Twelve-year-old Hope's life is turned upside down when her older sister, Lizzie, becomes an elective mute and is institutionalized after trying to kill herself. Hope and Lizzie have relied on each other from a young age, ever since the death of their father. Their mother, who turns tricks to support her family, is a reluctant and unreliable parent—at best. During the course of this lyrical and heartbreaking narrative from an exceptionally promising YA voice, readers will discover the chilling reason why Lizzie has stopped speaking—and why Hope is the only one who can bring the truth to light and save her sister. Views: 422
Christmas concierge Holiday Smith, known as "the Wish Granter," procures impossible-to-find gifts for her elite clients. But after years of granting everyone's wishes but her own, she promises her family that this year she'll finally make it home for Christmas. Just one tiny glitch: a favorite elderly client begs Holiday to set up her grown granddaughter on a blind date with her old high school crush, tech-world escapee Alex Sappier...who's somewhere off the coast of Maine. Famously private, Alex flatly refuses a date with an old classmate he doesn't even remember. And there's nothing this beautiful stranger can do to persuade him. Unless...she'd be willing to cast her wish-making magic on his own Christmas family crisis? Holiday has less than a week to rescue Alex's family's Christmas, arrange a Grinch-defying Christmas Eve blind date, and get herself home before a blizzard closes the roads—or worse, before they give in to the growing attraction between... Views: 422
An inquisition is held where one brother is given his just desserts for his wicked ways, while the other is forced to watch his loved one burn for his sins before joining her in the pit.Two brothers, both share a plantation where they grow seasonal crops. But one brother is sick of how the other squanders their money, with gambling and prostitutes. He finds out a secret he wasn't meant to know, so he does what he thinks needs to be done to solve the problem. Views: 421
June 1812. Just weeks after her catastrophic coming-out ball, Lady Helen Wrexhall—now disowned by her uncle—is a full member of the demon-hunting Dark Days Club. Her mentor, Lord Carlston, has arranged for Helen to spend the summer season in Brighton so that he can train her new Reclaimer powers. However, the long-term effects of Carlston’s Reclaimer work have taken hold, and his sanity is beginning to slip. At the same time, Carlston’s Dark Days Club colleague and nemesis will stop at nothing to bring Helen over to his side—and the Duke of Selburn is determined to marry her. The stakes are even higher for Helen as she struggles to become the warrior that everyone expects her to be. Views: 421
Cancel the wedding–the groom is dead.When a tycoon’s son is murdered the night before his wedding, the enraged and grief- stricken father offers investigator Dan Reno (that’s Reno, as in no problemo) a life-changing bounty to find the killer. Reno, nearly broke, figures he’s finally landed in the right place at the right time. It’s a nice thought, but then...Cancel the wedding–the groom is dead.When a tycoon’s son is murdered the night before his wedding, the enraged and grief- stricken father offers investigator Dan Reno (that’s Reno, as in no problemo) a life-changing bounty to find the killer. Reno, nearly broke, figures he’s finally landed in the right place at the right time. It’s a nice thought, but when a band of crooked cops get involved, Reno finds himself not only earning every penny of his paycheck, but also fighting for his life.Who committed the murder, and why? And what of the dark sexual deviations that keep surfacing? Haunted by his murdered father and a violent, hard drinking past, Reno wants no more blood on his hands. But a man’s got to make a living, and backing off is not in his DNA. Traversing the snowy alpine winter in the Sierras and the lonely deserts of Nevada, Reno must revert to his old ways to survive. Because the fat bounty won’t do him much good if he’s dead… Views: 421
Victor Appleton was a popular author in the 20th century, but Victor was not a single individual. instead, that name was used as a pseudonym by the Stratemeyer Syndicate to put out the popular Tom Swift series. Views: 421
Can you fall in love with someone you only can steal a glance or two at?
As soon as Mason Hunt slid his hands around the lovely Winter Snow, he knew that she was special. Weeks of wonder and dreams lead him to finally take his chance when she accidentally crosses his path again.
Can you fall in love with someone when they belong to someone else?
Crashing into Mason nearly sent her to the ground if it wasn’t for his strong hands catching her. She could still feel his touch even weeks later. Winter knows it's not meant to be and does her best to stay away, but he has other plans.
Winter and Mason fall hard and fast in this holiday romance full of heat. Views: 421
I was trained to fight. I held the title of undefeated in the seedy underbelly of that world. And minus the precarious situation that arose within our club, life was otherwise good.Until the day I saw her huddled in the corner of the basement where my latest bout was held, her wide eyes searching the crowd until they collided with mine. I didn't care she belonged to the Savage Reapers.I didn't listen when I'd been told to stay away from her, to mind my own business.I didn't heed the warnings.Because of my selfish need to protect her, the war between our clubs was once again ignited, a battle that had ceased decades ago.As a result, disturbing secrets would be revealed, testing the resolve of every member of the Knights Corruption. Views: 421
Olney Springs is a book about trials — the court drama to convict the serial gang rapist mastermind, the innocent desire to help the souls of lost children move on, and Jacob Marlowe's desperate struggle to survive the despair implanted by the Sea of Amber. Through each trial, we see our beloved Denver Cereal characters band together to support each other. As always, the love they feel for each other resolves every trial.Olney Springs is an action packed ride where fantasy, paranormal, and everyday life connect to make the world called Denver Cereal. Started in 2008, Denver Cereal is one of the longest serial fictions ever written and published. Views: 421
