After a successful move to a new town, making new friends, and having the best baseball season of his life, Ronnie Williams is back! And this time he's taking on a new sport, basketball. It won't be easy though and many challenges are ahead of him. But after his dad teaches him a "magic" shot, he's ready to hit the hardwood and show what he's got! It's not easy but Ronnie makes the team but things only get tougher. He goes through ups and downs and has to deal with bullies and not playing every game. But thanks to his dad and his friends, he sticks with it and eventually gets his time to shine. Will he become the hero? He's got a shot, a magic shot at that, so he's just gotta take it! Views: 664
Zack is back—and taking on the school play! Bah humbug! Zack Delacruz wants to win the role of Scrooge in Davy Crockett Middle School's production of A Christmas Carol—and Abhi's admiration, too. But he's not the only one trying out for the play. So are José (El Pollo Loco), Marquis, and Janie, who dreams of being all three ghosts. What role will Zack end up playing on stage . . . and in his life? Bowling balls, gurgling stomachs, complete chaos, and quick detective work turn this year's drama into a spectacular scene that will have actors rising to new heights—literally—and leave readers rolling in the aisles. Views: 663
A Charmingly Original Romantic Tale Set in Regency England.
Hunter Westbrook, one of London's most eligible bachelors, causes women to swoon with a simple wink and a smile. He fits into London society but his heart is in Newmarket with his horses, and the incorrigible young tomboy called Filly. Family obligations have always stopped him from living the life he wants but his brother's recent wedding opens the door to Newmarket and Filly.
Filly loves her life in Newmarket. She loves wearing trousers and riding horses, but her father is determined to move her to London and turn her into a proper lady. Now she's faced with wearing gowns, learning to dance, and choosing between the proper and caring Lord Ashbourne and the dashing yet forbidden Hunter.**
*"Loved it, from the first page to the last!"
"Once I started reading, I couldn't put it down"
"Keep Tissues handy. You'll need them."* **
This is the second book in the Westbrook Regency Romance Series Views: 663
In this moving new novel from celebrated author Nickolas Butler, a Wisconsin family grapples with the power and limitations of faith when one of their own falls under the influence of a radical church Lyle Hovde is at the onset of his golden years, living a mostly content life in rural Wisconsin with his wife, Peg, daughter, Shiloh, and six-year old grandson, Isaac. After a troubled adolescence and subsequent estrangement from her parents, Shiloh has finally come home. But while Lyle is thrilled to have his whole family reunited, he's also uneasy: in Shiloh's absence, she has become deeply involved with an extremist church, and the devout pastor courting her is convinced Isaac has the spiritual ability to heal the sick. While reckoning with his own faith—or lack thereof—Lyle soon finds himself torn between his unease about the church and his desire to keep his daughter and grandson in his life. But when the church's radical belief system... Views: 663
CHRISTMASTIME 1939: Prequel to the Christmastime Series introduces the reader to the world of Christmastime. Set in Brooklyn, we meet the young widow Lillian Hapsey and her two sons, Tommy and Gabriel. Even though the Christmas season is just around the corner, Lillian has no Christmas spirit. Alone, unhappy with her job, and plagued by financial concerns, Christmas has become a burden to her. Overshadowing everything is the war in Europe. Despite the setbacks, Lillian is determined to give her sons a happy Christmas. Can she rekindle her girlhood love for the holiday season? Rediscovering her touchstone just might be the key to unlocking the excitement and magic of Christmas. Views: 663
From the author of Runner, Sam Dryden comes under attack from unknown forces as an unremembered episode from his past threatens more than just his life.On an otherwise normal morning, former Special Forces operative Sam Dryden is the target of an unsuccessful attempted abduction. Using his attacker's cellphone, he learns that another person, a woman named Danica Ellis, is also being targeted. Dryden arrives just in time to save Danica from the assault team sent after her. But neither of them recognize the other, or have any idea why they are being targeted. The only clue is a heavily redacted, official-looking document given to Danica by her stepfather before he was killed. Dryden immediately recognizes it as a 'scrub file.' A scrub file is a record of what a subject knew before their memories were chemically destroyed. The redacted document refers to witnesses to a secret military site in Ashland, Nebraska in 1989. Both Dryden and Danica Ellis... Views: 663
Lottie Pumpkin is an ordinary girl who longs to be a princess; Ellie Wolf is a princess who longs to be ordinary. When fate puts them in the same dorm at Rosewood Hall, the two come up with the perfect solution: to swap places.Now back for their second year at Rosewood, Connie and Ellie are close as ever, and learning more about their new roles. But strange things are happening at Rosewood. With pupils being poisoned, it seems like the threat of secret organisation Leviathan is growing closer.Lottie and Ellie are determined to find the culprit. But is danger closer than they think?PRINCESS IN PRACTICE is the sequel to the hugely popular UNDERCOVER PRINCESS. Views: 663
Chasing Graves (Book One of the Chasing Graves Trilogy) Views: 663
A Christmas crime shocks the merchants of a quaint shopping district in this latest installment of The New York Times bestselling Victoria Square series.It's Christmastime, but not everyone is jolly—especially not Vonne Barnett. Her dead body has been found in Victoria Square. Katie Bonner, the manager of Artisan's Alley, happens to be at the tea shop Vonne's mother, Francine, owns when the news is delivered. Vonne left a trail of men behind her so the suspects are many—but the clues are few. A broken teacup leads Katie to one of the suspects, but before she can investigate, she's attacked. Katie may be closing in on a murderer, but time is ticking because the murderer is definitely closing in on her.
****A Christmas crime shocks the merchants of a quaint shopping district in this latest installment of *****The New York Times *****bestselling Victoria Square series**.**
It's Christmastime, but not everyone is jolly--especially not Vonne Barnett. Her dead body has been found in Victoria Square. Katie Bonner, the manager of Artisan's Alley, happens to be at the tea shop Vonne's mother, Francine, owns when the news is delivered.
Vonne left a trail of men behind her so the suspects are many--but the clues are few. A broken teacup leads Katie to one of the suspects, but before she can investigate, she's attacked. Katie may be closing in on a murderer, but time is ticking because the murderer is definitely closing in on her. Views: 663
