Download or read book Brooklyn written by Tracy Brown and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2024-02-27 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to get what she wants. The question isn’t who murdered her; the question is who wouldn’t? Brooklyn Melody James has finally gotten the punishment she deserves after leaving a web of lies, heartache, and betrayal behind her. As her life slips away, Brooklyn remembers the events that shaped her into the cold, calculating creature she became. Brooklyn learned the art of hustling from her parents who used the church to get money. Idolizing her father and despising her mother, Brooklyn’s determined to be the type of woman who makes her own rules. When her back’s up against the wall, she sacrifices her family, takes the burnt offering that remains, and runs away. In NYC, young Brooklyn charms her way into the inner circle of hustlers and stick-up kids, learning tricks along the way. She catches the eye of a major player in the drug game, Hassan, and they have a breathless love affair. Brooklyn becomes integrated into his operation, earning the trust of Hassan and his associates. But when she gets the keys to the kingdom, driven by unfettered ambition and a ruthless desire to survive, Brooklyn snatches the pot of gold, leaving bitter retribution promises behind her. From DC to Maryland, Brooklyn burns bridges and breaks hearts. What she doesn't realize is that someone is prepared to end her reign of terror. As she faces her killer and her fate, Brooklyn’s stunned that justice comes from the least likely place.

Download or read book The Guardians of Brooklyn written by Francis Holt and published by . This book was released on 2022-02-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brooklyn, 1973"What's the address of the fire?"It was the twenty-fourth time that Fire Alarm Dispatcher Tommy McDonald, who was nearing the end of a double shift at FDNY's Brooklyn Central Office, had asked that question in the last two hours. Nondescript on the outside, most people walking by thought the Brooklyn CO was part of the nearby Prospect Park Zoo. The dispatchers inside knew that the zoo was a much quieter calmer place by comparison.The Guardians of Brooklyn follows the lives of two fire alarm dispatchers, one a rookie and one a 17-year veteran, as they navigate through fire department politics, city politics, arson for profit, murder, union politics and love.

Download or read book Don t Blame Brooklyn written by Francis Holt and published by . This book was released on 2022-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Brooklynaire written by Sarina Bowen and published by Tuxbury Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Brooklyn s Last Secret written by Leslie Stein and published by Drawn & Quarterly. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome aboard the tour van of Major Threat—Brooklyn’s finest rock band yet to catch a break—as they traverse the US of A on a last-ditch summer festival tour. On drums we’ve got “band dad” Ed, the stoic drummer who keeps bumping into tech bro co-workers that he can’t quite relate to. On bass, there’s Paul, a man of mostly mystery, who drinks hard and yet manages to glide through life, intelligible to no one except energy-drink guzzling Marco, the baby of the band and newest replacement lead singer. And of course there’s the gentle and serene Lilith, a weed lollipop sucking, stuffed-animal backpack wearing guitarist healing from heartbreak. There’s sex, drugs, and rock n roll, sure, but there’s also tender moments as the motley crew take turns behind the wheel, compiling lists of the hottest hunks and best guitar riffs to pass the miles. From tour fashion to breakdowns—mechanical and emotional—Leslie Stein holds no bars in this incredibly funny and heartfelt love-letter meets parody of life on the road. Her first full-length fiction, Brooklyn’s Last Secret expertly showcases Stein’s trademark cocktail of charm, wit, and whimsey, leaving readers decidedly affected by their time spent in her world. With her smoothest line and most stunning watercolor washes to date, Brooklyn’s Last Secret reveals a lighter, more humorous tone from the LA Times Book Prize winning cartoonist.

Download or read book I Don t Blame You written by Frances Badalamenti and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I Don't Blame You is the story of losing a mother a mere two months before becoming a mother. It follows Ana through a year of going between her home in Portland and her mother's home base in New Jersey-as her mother battled cancer and as Ana grew a baby.

Download or read book Don t Blame the Devil written by Pat G'Orge-Walker and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An "Essence"-bestselling author spins a hilarious, inspiring novel of mistakes and second chances, heartache and love, sin and salvation--with an appearance by the beloved Sister Betty.

Download or read book The Violence written by Delilah S. Dawson and published by Del Rey. This book was released on 2022-02-01 with total page 537 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How far would you go to be free? Three generations of women forge a new path through an America torn by a mysterious wave of violence in this “chilling [and] dizzyingly effective” (The New York Times Book Review) novel of revenge, liberation, and triumph. “A compulsively readable fusion of domestic thriller and modern horror.”—Kameron Hurley, author of The Light Brigade “A novel that defines this era.”—Stephen Graham Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Only Good Indians They call it The Violence: a strange epidemic that causes the infected to experience sudden bursts of animalistic rage, with no provocation and no memory of their crimes. While it tears the nation apart, one woman sees something unlikely in the chaos—an opportunity. Chelsea Martin has been a prisoner in her own home for too long. Her controlling husband has manipulated her for years, cutting her off from all support. Her narcissistic mother is no help, and her teen daughter is realizing she might be falling into the same trap when her once adoring boyfriend shows a dark side. But when the Violence erupts, Chelsea creates a plan to liberate herself and her daughters once and for all. What follows is a shocking and thrilling journey as three generations of women navigate a world in which they are finally empowered to fight back. Somewhere along the journey from her magazine-ready Tampa home to the professional wrestling ring, Chelsea becomes her own liberator, an avatar of revenge and hope, and a new heroine for a new world.

Download or read book Brooklyn s Dodgers written by Carl E. Prince and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-04-03 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 1952 World Series, a Yankee fan trying to watch the game in a Brooklyn bar was told, "Why don't you go back where you belong, Yankee lover?" "I got a right to cheer my team," the intruder responded, "this is a free country." "This ain't no free country, chum," countered the Dodger fan, "this is Brooklyn." Brooklynites loved their "Bums"--Pee Wee Reese, Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider, Roy Campanella, and all the murderous parade of regulars who, after years of struggle, finally won the World Series in 1955. One could not live in Brooklyn and not catch its spirit of devotion to its baseball club. In Brooklyn's Dodgers, Carl E. Prince captures the intensity and depth of the team's relationship to the community and its people in the 1950s. Ethnic and racial tensions were part and parcel of a working class borough; the Dodgers' presence smoothed the rough edges of the ghetto conflict always present in the life of Brooklyn. The Dodger-inspired baseball program at the fabled Parade Grounds provided a path for boys that occasionally led to the prestigious "Dodger Rookie Team," and sometimes, via minor league contracts, to Ebbets Field itself. There were the boys who lined Bedford Avenue on game days hoping to retrieve home run balls and the men in the many bars who were not only devoted fans but collectively the keepers of the Dodger past--as were Brooklyn women, and in numbers. Indeed, women were tied to the Dodgers no less than their husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons; they were only less visible. A few, like Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Marianne Moore and working class stiff Hilda Chester were regulars at Ebbets Field and far from invisible. Prince also explores the underside of the Dodgers--the "baseball Annies," and the paternity suits that went with the territory. The Dodgers' male culture was played out as well in the team's politics, in the owners' manipulation of Dodger male egos, opponents' race-baiting, and the macho bravado of the team (how Jackie Robinson, for instance, would prod Giants' catcher Sal Yvars to impotent rage by signaling him when he was going to steal second base, then taunting him from second after the steal). The day in 1957 when Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, announced that the team would be leaving for Los Angeles was one of the worst moments in baseball history, and a sad day in Brooklyn's history as well. The Dodger team was, to a degree unmatched in other major league cities, deeply enmeshed in the life and psyche of Brooklyn and its people. In this superb volume, Carl Prince illuminates this "Brooklyn" in the golden years after the Second World War.

Download or read book Everyone Loves Sex written by Bryan A. Sands and published by ACU Press. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 100 million acts of sex occur every day in our world. If we are going to engage this arising generation, we need to rethink how we frame the sexual faithfulness conversation. And that's exactly what this book does! Instead of the tired "Don't have sex until marriage because the Bible says so" rhetoric, Everyone Loves Sex uncovers what psychology and sociology reveal—and the results may surprise you! Sexual faithfulness is about committing to one’s future spouse—in spite of what one's sexual life has looked like in the past. The future can be different! It is about making the change and honoring the one you love (or will love). Rather than casting judgment or condemnation, this book casts a vision for what your life could be, inspiring you to not only embrace positive change, but make a difference in the lives of others!

Download or read book Surviving C47 written by Lindsey Hales and published by Lucid Books. This book was released on 2011-07 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brooklyn Elizabeth Hales was born on November 28, 2010. Without a chance to be held by her parents, she was whisked away to the NICU at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, Texas. Over the course of four long months, Brooklyn took it one minute at a time. From her fight readers learn about fear, faith, and the power of prayer.

Download or read book The Bad Disciples MC Series Books 1 5 written by Savannah Rylan and published by Pink Empire Publishing. This book was released on with total page 773 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Being a Bad Disciple means that I would ride or die for my club. But what happens when a woman steals my heart? Get the complete Bad Disciples MC Series all in this one steamy set. Gunner I'll screw any woman I want, even the enemy. As a sniper in the military, I shot on sight. But now the only thing I have eyes for is Brooklyn, the new bartender at PJ's. Her curvy hips, those pouty lips, I want to touch every inch of her skin. I'll bend her over my bike and show her how a Bad Disciple really rides. But Brooklyn is hiding something. A secret that could rip us and the club apart. I killed her brother overseas. And now it haunts me in our streets. I’ll convince Brooklyn to stay with me. I never miss a target, and this time the bullseye is her heart. Hunter She bends all the right ways. I'm a hunter, I shoot to kill. That's what the military taught me, and now I protect my brothers in the Bad Disciples MC. But when I meet Kylie, a physical therapist at the VA, I don't need protection. Ever. Her beautiful body curves in every direction, she knows how to stretch herself to meet my needs. Kylie has her own demons though, an ex with a tendency for hitting women. And there is no way in hell I'm gonna let him put his hands on her again. Or her son Carter. I'll protect them both with my life. Because they're my family now. Tank She took care of me, and now I'll take care of her. After being shot, the guys decide I have to go to a real doc. Luckily she's a nurse who is a five foot two brunette bombshell with legs for days. I'll make sure to repay her for her kindness. Again and again. When I find out she’s pregnant with my baby, I realize the club might not be the only thing in life. Can I have everything? When they are threatened, I have to decide. Noelle or the Bad Disciples. Family, or blood. Nobody touches either when I'm around. Glock I always get what I need. Even if I have to take it. I have more connections than the internet. I do whatever it takes to get information for the Bad Disciples MC Break an arm. F*ck who I need to. I always keep my emotions in check. Especially after Sage left. But when she comes back into town, feelings come rushing back. I can’t seem to keep my hands off of her. When Sage sees first hand what the Dragon Knights are doing to women, she wants to help the MC. But I refuse to let her get involved. It isn’t safe for a girl that looks like Sage to take on the rival club. But Sage doesn’t like to take no for an answer. How do I keep her safe, when I am the one that keeps pulling her back in? Marco I thought I was broken. Until I met her. I always wanted to be a part of something big. Which is why I joined the military. But when I was sent home after losing my leg, I felt lost and completely alone. My best friend Hunter saved me. And brought me in as a prospect of The Bad Disciples MC. I finally felt like I belong to a band of brothers again. And I sure as hell wasn't going to f*ck this up. But then I met Quinn. She wrapped her legs around me and made me feel whole. I thought I had everything I wanted. The club and my girl. But little did I know she was the President's daughter. And completely off-limits.

Download or read book Finding Forever written by Ken Baker and published by Running Press Kids. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this YA series, Brooklyn Brant is a celebrity news blogger dying to have her big break. Her blog, Deadline Diaries, features the clickbait hook-ups, break-ups, and screw-ups of the Hollywood glitterati, but she has yet to nab the one juicy scoop that will establish her as the ultimate insider. Actress Taylor Prince is America's sweetheart—beautiful, talented, successful, and sober. With a Golden Globe win, Oscar nom, clothing and fragrance line, and too many magazine covers to count, Taylor is ready to celebrate her sixteenth birthday with a big poolside bash. However, she is not prepared for a police raid and blacking out in the arms of a dangerously handsome stranger. Brooklyn is called by Taylor's assistant to locate the missing starlet under the radar and on a very tight deadline. And she will need both her sleuthing and journalistic skills to solve the mystery and get the story of a lifetime. In this suspenseful, dual narrative thriller alternating between the perspectives of Brooklyn and Taylor, author Ken Baker uses his in-depth experience with celebrity journalism and behind-the-scenes truths to explore the ugly underbelly of Hollywood's obsession with finding the ever elusive fountain of youth. [Excerpt:] “Sources are to a news-breaking blogger what water is to a plant: Everything but the sun.”

Download or read book Where Shadows Hide the Sun The First Years written by D. G. H. Delgado and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-12-06 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I'll do anything--I'll even preach!" As a boy, Dave cut a deal with God to save his life. Decades later, Dave and his friends are on his final street-preaching trip. "Jesus came for all, so we should go to all!" With that attitude, Dave fights spiritual resistance as he and his young family endeavor to leave the life they've known and join a team of missionaries stationed in an increasingly militant Islamic country. "God's calling is clear," Dave's pastor reassures him. Yet Dave is unaware of how catastrophic his sin will be . . . or the dangers his children will face . . . or how deep the calling will go . . . in the land where shadows hide the sun.

Download or read book The Redemption Duet written by T.K. Leigh and published by Carpe Per Diem, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-04-08 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's my sister's best friend. She thinks I've never noticed her. She couldn't be more wrong. Now I just need to prove it to her...before she says "I do." You know that phrase "the one who got away"? Well, Brooklyn Tanner is mine. My worst mistake. My biggest regret. My one true love. But as much as I wish I could take back everything I've done to hurt her, the truth remains... I don't deserve her. That doesn't make our situation any easier, though. After all, she's my sister's best friend. Not to mention, she buried any animosity she held toward me and helped raise my two little girls when my ex split without a single glance back. But when I learn the man she's been dating has proposed, I'm faced with a decision. Do I finally tell Brooklyn the reason I betrayed her trust all those years ago? Or do I watch her marry another man to protect her from suffering any more heartache? Find out today in this angst-filled second chance, best friend's brother romance today! This box set includes: .5 - Promise: A Redemption Duet Prologue 1. Commitment 2. Redemption Topics: second chance, second chance romance, young love, childhood friends, hockey, sports romance, contemporary romance, modern romance, Boston romance, summer romance, funny romance, smart romance, humorous romance, city romance, lighthearted romance, hot romance, sexy, heartwarming, heart-warming, love, love books, kissing books, emotional journey, contemporary, contemporary romance, romance series, romance series, USA Today bestseller, USA Today bestselling romance author, T.K. Leigh, T.K. Leigh books, wealthy hero, hero, sassy heroine, strong heroine, funny heroine, quirky heroine, mysterious hero, second chance romance, gripping romance, captivating romance, hot romance, steamy romance, proposal, proposal romance, engagement, engagement romance, sexy, love triangle, love triangle romance, single dad, best friend's brother, forbidden

Download or read book Declan written by Chris Keniston and published by Indie House Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to Farraday Country, set in cattle-ranching west Texas, with all the friends, family and fun that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling Author Chris Keniston. Declan Farraday left the Dallas PD to take the job of Police Chief in his peaceful and uncomplicated West Texas hometown. He just wished the folks in Tuckers Bluff would cooperate. Especially when someone leaves a definite complication on his doorstep and his only option is to reach out to the one girl in town he has no business asking for help. Becky Wilson has loved Declan Farraday's brother since the first grade and the whole town knows it. When Declan needs help, she doesn't hesitate to step up. Working with the normally serious big brother reveals his gentler sweeter side. The more time they spend together, the more she questions has she been dreaming of the wrong Farraday? More Books in the Farraday Country Series: Adam - Book 1 Brooks – Book 2 Connor – Book 3 Declan – Book 4 Ethan – Book 5 Finn – Book 6 Grace – Book 7 Hannah - Book 8 - Coming 2017 Ian - Book 9 - Coming 2017 Jamison - Book 10 - Coming 2017 For more books by multi-time USA TODAY Bestselling Author Chris Keniston, check out www.chriskeniston.com/books.html Praise for Farraday Country: "Chris Keniston gives us a world you'll never want to leave." Emily March, New York Times Bestselling Author of Eternity Springs series. "Loved it. Fast moving and fun." Jodi Thomas, New York Times Bestselling Author on DECLAN. "My kind of read! Spend an afternoon with a great romance story, a feisty heroine, and one unforgettable hero." Lindsay McKenna, New York Times Bestselling Author on ADAM "Spellbinding!" Lori Wilde, New York Times Bestselling Author on FINN Fans of: small town romance, 7 brides for 7 brothers, Texas cowboys romance, dog lovers, Jodi Thomas, Emily March and the Eternity Springs series, the carsons of mustang creek, cedar cove novels, debbie macomber, linda lael miller, sweet contemporary romance, clean and wholesome romance, Rancher romance, West Texas stories, family sagas, romance series, secret baby romance, and hallmark movies should enjoy Declan in the Farraday Country Series, Zeitgenössische Liebesromane, Liebesroman, Romantiek Hedendaags, kontemporêre romanse, Liebesroman

Download or read book Role Play written by Tu-Shonda L. Whitaker and published by Dafina. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-level corruption, high-priced addiction, high-voltage infidelity. The American Dream . . . Loving husband, doting father, respected politician. On the surface, California Governor Montgomery ‘Monty’ Fields appears to have it all—and he intends to keep it that way. But even a powerful man like Monty can’t control everything or everyone . . . First Lady Ellaina ‘Elle’ Lockhart-Fields has a juicy secret. One that she’s succeeded in keeping under wraps. Until her longtime lover shows up as her husband’s top security officer and threatens to ruin everything. Desperate, Elle concocts a clever plan. But it’s far more dangerous than she realizes. Thanks to her scandalous affair with the governor, single mother Brooklyn Pryce is living in luxury. But empty nights and lonely holidays are starting to break her spirit. A passionate encounter with a mystery man inspires her to leave Monty. But that’s not as easy as she thinks . . . Behind it all is a reporter who’s been tracking Monty’s every move, determined to bring him down, no matter who he has to seduce to get the job done. And as pressure from the women in Monty’s life, the press, and his partners in white-collar crime starts to boil over, Monty begins to unravel in ways no one sees coming . . .