A brooding, atmospheric novel about the mysterious vanishing of a singer from a remote island, and the teenage runaway determined to uncover the truth. When promising young singer Roxy Raines vanishes from the tiny resort of Sandown, the island locals refuse to speak about it to anyone they deem outsiders, instead proclaiming Roxy a teenage runaway. Thirty years later, seventeen-year-old Mona Perry comes to the island resolute in her search for the real reason behind Roxy's disappearance. Armed with a suitcase and a microphone, Mona only has one hot summer to get to the bottom of Roxy's story and record it all for her podcast and fans. But as Mona gets drawn deeper into the strange, isolated community, it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems—least of all Mona's own past and the disappearance of someone close to her.
From beloved poet and YouTuber Savannah Brown comes this riveting young adult LGBTQ suspense debut, hailed as "Both ominous and deliciously twisted" (Booklist) and "Visceral, pitch-perfect...A captivatingly moody, introspective drama." (Kirkus Reviews) Sometimes it's safer for the truth to stay a secret. Sydney's dad is the only psychiatrist for miles in their small Ohio town. He knows everybody's secrets. Which is why it's so shocking when he's killed in an accident. Grief-stricken Sydney can't understand why the police have no explanation for what happened the night of her dad's car crash. And when June Copeland, the homecoming queen whose life seems perfect, shows up at the funeral, Sydney's confusion grows. Sydney and June grow closer in the wake of the accident, but it's clear that not everyone is happy about their new friendship. What is picture-perfect June hiding? And does Sydney even want to know? This winding mystery of complex grief, imperfect friendships, and burning secrets is perfect for fans of Sadie and Natasha Preston.
The new gripping YA thriller from online sensation Savannah Brown, author of The Truth About Keeping Secrets, Graffiti, and Sweetdark. Perfect for fans of Karen McManus, Holly Jackson's A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and E. Lockhart's We Were Liars. When fledgling singer Roxy Raines vanishes from the tiny resort of Sandown, the island's locals refuse to talk about it to any outsiders, dismissing Roxy as a teenage runaway. Thirty years later, seventeen-year-old Mona Perry is convinced there's something more sinister at play. Armed with a suitcase and a microphone - to record her findings for her podcast's listeners - the troubled teen is on a deadline: one hot summer is all she has to get to the bottom of Roxy's story. But as Mona gets drawn into the strange goings on of this isolated community, it becomes clear that nothing is as it seems. Least of all Mona's own past, and the disappearance of someone else, someone much closer to her... How far will she go to uncover the truth? Praise for The Things We Don't See: 'A propulsive mystery driven by beautifully raw narration . . . Brown's prose reads like a live wire.' Rory Power, author of Wilder Girls 'A beautifully written mystery with a host of fascinating characters' Vincent Ralph, author of Are You Watching?
As Daphne searches for a new Team Darkwing member in the secret vampire underworld to help her rescue the kidnapped daughters of New York's elite from terrorists, she is tempted into a risque liaison her human boyfriend may never forgive. Original.
Patrick's world centers around his sister Lisa. He looks up to her and she is his best friend. But when Lisa suddenly kills herself without explanation, Patrick finds himself spiraling downward into a whirlwind of blame and self doubt. Along with Lisa's close friend Michael, Patrick begins a journey of self-awareness, love and loss.
When turning invisible at her high school attracts unexpected attention from another world, Enzi’s drawn into a fight for survival in a magical realm. While she’s busy missing her dad on another lonely birthday, bullies pick that moment to notice she’s alive. She tries her new trick of turning invisible and heads home early. There, she finds a letter she wasn’t meant to read and discovers that her mom’s been lying to her for years. She has to know the truth. There’s a connection between the letter and her ability to turn invisible, which summons a dragon from another world into hers. When the dragon demands her help to save his realm from ruin, she’d trade her old high school problems for this mess any day. But with another more devious dragon on their trail, she can’t turn back now. Whether she likes it or not, she has a magical realm to save—if she doesn't die trying. Full of magic, mystery, and slow-burn feels, this YA portal fantasy adventure is perfect for readers who enjoy no-spice romance, talking animals, and female protagonists finding their true strength. Grab your copy of The Gwythienian now to begin your otherworldly journey!
Have you ever questioned your existence and your purpose in life? In her autobiography, Savannah A. Van Dyke Bello lends her unique voice to an emotional rollercoaster ride as she searches for truth and love. She leads you by the hand as she opens each chapter in her life, tackling the issues of racial prejudice and man-woman relationships in the process. Then something happens that changes her life forever. Savannah…… Unexpected Turns - shares her sometimes funny, sometimes sad, but always surprising and unforgettable experiences that take you for a spin. Read on. You may never be the same again.
Imagine that you can't leave the place where you live, it is cursed, and somehow you need to end the curse. All your friends and family have been taken by the curse, and slowly the population is disappearing. In this imaginative story, we are introduced to a kingdom cursed by an evil witch, a wizard who can't do spells, and a blind princess. What could possibly go wrong?In the Alphabet Kingdom, a young girl named Abby sees her home dying. One by one each person is taken away and turned into a book. One day, Abby finds herself talking to a blind princess, little knowing that one simple conversation will lead her on the adventure of her life. Abby decides to not sit around and wait to be turned into a book like her parents and many more had been but to send for help. With time running out, Abby and her new friends travel around the kingdom to find the four items which will save the kingdom and break the curse. Will they be in time to save the kingdom? Will evil once again rule? Or will Abby and her friends be successful in their quest?
Raising Tristan is the story of Shiloh Milner, a gentleman who is involved in a relationship with Angela Pitchard. Although their relationship is purely for companionship; she doesn’t love him, he doesn’t love her, Shiloh is good to her. When Angela who has made it clear she does not want children finds herself pregnant, Shiloh convinces her to have the baby. Twenty-four hours after their son, Tristan is born; Angela checks herself out of the hospital, disappearing and abandoning Shiloh and her newborn baby. In spite of the shock Shiloh experiences when he is informed by the hospital staff of Angela’s abrupt departure, he decides to assume full custody of Tristan. With the help of his parents, and his new lady love, the beautiful Moselle Laveau, Shiloh devotes his life to caring for his son. But as time goes on will, Moselle turn out to be all Shiloh believes her to be and will she be an asset in Raising Tristan.
Old Southern Cookery: Recipes from America’s First Regional Cookbook Adapted for Today’s Kitchen gives new life to a beloved book that has spanned two centuries. Using the historic recipes from Mary Randolph’s 1824 bestselling cookbook, The Virginia House-Wife or Methodical Cook (considered by many culinary historians to be the first real American cookbook––and all describe it as the first regional cookbook), the authors have chosen the best of the original recipes to show how homecooks can prepare the food using contemporary methods. In translating these historiccooking methods to today’s kitchen techniques, headnotes contain pertinent historicfacts about such things as butchery, firewood cooking, spices used, European origins ofcertain recipes, dishes brought by slaves to the New World, and even how our cookingutensils have evolved through two centuries.
Newly published children's author, Lena Whitney, lives in the middle class world of small town USA. Wife, and mother of one, Lena is comfortable in her established and predictable existence. It's only when unexpected change comes to call, in the form of a mysterious doctor, that she discovers things aren't always what they seem. As Lena struggles to break out of her every day world, she tries to not slip into a darker, unknown world. Will she be able to deal with her inner demons, as well as the outer demons she will have to face? Her 'soul' searching could cost her more than just her lifestyle. The cost could be her life.
The Civil War claimed over 620,000 lives from April 1861 until the last major battle in June 1865. Neighbor fought neighbor, while families were divided over the issues of states' rights, secession, and slavery. Few people realize that Missouri was the war's third most violent state with over 1,500 battles and skirmishes. Wilson's Creek National Battlefield, southwest of Springfield, commemorates the Battle of Wilson's Creek, which was the first Civil War battle west of the Mississippi River, the second major battle of the war, and where the first Union general was killed in combat. The Wilson's Creek National Battlefield Civil War collection is an outstanding compilation of artifacts, documents, and photographs primarily related to the Trans-Mississippi theater. Items include Arkansas Confederate general Patrick Cleburne's sword belt and sash, abolitionist John Brown's telescope, a Confederate "Cherokee Braves" flag, and an original print of General Order No. 11, which forced evacuation of several western Missouri counties in an attempt to eliminate safe havens for guerrillas.
A night of celebration ends in tragedy, shocking Cole Patterson to his core. Cole's brother breaks his promise not drink and drive and causes a fatal accident with three casualties. Guilt compels Cole to stay and greet the victims’ family, shouldering his brother’s guilt since his brother was no longer there to do it himself. Yet when he sees Margot Reed, something other than grief and guilt fills his soul. If Margot never sees the inside of a hospital emergency room again, it will be too soon. She barely registers the haggard, yet expensively tailored man trying to give his condolences, her attention completely on the sole survivor of the wreck—her brother. The hospital machines are too loud in her ears, and she nearly collapses under the weight of her sorrow. But Cole is there to support her that night, and he doesn’t seem inclined to ever stop. Margot can’t bring herself to mind, either. Can people brought together by mutual sadness find their way to happiness and joy, or will grief and guilt be too much for them to bear?
Soon to be a major motion picture starring Kristen Stewart (as JT) and Laura Dern. The JT LeRoy scandal is a story of our times. In January 2006, the New York Times unmasked Savannah Knoop as the face of the mysterious author JT LeRoy. A media frenzy ensued as JT’s fans, mentors, and readers came to terms with the fact that the gay-male-ex-truck-stop-prostitute-turned literary-wunderkind was really a girl from San Francisco, whose sister-in-law wrote the books. Girl Boy Girl is the story of how Savannah Knoop led this bizarre double life for six years, trading a precarious existence as a college dropout for a life in which she was embraced by celebrities and artists—Carrie Fisher, Courtney Love, Mary Ellen Mark, Winona Ryder, Asia Argento, Sharon Olds, Gus Van Sant, Mike Pitt, Calvin Klein, and Shirley Manson, to name a few—and traveled the world. Telling her side of the story for the first time, Savannah reveals how being perceived as a boy gave her a sense of confidence and entitlement she never had before. Her love affair with Asia Argento is particularly wrenching, as they embark on an intimate relationship that causes more alienation than closeness. As Savannah and Laura struggle over control of the JT character, Savannah realizes the limits of the game - - and inadvertently finds herself through the adventure of being someone else.
This book focuses on the life, adventures, tragedies and the plight of one teenager growing up in Beverly Hills during the early 70s drug atmosphere and lifestyle. Book I, is about one teenagers courage and willpower to overcome enormous obstacles in her life, amongst a death sentence from the fledgling Neurological profession in that era. The book also takes a look at the young psychiatric system and its neophyte facilities; it also explains the archaic use of these facilities available at that time. Life in Beverly Hills during the 60s and 70s could truly be called surviving Beverly Hills. Regardless of money or power during the era of freedom, rock and roll, sex and the Hippy mentality still affects generations to this day. Even saying that you grew up in Beverly Hills still carries a heavy stigma today.
A witch. A cop. A spell. Did her magic net her the wrong man? Or the right one? Yasmin has been in love with Tristan Goodman since she took the job at his family’s witchcraft shop several years ago. He’s never really noticed her, not the way she wants. One little love spell can’t cause that much trouble, can it? But when Yasmin winds up in the middle of a gang war, and in the arms of LA Detective Luke Salzone, she realizes she might have been wishing on the wrong star after all… Luke doesn’t believe in magic, nor in anything he can’t see or touch. But he just might start to believe in Yasmin. DreamWalker will enchant you with witty dialogue, fun modern-day witchcraft and a love story that may make you believe Luke has some magic of his own. DreamWalker is the second book in the Touch of Magic Series from Maggie Award winner Savannah Kade. This Kristan Higgins meets A Discovery of Witches love story will have you burning your pink candles at both ends. “This light paranormal romance is truly a hidden gem!”
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