Everybody Has Secrets


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After playing in the last basketball game of the tournament in downtown Seattle, Thomas Williamson and Deshawn Spielman plan to get something to eat before heading back to the hotel to meet curfew. However, they become sidetracked when they meet a young woman walking to a party. That decision becomes deadly when police shoot the two young men, believing they are robbery suspects. Thomas’s and Deshawn’s family are left to deal with the aftermath. They’re committed to uncovering the truth about the murders. They discover everyone has secrets, often ones they want to take to the grave with them. The first in a trilogy, Everybody Has Secrets, offers a mirror reflection of society’s flaws and the fight to correct the flaws. The desire to protect our inner circle and to bury our secrets can lead to deadly consequences.




Everybody Has Secrets


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Davion and Shala Jones have it all. A good marriage, a wonderful son, Shala's loving parents, a luxurious home, great friends, and the fancy cars we all want to drive. They both work hard to have the life they live. Davion is the owner of a prestigious nightclub in Tampa, Florida, and Shala is a real estate mogul. But when Dominique Randall (who turns out to be Shala's half sister) and Anthony Wallace (Shala's ex) enters into their lives, all hell breaks loose. Anthony, who has a serious problem with women, commits the unthinkable crime. But will he get what he deserves? Dominique is a woman on a warpath seeking revenge for what happened to her in her childhood aEUR" a terrible secret she kept hidden, which happens to involve Anthony. Once she learns of the connection between Anthony, Shala, and herself, her plan to destroy Anthony backfires on Shala. And if anyone gets in her way, they're as good as dead. Shala, through all this, has no idea Dominique exists. Davion and Shala's marriage is put to the test when Anthony calls him, claiming he and Shala have been having an affair. He kicks her out of their home, and she suffers traumatically as a result, keeping yet another terrible secret. Resentful of the life her half sister has, Dominique finds out and sets out to get Davion for herself, wanting the life she felt she should have had. But Davion has eyes for one woman only. He realizes he needs his wife and forgives her, but will it be too late to save their marriage? He has dreadful secrets of his own. But will she be able to forgive him? After all, she had to suffer because of his inability to trust her? Find out in this thrilling tale of secrets that destroy, kill, or bring people together. And the biggest secret of all, Davion's longaEUR"lost brother, will keep you guessing what will happen next.




Lies in Lancaster Pa. & Everybody Has Secrets


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Ms. Wells opens Lies In Lancaster PA. by introducing the reader to Steward Parsley, known to his friends as Stu. Stu has a hard time with the values of his family. It's all about money, power and position .Stu looks at life differently for him it's relaxed, adventurous, and a learning process of those things he didn't know. Steward's great-great grandfather started the first bank in Lancaster. Stu's father, William takes great pride in his family history and wants Stu to continue the family involvement in the bank. Instead Stu is interested in pursuing a career in free-lance photography. Arlene Devon Bovay Parsley, Stu's mother, had frustrated dreams of being a great singer. Instead she has become a "silent trophy wife." Arlene... is thoughtful and kind. She does her best to soothe the relationship between father and son. Stu takes on a photography job to create new brochures for Aston Nelson. Nelson is William's competition in the banking business. The two are bitter enemies. Stu's father "vowed to ruin Aston" Everyone who was anyone has heard William make this proclamation a million times. Aston on the other hand has made threats on William's life if he comes near his establishment or his family. When Stu takes the finished brochures to the bank he finds "Aston's body... covered with blood, it was hard to tell if he had been shot or bludgeoned to death. One thing was for sure he was dead!"




The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets


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Everybody has their secrets, and in Sophie Hannah's fantastic stories the curtains positively twitch with them. Who, for instance, is the hooded figure hiding in the bushes outside a young man's house? Why does the same stranger keep appearing in the background of a family's holiday photographs? What makes a woman stand mesmerised by two children in a school playground, children she's never met but whose names she knows well? And which secret results in a former literary festival director sorting soiled laundry in a shabby hotel? All will be revealed...but at a cost. As Sophie Hannah uncovers the dark obsessions and strange longings behind the most ordinary relationships, life will never seem quite the same again.




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On not being Able to Play


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Scholars and musicians from many different backgrounds will find this book helpful as it deals with psychic problems in both professions. This book might help scholars and musicians to find a way out of their psychic dilemmas. From classical musicians to rock stars, from curriculum theorists to music teachers, from anthropologists to philosophers, this book takes the reader through a rocky intellectual terrain to explore what happens when one can no longer play or work. The driving question of the book is this: What do you do when you cannot do what you were called to do? This is what the author calls The Crisis of Psyche. The theoretical framework for this book combines curriculum theory, psychoanalysis and phenomenology. Here, the author looks at issues of emotion and the working through of crisis points in the lives of both scholars and musicians. Psychoanalytic theory helps to flesh out and untangle what it means to suffer from a damaged musical psyche and a damaged scholarly psyche. How to work through psychic inertia as a scholar? How to work through through psychic inertia as a musician? From Pink Floyd to Laurie Anderson, from Marion Milner to William F. Pinar, this book draws on the work of a wide range of musicians and scholars to find a way out of psychic blocks. From Philip Glass to Pablo Casals, from Michael Eigen to Mary Aswell Doll, this book draws on the work of composers, cellists, psychoanalysts and educationists to find a way out of psychic meltdowns.




The Best-Kept Secret


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#10 in a series of 13 Cleveland-based mysteries by Les Roberts. First time in trade paperback. Entire series now back in print, in a uniform edition with new covers. In this book, private detective Milan Jacovich takes the case of a college student falsely accused of rape by campus feminists, angering police and university officials. His investigation raises questions that stir up the real culprit and cast a harsh light on campus political correctness.




Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal


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A USA Today Bestseller! "Delicious...Burrowes delivers red-hot chemistry with a masterful mix of playfulness and sensuality."—Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review Maggie Windham leads a dignified life... until stolen letters bring her to investigator Benjamin Hazlit's door. When it becomes clear Maggie is being blackmailed, Benjamin becomes determined to find not just the letters, but the way to Maggie's heart. And she's been perfectly capable of keeping them...until now. When she's threatened with exposure, she turns to investigator Benjamin Hazlit to keep catastrophe at bay. But Maggie herself intrigues Benjamin more than the riddle she's set him to solve. As he uncovers more and more of her past, Maggie struggles to keep him at a distance, until they both begin to discover the truth in their hearts... Windham series: The Heir (Book 1) The Soldier (Book 2) The Virtuoso (Book 3) Lady Sophie's Christmas Wish (Book 4) Lady Maggie's Secret Scandal (Book 5) Lady Louisa's Christmas Knight (Book 6) Lady Eve's Indiscretion (Book 7) Lady Jenny's Christmas Portrait (Book 8) Praise for The Soldier: "Captivating...Burrowes's straightforward, sensual love story is intelligent and tender, rising above the crowd with deft dialogue and delightful characters."—Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "There is a quiet, yet intense power to Burrowes's simple prose and such depth of feelings that it will be difficult to forget this marvelous story."—RT Book Reviews 4 1⁄2 Stars, Top Pick of the Month "Burrowes continues her winning streak with a delicious, sensual historical romance capturing the spirit of the time."—Booklist "With lots of humor and steamy romance, these books are always a delightful read, a treat for fans of Regency romance at its best."—Night Owl Romance




Guided Prayer Journal (For Teen Girls)


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Connect with your loving & listening God! Does prayer ever feel challenging or confusing? Author Missie Branch wants teen girls like you to see prayer as a gift, a powerful tool connecting you to a loving and listening God. With several ways to grow a rich practice of prayer, this guided journal offers: 100 short devotional thoughts with Scriptures Engaging prayer prompts Space for journaling and prayer lists As you read, pray, and write, you’ll realize that God cares about all the details of your life—from the giddy moments of excitement to the darker moments of fear and regret. God is prepping young women like you for the next season of your lives, and prayer is one of the tools He’ll use. Let the Guided Prayer Journal show you that God is listening.




Fifty Steps Closer


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Fifty Steps Closer provides K-12 school counselors with fifty group sessions that address a wide variety of student referral concerns, including believing in self, dealing with 'yucky' stuff, and building the foundation of friendships. Dr. Minardi offers specific insights on the nature, structure, and dynamics of group counseling, filtered through a variety of student reflections and issues. Join Dr. Nick as he gathers the crew, sets sail, and embarks on a journey destined for bringing boys and girls Fifty Steps Closer to improving their relationships with family, school, and friends.