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Baby Come Back
Andrea Smith - 2013
This novella follows Trey’s brother Tristan and Ty’s best friend Gina. It is written from Gina's point of view, providing insight into her past and secrets that she has shared with no one.Unfortunately, events unfold which force Gina to come to terms with unresolved issues from her past that have hindered her ability to love and trust unconditionally. Tristan also has something to share with Gina as their relationship reaches a new level.This story overlaps with ‘Baby Love’ (book 2) and ‘Be My Baby’ (book 3). It mainly focuses on the events of Gina and Tristan, but manages to shed light and further clarify Trey and Ty’s story, wrapping up the series about the Sinclairs.
WHY I'M CRAZY ABOUT JAPAN: Heartwarming and Rib-tickling Stories from The Land of The Rising Sun
Ashutosh V. Rawal - 2021
Let Love Take Over
Tomson Robert - 2021
Someday you would grow up and become a hero, like David.” Joshua decided never to be a hero again after the tragedy from his teenage days. The demons of his past profoundly affect his present and he stops taking charge of his life.Be it his toxic boss Mayur who exploits him and his friends, or the challenges his wife encounters, he is unable to take a stand for his loved ones. His fears even wreak havoc on his beautiful marriage with Susan.Will he find his redemption? How will he save his marriage and win back her love?Let Love Take Over is a riveting story of true love which overcomes all adversities, and challenges the notion of a ‘hero’.
Ember
Travis Bagwell - 2019
Arcane magic. A love lost.Finn Harris should have been the one to die.But he wasn't - his wife took his place. What was worse, he only had himself and his company to blame. They let their passion outpace their prudence, determined to revolutionize the world. While all innovation comes with a price, he never imagined it would cost him Rachael.Nearly a decade later, Finn is content to hole himself up and wait out the rest of his life - what little he has left. That is, until his daughter intervenes, forcing him out of his grief and into a new virtual reality game developed by his old employer. They're calling it Awaken Online, and she believes there's something unusual going on inside the game. And since Finn knows the company, knows their tactics - she might be right.Finn wasn't sure what he expected to find when he logged in. But it certainly wasn't a manipulative fire god or a school for mages - where the students are pitted against each other in deadly duels and the faculty isn't shy about maiming or injuring novice mages to prove a point.Now Finn must learn to fight, for his own life and a chance at redemption. He'll need to prove that his fire hasn't been snuffed out.That there's still an ember burning...
Soleri
Michael Johnston - 2017
Those records tell a history of conquest and domination by a people descended from gods, older than anything in the known world. No living person has seen them for centuries, yet their grip on their four subjugate kingdoms remains tighter than ever.On the day of the annual eclipse, the Harkan king, Arko-Hark Wadi, sets off on a hunt and shirks his duty rather than bow to the emperor. Ren, his son and heir, is a prisoner in the capital, while his daughters struggle against their own chains. Merit, the eldest, has found a way to stand against imperial law and marry the man she desires, but needs her sister’s help, and Kepi has her own ideas.Meanwhile, Sarra Amunet, Mother Priestess of the sun god’s cult, holds the keys to the end of an empire and a past betrayal that could shatter her family.Detailed and historical, vast in scope and intricate in conception, Soleri bristles with primal magic and unexpected violence. It is a world of ancient and elaborate rites, of unseen power and kingdoms ravaged by war, where victory comes with a price, and every truth conceals a deeper secret.
Laugh with God Today!
Michael Angelo F. Lobrin - 2010
LOBRIN, hopes to bring you to an appreciation of your life through the lenses of laughter. Drawing from his extensive experiences in giving inspirational talks, lectures, recollection and retreats, Brother Michael writes this book armed with his trademark laugh-out-loud humor and intelligent gab on our Christian faith.
Peter Andre: All About Us—My Story
Peter Andre - 2006
This biography reveals the highs and lows of his music career. It reflects on his life married to Katie Price.
Mad Joy
Jane Bailey - 2006
Two years later she walks out again and into the nearest house. The girl, known as Joy in the Cotswold village which adopts her, grows into a young woman at the advent of war and at last the mystery of her past begins to unravel.
Stubborn Twig: Three Generations in the Life of a Japanese Family
Lauren Kessler - 1993
An American tale of immigrants making their way in a new land.
Dragon Sword and Wind Child
Noriko Ogiwara - 1988
But for 15-year old Saya, the war is far away and unimportant--until the day she discovers she is the reincarnation of the Water Maiden and a princess of the Children of the Dark. Raised to love the Light and detest the Dark, Saya must come to terms with her heritage even as she is tumbled into the very heart of the conflict that is destroying her country. Both the army of the Light and Dark seek to claim her, for she is the only mortal who can awaken the legendary Dragon Sword, the weapon destined to end the war. Can Saya make the dreadful choice between the Light and Dark, or is she doomed like all the Water Maidens who have come before her?
Nova Academy: Heroes & Villains
Scott Olen Reid - 2017
He's just fast enough and just strong enough - to get himself killed. Fortunately for Theo, he's also a super genius with a flair for building the advanced armor and weapons he needs to compete. Only it may not be enough for the trouble he finds in his first year at Nova Academy for Superhuman Studies.With his telepath girlfriend, Carly, Theo is forced to become a super and a hero before he is ready. (Not that he's sure he would ever want to be a hero, even when he is ready to be a super.)The two will need to become powerful and form a super team of fellow students if they want to stand up to the supervillains kidnapping Academy students. Itall becomes even more complicated when Carly turns Theo's understanding of the world of supers upside down; revealing the incredible secrets and history of telepaths since The Event that led to the creation of super powers for much of the planet's population.(Note there two covers for this book. The newer version has an updated cover to match the series cover theme.)If you enjoyed Nova Academy, please take a minute to leave a good review on Amazon.com! Every review makes a world of difference for an independent author. Thanks for reading and your support!
Reiko - A Japanese Ghost Story
James Avonleigh - 2012
In the remote village of Izumi five high school friends died within the space of a fortnight.The circumstances were never explained. Four years later a British paranormal researcher travels to Izumi in an attempt to unravel the mystery. There he encounters much more than culture shock. He encounters the dark side of Japanese culture – the side they don't talk about in guidebooks. He encounters Reiko.
Body Count: A Special Forces thriller set in the Vietnam War
Eric Helm - 1984
BUT CHARLIE OWNED THE CLOCK! One morning there was nothing but hot, thick jungle and steaming swamp. And the Viet Cong. The next morning there were three hundred sweating, groaning men chopping and chain sawing a hole in that particular hunk of hell. And that's where Captain Mack Gerber and his Scorpion Squad were going to set up shop. Right in the VC's backyard. Gerber's orders were simple: Let the VC know they didn't own the delta anymore; let them know they were in a lastditch fight; and make sure it was the last thing they'd ever know. But Victor Charlie had their own plans. A clock was ticking. Soon all hell would break loose and there wouldn't be enough survivors left to do a ... body count.
Girl Defined: God's Radical Design for Beauty, Femininity, and Identity
Kristen Clark - 2016
Our impossible standards place an incredible burden of stress on the backs of women and girls of all ages, resulting in anxiety, eating disorders, and depression. One question we often forget to ask is this: What is God's design for womanhood?In Girl Defined, sisters and popular bloggers Kristen Clark and Bethany Baird offer women a countercultural view of beauty, femininity, and self-worth. Based firmly in God's design for their lives, this book helps women rethink what true success and beauty look like. It invites them on a liberating journey toward a radically better vision for femininity that ends with the discovery of the kind of hope, purpose, and fulfillment they've been yearning for.Girl Defined helps readers- discover God's design for femininity and his definition of a successful woman - uncover the secrets of lasting worth, purpose, and fulfillment- be equipped and empowered to live out a radically better vision for womanhood - gain personal insight through the chapter-by-chapter study guide
Budayeen Nights
George Alec Effinger - 2003
The sights, smells, and denizens of Budayeen are brought to life -- from the city's sordid, decadent underbelly to the glamorous excesses of the sex industry. This collection includes four tales of Marid Audran, the protagonist in Effinger's three highly acclaimed Budayeen novels. Also included is Effinger's best-known story, 'Schrodinger's Kitten', in which a young girl's dreams portend myriad possible quantum futures, all focused on her encounter with a would-be rapist.