Download or read book Everything Fades Away written by Zane and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ebook original short story from the New York Times bestselling Queen of Erotica about what explodes when a man and woman—both suffering marital problems with their respective partners—coincidentally find themselves involved in a steamy love affair with each other despite the peril that looms at home. Amanda is bored with life. She spends hours a day on Facebook, her parents act like they are too ancient to enjoy life any longer, and her military husband, Ralph, is deployed to Afghanistan. Gideon is not totally content at home either. His wife, Nina, is a lifetime overachiever and a workaholic. She has moved her mother into their home so she can have a live-in sitter, and Gideon has fallen to the bottom of her priority list. On Black Friday 2012, both Amanda and Gideon end up at a Best Buy to take advantage of the massive price cuts. When the store opens its door at midnight, the potential customers rush the glass doors and end up in a brawl. Built-up excitement turns into mass pandemonium as the police show up in riot gear. Tear gas containers are being tossed around like lollipops and strangers are beating on each other like a heavyweight fight at the MGM Grand in Vegas. Amanda and Gideon both end up in the skywalk overlooking the madness and, even though they are complete strangers to each other, the adrenaline rush overwhelms them and they discover quick ecstasy among the chaos. After putting their clothes back on, followed by making formal introductions, they embark on a sexual journey together that re-ignites the flames in their souls. Both are forced to make choices that they never thought would have to be made; marriages are placed at risk; heartbreak is inevitable. What starts out merely as casual sex becomes much more than mere physical attraction and their lives begin to unravel. No matter how incredible something wrong can make one feel, eventually, Everything Fades Away.
Download or read book Love Sucks written by Emma Dray and published by Emma Dray. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love is great, I really do believe it. It's just when it sucks, it sucks really, really badly and it can feel like your whole world is falling apart.
Download or read book Oblomov written by Ivan Goncharov and published by Seven Stories Press. This book was released on 2011-01-04 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set at the beginning of the nineteenth century, before the ideal of industrious modern man, when idleness was still looked upon by Russia's serf-owning rural gentry as a plausible and worthy goal, there was Oblomov. Indolent, inattentive, incurious, given to daydreaming and procrastination—indeed, given to any excuse to remain horizontal—Oblomov is hardly the stuff of heroes. Yet, he is impossible not to admire. He is forgiven for his weakness and beloved for his shining soul. Ivan Goncharov’s masterpiece is not just ingenious social satire, but also a sharp criticism of nineteenth-century Russian society. Translator Marian Schwartz breathes new life into Goncharov’s voice in this first translation from the generally recognized definitive edition of the Russian original, and the first as well to attempt to replicate in English Goncharov’s wry humor and all-embracing humanity, chosen by Slate as one of the Best Books of 2008.
Download or read book The Sword and the trowel ed by C H Spurgeon written by London metrop. tabernacle and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mukunda m l stotram written by Vishwananda Paramahamsa and published by Bhakti Marga Publications. This book was released on 2021-12-26 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mukunda-mālā-stotram is one of Vaiṣṇavism's most beloved devotional prayers, composed by King Kulaśekhara. As the seventh of the twelve Alvars, the mystic bhakti saints of South India, he played a pivotal role in the revival of bhakti and served as an inspiration for Sri Rāmānujācārya's Sri Sampradaya. This prayer is a celebration of śaraṇāgati, perfect surrender to the Lord, and reminds us to strive for unceasing remembrance of the Lord at all times and places. King Kulaśekhara speaks of the misery of the soul trapped in this world, with its many trials and tribulations, all the while reminding us all that the Supreme Lord, Śrīman Nārāyaṇa, is the only means of liberation from this otherwise endless predicament. It asks Mukunda, the Lord as the granter of liberation, to give the self-proclaimed unworthy author freedom from the cycle of birth and death. Accompanied by the enlightening commentaries of Paramahamsa Vishwananda, this is unquestionably a must-read for all aspiring Vaiṣṇavas. Paramahamsa Vishwananda is a God-realised spiritual Master whose commentaries on scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita, the Srimad Bhagavatam and many more have touched the hearts of thousands, inspiring them to a life of devotion and service to God and humanity.
Download or read book Mirakee World s Largest Anthology written by TGIWC and published by Paper Publication. This book was released on with total page 1890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Dominus written by Steven Saylor and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following his international bestsellers Roma and Empire, Steven Saylor's Dominus continues his saga of the greatest, most storied empire in history from the eternal city at the very center of it all. A.D. 165: The empire of Rome has reached its pinnacle. Universal peace—the Pax Roma—reigns from Britannia to Egypt, from Gaul to Greece. Marcus Aurelius, as much a philosopher as he is an emperor, oversees a golden age in the city of Rome. The ancient Pinarius family and their workshop of artisans embellish the richest and greatest city on earth with gilded statues and towering marble monuments. Art and reason flourish. But history does not stand still. The years to come bring wars, plagues, fires, and famines. The best emperors in history are succeeded by some of the worst. Barbarians descend in endless waves, eventually appearing before the gates of Rome itself. The military seizes power and sells the throne to the highest bidder. Chaos engulfs the empire. Through it all, the Pinarius family endures, thanks in no small part to the protective powers of the fascinum, a talisman older than Rome itself, a mystical heirloom handed down through countless generations. But an even greater upheaval is yet to come. On the fringes of society, troublesome cultists disseminate dangerous and seditious ideas. They insist that everyone in the world should worship only one god, their god. They call themselves Christians. Some emperors deal with the Christians with toleration, others with bloody persecution. Then one emperor does the unthinkable. He becomes a Christian himself. His name is Constantine, and the revolution he sets in motion will change the world forever. Spanning 160 years and seven generations, teeming with some of ancient Rome’s most vivid figures, Saylor's epic brings to vivid life some of the most tumultuous and consequential chapters of human history, events which reverberate still.
Download or read book Mazdaznan written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book All the Lost Places written by Amanda Dykes and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2022-12-13 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When all of Venice is unmasked, one man's identity remains a mystery . . . 1807 When a baby is discovered floating in a basket along the quiet canals of Venice, a guild of artisans takes him in and raises him as a son, skilled in each of their trades. Although the boy, Sebastien Trovato, has wrestled with questions of his origins, it isn't until a woman washes ashore on his lagoon island that answers begin to emerge. In hunting down his story, Sebastien must make a choice that could alter not just his own future, but also that of the beloved floating city. 1904 Daniel Goodman is given a fresh start in life as the century turns. Hoping to redeem a past laden with regrets, he is sent on an assignment from California to Venice to procure and translate a rare book. There, he discovers a city of colliding hope and decay, much like his own life, and a mystery wrapped in the pages of that filigree-covered volume. With the help of Vittoria, a bookshop keeper, Daniel finds himself in a web of shadows, secrets, and discoveries carefully kept within the stones and canals of the ancient city . . . and in the mystery of the man whose story the book does not finish: Sebastien Trovato. "Introspective, surprising, and achingly beautiful."--Booklist starred review "Dykes's pen is fused with magic and poetry. Every word's a gentle wave building into the splendor that is All the Lost Places, where struggles for identity and a place to belong find hope between the pages of a timeless story."--J'NELL CIESIELSKI, bestselling author of The Socialite "Luscious writing, authentic characters, and an ending that satisfies to the core of the spirit, this novel is another winner from Amanda Dykes."--HEIDI CHIAVAROLI, Carol Award-winning author of Freedom's Ring and Hope Beyond the Waves
Download or read book Glory Fades Away written by Jerry Lansche and published by Taylor Pub. This book was released on 1991 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history of the World's Series prior to the twentieth century, offering an account of the games, the players, and the times
Download or read book Memories written by Katarina Nikolic and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the book “Memories” is a collection of poems, written throughout various periods of my life. In it I talk about my thoughts and feelings, that I hope many can relate to. The main message I hope to deliver is that even when everything around you seems to crumble and fall apart there is always a light of hope that will shine through if only you can see it. I would like to say special thanks to my mother and grandmother, who kept believing in me; to my good friend Victoria Woodward, who helped me translate some of the poems and who was the first reader of my book; and a very special thank you to a person who helped me through a very difficult time in my life and helped me see that sometimes writing is all you need, Irina Milosevic. Without each of you I would not have begun my book, I would not have translated it, and most importantly I would not have believed I could finish it. I can only hope that my poems can bring the reader solace and comfort they brought to me.
Download or read book A CONCISE COSMOS written by Suhaib Bashir and published by JEC PUBLICATION. This book was released on with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A concise cosmos " being the first book to be authored on this pattern wherein the life lessons are titled, then started with a quotation and concluded with a quotation. This book aims to bring a new sophistication to the world of literature and poetry because it is the first book that has life lessons that too drew from the carvings on the soul, poems that catch the fancy and hook one’s attention and force him to ponder, and when the reader competes the book he is gifted with a lifelong tribute i.e. some oracles, some emotions that got their words and now exist as quotations and they are all from suhaib Bashir. This book is the first book ever authored by suhaib Bashir, the exclusive pattern caters to its essence. The very much book is hoped to be continued by suhaib Bashir, this is the first ever volume of this book and there's still more to go on. This book talks about all the things that one faces in life, how to overcome them, what to do, in the crux this book is another life for the reader which makes reader owe a thank you to the author because of its perfection. This book sheds light on many breath taking experience, utmost despair and puts forth the bewildering dilemma of life and describes it so well that the reader feels that this book is another life where he suffered, learned and now it's the time to change. This book gives hope and courage to those who are struggling in the dark, a self to the selfless, a hope to the hopeless, a path to the one who's lost and a bounty of oracles to one who is just a mere reader. After reading the very much book the reader becomes so confident even though if he had been a looser before but he gets so ambitious that he not only claims to conquer the rose he had been yearning of but he'll whisper to the rose that I am not only attracted by your eloquence, elegance, abundance, optic scent but I am hungry to conquer your majesty, show me your thorns and I'll show your hands willing to bleed. Suhaib Bashir
Download or read book Menosaurus written by S J House and published by S J House . This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mantoid lord's evil forces have depleted oxygen levels, and Zero gravity has taken effect, plunging New York City into total Jurassic chaos as dinosaurs ravage the streets. Marines hunt in camouflaged spacesuits, and every human fights to survive. Lieutenant RainHorn has gone AWOL, missing in action, feared dead, and a new commander has been assigned to find him and bring him home. Rex and Rion transcend past space-time dimensions to stay one step ahead of the enemy and defeat the Mantoid lord. But they might just have to die first before they can save themselves and Earth.
Download or read book Zero Phase written by Gerald Brennan and published by Tortoise Books. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: May, 1970. After a one-month launch delay, Apollo 13 lands in the Fra Mauro Highlands of the moon—and then the trouble starts. The first in a series of what-if stories from the golden age of space exploration, Zero Phase was written based on meticulous research, and with assistance from two Apollo astronauts: Dr. Edgar Mitchell, who visited the Fra Mauro Highlands—and Captain Jim Lovell, who was supposed to. Dramatic, detailed, and finely written, this novella is a must-read for space aficionados and literary enthusiasts alike. The titles in the Altered Space series are wholly separate narratives, but all deal with the mysteries of space and time, progress and circularity. Each one is an ensō of words in which orbits of spacecraft, moons, planets, and people allow us fresh perspectives on the cycles of our own lives.
Download or read book Where There s a Whisk written by Sarah J. Schmitt and published by Running Press Kids. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is what you bake it. Peyton Sinclaire wants nothing more than to escape her life as a diner waitress in her small, North Florida town and attend culinary school. Top Teen Chef, Food TV's new show that pairs reality TV drama with a fast-paced culinary competition, is her ticket out of her boring future. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to make her dreams come true and Peyton is determined to prove to herself, and the world, that where you're born does not determine where you can go. However, once on the show, Peyton quickly discovers that there is more to the competition than just a well-seasoned dish. As things start to heat up on and off the set, Peyton will have to prove to the judges that she deserves to win while trying to untangle what is real and what is scripted drama, and decide what she is willing to risk to win before her dreams end up on the chopping block.
Download or read book Perfectly Safe written by Madison Anne and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2018-02-11 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In small town Tennessee, manipulation, gossip, and lies run rampant. At the very center of it all lies Cassandra and her loved ones. First, she watches her best friend's sister die of cancer, and because of the choices her best friend makes, she watches him be ostracized and gossiped about. Two years later, things are still the same: they are inseparable but their families will do anything to tear them apart. However, when Cassandra learns the truth about her past, her families' past, and her best friend's past, things start shifting, perhaps for the worst. Her life starts falling apart at a cancer diagnosis and the revelation of buried secrets. The lines start blurring together as Cassandra wrestles through her relationships with her family, her faith, and her own life, but one thing is certain: she will go to any length, no matter what, to protect her best friend. Including sacrificing her siblings.
Download or read book The Wolves of Craigellen written by Ruby Fielding and published by James Grieve Press. This book was released on with total page 621 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Available in one volume for the first time: The Wolves of Craigellen: Ruby Fielding's stunning Highland shifter romance trilogy – murder, intrigue and breathtaking romance in a werewolf series like no other. "An exciting suspenseful shifter romance... The characters are fantastic... a must read book!" Roxie's Reviews "This has been truly an amazing story and I have loved each and every character." Books of Past, Present, and Future "Just wow! Snow Wolf is the stunning conclusion of the three-part series... I highly recommend Ruby Fielding's stories." Night Owl Reviews' Top Pick "No, I'm not scared of a wolf. Believe me: there are far worse things..." Three full-length novels: Last Alpha He never wanted to fall in love. She never planned to let him... Jenny Layne has made a career out of investigating werewolf reports, but every case has only confirmed that shapeshifters are the stuff of legend or madness. Until now. Billy Stewart has traveled the world in pursuit of stories of shapeshifters and other strange phenomena, but the last thing he ever expected to find was love. Billy is not a man who falls easily, but when he does, it's a force of nature. As love boils over and the dark secrets buried away in the past rise to the surface, a night of murder raises the stakes yet higher. By turns passionate romance and gripping paranormal thriller, Last Alpha tells the story of two people whose paths collide with earth-shattering consequences, and asks can Beauty ever really hope to tame the Beast? Rogue Male She'd always known he was a bit of a rogue, but what if it was worse than that? So much worse... Skye Parker wasn't that girl. The one who chases love. The one who puts romance ahead of everything else. The one who would travel the length of the country in response to a throwaway online comment and a whole lot of wishful thinking. Until now. Iain Logan is most definitely that boy. The wild one. 'Trouble' is not so much his middle name as something engraved on his heart. He's a young man with secrets, too. Secrets that make him hold everything at a distance, even the girl who might just be the love of his life. When he finds wild wolves near his Highlands home after an absence of close to three centuries it's a chance to prove himself – if only he can get people to believe him. But as old friends rebuff him and the dark truth unfolds, Iain has some tough choices to make. Choices with life-changing consequences. It would be madness for Skye to fall for him. Dangerous. But sometimes madness is the most sensible thing of all. Snow Wolf Can you ever be sure of a shifter's heart? Jenny Layne has her man, but does she really have his heart? Just when Jenny needs him most, Billy Stewart has gone missing. Has she scared him away, is he in danger, or has he succumbed to the call of the wild? As the worst winter in a generation closes in, the search for Billy rapidly becomes a matter of life or death – for him, and for those who seek him. Jenny is the person most likely to find him, so why does she refuse to join the search? What does she fear even more than losing the love of her life?
