Download or read book The Names of All the Flowers written by Melissa Valentine and published by The Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “poignant, painful, and gorgeous” memoir that explores siblinghood, adolescence, and grief for a family shattered by loss (Alicia Garza, cocreator, Black Lives Matter). Melissa and her older brother Junior grow up running around the disparate neighborhoods of 1990s Oakland, two of six children to a white Quaker father and a black Southern mother. But as Junior approaches adolescence, a bullying incident and later a violent attack in school leave him searching for power and a sense of self in all the wrong places; he develops a hard front and falls into drug dealing. Right before Junior’s twentieth birthday, the family is torn apart when he is murdered as a result of gun violence. The Names of All the Flowers connects one tragic death to a collective grief for all black people who die too young. A lyrical recounting of a life lost, Melissa Valentine’s debut memoir is an intimate portrait of a family fractured by the school-to-prison pipeline and an enduring love letter to an adored older brother. It is a call for justice amid endless cycles of violence, grief, and trauma, declaring: “We are all witness and therefore no one is spared from this loss.” “A portrait of a place, a person who died too young, the systems that led to that death, and the keen insights of the author herself. Lyrical and smart, with appropriate undercurrents of rage.” —Emily Raboteau, author of Searching for Zion “Eloquently poignant.” —Kirkus Reviews

Download or read book Love Letters written by Albert Ramsdell Gurney and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 1989 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces epistolary romance from grade school through middle age.

Download or read book My Valentine 1993 written by Anne Stuart and published by Harlequin Books. This book was released on 1992-12-25 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My Valentine 93 by Anne Stuart\Judith Arnold\Anne McAllister\Linda Randall Wisdom released on Dec 25, 1992 is available now for purchase.

Download or read book Valentine s Day Story Collection written by and published by Debbie WIlliamson. This book was released on with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Love Letters and Two Other Plays written by Albert Ramsdell Gurney and published by Plume. This book was released on 1990-09 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Love Letters traces the lifelong correspondence of the staid, dutiful lawyer Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and the lively, unstable artist Melissa Gardner. The story of their bittersweet relationship gradually unfolds from what is written--and what is left unsaid--in their letters. Two other thematically related plays by Gurney, The Golden Age and What I Did Last Summer, are also included.

Download or read book To Daddy Make Me Your Valentine Love Your Brat written by Benson E Wolf and published by BEW LLC. This book was released on with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melissa put a naughty dare out into the Twittersphere and her online beau, her Daddy Jonathan gave her a steamy answer, in person.. The OnlySimps model just wanted to be the focus of someone's desire and she was not getting that from her husband Shane. If she has to get it in the arms of an older man she will. See what happens when you don't make your partner feel appreciated and you ask for someone to make you their Valentine, because an alpha will take what it wants right in front of you and show you how to tame your brat, and it's gonna hurt.

Download or read book Cringeworthy written by Melissa Dahl and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the ways that embracing socially awkward situations, even when they lead to embarrassment and self-conciousness, also provide the opportunity to test oneself and to recognize how people are connected to each other.

Download or read book Chasing You written by Kris Jayne and published by Write Shout. This book was released on 2016-09-06 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Afraid to love. Afraid to lose. Alexa Stevens doesn’t do commitment. The ex-model turned personal trainer and gym owner lives a jet-set life. With all the exciting adventures to have in this world—especially of the masculine variety—why get tied down? Keeping it light suits Graham Ryan just fine—especially after he finds out their financial interests intersect and conflict. Mixing business with pleasure is bound to cause complications he doesn’t need. However, when her old flame Adam Gadsby arrives in town to win her heart, suddenly Alexa's take on long-term love starts to shift. Graham sees her drifting away and wonders if he doesn’t want more. Adam knows what he wants — if only he can convince Alexa she wants the same. For Alexa, the question is: how do you know who’s the one? With two men chasing her, can she make the right choice before it’s too late?

Download or read book Weird is the Night written by Fred Rogerson and published by Dramatic Publishing. This book was released on 1973 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book At Home in Stone Creek written by Linda Lael Miller and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes, Mr. Right needs a nudge in the right direction… Don’t miss this beloved classic from #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller. It’s hard for Ashley O’Ballivan not to feel a little lonely. After all, everyone in her family is marrying and having babies—except her. She hasn’t had a booking at her bed-and-breakfast in far too long. And she hasn’t seen or heard from the handsome, mysterious man who broke her heart in months. But then Jack McCall suddenly reappears—with no explanations and no promises. Jack has secrets, secrets he says he has to keep to protect her. Secrets she fears will ultimately take him away from her again. But this time, Ashley’s determined to convince him that he’s at home only in Stone Creek—with her. Originally published in 2008

Download or read book Holiday in Stone Creek written by Linda Lael Miller and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2019-12-16 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spend the holidays in Stone Creek where romance is always in season with these two classic stories from New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller! A Stone Creek Christmas Stone Creek veterinarian Olivia O’Ballivan communicates easily with animals, but men are another story. Especially rugged architect-turned-rancher Tanner Quinn. Olivia’s uncanny bond with his daughter Sophie’s pony has him questioning her sanity, while she wonders if he’s not just a drugstore cowboy. Then twelve-year-old Sophie conspires with Olivia to get Tanner into the spirit of Christmas. But will a holiday miracle transform the globe-trotting Tanner into a rancher—and family man—for all seasons? Originally published in 2008 At Home in Stone Creek Everyone in Ashley O’Ballivan’s life is marrying and starting families—except her. But why bother dating when no one can compare to Jack McCall, the man who left her heartbroken years ago? Now he’s back in town —and maybe he isn’t who she thinks he is. While recovering from a dangerous mission for the DEA, security expert Jack rents a room in Ashley’s bed-and-breakfast. For both their sakes, he tries to keep his distance, though neither can deny the growing spark between them. But when his past catches up with him, he’ll have to leave again…just as he realizes where he’s always belonged—in Stone Creek. Originally published in 2009

Download or read book Billy Phelan s Greatest Game written by William Kennedy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-12-22 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy Phelan, a slightly tarnished poker player, pool hustler, and small-time bookie, moves through the lurid nighttime glare of a tough Depression-era town. A resourceful man full of Irish pluck, Billy works the fringes of Albany sporting life with his own particular style and private code of honor until he finds himself in the dangerous position of potential go-between in the kidnapping of a political boss's son. In relating Billy's fall from the underworld grace and his storybook redemption, Kennedy captures the seamy underside of a brassy, sweaty city that would prefer to pretend that the Depression doesn't exist.

Download or read book When My Brother Was an Aztec written by Natalie Diaz and published by Copper Canyon Press. This book was released on 2012-12-04 with total page 119 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I write hungry sentences," Natalie Diaz once explained in an interview, "because they want more and more lyricism and imagery to satisfy them." This debut collection is a fast-paced tour of Mojave life and family narrative: A sister fights for or against a brother on meth, and everyone from Antigone, Houdini, Huitzilopochtli, and Jesus is invoked and invited to hash it out. These darkly humorous poems illuminate far corners of the heart, revealing teeth, tails, and more than a few dreams. I watched a lion eat a man like a piece of fruit, peel tendons from fascia like pith from rind, then lick the sweet meat from its hard core of bones. The man had earned this feast and his own deliciousness by ringing a stick against the lion's cage, calling out Here, Kitty Kitty, Meow! With one swipe of a paw much like a catcher's mitt with fangs, the lion pulled the man into the cage, rattling his skeleton against the metal bars. The lion didn't want to do it— He didn't want to eat the man like a piece of fruit and he told the crowd this: I only wanted some goddamn sleep . . . Natalie Diaz was born and raised on the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation in Needles, California. After playing professional basketball for four years in Europe and Asia, Diaz returned to the states to complete her MFA at Old Dominion University. She lives in Surprise, Arizona, and is working to preserve the Mojave language.

Download or read book In Love with Paper Crafts written by Leisure Arts and published by Leisure Arts. This book was released on 2011 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Love with Paper Crafts, -Endearing designs from Paper Crafts magazine celebrate love of all kinds, from valentines to wedding wishes and family ties. Cards, bags, boxes, albums, sweet gifts, and more.

Download or read book The Valentine Quest written by Melissa McClone and published by Tule Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-02 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Keep your competition close…and your heart even closer. When Nevada Parker travels to Marietta, Montana, she anticipates enough peace and quiet to finish her PhD dissertation. Cupidville turns out to be anything but quiet. In fact, it looks like Valentine’s Day—her least favorite holiday—exploded all over the small town. Among the sea of red hearts, “Be Mine” signs, and pink, pink, pink, Nevada spots a flyer for a multi-day race called The Valentine Quest. The grand prize—a luxury tropical vacation—would be the perfect welcome-home gift for her brother who's leaving the military. Dustin Decker sure could use a break from giving city slickers sleigh rides—and from the now ex-girlfriend who issued an ultimatum. Even with a bum knee from his bull riding days, the race's grand prize is as good as his—until he realizes he needs a partner for some of the more complicated tasks. He makes a strategic pact with the prim, bookish Nevada. But with a kiss, their unlikely alliance turns into something more…and soon racing isn’t the only thing on their minds. As the finish line nears, they must decide if the grand prize is worth more than what they’ve found together…or if one of them will walk away empty handed—and broken hearted.

Download or read book When the Ice Melts written by Melody Loomis and published by Melody Loomis. This book was released on 2024-04-07 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHE CAN'T GIVE HIM THE COLD SHOULDER FOREVER... Melissa Martin isn’t a fan of cold weather, but if dealing with snow means she gets her dream job, she’ll suffer through it. After years of working as a news reporter in Kansas, she’s finally landed a coveted anchor position at a Minnesota news station. There’s just one problem—the meteorologist she’ll be working with is her ex-fiancé. Arthur “Tripp” Bartlett III believes it’s fate that Melissa is in Minnesota. Years ago, he broke her heart when he left on their wedding day. Since then, he’s matured and is ready for a relationship now, but Melissa’s not about to let him back into her life, let alone her bed. But Tripp is persistent. He asks Melissa to give him until Valentine’s Day to prove to her that he’s changed. He’ll show her that winter in Minnesota can be fun, and hopefully by February, she’ll realize they’re still good together. Melissa isn’t sure that anything involving snow could be enjoyable, but she owes it to herself to see if she and Tripp might have a future. When Melissa rides out a blizzard with Tripp, ignoring her feelings might be near impossible. But Melissa wants a commitment, and if Tripp isn’t ready to give her that, she risks getting her heart broken again. WHEN THE ICE MELTS is the second story in the Storm Series, but it can also be read as a standalone novel.