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Lies, Deceit & Rara Skirts
Sheree Holder - 2019
However, all that changes when they meet and marry men from completely different backgrounds, forcing them to choose where their loyalties lie. Shelley marries Chris Charlton, an educated pretty boy who’s still tied to his mother’s apron strings. Blissfully contented Shelley believes she has it all, but when Chris’s head is turned by the forbidden fruits of his colleague, Mandy, her perfect life come crashing down around her. On the other side of town, the once outgoing and confident Tina, is now a shadow of her former self, leading a miserable existence as the downtrodden wife to chauvinistic brute, Darren Doyle. Now moving in different circles, neither women are aware of the others plight. When Shelley and Tina’s paths finally cross again, will the women realise the importance of their once steadfast friendship, or do they cling in desperation to their failing marriages?
Discovering Power: A LitRPG Adventure
Kevin McLaughlin - 2022
Nothing could have prepared him for a world where everything either wants to kill him or eat him.Or both.Eric never saw himself as a hero. But the world he’s been cast into needs one badly.It looks like he’s going to have to fill those shoes.He needs to gain some power if he wants to hold his own. Oh, and stay alive long enough to take on the forces of evil.If only that was as simple as it sounds…Scroll up and click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE to grab your copy and find out if Eric can survive his date with destiny!
Secrets of the Wild
Dustin M. Hoffman - 2019
Hoffman, however, things are not quite as ordinary as they seem. Quickly, these scenarios are flung down a surreal rabbit hole filled with bizarre taxidermy museums, and an outrageous relationship involving a silverback gorilla. Yet, amid all of its convention-smashing glee, Secrets of the Wild reveals a generous and moving portrait of a family, a family doing their best to keep it together—to play-act at normalcy, even sanity—in an American landscape slipping into madness.
NEXT GIRL: Based on a True Story
Sophia V. Biondi and Frank Ralph - 2020
The Concept
Kevin Wignall - 2012
Everyone thinks he's a laughing stock now, including his ex-wife and even his agent. When it seems things couldn't get any worse, a chance encounter results in Robinson moonlighting as a hitman. But that's when things take a surprising turn, because the more people he kills, the more the art world seems to fall back in love with him. This blackly comic short story was first published in "Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine" in August, 2005.
Reckoning: Season 2 (Dark Legacy Ep. 3) (Universe in Flames Book 13)
Christian Kallias - 2020
THE RACE TO STOP THE SPECTRES HAS BEGUN.Chase and the Alliance assemble the largest fleet in history to prevent the Spectres from invading their dimension.Meanwhile, in the unknown regions, a team assembles to travel through the newly discovered Atlantian portal system to find new technologies and dwindling resources like pentalium.As Asrak’Vor and Ashra’Lur unite to inflict a deadly blow to the heart of the Alliance, Chase and his family are thrown into the eye of the storm.Can Chase and his allies repel an interdimensional invasion that threatens all life in the galaxy? And at what cost?
If My Pussy Could Talk
Tamika Smith - 2012
Makayla Young has over a thousand rules. She has rules about love, life and even sex. When will she ever learn you cannot control and keep a man with rules. Will her rules cause her to loose another man?
The Longest Ride: by Nicholas Sparks | Summary & Analysis
Book*Sense - 2015
New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sparks’ The Longest Ride follows the signature formula that his fans have come to expect and enjoy. It’s a story of old love and new love, tragedy and loss, hope and dreams. Ira Levinson is an elderly gentleman who has suffered a terrible accident that has left him trapped in his car. Ira Levinson has lived a full life during his ninety-one years. He served his country in World War II. He successfully ran his family business until retirement. He accrued one of the most valuable private modern art collections in the world. And he loved, truly loved with all his heart, spending a lifetime with his adored wife until the day God called her home. This companion to The Longest Ride also includes the following: • Book Review • Story Setting Analysis • Story elements you may have missed as we decipher the novel • Details of Characters & Key Character Analysis • Summary of the text, with some analytical comments interspersed • Discussion & Analysis of Themes, Symbols… • And Much More! This Analysis of The Longest Ride fills the gap, making you understand more while enhancing your reading experience.
Take Me By Surprise
Emma Scarlett - 2017
Lisa hears a knock at the door. When she opens it, she finds a mysterious man in need of shelter. He got caught out in the storm while hunting, unaware of the storm that was bearing down on the small town. Lisa gives him shelter, happy to have some company to ride out the storm. Both people are there for their own reasons and as they get to know each other, the storm outside is matched by the one inside the small cabin. Late at night, Will goes to Lisa and the two find something to keep themselves warm during the long, cold night.
Her Unexpected Husband
Chandra Priya - 2020
He told her he would make her his wife and protect her. In her state of haze, she agreed.The stranger was her savior and she was thankful but was he really her husband? How did the handsome, charming man end up becoming Her Unexpected Husband?Note: This is a short and sweet romance with a happy ending.
Ocean of Regret
Mary E. Hanks - 2018
And complicated. Paisley Grant arrives in her hometown of Basalt Bay, Oregon, with three goals in mind—face her past, make amends, and learn how to breathe again. Three years ago, she left her husband a Dear John letter, then secretly drove to Chicago where she’s been living ever since. That wasn’t fair to Judah—or to her dad, whom she hasn’t spoken with in all this time. Facing them will be hard, but even more difficult will be seeing certain townspeople whose hurtful remarks made her run in the first place. Like her father-in-law, Mayor Grant. It will take every ounce of courage she possesses to look that man in the eye again. As determined as Paisley is to make amends, her plans don’t include getting back together with Judah. It’s time to move on—alone and independent. But when hurricane winds and destructive waves hit the coastal town, and she must face her greatest fear, will she cling to her plans and live with regret, or let them go to find love again?
Who Killed the Kaneez?
Vijay Kakwani - 2019
Farzana is one of the prostitutes at Begum's kotha and Ramakant Bannerjee, the writer, loves her deeply. He's promised to marry her once he has enough money. He's currently writing his most ambitious novel, the story of Kaneez. As the story of Kaneez unfolds, so does the intriguing life of Farzana. What fate does she meet? Read on to find out.
Sugar & Skeletons (Wicked Witches of Brookdale Book 3)
Sara Bourgeois - 2021
No great loss, but Jenny Mae might just be a suspect. Can Fern clear her name and find the real culprit?
More importantly, will Gumbo get his carrot cake?