Author: Julianna Keyes
Publisher: Julianna Keyes
ISBN: 1777269725
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
After being ditched at the altar, Emmy Shaw’s heart, like her dented food truck, is definitely not open for business. Deeply in debt to her parents and evicted from her apartment, she takes a friend’s drunken dare and fills out an application for a new dating-adventure reality show. She never expects to be chosen—or to get a chance at the show’s huge cash prize, which could put her life back on track. But when she’s abandoned in the middle of the jungle two months later wearing only a bathing suit and a backpack, she questions if being on the show might be even worse than the #emmytrashtruck hate brigade she left back home. Then she meets her fellow cast members—including sexy, inscrutable Wes—and starts to reconsider, wondering if maybe money’s not all she stands to gain from this experience. After a year of abysmal failures, this summer of cave treks, jungle hikes, impromptu talent shows, and a sexy flirtmance turns out to be just the thing to help Emmy rebuild her shattered confidence. She signed up for the show to hide from the mess her life had become, but this escape from reality might be just what she needs to find herself.
Big Wild Love Adventure
Author: Julianna Keyes
Publisher: Julianna Keyes
ISBN: 1777269725
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
After being ditched at the altar, Emmy Shaw’s heart, like her dented food truck, is definitely not open for business. Deeply in debt to her parents and evicted from her apartment, she takes a friend’s drunken dare and fills out an application for a new dating-adventure reality show. She never expects to be chosen—or to get a chance at the show’s huge cash prize, which could put her life back on track. But when she’s abandoned in the middle of the jungle two months later wearing only a bathing suit and a backpack, she questions if being on the show might be even worse than the #emmytrashtruck hate brigade she left back home. Then she meets her fellow cast members—including sexy, inscrutable Wes—and starts to reconsider, wondering if maybe money’s not all she stands to gain from this experience. After a year of abysmal failures, this summer of cave treks, jungle hikes, impromptu talent shows, and a sexy flirtmance turns out to be just the thing to help Emmy rebuild her shattered confidence. She signed up for the show to hide from the mess her life had become, but this escape from reality might be just what she needs to find herself.
Publisher: Julianna Keyes
ISBN: 1777269725
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
After being ditched at the altar, Emmy Shaw’s heart, like her dented food truck, is definitely not open for business. Deeply in debt to her parents and evicted from her apartment, she takes a friend’s drunken dare and fills out an application for a new dating-adventure reality show. She never expects to be chosen—or to get a chance at the show’s huge cash prize, which could put her life back on track. But when she’s abandoned in the middle of the jungle two months later wearing only a bathing suit and a backpack, she questions if being on the show might be even worse than the #emmytrashtruck hate brigade she left back home. Then she meets her fellow cast members—including sexy, inscrutable Wes—and starts to reconsider, wondering if maybe money’s not all she stands to gain from this experience. After a year of abysmal failures, this summer of cave treks, jungle hikes, impromptu talent shows, and a sexy flirtmance turns out to be just the thing to help Emmy rebuild her shattered confidence. She signed up for the show to hide from the mess her life had become, but this escape from reality might be just what she needs to find herself.
Upending Tad, a Journey of Erotic Discovery
Author: Kora Knight
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781519296139
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
One straight college senior chilling at a frat party. One unlucky round of high-stakes poker. Now, to pay his dues, Tad must spend an hour in the basement of his victors' physical trainer, Scott, who happens to be a part-time Dom as well. Playful and sexy, he introduces Tad to his flogger. Despite Tad's efforts to remain unaffected, Scott wrenches his dark pleasure higher. Raw, kinky lust. Forbidden need. Then mind-blowing, out-of-this-world sex. When Tad finally touches down from his scandalous high, his world looks completely different. Because now he can't get Scott out of his system, and Scott seems to feel the same way. Unfortunately, his hesitancy wears heavy on Scott's heart and now Tad risks losing him forever. Experience Tad's journey of erotic self-discovery as, time and again, he seeks out the man who's upended his world... and his heart. Warning: Erotic romance, containing graphic gay sex. Intended for mature audiences only.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781519296139
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 586
Book Description
One straight college senior chilling at a frat party. One unlucky round of high-stakes poker. Now, to pay his dues, Tad must spend an hour in the basement of his victors' physical trainer, Scott, who happens to be a part-time Dom as well. Playful and sexy, he introduces Tad to his flogger. Despite Tad's efforts to remain unaffected, Scott wrenches his dark pleasure higher. Raw, kinky lust. Forbidden need. Then mind-blowing, out-of-this-world sex. When Tad finally touches down from his scandalous high, his world looks completely different. Because now he can't get Scott out of his system, and Scott seems to feel the same way. Unfortunately, his hesitancy wears heavy on Scott's heart and now Tad risks losing him forever. Experience Tad's journey of erotic self-discovery as, time and again, he seeks out the man who's upended his world... and his heart. Warning: Erotic romance, containing graphic gay sex. Intended for mature audiences only.
Rare Mettle
Author: Ann Bridges
Publisher: Balcony 7 Media and Publishing
ISBN: 193945476X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
Ann Bridges hits a bulls-eye in exposing the potential devastation of a Western world reliant on Silicon Valley technology, and ultimately taken hostage by a Chinese embargo of rare metals crucial to sustaining our way of life—and how we defend it. The sequel to Private Offerings, Ms. Bridges’ debut Silicon Valley novel, Rare Mettle is a no-holds-barred depiction of modern U.S. military weapons impeded by myopic political posturing, and double agents so deeply embedded, success dictates a monumental collaboration of unlikely partners—high-tech innovators and government agents—seemingly the only parties who realize the lethal potential of this new world order. The reality that American military strength and technology prowess could come under attack if China decides to flex its political muscle, limiting exports of rare components vital to Silicon Valley and defense contractors, is brought to life through Ms. Bridges' exhaustive research, finessed with input from government insiders. In Rare Mettle, politicians and CEOs busily protect their careers, while special agent Paul Freeman fights to rescue his assigned operative in China, who possesses inside intelligence vital to America. Unexpected alliances bulldoze the status quo with courage and conviction, leveraging state-of-the-art surveillance technology in a breakneck effort to defend and protect all they hold dear: their national pride, their families...and their futures.
Publisher: Balcony 7 Media and Publishing
ISBN: 193945476X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 439
Book Description
Ann Bridges hits a bulls-eye in exposing the potential devastation of a Western world reliant on Silicon Valley technology, and ultimately taken hostage by a Chinese embargo of rare metals crucial to sustaining our way of life—and how we defend it. The sequel to Private Offerings, Ms. Bridges’ debut Silicon Valley novel, Rare Mettle is a no-holds-barred depiction of modern U.S. military weapons impeded by myopic political posturing, and double agents so deeply embedded, success dictates a monumental collaboration of unlikely partners—high-tech innovators and government agents—seemingly the only parties who realize the lethal potential of this new world order. The reality that American military strength and technology prowess could come under attack if China decides to flex its political muscle, limiting exports of rare components vital to Silicon Valley and defense contractors, is brought to life through Ms. Bridges' exhaustive research, finessed with input from government insiders. In Rare Mettle, politicians and CEOs busily protect their careers, while special agent Paul Freeman fights to rescue his assigned operative in China, who possesses inside intelligence vital to America. Unexpected alliances bulldoze the status quo with courage and conviction, leveraging state-of-the-art surveillance technology in a breakneck effort to defend and protect all they hold dear: their national pride, their families...and their futures.
Orbiting the Giant Hairball
Author: Gordon MacKenzie
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0670879835
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Creativity is crucial to business success. But too often, even the most innovative organization quickly becomes a "giant hairball"--a tangled, impenetrable mass of rules, traditions, and systems, all based on what worked in the past--that exercises an inexorable pull into mediocrity. Gordon McKenzie worked at Hallmark Cards for thirty years, many of which he spent inspiring his colleagues to slip the bonds of Corporate Normalcy and rise to orbit--to a mode of dreaming, daring and doing above and beyond the rubber-stamp confines of the administrative mind-set. In his deeply funny book, exuberantly illustrated in full color, he shares the story of his own professional evolution, together with lessons on awakening and fostering creative genius. Originally self-published and already a business "cult classic", this personally empowering and entertaining look at the intersection between human creativity and the bottom line is now widely available to bookstores. It will be a must-read for any manager looking for new ways to invigorate employees, and any professional who wants to achieve his or her best, most self-expressive, most creative and fulfilling work.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 0670879835
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Creativity is crucial to business success. But too often, even the most innovative organization quickly becomes a "giant hairball"--a tangled, impenetrable mass of rules, traditions, and systems, all based on what worked in the past--that exercises an inexorable pull into mediocrity. Gordon McKenzie worked at Hallmark Cards for thirty years, many of which he spent inspiring his colleagues to slip the bonds of Corporate Normalcy and rise to orbit--to a mode of dreaming, daring and doing above and beyond the rubber-stamp confines of the administrative mind-set. In his deeply funny book, exuberantly illustrated in full color, he shares the story of his own professional evolution, together with lessons on awakening and fostering creative genius. Originally self-published and already a business "cult classic", this personally empowering and entertaining look at the intersection between human creativity and the bottom line is now widely available to bookstores. It will be a must-read for any manager looking for new ways to invigorate employees, and any professional who wants to achieve his or her best, most self-expressive, most creative and fulfilling work.
My Old Dog
Author: Laura T. Coffey
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 1608683419
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
“No Dog Should Die Alone” was the attention-grabbing — and heart-stirring — headline of journalist Laura T. Coffey’s TODAY show website story about photographer Lori Fusaro’s work with senior shelter pets. While generally calm, easy, and already house-trained, these animals often represent the highest-risk population at shelters. With gorgeous, joyful photographs and sweet, funny, true tales of “old dogs learning new tricks,” Coffey and Fusaro show that adopting a senior can be even more rewarding than choosing a younger dog. You’ll meet endearing elders like Marnie, the irresistible shih tzu who has posed for selfies with Tina Fey, James Franco, and Betty White; Remy, a soulful nine-year-old dog adopted by elderly nuns; George Clooney’s cocker spaniel, Einstein; and Bretagne, the last known surviving search dog from Ground Zero. They may be slower moving and a tad less exuberant than puppies, but these pooches prove that adopting a senior brings immeasurable joy, earnest devotion, and unconditional love.
Publisher: New World Library
ISBN: 1608683419
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
“No Dog Should Die Alone” was the attention-grabbing — and heart-stirring — headline of journalist Laura T. Coffey’s TODAY show website story about photographer Lori Fusaro’s work with senior shelter pets. While generally calm, easy, and already house-trained, these animals often represent the highest-risk population at shelters. With gorgeous, joyful photographs and sweet, funny, true tales of “old dogs learning new tricks,” Coffey and Fusaro show that adopting a senior can be even more rewarding than choosing a younger dog. You’ll meet endearing elders like Marnie, the irresistible shih tzu who has posed for selfies with Tina Fey, James Franco, and Betty White; Remy, a soulful nine-year-old dog adopted by elderly nuns; George Clooney’s cocker spaniel, Einstein; and Bretagne, the last known surviving search dog from Ground Zero. They may be slower moving and a tad less exuberant than puppies, but these pooches prove that adopting a senior brings immeasurable joy, earnest devotion, and unconditional love.
Whispers in the Windstorm
Author: Kathryn Danylko
Publisher: Peregrine Productions
ISBN: 0997398388
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
When Kathryn Danylko was diagnosed with breast cancer, friends told her to journal through her experience. Although she was not keen on documenting her disease, she recognized it was God speaking through them. The resulting book is an intimate glimpse into a woman’s life as she goes through the medical, emotional, and spiritual roller coaster called cancer. Accompany Kathryn on medical appointments. Share her darkest fears. Travel with her to Haiti. Walk through her gardens and her childhood memories. Listen as God whispers to her spirit and answers her prayers. When you read Kathryn’s personal details of her cancer journey, family life, and inner struggles, you’ll feel that she’s baring her soul to you over a cup of coffee. The Bible verses that gave her hope and strength will also lift you up. This portrayal of Kathryn’s year battling cancer is not just for Christian women, but for anyone interested in what it’s like to be diagnosed with cancer and spiritually triumph over the disease.
Publisher: Peregrine Productions
ISBN: 0997398388
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
When Kathryn Danylko was diagnosed with breast cancer, friends told her to journal through her experience. Although she was not keen on documenting her disease, she recognized it was God speaking through them. The resulting book is an intimate glimpse into a woman’s life as she goes through the medical, emotional, and spiritual roller coaster called cancer. Accompany Kathryn on medical appointments. Share her darkest fears. Travel with her to Haiti. Walk through her gardens and her childhood memories. Listen as God whispers to her spirit and answers her prayers. When you read Kathryn’s personal details of her cancer journey, family life, and inner struggles, you’ll feel that she’s baring her soul to you over a cup of coffee. The Bible verses that gave her hope and strength will also lift you up. This portrayal of Kathryn’s year battling cancer is not just for Christian women, but for anyone interested in what it’s like to be diagnosed with cancer and spiritually triumph over the disease.
1st Book of the Seriously Extraordinary Crazy Adventures of Becca and Company
Author: J. Nolan
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595425860
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Becca Pennington couldn't believe what she had gotten herself into! She was just supposed to be applying for a grandma's helper position. But when she meets the grandma, Mrs. KG, Becca soon finds out that both the grandma and her creepy old mansion are anything but ordinary! Not only does the mansion have edible furniture and interactive wallpaper, but it also has very unusual hallways, one through which transports Becca to another dimension. From having a wild and wacky shopping cart chase to learning how to dance herself up into the air, Becca's adventures in other dimensions are definitely beyond what her wildest dreams could have ever imagined! Joining her on this fantastically funny and crazy trip are Mrs. KG's grandchildren and the mischievous, goggle-wearing iguana, Señor Greco. Warning: Don't read this book unless you are ready to go on a truly exciting journey that is so crammed full of humor and fantasy it won't fit inside even the largest black hole in the whole universe!
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595425860
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Becca Pennington couldn't believe what she had gotten herself into! She was just supposed to be applying for a grandma's helper position. But when she meets the grandma, Mrs. KG, Becca soon finds out that both the grandma and her creepy old mansion are anything but ordinary! Not only does the mansion have edible furniture and interactive wallpaper, but it also has very unusual hallways, one through which transports Becca to another dimension. From having a wild and wacky shopping cart chase to learning how to dance herself up into the air, Becca's adventures in other dimensions are definitely beyond what her wildest dreams could have ever imagined! Joining her on this fantastically funny and crazy trip are Mrs. KG's grandchildren and the mischievous, goggle-wearing iguana, Señor Greco. Warning: Don't read this book unless you are ready to go on a truly exciting journey that is so crammed full of humor and fantasy it won't fit inside even the largest black hole in the whole universe!
Love Unscripted
Author: Tina Reber
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476718687
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
An A-list movie star just wanted to be an actor. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine a life where fans would chase him, paparazzi would stalk him, and Hollywood studios would want to own him. While filming in Rhode Island, he ducks into a neighborhood bar for a quick escape and finds much more than he expected.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1476718687
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
An A-list movie star just wanted to be an actor. Never in his wildest dreams did he imagine a life where fans would chase him, paparazzi would stalk him, and Hollywood studios would want to own him. While filming in Rhode Island, he ducks into a neighborhood bar for a quick escape and finds much more than he expected.
Home At Last
Author: Caitlyn O'Leary
Publisher: Passionately Kind Publishing
ISBN: 1949849570
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
ROAN I’d had a plan twenty years ago, serve my eight years in the Marines, college, come home and join the family business. Then it all changed and I became a Marine Raider. Raw from my last year long assignment in hell, I was grateful to retire after twenty years. Now here I am, damn near forty, retired, no degree with my family’s business hanging on by a thread and everybody I love scattered to the four winds. What in the hell am I going to do? Coming back to Jasper Creek and working with my dad and brothers had always been my dream. LISA Who’s the new guy? Scratch that, who’s the new man? And who does he think he is? Roan Thatcher. What kind of name is that anyway? How dare he come into my town and think he can take over. Fine, the business hasn’t been running perfectly, but considering I’ve been taking care of things single-handedly, for almost a year, it’s been going pretty damn good. And that’s even with some beyond stupid vandal/stalker trying to put me out of business! Roan better stay out of my way or there’s going to be trouble. Big trouble.
Publisher: Passionately Kind Publishing
ISBN: 1949849570
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
ROAN I’d had a plan twenty years ago, serve my eight years in the Marines, college, come home and join the family business. Then it all changed and I became a Marine Raider. Raw from my last year long assignment in hell, I was grateful to retire after twenty years. Now here I am, damn near forty, retired, no degree with my family’s business hanging on by a thread and everybody I love scattered to the four winds. What in the hell am I going to do? Coming back to Jasper Creek and working with my dad and brothers had always been my dream. LISA Who’s the new guy? Scratch that, who’s the new man? And who does he think he is? Roan Thatcher. What kind of name is that anyway? How dare he come into my town and think he can take over. Fine, the business hasn’t been running perfectly, but considering I’ve been taking care of things single-handedly, for almost a year, it’s been going pretty damn good. And that’s even with some beyond stupid vandal/stalker trying to put me out of business! Roan better stay out of my way or there’s going to be trouble. Big trouble.
Counting by 7s
Author: Holly Goldberg Sloan
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014242286X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller In the tradition of Out of My Mind, Wonder, and Mockingbird, this is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family. Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents, but that hasn’t kept her from leading a quietly happy life . . . until now. Suddenly Willow’s world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. The triumph of this book is that it is not a tragedy. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to read. * “Willow's story is one of renewal, and her journey of rebuilding the ties that unite people as a family will stay in readers' hearts long after the last page.”—School Library Journal starred review * “A graceful, meaningful tale featuring a cast of charming, well-rounded characters who learn sweet—but never cloying—lessons about resourcefulness, community, and true resilience in the face of loss.”—Booklist starred review * “What sets this novel apart from the average orphan-finds-a-home book is its lack of sentimentality, its truly multicultural cast (Willow describes herself as a “person of color”; Mai and Quang-ha are of mixed Vietnamese, African American, and Mexican ancestry), and its tone. . . . Poignant.”—The Horn Book starred review "In achingly beautiful prose, Holly Goldberg Sloan has written a delightful tale of transformation that’s a celebration of life in all its wondrous, hilarious and confounding glory. Counting by 7s is a triumph."—Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 014242286X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
Book Description
A New York Times Bestseller In the tradition of Out of My Mind, Wonder, and Mockingbird, this is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family. Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, who finds it comforting to count by 7s. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents, but that hasn’t kept her from leading a quietly happy life . . . until now. Suddenly Willow’s world is tragically changed when her parents both die in a car crash, leaving her alone in a baffling world. The triumph of this book is that it is not a tragedy. This extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily endearing, girl manages to push through her grief. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and fully believable surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to read. * “Willow's story is one of renewal, and her journey of rebuilding the ties that unite people as a family will stay in readers' hearts long after the last page.”—School Library Journal starred review * “A graceful, meaningful tale featuring a cast of charming, well-rounded characters who learn sweet—but never cloying—lessons about resourcefulness, community, and true resilience in the face of loss.”—Booklist starred review * “What sets this novel apart from the average orphan-finds-a-home book is its lack of sentimentality, its truly multicultural cast (Willow describes herself as a “person of color”; Mai and Quang-ha are of mixed Vietnamese, African American, and Mexican ancestry), and its tone. . . . Poignant.”—The Horn Book starred review "In achingly beautiful prose, Holly Goldberg Sloan has written a delightful tale of transformation that’s a celebration of life in all its wondrous, hilarious and confounding glory. Counting by 7s is a triumph."—Maria Semple, author of Where’d You Go, Bernadette