Think you've have some outrageous dating horror stories? You don't have anything on Shallon Lester.Spunky Shallon Lester has accumulated more than her fair share of embarrassing stories. In this collection of hilarious essays, she chronicles her dorky, daring, and awkward journey from waitress at the ninth circle of hell known as Houston's Time Square restaurant, to columnist at one of New York's leading gossip magazines, to MTV reality star, gleefully weaving in stories of all boys she's loved, lost, and avenged along the way.Complete with cringe-worthy tales of: -The time a new boyfriend found the stockpile of Magnum condoms hidden under her bed-Getting caught stealing (borrowing?) bacon from her local supermarket-Unwittingly getting romantically involved with the leader of a mafia ring-Being dumped on Valentines Day (for the second year in a row), just minutes before being forced to attend El Concierto Del Amor con Marc Anthony y... Views: 47
From Publishers WeeklyThis is a dark novel, a study in grief, rather than the Amish romance that its title implies, in which the first of several tragedies ends Ella's wedding plans. Eicher (Rebecca's Promise), who has lived among the Amish, captures the tranquil pace of their life and their abiding desire to conform to God's will. But many aspects of the community he creates seem contrived. The plot turns partly on a rule that no one can marry before age 21, while most Amish encourage early marriage to discourage earlier sex. Nor is any otherwise sane Amish man likely to refuse an ambulance for his critically injured child because he considers its lights too flashy. A minister seems strangely arrogant for a faith whose signature virtue is humility, and an effort to push Ella into a hasty marriage also rings false. But Ella is a convincingly compassionate woman who will hold readers' interest as she struggles to find God's hand in her loss. The story ends with a chance for a new start and a gentle cliffhanger to be resolved in the next book in Eicher's Little Valley series. (Feb.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. Product DescriptionElla Yoder’s wedding with Aden Wengerd and the building of their dream house is set for June. But when Aden is suddenly taken from her, Ella begins to doubt God’s love. When her family pressures her to marry the new young bishop, Ella asks for six months to heal from Aden’s death. Meanwhile, Aden’s brother, Daniel, helps Ella build her dream house based on a drawing by Ella’s sister, Clara and now incorporated into Ella’s wedding quilt. Can healing come through a house...a quilt....a community? About this series: Readers of Amish fiction will delight in this first book in a new series about young Ella Yoder as she copes with the loss of her true love. Author Jerry Eicher’s sales now top more than 100,000. Views: 47
From the imagination of Tiana Laveen comes an eye-opening, page-turning, sensually enthralling compilation of diverse love stories presented in the "Cross Climax" series."Lights! Cameras! Attraction!" - This is the tale of a single mother simply trying to make ends meet. In desperation and a twist of fate, Monica becomes the latest fresh-meat porn star to hit the industry. Her acting partner and mentor, an Italian gentleman named Antonio, shows her the ropes. Little do both of them know that falling in love could occur with bright lights, movie cameras, and your panties down. The stakes of money and fame are high. Which will win - love or dividends?"The Bride in Red" - Arashi Takahashi is a Japanese-American psychiatrist and workaholic. He is taken to an urban ballet in which the beautiful Angel Grace takes stage and blows his mind. The whirlwind romance that ensues is soon interrupted by an obstacle course that involves a disapproving family and jealous ex-girlfriend. Angel dances into Arashi's heart. Now the only question is whether she can survive the monsoon that follows."The 'N' Word" - Recently convicted Nazi, Aaron Pike, is in Maximum Security for a violent assault. Once a revered white supremacist, Aaron begins a transformation while incarcerated. He participates in an inmate pen pal program with Mia Armstrong, an elementary school teacher. Once they arrange to meet, Aaron is flabbergasted to see that the woman he has fallen madly in love with via letters and phone calls is African-American. Aaron has to make a choice: go back to the world of treachery and hatred or keep his beloved and build a life with her, forsaking his cause and identity while abandoning the group of peers he once called family.*Also included: A Surprising Bonus Story!From the Back CoverAlready listed in the product description. About the AuthorTiana Laveen was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and now resides in Kentucky with her husband, infant son, and feline companion. She enjoys a fulfilling and enriching life that includes writing books, drawing, painting, listening to music, cooking, and spending time with friends.Tiana Laveen is a uniquely creative and innovative author whose romance fiction is geared towards those who not only want to temporarily escape from the daily routines of life, but also delve into social taboo as it pertains to interracial relationships. Tiana creates a painting with words as she guides her reader into the lives of each and every main character. Her first book series entitled "Cross Climax" tackles interracial dating, marriage, and sexual relationships head on without any false bravado. "Cross Climax I" and "Cross Climax II" allow the reader to dive headfirst into short stories that are packed with seduction, romance, and heart-pounding punch. The two novels in conjunction lead to a surprising, but fulfilling conclusion.If you wish to contact Tiana Laveen, please send an email message to [email protected] or contact her at facebook.com/tianalaveen. Views: 47
Nothing can put the brakes on Nathan Everett's bid to become Western Oil's CEO. Except dating their chief rival's daughter. But just when he thinks he's put his affair with Ana Birch behind him, there she is, gorgeous as ever...with a baby in tow. And the little boy has the telltale Everett birthmark.With his entire future at stake, Nathan is suddenly struck with a tremendous decision. Does he dare take his clandestine relationship with Ana public and risk losing all he's worked for? Or turn his back on the family he's always been too afraid to want? Views: 47
Invisible. In Love. In Peril.*Over Two Weeks on the Amazon Teen Bestseller List!*When Samantha Ruiz turns invisible in front of team mates on a rafting trip,she knows something's wrong with her. According to her knowledgeable friend Will, she's got a rare genetic disorder. Fearing a lifetime sentence as a lab-rat, Sam wants to keep her ability secret. But she also wants to know if there's a connection between dark Nazi experiments on others like her and her own mother's death eight years earlier. At the same time that Sam is sleuthing, she's falling hard for Will. And soon, she'll have to choose between keeping her secrets hidden and keeping Will safe.About the AuthorHey Book Lovers! My name is Cidney and I'm a full time writer of young adult science fiction and fantasy novels. (That is, when I can persuade my cat to move off the keyboard.) I'm easily distracted by shiny things such as new book covers, direct sunlight, and Mars set against an inky night sky. My year so far has included learning to milk goats, baking thirteen pies for friends who wanted Wedding Pie instead of cake, and trying to tan my pasty-white Oregon skin. (That last isn't going too well.) If you'd like to visit, I hang out at cidneyswanson.com where I natter on about this and that, assuming I haven't been distracted by something shiny. Views: 47
"COMING FOR YOU." A note, impaled by a knife on Bill Cloudman's door, tells the former tribal agent a murderer has escaped. The vicious madman who murdered Bill's partner—and cost Bill the community's trust and his job—is on the loose in the South Dakota badlands again. Bill vows to put him behind bars once and for all. But when the woman he loved and lost returns to Eagle Rock reservation as a newspaper reporter determined to restore her own reputation with the story, Bill has to protect her...and his guarded heart. Views: 47
The story of a young American war veteran returned to his hometown after being blinded in Iraq by a homemade bomb and the unexpected love he finds with a mysterious dancer who is fleeing darkness and violence of a different kind. An astonishing debut novel from one of the music world's rising stars.Black Jesus is shy, and a killer.Black Jesus is white as a doveA young marine returns from Iraq, blinded and scarred by a roadside bomb and harbouring a terrible secret. Called Black Jesus by his fellow soldiers on account of his name being Lionel White and his birthday being Christmas Day, he has returned to his decaying home town to sit in the back of his mother's junkshop, pop OxyContin and try to forget what he's seen. Into his life one day rides Gloria, a mysterious young dancer who is fleeing darkness and violence of a different kind.Part love story, part protest at the broken promises lying at the heart of the American Dream, Black Jesus is a... Views: 47
