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THE STORY: Sam Dawkins, a successful young portrait artist, is low-key, quietly observant and genuinely in love with Blake Upton, an ambitious, energetic television reporter who is doggedly determined to become a network anchorwoman. Although both
Jake Brunswick has a secret, and he can't tell anybody not a soul. The survival of his twin brother, Blake, who disappeared eight years ago depends on it. Jake and Blake turn thirteen in seven days. Jake has seven days to solve a riddle and break a curse. Seven days to save his brother from his slimy fate. Suggested level: primary, intermediate.
Jake hasn't spoken to anyone in almost a year since the accident. He walks where he's led, eats when he's fed, but for Ellen, his wife, he is little more than the corpse of her perfect husband. So what went wrong? How could someone who was such a perfect man, in virtually everyone's eyes, become a walking vegetable so fast? Somewhere in Jake's past, he almost came face to face with the truth about himself, and avoiding it has cost more than anyone could imagine.
Best friends and not-so-secret Hollywood crushes. A warm, funny read for teens from comedienne, writer and popular radio personality Wendy Harmer.
Mary Elizabeth Matthews is a reclusive novelist with a great appreciation for actor Cody McAllister, so much so that he inspires a character in her newest novel. Unbeknownst to her, Cody's friend and co-star Jennifer Johnstone is a huge fan of her books and gives the newest one to Cody. She insists he find a way to make it into a movie, saying he'd be perfect for the lead. Cody is instantly lost in the world of this novel, absorbing it in one sitting. He makes it his mission to find the mysterious author and convince her to let him produce a film version, having no idea that the character he is so determined to play was written only for him...or how his mission would change his life...forever.
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In 1982 Pine River, Georgia, the summer plans of twelve year old Starr Ravenel and her running buddy, Tommy Lee Bledsoe, are soon dashed when a terrible pall is cast over their town. An apparent psychopathic killer of young red-headed women has now deposited the body of his third victim in a dumpster in the heart of town. But he is not through. To the horror of the townsfolk, he strikes again, leaving yet another uncanny calling card on the body. This time the victim is one of their own. Starr's father, Blake, a town icon, is Pine River's police chief. As he collaborates with State and Federal law officers to hunt down the killer, suspects continue to pop up, the most likely of which is a middle-aged recluse ironically living next door to the Ravenels. Starr, a passionate, precocious child and a student of Astronomy, scans the heavens nightly with her telescope while also keeping a watchful eye on her eccentric neighbor. Like a ghost from out of the past, a mysterious diary falls into Starr's hands and its contents not only provide clues that will lead directly to the killer, but splits the town wide open.
Aerospace engineer Esther Abbott doesn’t believe in love, but she’s perfectly happy to hate her annoying screenwriter neighbor, Jonathan. Until she’s forced to strike a devil’s bargain with him: he distracts her best friend from a mouth-breather ex, and in return Esther will help him with the sci-fi script he’s writing. Her patience is put to the test when it’s time to fulfill her end of the deal. But the more time she spends with her nemesis, the more hate turns into attraction—and attraction into something much deeper. As Esther’s carefully constructed defenses start to crumble, will love be her undoing or her salvation? This sweet, enemies-to-lovers romance is the second in a series of standalone rom-coms featuring heroines who work in STEM fields. “I loved Esther and Jonathan’s journey from awkwardness to comfortable friendship to love.” —Smart B*tches, Trashy Books “If you’re a fan of geeky romances, you need to pick this one up. It’s geek-rom at its finest.” —Pervy Ladies Books “Entertaining, often hilarious, relatable, intelligent, realistic romance at its absolute best.” —Fic Central
As a child and teenager, author Lilly Faith was the victim of abuse. One of six children, she survived a life of sexual abuse, emotional starvation, lack of self-worth and self-love, and cruelty. Driven to suicidal thoughts and despair, she struggled to fi nd hope of a happy life. In Out of the Darkness, she shares her pain. Controversial and raw, this personal narrative of one child's nightmare in the darkness explores the cruelty of her life story. In her late twenties, she experienced an awakening that was the start of a powerful journey of healing. In that process, she was able to return to the core of her being. She learned of the power of love and hope and gratitude. There is always light, no matter how scary the darkness, for those willing to look within and find it. She has discovered that even in the scariest shadows, she is the light in the darkness. No matter what you have experienced, there is always hope.
It’s day one of Darren Corliss’s career as a detective, and not only has he been assigned a notoriously difficult partner, but the guy might also be a pill-popping dirty cop. Internal Affairs needs proof, and Darren gets to be their eyes and ears whether he wants to or not. Detective Andreas Ruffner doesn’t play by the rules, and he doesn’t play well with others. With bodies piling up and a list of suspects who are way above his pay grade, the last thing he needs is a wet-behind-the-ears kid for a partner. Or babysitter. Not even if that partner is easy on the eyes. As Darren gains Andreas’s hard-won trust, they both realize there’s more than just mutual suspicion simmering benea...