Some mistakes are meant to be repeated…
When Julie Hamden is forced back to her small-town childhood home, she’s focused on only one thing: getting the hell back to the city as quickly as possible. It’s not that she minds helping her siblings or revisiting the streets she grew up in, it’s more the memories that come with them. Or, more specifically, the memories of a certain tall, dark, and handsome guy she’d rather forget. But when the past comes knocking on Julie’s door, does she have the strength not to answer?
Chase Westmore has been given a second chance. After years of trying to make amends for a one-time mistake, his best friend’s sister, Julie, is finally back in town. If he can get her to listen, he might just be able to convince her that he’s not the scum of the Earth. The only trouble?
Where Julie is concerned, making amends is much easier said than done.
Contentment— something we look for in myriad different places, yet seldom seem to find.
In these pages author and pastor Daniel Colston helps you to find contentment in your life, no matter what. Through fresh biblical insights, real-life stories, and compelling truths you will realize where contentment comes from and how to experience it every day for the rest of your life.
This is a Short Story. It is a fictional love story of an Indian girl and an English man during the Quit India Movement revolution. Their love blossomed at that time when there was so much anger and resentment on both sides,
Work Out
No sex for almost a year could kill a guy, but when you’re the boxer known as the Juggernaut, it’s the price you pay for turning pro. Tommy’s fully dedicated to his craft, until he meets the incredibly gorgeous Dr. Siena Carr. Now he’s looking forward to taking on this prim and proper lady in a wet and wild work-out…
Knock Out
Siena has seen many patients come through the ER, but none as sexy as Tommy Raines. With a nasty cut over his eye, she knows he needs stitches, but after he takes off his shirt, she needs some air. With rock-hard abs and taut biceps, it’s clear this man takes care of his body. And all Siena can think about is letting him take care of hers…
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A Sci-Fi Fantasy Adventure
Far away from the city of Pareus, deep in the Red Caves where the Outsiders live, the disgraced scientist, Skelos Dorm, is busy conducting a controversial experiment.
He is safe from the prying eyes of The Establishment. That is, until a phenomenal discovery becomes his undoing...
Are You Frustrated with Trying to Figure Out Why Your Diet is Failing?
Would You Like to Know How to Make Your Diet Successful?
Despite the success many have experienced with Paleo, Atkins, Gluten Free, Food Combining, Weight Watchers, and others, 90% of all diets eventually fail. How can you fix the way you approach weight loss so that the results last? The simple solutions identified in “Help! My Diet Isn’t Working” can make any diet more effective.
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The author takes you through 6 of the most popular diet plans: Low Carb - Gluten Free - Low Calorie — Paleo — Vegetarian — Food Combining to identify factors that may have stalled your weight loss and gives you a clear step by step plan to get back on track and stay with your chosen diet plan for long-term success.
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Sure, it was a routine case--go to Dallas, find the Muslim rat-bag that had killed his two daughters in a fit of Islamic rage, collect a big fat reward and go back to Mayberry County and bust a few broncos and tell tall tales to people with short memories. But then he ran full face into Islam. Holy Moses became Allahu akbar.
What did he know about Islam, about mad Mullahs, about fatwas and taquiyah, about Madrassas and 1,400 years of Muslim hatred of the West? He would be beaten and left for dead in the street, his self-appointed patron saint would give him a guardian angel puppy dog, he would be turned into a ten-year-old boy so he could sneak into a Madrassas to spy on the Keepers of the Fleas. It would be a learning experience and a little girl would lead the way--the most beautiful little girl in the world, Aisha. He would be swept off his feet in more ways than one.
When living in a world where the prince isn’t always charming, the princess has a mean right hook, and angels are worshiped like gods, love isn’t always easy to find.
Zoe has never been the lady-like princess she's read about in fairy-tales, even with her very own handsome prince to sweep her off her feet. She doesn't know what she dislikes more, his arrogant smirk or the way his grey eyes darken when they fight. Angels help him if he thinks he could tame her.
Asher won't admit it, but he admires the fighting style of his warrior princess. She reminds him of an avenging angel the way her fiery hair whips around her as she takes out her challengers. Dark One help him, but she is as tough an opponent on the battlefield as she is off.
With unknown and unwanted feelings starting to emerge between the two royals, a single goodbye turns into a frantic search for a missing princess. Asher has to find the one woman he never thought he’d miss and keep his kingdom safe from an old enemy. If he fails, the angels may not forgive him this time.
When a high-society call girl is murdered in her Georgetown home, investigators find two cameras hidden in the walls of her bedroom. One has its memory erased, presumably by the murderer. The second is connected to the Internet through an encrypted connection...and no-one knows who's on the other end.
Special Agent Allison McNeil is asked by beleaguered FBI Director Clarence Mason to run an off-the-record investigation of the murder because of the murder's similarity to a case she worked a year earlier. Allison knows the most direct path to apprehending the killer is to find the videos, but the rumors that the victim's client list may have included Mason's political enemies has her worried about the director's motives. As she starts her investigation, she quickly discovers that she's not the only one pursuing the videos. In fact, the most aggressive person racing against her might be the murderer himself.
I want to dance. I don't want to do anything else. That's all I've ever wanted to do.”
Anaya is painfully shy but badly wants to learn how to dance. Travelling through London to her first performance, a forest appears out of nowhere. Without warning, something sinister steals her body and won't give it back. Wandering alone in the woods as a half-ghost, she meets the most unexpected people and learns that friendship comes in all shapes and sizes. In a race against time, her new friends try to help Anaya find her body in time for the performance, before she loses the chance to dance forever.
Book one of the paranormal urban fantasy series.
"This book made me rethink what it means to be a father" (Steve Windsor, bestselling author).
Dads, do you find it hard to relate to your daughter? Do you struggle to find the right words to say? Or are you simply afraid of screwing up? Fatherhood can be stressful, especially if you’ve ever had to raise your daughter’s self-esteem. But this book can help you even if you don't know what to say.
Inside, you’ll learn:
- How to talk to your daughter in a way that encourages her to listen to you every time.
- Sound advice to teach her how to make better choices even when you're not around.
- Proven parenting techniques that will have other dads coming to you for advice.
- How to raise your daughter’s self-esteem without fear of failure.
- And much more.
This book also includes real-life stories, case studies, and insights from some amazing dads to help you boost your daughter’s low self-esteem and strengthen your bond with her almost overnight.
Want the best for your daughter? Grab your copy today.
Another murder in small town Cold Creek has tensions rising. Clive Johnson, the groundskeeper at Cold Creek College, is a convenient scapegoat for a police chief who seeks an easy solution. Convinced Chief Pfeiffe has it all wrong, professor and psychologist Sheridan Hendley sets out to help prove Clive's innocence. But not everyone is pleased by her enthusiastic search for the truth.
"This book made me rethink what it means to be a father" (Steve Windsor, bestselling author).
Dads, do you find it hard to relate to your daughter? Do you struggle to find the right words to say? Or are you simply afraid of screwing up? Fatherhood can be stressful, especially if you’ve ever had to raise your daughter’s self-esteem. But this book can help you even if you don't know what to say.
Inside, you’ll learn:
- How to talk to your daughter in a way that encourages her to listen to you every time.
- Sound advice to teach her how to make better choices even when you're not around.
- Proven parenting techniques that will have other dads coming to you for advice.
- How to raise your daughter’s self-esteem without fear of failure.
- And much more.
This book also includes real-life stories, case studies, and insights from some amazing dads to help you boost your daughter’s low self-esteem and strengthen your bond with her almost overnight.
Want the best for your daughter? Grab your copy today.
By the light of leaping flames an old man weaves a heart-pounding tale. A story of a time of great hunger when man and beast might die. Only one boy can save his people and the other creatures from starvation. But he must face a terrifying challenge.
The story combines myth, environmental awareness and the concept of working together. Action and adventure in a short middle grade novel with illustrations.
Awards Nomination for Best Children Literature Award on April 30, 2013 from eFestival of Words. Winner! Best Cover Design Award from ewords4kids.
Sixteen-year-old Katie Wickliff lives quietly in the small town of Elspeth's Grove, unaware of the troubled past that forced her grandmother to flee Russia with her when Katie was only a child. When people in the town begin to disappear, and Katie's own home is attacked by a terrifying creature, Katie and her grandmother return to Russia to find answers.
Pursuing them is the handsome William – who just might be a vampire. Katie discovers that William is indeed partially a vampire, but he is also one of the Sidh, an ancient clan whose members are gifted with great power – a clan to which Katie's deceased mother also belonged.
Soon, Katie discovers that her mother's seemingly natural death was actually murder, and she is forced to confront the question she wants to face the least: Is William her otherworldly protector, or is he the dark creature who killed her mother eleven years ago?
A look brought them together. A bullet tore them apart.
Winner of a gold medal in the 2015 Readers' Favorite Book Awards, Suanne Laqueur's astonishing debut novel follows an adult man's emotional journey to salvage relationships destroyed in his youth.
As a college freshman, Erik Fiskare is drawn to the world of theater but prefers backstage to center stage. The moment he lays eyes on a beautiful, accomplished dancer named Daisy Bianco, his atoms rearrange themselves and he is drawn into a romance both youthfully passionate and maturely soulful. Their love story thrives within a tight-knit circle of friends, all bound by creativity and artistry. A newcomer arrives--a brilliant but erratic dancer with an unquenchable thirst for connection. And when this disturbed friend turns vindictive, the story is forever changed. The circle is broken and a shocking act of betrayal causes Erik to leave school and disconnect from all he loves. He buries his heartbreak and puts the past behind. Or so he believes.
As he moves into adulthood, Erik slowly heals the most wounded parts of his soul. But the unresolved grief for Daisy continues to shape his dreams at night. Once those dreams were haunted by blood. Now they are haunted by the refrain of a Gershwin song and a single question: did he ever get over her, or did he just leave?
Spanning fifteen years, The Man I Love explores themes of love and sexuality, trauma--physical and mental--and its long-lasting effects, the burden of unfinished business and the power of reconciliation. Through Erik's experience we reflect on what it means to be a man, a son and a leader. A soul mate, a partner and a lover. What it means to live the truth of who you are and what you feel. What it means to fight for what you love.
Winner of Feathered Quill Book Award's Gold Medal for Best Debut Author. Also a gold medalist in the Beverly Hills Book Awards, a gold medal in the 2015 eLit Book Awards and a finalist in the 2015 Kindle Book Awards.
"Couldn't put it down"; "Excellent read"; "10 out of 10 stars!"
- Reader reviews.
Meeting Aphra Behn is Billie's wish come true -- and now she's trapped in the 17th century!
Take:
- one graduate student who wants to change history;
- one dead -- and now forgotten -- playwright who did change history;
- the colorful and turbulent times of the English Restoration;
- one magic mirror.
Mix thoroughly, and you have a Chameleon in a Mirror.
Billie Armstrong has long wanted to give Aphra Behn, the first professional woman writer in English, the prominence she deserves. But when Billie accidentally activates the magical properties of a baroque mirror, propelling herself into the seventeenth century, she gets more than she bargained for. What develops is an unwilling masquerade, a tale of license, love and literature, as Billie does her best to survive in a strange era and ensure Aphra’s literary survival in the future.
What readers are saying:
"There is nothing better than when a time travel story is paired with real characters from the past and an excellent writer." Review by LA Howell
"Ruth Nestvold colors these pages with some of the more irresistible word painting now being written. The manner in which she weaves this terrific tale will hold the readers' attention from page one. She entertains, pokes our imagination, challenges our intellect, and in all - provides a first class novel." Review by Grady Harp, Top 100 Amazon reviewer.
Dr. Jocelyn Promise had no long-term plans to stay in Tuscany, Texas, but she saved the daughter of Caleb Davis, her high school crush, and became a hero. Will she allow herself to fall for him again?
Widower and Air Force Veteran, Caleb Davis, never wanted to fall in love again... until he saw Jocelyn. Now someone from his past has arrived to even a score.
Can he protect his family, Jocelyn, and his heart?
Things are about to get interesting in Tuscany, Texas
"Thought provoking"; "Great, classic sci-fi novella...I want more!" "Very enjoyable read!"
- Reader reviews.
As the only woman on the first contact team, xenolinguist Toni Donato expected her assignment on Christmas would be to analyze the secret women's language -- but then the chief linguist begins to sabotage her work. What is behind it? Why do the men and women have separate languages in the first place? What Toni learns turns everything she thought they knew on its head.
Originally published in Asimov's in 2003, "Looking Through Lace" was a finalist for the Tiptree and Sturgeon awards. The Italian translation won the Premio Italia for best work of speculative fiction in translation in 2007.
Reviews:
"'Looking Through Lace' by Ruth Nestvold is terrific science fiction. I want to read more of this writer's stories."
- Andi Shechter in January Magazine
"... 'Looking Through Lace' by Ruth Nestvold [is] an intelligent, complex story illustrating the difficulties of learning and understanding the nuances and intricacies of an alien language and culture, particularly one so similar to our own that we persist in viewing it (wrongly) on our terms.... The reason ... why there are so many differences between the languages of both men and women are logical and well thought out, and the final revelation about the true nature of the relationship between the women and the men comes as a nice twist."
- Phil Friel in Tangent Online
"Two strong stories stand out from the rest of the fiction. Ruth Nestvold’s 'Looking Through Lace' rests on a relatively simple reversal or secret, but the rest of it is solidly written and convincing. The main character is a young female xenolinguist named Toni -- she is called to a planet named Christmas to study the Mejan culture. Nestvold presents a neat puzzle, and she takes the time to present it just-so."
- James Schellenberg in Challenging Destiny
About the author:
Ruth Nestvold’s short stories have appeared in numerous markets, including Asimov’s, F&SF, Baen’s Universe, Strange Horizons, Realms of Fantasy, and Gardner Dozois’s Year’s Best Science Fiction. Her fiction has been nominated for the Nebula, Tiptree, and Sturgeon Awards. In 2007, the Italian translation of her novella “Looking Through Lace” won the “Premio Italia” award for best international work. Her novel Flamme und Harfe appeared in translation with the German imprint of Random House, Penhaligon, in 2009 and has since been translated into Dutch and Italian. She maintains a web site at www.ruthnestvold.com.