Almost Just Friends

Author: Jill Shalvis
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062897810
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384

Book Description
USA Today Bestseller New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Wildstone with the touching story of finding your place in the world—and the people who make it home. Piper Manning’s about as tough as they come, she’s had to be. She raised her siblings and they’ve thankfully flown the coop. All she has to do is finish fixing up the lake house her grandparents left her, sell it, and then she’s free. When a massive storm hits, she runs into a tall, dark and brooding stranger, Camden Reid. There’s a spark there, one that shocks her. Surprising her further, her sister and brother return, each of them holding their own secrets. The smart move would be for Piper to ignore them all but Cam unleashes emotions deep inside of her that she can’t deny, making her yearn for something she doesn’t understand. And her siblings…well, they need each other. Only when the secrets come out, it changes everything Piper thinks she knows about her family, herself…and Cam. Can she find a way to outrun the demons? The answer is closer than she thinks—just as the new life she craves may have already begun.

Just Friends

Author: Dyan Sheldon
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 0763697214
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 189

Book Description
Can chasing the wrong girl lead down the right path? Witty as ever, best-selling author Dyan Sheldon maps the agonizing distance between “like” and “love.” Josh has never really thought twice about girls before. He’s usually too busy watching old movies with his friends Sal and Carver, petitioning for more vegetarian options in the school cafeteria, or flailing in yoga class with his best friend, Ramona. But when new girl Jena Capistrano walks into school, Josh loses his heart faster than he’s ever lost his balance on a double downward dog. Not that he has any real aspirations, of course: he knows Jena is completely out of his league. And then, against all odds — they become friends. The closer they get, the more infatuated Josh becomes, and the more he wonders if just maybe Jena might like him back. There’s only one way to find out. But it’s not exactly easy to put your heart on the line.

The Spider House

Author: Steven Jenkins
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595444881
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description
Behind every wall in every house, there are spiders-spiders with families, communities, and lives of their own. They hunt, spin webs, argue with their parents, avoid bathtubs, and occasionally take pleasure in spooking the humans (and live to tell the tale). For the most part, days are routine; however, for young Bateman, everything changes when he slays the sinister General Raimi, leader of the powerful and vicious Spider Army. Fearing for his life, Bateman flees the confines of The Wall. He's always dreamed of exploring the house and garden, but not as a lone fugitive. Danger looms everywhere, as does the little girl of the house. Unlike the rest of the family she's not in the least bit scared of spiders, and has enjoyed tormenting and torturing the little critters for years. That's why they call her "The She-Devil"-she's every bug's worst nightmare. If Bateman is ever to return to the comfort of his family and friends, he must face the Spider Army's fury and the vengeful General Raimi II. With the thrilling and wickedly funny adventures of Bateman and his unlikely allies, you'll discover what it means to be home and what it takes to be a hero. And you'll never look at your average arachnid in the same way again.

Finally Us

Author: J.M. Walker
Publisher: J.M. Walker
ISBN: 1989782167
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
-Vince- She was perfect. Her heart. Her soul. Everything. I had been in love with Gigi Rodriguez for as long as I could remember. I had never been shy about my feelings toward her. Everyone knew how I felt. Except for the person who mattered most. I needed her like I needed my next breath. Our souls called out to each other, entwining together to form a bond I had never felt with another person. She was passionate. Strong. Mine. Just when I thought I had her in my arms for good, an unknown force threatened to take away the only thing I had ever wanted… -Gigi- He was stubborn. Obsessed. Dominating. Vincent Stone Junior was the very reason I danced. Every time I moved, I moved for him. He just didn’t know it yet. It all started the night of his eighteenth birthday, but school got in the way and I didn’t see much of him for the next three years. When he came home for good, I knew that he had one mission: To crack down the walls I had built. I didn’t want to love him. I didn’t want to need him. But losing a piece of myself made me realize that I did in fact want those things. He taught me to love myself first and that he would be there, ready and waiting… For me.

The Secret Gift

Author: Ian Somers
Publisher: The O'Brien Press
ISBN: 1847177107
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306

Book Description
Book three in in the Ross Bentley series Ross has spent the past twelve months in hiding in the west coast of Ireland. He has turned his back on the Guild and his gifts. In trying to escape his past and the dangers brought with his gifts, Ross has spiralled into a world of anxiety and depression and, with Cathy leaving for Paris, Ross is completely alone. Suddenly an unexpected visitor arrives. Hunter has come to call in his favour. Through loneliness and a sense of debt, Ross agrees to join Hunter for one day only. What first appears to be a simple task becomes so much more. Ross is dragged back into the world of the gifted where a supernatural war is about to break loose. Ross must choose which side to fight on. Will he turn his back on the Guild forever? Or will he fight to save the Guild members who have kept so much from him? Praise for Million Dollar Gift: 'fast-paced, riveting and insightful... a highly recommended gripping read' Fallenstarstories.blogspot.com

Pepperoni, Jalapeños & LSD

Author: P.H. Mountain
Publisher: Lightning Strike Publishing, LLC
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
At eighteen, Paul Mountain pissed on his academic scholarship to the University of Minnesota and fled to Boulder, Colorado without money, family or prospects. In a cramped one-bedroom apartment with two other dudes, Paul's life was youth unbridled, impulsive, and without remorse. Within a year, Paul finds himself in a tiny cabin with his new girlfriend in a Rocky Mountain ghost town, convinced he can write his way out of poverty before buying his first legal drink. He was wrong. He was wrong about a great many things. In his whirlwind comedic memoir, Paul escorts the reader on his rabid quest for anything to avoid the looming bondage of adult responsibility. Set against the backdrop of the final decade before the tech revolution, Pepperoni, Jalapeños & LSD is a story filled with women, drugs, old motorcycles, speed junkies, crime, sex, mountaintops, poverty, more sex, long blasts down empty ski slopes and laugh out loud happiness. More than anything, it's a story of embracing recklessness, for as Paul notes, "The day will soon come when the cigarettes finally take hold, the doctor shouts, 'Cancer!', and God's gavel falls, sentencing me to death and who the fuck knows what else. Probably hell, but I'm hoping for a clerical error, the great celestial typo."

Breaking Boundaries

Author: Melony Ann
Publisher: Melony Ann
ISBN: 1961966115
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 203

Book Description
Matt: My tenacity and decision-making skills are two of the things that make me a good Lieutenant. Until Lyric Sharpe shows up to ruin my day. And just because I’m a glutton for punishment, I had to go and add a drunken night with my best friend, Captain DJ Rens, into the mix to top off the sudden feelings I’ve grown for my friend with benefits, Mariah Carter. This isn’t going to end well. Lyric: Men can’t handle me. I’m far too sassy, and too much of a brat. When Matt, my direct commanding officer, shows interest in me, I’m thrown for a loop. But I have a serious thing for my roommate, Mariah, and my Captain, DJ. DJ: When I became a Captain, I did it with the stipulation that I still be allowed to do patrol. When Mariah enters my life, I regret everything about that decision. Now, she’s all I want. Well, her, Matt, and Lyric. Mariah: After a drunken night of mind-blowing passion with Lyric I hoped would end the feelings I have for DJ and Matt, I realized those feelings aren’t going away. Everything comes to light with our lives on the line… ~ This book is a fast-paced, action-packed story with an age gap, mental health themes, and multiple POVs. There are FF, MM, FMF, MFM, and MFMF spicy scenes that may not be suitable for all readers. ~

Paris Is Always a Good Idea

Author: Jenn McKinlay
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593101367
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352

Book Description
One of Popsugar’s Best New Books for Summer 2020 A thirty-year-old woman retraces her gap year through Ireland, France, and Italy to find love—and herself—in this hilarious and heartfelt novel. It's been seven years since Chelsea Martin embarked on her yearlong postcollege European adventure. Since then, she's lost her mother to cancer and watched her sister marry twice, while Chelsea's thrown herself into work, becoming one of the most talented fundraisers for the American Cancer Coalition, and with the exception of one annoyingly competent coworker, Jason Knightley, her status as most successful moneymaker is unquestioned. When her introverted mathematician father announces he's getting remarried, Chelsea is forced to acknowledge that her life stopped after her mother died and that the last time she can remember being happy, in love, or enjoying her life was on her year abroad. Inspired to retrace her steps—to find Colin in Ireland, Jean Claude in France, and Marcelino in Italy—Chelsea hopes that one of these three men who stole her heart so many years ago can help her find it again. From the start of her journey nothing goes as planned, but as Chelsea reconnects with her old self, she also finds love in the very last place she expected.

The Hidden Duchess

Author: Bree Verity
Publisher: Briony Vreedenburgh
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283

Book Description
When a haughty Duchess is forced to become a peasant farmer, she doesn’t expect to find redemption, or the love of her life. Celeste, duchesse de Saint Tours is forced into hiding with her peasant cousins to avoid arrest. She doesn’t expect to be put to work as a peasant farmer. Neither does she expect to enjoy it. And she certainly doesn’t expect to fall in love with her handsome cousin, Marcel. To her surprise, she discovers a feeling of purpose and belonging that she never felt before. But when her identity is revealed, Celeste and Marcel will need to fight, not only for their love, but for Celeste’s very life.

Prisons, Punishment, and the Family

Author: Rachel Condry
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192538144
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 353

Book Description
Every year millions of families are affected by the imprisonment of a family member. Children of imprisoned parents alone can be counted in millions in the USA and in Europe. It is a bewildering fact that while we have had prisons for centuries, and the deprivation of liberty has been a central pillar in the Western mode of punishment since the early nineteenth century, we have only relatively recently embarked upon a serious discussion of the severe effects of imprisonment for the families and relatives of offenders and the implications this has for society. This book draws together some of the excellent research that addresses the impact of criminal justice and incarceration in particular upon the families of offenders. It assembles examples of recent and ongoing studies from eight different countries in order to not only learn about the secondary effects and 'collateral consequences' of imprisonment but also to understand what the experiences and lived realities of prisoners' families means for the sociology of punishment and our broader understanding of criminal justice systems. While punishment and society scholarship has gained significant ground in recent years it has often remained silent on the ways in which the families of prisoners are affected by our practices of punishment. This book provides evidence of the importance of including families within this scholarship and explores themes of legitimacy, citizenship, human rights, marginalization, exclusion, and inequality.