This box set contains all of Tess Oliver's Sinful Suspense novels. New adult romance, contemporary and historical novels are included. Views: 134
EVERYTHING IS MADE OF MAGIC . . . Effie Truelove and her school-friends Lexy, Wolf, Maximilian and Raven must use their magical skills to defeat the Diberi, a corrupt organisation intent on destroying the worlds at Midwinter. But during a visit to the Otherworld, Effie is mistaken and imprisoned for being a galloglass - a dangerous, selfish islander. Meanwhile, Lexy is threatened by the vile professor Jupiter Peacock and Wolf embarks on a perilous journey to find his missing sister. And back at school, Neptune the cat is bored. He's used to lording it over the other stray cats, but they've all mysteriously vanished. Where could they be - and how will he find them? Can Effie and her friends reunite before total destruction is wreaked upon the universe? Views: 134
This is a special, one-volume collection of the Emi Lost & Found series books: Lost and Found, Time Stands Still and Never Look Back. This collection also contains two bonus short stories, based on the series. Views: 134
My sister Rose lives on the mantelpiece. Well, some of her does. A collarbone, two ribs, a bit of skull, and a little toe. To ten-year-old Jamie, his family has fallen apart because of the loss of someone he barely remembers: his sister Rose, who died five years ago in a terrorist bombing. To his father, life is impossible to make sense of when he lives in a world that could so cruelly take away a ten-year-old girl. To Rose's surviving fifteen year old twin, Jas, everyday she lives in Rose's ever present shadow, forever feeling the loss like a limb, but unable to be seen for herself alone. Told with warmth and humor, this powerful novel is a sophisticated take on one family's struggle to make sense of the loss that's torn them apart... and their discovery of what it means to stay together. From BooklistStarred Review Readers of Pitcher’s debut should brace themselves: this book pulls no emotional punches. Jamie Matthews was five years old when his sister Rose was killed in a terrorist attack in London. While her urn on the mantelpiece dominates his family’s life, he can barely remember her, much less love her; all he knows is the wreck that her death has left behind. When his parents split, Jamie moves with his father and sister Jas—Rose’s surviving twin—and starts a new life and a new school in the Lake District. Jamie becomes friends with the clever and effervescent Sunya. But Sunya is a Muslim, and, as Jamie’s dad constantly reminds him, “Muslims killed your sister.” Jamie’s mother has abandoned him, his father is sinking into alcoholism, and he’s bullied at school—when it seems things can’t get worse, Jamie endures a personal tragedy that puts the previous five years in perspective while finally offering some solace. Just as the macabre title straddles that fine line between funny and tragic, so does this book. As a study of grief’s collateral damage, it deals with the topic realistically without losing sight of hope. Jamie is a frank narrator whose naïveté is tempered by the wisdom he acquires. He relies on his relationship with Jas for stability and eventually sets his own moral compass. An outstanding first novel. Grades 7-10. --Kara Dean ReviewA Kirkus Best Children's Book List Selection"Most Deftly Handled" Atlantic Wire 2012 YA/MIddle-Grade Award"[A] striking debut. Realistic, gritty, and uplifting." (Kirkus (starred review) )"Straddles that fine line between funny and tragic... As a study of grief's collateral damage, it deals with the topic realistically without losing sight of hope." (Booklist (starred review) )"In this powerfully honest, quirkily humorous debut novel...Pitcher tackles grief, prejudice, religion, bullying, and familial instability." (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )"Compelling and believable...by turns heartbreaking and hysterically funny... This is an important book that could be used in classes and book-discussion groups. Don't let it fall through the cracks." (School Library Journal (starred review) )"It lives off the page. It has a warmth you can bask in; an honesty you can cut with a knife." (The Guardian UK ) Views: 134
No Love for the Wicked (A Novel) Views: 134
A ballerina and a rock star...what should have been a one-night stand in Paris could be so much more. A sweet romance with angst and second chances.No promises. No fake tomorrows. That was the plan. New city. New life. At least, that’s what nineteen-year-old Jen Harrison believes. On the surface, she’s living her dream: dancing in a prestigious dance company in Paris. But her sister’s death and the mistakes she’s tried to bury haunt her. She’s become a pro at hiding who she truly is, and she definitely doesn’t want a guy to derail her, but a one night-stand she can do. Nothing more. She definitely doesn’t plan to see the sexy stranger who made her laugh for the first time in years ever again. Girls don’t walk away from Lucas Wills. Bad boy turned rock star, he’s got his share of groupies. Always upfront, he doesn’t promise fake tomorrows because love can destroy everything.... Views: 134
After being widowed and subsequently discovering her husband's infidelities and shaky business practices, Dr. Anne O'Conner Howard is restarting her life by teaching an environmental program at North County Community College and maintaining her company Green Spaces Environmental Engineering, LLC. The last thing Anne expects is for the boy who took her to Junior Prom to walk into her office as a prospective student. Neal Hazard had planned to go to college to become an environmental engineer, but instead he became a single dad at 17 and raised a terrific daughter named Autumn. With Autumn in a nursing program and doing well, electrician Neal has left the National Guard and is going back to school to finish his dream. Discovering that Anne is his student advisor is a shock and takes a little getting used to. Neither Neal nor Anne's lives turned out as planned, but both are charting new directions. Then an unexpected tragedy throws Anne's world into... Views: 134
I've gone from crushing on my brother's best friend to wanting to crush him. Cameron Baker and I have a few things in common. The first being that we were both born and raised in our small Alaskan town. Second, is that we hide our feelings and keep our hearts closed off from anyone who could break them. But hiding my feelings is harder to do with Cam than most. When I was five years old, grieving the loss of my mother, he showed me how big his heart is, and I've never forgotten. He comes from the richest family in town. Cam's bad boy gorgeous, flirts like he has a Doctorate in charm, and he's my brother's best friend. That last part is where it gets tricky and the sole reason we've never crossed the line. Now, his parents have cut him off to force him to prove himself. I never thought he'd open a competing business to mine. So, I do what I do best, shove all my feelings aside and ready myself to crush him. Game on. Views: 133
Family ties mean everything to Sarah. James can't wait to cut them. Can these two opposites make a connection that will last? With a successful veterinary practice and a big, close-knit family up in each other's business, the last thing Sarah Martineau wants is a new relationship. Her work, the non-profit she's launching to save Shelter Bay's feral cats, and a burgeoning relationship with her biological father keep her busy enough. Dating is the farthest thing from her mind. Until she meets James. He's blunt, bossy, and won't be around long. He gets under her skin faster than a dog sniffs out cheese. He's wrong for her in every way...but he makes her think maybe she doesn't want to be right. James Marshall wants to be anywhere but California's Lost Coast looking after his sick father. The man wasn't there for him growing up, and only duty brings James here to help him convalesce. The only thing interesting in Shelter... Views: 133
