Carl and Marianne were high school sweethearts, loving the way only teenagers can—with no thought to logic or pride, just a bone-headed, optimistic frenzy of unicorns and hormones. That was all they needed. Or so Carl thought. Scared of being stuck in Lake Sackett, Georgia, like so many of her friends—without a real shot at a future or achieving her own dreams—Marianne panicked and bolted to college after stomping Carl’s heart into the high grass. But when she returns to Lake Sackett for the summer with her family after years away, she and Carl are drawn together like moths to a flame. As they rekindle their old romance and remember what it was like to be in love, they have to wonder: is this, finally, their real chance at happiness? Perfect for fans of Kristan Higgins and Amy E. Reichert, this warmhearted and witty love story introduces Molly Harper’s new Southern Eclectic series set in the small town of Lake Sackett, Georgia.

In the Kentucky frontier of the 1770s, Temperance Tucker has learned to be fleet of foot, accurate with her bow, and silent about the past. But her family secrets complicate her growing attraction to a handsome Virginia land surveyor.

The sexy, breathtaking mystery continues in New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones’s stunning second novel in the suspenseful Careless Whispers series—where shocking revelations will reveal themselves and nothing, and no one, will ever be the same. Still struggling with amnesia, Ella questions everything she’s known about Kayden Wilkens—the alluring stranger who claims to have found her unconscious in an alleyway a month earlier. But was he truly a stranger—or did Kayden know her before his supposed rescue? Tormented by the potential betrayal he denies, with fleeting memories of a bombshell in her recent past, Ella must face a hard reality. Every action has consequences . . . and trusting Kayden, the one thing she most desires, might result in the direst consequences of all. New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, whose searing novels generate “enough heat . . . to start a fire” (RT Book Reviews), dares you to fall in love with her irresistibly surprising and sexy new series.

Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles north of Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah was the youngest child of an affluent Chinese family who enjoyed rare privileges during a time of political and cultural upheaval. But wealth and position could not shield Adeline from a childhood of appalling emotional abuse at the hands of a cruel and manipulative Eurasian stepmother. Determined to survive through her enduring faith in family unity, Adeline struggled for independence as she moved from Hong Kong to England and eventually to the United States to become a physician and writer. A compelling, painful, and ultimately triumphant story of a girl's journey into adulthood, Adeline's story is a testament to the most basic of human needs: acceptance, love, and understanding. With a powerful voice that speaks of the harsh realities of growing up female in a family and society that kept girls in emotional chains, Falling Leaves is a work of heartfelt intimacy and a rare authentic portrait of twentieth-century China.

From the USA Today Best Selling Sweet Home Series, comes Sweet Fall; a tale of heartache, beating the odds and finding strength in the most unlikeliest of places. *We all have secrets. Secrets well buried. Until we find the one soul who makes the burden of such secrets just that little bit easier to bear.* Lexington "Lexi" Hart is a senior at the University of Alabama. Surrounded by her best friends, her loving family and having fulfilled her life-long dream of making the Crimson Tide cheer squad, everything is going exactly as she always dreamed it would. But beneath her happy exterior, demons lurk, threatening to jeopardize everything Lexi has worked to achieve. When events in her life become too much to cope with, Lexi finds herself spiraling down into the realm of her biggest fear. Lexi falls hard, victim once again to the only thing that can destroy her and, on the way, finds herself falling straight into the dangerous tattooed arms of a guy from the wrong side of the tracks. Austin Carillo, starting Wide Receiver for the Alabama Crimson Tide, must get picked in this year's NFL draft. He needs it. His brothers need it. Most importantly, his mother desperately needs it. Brought up in a world where the poor are forgotten, the sick are left to fend for themselves and no hero miraculously appears to pull you out of hell, Austin had no other choice but to make a living on the wrong side of the law—until football offered Austin the break to get his life back on track. But when a family tragedy drags him back into the clutches of the gang he believed he had left far behind, Austin finds himself falling. Falling back into criminal ways and falling deep into a suffocating darkness. Until a troubled yet kindred spirit stumbles across his path, where Austin quickly finds he is falling for a young woman, a young woman who might just have the power to save him from his worst enemy: himself. Can two troubled souls find a lasting peace together? Or will they finally succumb to the demons threatening to destroy them? New Adult/Contemporary Romance novel—contains adult content, sexual situations and mature topics. Suited for ages 18 and up. Can be read as a stand-alone novel.

Schiedam, 1942. De Poolse, half-joodse Cyrla is door haar vader naar Nederland gestuurd na de inval van Hitler in Polen. Ze woont in bij haar oom en tante. Daar breekt de hel los als haar nichtje Annika zwanger is geraakt van een Duitse soldaat. Haar vader is furieus en dreigt zijn dochter naar een Lebensbornkliniek te sturen - een soort broedplaats speciaal bedoeld voor Arische meisjes die een kind van een Duitse militair verwachten. Cyrla, die als twee druppels water op Annika lijkt, komt inmiddels voor een verschrikkelijke keuze te staan. Hoe langer ze bij haar oom en tante blijft, hoe waarschijnlijker het is dat ze verraden zal worden. Daarom besluit ze in Annika's plaats onder te duiken in het hol van de leeuw, de Lebensbornkliniek. Maar hoe lang kan ze de SS, de artsen en verpleegkundigen om de tuin leiden? Wieg van mijn vijand is een rijk verhaal over de kracht van liefde in een zwarte periode in de Nederlandse geschiedenis.

Veronica Cason lives in a small apartment with no clear view of the sky. It’s uncertain which might crush her first: her debt or the buildings squeezed in so tight that they surround her like ominous sentinels. She can’t breathe in the city. Her success is a lie, and her debt is coming to collect her—unless someone else gets there first.When a stranger offers her a job at a ranch, it feels like salvation, but it could also mean her death if his motives aren’t pure. Which door has the tiger behind it? The claustrophobia of the city or ranch life under an open sky?NOTE: Big Sky is dark, literary erotica and is intended for a mature adult audience.

Notes From The Underground is an 1864 novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Notes is considered by many to be one of the first existentialist novels. It presents itself as an excerpt from the rambling memoirs of a bitter, isolated, unnamed narrator (generally referred to by critics as the Underground Man) who is a retired civil servant living in St. Petersburg. The first part of the story is told in monologue form, or the underground man's diary, and attacks emerging Western philosophy, especially Nikolay Chernyshevsky's What Is to Be Done?. The second part of the book is called "Apropos of the Wet Snow", and describes certain events that, it seems, are destroying and sometimes renewing the underground man, who acts as a first person, unreliable narrator and anti-hero.

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Thousands of years have passed, but Calu can't forget who he is or how he came to be this way. Nor can he forget the beautiful goddess he did all of this for.Thousands of years have passed, but Calu can't forget who he is or how he came to be this way. Nor can he forget the beautiful goddess he did all of this for. Ides explores the backstory of Bethania and the mysterious wolf eyed hunter.

In this collection of stories from ten groundbreaking authors of fiction for 9-12 year olds, explore new worlds and discover the surprises that lie just beneath the surface of everyday places. In these tales include:-The horrifying truth behind the tapping on a boy's window.-Priscilla the Great's hilarious summer camp revenge. -Kian's struggle with loyalty & his birthright.And many more!In this collection of stories from ten groundbreaking authors of fiction for 9-12 year olds, explore new worlds and discover the surprises that lie just beneath the surface of everyday places. In these tales, you'll read about:--The horrifying truth behind the tapping on a boy's window in a snowstorm.--Priscilla the Great's hilarious revenge on Christine the Mean at summer camp. --Kian's struggle with loyalty as his birthright involves returning to a clan he'd sworn to despise.--Holly's journey down a trapdoor to a shocking world she accesses with an emerald key.And many more! Stories by MJ Ware, Sybil Nelson, Laura Lond, N.R. Wick, D.D. Roy, Jean Cross, Tess Oliver, Laura Keysor, KJ Hannah Greenberg, & Chris Eboch

The authorised transcript of the now famous (or infamous) 'Interview with God'The authorised transcript of the now famous (or infamous) 'Interview with God' TV personality Howard Ayno:"Of course not! Don't you even begin to believe it! No waywas it God I interviewed that night! I quizzed a man posing as God, pretendingto be God, who might maybe have even THOUGHT he was God, or hoped he was God,or wished he was God. But would God dress like that? I am glad to say from therage of comments that arose out of the religious furore following thatbroadcast, hardly anyone of any quality or reputation (apart from the oddbishop or equally nutty professor) thought otherwise than that I was speakingthat night to a fraud and a charlatan, a sincere fraud maybe and a well-meaningcharlatan perhaps, but believe me more fake than Father Christmas's snowy whitewhiskers."

One thing Moody and Saundra lost was their ability to have a pleasant conversation with each other. Married for ten years, the state of their relationship hits a peak when Moody doesn't go home after work. And with Moody voluntarily not being present in the house, that gives Saundra reign to wonder who he's with and lets her entertain the idea of whether she would be better off without him.Some women love diamonds, but the ladies who practice black sorcery... Well, it's best not to ask too many questions about their heart's desires. But at Vladmar's Wand Shoppe, you're guaranteed to find the perfect gift for the dark witch in your life.The worst shopping day of the year couldn't get any worse for Tim. Bad enough his girlfriend is difficult to please. Quite another thing he chose to shop at a store where anything that can go wrong likely will go wrong.

In our youth we feel the most, know the most, and experience every second of our existence. We are never as impressionable nor impressed. Our hearts are open and our minds expanding. Take a break to remember yourself, how you lived and loved, during your moldable youth.Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Go on a journey with Ellie, a young orphan girl, as she tries to find her real home. Searching for The Silent Lady is a tale of magic and mayhem, set in a desolate world, devoid of something that only Ellie has the power to bring back.