Download or read book Whatever It Takes written by Kathryn R. Biel and published by Resilient Books. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ballerina Leslie Ann Moose was raised under the weight of her family's mantra—"Do your best. Be the best. Whatever it takes." Leslie has always chased excellence. But as the dream of a ballet career fades, she embraces a second chance with unwavering resolve. Pursuing theater, she embarks on a journey from bustling New York City to a tranquil Upstate town, unaware it will reunite her with a lost love from drama camp. The thought of working with Leslie again sends chills down musical director Josh deChambeau's spine. Her sudden departure all those years ago shattered his heart, and now, as fate throws them back together, he must confront the pain of their past. The success of The Edison Theater hinges on their collaboration, demanding Josh set aside his bitterness for a dream long deferred. Amidst the theater's chaos, Leslie and Josh must find common ground. As they grapple with shared history and simmering chemistry, they learn that love deserves a second act in the spotlight, whatever it takes.

Download or read book Vision of Love written by Kathryn R. Biel and published by Resilient Books. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once a household name and pop sensation, Tabitha Stetson is now navigating the shadows of obscurity, determined to keep a Hollywood secret under wraps. With three weeks of child-free bliss in the bustling Big Apple, Tabitha aims to rediscover her post-Sassy Cat purpose. Her desires are clear, but the path to fulfillment remains a puzzle. Then there’s Henderson Quade. Once a dreamer of the spotlight, he's now content directing the magic behind The Edison Theater's curtain. He'll move heaven and earth to ensure the theater's triumph, yet he staunchly maintains his cardinal rule: never date an actress. But a routine business meeting takes an unexpected turn when Henderson finds himself drawn to the captivating Tabitha. Their chemistry crackles, and her serenade steals his heart, making it clear this isn't just another date—it's a genuine connection. Yet, he's convinced it should be a one-time fling. That is until a nosy reporter throws a curveball, forcing The Edison Theater to bank on Tabitha's star power. And in an unexpected twist, Henderson realizes he needs her just as much as the theater does. Will this be a perfect match made in showbiz heaven, or will it spiral into an epic disaster? One thing's certain—the show must go on! Vision of Love is a toe-tapping, heartwarming romantic comedy that follows the ups and downs of love in the limelight. With catchy show tunes and pop hits setting the stage, you'll be singing along and rooting for a swoon-worthy happy ending that's sure to leave you smiling.

Download or read book Accent Pieces written by Amy Mangan and published by Black Rose Writing. This book was released on 2021-06-17 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From her pen to our hearts, the columns and essays enrich and entertain." –Carolanne Griffith Roberts, Former Editor, Southern Living Accent Pieces is a personal homage to creating the life you want right where you are. Amy's collection of essays makes sense of life, home, love, heartache and friendships, all while sharing a decorating tip or two.

Download or read book This Side Up The Road to a Renovated Life written by Amy Mangan and published by Black Rose Writing. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Side Up: The Road to a Renovated Life is a home and garden editor’s story of a life constantly under construction, none by design. Written with candor, humor and grace, Amy Mangan shares her own home tour, but this one deftly sheds light on job loss, financial shame, home displacement, marital discord, illness and caregiving. Faced with one crisis after the next, Amy discovers how to cope, hope and rebuild, finding a new way home to a stronger way of life.

Download or read book I Really Needed This Today written by Hoda Kotb and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From New York Times bestselling author and beloved Today show co-host Hoda Kotb comes an inspiring collection of quotes that offer wisdom, courage, and hope—the perfect gift for Mother's Day! Several years ago, Today show co-host Hoda Kotb began posting a variety of quotes on her Instagram page. Some were penned by a favorite writer; others offered a dose of love or laughter. She thought the quotes were meaningful only to her, but soon a funny thing started happening—reactions poured in from thousands of people who were just as moved. The quotes weren't only providing inspiration to Hoda, they were comforting and connecting people. So many of their comments read, “I really needed this today,” a phrase that inspired the book's title. In I Really Needed This Today, Hoda not only shares 365 sayings and quotes, she writes about the people and experiences that have pushed her to challenge boundaries, embrace change, and explore relationships to their fullest. Written with her signature wit and warmth, this book is the ideal companion to tuck beside your bed or to bring with you on-the-go to keep you motivated, recharged, and inspired each day.

Download or read book Next Level Basic written by Stassi Schroeder and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover how to embrace your best basic self in this instant New York Times bestselling, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and “refreshing to read” (The Cut) guidebook from the breakout star of Bravo’s hit reality show Vanderpump Rules. Millions of Vanderpump Rules viewers and podcast listeners know Stassi Schroeder as a major defender of Basic Bitch rights. There’s nothing more boring than people who take themselves too seriously. Stassi champions the things that many of us are afraid to love publicly for fear of being labeled basic: lattes, pugs, bubbly cocktails, millennial pink, #OOTD (outfit of the day, obvs), astrology, hot dogs, the perfect pair of Louboutins, romantic comedies...the list goes on and on. “There’s something for everyone under Schroeder’s big basic umbrella” (Elle) and in Next Level Basic, the reality star, podcast queen, and ranch dressing expert gives you hilarious and pointed lessons on how to have fun and celebrate yourself, with exclusive stories from her own life and on the set of Vanderpump Rules. From her very public breakups to her most intimate details about her plastic surgery, Stassi shares her own personal experiences with her trademark honesty—all with the hope you can learn something from them.

Download or read book A Love I Can Trust written by Sanya Hudson-Payne and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-29 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexa, Emily, and Roxanne are three different women who share one thing in common: they all distrust love. As a child, Alexa witnesses the brutal murder of her mother by her alcoholic father, and then suffers incest and rape, perpetuated by her uncle and strangers. Maturing with an impenetrable shell, Alexa becomes the CEO and founder of a multi-million dollar company where she treats everyone with disdain, and seeks gratification through sexually demeaning encounters with men. Alexa's assistant, Emily, vows to focus on her career and avoid love at all costs, since her parents instilled in her that the sole purpose of love is to marry for money. Alexa's personal stylist, Roxanne, fights her own battle with trust and love, manifested through poor relationships because of her father's abandonment. As the three women travel down the path of their own destinies, combating issues of trust, a murder plot is revealed. Who wants one of the women dead? Follow the intriguing drama, set against a backdrop of passion, jealously, adoration, and betrayal in A Love I Can Trust. Sanya Hudson-Payne lives in Brooklyn, New York, and is an educator in the NYC public school system. She also freelances for various online magazines and speaks at empowerment seminars along the East Coast. http: //SBPRA.com/SanyaHudson-Payne

Download or read book The Art of the Flask written by Paul Knorr and published by Cider Mill Press. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The art of drinking--one sip at a time! Mix up dozens of cocktails-to-go and drink recipes to bring along in your favorite flask with this fun new collection! Flasks are a centuries-old staple in the pockets of anyone who loves a good drink, and this book celebrates the history and many uses of this classic drinking vessel. Discover how famous figures have used and loved their own flasks--and use their ideas to fuel your own fixings! With dozens of cocktail recipes for what to put in your flask, plus clever, portable chaser suggestions for nights when you don't have time to make a mix, this book gives you all the inspiration you need. The Art of the Flask even provides tips on how to clean and maintain your trusted flask. Best-selling cocktail guru Paul Knorr pulls out all the stops in this full-color, flask-sized gift book featuring: Pewter, steel or plastic: Find the right one for you! Care, keeping, and cleaning of your flask Creative cocktail recipes to fill your flask Flask etiquette and the do's and don'ts of flask ownership Famous flasks and the people who wielded them. With striking, full-color photography throughout, and clever cocktail recipes that are sure to delight, The Art of the Flask features inspired drinks for this classic drinking vessel!

Download or read book Summoned to Thirteenth Grave written by Darynda Jones and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times BESTSELLER (January 2019) Grim Reaper Charley Davidson is back in the final installment of Darynda Jones’ New York Times bestselling paranormal series--Summoned to Thirteenth Grave. Charley Davidson, Grim Reaper extraordinaire, is pissed. She’s been kicked off the earthly plane for eternity—which is exactly the amount of time it takes to make a person stark raving mad. But someone’s looking out for her, and she’s allowed to return after a mere hundred years in exile. Is it too much to hope for that not much has changed? Apparently it is. Bummer. She’s missed her daughter. She’s missed Reyes. She’s missed Cookie and Garrett and Uncle Bob. Now that she’s back on earth, it’s time to put to rest burning questions that need answers. What happened to her mother? How did she really die? Who killed her? And are cupcakes or coffee the best medicine for a broken heart? It all comes to a head in an epic showdown between good and evil in this final smart and hilarious novel.

Download or read book If the Flora Bama Walls Could Talk written by Chris Warner and published by Wagon Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 500 quotes from the hallowed walls of the Last Great American Roadhouse on the Gulf of Mexico at the Alabama-Florida Line.

Download or read book Out of the Silence written by Marie Theodore and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2024-09-24 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel of resistance amidst domestic strife Alexa Montgomery is a criminal lawyer, a fierce protector of victim’s rights, who’s made a name for herself as an assistant district attorney in New York City. But when Casimir Johnson—a man who escaped prosecution years ago for the brutal attack on his wife—is arrested again, Alexa knows that she needs to put this dangerous man behind bars—for good this time. In Alexa’s search for justice, the destinies of two women are forever entwined. If the criminal justice system and courts won’t make Casimir Johnson pay, Alexa Montgomery will. In her debut novel, an intoxicating thriller in the style of The Perfect Marriage, Marie Theodore has created a fast-paced, character driven, erotic courtroom drama. Out of the Silence will captivate your heart and keep you turning the pages, while you anxiously look forward to seeing how it all unfolds.

Download or read book Sunshine Warm Sober written by Catherine Gray and published by Aster. This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The long-awaited sequel to THE UNEXPECTED JOY OF BEING SOBER 'Exquisite' - Fearne Cotton, Happy Place 'A paean to the longer-term pleasures of staying booze-free' - The Guardian 'The kind of book that changes lives, and very possibly saves them' - The Lancet Psychiatry 'A reflective, raw and riveting read. A beautiful book on what it takes to root for yourself' - Emma Gannon, Ctrl Alt Delete 'No other author writes about sober living with as much warmth or emotional range as Catherine Gray. Her deep insight into the subtle psychologies of drinking, and of life, means that everything she writes is both utterly relatable and stretches our minds. Hers is a rare wisdom.' - Dr Richard Piper, CEO, Alcohol Change UK What's it like to give up drinking forever? We know now that being teetotal for one, three, even twelve months brings surprising joys and a recharged body... but nothing has been written about going years deep into being alcohol-free. As Catherine Gray, author of runaway success The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober, streaks towards a decade sober, she explores this uncharted territory in her trademark funny, disruptive and warm way. This is a must-read for anyone sober-curious, whether they've put down the bottle yet or not. Praise for The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober: 'Fascinating' - Bryony Gordon 'Truthful, modern and real' - Stylist 'Brave, witty and brilliantly written' - Marie Claire 'Gray's tale of going sober is uplifting and inspiring' - Evening Standard 'Not remotely preachy' - Sunday Times 'Jaunty, shrewd and convincing' - Sunday Telegraph 'Admirably honest, light, bubbly and remarkably rarely annoying' - Guardian 'An empathetic, warm and hilarious tale from a hugely likeable human' - The Lancet Psychiatry

Download or read book Summoned to Thirteenth Grave written by Darynda Jones and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grim Reaper Charley Davidson is back in the final installment of Darynda Jones’ New York Times bestselling paranormal series--Summoned to Thirteenth Grave. Charley Davidson, Grim Reaper extraordinaire, is pissed. She’s been kicked off the earthly plane for eternity –which is exactly the amount of time it takes to make a person stark, raving mad. But someone’s looking out for her, and she’s allowed to return after a mere hundred years in exile. Is it too much to hope for that not much has changed? Apparently it is. Bummer. She’s missed her daughter. She’s missed Reyes. She’s missed Cookie and Garrett and Uncle Bob. But now that she’s back on earth, it’s time to put to rest burning questions that need answers. What happened to her mother? How did she really die? Who killed her? And are cupcakes or coffee the best medicine for a broken heart? It all comes to a head in an epic showdown between good and evil in this final smart and hilarious novel.

Download or read book The Last Taxi Ride written by A. X. Ahmad and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bollywood film icon Shabana Shah has been murdered, her body found in the apartment where [New York City taxi driver] Ranjit ate dinner mere hours before. Ranjit's fingerprints are all over the murder weapon, a statue of the elephant god Ganesh used to grotesquely smash the actress' beautiful face. Caught on film leaving the apartment alone, Ranjit is accused by the NYPD as an accessory to murder. Ranjit's only credible alibi is Shabana's Indian doorman, but he has vanished"--

Download or read book The Budayeen Cycle written by George Alec Effinger and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete Hugo and Nebula Award–nominated cyberpunk trilogy by an author whose work is “wry and black and savage” (George R. R. Martin). Praised as “a perfect example of how exciting the subgenre can and should be,” George Alec Effinger’s Budayeen Cycle is a towering and timeless science fiction achievement that continues to amaze, shock, and captivate readers (SF Signal). When Gravity Fails: Set in a high-tech near future featuring an ascendant Muslim world and divided Western superpowers, this cult classic takes readers into a world with mind- or mood-altering drugs for any purpose, brains enhanced by electronic hardware, and surgically altered bodies. Street hustler Marîd Audran has always prided himself on his independence, free from commitments, connections, and even cybernetic modifications. But when a string of brutal murders lands him on the radar of Friedlander Bey, the most powerful and dangerous man in the decadent Arab ghetto, the Budayeen, Audran is forced to change his loner ways, or risk losing his life . . . A Fire in the Sun: Once a small-time smuggler, Marîd Audran has, to his chagrin, moved up in the ranks of the criminal underworld to become a lieutenant in Friedlander Bey’s shadowy empire. Tasked with being Bey’s eyes and ears inside local law enforcement, Audran finds himself tracking yet another serial killer through the streets of the Budayeen. And the closer he gets to his target, the more embroiled he becomes in the deadly political machinations hidden behind the city’s façade. The Exile Kiss: Marîd Audran is finally learning to appreciate the wealth and benefits that come from being on Friedlander Bey’s payroll when a powerful enemy does the unthinkable, and gets both Audran and Bey exiled from the Budayeen. Abandoned in the lifeless and lethal Arabian Desert, Audran and Bey have only one option: survive long enough to exact revenge on the man responsible.

Download or read book Harlequin Special Edition September 2013 Bundle 1 of 2 written by Leanne Banks and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now for a limited time only from September 1 to September 30! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Harlequin Special Edition bundle includes The Maverick & the Manhattanite by USA Today bestselling author Leanne Banks, A Very Special Delivery by Brenda Harlen and The Bonus Mom by USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Greene. Look for 6 compelling new stories every month from Harlequin Special Edition!

Download or read book Vodka on Rocks with Pobby written by Kavita Patel and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2023-07-19 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Vodka on Rocks with Pobby" by author Kavita Patel immerses readers in a world where the clink of ice against glass resonates with the triumphs and struggles of a diverse group of women. This captivating novel not only explores their stories but also delves into the intriguing symbolism behind the title. Why is ice an essential component of vodka? Just as ice tempers the fiery spirit, the women in this tale find solace and liberation within the chilled confines of ‘Den.’ Through the medium of vodka, their conversations flow with honesty and vulnerability, creating a powerful bond that transcends societal boundaries. Pobby’s presence, like the ice in vodka, provides a refreshing coolness that encourages these women to explore their shared struggles and triumphs. "Vodka on Rocks with Pobby"is an intoxicating blend of stories that captivate the imagination and stir the emotions. It offers a poignant exploration of the human experience, reminding us that, like ice in vodka, it is within the moments of connection and shared vulnerability that our true strength and resilience are revealed. With its enticing title and compelling narrative, this novel promises a journey that will leave readers refreshed, inspired, and yearning for another round.