Download or read book The Sparks Trilogy written by Sally A. Allen and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sparks Trilogy: A Story of compelling attraction between a man and a woman. Seeing Sparks: Sparks fly with a new love. Fading Sparks: Sparks fade as the years go by. After the Sparks: The sparks are gone, replaced by joy and companionship.

Download or read book The Under Side of Paradise written by Thomas Lawrence and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fethiye is a small seaport on Turkey's Aegean shore where each summer starting in May tourists from across Europe and England flock to exchange gloomy skies and rain for sand and sea and sometimes sex, beneath a hot bright Mediterranean sun. Connie Cullingsworth, whose life this novel is a portrait of, flies to Fethiye to rescue her daughter who has been robbed and will need money. Accompanying Connie is her second husband, Charles, a computer whiz who lives in his world of cyberspace and remains indifferent to her needs and desires, as she discovers too late. A teacher schooled in Romanticism, Connie had always dreamt of seeing the Mediterranean, birthplace of western art and literature; and in Bea's Bar, she meets Omer whose charismatic charm she finds she is unable to resist when he offers to teach her to swim. As a girl Connie had almost drowned in a Scottish loch, and ever since she has feared water. But in the end Connie must learn that Paradise has its darker side

Download or read book Mandy s Legacy written by Barbara Blanchard Coley and published by American Book Publishing. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Goddess Particle written by Brandy Gaye and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mandy Heart and Swithin Hook must fight ghosts, monsters, family, each other and even themselves while growing up in a world of supernatural hunting. Once Swithin Hook and his father Patrick take in Mandy from the clutches of an evil agency their lives are forever changed. And as the Agency pursues Mandy, Mandy finds that she is more powerful than she ever thought....and it scares her. As her true self slowly unfolds, she must also contend with love, hunting and her cad partner Thomas Regal.

Download or read book A Real Daughter written by Lynne McKelvey and published by Savant Books & Publications. This book was released on 2017-10-04 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When her infant daughter Sarah unexpectedly dies, Claire, feeling blame, reinvents herself as a landscape gardener in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Claire imagines Sarah still alive, marking her birthdays, Christmas, first day of school—as if Sarah never died. Remarrying, Claire acquires a step-daughter, eight-year-old Mandy—about the age Sarah would be had she lived. Part vamp, part jealous, bossy and troubled, Mandy is nothing like Sarah, who still lives on in Claire's imagination. As Claire lives two lives—one real, one imagined—the clash between the two daughters threatens to destroy her, releasing the demons she has managed, so far, to hold at bay. As the story hurtles towards its harrowing ending. Claire must choose between her new life and her haunted past. "A Real Daughter is the real thing: a compelling, psychologically astute inquiry into the seismic shifts of one, uneasily blending California family haunted by the past." - Cristina Garcia, novelist, Dreaming in Cuban, National Book Award finalist "Has a Maupassant quality of horror artfully restrained—until it isn't … Masterful writing and storytelling … Deeply unnerving." - Hilary Reyl, novelist, Lessons in French "The writing is luscious and chilling. Expect to be afraid—and then horrified." - Mary Morrissey, novelist, Mother of Pearl, Lannan Literary Award for Fiction

Download or read book Letters to Olivia written by Don Braam and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frankie Jamison, a bullied young boy from a small sleepy town in Minnesota, has begun a lifelong journey to find his place in the world. Along the way, he meets people who lend their help and become friends, mentors, and life partners. All the while, he confides in a unique source for support in his lifes roller-coaster ride of exhilarating highs and devastating lows.

Download or read book Waiting to Derail written by Thomas O'Keefe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before the Grammy nominations, sold-out performances at Carnegie Hall, and Hollywood friends and lovers, Ryan Adams fronted a Raleigh, North Carolina, outfit called Whiskeytown. Lumped into the burgeoning alt-country movement, the band soon landed a major label deal and recorded an instant classic: Strangers Almanac. That's when tour manager Thomas O'Keefe met the young musician. For the next three years, Thomas was at Ryan's side: on the tour bus, in the hotels, backstage at the venues. Whiskeytown built a reputation for being, as the Detroit Free Press put it, "half band, half soap opera," and Thomas discovered that young Ryan was equal parts songwriting prodigy and drunken buffoon. Ninety percent of the time, Thomas could talk Ryan into doing the right thing. Five percent of the time, he could cover up whatever idiotic thing Ryan had done. But the final five percent? Whiskeytown was screwed. Twenty-plus years later, accounts of Ryan's legendary antics are still passed around in music circles. But only three people on the planet witnessed every Whiskeytown show from the release of Strangers Almanac to the band's eventual breakup: Ryan, fiddle player Caitlin Cary, and Thomas O'Keefe. Packed with behind-the-scenes road stories, and, yes, tales of rock star debauchery, Waiting to Derail provides a firsthand glimpse into Ryan Adams at the most meaningful and mythical stage of his career.

Download or read book Herald and Presbyter written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Silence written by Susan Allott and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-05-01 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Longlisted for the New Blood Dagger Award 2021 'A darkly gripping and addictive read. I tore through it in a few days’ ESTHER FREUD 'Deeply engrossing ... an exquisite literary thriller’ PHILIPPA EAST ‘Emotionally wrenching’ WALL STREET JOURNAL ‘Impossible to put down’ TREVOR WOOD

Download or read book Unhinged Then Unfettered written by Mr. S. A. Ebeid and published by Author House. This book was released on 2012-06-15 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passionate multi-cultural romantic fiction echoes its authors experiences, revealing the challenges and injustices suffered by those from different cultures and religions as they make their way in Britain today. Issum is an Anglo-Egyptian man, torn between his disparate cultural identity and heritage. Unable to identify with either his British side or his Egyptian heritage, Issum oscillates between the two, never feeling accepted or at home within either tradition. Each culture is suspicious of Issum in its own way, rejecting him for not being pure and uncomplicated. Unable to settle culturally, Issum wanders through his early life, never achieving his full potential. Turning forty brings with it an epiphany of sorts; he qualifies as a teacher and meets an older woman whom he quickly marries. Perhaps he can find a sense of purpose and identity through marriage? Driven by compassion and responsibility, Issum is motivated to help cure his new wife of her terrible addiction to alcohol, but his efforts prove to be in vain. Once again finding himself alone, broke and on the move, Issum moves to Vietnam for work, hopeful that a new life in an exotic country will bring with it the clarity and the direction he desperately seeks. Issum finally meets the woman of his dreams, Ismahane, who shares his cultural identity crisis, herself torn between her Middle Eastern heritage and Western upbringing. Together the couple excitedly plan their future together, which will have to be temporarily put on hold while Ismahane travels abroad to become an Algerian diplomat. But as soon as she leaves Vietnam, Issums future suddenly begins to look bleak once more, as a rivalry with a British colleague and a violent altercation loom on the horizon. Will Issum be able to overcome the injustices of his past in order to build for the future? Or is racial and religious prejudice hell-bent on sabotaging his chances of happiness. In his unsettling and gripping novel Unhinged and Unfettered S. A. Ebeid reveals the pain and suffering he has endured by never being able to fit in, or be accepted by, different cultures. His book provides a timely reminder to all who believe in the success of multiculturalism, exposing its many and complex shortcomings. Authors' Note: Even though this book is a multi-cultural romance, it is so much more than a romantic novel. It deals with issues which we have to live with, in the modern world. Some issues are relatively new in our society such as the War on Terror and others many centuries older, such as alcoholism, sexism and racism. Some issues are brought to light in a humorous or thought provoking manner, others in a dark and evil manner (torture). This book does not know or give the answers to such issues. It does however try to give an insight as to how they could be dealt with or how people may react if they are treated in a certain manner. It can certainly be read as a romantic novel and the various thought provoking issues skipped. Please utilize the interactive blog of this book to discuss the issues, which you have with the author or fellow readers. It is only through discussion and understanding that societies can progress. I believe, globally, humans need to develop a better understanding and tolerance towards each other; otherwise self destruction is not a distant threat.

Download or read book Naked Crow 9 Canadian Crow written by P.Z. Walker and published by P.Z. Walker. This book was released on 2020-06-13 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time for a vacation! Sheila and Jeremy are up for a trip, and they will have a travel companion. Or does the travel companion have them? Either way, the journey goes to a naturist resort and from there they reach a lake, a murder and a mystery. How did the victim die? And why? Is there a risk that such a murder happens again? Lots of questions and even more adventures await our friends when they go on their trip across the border. And for you there might be an Abenaki 101 in store!

Download or read book Elemental Crossing written by and published by Eternal Press. This book was released on with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Judge s Wife written by Ann O'Loughlin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Shortlisted for a 2017 RoNA Award* With her whole life ahead of her, beautiful young Grace’s world changes forever when she’s married off to a much older judge. Soon, feeling lonely and neglected, Grace meets and falls in love with an Indian doctor, Vikram—he’s charming, thoughtful, and kind, everything her husband is not. But this is 1950s Ireland, and when she falls pregnant, the potential scandal must be dealt with. As soon as she has given birth, Grace is sent to an asylum by the judge, while Vikram, told that Grace died in childbirth, returns to India heartbroken. Thirty years later, after the judge’s death, his estranged daughter Emma returns home to pack up his estate, where she finds Grace’s diaries and begins to piece together the life of the mother she never knew. Meanwhile, Vikram is planning a long-awaited return to Ireland with his much-loved niece Rosa—who has grown up hearing all about her uncle’s long-lost love—to stand, at last, at the grave of the woman he adores. When the judge’s will is finally read, revealing he has sent letters to Vikram and Emma, the deception spanning both decades and continents finally begins to unravel, exposing long-buried family secrets along the way and raising the question of if true love can last a lifetime.

Download or read book Angel Lane written by Sheila Roberts and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2009-09-29 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keep the heart in Heart Lake. That's exactly what three small-town shop owners hope to do when they launch their crazy-ambitious "Have a Heart" campaign—asking neighbors to commit one random act of kindness every day. Emma, Sarah, and Jamie love their lakeside community, but the little town is growing too big too fast, and a doing a good deed never hurt anyone. Or so they thought... When Emma slashes prices at her quilt shop, practically giving away blankets to anyone who looks vaguely cold, she almost stitches her way into bankruptcy. Sarah's free cooking class boils down to a hotbed of crime when some punk kid swipes her favorite heirloom. And at Jamie's chocolate shop, things take a bittersweet turn when a local policeman starts giving her grief, stirring up feelings she's tried to forget—and slowly melts away her defenses... With irresistible humor, warmth, affection—and recipes!—author Sheila Roberts serves up a generous, open-hearted story about the friendships we make, the chances we take, and the lives we touch every day.

Download or read book The Adventures of Fancy Nature written by Daniel K. Gartlan and published by Daniel K Gartlan. This book was released on 2016-01-17 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the world of Fancy Nature and her best friend Daniel Curious as they observe and learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. Come along and experience the emotions of Fancy, Daniel and their very special friend Mandy, who loves butterflies and life, but who is confined to a wheelchair as she deals with cancer. Find the beauty in the friendship of the three and the loyalty of Fancy and Daniel as they learn the true meaning of being different and of being on a journey of Freedom unlike anything they ever imagined.

Download or read book The View from the Bottom written by Jean Forray and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-04 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [Buy this book now only at the iUniverse.com bookstore. Order from bookstores everywhere in 4-6 weeks!] Who is this woman crouched behind the door? This book tells of emotions that lead different people to spend many years in the Bidwell Rest Home, which is in reality an asylum. These are the lives of individuals and what drove them to a kind of madness. Mystery, hate, murder, and sex make up the stories. There are many character studies: John Stilwell, a well-known surgeon; Sally Hatch, an actress; Jennifer, a society matron; and Peter, an advertising executive. Some you will love. Others you will hate. All will remain deep in your memory.

Download or read book Catch a Falling Starr written by Laura McBride and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2007-04 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amanda Starr, hungry for the now long gone lights of the theatre and restless, agrees to tell the story of her life in the theatre to the young author, Chad Seton. To say the very least her life has been uninhibited and exciting. It is summer time and members of Mandy's family join her one by one at her country mansion. The time needed for divulging the ins and outs of her hectic career produce ripples in their lives. Her adored granddaughter grows up and finds her path in life. Lovers have come and gone but among the visitors is a former actor who attempts to rescue Mandy from her life of committed selfishness to a newer path that could lead to happiness. Will she have the courage to accept it?