Jacob, a quiet accountant, faces an impossible choice when his daughter Emily pleads with him to save her kidnapped pop idol, Victoria Earnhart. Torn between the life he left behind and the love he has for his daughter, Jacob must confront old ghosts and deadly enemies.
What would you do if you discovered a way to KNOW the thought and emotions of those around you. Then you discover that you can manipulate and control these to some extent. This is what one yound man did when it happend to him. enjoy
This is the second book in the Wrinkle in Time Trilogy. It is a stand-alone book with an all-new cast that embraces getting a second chance, a do-over. Fortunately, this time, Xander had a cheat: life experience. I’d become the old man who no longer gave a fuck about others’ opinions. The problem was that by the time I learned this, I died … or so I thought. I found myself thrown back in time to do it all over again. Could I get it right this time?
A She Is Story A saintly yoga wife, her burned-out "nice guy" husband, and a creepy basement janitor slip into one messed-up loop of lust, guilt and voyeurism. This isn’t about cheating, it’s about something worse: when you suddenly realize it turns you on to see your perfect little world get dragged through the mud – and you don’t want it to stop.
18yo Cathy is again on the prowl. Dressed as sluttily as possible, she heads to the mall. There she spots an old guy dressed as Santa heading off for a break after a morning of Santa photos. "Can I sit on your lap, Santa, and get a big present?" Cathy asks. He looks her over, grabs her arm, and guides her into his break room for a little private Santa time...
Coincidences and the actions of the malevolent Roasburie family conspired to plague Graham Proctor's love life, beginning with virginal Penelope Roasburie and his attempt to woo her, in which he was successful - well almost... Eventually he began to wonder if he would ever be free of them, and in one way he never was. The tale is VERY long (novel size), and slow moving. Though told in the first person, it is fictional and bears no relation to anyone living or dead. / (Reviews)
A story in the world of curious devices and their unusual affects.
It's not easy when you're fifteen, your sister is seventeen, and you come home from town to find her in the garden, in her bikini, sunbathing. "What did you buy?" she asks. "This," he says, showing her a curious mechanical Thing he'd found in a charity shop. And from there all kinds of revelations follow... A coming-of-age story with a few twists along the way. NB: some codes only apply late on, so don't let the codes fool you into thinking everying starts to happen right from the get-go.
A Make the Cut Story Book 2 - John survived the Earth's destruction. Awakening in the far future, he stumbled upon the truth behind the attack on his world. Now, he embarks on a desperate journey to find more answers and possibly a way to fight back. All the while, he is under the threat of discovery and sudden death. Book 2 in the Make the Cut series.