Author: Maryann Macdonald
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599909251
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
For Jews in Nazi-occupied Paris, every day brings new dangers. So when Odette's father is thrown into a work camp and the Nazis suspect her mother of helping the Resistance, Odette is sent to the French countryside until it is safe to return. On the surface, Odette leads the life of a regular girl, going to school, doing chores, even attending Catholic masses with other children. But inside, she is burning with secrets for the life she left behind, and the identity she must hide at all costs. Yet when the war ends, the cost of keeping secrets takes an unexpected toll: can Odette return to Paris as a Jew, or has she changed too much? Inspired by the life of the real Odette Meyer, this moving free-verse novel is a story of triumph over adversity.
Odette's Secrets
Author: Maryann Macdonald
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599909251
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
For Jews in Nazi-occupied Paris, every day brings new dangers. So when Odette's father is thrown into a work camp and the Nazis suspect her mother of helping the Resistance, Odette is sent to the French countryside until it is safe to return. On the surface, Odette leads the life of a regular girl, going to school, doing chores, even attending Catholic masses with other children. But inside, she is burning with secrets for the life she left behind, and the identity she must hide at all costs. Yet when the war ends, the cost of keeping secrets takes an unexpected toll: can Odette return to Paris as a Jew, or has she changed too much? Inspired by the life of the real Odette Meyer, this moving free-verse novel is a story of triumph over adversity.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 1599909251
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
For Jews in Nazi-occupied Paris, every day brings new dangers. So when Odette's father is thrown into a work camp and the Nazis suspect her mother of helping the Resistance, Odette is sent to the French countryside until it is safe to return. On the surface, Odette leads the life of a regular girl, going to school, doing chores, even attending Catholic masses with other children. But inside, she is burning with secrets for the life she left behind, and the identity she must hide at all costs. Yet when the war ends, the cost of keeping secrets takes an unexpected toll: can Odette return to Paris as a Jew, or has she changed too much? Inspired by the life of the real Odette Meyer, this moving free-verse novel is a story of triumph over adversity.
Puck Me Secretly
Author: Odette Stone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995020061
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
I've never been in love.I've never had an orgasm, but I've faked plenty.I want to experience love. Real, passionate love.I don't want to die.It's funny what blurts out of your mouth when the plane you're on is going down, and I didn't hold back with my seat mate when my plane decided to crash.My hysterical confessions didn't faze the muscular stranger that sat beside me. In fact, he promised if we survived, he'd give me my first orgasm. We survived.I came.And then he left without telling me who he was.On the first day of my job, I stood in front of the Vancouver Wolves hockey team and called out a number. #33.Imagine my shock when he skated forward.Max is an incredible hockey player, whose wild, out-of-control antics have almost derailed his career. So many secrets shroud his past and continue to threaten his future. Now he's my secret. And that secret could ruin everything. Puck Me SECRETLY. Some secrets are too big to keep.This book is 86,000 words and is a full-length romance intended for adult audiences only.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995020061
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
I've never been in love.I've never had an orgasm, but I've faked plenty.I want to experience love. Real, passionate love.I don't want to die.It's funny what blurts out of your mouth when the plane you're on is going down, and I didn't hold back with my seat mate when my plane decided to crash.My hysterical confessions didn't faze the muscular stranger that sat beside me. In fact, he promised if we survived, he'd give me my first orgasm. We survived.I came.And then he left without telling me who he was.On the first day of my job, I stood in front of the Vancouver Wolves hockey team and called out a number. #33.Imagine my shock when he skated forward.Max is an incredible hockey player, whose wild, out-of-control antics have almost derailed his career. So many secrets shroud his past and continue to threaten his future. Now he's my secret. And that secret could ruin everything. Puck Me SECRETLY. Some secrets are too big to keep.This book is 86,000 words and is a full-length romance intended for adult audiences only.
Odette's
Author: Bridget Finnegan
Publisher: Dawdle Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9780997751161
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1854It's been five years since investigator Jessamyn Jakes walked out of Odette's, the finest whorehouse in the seacoast.When Suzanne-her former lover and fellow prostitute-goes missing, Jess is drawn into a mystery that goes beyond the raunchy, shipbuilding town-all the way to the antebellum south even a Spanish shipwreck. Surprising plot twists and endearing characters make this debut novel a must-read.
Publisher: Dawdle Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 9780997751161
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Portsmouth, New Hampshire 1854It's been five years since investigator Jessamyn Jakes walked out of Odette's, the finest whorehouse in the seacoast.When Suzanne-her former lover and fellow prostitute-goes missing, Jess is drawn into a mystery that goes beyond the raunchy, shipbuilding town-all the way to the antebellum south even a Spanish shipwreck. Surprising plot twists and endearing characters make this debut novel a must-read.
Someone Named Eva
Author: Joan M. Wolf
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547237669
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In 1942, blonde and blue-eyed Milada is taken from her home in Czechoslovakia to a school in Poland to be trained as "a proper German" for adoption by a German family, but all the while she remembers her true name and history.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547237669
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In 1942, blonde and blue-eyed Milada is taken from her home in Czechoslovakia to a school in Poland to be trained as "a proper German" for adoption by a German family, but all the while she remembers her true name and history.
The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat
Author: Edward Kelsey Moore
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307959937
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STREAMING ON HULU • A warmhearted, "complex, believable, and always intriguing story” (The New York Journal of Books) that celebrates female friendship and second chances This diner in Plainview, Indiana is home away from home for Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean. Dubbed "The Supremes" by high school pals in the tumultuous 1960s, they’ve weathered life’s storms for over four decades and counseled one another through marriage and children, happiness and the blues Now, however, they’re about to face their most challenging year yet. Proud, talented Clarice is struggling to keep up appearances as she deals with her husband’s humiliating infidelities; beautiful Barbara Jean is rocked by the tragic reverberations of a youthful love affair; and fearless Odette is about to embark on the most terrifying battle of her life. With wit, style and sublime talent, Edward Kelsey Moore brings together three devoted allies in a warmhearted novel that celebrates female friendship and second chances.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307959937
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STREAMING ON HULU • A warmhearted, "complex, believable, and always intriguing story” (The New York Journal of Books) that celebrates female friendship and second chances This diner in Plainview, Indiana is home away from home for Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean. Dubbed "The Supremes" by high school pals in the tumultuous 1960s, they’ve weathered life’s storms for over four decades and counseled one another through marriage and children, happiness and the blues Now, however, they’re about to face their most challenging year yet. Proud, talented Clarice is struggling to keep up appearances as she deals with her husband’s humiliating infidelities; beautiful Barbara Jean is rocked by the tragic reverberations of a youthful love affair; and fearless Odette is about to embark on the most terrifying battle of her life. With wit, style and sublime talent, Edward Kelsey Moore brings together three devoted allies in a warmhearted novel that celebrates female friendship and second chances.
The Forgotten Locket
Author: Kathryn Hughes
Publisher: Review
ISBN: 1472265947
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
A beautiful, page-turning and heartwrenching story of how hope can blossom in the ruins of tragedy and of the redeeming power of love. From No. 1 bestselling author of The Letter Kathryn Hughes. _______ *Previously published as Her Last Promise* Winner Book of the Year in Prima magazine Big Book Awards 'Storytelling at its finest with characters that come alive and a plot that dances with intrigue. An absolutely first-class read that does not disappoint' Prima 'A gripping read' Woman & Home _______ Tara Richards was just a girl when she lost her mother. Years later when Tara receives a letter from a London solicitor its contents shake her to the core. Someone has left her a key to a safe deposit box. In the box lies an object that will change everything Tara thought she knew and lead her on a journey to deepest Spain in search of the answers that have haunted her for forty years. Violet Skye regrets her decision to travel abroad leaving her young daughter behind. As the sun dips below the mountains, she reminds herself she is doing this for their future. Tonight, 4th June 1978, will be the start of a new life for them. This night will indeed change Violet's destiny, in the most unexpected of ways... _______ Readers adore this book: 'Hope rises from despair and new beginnings are forged in the most extraordinary and unexpected way. Kathryn Hughes delves deeply into the heart and soul of her characters, making them totally relatable...like friends you really care for. My addiction to this novel was total and uncompromising ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'Wonderful! First book I have read by Kathryn Hughes and will now read her previous stories. I loved it ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'Beautifully written, it will stay with me for a long time ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'Completely captivating ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'I really enjoyed this book, especially the nostalgic 1970's descriptions ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'
Publisher: Review
ISBN: 1472265947
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
A beautiful, page-turning and heartwrenching story of how hope can blossom in the ruins of tragedy and of the redeeming power of love. From No. 1 bestselling author of The Letter Kathryn Hughes. _______ *Previously published as Her Last Promise* Winner Book of the Year in Prima magazine Big Book Awards 'Storytelling at its finest with characters that come alive and a plot that dances with intrigue. An absolutely first-class read that does not disappoint' Prima 'A gripping read' Woman & Home _______ Tara Richards was just a girl when she lost her mother. Years later when Tara receives a letter from a London solicitor its contents shake her to the core. Someone has left her a key to a safe deposit box. In the box lies an object that will change everything Tara thought she knew and lead her on a journey to deepest Spain in search of the answers that have haunted her for forty years. Violet Skye regrets her decision to travel abroad leaving her young daughter behind. As the sun dips below the mountains, she reminds herself she is doing this for their future. Tonight, 4th June 1978, will be the start of a new life for them. This night will indeed change Violet's destiny, in the most unexpected of ways... _______ Readers adore this book: 'Hope rises from despair and new beginnings are forged in the most extraordinary and unexpected way. Kathryn Hughes delves deeply into the heart and soul of her characters, making them totally relatable...like friends you really care for. My addiction to this novel was total and uncompromising ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'Wonderful! First book I have read by Kathryn Hughes and will now read her previous stories. I loved it ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'Beautifully written, it will stay with me for a long time ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'Completely captivating ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'I really enjoyed this book, especially the nostalgic 1970's descriptions ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'
Dark Russian Angel
Author: Odette Stone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999053864
Category : Mafia
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,And I witnessed a crime.The police are failing to protect me.And my chance of survival isn't looking good.Andrusha, is the cold and dangerous leader of the Vancouver Russian mafia,He's also my best chance to make it to trial alive.The only thing we have in common is our shared enemy.This man is everything your mom warned you about.He's ruthless.He's cold.And he likes to be in control.I should be afraid of him.I should keep my distance.So why is he the only one who makes me feel safe?Who will protect me from my protector?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999053864
Category : Mafia
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,And I witnessed a crime.The police are failing to protect me.And my chance of survival isn't looking good.Andrusha, is the cold and dangerous leader of the Vancouver Russian mafia,He's also my best chance to make it to trial alive.The only thing we have in common is our shared enemy.This man is everything your mom warned you about.He's ruthless.He's cold.And he likes to be in control.I should be afraid of him.I should keep my distance.So why is he the only one who makes me feel safe?Who will protect me from my protector?
Violent Delights
Author: Hannah Boggs
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781645703341
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Seventeen year old Odette Sinclair and her family move across country for specialized medical care. Isolated and friendless, her monotonous daily routine continues until the famous magical Mages Twins, Greer and Grayson, befriend her. But, nothing good lasts forever. Odette must come to terms that her life has become a nightmare she cannot escape.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781645703341
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Seventeen year old Odette Sinclair and her family move across country for specialized medical care. Isolated and friendless, her monotonous daily routine continues until the famous magical Mages Twins, Greer and Grayson, befriend her. But, nothing good lasts forever. Odette must come to terms that her life has become a nightmare she cannot escape.
The Penalty Box
Author: Odette Stone
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999053840
Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
He's a professional hockey player that lives on the edge. I prefer to play life by the rules.I'm the personal assistant at a sports agency that no one notices.Unless they need coffee.I don't like sports and I like professional athletes even less.I'm indifferent to the mostly male clientele, except for one.Mica "the savage" Petrov.When it comes to wild antics, Mica is the biggest offender of them all.He's reckless, wild and carelessly charming.I'm mortified that I find him attractive.But it doesn't matter because the guy hasn't taken a second look at me.Not once. In two years.Mica's career jeopardizing situation requires drastic measures to be taken to keep him in the game.He's got money, I've got debt and my boss has a crazy idea.Which is how I found myself stepping up to save him from himself.But at what cost?How long can I keep fighting my attraction?What ghosts from his past is he brawling with?All I know is that I need to defend my heart before this big defenseman steals it away.Can we win this game? Or is it too late for either of us?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999053840
Category : Man-woman relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
He's a professional hockey player that lives on the edge. I prefer to play life by the rules.I'm the personal assistant at a sports agency that no one notices.Unless they need coffee.I don't like sports and I like professional athletes even less.I'm indifferent to the mostly male clientele, except for one.Mica "the savage" Petrov.When it comes to wild antics, Mica is the biggest offender of them all.He's reckless, wild and carelessly charming.I'm mortified that I find him attractive.But it doesn't matter because the guy hasn't taken a second look at me.Not once. In two years.Mica's career jeopardizing situation requires drastic measures to be taken to keep him in the game.He's got money, I've got debt and my boss has a crazy idea.Which is how I found myself stepping up to save him from himself.But at what cost?How long can I keep fighting my attraction?What ghosts from his past is he brawling with?All I know is that I need to defend my heart before this big defenseman steals it away.Can we win this game? Or is it too late for either of us?
Swan Lake
Author: K. Shea
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692797815
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Cursed to be a swan by day, Odette spends her nights leading a band of smugglers and delivering illegal goods. Though she longs for her spell to be broken, she is stuck flattering the evil sorcerer who cursed her. When the kind and witty Prince Alexsei tracks Odette and her crew to their camp, Odette fears he is yet another complication she must manage. Instead, Alexsei slowly endears himself to her and searches for a way to break her curse--but with every visit he risks alerting the sorcerer to his presence. When the sorcerer launches an attack against the royal family, Odette is pulled between her love for Alexsei and her loyalties to her crew. Will she choose to fight with Alexsei, or fulfill her responsibilities as a leader and smuggler? SWAN LAKE is retelling of the ballet, and is the seventh book of the TIMELESS FAIRY TALES series. The books in this series take place in the same world and can be read all together, or as individual, stand-alone books. If you enjoy compelling characters, sweet romance, and magical jokes, download a sample or buy it today!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780692797815
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Cursed to be a swan by day, Odette spends her nights leading a band of smugglers and delivering illegal goods. Though she longs for her spell to be broken, she is stuck flattering the evil sorcerer who cursed her. When the kind and witty Prince Alexsei tracks Odette and her crew to their camp, Odette fears he is yet another complication she must manage. Instead, Alexsei slowly endears himself to her and searches for a way to break her curse--but with every visit he risks alerting the sorcerer to his presence. When the sorcerer launches an attack against the royal family, Odette is pulled between her love for Alexsei and her loyalties to her crew. Will she choose to fight with Alexsei, or fulfill her responsibilities as a leader and smuggler? SWAN LAKE is retelling of the ballet, and is the seventh book of the TIMELESS FAIRY TALES series. The books in this series take place in the same world and can be read all together, or as individual, stand-alone books. If you enjoy compelling characters, sweet romance, and magical jokes, download a sample or buy it today!