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Being With Beau
M.L. Bullock - 2015
After the death of her military father and an unexpected move back to rural Alabama with her distant mother, Harper deals with her emotions as best she can but finds the loneliness overwhelming. During a walk down a quiet country road, she meets a boy who slowly steals her heart. But Beau is shrouded in mystery. Harper suspects that there's something unusual about the boy she's falling in love with. Will discovering the truth about Beau cause her to lose him forever? If you're looking for an afternoon short read that you'll want to read again and again, this one's for you! Read more of M.L. Bullock's southern gothic series including Seven Sisters, Sugar Hill and Gulf Coast Paranormal.
The JS Boys: Like Father Like Son
Shaytrece - 2017
They were the eldest of the James/Santos offspring who were all either siblings or cousins and ranged in age from infants to early teens. But, now that the three boys were older, they had to face real life issues and responsibility. Lil Q’s name had already been run through the system due to the parents of his first puppy love, Jyla. Now the majority of his summer vacation was spent going back and forth to the courthouse trying to clear his name. Cons’ vacation was spent on his new career, but he later finds himself walking the footsteps of his father. Cons was a go-getter and had been that way since he could comprehend that people catered to children. Once Cons’ career blew up, he also figured out how much it brought attention from his peers, be it good or bad. Now that Cee saw how much drama had come into his family from his little brother and cousin, he chose to keep his feelings for his best friend at bay, not knowing that she liked him too. Cee, Cons, and Lil Q all knew the rules of the James and Santos family. Now that they were older, their parents felt they needed a little more freedom, but would it all be taken away after their parents learned just how much chaos surrounded their children?
He Captured My Heart: A Miami Love Story
Cherice Harris - 2018
As she helps women plan and execute their special day, Reese is secretly waiting for the day it is her walking down the aisle. However, it seems that with Cordell, a well-known Miami DJ, that will never happen. Though she thought she had a fairy tale, after finding out a secret, Reese has to do her best to move on. It may be easier said than done, though. Anthony is a rapper, and to the outside eye, he has everything. The money, the cars, and the picture perfect trophy girlfriend, Elysia. However, with her continuously pressuring Anthony to get married, he strongly doubts their relationship and where it's meant to head. When he meets Reese, the inevitable happens. With her outgoing and vibrant smile, he finds himself easily attracted to her. However, all is not fair in love and war. Will their hearts be the casualty?
Pretty Lips That Thugs Love 2
Twyla T. - 2017
has revved up the chaos in her second installment of Pretty Lips That Thugs Love series. Twyla T. intensely catapults the audience into the lives of Ashanti and Kentay as love, drama, and secrets unfold in droves. Kentay Mill adamantly claims Ashanti McNeal as his woman in more ways than one. However, his philandering ways always find its way to Ashanti’s front door—literally when his baby is dropped off at the front door. Kentay has been the man in Ashanti’s life for years, but his constant disrespect and unfaithfulness are pushing her into the arms of another man. And, the kicker is that it’s just not any man, but his very own blood. Regardless of the situation, Kentay vows to keep Ashanti as his by any means necessary. He hates to lose and declares that he will win no matter what. Not trying to entertain the thought, he decides to take matters into his own hands and takes desperate measures to ensure that she will always be his. Ashanti is not feeling the love for Kentay that she used to feel. She knows that she is a good woman and has grown tired of his ill treatment of her. When she wasn’t looking, Ashanti finds love in an unexpected place when it literally bumps into her by the name of Ahmad Jones. Their budding friendship develops into something more that neither of them could deny any longer. After watching Ahmad and his team win the NCAA Championship for his college Mississippi State University, Ahmad and Ashanti celebrate with a hot and passionate kiss on live TV that the world sees and she knows that there is no turning back. Ahmad and Ashanti enter new relationship territory and can’t wait to explore their new found love. They are ready to deal and to tackle the fallout with Kentay in order to start their lives together, but they know it won’t be easy. Just as things are looking up for the new couple, tragedy strikes that sends all of their lives in a tumultuous domino. Secrets will no longer remain secrets. No one will go unscathed as lives are turned upside and inside out. Lives will be changed. Relationships will be tried and tested. Pain is inevitable. Love still rules in the end. As darkness descends over the lives of Ashanti, Kentay, and Ahmad, will any of them find light at the end of the tunnel? Whose love will endure the torrent of disasters? Discover who will survive all of the hazy drama that is unrelenting and unlimited in the second installment of this urban fiction love story in Pretty Lips That Thugs Love 2
PureRead Clean Reads Box Set Volume 1: 31 Clean Romance Stories
Terri Grace - 2017
This massive boxset brings together 31 favorites by our popular authors, both new and old, into a feast of wholesome tales for your enjoyment. One story for every day of the month! 31 books! 414210 words! Explore. Enjoy. Read and read some more - enough for a month of clean reads both historical and contemporary - all clean, all Christian. INCLUDED: A Lovely Christmas For Miss Cavendish Lead Us West Land of the Free Amish Heart Strings Charlotte Daring Bride Christmas Bride - A Gift For Pete Rebekah Hope's Journey Leslie Shining Bride Mail Order Bride & The Orphan Train Children Amish Passion Her First Christmas Miracle Child More Precious Then Gold Ruby's Return Promise To Love Loving Through The Pain Amish Stranger in the Woods Rachel & The Rancher The Ladies Companion Meets the Jekyll & Hyde Baron Emma - An Amish Romance Widow's Hope The Wild Mountain Man Won By The Stolen Bride Thanksgiving Bride - A Gift For Alfred The Rise of Samson The Great Deceiver Delilah Redemption The Vengeful Groom A Hand To Hold The Duke's Ugly Duckling All that remains is for you to scroll back up and hit the button to start reading!
Luvin' A Real Jersey Savage
Shonda Lanae - 2019
School is her get away, and her safe haven, because at home, she suffers through an abusive relationship with her boyfriend William.Due to the stress of life and school, Amelia loses her job, but quickly bounces back and finds a better opportunity, and with a new job on the horizon, she falls into the arms of the owner of the business, Ceedric.Ceedric is a savage street king who goes legit and leaves his past behind, opening a construction company.The chemistry between these two is real and raw, but what will she do about William? With the fear of leaving William, and falling into something new with Ceedric, hearts and lives are on the line and in the way.Can Ceedric use his tru savage ways to hold on to his woman, or will she slip through his fingers, and stick to what she knows, abandoning her chance at happiness?
Santa Fe Brides and the Rescued Animals: 3 Book Box Set (Santa Fe Brides Volume 1)
Indiana Wake - 2018
Can an old Indian and animals in need of rescue heal hearts and secure futures? Find out in this Special 3 Book Set of sweet and inspirational historical romances. Book 1 A Kitten to Help her Trust Again. Emma’s heart was broken by a man she trusted, one she always believed she would marry. That was until she walked past the church to see him in the arms of his new bride. Hearing about a group of women looking for husbands and leaving for Santa-Fe she goes with them. A new place, a new start is what she needs. Only it's hard to trust again and she is pushing men away. Can she ever get over her heartbreak? One day she finds a kitten in pain. She goes to John Blackwolf, the Native American man who runs an animal rescue center. While there, she bumps into Robson Metcalfe, the local sheriff who is looking into attacks on the center. When a fire breaks out will all be lost? Book 2 The Dog, the Marshal, and the Groom. Losing her husband was heartbreaking for Paula. When a man starts to pressure her into marriage she heads west for a new life. To keep herself busy she has been helping at the animal center and loves the dogs. One day while walking her dog she comes across trouble and stumbles across a marshal. Once he has arrested the man he is chasing she recognizes that it is Tony, her friend’s brother and the man she had a crush on before her marriage. When the man who was pursuing her arrives in town things get complicated. Can a dog without a home help her find love and a new home for herself? Book 3 The Lawyers Bride Simone lost both her parents and became homeless. She has always been told what she can do and she is looking for freedom as well as a husband. She has her eye on a rancher but she doesn’t know how to ride and asks John for a horse to practice. Mark is the local lawyer and he is intrigued with Simone. He offers to give her riding lessons and the two become very close. Soon he understands what is driving her. She craves the freedom to make her own decisions. Even though he believes she is making the wrong one, the rancher is not a nice man, he knows he must step back and let her make it her own decision. Will Simone make the right decision or will she be blinded by charm and fall for the wrong man? Find out in this 3 book box set of sweet and inspirational historical western romances by bestselling authors Indiana Wake and Belle Fiffer. These books are sweet and inspirational and are suitable for all ages.
The Earth Epsilon Wars: The Complete Series: (A Military Sci-Fi Box Set: Books 0-4)
Terrance Mulloy - 2021
Father of the Bride: A Comedy in Three Acts
Caroline Francke - 1948
Banks learns that one of the young men he has seen occasionally about the house is about to become his son-in-law. Daughter Kay announces the engagement out of nowhere. Mrs. Banks and her sons are happy, but Mr. Banks is in a dither. The groom-to-be, Buckley Dunstan, appears on the scene and Mr. Banks realizes that the engagement is serious. Buckley and Kay don't want a "big" wedding just a simple affair with a few friends! We soon learn, however, that the "few" friends idea is out. Then trouble really begins. The guest list grows larger each day, a caterer is called in, florists, furniture movers and dressmakers take over, and the Banks household is soon caught in turmoil.
The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
John Bishop - 1998
As the composer, lyricist, actors and director prepare their performance, and a blizzard cuts off any possible retreat, bodies start to drop in plain sight, knives spring out of nowhere, masked figures drag their victims behind swiveling bookcases, and accusing fingers point in all directions. However, and with no thanks to the bumbling police inspector who snowshoes in to investigate, the mystery is solved in the nick of time and the "Slasher" unmasked-but not before the audience has been treated to a sidesplitting good time and a generous serving of the author's biting, satiric and refreshingly irreverent wit.
Further Than the Furthest Thing
Zinnie Harris - 2000
When the outside world comes calling, intent on manipulation for political and economic reasons, the islanders find their own world blown apart from the inside as well as beyond. Further Than The Furthest Thing is a beautifully drawn story evoking the sadness and beauty of a civilisation in crisis.Further Than The Furthest Thing premiered at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in August, 2000.
Three Plays: Naga-Mandala; Hayavadana; Tughlaq
Girish Karnad - 1994
The first play, Tughlaq, is a historical play in the manner of nineteenth-century Parsee theater. The second, Hayavadana was one of the first modern Indian plays to employ traditional theatrical techniques. In Naga-Mandala, the third play, Karnad turns to oral tales, usually narrated by women. This selected work of one of India's best known playwrights should attract the attention of students and scholars of comparative literature, or any reader interested in South Asian literature.