Download or read book The Ghost Bride written by Yangsze Choo and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-08-06 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a Netflix Mandarin original drama! From the New York Times bestselling author of The Night Tiger, a Reese’s Book Club pick Yangsze Choo’s stunning debut, The Ghost Bride, is a startlingly original novel infused with Chinese folklore, romantic intrigue, and unexpected supernatural twists. Li Lan, the daughter of a respectable Chinese family in colonial Malaysia, hopes for a favorable marriage, but her father has lost his fortune, and she has few suitors. Instead, the wealthy Lim family urges her to become a “ghost bride” for their son, who has recently died under mysterious circumstances. Rarely practiced, a traditional ghost marriage is used to placate a restless spirit. Such a union would guarantee Li Lan a home for the rest of her days, but at what price? Night after night, Li Lan is drawn into the shadowy parallel world of the Chinese afterlife, where she must uncover the Lim family’s darkest secrets—and the truth about her own family. Reminiscent of Lisa See’s Peony in Love and Amy Tan’s The Bonesetter’s Daughter, The Ghost Bride is a wondrous coming-of-age story and from a remarkable new voice in fiction.

Download or read book The Ghost Groom written by Jennifer Youngblood and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tough football player, a devoted sister, and the most difficult choice of all ...After a long, painful search that involved legions of duds, Ariana Sanchez, fitness guru and gym owner, finally meets the perfect guy when she least expects it. Not only can Rennen tear up the dance floor, but he has these adorable blonde curls and compelling green eyes, specked with gold. When Ariana's around him she feels oh, so alive! And the best part is that he's a perfect gentleman and easy to talk to. Their first encounter leaves Ariana floating on air, thinking there's hope for her love life after all ... until she learns that Rennen is the celebrated rookie who's taking her brother's position as starting running back for the Titans. Too bad she's totally loyal to her brother and has to hate him now!Rennen Bradley, the Ghost, has worked long and hard to get the opportunity to shine as the starting running back. Sure, he feels bad that Ace Sanchez was injured and that he's taking his place on the team, but that's how the game rolls. Rennen never expects to fall for Ariana, and it throws him for a loop when he realizes she's Ace's sister. But Rennen's not going to let a simple complication like that come between him and the woman of his dreams. He understands Ariana's reservations--heck, even admires her loyalty to her brother. But Rennen's used to waging uphill battles. Abandoned as a child, Rennen learned a long time ago that you have to fight tooth and nail for anything you want in this life. And he wants Ariana, heart, body, and soul!Caught between loyalty and love, will Ariana choose her family or her heart?

Download or read book The Bride The Groom And The Ghost written by Ann Marie Ruby and published by Ann Marie Ruby. This book was released on 2024-03-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three's a crowd. Unless...it's The Bride, The Groom, And The Ghost. The Bride, The Groom, And The Ghost from number-one international bestselling author Ann Marie Ruby, is a ghost thriller based in the gothic paranormal world of Kasteel Vrederic! Viviana Stella Vivour was separated from her beloved groom during the 1866 massacre in New Orleans, Louisiana. For over a century, she has been roaming the streets of "The Big Easy" as a ghost bride. Now in the twenty-first century, Viviana's spirit is transported to her reincarnated past-life groom Silas Coleridge Vivour's historic Victorian home by the Mississippi River. She is shattered to witness him facing forced retirement through ageism. Separated by a breath, Viviana and Silas come face-to-face with their past-life enemy who became a demon only to separate them again. The twin flames find solace in ways they never expected as there appears Aurelius van Phillip, a mysterious young man, who can see Viviana and the demon. A paranormal thriller set in the gothic world of Kasteel Vrederic. This mystery is solved through the eyes of THE BRIDE, THE GROOM, AND THE GHOST. Don't miss out on this beloved, timeless, heartwarming tale of three individuals tied to each other throughout time. This gothic ghost thriller will make you realize why Ann Marie Ruby books make her readers feel as though they've finally come home.

Download or read book The Ghost written by Arnold Bennett and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1911 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Ghost Marriage written by Andrea Mullaney and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2015-07-18 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Honouring strong new voices from around the world, the 2014 Commonwealth Short Story Prize is a global award, open to unpublished as well as published writers, with a truly international judging panel. This global anthology presents the winner of the 2014 Short Story Prize, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s “Let’s Tell This Story Properly,” alongside some of the most promising and original stories entered for the prize during the past three years by emerging writers across the literary landscape of the world. Gathered from over ten thousand entries, the selected stories are provocative, rich in flair and ambition, and push the boundaries of fiction into fresh territory. The Ghost Marriage is by the United Kingdom’s Andrea Mullaney.

Download or read book Heaven Official s Blessing Tian Guan Ci Fu Novel Vol 1 written by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity. His years of dedicated study and noble deeds allowed him to ascend to godhood. But those who rise may also fall, and fall he does--cast from the heavens and banished to the world below. Eight hundred years after his mortal life, Xie Lian has ascended to godhood for the third time, angering most of the gods in the process. To repay his debts, he is sent to the Mortal Realm to hunt down violent ghosts and troublemaking spirits who prey on the living. Along his travels, he meets the fascinating and brilliant San Lang, a young man with whom he feels an instant connection. Yet San Lang is clearly more than he appears... What mysteries lie behind that carefree smile?

Download or read book Ghost Takes Me To Blind Date written by Shi Qin and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come and see my secret, weight loss secret, raising a little kid, from this peach blossom!

Download or read book Haunted Halls written by Elizabeth Tucker and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2009-10-20 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do so many American college students tell stories about encounters with ghosts? In Haunted Halls, the first book-length interpretive study of college ghostlore, Elizabeth Tucker takes the reader back to school to get acquainted with a wide range of college spirits. Some of the best-known ghosts that she discusses are Emory University\'s Dooley, who can disband classes by shooting professors with his water pistol; Mansfield Uni-versity\'s Sara, who threw herself down a flight of stairs after being rejected by her boyfriend; and Huntingdon College\'s Red Lady, who slit her wrists while dressed in a red robe. Gettysburg College students have collided with ghosts of soldiers, while students at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College have reported frightening glimpses of the Faceless Nun. Tucker presents campus ghostlore from the mid-1960s to 2006, with special attention to stories told by twenty-first-century students through e-mail and instant messages. Her approach combines social, psychological, and cultural analysis, with close attention to students\' own explanations of the significance of spectral phenomena. As metaphors of disorder, insanity, and school spirit, college ghosts convey multiple meanings. Their colorful stories warn students about the dangers of overindulgence, as well as the pitfalls of potentially horrifying relationships. Besides offering insight into students\' initiation into campus life, college ghost stories make important statements about injustices suffered by Native Americans, African Americans, and others.

Download or read book Disastrous Leigh written by Melanie James and published by Melanie James. This book was released on 2024-05-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning the perfect wedding can be stressful, even for a seasoned witch. But for a newbie like Leigh Epstein and her coven of zany BFFs, it’s more like running a hundred-yard dash through a minefield as they prepare for the ultimate paranormal wedding. Leigh takes a break from writing her latest paranormal romance novel, Shifty Blades of Fae, when her friends take her out for a night of shameless depravity filled with witch’s brew, shape-shifting strippers, and unfortunately, arrest warrants - aka her bachelorette party. The gang soon finds out they are once again up to their necks in another mystery. Join these hapless witches as they confront Voodoo practitioners, faeries, selkies, demons, ghosts, dragons, and more. The witches even run into the washed-up heavy metal band, Twisted Shifter, as they mount a comeback. It’s a journey fraught with hilarious disaster at every turn. In this wedding gone wild, will Leigh finally get to say "I do"?

Download or read book The Everything Groom Book written by Shelly Hagen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-03-18 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From timing the engagement to enjoying the honeymoon, this is the groom's ticket to a hassle-free wedding.

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Download or read book SECRET AGENT GROOM written by Andrea Edwards and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE AGENT'S SECRET Years ago, Alex Waterstone had been reckless and charming—every girl's dream date. But Heather Mahoney never really dated—she hadn't even gone to the prom. Still, she would go to a wedding—hers. And Alex would make the perfect groom…. Secret agent Waterstone was knee-deep in an undercover mission, but Heather's teasing smile had his mind elsewhere. Yet even a kiss was forbidden, for showing he cared would make the innocent beauty a target. And Alex would risk anything to keep Heather safe. Still, who would protect this bachelor's heart from love? The BRIDAL CIRCLE They dreamed of marrying and leaving their small town behind—but soon discovered there's no place like home for true love!

Download or read book The Wedding Book written by Mindy Weiss and published by Workman Publishing Company. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to make the wedding of your dreams come true, no matter what your vision, taste, or budget. Written by Mindy Weiss, the “megastar wedding planner” (People), The Wedding Book is the most comprehensive wedding guide published, and is now revised and updated for a new generation of brides- and grooms-to-be. . The Wedding Book is your fashion consultant, etiquette expert, menu planner, floral designer, and shoulder to lean on with advice if sticky family issues turn up. It’s an insider source for contract negotiation and budget-stretching tips. It explains how to get the most out of Etsy, Pinterest, Instagram, and other social apps and websites—including how to use Uber for guest transportation. Whatever the subject—cakes, stationery, video (including drones!), lingerie, tents, insurance, port-a-potties, party favors, the toasts, looking great in photos, tipping, thank-you notes—The Wedding Book has the answer.

Download or read book The Vampire written by Nick Groom and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative new history of the vampire, two hundred years after it first appeared on the literary scene Published to mark the bicentenary of John Polidori’s publication of The Vampyre, Nick Groom’s detailed new account illuminates the complex history of the iconic creature. The vampire first came to public prominence in the early eighteenth century, when Enlightenment science collided with Eastern European folklore and apparently verified outbreaks of vampirism, capturing the attention of medical researchers, political commentators, social theorists, theologians, and philosophers. Groom accordingly traces the vampire from its role as a monster embodying humankind’s fears, to that of an unlikely hero for the marginalized and excluded in the twenty-first century. Drawing on literary and artistic representations, as well as medical, forensic, empirical, and sociopolitical perspectives, this rich and eerie history presents the vampire as a strikingly complex being that has been used to express the traumas and contradictions of the human condition.

Download or read book The Groom s Secret Handbook written by Jay Blumenfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-10-02 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before settling down to wedded bliss with the woman of his dreams, a groom-to-be faces many challenges. Now two men who survived the rituals have put together this handy and hilarious guide, taking a wry look at planning the wedding, registering for essential gift items, the bachelor party, and wedding day nightmares. Illustrations.

Download or read book Heaven Official s Blessing Tian Guan Ci Fu Deluxe Hardcover Novel Vol 1 written by Mo Xiang and published by Seven Seas Entertainment. This book was released on 2024-11-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful hardcover edition of the New York Times Best Seller! These blockbuster danmei/Boys' Love novels from China inspired the animated series: an epic historical fantasy about a prince and the mysterious man by his side. Born the crown prince of a prosperous kingdom, Xie Lian was renowned for his beauty, strength, and purity. His years of dedicated study and noble deeds allowed him to ascend to godhood. But those who rise may also fall, and fall he does--cast from the heavens and banished to the world below. Eight hundred years after his mortal life, Xie Lian has ascended to godhood for the third time, angering most of the gods in the process. To repay his debts, he is sent to the Mortal Realm to hunt down violent ghosts and troublemaking spirits who prey on the living. Along his travels, he meets the fascinating and brilliant San Lang, a young man with whom he feels an instant connection. Yet San Lang is clearly more than he appears... What mysteries lie behind that carefree smile? This Chinese xianxia fantasy novel series built around the romanticized love between two men (danmei) is the newest work from author Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, and has spawned an ongoing multimedia franchise that's beloved across the world--including the animated series (donghua) that amassed 100+ million views in just its first month. This deluxe hardcover rerelease of Seven Seas' bestselling English-language paperback features special embellishments: a dust jacket featuring all-new art and foil lettering, a new foil illustration against linen-texture graining on the hardcover itself, elaborate printed edges, and a ribbon bookmark. Featuring art from Arisk_k, zaxnianx, ZeldaCW, and 日出的小太陽 (tai3_3).

Download or read book The Beckstead Wedding written by David Beckstead and published by Amherst Media. This book was released on 2015-01-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American Photo magazine named David Beckstead one of the Top Ten Wedding Photographers in the World. He’s an industry leader with a reputation for quality work and giving back to the industry. In this book, readers will get a behind-the-scenes look at Beckstead's unique, stylized wedding images, learning the tips, tricks and insights that have thrust him into the wedding industry's spotlight. From straight talk about camera work (exposure settings, lens selection, camera angle, and more) to lighting (indoors and outdoors, working in an array of conditions), to composition (using color, visual shapes, leading lines, contrast, and more), Beckstead shows readers how to maximize their skills while learning to see and create more stylized photographs, avoid pitfalls, cultivate a distinctive look, and create high-impact photographs that will send waves of excitement to prospective clients who know what they want and are willing to go the distance (financially and geographically) to get it.