“You afraid? Go ahead, open it.” His black eyes echoed his verbal challenge. “Okay.” She cracked the cookie, drew out the small paper, and read it aloud. “For good fortune, buy more of Lee's cookies.” She looked up at him and smirked.
Ms. Williams, Rachel's social worker at the time, said she would investigate, but the boys claimed they never saw their social worker and the situation worsened. Each time Rachel visited with her sons they would tell her about the ...
There is a profound crisis in the United States' foster care system, Jill Duerr Berrick writes.
Olivia Marsten is unable to deny her feelings for Peter Becker, an escaped POW who wants to spend every moment he can with her before he must turn himself in, threatening the fragile future they are trying to build.
In a career that spanned decades, John Denver earned international acclaim as a singer, songwriter, actor, and environmental activist. Songs like "Take Me Home, Country Roads," "Rocky Mountain High," and...
After conferring with the others in another room, the two guards came, marched me outside into the orchard, and repeated, "One false move out of you and we have orders to shoot." It was an unusually hot day for the time of year, ...
“Take your neighbors' hand,” Brooke says. I try to catch her eyes, to guess if this is a game to tease Caleb and Trish, or if it's legit. She smiles at me with a quiet calm that I want to crawl inside of and wrap all around myself.
"When Claire Parker left Sanctuary, West Virginia, she thought it was for good.
A heartwarming and intensely engaging second chance novel in Kathryn Kaleigh's Cupid's Kiss sweet wholesome romance series. Read all the novels by bestselling author Kathryn Kaleigh: Cupid's Kiss series: 1. Begin Again 2. Love Again 3.
This book is addictive reading!' - Claire and Lou's Mad About Books Blog I literally devoured this... I thoroughly recommend this book. - Loves, Goodreads reviewer HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
The internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, and environmental activist describes his youth in a conservative military home, striking out on his own, early success, uneasy dealings with fame, and concern for the environment. 75,000 ...
He couldn't see her face beneath the rim of her Stetson but the shadows caressed the back of her neck beneath her bun. A single tendril of hair escaped, resting beneath her ear. The Stetson looked good on her. Too good.
He's a rock God.
... from the scorer's table , signaling the teams to their final pre - game huddle . Since I had tweaked my bad ankle slightly in the fourth quarter of the Chartrand game , trying to cover Tommy Keller , their tremendous sophomore Guard , Coach ...
This is the word that comes to mind after finishing Sarah Levine's, Take Me Home. From the first lines this collection grabbed my ear the way a good piece of music does, drawing me into its world of intimate utterance and melody.