Author: Sky Jordan
Publisher: Sky Jordan
ISBN: 0463227794
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Melissa is a simple, average, everyday woman, struggling to balance a family, work, and herself. As she becomes more and more unhappy with her life, she meets a strange woman who promises to fix everything - by trading lives. Dreammaker promises a vacation from Melissa's troubles, and to have her life fixed to her idea of perfection by the time Melissa comes back. But can Dreammaker be trusted, or is the price for a perfect life more than Melissa can pay?
I Love You More Than Coffee
Author: Melissa Face
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781645430865
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Are you trying to balance raising a family with maintaining your own identity? Have you ever been so exhausted that you showed up to a meeting carrying your baby's diaper bag instead of your briefcase? In her debut collection, I Love You More Than Coffee, Melissa Face writes about the emotions we all experience as parents: anticipation, joy, fear, guilt, and worry. Whether you are a new or seasoned parent, you will find common ground in Melissa's heartfelt, humorous, and authentic stories of her life with two young children. If you love coffee a lot and your kids (a little) more, this book is for you. Fill your mug with your favorite brew and settle in with I Love You More Than Coffee.
Publisher: Mascot Books
ISBN: 9781645430865
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
Are you trying to balance raising a family with maintaining your own identity? Have you ever been so exhausted that you showed up to a meeting carrying your baby's diaper bag instead of your briefcase? In her debut collection, I Love You More Than Coffee, Melissa Face writes about the emotions we all experience as parents: anticipation, joy, fear, guilt, and worry. Whether you are a new or seasoned parent, you will find common ground in Melissa's heartfelt, humorous, and authentic stories of her life with two young children. If you love coffee a lot and your kids (a little) more, this book is for you. Fill your mug with your favorite brew and settle in with I Love You More Than Coffee.
The Birthday Girl
Author: Melissa de la Cruz
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 152474378X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the thrilling, suspenseful new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz, all of Ellie de Florent-Stinson’s secrets come to light in one eventful evening full of twists, turns, and surprises. Before she became a glamorous fashion designer, Ellie de Florent-Stinson was a trailer-park teen about to turn sixteen. But a night of birthday celebration doesn’t go exactly as planned and descends into a night she’ll never be able to forget. Now, on the cusp of her fortieth birthday, it appears Ellie has everything she ever wanted: a handsome husband; an accomplished, college-age stepdaughter; a beautiful ten-year-old girl; adorable and rambunctious six-year-old twin boys; lush, well-appointed homes in Los Angeles, Park City, and Palm Springs; a thriving career; and a dazzling circle of friends. Except everything is not quite as perfect as it looks on the outside—Ellie is keeping many secrets. But hiding those skeletons has a cost, and it all comes to a head the night of her fabulous birthday party in the desert—where everyone who matters in her life shows up, invited or not. Old and new friends and frenemies, stepdaughters and business partners, ex-wives and ex-husbands congregate, and the glittering facade of Ellie’s life begins to crumble. Beautifully paced and full of surprises, The Birthday Girl is an enthralling tale of a life lived in shadow and its unavoidable consequences.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 152474378X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the thrilling, suspenseful new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz, all of Ellie de Florent-Stinson’s secrets come to light in one eventful evening full of twists, turns, and surprises. Before she became a glamorous fashion designer, Ellie de Florent-Stinson was a trailer-park teen about to turn sixteen. But a night of birthday celebration doesn’t go exactly as planned and descends into a night she’ll never be able to forget. Now, on the cusp of her fortieth birthday, it appears Ellie has everything she ever wanted: a handsome husband; an accomplished, college-age stepdaughter; a beautiful ten-year-old girl; adorable and rambunctious six-year-old twin boys; lush, well-appointed homes in Los Angeles, Park City, and Palm Springs; a thriving career; and a dazzling circle of friends. Except everything is not quite as perfect as it looks on the outside—Ellie is keeping many secrets. But hiding those skeletons has a cost, and it all comes to a head the night of her fabulous birthday party in the desert—where everyone who matters in her life shows up, invited or not. Old and new friends and frenemies, stepdaughters and business partners, ex-wives and ex-husbands congregate, and the glittering facade of Ellie’s life begins to crumble. Beautifully paced and full of surprises, The Birthday Girl is an enthralling tale of a life lived in shadow and its unavoidable consequences.
Cakes by Melissa
Author: Melissa Ben-Ishay
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062740539
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
More than 120 recipes for fabulous cakes, icings, fillings, and toppings for endlessly delectable combinations from the founder of Baked by Melissa. Melissa Ben-Ishay believes baking should be fun and easy—and that incredible flavor can be in bite-size amounts. This ethos and her lively, personal style are infused throughout Cakes by Melissa. A simple-to-follow crash course in making baking more like crafting, it offers Melissa’s fresh takes on traditional cakes and inventive ideas to make dessert in any form extra sweet. The cookbook will encourage home bakers to be creative and spontaneous in their baking, even including fill-in-the-blank ingredient sheets to individualize their special treats. From the very recipe that started it all—the tie-dye cupcake—to peanut butter banana cake batter and icings and crumbles that inspire the baker in us all to create scrumptious desserts, Cakes by Melissa is filled with unique and totally irresistible recipes to devour. Replete with 125-150 photographs and stunningly designed pages that mirror the down-to-earth and colorful Baked by Melissa aesthetic, Cakes by Melissa is a celebration of the joys of baking for experts and novices alike, and is a must for Melissa’s fans.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062740539
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
More than 120 recipes for fabulous cakes, icings, fillings, and toppings for endlessly delectable combinations from the founder of Baked by Melissa. Melissa Ben-Ishay believes baking should be fun and easy—and that incredible flavor can be in bite-size amounts. This ethos and her lively, personal style are infused throughout Cakes by Melissa. A simple-to-follow crash course in making baking more like crafting, it offers Melissa’s fresh takes on traditional cakes and inventive ideas to make dessert in any form extra sweet. The cookbook will encourage home bakers to be creative and spontaneous in their baking, even including fill-in-the-blank ingredient sheets to individualize their special treats. From the very recipe that started it all—the tie-dye cupcake—to peanut butter banana cake batter and icings and crumbles that inspire the baker in us all to create scrumptious desserts, Cakes by Melissa is filled with unique and totally irresistible recipes to devour. Replete with 125-150 photographs and stunningly designed pages that mirror the down-to-earth and colorful Baked by Melissa aesthetic, Cakes by Melissa is a celebration of the joys of baking for experts and novices alike, and is a must for Melissa’s fans.
The Hazel Wood
Author: Melissa Albert
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 125014793X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Welcome to Melissa Albert's The Hazel Wood—the fiercely stunning New York Times bestseller everyone is raving about! Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get: Her mother is stolen away—by a figure who claims to come from the Hinterland, the cruel supernatural world where her grandmother's stories are set. Alice's only lead is the message her mother left behind: “Stay away from the Hazel Wood.” Alice has long steered clear of her grandmother’s cultish fans. But now she has no choice but to ally with classmate Ellery Finch, a Hinterland superfan who may have his own reasons for wanting to help her. To retrieve her mother, Alice must venture first to the Hazel Wood, then into the world where her grandmother's tales began—and where she might find out how her own story went so wrong. Don’t miss the bestselling sequel to The Hazel Wood, The Night Country or the illustrated collection of twelve fairy tales, Tales from the Hinterland!
Publisher: Flatiron Books
ISBN: 125014793X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Welcome to Melissa Albert's The Hazel Wood—the fiercely stunning New York Times bestseller everyone is raving about! Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice’s life on the road, always a step ahead of the uncanny bad luck biting at their heels. But when Alice’s grandmother, the reclusive author of a cult-classic book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate, the Hazel Wood, Alice learns how bad her luck can really get: Her mother is stolen away—by a figure who claims to come from the Hinterland, the cruel supernatural world where her grandmother's stories are set. Alice's only lead is the message her mother left behind: “Stay away from the Hazel Wood.” Alice has long steered clear of her grandmother’s cultish fans. But now she has no choice but to ally with classmate Ellery Finch, a Hinterland superfan who may have his own reasons for wanting to help her. To retrieve her mother, Alice must venture first to the Hazel Wood, then into the world where her grandmother's tales began—and where she might find out how her own story went so wrong. Don’t miss the bestselling sequel to The Hazel Wood, The Night Country or the illustrated collection of twelve fairy tales, Tales from the Hinterland!
Melissa
Author: Sky Jordan
Publisher: Sky Jordan
ISBN: 0463227794
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Melissa is a simple, average, everyday woman, struggling to balance a family, work, and herself. As she becomes more and more unhappy with her life, she meets a strange woman who promises to fix everything - by trading lives. Dreammaker promises a vacation from Melissa's troubles, and to have her life fixed to her idea of perfection by the time Melissa comes back. But can Dreammaker be trusted, or is the price for a perfect life more than Melissa can pay?
Publisher: Sky Jordan
ISBN: 0463227794
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Melissa is a simple, average, everyday woman, struggling to balance a family, work, and herself. As she becomes more and more unhappy with her life, she meets a strange woman who promises to fix everything - by trading lives. Dreammaker promises a vacation from Melissa's troubles, and to have her life fixed to her idea of perfection by the time Melissa comes back. But can Dreammaker be trusted, or is the price for a perfect life more than Melissa can pay?
Melissa Etheridge
Author: Joyce Luck
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 1550222988
Category : Gay musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The first full length biography of the international rock star is beautifully illustrated with over 50 photographs, 22 of which are in full colour and many of which have never before been published. Carefully researched, filled with numerous anecdotes collected from fans and with insights gathered from Etheridge's friends, colleagues and family, OUR LITTLE SECRET also features a useful bibliography of over 250 sources and a comprehensive discography.
Publisher: ECW Press
ISBN: 1550222988
Category : Gay musicians
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
The first full length biography of the international rock star is beautifully illustrated with over 50 photographs, 22 of which are in full colour and many of which have never before been published. Carefully researched, filled with numerous anecdotes collected from fans and with insights gathered from Etheridge's friends, colleagues and family, OUR LITTLE SECRET also features a useful bibliography of over 250 sources and a comprehensive discography.
Off the Trails
Author: Emily Franklin
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1480452300
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
DIVDIVThe Chalet Girls have left the icy mountains for hot beaches and sizzling surfer boys/div Melissa is ready to escape her job—and mismanaged love life—at Les Trois Alpes. On the West Indian island of Nevis, she finds new opportunities to cook things up at a high-end restaurant—and with a new crush. Harley has been a beach bum since she arrived—she can’t hold a job and recklessly flirts with the one person who could ruin her friendship with Lily. And speaking of Lily . . . she has finally been reunited with the guy of her dreams. But now that they’re together, is he really all she wanted? With the lure of the sand, surf, and steamy romances, will the girls ever want to go back to the slopes? /div
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1480452300
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
DIVDIVThe Chalet Girls have left the icy mountains for hot beaches and sizzling surfer boys/div Melissa is ready to escape her job—and mismanaged love life—at Les Trois Alpes. On the West Indian island of Nevis, she finds new opportunities to cook things up at a high-end restaurant—and with a new crush. Harley has been a beach bum since she arrived—she can’t hold a job and recklessly flirts with the one person who could ruin her friendship with Lily. And speaking of Lily . . . she has finally been reunited with the guy of her dreams. But now that they’re together, is he really all she wanted? With the lure of the sand, surf, and steamy romances, will the girls ever want to go back to the slopes? /div
I Could Have Been a Contender
Author: Eric Scott
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 178333147X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
It's 1971 and rock and roll was at its height. Small-time Australian agent Wayne Zemmerman scored an unimaginable coup when he signs British supergroup Andromeda for a nationwide tour. Showbiz reporter Scottie McPherson smells a rat and starts his investigation. The Sound Mixers is a dramatic expose of the rock industry: fiction that reads like fact. A gripping story that moves at breathtaking pace to a devastating climax, Performers, promoters, manipulators, illusion creators - the characters which inhabit the world of rock'n’roll are ruthlessly dissected in an intricate plot full of shocks and suspense. Big business is the name of the game; a game in which the tough survive… but even then not always. He clears up some old mysteries too - like what really happened on the night when American TV star Michael Cole swore on live TV at the Australian Logie Awards and how the Beatles came by their trademark haircut. But it is not all showbiz; the memoirs take us through the childhood fun and games of World War II in the UK, the miseries of teen hood and the horrors and fun of National Service, not to mention the personal traumas of five marriages and break-ups. The stories from a great raconteur run through eight decades, from 1939 through to 1970 in the UK and from then on in Australia. The book gives a shrewd insight to the changing lifestyles through those decades and through the eyes of a professional observer.
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
ISBN: 178333147X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
It's 1971 and rock and roll was at its height. Small-time Australian agent Wayne Zemmerman scored an unimaginable coup when he signs British supergroup Andromeda for a nationwide tour. Showbiz reporter Scottie McPherson smells a rat and starts his investigation. The Sound Mixers is a dramatic expose of the rock industry: fiction that reads like fact. A gripping story that moves at breathtaking pace to a devastating climax, Performers, promoters, manipulators, illusion creators - the characters which inhabit the world of rock'n’roll are ruthlessly dissected in an intricate plot full of shocks and suspense. Big business is the name of the game; a game in which the tough survive… but even then not always. He clears up some old mysteries too - like what really happened on the night when American TV star Michael Cole swore on live TV at the Australian Logie Awards and how the Beatles came by their trademark haircut. But it is not all showbiz; the memoirs take us through the childhood fun and games of World War II in the UK, the miseries of teen hood and the horrors and fun of National Service, not to mention the personal traumas of five marriages and break-ups. The stories from a great raconteur run through eight decades, from 1939 through to 1970 in the UK and from then on in Australia. The book gives a shrewd insight to the changing lifestyles through those decades and through the eyes of a professional observer.
A Card a Day
Author: Papercrafts Magazine
Publisher: Leisure Arts
ISBN: 1574860313
Category : Greeting cards
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Over 365 card ideas.
Publisher: Leisure Arts
ISBN: 1574860313
Category : Greeting cards
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Over 365 card ideas.
THE LAST AUTUMN
Author: ADITRI CHAKRAVORTY
Publisher: ADITRI CHAKRAVORTY
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
A priceless sensation of First Love which can break you in pieces if you relate. A love story that makes you rethink about Love and Loss one faces. Melissa , the protagonist is a charming girl who is working at a prosperous position. Her life is going great with work and her own life . She is engaged in her work only to ignore her traumatic past love. Her only love back then with Aron , by whom she got hurt , she became suicidal but was hard to be recognized by others. She never seemed that suffering in her life until the death of her fiancé , Fritz, who was also her work buddy. But what will happen when Aron again enters Melissa’s life. Can she ever forgive him? When mind and heart wants different things , how long can Melissa hold onto herself? Love is unexpected at times, It hurts us in suspense And in the end , everything seems so broken -------------------------*-----------------------
Publisher: ADITRI CHAKRAVORTY
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 51
Book Description
A priceless sensation of First Love which can break you in pieces if you relate. A love story that makes you rethink about Love and Loss one faces. Melissa , the protagonist is a charming girl who is working at a prosperous position. Her life is going great with work and her own life . She is engaged in her work only to ignore her traumatic past love. Her only love back then with Aron , by whom she got hurt , she became suicidal but was hard to be recognized by others. She never seemed that suffering in her life until the death of her fiancé , Fritz, who was also her work buddy. But what will happen when Aron again enters Melissa’s life. Can she ever forgive him? When mind and heart wants different things , how long can Melissa hold onto herself? Love is unexpected at times, It hurts us in suspense And in the end , everything seems so broken -------------------------*-----------------------