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Crash - The Complete Series: Part One, Part Two, Part Three & Part Four
Miranda Dawson - 2015
She found solace in her work instead, a start-up company forged in the name of helping people like her obtain artificial limbs that could give them a shot at a normal life—or something close to it. Then Carter Murphy walks into her life. Tall, dark, and English, he sweeps her up like a whirlwind, demolishing the walls she’s worked so hard to put up and shaking her to her very core. But as her head spins, it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems—especially Carter. A dark, dangerous secret threatens to tear them apart, a sin so great there just may be no coming back… for either of them. Can Emily escape her past and find a future with Carter, or will she succumb to the pain and doubt she’s worked so hard to keep at bay?Crash - Part TwoIn the wake of a startling revelation, Emily will have to decide if her trust in men died the night her older brother did… After learning Carter’s identity, Emily swears off men—or at least, men who lie to her like he did. But fate has other plans, and soon she finds herself pulled into his orbit again, unable to tear herself away from the potent magnetism of his passion. As tensions rise in both her professional and personal life, she seeks solace in his arms, certain that he is the one thing she can count on. But trust is a delicate thing. Will Carter’s love serve to strengthen it, or will Emily’s painful memories drive them apart?Crash - Part ThreeAfter finally learning the secret that Carter has been keeping from her, Emily dives into her work. Numbers and data are predictable—love, not so much. But even as she tries to steel herself for the explanation Carter has to give, she couldn't have anticipated how those words would make her feel, or how his tenderness would draw her back into his arms once again. For a moment, all seems to be well in both her personal and professional life. But then John makes a shocking discovery that could ruin their business once and for all. Worse yet, someone Emily trusts is in the middle of it all. Unsure of where to turn, will Emily find solace in Carter’s embrace, or will she reach out to find nothing but more lies?Crash - Part FourA shocking revelation propels Emily and Carter headlong into a series of events that will change not just their lives, but everyone else’s, forever. Now that the truth is out, the battle against PharmaTech begins in earnest, and that means putting everything on the line. With the memory of her brother still weighing on her heart, nothing could be as important for Emily as this—except for Carter, who has changed her life and made her whole in ways she was never expecting. When his future is threatened as a result of her actions, she must make a choice to set him free or keep him for herself, despite the consequences. Can she be so selfish, or will she sacrifice her happiness to ensure his own? One final truth will be revealed. But will it be enough to save them?
Black Jesus
Simone Felice - 2011
Black Jesus is white as a dove"A young marine returns from Iraq, blinded and scarred by a roadside bomb and harboring a terrible secret. Called Black Jesus by his fellow soldiers on account of his name being Lionel White and his birthday being Christmas Day, he has returned to his decaying home town to sit in the back of his mother's junkshop, pop OxyContin, and try to forget what he's seen. Into his life one day rides Gloria, a mysterious young dancer who is fleeing darkness and violence of a different kind, and with whom he finds unexpected love.
The Old Farmer's Almanac 2016
Old Farmer's Almanac - 2015
Thomas, and readers’ expectations. This edition is packed with wit, wisdom, tips, advice, facts, fun, and recipes, including: • traditionally 80 percent–accurate weather forecasts • how to make sausages at home • “creatures from hell” • grow your own beer (ingredients) • time- and money-saving tips • unmasked mysteries of plant seed dispersal • bale, key, and concrete block gardens • quirky origins of American horse breeds • history, lore, and more about birthstones Plus, Moon phases and other celestial sightings, tides, gardening tables, best days to do things, and more. Added value this year: • 96 full-color pages • full-color winter and summer weather maps • updated Reference section Often imitated, but never equaled. Accept no substitutes!
Grace
Jane Roberts Wood - 2001
In a time when people reveal little about themselves, their problems, and their passions, Grace takes readers into the hearts of four families during the last year of the War. Bound together by neighborhood and southern customs, yet separated by class, money and family, they are an unforgettable lot, vibrantly brought to life.As the war draws to an end, it becomes the catalyst that drives the inhabitants of Cold Springs across the boundaries that had once divided them, taking them to places both chaotic and astonishing.
INCONVENIENCE GONE: The Short Tragic Life Of Brandon Sims
Diane Marger Moore - 2018
Jones was employed, confident, talented, smart, assertive and involved in many community activities in Indianapolis, Indiana. In contrast, when he was last seen, Brandon Sims, an only child, was a serious, quiet, thin boy who rarely maintained eye contact with his mother. After that night, he was never seen again. His body has never been found. For years Jones lied to her friends about Brandon, telling some that he was living with his father and others that he was staying with his grandmother in another state. When Brandon's father, who had been in jail, came looking for Brandon, Michelle's shocked friends confronted her. She confessed that Brandon was dead. She repeated her story of how Brandon died to a detective, after she admitted herself to the local psych unit. Days later she checked out of the unit and refused to reveal where he had hidden Brandon's body. She was sure she had gotten away with murder. And she would have except the detective didn't believe her story. He enlisted the help of a novice prosecutor because no experienced prosecutor would take the case. In Indiana, no one had ever been convicted of murder without a body. That prosecutor has written a book that reads like a mystery novel instead of the real murder prosecution. Truth is stranger than fiction where Santeria curses, the law and politics are only a few of obstacles to justice.
Rosette: A Novel of Pioneer Michigan
Cindy Rinaman Marsch - 2016
Her real-life journal recounts two years of homesteading, history hints at the next six decades, and the novel explores the truth. We meet Rosette in 1888 as she revises the wedding-day page of her journal. In lush detail, in the voices of Rosette and others, the novel traces how we both choose and suffer our destiny, how hopes come to naught and sometimes rise from the wreckage. In a style reminiscent of Willa Cather, in a family saga that recalls the work of Marilynne Robinson, this novel brings us enduring themes of human life as Rosette and her friends and family make the most of the American pioneer life first detailed for most of us by Laura Ingalls Wilder. One reviewer says this story "makes an anonymous woman equal to the most celebrated hero of legend." Note that the Kindle version includes only the text of the novel. The paperback version includes 24 charcoal illustrations and highlights in a font created from Rosette's own handwriting. Now available: a companion short story - "Blizzard: A Story of Dakota Territory."
The Book of Words
J.V. Jones - 2000
Jones's epic fantasy adventure series. THE BAKER'S BOY At vast Castle Harvell, Where King Lesketh lies dying, two fates collide. In her regal suite, young Melliandra, the daughter of an influential lord, rebels against her forced betrothal to the sinister Prince Kylock. In the kitchens, an apprentice named Jack is terrified by his sudden, uncontrolled power to work miracles. Together they flee the castle, stalked by a sorcer who has connived for decades to control the crown, committing supernatural murder to advance his schemes. Meanwhile, a young knight begins a quest leaving behind his home and family to seek out the treacherous Isle of Larn, where lies a clue to his desperate search for the truth. And a wondrous epic of darkness and beauty begins... A MAN BETRAYED At Castle Harvell demented Prince Kylock grabs the reins of power and hate by murdering his father. Harvell's two young refugees are torn apart by the storms of war:Headstrong young Melliandra is captured by brutal slavers and Jack, whose wild power works miracles, falls prey to a smuggler's lying charms and a woman's seductive schemes. Meanwhile, in the distant stronghold of Bren, Kylock's betrothed, beautiful, mad Catherine, dabbles with darkest sorceries. A knight's shattered destiny is about to lead from death-sport pits to the blood-strewn creation of an empire--and a wondrous epic of grandeur and magic continues... MASTER AND FOOL The Known Lands are teetering on the brink of war. Desperate to avert worldwide catastrophe, Jack, the baker's boy, must learn to harness the full strength of his magic to face his ultimate destiny--a final confrontation with the murderously evil Kylock
Here's to Hindsight: Letters to My Former Self
Tara Leigh Cobble - 2006
Readers will recognize themselves in her struggles with faith, fundamentalism, relationships and navigating the post-college years. As a result, they will walk through their questions with a greater hope for the future and a renewed faith in the God who writes their story.
The Inheritance: Poisoned Fruit of JFK's Assassination
Christopher Fulton - 2018
Kennedy. Through Lincoln, crucial evidence ended up in Christopher's hands—evidence that was going to be used to facilitate a new future for America. But the U.S. government's position was clear: that evidence had to be confiscated and classified, and the truth hidden away from the public. Christopher was sent to federal prison for years under a sealed warrant and indictment. The Inheritance, Christopher's personal narrative, shares insider information from his encounters with the Russian Government, President Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, the Clinton White House, the U.S. Justice Department, the Secret Service, and the Kennedy family themselves. It reveals the true intentions of Evelyn Lincoln and her secret promise to Robert Kennedy—and Christopher's secret promise to John F. Kennedy Jr. The Inheritance explodes with history-changing information and answers the questions Americans are still asking, while pulling them through a gauntlet of some of the worst prisons this country has to offer. This book thrillingly exposes the reality of American power, and sheds light on the dark corners of current corruption within the executive branch and the justice and prison systems.
Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract
Bill James - 1988
Illustrated.
The Last Open Road
Burt S. Levy - 1994
Levy's colorful cast of characters interact with the real-life people and events of the time, and it's all seen through the eyes and mind of a good-hearted/learning-to-be street smart New Jersey gas-station mechanic named Buddy Palumbo, whom several reviewers have likened to Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye. A self-published book that made it big (now in its eleventh printing!), rave reviews everywhere, a true cult classic, and has been used in high school and college-level English Lit classes.
The Demon: From the Darkness
Matt Wagner - 1987
But a clue leads Blood to the British Museum, where a mystic book may hold the key to his freedom. But unraveling a centuries old curse is anything but easy, and in the course of his struggles, Blood learns more about his mystical alter ego than he could have imagined. Collects THE DEMON miniseries #1-4 and issue #22 of the monthly series that followed it.
I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt: Replacing Souvenir Religion with Authentic Spiritual Passion
Vince Antonucci - 2008
Raised by a Jewish mother and abandoned by his professional poker-playing father, Antonucci found Jesus at age twenty after studying the New Testament. When he finally went to church, he was disappointed to discover a "boring, stale religion." Through provocative storytelling and raw honesty, Antonucci unearths the life Jesus lived and wants us to experience, challenging us to move past spiritual boredom into a faith that's exciting, beautiful, and powerful. Recommended for all Christians thirsty for a fresh perspective on Christianity.
Toni Morrison: Beloved
Carl Plasa - 1999
Chapters focus on the supernatural elements of the work, as well as the author´s treatment of the physical self.