This a very true story about five children who their mother was very abusive especially two the oldest daughter and youngest son because they look like their fathers family. The mother hire with full knowledge that the man she hire in a county hospital was coming out of Iowa State Penitentiary of state of Michigan for raping a fifteen year girl. His parole officer had told the charge nurse, who is getting a divorce make sure to tell this rapist she is chasing all over the hospital on night...

In this rapturous romance, a woman grieving her sister's death vows to protect herself and her newborn niece -- even if it means turning away the dashing and irresistible heir to a Texas oil dynasty.Katherine Adams will never marry a Manning -- not if she can help it. Her sister Mary's fairy-tale marriage into the family's wealthy, powerful dynasty turned into a nightmare of abuse. And on the night her playboy husband was killed in a car accident, Mary died in chil...

Strong, sassy women and hard-luck, hard-headed men, all searching for the middle ground between Native American tradition and the modern world, perform an elaborate dance of approach and avoidance in this magical, rollicking tale by award-winning author Thomas King. Alberta, Eli, Lionel and others are coming to the Blackfoot reservation for the Sun Dance. There they will encounter four Indian elders and their companion, the trickster Coyote—and nothing in the small town of Blossom will be ...

An original novella in the “fast-paced, exciting military SF series”* featuring Kris Longknife.Kris Longknife is back home from her galactic adventures, but her entire Fleet of Discovery has been annihilated. Now, humanity finds itself at war with an alien race more monstrous than anyone could have possibly imagined.General Terrance “Trouble” Tordon, Kris’s great-grandfather, is given the task of calming the panicked politicians, some of whom blame Kris for...

Many people call Adam Anderson a dark and dangerous man. He calls himself a monster. Lauren Masters is his mate, and he will do whatever it takes to protect her, even if it is from him and his past.Curvy, Lauren Masters doesn’t see a monster when she looks at Adam, because she has seen actual monsters. When Lauren looks at Adam, she sees the man she loves. She sees her mate.When Lauren’s monster returns to kill her, Adam must overcome his past fears in order to save her.

A gripping graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Attack of The Grizzlies, 1967, with text adapted by Georgia Ball.No grizzly has ever killed a human in Glacier National Park before... until tonight. Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier every year. Mel loves it here — the beautiful landscapes and wildlife make it easy to forget her real-world troubles. But this year is different. With Mom gone, every m...

Boyd will do anything to avoid his cousin Coco—even pretend to be gay. He's visiting his dad who's got a broken arm, and all he wants is for her to leave him alone, so Boyd calls his best friend to come rescue him. That's what friends do, right? His father swears that karma is going to bite him on his butt for lying, but Boyd can't think of any other way to extricate himself from Coco's clutches.Harrison will do anything for his best friend—even pretend to be his fake boyfriend, be...

Travis Miller has a machining job, a cat named Elwood, and a pathetic love life. The one bright spot in his existence is the handsome guitar player he sometimes passes on his way home from work. But when he finally gathers the courage to speak to the man, Travis learns that former novelist Drew Clifton suffers from aphasia: Drew can understand everything Travis says, but he is unable to speak or write.The two lonely men form a friendship that soon blossoms into romance. But communi...

THE PROTECTOR'S MISSIONHonoring a promise to a fallen comrade, former army medic David Evans heads to Arizona to check up on the soldier's sister. But as his train pulls into Desert Valley, David witnesses a drug run gone wrong and narrowly avoids the bullets flying his way. And when the police show up, he discovers the investigating officer is the woman he's supposed to look after. With a fiercely protective K-9 partner and a new badge, Whitney Godwin insists she ...

With The Devil She Knows, Bill Loehfelm has written a pitch-black thriller in a fresh, compulsively readable voice, with pages that turn themselves. This is the real deal: a breakout novel by a writer whom Publishers Weekly has praised for his "superb prose and psychological insights."Life isn't panning out for Maureen Coughlin. At twenty-nine, the tough-skinned Staten Island native's only excitement comes from . . . well, not much. A fresh pack of...

Muscle building is not rocket science, but it does help if you get the basics right. To be honest, the basics work the best anyway.Based on over 20 years of experience, trial and error watching all the mistakes commonly made in the gym, this book will show you the fastest way to build muscle and give you massive biceps in no time.HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE ME TO GET MASSIVE BICEPS?WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO BUILD BICEPS?FREE WEIGHTS OR MACHINES?DO YOU BUILD ...

Setting out on the vacation of a lifetime, Marissa Chabot is well-provisioned with sun block, rum and a stack of good books. As one of the founders of the successful, high-tech “soul-mate matching service” Finders Keepers, Marissa knows from experience that vacation romances are nothing short of hopeless. When the tall, dark and beautiful Linda Bartok sweeps her off her feet, Marissa yields to the magic of moonlit walks on the beach and longed-for whispers of passion. Though it hardly...