![]() ![]() ![]() To her surprise, it comes in the form of Will, who arrives nine years too late, with a suitcase in tow and an offer to help on his lips. The place is in disarray, her ex-boyfriend’s the manager, and Fern doesn’t know where to begin. ![]() Instead of living in the city, Fern’s back home, running her mother’s lakeside resort-something she vowed never to do. Will didn’t.Īt thirty-two, Fern’s life doesn’t look at all how she once imagined it would. ![]() The timing was wrong, but their connection was undeniable: they shared every secret, every dream, and made a pact to meet one year later. She spent just twenty-four hours in her early twenties with the aggravatingly attractive, idealistic artist, a chance encounter that spiraled into a daylong adventure in the city. Genre: Contemporary, Women’s Fiction, RomanceĪ random connection sends two strangers on a daylong adventure where they make a promise one keeps and the other breaks, with life-changing effects, in this breathtaking new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Every Summer After.įern Brookbanks has wasted far too much of her adult life thinking about Will Baxter. Title: Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune Here are the eBooks for this week’s Winning Wednesday contest: ![]()
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![]() ![]() A Reading Specialist, writer, and literacy consultant, Amy’s work has been featured on dozens of online and print publications, including Scholastic Parents, PBS Parents, , and more. Amy is a former high school English teacher who has truly expanded the walls of classroom, sharing her expertise at local and national events and co-authoring Raising a Rock-Star Reader: 75 Quick Tips for Helping Your Child Develop A Lifelong Love of Reading (Scholastic, 2016) and Setting the Stage for Rock-Star Readers: Helping Young Children Develop A Lifelong Love of Re Amy Mascott is the creator of , where since 2008, she has helped families cultivate meaningful connections and build important bridges between home and school. ![]() Amy Mascott is the creator of , where since 2008, she has helped families cultivate meaningful connections and build important bridges between home and school. ![]() ![]() ![]() This stunning trilogy from a master poet and #1 New York Times bestselling author with nearly 3.5 million books in print is a testament to the harsh reality that addiction is never just one person's problem.Binding Type: Boxed SetAuthor: Ellen HopkinsPublisher: Margaret K. They find themselves pulled toward the one person who links them together, yet discover that it is in each other, and in themselves, that they find the trust, the courage, the hope to break the cycle. A new mother struggling-and failing-to stay clean, Kristina's downward spiral continues in Glass, and the outcome is chronicled in Fallout, which follows the lives of three of her children. ![]() Acting under the guise of her alter ego, Bree, Kristina explores drugs, sex, and her own dark side. ![]() This boxed set makes a perfect gift and features trade paperback editions of Crank, Glass, and Fallout with striking new covers and special bonus content, including an essay from author Ellen Hopkins on the true story behind Crank and an essay from her daughter, the real "Kristina." In Crank you'll meet Kristina-and Kristina will meet crank. 9781442499591 The complete New York Times bestselling Crank trilogy is now available with exclusive bonus content. ![]() ![]() ![]() Contributors include- Tony Birch, Deborah Cheetham, Adam Goodes, Terri Janke, Patrick Johnson, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Jack Latimore, Celeste Liddle, Amy McQuire, Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Miranda Tapsell, Jared Thomas, Aileen Walsh, Alexis West, Tara June Winch, and many, many more. This groundbreaking collection will enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today. What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, attempts to showcase as many diverse voices, experiences and stories as possible in order to answer that question. All of the contributors speak from the heart - sometimes calling for empathy, oftentimes challenging stereotypes, always demanding respect. ![]() Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside those from newly discovered writers of all ages. Childhood stories of family, country and belonging What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question. ![]() ![]() 'Another masterpiece from our beloved Richelle Mead!' Shirleyy's Bookshelf Masterful writing.' Speculating on SpecFic From the very first page the story grips the reader, and before you know it, you've read thr whole thing and hunger for more. 'Sheer, utter brilliance - Richelle Mead's books always blow me away, and The Golden Lily is no exception. ![]() Consumed by passion and vengeance, Sydney struggles to keep her secret life under wraps as the threat of exposure - and re-education - looms larger than ever. Working with Marcus has changed the way she views the Alchemists, and Sydney must tread a careful path as she harnesses her profound magical ability to undermine the way of life she was raised to defend. Her sister Zoe has arrived and while Sydney longs to grow closer to her, there's still so much she must keep secret. As she navigates the aftermath of her life-changing decision, she still finds herself pulled in too many directions at once. And in one breathtaking moment that Richelle Mead fans will never forget, she made a decision that shocked even her. In The Indigo Spell, Sydney was torn between the Alchemist way of life and what her heart and gut were telling her to do. ![]() Pulses will race throughout this smoldering fourth installment in the bestselling Bloodlines series, where no secret is safe. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I have read DEVOURED her 3 books from this series and can not wait to read the stand-alone one that is going to appear this year (2014). Personally, I think the way she is writing is really captivating and you can feel her passion through her words. Another novel, a stand-alone one, will follow this series in the near future. The Wolves of Mercy Falls series contain 3 books, at the moment, that were published in 2009 ( Shiver), 2010 ( Linger) and 2011 ( Forever). Together with her sister, they write and record a piece of music for every of her novels.Īfter several years and many rejections Maggie Stiefvater finally published her first novel, Lamient, in 2008. She worked as a portrait artist before starting to write and she even writes music. Maggie Stiefvater was born in 18th November, 1981 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. ![]() ![]() ![]() Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped Edges Lightly Soiled Slight Yellowing Due to Age. NOTE: NO international orders for this item Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Scarce 1st printing of Lindbergh classic with author's signature. (Bonus: Comes with a unsigned 1st Edition hardcover copy of Lindbergh's "Dearly Beloved" and also a a hardcover copy of the 50th Anniversary Edition of 'Gift from the Sea"-note: bonus books only come with domestic order). Also affixed to second free page is a bookplate SIGNED by author's daughter and author REEVE LINDBERGH (signature only). SIGNED by ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH on a cut-signature slip attached to title page (signature and date only). DJ rubbed with some edge rubbing and fade on rear and closed tearnear spine. $2.75 price present on DJ mylar protected. First Edition, with all points present -no additional printings indicated, four titles ending with "The Steep Ascent" facing title page, with no review blurbs on the DJ photo of author on DJ rear by Lucia Nebel White. ![]() ![]() This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion Improvement Council, West Virginia Division of Archives and History. Conrad & Anderson families came later.Įrected 2002 by Northern Webster Co. Name used for local Methodist church, tax district and geographical quadrangle. ![]() Post office operated, 1856-1892, as Hacker's Valley, when (') dropped. Conrad and Anderson families came later.Ĭommunity originally known as Hacker Lick for John Hacker and salt springs he found here in 1772, following a buffalo trail on lands he claimed by "tomahawk mark" in present Webster, Upshur, and Lewis counties. ![]() Community originally known as Hacker Lick for John Hacker and salt springs he found here in 1772, following a buffalo trail on lands he claimed by "tomahawk mark" in present Webster, Upshur, and Lewis counties. ![]() ![]() I enjoyed it.ĥ Stars!! For a romance and a mystery all in one!! Their feelings, past and present were well done. Characters are more defined, the story was crisper. This book was more filled out than the first one. I don't want to give away any plot details. Adam, not knowing his past, is certain the only man he has ever loved is beside him. Tiny bits and pieces of memory returning, most of them not giving either man any peace. They slowly make their way back to Crooked Tree. He wants answers but Adam is unable to give them. The boy he feel in love with so many years ago, the man he still loves. ![]() When he get to Chicago he realizes that underneath the bruises and damaged body, the man is Adam. When he receives a picture of a badly beaten man he knows it not Justin. When Ethan gets word that a man with no memory has surfaced in Chicago, repeating his name he has hope that maybe it was his brother. ![]() Still looking for the people he'd loved and lost. Adam disappeared with Ethan’s brother, Justin, when they were fifteen. ![]() Ethan gave away a piece of his heart to Adam when he was seventeen. ![]() ![]() ![]() This was such an interesting retelling! It’s based on the legend of Anastasia and I’ve been reading a lot of historical fiction set in this time period recently so I was excited to pick this up. But Anna’s pursuers are not far behind, and no matter where Evgenia’s loyalties lie, she too is being hunted now and they will have to learn to trust each other to survive. Evgenia is a communist herself, and suspicious of Anna, but is in desperate need of money for a doctor and accepts the offer. The sole survivor, she flees, knowing that she will be hunted as soon as it is discovered that she is still alive, and meets Evgenia, a peasant girl, whom she pays with one of the jewels she has hidden away to take her south where she hopes to find safety with the White Army. The year is 1918 and in the midst of the Russian Revolution, Anna’s family has been massacred by the Bolsheviks. With her brother in desperate need of a doctor, Evgenia accepts Anna’s offer and suddenly finds herself on the wrong side of the war.Īnna is being hunted by the Bolsheviks, and now – regardless of her loyalties – Evgenia is too. Desperate to get away from the Bolsheviks, she offers a peasant girl a diamond to take her as far south as possible – not realizing that the girl is a communist herself. Anna, a bourgeois girl, narrowly escaped the massacre of her entire family in Yekaterinburg. ![]() ![]() ![]() Synopsis: Russia, 1918: With the execution of Tsar Nicholas, the empire crumbles and Russia is on the edge of civil war – the poor are devouring the rich. Published: February 22nd, 2022 (Roaring Book Press) ![]() |
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