Download or read book You re the Only Friend I Need written by Alejandro Heredia and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiction. African & African American Studies. Latinx Studies. LGBTQIA Studies. Winner of the 2019 Gold Line Press Fiction Chapbook Contest. The stories in Alejandro Heredia's YOU'RE THE ONLY FRIEND I NEED offer new possibilities for transnational storytelling and the Dominican diaspora by centering Blackness and queerness. In these stories; friendship is a vehicle to understand what lies between and within people. A young Dominican immigrant makes an unlikely friend in her Bronx building. Two queer teens venture into the streets of Santo Domingo in search of queer belonging. A 20-something lost in existential thought finds a home in a gay Latin club. In Heredia's stories; friendship is at once balm; poison; wound; and respite from the troubles that society places on migrants; on queer people; on Black folks across the diaspora. YOU'RE THE ONLY FRIEND I NEED cuts through received notions and sings with emotional honesty and lyrical prose.

Download or read book Now You Wanna Come Back 2 written by Anna Black and published by Urban Renaissance. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After winning Leila's heart in a fierce love triangle, Rayshon is looking forward to the arrival of their second child, but Leila turns once again to Devon for a shoulder to cry on after her business begins failing.

Download or read book Beautifully Used written by Susan Griscom and published by . This book was released on with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex with no strings. That’s the way I like it. Brodie That may sound heartless to you, but don’t judge a man until you’ve walked in his shoes. And believe me; you don’t want to tread in mine. I have a past. I’m not proud of it, but I haven’t cared … until Gabrielle entered back into my life. Gabrielle The first time I met him, I learned the hard way what type of guy Brodie was. His crude seduction attempt earned him a slap to his face, and I wasn’t exactly looking forward to another encounter with the cad. I had enough problems of my own to deal with, but unfortunately, my best friend is marrying his brother, and now Brodie and I will be forced to spend time together whether I liked it or not. When things in that small, quiet town of Turtle Lake turn dark and dangerous, Brodie and I only have each other to turn to for solace. But will we be capable of overcoming our aversion to one another while coping with our troubled pasts and dealing with the current dangers surrounding us? Or is our hostility just skating the fine line between love and hate? Beautifully Used is book 2 in the Beaumont Brothers series and can be read as a stand-alone. Buy your copy today!

Download or read book I Was Lost But Now I m Found written by Ernest Lopez and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The search for a medieval archangel--and, yes, a female archangel. You see, that was part of her penance--to be forgotten by the church and its followers, but it did not include ancient stories passed down through the ages mostly by those she helped. She was known by many names in different parts of the known world. In Italy, she was known only as Louchiana. She championed only the ugly, the unwanted children wherever she went. You see, there was no one else. Ancient legend has it that she was one of the Lord's favorites. Most beautiful of all angels, her wings much larger, she could soar higher above all the rest. the Lord sent her down to right a great wrong brought on by many that lived and died by the sword. To them, nothing else mattered; to win made it right. She did sweep down between two oncoming armies as they gasped in awe at her beauty but refused to stop. She cut them all down with her mighty sword, cutting and slashing away at both armies until none were left standing. She left the bloody battlefield as she rose to the high heavens. She knew she had gone too far and now must face her Lord. Her sins were, first, vanity then came vengeance. This alone belongs to her Lord. She had shown her great beauty to both armies, yet they would not stop, so she cut them all down as they charged forward. It was swift, with no mercy. All she could say was "Please forgive me, my Lord." the Lord did love her. He would not let Satan have her. Instead, she is charged with a penance, a way to win back what is stripped away to champion the cause and the plight of the ugly, unwanted children of the world for as long as it takes without her beautiful wings, without her mighty sword, and her beauty can only be used to help in any way the unwanted, the ugly children, yet she has only her womanly wiles that any earth-bond woman possesses to survive, and yes, she too must risk death like her sisters. How long she has been on earth is unknown. You see, it was first recorded during the First Crusade, the only one won by the Christian armies. A baron knight took her as his prize to let go women and children. He left before the city fell. He and his knights sailed for home, a fortress that still stands today high up on a plateau on jagged rocky cliffs, overlooking a small valley in Italy where a small village still works the fields and still lives as they did so long ago. the story was known through the whole valley. the old folks tell it the best to their young as it passes on through time. If you have not heard the legend of La Louchiana the Archangel, how can you judge if she ever was? You know, you could have already run across her and not even know it. Next time you see an unmarked picture or statue of an angel with very large wings, beautiful, about twenty years old, with deep, wide brown eyes that seem to look deep into your soul, holding this mighty sword, or then again a painting or statue of a beautiful lightly clad woman with deep, wide brown eyes, no wings, no sword, but her beauty shocks you deep inside, and to this day, you still remember her, or then she might have just passed you by. This doesn't mean she never existed. I can only say maybe you aren't ugly enough. You see, it never ends for her. Next time you see a young beautiful woman with deep brown eyes, look deep into them--could this be? You think? You better find and read the story then decide.

Download or read book Reprobate Lord Runaway Lady written by Isabelle Goddard and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Amelie Silverdale is fleeing her betrothal to a vicious, degenerate man. In the dead of night, disguised as a maidservant, she sneaks out of her bedroom window… The scandal that once drove Gareth Denville from town is about to erupt again! This time he's going to break free before he's asked to leave…. In London's darkened streets, Gareth spies a kindred spirit—Amelie! On the run together, the attraction between them builds, but their secret identities are about to catch up with them….

Download or read book Dragon Scales written by Brendan Hudson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-08-31 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some doors should never be opened. So when Emily steps through a doorway into another world, she never considers the consequences. For Emily Sutton, being thirteen years old is difficult enough. Now she has dragons to contend with. A world of mystery and adventure is waiting for her to explore. But she quickly discovers there is a reason for her being there, and that some dragons are not happy about it. With lies clouding the truth and danger around every corner, Emily must fight to save the dragon world and herself. The only problem is - who can she trust?

Download or read book The Pariah written by Thomas Irvine and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the planet of Esseth, in the small island nation of Korra, very few people know the truth of the universe. One denizen of Korra, Cio, spends most of his days protecting and coddling seven-year-old Keira Darrenger, the castle-dwelling, golden-haired heiress to D-Corp, the planets largest mercenary company and Cios employer. Life is simple and pleasant until the day Cio meets a bizarre woman named Bliss, two local celebritiesand the ghastly beast that assaults him on the castle grounds. Struggling with disturbing desires for Keira, as well as threats of death and despair, Cios once simple life is thrust into chaos when he is steadily introduced to a world of spirits, supernatural powers and planetary preservation. Soon Keira isnt the only child in need of protection from evilor from Cio.

Download or read book A Scandalous Ruse written by Ava Stone and published by Ava Stone Inc. This book was released on 2017-05-29 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evidence Uncovered written by Jacquelin Thomas and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-10-25 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A string of unsolved murders… An FBI agent out for justice… With young New Orleans women turning up dead, FBI agent Lanier Barrow is sure that the Crescent City Strangler is back. But proving it to distrustful lead detective Daniel Jordan means she must hide her tragic connection to the case. And with their uneasy partnership already troubled, even more dangerous secrets will put their lives on the line…

Download or read book Greyling written by D. B. Wright and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-09-16 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After suffering twelve years of captivity and torture at the hands of the evil wizard, Lord Beagan, Malora finally had the chance to escape. Soon after, she ran into a young man named Pickard, a strange thief who told her of his mission to locate a magician known only as Greyling, and unite him with a man known as the Protector. Together, Greyling and the Protector are destined to fulfill the Great Prophecy, as foretold thousands of years ago by the greatest prophets their world had ever known. But, when Malora agrees to help Pickard with his quest, she soon realizes that captivity and torture had been the least of her problems...

Download or read book Heart of Stone written by Debra Mullins and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debra Mullins introduced readers to the world of the Truthseers in Prodigal Son. Now the story of the lost Atlanteans continues in Heart of Stone. Darius Montana is a Seer. With his gift of empathy, he can see into the hearts of others, both human and Atlantean. When his family comes into possession of one of the legendary power stones of Atlantis, Darius is sent to find the Stone Singer. Faith Karaluros is the last Stone Singer. Manipulated all her life for her rare ability, she is widowed after her husband tried to steal her power for the Mendukati, an extremist group that hunts Seers. Faith wants nothing more than to stay out of this war when Darius comes to find her—just in time to rescue her from being kidnapped. Faith goes with Darius, determined to do the job and be on her way with the money that can set her up where no one can find her again. She didn't count on the Mendukati sending a hit man after her. Darius swears he can protect her, but when she discovers he is one of the rare Atlanteans whose powers work on their own kind, can she trust him to keep his word, or is she being used again? At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book No One Can Know written by Kate Alice Marshall and published by Flatiron Books. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The USA TODAY Bestseller! Three sisters, two murders, and too many secrets to count. “A propulsive and intricate psychological thriller. . . Meticulously plotted. . . Family connections prove both their damage and their worth in this community-focused thriller.” —Kirkus (starred review) Fourteen years ago, the Palmer sisters—Emma, Juliette, and Daphne—left their home in Arden Hills and never returned. But when Emma discovers she’s pregnant and her husband loses his job, she has no option but to return to the house that she and her estranged sisters still own . . . and where their parents were murdered. Emma has never told anyone what she saw the night her parents died, even when she became the prime suspect. But her presence in the house threatens to uncover secrets that have stayed hidden for years, and the sisters are drawn together once again. As they face their memories of the past, rivalries restart, connections are forged, and, for the first time, Emma starts to ask questions about what really happened that night. The more Emma learns, the more riddles emerge. And Emma begins to wonder just what her siblings will do to keep the past buried, and whether she did the right thing staying quiet about what was whispered that night: “No one can know.”

Download or read book Space written by Roger Reid and published by NewSouth Books. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen-year-old Jason accompanies his father to the annual reunion of long-time science colleagues at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and finds himself involved in a dangerous and complicated mystery.

Download or read book Cool CEO s Exclusive Love written by Jiu YueDeTaoZi and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having become a maid in the CEO's mansion, she had never thought about what would happen, nor had she ever thought about the huge changes that would take place in her life. For three days and three nights, he did it again and again. He said, "Woman, remember who your man is!" He was sometimes cold, sometimes gentle, and he melted her heart with his strong gentleness. Yet when she believed that the billionaire had fallen in love with her, a little maid, it was like a bolt out of the blue, he gave the order: Go for an abortion! Make her disappear from my sight ... ... She did not want to believe that the sweetness of the past was false; he did not know how much he had misunderstood her. ***

Download or read book Renaissance Woman written by Jodie Lane and published by Jodie Lane. This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gwyn and Michelle time-travel to Renaissance Italy: they must deal with the corruption and nepotism of the Borgia Pope and his murderous family.

Download or read book Dead Man s Steel written by Luke Scull and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2017 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Ancients have arrived. In the third volume of Luke Scull's "gripping"* fantasy epic, the Grim Company must face the immortal race known as the Fade, who seek nothing less than the utter destruction of every man, woman, and child on the continent...In the City of Towers, former rebel Sasha and her comrade Davarus Cole struggle to keep the peace between the warring mages who vie for dominion. But when the White Lady sends Davarus south to the Shattered Realms to seek allies among the fallen kingdoms, he finds that his hardest battle may be one fought within. The godly essence now residing inside him offers power that could be used against the Fade--but with every death that feeds It, Cole risks losing a part of himself. An association with a Fade officer grants the Halfmage Eremul a position of privilege among Dorminia's new masters. He witnesses firsthand the fate that awaits humanity. But since his magic is pitiful in the face of the Fade's advanced technology, the Halfmage must rely on his wits alone to save whom he can...And in the frozen north, legendary warrior Brodar Kayne fights a desperate battle for his people. He is running out of time. An ancient evil sealed beneath the mountains is about to break free, an evil that is older than humanity, older than the Fade, older even than the gods--and it will not stop until the entire world is drowned in blood..."--

Download or read book Battlefield of Angels written by D.R. Tracy and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you really believe in angels and demonsor that the eyes of heaven are constantly upon you? What if the heavens gave you a small glimpse of the spiritual realm around you? Would it change the way you live your life today? David Anderson was given such a glimpse as a young boy. Now, at the age of 32, hes been called and predestined to partake of a heavenly calling placed upon him that would change his life forever. But the evil powers and forces of the spiritual realm of Metro City will stop at nothing to keep the young man away from that calling. To be transformed into a man of faith, it will take the power of the Holy Spirit and of the angelic warriors of God to prepare, protect, and safeguard Mr. Anderson along his path. Dont forget to entertain strangers, for by doing some people have entertained angels without knowing. Hebrews 13:2 Soldiers in Christ Ministries