Download or read book Carol s Mate written by Zena Wynn and published by Real Love Enterprises. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life happens when you least expect it... Carol Scott has everything planned. She'll finish her studies, do her internship, and return to Refuge to help run the medical center being built by her pack, the Ravens. When the time is right, she'll chose a male from her pack to mate with, push out a few pups, and life will continue -- nice, neat, and orderly, just the way she likes it. Then she meets Mark Johnson, sexy, handsome...human. Forbidden. A man who won't take no for an answer. He stirs her senses and even has her wolf sitting up and paying attention. What's a girl to do? Obey the rules or follow her heart and damn the consequences? Then the choice is taken out of her hands. A paranormal, erotic romance

Download or read book True Mates written by Zena Wynn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TRUE MATES Kiesha Morgan is a plus-sized, bi-racial business woman who lives life on her own terms. Her life is all about control...her control. Kiesha owns her own business, her own condo, and conducts her relationships the same way she runs her business-by her rules. Any man that doesn't like it is welcome to leave. Alex Wolfe is the town of Refuge's only veterinarian. He's also a shape-shifter and the Alpha of the Raven Pack. He's been waiting for the woman who can complete him, his one True Mate. Even though the odds of finding her are slim, he refuses to settle for second best. Once he finds his true mate, he'll never let her go. Their worlds collide when Kiesha is snatched out of her nice, safe world and mysteriously teleported to a clearing in the woods outside of Refuge. She's out of her element, and things are out of her control. Life just got a little bit more interesting. True Mates: Carol's Mate Life happens when you least expect it... Carol Scott has everything planned. She'll finish her studies, do her internship, and return to Refuge to help run the medical center being built by her pack-the Ravens. When the time is right, she'll chose a male from her pack to mate with, push out a few pups, and life will continue-nice, neat, and orderly, just the way she likes it. Then she meets Mark Johnson, sexy, handsome...human. Forbidden. A man who won't take no for an answer. He stirs her senses and even has her wolf sitting up and paying attention. What's a girl to do? Obey the rules or follow her heart and damn the consequences? Then the choice is taken out of her hands.

Download or read book Nelson Beats The Odds written by Ronnie Nelson Sidney and published by . This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Nelson Beats the Odds: Compendium One gives readers a chance to experience Nelson Beats the Odds and Tameka's New Dress in one thrilling graphic novel. The compendium presents real tips for real life situations and is a great addition to library shelves. Nelson Beats the Odds features Nelson, a young man who used to think school was all about playing and talking with his friends. When Nelson learns that he's been diagnosed as having a learning disability and ADHD, he is placed in special education and separated from his friends. Out of fear of being ridiculed and teased by classmates, Nelson attempts to keep his disability and struggles with learning a secret. With the encouragement of his parents and assistance from Mrs. T., his special education teacher, Nelson succeeds academically and reaches his full potential. Tameka's New Dress presents sensitive issues, including childhood trauma, parental substance abuse, kinship care, and bullying in a way that's gentle and suitable for children of all ages. In Tameka's New Dress, a gifted middle school student faces the challenges and fears of being the new kid at school while dealing with the harsh reality of living in an abusive home. Throughout the short story, Tameka receives the encouragement she needs from her caregiver and other adults in the community to fight off the school's bully without using violence.

Download or read book Brown Baby Lullaby written by Tameka Fryer Brown and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2020-01-14 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lyrical bedtime picture book is a must-have for every brown baby's bookshelf. Come, my sweet brown baby... From sunset to bedtime, two parents lovingly care for their beautiful baby: first, they play outside, then it is time for dinner and a bath, and finally a warm snuggle before bed. Precious and heartfelt, this story is a true celebration of the love shared between parent and child -- and the actions that say "I love you." With gorgeous text by Tameka Fryer Brown and featuring warm art by New York Times–bestselling and NAACP-Award–winning illustrator AG Ford, Brown Baby Lullaby is the perfect new baby or baby shower gift.

Download or read book King of the Dancehall written by Nick Cannon and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tie-in for the film, The king of the dancehall.

Download or read book We Are Bridges written by Cassandra Lane and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this evocative memoir, Cassandra Lane deftly uses the act of imagination to reclaim her ancestors’ story as a backdrop for telling her own. The tradition of Black women’s storytelling leaps forward within these pages—into fresh, daring, and excitingly new territory." —Bridgett M. Davis, author of The World According to Fannie Davis When Cassandra Lane finds herself pregnant at thirty-five, the knowledge sends her on a poignant exploration of memory to prepare for her entry into motherhood. She moves between the twentieth-century rural South and present-day Los Angeles, reimagining the intimate life of her great-grandparents Mary Magdelene Magee and Burt Bridges, and Burt's lynching at the hands of vengeful white men in his southern town. We Are Bridges turns to creative nonfiction to reclaim a family history from violent erasure so that a mother can gift her child with an ancestral blueprint for their future. Haunting and poetic, this debut traces the strange fruit borne from the roots of personal loss in one Black family—and considers how to take back one’s American story.

Download or read book SilkyDreamGirl written by Cris Burks and published by Harlem Moon. This book was released on 2002 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Katie has reached the end of her rope. Her fourth marriage is falling apart, she’s drowning in debt but can’t find a job, and now she has to care for the sons of husband number four. To top it off, her mother won’t stop harping on Katie’s weight, as if the scale held the answer to all these troubles. Like millions of women, Katie decides to tune out her real-life woes by tuning in to the Internet. There, she sheds her plus-size wardrobe and emerges as SilkyDreamGirl, an identity as luscious as the desserts she craves. Soon Katie's imaginary self, who is persuasive, in control, and very sexy, starts taking charge in Katie's off-line world. Inspired by her sultry chat-room dates, she turns the tables on her badgering ex and starts enjoying the sweet life. She even turns her affection for confections into a lucrative baking business. Clever, fast-paced, and good for the soul, SilkyDreamGirl is a terrific treat that’s low in calories and high in fun.

Download or read book Mary and the Bear written by Zena Wynn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mary Elizabeth's life is spiraling out of control. Her twin sister was killed in an automobile accident. Her bereaved brother-in-law has decided now is a good time to renew their college romance, and her healthy, domineering mother is demanding she move home and slave, ah, make that care for her. What's a woman to do? Get the heck out of Dodge! She jumps on the promotion offered by her best friend, Kiesha Morgan, and moves to Refuge, NC. The last thing she wants or needs is a man. She's got enough going on in her life. Hugh Mosely, owner of Refuge's only eating establishment, as a favor to Alex Wolfe, good friend and alpha of the Raven Pack, agrees to rent the empty apartment above his diner to Mary Elizabeth and keep an eye on her. Hugh's also a bear-shifter actively searching for a mate, a she-bear he can breed with and continue his nearly extinct species. Despite his nearly overwhelming, explosive attraction to Mary Elizabeth, he has no interest in human females. Unfortunately (or is that fortunately?) for them, the true mate bond doesn't care about personal agendas. Watch as they both get caught up in the mating fever and try to fight their way out.

Download or read book Rome s Pride written by Zena Wynn and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though she's moved on with her life, Zuri Buhari has never forgiven Rome for choosing his career over her. So when a situation in her pride turns deadly, the last person she expects to come flying to the rescue is her long, lost mate. He promises to neutralize the threat, but when the danger has passed, will history repeat itself? Sheriff Rome Barrio's been watching and waiting for an opportunity to claim the mate he left behind fifteen long years ago. When Zuri's life is endangered, he drops everything and rushes to her side. Now that they're together again, can he convince Zuri this time he wants forever?

Download or read book It s a Curl Thing written by Jacquelin Thomas and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-05-19 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These girlfriends get through bad hair days together -- and anything else that life in L.A. throws at them! When Hollywood princess Divine Matthews-Hardison left the fast lane behind, the one thing she missed was her friends back home in Los Angeles! Now, get to know one of Divine's best gal pals.... Rhyann Hamilton could not be more jazzed for her sophomore prom. The big event is one day away, and getting prepped is a family affair: thanks to her aunt's designing magic, she's got a dreamy Valentino look-alike gown, and her sister Tameka's doing her hair. But something goes terribly wrong -- and Rhyann's hair color is a total disaster! An emergency trip to a luxury salon saves the day, but how will Rhyann pay for the high-priced appointment? Thanks to the kindhearted owner, working at the salon becomes more than just a way to pay a debt -- for Rhyann is about to discover how beautiful things can happen when your heart is open, and how one bad hair day can be a blessing in disguise.

Download or read book Strength of a Woman written by Jason A. Michael and published by Jam Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Finding Langston written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction When eleven-year-old Langston's father moves them from their home in Alabama to Chicago's Bronzeville district, it feels like he's giving up everything he loves. It's 1946. Langston's mother has just died, and now they're leaving the rest of his family and friends. He misses everything-- Grandma's Sunday suppers, the red dirt roads, and the magnolia trees his mother loved. In the city, they live in a small apartment surrounded by noise and chaos. It doesn't feel like a new start, or a better life. At home he's lonely, his father always busy at work; at school he's bullied for being a country boy. But Langston's new home has one fantastic thing. Unlike the whites-only library in Alabama, the Chicago Public Library welcomes everyone. There, hiding out after school, Langston discovers another Langston--a poet whom he learns inspired his mother enough to name her only son after him. Lesa Cline-Ransome, author of the Coretta Scott King Honor picture book Before She Was Harriet, has crafted a lyrical debut novel about one boy's experiences during the Great Migration. Includes an author's note about the historical context and her research. Don't miss the companion novel, Leaving Lymon, which centers on one of Langston's classmates and explores grief, resilience, and the circumstances that can drive a boy to become a bully-- and offer a chance at redemption. A Junior Library Guild selection! A CLA Notable Children's Book in Language Arts A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, with 5 Starred Reviews A School Library Journal Best Book of 2018

Download or read book Healing NeeCee written by Zena Wynn and published by Real Love Enterprises. This book was released on 2019-12-24 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It should have been simple. Drive to New York, perform a wellness check on NeeCee Jones for his best bud, Chad, and return home to Refuge, NC. If Bull has more personal reasons for wanting to see the aggravating human he can't get off his mind...? Well, that's his business. He arrives in New York, spare key in hand, to find NeeCee's apartment trashed, her painting slashed, and her passed out in the bedroom. Bull does what any logical thinking man would do. He kidnaps NeeCee and brings her back to Refuge with him. With her sister in heat, that gives him three days to convince NeeCee they belong together before Tameka and Chad come running to the rescue. But with his mate, his alpha, and even his wolf against him, Bull will have to prove this is one mating that won't be denied.

Download or read book Tameka s New Dress written by Ronnie Sidney, 2nd and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you're the new girl in school it can be a little scary. It's even tougher when your parents aren't there to help. Some of the kids might be friendly but what about that mean girl who's always picking on you? The author brings up the subjects of domestic abuse, drug use, relocation and bullying with a gentle touch suitable for even the youngest children. Tameka's New Dress shines a light on these tough things and lays them out on the table to talk about. He also presents us with a strong girl in Tameka, who not only finds adults who can and do support her, but also finds a way to fight off the mean girls without becoming a bully herself. Real tips for real life situations are presented here - just what real little children need - a great addition to the library shelves.

Download or read book True Mates written by Zena Wynn and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-09-29 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six weeks ago, Shayla Morgan, geek extraordinaire, fled the tiny mountain town of Refuge, North Carolina, as though the hounds of hell-or one horny werewolf-were on her tail. Now the time has come to return for her cousin's wedding and pay the piper in the form of one determined, red-haired wolf-shifter who believes she's his mate. After the hell of his childhood, Rory McFelan, alpha of the Sparrowhawks, is determined never to mate or reproduce. That was before the Creator dropped one feisty, irritating human female-with a scent his wolf wouldn't let him ignore-into his path right before a blue moon. In the few short days it took the full moon to wane, Rory found himself mated, with a pup on the way and his mate gone. Getting her back is the easy part. Keeping her is more difficult. He'll have to fight demons-his and hers-his pack, her family, and an unknown enemy determined to destroy him, any way they can. Claiming Shayla was instinct. It's keeping her that's proving to be a challenge.

Download or read book Claiming Shayla written by Zena Wynn and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series: True Mates; Previous Book: "Nikolai's Wolf" Six weeks ago, Shayla Morgan, geek extraordinaire, fled the tiny mountain town of Refuge, North Carolina as though the hounds of hell--or one horny werewolf--were on her tail. Now the time has come to return for her cousin's wedding and face the piper in the form of one determined, red-haired wolf-shifter who believes she's his mate. After the hell of his childhood, Rory McFelan, alpha of the Sparrowhawks, determined never to mate or reproduce. That was before the Creator dropped one feisty, irritating human female with a scent his wolf wouldn't let him ignore into his path right before a blue moon. In the few short days it took the blue moon to wane, Rory found himself mated with a pup on the way, and his mate gone. Getting her back is the easy part. Keeping her is more difficult. He'll have to fight demons--his and hers--his pack, her family, and an unknown enemy determined to destroy him, any way they can.

Download or read book Ebony written by and published by . This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.