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Meet Lucy Evans, the original tomboy. She loves her Doc Martens, heavy metal, and hanging out with her best friend, Ollie. She may have been born on a Tuesday, but graceful she isn't. However, Lucy's world is about to change. Ollie gets engaged, and her new boss wants her to smarten up. Lucy tries to turn herself into the kind of girl she thinks they want her to be - with hilarious and unexpected results.
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels--one of the most beloved authors of our time--comes a gripping new novel filled with heart and hope, as a young woman wrongly found guilty of murder receives the gift of a second chance. . . On the eve of her retirement, Georgia attorney Mikala Aulani is as vivacious and vibrant as ever, eagerly anticipating a happy future with her partner, Ben. But if Kala has learned anything in thirty-five years of practicing law, it's that the truth can always surprise you. And when Adam Star turns up at her office, confessing to the long-ago murder of his wife, Kala must return to a notorious case that has never stopped haunting her. Ten years have...
In the summer of 1940, with France on the verge of surrender to Germany, Valli Chattaine, a star in the Paris Ballet Company, must escape Paris and return home to French Morocco. A French Foreign Legionnaire, hired by her family, attempts to get her safely out of Paris. Marc Durell, an adventurous and capable soldier, also brings Valli a secret letter from her older sister, Gisele. But in going home, Valli falls into a maze of dark deceptions and dangers. Through it all she comes to a deeper understanding of God's grace, which is so much greater than her own. His grace helps to bring her and her family beyond devastating circumstances in Casablanca and is equally present in her own romance with the charismatic Legionnaire.
Grace McAllister hasn’t heard from her father in twenty years. When she receives word that he has died and she’s expected to be present for the reading of his will, she’s inclined to ignore it. Eventually, curiosity sends her back to McAllister, Georgia. She’s in for more than the culture shock of a small Southern town, however, for her father's will not only leaves her nothing but also denies his paternity. Shocked and humiliated, Graces turns to the least likely person for help. Mayfield Donovan was the bully of her childhood years. As an adult he gladly joins Grace in her search for her real father. As they question her mother's friends, Grace and May yield to their mutual attraction. The facts they uncover could destroy their love when they find a secret so closely guarded not even the town of McAllister—where everyone knows everybody’s business—knows it exists.
My daughter is dead.My husband and I cling to what's left our family, desperate to make sense of the tragedy.But when the sheriff knocks, he delivers news no mother should ever have to hear.Betsy was murdered.And my son is the prime suspect.When we adopted eleven-year-old Holden, we weren't wearing rose-colored glasses.But we never could have imagined this.They say you can't pick your family.But I picked mine.Did I choose my daughter's murderer?Tuesday's Child is a gripping domestic suspense. Doubt, desire, and the demise of a once picture-perfect family force Emery, wife to a state senator, to live out a mother's worst nightmare.
A highly acclaimed almost-wordless and Caldecott Award-winning picture book from the only living three-time winner of the Caldecott Medal: David Wiesner. In this ingenious and imaginative - nearly wordless - picture book, on a normal Tuesday night, frogs in a pond lift off on their lily pads and fly to a nearby town where they zoom through a woman's living room, encounter a dog playing in his yard, and distract a bathrobe-clad citizen from his midnight snack. Who knows what will happen next Tuesday? 'Light-hearted and quirky, it is sure to appeal to a child's sense of adventure and fun, as well as stimulating the imagination' BOOKTRUST 'One of the best illustrated storybooks we’ve seen in a long time . . . An amazing book that will truly fire a child’s imagination!' CREATIVE STEPS 'Evocative. Children will love the silliness.' IRISH TIMES
Ten years after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, the family members of one hundred of the individuals lost on that terrible day look back-and forward-in this inspiring collection of letters. Filled with love, resilience, humor, wonder, and encouragement, the letters offer a unique perspective on the events of the unforgettable day that forever changed our world. The authors of these letters are adolescents, teens, young adults, spouses, parents, siblings, nieces, and grandparents. They are first- generation Americans, citizens of other nations, and lifelong New Yorkers. But they all share one thing: They honor their loved ones by living their lives with purpose, and a promise to never forget. These courageous family members share their grief and loss-and hope- speaking in their own words, with love, courage, and strength enough to inspire us all.
Employing a sure, swift eye and supple prose, Renate Model reveals the agonies and appetites of a range of characters, from adolescents testing their limits to the Diva, a charmingly self-absorbed dachshund with an intriguing interior life.
What she doesn't want...is exactly what he needs. Shunned and ridiculed all her life for something she can't control, Samantha Blair hides her psychic abilities and lives on the fringes of society. Against her will, however, she's tapped into a killer--or rather, his victims. Each woman's murder, blow-by-blow, ravages her mind until their death releases her back to her body. Sam knows she must go to the authorities, but will the rugged, no-nonsense detective in charge of tracking down the killer believe her? Detective Brandt Sutherland only trusts hard evidence, yet Sam's visions offer clues he needs to catch a killer. The more he learns about her incredible abilities, however, the clearer it becomes that Sam's visions have put her in the killer's line of fire. Now Brandt must save her from something he cannot see or understand...and risk losing his heart in the process. As danger and desire collide, passion raises the stakes in a game Sam and Brandt don't dare lose.
A woman exonerated of murder tries to rebuild her life in this novel by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Southern Comfort. Ten years have passed since young nurse Sophie Lee was accused of murdering her wealthy patient, Audrey Star. Georgia attorney Mikala Aulani believed her innocence—and Adam Star’s guilt—but the prosecution convinced a jury otherwise. Sophie was convicted on a Tuesday—the day on which every significant event in her life, good or bad, seems to happen. Now, on the verge of his death, Adam exonerates Sophie and leaves her a huge fortune in atonement as well. Sophie retreats to Kala’s house and tries to evade the media frenzy that surrounds her. Kala is...