. This book was released on 2014-10-11 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book certainly does NOT fit the usual romance formula, and is the better for it!" ~Suzanne G. When Galeran of Heywood returns from the Crusades, longing for his wife, Jehanne, he finds his castle under siege and his wife alone with a child that is not his own. Seeing Galeran alive was all Jehanne ever hoped for. But credible rumors of Galeran's death wrought dangerous folly that Jehanne never expected when they kissed goodbye three years prior. Now enemies from church and state hover, looking for spoils, and Galeran and Jehanne must decide: find a way to forgive each other and fight together, or allow others to orchestrate their fate. From the Publisher: Readers with a passion for history will appreciate the author's penchant for detail and accuracy. Fans of Elizabeth Chadwick, Bernard Cornwell and Philippa Gregory as well as Tamara Leigh and Suzan Tisdale will appreciate this medieval romance. "...a powerful, thought-provoking romance." ~Romantic Times "An entertaining, original read." ~The Romance Reader "Readers who enjoy stories that have The Crusades as a backdrop will appreciate Ms. Beverley's fine romance." ~A Romance Review

Download or read book Shattered written by Jonathan Allen and published by Crown. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER It was never supposed to be this close. And of course she was supposed to win. How Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to Donald Trump is the riveting story of a sure thing gone off the rails. For every Comey revelation or hindsight acknowledgment about the electorate, no explanation of defeat can begin with anything other than the core problem of Hillary's campaign--the candidate herself. Through deep access to insiders from the top to the bottom of the campaign, political writers Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes have reconstructed the key decisions and unseized opportunities, the well-intentioned misfires and the hidden thorns that turned a winnable contest into a devastating loss. Drawing on the authors' deep knowledge of Hillary from their previous book, the acclaimed biography HRC, Shattered offers an object lesson in how Hillary herself made victory an uphill battle, how her difficulty articulating a vision irreparably hobbled her impact with voters, and how the campaign failed to internalize the lessons of populist fury from the hard-fought primary against Bernie Sanders. Moving blow-by-blow from the campaign's difficult birth through the bewildering terror of election night, Shattered tells an unforgettable story with urgent lessons both political and personal, filled with revelations that will change the way readers understand just what happened to America on November 8, 2016.

Download or read book My Shattered Rose Colored Glasses written by Michael Massanelli and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life can be tough...these words reflect some of those moments.

Download or read book Dark Champion written by Jo Beverley and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-01-07 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Damsel’s Plight Orphaned and desperate, Imogen of Carrisford flees when a brutal lord invades and takes possession of her castle. There is only one man she can turn to for help. A Knight's Rescue He is FitzRoger of Cleeve, rumored to be a ruthless champion in battle and a tyrannical master. Imogen is stunned at the very sight of his powerful body, yet it is his cool green eyes that penetrate her very soul, making her tremble with both fear and desire. Sheltered all her life, she needs such a man to defend and protect her…yet she dares not trust him to put her desires before his own. But even as she vows independence, boldly standing beside him against treacherous enemies, her defenses crumble…falling helplessly to the gentle fury of her warrior’s love.

Download or read book The Shattered Ring written by Lois Rose and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Shattered Mirror written by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2001-12-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sarah Vida is a witch and a vampire hunter — and a loner. Christopher Ravena is a vampire trying to pass as a normal high school student who wants to know Sarah better. Drawn to him despite her better judgment, Sarah’s forced to admit that there’s room for gray in her otherwise black-and-white world of good versus evil — until she meets Nikolas, Christopher’s twin and one of the most hunted vampires in history.

Download or read book The Desert Rose written by Larry McMurtry and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pulitzer Prize–winner Larry McMurtry writes novels set in the American heartland, but his real territory is the heart itself. His gift for writing about women—their love for reckless, hopeless men; their ability to see the good in losers; and their peculiar combination of emotional strength and sudden weakness—makes The Desert Rose the bittersweet, funny, and touching book that it is. Harmony is a Las Vegas showgirl with the best legs in town. At night she's a lead dancer in a gambling casino; during the day she raises peacocks. She throws her love away on second-rate men, but wakes up in the morning full of hope. She's one of a dying breed of dancers, faced with fewer and fewer jobs and an even bleaker future. Yet, she maintains a calm cheerfulness in that arid neon landscape of supermarkets, drive-in wedding chapels, and all-night casinos. While Harmony's star is fading, her beautiful, cynical daughter Pepper's is on the rise. But Harmony remains wistful and optimistic through it all. She is the unexpected blossom in the wasteland, the tough and tender desert rose. Hers is a loving portrait that only Larry McMurtry could render.

Download or read book Fall of the House of Queens written by Shelly Talcott and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-03-25 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the moment William Somers first set foot in Henry VIII's palace, his heart belonged to a beautiful kitchen maid and his loyalty to a great king. But fools are destined to witness history, not make it, and so William must watch and jest as Henry pushes aside a loyal wife for a woman capable of bringing a kingdom to its knees. But when William's dearest friend Mabel is forced to bend to an equally cruel fate in the forgotten depths of the kitchens will he find the strength to defend her?

Download or read book The Readymade Thief written by Augustus Rose and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The most must-read of all must-reads.” —Marie Claire “A kickass debut from start to finish.” —Colson Whitehead, author of The Underground Railroad Lee Cuddy is seventeen years old and on the run. Betrayed by her family after taking the fall for a friend, Lee finds refuge in a cooperative of runaways holed up in an abandoned building they call the Crystal Castle. But the façade of the Castle conceals a far more sinister agenda, one hatched by a society of fanatical men set on decoding a series of powerful secrets hidden in plain sight. And they believe Lee holds the key to it all. Aided by Tomi, a young hacker and artist with whom she has struck a wary alliance, Lee escapes into the unmapped corners of the city—empty aquariums, deserted motels, patrolled museums, and even the homes of vacationing families. But the deeper she goes underground, the more tightly she finds herself bound in the strange web she’s trying to elude. Desperate and out of options, Lee steps from the shadows to face who is after her—and why. A novel of puzzles, conspiracies, secret societies, urban exploration, art history, and a singular, indomitable heroine, The Readymade Thief heralds the arrival of a spellbinding and original new talent in fiction.

Download or read book The Everlasting Rose written by Dhonielle Clayton and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camille must save Orleans in this high-stakes sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller.

Download or read book Shattered written by Debra Puglisi Sharp and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 1998, Debra Puglisi Sharp -- wife, nurse, and mother of teenage twins -- was tending the roses in her garden when a factory worker with a cocaine habit slipped in through an open door and waited for her to come in. Nino, her husband of twenty-five years, got in the way and was shot. The man then attacked and raped Debra, placed her in the trunk of his car, and drove away. Kept hog-tied in her abductor's house, Debra finally learned of her husband's murder from a newscast on a radio that the man blared to muffle her screams while he was out. After five excruciating days, Debra's mounting rage at her captor -- and the wrenching thought of her children burying their father alone -- gave her the courage and strength she desperately needed. She loosened her ties, groped her way to the phone...and dialed 911. Shattered is an indelible portrait of hope, determination, and the agonizing journey back to life. Struggling to heal from her horrendous ordeal and the devastating loss of her husband, Debra also had to endure an agonizing court trial, the raw grief of her children, and her own crippling fear. But through her work in hospice care and as an advocate for victims of violence and trauma, she has slowly discovered the measure of her own strength. A compelling survival story -- tragic and ultimately heroic -- Shattered represents one woman's attempts to make sense of a senseless crime.

Download or read book One Perfect Rose written by Mary Jo Putney and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few romance novels have touched readers as deeply or as lastingly as this classic by New York Times bestselling author Mary Jo Putney. Poignant, passionate, and tender, One Perfect Rose is the story of two mismatched lovers drawn into a fragile, unforgettable union... One Perfect Rose Stephen Kenyon, the new Duke of Ashburton, has always known exactly what society expected of him. But a doctor's grim diagnosis leaves him longing to experience life as never before. Traveling incognito, he becomes entangled with a wandering theater family and their spirited adopted daughter, Rosalind Jordan. With no time to waste in courtship, Stephen convinces Rosalind to marry him--an arrangement that has advantages for both. The warm companionship and profound passion they share is more than Stephen expected, and far more than his family and his own guarded nature ever allowed. But each passing, perfect day together is a bittersweet reminder that love is the one thing he is not at liberty to offer, and the one thing she can never admit... "In her superb, inimitable style, Putney takes a pair of magnetic, beautifully matched protagonists, places them in a dark, impossible situation, and makes it work." --Library Journal "One Perfect Rose is Mary Jo Putney in top form." --Romantic Times

Download or read book Shattered Stories from Mothers of Incarcerated Sons written by Jodi Rose and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-03-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When my son got locked up November 2013 it was an experience most of you can relate to so well. For 2 years while he was in county jail waiting for his sentence I was in total shock. The idea of my son doing life in prison was a huge blur to me. I tried to find the words of how I felt and I couldn't fit the description with anything other than words like: helpless, broken, shocked, numb, heart broke, pain, my heart literally felt as if it had physically been ripped from my chest. Like when you get a really bad cut and nothing will sooth it, my heart was cut, not in two, not even in three, it was shattered in a million pieces fragmented into something that could never be the same. Never feel the same, never live the same, life would never be as it was. I had to learn as a mother, wife, and loved one to so many others that I had no other choice but to pick up the pieces that have been broken and put them back together one by one. This book will tell stories of mothers that have fought hard to keep going after their child was incarcerated, it will also help others to understand more about the journey we live as mothers of incarcerated sons.

Download or read book The Rose and the Thorn written by Michael J. Sullivan and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two thieves want answers. Riyria is born. . . For more than a year Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, Royce returns to Medford with Hadrian but the two receive a very different reception -- Gwen refuses to see them. The victim of abuse by a powerful noble, she suspects that Royce will ignore any danger in his desire for revenge. By turning the thieves away, Gwen hopes to once more protect them. What she doesn't realize is what the two are capable of -- but she's about to find out.

Download or read book Searching for Rose written by Dana Becker and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Courageous and vulnerable, April has survived Philadelphia’s tough city streets. But when her sister disappears, April’s search will lead her to the Pennsylvania Amish countryside—where the peaceful setting belies a brand of danger all its own . . . With a childhood shattered by alcoholism and abandonment, April learned the hard way to trust only herself and her younger sister, Rose. But suddenly, Rose is gone without a word—and April’s purpose in life is to find her. She has only one ally: Joseph Young, a handsome Amish man with whom she’s struck up an unlikely flirtation in the bakery where she works. He’s knowledgeable, steadfast—and when they join forces, April’s life takes a radical turn . . . In the heart of Amish farm country, April and Joseph grow closer. Yet April fears there’s no future for them. Especially when vicious, too-personal warnings and strange attacks make her wonder just whom Joseph is really trying to protect. And as her unconventional investigation roils a community with much to conceal, April will find some secrets are killer—and some dreams may be too lethal to trust . . .