Book Description
As two close-knit families spend one summer preparing for the joyous celebration of a wedding, they must rely on each other as problems arise.
Author : Nan Rossiter
Publisher : Kensington Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,2 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0758283911
As two close-knit families spend one summer preparing for the joyous celebration of a wedding, they must rely on each other as problems arise.
Author : Lori Copeland
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 39,80 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0736942874
This romantic new book from bestselling author Lori Copeland portrays God’s miraculous provision even when none seems possible. 1893—A man who goes only by the name of “Jones” isn’t looking for trouble when he happens across Miss Trinity Franklin at the riverside. He is simply on his way to North Dakota to seek the advice of Tom Curtis, a former CN&W Railroad land purchaser. But when Jones spots a lady who is about to become the victim of a marauding band of thugs, he quickly follows his instincts. A handy barrel and a nearby river seem the perfect getaway solution...how was he to know she couldn’t swim? Thus begins an adventure beyond what either could have anticipated. After Jones again rescues Trinity—this time from the river—they find their destination is the same: a small town in North Dakota. A seemingly coincidental beginning comes to a delightful and charming ending when orchestrated by the One who can put the pieces of any lost and broken life together.
Author : Brandon Rowell
Publisher : Brandon Rowell
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 24,75 MB
Release : 2024-10-28
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN :
Under the Summer Sky is an evocative and emotional journey of love, identity, and transformation, set in the heart of a rustic ranch. Spanning forty captivating chapters, the story follows Sam and Jesse, two young men from different towns, brought together for a summer that will change their lives forever. Beginning with the initial awkwardness of strangers, the two slowly forge a bond that evolves into something much deeper, despite their mutual discomfort and confusion. As they settle into the routines of ranch life, Sam and Jesse face a mix of humor, tension, and unexpected emotions. From shared chores and stubborn horses to late-night conversations beneath the stars, they navigate a complex blend of competition and growing affection. Moments of laughter mix with bouts of frustration, as they struggle to come to terms with the emotions they begin to feel for each other. The heat of the summer brings their attraction to the forefront, culminating in passionate moments that change the course of their relationship. Through misunderstandings, bickering, and near-misses, Sam and Jesse eventually surrender to their undeniable connection. They share secret rendezvous beneath the moonlit sky, overcoming obstacles and even humorous run-ins with ranch life. The summer days turn into a perfect blend of love, discovery, and the thrill of living authentically, despite the challenges that await them. As the season draws to a close, the reality of their impending separation looms large. Chapters filled with unspoken feelings, difficult goodbyes, and a powerful longing to stay together illustrate their journey toward self-realization. Each chapter pulls readers into the vulnerability of first love—the fear of losing it and the courage it takes to hold on. Sam and Jesse make a pact to stay in each other's lives, promising to meet again at the ranch, and work through the complexities of their individual worlds to find a way back to each other. Under the Summer Sky is an intimate exploration of love that blossoms under the most unexpected circumstances. It captures the essence of a summer that starts with uncertainty and evolves into a deep and profound connection, leaving both Sam and Jesse forever changed. Through moments of humor, heartbreak, passion, and hope, Brandon Rowell takes readers on an unforgettable journey of two young men learning to navigate love, their identities, and the promise of a future that waits beyond the ranch.
Author : Vanessa Lafaye
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 41,47 MB
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1409155404
Tensions simmer as a small town, already divided by race, is torn apart by the deadliest of hurricanes . . . THE HELP meets TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD in this powerfully emotional and gripping debut novel. In the small town of Heron Key, where the relationships are as tangled as the mangrove roots in the swamp, everyone is preparing for the 4th of July barbecue, unaware that their world is about to change for ever. Missy, maid to the Kincaid family, feels she has wasted her life pining for Henry, who went to fight on the battlefields of France. Now he has returned with a group of other desperate, destitute veterans, unsure of his future, ashamed of his past. When a white woman is found beaten nearly to death, suspicion falls on Henry. As the tensions rise, the barometer starts to plummet. But nothing can prepare them for what is coming. For far out over the Atlantic, the greatest storm ever to strike North America is heading their way...
Author : Karen Aldous
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 41,46 MB
Release : 2017-06-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0008239142
‘A sumptuous story.’ Rachel’s Random Reads (top 500 Amazon reviewer) Escape to Tuscany this summer with Karen Aldous’s brilliantly uplifting read. A summer she’ll never forget...
Author : Kristy Woodson Harvey
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 14,5 MB
Release : 2021-04-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1982117737
This instant New York Times bestseller—that’s “perfect for fans of beach reads, P.S. I Love You, and anything by authors Jennifer Weiner and Elin Hilderbrand” (Country Living)— follows two childhood friends who discover that love and family can be found in unconventional ways. Recently separated Amelia Saxton, a dedicated journalist, never expected that uncovering the biggest story of her career would become deeply personal. But when she discovers that a cluster of embryos belonging to her childhood friend Parker and his late wife Greer have been deemed “abandoned,” she’s put in the unenviable position of telling Parker—and dredging up old wounds in the process. Parker has been unable to move forward since the loss of his beloved wife three years ago. He has all but forgotten about the frozen embryos, but once Amelia reveals her discovery, he knows that if he ever wants to get a part of Greer back, he’ll need to accept his fate as a single father and find a surrogate. Each dealing with their own private griefs, Parker and Amelia slowly begin to find solace in one another as they navigate an uncertain future against the backdrop of the pristine waters of their childhood home, Cape Carolina. The journey of self-discovery leads them to a life-changing lesson: family is always closer than you think. “Deliciously plotted, intricately constructed, gorgeously written, and brimming with hope, Under the Southern Sky will steal your heart and make you think about first loves, second chances, and the unforeseeable twists of fate that guide us all” (Kristin Harmel, New York Times bestselling author).
Author : Elizabeth Kolbert
Publisher : Crown
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,43 MB
Release : 2021-02-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 0593136292
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction returns to humanity’s transformative impact on the environment, now asking: After doing so much damage, can we change nature, this time to save it? RECOMMENDED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND BILL GATES • SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR WRITING • ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post • ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, Esquire, Smithsonian Magazine, Vulture, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal • “Beautifully and insistently, Kolbert shows us that it is time to think radically about the ways we manage the environment.”—Helen Macdonald, The New York Times That man should have dominion “over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth” is a prophecy that has hardened into fact. So pervasive are human impacts on the planet that it’s said we live in a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene. In Under a White Sky, Elizabeth Kolbert takes a hard look at the new world we are creating. Along the way, she meets biologists who are trying to preserve the world’s rarest fish, which lives in a single tiny pool in the middle of the Mojave; engineers who are turning carbon emissions to stone in Iceland; Australian researchers who are trying to develop a “super coral” that can survive on a hotter globe; and physicists who are contemplating shooting tiny diamonds into the stratosphere to cool the earth. One way to look at human civilization, says Kolbert, is as a ten-thousand-year exercise in defying nature. In The Sixth Extinction, she explored the ways in which our capacity for destruction has reshaped the natural world. Now she examines how the very sorts of interventions that have imperiled our planet are increasingly seen as the only hope for its salvation. By turns inspiring, terrifying, and darkly comic, Under a White Sky is an utterly original examination of the challenges we face.
Author : Mariko Nagai
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,33 MB
Release : 2023-02-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1250754747
"Necessary for all of humankind, Under the Broken Sky is a breathtaking work of literature."—Booklist, starred review A beautifully told middle-grade novel-in-verse about a Japanese orphan’s experience in occupied rural Manchuria during World War II. Twelve-year-old Natsu and her family live a quiet farm life in Manchuria, near the border of the Soviet Union. But the life they’ve known begins to unravel when her father is recruited to the Japanese army, and Natsu and her little sister, Cricket, are left orphaned and destitute. In a desperate move to keep her sister alive, Natsu sells Cricket to a Russian family following the 1945 Soviet occupation. The journey to redemption for Natsu's broken family is rife with struggles, but Natsu is tenacious and will stop at nothing to get her little sister back. Literary and historically insightful, this is one of the great untold stories of WWII. Much like the Newbery Honor book Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai, Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky is powerful, poignant, and ultimately hopeful. Christy Ottaviano Books
Author : L.M. Elliot
Publisher : Usborne Publishing Ltd
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 43,75 MB
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1409591344
Shot down on a mission, 19-year-old bomber pilot Henry is alone in a treacherous land. Desperate to get back to his family and the girl he loves, he is forced to rely on the kindness of strangers and the cunning of the French Resistance. But in his battle to survive the deadly journey across Nazi-occupied Europe, he must face a terrible choice: can he take someone's life to save his own?
Author : Clinton Scollard
Publisher :
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 17,22 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Voyages and travels
ISBN :