Author: Nathaniel Bailey
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1662426720
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
At the tender age of thirteen, Xshay Rankins was made to witness the murder of his father, Daniel Rankins. He himself was allowed to be spared as a walking example to all those who would oppose his father's murderer. But what his father's murderer didn't know was that instead of lowering the number of his enemies, he inadvertently made another one-one that would someday be responsible for his downfall. When Xshay Rankins first began committing murders, it was for vengeance, until he realized he liked it. And the more pleasure he gained from committing murder, the more sadistic his mind began to think. While having his hands full trying to take down Bruce Harrington, a.k.a. Boss, a man who was trying to become a living legend by committing the most horrendous murders known to man, Xshay also had to avoid being captured by Detective Tom Marshall, someone whom he believed had never closed his eyes without first closing a case.
Pretties
Author: Scott Westerfeld
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416987347
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The second installment of Scott Westerfeld’s New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series—a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she’s completely popular. It’s everything she’s ever wanted. But beneath all the fun—the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom—is a nagging sense that something’s wrong. Something important. Then a message from Tally’s ugly past arrives. Reading it, Tally remembers what’s wrong with pretty life, and the fun stops cold. Now she has to choose between fighting to forget what she knows and fighting for her life—because the authorities don’t intend to let anyone with this information survive.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416987347
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 390
Book Description
The second installment of Scott Westerfeld’s New York Times bestselling and award-winning Uglies series—a global phenomenon that started the dystopian trend. Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she’s completely popular. It’s everything she’s ever wanted. But beneath all the fun—the nonstop parties, the high-tech luxury, the total freedom—is a nagging sense that something’s wrong. Something important. Then a message from Tally’s ugly past arrives. Reading it, Tally remembers what’s wrong with pretty life, and the fun stops cold. Now she has to choose between fighting to forget what she knows and fighting for her life—because the authorities don’t intend to let anyone with this information survive.
Star Born
Author: Dwight Chick
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 103917177X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
While on a diplomatic mission for her mother, The Queen of Liu, Princess Rianna’s convoy is ambushed by bandits but is saved by a mysterious thirteen-year-old boy named Duo. In gratitude for his help, Rianna takes him back home to the palace and the queen makes him a member of her Royal Guard. During his training, it’s revealed that there may be more to Duo than meets the eye. Not only does he have superhuman strength, he also has a superior intellect as well as unique abilities. He quickly rises through the ranks, heading up The Empire’s technological development and even siring Rianna’s heir in preparation for when she becomes queen. However, when her kingdom is faced with a potential alien attack, Rianna’s paranoia grows to the point that she begins to suspect everyone around her of betrayal, including Duo. As a result, he is forced to flee for his life. Hunted by those closest to him, Duo and his pursuers soon find themselves embroiled in a conflict that extends not just across their planet but throughout the galaxy. They must decide whether to stay and fight oppression at home or leave and help battle an even greater evil that is threatening to envelope the entire cosmos.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 103917177X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
While on a diplomatic mission for her mother, The Queen of Liu, Princess Rianna’s convoy is ambushed by bandits but is saved by a mysterious thirteen-year-old boy named Duo. In gratitude for his help, Rianna takes him back home to the palace and the queen makes him a member of her Royal Guard. During his training, it’s revealed that there may be more to Duo than meets the eye. Not only does he have superhuman strength, he also has a superior intellect as well as unique abilities. He quickly rises through the ranks, heading up The Empire’s technological development and even siring Rianna’s heir in preparation for when she becomes queen. However, when her kingdom is faced with a potential alien attack, Rianna’s paranoia grows to the point that she begins to suspect everyone around her of betrayal, including Duo. As a result, he is forced to flee for his life. Hunted by those closest to him, Duo and his pursuers soon find themselves embroiled in a conflict that extends not just across their planet but throughout the galaxy. They must decide whether to stay and fight oppression at home or leave and help battle an even greater evil that is threatening to envelope the entire cosmos.
History of the Shuey Family in America, from 1732 to 1919
Author: Dennis Boeshore Shuey
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Emotional Trauma in Greece and Rome
Author: Andromache Karanika
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135124339X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
This volume examines emotional trauma in the ancient world, focusing on literary texts from different genres (epic, theatre, lyric poetry, philosophy, historiography) and archaeological evidence. The material covered spans geographically from Greece and Rome to Judaea, with a chronological range from about 8th c. bce to 1st c. ce. The collection is organized according to broad themes to showcase the wide range of possibilities that trauma theory offers as a theoretical framework for a new analysis of ancient sources. It also demonstrates the various ways in which ancient texts illuminate contemporary problems and debates in trauma studies.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135124339X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
This volume examines emotional trauma in the ancient world, focusing on literary texts from different genres (epic, theatre, lyric poetry, philosophy, historiography) and archaeological evidence. The material covered spans geographically from Greece and Rome to Judaea, with a chronological range from about 8th c. bce to 1st c. ce. The collection is organized according to broad themes to showcase the wide range of possibilities that trauma theory offers as a theoretical framework for a new analysis of ancient sources. It also demonstrates the various ways in which ancient texts illuminate contemporary problems and debates in trauma studies.
GYPSY
Author: Carole Mortimer
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459291190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
You can get swept away once again by this powerful, sizzling,bestselling story from Carole Mortimer. Claiming his woman… Shay is the raven-haired beauty the Falconer brothers called Gypsy.Irresistible to each brother, it was Lyon Falconer who claimedher—when he didn't have the right… Yet it was Ricky, the youngestFalconer, who picked up the fragments of Shay's shattered life andmarried her out of love. But, with her husband's death, destiny hashurled Shay back within Lyon's reach. Now Lyon has a final chance toprove that Shay has always been—and would always be—his!
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1459291190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
You can get swept away once again by this powerful, sizzling,bestselling story from Carole Mortimer. Claiming his woman… Shay is the raven-haired beauty the Falconer brothers called Gypsy.Irresistible to each brother, it was Lyon Falconer who claimedher—when he didn't have the right… Yet it was Ricky, the youngestFalconer, who picked up the fragments of Shay's shattered life andmarried her out of love. But, with her husband's death, destiny hashurled Shay back within Lyon's reach. Now Lyon has a final chance toprove that Shay has always been—and would always be—his!
Change of Heart
Author: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1668012766
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
The acclaimed #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author presents a spellbinding tale of a mother's tragic loss and one man's last chance at gaining salvation. Once again, Picoult mesmerizes and enthralls readers with this story of redemption, justice, and love.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1668012766
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
The acclaimed #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author presents a spellbinding tale of a mother's tragic loss and one man's last chance at gaining salvation. Once again, Picoult mesmerizes and enthralls readers with this story of redemption, justice, and love.
The Jodi Picoult Collection #4
Author: Jodi Picoult
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476703892
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1673
Book Description
Three of bestselling author Jodi Picoult's compelling novels together in this ebook collection! Change of Heart One moment June Nealon was happily looking forward to years full of laughter and adventure with her family, and the next, she was staring into a future that was as empty as her heart. Now her life is a waiting game. Waiting for time to heal her wounds, waiting for justice. In short, waiting for a miracle to happen. For Shay Bourne, life holds no more surprises. The world has given him nothing, and he has nothing to offer the world. In a heartbeat, though, something happens that changes everything for him. Now, he has one last chance for salvation, and it lies with June's eleven-year-old daughter, Claire. But between Shay and Claire stretches an ocean of bitter regrets, past crimes, and the rage of a mother who has lost her child. Handle with Care Emotionally riveting and profoundly moving, Handle with Care brings us into the heart of a family bound by an incredible burden, a desperate will to keep their ties from breaking, and, ultimately, a powerful capacity for love. Written with the grace and wisdom she's become famous for, beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult offers us an unforgettable novel about the fragility of life and the lengths we will go to protect it. House Rules Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asperger’s syndrome. He’s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, though he is brilliant in many ways. But he has a special focus on one subject—forensic analysis. A police scanner in his room clues him in to crime scenes, and he’s always showing up and telling the cops what to do. And he’s usually right. So Jacob’s small hometown is rocked by a terrible murder, law enforcement comes to him. Jacob’s behaviors are hallmark Asperger’s, but they look a lot like guilt to the local police. Suddenly the Hunt family, who only want to fit in, are directly in the spotlight.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476703892
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1673
Book Description
Three of bestselling author Jodi Picoult's compelling novels together in this ebook collection! Change of Heart One moment June Nealon was happily looking forward to years full of laughter and adventure with her family, and the next, she was staring into a future that was as empty as her heart. Now her life is a waiting game. Waiting for time to heal her wounds, waiting for justice. In short, waiting for a miracle to happen. For Shay Bourne, life holds no more surprises. The world has given him nothing, and he has nothing to offer the world. In a heartbeat, though, something happens that changes everything for him. Now, he has one last chance for salvation, and it lies with June's eleven-year-old daughter, Claire. But between Shay and Claire stretches an ocean of bitter regrets, past crimes, and the rage of a mother who has lost her child. Handle with Care Emotionally riveting and profoundly moving, Handle with Care brings us into the heart of a family bound by an incredible burden, a desperate will to keep their ties from breaking, and, ultimately, a powerful capacity for love. Written with the grace and wisdom she's become famous for, beloved #1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult offers us an unforgettable novel about the fragility of life and the lengths we will go to protect it. House Rules Jacob Hunt is a teen with Asperger’s syndrome. He’s hopeless at reading social cues or expressing himself well to others, though he is brilliant in many ways. But he has a special focus on one subject—forensic analysis. A police scanner in his room clues him in to crime scenes, and he’s always showing up and telling the cops what to do. And he’s usually right. So Jacob’s small hometown is rocked by a terrible murder, law enforcement comes to him. Jacob’s behaviors are hallmark Asperger’s, but they look a lot like guilt to the local police. Suddenly the Hunt family, who only want to fit in, are directly in the spotlight.
Red Island House
Author: Andrea Lee
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 198213819X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
From National Book Award–nominated writer Andrea Lee comes Red Island House, a travel epic that opens a window on the mysterious African island of Madagascar, and on the dangers of life and love in paradise, as seen through the eyes of a Black American heroine. “People do mysterious things when they think they have found paradise,” reflects Shay, the heroine of Red Island House. When Shay, an intrepid Black American professor, marries Senna, a brash Italian businessman, she doesn’t imagine that her life’s greatest adventure will carry her far beyond their home in Milan: to an idyllic stretch of beach in Madagascar where Senna builds a flamboyant vacation villa. Before she knows it, she becomes the reluctant mistress of a sprawling household, caught between her privileged American upbringing and her connection to the continent of her ancestors. So begins Shay’s journey into the heart of a remote African country. Can she keep her identity and her marriage intact amid the wild beauty and the lingering colonial sins of this mysterious world that both captivates and destroys foreigners? A mesmerizing, powerful tale of travel and self-discovery that evokes Isabel Allende’s House of the Spirits and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah, Red Island House showcases an extraordinary literary voice and gorgeously depicts a lush and unknown world.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 198213819X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
From National Book Award–nominated writer Andrea Lee comes Red Island House, a travel epic that opens a window on the mysterious African island of Madagascar, and on the dangers of life and love in paradise, as seen through the eyes of a Black American heroine. “People do mysterious things when they think they have found paradise,” reflects Shay, the heroine of Red Island House. When Shay, an intrepid Black American professor, marries Senna, a brash Italian businessman, she doesn’t imagine that her life’s greatest adventure will carry her far beyond their home in Milan: to an idyllic stretch of beach in Madagascar where Senna builds a flamboyant vacation villa. Before she knows it, she becomes the reluctant mistress of a sprawling household, caught between her privileged American upbringing and her connection to the continent of her ancestors. So begins Shay’s journey into the heart of a remote African country. Can she keep her identity and her marriage intact amid the wild beauty and the lingering colonial sins of this mysterious world that both captivates and destroys foreigners? A mesmerizing, powerful tale of travel and self-discovery that evokes Isabel Allende’s House of the Spirits and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah, Red Island House showcases an extraordinary literary voice and gorgeously depicts a lush and unknown world.
Born to Be Badger
Author: Shelly Laurenston
Publisher:
ISBN: 1496730178
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
In the Honey Badger Chronicles, nothing gets between a honey badger and her prey. And no one spins a bolder, snarkier, laugh-out-loud, fiercely feminist shape-shifter love story than New York Times bestselling author Shelly Laurenston... An Amazon Most Anticipated Book! "Shelly Laurenston's shifter books are full of oddball characters, strong females with attitude and dialogue that can have you laughing out loud." --The Philadelphia Inquirer Emily "Tock" Meyerson-Jackson is on a mission to rid the world of shifters trafficking humans for hunting and cash. And now that she's narrowed down her suspects to a brutal coalition of male lions, nothing will get between this honey badger and her prey--not even a dog-loving Tiger with absolutely no time management skills. Doesn't matter that Shay Malone is ferociously adorable. With a war brewing between cat families, Tock doesn't have time to lounge around with a football-playing tiger shifter. But when she realizes the coalition is also responsible for the death of Shay's father, she's forced to partner up with the flirtatious feline. . . Revenge is most definitely on the menu for Shay and his tiger shifter brothers. But when it comes to Shay's alluring partner in crime-solving, so is seduction. Tock might be a bad-ass of a honey badger, but she's awfully cute when she's flashing her fangs, which she's pretty much doing all the time these days. Good thing revenge is a dish best served hot. Because when it comes to Tock, Shay knows just how to turn up the heat. . .
Publisher:
ISBN: 1496730178
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
In the Honey Badger Chronicles, nothing gets between a honey badger and her prey. And no one spins a bolder, snarkier, laugh-out-loud, fiercely feminist shape-shifter love story than New York Times bestselling author Shelly Laurenston... An Amazon Most Anticipated Book! "Shelly Laurenston's shifter books are full of oddball characters, strong females with attitude and dialogue that can have you laughing out loud." --The Philadelphia Inquirer Emily "Tock" Meyerson-Jackson is on a mission to rid the world of shifters trafficking humans for hunting and cash. And now that she's narrowed down her suspects to a brutal coalition of male lions, nothing will get between this honey badger and her prey--not even a dog-loving Tiger with absolutely no time management skills. Doesn't matter that Shay Malone is ferociously adorable. With a war brewing between cat families, Tock doesn't have time to lounge around with a football-playing tiger shifter. But when she realizes the coalition is also responsible for the death of Shay's father, she's forced to partner up with the flirtatious feline. . . Revenge is most definitely on the menu for Shay and his tiger shifter brothers. But when it comes to Shay's alluring partner in crime-solving, so is seduction. Tock might be a bad-ass of a honey badger, but she's awfully cute when she's flashing her fangs, which she's pretty much doing all the time these days. Good thing revenge is a dish best served hot. Because when it comes to Tock, Shay knows just how to turn up the heat. . .
Make Me Lose Control
Author: Christie Ridgway
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 1460345835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A woman plays house with her one-night stand in a “passionate romance, fulfilling family drama . . . [and] sexy, touching read” from a USA Today bestseller (Kirkus Reviews). As live-in tutor to a headstrong teen, Shay Walker has her hands full—and the girl’s absentee father doesn’t help matters, either. All Shay wants is to let loose and indulge in a birthday fling with the hottest stranger who’s ever caught her eye. But her one-night stand turns out to be Jace Jennings, her student’s long-distance dad—and now he’s taking up residence—at his lakeside estate and in Shay’s most secret fantasies. Jace isn’t exactly a family man, but he’s determined to do his best by his daughter—and the first step is forgetting how hot he is for her teacher. But close proximity and their heated connection keeps Shay at the forefront of his mind—even as it’s obvious she holds her heart in check. So does Jace. Until they both realize that losing control just might mean finding forever. Praise for Christie Ridgway “Sexy and addictive—Ridgway will keep you up all night!” —New York Times–bestselling author Susan Andersen “Pure romance, delightfully warm and funny.” —New York Times–bestselling author Jennifer Crusie
Publisher: HQN Books
ISBN: 1460345835
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A woman plays house with her one-night stand in a “passionate romance, fulfilling family drama . . . [and] sexy, touching read” from a USA Today bestseller (Kirkus Reviews). As live-in tutor to a headstrong teen, Shay Walker has her hands full—and the girl’s absentee father doesn’t help matters, either. All Shay wants is to let loose and indulge in a birthday fling with the hottest stranger who’s ever caught her eye. But her one-night stand turns out to be Jace Jennings, her student’s long-distance dad—and now he’s taking up residence—at his lakeside estate and in Shay’s most secret fantasies. Jace isn’t exactly a family man, but he’s determined to do his best by his daughter—and the first step is forgetting how hot he is for her teacher. But close proximity and their heated connection keeps Shay at the forefront of his mind—even as it’s obvious she holds her heart in check. So does Jace. Until they both realize that losing control just might mean finding forever. Praise for Christie Ridgway “Sexy and addictive—Ridgway will keep you up all night!” —New York Times–bestselling author Susan Andersen “Pure romance, delightfully warm and funny.” —New York Times–bestselling author Jennifer Crusie