Download or read book Odd One Out written by Nic Stone and published by Ember. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes an honest and touching depiction of friendship, first love, and everything in between. Perfect for fans of Love, Simon and What If It's Us. Courtney Cooper and Jupiter Charity-Sanchez (Coop and Jupe!) have been next-door neighbors and best friends since they were seven years old. She's his partner in crime and other half. But lately, Coop can't ignore the fact that he might want something more than friendship from Jupiter. When Rae Chin moves to town, she can't believe how lucky she is to find Coop and Jupe. Being the new kid is usually synonymous with "pariah," but around these two, she finally feels like she belongs. She's so grateful she wants to kiss him . . . and her. Jupiter has always liked girls. But when Coop starts daing Rae, Jupe realizes that the only girl she ever really imagined by his side was her. One story. Three sides. No easy answers. "Fans of Nic and new readers will find themselves engrossed." --Teen Vogue "Declaring yourself--how you would like to be represented and whom you want to love and connect with--is treated with real tenderness." --The New York Times

Download or read book The Bartender s Pride Book 1 in the Pride Trilogy written by TJ Dallas and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-10-23 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This *erotica follows Lara as she moves to a new city & comes to terms with her desire for another woman; a seductive bartender with a supernatural secret. Semi-finalist for the BBNYA (Book Bloggers Novel of the Year Award) 2020 Lara's world is turned upside down when her boyfriend cheats on her with her best friend and she's forced to move to a new city. Desperate for money, she lands a job in an LGBT nightclub, but her racing heart and inappropriate thoughts about the club's owner, Harry, must have everything to do with the stress she's under. She's not gay. There's something about Harry. She's stunning, cocky, and looks far too good in a shirt and tie, ignoring the fact she's telepathic and can read Lara's emotions like a book. Harry is one of seven managers at the Cardinal, and she has a set of skills that can help Lara, but she has to manage her own feelings about three of the other managers in the meantime-Lust, Gluttony, and Envy. When things go downhill for Lara, can Harry ultimately make her proud of who she is without admitting their deadly secret? Or will Lara's shame, depression, and her homophobic parents, lead her down a path of destruction? *18+, mature and sexually explicit content, 1 x brief M/F scene, depression/attempted suicide.

Download or read book St Paul Street Provocations written by Patti Ross and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patti Ross lived in Baltimore, Maryland from 2010 to 2013, just one block south of North Avenue on St. Paul Street. She found herself in a neighborhood somewhat blighted, slighted by its own city. The chess moves of gentrification were becoming more evident and in a short time, Maryland Institute College of Art would move in to change the face of North Avenue between Howard and St. Paul Street forever. Those from the neighborhood saw their displacement coming. They preached about it to whoever would listen and often Patti did. St. Paul Street Provocations gives proclamations to her friends' stories and their lives in a city given the nickname of "Charm City." As an advocate for the poor and marginalized, she wanted to share the stories and illuminate the voices of those forced to live with daily pauperism. While walking her dog often through the neighborhood she met several homeless and drug abuse individuals many of whom others walked past or scoffed at regularly. Patti stopped to listen to their stories, some believable, some not, but she listened each time they wanted to share. And wrote it down.

Download or read book Mysteries Uncovered written by Emily G. Thompson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-09-08 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mysterious is all around us... UFOs, extraterrestrial encounters, baffling disappearances-Mysteries Uncovered investigates, without prejudice, some of the most notorious, disturbing, and enduring mysteries ever recorded. - UFO activity: the Roswell Incident, the Phoenix Lights, the Rendlesham Incident... - Alien abduction: the Barney and Betty Hill case... - Uncanny events: the missing crew of the Marie Celeste, the lost colony of Roanoke, the fate of Amelia Earhart... - Notorious disappearances: the cases of Lord Lucan and "D.B. Cooper"... For every instance rationalized away, there is another that defies explanation...

Download or read book Unsolved Child Murders written by Emily G. Thompson and published by Exposit Books. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An estimated 800,000 children are reported missing each year in the United States. Only one in 10,000 are found dead. Yet unsolved child murders are almost a daily occurrence--of nearly 52,000 juvenile homicides between 1980 and 2008, more than 20 percent remain open. Drawing on FBI reports, police and court records, and interviews with victims' families, this book provides details and evidence for 18 unsolved cases from 1956 to 1998.

Download or read book Black American Refugee written by Tiffanie Drayton and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Named "most anticipated" book of February by Marie Claire, Essence, and A.V. Club "…extraordinary and representative."—NPR "Drayton explores the ramifications of racism that span generations, global white supremacy, and the pitfalls of American culture."—Shondaland After following her mother to the US at a young age to pursue economic opportunities, one woman must come to terms with the ways in which systematic racism and resultant trauma keep the American Dream inaccessible to Black people. In the early '90s, young Tiffanie Drayton and her siblings left Trinidad and Tobago to join their mother in New Jersey, where she'd been making her way as a domestic worker, eager to give her children a shot at the American Dream. At first, life in the US was idyllic. But chasing good school districts with affordable housing left Tiffanie and her family constantly uprooted--moving from Texas to Florida then back to New Jersey. As Tiffanie came of age in the suburbs, she began to ask questions about the binary Black and white American world. Why were the Black neighborhoods she lived in crime-ridden, and the multicultural ones safe? Why were there so few Black students in advanced classes at school, if there were any advanced classes at all? Why was it so hard for Black families to achieve stability? Why were Black girls treated as something other than worthy? Ultimately, exhausted by the pursuit of a "better life" in America, twenty-year old Tiffanie returns to Tobago. She is suddenly able to enjoy the simple freedom of being Black without fear, and imagines a different future for her own children. But then COVID-19 and widely publicized instances of police brutality bring America front and center again. This time, as an outsider supported by a new community, Tiffanie grieves and rages for Black Americans in a way she couldn't when she was one. An expansion of her New York Times piece of the same name, Black American Refugee examines in depth the intersection of her personal experiences and the broader culture and historical ramifications of American racism and global white supremacy. Through thoughtful introspection and candidness, Tiffanie unravels the complex workings of the people in her life, including herself, centering Black womanhood, and illuminating the toll a lifetime of racism can take. Must Black people search beyond the shores of the "land of the free" to realize emancipation? Or will the voices that propel America's new reckoning welcome all dreamers and dreams to this land?

Download or read book Cults Uncovered written by Emily G. Thompson and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The shocking truth about some of the most disturbing, criminal cults that have ever existed. How did Charles Manson inspire his "family" to launch a campaign of murder? What twisted ideology lay behind horrific events like the Waco Siege, the Aum Shinrikyo's poison-gas attack on the Tokyo metro, and the mass suicides and murders of Jonestown? Why did the suicidal adherents of Heaven's Gate believe doomsday was at hand? How did the idealistic commune of Rajneeshpuram collapse into shocking controversies, involving biological terrorism and attempted murder? Cults Uncovered explores these and many more strange and disturbing factions and sects from all over the world to expose terrifying stories of manipulation, coercion, abuse, and murder.

Download or read book After Perfect written by Maan Gabriel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-04 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-six-year-old Gabriella Stevens is living a quiet and content fairy tale as a devoted housewife to Simon—just as her traditional Filipino mother has always told her to do—when, after sixteen years of marriage and twenty years together, he tells he wants a divorce. Simon has been Gabby’s everything since they were kids; without him, her world implodes. But as she navigates her way through the wreckage of the marriage she thought would last forever, she becomes determined to make a life on her own. With New York City as her backdrop, Gabby—single for the first time since she was a teenager—goes back to school, gets her first real job, and faces unfamiliar reality with determination. Gabby’s life takes another turn when she falls in love with her mysterious but utterly beautiful creative writing professor, Colt. Being with Colt is exhilarating for her—something new, something exciting and beyond understanding. He is almost seven years her junior, and a literary genius. But he is also battling demons of his own: a tragic past that may have made him incapable of love. Is Gabby destined for another heartbreak—or will her connection with Colt be what unbreaks her?

Download or read book Unsolved Murders written by Amber Hunt and published by Dorling Kindersley Ltd. This book was released on 2020-02-06 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wondered who murdered JonBenét Ramsey, or who terrorized San Francisco as the Zodiac Killer? Puzzled over the notorious Black Dahlia murder, or the shootings of Tupac Shakur and Biggie Smalls? This true crime anthology collects together some of the most intriguing unsolved murders in the world-cases that have baffled investigators for decade after decade. Sorting the facts from the speculation, Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered concisely explores each case, detailing essential evidence, profiles of suspects, and the twists and turns of police investigations. From domestic tragedies to sadistic serial killers, this book will have you returning to these cases again and again. Examine the evidence and decide for yourself: Who could have done it?

Download or read book Inheritance Of Aging Self written by Lucinda Marshall and published by . This book was released on 2021-10 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lucinda Marshall's debut poetry collection, Inheritance Of Aging Self, explores our inherited understanding and experience of illness, death, grief, and sense of place. In poems that she began to write during the final years of her parents' lives, Lucinda Marshall's debut poetry collection, Inheritance Of Aging Self, is an exploration of aging, illness, and death, as we witness them in the lives of our elders and loved ones, of grieving and ultimately the impact this heritage has on our sense of identity and place as we in turn age. The title poem of the collection was included in the Maryland State Arts Council's "Identity" exhibit in 2021 and "Winter Beach" was the first-place winner in Montgomery Magazine's 2019 "Montgomery Writes" contest.

Download or read book Slow Surrender written by Cecilia Tan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He pushes her sexual boundaries . . . From the moment waitress Karina meets him in a New York bar, she knows James is different. Daring. Dominating. Though he hides his true identity from her, the mysterious, wealthy businessman anticipates her every desire and fulfills her secret fantasies. Awakened by his touch, Karina discovers a wild side she hadn't known existed and nothing is off limits. She aches for more . . . What begins as an erotic game soon escalates to a power play that blurs the line between pleasure and pain. Even as she capitulates to James's sensual demands, Karina craves more. She wants his heart, his soul. She wants his love . . . and she'll break all the rules to get it.

Download or read book What s Wrong with Us Kali Women written by Anita Nahal and published by Kelsay Books. This book was released on 2021-08-07 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anita Nahal's third volume of poetry is her best till date, a monument to her astounding ability to create an infinity lemniscate, a myriad of overlapping worlds, dazzling us in and out of micro and macro universes of our most personal intimacies to burning societal issues of our time. No bedside table, no college or university shelf that aims at opening minds to the interlinkage of important personal and societal issues should be left without a copy of Nahal's enlightening prose poetry. Dr. Gerrit Dielissen, Professor of Sociology, Utrecht University, The Netherlands Anita Nahal's is a distinguished poetic voice. She is here to stay-to immortalize poetry and to commemorate herself. I cannot agree more with her, that there is nothing wrong with us Kali women! In solidarity and sisterhood, Professor Nandini Sahu, Poet, Folklorist, Director of School of Foreign Languages, IGNOU, New Delhi, India This collection of richly dramatic and evocative prose poems is a jewel in feminist, transnational poetics. Anita Nahal defies comfortable characterization in her writings and is irreplaceable. Phillip Hall, Author of Sweetened in Coals, Fume, and Cactus; Publisher of Burrow, Australia Anita Nahal is a gift from the Hindu Goddesses whose powers she invokes in her passionate, pensive, prose poetry through the eyes of an Indian-American renaissance woman, deftly weaving words from two languages to paint this linguistic masterpiece! Everett Vann Eberhardt, J.D., (Retired) Attorney, Professor, Director of Equity, Diversity & Legal Affairs, NOVA C.C., Fairfax, US

Download or read book Bound to You written by Shakkia Courtney and published by . This book was released on 2020-02-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kamari Lee was just a small hometown artist with an obsession with drawing wolves... She doesn't know why she is obsessed but she is, she feels a love and attachment she just can't describe. Her studio is popular among the residents but she refuses to sell any pertaining to her muse until one day a man walks in...Kayden Miller is the Alpha leader of the Cheshire pack, he finds solace in drawing his mate, or features of her. He hasn't found her but he draws what he sees in his dreams and fantasies.When he runs out of supplies in the middle of an intense session, frustrated, he decides to go into town to get them himself. It's when he finds her shop, he sees her painstakingly painting her white wolf, but wait... This sparks a story for the ages because NOTHING about her is normal.

Download or read book Who Am I If You re Not You written by Lynn Thorne and published by Mascot Books. This book was released on 2017-11-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Real-life couple Marika and Jennifer seem to have an idyllic marriage with a bright future in front of them, until Marika shares a revelation that changes their lives: she was meant to be a man. As her wife transitions, Jennifer struggles to cope, and in the process faces her own personal demons: anorexia, self-harm, and debilitating depression. But the discoveries she makes throughout her struggle will define what it means to love, what it means to be married, and what it means to be yourself.

Download or read book The Ordinary Chaos of Being Human written by Marguerite Richards and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: