Download or read book The Last Petal Falling written by Lori McFarlane and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-02 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2011, a minor news story made headlines and turned Lori Arnold McFarlane's comfortable life upside down. Residing in Scotland, her life seemed pretty close to perfect - a beautiful family, wonderful friends, a breath-taking view of the Clyde, and a meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ. An evangelical Christian and a Calvinist, McFarlane's deepest desire was to glorify and enjoy her God forever. But when a tiny group of religious fanatics began preaching doom and gloom and the End of Days, she found herself suddenly and unwillingly questioning everything she'd ever believed. Her memoir takes us through the next three years as she struggled deeply with her faith, grappling with feelings of abandonment and the soul-crushing silence of the heavenly Father she'd always trusted. Depressed and desperate, she tried everything she could to hold on to her hope in Christ, but as her faith flatlined and her resolve weakened, she began to wonder how much longer she could go on like this - or if she even wanted to. McFarlane tells her story with sensitivity and honesty, providing witty and touching accounts of her most formative childhood and adolescent moments of faith, and provides fascinating insight into many different sects of Christianity she'd encountered as an adult, from speaking in tongues to wearing head coverings. She deals with both the anger and the longing she felt when faced with the question that would ultimately make or break her faith: Do all saints really persevere until the end?

Download or read book The Last Petal written by Sharon L. Eibisberger and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-03-19 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Caroline and Jason White check out the rustic log cabin theyd rented on the pristine shores of Georgian Bay. This was to be the Canadian vacation of their dreams. For the next three weeks they were planning on enjoy the three Rsrest, relaxation, and romance away from the hectic pace of their New York lifestyles. Exploring alone, Caroline finds herself fleeing a fierce thunderstorm. Backtracking to the cabin, she takes a wrong path and gets helplessly lost. While seeking temporary shelter in an old, decrepit shed she discovers the kidnap victim shed read about in the local paper. The woman, bound and gagged was imprisoned in a root cellar. Carolines thwarted attempt at a rescue finds her with the end of a cold steel shotgun pressed against her back. Back at the cabin, Jason, a private detective, paces the floor. He cant imagine where his wife could be during the ferocious storm, or why she doesnt return after the storm subsides. Caroline and the woman lay side by side in the darkness, now victims of a crazed madman. The two young women must find a way to save themselves before their captor returns and digs graves for two.

Download or read book Until the Last Petal Falls written by Denise Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have been sat thinking about how I can perfectly summarise my story. I have googled "how do I write the perfect synopsis?". I have asked friends for the "perfect opening sentence". How do you summarise your life?? How do I summarise for you the nitty gritty of what myself and OH (Other Half that means in fertility forum world... or infertility as the case may be) have been through? Actually what we are still going through (book2 pending **wink wink**) All I can tell you is that it will be Honest, it will be from the heart, it will be true. I will take you through every thought, every feeling, every part of my journey through IVF and infertility. You will feel my happiness and my pain. You may laugh, I sometimes find myself funnier than I should. You will most likely cry, like I did.I am just a normal girl who has been through a lot, ectopic pregnancy, fluid on the brain, loss of sight... temporary that is, sorry that was slightly dramatic. Surgeries, heartache that caused actual physical pain and so much more. In January 2018 after yet another failed treatment I found therapy in writing a blog. Getting it all out released so many emotions and helped me in more ways than I could have hoped. There have been moments where I didn't think I would make it; I didn't think I could take any more. I am now 7 years into this journey, 7! This real-life story will take you through it all, and you will end up right where I am now. Waiting for the next chapter to begin......

Download or read book Til the Last Petal Falls written by Elizabeth Rose and published by . This book was released on 2013-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young English major graduate lives with her soon-to-be penniless inventor father in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, with the only things waiting for her being a relentless, rich and notable playboy suitor and a job at The Tattered Cover bookstore. She sees an ad for a job as a literature and poetry tutor for a mentally-deranged shut-in student in Aspen with a $1000 a month stipend and answers the ad, embarking on a journey that will change her life.

Download or read book There a Petal Silently Falls written by Yun Ch'oe and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At once experimental, polyvocal, and politically engaged, the stories collected in There a Petal Silently Falls offer a rich, evocative exploration of violence, trauma, and loss in divided Korea. Ch'oe's stories take us well beyond previous literary representations of national division and the 1980 Kwangju Massacre by probing the relationship among desire, fantasy, and memory, all the while locating gender at the center of the making of history.

Download or read book Paper to Petal written by Rebecca Thuss and published by Potter Craft. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paper Flowers are Always in Season Make playful party decorations, luscious bouquets, and sophisticated floral centerpieces with inexpensive tissue and crepe paper. Paper to Petal walks you through the easy basics of transforming simple materials into a vibrant display of fanciful handmade blooms suitable for every occasion. Design experts Rebecca Thuss and Patrick Farrell inspire you to get creative with their time-tested techniques. Customize every petal, leaf or stem to go dramatic or delicate; mimic nature or fashion your blossoms in any color you can imagine to make something uniquely personal. You’ll be amazed how easy it is to produce these gorgeous flower projects. These exquisite blooms never wilt, are always in style, and are endlessly fun to create, share, and give to everyone you love.

Download or read book The Forgotten Wife written by Christine M Butler and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I didn't expect a perfect marriage.I didn't even believe they existed.What I didn't expect was to say, "I do" and then be completely forgotten....At least, that was how it started out. It just got more complicated from there, until it wasn't.Happiness was just around the corner, and maybe even, in time, the perfect marriage too.NOTE: This is an arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, second chance romance. The Robeson Family Novel Books are all standalone stories and may be read in any order.READER CONTENT WARNING: This is an arranged marriage situation, with all the angst that might imply, including the appearance of cheating by main characters. *There is no cheating once the characters agree to a real relationship, but that happens after they say "I do", if that is a problem for you, then this might not be the book for you.

Download or read book Petals on the Wind written by V.C. Andrews and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the heels of the successful Lifetime TV version of Flowers in the Attic comes the TV movie tie-in edition of Petals On the Wind, the second book in the captivating Dollanganger saga. Forbidden love comes into full bloom. For three years they were kept hidden in the eaves of Foxworth Hall, their existence all but denied by a mother who schemed to inherit a fortune. For three years their fate was in the hands of their righteous, merciless grandmother. They had to stay strong...but in their hopeless world, Cathy and her brother Christopher discovered blossoming desires that tumbled into a powerful obsession. Now, with their frail sister Carrie, they have broken free and scraped enough together for three bus tickets and a chance at a new life. The horrors of the attic are behind them...but they will carry its legacy of dark secrets forever.

Download or read book Petal Twig written by Valerie Easton and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forcing flowers to stand up and do tricks is the old way of flower bouquets. That called for flying in blossoms from around the world. The new way is so much more DIY and all about what's happening in the garden right now--no matter the season. Petal & Twig is full of photographs and descriptions of wonderfully fresh combinations from garden-expert Valerie Easton's own garden. With an inviting and personal tone, Easton shows how to assemble floral combinations for color, for fragrance, to express the essence of the season, for the dinner table, for the kitchen, for the bookshelf. Inspiration, experimentation, and simple pleasure are the keys to the new bouquets.

Download or read book Petal Pusher written by Laurie Lindeen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-05-15 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the years between the meteoric launches of Madonna and Courtney Love, Petal Pusher takes readers on a stirring journey across rock and roll, from the big-haired 1980s to the grunge-filled 1990s, when Laurie Lindeen brought her all-girl band, Zuzu's Petals, to compete in the indie rock arena. Minneapolis in the eighties was a musical hotbed, the land of 10,000 lakes and 10,000 bands that gave birth to Prince, the Replacements, and Soul Asylum. For Laurie Lindeen it was the perfect place to launch her rock-and-roll dream. She moved to the city with her best friends Phyll ("Annie Oakley meets Patsy Cline") and Coleen ("former cheerleader gone off the arty deep end") to crash in decrepit apartments and coax punk rock from crappy used guitars. But unbeknownst to her friends, Laurie has a secret in her past -- a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis that fuels her passion to make it big on the local, national, and international rock scene. With inspiring determination, Laurie and her Zuzu's Petals survive the many challenges of being underdogs in a man's world. Then Laurie is thrown a curveball when she falls for Paul Westerberg of Replacements fame and reevaluates exactly what it means to "make it big." By turns hilarious and heartrending, Petal Pusher is a brilliant behind-the-scenes look at music on the front lines, and the awe-inspiring tale of one woman's fight against disease and the disillusionment of life in the rock underground.

Download or read book When the Last Petal Falls written by Christine Michelle and published by Moonlit Dreams Publications. This book was released on 2024-10-10 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bea: Till death do us part... That was how it was supposed to go. We didn’t even make it that far. The day of my wedding, I found out that Law, the man I planned to marry, didn’t really love me. Maybe he did, just not enough. Watching a petal fall from my bouquet, almost like a silent tear commemorating the end of a relationship, instead of the beginning of a blessed partnership, felt like a sign. Then, my best friend, Ky, stepped in. He told me that all was well and to meet him at the altar, as planned. I took a leap of faith, and hoped that Law would be there waiting for me. He wasn’t there. That didn’t stop me from getting married though. The difficulty came when Law realized his mistake a moment too late, the moment when I pledged myself to someone else. KY: Stepping in to be my best friend’s replacement husband was the best decision I ever made. I’d been in love with her since we were young, and I wouldn’t miss out on the opportunity to finally make her understand how I felt. This is book 2 in the Robeson Family Novel Series. While each book focuses on a Robeson sibling, they each stand alone as their own story. There is an HEA and no cheating.

Download or read book The Fifth Petal written by Brunonia Barry and published by Crown. This book was released on 2017-01-24 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could a witch hunt happen again in Salem? New York Times bestselling author of The Lace Reader Brunonia Barry returns to Salem with this spellbinding new thriller, a complex brew of suspense, seduction and murder. When a teenage boy dies suspiciously on Halloween night, Salem's chief of police, John Rafferty, wonders if there is a connection between his death and Salem’s most notorious cold case, a triple homicide dubbed "The Goddess Murders," in which three young women, all descended from accused Salem witches, were slashed on Halloween night in 1989. He finds unexpected help in Callie Cahill, the daughter of one of the victims newly returned to town. Neither believes that the main suspect, Rose Whelan, respected local historian, is guilty of murder or witchcraft. But exonerating Rose might mean crossing paths with a dangerous force. Were the women victims of an all-too-human vengeance, or was the devil raised in Salem that night? And if they cannot discover what truly happened, will evil rise again?

Download or read book Root Petal Thorn written by Ella Joy Olsen and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Provocative in the way it explodes and expands the category of historical fiction." --Salt Lake Tribune In this beautifully written and powerful debut novel, Ella Joy Olsen traces the stories of five fascinating women who inhabit the same historic home over the course of a century—braided stories of love, heartbreak and courage connect the women, even across generations. Ivy Baygren has two great loves in her life: her husband, Adam, and the bungalow they buy together in one of the oldest neighborhoods in Salt Lake City, Utah. From the moment she and Adam lay eyes on the home, Ivy is captivated by its quaint details—the old porch swing, ornate tiles, and especially an heirloom rose bush bursting with snowy white blossoms. Called the Emmeline Rose for the home’s original owner, it seems yet another sign that this place will be Ivy’s happily-ever-after...Until her dreams are shattered by Adam’s unexpected death. Striving to be strong for her two children, Ivy decides to tackle the home-improvement projects she and Adam once planned. Day by day, as she attempts to rebuild her house and her resolve, she uncovers clues about previous inhabitants, from a half-embroidered sampler to buried wine bottles. And as Ivy learns about the women who came before her—the young Mormon torn between her heart and anti-polygamist beliefs, the Greek immigrant during World War II, a troubled single mother in the 1960s—she begins to uncover the lessons of her own journey. For every story has its sadness, but there is also the possibility of blooming again, even stronger and more resilient than before...

Download or read book The Last Rose Petal written by Rev. Crusita Fuentes and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-21 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marie seems to have everything going for her. She is beautiful, intelligent, successful, married to her best friend, and has two children she adores. Her picture-perfect life is only an illusion. Marie has a secret that may cause her to lose everyone she loves. When someone from her past appears unexpectedly, her world turns upside down. Will secrets from her past cause her to lose everything she holds dear? Or will a tragic event bring about the change of heart she needs to turn everything around? Marie’s two children are caught in the middle of all this turmoil. Why is Annie so angry with her all of the time? An unexpected friendship may hold the key to the joy and peace she seeks, but Rita is hiding secrets of her own. Will she be able to reach Marie before it’s too late? You will laugh, cry, and uncover unexpected surprises as you experience Marie’s courageous journey through tragedy, betrayal, and love in The Last Rose Petal.

Download or read book The Crimson Petal and the White written by Michel Faber and published by Canongate Books. This book was released on 2010 with total page 865 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yearning to escape her life of prostitution in 1870s London, Sugar finds her fate entangled in the complicated family life of patron William, an egotistical perfume magnate.

Download or read book Playful Petals written by Corey Yoder and published by C&T Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The simple petal shape takes center stage in this charming book, Playful Petals by Corey Yoder. Each of the 18 appliqué projects employ simple piecing techniques; the appliqué is straightforward, eliminating the need for reverse templates, additional seam allowances, and time consuming methods. The techniques are well suited for sewists of all levels.

Download or read book Modern Sugar Flowers written by Jacqueline Butler and published by David & Charles. This book was released on 2017-04-08 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential reference from the internationally renowned cake designer. Known for her signature sugar flowers and her glorious wedding cakes, Jacqueline Butler has shared her tips and techniques in this beautifully illustrated guide. Bakers at every level can find clear, easy-to-follow directions to create a distinctive, contemporary look for their cakes. Covering single-tier, multi-tier, and premade arrangements, Butler reveals her secrets for lilacs, lavender, dahlia, freesia, camellia, and many other floral creations—plus advice on tools, supplies, and coloring.