A part time student, CNA, and caretaker for her slightly deranged mother, Clara McKiney doesn’t have time for a relationship. That’s why her friends with benefits arrangement with sexy and ridiculously charming Jax Hensley works perfectly.
But Jax has other ideas.
The moment Jax met Clara he was instantly drawn to her wittiness, confidence, and gorgeous smile. Even though he agreed to the friends with benefits arrangement, he secretly hopes for more than their weekend hook ups.
When Jax's estranged mother mysteriously disappears, he sees an opportunity to spend more time with Clara. After convincing her to return home with him, a new agreement is made. One road trip and week together to find out why his mom vanished into thin air.
Things are about to get complicated. Views: 423
This powerful middle-grade novel from the Newbery Honor author of Rules explores a friendship between a small-town girl and the daughter of migrant workers. When Lily's blind dog, Lucky, slips his collar and runs away across the wide-open blueberry barrens of eastern Maine, it's Salma Santiago who manages to catch him. Salma, the daughter of migrant workers, is in the small town with her family for the blueberry-picking season. After their initial chance meeting, Salma and Lily bond over painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather, and Salma's friendship transforms Lily's summer. But when Salma decides to run in the upcoming Blueberry Queen pageant, they'll have to face some tough truths about friendship and belonging. Should an outsider like Salma really participate in the pageant—and possibly win? Set amongst the blueberry barrens and by the sea, this is a gorgeous new novel by Newbery Honor author Cynthia Lord that tackles themes of prejudice and friendship, loss and love. Views: 423
Libby Flynn has been lusting after her boss for the last five years, but it takes a threat to her life for Lake Sunapee Wolf Pack Alpha Liam MacKenzie to finally admit he returns her feelings.Libby is a Children of the Hunt short story that takes place during the events of Faith. If you like this story, please check out the rest of the Children of the Hunt series.Who will eat Moira first, her husband or the wolves?The Survivor, a short story by Andre Jute, is an outwrite from his bestselling 1990 novel, IDITAROD a novel of The Greatest Race on Earth. It is 4860 words long.The author says: "The Survivor" is not a good introduction to "IDITAROD". It was removed from the novel because it wasn't a good fit. Better to view it as a self-standing short story parallel to Iditarod. Also, while "IDITAROD" has an appeal to young adults, "The Survivor" might give them nightmares, which is why it was removed from the original manuscript. Read at your own risk! Views: 423
Welcome to the Zombie Apocalypse, where high school girls are allowed guns and the local Library is a safe house for those in need of shelter. In this world, you have to be strong to survive, but intellect will play an important part in things, as Kate is about to find out, when her life is turned upside down and her mental capabilities seriously tested. Not suitable for younger readers.Imagine if the whole world has changed, your nightmares have came true, and the Zombie Apocalypse has happened. No more school! But you'd better get ready for killing Zombies, losing your family, and... thinking up scientific theories as to how this all started? Seriously? Kate's more a geek than a fighter, but when the occasion calls for it, she loses the metaphorical glasses and gets her literal guns, to show these Zombies who's really boss. But there are more things than Zombies out to get you, and it's not just the physical aspects that hurt. People will die, groups will split up, but can a Year Seven girl really handle all of this? Why don't you read on and find out? Not suitable for younger readers. Views: 422
Living the life of a wealthy man, Kenneth Fortescue receives devastating news from his father. But he is only able to learn incomplete facts about his past, because a name has been obliterated from a very important letter. A romantic novel written in 1905 by the much-loved author Mrs. O. F. Walton, this edition has been lightly abridged and edited to make it easier to read and enjoy today.Living the life of a wealthy man, Kenneth Fortescue receives devastating news from his father. But he is only able to learn incomplete facts about his past, because a name has been obliterated from a very important letter. Two women are vying for Kenneth’s attention — Lady Violet, the young daughter of Lady Earlswood, and Marjorie Douglas, the daughter of a widowed parson’s wife.Written in 1905 by the much-loved author Mrs. O. F. Walton, this Lighthouse edition has been lightly abridged and edited to make it easier to read and understand today. This romantic mystery story gives an intriguing glimpse into the class extremes that existed in Edwardian England, with wealthy titled families on one side, and some families living in terrible poverty on the other.Abridged By Chris Wright. Chris is the author of over thirty books, starting with young fiction for an English Christian publisher in 1966. He has written both fiction and non-fiction, mostly with a Christian theme, for a variety of publishers. Chris is married with three grownup children, and lives in the West Country of England where he is a home group leader with his local church. His website is: www.rocky-island.com. Views: 422
Riley, an orphan boy living in Victorian London, has achieved his dream of becoming a renowned magician, the Great Savano. He owes much of his success to Chevie, a seventeen-year-old FBI agent who traveled from the future in a time pod and helped him defeat his murderous master, Albert Garrick. But it is difficult for Riley to enjoy his new life, for he has always believed in his heart of hearts that Garrick will someday, somehow, return.
Chevie has assured Riley that Garrick was sucked into a temporal wormhole, never to emerge. The full nature of the wormhole has never been understood, however, and just as a human body will reject an unsuitable transplant, the wormhole eventually spits Garrick out. By the time Garrick makes it back to Victorian London, he has been planning his revenge on Riley for centuries. But even the best-laid plans can go awry, as the three discover when they are tossed once more into the wormhole and spill out in a Puritan village.
Featuring remarkable heroes, an epic villain, and monstrous mutations, The Forever Man is another high-octane adventure from the impressive imagination behind the internationally best-selling Artemis Fowl series. Views: 422
Victorian chills from a great writer of the genre As with so many writers of the nineteenth century, the author of this single volume collection of tales of the supernatural and other worldly, Sabine Baring-Gould was a man of many talents. Born near Exeter in 1834, his output was astonishing and his bibliography contains at least 1,240 works. In his time he was a well known and admired antiquarian, scholar and novelist. Many remember him as a writer of hymns, among which 'Onward Christian Soldiers' is the most well known today. The ghost story was such a popular literary form in the Victorian period that it barely needs saying that Baring-Gould tried his hand at writing them-it would be more surprising if he had not. This did not guarantee he would be a good writer of chilling tales, but fortunately for posterity he was. This Leonaur collection of Baring-Gould's supernatural fiction includes three novelettes, 'Margery of Quether' a chilling story that features an eternal succubus, 'A Professional Secret' and 'Mustapha.' Among the twenty-two short stories in this substantial Leonaur edition readers will find 'Crowdy Marsh,' 'Glamr,' 'The Dead Trumpeter of Hurst Castle,' 'The 9.30 Up Train,' 'The 'Bold Venture' and many others.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.** Views: 422
Short stories in English, for all ages.Life can be lived in any whichever way. We think, "I know" and act foolishly only to face misery and failure.The theme is, "Living by Value Systems " The objective is Living with fewer failures. There are several simple truth that we are unaware of. age.very The theme and stories will benefit reader of every age.Life can be lived in any whichever way. We think, "I know" and act foolishly only to face misery and failure.The theme is, "Living by Value Systems " The objective is Living with fewer failures. There are several simple truth that we are unaware of. Most middle class homes in India, tell the young children had several generations of people living under one roof. The Grandma, tell the children several small stories and explain the moral in the story.They become successful professionals, as they grow, because the story and the moral there are become their guiding principles in their life.I tell my students, the graduate engineers, whom I trained for making them fit for employment, some of those stories.I have picked some of those stories and made into two short story collections with title - My Dear Son - One., My Dear Son Two.I have found that even grownup appreciate and benefit reading these books. Views: 422
