Download or read book You re the Only Friend I Need written by Alejandro Heredia and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiction. African & African American Studies. Latinx Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. Winner of the 2019 Gold Line Press Fiction Chapbook Contest. The stories in Alejandro Heredia's YOU'RE THE ONLY FRIEND I NEED offer new possibilities for transnational storytelling and the Dominican diaspora by centering Blackness and queerness. In these stories; friendship is a vehicle to understand what lies between and within people. A young Dominican immigrant makes an unlikely friend in her Bronx building. Two queer teens venture into the streets of Santo Domingo in search of queer belonging. A 20-something lost in existential thought finds a home in a gay Latin club. In Heredia's stories; friendship is at once balm; poison; wound; and respite from the troubles that society places on migrants; on queer people; on Black folks across the diaspora. YOU'RE THE ONLY FRIEND I NEED cuts through received notions and sings with emotional honesty and lyrical prose.
Download or read book Beautifully Used written by Susan Griscom and published by . This book was released on with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex with no strings. That’s the way I like it. Brodie That may sound heartless to you, but don’t judge a man until you’ve walked in his shoes. And believe me; you don’t want to tread in mine. I have a past. I’m not proud of it, but I haven’t cared … until Gabrielle entered back into my life. Gabrielle The first time I met him, I learned the hard way what type of guy Brodie was. His crude seduction attempt earned him a slap to his face, and I wasn’t exactly looking forward to another encounter with the cad. I had enough problems of my own to deal with, but unfortunately, my best friend is marrying his brother, and now Brodie and I will be forced to spend time together whether I liked it or not. When things in that small, quiet town of Turtle Lake turn dark and dangerous, Brodie and I only have each other to turn to for solace. But will we be capable of overcoming our aversion to one another while coping with our troubled pasts and dealing with the current dangers surrounding us? Or is our hostility just skating the fine line between love and hate? Beautifully Used is book 2 in the Beaumont Brothers series and can be read as a stand-alone. Buy your copy today!
Download or read book Beaumont Brothers Complete Set written by Susan Griscom and published by Susan Griscom. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 664 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profoundly Touching. "From the first page to the last I found myself enthralled in the story. Beautifully Wounded is an inspiring book, filled with hope and healing. I'm really looking forward to reading the next book in this series." - The Kindle Book Review "Lena and Jackson's story is sweet, emotional, and a truly enjoyable read." - Literal Addiction Sometimes the only way to salvation... is to take a leap of faith. Jackson Beaumont prides himself on being a nature-loving, guitar-strumming, carefree sort of guy. When the mysterious Lena Benton walks into his bar looking scared and defeated, it's not something he can ignore. He's immediately consumed by concern for her and driven by his desire to help. She's just so beautiful. So wounded. After being shuffled from one foster home to another growing up, Lena Benton dreamt of finding her prince charming. When the captivating Troy Harington sweeps her off her feet shortly after high school graduation, she's certain she's found her happiness. Unfortunately, Troy's true colors surface shortly after their marriage and things turn ugly. Lena only has one choice. She has to leave him. She has to run... Lena's escape has brought her to Jackson, and he clearly wants to be there for her, but can she trust anyone again after what she's gone through? And will Jackson be able to help her heal without losing his heart? Beautifully Used Sex with no strings. That's the way Brodie Beaumont likes it. He uses women and they use him... Suave, handsome Brodie Beaumont has a history of using and being used by women. A past he doesn't like to talk about has turned him into the type of guy he is today, but he hasn't really cared. Until the beautiful and feisty Gabrielle Demeres comes back into his life. Gabrielle learned the hard way what type of guy Brodie was the first time she met him. His crude seduction attempt earned him a slap to his face, and Gabrielle wasn't exactly looking forward to another encounter with the cad. Unfortunately, her best friend was marrying Brodie's brother, and Gabrielle and Brodie would be forced to spend time together whether she liked it or not. As things in the small, quiet town of Turtle Lake take a decidedly dark and dangerous turn, Gabrielle and Brodie only have each other to turn to. Will they be capable of over coming their aversion to one another while coping with their own troubled pasts and dealing with the current dangers surrounding them? Or is their hostility just skating the fine line between love and hate? Beautifully Undone He was broken. Full of hate and sorrow. Asher Beaumont never asked for much in life. All he wanted was to play his guitar, write music, and be recognized and loved by his father. Unfortunately, that last desire was never realized. The bastard died when Asher was just a kid. Then thirteen years later, his mother dies of a brain tumor, shattering him even more and leaving him hating everyone around him, except for his two best friends, Melody Stevens and her brother, Teddy. Melody Stevens has crushed on her best friend, Asher Beaumont her entire life. But it’s always been a secret passion. Never something she’d act upon. But when she tells Asher she’s prepared—and determined—to lose her virginity to a guy he considers to be nothing more than a cad who sleeps with anything that wears a skirt, her best friend offers her a proposition she can’t really refuse. When Asher stumbles across a letter left by his mother before her death, begging him to seek out his half-brothers, he and Melody begin a journey of discovery. Their travels lead them to the two brothers he has spent his life despising because they had the life he always wanted. While on their trip, they discover a miracle they never, ever considered. Buy your copy to start reading this highly emotional page turner today.
Download or read book Colombian Theatre in the Vortex written by Judith A. Weiss and published by Bucknell University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles three decades of social and political disintegration in a nation marked by violence, paradox, and hyperbole, a country both blessed and cursed by its wealth of natural resources, its culture, and its strategic location in the western hemisphere. The plays (Soldiers [C. J. Reyes et al.]; Old Baldy [Jairo Nino]; Lucky Strike [Santiago Garcia]; Roadhouse [Teatro La Candelaria]; Pilot Project [Enrique Buenaventura]; Femina Ludens [Nohora Ayala et al.]; and The Orgy [Enrique Buenaventura]) reveal the historical, economic, and social roots of Colombia's tragic circumstances. They are vehicles of critical analysis for making sense of both the causes and the consequences of the violence, as they examine the role of the army, the roots of the drug wars, the situation of women and victims of conflict, and the poisoning of a common ethos. The translations and introductory notes make the works and their subjects equally accessible for staging in the theater and for readings and discussion by groups interested in Latin American Studies. Judith A. Weiss is Professor of Hispanic Studies at Mount Allison University in Canada.
Download or read book Lorde Pure Heroine Songbook written by Lorde and published by Hal Leonard. This book was released on 2014-02-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). 17-year-old New Zealand newcomer Lorde released this, her debut album, in September 2013. It reached the top of the modern rock/alternative and rock albums charts, and the lead single "Royals" won the 2014 Grammy Award for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance. Our folio features this break-out hit plus nine other tunes: Buzzcut Season * 400 Lux * Ribs * Still Sane * Team * Tennis Court * and more.
Download or read book Now You Wanna Come Back 2 written by Anna Black and published by Urban Renaissance. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After winning Leila's heart in a fierce love triangle, Rayshon is looking forward to the arrival of their second child, but Leila turns once again to Devon for a shoulder to cry on after her business begins failing.
Download or read book The Bad Lands written by William F. Denman and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 2043, and the United States has been decimated by a lengthy war and nuclear strikes. Life is tough. But it's even more dangerous for convicted criminals like William Stiles, who are sent to live in the prison of the Bad Lands, a mass of sand and rock in the central part of the United States. Before his life takes a dangerous turn, the thirty-three-year-old Stiles is a typical guy. He has a steady job, and he dreams of a quiet life with a family, but he may not live long enough to achieve this goal. While drinking in a bar one night, William's ex-girlfriend and her jealous boyfriend change the course of William's life. He is falsely accused of murder and sent to live in the Bad Lands. Within hours of his incarceration, William's life is threatened. He is saved by Sebastian, who teaches William to survive in this world where murder is a daily occurrence. Sebastian bestows a special gift upon William, a gift he uses to help right the wrongs in the Bad Lands. Surrounded by murderers, rapists, and child molesters, William fights to the death, struggling to live another day in this action-packed novel.
Download or read book Rivulet Web of Hearts and Souls 11 written by Jamie Magee and published by Jamie Magee. This book was released on with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In life he haunted her...in death she haunted him. Love is eternal... Weeks away from her twenty-first birthday, the date where she would assume control over her family legacy, a night terror robs Indie of the balance she was clinging to. Like the dream she had before she lost her family, it predicts a fatal catastrophe on the horizon. The fight between life and death, good and evil, began the moment her thundering heart awoke her. Everything changed after that dream. The one thing that keeps her curse at bay is stolen, and then her enigmatic boy arrives in the flesh. Face to face with her fiery born-again lover Indie realizes that the only way she can prevent the tragedy before her is to surrender everything she was, is, and could be. Can she bend the laws of nature and fight the improbability that fire and ice could ever be one? As far as Indie is concerned, there is not a myth, spoken fate, or curse that is stronger than her stubborn desire to have it all ... including him. COMBINED WEB OF HEARTS AND SOULS READING ORDER Insight Embody Image Whispers of the Damned Witness Vital Vindicate Synergy Enflame Redefined Rivulet Imperial Blakeshire Derive Emanate Exaltation* Disavow The Witches Revolt Scorched Souls *If you are a fan of Adult Paranormal Edge can be read with the Web of Hearts, before of after Exaltation--the stories share the same characters. INSIGHT READING ORDER Insight Embody Image Vital Vindicate Enflame Rivulet Imperial Blakeshire (Drake's Story) Emanate Exaltation Disavow SEE READING ORDER Whispers of the Damned Witness of a Broken Heart Synergy of Souls Redefined Love Affair Derive (Aden's Beginning) A Lovers Revolt Scorched Souls EDGE SERIES READING ORDER Alphas Rise Dark Lure Sacred Betrayal Risen Lovers Fall of Kings Queens Rise Stolen Son Disloyal Souls Aftermath We all fell hard for Twilight. We lost ourselves in the teen angst of Vampire Diaries, Fallen, and Hush, Hush. We found courage in the pages of Hunger Games, Divergent, and the Maze Runner. Our imagination was on fire inside of Mortal Instruments, Throne of Glass, and The Red Queen. We fell back into our childhoods with the likes of Cinder. And now we have the compelling, enigmatic, character driven thrill ride of the long reaching contemporary fantasy series INSIGHT. Fans of contemporary and paranormal fantasy you cannot go wrong! Looking for ghosts? Angels? Demons & Devils? Witches? Gods? How about action and adventure wrapped around the romance of soul mates? Do you like to dive into the mystics? Science Fiction elements found in our own realm? Past lives or the zodiac? Ancient and modern civilizations? Spirituality? A setting that is contemporary, urban, and otherworldly? How do you feel about psychics? What about gothic elements? All of this and so much more is wrapped in this long reaching teen series. Insight is the foundation for not only its self titled series but also as a thread in the Web of Hearts and Souls Series, where several series intertwine to offer a mind-bending experience for the reader. If you're looking for originality and one hell of a deal this book is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. SEE READING ORDER Whispers of the Damned Witness of a Broken Heart Synergy of Souls Redefined Love Affair Derive (Aden's Beginning) A Lovers Revolt Scorched Souls
Download or read book The Broken Ring This Marriage Will Fail Anyway Volume 1 written by CHACHA KIM and published by Tappytoon. This book was released on 2023-12-20 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the magnificent empire of Ortega, Cárcel Escalante’s fate was sealed at the tender age of six when Inés Valeztena, an equally young girl, chose him as her future husband. With the clock ticking on his bachelorhood, Cárcel, a man of striking looks adorned in the finery of a navy uniform, indulges in the pleasures of his fleeting single status. Unbeknownst to him, Inés eagerly anticipates the day she can dissolve their impending union. She delights in Cárcel’s licentious exploits, seeking nothing more than a partner willing to part ways when the time comes. When Cárcel discovers Inés’s nonchalance toward his promiscuity, confusion gives way to intrigue, prompting him to see Inés in a new light and reevaluate his priorities. Now, determined to prove his worthiness as her husband, Cárcel embarks on a journey of self-discovery. Meanwhile, Inés is resolute in executing her plans for divorce. In this enchanting romance set against the tapestry of a bygone era, they must navigate the complexities of love and redemption, confronting unexpected truths that lie beneath the surface. Will Cárcel succeed in changing Inés’s mind, or is their destiny already written in the stars? Volume 1 contains Parts 1 – 5 of the original serialization. You can find subsequent chapters on the Tappytoon app. Enjoy the official webcomic of The Broken Ring: This Marriage Will Fail Anyway on Tappytoon app.
Download or read book The Crowned Garza written by S. Ann Cole and published by S. Ann Cole. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He's a man with a mask, and he's off-limits... They call him Guy. They say he’s “loyal,” “trustworthy,” “solid.” Without him, Red Cage would collapse like a house of cards. He’s the man my brothers trust with their lives, and by extension, my life. The praises of his multifaceted capabilities ring louder than God’s. Somehow, it seems like I’m the only one who sees through his façade. Like I’m the only one who smells his provocative fragrance of deception, guile, and knavery. To everyone else, he’s the ever-helpful, ever-willing good guy. To me, he’s a giant prick. Is it really just me who notices the darkness that emanates from him like tendrils of black smoke? Is it only me who sees the man behind the mask? Determined to expose his duplicity, I follow him down a dark alley one night… I thought uncovering the truth would validate me. I was not prepared for it to seduce me… *This book is a standalone. It is not necessary to read the other books in the series to read this one. This story does not hinge on the plots of previous books. It's totally fine to start here.*
Download or read book Space written by Roger Reid and published by NewSouth Books. This book was released on 2008-03-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ”Discovering Alabama” producer Roger Reid, author of acclaimed novel Longleaf, continues the saga of teenage sleuth Jason Caldwell in his new mystery adventure Space. Set at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, Space is a fast-moving story that incorporates factual information about astronomy and America’s space program into its intriguing tale of suspicion and pursuit. This witty and educational book will captivate middle-school readers of all ages. Jason leads the audience through an engaging story combining intelligence, courage and insight. The story communicates values of empathy and integrity as Jason struggles to understand his acerbic sidekick and makes promises to respect the confidence of others. An engaging combination of scientific facts and exciting adventure.
Download or read book The Killing of Cynthia Sykes written by E.W. MacNeill and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-06-18 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It starts out with a protagonist a Philadelphia detective who is assigned to investigate the murder of a rich business woman. He is a veteran of twenty years as a detective and is considered very good at his job. During the course of his investigation he interviews a person of interest who is the vice president of the victims company. He interviews her for a second time and there starts a romantic connection between the two. The antagonist in this book is a Russian operative named Jason who is tasked to acquire secrets from a high level American diplomat. The romantic interest in this novel name is Susan Conway and she is the vice president of the Sykes Empire. Cynthia Sykes is the victim in this novel.
Download or read book Rock Romance Series written by A.L. Wood and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Nightbird s Song written by Josephine DeFalco and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A widowed mother must provide for her family and learn to survive in a competitive mining community. Her only asset is her charming Victorian home and in a short time it is transformed into a boarding house for single miners. Although Brenna is unskilled at managing a house full of men, she quickly embraces her new identity. Caught up in the struggles of day to day living, this once privileged white woman opens her eyes to the suffering and bigotry surrounding the working class. When she falls in love with a man some would consider "beneath her," she must decide to follow the rules of society or follow her heart. Confused, hurt and rejected by her family, the nightbird's song reminds Brenna that we are strengthened by the struggles we survive.
Download or read book Moormaid written by Marion Bott and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-18 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “To choose is to commit, and to commit is to be free.” Berlin. Eleven past eleven. Art teacher Melissa is about to do something drastic. Seeking a place to hide, her ex-pupil Mehdi interrupts her momentum. Both embark on a turbulent journey, painting and battling their way through the past. This explosive new play about self-destruction and rebirth attempts to understand the fear currently gripping the European psyche, and the threats that may be posed by our own alienated youth.
Download or read book The Chronicles of Dan Lee O Brien written by David Jordan and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steeped in Irish mythology, these stories bristle with singular imagination and exude style and narrative prowess. Playful and ingenious, they are a fresh new voice in Irish literature – one that captivates and enthralls with ease. So watch out. The gods are back...
Download or read book Guardian Angel written by Elaine D. Butler and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-10 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mickey thought she had experienced quite a bit for a kid her age. She and her five younger siblings had moved around the whole country and met people from all over the world. Being a navy brat had its perks, but Mickey never felt like she belonged anywhere, that is, until she met Jamie. He felt like home, a dark, mysterious, broken home. This small town in Virginia wasn't like that though. The racism and turmoil had turned everyone against each other, and Jamie was smack-dab in the middle of it, being the leader of the white gang. Just what was Mickey getting herself into this time? Soon the violence, drugs, gang fights, and racism would send her family spiraling. Was Jamie's love worth everything she would have to sacrifice?
