Download or read book The Academy Love Match written by Monica Seles and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six-pack abs, cutthroat competition, nonstop drama. The second book in a hot new series inspired by one champion's teen years.

Download or read book The Academy Love Match written by Monica Seles and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting into The Academy is the easy part. Staying there takes more than just talent. After being betrayed by her rival and her boyfriend, Maya knows she needs to shrug off the drama and focus on her game. And after a strong showing in the semi-finals at a tennis competition, Maya seems pretty focused. Until that competition brings a new round of gossip, a modeling gig, and renewed feelings for . . . her ex? And Maya's not the only one with drama. Cleo just won her first big golf tournament, but the blogs are bashing her alternative style. Renee is smitten with the school's newest soccer star, Diego. And the Reed brothers are being pitted against each other by their father, their love for Maya, and the press.

Download or read book The Academy Game On written by Monica Seles and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Academy is an International Sports Mecca for teen athletes. There are only two ways in. Deep pockets or enough talent to score a scholarship. Young tennis star Maya's dreams have finally come true when she earns a scholarship to The Academy. Plucked from her small town, Maya moves to the sports training facility/boarding school to (hopefully) start the beginning of her pro career. But Maya's fantasy of The Academy doesn't quite match the reality. Because where there are hot, talented teens, there's a lot of drama. Meet the players: Nicole: A tennis star who feels threatened by Maya (but she'd never admit it). Cleo: Maya's rebel/punk roommate who is nearing the top of the golf world. Renee: The gorgeous swimmer with enough money to buy her way into The Academy. Travis: The son of The Academy owner--perfectly groomed to be the next NFL star. Jake: Travis' younger brother--the bad boy to his brother's good.

Download or read book Game Set Match written by Jennifer Iacopelli and published by Jci Books. This book was released on 2015-01-23 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled along the North Carolina coast, the Outer Banks Tennis Academy is the world's most elite training facility. In this pressure-cooker environment, futures are forged in blood and sweat, and dreams are shattered in an instant. Penny Harrison, a rising star, is determined to win the French Open and beat her arch rival, Zina Lutrova. But when her coach imports British bad boy Alex Russell as her new training partner, will Penny be able to keep her laser-like focus? Tennis is all Jasmine Randazzo has ever known. The daughter of two Grand Slam champions, she's hell-bent on extending her family's legacy and writing her own happily-ever-after...until her chosen Prince Charming gives her the just-friends speech, right before the biggest junior tournament of the year, the Outer Banks Classic. With a powerful serve and killer forehand, newcomer Indiana Gaffney is turning heads. She's thrilled by all of the attention, especially from Jack Harrison, Penny's agent and hot older brother, except he keeps backing off every time things start heating up. With so much at stake, dreams-and hearts-are bound to break. As a tennis lover, this book was right up my alley - the sections that deal with the sport are heart-pounding and filled with nervous excitement. As a reader who salivates over well-drawn characters and sizzling romantic sparks, Game. Set. Match. exceeded every expectation. This is a fantastic bunch of strong, interesting, sexy characters, and I can't wait to see what's next - the OBXers definitely have a new fan in me. - Lyla Payne, USAToday Bestselling author of BROKEN AT LOVE Jennifer so expertly weaves the stories of these six characters together that my heart was absolutely tied up in their hopes, dreams, and disappointments. Full of funny, steamy, heartbreaking, and girl-power moments with a surprise around every corner. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough! - Alessandra Thomas, author of PICTURE PERFECT

Download or read book Love Match written by Kyell Gold and published by Kyell Gold. This book was released on 2017-02-01 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Loving Sports When They Don t Love You Back written by Jessica Luther and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Triumphant wins, gut-wrenching losses, last-second shots, underdogs, competition, and loyalty—it’s fun to be a fan. But when a football player takes a hit to the head after yet another study has warned of the dangers of CTE, or when a team whose mascot was born in an era of racism and bigotry takes the field, or when a relief pitcher accused of domestic violence saves the game, how is one to cheer? Welcome to the club for sports fans who care too much. In Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back, acclaimed sports writers Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson tackle the most pressing issues in sports, why they matter, and how we can do better. For the authors, “sticking to sports” is not an option—not when our taxes are paying for the stadiums, and college athletes aren’t getting paid at all. But simply quitting a favorite team won’t change corrupt and deplorable practices, and the root causes of many of these problems are endemic in our wider society. An essential read for modern fans, Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back challenges the status quo and explores how we might begin to reconcile our conscience with our fandom.

Download or read book Love Spell Academy written by Annie Winters and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I should have listened to the snarky ferret. A hilarious Academy Paranormal Romance about parents, shagging, underdogs, and the perfect love potion I thought flunking out of college was the worst thing that could happen. But then my mother's ferret told me I was doomed. I really should have paid more attention. Now I have a boy stalking me through a pewter bowl (don't ask, just know he kisses like fire.) Some dark enchanter is trying to kidnap me to make golden babies. (No, not literally gold.) And apparently I'm supposed to select several members of a -- oh, I better not say it. My dad might be reading this. Let's call it a boy band. With lots of banging. (And probably not on drums.) So it's time to figure this mess out. That my mom did magic. And so can I. And I guess I have to beat the bad guys and save the world. Oh wait. Not the world. Just me. Game on. __ Love Spell is book one in the Love Spell Academy duet but can be read as a standalone. It's a slow burn on the -- ahem -- ensemble cast but fairly fast burn on the first member. Book two would definitely be considered a fast burn on all fronts.

Download or read book The Academy written by Cj Daly and published by Academy Saga. This book was released on 2019-07 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kate Connelly should be careful what she wishes for. Just seventeen, she already feels like she's suffocating. Since her mother's death, her father has basically checked out, so she's stuck raising her brothers by herself out in the New Mexico scrub. All Kate wants is a little distraction from the same-ole, same-ole that is her life. When two mysterious guys show up at the diner where she works, she thinks her wish has come true, until they start giving her a hard time. Like her life isn't hard enough. Something about them niggles her, but she brushes it off. She's never going to see them again anyway . . . right? Then they appear in an alley one night, to either rescue or kidnap her (she's still not sure which), before disappearing like figments of her imagination. Kate decides to put the bizarre encounters out of her mind. She has bigger problems to worry about: like that elite military academy that's been pursuing her gifted little brother. When one of their cadets shows up at school, he creates instant pandemonium. And just happens to be one of those mysterious guys. Coincidence? Mama said there's no such thing. And to always trust her instinct. But that might be kind of hard, because every time she's around Cadet Peter Davenport, her gut starts flip-flopping on her. And her heart. Can Kate keep it together long enough to stop Cadet Davenport's mission? She's about to find out. And-once again-how neatly life can be split into before and after.

Download or read book Monster Academy written by Jane Yolen and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Where do monsters go to school? Monster Academy! And anything can happen when your teacher is Miss Mummy. It's not like any other school, but if you're a little monster, you'll fit right in! Come along with Principal Frank N. Stein into a bright, energetic classroom where the class pet is a big purple boa constrictor, recess is in a swamp, and class bats help build a Creepy Castle in the Monster Maker's Lab. When Tornado Jo, a new student, roars into class, a storm is brewing. Who could ever guess that her new best friend will be a vampire, and she'll help him find his missing fang? Award-winning writer Jane Yolen teams up with her daughter, Heidi, to present colorful monster children who have familiar human issues such as making friends and learning to help others. In a final twist, Tornado Jo -- the worst behaved student -- is revealed to be an out-of-control human, not a monster after all. Oh, no! Monsters are more afraid of humans than we are of them! Everybody runs! Laugh-aloud humor is enhanced by John McKinley's highly imaginative illustrations loaded with fun and hidden jokes tucked into the art. An irresistible romp from start to finish!

Download or read book Rogue written by Tana Stone and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when the one guy you can't fall for is the only one you can't resist? As one of the new human cadets at an alien military academy, I knew I'd have to prove myself. Especially since I'm one of only a few females sent by Earth. I just didn't know that the one alien I want to impress would be the one who seems determined to hate me. I was sent here because I'm a champion pod racer, so why won't the big, gruff pod instructor let me show him what I can do? If he thinks ignoring me or assigning me after-hours work polishing his pods will discourage me, then he's never met a girl from Texas. If I'm being honest, the alien's huge muscles and gold tattoos have me thinking about riding more than pods when I'm around him, but no way can anything happen with one of my teachers. Right? Especially since I get the idea that the bad boy instructor is hiding something. Does his secret have something to do with the strange things happening at the academy? If there really is a traitor behind it all, could it be him?

Download or read book Disorderly Conduct written by Tessa Bailey and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tessa Bailey, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer and Hook, Line, and Sinker, brings her signature humor and spice to this new adult rom-com trilogy... You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone… Police academy cadet Charlie Burns can’t believe his luck when the gorgeous blonde he meets in a bar murmurs those magic words: “Nothing serious, ’kay?” Mind-blowing, no-strings sex with Ever Carmichael—it’s the holy grail of hookups for a guy who’s too busy following in his family’s footsteps to think about getting serious. Charlie’s all about casual…that is, until Ever calls it quits and his world tilts on its axis. Ever knows that when you control the relationship game, you can’t get played. But for the first time, she wants more than short-term satisfaction. Step one: end her fling with commitment-phobic Charlie. Step two: sacrifice herself to the ruthless NYC dating scene. Yet everywhere she turns, there’s Charlie, being his ridiculously charming self. No online match or blind date compares to the criminally hot cop-in-training, but they’re over. Aren’t they? If love is a four-letter-word, why does the idea of Ever seeing someone else tie Charlie up in knots? Now he’s desperate to win her back…and a little date sabotage never hurt anyone, right?

Download or read book How The Other Half Learns written by Robert Pondiscio and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inside look at America's most controversial charter schools, and the moral and political questions around public education and school choice. The promise of public education is excellence for all. But that promise has seldom been kept for low-income children of color in America. In How the Other Half Learns, teacher and education journalist Robert Pondiscio focuses on Success Academy, the network of controversial charter schools in New York City founded by Eva Moskowitz, who has created something unprecedented in American education: a way for large numbers of engaged and ambitious low-income families of color to get an education for their children that equals and even exceeds what wealthy families take for granted. Her results are astonishing, her methods unorthodox. Decades of well-intended efforts to improve our schools and close the "achievement gap" have set equity and excellence at war with each other: If you are wealthy, with the means to pay private school tuition or move to an affluent community, you can get your child into an excellent school. But if you are poor and black or brown, you have to settle for "equity" and a lecture--about fairness. About the need to be patient. And about how school choice for you only damages public schools for everyone else. Thousands of parents have chosen Success Academy, and thousands more sit on waiting lists to get in. But Moskowitz herself admits Success Academy "is not for everyone," and this raises uncomfortable questions we'd rather not ask, let alone answer: What if the price of giving a first-rate education to children least likely to receive it means acknowledging that you can't do it for everyone? What if some problems are just too hard for schools alone to solve?

Download or read book Data a Love Story written by Amy Webb and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-01-28 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Amy Webb found her true love after a search that's both charmingly romantic and relentlessly data-driven. Anyone who uses online dating sites must read her funny, fascinating book.”—Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project After yet another disastrous date, Amy Webb was preparing to cancel her JDate membership when epiphany struck: her standards weren’t too high, she just wasn’t approaching the process the right way. Using her gift for data strategy, she found which keywords were digital-man magnets, analyzed photos, and then adjusted her (female) profile to make the most of that intel. Then began the deluge—dozens of men who actually met her own stringent requirements wanted to meet her. Among them: her future husband, now the father of her child.

Download or read book Losing at Love written by Jennifer Iacopelli and published by Jci Books. This book was released on 2015-02-22 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 2 of the Outer Banks Tennis Academy series Grass courts, tennis whites and the fiercest competition in the world. Wimbledon. After two crazy weeks in Paris, the girls of the Outer Banks Tennis Academy are headed to London with just one thing on their minds: winning. Indiana Gaffney is fresh off a surprise win at the French Open junior tournament. Sponsors are clamoring for her attention, but what she wants more than anything-aside from a wild card to Wimbledon-is to be with Jack Harrison, but international fame and a secret relationship rarely mix well. When Penny Harrison dreamed of playing at Wimbledon she never imagined agonizing pain shooting through her ankle with every step. With just a month until the tournament and the whole world expecting her to win, she's determined to play, with or without the support of her coach or the love of her life, Alex Russell. For the first time ever, no one expects anything from Jasmine Randazzo. After a crushing first-round defeat in the French Open juniors, the tennis world has given up on her, but worse than that, so have her parents, her best friend Teddy and maybe even her coach. With everyone writing her off, can she find it within herself to go after her dreams?

Download or read book Hot Roommate Blues written by Parker Avrile and published by Paris April Press. This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it's a crime for your bully to be that hot... Stryker: So I partied too hard & got locked up in this stupid college for rich screwups. My roommate thinks we're here to study. That's cute. Kingsley: I'm not your average scholarship kid. I'm in hiding from the FBI. The rich kid roomie thinks he's such an outlaw. Lucky for him that he's hot. "Hot Roommate Blues" is a full-length 76,000-word gay bully romance novel that explores the early days of Stryker & Kingsley's young relationship. The Happy For Now ending includes some dangling threads. Their complicated romance concludes in "Hot Mafia Blues," a full-length 95,000-word gay romance with mafia themes. While the books are written to be enjoyable as standalones, you'll get the most out of them if you read in this order: *Hot Roommate Blues *Hot Mafia Blues The Last Chances Academy series is set in an elite all-male private college where gay romance between bad boys flourishes. Expect raw language, high-steam situations between high-energy men, and some on-page bullying and/or domination. Themes include bully romance, bully's redemption, dorm, academy, gay college, gay bad boys. Keywords include bad boy romance, bully romance, gay bad boy romance, gay bully romance, dark romance, academy romance, new adult, gay mafia prince, billionaire, Last Chances Academy, gay romance, contemporary gay romance, mm romance, male male, new adult, gay coming of age, Parker Avrile, Parker Avrile novels, gay contemporary romance series, bully romance series, second chances, fugitive, secrets, hazing, roommate, crushes.

Download or read book Matched written by Ally Condie and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-09-20 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cassia has always trusted the Society to make the right choices for her: what to read, what to watch, what to believe. So when Xander's face appears on-screen at her Matching ceremony, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is her ideal mate . . . until she sees Ky Markham's face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. The Society tells her it's a glitch, a rare malfunction, and that she should focus on the happy life she's destined to lead with Xander. But Cassia can't stop thinking about Ky, and as they slowly fall in love, Cassia begins to doubt the Society's infallibility and is faced with an impossible choice: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she's known and a path that no one else has dared to follow. Look for CROSSED, the sequel to MATCHED, in Fall 2011! Watch a Video

Download or read book A Portrait of Love written by Minerva Spencer and published by . This book was released on 2020-12-29 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honoria Keyes isn't the gawky, impressionable fifteen-year-old girl she was when she first met Simon Fairchild. Twelve years have passed, and she's a successful artist, enjoying her independence to the fullest. Simon has changed, too. Gone is the beautiful, gentle boy of Honoria's dreams. In his place is a dangerous, damaged man intent on avoiding human contact-and emotions. It would be unthinkable to fall for this difficult, wounded recluse. But then again, Honoria has never been one to do things the easy way ... Simon returned from Waterloo a bitter, broken shell of the man he once was. As if his scarred body and mind aren't bad enough, he's also financially dependent on his brother, the duke, while he convalesces. The duke's fondest wish is for Simon to marry and produce an heir-something Simon has no intention of doing. The one thing he never anticipated? All the unwanted feelings the lovely, talented, and infinitely intriguing Honoria would awaken in him ... Can Honoria and Simon heal the wounds of the past and build a life together? Or will their attempt at happily ever after end up a portrait of failure? Praise for Minerva Spencer's books: "Lovers of historical romance will be hooked on this twisty story of revenge, redemption, and reversal of fortunes." ★Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW of THE FOOTMAN "Spencer serves up an irresistible cocktail of smart characterization, sophisticated sensuality, and sharp wit-all while orchestrating her own clever spin on the popular bluestocking-and-rake trope." ★Booklist STARRED REVIEW of NOTORIOUS "Spencer's characterizations are nuanced and believable, and the passion between the protagonists scorches the pages. Readers will be hooked." ★Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW of THE MUSIC OF LOVE "Spencer's brilliant and original tale of the high seas bursts with wonderfully real protagonists, plenty of action, and passionate romance." ★Publishers Weekly STARRED REVIEW of BARBAROUS "Fans of Amanda Quick's early historicals will find much to savor." ★Booklist STARRED REVIEW "Sexy, witty, and fiercely entertaining." ★Kirkus STARRED REVIEW "[A] suavely sophisticated hero with sex appeal to spare, and a cascade of lushly detailed love scenes give Spencer's dazzling debut its deliciously fun retro flavor." ★Booklist STARRED REVIEW