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For a Girl in a Star


Ratna Chandu - 2018
    Sahas, hardworking and nervous, antonym to hisfriend, has emerged from a troubled past only to find that his future doesn’tcome without encumbrances. Their friendship is the one constant in thetwo boys’ lives, but that is tested when they each meet Aarti – a mysterious,compassionate, beautiful girl who captures both their imaginations andsets their hearts aflame.Will their passion for the same girl, and an untimely tragedy, sunder the twofriends forever?A compelling tale with twists and turns reminiscent of India’s melodramaticfilms, For a Girl in a Star deals with the age–old staples of young love,heartbreak, and what it means to be a true friend.

Breathless


Elizabeth Kelly - 2016
    Amanda Martin isn’t interested in nice guys and she’s spent her entire life chasing after the bad ones. Too bad it’s left her broken hearted and convinced true love is a myth. When she meets accountant, Max Westman – a giant of a man and the very epitome of the nice guy – she ignores their unexpected chemistry and insists on friendship only. But the discovery that Max’s nice guy demeanor hides a dirty mind and an even filthier mouth forces Amanda to question her beliefs. If nice guys are so dull, why exactly does she keep imagining a naked Max tied to her bed? Max wants Amanda as more than just a friend and he’s determined to show her that, sometimes, even nice guys are very good at being very bad. Please note that while this is a standalone book – you would have a better understanding of the characters if you read The Tempted Series first. Author’s Note: This book contains explicit and steamy sex scenes that may not be your cup of tea. It is intended for mature readers only.

The Rainbow Years


Rita Bradshaw - 2006
    Her cousin torments her as she grows up and when she gets the chance to marry a rather older and apparently loving man she seizes the chance to escape what is becoming a dangerous situation. Tragically she's gone from the frying pan into the fire and endures some difficult years with a violent husband, made bearable only by the arrival of a baby. When tragedy strikes, she joins the WAAF at the start of WWII; in her new life she keeps her marriage a secret and eventually falls in love with a Spitfire pilot, Nick. Her chance of happiness with him seems to be blighted, though, when fate compels her to care for her now ailing husband: but her suffering has not, in the end, been in vain, and Nick will be waiting when the time is right.

Sleepers: Shifters Confidential Romance Collection


Juniper Hart - 2020
    Can he reach me in time?I was recruited for a top-secret mission, and I was at the top of my game.Dex Rousseau, my instructor and handler, liked me the most out of all the recruits.He had captivating ways of making that very clear.My only regret was leaving him behind, but we had known our affair was going to end the day my placement began.My mission was simple: I was supposed to live in Germany until I was activated.That all changed when my memories were erased.Had I known how quickly things were going to spiral out of control, I would have never left Dex's side.Too late for regrets now.Especially with a hybrid baby on the way.Books in this Paranormal Romance CollectionWolf's HowlDragon's RoarBear's GrowlVampire's BiteShifters Confidential EpilogueAuthor’s note: Explicit love scenes, naughty language, and lots of sexy shifters. Intended for 18+ audiences.

A Mother's Secret


Minna Howard - 2020
    A beautiful home, two grown-up sons and a husband who has always been her rock. But one day, the doorbell rings. And it changes Verity's life forever. Saskia has nowhere else to go. Before she died, her mother left her with her father's name and nothing else. The only way for Saskia to take care of herself – and her unborn baby – is to find the father she never knew. And the family that didn't know she existed.  This family secret means the end of everything they've ever known. But could it also be the chance for a new beginning?

The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases


Tom Heehler - 2011
    The fear of mispronouncing or misusing complex words is real and leaves many of us consigned to the lower levels* of the English Language. The secret to eloquence, however, lies in simplicity—the ability to use ordinary words in extraordinary ways.The Well-Spoken Thesaurus is your guide to eloquence, replacing the ordinary with the extraordinary. While a common thesaurus provides only synonyms as mere word-for-word equivalents, The Well-Spoken Thesaurus is filled with* dynamic reinventions of standard words and phrases.*lofty word, pretentious word *know what it is to *lower reaches, lower echelons *awash in, instilled with, dense with, rich in

A Rational Boy in Love


Himanshu Goel - 2019
    He tries to use the tools of logic and science to make sense of what he feels, will he be successful or will love forever remain a mystery to him? A rational boy is a collection of poems by Himanshu Goel with illustrations by Arushi Gupta.

Structure & Surprise: Engaging Poetic Turns


Michael Theune - 2007
    Michael Theune's breakthrough concept encourages students, teachers, and writers to use structure as a tool to see the fundamental affinities between strikingly different kinds of poetry and radically different literary eras. The book includes examination of the mid-course turn and the elegy, as well as the ironic, concessional, emblem, and retrospective-prospective structures, among others. In addition, 14 contemporary poets provide an example of and commentary on their own work.

I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like: A Comprehensive Compilation of History's Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes


Mardy Grothe - 2008
    It is one of the oldest activities of humankind—and one of the most impressive when done skillfully. Throughout history, many masters of metaphor have crafted observations that are so spectacular they have taken up a permanent residence in our minds.In I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like, quotation maven Dr. Mardy Grothe fixes his attention on the three superstars of figurative language—analogies, metaphors, and similes. The result is an extraordinary compilation of nearly 2,000 feats of association that will entertain, educate, and occasionally inspire quotation lovers everywhere.In this intellectual smorgasbord, the author of Oxymoronica and Viva la Repartee explains figurative language in a refreshingly down-to-earth way before taking readers on a tour of history's greatest word pictures. In chapters on wit, love, sex, stage and screen, insults, politics, sports, and more, you will find quotations from Aristotle and Maya Angelou to George Washington and Oprah Winfrey.

The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten


Jeffrey Kacirk - 2000
    But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author of Forgotten English comes a collection of fascinating archaic words and phrases, providing an enticing glimpse into the past. With beguiling period illustrations, The Word Museum offers up the marvelous oddities and peculiar enchantments of old and unusual words.

The Words You Should Know to Sound Smart: 1200 Essential Words Every Sophisticated Person Should Be Able to Use


Robert W. Bly - 2009
    The reader is encouraged to toss off words such as ?disestablishmentarianism, ? ?descant, ? and ?autodidactic? ?words that will make the user sound learned, intellectual, and wise. For those who want to improve the quality and sophistication of their speech and writing, this is the book to keep on the nightstan

Who Put The Butter In Butterfly?


David Feldman - 1989
    And if we look to English to make sense, why is it that we drive on parkways and park on driveways?There's only one man to solve these and other riddles of our spoken tongue: David Feldman, who in his bestselling books Imponderables and Why Do Clocks Run Clockwise? established himself as the unchallenged expert on answering the unanswerable. Word Imponderables have always been favorites with Feldman's legions of fans, and in this volume he gets to the source of all the mysteries surrounding our curious vocabulary. Why do we mind our Ps and Qs and now our Vs and Ws? Is a caddy really a little cad? Which Toms lent their names to Peeping, Collins, and a gun? How does a weasel go "pop"--and why, for that matter? Who are the Joneses we're supposed to be worrying about keeping up with? Why do some people get your goat instead of your mynah bird? Has anyone ever been given long shrift? And why is that pole that you won't ever touch something with always ten feet long?Who Put the Butter in Butterfly? is a reference book you can't afford to be without--if only to amaze your friends with the knowledge that the person ultimately responsible for "23 skiddoo" is Charles Dickens. So don't beat around the bush, and don't wait until the eleventh hour or until the jig is up: Here is compuslive reading for anyone incurably curious about the idiosyncrasies of the language.

Ember: A BHFD Novella (Brighton Heights Book 1)


Skye Moon - 2020
    Neither of them was looking for the other, but the sparks that fly when they reconnect refuse to die.**This is a standalone novella**

Black Swan 7-9


Victoria Danann - 2016
    To Jefferson Unit. Winner BEST PARANORMAL ROMANCE SERIES four years in a row!Book 7 Solomon's Sieve WINNER Vampire Romance Novel of the Year!"...exciting, suspenseful, passionate, and sexy."- Vampire Romance Books.comBook 8 Vampire Hunter"...a surefire hit!" - Night Owl Reviews TOP PICKBook 9 Journey Man"...action, love, dimensional travel, vampires, and five happy hearts (stars)."-Romance Authors That Rock 270,000 JUICY WORDS DRIPPING WITH ADVENTURE, ROMANCE AND SEX COMPILED AND BUNDLED FOR YOU!

Bronx (Steel Horse MC #1)


Blair Grey - 2020
    He doesn’t have time for a woman in his life, but that doesn’t stop Skylar for barging in and needing him. Bronx can’t let her go once he knows she needs his protection. She’s not at all what he thought he wanted or needed, but she broke down all his walls and buried herself in his heart. Skylar just lost her mom and moved back home. She’d left a bad relationship in her last town and she swore she wanted to find herself again. She’d become timid and shy and she wasn’t a fan of this new version of herself. When she finds herself in trouble she goes to Bronx, a man she’d only met a few times, but knew could keep her safe. She’s not supposed to fall for him, but how can she stop it when he’s just so good?