Download or read book Daddy Love written by Joyce Carol Oates and published by Grove/Atlantic, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Bellefleur: A “psychologically incisive” glimpse into the mind of a deranged predator and the boy he abducts to be his son (Booklist). Robbie Whitcomb is five years old when he’s taken from his mother in a mall parking lot. In her attempt to chase the kidnapper, she’s left badly injured and permanently disfigured. Such are the methods of the man who calls himself Daddy Love—a man known to the rest of the world as charismatic preacher Chester Cash. For the next six years, Robbie is to be Daddy’s son. That means doing whatever Daddy says—and giving him whatever he wants. Soon Robbie learns to accept his new name, Gideon. He also learns that he is not the first of Daddy Love’s sons. And that each of the others, after reaching a certain age, was never seen again. As Robbie’s mother recovers from her wounds, her life and marriage are a daily struggle. But as years go by, she maintains a flicker of hope that her son is still alive. Meanwhile, Robbie approaches the “bittersweet age” with no illusions about his fate. But somewhere within this tortured child lies a spark of rebellion. And he knows all too well what survival requires. “After all these years, Joyce Carol Oates can still give me the creeps.” —Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review “A lean and disturbing tale that reverberates after its ending.” —The Columbus Dispatch “Oates makes us squirm as she forces us to see some of the action through Love’s twisted and warped perspective.” —Kirkus Reviews “This unsettling tale showcases Oates’s masterful storytelling.” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read book My Dad Is Amazing written by Sabrina Moyle and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2018-04-03 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A joyful tribute to fathers from the bestselling creators of Hello!Lucky! and authors of My Mom is Magical and You Are Fantastic!. Is your dad cooler than a million popsicles? Tougher than a rhino wrestler? Cuddlier than a ton of bunnies? Celebrate all the things that make Dad amazing with this joyful book!

Download or read book Lucky Candy written by Kiesha Richcreek and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-07-28 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young children will learn an important and valuable lesson about sharing and the importance of feelings through this wonderfully illustrated and fun book created by Fashion Designer Kiesha Richcreek and her Husband Erick Richcreek. The beginning starts with a young boy named Lucky. Lucky loves to grab and pull and scream for whatever he wants. His first love was candy. He will not share his beloved candy and this is where the story starts. This children book is for the parents that need a quick book to pick up and grab their child's attention to express the importance of sharing and caring. Lucky learns a valuable lesson. The adventure starts with his older brother. Love Peace and Goodwill have been displayed in this book.

Download or read book Daddy for Keeps written by Pamela Tracy and published by Steeple Hill. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The moment Lucas "Lucky" Welch sees the black-haired, green-eyed boy at the rodeo, he knows. The child is his late brother's son. But why was little Robby kept a secret? He demands answers from Robby's adoptive mom, Natalie Crosby. But the pretty, protective woman isn't forthcoming. And once Lucky learns the truth behind Robby's birth, he understands. Especially when some family matters get more than complicated. As a bull rider, Lucky knows he just has to hang on tight and keep showing Natalie that his wish is true-blue: to be a daddy—and husband—for keeps.

Download or read book Lucky Candy written by and published by Kiesha Richcreek. This book was released on with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fishing with Dad written by Kevin Lovegreen and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Luke and Dad on a fun fishing adventure.

Download or read book Getting Lucky written by Stacy Finz and published by Lyrical Press. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Nugget Romance Fortune favors the bold... In Nugget, California, a tiny town tucked into the Sierra Nevada mountains, luck is what you make it, and love is never far behind... From his humble beginnings in Nugget, Lucky Rodriguez has become a champion on the rodeo circuit, truly living up to his name in every regard. But when he returns home, he gets something success can't buy: a daughter he never knew he had. And the girl's mother, an old friend he has hasn't thought about since, now touches his heart like no buckle bunny ever could. Tawny Wade hasn't always had luck on her side. She fell for a boy she couldn't have, lost her parents too young, and now her daughter needs a transplant she can't provide. But if Lucky is a stem cell match, all that could change. The trouble is, Lucky's got a past in Nugget that makes him off-limits as anything more than a donor for her daughter. And yet, Tawny's never stopped loving the man who now holds her family's fate in his cowboy-callused hands... Praise For Stacy Finz “Finz is a unique new voice. Nugget, California is a charming small town filled with inventive characters and sweet romance."--Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author of the Lucky Harbor Series "Tender and touching, Stacy Finz writes romance with heart."--Marina Adair, #1 National bestselling author of Summer in Napa

Download or read book Lucky Bastard written by Joe Buck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this New York Times bestselling memoir, the announcer of the biggest sporting events in the country—including the 2017 Super Bowl and this century's most-watched, historic, Chicago Cubs–winning World Series—reveals why he is one lucky bastard. Sports fans see Joe Buck everywhere: broadcasting one of the biggest games in the NFL every week, calling the World Series every year, announcing the Super Bowl every three years. They know his father, Jack Buck, is a broadcasting legend and that he was beloved in his adopted hometown of St. Louis. Yet they have no idea who Joe really is. Or how he got here. They don’t know how he almost blew his career. They haven’t read his funniest and most embarrassing stories or heard about his interactions with the biggest sports stars of this era. They don’t know how hard he can laugh at himself—or that he thinks some of his critics have a point. And they don’t know what it was really like to grow up in his father’s shadow. Joe and Jack were best friends, but it wasn’t that simple. Jack, the voice of the St. Louis Cardinals for almost fifty years, helped Joe get his broadcasting start at eighteen. But Joe had to prove himself, first as a minor league radio announcer and then on local TV, national TV with ESPN, and then finally on FOX. He now has a successful, Emmy-winning career, but only after a lot of dues-paying, learning, and pretty damn entertaining mistakes that are recounted in this book. In his memoir, Joe takes us through his life on and off the field. He shares the lessons he learned from his father, the errors he made along the way, and the personal mountain he climbed and conquered, all of which have truly made him a Lucky Bastard.

Download or read book The Leftovers written by Cassandra Parkin and published by Legend Press Ltd. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'It was dark and sad and powerful and poetic. Just addictive, and bloody marvellous' Louise BeechThe Leftovers is a story about sexual power and consent, the myth of the perfect victim, and a dark exploration of the things we do for – and to – the ones we love.Callie’s life is spent caring for others – for Frey, her client, and for Noah, her brother. When a tragic car accident shatters her family, she’s left alone with her mother Vanessa. Vanessa's favourite child was Noah; Callie's favourite parent was her dad. Now they're stuck with each other - the leftovers of their family - and they'll have to confront the ways they've been hurt, and the ways they've passed that hurt on to others.Praise for Cassandra:'A thoughtful novel. Parkin creates authentic, interesting characters' Carys Bray'Fresh and original, written vividly and with lair. I was completely engrossed!' Katherine Webb'A dark, eloquently creepy tale. Parkin's prose quivers with visceral terror' Carol Lovekin

Download or read book Wings of Tru Love written by Kenneth Cleveland Drinnon and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wings of Tru Love author Kenneth C Drinnon joined theUnited States Army Air Force in 1943 and served in theEuropean Theater as a B17 ball-turret gunner with the 8thAir Force, 487th Heavy Bomb Group, and 838th Squadron.He fl ew thirty-four aerial combat missions form October 22,1944 to February 28, 1945 over Nazi, Germany and attainedthe rank of Staff Sergeant before being discharged in 1945.There were several notable bombing missions, includingthe synthetic oil refi neries at Merseberg, Germany andseveral against transportation facilities in support of theArmy ground forces during the Battle of the Bulge, butthe one most remembered by aviators of the 487th BombGroup was December 24, 1944 when General FrederickW. Castle was killed while leading a two thousand planebomber mission for the Eight Air Force and piloting thelead plane of the 487th Bomb Group. Both the 487th BombGroup and the Luftwaffe suffered many casualties duringan aerial gun battle.

Download or read book Happy Holidays Jessi The Baby Sitters Club 103 written by Ann M. Martin and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jessi's Christmas and Kwanzaa seasons are overshadowed by a car accident in which Jessi's baby brother, Squirt, is injured, and the difficult time proves challenging to her family's holiday spirit.

Download or read book ROCK F CK CLUB Box Set Books 1 5 written by Michelle Mankin and published by Michelle Mankin. This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 1292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warning: Girls Ranking the Rock Stars Series by New York Times bestselling author Michelle Mankin is so hot it will likely melt your e-reader. ROCK F*CK CLUB is sexy, yet sweet and emotional. If the boys can play, why not the girls too? Inside each book in this box set is one girl figuring out what she likes and how she likes it on her path to love and her happily ever after. Girls with rock 'n' roll attitude. Girls on a journey to find their best true selves. Girls who love music and the rock stars who create it. This box set includes books 1-5. Over 1200 pages. Book 6 is a full length novel and is available separately. Book 6 ends the series. BOOK 1 10 cities in two weeks 10 famous rock stars On my knees Against the wall On my tits I don't care. As long as I get the evidence to prove it. Why? Because I caught my former prick of a boyfriend from Heavy Metal Enthusiasts doing a groupie doggie style backstage on the night we were supposed to be celebrating our 1 year anniversary. He told me I was too uptight. Too vanilla. Too boring. So I got drunk with my bestie, Marsha West, the aspiring videographer. I ranted. I raved. I came up with a crazy idea. What I didn't know was that my best friend recorded me. Marsha put the video up on YouTube. It went viral with 10 million hits. Now I've got fans and sponsors offering me big bucks. Rock stars are volunteering to be my f*ck buddy. Hollywood is calling. I get to choose which rock stars I want. The stakes are high. This sh*t just got real. What could go wrong? BOOK 2 10 cities. 10 famous rock stars f*cked. Raven Winters has chosen the one rock star she wants to keep. She has completed filming for the Rock F*ck Club. Her season of the reality show is about to debut on the World Media Organization channel. Her once very private sex life is about to become public. Can her life ever return to normal? Does she want it to? And what about the next season of RFC? Who will be the next star? Who will be f*cking whom? BOOK 3 The Gods of Rock Tour. 4 summer concert venues. 10 famous rock stars to f*ck. Two at a time. Maybe even three. I know what I like and how to get it. I'm Marsha West. Raven Winter's best friend. A sidekick no longer, I'm in the starring role. I'm going to f*ck whoever I want. However I want. Whenever I want. I have my reasons for being the way I am and doing the things I do. I've warned WMO they might have to stretch the rules to keep their TV-MA rating for me. It's Rock F*ck Club. Season Two. What could go wrong? BOOK 4 Marsha West has completed filming for her season of the Rock F*ck Club. Actually, she is one rocker short of the ten she contracted to f*ck. Can she get her contract changed? If she can't will she lose the rock star she wants to keep? And what about the next season of RFC? Who will be the next star? Who will be f*cking whom? BOOK 5 I'm all for the girl power and sh*t. Guys are a disaster. Trust me. I know. My rule is f*ck a guy only once, then move on to the next one. I'm Josephine Poet. The Rock F*ck Club reality TV show is no different from my real life. Only there's cameras rolling, and they're offering me a ton of cash. The money and publicity are just what Joey's Band needs. A means to an end for a bad girl who knows how to rock but isn't looking for anything good. But what happens when wrong and right collide? It's naughty versus nice in Rock F*ck Club's Season Three. What could go wrong?

Download or read book Highway to the Sky written by Lola Reid Allin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With females making up just 5% of the world’s pilots, this memoir crosses genres to combine aviation history, the author’s journey from unwanted child to successful pilot, and the feminist experience, and will appeal to multiple aviation communities. “Don’t be silly! Girls can’t fly,” seven-year-old Lola’s father admonishes her as they fly across Canada on a commercial flight in 1962. She is crushed—but decides he must be right. She’s only ever seen male pilots, after all. Highway to the Sky begins during the empty zone of women in aviation, a three-decade drought following WWII when men reclaimed the jobs that had been performed by women during the war and forced women back to diapers and dishes, where they “belonged.” Despite Lola’s childhood desire to avoid the straitjacket of traditional female roles and become a pilot, her desperate need for unconditional affection after a lonesome childhood sways her determination. At age twenty, she leaps into marriage and motherhood. Four years, one toxic relationship, and one private pilot license later, she leaves her husband, even though she knows she’ll be censured by friends, family, and 1970s society at large. Lola’s head-on battle with tradition continues as the lone female pilot in her advanced flight training program and on the job as a flight instructor, bush pilot, charter pilot, and commuter airline pilot between 1979 and 1993. Flying is challenging at times, yes—but her true obstacles are the hostility, sabotage, and discrimination she faces in her industry. She perseveres, however. Ultimately, flying is what gives her the courage to regain control of her life—and helps her find personal happiness.

Download or read book Finding Our Way Home written by Nikki Simpson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finding Our Way Home: Women’s Accounts of Being Sent to Boarding School shares the personal stories of sixteen women, all of whom were sent away to board at an early age. Their accounts delve into the depths of long suppressed emotions and feelings, and the lifelong impact that the early separation from their families has had. Much has been written about the impact of ‘boarding school syndrome’ on male boarders, but less about their female counterparts. This book is the first to explore the experience from a purely female perspective, and offers an intriguing insight into the world of boarding schools and the upbringing of girls born in the mid-to-late 20th century. Finding Our Way Home is a book for everyone who ever attended boarding school, as well as psychotherapists and counsellors working with boarding school survivors.

Download or read book Sweet Home Jamaica written by Claudette Beckford-Brady and published by Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Pu. This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michelle Freeman was born in Jamaica but grew up in England. After discovering that her father's wife Mavis, is not her biological mother, she tries to locate her real mother and in doing so discovers the island of her birth, and a large extended maternal family.

Download or read book Someone You Know written by Erin Kinsley and published by Headline. This book was released on 2023-06-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SOMEONE KILLED YOUR DAUGHTER. SOMEONE YOU KNOW... *** SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH, from the bestselling author of FOUND*** 'The unravelling of a family are brilliantly portrayed in this painfully realistic novel' SUNDAY TIMES 'Brilliant, compelling, heart-wrenching writing' PETER JAMES Your daughter isn't answering your calls. She's not replying to your messages. You rush to her house. She's slumped in the basement, dying and alone. You desperately call for help. She whispers a single word: 'pushed'. Someone is keeping secrets. And it must be someone you know... 'A tense and intriguing thriller you'll find difficult to put down' WOMAN'S WEEKLY 'This razor-sharp thriller keeps you guessing until the last page' WOMAN'S OWN Praise for Erin Kinsley: 'An unputdownable thriller.' ELLY GRIFFITHS 'Sensitive and moving...but with a core of pure tension' SUNDAY TIMES 'Full of twists and turns to keep you guessing, this is a gripping and compelling read you won't want to put down' HEAT

Download or read book Let s Spend the Night Together written by Pamela Des Barres and published by Chicago Review Press. This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents biographies of twenty-four rock groupies in their own words, including Tura Satana, Miss Mercy, Cynthia Plaster Caster, and Miss B.