Author: Laura Ruby
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0759571449
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Does every second wife look like Julia Roberts? Lu Klein certainly doesn't, and her life is anything but glamorous. When she married a man with children, Lu had no idea that she was also marrying his shrewish ex-wife, Beatrix. And Beatrix had no idea that making a new home with her second husband would mean welcoming her wicked teenage stepdaughter, Liv. And Liv's mother Roxie had no idea that so many new and exciting boyfriends could make her long for the stable life she and her ex had too eagerly left behind. In this tightly interconnected collection of ten short stories, author Laura Ruby chronicles the progress of Lu, Beatrix, Roxie and their various steps and exes as they take the perilous plunge into the maelstrom of the so-called "blended family." Both ruefully funny and wickedly insightful, I Am Not Julia Roberts offers finely-observed, honest and affecting takes on kids, step-kids, divorce, remarriage...and the movie Stepmom.
I'm Not Julia Roberts
Author: Laura Ruby
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0759571449
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Does every second wife look like Julia Roberts? Lu Klein certainly doesn't, and her life is anything but glamorous. When she married a man with children, Lu had no idea that she was also marrying his shrewish ex-wife, Beatrix. And Beatrix had no idea that making a new home with her second husband would mean welcoming her wicked teenage stepdaughter, Liv. And Liv's mother Roxie had no idea that so many new and exciting boyfriends could make her long for the stable life she and her ex had too eagerly left behind. In this tightly interconnected collection of ten short stories, author Laura Ruby chronicles the progress of Lu, Beatrix, Roxie and their various steps and exes as they take the perilous plunge into the maelstrom of the so-called "blended family." Both ruefully funny and wickedly insightful, I Am Not Julia Roberts offers finely-observed, honest and affecting takes on kids, step-kids, divorce, remarriage...and the movie Stepmom.
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 0759571449
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 167
Book Description
Does every second wife look like Julia Roberts? Lu Klein certainly doesn't, and her life is anything but glamorous. When she married a man with children, Lu had no idea that she was also marrying his shrewish ex-wife, Beatrix. And Beatrix had no idea that making a new home with her second husband would mean welcoming her wicked teenage stepdaughter, Liv. And Liv's mother Roxie had no idea that so many new and exciting boyfriends could make her long for the stable life she and her ex had too eagerly left behind. In this tightly interconnected collection of ten short stories, author Laura Ruby chronicles the progress of Lu, Beatrix, Roxie and their various steps and exes as they take the perilous plunge into the maelstrom of the so-called "blended family." Both ruefully funny and wickedly insightful, I Am Not Julia Roberts offers finely-observed, honest and affecting takes on kids, step-kids, divorce, remarriage...and the movie Stepmom.
The Woman on the Beach
Author: Julia Roberts
Publisher: Bookouture
ISBN: 9781800195318
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I was so sure I saw Sophie on the beach that day. But it couldn't be her. Sophie's dead... Ever since we locked fingers and swore to be best friends at school, Sophie was there for me. When she married my brother, I followed her down the aisle as her bridesmaid, thrilled that we were becoming family. We laughed together and cried together. We shared everything. At least I thought we did. And then she was gone. The terrible accident that took her life devastated me, and though everyone else has moved on, I can't. She was so quiet, those last few months. I keep thinking there is something I don't know... Now I'm standing on the beach we visited when we were younger and there's a woman with long blond hair a few metres away, playing with a dog in the sunshine. She turns, and I see Sophie. Heart racing, I struggle to my feet, but before I can reach her she's vanished, leaving only footprints in the sand. It can't be Sophie... Can it? And do I want to know what she was running from, if the answer means I can no longer trust the people I love? A gripping emotional page-turner about the ways we lie to ourselves and how love and hope can heal us. Fans of Amanda Prowse, Liane Moriarty and Susan Lewis will absolutely love The Woman on the Beach. See what readers are saying about The Woman on the Beach: 'Emotional, amazing... Phenomenal book!... Just blew me away and had me turning the pages! I couldn't turn fast enough.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I can't love this enough and give it all the five stars!!!!!! Well done Roberts!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Stunning... A fab twist I never saw coming!... I loved it from page 1.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Well this book blew my mind! What a delicious plot twist. One of the best thrillers I have read in a very long time... Fast-paced book from beginning to end and very intense.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fabulous... Brilliant and heartbreaking in equal measures... The twist was just OMG... I just couldn't read it fast enough... but at the same time I never wanted it to end.' Postcard Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Amazing!... The end of chapter 38 resulted in several used tissues. That is probably the highest compliment I can give any book.' Goodreads reviewer 'I absolutely love this... Engrossing from the first page to the last.' Washington Post Mag, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Grab some tissues, make sure you aren't reading in public... I couldn't tear myself away' Goodreads reviewer 'Heartbreaking... An emotional roller coaster... 5 stars' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Publisher: Bookouture
ISBN: 9781800195318
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
I was so sure I saw Sophie on the beach that day. But it couldn't be her. Sophie's dead... Ever since we locked fingers and swore to be best friends at school, Sophie was there for me. When she married my brother, I followed her down the aisle as her bridesmaid, thrilled that we were becoming family. We laughed together and cried together. We shared everything. At least I thought we did. And then she was gone. The terrible accident that took her life devastated me, and though everyone else has moved on, I can't. She was so quiet, those last few months. I keep thinking there is something I don't know... Now I'm standing on the beach we visited when we were younger and there's a woman with long blond hair a few metres away, playing with a dog in the sunshine. She turns, and I see Sophie. Heart racing, I struggle to my feet, but before I can reach her she's vanished, leaving only footprints in the sand. It can't be Sophie... Can it? And do I want to know what she was running from, if the answer means I can no longer trust the people I love? A gripping emotional page-turner about the ways we lie to ourselves and how love and hope can heal us. Fans of Amanda Prowse, Liane Moriarty and Susan Lewis will absolutely love The Woman on the Beach. See what readers are saying about The Woman on the Beach: 'Emotional, amazing... Phenomenal book!... Just blew me away and had me turning the pages! I couldn't turn fast enough.' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I can't love this enough and give it all the five stars!!!!!! Well done Roberts!' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Stunning... A fab twist I never saw coming!... I loved it from page 1.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Well this book blew my mind! What a delicious plot twist. One of the best thrillers I have read in a very long time... Fast-paced book from beginning to end and very intense.' NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Fabulous... Brilliant and heartbreaking in equal measures... The twist was just OMG... I just couldn't read it fast enough... but at the same time I never wanted it to end.' Postcard Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Amazing!... The end of chapter 38 resulted in several used tissues. That is probably the highest compliment I can give any book.' Goodreads reviewer 'I absolutely love this... Engrossing from the first page to the last.' Washington Post Mag, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Grab some tissues, make sure you aren't reading in public... I couldn't tear myself away' Goodreads reviewer 'Heartbreaking... An emotional roller coaster... 5 stars' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The Last Thing He Told Me
Author: Laura Dave
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501171364
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Don’t miss the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick that’s sold 3 million copies strong—now an Apple TV+ limited series starring Jennifer Garner! The “page-turning, exhilarating” (PopSugar) and “heartfelt thriller” (Real Simple) about a woman who thinks she’s found the love of her life—until he disappears. Before Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers—Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother. As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered, as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss, as a US marshal and federal agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared. Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they’re also building a new future—one neither of them could have anticipated. With its breakneck pacing, dizzying plot twists, and evocative family drama, The Last Thing He Told Me is a “page-turning, exhilarating, and unforgettable” (PopSugar) suspense novel.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1501171364
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Don’t miss the #1 New York Times bestselling blockbuster and Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick that’s sold 3 million copies strong—now an Apple TV+ limited series starring Jennifer Garner! The “page-turning, exhilarating” (PopSugar) and “heartfelt thriller” (Real Simple) about a woman who thinks she’s found the love of her life—until he disappears. Before Owen Michaels disappears, he smuggles a note to his beloved wife of one year: Protect her. Despite her confusion and fear, Hannah Hall knows exactly to whom the note refers—Owen’s sixteen-year-old daughter, Bailey. Bailey, who lost her mother tragically as a child. Bailey, who wants absolutely nothing to do with her new stepmother. As Hannah’s increasingly desperate calls to Owen go unanswered, as the FBI arrests Owen’s boss, as a US marshal and federal agents arrive at her Sausalito home unannounced, Hannah quickly realizes her husband isn’t who he said he was. And that Bailey just may hold the key to figuring out Owen’s true identity—and why he really disappeared. Hannah and Bailey set out to discover the truth. But as they start putting together the pieces of Owen’s past, they soon realize they’re also building a new future—one neither of them could have anticipated. With its breakneck pacing, dizzying plot twists, and evocative family drama, The Last Thing He Told Me is a “page-turning, exhilarating, and unforgettable” (PopSugar) suspense novel.
I Have Never
Author: Camilla Isley
Publisher: Pink Bloom Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Publisher: Pink Bloom Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
My Mother's Secret
Author: Julia Roberts
Publisher: Bookouture
ISBN: 9781800192768
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
'They told me he died, but I never believed them. I'd have known, ' she says, her voice little more than a whisper and her eyes searching mine. 'A mother would know if her child died, wouldn't she?' The phone call comes in the middle of the night, rousing Danni from her safe, warm bed. The police have found her mother Diana wandering along the main road, miles from her house, confused and lost. Danni races to her mother's side, but when she arrives, as always, her mother doesn't seem to care. 'Go away, Danni, ' she says. 'I don't want you.' When she was a child, Danni would lie awake at night wondering what she had done to make her mother so cold. Now she is determined to put the past behind them and make Diana as happy as she can in the time they have left. But as some of Diana's memories are slipping away, others are forcing their way to the surface. One night Diana breaks down in tears and reveals her heartbreaking secret. Years before Danni was born, there was another baby who never got to see the world. Now there is one last thing Danni can do for her mother. She will find her brother's resting place, and bring Diana some peace. But good intentions can have unexpected consequences, and soon Danni's life will be changed forever. Are some secrets best left buried? A completely heartbreaking and compelling story of families, secrets, and the fierce love between mothers and children. Fans of Amanda Prowse, Ali Mercer and Jodi Picoult will smile through their tears. See what readers are saying about Julia Roberts: 'Fantastic... Fabulously written - I just couldn't put it down and had finished it within just 2 days!... You really get to know the characters and connect with them on an emotional level... There was one moment in particular that caused a lump in my throat and, had I not been on a train surrounded by strangers, there would have been tears.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wonderful storytelling... Moments of joy, sadness and edge-of-the-seat drama... Such a great read.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Captivating from the first page... Really tugged on the heart strings and left you a little weepy.' Goodreads Reviewer
Publisher: Bookouture
ISBN: 9781800192768
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
'They told me he died, but I never believed them. I'd have known, ' she says, her voice little more than a whisper and her eyes searching mine. 'A mother would know if her child died, wouldn't she?' The phone call comes in the middle of the night, rousing Danni from her safe, warm bed. The police have found her mother Diana wandering along the main road, miles from her house, confused and lost. Danni races to her mother's side, but when she arrives, as always, her mother doesn't seem to care. 'Go away, Danni, ' she says. 'I don't want you.' When she was a child, Danni would lie awake at night wondering what she had done to make her mother so cold. Now she is determined to put the past behind them and make Diana as happy as she can in the time they have left. But as some of Diana's memories are slipping away, others are forcing their way to the surface. One night Diana breaks down in tears and reveals her heartbreaking secret. Years before Danni was born, there was another baby who never got to see the world. Now there is one last thing Danni can do for her mother. She will find her brother's resting place, and bring Diana some peace. But good intentions can have unexpected consequences, and soon Danni's life will be changed forever. Are some secrets best left buried? A completely heartbreaking and compelling story of families, secrets, and the fierce love between mothers and children. Fans of Amanda Prowse, Ali Mercer and Jodi Picoult will smile through their tears. See what readers are saying about Julia Roberts: 'Fantastic... Fabulously written - I just couldn't put it down and had finished it within just 2 days!... You really get to know the characters and connect with them on an emotional level... There was one moment in particular that caused a lump in my throat and, had I not been on a train surrounded by strangers, there would have been tears.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Wonderful storytelling... Moments of joy, sadness and edge-of-the-seat drama... Such a great read.' Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Captivating from the first page... Really tugged on the heart strings and left you a little weepy.' Goodreads Reviewer
Nothing Matters
Author: Denise J. Wilson
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452538808
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Meet Denise Wilson, a fairly conventional woman whose successful but uninspiring life is about to be turned upside down. Her partner of fifteen years has decided shes not the right girl for him. He wants options. Simultaneously, the housing bubble bursts and with it goes her six-figure job as an interior designer for a large spec builder. At age fifty shes faced with a blank sheet of life in front of her and not a single idea what to do with it. So she buys a ticket to Maui. Nothing Matters is an entertaining spiritual road trip taken with a good friend. It has all the requisite elements of a good story: quirky characters, serendipitous events and an unexpected ending, all told with a deft sense of humor. Nothing Matters is the literary equivalent of Eat, Love, Pray running smack-dab into The Power of Now. Part travelogue, part transformational journey, Nothing Matters puts the light back in enlightenment.
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452538808
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Meet Denise Wilson, a fairly conventional woman whose successful but uninspiring life is about to be turned upside down. Her partner of fifteen years has decided shes not the right girl for him. He wants options. Simultaneously, the housing bubble bursts and with it goes her six-figure job as an interior designer for a large spec builder. At age fifty shes faced with a blank sheet of life in front of her and not a single idea what to do with it. So she buys a ticket to Maui. Nothing Matters is an entertaining spiritual road trip taken with a good friend. It has all the requisite elements of a good story: quirky characters, serendipitous events and an unexpected ending, all told with a deft sense of humor. Nothing Matters is the literary equivalent of Eat, Love, Pray running smack-dab into The Power of Now. Part travelogue, part transformational journey, Nothing Matters puts the light back in enlightenment.
Lily's Ghosts
Author: Laura Ruby
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9781417727346
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Strange goings-on at her great-uncle's summer home in Cape May, New Jersey, draw Lily and a new friend into a mystery involving lost treasure, a fake medium, and ghosts of all sizes, shapes, and dispositions
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN: 9781417727346
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Strange goings-on at her great-uncle's summer home in Cape May, New Jersey, draw Lily and a new friend into a mystery involving lost treasure, a fake medium, and ghosts of all sizes, shapes, and dispositions
Bleaker House
Author: Nell Stevens
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385541562
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
When she was twenty-seven, Nell Stevens—a lifelong aspiring novelist—won an all-expenses-paid fellowship to go anywhere in the world to write. Would she choose a glittering metropolis, a romantic village, an exotic paradise? Not exactly. Nell picked Bleaker Island, a snowy, windswept pile of rock in the Falklands. Other than sheep, penguins, paranoia, and the weather, there aren’t many distractions, but as Nell soon discovers, total isolation and 1,085 calories a day are far from ideal conditions for literary production. With deft humor, this memoir traces her island days and slowly reveals the life and people she has left behind in pursuit of her writing. It seems that there is nowhere she can run—an island or the pages of her notebook—to escape the big questions of love, art, and, ambition.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385541562
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
When she was twenty-seven, Nell Stevens—a lifelong aspiring novelist—won an all-expenses-paid fellowship to go anywhere in the world to write. Would she choose a glittering metropolis, a romantic village, an exotic paradise? Not exactly. Nell picked Bleaker Island, a snowy, windswept pile of rock in the Falklands. Other than sheep, penguins, paranoia, and the weather, there aren’t many distractions, but as Nell soon discovers, total isolation and 1,085 calories a day are far from ideal conditions for literary production. With deft humor, this memoir traces her island days and slowly reveals the life and people she has left behind in pursuit of her writing. It seems that there is nowhere she can run—an island or the pages of her notebook—to escape the big questions of love, art, and, ambition.
Invisible City
Author: Julia Dahl
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466841915
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
“An absolutely crackling, unputdownable mystery told by a narrator with one big, booming voice. I loved it.” —Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Gone Girl One of The Boston Globe’s Best Books of the Year In her riveting debut, journalist Julia Dahl—a finalist for the Edgar and Mary Higgins Clark Awards—introduces a compelling new character in search of the truth about a murder and an understanding of her own heritage Just months after Rebekah Roberts was born, her mother, an Hasidic Jew from Brooklyn, abandoned her Christian boyfriend and newborn baby to return to her religion. Neither Rebekah nor her father have heard from her since. Now a recent college graduate, Rebekah has moved to New York City to follow her dream of becoming a big-city reporter. But she’s also drawn to the idea of being closer to her mother, who might still be living in the Hasidic community in Brooklyn. Then Rebekah is called to cover the story of a murdered Hasidic woman. Rebekah’s shocked to learn that, because of the NYPD’s habit of kowtowing to the powerful ultra-Orthodox community, not only will the woman be buried without an autopsy, her killer may get away with murder. Rebekah can’t let the story end there. But getting to the truth won’t be easy—even as she immerses herself in the cloistered world where her mother grew up, it’s clear that she’s not welcome, and everyone she meets has a secret to keep from an outsider. “Fast-paced, suspenseful . . . rises above the crime-novel genre in its unusual psychological, spiritual and sociological dimensions, entering a world unfamiliar to most people.” —The Washington Post
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1466841915
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
“An absolutely crackling, unputdownable mystery told by a narrator with one big, booming voice. I loved it.” —Gillian Flynn, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Gone Girl One of The Boston Globe’s Best Books of the Year In her riveting debut, journalist Julia Dahl—a finalist for the Edgar and Mary Higgins Clark Awards—introduces a compelling new character in search of the truth about a murder and an understanding of her own heritage Just months after Rebekah Roberts was born, her mother, an Hasidic Jew from Brooklyn, abandoned her Christian boyfriend and newborn baby to return to her religion. Neither Rebekah nor her father have heard from her since. Now a recent college graduate, Rebekah has moved to New York City to follow her dream of becoming a big-city reporter. But she’s also drawn to the idea of being closer to her mother, who might still be living in the Hasidic community in Brooklyn. Then Rebekah is called to cover the story of a murdered Hasidic woman. Rebekah’s shocked to learn that, because of the NYPD’s habit of kowtowing to the powerful ultra-Orthodox community, not only will the woman be buried without an autopsy, her killer may get away with murder. Rebekah can’t let the story end there. But getting to the truth won’t be easy—even as she immerses herself in the cloistered world where her mother grew up, it’s clear that she’s not welcome, and everyone she meets has a secret to keep from an outsider. “Fast-paced, suspenseful . . . rises above the crime-novel genre in its unusual psychological, spiritual and sociological dimensions, entering a world unfamiliar to most people.” —The Washington Post
Kiss Her Once for Me
Author: Alison Cochrun
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982191139
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The author of the “swoon-worthy debut” (Harper’s Bazaar) The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlord…only to fall for his sister. One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after, she finds herself adrift, alone, and desperate for money. Finding work at a local coffee shop, she’s just getting through the days—until Andrew, the shop’s landlord, proposes a shocking, drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie’s financial woes and isolation. They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse. But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover it’s Jack—the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before. Now, Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real. Perfect for fans of Written in the Stars and One Day in December, Kiss Her Once for Me is the queer holiday rom-com that you’ll want to cozy up with next to the fire.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1982191139
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The author of the “swoon-worthy debut” (Harper’s Bazaar) The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlord…only to fall for his sister. One year ago, recent Portland transplant Ellie Oliver had her dream job in animation and a Christmas Eve meet-cute with a woman at a bookstore that led her to fall in love over the course of a single night. But after a betrayal the next morning and the loss of her job soon after, she finds herself adrift, alone, and desperate for money. Finding work at a local coffee shop, she’s just getting through the days—until Andrew, the shop’s landlord, proposes a shocking, drunken plan: a marriage of convenience that will give him his recent inheritance and alleviate Ellie’s financial woes and isolation. They make a plan to spend the holidays together at his family cabin to keep up the ruse. But when Andrew introduces his new fiancée to his sister, Ellie is shocked to discover it’s Jack—the mysterious woman she fell for over the course of one magical Christmas Eve the year before. Now, Ellie must choose between the safety of a fake relationship and the risk of something real. Perfect for fans of Written in the Stars and One Day in December, Kiss Her Once for Me is the queer holiday rom-com that you’ll want to cozy up with next to the fire.