Download or read book Before It Gets Dark written by Ken Levine and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ken Levine's second novel, Before It Gets Dark, powerfully explores what happens when a person's expectations for a better life are raised, only to have those expectations dashed by a shattering event that illuminates how fragile life can be. Boyd may be nearly seven feet tall, but everything else about the socially awkward custodian is ordinary. At the factory in a small southern town where he works, Boyd happens upon pregnant and lonely Marcy Travers crying in a bathroom stall. The novel traces the tumultuous lives of Marcy and her sister Tanya with their troubled young mother Jo. As Marcy grows to an adult, she strives to avoid her mother's mistakes, yet finds herself about to repeat them before Boyd comes into her life. Their chance meeting transforms Boyd's unexceptional life into one with purpose and meaning and provides Marcy the stability she craves. Boyd creates a bond with Marcy's daughter Katie, and through her he becomes the father he never imagined he could be. But his new life comes crashing down in a momentary spasm of violence that sets him off on an unpredictable journey with Katie that will forever change all of their lives.
Download or read book Home Before Dark written by Riley Sager and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • One of USA Today's Best Books of 2020 “A haunted house story—with a twist….[Sager] does not hold back”(Rolling Stone) in this chilling thriller from the author of Final Girls and Survive the Night. Every house has a story to tell and a secret to share. Twenty-five years ago, Maggie Holt and her parents moved into Baneberry Hall, a rambling Victorian estate in the Vermont woods. Three weeks later they fled in the dead of night, an ordeal her father recounted in a memoir called House of Horrors. His story of supernatural happenings and malevolent spirits became a worldwide phenomenon, rivaling The Amityville Horror in popularity—and skepticism. Maggie was too young to remember any of the horrific events that supposedly took place, and as an adult she doesn’t believe a word of her father’s claims. Ghosts, after all, don’t exist. When she inherits Baneberry Hall after his death and returns to renovate the place and sell it, her homecoming is anything but warm. The locals aren’t thrilled that their small town has been made infamous, and human characters with starring roles in House of Horrors are waiting in the shadows. Even more unnerving is Baneberry Hall itself—a place where unsettling whispers of the past lurk around every corner. And as Maggie starts to experience strange occurrences ripped from the pages of her father’s book, the truth she uncovers about the house’s dark history will challenge everything she believes.
Download or read book The Summer Before the Dark written by Doris Lessing and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-11-17 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the summer begins, Kate Brown -- attractive, intelligent, forty five, happily enough married, with a house in the London suburbs and three grown children -- has no reason to expect anything will change. But when the summer ends, the woman she was -- living behind a protective camouflage of feminine charm and caring -- no longer exists. This novel. Doris Lessing's brilliant excursion into the terrifying stretch of time between youth and old age, is her journey: from London to Turkey to Spain, from husband to lover to madness: on the road to a frightening new independence and a confrontation with self that lets her, finally, come truly of age.
Download or read book Make It Home Before Dark written by Crawford W. Loritts, Jr. and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God calls us to live lives of holiness. But that is impossible without a close walk with Christ. That walk must begin with repentance; it is crucial to living biblical, practical holiness everyday. Crawford Loritts takes a fresh look at the role of repentance in Make It Home Before Dark. Written with warmth and insight, Loritts gives help to those struggling with sin or rejection in their lives. This is an honest and hopeful book, full of biblical insight and practical advice. It may be just the tool to help you in your journey to a fuller life in Christ.
Download or read book Darkness Before Dawn written by Various Authors and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The guidance presented here supports traditional psychotherapy and medication as valuable tools, as well as radically shifting the way that we perceive the experience and offering insights and practices that reach beyond conventional models.
Download or read book Smokes of Death Beer written by Shana Frost and published by Shana Frost. This book was released on 2020-10-02 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A town known for its smoked beer. What if this pint is your last? Nina Banerjee wants to enjoy medieval architecture, history and Rauchbier in the charming town of Bamberg in Bavaria. But when she stumbles upon the dead body of a man she just shared a beer with, things take a turn for the worse. This quaint town, with its half-timbered houses and touristy attractions, is not all that safe. It’s a playground for criminals, who run riot with murder on their minds. What will Nina do? Will she sit still as Detective Robert Muller labels her a prime suspect, or will curiosity get the better of her? All novels in the Banerjee and Muller Mystery Series are short reads, something that’ll fit perfectly in your busy schedule. You can read them in any order you like. Each mystery is based in a historic setting with inquisitive characters and criminals with no graphic violence. Join Private Investigator Robert Muller and amateur sleuth Nina Banerjee as they uncover secrets and mysteries that’ll keep you turning pages well into the night.
Download or read book Before it Gets Dark written by Liam Maguren and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Just Before Dark written by Jim Harrison and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2016-05-03 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-five years of essays from one of America’s most prolific and acclaimed writers, the New York Times–bestselling author of Legends of the Fall. The bestselling author of thirty-nine books of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry—including Dalva and Returning to Earth—Jim Harrison was one of our most beloved and acclaimed writers, adored by both readers and critics. In Just Before Dark, Harrison’s essays and articles have been selected from twenty-five years of work, from venues as diverse as Playboy, The Nation, Outside, and the American Poetry Review. They explore the passions and concerns of a classic American writer—from ice fishing to bar pool, nouvelle cuisine and night walks—with keen insight and great humanity. It is an exceptional reminder of why Harrison was one of our most cherished and important writers. “One of the most interesting and entertaining bodies of work by any writer of his generation.” —Alan Cheuse, Chicago Tribune
Download or read book Dinosaurs Before Dark written by Mary Pope Osborne and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.
Download or read book Dead Until Dark written by Charlaine Harris and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "New York Times"-bestselling author Harris has delighted fans with her mystery series featuring small-town waitress-turned-paranormal sleuth Sookie Stackhouse. "Dead Until Dark" is her first novel in the series.
Download or read book Back Before Dark written by Tim Shoemaker and published by Zonderkidz. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praise for Code of Silence: “Deliberate, plausible, and gritty whodunit.” –Booklist Starred Review Taken! A detour through the park leads Cooper, Gordy, Hiro, and Lunk straight into a trap, and Gordy is abducted! For the kidnapper, it’s all a game, a way to settle an old score, with no one getting hurt. But evil has a way of escalating, and once his identity is discovered, the rules change. Despite the best of police efforts, the hours tick by without a clue or a ransom call, leaving everyone to their own fears. Gordy is gone. Cooper descends deeper into a living nightmare, imagining the worst for his best friend and cousin. Hours stretch into days, and talks of a memorial service begin to surface. But Cooper still feels his cousin is alive and develops a reckless plan, changing all the rules. Now the one who set out to rescue his friend needs to be rescued himself. Sometimes rescuing a friend from darkness means going in after them.
Download or read book Dark Before the Rising Sun written by Laurie McBain and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laurie McBain's classic bestselling Dominick saga "Now you can see how easily an ill-spoken word can cast doubt on or even destroy the feelings we thought inviolate," Dante warned her. "Never let anyone turn you against me, Rhea. Promise me that." Newly-wed, Lady Rhea Claire and Dante Leighton must return to England, where their reception is anything but warm. Now armed with wealth and power, Dante is a target for the murderous smugglers who despoiled his family home, while Rhea's father, the powerful Duke of Camareigh, vehemently rejects their marriage. The two lovers thought themselves invincible together. But in the riveting conclusion of McBain's epic trilogy, Dante's determination to reclaim his family seat and Rhea's desperation to win over her father threaten to cause an insurmountable rift that could break them apart forever. Praise for Laurie McBain: "Well-crafted and wonderfully romantic."—Romantic Times "Lush and evocative."—Publishers Weekly Dominick Trilogy: Moonstruck Madness Chance the Winds of Fortune Dark Before the Rising Storm
Download or read book The Splendor Before the Dark written by Margaret George and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nero’s ascent to the throne was only the beginning....Now Margaret George, the author of The Confessions of Young Nero, weaves a web of politics and passion, as ancient Rome’s most infamous emperor cements his place in history. With the beautiful and cunning Poppaea at his side, Nero commands the Roman empire, ushering in an unprecedented era of artistic and cultural splendor. Although he has yet to produce an heir, his power is unquestioned. But in the tenth year of his reign, a terrifying prophecy comes to pass and a fire engulfs Rome, reducing entire swaths of the city to rubble. Rumors of Nero’s complicity in the blaze start to sow unrest among the populace—and the politicians.... For better or worse, Nero knows that his fate is now tied to Rome’s—and he vows to rebuild it as a city that will stun the world. But there are those who find his rampant quest for glory dangerous. Throughout the empire, false friends and spies conspire against him, not understanding what drives him to undertake the impossible. Nero will either survive and be the first in his family to escape the web of betrayals that is the Roman court, or be ensnared and remembered as the last radiance of the greatest dynasty the world has ever known. “A resplendent novel filled with the gilt and marble of the ancient world.”—C. W. Gortner, author of The Romanov Empress
Download or read book The Dark Before the Dawn written by Carie Ageneau and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thalia, a senator's adolescent daughter, moves from Britannia to live amongst the late-first century Roman elite, separating her from her childhood slave love, Aledus, and leaving her to wonder if their paths will ever cross again. When she's forced to marry a former consul, she must choose between remaining amidst the elite world to which she doesn't belong or escape back to the most undesirable corner of the empire with the one she loves.
Download or read book Men Explain Things to Me written by Rebecca Solnit and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2014-04-14 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Book Critics Circle Award–winning author delivers a collection of essays that serve as the perfect “antidote to mansplaining” (The Stranger). In her comic, scathing essay “Men Explain Things to Me,” Rebecca Solnit took on what often goes wrong in conversations between men and women. She wrote about men who wrongly assume they know things and wrongly assume women don’t, about why this arises, and how this aspect of the gender wars works, airing some of her own hilariously awful encounters. She ends on a serious note— because the ultimate problem is the silencing of women who have something to say, including those saying things like, “He’s trying to kill me!” This book features that now-classic essay with six perfect complements, including an examination of the great feminist writer Virginia Woolf’s embrace of mystery, of not knowing, of doubt and ambiguity, a highly original inquiry into marriage equality, and a terrifying survey of the scope of contemporary violence against women. “In this series of personal but unsentimental essays, Solnit gives succinct shorthand to a familiar female experience that before had gone unarticulated, perhaps even unrecognized.” —The New York Times “Essential feminist reading.” —The New Republic “This slim book hums with power and wit.” —Boston Globe “Solnit tackles big themes of gender and power in these accessible essays. Honest and full of wit, this is an integral read that furthers the conversation on feminism and contemporary society.” —San Francisco Chronicle “Essential.” —Marketplace “Feminist, frequently funny, unflinchingly honest and often scathing in its conclusions.” —Salon
Download or read book In Bed Before Dark written by and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1997 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mum promises Little Rabbit a surprise if he is in bed before dark, but because he loves staying up, he insists it is not dark inside.
Download or read book Before It Gets Dark Color Edition written by Philip Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2021-07-21 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Absurd, enlightening and moving, Before it Gets Dark is filled with stories of the travels of a man who wanted nothing more than to ask a few questions and connect a few dots in a world where darkness is trending but where there is still enough light to see God's hand moving in profound ways. Throughout this book, Philip C. Johnson recounts his personal experiences in the years since 9/11 as he witnesses history in the making. Along the way he visits with Osama Bin Laden's former bodyguard in Yemen, joins protests in Egypt during the Arab Spring, stands with Kurdish soldiers on the front lines with ISIS in Iraq and sometimes just hangs out with monks in Nepal. On his journeys, he has gathered more than a few adventures, stumbled upon some rare insights and lived a little bigger than he ever expected.
