Download or read book Me and the Cute Catastrophe Sweet Small Town Romantic Comedy in Good Grief Idaho Book 1 written by Jessie Gussman and published by Jessie Gussman. This book was released on 2021-02-06 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Claire Harding I live in Idaho. (Yes, potatoes. *eye roll* Can we talk about something else?) And I love it here. Small town values galore and it’s right where I want to raise my girls after my jerk ex traded me in for a “younger, newer model” (his words, not mine). My mom’s the volunteer fire chief in our town and I’m pretty happy hanging out with the auxiliary at the fire hall and doing her grunt work – NOT fighting fires, because, please, I read, love science and my idea of a lot of exercise is having to walk up the stairs twice in the morning before I send my girls off to school and leave for my job as a home nurse. I guess it’s kind of weird that I also coach basketball. Long story. I was pretty happy with my life until the hot shot, all-state baller from my teen years moved back in next door. (I babysat him, yes, but I never changed his diapers. Just wanted to be clear about that.) Guess who’s now the assistant b-ball coach? Logic would say me – especially since I coached my entire first year holding the play book upside down (it turned out to be an old football playbook from the ‘80s, so it’s not like it mattered which way I held it) but the accurate answer is Trey Haywood, my all-star neighbor, and I’m honestly not sure which of us is more upset about it. Anyway, the team was trying to set us up (girls, they’re such romantics) and I don’t think they would have succeeded, but in celebration of breaking our 37 game losing streak, they locked Trey and me in the septic system control room. That changed everything. Not in a good way. Trey Yeah. What she said. And…when I first saw her again, I thought she was a catastrophe. New thought post septic control: she’s a cute catastrophe. (And, holy man, can she kiss.) Listen for free on the Say with Jay channel on YouTube. Reviews for Me and the Cute Catastrophe: ★★★★★ "This is a giggle, snort,snort, laugh out loud kind of book, but there is an underlying message about growing up, letting go of some insecurities, seeing life with all its warts but loving anyway. Oh and the kiss scene is the best." - Wren ★★★★★ "This is a little different than Jessie’s other books, but I LOVED it! Trey and Claire were truly fun to read about. You won’t be disappointed!" - Ashton01 ★★★★★ "It's beautifully written, the characters are true to real, and true to life. It's funny, and loving, and exciting, just like a Rom-Com should be. Although it doesn't have any sex in it, you can still feel the attraction and desire building." - Ken ★★★★★ "This book starts out funny from the very beginning and pulls you right in! I’m actually not a fan of funny books, (just to be clear, I do like a little humor) but this had me hooked right off!" - Kindle Customer ★★★★★ "I admit to being a skimmer. But the way this author writes, I had to stop that behavior and read every word so I wouldn’t miss out on a laugh or grin or smirk. She was just throwing those sentences out there and I couldn’t skim or I would miss them. Thank you so much Jessie for a really enjoyable read." - Shirley Books in the Sweet, Small Town Romantic Comedy in Good Grief, Idaho series: Me and the Cute Catastrophe Me and the Tidy Tornado Me and the Helpful Hurricane Me and the Sweet Snowstorm Me and the Dreamy Doomsday

Download or read book Me and My Shadow written by J.Molyneux and published by John Molyneux. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One body two souls: two bodies one soul, light and shadow, separating and merging, male and female, good and evil. This story, set in the world of Blank Magic, moves from the seventeen hundreds to the nineteen eighties and tells of a quest for eternal life; by any means and at any cost. However, Time will not be thwarted so easily, and it will demand its price.

Download or read book My Girls written by Jasmin A. Sandelson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "My Girls explores the overlooked yet transformative power of female friendship in a low-income Boston-area neighborhood. In this innovative and compassionate book, researcher Jasmin Sandelson joins teenage girls in their homes, at their hangouts and parties, and online to show how they use their connections to secure the care and support that adults in their lives can't give. Friendships among young people in poor, urban communities are often framed as 'risky'--sources of peer pressure and conflict. In a new, positive take that reveals the primacy of phones and social media in contemporary friendships, Sandelson demonstrates how girls look to one another to battle boredom, strengthen self-esteem, and process trauma and grief. This illuminating study--one of the first to combine digital and in-person fieldwork--blends firsthand stories with tweets, Snaps, and Instagram and Facebook posts. My Girls places young women of color at the center of their own stories to illuminate the worlds of love and care they create"--

Download or read book Ambitious Girl written by Tasha Strong and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-12 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A girl is inspired by an ambitious woman to ponder the word and claim it for herself as well"--

Download or read book Rainbows and Lollipops written by Melinda Walker and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2014-04-16 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melinda Walkers life took a traumatic turn when she was just twelve years old. She was groomed and eventually raped by a trusted family friend, and the experience changed her forever. Her young life was turned upside down by those experiences, and as she grew older, she began to realise that they affected everything and everyone in her life as well. Rainbows and Lollipops is her raw and honest account of survival, recovery, and empowerment. She does not shy away from uncomfortable topics or overdramatise these events. She does not pretend that her life was a bed of roses. Rather, she offers candid insight into her life, considering how it was changed when the darkness fell over her and how she has risen above to thrive again. As an adult, she has discovered a better and more resourceful way to heal herself and her relationships. She is proof that trauma does not have to destroy a life permanently. With the right support, she was able to move beyond the darkness, build resilience, and create her own new and remarkable life story and so can you. By changing her language, her attitude, and her thoughts, Melinda turned her life around. Now she lives a life driven by meaning and purpose, one in which she encourages other survivors to believe in the healing power of hope.

Download or read book The Last Kings 2 written by C. N. Phillips and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2016-12-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back from the dead, Sadie is hungrier and more ruthless than ever. With a heart black as night and an itching trigger finger, she has vowed to make Ray's murderer's blood rain over the city of Detroit. However, Khiron is currently sitting as the new king of the city. He is backed by the Dominican Cartel, and he is proving to be untouchable. Sadie has secretly relocated to Miami and takes Ray's place as the head of The Last Kings. Recruiting a few new members and making new money, the cartel is revived and ready to go up against the worst to reclaim Detroit. In the midst of it all, a war is budding between the Italians and Dominicans, and Sadie has already chosen her allegiance. The Last Kings are back, guns loaded and ready to make one last bloody movie in the streets.

Download or read book It s a Girl written by Andrea J. Buchanan and published by Seal Press. This book was released on 2006-03-31 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most popular question any pregnant woman is asked aside from "When are you due?" has got to be "Are you having a girl or a boy?" When author Andrea Buchanan was pregnant with her daughter, she was thrilled to be expecting a girl. Some people were happy for her; visions of flouncy pink dresses and promises of mother-daughter bonding were the predictable responses. Other people, though, were concerned: "Is your husband OK with that?" "You can try again." "Girls are tough." This mixed message led her to explore the issue herself, with help from her fellow writers and moms, many of whom had had the same experience. As she did in It's a Boy: Women Writers on Raising Sons, Buchanan and her contributors take on what it's really like to raise a child-in this case, a girl-from babyhood to adulthood. It's a Girl, is a wide-ranging, often humorous, and honest collection of essays about the experience of the mother-daughter bond, taking on topics like "princess power" ("Shining, Shimmering, Splendid"), adding a girl to a brood of boys ("Confessions of a Tomboy Mom"), dealing with a daughter's eating disorder ("The Food Rules"), and mothering "hardcore mini-feminists" ("Tough Girls"). "

Download or read book Me and My Girls written by Leondrei Prince and published by . This book was released on 2005-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tish, Rayon and Tasheena are about to show the world what friendship really means. Each living their own separate lives, they stumbled upon obstacles that would define who they are later in life... Tish- A high school mother learned early about responsibility by having a child by a small time drug dealer who later became a "King Pin" and victim of a quarrel... Rayon- One of Tish's best friend from the suburbs is more of a follower than anything else. She got caught up in a pregnancy and found comfort in her two best friends Tish and Tasheena who were from the projects... Tasheena- Is the direct opposite of the both of them... She was a woman scorned early by the love of her life who abandoned her for a heroin addiction. Unable to deal with the loneliness that overcame her, she sought out comfort from any and every man she could, only digging herself into a deeper depression. Until she discovered Allah (God).

Download or read book The Blessing And The Curse written by Shatiera Holman and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-06-02 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From birth it just seems that Serene cannot get a break. Her grandfather cursed her as a baby and now she must struggle to succeed by any means necessary. She spends her whole life looking for real love, in every aspect. Fighting to make a name for herself and escape the troubles of her past. She battles with the demons that come with men, drugs, and the pursuit of wealth. Just when she feels she has found all that she was looking for, her world comes crumbling down. She learns her beauty and determination are definitely a Blessing and a Curse!

Download or read book Me And My Boyfriend Y A Series Book 7 written by Sarah Tork and published by Sarah Tork . This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Drama Continues…. I ask myself a few questions every day. Does time heal all wounds? Can a broken heart heal… eventually? Is love really worth it in the end? And the most important question of all… is forgiveness possible? For Becky Sloaner, when the two most important people in your life back stab you, trust and love were two things that couldn’t be brought back to the equation, no matter how badly those that hurt you were sorry. For Jenna Sabini, her whole life was about to crash. With friendships fizzling and ex swim team members going off to do their own thing, at least she still had Annabelle and Tom by her side to finish off senior year with. What’s the worst that could happen? It’s not like she had any dangerous enemies, lurking in the shadows waiting for her. Or… did she? For Tom Colleto, he’s had trouble remembering who his father was ever since he disappeared years ago. But things were getting strange. Faint warnings surprise him when he least expects it. A certain darkness has been creeping in the shadows, and Tom acknowledging it might mean the difference between life and something… very, very bad. For Annabelle Simms, the divorce her parents were on route for was tearing their family apart. When you’ve spent your entire life walking on eggshells, it was unfair that one moment of defiance would be the catalyst that ended everything. At least she still had two people she could count on, her best friend Jenna, and her boyfriend, James. With those two by her side, making it out of this nasty storm seemed possible, even if scars were guaranteed. For James Lawson, there were only two things he cared about. Winning fights and his girlfriend Annabelle. And nothing would ever change that. Reaching a high level of success under Rome’s rule in such a short period of time had everyone looking at James with new eyes. When you’re willing to risk it all for the win, Romilly Matos always noticed, and whether James was ready or not, he was about to enter a world where the bad sneaky guys ruled the game, all at the cost of the good guy. But business was business, and he was an asset now, one that Rome wouldn’t be letting go of, no matter how dangerous things got. Success always had a price. Warning: Contains sexual scenes, some bad language, and includes scenes of violence and hostility. Recommended for ages 17+ Me and My Boyfriend is a 116,000 word Young Adult Romance novel. This is not a standalone novel: Young Annabelle Series Book 7 Young Annabelle Series: 8 Books Total Book 1: Young Annabelle Book 2: The Truth About James Book 3: What My Heart Wants Book 4: You’re What I Want Book 5: Don’t Stop Holding Me Book 6: It’s Me And You Book 7: Me and My Boyfriend Book 8: Us Against The World (Final) - To be Determined

Download or read book If Tomorrow Never Comes written by Adrienne "A. J. " Harding and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-07-11 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adrienne Harding paints herself as the main character who is looking for true love. After escaping a drug-addicted mother, abusive uncle, and a neighborhood where dreams never seem to come true, her life seems make a turn for the better after meeting her favorite band. Like a dream come true, she develops a friendship with him that grows into a love to remember. Has she finally found true love? Or is this another dream that will come to an end?Original piece written by Adrienne "A.J." Harding; edited by J'Wan Yvette

Download or read book Not Yesterday Not Tomorrow Today written by Ruth H. B. and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-12-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book jumps from present to past in my moments of PTSD when I relive the events that make these entries. The entire time from when I was six years old to when I am thirty years old in 2020 forms the complete book you now hold in your hand. Through the journey you take with me, my past is slowly disclosed in sections via chapters. I have a chapter for each phase of my life I was struggling with, such as depression, PTSD, abuse, and the major one for me--my miscarriage and death of my son, which is what birthed this book. This book was designed to be in the form of a journal instead of a communication between two people so that you could take this journey with me in these different areas of my life and because these journal entries were my therapy and way to survive. Through my journal entries in this autobiography, you can feel the raw emotion with me in the moment. You will feel the thoughts as they dripped with reality. I was very much a part of each chapter, disclosing the very real struggle in which I was thrown. Slowly the entire picture is painted before you. With every step you take into my journey, you become one step closer to understanding what life was like for me. This isn't your typical autobiography where someone sits and tells you about their life. In this autobiography, you get the chance to live it with me and all the people that it includes and all the experiences it conveys. You travel in my footsteps through my memories of the life I have lived and currently live. You read the experiences that have shaped the person who stands here today. This wasn't an easy road for me, and it has taken much courage to display these very authentic and real pages from my actual journal during this time. My aim is to have this help someone see the positive in life and be an encouragement in rough times in the wisdom I disclose from these experiences in my life. However, it is mostly for myself to say--I am still here to give a voice to the little girl who has been trapped inside for thirty years and to show the many ways that I am still fighting this fight. It is to give a voice to my son and the reality of miscarriage many do not see and those who do live with it on a daily basis. This is to give a voice to the all the struggles this covers and to the one struggling and to break the silence. Are you ready to come? Are you to come on this journey with me?

Download or read book Edge of the Light Healing through my Seven Divine Powers written by ,Diddle-Lee-Anne and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing up on a farm in Kentucky, I know the meaning of a "hard day's work." As the sun was setting, we could hear Mom ringing the dinner bell. With a country meal on the table, Dad began to say the blessings. Believing life was simple, I had no idea of the turmoil ahead of me. After high school, I soon married, and my life changed forever as the beatings began. And within a few years, we had two little girls. I turned to the church for help, but they told me to turn the other cheek. My family could not help me financially. With no one to turn to, I fell into the darkness. So I filed for a divorce. One day, the girls' father took them for a weekend visit but ended up kidnapping them for three years! I prayed every day for my children's safety. Finding my girls was by the grace of God. We suffer with an emotional handicap, but because of our strong faith in God, we all now have wonderful lives. And I hope my book will touch many lives, covering issues such as bullying, human trafficking, women's rights, and spousal abuse to name a few. Writing Edge of the Light has given me a chance to continue to heal. Each chapter is inspired by one of the seven divine powers. The edge is a most divine place to be, it is structured by the hand of God. There you will be comforted and healed. Never lose hope, for the darkness is short-lived, but the Light shines forever. I can now ring my bell of freedom!

Download or read book Finally Broken written by Rena Reagin Montford and published by Finally Broken. This book was released on 2008-04 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally Broken is born out of personal experiences-from child abuse, spousal abuse, multiple marriages, and addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs-that author Rena Montford encountered throughout her lifetime. Never admitting to having it all together, but using her own personal struggle as a way for readers to relate, Rena's book invites readers to bring order to their own existence by inviting God's control over every segment of their lives. The content is raw and honest, and offers help and hope to those who wonder if they have out-sinned God's grace, or if their life circumstances have set them aside from being used by God. Is there a way back? Having reached the point of being Finally Broken, God has inspired the writing of Rena's life so that those who do not know Him in the fullness of His power might believe and trust Him when all other resources they sought have failed.

Download or read book Fighting to Live written by Lisa Wuttunee and published by Word Alive Press. This book was released on 2022-10-31 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saint? Sinner? Lisa Wuttunee warred within all her life. She thought she was the only one who wasn't perfect, who endured sexual violence from childhood to adulthood. Who wanted to die and leave this world of sorrow. Lisa lived with condemnation, shame, guilt, and fear. Eager to grow up and leave the reservation, for years Lisa spent her life running and moving from province to province, until one fateful accident kept her still long enough for God to talk and walk alongside her. With no strength to remind God how unworthy she believed herself to be, Lisa finally let God into her life. For once in Lisa's life, something was only about her. This spiritual healing took Lisa back to her humble beginnings, but this time, she would fight to not stay broken. Fighting to Live chronicles Lisa Wuttunee's spiritual healing and her earliest memories of loving a God who had always loved her unconditionally.

Download or read book Still I Stand written by Stephanie Franklin and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2016-11-02 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an inspiring story about a young woman’s courage and determination to not let anything and anyone stop her from overcoming any obstacles. How even on those days she wanted to just give up, she was still able to stand. At one point, she allowed someone to control every part of her life because she trusted him the most. Not only was he her husband but also her best friend He turned out to be the very person who not only kicked her while she was down, but the one who knocked her down. He’s the one who gave her so much to live for, just to take it away for his own selfish reasons. However, he actually ends up showing her that she has more strength, more heart, and more soul that she ever thought someone could have especially her. She got through days she honestly doesn’t know how she ever did. You see, he thought he was untouchable, and because he is so selfish, he never once stopped to think about him getting knocked down. It’s just sad that when he falls down, he’ll never again be able to get up and stand . . . but she did.

Download or read book Have No Fear written by Charles Evers and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-04-21 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Have No Fear reminds us what it meant to live under a system where segregation was important enough to kill for and where being treated with dignity and respect was a whites-only entitlement." --The New York Times Book Review "A gutsy, American patriot and treasure . . . an important slice of American history."--Dan Rather "Charles Evers has given us one of the most extraordinary memoirs about race in America that I know. This holy sinner of the civil rights era, who kept company with mobsters, bootleggers, call girls, Kings, Kennedys, and Rockefellers has produced, with Andrew Szanton, a salient one-man's history of Mississippi and the United States before and after Brown v. Board of Education. The fascinating interplay of racial nihilism and political sagacity is reminiscent of the early Malcolm X and the mature Frederick Douglass." --David Levering Lewis "Truly spellbinding . . . relives the fear, desperation, and confrontation that marked the civil rights struggle." --The seattle times