Download or read book Her Crashing Waves written by Aidil Azizul and published by Open Bridge Publications Sdn. Bhd.. This book was released on with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fadhia is a seaside girl living a sheltered life. Her parents, scarred by a horrible mistake, keep her from all that she holds dear in hope of making things right again. But Fadhia sees her family slowly drifting apart, their once-close bond strained by the weight of disappointment. She also begins to cast a shadow over her friendship with Wan, someone of a troubled history. Driven by a newfound purpose, she sets out on a heartfelt mission to reclaim everything that once belonged to her no matter how hard it gets. But can she ride the waves out safely? Or will she just sink trying?
Download or read book The Waves Keep Crashing written by Ellie Keehn and published by Proving Press. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swimming was everything to Emmi. Because of it, she made friends, became a winner, saved lives, stood out, discovered love, found pure happiness. Swimming was everything to Emmi. But after that day, she never wanted to swim again.
Download or read book Crashing Waves written by Loretta Kendall and published by Loretta Kendall. This book was released on 2023-09-30 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A god of the water who can’t swim? Former Olympus hearty throb, now a nerdy water boy. That’s what Poseidon’s life has become under the Olympus god curse. With Zeus back on Olympus with his new wife, his brother and oceanographer, Poseidon, is left feeling lonely and unsure of himself. Banished by the Grey witches to live on Earth, the sexy nerd water god will seek his brothers to help him overcome his newfound fear of dating. Posey will find love in a mermaid princess from the underwater world of Atlantis who finds his nerdy vibe to be endearing. But what will happen when he realizes she’s the mermaid he was promised to marry centuries ago? When he discovers her true identity, they will fight for love as dark forces threaten the core of humanity. With the help of his brother Hades’ whose new life is a mafia kingpin, they seek to find who is behind a universe-wide trafficking ring connected to the toxic pollution that’s killing the oceans. Vowed to rule the universe, Poseidon’s evil college bully, Neptune, is at the helm of a dangerous plot that stems back to when it all began. Will the brothers of Olympus stop the dangerous plan, or will Posiden's underwater dreams fall to ruin?
Download or read book I Wrote This for You and Only You written by Iain S. Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I need you to understand something. I wrote this for you. I wrote this for you and only you. Everyone else who reads it, doesn't get it." The follow-up to the international #1 bestselling collection of prose and photography, I Wrote This For You And Only You is the third book in the I Wrote This For You series and gathers together the very best entries in the project from 2011 to 2015. Started in 2007, I Wrote This For You is an internationally acclaimed exploration of hauntingly beautiful words, photography and emotion that's unique to each person that reads it.
Download or read book Beyond the Crushing Waves written by Bronwen Pratley and published by . This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two generations face heartbreak and injustice in this poignant and emotional novel inspired by true events. Mary Roberts is an impoverished child living in a council flat in 1950's London. When she and her sister are left at an orphanage by their mother, they don't think their lives can get any worse. Harry Evans is an orphan who finds himself, with Mary and her sister, on board a ship bound for Australia. They're sent to a farm school for children, where abuse and neglect are rife. A journey that will change their lives forever, and from which they'll never return. Married to her dream man, and with a baby on the way, Dr Mia Sato's life is in perfect order. When her beloved grandmother has a fall, the photograph clutched in her hand prompts Mia to ask questions her grandmother isn't willing to answer. When she cries out a confession that rocks Mia to her core, it leads to a shocking discovery of a past filled with lies, broken families and forced child migration. Based on one of Britain's most secret and shameful real-life scandals in which over 100,000 British children were forcibly deported to Canada, South Africa, and Australia over several decades. Bronwen Pratley's heartbreaking, captivating and ultimately uplifting tale reminds us that no matter where the journey leads us, our heart will always find its way home to those we love. For readers of Before We Were Yours and Where the Crawdad Sings. ** This book was previously published under the author name Lilly Mirren.
Download or read book Ashes on the Waves written by Mary Lindsey and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-06-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sexy gothic romance based on Edgar Allan Poe's "Annabel Lee" Liam MacGregor is cursed. Haunted by the wails of fantastical Bean Sidhes and labeled a demon by the villagers of Dòchas, Liam has accepted that things will never get better for him—until a wealthy heiress named Annabel Leighton arrives on the island and Liam’s fate is changed forever. With Anna, Liam finally finds the happiness he has always been denied, but the violent, mythical Otherworlders, who inhabit the island and the sea around it, have other plans. They make a wager on the couple’s love, testing its strength through a series of cruel obstacles. But the tragedies draw Liam and Anna even closer. Frustrated, the creatures put the couple through one last trial—and this time it’s not only their love that’s in danger of being destroyed. Based on Edgar Allan Poe’s chilling poem Annabel Lee, with references to many of his other poems including The Raven, Mary Lindsey creates a frighteningly beautiful gothic novel that glorifies the power of true love. Perfect for fans of Lauren Kate's Fallen series, Kendra Blake's Anna Dressed in Blood, and Kelly Creagh's Nevermore. Praise for ASHES ON THE WAVES “Achingly beautiful and darkly sensuous ... an extraordinary read that left me breathless at every turn!” --Sophie Jordan, New York Times bestselling author of Firelight “Mary Lindsey, inspired by Edgar Allan Poe, has created a haunting, mystical world. I loved this tragic, romantic story.” --Cate Tiernan, author of Sweep and Immortal Beloved
Download or read book Under The Wave At Waimea written by Paul Theroux and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Theroux’s work is like no one else’s.” –Francine Prose, New York Times Book Review From legendary writer Paul Theroux comes an atmospheric novel following a big-wave surfer as he confronts aging, privilege, mortality, and whose lives we choose to remember. Now in his sixties, big-wave surfer Joe Sharkey has passed his prime and is losing his “stoke.” The younger surfers around the breaks on the north shore of Oahu still idolize the Shark, but his sponsors are looking elsewhere. One night, while driving home from a bar after one too many, Joe accidentally kills a stranger near Waimea, a tragedy that sends his life out of control. As the repercussions of the accident spiral ever wider, Joe's devoted girlfriend, Olive, throws herself into uncovering the dead man’s identity and helping Joe find vitality and refuge in the waves again. Set in the lush, gritty underside of an island paradise readers rarely see, UNDER THE WAVE AT WAIMEA offers a dramatic, affecting commentary on privilege, mortality, and the lives we choose to remember. It is a masterstroke by one of the greatest writers of our time.
Download or read book Crashing Waves written by Erica Gerald Mason and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-02-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was supposed to be a few days of fun...Nineteen-year-old Song Martìnez moves between two worlds: an average American college student in a quiet seaside town and an undocumented immigrant on the path to citizenship. The uneasy balance between these worlds creates a life of routine, one where Song tries to stay invisible and not make waves.Until a witch proposes an offer Song can't refuse: her voice for a tail. A chance to leave her worries on land for a few carefree days under the sea as a mermaid. When Song agrees, she finds herself in the middle of a rivalry that has spanned hundreds of years.Whatever Song does next, it could not just change the lives of an underwater kingdom. It could also endanger her life.
Download or read book Grace Like Scarlett written by Adriel Booker and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though one in four pregnancies ends in loss, miscarriage is shrouded in such secrecy and stigma that the woman who experiences it often feels deeply isolated, unsure how to process her grief. Her body seems to have betrayed her. Her confidence in the goodness of God is rattled. Her loved ones don't know what to say. Her heart is broken. She may feel guilty, ashamed, angry, depressed, confused, or alone. With vulnerability and tenderness, Adriel Booker shares her own experience of three consecutive miscarriages, as well as the stories of others. She tackles complex questions about faith and suffering with sensitivity and clarity, inviting women to a place of grace, honesty, and hope in the redemptive purposes of God without offering religious clichés and pat answers. She also shares specific, practical resources, such as ways to help guide children through grief, suggestions for memorializing your baby, and advice on pregnancy after loss, as well as a special section for dads and loved ones.
Download or read book Find Your Brave written by Holly Wagner and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Navigate Life’s Storms and Discover a Courage Like No Other Have you ever found yourself in over your head, wondering how you would possibly get through with your faith and sanity intact? Life seems good and then—BOOM!—out of nowhere comes a storm that threatens to drown your hopes. Your storm might be a job loss, loneliness, a crumbling relationship, financial ruin, a serious illness, or the death of a loved one. Whatever it is, you have a choice: Will you cower in fear or will you rise to the challenge? Holly Wagner has endured her share of storms. In Find Your Brave she examines the dramatic shipwreck faced by the apostle Paul in Acts 27. There she uncovers profound truths that will guide you safely through life’s most difficult moments. Through biblical teaching and personal stories, Holly offers a friendly voice in the midst of overpowering circumstances. She shows you how to anchor your trust in the God who remains faithful in every storm and in whose strength you can Find Your Brave. #RefuseToSink “Find Your Brave is the empowering message your heart needs.” --Lysa Terkheurst, Proverbs 31 Ministries
Download or read book Magical Thinking written by Augusten Burroughs and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of true stories that are universal in their appeal yet unabashedly intimate, stories that shine a flashlight into both dark and hilarious places.
Download or read book Crashing Waves written by Graysen Morgen and published by Triplicity Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-03-13 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a tragic accident, Pro Surfer, Rory Eden, spends her days hiding in the surf and snowboard manufacturing company that she built from the ground up, while living her life as a shell of the person that she once was. Rory's world is turned upside when a young surfer pursues her, asking for the one thing she can't do. Realizing that this woman may be able revive the part of her soul that died in the accident, Rory reluctantly agrees to help her. This story takes you from the waves on the beaches of California, Gold Coast, Australia, and Bonzai Pipeline in Oahu, Hawaii, to the snow covered mountains of Colorado and Stockholm, Sweden. Adler Troy and Dr. Cason Macauley from Graysen Morgen's best seller, Falling Snow, make an appearance in this romantic adventure about life, love, and letting go.
Download or read book Wave Woman the Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer written by Vicky Durand and published by R. R. Bowker. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy defines the dynamic and hard-fought life of Betty Pembroke Heldreich who believed that anything exciting was worth trying at least once. When her airplane went down, the young pilot got back up. Wave Woman is a charming and intimate biography, a love letter from a daughter to her progressive mother who broke glass ceilings with simple curiosity and desire. Betty trained to swim in the 1936 Olympic Games. She eloped on a hunch and learned the tough lessons of love. With an entrepreneurial creativity and a drive for self-sufficiency, Betty found meaning as a sculptor, a dental hygienist, a jeweler, a fisherwoman, a potter and a poet. ? In Hawaii, the thrill of big waves crashing at Makaha Beach inspired the 41-year-old mother to pick up a surfboard, conquer her fears and compete as a champion! ? Wave Woman speaks clearly to all women-and men-searching for self-confidence, fulfillment and true happiness."Morph together Amelia Earhart, Frida Kahlo, Emily Dickinson and Esther Williams and you have Betty Pembroke Heldreich Winstedt-a 20th-century Wonder Woman."-Ben Marcus, former editor of Surfer Magazine"Wave Woman Betty Heldreich is the kind of person I admire-women and men who are one hundred percent, authentically themselves. I am inspired by her positive resilience and passion for life."-Carissa Moore, pro surfer and Women's World Tour Champion
Download or read book A Gathering of Wings written by Kate Klimo and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2013 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Accompanied by her closest friends, Malora leaves the safety of Mount Kheiron for the bush then the bustling city of the Ka in search of Sky, the stallion who used to lead Malora's herd of horses, and finds herself faced with making decisions about her future in new ways.
Download or read book The Wave written by Susan Casey and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting and rollicking tour-de-force about the terrifying power of nature's most deadly phenomena — colossal waves — and the scientists and super surfers who are obsessed with them. The New York Times bestselling author of The Devil's Teeth probes the dramatic convergence of baffling gargantuan waves that pummel oil rigs and sink massive ships, the extreme surfers willing to stare down death in order to ride them, and the marine scientists trying to unlock the physics of these waves, the climate changes that are provoking them, and what chaos they might wreak. Susan Casey explores the phenomenon of monster waves and how they have become an obsession for extreme surfers like Laird Hamilton — who serves as the author's guide as she takes the reader into the intense, white-knuckle world of 100-foot waves.
Download or read book In Waves written by AJ Dungo and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of love, heartbreak and surfing from an important new voice in comics. In Waves is Craig Thompson's Blankets meets William Finnegan's Barbarian Days. In this visually arresting graphic novel, surfer and illustrator AJ Dungo remembers his late partner, her battle with cancer, and their shared love of surfing that brought them strength throughout their time together. With his passion for surfing uniting many narratives, he intertwines his own story with those of some of the great heroes of surf in a rare work of nonfiction that is as moving as it is fascinating.
Download or read book My Beautiful Broken Shell written by Carol Hamblet Adams and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2002-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Already a bestseller with more than 100,000 copies sold, Adams' comforting words are now accompanied by D. Morgan's exquisite watercolors that summon the very sounds and scents of the ocean. Words of wisdom and peaceful images bring encouragement to those buffeted by life's storms.
