A deeply personal and inspiring memoir recounting one woman's struggles--beginning with her birth in prison--to find self-acceptance Prison Baby is a revised and substantially expanded version of Deborah Jiang Stein's self-published memoir, Even Tough Girls Wear Tutus. Even at twelve years old, Deborah, the adopted daughter of a progressive Jewish couple in Seattle, felt like an outsider. Her mixed Asian features set her apart from her white, well-intentioned parents who evaded questions about her past. But when she discovered a letter revealing the truth of her prison birth to a heroin-addicted mother--and that she spent the first year of life in prison--Deborah spiraled into emotional lockdown. For years she turned to drugs, violence, and crime as a way to cope with her grief. Ultimately, Deborah overcame the stigma, shame, and secrecy of her birth, and found peace by helping others--proving that redemption and acceptance is possible even from... Views: 29
The nerdiest, sexiest, funniest...and longest of all the Girl-Nerd books. No pun intended. Someone's jealous... And Layla has to go up against her. Or is the jealousy from Layla herself? ** This erotic romance novella is for adults only! Contains super hot, one-on-one sex between two awesome characters.** Views: 29
Nicole Charles didn't go to journalism school to become a gossip columnist, but the job fell into her lap right out of school and her immigrant work ethic just won't let her quit to find something she'd like better. It's a good job, but she struggles with the stigma attached to her position by other reporters. More than anything, she wants to be a real reporter, but it looks like she's never going to get a chance. Then one night while covering a gallery opening, she discovers a dead body in a dark alley. An upand- coming artist has been stabbed in the throat with an antique icepick. Nicole is right in the middle of the biggest story of the year. It's the chance of a lifetime. Too bad someone had to die to make it happen. If It Bleeds is the first novel in a series of mysteries featuring rookie reporter Nicole Charles. Views: 29
Ache is the first book in a New Adult Romance Series - Punk, and is approximately 200 print pages long.**His only refuge is his music. His only solace is his rage.** Connor Clay abandoned any hope of escaping his troubled life long ago and has immersed himself in the hardcore punk scene, living every day as if it were his last. But in the scorching summer of 1982, he meets Shauna, an upper middle-class girl that seems to be everything he wants and needs, unfortunately she also represents everything that he hates. And even as Connor struggles with their budding relationship, his friendship with Tonya, the enigmatic singer for his band, is deepening - and exposing secrets. Can Connor find forgiveness and acceptance with Shauna or will Tonya's dark past fuel his own disillusionment and destroy his second chance at atonement? The 1980's became a decade of excess and self-indulgence, when anything was possible and self-destruction was considered a virtue. Welcome back to the 80's, the party is just getting started.Note: This Book is intended for 18+ audiences due to pervasive language and adult themes and situations. Views: 29
To put down the rebellion the Confederation creates against all conventions, the manipulants, shapeshifters. Now it is time for Bleak’s first mission. This 10,000 word novelette is the prequel to ‘Bleak – The story of a shape shifter.’ Views: 29
Griff Rhys Jones is searching for that Welsh part of himself that he has felt ever since being forced to sing in the choir in church and pack down for the school first XV, all in suburban Essex. Join Griff on his journey through Snowdonia, Anglesey, the Gower, mid Wales, Brecon, Pembrokeshire, north Wales and Monmouthshire. Packed with all manners of weird, wonderful and enlightening facts, you'll learn as much about Wales as you do Griff.Well, er, the clue is in the name..." The man was gazing steadily at Griffith Rhys Jones, son of Elwyn and Gwynneth, scion of Megan and Ieuan and Evan, spawn of Betwys-y-Coed, Penmachno and the Rhondda, dark of hair, thick-thighed and round-faced. Griffith Rhys Jones. I was born in Cardiff. My mother was from Ferndale in the Rhondda, my father was from Penylan. Every single one of my relatives... were Welsh. I think I am Welsh.But am I insufficiently Welsh? It's time to find out.That is what this book is all... Views: 29
This is Book 4 in The Chosen Series but it can be read as a STANDALONE since it is Sean's story.Sean Ford has loved Lizzie O'Malley all of his adult life. Now that he is in his thirties and a successful tattoo artist, he finds himself stuck in life. He should have~ He could have ~ But he didn't. Kicking himself for letting Lizzie slip through his fingers, he has to pretend that life is just peachy. His favorite past time is hiding out in his bedroom. When Aoife Flanagan arrives in Boston to do an internship with college, she is glad to have escaped the dismal life she has back in Wicklow, Ireland. As a twenty-three year old student and professional, she prefers staying in the corner at parties, hiding from everyone's attention, and sticking to the financial plan that her father outlined for her. One night... One confusing night... One amazing summer... Sean and Aoife may have been brought together by fate but to stay together means more than roses and butterflies. They must fight the world for one another. What separates them is one big ocean and one tiny question. Sink or Swim? Views: 29
Delores Fossen kicks off her new series, Sweetwater Ranch, with a Texas lawman, a beautiful district attorney...and the child they'll risk everything to protect Saving a little boy's life reopens painful wounds for Texas sheriff Cooper McKinnon. This could be his son, whose loss has haunted him for two years. But Cooper has a formidable adversary in Jessa Wells. She's the adoptive mother--and she'll do anything to hold on to Liam. It's cruel justice that the man who shares Liam's rare blood type has an unsolved murder in his own family. And the danger's far from over. Fighting her desire for Cooper, Jessa has no choice but to join forces with the maverick cowboy. Jessa knows working together is their best shot at keeping the child safe. But it's the possibility of a future alone that breaks Jessa's heart. Views: 29
Christian Romance. Seven boys adopted from the foster care system by Alec and Maggie Donahue, a loving Irish couple living in Breeze Point, Cape Cod. Now grown men, the brothers are making their way in the world in their chosen professions, each hoping to find a love to last a lifetime. Faith. Family. Honor. And an abundance of love. Seven Brides, Seven Brothers series The Hero Ryder Donahue, a Paramedic, lost his wife, Lena, to cancer four and a half years ago. Despite his devastating loss, Ryder has continued to make forward strides, earning himself the Hero title as he saves lives on a daily basis. When he begins to experience romantic feelings towards his best friend and paramedic partner, Tess Dailey, he resists putting his heart on the line a second time. Tess Dailey has always been in love with her Paramedic partner and best friend, Ryder Donahue. She's hidden her feelings for six long years, but when an unexpected kiss occurs at a Donahue family wedding, things get complicated between them. Being in love with a man who's afraid to love again requires courage. Will she risk it all by staking a claim on the love of a lifetime? Seven Brides, Seven Brothers Series Views: 29
The promise is broken, an ancient enemy is revealed.Silas and Eryn's journey to the Dark has changed them both, leaving Silas closer to his past, and Eryn at the precipice of a fate worse than death. Tracked by the vicious General Spyne, hunted by every soldier in the Empire, Silas is determined to find the Refinery and seize control of the cure for magic, while Eryn's survival depends on parting ways with the man she loves and being delivered to the enemy's gates.Relationships will be tested, secrets will be unraveled, and a dragon will fly. Views: 29
