Download or read book Anthology of Young Adult Short Stories Volume I written by Various Authors and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-09 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the inaugural book of original short stories created by the students in AP Literature and Composition at Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School. The stories written fall into various genres, such as: historical fiction, suspense, science fiction, horror, romance, mystery, ect... The students created their own worlds in which their characters inhabit. The conflicts they face, the lessons they learn, and the relationships they create are as unique as the student who wrote them.

Download or read book Fiery Kadence written by Tarnisha Wheeler and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-10-24 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life is to be lived and experienced. This is a book about living, loving, laughing, crying and surviving in the form of poetry. Tarnisha grew up in the small city of Portsmouth, Va., where she still resides and works as a 911 Dispatcher for the local Police Department. She has always had a passion for creating stories and viewing life as a long book. There are many chapters that she has endured over time. Her passion for photography surfaced months after the unexpected loss of her infant daughter Meya Rae. Her two passions have allowed her to express herself in a most memorable way. Her words and images will hopefully be considered enlightening and inspirational to others.

Download or read book Jayla Jumps In written by Joy Jones and published by Albert Whitman & Company. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Caucus of the American Library Association BCALA, 2020 Best of the Best Booklist A heartwarming story about finding your place, in the ropes and out. When eleven-year-old Jayla finds out that her mother used to be a Double Dutch champion, she's stunned. Her mom, who’s on doctor’s orders to lower her blood pressure, could move like that?!? Jayla decides to follow in her mom’s footsteps, thinking that maybe double Dutch can make her stand out in her big, quirky family. As she puts together a team at school and prepares to compete, Jayla finds that Double Dutch is about a lot more than jumping rope—and it just might change her life in ways she never imagined. Full of hilarious family dynamics and plenty of jump rope action, Jayla Jumps In follows one girl’s quest to get her mom healthy and find her place in her community.

Download or read book Year of the Chick Beginnings a prequel short story written by Romi Moondi and published by Romi Moondi. This book was released on 2014-04-21 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [A 10,000-word short story prequel to the "Year of the Chick" series] There are two things that happen when you graduate university: 1: You realize you'll be working for the next forty years...a realization that requires alcohol 2. You start to wonder when you're supposed to fall in love Somewhere in between all of that, you'll find: office friends, office dimwits, good days, bad days, and a Human Resources manager that's out to get you. You also might find an attractive guy from an office transfer, and that's when things start to get complicated... -------------------------- (this short story prequel tells the tale of a semi-normal main character, before she became all crazy and obsessed with finding love to avoid arranged marriage (cue book 1 in the series entitled "Year of the Chick") LENGTH: 10,100 words DISCLAIMER: this story contains occasional profanities (chicklit,love,romance,romantic comedy,funny,humor,humour,long distance,multicultural,dating,relationships, short story)

Download or read book Mirrored Deception written by Emma Leigh Reed and published by Emma Leigh Reed. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jayla Ralston is running. After her apartment break in, she decided to get away from life and her overbearing twin sister. She finds the perfect Maine hide away to make some changes - The Cliffhouse Bed and Breakfast. It was perfect...until the phone calls resumed - kicking her paranoia into high gear. Trenton Montgomery is out for revenge. It has taken him ten years to return to his childhood home. After sneaking into an empty wing to focus on his clandestine investigation, a beautiful woman shows up - causing him to feel emotions, other than anger, for the first time in a long time.

Download or read book As Long As There Is Love written by Karen White-Owens and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2002-10-01 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a woman is reunited with the father of her child, he sets out to rescue her from trouble...so he can win her heart all over again.

Download or read book Snowed In written by Ellie Finch and published by Enfield Books, LLC. This book was released on 2020-12-16 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jayla Jones is a ranger at Evergreen National Park: stubborn, bold, and strong as the mountains she so lovingly protects and calls home. Ciara Rigby is a feather-on-the-wind kind of woman. A travel blogger and photographer, she is always on the move from adventure to adventure. When a snow storm moves in fast, both women are forced to shelter together in a bare-bones cabin. They find plenty to complain about, from the cold, to the odd company, to the fact that there's only one bed. As they face the blizzard together, they find they have more in common than they presumed, and sharing warmth isn't the only reason they have to share the bed. Opposites though they may be, the connection they forge while trapped together in the storm is as strong as the mountains. But Ciara plans to leave as soon as the snow melts... This is a 40,000 word novella. This story contains explicit sexual content.

Download or read book Magic Touch written by Treasure Hernandez and published by Urban Books. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Treasure Hernandez returns with Magic Touch! Simone "Simmy" James never had it easy. When her father's drug operation, one of the biggest on the East Coast, was dismantled, Simone lost both of her parents to the system--her father to a life sentence, and her mother to a 25-year sentence. Gone were the days of luxury cars, high-end clothes, and jewelry that Simmy had grown accustomed to. Forced to live in overcrowded conditions in her grandmother's house, Simmy has to learn how to make money any way she can, and her cousin Jayla is happy to show her the art of high-end boosting. Things run smoothly for a while, until Jayla is arrested. In Jayla's absence, Simmy is forced to go out on her own. Simmy is such an amateur that she gets knocked right away. Before she can contact anyone to come get her, she learns that her bail has been miraculously paid by a stranger named Alexander Stephenson. Alex has several lucrative businesses--high-level boosting, counterfeit checks, credit card scamming, identity theft, and drug trafficking. Simmy feels like she has no choice but to join Alex's team, but she soon learns that fast money is a huge magnet for drama in the form of jealousy, betrayal, and violence.

Download or read book Mirror Image written by Trenia D. Coleman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-02-27 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the death of her mom and graduating from nursing school, Jayla Stewart saw no reason to stay in North Carolina. The quiet and simple life she had enjoyed for so many years came to an abrupt halt after relocating to Atlanta, Georgia. She fi nally had a support system again, and it felt wonderful. Niecy, her friend of four years, was like a sister to her and encouraged her to relocate to Atlanta. She found a job at Riverside General and a house all in a matter of days. Packing up the U-Haul, Jayla sold the house she and her mother called home and headed for Atlanta. Just when she thought things couldnt get any better, she met the man of her dreams, and life was incredibly good. Almost overnight, things took a turn for the worse and Jaylas fi ghting to stay alive. Being strong, smart, and independent only went so far . . . when danger of the unknown enemy alerted, none of those things mattered. Book Comment: WOW!!!!!! You have done it again. Your first book was wonderful and you seem to add a different spirit to your writing with each book. It has been so wonderful watching you grow. I can't wait to read your next novel. -Cynethia Upcoming Book Signings DAY: Mon-Tues DATE: May 12th and 13th LOCATION: Post Exchange on Ft. Rucker in Daleville, AL TIME: 10:00-4:00 DAY: Wed-Thurs DATE: May 14th and 15th LOCATION: Base Exchange on Maxwell AFB in Montgomery, AL TIME: 10:00-4:00 DAY: Friday DATE: May 16th LOCATION: Base Exchange on Barksdale AFB in Bossier City, LA TIME: 2:00-6:00 DAY: Saturday DATE: May 17th LOCATION: Claiborne Parish Library in Homer, LA TIME: 9:00-12:00 DAY: Saturday DATE: May 17th LOCATION: Webster Parish Library in Minden, LA TIME: 1:00-4:00 DAY: Sunday DATE: May 18th LOCATION: Scott's Gourmet Teacakes in Ringgold, LA TIME: 10:00-4:00 DAY: Wednesday DATE: May 21st LOCATION: Army National Guard Readiness Center, Arlington VA TIME: 9:00-4:00 DAY: Sat-Sun DATE: June 28th and 29th LOCATION: Post Exchange on Ft Myer in Arlington, VA TIME: 10:00-3:00 DAY: Fri-Sun DATE: July 25th & 27th LOCATION: Base Exchange on Andrews AFB in Maryland TIME: 10:00-3:00 DAY: Fri-Sun DATE: August 29th-31st LOCATION: Post Exchange on Ft. Belvoir in Alexandria, VA TIME: 10:00-2:00

Download or read book Journey Through Hell written by LS Jordan and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2023-02-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey Through Hell: The Logan Nighthawk Story By: LS Jordan Based partially on the author’s real life experience, Journey Through Hell: The Logan Nighthawk Story is tender portrait of the life of Logan Nighthawk, a boy growing up in rural Tennessee with his Cherokee grandfather. Having been all but abandoned by his birth parents, Logan finds solace in his grandfather’s house, where he learns what it means to be a good man and an important member of his community. As Logan gets older, he realizes he cannot remain under his grandfather’s wing forever, so he enters the world in order to make his own way, and finds purpose when enlists in the military service. Through his hard work, dedication, and talent, Logan is recruited to become a member of the Black Ops Special Forces, and despite Logan’s excitement at serving his country, he understands that this line of duty will force him to distance those he loves most so no danger will ever come to them. Despite all of life’s hardships, all the isolation and disappointment Logan must feel, he ultimately finds a family that loves and supports him—a family worth fighting for.

Download or read book Shade Series Books 1 6 Boxed Set written by Marilyn Peake and published by Marilyn Peake. This book was released on 2024-05-22 with total page 3303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shade: Girl on a hero’s journey, going from smart-ass to badass. This boxed set contains all six books in the YA Paranormal Mystery / YA Urban Fantasy Shade series. Although this series deals with a number of serious issues—drug and alcohol abuse, cutting, and disturbing world events—it's primarily about a teenaged girl finding out who she really is and that she's capable of so much more than she ever thought possible. And there’s lots of magic! As Shade excels in magic school, which she begins attending in Book 3, she’s sent abroad as a foreign exchange student where she continues to solve crimes related to ghosts and other magical creatures. Shade (Shade Series Book 1): Finalist, Young Adult Fiction category, 2015 National Indie Excellence Book Awards. Shade learns she’s a ghost whisperer when her mother moves them into an old house with a ghost in the attic. This is right before Shade’s junior year of high school. With her full name of Galactic Shade Griffin, she’s a target for bullies. Nevertheless, Shade powers through, rescuing several girls in her high school who have gone missing with the help of the ghost in the attic. Shade and the Skinwalkers (Shade Series Book 2): Semi-Finalist, Young Adult category, 2019 Kindle Book Awards. At the beginning of her senior year of high school, Shade’s mother moves them once again, this time to a trailer park in Roswell, New Mexico. Shade is thrown into a world inhabited not only by ghosts, but also by witches, faeries and shapeshifters. She and her best friend, Kai Zahnii, must fight the evil skinwalkers alongside magical creatures Shade never knew existed. Shade and the Castle by the Sea (Shade Series Book 3): Semi-Finalist, Young Adult category, 2020 Kindle Book Awards. Graduating high school, Shade is accepted into a college for the magically gifted, which introduces her to students with a wide range of magical abilities. Falling deeply in love with a merman, everything seems idyllic and magical. That is, until Shade discovers a horrible secret about the college, one that will haunt her dreams and waking moments. Shade and the Pure-Blood Faeries (Shade Series Book 4): Shade faces several major challenges during her sophomore year at Ocean View College, an institution for training those with magical abilities. She supports her selkie friend Apple as she undergoes a difficult surgery. She helps solve the mystery of local children who have gone missing, some returning to their parents in disturbing condition. Learning that the pure-blood faeries wield way too much power in a system that holds others back, Shade also begins fighting to change the status quo. This becomes a pivotal year in Shade’s life as she grows into her destiny as a ghost whisperer. Shade and the Vampires of Romania (Shade Series Book 5): As a foreign exchange student in Romania, Shade must deal not only with ghosts, but also with the undead. Her first semester trains her to deal with the in-between worlds, including that space between the dead and the undead. No amount of training can prepare her, however, for stepping into a world where vampires and other undead such as the strigoi and moroi are so much more than legend. Shade and the Crystal Orb (Shade Series Book 6): During their senior year at Ocean View College, Shade and her friend Li Zhang travel to Scotland to complete a research project on the kelpies. While there, they meet a number of these magical creatures. Things take a dangerous turn when they get swept up in a situation among the kelpies and two other magical groups, the Fin Folk and asrai. When Shade and Li meet Nessie the Loch Ness Monster, things happen that forever change the lives of everyone at their college for the magically gifted.

Download or read book His to Claim written by Lillian Cole and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was supposed to watch over her, protect her. But one taste leads to a bite and his uncontrollable desires consume them both. He's already taken her virginity but now he wants to claim her for his own. There's only one problem. She's his best friend's daughter. WARNING: Lillian Cole has a penchant for over the top alphas, insta-love and all things kinky and taboo. If you're not into those things, this dirty ditty is not for you.

Download or read book SKYE is the Limit written by Phenomenal Pen and published by Phenomenal Pen. This book was released on 2024-04-26 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE ONLY WAY OUT IS AWAKE. Eighteen-year-old Rafa Cruz has aged out of foster care and is living on the streets. He’s a busker and a petty thief. By a strange quirk of fate, a smartphone that he has stolen wins him a slot as one of the few beta-testers of a revolutionary technology called “SKYE”. OmniSys, the world’s largest technology company, has discovered a way to combine lucid dreaming with the experience of RPG. They select five young adults from across the globe to take part in the trial run of SKYE: a backpacker, a veterinary student, a fitness motivator, a brittle bone disease survivor and… Rafa, a pickpocket. The Astralblazers, as they’re fondly dubbed by the press, will journey through the highly unpredictable environment of their collective dream to meet a mystical character known as Atom the God of Creation. The Astralblazers must learn to harness their imaginations and innate mana, which take the guise of guardian spirits called Anima. Along the way, they’ll encounter unicorns, dragons, Orcs, Goblins and a host of other fantastic beings. With each monster battle they face, they earn XP, stats and equipment, becoming powerful and hardened survivors. The game designer, however, has been keeping secrets from the Astralblazers. One of their teammates, in the waking world, has suffered hemorrhaging in the limbic region of her brain. If her character dies inside SKYE, the other players will become trapped in the game.

Download or read book Weird written by Erin Frankel and published by Free Spirit Publishing. This book was released on 2012-07-27 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Luisa is repeatedly teased and called "weird" by her classmate Sam, even though she is simply being herself—laughing with her friends, answering questions in class, greeting her father in Spanish, and wearing her favorite polka-dot boots. Luisa initially reacts to the bullying by withdrawing and hiding her colorful nature. But with the support of her teachers, parents, classmates, and one special friend named Jayla, she is able to reclaim her color and resist Sam’s put-downs. The Weird! Series These three books tell the story of an ongoing case of bullying from three third graders’ perspectives. Luisa describes being targeted by bullying in Weird! Jayla shares her experience as a bystander to bullying in Dare! And in Tough!, Sam speaks from the point of view of someone initiating bullying. Kids will easily relate to Luisa, Jayla, and Sam, as each girl has her own unique experience, eventually learning how to face her challenges with the help of friends, peers, and caring adults. Part of the Bully Free Kids™ line

Download or read book Aw Nuts written by Rob McClurkan and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Squirrel sets off on a chase after the perfect acorn in debut author-illustrator Rob McClurkan's picture book Aw, Nuts! With bold, graphic art, Squirrel will have young readers laughing out loud on every page, eager to find out what will happen next. Squirrel loves acorns, so when he spots the perfect one, he must have it! But it bounces away. . . . So he jumps into a taxi, but the taxi runs out of gas. Aw, nuts! He bounces on a pogo stick, but it lands in a hole. Aw, nuts! He hops on a boat, gets shipped away, hitches a ride on a little girl's bike, and more! Will Squirrel be able to catch up to the most delicious acorn ever?

Download or read book Heart Breaker written by Briana Cole and published by Life Changing Books. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heart Breaker returns with more scandal, more secrets, and more deception as everyone is out for one thing: revenge. Over a year later, the time Jayla has spent in jail has done nothing to soften the hatred in her heart. After Jasmine's betrayal, it was only a matter of time before Jayla could give her a taste of her own medicine. An opportunity arises when a senator's wife, Sheila Weston, intervenes offering Jayla a Heart Breaker assignment that she can't refuse. Betrayal is at every turn and no one can be trusted. As new secrets are revealed, Jayla finds herself tangled in a web so twisted that it brings her past full circle. Meanwhile, Jasmine has her own plans in motion and neither she nor Jayla realize just how dangerously intertwined their lives are. The plot thickens and new players emerge with their own hidden agendas. In this much-anticipated finale, all is fair in sex and revenge and lives are at stake as everyone fights to control the hands of karma. Some will succeed, some will fail, but only one will survive.

Download or read book Riding The Storm written by Brenda Jackson and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2007-02-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women called him the perfect storm because he could sweet-talk any woman into his bed, and regularly did so. Firefighter Storm Westmoreland used lovemaking the way other men used a long, hot shower--to blow off steam. Until a torrid weekend with a too-hot-to-handle virgin left a certain legendary player craving something other than mere physical gratification.... Caught in the eye of the storm, Jayla Cole was no match for the sexy fire chief or the emotional inferno he ignited inside her. But would she be satisfied with the mind-blowing, sex only relationship she shared with Storm, or was starting a family on her own still what she desired more than anything?