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Author: Sarah Rose Etter
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1668011646
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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"A year into her dream job at a cutthroat Silicon Valley startup, Cassie finds herself trapped in a corporate nightmare. Between the long hours, toxic bosses, and unethical projects, she also struggles to reconcile the glittering promise of a city where obscene wealth lives alongside abject poverty. Ivy League grads complain about the snack selection from a conference room with a view of houseless people bathing in the bay. Startup burnouts leap into the paths of commuter trains and men literally set themselves on fire in the streets. Though isolated, Cassie is never alone. From her earliest memory, a miniature black hole has been her constant companion. It feeds on her depression and anxiety, its size changing in relation to her distress. The black hole watches, but it also waits. Its relentless pull draws Cassie ever-closer as the world around her unravels. When her CEO's demands cross an illegal threshold and she ends up unexpectedly pregnant, Cassie must decide whether the tempting fruits of Silicon Valley are really worth it. Sharp but vulnerable, funny yet unsettling, Ripe portrays one millennial woman's journey through our late-capitalist hellscape and offers a brilliantly incisive look at the absurdities of modern life"--

Author: Kristina Forest
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 059354644X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417

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A shy bookworm enlists her charming neighbor to help her score a date, not knowing he’s the obscure author she’s been corresponding with, in this sparkling and heart-fluttering romance by Kristina Forest. Shy, bookish, and admittedly awkward, Lily Greene has always felt inadequate compared to the rest of her accomplished family, who strive for Black excellence. She dreams of becoming a children’s books editor, but she’s been frustratingly stuck in the nonfiction division for years without a promotion in sight. Lily finds escapism in her correspondences with her favorite fantasy author, and what begins as two lonely people connecting over email turns into a tentative friendship and possibly something else Lily won’t let herself entertain—until he ghosts her without a word. Months later, Lily is still crushed, but she’s determined to get a hold of her life, starting with finding a date to her sister’s wedding. And the perfect person to help her is Nick Brown, her charming, attractive new neighbor, who she feels drawn to for reasons she can’t explain. But little does she know, Nick is an author—her favorite fantasy author. Nick, who has his reasons for using a pen name and pushing people away, soon realizes that the beautiful, quiet girl from down the hall is the same Lily he fell in love with over email months ago. Unwilling to complicate things even more between them, he agrees to set her up with someone else, though this simple favor between two neighbors is anything but—not when he can't get her off his mind...

Author: Molly Harper
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728276802
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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**A USA Today bestseller** "Amid magical shenanigans in charming Starfall Point, this book might just have you laughing out loud." —Hazel Beck, author of Big Little Spells and Small Town, Big Magic Juggling newfound witchy powers, a house full of ghosts, and verbal battles with the handsome local librarian is almost too much for a new witch to manage. But falling in love with said librarian wasn't on her to-do list... From the moment Riley Everett set foot in Starfall Point, magic bubbled inside of her. But with only her late aunt's journals and a cantankerous live-in ghost butler to instruct her on all things witchy—including her newly inherited Victorian haunted house—Riley seeks out a coven for sisterhood and support. The last person she expects to be drawn to is the town's frustrating, yet ridiculously attractive head librarian. Edison Held knows almost everything there is to know about Starfall Point, but Shaddow House was always off-limits, thanks to its elusive owner. If he can convince the new owner, Riley, to let him take a peek inside, there's so much he could learn. But as he gets closer to Riley, he's fascinated by her dazzling wit and fiery spirit. Edison will do whatever he can to help Riley keep her family legacy alive, especially if it means spending more time with the captivating new witch in town. USA Today bestselling author Molly Harper wields a magical pen in this hilarious, delightful witchy romcom perfect for fans of Sarah Hawley, Erin Sterling, and Lana Harper. "If you're looking for an adorable yet hard-hitting paranormal romance, Witches Get Stuff Done is an absolute must." —Culturess "The combination of smart protagonists, ghosts, and witches is good fun and readers will look forward to future escapades." —Booklist

Author: Danica Flynn
Publisher: Danica Flynn
ISBN: 1957494107
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 280

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MATT Maddie Kennedy is trouble with a capital T. As my teammate’s little sister, she is strictly off-limits. But I didn’t know that the night we met. After safely putting her in the Friend Zone, she recruits me to be her wingman to help her get rid of her pesky virginity, and I can’t say no. But I can say no to all the jerks she seems to be interested in. I can’t break the code by dating my teammate’s sister. I definitely can’t go behind his back like that. MADDIE I don’t want to be in the Friend Zone with Matt Callahan, and I’m tired of men running away when they find out who my brother is. So asking him to help me get rid of the V-card in my back pocket, might have been all an elaborate ruse. Because he’s the only man who’s right for the job. I’m fine with it just being one night. I know I won’t be able to convince him to break the code and date me in secret. He’s too good of a guy to do that. The Philadelphia Bulldogs hockey team are back for a final book, in this all new-standalone novel. Books can be enjoyed in any order. If forbidden romance is your catnip, this is the book for you.

Author: Ruth Goodman
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0241958342
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 470

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TRAVEL BACK IN TIME WITH THE BBC'S RUTH GOODMAN We know what life was like for Victoria and Albert. But what was it like for a commoner - like you or me? How did it feel to cook with coal and wash with tea leaves? Drink beer for breakfast and clean your teeth with cuttlefish? Catch the omnibus to work and do the laundry in your corset? How to be a Victorian is a radical new approach to history; a journey back in time more personal than anything before, illuminating the overlapping worlds of health, sex, fashion, food, school, work and play. Surviving everyday life came down to the gritty details, the small necessities and tricks of living and this book will show you how. ______________________ 'Goodman skilfully creates a portrait of daily Victorian life with accessible, compelling, and deeply sensory prose' Erin Entrada Kelly 'We're lucky to have such a knowledgeable cicerone as Ruth Goodman . . . Revelatory' Alexandra Kimball 'Goodman's research is impeccable . . . taking the reader through an average day and presenting the oddities of life without condescension' Patricia Hagen

Author: Candace Atkinson
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN: 1685378161
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 141

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About the Book There is a point in everyone’s life, a moment that changes your trajectory. A disruption to your linear path: inertia. What happened to me was just that, but that’s not what is paramount, because somehow, I found my way back. I think, How do you know who you are? How do you know if you’re being authentic? What small infractions caused so much chaos that it brought you to you? If authenticity is the main contract, how do you sign it? How do you surrender to it? You don’t. You surrender to more than you. You sign a contract within your soul that is connected to more than just your brain. In reality, you can’t sign this contract because it was signed long before you even knew your brain, body, or consciousness. As Plato called them “forms”, spiritualists call it a soul. In this novel, all of the concerns I have progressed through, and are still living with, are addressed. As this work is a work in progress, as am I, it will be distributed in volumes. About the Author Candace Atkinson has always had a passion for learning and a love for God, but her views were always unorthodox. Though baptized Christian and later raised Mormon, she never submitted to all the views that religious validation required, but still felt a deep connection to a higher power. After going through the traumas depicted in this fictional novel, she had a profound spiritual awakening at the age of 23 after six months of meditating, and having never inquired into mysticism or Hinduism, she found a new way of thinking, living and being. It is her hope that through the description of her trials, maybe just one person can amble through their own a little more graciously than she may have.

Author: Helen Thorpe
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451668104
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 416

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"Soldier Girls recounts the experiences of three women in the Indiana National Guard--one a young college student, one a single mother, and one a grandmother--who chose to enlist for different reasons, never expecting they would go to war."--Page [4] of cover.

Author: Kylie Gilmore
Publisher: Extra Fancy Books
ISBN: 164658127X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 617

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Steamy small town romance full of heart and humor! The O’Hare brothers put family first, no matter how crazy their Gran gets! Escape into feel-good small town romance featuring strong bonds with family, friends, and community. This duet includes the first two stand-alone stories in the bestselling series. THE OPPOSITE OF WILD: Tough cop Ryan O’Hare tangles with type-A Liz Garner while they look after his out-of-control grandmother in this laugh-out-loud opposites attract romance! DAISY DOES IT ALL: Single mom Daisy Garner blogs about a fantasy life with a charming husband and a Victorian home. She never expected TV producers to knock on her door! Now she needs a fake husband—and Travis O’Hare comes to the rescue. Only he wants to be the real deal.

Author: Brooke Randel
Publisher: Tortoise Books
ISBN: 1948954982
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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As a young girl Brooke Randel knew little about the Holocaust—just that it was a catastrophe in which millions were murdered, and that her grandma Golda Indig barely escaped that fate. But her Bubbie never spoke about what happened, and the two spent most of their time together making pleasant memories: baking crescent roll cookies, playing gin rummy, and watching Baywatch. Until an unexpected phone call when Golda said, out of the blue: “You should write about my life. What happened in the war.” What results is a fascinating memoir—about one woman's harrowing survival, and another's struggle to excavate the story from under the sands of time, and her grandma's illiteracy. Chronicling the darkness of the past and the difficult (and occasionally comic) challenges of bringing it to life in a sunny Florida condo, this book offers an insightful look into the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren, and the impossible pull of both silence and remembrance.

Author: Temple Mathews
Publisher: A Thomas Dunne Book for St. Martin's Griffin
ISBN: 1466863242
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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A recently deceased girl must solve her own murder in order to escape purgatory in Bad Girl Gone by Temple Mathews. Sixteen year-old Echo Stone awakens in a cold sweat in a dark room, having no idea where she is or how she got there. But she soon finds out she’s in Middle House, an orphanage filled with mysteriously troubled kids. There’s just one problem: she’s not an orphan. Her parents are very much alive. She explains this to everyone, but no one will listen. After befriending a sympathetic (and handsome) boy, Echo is able to escape Middle House and rush home, only to discover it sealed off by crime scene tape and covered in the evidence of a terrible and violent crime. As Echo grapples with this world-shattering information, she spots her parents driving by and rushes to flag them down. Standing in the middle of street, waving her arms to get their attention, her parents’ car drives right through her. She was right. Her parents are alive—but she’s not. She’s a ghost, just like all the other denizens of Middle House. Desperate to somehow get her life back and reconnect with her still-alive boyfriend, Echo embarks on a quest to solve her own murder. As the list of suspects grows, the quest evolves into a journey of self-discovery in which she learns she wasn’t quite the girl she thought she was. In a twist of fate, she’s presented with one last chance to reclaim her life and must make a decision which will either haunt her or bless her forever.