From Bethany Hamilton’s fan letters come these honest, sometimes gut-wrenching questions. Some questions you may have asked about yourself at some time. Bethany’s sincere answers reflect her faith, and with some of her favorite Scripture versus, her answers will inspire you, let you into Bethany’s heart, and possibly help you with some of your own life questions. This updated edition includes some new questions and answers, and lets readers see how she has grown and changed, and where she is today.
Grace, raven-haired and delicately voluptuous, is plucked from the Revolution-torn streets of Paris to be trained by Madame de Genlis, the mistress of Philipe, the Duke of Orleans. The training is strict and there are many occasions when Grace dreams of escape, but she is drawn into the decadence and sensuality of the court. Passive and compliant by nature, she cannot help but please those around her. Her beauty and submissive ways attract the attention of Lord Fitzpatrick, and she becomes his wife. Little does she know that her mysterious husband leads a dangerous double life into which she cannot help but become embroiled. Despite the spankings and humiliation Grace endures at the hands of aristos and revolutionaries alike, she remains unspoilt. Even on the steps of the guillotine her soft smile and revealing gown bring the mob to mesmerised silence. But will the mysterious stranger known as the Black Rose save her...?
Gabrielle Turner, a poor but gorgeous redhead with eyes the colour of the Caribbean, is on a short trip to Las Vegas from her trailer home in Florida, the trip paid for by her husband, Tom, having enjoyed an infrequent stroke of luck in a card game. Indecently rich Marshall Verity propositions the couple and interests Tom in one of his lovely girls, and takes the opportunity to buy Gabrielle and spirit her away to his mansion home, where her life changes to one of utter luxury - but at a price! Tiring of Verity's version of love in which she must be entirely submissive and willing to be humiliated at every opportunity, Gabrielle decides to end it all and jumps from the side of his luxury yacht, upon which she had been displayed like a trophy to Verity's clients. Rescued by a beach bum off Key West, Gabrielle realises for certain that she hates Verity, but when he, Tom, and Robbie, the beach bum, play cards for her, who will win?
Babala, golden-haired with eyes in which a man could drown, is trained to please by the Task Master of the kingdom of Ellipsis. Destined for the prince's use she is stolen by the mistress of the harem, the Lady Fazath. Four guards are sent to find them in the deep forest, and unable to resist Babala, nor Fazath's protestations, the men use the two females for their pleasure. Then stricken with fear the men take their captives over the border, where they are sold at auction. Babala is bought by a rich merchant who lives in a castle at the pinnacle of a crag. Here she is worked in the kitchens and put to tricks for the entertainment of guests. Meanwhile Fazath is disciplined to enjoy a man rather than the sensual beauty of a woman, which has always been her pleasure. Babala yearns for the safety of the harem, and Fazath bemoans her fate as she and her owner search high and low for the prince's favourite.
Daniel and Milly Hudgkins are just two normal kids, until a girl named Lily moves to Middleville. That changes everything. Lily and Dan instantly become friends, but Dan and his best friend, Hazel, soon drift far apart. Ever since a murder has occurred, rumors have been spreading that the new girl is the culprit. Now both brother and sister decide to try to solve the mystery behind the murder. A very mysterious masked person appears to be seen as the siblings witness the crime, and over time, Dan and Milly begin to suspect their closest friends. They soon learn who the masked person really is. * * * A twig snapped in the distance. "Who's there?" I asked. A figure stepped out from behind the trees, her body illuminated by the moonlight. The mist seemed to melt away from her presence. "Amber." I stiffened. "Did youaEUR"aEUR"" "I heard everything. I'm calling the cops.
Bethany Maile had a mythological American West in mind when she returned to Idaho after dropping out of college in Boston, only to find a farm-town-turned-suburb instead of the Wild West wonderland she remembered. Haunted by what she had so completely misremembered, Maile resolved to investigate her attachment to the western myth, however flawed. Deciding to engage in a variety of “western” events, Maile trailed rodeo queens, bid on cattle, fired .22s at the gun range, and searched out wild horses. With lively reportage and a sharp wit, she recounts her efforts to understand how the western myth is outdated yet persistent while ultimately exploring the need for story and the risks inherent to that need. Anything Will Be Easy after This traces Maile’s evolution from a girl suckered by a busted-down story to a more knowing woman who discovers a new narrative that enchants without deluding.
Amy Gallagher is an aspiring writer who, after countless rejections, has settled for a career as an English professor in small-town Ohio just to pay the bills. All her dreams suddenly start to unravel as rejections pile up--both from publishers and her boyfriend. But just as Amy fears her life is stuck in a holding pattern, she meets the mysterious, attractive, and unavailable Eli. She struggles to walk the fine line between friendship and something more with Eli, even as staying true to her faith becomes unexpectedly complicated. When secrets, tragedy, and poor decisions cause rifts in Amy's relationships, she must come to terms with who she's become, her unrealized aspirations for her life, and the state of her faith. Can she dare to hope that she will find love and fulfillment despite it all?
What do you want to be when you grow up?" For a restless soul like Bailey, settling on an answer isn't easy especially when the choice seems so unlikely. Who knew she'd have a knack for drilling oil wells? Never mind that it's the Nineties, and another boom is on. This is still Texas, and a woman in the oil patch has got to want to be there. And even then, sometimes you find when you get what you want it's not what you thought it would be after all. From the smoky bars of Austin to the oil fields of the south, this "comming-of-middle-age-tale" spans a backdrop big as Texas to capture a quintessenial truth about what it means to find your place.
After an incident leads to her suspension, eighteen-year-old Brynn's high school persona that hides her secret disability is shattered, and she begins embracing her true self on her journey to self-acceptance.
Daniel and Milly Hudgkins are just two normal kids, until a girl named Lily moves to Middleville. That changes everything. Lily and Dan instantly become friends, but Dan and his best friend, Hazel, soon drift far apart. Ever since a murder has occurred, rumors have been spreading that the new girl is the culprit. Now both brother and sister decide to try to solve the mystery behind the murder. A very mysterious masked person appears to be seen as the siblings witness the crime, and over time, Dan and Milly begin to suspect their closest friends. They soon learn who the masked person really is. * * * A twig snapped in the distance. "Who's there?" I asked. A figure stepped out from behind the trees, her body illuminated by the moonlight. The mist seemed to melt away from her presence. "Amber." I stiffened. "Did youaEUR"aEUR"" "I heard everything. I'm calling the cops.
You never know what’s beneath the surface. When Seattle native Tish Yearly finds herself fired and evicted all in one afternoon, she knows she’s in deep water. Unemployed and desperate, the 26 year old ex-actress heads for the one place she knows she’ll be welcome – the house of her cantankerous ex-CIA agent grandfather, Tobias Yearly, in the San Juan Islands. And when she discovers the strangled corpse of Tobias’s best friend, she knows she’s in over her head. Tish is thrown head-long into a mystery that pits her against a handsome but straight-laced Sheriff’s Deputy, a group of eccentric and clannish local residents, and a killer who knows the island far better than she does. Now Tish must swim against the current, depending on her nearly forgotten acting skills and her grandfather’s spy craft, to con a killer and keep them alive.
Electricity was not the invention of one individual, but the work of many over generations, from civilizations around the world. This book comprehensively covers the invention of electricity, from the cultures that tried to harness the power of lightning over centuries to Benjamin Franklin's tests with a kite and a key, the industrialization of the lightbulb by Thomas Edison, and the use of electric power today. Through sidebars, fact boxes, and colorful photographs, this book highlights the key moments, positive and negatives impacts, and technological innovations relating to one of the most revolutionary technologies today.
Drawing on both archaeological and historical sources, Trigg analyzes the various levels of economic activity that developed: production of items in colonial households, exchanges between households, and trade between the colony and Mexico. Rather than focusing only on the flow of products and services, she also explores the social mechanisms that likely had a significant impact on the economic life of the colony. Because economic activity was important to so many aspects of daily life, she is able to show how and why colonial society worked the way it did. While focusing on the colonists, she also explores their relations with Pueblo peoples."--BOOK JACKET.
Former actress Tish Yearly washed up on her grandfather’s doorstep after being fired, robbed, and evicted all the same day. Now, two years later Tish has a burgeoning business as the owner of a wedding and events venue on Orcas Island in the San Juan Islands of Washington State. But when Hollywood knocked on her door, Tish found herself turning down the part of a lifetime for a new dream – being a producer. But having persuaded a bevy of Hollywood insiders to film a movie on Orcas Island, persuaded her boyfriend that she's not leaving him to be a star, and persuaded Matt Jones, the islands most reputable drug dealer, to help bank roll the film, Tish Yearly has a lot riding on things going well. But when the movie's director turns up dead, Tish can see a storm is about to hit. Now Tish and Tobias are racing against the clock to solve the case before the movie folds or Tish ends up in jail for a murder she didn't commit.
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