The Hero Next Door


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From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes another middle-grade short-story collection--this one focused on exploring acts of bravery--featuring some of the best own-voices children's authors, including R. J. Palacio (Wonder), Rita Williams-Garcia (One Crazy Summer), Linda Sue Park (A Long Walk to Water), and many more. Not all heroes wear capes. Some heroes teach martial arts. Others talk to ghosts. A few are inventors or soccer players. They're also sisters, neighbors, and friends. Because heroes come in many shapes and sizes. But they all have one thing in common: they make the world a better place. Published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, this vibrant anthology features thirteen acclaimed authors whose powerful and diverse voices show how small acts of kindness can save the day. So pay attention, because a hero could be right beside you. Or maybe the hero is you. AUTHORS INCLUDE: William Alexander, Joseph Bruchac, Lamar Giles, Mike Jung, Hena Khan, Juana Medina, Ellen Oh, R. J. Palacio, Linda Sue Park and Anna Dobbin, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ronald L. Smith, Rita Williams-Garcia, and short-story contest winner Suma Subramaniam “As with the two previous anthologies from We Need Diverse Books, this collection admirably succeeds in making available to all readers a wider and more representative range of American voices and protagonists.” —The Washington Post




My Hero Next Door


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She's only confident when she sings. He's following the beat of his heart. Will a moment of impromptu harmony cue a romantic duet?Ella: Okay, I'll admit it. I'm not the most self-confident person on the planet. In fact, I'm pretty sure I have... none.That's why I followed David to UChicago. He's my boyfriend. The one with the meticulous plans for our future. If I just cling tight enough to his hand, I can survive anything.Or maybe not.Because the thing that usually calms my nerves-singing to myself in the dorm shower-has just been blown apart by an impromptu duet with a guy over the wall, and it's making my heart pound like nothing ever has before.How can one duet send my life into a spiral of confusion?Cole: I'm in my last year at UChicago and I can't wait to graduate and get on with my big dreams, but whoever sang with me over the shower wall... Oh man, I have to find this girl. Something about her voice spoke to me.But she's shy. Timid. She won't accept my invitations to meet up in the hallway. And that's not my only problem.My roommate's girlfriend, Ella, has just moved here and she's sparking things inside of me I never thought I could feel. I don't get it.I thought I was set. Happy. But now I'm locked in a battle between pining for Ella and desperately hunting for a shower songbird that I swear could change my life for the better. My Hero Next Door is the first standalone book in the Lyrics of Love sweet contemporary romance series. If you like offbeat meet-cutes, soulful men to swoon over, and love's beautiful ballads, then you'll adore Melody Sweet's tale of destiny.PLEASE NOTE: This book was previously published as Fever by Melissa Pearl. It has been rewritten and re-edited to this sweet romance edition. Enjoy! Buy My Hero Next Door to play passion's highest notes today!




Hero Next Door: a Single Dad Military Romance


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Ex-Marine. Ex-Wife. Ex-hausted.I left my brothers in the Marines to start a family.I left my ex-wife when that family drove her to drink and drugs.Now all I have left is my son - and he's all I care about.I can't afford to make another mistake.And the girl who moved in next door? Mistake written all over her.She's got the sweetest smile, the hottest damn curves and behind it all...a haunted look. I can't take my damn eyes off her.My powerful body and coarse attitude make her nervous - and as she tries to start a new life away from her abusive ex, she has her own reasons to stay away. But we can't help it. We're f*cking drawn to each other.And when she tells me how much she wants a baby...I make every mistake in the book.Because I want a family again.I want her. My son. And a baby.And when her past comes calling...I'll fight to hell and back to keep it.Hero Next Door is a full, standalone romance with a hot ex-Marine single dad and a sweet heroine trying to deal with her darker past. No cheating or cliffhangers, and a Happily Ever After guaranteed.




The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship between a Boy and a Baseball Legend


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Based on the true story of a boy in Brooklyn who became neighbors and friends with his hero, Jackie Robinson. Stephen Satlow is an eight-year-old boy living in Brooklyn, New York, which means he only cares about one thing-the Dodgers. Steve and his father spend hours reading the sports pages and listening to games on the radio. Aside from an occasional run-in with his teacher, life is pretty simple for Steve. But then Steve hears a rumor that an African American family is moving to his all-Jewish neighborhood. It's 1948 and some of his neighbors are against it. Steve knows this is wrong. His hero, Jackie Robinson, broke the color barrier in baseball the year before. Then it happens--Steve's new neighbor is none other than Jackie Robinson! Steve is beyond excited about living two doors down from the Robinson family. He can't wait to meet Jackie. This is going to be the best baseball season yet! How many kids ever get to become friends with their hero?




My Life Next Door


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A gorgeous debut about family, friendship, first romance, and how to be true to one person you love without betraying another The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, numerous, messy, affectionate. And every day from her balcony perch, seventeen-year-old Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs her terrace and changes everything. As the two fall fiercely in love, Jase's family makes Samantha one of their own. Then in an instant, the bottom drops out of her world and she is suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself? A dreamy summer read, full of characters who stay with you long after the story is over. "A summer romance with depth." —The Boston Sunday Globe "Fitzpatrick's excellent first novel movingly captures the intensity of first love." —Publishers Weekly, starred review "An almost perfect summer romance." —Kirkus Reviews "On par with authors such as Sarah Dessen and Deb Caletti." —SLJ




The Hero and the Girl Next Door


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The virtuosity and high spirits of Sophie Hannah's poems are unusual at any time of day. She handles rhymed metrical forms with wily insouciance and passes the 'memorability test' with flying colours. A surrealising impulse unsettles even the most tidy of her stanzas with a shrewd imaginative wantonness. Her experiments with subject-matter produce something more satisfying than 'social verse'. An urban person who prefers shopping, eating and romance to hopping over cowpats on a country walk, she writes with generous rather than reductive wit.




Assassin Next Door


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A killer with a white picket fence. Suburbia, a great place for a man with secrets to hide while investing in some solid real estate. The biggest drawback? Neighbors. In this case, a neighbor with sexy curves and a bright smile. Good thing she's not his type. Single moms with annoying ex-husbands are on the do-not-date list. Stay away. Calvin wants to; it's just not happening. He can't help but find himself drawn to the chaos next door. And when danger threatens his suburban lifestyle, this assassin doesn't hesitate to act. Keywords: single mother, bad boy hero, alpha male, romantic suspense, thriller romance, action and adventure romance, second chance romance, danger romance, assassin hero




The Cubicle Next Door


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Jackie, a computer administrator, must divide up her cubicle and share space with the new guy. This tale of limited work space, hidden identity, and cyber confessions is for anyone who has longed to find life beyond cubicle walls.




The Hero Next Door


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He thought the big city was tough... Then former Chicago cop Justin Clay met his neighbor's rebellious teenaged nephew. Just like Justin, the boy had come to Nantucket to put his difficult past behind him. But while love-shy tea shop owner Heather Anderson is doing wonders for Justin's outlook, she's having trouble reaching the teen. Suddenly the man who didn't think he had anything to offer is helping a fractured family, and three fractured hearts, come together. And a world-weary cop is turning into the hero--and husband material--next door.




Meet Me Halfway


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Madison gave her heart to a boy at the age of sixteen, but all she got in return was a broken heart and a swollen belly. Alone with a baby and desperate for the love and affection she hadn't found, she turned to a man who sealed his claim of devotion with a diamond ring. He promised her a family. A life. A future. But his lies had only been a cover for the personal hell he introduced her to daily. Now, at twenty-five, Madison has long since stopped believing in love. It's simply not a square on her bingo card. Balancing single parenthood, three jobs, and online courses, she doesn't have the time anyway. So when the broody neighbor living in the other side of her duplex leaves a rude note on her door, she's not interested. Not in his dark hair, not in his physique, and definitely not in the dimples she's only seen a hint of. She's one hundred percent, absolutely, not interested. Not even a little.