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How Jellybean Got Back Home: (a cute dog story of hope, for dog lovers everywhere)
Kaleigh Mills - 2014
Her world changes completely when she's adopted. One morning when she wakes up and mom isn't there Jellybean decides she must go and find her mom. Told from the point of view of Jellybean this is a heartwarming dog story the revels in the special bond that humans and dogs can share, and above all is a story of love. I hope you enjoy it.
The Darker Side of Mummy Misfit
Amanda Egan - 2011
THE SEQUEL TO 'DIARY OF A MUMMY MISFIT'Think you knew Mummy Misfit?Well, you might be in for a surprise.After a year of struggling with school fees, trying to become pregnant and feeling like she didn’t belong amongst the prep-school ‘Meemies’, Libby is back.Only this time, she’s got it all.But how long can it last and will she ever be truly happy?Join Libby on her hilarious, yet sensitive journey as loyalty, friendships and values are tested in‘The Darker Side of Mummy Misfit’.
Buller's Dreadnought (Commander Buller Book 2)
Richard Hough - 1982
German naval competition and the construction of ever greater fleets of Dreadnoughts, and the restlessness of new social pressures, take their toll, and Buller especially finds himself at once in the throes of domestic crisis and an undeclared security war with the nation’s future enemy. So much lands on the shoulder of two men, will the two handle the pressure or will this break the duo apart? This sequel to the highly praised Buller's Guns concludes on the high note of the first pursuit and clash of mighty Dreadnoughts in the North Sea. Buller’s Dreadnought is a thrilling and dramatic account of the challenges posed by the Edwardian age and the First World War. Praise for Richard Hough: ‘Solid entertainment for fans of period naval action’ – Kirkus Review ‘Hough is a good storyteller with a refreshing, breezy style’ – The Wall Street Journal ‘Hough is shrewd and subtle’ – The Sunday Telegraph Richard Hough, the distinguished naval historian and winner of the Daily Express Best Book of the Sea Award (1972), was the author of many acclaimed books in the field including ‘Admirals in Collision’, ‘The Great War at Sea: 1914-18’, and ‘The Longest Battle: The War at Sea 1939-45’. He was also the biographer of Mountbatten, and his last biography, ‘Captain James Cook’, became a world bestseller.
Tyler’s Christmas Bride
Stella Clark - 2019
Desperate to escape poverty, she agrees to marriage with Tyler, a Montana rancher. But when Rose arrives in Montana and Tyler is not there to meet her, she uncovers secrets and lies regarding Tyler and his family that break her heart. She finds Tyler handsome, and he finds her beautiful, but a bitter Tyler refuses to give in to his feelings, until Rose reveals a shocking secret. Can Tyler open his heart and make Rose his Christmas bride?
Road To Somewhere: Book Two in the Clearwater Series
Julie Mayerson Brown - 2019
The day her kitchen ceiling collapses on top of her, Patty’s life unravels. Whether a sign from above or plain bad luck, she has no idea. But her brush with death shakes her to her core. With no boyfriend, no plans, and no where to stay, she leaves her condemned home and heads to California wine country to be near Cece, her best friend, confidant, and quintessential voice of reason. A few days in the quiet small town of Clearwater will give her the comfort she needs to contemplate one of life’s most enduring questions: "What now?” But instead of quiet and comfort, Patty is met with even more troubles—Cece suffers a crisis of her own, a new friend ropes her into a demanding situation, and an enticing yet complicated man has her spinning toward romantic disaster. However, it’s the mysterious arrival of her younger sister that pushes Patty to the brink and forces her to question everything she thought she knew about her siblings and about the family that rejected her. Now, faced with a monumental decision, Patty has no choice but to gamble on the one person she trusts the least —herself.
Final Authority
Robert J. Dobransky - 2002
He has a job he loves, a vivacious, pregnant wife, a young son and a beautiful home in Evergreen, Colorado. Bruce's life is rewarding, full, and his position is seemingly secure. Suddenly, an accident in Reno, Nevada, threatens to snatch away everything he cherishes: his family and his career. Bruce was in command of the ill-fated flight, and the airline and FAA blame him for the catastrophe.Bruce soon finds himself fighting against powerful enemies: the airline's bosses, the government, his wife's wealthy mother, and other unseen but dangerous adversaries. Just when Bruce's situation seems hopeless, help arrives from several sources: David Goldstein, an investigative reporter, reveals that there is much more to the accident than meets the eye. Mike Barrow, a retired Marine colonel and close friend of Bruce's, joins the investigation only to find himself thrust into the corporate intrigue at the highest level. Ava O'Kane, a thirty-eight-year-old executive within the circle of power at the airline, makes a shocking discovery of corruption within the organization and she has to choose between evil and good, love and money.Finally, pushed to the limit, Bruce takes control of his predicament in an unprecedented and decisively violent, though legal manner. It's the only way he can stop the conspiracy. In the process of saving himself, his career and his company, can an airline captain get away with murder?
Beneath A Colesberg Sky
Jeffrey Whittam - 2015
From Dakota’s Black Hills to the gold and diamond fields of Southern Africa, Jim O’Rourke and his daughter, Kathleen step from the sailing ship Eudora and take their covered wagon deep inside a vast and ancient wilderness. The land is raw-boned and unforgiving – the men and women who search its heart for wealth, love and adventure, even more so. Smoke from a thousand fires clung to a broken landscape and towering above it, churned from a vast and open wound in the earth’s crust, were those billowing clouds of powdered Kimberlite; as yellow, ochrous fingers they reached upwards for over a thousand feet, deep inside the heart of that darksome Colesberg sky.
Ladies' Day
Sarah Barton - 2018
Will their secrets destroy them or can they together find a solution?
Lovina's Choice
Hannah Schrock - 2019
Heartbroken and mistrusting of love Lovina vowed never to fall in love again. Her parents want nothing more than to see their daughter happily married and arranges a courtship between her and Stephen Ropp. When she becomes friends with quiet and shy Aaron Graber, Lovina is surprised to find how much she enjoys spending time with Aaron. As their friendship grows, so does her feelings for Aaron. Until the day of the barn raising when Noah returns after two years. Confused and surprised Lovina is faced with Noah for the first time again. He declares he never stopped loving her, but can Lovina believe him after he let her down once before. As she tries to shy away from her parents arranged courtship with Stephen, trying to decide how she feels about Noah, Lovina spends more and more time with Aaron. When disaster strikes a second time, Lovina is forced to face her feelings and make a decision that would determine the rest of her life. Enjoy this heartwarming sweet Amish romance as Lovina Raber learns to love and trust again. Will she fall for the boy her parents have arranged, or will she rekindle her feelings with Noah? Can her friendship with Aaron possibly turn into something more? Find out now and enjoy the ups and downs of falling in love in Lancaster County.
All Our Tomorrows
Benita Brown - 2001
But she never imagined that three days later she'd be ousted from the family home in Jesmond and sent to live with her mother's unmarried sister, Marjorie, in disgrace.Yet as the days go by, what was intended as punishment brings to Thea the contentment she has never known in her own home. In her Aunt Marjorie she finds the companionship she never had with her mother, and if it wasn't for the fact that her aunt's handsome artist friend, Robert Hedley, doesn't seem to know she's alive, everything would be perfect. But a dark force is about to shatter her new-found security and take Thea to a dangerous world she never dreamt existed...
Defender of Rome: A Tale of the Ancient Republic
Ken Farmer - 2016
Ever hear of the term Pyrrhic victory? A young Roman soldier is a part of history in which the phrase was created.
Carson Kettle
Wyatt Cochrane - 2021
Marshals failed, can farm boy Carson succeed?After the Civil War, to the people of Oak Bower, Arkansas, “…he'd always be Carson Kettle, son of the man who'd chosen the winning side in the war and would forever pay for it.”Folks in town all called both him and his father ‘Yankee Lover.’ All but her, and she’s gone.Only sixteen, and untrained and untried in the ways of Colts and fists and evil gunmen, Carson’s determined to ride into the Indian Territories and bring Lijah Penne to justice. But Lijah’s feared by all, and even the best deputy United States marshal can’t find him.Can youth and determination overcome an experienced outlaw, forged in the crucible of the Civil War to kill man, woman, or child, without a second thought?No one thinks so. They say: leave it to the grownups, you’re too young, too inexperienced.And maybe they’re right, but they don’t feel what Carson feels, and he saddles up anyway…Book one in a new, clean, Classic Western Series.
Vigilante Reloaded: Hard Boiled: 1
Jack Quaid - 2019
Those things and a little bit of luck have kept him alive, but Angus’ luck is about to be put to the ultimate test. When every clue in a robbery gone wrong points to a unit of corrupt cops, Angus is forced to confront the cop culture he’s been a part of his entire career. Hunted, alone and with no place left to turn, Angus embarks on a pedal to the metal, action packed hell ride down into the gutters where right and wrong quickly become twisted and problems are solved with gunfire and bloodshed. Angus will put his own morality on the line, but will he become the very monster he set out to destroy? This explosive thriller is perfect for fans of heroes who shoot first and ask questions later. Start reading to experience Angus Sullivan’s pulse pounding rampage now!
The Search
Vishal Anand - 2021
ACP Rathore is investigating the homicide. As the events begin to unleash Rathore digs upon secrets too dark and dangerous. As he proceeds, the question becomes more and more haunting - Who Killed Roger? Michael Rodriques, the Deputy Chief Minister of Goa? Shirley Fernandes, Roger's wife? One or more of the other artists? Or, an individual for whom Roger refused to perform? The Search is the most astonishingly impudent, ingenious and altogether a fast-paced murder mystery ever written by an Indian author.Note: This is an expanded version of the short story Who Killed Roger.