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Corrine James is not needed here. I've told her that, or I tried to anyway, but there's just something about the curvy home caregiver that has me biting my tongue. I don't want a live-in caregiver, though. I don't want anyone to see me struggle, but my brother is worried about me, and I know that he'll insist. When I tell her that I don’t need her, she begs me to let her stay. She needs this job, and so I cave. That's my first mistake.

I’ve been in love with my brother’s best friend since we were kids. Anson is the only man that I’ve ever wanted. Too bad for me, he only seems to see me as his best friend’s little sister. I thought that when he left for the military, things would get easier.

This trip was supposed to be stress free. A way for me to unplug from the real world and unwind. Then he shows up. Amos Briggs. Even his name is sexy. He also booked this secluded cabin until his house is finished being built nearby. He wants me to leave, but that’s not happening. I need this. The sexy mountain man will just have to find someplace else to stay. When he suggests a competition to see who gets the cabin, I jump to agree. I’ll win this bet in a day and get back to my vacation. Except he’s more of a temptation than I anticipated.

Visible Amazement is the story of a precocious, talented teenage cartoonist Roanne Chappell whose journey of discovery takes her along the American West Coast as the Seventies transitions into the Eighties. As a precocious and physically mature young woman she experiences love, friendship and heartbreak. She savours new words and delights in word play greeting the world with open arms and an open heart in unforgettable adventures that are wilder and more fantastic than most adolescents dream about.

What happens when a snail falls in love with a little girl? Obviously he needs to write her a love letter! But which letter? And in what color? All the garden creatures try to help him in different ways that nearly lead to disaster. But our snail has stamina, and by accident and perseverance, he makes a wonderful discovery on his daring adventure.

This is the raw first edition of my second poem book, not the newly revised longer edition for sale on Kindle, paperback, and hardcover.

"Ich wollte keine Depression haben. Das passte mir nicht in den Terminkalender." Mehr als 5 Millionen Deutsche leben mit einer Depression, laut Weltgesundheitsorganisation handelt es sich dabei global gesehen inzwischen um die zweithäufigste "Volkskrankheit". Was früher tabuisiert war und heute noch allzu oft verschwiegen wird, ist inzwischen eine anerkannte Krankheit.

Newly widowed Phyllida returns from India to visit her absent-minded father, Professor Woodbridge, only to find the house locked up and deserted. Phyllida learns that he left town four months ago having dismissed the staff, telling them he was leaving for a prolonged holiday. After some further investigation, it appears that her father has vanished. As Phyllida investigates the disappearance of her missing father, she is faced with secrets and revelations she could never have been prepared for.

A narrative guide and practical methodology for nurturing and sustaining our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world.“With intimacy as the foundational principle of our existence, we can build a life based on what we truly need, not what we think we need or have been told we need...

Marginal gives us a picture of a way of life - that of the wandering homeless who drift from one hostel to another, sometimes across continents, sometimes within a street or two of where they were born, neither expecting nor even particularly desiring permanence in any aspect of their lives. These are the "marginal" ones of the title, who together with the staff of the institutions they pass through constitute the dramatis personae of the novel.

"My mother," Joy Shapiro Krushelevansky writes in her diary late one night, "is the most embarrassing person to have ever been born." It's been almost thirteen years since we've last seen Cannie Shapiro, the heroine of Good in Bed, whose journey toward happily-ever-after, and peace with her...

New Student Gets Old Teacher The bad news is that Cara Landry is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. The worse news is that her teacher, Mr. Larson, would rather read the paper and drink coffee than teach his students anything. So Cara decides to give Mr. Larson something else to read --...

Twins Zac and Lu grew up on their mother’s stories of the Wildewoods, an imaginary land where mythical beasts roam free. These creatures fill the pages of Zac’s sketchbooks and inspire Lu’s love of animals, and on most days, they’re the only thing the twins have in common. When their mother dies, a heartbroken Lu and Zac are shipped off to England to spend the summer with relatives they’ve never met. But it doesn’t take the twins long to uncover the incredible secret tucked away in the forest behind their ancestral home.

The Genesis Faction has colonized a new world of primitive humans, attempting to hide from the intelligence-hunting aliens lurking between the stars. These newly primitive inhabitants of the Land of Eden are dubbed "neoprims". One neoprim per tribe every three generations is selected to join the world of advanced humans in the Land of Nod. Enter Zeta of the Scorpion Tail Tribe — a neoprim who must replay past experiences to piece together her fractured memory.

On Saturday 22nd October 2016, the township of Bogganobbi NSW was completely destroyed in an event that saw the greatest loss of Australian life since WWI... and there was a protest.

On an almost uninhabitable rocky island off the coast of Maine, a hotel looms over the shore, an ever-present gray lady that stands strong like a guard, keeping watch. For many who come here, this island is a sanctuary and a betrayal. This is a place where memories linger like ghosts, and the ephemeral nature of time begins to peel away...like the sanity of all who have been unlucky enough to step foot on its shore. In the late spring of 1873, Isabelle gave birth to her son Oscar, he cried for three startling minutes, and then went silent.

During this ever-changing time, in the last 10 months, I have put together Poems to Please to follow my novella last year. Some of the poems are about love and nature, and I hope you will find a lot that will make you smile. Writing has been a great outlet in these challenging times. I have enjoyed doing a podcast and two radio interviews, and hope to do another one soon. After being chosen for an entry to The Hailsham Festival 2020 Anthology with Coronavirus days, this gave me a real boost. Debbie Milner.

An elderly woman, recently bereaved and virtually disowned by her only son, ponders over the meaning of her very existence...leading to tragic consequences.

Every 1000 years, a special genetic code is activated in a canine breed to insure its survival. The animal will grow to be twice, even three times its normal size. These dogs were super intelligent, brave, and ferocious. They were believed to have been owned by the gods. They were called Titans.

Brad has always been a ladies man. He's also always been a creep. When he finds a shrink ray during a trash pickup, he uses his newfound toy to lure women into a trap. He builds his own miniature lady collection.