I look both ways before I cross the road. I knot my laces twice. Boring? Sure. But it’s also settled. Stable. Safe. And I like safe. Because broken bones may be hard to heal, but broken hearts are even harder. And when the man I loved and lost reappears in my life, I won't fall for his charms again ... will I? Joel Henley just might be my biggest risk yet. My name is Ellie Mayfield. And this is my undoing. NB: The Twenty-One is book two in the Emerald Cove series but can absolutely be read as a stand-alone novel.** Views: 9
An Unexpected Family Angie Bursten wants to find love on her own timeline.
Tired of her family’s interference, coworker Rick Jameson comes to the rescue - as
her pretend boyfriend. Angie starts to spend time with Rick and his adorable daughter,
Carly, and what began as a hoax soon feels all too real. Betrayed by the woman he’d
married, single dad Rick is slow to trust. But seeing Angie with Carly, he can’t
ignore the way he feels for his beautiful coworker. And when Angie helps Rick with the
toughest battle of his life - gaining full custody of his child - there’ll be no
more pretending. If they can open their hearts, Rick and Angie have a real shot at
happily-ever-after. Views: 9
• Named one of the Huffington Post's 2015 Books We Can't Wait To Read •"Smart and absorbing. . . . Echoes of Steven Millhauser and Tom McCarthy. . . . Probing, witty." —The New York Times Book Review"A masterful debut . . . delivered with vaudeville verve." —The Washington Post"Darkly funny. . . . A deeply sensitive exploration into matters of identity and authenticity." —Associated Press"The Poser is smart and grand and funny, a wonderful fable. Mr. Rubin is a great hope for comic fiction in the 21st century. He's got the spirit and the ear." —Sam LipsyteA hilarious and dazzling debut novel about a master impressionist at risk of losing his true selfAll his life, Giovanni Bernini has possessed an uncanny gift: he can imitate anyone he meets. Honed by his mother at a young age, the talent catapults him from small-town obscurity to... Views: 9
The Valley rugby team is travelling to southern Queensland with their coach, Israel Folau. Will the boys' first trip be a great feat or a great failure?Both Daniel and Jaydon miss home, but finally the boys feel like they are training well. On arrival in Queensland, the Valley team play a match against some locals - and get soundly beaten. The team, who believed they were destined for big things, come crashing back down to earth. Things no longer seem that sunny in the Sunshine state. Can Israel Folau show Daniel and Jaydon how to go back to basics and do the little things right? Their future as a team might depend on it. Views: 9
Lisa Lennox transports readers to the heart of the crack era--the South Bronx, New York City, 1989.In the late 1980s and early 90s, the crack epidemic swept through inner city communities like the plague. Mothers abandoned their children and took to the street for a hit. Fathers sold everything they owned to get a taste. The crackhead was rampant. Some neighborhoods were never the same.Enter Laci Johnson, a beautiful, smart, privileged teenage girl from across town, who teams up with The South Bronx Bitches--an infamous girl group known for chasing men and money. When the SBB becomes envious of Laci they devise a plan to destroy her life.Finding love in the most unexpected of places, Laci turns to a local drug dealer to help save her and heal the wounds of her new addiction. Through Laci and a host of entertaining characters, Crackhead vividly captures the essence of an era and the devastating, sometimes fatal consequences of addiction. Views: 9
They fell in love and it was perfect, until it wasn't. A pay off, a lie. Two lives torn apart, gone their separate ways. Is it possible to rekindle when you are Forbidden Faith?What can I do to take this Arizona sky and replace it with the color of your eyes. Life has not been the same since you walked inside my flame, staring inside my soul.I am forbidden to ever get near you But am dying to be near you The ink travels on my sleeve Forbidden Faith is now inside of me.The piercings leave holes in my skin but what you leave is bigger from within. How can this be for real when nothing in front of me has ever ripped me to shreds. I never want to look back but never want to move ahead.I am forbidden to ever get near you. But am dying to be near you The ink travels on my sleeve Forbidden Faith is now inside of me.What makes me will break me What you give me will heal me Show me how to get out of this concrete By lifting me above this heavy street, soaring through the Arizona sky.I am forbidden to ever get near you But am dying to be near you The ink travels on my sleeve Forbidden Faith is now inside of meI wish I had never met you cause’ everything has changed my path is now unpredictable since you walked inside my flame!Forbidden to ever get near you Dying to be near you Your ink travels on my sleeve Faith is now inside of me. I am Forbidden. Views: 9
Tensions remain high, even with the hasty retreat of the Circle Invaders from the solar system.
The sudden appearance of the Techno-Center and panic from the cuckoo-gene may have given the Solar Union Fleet the upper-hand, but there are still many questions left unanswered. Will these aggressive opponents attack again? Can the Solar Union survive another attack? What can Earth do to thwart off an opponent capable of annihilating all of Humanity?
Sensing the need for a strategy, Admiral Friedberg deploys the best men and women the Union has to offer, calling them … THE HOT Views: 9
