Download or read book Striking Distance A Best Friend s Older Brother Romance written by LK Shaw and published by LK Shaw. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a deadly criminal attempts to kidnap me and use me as bait, my best friend’s older brother appoints himself my protector. We’re forced together, spending our nights with only a wall separating us. The crush I’ve had on him since I was sixteen grows. I can trust him to protect me, but can I trust him with my heart?
Download or read book FRIENDSHIP written by Chuck Mansfield and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2024-07-21 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaim for Friendship: a gift divine By Chuck Mansfield Retired educator Linda Giarraputo Jeans has written, “Reading FRIENDSHIP is experiencing the gift of lifelong relationships (and) stepping into the realm of meaningful human connection. In today’s world, we seem to not have the time nor the situations where long lasting bonds are built. Chuck takes us into his life, a life of faithfulness, honesty, support, humor and trust. Enjoy FRIENDSHIP in its finest voice.” Frequent reader Lucine Morris has emailed, “Mansfield demonstrates once again the advantage of having a keen memory. Thanks are due him for documenting the rewards that derive from devoting energy to developing and maintaining strong relationships. The insights he shares deftly fulfill the promise of the title of his new book.” U.S. Army veteran, retired attorney and senior international executive Arthur L. Burns has commented: “Mansfield’s subject, FRIENDSHIP, is probably one of the few things that still light our world in the midst of all the darkness and fear around us. So, kudos!” U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran, Bronze Star recipient and retired senior information technology executive Edward M. Finegan has stated, “Mansfield’s book FRIENDSHIP is a work of love, caring, helping and the immense value of friendship... I continue to be impressed with the scope of his creativity in bringing many of the more important aspects of life to the awareness of large audiences. After all, what do we really have in this journey if not true, loyal, reliable friends?” Author, former coach and retired law firm administrator Thomas P. Kiley, Jr. has written, “His latest effort may be the author’s most heartwarming. Each essay is a blend of deep thought and graceful prose. He writes poignantly, as only he can, about friendships made in Brooklyn, grammar school, Garden City, Chaminade High, Holy Cross College, the Marines, business and finally Westhampton. No matter how far and wide he has roamed during his 79 years, Mansfield has never left a friend behind.” U.S. Navy veteran and former CEO James C. Norwood, Jr. has written, “I have always been amazed with the brilliance of Chuck’s ability to create interesting stories that have transcended three-quarters of a century. In many cases his stories are mine! The memories he brings back to life are incredible. I only wish we could relive our loving lifelong friendship. Having best friends who love you as much as you love them makes one’s life complete.” Of FRIENDSHIP former Marine Corps combat helicopter pilot and Vietnam War veteran Bain D. Slack has observed, “Most people have only a handful of really good, dependable friends you know that you can always count on. What is Mansfield’s secret that enables him to have such a large number of really good friends? He himself is the very best friend a person could have. I had a serious problem... As soon as Chuck learned of my plight, using his own resources and his own time, energy and intelligence, he took it upon himself to solve my problem.”
Download or read book Westhampton written by Chuck Mansfield and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2022-05-05 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WESTHAMPTON: Golden Days and Memories for a Lifetime is Mansfield’s seventh book. Its preface begins with, “Westhampton is in my blood.” In some 300 pages the author makes his case by telling sometimes hilarious tales of family, friends and situations. He calls his “life experiences in Westhampton...the most joyful in my nearly four score years. They have provided clear and warm memories all the way from childhood to the present day, a span of more than 76 years. The richness of these experiences is inestimable but oh so gratifying, as they were golden days and memories for a lifetime.” In his epilogue Mansfield writes: “An online dictionary defines nostalgia as ‘a sentimental longing or wistful affection for the past, typically for a period or place with happy personal associations.’ To me these words apply perfectly to my life and times in Westhampton.” It is a funny, story-telling book.
Download or read book Fence Striking Distance written by Sarah Rees Brennan and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The boys of Kings Row bout with drama, rivalry, and romance in this original YA novel by The New York Times bestselling author Sarah Rees Brennan — inspired by the award-nominated comic series by C.S. Pacat and Johanna The Mad. Sixteen-year-old Nicholas Cox is the illegitimate son of a retired fencing champion who dreams of getting the proper training he could never afford. After earning a place on the elite Kings Row fencing team, Nicholas must prove himself to his rival, Seiji Katayma, and navigate the clashes, friendships, and relationships between his teammates on the road to state championships -- where Nicholas might finally have the chance to spar with his golden-boy half-brother. Coach Williams decides to take advantage of the boys' morale after a recent victory and assigns them a course of team building exercises to further deepen their bonds. It takes a shoplifting scandal, a couple of moonlit forest strolls, several hilariously bad dates, and a whole lot of introspection for the team to realize they are stronger together than they could ever be apart. The first installment of this enticing original YA novel series by Sarah Rees Brennan, rich with casual diversity and queer self-discovery, explores never-before-seen drama inspired by C.S. Pacat's critically acclaimed Fence comic series and boasts original cover and interior art by Johanna The Mad. Text and Illustration copyright: © 2020 BOOM! StudiosFence(TM) and © 2020 C.S. Pacat
Download or read book Harlequin Kimani Romance September 2018 Box Set written by Deborah Fletcher Mello and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking for entertaining stories of drama, glamour and passion featuring sophisticated and sensual African American and multicultural heroes and heroines? Harlequin Kimani Romance brings you all this and more with these four new full-length books for one great price! A STALLION DREAM The Stallions Deborah Fletcher Mello Collin Stallion plans to give back to the community by volunteering to exonerate someone wrongfully convicted of crime. His partner in the high-profile case—powerhouse attorney London Jacobs—isn’t impressed by the Stallion. Until passion ignites. But with adversaries looming, will they fulfill their dream of love? LOVE FOR ALL TIME Sapphire Shores Kianna Alexander Sapphire Shores is rolling out the red carpet for Sierra Dandridge--the “Ice Queen.” But real estate scion Campbell Monroe finds nothing cold about the worldly beauty. Their desire culminates in an intimate affair. Until a younger actress’s vicious social media campaign threatens Sierra’s career and life… THE HEIRESS’S SECRET ROMANCE The Kingsleys of Texas Martha Kennerson Investigator Kathleen Winston’s task is clear: uncover the truth about the alleged safety violations at Kingsley Oil and Gas. But one look at ruggedly sexy VP Morgan Kingsley and her scrutiny transforms into seduction! But can the emotionally guarded bachelor forgive Kathleen once her identity—and her heart—are revealed? WINNING HER FOREVER Bay Point Confessions Harmony Evans
Download or read book The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature written by Dinah Birch and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2013-05-30 with total page 973 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the bestselling Oxford Companion to English Literature, this is an indispensable, compact guide to all aspects of English literature. Over 5,500 new and revised A to Z entries give unrivalled coverage of writers, works, historical context, literary theory, allusions, characters, and plot summaries. Discursive feature entries supply a wealth of information about important genres in literature. For this fourth edition, the dictionary has been fully revised and updated to include expanded coverage of postcolonial, African, black British, and children's literature, as well as improved representation in the areas of science fiction, biography, travel literature, women's writing, gay and lesbian writing, and American literature. The appendices listing literary prize winners, including the Nobel, Man Booker, and Pulitzer prizes, have all been updated and there is also a timeline, chronicling the development of English literature from c. 1000 to the present day. Many entries feature recommended web links, which are listed and regularly updated on a dedicated companion website. Written originally by a team of more than 140 distinguished authors and extensively updated for this new edition, this book provides an essential point of reference for English students, teachers, and all other readers of literature in English.
Download or read book We Are Lost and Found written by Helene Dunbar and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From "the queen of heartbreaking prose" (Paste) Helene Dunbar, We Are Lost and Found is a young adult realistic fiction novel in the vein of The Perks of Being a Wallflower about three friends coming-of-age against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s. Michael is content to live in the shadow of his best friends, James and Becky. Plus, his brother, Connor, has already been kicked out of the house for being gay and laying low seems to be Michael's only chance at avoiding the same fate. To pass the time before graduation, Michael hangs out at The Echo where he can dance and forget about his father's angry words, the pressures of school, and the looming threat of AIDS, a disease that everyone is talking about, but no one understands. Then he meets Gabriel, a boy who actually sees him. A boy who, unlike seemingly everyone else in New York City, is interested in him and not James. And Michael has to decide what he's willing to risk to be himself. This book is perfect for: Readers who want stories centering gay boys coming of age Parents and educators looking for realistic historical fiction for teens Fans of Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera, and Stephen Chbosky Praise for We Are Lost and Found: "Dunbar painstakingly populates the narrative with 1980s references—particularly to music—creating a vivid historical setting... A painful but ultimately empowering queer history lesson."—Kirkus Reviews "It's a certain type of magic that Helene Dunbar managed with this story... A hauntingly beautiful, yet scarring story that captures the struggles of figuring out who you are while facing the uncertainties of the world, a story that should be mandatory reading for all."—The Nerd Daily "We Are Lost and Found absolutely sparkles... she so perfectly, so evocatively captures the angst, uncertainty, and shaky self-confidence of adolescence that it might make you wince."—Echo Magazine Optioned for a major motion picture adaptation by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau's production company, Ill Kippers!
Download or read book The Oxford Companion to English Literature written by Dinah Birch and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009-09-24 with total page 1184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a team of more than 150 contributors working under the direction of Dinah Birch, and ranging in influence from Homer to the Mahabharata, this guide provides the reader with a comprehensive coverage of all aspects of English literature.
Download or read book Harlequin Medical Romance October 2020 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Charlotte Hawkes and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 577 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama. This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes: SECOND CHANCE WITH HIS ARMY DOC Reunited on the Frontline By Charlotte Hawkes After fourteen years, Kane has just reentered Mattie’s life…and he’s determined to convince Mattie it’s finally time for their happy ever after! REAWAKENED BY HER ARMY MAJOR Reunited on the Frontline By Charlotte Hawkes When shy nurse Bridget meets army major Hayden she’s enticed! Still, it’s having to work together under fire, that brings them closer…. TEMPTED BY THE HEART SURGEON By Lucy Ryder A new job is Boston socialite Sam’s chance to escape her broken engagement. But it reunites her with Adam—the surgeon she’s tried to forget!
Download or read book Blue Streak written by Jules Barnard and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ~RITA Nominated~ZACH Nessa is one of my closest friends, so there's no way I'll ruin our friendship for a hookup. Even if I want to be with her. Badly. She's beautiful, and sweet, and her bright light draws me from the darkness that trails my every move. But it's the darkness of my past that has me keeping Nessa at arm's length. I'll protect her if it's the last thing I do--even if it means protecting her from myself, becauseI can't give her the kind of relationship she deserves. NESSA Zach doesn't discriminate when it comes to the women he dates. Except with me. Me he keeps in the friend zone. I want him. I've always wanted him, and I think he wants me too. But I can't remain in Lake Tahoe and pine for Zach forever. My career is stuck, my personal life as well, with Zach always pushing me away the moment sparks fly between us. I can either leave this town and make a fresh start somewhere else, or finally show Zach how right we are for each other.**All books in the Blue Series are stand-alone stories that can be read in any order.**
Download or read book Harlequin Western Romance June 2017 Box Set written by Cathy Gillen Thacker and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2017-06-01 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Romance—the Western way! Harlequin Western Romance brings you a collection of four new heartwarming contemporary romances of everyday women finding love. Available now! This box set includes: WANTED: TEXAS DADDY Texas Legacies: The Lockharts by Cathy Gillen Thacker Sage Lockhart and Nick Monroe are friends with benefits. When Sage asks Nick to make her dream of having a family come true, he agrees…only because he is secretly in love with her! THE RANCHER'S SURPRISE BABY Blue Falls, Texas by Trish Milburn Rancher Ben Hartley has never wanted kids after a horrible childhood, but then he gets Mandy Richardson pregnant. What if the thing he fears most turns out to be the best thing thats ever happened to him?A BABY ON HIS DOORSTEP by Roz Denny Fox Rodeo cowboy Rio McNabb is recovering from injuries, and his nurse, Binney Taylor, is driving him crazy. But his life gets even more intense when a strange woman drops off a baby claiming hes the father. A COWBOY TO KISS by Mary Leo Kenzie Grant is trying her best to save the family ranch. When Jake Scott disagrees with her methods, sparks fly—not only about the ranch but with each other!
Download or read book Bff written by K. C. Wells and published by . This book was released on 2018-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I'm about to do something huge, and it could change... everything. I met Matt in second grade, and we've been inseparable ever since. We went to the same schools, studied at the same college. When we both got jobs in the same town, we shared an apartment. And when my life took an unexpected turn, Matt was there for me. Every milestone in my life, he was there to share it. And what's really amazing? After all these years, we're still the best of friends. Which brings me to this fragile, heart-stopping moment: I want to tell him I love him, really love him, but I'm scared to death of what he'll say. If I've got this all wrong, I'll lose him--forever.
Download or read book Writing Herself into Being written by Patricia Smart and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER - Prix du livre d’Ottawa 2016 WINNER - Prix Jean-Éthier-Blais 2015 WINNER - Prix Gabrielle-Roy 2014 FINALIST - Prix littéraire Trillium 2015 From the founding of New France to the present day, Quebec women have had to negotiate societal expectations placed on their gender. Tracing the evolution of life writing by Quebec women, Patricia Smart presents a feminist analysis of women’s struggles for autonomy and agency in a society that has continually emphasized the traditional roles of wife and mother. Writing Herself into Being examines published autobiographies and autobiographical fiction, as well as the annals of religious communities, letters, and a number of published and unpublished diaries by girls and women, to reveal a greater range of women’s experiences than proscribed, generalized roles. Through close readings of these texts Smart uncovers the authors’ perspectives on events such as the 1837 Rebellion, the Montreal cholera epidemic of 1848, convent school education, the struggle for women’s rights in the early twentieth century, and the Quiet Revolution. Drawing attention to the individuality of each writer while situating her within the social and ideological context of her era, this book further explores the ways women and girls reacted to, and often rebelled against, the constraints imposed on them by both Church and state. Written in a clear and compelling narrative style that brings women’s voices to life, Writing Herself into Being – the author’s own translation of her award-winning French-language book De Marie de l’Incarnation à Nelly Arcan: Se dire, se faire par l’écriture intime (Boréal, 2014) – offers a new and gendered view of various periods in Quebec history.
Download or read book Our Best Friends written by Michael Capuzzo and published by Bantam. This book was released on 1998 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this delightful and heartwarming book, America's premier pet columnist, Michael Capuzzo, presents remarkable true stories celebrating the powerful and nurturing bond between people and their dogs. Drawn from history and literature as well as from dog lovers--both famous and not so famous--from all walks of life all over the world, here are unforgettable tales of hope, heroism, and healing that capture the unflagging nobility of our oldest, dearest, and truly best animal friend. Inside you'll meet: Angus, the Labrador retriever who died while his master, a stained-glass artist, was working on the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.--so his master memorialized Angus by working his beloved pet's name into the National Cathedral's stained glass and into cathedral windows up and down the eastern seaboard. Patches, the collie-malamute of Tacoma, Washington, who rescued his owner from the icy waters of Lake Spanaway, jumping in three times and towing him twenty feet to safety. Bobby, the young mutt so devoted to his master, he lay on his master's grave for over a decade, until his own death. Brownie the stray--adopted by an entire street of merchants, he was nobody's dog and everybody's dog, living happily and independently for fifteen years. His headstone in Daytona Beach says it all: "Brownie 1939-1954. A good dog." Woodie, the stubby little collie-mix who leaped down an eighty-foot cliff, crushing her hip, and remained at the side of her unconscious owner until help arrived. Inspiring, poignant, filled with laughter and tears, and always entertaining,Our Best Friendsis a book whose deeply moving stories will touch your heart and lift your spirits even as they offer you the opportunity to develop a greater appreciation for and understanding of your own best friend. From the Hardcover edition.
Download or read book The Sense of an Ending written by Julian Barnes and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A novel that follows a middle-aged man as he contends with a past he never much thought about—until his closest childhood friends return with a vengeance: one of them from the grave, another maddeningly present. A novel so compelling that it begs to be read in a single setting, The Sense of an Ending has the psychological and emotional depth and sophistication of Henry James at his best, and is a stunning achievement in Julian Barnes's oeuvre. Tony Webster thought he left his past behind as he built a life for himself, and his career has provided him with a secure retirement and an amicable relationship with his ex-wife and daughter, who now has a family of her own. But when he is presented with a mysterious legacy, he is forced to revise his estimation of his own nature and place in the world.
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Download or read book Never Date Your Best Friend written by Jules Barnard and published by Fresh Fiction Pub. This book was released on 2015-04-20 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I’m stuck in the friend zone with the hottest guy I’ve ever known. Oh, and he’s my best friend. Zach pushes me away the moment sparks fly, and sparks have been flying since the day we met. For some aggravating reason, he’s intentionally keeping me at a distance. The way I see it, I have two options. I can leave town and make a fresh start or I can show Zach how right we are for each other. Only one of those options has the potential to ruin the best friendship I’ve ever had. But I’m considering risking it all for love. A RITA-nominated, sexy, friends-to-lovers romance. Grab it now! -- EXCERPT -- “Nessa.” His voice is a strangled growl. “This shouldn’t be a big deal. You said you’re not attracted to me,” I remind him. “I didn’t say that.” “You said there’s nothing to worry about, and that I should make myself comfortable.” “I didn’t think you were gonna skinny-dip.” Keywords: best friends to lovers, RITA award finalist, after college romance, friends to lovers, New Adult, unrequited love, casino romance, contemporary romance, humor, coming of age, Lake Tahoe romance, mountain romance, romantic comedy, rom-com, friends-to-lovers romance, new adult romance, steamy romance, multi-cultural romance, interracial romance, writing award finalist, romcom, rom com, rom-com book, romcom book
