Download or read book Your Face Will Freeze That Way written by Tristram Hoosier and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2005 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A collection of comedic short stories told in the first person from the perspective of a 7th grade student"--Website.
Download or read book Thirty Girls written by Susan Minot and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book An Economist Best Book of the Year Esther Akello is one of thirty Ugandan teenage girls abducted from a Catholic boarding school by rebel bandits. Held captive by the Lord’s Resistance Army, Esther is forced to witness and commit unspeakable atrocities. She struggles to survive, to escape, and to find a way to live with what she has seen and done. Jane Wood is a sensual, idealistic American writer who is traveling across Africa, hoping to give a voice to young people like Esther and to find her own center. In unflinching prose, Minot interweaves the stories of these two astonishing young women who, as they confront displacement and heartbreak, are hurtled inexorably closer to one another. With mesmerizing emotional intensity and stunning evocations of Africa’s struggles and beauty, Susan Minot gives us her most brilliant novel yet.
Download or read book How to Manage a Marquess written by Sally MacKenzie and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A meddling matchmaker finds an irresistible match of her own in the USA Today bestselling author's “funny and clever” Regency romance (SmartBitchesTrashyBooks.com). Two possible futures loom before Miss Anne Davenport. She will either share an unhappy home with her father and soon-to-be stepmother—or enjoy a life of independence at the Spinster House. She only needs the current resident marry and vacate the premises. A well-placed whisper about her and the Duke of Hart might speed the course to matrimony. But the duke's stubborn cousin poses an obstacle. A ridiculously handsome, very persuasive obstacle . . . Nate, Marquess of Haywood, has spent his life looking out for the duke, hoping to stave off a family curse. The only way to keep his cousin alive is to keep him single. That means convincing the intriguing Miss Davenport that her lovely lips could be put to far better use than gossiping. Kissing, for instance. In fact, Nate is beginning to hope that Miss Davenport's destiny lies not in the Spinster House at all, but with him . . .
Download or read book Rouge written by Mona Awad and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother's unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in pursuit of youth and beauty. Can she escape her mother’s fate—and find a connection that is more than skin deep? For as long as she can remember, Belle has been insidiously obsessed with her skin and skincare videos. When her estranged mother Noelle mysteriously dies, Belle finds herself back in Southern California, dealing with her mother’s considerable debts and grappling with lingering questions about her death. The stakes escalate when a strange woman in red appears at the funeral, offering a tantalizing clue about her mother’s demise, followed by a cryptic video about a transformative spa experience. With the help of a pair of red shoes, Belle is lured into the barbed embrace of La Maison de Méduse, the same lavish, culty spa to which her mother was devoted. There, Belle discovers the frightening secret behind her (and her mother’s) obsession with the mirror—and the great shimmering depths (and demons) that lurk on the other side of the glass. Snow White meets Eyes Wide Shut in this surreal descent into the dark side of beauty, envy, grief, and the complicated love between mothers and daughters. With black humor and seductive horror, Rouge explores the cult-like nature of the beauty industry—as well as the danger of internalizing its pitiless gaze. Brimming with California sunshine and blood-red rose petals, Rouge holds up a warped mirror to our relationship with mortality, our collective fixation with the surface, and the wondrous, deep longing that might lie beneath.
Download or read book Love Bites Book Five Lovership of the Stake written by J. Morgan and published by Desert Breeze Publishing In. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joan Ravell thought she'd pretty much had her life figured out until a hit squad shows up interrupting that carefully laid out delusion. Next thing she knows, she finds herself drawn into the first Vampire war in three thousands years. That wouldn't be so bad, but her dead lover turns up unabashedly alive, truly blowing her world apart. Fighting emotions she'd locked away ages ago, Joan must team with the one time love of her life to unravel the ancient secret that now threatens not only the Vampire race but the entire world. Can the world survive a tension that's been building for over three thousand years? Oh, and then there's the Vampires planning to bring back the ultimate evil. Just another small problem to deal with when you're the original Queen of the Damned.
Download or read book The Doctor s Daughter written by Hilma Wolitzer and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her first work of fiction in more than a decade, award-winning novelist Hilma Wolitzer brilliantly renders the intimate details of ordinary life and exposes a host of hidden truths. The Doctor’s Daughter is a haunting portrait of a woman coming to terms with her family history and the fallibility of memory. One morning, Alice Brill awakes with a sudden awareness that something is wrong. There’s a hollowness in her chest, and a sensation of dread that she can’t identify or shake. Was it something she’s done, or forgotten to do? As she scours her mind for the source of her unease, she confronts an array of disturbing possibilities. First, there is her marriage, a once vibrant relationship that now languishes stasis. Then there’s her idle, misdirected younger son, who always needs bailing out of some difficulty. Or perhaps Alice’s trepidation is caused by the loss of her career as an editor at a large publishing house, and the new path she’s paved for herself as a freelance book doctor. Or it might be the real doctor in her life: her father. Formerly one of New York’s top surgeons, he now rests in a nursing home, his mind gripped by dementia. And the Eden that was Alice’s childhood–the material benefits and reflected glory of being a successful doctor’s daughter, the romance of her parents’ famously perfect marriage–makes her own domestic life seem fatally flawed. While struggling to find the root of her restlessness, Alice is buoyed by her discovery of a talented new writer, a man who works by day as a machinist in Michigan. Soon their interactions and feelings intensify, and Alice realizes that the mystery she’s been trying to solve lies not in the present, as she had assumed, but in the past–and in the secrets of a marriage that was never as perfect as it appeared. Like the best works of Anne Tyler, Sue Miller, and Gail Godwin, The Doctor’s Daughter is private yet universal, luminous and revelatory–and marks the reemergence of a singular talent in American writing.
Download or read book What About the Kids written by Sandra Blakeslee and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2003-03-12 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The groundbreaking handbook that helps parents guide their children through divorce and co-parenting -- including the introduction of step-parents -- from a New York Times bestselling author and child psychologist. This is the definitive work from the renowned child psychologist Judith Wallerstein on a subject that concerns millions of American moms and dads: How can you protect your children during and after divorce? Divorce is not a single event but a lifelong trajectory of changed circumstances that demand a different kind of parenting than we have ever known. In What About the Kids? Wallerstein draws on thirty years of in-depth interviews with children of divorce and their parents to show how to create a new family with compassion and wisdom. It covers issues that arise at the time of divorce as well as suggestions for talking to your children months and years after the event. Eminent psychologist Judith S. Wallerstein shares her unique insight and advice in What About the Kids? -- the first comprehensive guide to easing the impact of divorce on your children -- including: The best and worst ages for children to experience their parents' divorce Right and wrong ways to explain divorce to your children Choosing a custody arrangement that's best for your child How to involve the grandparents -- a major resource? Getting the children on your side when you form new relationships The positive effects of divorce on children (believe it or not) How divorce can actually make you a better parent Raising children who grow up able to form lasting relationships
Download or read book Journey to Bliss Saskatchewan Saga Book 3 written by Ruth Glover and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2001-09-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each novel in Ruth Glover's Saskatchewan Saga is filled with enchanting characters, surprising plots, and fascinating historical detail. Set in the late 1800s, the stories introduce Scottish and English emigrants who bravely journey to the wild Canadian frontier. In Journey to Bliss, Glover's third book in the saga, Tierney Caulder loses Robbie Dunbar, the man she loves, when he leaves Scotland for Canada. When Anne Fraser, her best friend, is attacked by a man her family will not fight against, the two girls share their fear of a hopeless future. That is, until the British Women's Emigration Society makes them an offer they can't refuse--freedom and independence working as domestics in the wilds of Canada. On their trip across the sea, the two young women meet the frail Pearly Chapel, whose faith in God makes her a tower of strength in uncertain times. But will Pearly's prayers be enough to keep them safe? What will happen in their new homes? Will Tierney and Robbie ever be together again?
Download or read book Young Believer 365 written by Stephen Arterburn and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 365 daily devotionals encourage kids to build a personal, active faith based on the core beliefs of the Bible and the Christian faith.
Download or read book The Best Life List written by Dee Dee Clermont and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-12-18 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Which books belong on every woman's bookshelf? Can you really plan a safe solo vacation? How can you take control in any emergency? Finally, life's essential decisions and directions are gathered in one place! In this all-purpose guide to everything, you will find sage advice, practical tips, and fun solutions boiled down into 298 lists, including: Extend Your Life by Ten Good Years Work Smarter, Not Longer Dress Your Closet Well Know That He Loves You, Even If He Rarely Says It Make It Chic--On the Cheap! Thank People You Never Think of Thanking And so many more! No matter your job, lifestyle, or fashion taste, you can finally have all the secrets to living the good life in one book!
Download or read book Winning Her Guarded Heart written by Cora Reed and published by Hummingbird Press LLC. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s not interested in Mr. Right, but she wouldn’t mind Mr. Right now… Joanna has seen first-hand with her parents’ marriage how a relationship can go sour. She isn’t interested in a relationship, but she would like to know what all the fuss in the bedroom is about. No romance, just sex. That’s not too much to ask, is it? So when her friend Micah figures out what she’s planning and offers himself—she should say “hell no.” He’s exactly what she isn’t looking for. He has “complicated” written on every delicious inch of him. … but when he kisses her, “no” evaporates from her vocabulary. All she wants is more, more, more. It only takes one night for Joanna to realize she’s miles out of her depth. If she’s not careful, she’s going to lose more than just her virginity to Micah. She’s going to lose her heart. And that’s something she promised she’d always keep safe. He offers her one night, but one kiss tells him one night won’t be enough… Micah is satisfied with his life. He’s got great friends. He loves his job as a park ranger. But everything he thought he knew goes flying off the rails when he overhears Joanna’s plan to lose her virginity. He can’t let her climb into some stranger’s bed. But once won’t be enough. Micah is already thinking about all the other firsts they could have. Joanna is everything he wants in a woman. She’s clever and funny and she drives him wild. She makes him dream of a whole lot more than just a satisfactory life. But when Micah’s investigation into a poaching ring on the national park puts both their lives in danger, he pushes her away. Once he realizes his mistake, will he be able to convince her to give him another chance? Can he overcome her reservations and capture her guarded heart? This book is the ninth book in the MAGNOLIA VALLEY series. It can be read as a standalone or as part of a larger story line. · Dreaming of You (Josie & Calvin) · Destined for You (Ethan & Astrid) · Fascinated by You (Nora & Alek) · He was Playing for Keeps (Caine & Quinn) · Catching Her Wild Heart (Wyatt & Penny) · Risking it all for Love (Augustus & Freya) · It was Always You (Simon & Margot) · They Started with a Kiss (Sebastian & Amelia) · Winning Her Guarded Heart (Micah & Joanna)
Download or read book The Boy Whose Face Froze Like That written by Lynn Plourde and published by Running Press Kids. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Stop it! Your face will freeze like that!" Wendell is a good kid-he wouldn't make faces if his parents told him not to, even if all his friends were making faces. But what harm would it do to make a funny face in the mirror if no one could see him? A lot of harm! Unlucky Wendell becomes the first kid in history whose face freezes in place! Wendell, his parents, and his dog try everything to unfreeze his face, but nothing works. Will Wendell ever get his face unfrozen? And what will his family think of him if his face is stuck like that forever? Find out in this charming, silly, and ultimately heartfelt story by dynamic duo Lynn Plourde and Russ Cox.
Download or read book The First Responders Bundle From Ashes to Honor Honor Redeemed A Man of Honor eBook ePub written by Loree Lough and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 1195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bundle contains From Ashes to Honor, Honor Redeemed, A Man of Honor. From Ashes to Honor Minutes before two jumbo jets changed U.S. history, New York police officer Austin Finley ignored the call from his brother, who’d been bugging him for days. Trying to live with his one regret causes hatred and bitterness to consume Austin, and when counselor Mercy Samara recommends desk duty, Austin resigns. Haunted by her own memories of 9/11, Mercy takes a job as a school counselor in Baltimore. When Austin, now an EMT, responds to an emergency at Mercy’s school, both are stunned and wary. Finally their common (and painful) memories turn suspicion into friendship, then romance. But hard questions linger: Can they truly move beyond their past harsh judgments and harsh words? Will their past finally bring them closer or farther apart? Honor Redeemed Highly skilled Search and Rescue (SAR) team leader, Honor Mackenzie, works almost as hard at guarding the dark secrets of her past as she does when training SAR dogs. As for widowed Sun reporter Matt Phillips, not even his former SAR work is as important as protecting his ten-year-old twin boys. When a jumbo jet crashes outside Baltimore one cold night, their respective jobs put them face-to-face at the grisly scene--and force Matt to come to terms with his feelings for Honor, he gets word that she hasn’t reported in since starting the search for a missing child. Reverting to his SAR training, Matt leads the search team as a vicious winter storm bears down on the area. Will he find her in time? A Man of Honor On a steamy spring morning, Dusty Parker--part-time pastor, part-time search-and-rescue team member, and full-time administrator of a school for troubled boys--joins the search for a missing teenage girl. He partners with volunteer and inner-city school teacher Grace Sinclair, and what they find bonds them in ways neither could have expected. As they begin to build their lives together, a visitor from the past causes Dusty and Grace to further open their hearts and home. But a threat is looming on their seemingly perfect lives and in one terrifying night, everything changes.
Download or read book Bride of the Dragon Paranormal shifter romance written by Georgette St. Clair and published by Wordslinger Publishing. This book was released on with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insurance investigator Kelly Henderson didn’t mean any harm when she sneaked in and replaced the Fair Maiden at the annual Tri-Valley St. George And The Dragon festival. She just needed to get close enough to fearsome fire dragon Gabriel Kingsley to grill him about the theft of the Dragonsblood Ruby. Notorious jewel thief Gabriel’s been dodging her forever, but she’s got him now! Or is it the other way around? If only she’d studied the customs of the local dragon clans a little more—turns out that the Fair Maiden is required to marry the dragon in the St. George skit. But the family of the real Fair Maiden is burning mad and out for blood… and if Kelly won’t betray her calling, Gabriel and his family are set to lose something much more precious than jewels. -- Keywords: Paranormal Romance, Shifter Romance, Dragon Shifter Romance, Dragon, Steamy, Pack, Romance series, Strong heroine, Theft, Sexy, Alpha, Alpha shifter, Alpha female, Paranormal Suspense, Paranormal Shifter Suspense, -- Other readers of Georgette St. Clair enjoyed books by: Milly Taiden, Sam Crescent, Lee Savino, Jasmine Mas , Reece Barden, Heather G. Harris, Alicia Montgomery, Linsey Hall, Kim Richardson, Sara Snow
Download or read book Am I Crazy written by Chad Prather and published by Humanix Books. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The World needs Chad Prather more than ever. He's a throwback to a saner and more fun-loving America. His rants are OUR rants." — Charlie Kirk Chad Prather — “a modern-day Will Rogers” — is just your friendly neighborhood cowboy philosopher, gazing into the sweet tea leaves at the bottom of his cowboy hat, pondering a most fundamental question: “Am I crazy? Or is the world crazy…?” Chad finds life amusing, baffling, sometimes heartwarming, and downright interesting, and wants to share personal stories and witty observations on the hasty growth of insanity within the folds of society, and inspire critical thinking about the state of our modern culture. In this series of humorous essays — reminiscent of the rants he is famous for doing from his truck in Texas — Chad takes on all the problems he has with the modern age, and also talks about some of the problems that we have with each other. Problems with kids, problems with spouses, problems with our bosses at work, and of course problems with all those other jackwagons we work with. What are some of the basic things you need to know if you’re going to survive marriage and parenthood? Whatever happened to decency, hard work, and a sharing of the basic values that made us great in the first place? When did it become unfashionable to believe in God, to go to church on Sunday, or to send our “thoughts and prayers” toward those having a difficult time? When did it become child abuse to spank your kids, instead of child abuse to avoid it? Why do we have such visceral reactions to politics when — by and large — we know so little about how it actually works? When is social media going to finally stop messing around and just bring the full-on possession? And why is it that, as we march further and further along the road of progress — growing our collective knowledge and technological means of dealing with life along the way — we seem to be regressing socially at an equally break-neck pace? AM I CRAZY?: An Unapologetic Patriot Takes on the Insanity of Today’s Woke World explores human misbehavior and stupidity in all its naked splendor with laugh-out-loud humor. JOIN THE CHAD PRATHER POSSE!
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Download or read book Romance written by Jennifer Bogart and published by Morning Rain Publishing. This book was released on 2015-02-13 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From frozen toes to snowflake kisses, these stories will melt your heart with their humour, engaging characters, and romantic settings. Filled with intriguing phone calls, coffee dates, skating lessons, pet rescues, and swing dancing, there’s much to be experienced between the pages of this romantic compilation. Seven Seconds by Jennifer Bogart Seven seconds is all Shelley needs to make a life altering choice. With her career on the line, and her heart carefully guarded, Shelley is determined to maintain control. Torn between Collin’s suave sophistication, and Troy’s pragmatic dependability, will she make the right choice? The Edge of Love by Jo Clendening Katie Belanger traded in her figure skates for spreadsheets and thought she was happy as a simple bookkeeper until her boss, the cool and reserved Thomas Carter, requested her assistance. She only hopes that by satisfying his wishes, he’ll be able to fulfill some of hers. Love and Coffee Dates by Jennifer Gossoo Amy has had it with men. Struggling to get over her last relationship, she discards one guy after another, determined to find the one. Little did she know that he would find her amidst a crazy game of love and coffee dates. Ringtone Tango by L.J. Ivers Faced with a secret she needs to reveal, Lisa dances a tango with her boyfriend, Douglas. Is their love strong enough to overcome their differences? He’s a carefree, game-loving, sensitive guy, and she’s a rules-oriented workaholic. With My Consent by L. Lombard Ten minutes in a car with Victor felt like a lifetime. It was an experience Emma never wanted to repeat again. Unfortunately, she can’t keep him out of her thoughts, or her life. Determined to apologize for his not-so-favourable first impression, Victor can only hope Emma will see him for who he really is.