Because I Wanted You


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A girl from Appalachia makes it in New York, becoming the host of her own TV talk show. At 24, Ruby Bottom has everything a woman could dream, money, fame and a wealthy boyfriend. But in her past there was another man, an idealist who saw more in her than she saw herself, and she cannot forget him.




Because I Wanted You


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Ruby Maxwell has what every young woman dreams of: a glamorous job hosting a successful talk show, a penthouse on Fifth Avenue, and a boyfriend who only wants to put a Tiffany diamond on her finger. But she also has unsettling dreams about the Appalachian home she ran away from at age seventeen, dreams that make it impossible for her to find peace -- or love. When a reporter inadvertently uncovers her secret past, he sets in motion a chain of events that place Ruby in the harsh spotlight of public opinion and threaten to destroy the life she has built for herself. As her two worlds collide in Annie Garrett's Because I Wanted You, Ruby is haunted by the memory of the man she once loved and cannot forget, the idealist who saw more in her than she saw in herself. And even as she faces her mistakes, she tries to believe the fortune cookie adage that she carries with her at all times: "Love does no wrong that can't be made right."




Because I Wanted to Write You a Pop Song


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The characters in this collection of 21 short fictions hum with restlessness. They pine for lost loves and pop music romances, Hollywood heartthrobs, and sunnier towns. They flee from failed relationships and looming violence, adulthood and other deaths. Written with dark humor and incisive, voice-driven prose, Kara Vernor's stories will stick in your head like a song.




We Wanted You


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The loving voices of a child's parents tell the story of an adoption, from waiting to meet the baby for the first time through the growth of a family. Peter Catalanotto's vibrant illustrations form a clever and dramatic counterpoint to the text: presented as a series of family snapshots, the images run backward in time.




The Last Lecture


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The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.




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Something Wonderful


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Let New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught who “is in a class by herself” (USA TODAY) sweep you off your feet and into another time with her sensual, passionate, and spellbinding historical romance classics, featuring her “unique magic” (RT Book Reviews). “Judith McNaught not only spins dreams but makes them come true” (RT Book Reviews) in this sensual and moving tale of a tempestuous marriage facing its ultimate test. Alexandra Lawrence, an innocent country girl, and Jordan Townsende, the rich and powerful Duke of Hawthorne, have always had a stormy relationship. But when she is swept into the endlessly fascinating world of London society, free-spirited Alexandra becomes ensnared in a tangled web of jealousy, revenge, and overwhelming passion. But behind her husband’s cold, haughty mask, there lives a tender, vital, sensual man...the man Alexandra married. Now, she will fight for his very life and the rapturous bond they alone can share.




Cupside Down


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After waking up in a jail cellagainJonathan decides that something has to change. He decides to become a better version of himself. However, the journey from stale immaturity into manhood is more difficult than he thought at first how exactly do you change who you are? He has no idea HOW to be anyone other than who he has always been. Soon he finds it nearly impossible to blaze a trail on his own. Even though he tries his best, he cannot seem to break free of the grip of the personal demons that follow him, until Join Jonathan through the struggles and triumphs that come with personal change. His journey will take him through consequences, dilemmas, relationships, and lessons of which he never dreamed.




Chosen by the Alien


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Atlas has long watched his friends and fellow warriors find their mates. He’s heard all about how it’s supposedly the most magical thing that can happen, how you feel complete and happy and whole, and he’s tried not to be bitter over the fact that he still hasn’t found his mate. It hasn’t been for lack of trying, either. With his skill on the battlefield, he’s highly sought after by the females of his kind and other kinds as well, but there has never been that spark. When he’s chosen to accompany the princess of their people to Earth, he thinks nothing of it. It’ll be a good distraction from things that aren’t going the way he wants them to, if anything. Certainly he doesn’t anticipate any kind of foul plot afoot with consequences that reach far beyond their own kind. He definitely doesn’t expect to meet Katlyn Pierce, bartender by night, student by day, with her sharp eyes and sharper tongue. By the end of his escort duty, Atlas is honestly not sure which is more surprising: that he’s fighting his own people to save a planet he barely understands or that he’s fairly sure he’s found the other half of his soul. But the princess isn’t above exploiting his newfound connection, and Atlas just might find himself fighting to save his mate as well as the rest of the world.




The Nurse and the Single Dad


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Changed by a single kiss… Single dad Daniel Caldwell is completely focused on caring for his daughter, Maddie, and has no time for love. Until he meets Zoey Evans, a hospice nurse with sparkling blue eyes… Zoey has vowed never to trust another man, but Daniel is different. Kind, caring and drop-dead gorgeous, he's the first man who has tempted her to change her mind. And when one passionate kiss proves life changing, Daniel and Zoey will have to reevaluate everything they ever thought about love!