Author: Annika Dunklee
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554535603
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Kids will relate to Elizabeth's fervent wish to be called by her proper name.
Annika Alone
Author: Sharon Graham
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781663229922
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
It is 1865 in New York City as fourteen-year-old Annika Svensson inks her mamma's death date into the family Bible. As she looks around her sparsely furnished live-in maid quarters and contemplates her future, her employer's husband, Walter Brown, creeps into her room under the cover of darkness and rapes her. When Annika realizes she is pregnant, she is seemingly left without options until she writes to her mamma's cousin, Noak, and his wife, Kjerstin, for help. After she confronts Brown and resigns, Noak arrives to accompany Annika by train and steamboat to Stillwater, Minnesota, where they are met by Noak's neighbor, Oscar. When Annika reveals she is with child, Noak and Kjerstin urge her to consider marriage. After Annika rejects Oscar's attempts to woo her and he leaves town, she gives birth to a son. But when a letter brings news of Brown's death and his wife's invitation for her to return, Annika embarks on a journey of self-discovery that leads her to God and ultimately into the arms of the one who unconditionally loves her. Annika Alone is the historical tale of a teen servant's determined quest to escape her dark past in New York City and carve out a new beginning in Minnesota.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 9781663229922
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
It is 1865 in New York City as fourteen-year-old Annika Svensson inks her mamma's death date into the family Bible. As she looks around her sparsely furnished live-in maid quarters and contemplates her future, her employer's husband, Walter Brown, creeps into her room under the cover of darkness and rapes her. When Annika realizes she is pregnant, she is seemingly left without options until she writes to her mamma's cousin, Noak, and his wife, Kjerstin, for help. After she confronts Brown and resigns, Noak arrives to accompany Annika by train and steamboat to Stillwater, Minnesota, where they are met by Noak's neighbor, Oscar. When Annika reveals she is with child, Noak and Kjerstin urge her to consider marriage. After Annika rejects Oscar's attempts to woo her and he leaves town, she gives birth to a son. But when a letter brings news of Brown's death and his wife's invitation for her to return, Annika embarks on a journey of self-discovery that leads her to God and ultimately into the arms of the one who unconditionally loves her. Annika Alone is the historical tale of a teen servant's determined quest to escape her dark past in New York City and carve out a new beginning in Minnesota.
My Name Is Elizabeth!
Author: Annika Dunklee
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554535603
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Kids will relate to Elizabeth's fervent wish to be called by her proper name.
Publisher: Kids Can Press Ltd
ISBN: 1554535603
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Kids will relate to Elizabeth's fervent wish to be called by her proper name.
The voices in the silence
Author: Elias J. Connor
Publisher: FINN Books Edition FireFly
ISBN: 3759272940
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1259
Book Description
Five moving stories tell of young people who, amidst pain, exclusion and unbearable stress, seek their own path - and find the strength to face their fears and inner demons. Svantje, trapped in a world full of silence, allows a glimpse into her wounded soul when she meets Daryl. But their growing affection hides a shocking secret. Sam, an untamed daredevil, struggles with his feelings for Leonie and the dark world that he wants to hide from her at all costs. Ellis, lost in loneliness, finds comfort in an imaginary friend - until he meets a girl who changes his life forever. Laurina, amid violence and religious intolerance, discovers hope in a classmate whose secret could put everything at risk. And Annika, who retreats into a fantasy world, has to decide whether to face her inner shadow or lose her last refuge. Each story is a powerful look at the strength and fragility of the human soul – and a testament that hope exists even in the darkest moments.
Publisher: FINN Books Edition FireFly
ISBN: 3759272940
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 1259
Book Description
Five moving stories tell of young people who, amidst pain, exclusion and unbearable stress, seek their own path - and find the strength to face their fears and inner demons. Svantje, trapped in a world full of silence, allows a glimpse into her wounded soul when she meets Daryl. But their growing affection hides a shocking secret. Sam, an untamed daredevil, struggles with his feelings for Leonie and the dark world that he wants to hide from her at all costs. Ellis, lost in loneliness, finds comfort in an imaginary friend - until he meets a girl who changes his life forever. Laurina, amid violence and religious intolerance, discovers hope in a classmate whose secret could put everything at risk. And Annika, who retreats into a fantasy world, has to decide whether to face her inner shadow or lose her last refuge. Each story is a powerful look at the strength and fragility of the human soul – and a testament that hope exists even in the darkest moments.
The Law and the Heart
Author: Kenneth Schneyer
Publisher: Stillpoint Digital Press
ISBN: 1938808231
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
First, the law. A time traveler confronts a judge to prevent four years of war. An author undergoes suspended animation to preserve his copyrights and escape his creditors. Then, the heart. A medical accident robs a husband of 20 years of marriage. A soldier mother struggles to tell the difference between her daughter and the alien enemy. Exploring the seams where humanity and technology, society and individuality intersect, Nebula- and Sturgeon-nominated author Kenneth Schneyer presents thirteen mind-bending, thought-provoking tales of near and far futures that will amuse, amaze, and unsettle. The law will change, and the heart will change, and the heart will change the law. These stories confront the question of just what makes and keeps us human. "The stories here are formally ingenious, even startling, and at the same time full of heart; the combination is brilliant and delightful. More please!" -- Kim Stanley Robinson, author of 2312 andShaman: A Novel of the Ice Age "Spare us the lawyer jokes - here is a collection of stories from a writer who can navigate around the quiddities of the law and still plumb the tumultuous depths of human emotion. Ken Schneyer extrapolates the future of our legal systems with the dexterity of an Asimov putting his robots through their paces and yet in these (lucky) thirteen stories you will meet people just like you who live lives you would never have imagined. The Law & The Heart is a witty, moving calling card from a writer you'll want to see again soon." — James Patrick Kelly, Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award winner
Publisher: Stillpoint Digital Press
ISBN: 1938808231
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
First, the law. A time traveler confronts a judge to prevent four years of war. An author undergoes suspended animation to preserve his copyrights and escape his creditors. Then, the heart. A medical accident robs a husband of 20 years of marriage. A soldier mother struggles to tell the difference between her daughter and the alien enemy. Exploring the seams where humanity and technology, society and individuality intersect, Nebula- and Sturgeon-nominated author Kenneth Schneyer presents thirteen mind-bending, thought-provoking tales of near and far futures that will amuse, amaze, and unsettle. The law will change, and the heart will change, and the heart will change the law. These stories confront the question of just what makes and keeps us human. "The stories here are formally ingenious, even startling, and at the same time full of heart; the combination is brilliant and delightful. More please!" -- Kim Stanley Robinson, author of 2312 andShaman: A Novel of the Ice Age "Spare us the lawyer jokes - here is a collection of stories from a writer who can navigate around the quiddities of the law and still plumb the tumultuous depths of human emotion. Ken Schneyer extrapolates the future of our legal systems with the dexterity of an Asimov putting his robots through their paces and yet in these (lucky) thirteen stories you will meet people just like you who live lives you would never have imagined. The Law & The Heart is a witty, moving calling card from a writer you'll want to see again soon." — James Patrick Kelly, Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award winner
House of Fate
Author: Barbara Ann Wright
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN: 1626397791
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Judit has one duty: to guard the chosen one, he who will unite two warring, star-spanning houses in marriage. Simple, if she wasn’t already in love with the bride-to-be. As far as anyone knows, Annika has been raised to be the perfect bride and future matriarch. Secretly, she’s an assassin ordered to usurp the chosen one’s mind and kill anyone who gets in her way. When the political landscape shifts, murders and abductions threaten to tear the galaxy apart. Judit and Annika race to uncover the source of the strife. It must be someone powerful and bold enough to risk throwing whole star systems into ruin, someone who could change destinies and bring two lovers together, if they survive.
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books Inc
ISBN: 1626397791
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Judit has one duty: to guard the chosen one, he who will unite two warring, star-spanning houses in marriage. Simple, if she wasn’t already in love with the bride-to-be. As far as anyone knows, Annika has been raised to be the perfect bride and future matriarch. Secretly, she’s an assassin ordered to usurp the chosen one’s mind and kill anyone who gets in her way. When the political landscape shifts, murders and abductions threaten to tear the galaxy apart. Judit and Annika race to uncover the source of the strife. It must be someone powerful and bold enough to risk throwing whole star systems into ruin, someone who could change destinies and bring two lovers together, if they survive.
Dating Is Murder
Author: Harley Jane Kozak
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767921240
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Wollie Shelley, the plucky amateur sleuth Kirkus Reviews called “funny, brave, smart, and altogether the fetchingest crime heroine since the early Stephanie Plum,” returns to face suspect lovers and unlovable suspects in this hilarious sequel to Dating Dead Men. Wollie Shelley is a greeting card artist struggling to keep afloat financially and to pursue—despite a series of recent disasters—the search for the love of her life. She reluctantly agrees to be a contestant on the reality television show Biological Clock. The show’s premise: Six eligible singles date each other, and the audience votes on which couple would make the best parents. Alas, Wollie isn’t having much luck finding a man she’d like to date “off the air,” much less father her child. As her own biological clock ticks away, Wollie gets caught up in a much more pressing demand on her time. Her friend Annika has vanished into thin air, and Wollie is convinced that she’s in grave danger. When Wollie reports the disappearance to the Los Angeles Police Department, however, the detective assigned to the case seems more interested in dating Wollie than in finding her friend. So Wollie springs into action—and lands right in the middle of an FBI investigation into an international drug cartel. She soon finds herself being stalked by an assortment of threatening characters, including her fellow television contestants, who will stop at nothing to beat the clock. With Dating Is Murder, Kozak delivers another sparkling treasure, a laugh-out-loud-funny, literate mystery for readers of Janet Evanovich and Sue Grafton and for Kozak’s own growing legion of fans.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0767921240
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Wollie Shelley, the plucky amateur sleuth Kirkus Reviews called “funny, brave, smart, and altogether the fetchingest crime heroine since the early Stephanie Plum,” returns to face suspect lovers and unlovable suspects in this hilarious sequel to Dating Dead Men. Wollie Shelley is a greeting card artist struggling to keep afloat financially and to pursue—despite a series of recent disasters—the search for the love of her life. She reluctantly agrees to be a contestant on the reality television show Biological Clock. The show’s premise: Six eligible singles date each other, and the audience votes on which couple would make the best parents. Alas, Wollie isn’t having much luck finding a man she’d like to date “off the air,” much less father her child. As her own biological clock ticks away, Wollie gets caught up in a much more pressing demand on her time. Her friend Annika has vanished into thin air, and Wollie is convinced that she’s in grave danger. When Wollie reports the disappearance to the Los Angeles Police Department, however, the detective assigned to the case seems more interested in dating Wollie than in finding her friend. So Wollie springs into action—and lands right in the middle of an FBI investigation into an international drug cartel. She soon finds herself being stalked by an assortment of threatening characters, including her fellow television contestants, who will stop at nothing to beat the clock. With Dating Is Murder, Kozak delivers another sparkling treasure, a laugh-out-loud-funny, literate mystery for readers of Janet Evanovich and Sue Grafton and for Kozak’s own growing legion of fans.
A Hunger Like No other
Author: Kresley Cole
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1849834288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
For fans of Ali Hazelwood’s Bride, an innocent young vampire and a powerful werewolf king are drawn together by an unexpected soul bond in the electrifying start to Kresley Cole’s internationally bestselling Immortals After Dark series—now with a stunning new cover. Half vampire, half valkyrie, Emmaline spent her entire life hidden among the Lore in New Orleans surrounded by the loving, yet overbearing coven who raised her. All Emmaline wanted was a trip to Paris – a chance to investigate her parents’ mysterious deaths there all those years ago. But one crowded city night, she’s knocked off her feet by a striking werewolf. He’s towering, intimidating, and infuriatingly seductive. And he won’t let her go. The Lykae King, Lachlain MacRieve, has been imprisoned in the catacombs beneath Paris for over 150 years by his sworn vampire enemies, but the scent of his Fated Mate on the streets above gives him the strength to finally escape from his subterranean prison. Lachlain has waited for her for centuries, and the last thing he expects is the bewitching vampire mix who seems to want only to escape his grasp. Yet he knows only she can soothe the fury within him and he’s determined to make her his by the next full moon. As Lachlain convinces the hesitant but fiery Emma to accompany him to his ancestral home in Scotland, the pair will come up against ruthless creatures, ancient evil, and the irrevocable pull of Fate. Will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a warrior to his knees and turn Emma into the fighter she was born to be?
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1849834288
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
For fans of Ali Hazelwood’s Bride, an innocent young vampire and a powerful werewolf king are drawn together by an unexpected soul bond in the electrifying start to Kresley Cole’s internationally bestselling Immortals After Dark series—now with a stunning new cover. Half vampire, half valkyrie, Emmaline spent her entire life hidden among the Lore in New Orleans surrounded by the loving, yet overbearing coven who raised her. All Emmaline wanted was a trip to Paris – a chance to investigate her parents’ mysterious deaths there all those years ago. But one crowded city night, she’s knocked off her feet by a striking werewolf. He’s towering, intimidating, and infuriatingly seductive. And he won’t let her go. The Lykae King, Lachlain MacRieve, has been imprisoned in the catacombs beneath Paris for over 150 years by his sworn vampire enemies, but the scent of his Fated Mate on the streets above gives him the strength to finally escape from his subterranean prison. Lachlain has waited for her for centuries, and the last thing he expects is the bewitching vampire mix who seems to want only to escape his grasp. Yet he knows only she can soothe the fury within him and he’s determined to make her his by the next full moon. As Lachlain convinces the hesitant but fiery Emma to accompany him to his ancestral home in Scotland, the pair will come up against ruthless creatures, ancient evil, and the irrevocable pull of Fate. Will their desire deepen into a love that can bring a warrior to his knees and turn Emma into the fighter she was born to be?
Hidden Among the Stars
Author: Melanie Dobson
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1496417356
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
From the award-winning author of Catching the Wind, which Publishers Weekly called “unforgettable” and a “must-read,” comes another gripping time-slip novel about hidden treasure, a castle, and ordinary people who resisted evil in their own extraordinary way. The year is 1938, and as Hitler’s troops sweep into Vienna, Austrian Max Dornbach promises to help his Jewish friends hide their most valuable possessions from the Nazis, smuggling them to his family’s summer estate near the picturesque village of Hallstatt. He enlists the help of Annika Knopf, his childhood friend and the caretaker’s daughter, who is eager to help the man she’s loved her entire life. But when Max also brings Luzia Weiss, a young Jewish woman, to hide at the castle, it complicates Annika’s feelings and puts their entire plan—even their very lives—in jeopardy. Especially when the Nazis come to scour the estate and find both Luzia and the treasure gone. Eighty years later, Callie Randall is mostly content with her quiet life, running a bookstore with her sister and reaching out into the world through her blog. Then she finds a cryptic list in an old edition of Bambi that connects her to Annika’s story . . . and maybe to the long-buried story of a dear friend. As she digs into the past, Callie must risk venturing outside the safe world she’s built for a chance at answers, adventure, and maybe even new love.
Publisher: NavPress
ISBN: 1496417356
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
From the award-winning author of Catching the Wind, which Publishers Weekly called “unforgettable” and a “must-read,” comes another gripping time-slip novel about hidden treasure, a castle, and ordinary people who resisted evil in their own extraordinary way. The year is 1938, and as Hitler’s troops sweep into Vienna, Austrian Max Dornbach promises to help his Jewish friends hide their most valuable possessions from the Nazis, smuggling them to his family’s summer estate near the picturesque village of Hallstatt. He enlists the help of Annika Knopf, his childhood friend and the caretaker’s daughter, who is eager to help the man she’s loved her entire life. But when Max also brings Luzia Weiss, a young Jewish woman, to hide at the castle, it complicates Annika’s feelings and puts their entire plan—even their very lives—in jeopardy. Especially when the Nazis come to scour the estate and find both Luzia and the treasure gone. Eighty years later, Callie Randall is mostly content with her quiet life, running a bookstore with her sister and reaching out into the world through her blog. Then she finds a cryptic list in an old edition of Bambi that connects her to Annika’s story . . . and maybe to the long-buried story of a dear friend. As she digs into the past, Callie must risk venturing outside the safe world she’s built for a chance at answers, adventure, and maybe even new love.
Care Less, Cowgirl
Author: D.J. Fronimos
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
ISBN: 1685506496
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Steph Haas cares. For the patients in the nursing home she runs, for her family, but most of all, for her partner Lilou, whom she adores. Life is good when she’s pleasing her woman even if it has Steph playing über butch to Lilou’s demanding femme. For them it works ... until suddenly it doesn’t. Annika mistrusts all women, yet longs for a steady relationship. After unsuccessfully throwing herself at yet another prospect, almost ruining her career in the process, Annika’s boss forces her to take a vacation. Having nowhere to go and no one to go with, Annika is grateful when her gay friend Leo suggests she join him and his partner on the very trip to the US Steph was supposed to take with Lilou. Knowing Annika and she will be the only non-couple on the Gittie-Up Ranch, Steph is determined to make the best of an altogether bad situation. But traveling with Annika isn’t easy, especially when the maddening woman rebuffs Steph’s attempts at being nice. Instead, Annika drools incessantly over the resident lesbian, a butch cowgirl named Jesse. Somehow they still become friends, with Steph valiantly fighting her physical attraction to the gorgeous femme, only to give in when Annika suddenly shifts gears and they land in bed together. So what? It’s just a vacation fling. Nobody cares, right?
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
ISBN: 1685506496
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Steph Haas cares. For the patients in the nursing home she runs, for her family, but most of all, for her partner Lilou, whom she adores. Life is good when she’s pleasing her woman even if it has Steph playing über butch to Lilou’s demanding femme. For them it works ... until suddenly it doesn’t. Annika mistrusts all women, yet longs for a steady relationship. After unsuccessfully throwing herself at yet another prospect, almost ruining her career in the process, Annika’s boss forces her to take a vacation. Having nowhere to go and no one to go with, Annika is grateful when her gay friend Leo suggests she join him and his partner on the very trip to the US Steph was supposed to take with Lilou. Knowing Annika and she will be the only non-couple on the Gittie-Up Ranch, Steph is determined to make the best of an altogether bad situation. But traveling with Annika isn’t easy, especially when the maddening woman rebuffs Steph’s attempts at being nice. Instead, Annika drools incessantly over the resident lesbian, a butch cowgirl named Jesse. Somehow they still become friends, with Steph valiantly fighting her physical attraction to the gorgeous femme, only to give in when Annika suddenly shifts gears and they land in bed together. So what? It’s just a vacation fling. Nobody cares, right?
Stars of Fortune
Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698190734
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
FIRST IN THE GUARDIANS TRILOGY From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a trilogy about three couples who join together to create their own family and solve an ancient mystery through the powers of timeless love… Sasha Riggs is a reclusive artist, haunted by dreams and nightmares that she turns into extraordinary paintings. Her visions lead her to the Greek island of Corfu, where five others have been lured to seek the legendary fire star, part of an ancient prophecy. Sasha recognizes them, because she has drawn them: a magician, an archaeologist, a wanderer, a fighter, a loner. All on a quest. All with secrets. Sasha is the one who holds them together—the seer. And in the magician, Bran Killian, she sees a man of immense power and compassion. As Sasha struggles with her rare ability, Bran is there to support her, challenge her, and believe in her. When a dark threat looms, the six must use their combined powers—including trust, unity, and love—to find the fire star and keep the world on course. Don't miss the other books in the Guardians Trilogy Bay of Sighs Island of Glass
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698190734
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
FIRST IN THE GUARDIANS TRILOGY From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts comes a trilogy about three couples who join together to create their own family and solve an ancient mystery through the powers of timeless love… Sasha Riggs is a reclusive artist, haunted by dreams and nightmares that she turns into extraordinary paintings. Her visions lead her to the Greek island of Corfu, where five others have been lured to seek the legendary fire star, part of an ancient prophecy. Sasha recognizes them, because she has drawn them: a magician, an archaeologist, a wanderer, a fighter, a loner. All on a quest. All with secrets. Sasha is the one who holds them together—the seer. And in the magician, Bran Killian, she sees a man of immense power and compassion. As Sasha struggles with her rare ability, Bran is there to support her, challenge her, and believe in her. When a dark threat looms, the six must use their combined powers—including trust, unity, and love—to find the fire star and keep the world on course. Don't miss the other books in the Guardians Trilogy Bay of Sighs Island of Glass