Author : Christine Lemmon
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 15,18 MB
Release : 2010-07
Category : Quotations
ISBN : 0971287449
Wise and inspiring quotations from the author's first three novels.
Author : Juliana Stewart
Publisher : Carpenters Son Pub
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,48 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780982963500
40 Inspirational stories, full color watercolors. A beautiful portrayal of experiencing nature, communing with God and searching for the answers to life's questions. In this timeless collection of stories, the reader will discover the significance of seeking solitude; the art of listening to the small, still voice within; the benefits of enjoying nature; the appreciation of simple peasures; the importance of being fully present in each moment and the healing effects of forgiveness. Emotional and thought provoking each story captures the mood of the ever-changing sea. The reader will be inspired to love and forgive, to discover their own strengths and determination, to let go of worry, and anger and to find faith and hope. Whispers of the sea speaks to the heart.
Author : Tracee M. Andrews
Publisher : BookLocker.com, Inc.
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 18,7 MB
Release : 2018-03-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 163492746X
This book speaks to one of Canada’s greatest wrongs and its lasting impact on generations of people, related and otherwise. It is a story of how institutionalized bigotry has shaped Canada’s relationship with its First Nations Peoples. It exposes a dark, and until recently, hidden chapter in Canadian history, that of Indian Residential Schools; the effects of which the Canadian Government now acknowledges as being “profoundly negative.” This story follows the lives of four people and how they come to intertwine in Canada’s poorest neighborhood. Two residential school survivors, who in the aftermath of their incarceration are struggling to adapt to a society that demanded they change, yet shuns them anyway, and two paramedics who are also grappling with the demons of their pasts. Divided by class, race, and a uniform, they each have more in common than any of them suspect. Based on moving personal testimonies given to the author by residential school survivors living in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and the author’s career as a paramedic working in that neighborhood, this is a story of love and loss, and of longing and renewal, one that challenges us to see others, and ourselves, in a new light.
Author : Amity Gaige
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 15,33 MB
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0525566929
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year “Brilliantly breathes life not only into the perils of living at sea, but also into the hidden dangers of domesticity, parenthood, and marriage. What a smart, swift, and thrilling novel.” —Lauren Groff, author of Florida Juliet is failing to juggle motherhood and her stalled-out dissertation on confessional poetry when her husband, Michael, informs her that he wants to leave his job and buy a sailboat. With their two kids—Sybil, age seven, and George, age two—Juliet and Michael set off for Panama, where their forty-four foot sailboat awaits them. The initial result is transformative; the marriage is given a gust of energy, Juliet emerges from her depression, and the children quickly embrace the joys of being at sea. The vast horizons and isolated islands offer Juliet and Michael reprieve – until they are tested by the unforeseen. A transporting novel about marriage, family and love in a time of unprecedented turmoil, Sea Wife is unforgettable in its power and astonishingly perceptive in its portrayal of optimism, disillusionment, and survival.
Author : Nita Fox
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 44,93 MB
Release : 2012-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781477282014
Alone on the beach, Emma heard a voice summoning her and she followed the call as a massive storm quickly blew in. Celia, sensing Emma's danger, rushed into the storm to rescue her best friend. Both girls disappeared from the shores of Wister Island. Detective James Maples, accompanied by his son Alex, had been called in from the mainland to aid in the investigation. James soon discovers that he is searching for more than just two missing girls. Alex begins to realize what he and his father have come up against, but will Alex's secrets and a "condition" that has always been viewed as a disability be enough to go up against the greatest evil he has ever known? Alex must discover his own true strength in order to save the island from a darkness that threatens the very lives of the ones he has grown to love. Are the powers of the mind truly greater than any other powers combined?
Author : Shelley Noble
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 22,50 MB
Release : 2015-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0062319183
From the New York Times bestselling author of Beach Colors and Breakwater Bay comes this unforgettable story— reminiscent of Kristin Hannah’s beloved novels—of friends, loyalty, and love as three women, who are reunited in the idyllic beach town where they grew up, are forced to re-evaluate their bonds. Fifteen years ago, seventeen-year-old Vanessa Moran fell in love and lost her virginity but not to the same boy. Pregnant, desperate, and humiliated, she fled friends and family and Whisper Beach, New Jersey, never breathing a word about her secret to anyone. She hasn’t been back since. Now a professional Manhattan organizer, she returns to the funeral of her best friend’s husband. She intends on just paying her respects and leaving—though she can’t deny she also wants the town to see how far she’s come as a successful business woman. But her plans to make this a short visit fall by the wayside when her girlfriends have other ideas. Dorie, the owner of the pier’s Blue Crab Restaurant where Van and her friends worked as teenagers, needs help. Dorie’s roving husband spends every penny they make and now their restaurant is failing. Joe, the boy Van left behind without an explanation, has never stopped loving her. While he’s wary of getting hurt again, he also can’t help wondering what would happen if they took up where they left off. As the summer progresses and the restaurant takes on a new look, trouble comes from unexpected sources. For Van, this summer will test the meaning of friendship and trust—and how far love can bend before it breaks.
Author : Nick Lake
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 47,48 MB
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 1619634570
"Raw and lovely, dark and light, heartbreaking and human." - Jennifer Niven, New York Times bestselling author of All the Bright Places Printz winner Nick Lake delivers an emotionally gut-wrenching love story told in reverse--starting with the post-break up apology letter--in this riveting, choices-of-the-heart summer romance. Cassie is writing a letter to the boy whose heart she broke. She's trying to explain why. Why she pushed him away. Why her father got so angry when he saw them together. Why she disappears some nights. Why she won't let herself remember what happened that long-ago night on the boardwalk. Why she fell apart so completely. Desperate for his forgiveness, she's telling the whole story of the summer she nearly lost herself. She's hoping that love-love for your family, love for that person who makes your heart beat faster, and love for yourself-can save both of them after all. Awards for There Will Be Lies A Boston Globe Best YA Book of 2015 A Texas TAYSHAS Pick
Author : Christine Lemmon
Publisher : Penmark Pub
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 36,8 MB
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0971287465
It's 1953 in sunny Florida, and 15-year-old Lydia Isleworth thinks her ultimate life goal, like that of every woman she knows, is to marry a respectable man and raise a family. Then, she meets an aspiring Hollywood actress Marlena DiPluma, who says four life-changing words -- YOU CAN DO ANYTHING -- and gives her a journal to read. The journal, written by Ava, a defiant girl of Lydia's age, becomes the catalyst for Lydia's awakening and new life adventure. A story of parallel lives, Portion of the Sea follows two young women in passionate pursuit of their independence -- Lydia during the cultural revolution of the 1950s and 1960s, and Ava during the late-1800s when a few pioneering American ladies set the course for women's freedom. In this stirring follow-up to her debut novel Sanibel Scribbles, Christine Lemmon offers a trademark story of how women can inspire each other to pursue bold dreams, make courageous choices, and reclaim lost treasures.
Author : Rebecca Enzor
Publisher : Rebecca Enzor
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 16,4 MB
Release : 2024-04-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
When the mermaid performers at Oceanica Marine Park turn violent and attack their handlers, it's Finn Jarvis' job to euthanize them. The work is dangerous, and he botches his latest assignment, causing the death of two additional—and expensive—Mer. His dream of becoming a superstar trainer seems lost until a newly-caught mermaid offers him the opportunity to prove himself. Erie isn't just any mermaid, she's an ocean-princess that's been ripped from her home. She doesn't know what the landfolk want from her, but she's determined to learn air-words and find out. Alone and voiceless, she watches as the other merfolk are broken into submission, but Erie refuses to be subjugated. To avoid the fate of Oceanica's other Mer and eventually make it home, she needs to make the crowds love her as something more than entertainment. While Finn trains Erie in her routine, she teaches herself English. Finn has always seen the Mer as ruthless aquatic predators, but Erie seems more human than fish. Soon he finds himself breaking the number one rule at Oceanica: "Never humanize the Mer." Finn's awe-inspiring routine breaks too many rules, and he's soon fired, with a new trainer taking over Erie's show. One that will do whatever it takes to break and silence her. Finn needs to free Erie before she's broken or killed by her new trainer… or snaps and kills the new trainer herself. To do that, he'll have to launch a campaign to take down one of the most popular attractions in the world, turn his back on his closest friends and family, and protect Erie from ever being captured again.
Author : Lisa Papez
Publisher :
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 24,3 MB
Release : 2020-07-09
Category :
ISBN :
Can you imagine what your life would look like if you could... ...meet yourself with compassion, every single day? ...accept your body, maybe even grow to love it, exactly as it is? ...prioritize yourself and your needs, without feeling selfish? ...leverage the pain of your past into the power of your present? ...create lasting change in your patterns of behavior and in your life? ...soften into vulnerability, while confidently holding your boundaries? ...live a bold, authentic, and empowered life--in spite of your fear? You may not know it yet, but the real power of The Self-Worth Path is already within you. All you have to do is take the first step.
