"With skilled writing and a consistently paced plot, this is an accessible and exciting story for a wide range of readers...This stellar blend of an appealing plot and relevant themes is an excellent addition to middle grade collections." —School Library Journal (starred review) City girl Effie Starr Zook is the opposite of excited about spending the summer on her aunt and uncle's farm in Nowheresville, Pennsylvania, until she stumbles across a mystery that leads her smack into an old family feud. Luckily, Effie isn't afraid to ask questions.A rich girl from New York City, Effie Starr Zook isn't afraid of much. When her parents go on a dangerous round-the-world adventure in a solar airplane, she's packed off to her aunt and uncle's farm for the summer. Expecting boredom, she runs smack dab into a family secret. Why does the neighbor kid want to avoid her? What are her aunt and uncle so worried about? And what does "bad blood" mean, anyway?... Views: 69
With a curse she never knew she had, a heart that has been shattered and pieced back together, and daunting past full of abandonment issues, Adisia Titan never thought she'd find happiness, let alone true love. Then she stumbles upon Devin Cole. He's rich, sexy, mysterious, and... persistent. Those secrets that make him mysterious also threaten to rip them apart... until Adisia learns the truth about her past. Lost from the world she didn't know even existed, Adisia finds herself in the middle of a war she's not prepared to fight. There's nothing more rare than an Aphrodite, and there's nothing more hunted. Devin will do anything to keep her safe, including giving his own life. Views: 69
Romance/Erotica. 6541 words long. First published in 2011 Views: 69
Ema was in a bad situation with a married man. She was visiting him in Washington, D.C. His wife was out of town. He had gotten them an outrageously expensive hotel room, out of respect for his wife and their home. Ema took that as a sign of his decency, and as a sign of her doom.So begins "The Real Sloane Newman," one of the stories in Amie Barrodale's debut collection, You Are Having a Good Time. In these highly compressed and charged tales, the veneer of normality is stripped from her characters' lives to reveal the seething and contradictory desires that fuel them. In "Animals," an up-and-coming starlet harbors a complicated attraction toward her abusive director. In "Frank Advice for Fat Women," an ethically compromised psychiatrist is drawn into the middle of a dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship. And in "The Imp," a supernatural possession ruins a man's relationship with his pregnant wife.Barrodale's protagonists drink too much, say the... Views: 69
"A wonderful read—full of fascinating characters and spanning four generations of Israeli women." —B.A. Shapiro, New York Times bestselling author of The Muralist and The Art ForgerThe #1 International Best Seller, The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem is a dazzling novel of mothers and daughters, stories told and untold, and the ties that bind four generations of women.Gabriela's mother Luna is the most beautiful woman in all of Jerusalem, though her famed beauty and charm seem to be reserved for everyone but her daughter. Ever since Gabriela can remember, she and Luna have struggled to connect. But when tragedy strikes, Gabriela senses there's more to her mother than painted nails and lips.Desperate to understand their relationship, Gabriela pieces together the stories of her family's previous generations—from Great-Grandmother Mercada the renowned healer, to Grandma Rosa who cleaned... Views: 69
Even the most beastly… may hold beauty inside. While Daria McQueen mourns. The legends of fairytales fight to contain the incursions of the new demon hybrid contagion that Styche the Trickster has unleashed upon the world. An enraged and seemingly unstoppable demon appears, and it seems just as powerful as Styche. It directs its boundless rage at anything that moves, friend or foe. Views: 69
Oliver Hardcastle scrapes an existence as an organic farmer. Miranda Marlow is a high-earning international town-planner. They may live in the same country but their values and lifestyles are so far apart they could have come from different solar systems. All they have in common is a string of disastrous relationships. Little wonder they have never met. Until one weekend in Suffolk when Miranda and her mother Clare, recently appointed Under-Secretary for Agriculture, are directed to the Manor believing it to be a country house hotel. It is in fact the private home of Ollie's mother, Bel Hardcastle, and a constant drain on her dwindling inheritance. Ollie immediately sees the opportunity to have a litte fun and make a bit of money - and the Marlows' luxury weekend turns into three days of hell at Manor House Hotel. Disasters strike, sparks fly and Miranda and Ollie loathe each other with something very close to passion... Views: 69
Stolen from her bed while she slept, Brandi had no idea her life had taken a drastic turn until she found herself on an auction block on another world, for sale to the highest bidder--to do whatever they wished with her. The former slave/gladiator, Ulrich, is the tank of a man she must call Master, but it's the followers of the god Nhewa who demand her utmost devotion. Views: 69
In this classic spanking story by Sarah Veitch, Kerri is duped into moving to Alpineglow, a remote town with a unique brand of justice. And she arrives to find it's owned by Jeff Rendell, a man she once seriously wronged. Jeff and his overseers strictly discipline Kerri and the other disobedient dissidents, and set them exquisitely demanding sexual tasks. Permanently nursing a sore bottom, Kerri searches for ways to exploit the system. But her cunning tactics lead to increased humiliation for nothing at Alpineglow is exactly as it seems... Views: 69
The Dixie Virgins are looking for Mr. Right and they're breaking all the rules - except Rule Four! Sassy and funny, this series follow 7 young women who met at summer camp and remained best friends. Clemmie, the sweetest of all the Dixie Virgins, is celebrating another birthday alone in a town where nothing exciting ever happens when Mr. Perfect lands on her doorstep. Views: 69
Can walls be broken down in the hopes of finding new love? Can two people be everything to each other and fill a space in one another's heart that neither knew was missing? Book 5 in the loved Wakefield Series brings together two lonely, but independent hearts. But are they meant to be? Views: 69
