Christmas baby Noelle has her first big crush and it's on a boy named Will who's a Christmas Eve baby! In addition to being incredibly cute, Will is just about the nicest boy Noelle has ever met. Is he this friendly to everyone though? Noelle isn't sure if Will's goodwill toward her is simply holiday spirit... or maybe something more?
When Marion Garver arrives at the Thorne mansion, her presence sets into motion a downward spiral of one of the most prominent families in Virginia. While her dear father lay dying, Marion's mother informs her that their desperate situation calls for an even more desperate measure. Her mother tells her she must assume a fake last name and accept a governess position with the Thorne's, a mysterious family whose patriarch, Gabriel, is known around town for his taste in fine tobacco and his ferocious temper. Everyone suspects Gabriel may be responsible for his young wife's death years before. After delving further into the dark history of the family, Marion not only believes the suspicions but begins to unearth secrets of her own: why her mother made her assume a fake last name, what happened between her family and the Thorne's years before, and even the true identity of Thorne's eldest son, Loren. Armed with these disturbing truths, Marion must decide where to turn. Should she stay with the Thorne's and risk her own life in order to save her family? Or should she escape the twisting trap that binds her at the Thorne estate and return home, leaving behind the promise of a new love and guaranteeing her family's destruction? Her final decision is one that echoes with tragedy; a decision that will haunt them all forever.
’Tis the season for tidings of romance—Crush style! Noelle’s birthday is on Christmas. And her crush, Noel, was born on Christmas Eve. If that’s not romantic fate, what is? In addition to being incredibly cute, Noel is just about the nicest boy Noelle has ever met. But it seems like Noel is friendly to everyone. Noelle isn’t sure if his goodwill toward her is simply holiday spirit...or maybe something more?
Maddie arrives at camp cross, cranky, and ready for one long, hot summer. But then she spies Gabriel, beautiful Gabriel, with a British accent to boot.
A trip to grandma’s gets a lot more interesting when a cute crush is involved! Isabella isn’t exactly thrilled to be spending spring break with her twin brother and their sunscreen-obsessed, worrywart grandma in Florida. That is, until Grandma Miriam actually turns out to be a lot more fun when Mom isn’t around—she sings along in the car, buys them ice cream, and has tons of cool day trips planned for the three of them. But when Grandma Miriam introduces Isabella to her friend’s gorgeous grandson, Ryan, all thoughts of day trips with her grandma and brother go out the window. Will Isabella be able to get Ryan alone before spring break is over? And if she does, what then?
You can’t help but crush on this start to a tween series full of drama and romance! Twelve-year-old Lauren Silver is ready to hit the beach for her annual family vacation. Aside from the sun and sand, she’s especially thrilled to be reunited with her gorgeous summer crush, Charlie Anderson. Sure, she’s only spoken to him once, for exactly thirteen seconds, but she knows they are meant to be together. She’s even spent all year developing The Love Plan, a foolproof way to get to know Charlie and have him fall for her. But plans don’t always work out, which Lauren learns when she finds out a friend from school, Chrissy Porter, will be joining her family on their vacation. As if having to make Chrissy part of The Love Plan isn’t bad enough, Lauren then has to face a very tough reality of crushes: Sometimes they are not mutual. And sometimes, when fate is playing a really mean trick on you, the object of your crush ends up crushing on your friend Chrissy. Can Lauren survive her beach vacation? And more importantly, can she survive her first crush?
Fallen, Dreams of Elysium, and Aeterno complete this dark family saga, organized in the order in which the author intended. Journey to 18th century Virginia as you meet the Thornes, a mysterious family with a sordid and murderous past.
12 year old Lauren Silver is ready to hit the beach for her annual family holiday. This year, the trip is destined to be really special because Lauren will be reunited with her gorgeous summer crush, Niall Anderson. She has spent the last year coming up with The Love Plan: a fool proof way to meet Niall and have him fall for her. Can Lauren survive her beach holiday? And more importantly, can she survive her first crush?
On the first day of seventh grade, Lindsay Potter is shocked to see that her best friend Nick, who spent the summer away, has grown taller and has become irresistibly handsome, and she hopes their friendship can become something more.
SUMMER OF LOVE: Madeline isn't thrilled that her mother has signed her up for sleepover camp for the whole summer. The whole summer away from home! So Maddie arrives at camp cross, cranky, and ready for one long, hot summer. But then she spies Harry, beautiful Harry, with a British accent to boot...
Lindsay Potter and Zayn Lopez have been best friends since birth. Zayn's been away all summer and Lindsay can't wait to see him again. But on the first day of school, she barely recognises him. Not only did he grow about a foot, but over the summer Zayn morphed into the cutest boy at school . . . and quite possibly the world. Overnight Zayn becomes the most popular boy at school, and practically every girl is crushing on him. Including Lindsay. Find out what happens when your first best friend turns into your first crush!
Rachel has had a secret crush on Aston for a while now. But when Aston becomes a famous pop star and leaves school to go on tour, he becomes the object of every girl's crush. Rachel is happy for Aston, but she's also a little heartbroken that things between them might never be the same. Everything changes when Aston releases a new song about his own secret crush, and some of the lyrics make Rachel think that maybe, just maybe, Aston is singing about her. When Aston returns home on Valentine's Day to give a concert and reveal the identity of his secret crush!
When a crush goes both ways, it’s the sweetest thing! Rachel has had a secret crush on Brody—the cute, sweet guy from her church choir—for a while now. But when Brody becomes a famous pop star and leaves school to go on tour, he becomes the object of every girl’s crush. Rachel is happy for Brody, but she’s also a little heartbroken that things between them might never be the same. But when Brody releases a new song about his own secret crush, some of the lyrics make Rachel think that maybe, just maybe, Brody is singing about her. Could it be? Rachel is about to find out—along with every other girl at school—when Brody returns home on Valentine’s Day to give a concert and reveal the identity of his secret crush!
The Thorne Family Saga Fallen Dreams of Elysium Aeterno How did Gabriel Thorne become the man that he did? What happened the day that Renate Thorne died? What is the story behind the brooch? In the follow-up novel to Fallen, Dreams of Elysium will answer the questions left unanswered. The year is 1785 and Gabriel Thorne is a 10-year old boy. One day while playing in the attic with his brother Theo, he stumbles upon an old journal written by an uncle he never knew, chronicling one of the most mysterious families in Virginia; his family, the Thornes. After his mother's suspicious suicide, he is eager to uncover all he can. What he discovers is a truth so twisting that it begins to unravel everything he ever believed.
First novel in Delacroix Family Saga. Deep in the swirling mists of the bayous of Louisiana lies Moreau Manor. Young Bathsheba Delacroix is about to be thrown into a treacherous world, a world full of whispers behind locked doors, a betrayal by the one person who was supposed to love her the most, and murder. She must risk everything to try to escape the dark fate that pursues her. She is the last of a noble family, the Last of the Delacroixs.
Every legacy has a beginning. From the swaying tobacco fields of Thorne Manor to the battleground in Lexington, Massachusetts at the beginning of the Revolution, Aeterno tells the story of how the Thornes came to be.The year is 1775; a year of innocence before the tensions of the Revolution. John, Constant, and Amos Thorne are on the front lines of the birth of a nation. One fateful moment on the battlefield becomes a catalyst for the downward spiral of one of the most prominent families in Virginia.Final novel in the Thorne Family Saga series.
Second horror compilation from the author of The Thorne Family Saga.Mutiny on the Morning GloryLife for twelve year-old Sarah Boone is perfect. Until the morning that she awakens on her family's yacht to find them all murdered and the boat quickly sinking. Deep in the middle of the Atlantic, the young girl must find a way to escape the watery grave and survive alone in the middle of the ocean, praying with merely a dim hope that she will ever be found again.ClaustrophobiaThe Sigma Phi fraternity was the most exclusive on Western Washington State University's campus. Tom Bixler was dying to get in. The initiation sounded simple enough - for the pledges to face their deepest fears. The fraternity arranged to have Tom buried alive for an 30 minutes, with a two-way radio his only link to the outside world. Except something happens. The boys don't return to unbury him when they promised to. They vanish. As precious time ticks away and his air runs out, Tom must fight his fear and overwhelming panic to find a way out.
A controversial new novel from the winner of the Edinburgh International Book Festival First Book Award. When Mark Darling is 15 years old, he is the golden boy, captain of the school soccer team, admired by all who know him. Until he kills his best friend in a freak accident. He spends the next decade drifting between the therapy couch and dead-end pursuits. Then along comes Sadie. A mender by nature, she tries her best to fix him and has enough energy to carry them both through the next few years. One evening, Mark bumps into an old schoolfriend, Ruby. She saw the accident first hand. He is pulled towards her by a force stronger than logic: the universal need to reconcile one's childhood wounds. This is his chance to, once again, feel the enveloping warmth of unconditional love. But can he leave behind the woman who rescued him from the pit of despair, the wife he loves? His unborn child? This is a story about how childhood experiences can profoundly impact how we behave as adults. It's a story about betrayal, infidelity, and how we often blinker ourselves to see a version of the truth that is more palatable to us.
Rachel has had a secret crush on Aston for a while now. But when Aston becomes a famous pop star and leaves school to go on tour, he becomes the object of every girl's crush. Rachel is happy for Aston, but she's also a little heartbroken that things between them might never be the same. Everything changes when Aston releases a new song about his own secret crush, and some of the lyrics make Rachel think that maybe, just maybe, Aston is singing about her. When Aston returns home on Valentine's Day to give a concert and reveal the identity of his secret crush!
Bree Adams is tired. As an admin in a busy, prestigious New York law firm, she is in need of a vacation. A long escape to Peru seems like the perfect place to elude the hustle and bustle of the big city.She shops and eats at some of the finest restaurants. She explores the historical basilica and the dank and morbid catacombs. She meets several locals and learns more about the city's colorful history.Bree returns to New York refreshed. But something has followed her home.Something diabolical and ancient.Something that will not stop tormenting her until she is dead.
The incredibly popular Daily Mail column, 'Confessions of a Fashionista', feeds its hungry readers snippets of a life in the glittering yet deranged world of fashion. Now its anonymous author reveals both her identity and the true story of her giddyingly glamorous time in the style industry, with insider gossip on the people who populate it. Propelled by a painful end to a relationship and determined to prove her ex wrong for breaking up with her, our Fashionista lands a place on the Harrods Graduate Scheme. A complete outsider to the fashion world, she sets out on a wing and a pair of Guccis, and finds herself in a whirlwind of couture and craziness. Along the way she learns how to stay sane in a world where hairdressers have egos as big as their clients' bouffants, where dogs fly business class, and if you're eating carbs it can only be because you're pregnant. Confessions of a Fashionista is a book for anyone who's ever been an outsider, for anyone who's ever had a relationship end badly and thought they'd never find true love, and for anyone who thinks that cakes were made to be eaten, not sniffed. By turns hilarious, sad, thrilling, romantic and fun, it is the It book for fashionistas everywhere.
The original Northern Powerhouse, Newcastle upon Tyne has witnessed countless transformations over the last century or so, from its industrial heyday, when Tyneside engineering and innovation led the world, through decades of post-industrial decline, and underinvestment, to its more recent reinvention as a cultural destination for the North. The ten short stories gathered here all feature characters in search of something, a new reality, a space, perhaps, in which to rediscover themselves: from the call-centre worker imagining herself far away from the claustrophobic realities of her day job, to the woman coming to terms with an ex-lover who’s moved on all too quickly, to the man trying to outrun his mother’s death on Town Moor. The Book of Newcastle brings together some of the city’s most renowned literary talents, along with exciting new voices, proving that while Newcastle continues to feel the effects of its lost industrial past, it is also a city striving for a future that brims with promise.
The lost volume from the Danish Olympia Press! Six stories by the diva of domination, sweetly and innocently chronicling men's primal urge to get whipped, and the women who do it for them... out of love.
From the author of THE CHOSEN ONE, a fictionalised account of the relationship between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his wife Constanze Weber, which tells of Mozart's passionate marriage and his intriguing relationship with his three sisters-in-law, set amidst the treacherous musical world of Vienna.
I wish I could tell you this story begins with once upon a time but my life was anything but a fairytale most little girls at the age of 3 were playing with dolls I was being tied to trees
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