The Last Thing He Wanted
Author: Joan Didion
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2008-07
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13: 0007291620
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe first novel in over a decade from perhaps the most admired writer in America.
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He Wanted the Moon
Author: Mimi Baird
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2015-02-17
Total Pages: 290
ISBN-13: 080413748X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSoon to be a major motion picture, from Brad Pitt and Tony Kushner A Washington Post Best Book of 2015 A mid-century doctor's raw, unvarnished account of his own descent into madness, and his daughter's attempt to piece his life back together and make sense of her own. Texas-born and Harvard-educated, Dr. Perry Baird was a rising medical star in the late 1920s and 1930s. Early in his career, ahead of his time, he grew fascinated with identifying the biochemical root of manic depression, just as he began to suffer from it himself. By the time the results of his groundbreaking experiments were published, Dr. Baird had been institutionalized multiple times, his medical license revoked, and his wife and daughters estranged. He later received a lobotomy and died from a consequent seizure, his research incomplete, his achievements unrecognized. Mimi Baird grew up never fully knowing this story, as her family went silent about the father who had been absent for most of her childhood. Decades later, a string of extraordinary coincidences led to the recovery of a manuscript which Dr. Baird had worked on throughout his brutal institutionalization, confinement, and escape. This remarkable document, reflecting periods of both manic exhilaration and clear-headed health, presents a startling portrait of a man who was a uniquely astute observer of his own condition, struggling with a disease for which there was no cure, racing against time to unlock the key to treatment before his illness became impossible to manage. Fifty years after being told her father would forever be “ill” and “away,” Mimi Baird set off on a quest to piece together the memoir and the man. In time her fingers became stained with the lead of the pencil he had used to write his manuscript, as she devoted herself to understanding who he was, why he disappeared, and what legacy she had inherited. The result of his extraordinary record and her journey to bring his name to light is He Wanted the Moon, an unforgettable testament to the reaches of the mind and the redeeming power of a determined heart.
She Wanted It All
Author: Kathryn Casey
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2010-11-16
Total Pages: 462
ISBN-13: 0062063243
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTrophy wife Celeste Beard wasn't satisfied with a luxurious lifestyle and her rich Austin media mogul husband's devotion -- so she took his life! The wife: She wanted everything, but her husband stood in the way. The lesbian lover: A love-struck, middle-aged woman with a history of mental illness, she would do anything to set Celeste free. The beauty salon receptionist: Celeste hired her to tie up the loose ends ... in a second conspiracy to commit murder.
Just What He Wanted
Author: HelenKay Dimon
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-06-10
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 1426895720
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBook four of the Holloway series Travis Yardley thought he had everything he needed, but one look at Andrea Patterson shows him he was wrong. Andie is a gorgeous, curvy blonde who moves to town to manage a nearby campground. Seizing the chance to get close to her, Travis volunteers himself as tour guide and "bodyguard.' After a bad breakup, Andie is looking to start over and determined to put her heart on hiatus. She's working on her self-esteem, and she is not ready for the likes of Travis. He comes on strong, with all the energy of a guy almost ten years her junior, which is exactly what he is. Even as Travis's troubled past catches up with him, he pulls out all the stops to convince Andie he deserves a chance. And with the spring thaw hitting the Mountain View Resort, Andie discovers her own temperature rising whenever Travis looks her way… 43,000 words
Parents Wanted
Author: George Harrar
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13: 9781571316332
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen 12-year-old Andy meets Laurie and Jeff at an adoption party, he has already been in eight foster homes. Andy s alcoholic mother has given him up to the state as too hard to handle, and his father is in jail. Andy longs for a loving home and parents he can trust, but his attention deficit disorder, combined with the legacy of his dysfunctional parents, causes him to constantly challenge authority. He steals, destroys property, gets in trouble at school, tries to make a gunpowder bomb, and accuses Jeff, his soon-to-be father, of touching him inappropriately. To make matters worse, Andy s real father shows up asking for money. But Andy s new parents refuse to give up on him, and Andy must fight to save his soon-to-be-father s reputation and his own chance at having a real family."
A Paige King FBI Suspense Thriller Bundle: The Girl He Wanted (#7) and The Girl He Claimed (#8)
Author: Blake Pierce
Publisher: Blake Pierce
Published: 2023-09-12
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 1094382426
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA bundle of books #7 (THE GIRL HE WANTED) and #8 (THE GIRL HE CLAIMED) in Blake Pierce’s Paige King Mystery series! This bundle offers books seven and eight in one convenient file, with over 100,000 words of reading. In THE GIRL HE WANTED (Book #7), a new case has Paige at a loss: victims left bound to odd structures, with symbols pointing to some greater M.O. Can Paige crack the mysterious clues in time to save the next victim? In THE GIRL HE CLAIMED (Book #8), when a new serial killer leaves a trail of victims on horror film sets, Paige finds herself outmatched by a diabolical killer—who may just be as brilliant as she. Who will win the deadly game of cat and mouse? A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the PAIGE KING mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night. Future books in the series are also available.
The Man They Wanted Me to Be
Author: Jared Yates Sexton
Publisher: Catapult
Published: 2020-04-14
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1640093850
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis provocative, “critically important” memoir of working-class boyhood in rural Indiana offers a searing cultural analysis of toxic masculinity in American culture (NPR). As progressivism changes American society, and globalism shifts labor away from traditional manufacturing, the roles that have been prescribed to men since the Industrial Revolution have been rendered obsolete. Donald Trump's campaign successfully leveraged male resentment and entitlement, and now, with Trump as president and the rise of the #MeToo movement, it’s clear that our current definitions of masculinity are outdated and even dangerous. Deeply personal and thoroughly researched, the author of The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore has turned his keen eye to our current crisis of masculinity using his upbringing in rural Indiana to examine the personal and societal dangers of the patriarchy. The Man They Wanted Me to Be examines how we teach boys what’s expected of men in America, and the long–term effects of that socialization―which include depression, shorter lives, misogyny, and suicide. Sexton turns his keen eye to the establishment of the racist patriarchal structure which has favored white men, and investigates the personal and societal dangers of such outdated definitions of manhood. “ . . . exposes the true cost of toxic masculinity . . . and takes aim at the patriarchal structures in American society that continue to uphold an outdated ideal of manhood.” —Book Riot
The Girl He Wanted (A Paige King FBI Suspense Thriller—Book 7)
Author: Blake Pierce
Publisher: Blake Pierce
Published: 2023-06-02
Total Pages: 245
ISBN-13: 1094377791
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPaige King, a Ph.D. in forensic psychology and an agent at the FBI’s elite BAU unit, has an uncanny expertise in understanding serial killers’ minds. Yet a new case has her at a loss: victims left bound to odd structures, with symbols pointing to some greater M.O. Can Paige crack the mysterious clues in time to save the next victim? “A masterpiece of thriller and mystery.” —Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (re Once Gone) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ THE GIRL HE WANTED is book #7 in a new series by #1 bestseller and USA Today bestselling author Blake Pierce, whose bestseller Once Gone (a free download) has received over 7,000 five star ratings and reviews. A complex psychological crime thriller full of twists and turns and packed with heart-pounding suspense, the PAIGE KING mystery series will make you fall in love with a brilliant new female protagonist and keep you turning pages late into the night. It is a perfect addition for fans of Rachel Caine, Teresa Driscoll and Robert Dugoni. Book #8—THE GIRL HE CLAIMED—is now available. “An edge of your seat thriller in a new series that keeps you turning pages! ...So many twists, turns and red herrings… I can't wait to see what happens next.” —Reader review (Her Last Wish) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A strong, complex story about two FBI agents trying to stop a serial killer. If you want an author to capture your attention and have you guessing, yet trying to put the pieces together, Pierce is your author!” —Reader review (Her Last Wish) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A typical Blake Pierce twisting, turning, roller coaster ride suspense thriller. Will have you turning the pages to the last sentence of the last chapter!!!” —Reader review (City of Prey) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Right from the start we have an unusual protagonist that I haven't seen done in this genre before. The action is nonstop… A very atmospheric novel that will keep you turning pages well into the wee hours.” —Reader review (City of Prey) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Everything that I look for in a book… a great plot, interesting characters, and grabs your interest right away. The book moves along at a breakneck pace and stays that way until the end. Now on go I to book two!” —Reader review (Girl, Alone) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Exciting, heart pounding, edge of your seat book… a must read for mystery and suspense readers!” —Reader review (Girl, Alone) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
All She Wanted
Author: Aphrodite Jones
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 348
ISBN-13: 0671023888
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of the murder of three people in Nebraska, including a girl posing as a boy.
Harlequin Medical Romance November 2016 - Box Set 1 of 2
Author: Tina Beckett
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-11-01
Total Pages: 349
ISBN-13: 1488025932
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHarlequin® Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama. This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes: THE NURSE'S CHRISTMAS GIFT Christmas Miracles in Maternity by Tina Beckett Can a miracle in Maternity reunite pediatrician Max Ainsley and his estranged wife, Annabelle Brookes, in time for Christmas? THEIR FIRST FAMILY CHRISTMAS Christmas Eve Magic by Alison Roberts With Jack Reynolds's Christmas Eve return, Dr. Emma Matthews and little Lily might get the perfect family Christmas… IT STARTED AT CHRISTMAS… by Janice Lynn McKenzie Sanders and Lance Spencer indulge in a sizzling fling…but what happens when risking their hearts leads to wedding bells?
