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Her bucket list
Hwang Yang/SOP - 2021
Overwhelmed with the pain of losing the love of her life, she decides to go through the bucket list they made together before joining him in death. Things take an unexpected turn when fate links her to Hansol, her neighbor who has a painful story of his own. The two embark on a journey to heal their wounds and learn there is more to life than trauma and heartbreak.
Silent Squall
Alfa Holden - 2018
"You will feel a trembling in your soul, and out of instinct you will pray to silence it. But do this for me... Do this for you. Quake sweet woman, quake."
The Hottest Daddy
Michelle Love - 2018
God, I can’t stop thinking about her, her face, her hair, her beautiful, curvy body… The way she gasps my name when she comes… She is my life now, my whole life, and nothing and no-one will stop us from being together… Nothing… Her I left everything behind to save my own life. Everything. What I didn’t count on was finding him… River Giotto, the handsomest, sexiest man I’ve ever met. My body has no control when he’s near, I crave his touch, his lips on mine, his skin on my skin… His c@ck buried deep inside me. I might have lost my identity, but I found the love of my life… I just hope no-one takes him away from me. Or me away from him. "The Hottest Daddy" is a full-length romance novel with a happily ever after, no cliffhangers, no cheating and plenty of steamy scenes.
Stuck On Stupid 3: My New Flame
Apryl Cox - 2014
After the death of Dezmond, Jazzie has released him and all of her past hurts—or so she thought, until an unexpected situation connects them together. Can she ever be free of him, or will he still haunt her—even after death? Jazzie battles with the decision to move on with her life, but should she wait on the man who use to love all of her, or welcome a new flame? Maine is still trying to cope with the hurt of Jazzie’s betrayal and finds himself in a different bed that leads to ugly situations. Can he find someone to take Jazzie’s place or will he settle down with Hollywood? Hollywood never expected to fall in love with Maine but she did, and now she wants the same from him. She feels he’s overly stuck on stupid in his feelings for Jazzie, and it makes her sick to her stomach. Can she make him see that she is all the flame he needs? Tori and Truth’s love for each other is stronger than ever but is Tori willing to seek help so she give him the little girl he wants? Eric and Trinity are back in Tampa for good, living under the same roof. Has Trinity matured enough to make their relationship work, or will she send Eric out to look for a new flame? The girls are taking Hot Nasty on a roller-coaster ride with all the drama in their lives, but there is some good in it. At least he finds himself talking to the Lord more often—even if he’s only asking why He place him in a circle with a bunch of stuck on stupid fools. Can he live through the stress?
Refined by Fire
Brian Birdwell - 2004
He stepped out into the corridor and was instantly engulfed in flames--burns consumed 60 percent of his body, with almost 40 percent of them third-degree. Thirty-plus operations and countless physical therapy sessions later, his recovery has truly been remarkable, and spiritually he and his family are stronger than ever before. Brian and his wife, Mel, tell their captivating story of God's grace and sovereignty.
Arctic Rescue: A Memoir of the Tragic Sinking of HMS Glorious
Ronald Healiss - 2020
Ideal for readers of Evan Mawdsley, Max Hastings and Iain Ballantyne.On the 8th June 1940, the Nazi battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau opened their guns on the aircraft-carrier HMS Glorious.Within minutes the Glorious was taking on water and the order was given to abandon ship.Hundreds of men leapt into the icy waters of the Norwegian Sea. They hoped and prayed that nearby ships would have heard their distress signal and send help.Yet, they did not come. Men were left to tread water, hold onto small inflatables or clamber onto overcrowded lifeboats. The situation looked bleak for the few who survived the first twenty-four hours; there was nothing to eat and men resorted to drinking saltwater and their own urine to slake their thirst, but the effects of hypothermia and delirium began to take their toll.Over 1,200 men lost their lives as a result of this tragedy.Only forty men survived this ordeal, one of which was Royal Marine Ronald “Tubby” Healiss, who served as a member of a 4.7 gun crew on the Glorious. His award-winning account is a true and terrible record of suffering, which uncovers one of the greatest undocumented naval stories of the Second World War.
The Memory Stones
Kate O'Riordan - 2003
Set in Paris and Ireland, this is a moving story about a woman in her forties, dealing with her sexuality, a damaged daughter and a fear of returning to her roots.
The Happening - Nickel Mines School Tragedy
Harvey Yoder - 2007
How will the young victims, their families, and the community come to grips with this tragedy and forgive the man who caused their grief?
Unforeseen
Shantel Tessier - 2016
No matter how hard I try, it's just not possible. I lie awake at night as I cry over what was stolen from me. Even when I finally fall asleep, I dream about him. He's everywhere and nowhere at the same time. He's what you would call unforgettable. Irreplaceable. He was my everything and now I have nothing. So I thought.
Penguin Bloom
Chris Kunz - 2021
But you can't. And that's what happened to us.Penguin Bloom tells the true story of Sam Bloom, a young mother whose world is turned upside down after a near-fatal accident leaves her unable to walk. Sam's husband, her three young boys and her mother are struggling to adjust to their new situation when an unlikely ally enters their world in the form of an injured baby magpie they name Penguin. The bird's arrival is a welcome distraction for the Bloom family, eventually making a profound difference in the family's life.
Where Hope Begins: One Family's Journey Out of Tragedy-and the Reporter Who Helped Them Make It
Alysia Sofios - 2009
When local television reporter Alysia Sofios was assigned to investigate the worst mass murder in the history of Fresno, California, the breaking news lead soon became something much more - a hope-filled relationship that changed the lives of both the young reporter and the survivors of an unimaginable crime.
Through It All
Ashley Beale - 2013
I will stand up for you forever. I'll be there for you, through it all. Even if saving you sends me to heaven." -The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.Landon Hastings has lived a life of luxury. When he starts to question things in his life, he leans on Sawyer Wexler, the new girl in school that intrigues him.Neither of them can deny their feelings for one another, yet they don't push in trying to go too fast. Sawyer has a past that still haunts her, and Landon has a future that he has worked his whole life for.Can they accept the things they cannot change and push through the obstacles in their lives?And is it worth it?
Hughie
Eugene O'Neill - 1958
Only two characters appear on stage; Hughie, the third and most important one, is dead. It is Hughie's innocence, gullibility, and need to believe in a far more exciting existence than he ever knew which gives some kind of purpose to the shabby lives of the two who remain. O'Neill here again writes of the defeated and the courage that comes by way of illusions reflecting still other illusions in a world that needs them all.Hughie, the only surviving manuscript from a series of eight one-act monologue plays that O'Neill planned in 1940, was completed in 1941.
Eleven Stories
Anton Chekhov - 1975
He established the style of the modern short story and influenced many great writers, including George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, Katherine Mansfield, and Virginia Woolf.
