Download or read book Embracing the Change A River Rain Novel written by Kristen Ashley and published by Blue Box Press. This book was released on 2024-09-10 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley comes the new book in her River Rain Series, Embracing the Change. That Kiss… Gorgeous New York socialite, Nora Ellington has been waiting a very long time for her happily ever after. So long, she’s given up on it and has decided, even though she’s the plus-one friend without benefits to a man she’s head over heels in love with, an HEA will forever be out of her reach. Handsome billionaire Jamie Oakley thought he’d had two happily ever afters in his life. However, neither lasted long, and both ended in tragedy. He’s not about to try it again or put his children through the trauma Jamie has learned from experience undoubtedly will come their way. And he’s made this decision even if the woman who’s become his constant companion is a woman he loves straight to his soul….and wants with everything that is him. But then, one night, Jamie loses control and kisses Nora. He can’t go there. She can’t go on without it. They’ll never be the same. Or will they?
Download or read book Chasing Serenity A River Rain Novel written by Kristen Ashley and published by Blue Box Press. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Ashley brings a new novel in her River Rain series… From a very young age, Chloe Pierce was trained to look after the ones she loved. And she was trained by the best. But when the man who looked after her was no longer there, Chloe is cast adrift—just as the very foundation of her life crumbled to pieces. Then she runs into tall, lanky, unpretentious Judge Oakley, her exact opposite. She shops. He hikes. She drinks pink ladies. He drinks beer. She’s a city girl. He’s a mountain guy. Obviously, this means they have a blowout fight upon meeting. Their second encounter doesn’t go a lot better. Judge is loving the challenge. Chloe is everything he doesn’t want in a woman, but he can’t stop finding ways to spend time with her. He knows she’s dealing with loss and change. He just doesn’t know how deep that goes. Or how ingrained it is for Chloe to care for those who have a place in her heart, how hard it will be to trust anyone to look after her… And how much harder it is when it’s his turn.
Download or read book Taking the Leap written by Kristen Ashley and published by Blue Box Press. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley comes the new book in her River Rain Series, Taking the Leap. Alexandra Sharp has been crushing on her co-worker, John “Rix” Hendrix for years. He’s her perfect man, she knows it. She’s just not his perfect woman, and she knows that too. Then Rix gives Alex a hint that maybe there’s a spark between them that, if she takes the leap, she might be able to fan into a flame. This leads to a crash and burn, and that’s all shy Alex needs to catch the hint never to take the risk again. However, with undeniable timing, Rix’s ex, who broke his heart, and Alex’s family, who spent her lifetime breaking hers, rear their heads, gearing up to offer more drama. With the help of some matchmaking friends, Rix and Alex decide to face the onslaught together… As a fake couple.
Download or read book After the Climb written by Kristen Ashley and published by River Rain. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW, EXTENDED VERSION!With many new chapters, and introducing a new series character, this re-released Special Edition version of After the Climb is the book you have, but it's also so much more!They were the Three Amigos: Duncan Holloway, Imogen Swan and Corey Szabo. Two young boys with difficult lives at home banding together with a cool girl who didn't mind mucking through the mud on their hikes.They grew up to be Duncan Holloway, activist, CEO and face of the popular River Rain outdoor stores, Imogen Swan, award-winning actress and America's sweetheart, and Corey Szabo, ruthless tech billionaire.Rich and very famous, they would learn the devastating knowledge of how the selfish acts of one would affect all their lives.And the lives of those they loved.Start the River Rain series with After the Climb, the story of Duncan and Imogen navigating their way back to each other, decades after a fierce betrayal.And introduce yourself to their families, who will have their stories told when River Rain continues
Download or read book Making the Match A River Rain Novel written by Kristen Ashley and published by Blue Box Press. This book was released on 2022-09-20 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley comes the new book in her River Rain Series, Making the Match. Decades ago, tennis superstar Tom Pierce and “It Girl” Mika Stowe met at a party. Mika fell in love. Tom was already in love with his wife. As badly as Tom wanted Mika as a friend, Mika knew it would hurt too much to be attracted to this amazing man and never be able to have him. They parted ways for what they thought would be forever, only to reconnect just once, when unspeakable tragedy darkens Mika’s life. Years later, the impossible happens. A time comes when they’re both unattached. But now Tom has made a terrible mistake. A mistake so damaging to the ones he loves, he feels he’ll never be redeemed. Mika has never forgotten how far and how fast she fell when she met him, but Tom’s transgression is holding her distant from reaching out. There are matchmakers in their midst, however. And when the plot has been unleashed to make that match, Tom and Mika are thrown into an international intrigue that pits them against a Goliath of the sports industry. Now they face a massive battle at the same time they’re navigating friendship, attraction, love, family, grief, redemption, two very different lives lived on two opposite sides of a continent and a box full of kittens.
Download or read book Dream Bites Cookbook Cooking with the Commandos written by Kristen Ashley and published by Blue Box Press. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From New York Times bestseller Kristen Ashley and USA Today bestseller Suzanne M. Johnson… See what’s cooking! You’re invited to Denver and into the kitchens of Hawk Delgado’s commandos: Daniel “Mag” Magnusson, Boone Sadler, Axl Pantera and Augustus “Auggie” Hero as they share with you some of the goodness they whip up for their women. Not only will you get to spend time with the commandos, the Dream Team makes an appearance with their men, andthere are a number of special guest stars. It doesn’t end there, you’ll also find some bonus recipes from a surprise source who doesn’t like to be left out. So strap in for a trip to Denver, a few short stories, some reminiscing and a lot of great food. Welcome to Dream Bites, Cooking with the Commandos! (Half of the proceeds of this cookbook go to the Rock Chick Nation Charities)
Download or read book Rising Water written by P.J. Petersen and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-09 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A car thief isn't the sort of person you'd expect to find helping out in an animal shelter. But to make up for his crime, Kevin is sent to help Tracy and her brother, Luke -- and none of them knows what to expect. When heavy winter rains cause the town's levee to break, the teenagers are forced to skip orientation and help with the rescue effort. Within moments they're in a powerboat packed with sandwiches and supplies and out on the water. Their mission runs smoothly until armed thieves, caught in the act of stealing from a flooded home, kidnap Luke. In a heartbeat, the rescue effort turns towards Tracy's brother -- and unless she and Kevin can band together, there's no hope for survival.
Download or read book Raid written by Kristen Ashley and published by Kristen Ashley. This book was released on 2013-02-27 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hanna Boudreaux has lived in the small town of Willow all her life. She’s sweet, cute and quiet. Hanna has a moment of epiphany when she realizes her crush for forever, Raiden Ulysses Miller, is not ever going to be hers. She sees her life as narrow and decides to do something about it. Raiden Miller is the town’s local hero. A former Marine with the medal to prove his hero status, he comes home, shrouded in mystery. It takes a while, but eventually Hanna catches his eye. After all these years of Raid and Hanna living in the same town, the question is why? Is Raid interested in Hanna because she’s sweet and cute? Or does Raid have something else going on?
Download or read book Heaven and Hell written by Kristen Ashley and published by Kristen Ashley. This book was released on 2011-12-29 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After making a bad decision when she was very young, Kia Clementine finds herself in hell. Then, suddenly, within the time it takes for a shotgun to blast, her hell changes. Out of the blue she sees Sampson Cooper, her celebrity crush. A man the whole world knows is decent, loyal, good. All of these very unlike her now dead husband. He’s sitting at a table right next to hers. And she catches his eye. Terrified of the interest Sam shows in her, Kia still finds the courage to go out with him. Not long after, she shares her dark secrets, and Sam shares that he’ll stop at nothing to gain her trust. As Sam leads Kia to heaven, Kia realizes Sam is living his own hell. But although he gives her beauty, and she gives him everything, he withholds his trust. Even with the beauty, Kia wants it all. But Sam forces Kia to make a heartbreaking decision, and only she can decide. Is it all? Or nothing?
Download or read book Heart of Darkness written by Joseph Conrad and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-09-20 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heart of Darkness is about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State, in the heart of Africa, by the story's narrator Marlow. Marlow tells his story aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames, London, England. This setting provides the frame for Marlow's story of his fixation with the ivory trader Kurtz, which enables Conrad to create a parallel between London and Africa as places of darkness.Central to Conrad's work is the idea that there is little difference between so-called civilized people and those described as savages; Heart of Darkness raises important questions about imperialism and racism.
Download or read book Coming Out of the Water written by Stacey Siekman and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life as we know it can change in a single second. In fact, it can even be shattered into a thousand pieces. What we thought was true wasn't really true at all. What is truth? What is truth when the internal and external worlds collide? Stacey Siekman invites you on a self-discovery journey to find the answer to this question. Life happens when the image we see on the outside connects with our heart on the inside. The heart is life. It is our most valuable treasure, our centerpiece, our core--the only movement that sustains our life. As you learn to move from the inside out--from One HEART--you will be empowered and encouraged to H.I.T. Excellence and discover the energy, power, strength, and beauty that lie deep within. You will learn how to embrace, train, and live within your own image of greatness. This is not just a journey that will change your life; it is a journey that will give you life. Are you ready to move? Are you ready to experience your heart like never before? The time to Come Out of the Water is now!
Download or read book The Hookup written by Kristen Ashley and published by Kristen Ashley. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the new girl in town, Eliza “Izzy” Forrester decides to hit the local drinking hole, she’s not ready to meet the town’s good, solid guy. She’s definitely not prepared to engage in her very first hookup with him. Then Izzy wakes up the next morning in Johnny Gamble’s bed and good girl Izzy finds she likes being bad for Johnny. Even so, Izzy feels Johnny holding her at arm’s length. But Johnny makes it clear he wants more and Izzy already knows she wants as much of hot-in-bed, sweet-out-of-it Johnny Gamble. Floating on air thinking this is going somewhere, Izzy quickly learns why Johnny holds distant. He’s in love with someone else. Someone who left him and did it leaving him broken. Whoever was up next would be runner up, second best. Knowing the stakes, Izzy will take what she can get from the gentleman that’s Johnny Gamble. And even knowing his heart might never mend, Johnny can’t seem to stay away from Izzy. Until out of nowhere, his lost love comes back to town. He’s not going back, but Johnny still knows the right thing to do is let Izzy go. And Izzy knew the stakes, so she makes it easy and slips through his fingers. But that’s before Johnny realizes Eliza moved to town to escape danger that’s been swirling around her. And that’s why Johnny decides to wade in. That and the fact Eliza Forrester makes breakfast with a canary singing on her shoulder and fills out tight dresses in a way Johnny Gamble cannot get out of his head.
Download or read book Free written by Kristen Ashley and published by Rock Chick LLC. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through good times, bad times and times of war, Cole “Rush” Allen grew up in the Chaos Motorcycle Club. Along this journey, he watched his father, Tack, and his MC brothers fight, sweat, bleed and die to steer the Club to legitimacy. And they’ve got one more battle on their hands. A battle they have to win. But when Rush meets the woman who put herself right in the thick of it, he knows he has to stop at nothing to get her out. Rebel Stapleton has lost someone she loves to murder and she’s the kind of woman who’s going to do something about it. She puts her career on the line, and her life, to bring the man who did it to justice. That is, she does this until Rush Allen intervenes. Chaos is at war and they’re about to face the ultimate showdown. They’ll have to negotiate skeletons from the past, enemies becoming allies, and loved ones in the line of fire on their ride to be… Free.
Download or read book River of Gods written by Ian McDonald and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2009-09-18 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Mother India approaches her centenary, nine people are going about their business — a gangster, a cop, his wife, a politician, a stand-up comic, a set designer, a journalist, a scientist, and a dropout. And so is Aj — the waif, the mind-reader, the prophet — when she one day finds a man who wants to stay hidden. In the next few weeks, they will all be swept together to decide the fate of the nation. River of Gods teems with the life of a country choked with peoples and cultures — one and a half billion people, twelve semi-independent nations, nine million gods. Ian McDonald has written the great Indian novel of the new millennium, in which a war is fought, a love betrayed, a message from a different world decoded, as the great river Ganges flows on.
Download or read book There Is Always a Rainbow After the Rain written by Benazir Tilekova and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-07 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dedicated to single mothers.Dear sister, I dedicate this book to you because I am familiar with all your hardships and difficulties for the simple reason that I also had to raise my child all alone. I hope that the story of this girl will inspire and help you not to lose heart when life storms come your way and when there is nobody to rely on, but God and yourself, and that you are able to enjoy your life the way it is. Enjoy your reading!
Download or read book Rock Chick Rematch A Rock Chick Novella written by Kristen Ashley and published by 1001 Dark Nights Press. This book was released on 2024-04-22 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Ashley brings a new story in her Rock Chick series… In high school, Malia Clark found the man of her dreams. Darius Tucker. But life hits them full in the face way before it ever should. Darius makes a drastic decision to keep his family safe and Malia leaves town with a secret. When Malia returns, she seeks Darius to share all, but Darius finds out before she can tell him. At the same time, she finds out just how much Darius has changed in the years she’s been away. She just refuses to give up on him. Until he forces her hand. Secrets come between Malia and Darius, at the same time Malia has to worry about weird things going on at the law firm where she works, her kid wants a car and she’s stuck in slow-cooker hell. Luckily, her ride or dies have her back. And in the meantime, she might just learn she never should have lost hope in Darius Tucker. **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.** Reviews for Rock Chick Rematch: "I waited years for this story and it was worth the wait. Darius and Malia are true soulmates, but sometimes love isn't enough. The path these characters take to finding their happily ever after is rocky, gut-wrenching, and so beautiful I'll think about it for years to come. Absolutely stunning five-star read." ~ Audrey Carlan, #1 NYT Bestselling Author “Rock Chick Rematch is all caps DIVINE. I inhaled this story of lost love and love regained. I am so thankful to Kristen Ashley for writing this beautiful book about soulmates who needed to wait for their time. In the end, they find it and a wealth of happiness that will absolutely warm your soul.” ~ Professor Romance “Trust me, if you haven’t read this series, you are missing something life changing.” ~ PP'S BOOKSHELF “Drama, romance, a little danger, action and a drop of crazy Rock Chick action and Hot Bunch deliciousness. Malia and Darius’ romance is pretty epic and I had a blast reading it.” ~ Veronica, Wicked Reads “This story is more than a second chance, it is two soulmates, enduring it all, and getting the life they paused, all that time ago.” ~ Dar Gee Reads “Don’t miss Darius’ book!! Be prepared to want to read all the others, if you haven’t had the pleasure!! After all these years, it’s still one of my favorite series!! Rock On!!” ~ jenjenbookfan
Download or read book The Wild Card A Rivers Wilde Novella written by Dylan Allen and published by 1001 Dark Nights Press. This book was released on 2024-04-15 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wall Street Journal bestselling author Dylan Allen continues the Rivers Wilde series with a neighbors-to-lovers second-chance romance. A billionaire with family secrets looking for a fresh start. A reformed jewel thief. And a choice that changes everything. Leo has two priorities: putting down new roots and making up for his mistakes. He doesn’t have time for a blind date with his new neighbor. Until he finds out she’s the woman he let slip away…but never forgot. Cassie has finally paid her debts and is living the life she’s always wanted. Her new neighbor sounds like he could be Mr. Right. Only, he turns out to be the man who promised her the world then disappeared without a trace. In another time and another place, he was a playboy who made her believe in miracles. Now, he’s a danger to everything she’s worked hard for. He wants to pick up where they left off. She wants to keep her distance. But when they’re together, their chemistry is undeniable. The heat between them burns hot and fast. Until a secret whips up a fire that threatens to engulf them all. **Every 1001 Dark Nights novella is a standalone story. For new readers, it’s an introduction to an author’s world. And for fans, it’s a bonus book in the author’s series. We hope you'll enjoy each one as much as we do.** Reviews for The Wild Card: “OH MY GOOD GAWLYYY, this was amazing and very much top tier.” ~ zluvsreading “Fast-paced, enjoyable, and spicy read. This novella is perfect for those who love a neighbors-to-lovers second-chance romance with a tinch of suspense.” ~ forsr_bibliotheque “I was riveted and couldn’t put this down.” ~ Becky Kapjon, Goodreads Reviewer “A fast paced, sweet story of love, forgiveness and family.” ~ Wicked Reads “Fun, steamy and emotional.” ~ BMused12 “I really loved this second chance novella with Cassie and Leo!!” ~ Jacklyn’s Book Nook
