From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story—the terrifying, “electrifying” novel (Stephen King) about a man who flees the wreckage of his life to face the ghosts of his past, only to encounter a sinister force, ready to kill. One summer night in 1955, a boy and his cousin plunge naked into the moonlit waters of a rural quarry. Only one of them emerges. Just as he had promised he would on that fateful night two decades earlier, Miles Teagarden—now divorced and a struggling writer—returns to his family home in Arden, Wisconsin. But the landscape he once knew so well has turned eerie and threatening. In the small town, his erstwhile friends and rivals, even his blood relatives, view him with suspicion. Their paranoia seems justified when another beautiful blonde teenage girl goes missing—much as his cousin Alison did all those years ago. Miles feels a dark force is at work, gathering strength. As the anniversary of the tragic night approaches, he begins to fear that Alison will find a way to make their date . . .
P.S. I Love You Some People Wait Their Whole Lives To Find Their Soul Mates. But Not Holly And Gerry. Childhood Sweethearts, They Could Finish Each Other'S Sentences And Even When They Fought, They Laughed. No One Could Imagine Holly And Gerry Without Each Other. Until The Unthinkable Happens. Gerry'S Death Devastates Holly. But As Her 30Th Birthday Looms, Gerry Comes Back To Her. He'S Left Her A Bundle Of Notes, One For Each Of The Months After His Death, Gently Guiding Holly Into Her New Life Without Him, Each Note Signed 'Ps, I Love You'. As The Notes Are Gradually Opened, And As The Year Unfolds, Holly Is Both Cheered Up And Challenged. The Man Who Knows Her Better Than Anyone Sets Out To Teach Her That Life Goes On. With Some Help From Her Friends, And Her Noisy And Loving Family, Holly Finds Herself Laughing, Crying, Singing, Dancing And Being Braver Than Ever Before. Life Is For Living, She Realises But It Always Helps If There'S An Angel Watching Over You. If You Could See Me Now What If Love Was Right There In Front Of You- You Just Couldn T See It? Everything In Elizabeth Egan S Life Has Its Place, From The Espresso Cups In Her Gleaming Kitchen To The Swatches And Paint Pots Of Her Interior Design Business. Order And Precision Keep Life Under Control And Elizabeth S Heart From The Pain And Hurt She Has Suffered In The Past. The Only Cloud On The Horizon Is Her Sister Saoirse, A Red-Haired Whirlwind Always Leaving Behind Pieces Which Elizabeth Struggles To Pick Up Including Her Six-Year-Old Son Luke. Being A Reluctant Mother While Trying To Keep Her Business On Track Is A Full-Time Job, One Which Leaves Little Room For Error Or Fun. Until, One Day, A Stranger Unexpectedly Comes Into Their Lives. Ivan Is Carefree, Spontaneous And Always Looking For Adventure Everything That Elizabeth Is Not. In No Time At All, He Has Crept Under Her Skin And Started To Change Her Life In Ways She Could Never Have . She Knows Barely Anything About Ivan Who He Is And Whether He Is Everything He Seems. And If There Is A Future For Their Blossoming Relationship& Full Of Cecelia Ahern S Trademark Warmth And Poignancy, If You Could See Me Now Is A Love Story With Heart And Just A Little Bit Of Magic&
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ghost Story—the terrifying, “electrifying” novel (Stephen King) about a man who flees the wreckage of his life to face the ghosts of his past, only to encounter a sinister force, ready to kill. One summer night in 1955, a boy and his cousin plunge naked into the moonlit waters of a rural quarry. Only one of them emerges. Just as he had promised he would on that fateful night two decades earlier, Miles Teagarden—now divorced and a struggling writer—returns to his family home in Arden, Wisconsin. But the landscape he once knew so well has turned eerie and threatening. In the small town, his erstwhile friends and rivals, even his blood relatives, view him with suspicion. Their paranoia seems justified when another beautiful blonde teenage girl goes missing—much as his cousin Alison did all those years ago. Miles feels a dark force is at work, gathering strength. As the anniversary of the tragic night approaches, he begins to fear that Alison will find a way to make their date . . .
When Michael Mewshaw receives a call from a stranger who says she has reason to believe he is her biological father, Mewshaw realizes he has been half dreading, half hoping for this to happen for over 30 years. Just like the young woman who wants to find the last piece to the puzzle of her life, he hopes to answer questions that have plagued him for decades. But first he has to make sure that she is who she claims to be. In this fascinating memoir, Mewhsaw confronts his own past, the chaos of his family, and complicated memories of the woman he once loved. His unusual role in the baby’s birth, her adoption, and, now, her search for her biological parents sets the stage for a revealing personal odyssey that offers a quest for identity and a journey of discovery, an obsession with recapturing the past and righting old wrongs, the constant potential for disappointment balanced against the possibility of redemption. As he finds his old flame and her old lover, rediscovering who he was and who he has become, he finds his life enriched in the process.
Preston was an only child who captured the heart and soul of his single mother. They shared many pleasurable moments together. Their life was not always easy and the story you are about to read will clearly show that their life was not scripted. Their life was full of love, laughter, joy, and sorrow. They had the love of God that brought them through all the hardships they faced. Preston had a hard time communicating and dealing with the things that life seems to throw at us all. The trials and the village that it took to guide Preston's life would turn out to be monumental to their lives. Preston's life was cut short on St Patrick's Day on March 17, 2006, when God called him home. His loving spirit and his memory will thrive in the hearts of the ones that loved him and those he wished to touch.
From the bestselling author of P.S. I Love You and Love, Rosie, Cecelia Ahern, comes an enchanting novel that leads you to wonder if Not Seeing is believing! Readers and critics alike adore Cecelia Ahern for her lighthearted yet insightful stories about modern women and their often unusual situations. In If You Could See Me Now, she takes that theme a step further, offering us a heroine who is entirely believable, and the new man in her life who is, well, slightly less so. Elizabeth Egan's life runs on order: Both her home and her emotions are arranged just so, with little room for spontaneity. It's how she counteracts the chaos of her family -- an alcoholic mother who left when she was young, an emotionally distant father, and a free-spirited sister, who seems to be following in their mother's footsteps, leaving her own six-yearold son, Luke, in Elizabeth's care. When Ivan, Luke's mysterious new grown-up friend, enters the picture, Elizabeth doesnt know quite what to make of him. With his penchant for adventure and colorful take on things large and small, Ivan opens Elizabeth's eyes to a whole new way of living. But is it for real? Is Ivan for real? If You Could See Me Now is a love story with heart -- and just a touch of magic.
This heartwarming picture book reassures children that a parent’s love never lets go—based on the poignant lyrics of JJ Heller’s beloved lullaby “Hand to Hold.” “May the living light inside you be the compass as you go / May you always know you have my hand to hold.” With delightful illustrations and an engaging rhyme scheme, this book offers the promise of security and love every child’s heart longs to know. From skipping stones and counting stars to climbing trees and telling stories, every moment is wrapped snugly in the certain warmth of a parent’s presence and God’s blessing. With poignancy and joy, this bedtime read captures the unconditional love parents want their children to know but so often fail to express amid the chaos of daily life.
Life, Motherhood, and the Pursuit ofSanity is Erin Mahone's first book inwhich she talks candidly about thechallenges of growing up in a familywhere mental illness was pervasiveand a sense of humor was anabsolute necessity! She addresseshow these formative experiences andrelationships impact the how and whyof her existence and her firm andabsolute believe that we are allcapable of greatness no matter whowe are, where we come from, or whatstories we have internalized toconvince ourselves otherwise.