This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.As The Aloha rode gently to her buoy among the crafts in the harbour, St. George longed to proclaim in the megaphone's monstrous parody upon capital letters: "Cat-boats and house-boats and yawls, look here. You're bound to observe that this is my steam yacht. I own her-do you see? She belongs to me, St. George, who never before owned so much as a piece of rope." Instead-mindful, perhaps, that "a man should not communi-cate his own glorie"-he stepped sedately down to the trim green skiff and was rowed ashore by a boy who, for aught that either knew, might three months before have jostled him at some ill-favoured lunch counter. For in America, dreams of gold-not, alas, golden dreams-do prevalently come true; and of all the butterfly happenings in this pleasant land of larvae, few are so spectacular as the process by which, without warning, a man is converted from a toiler and bearer of loads to a taker of his bien. However, to none, one must believe, is the changeling such gazing-stock as to himself.

Agadir, Morocco, February 29, 1960. The earthquake lasted 20 seconds—just long enough to destroy the Hotel Saada and forever change the lives of its guests. This is a novel of love and greed, wickedness and courage, and of one man's search for himself.

Waking in a hospital room with no memory, Kait Selias is thrust into a middle of a centuries-old conflict between the six seductive and powerful immortals who rule the city of St. Louis. Discipline. Suffering. Peace. Freedom. Desire. Pandemonium. What will she choose? The first novella in the Hearts of Amaranth series.A woman awakens in a hospital room with no memory of how she got there, except that she tried to kill herself. The staff is keeping her medicated--too medicated--at the behest of a mysterious man she is certain is no doctor. Her name is Kait Selias, and she quickly learns why her suicide attempt failed: she cannot die. She is an immortal, and her appearance has sparked the interest of every powerful man and woman in the city of St. Louis. With the help of a handsome doctor, Kait escapes the hospital and tries to piece together the mystery of her existence while evading the forces that seek to capture her. She discovers that her immortality is not the only thing that separates her from the rest of humanity. Her voice possesses the powerful ability to compel others to do her will, and her enhanced senses threaten to overwhelm her with desire. Who is Kait Selias? More important, what is she? In the first installment of the Hearts of Amaranth series, Kait struggles to understand her place in a world she cannot remember and she comes face to face with the Gospels, six shadowy and seductive figures who control the city of St. Louis. The Gospels may be the key to her identity, but they have plans of their own for Kait Selias.

Childhood best friends, Charlotte Buchanan and Cecilia Crawford, will discover the true meaning of love and second chances after Charlotte meets a mysterious and handsome guy who challenges her beliefs and changes their fate. After his sudden disappearance, Charlotte finds that sometimes life's unexpected surprises become our most treasured blessings.Charlotte Buchanan just graduated from high school and is finally off to college to start her life as a writer. Ever since she was a child, she dreamed of traveling the world and writing award-winning stories about her journeys. A sweet and reserved Southern Belle from Georgia, Charlotte never expected one event to change her fate. The night before she and Cecilia Crawford, her fun and rebellious childhood best friend, leave for school, she meets a mysterious and handsome guy who challenges her future endeavors. Left with doubt and confusion after his sudden disappearance, Charlotte finds that sometimes life's unexpected surprises become our most treasured blessings. To accept her fate, she and her best friend will both set out on a journey to find purpose and learn the true meaning of love and second chances.

Growing up on Long Island, Shelby Richmond is an ordinary girl until one night an extraordinary tragedy changes her fate. Her best friend’s future is destroyed in an accident, while Shelby walks away with the burden of guilt. What happens when a life is turned inside out? When love is something so distant it may as well be a star in the sky? Faithful is the story of a survivor, filled with emotion—from dark suffering to true happiness—a moving portrait of a young woman finding her way in the modern world. A fan of Chinese food, dogs, bookstores, and men she should stay away from, Shelby has to fight her way back to her own future. In New York City she finds a circle of lost and found souls—including an angel who’s been watching over her ever since that fateful icy night. Here is a character you will fall in love with, so believable and real and endearing, that she captures both the ache of loneliness and the joy of finding yourself at last. For anyone who’s ever been a hurt teenager, for every mother of a daughter who has lost her way, Faithful is a roadmap.

Summer can't wait to get back to the Florida Keys. She, Marquez, and Diana have already decided to get an apartment so they can spend the whole summer together. But even with her friends by her side, Summer is in for more boy trouble. Summer's boyfriend, Seth, is ready to take their relationship to the next level, but he's all the way across the country in California. Enter Austin, the hottie from spring break whom Summer hasn't stopped thinking about. With Austin flirting 24/7 and Seth hundreds of miles away, Summer is about to learn about true love...

A love story first published in 1891 by the British American novelist whose many other works include "Jan Vedder's Wife," "Friend Olivia" and "The Bow of Orange Ribbon."

A typical short story on two young souls who found each other written in an unconventional writing style. (submitted this short story for my university's short story writing competition and got 1st place)The Story of Him and Her chronicles the journey of two young souls from how they met, fell in love and what comes after.

(New Adult Paranormal Romance - A Succubus Kiss Prequel Novella)Cryptic messages, a hot tour guide, some Halloween fun, and a sudden new ability Kenna can't seem to explain are just the beginning of this weekend-trip and the start of her life being forever altered.(New Adult Paranormal Romance - A Succubus Kiss Prequel Novella)With one kiss, everything will change...When a mysterious letter arrives from her estranged mother, twenty-one year old Kenna Blake and her best friend, Bree, are prompted to take a trip to New Orleans at her mother’s expense. Cryptic messages, a hot tour guide, some Halloween fun, and a sudden new ability Kenna can't seem to explain are just the beginning of this weekend-trip and the start of her life being forever altered. Will the new world Kenna’s eyes have unwillingly been opened to in the mystifying Crescent City crumble her reality?

Sonnet Banks was what some would consider to be hood royalty, everything from her 3,000 sq foot condo to her massive Hermes collection spelled luxury. She was also the ultimate backstabbing bitch and didn’t apologize for it. She will do whatever it takes to come up in the game, even if it means hurting those closest to her.Sonnet Banks was what some would consider to be hood royalty, everything from her 3,000 sq foot condo to her massive Hermes collection spelled luxury. She was also the ultimate backstabbing bitch and didn’t apologize for it. She will do whatever it takes to come up in the game, even if it means hurting those closest to her. Despite having the gold digging game on lock, Sonnet’s selfish ways soon get the best of her. Find out what happens when this ghetto princess goes from hood rich to a lowly street urchin fighting to survive on Skid Row. The question is does she deserve a come up? You decide.

Milo Regis is the newest assistant manager at Buccaneer Bob’s Raw Bar, so it’s his job to interview the nervous applicant who’s so clearly desperate for a job. But when it’s also clear that Elliot Avery just isn’t right for the open waitress job, Milo decides to create a job for her in this romantic holiday story. This 4,605-word short story is 24 pages long.Constantly moving as she grew up, Taylor had learned the hard way how to blend in wherever she went. But when she moves to VanCamp University for her freshman year of college, she immediately finds herself at the center of attention of nearly everyone she encounters. From the charismatic and mysterious Evans twins, to her quirky, clingy roommate Hannah, it seems that the people in Taylor's new college life have no intention of letting her be the wallflower.It's not just blending in that Taylor has to worry about, though. At VanCamp University, there is more to the staff and students than meets the eye. While trying to adjust to her new life on campus, she finds herself in a world where fairy tales and reality collide, where gargoyles and leprechauns mingle with humans and vampires, and where nothing is as it first appears.And as she discovers the truth of her own unusual heritage, Taylor learns that fairy tales are just the beginning.

Ginger Holland-Berry has been a honorary faculty member at Galvinstone Academy for sometime & Now she will discover if she can truly handle the unexpected.Ginger HollandBerry has been a professor for past seven years at prestigious Galvinstone Academy in North Carolina. Now it appears her life is spiraling out of her control as one day she is on the verge of being assaulted. The next day swept off her feet on romantic trips on private yachts!It may make you blush, but it is straightforward,exciting and Intriguing. A delightful read for young women and young men just starting out in the world.You definitely will be curious as to the next story, and adventure. It works as a continuous read from the time you first open the book as every part of the series.The stories will take your breath away over time, you will discover your favorite experiences and you will go back to your favorite scenes. It probably will end up being your bedside companion for a long time. The Holland-Saga conveys a variety of real-life romantic poems, sensual and intense encounters, twist and turns in every edition.

From the bestselling, acclaimed author of Tully and The Bronze Horseman comes the unforgettable love story between a college-bound young woman and a traveling troubadour on his way to war—a moving, compelling novel of love lost and found set against the stunning backdrop of Eastern Europe. Chloe is just weeks away from heading off to college and starting a new life far from her home in Maine when she embarks on a great European adventure with her boyfriend and two best friends. Their destination is Barcelona, but first they must detour through the historic cities of Eastern Europe to keep an old family promise. Here, in this fledgling post-Communist world, Chloe meets a charming American vagabond named Johnny, who carries a guitar, an easy smile—and a lifetime of secrets. From Treblinka to Trieste, from Karnikava to Krakow, from Vilnius to Venice, the unlikely band of friends and lovers traverse the old world on a train trip that becomes a treacherous journey into Europe’s and Johnny’s darkest past—a journey that jeopardizes Chloe’s plans for the future and all she ever thought she wanted. But the lifelong bonds Chloe and her friends share are about to be put to the ultimate test—and whether or not they reach Barcelona, they can only be certain that their lives will never be the same again. A sweeping, beautiful tale that mesmerizes and enchants, Lone Star will linger long in the memory once the final page is turned.

Another unforgettable novel from the bestselling author of Light a Penny Candle and Circle of Friends. Desmond and Deirdre Doyle will have been married for twenty-five years in October. It falls to the Doyles' eldest daughter, Anna, to decide how best to commemorate her parents' Silver Wedding. No use asking her sister Helen, living in her London convent, or her brother Brendan, who has chosen another form of exile on a bleak farm in the West of Ireland. But it is unthinkable not to have a party, even though for the Doyles, family occasions are more difficult than for most. For each of them is keeping up a front, nursing a secret wound, or smarting over a hidden betrayal. And as the day draws nearer, so the tension mounts, until finally the guests gather at the party itself...

Hearts out of Time is the first book in the trilogy An Era Apart. Tracy steps into a futuristic device and plunges into a world she never imagined. Although flaming desire is a tempting pit to dive into, a life is at stake and evil is lurking. In an uncanny nineteenth century where incredible characters love and fight, vengeance and hate are never far away. Aboard a dream train, across a treacherous Nevada desert, down into dark hideouts and nasty secrets, passion and duty struggle to conquer the worst enemy of all: love. For at the end of the line, one must win, one must lose.