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Because of Love


D. Rose - 2019
    She was following in the footsteps of her parents by becoming a physician and will eventually start a private practice. So far, everything had gone according to her plan, until she met and fell head over heels for the rapper, Mecca Watson. Like Nina, Mecca Watson was solely focused on his music, and providing for his mother and little sister, Mariah. Falling in love was the last thing he wanted to do, especially at such a pivotal point in his career, but once he fell for Nina, his priorities shifted. What started as a summer affair led to Nina and Mecca falling into a relationship neither were prepared for. A year later, and they were still trying to find balance within their work and personal lives. With work, family, and school consuming their time; the one thing that seems to keep them grounded is their love for one another. But was love enough? When it seems everything and everyone is pulling them apart, will the undeniable bond they share be enough to keep them together? Note:This is novel is a follow-up to New Year Kiss: a short story but it can be read as a standalone.

Amish White Christmas


Samantha Bayarr - 2012
    Will Ruby’s overbearing cousin, Priscilla, get in the way?SNOW ANGELS:Priscilla Miller has no intention of letting anyone get close to her after losing her father and brother in a buggy accident. Will Tobias Fisher and his quest for making snow angels be able to turn her attention from the mischief she’s stirring up in the community?THE GINGERBREAD HAUS:Eden Fisher has always dreamed of living in a house she’d always called the “Gingerbread Haus”. But when it is condemned by the city, will her dreams fall apart if the haus is demolished?Gabriel Miller had been secretly in love with Eden since grade school. Will he be able to save her dreams from falling to peaces along with the gingerbread haus?

Thief!


Megan Whalen Turner - 2000
    A short story about a younger Eugenides from the magazine Disney Adventures.

Daughter of the Goddess


Rita J. Webb - 2012
    The essence of life, the gods called me. So they named me Nephecia.My plans don’t include marriage to some silly nobleman. When I come of age, I will take vows and devote my life to serving the goddess of Light. As a priestess, a daughter of the goddess, I’ll make the world a better place.The summer before my eighteenth birthday, an oracle arrives with word from the gods: I must leave the only home, the only family, I’ve ever known, to marry a stranger in a foreign land.There must be some mistake.If I follow my own plans, I’ll disobey the very goddess I want to serve. But how can I trust the gods have my best interest at heart?______________________________________________________Daughter of the Goddess is a Young Adult Fairy Tale retelling of the Greek myth Eros and Psyche, set in a fantasy world. If you enjoy sweet love stories and fairy tales, then you'll fall in love with Nephecia's story. Grab your copy today.

Kissing Cousins


Heaven J. Fox - 2014
    When Chase Donovan, a six feet tall popular basketball player, says, "What's up?" to her in the hallway, it was love at first sight. Well, at least for Nyla anyways.Just when things were getting hot and heavy, Nyla and Chase's mothers tell them they can't see each other anymore because they're cousins.Chase refuses to fall for it and continues to pursue Nyla anyways. Nyla gets pregnant and her mother wants her to do the unthinkable but Nyla has her heart dead set against it. That is until she finds out that she's not the only one with child.

Shapeless


Glenn Bullion - 2017
    Boy must put his best face forward. Brady Jones doesn’t know where he came from. He knows nothing about his family. He doesn’t know what he is, or how it’s possible to do the amazing things he can do. He does know loneliness and survival, both from a life in the foster care system. He knows that he’s comfortable being alone on a Friday night. Despite the fact they’re so very different, he’d like to get to know Lily Ferguson better. Maybe even call her a friend. Brady knows he’s a shapeshifter. He can change his body to look like nearly anything he can imagine. An object, an animal, even other people. What he doesn’t know is how far the powers-that-be in the world will go to meet him, control him. He’s about to find out.

The Two Farms


Mary E. Pearce - 1986
    Set in mid-nineteenth century Gloucestershire, a saga focusing on two farms and families who own them.

Loki: Why I Began the End


Maia Jacomus - 2010
    We all know it. I think we knew it the moment Odin and I first met—any indication of camaraderie between a god and a giant was unthinkable. But that was just the first thread of the unraveling world tapestry. Considering my betrayal toward the giants, the gods treating my children like beasts, and my own ignorance regarding the futility of divine power, I’m surprised the world is still standing. I’m surprised the gods can move on unchanged, even after the death of their Prince, the Shining One, the sum of all that’s good and worthwhile in the world.Yggdrasil forbid they should ever admit to a mistake or a flaw, or own up to their share of blame.If you haven’t guessed, I’m Loki, member of the Jotun giant race, sworn blood-brother of the supreme god Odin. If you’ve heard of me, you’ve heard that I’m wicked, that I’m the greatest enemy of the gods, and that I began the chain of events that promise the end of the world. Well, yes, that’s all true—but not for the reasons you think.

Summer Unplugged


Amy Sparling - 2013
    After catching her sending a less than lady-like photo to a boy who barely knows her, Bayleigh's mom sends her away to her grandparent's house for the summer--sans cell phone, laptop and Ipod. Bayleigh thinks the summer will be torture without social media...that is until she meets the boy next door.

Bytheway, It's John: The Second Verse


John Bytheway - 1999
    Humorous skits, routines, verses, song parodies, impersonations, and one-liners aimed at LDS youth.

Against Her Will


Serita Stevens - 2015
    Well, they can go to hell. After yet another fight with my manipulative lawyer father and bible thumping mother, I disappear onto Hollywood Blvd among the other street kids. Or so I thought. The cops pick me up for a BS crime I didn't commit, and Dad announces the only way I can avoid charges is to voluntarily admit myself into Oak Dale, a psych ward for crazy teens. I don t belong there my parents are the real nutjobs but it s not like I have a choice.At Oak Dale, everyone is going on about the kid who just killed himself trying to escape. How could they dump me in a place like this? I m thrown in with my anorexic roommate, Erin; foster care system victim, Gina; and pyromaniac Tony. Guess he likes to light em up. All of us are unwanted baggage, here against our will. I quickly learn only the strong survive Oak Dale and some of us won t make it out alive.

Magician In Training


Guy Antibes - 2015
    In the process of learning his letters, Trak finds out that he is a magician. So his adventures begin that will take him to foreign countries, fleeing from his home country, who seeks to execute him for the crime of being able to perform magic. The problem is that no country is safe for the boy while he undergoes training. Can he stay ahead of those who want to control him or keep his enemies from killing him?Magician in Exile, the second book in the Power of Poses series is now released and ready to read.

Night Marchers


Rebecca Gober - 2011
    It includes newly edited scenes, a special Kai P.O.V., the first chapter of the sequel: Redemption, the first chapter of the first book in our new apocalyptic series: Project ELE and more! This new Young Adult paranormal series will have you averting your eyes for years to come! NEVER, EVER lock eyes with a Night Marcher! Everyone in Hawaii has heard this warning, except for seventeen-year-old Emma Townsend that is. For most Hawaiians know that looking into the eyes of Night Marcher can strike a curse that will end in death or eternal servitude. Even though her father, who is a paranormal investigator, solely raised Emma, she has little experience in the realm of the supernatural. When she is forced to move with her father to Hawaii, only months before her graduation, Emma finds that her world as she knows it, is shaken when she starts seeing the unexplainable: fire balls in the distance, beating drums in the middle of nowhere and strangers who vanish into thin air. Then one day when she has a run in with a procession of Night Marchers, ancient Hawaiian spirits wandering from their burial grounds to their locations of battles past, Emma has no choice but to believe that the unbelievable does exist. Now Emma must go on the run with the help of a mysterious stranger, as they seek out how to free Emma from the curse of a Night Marcher, who will stop at nothing to get her soul.*We hope you enjoy this new edition of our free book which has had more than 60,000 downloads since February 2012.

The Vampire's Image


B.V. Larson - 2010
    Her art depicts things that have been forgotten, lost, or which have yet to come. The images are always beautiful—but they also drive people mad. She creates her wondrous images in secret, but one day a stranger comes... One who is just as mysterious as Grace herself.The Vampire’s Image is a story of paranormal romance, 6500 words long.

Rune Kingdom: Uncommon World: Northern Isles


Alisha Klapheke - 2018
    A power-hungry mage. A magical bestiary. When the ruling mage of Snowfallen chooses Bryn’s mother as the next sacrifice, Bryn decides she’s had enough. With her own burgeoning magic, Bryn claims a forbidden grimoire and brings a host of dangerous—and potentially evil—creatures to life. But will her new power save her mother or turn Bryn into a mage far more vicious than her enemy? REVIEWS "Wow! Loved it! Captivated from the first page I couldn’t put this book down. The author has an amazing ability to weave these new original fantasy worlds that pull you in. Not to mention the unique strong will characters who you can’t help but root for. I really enjoyed them. The story itself was fast paced full of twists and turns that leave me guessing. I definitely look forward to more!" -Ashley, Goodreads "A wondrous novel full of magic and magic lore which kept me completely enthralled and wanting to read on till the last line. The world building in this Uncommon World Series is highly imaginative and very clearly portrayed down to the last detail!" -Lana, Goodreads “Klapheke has quite the talent to get you absorbed in the setting she creates so descriptively and artfully!" -Suzanne, Goodreads