Instant Mom
Instant Mom

Author: Nia Vardalos

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2013-04-02

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0062231855

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"Some families are created in different ways but are still, in every way, a family." Writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos firmly believed she was supposed to be a mom, but Mother Nature and modern medicine had put her in a headlock. So she made a choice that shocked friends, family, and even herself: with only fourteen hours' notice, she adopted a preschooler. Instant Mom is Vardalos's poignant and hilarious true chronicle of trying to become a mother while fielding nosy "frenemies" and Hollywood reporters asking, "Any baby news?" With genuine and frank honesty, she describes how she and husband Ian Gomez eventually found their daughter . . . and what happened next. Vardalos explores innovative ways to conquer the challenges all new moms face, from sleep to personal grooming, and learns that whether via biology, relationship, or adoption—motherhood comes in many forms. The book includes laugh-out-loud behind the scenes Hollywood anecdotes, plus an Appendix on how to adopt worldwide. Vardalos will donate proceeds from the book sales to charities. Vardalos candidly shares her instant motherhood story that is relatable for all new moms (and dads!)

Instant Loss Cookbook
Instant Loss Cookbook

Author: Brittany Williams

Publisher: Harmony

Published: 2018-10-02

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 0525577238

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THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Brittany Williams lost more than 125 pounds using her Instant Pot® and making all her meals from scratch. Now she shares 125 quick, easy, and tasty whole food recipes that can help you reach your weight loss goals, too! Brittany Williams had struggled with her weight all her life. She grew up eating the standard American staples—fast, frozen, fried, and processed—and hit a peak weight of 260 pounds. When her 4-year-old daughter’s autoimmune disease was alleviated by a low-sugar, dairy-free, grain-free, whole-food-based diet, Brittany realized she owed her own body the same kind of healing. So on January 1, 2017, she vowed to make every meal for a year from scratch, aided by her Instant Pot®. She discovered that the versatility, speed, and ease of the electric pressure cooker made creating wholesome, tasty, family-satisfying meals a breeze, usually taking under thirty minutes. Not only did the family thrive over the course of the year, Brittany lost an astonishing 125 pounds, all documented on her Instant Loss blog. Illustrated with gorgeous photography, Instant Loss Cookbook shares 125 recipes and the meal plan that Brittany used for her own weight loss, 75% of which are recipes for the Instant Pot® or other multicooker. These recipes are whole food-based with a spotlight on veggies, mostly dairy and grain-free, and use ingredients that you can find at any grocery store. The clearest guide to navigating your Instant Pot® or other multicooker that you’ll find, Instant Loss Cookbook makes healthy eating convenient—and that’s the key to sustainable weight loss.

Mercedee
Mercedee

Author: M.D. Thomas

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2015-10-12

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1491775262

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From an early age, Mercedee witnessed violence and abuse firsthand. Born in Louisiana in 1908, she endured hardships throughout her lifetime. In Mercedee, author M.D. Thomas, Mercedees granddaughter, narrates a triumphant tale of one particular womans suffering and how she coped with her many challenges. It is a primitive look at the racism and abuse she endured from her husband, friends, and society. Being severely beaten by her mate, living in a variety of towns and homes, trying to raise her own children, Thomas tells how Mercedee survives. This story contributes to the understanding of a different and difficult situation that many people experience who are born poor and die the same way.

The Obsoletes
The Obsoletes

Author: Simeon Mills

Publisher: Skybound Books

Published: 2020-04-07

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1501198343

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In this “inventive, moving, and funny” (Jess Walter, #1 New York Times bestselling author) coming-of-age novel, two human-like teen robots navigate high school, basketball, and potentially life-threatening consequences if their true origins are discovered by the inhabitants of their intolerant 1980s Michigan hometown. Fraternal twin brothers Darryl and Kanga are just like any other teenagers trying to make it through high school. They have to deal with peer pressure, awkwardness, and family drama. But there’s one closely guarded secret that sets them apart: they’re robots. So long as they keep their heads down, their robophobic neighbors won’t discover the truth about them and they just might make it through to graduation. But when Kanga becomes the star of the basketball team, his worrywart brother Darryl now has to work a million times harder to keep them both out of the spotlight. Though they look, sound, and act perfectly human, if anyone in their small, depressed Michigan town were to find out what they truly are, they’d likely be disassembled by an angry mob in the middle of their school gym. “Curious, sweet, heartbreaking, and redemptive” (Delilah S. Dawson, New York Times bestselling author), this is a funny, poignant look at brotherhood, xenophobia, and the limits of one’s programming.

Jafr
Jafr

Author: Cheryl Choate

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2016-05-21

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 1524604275

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Can you believe this? The suspect is a DEA agent? He went ballistic and murdered his ex girlfriend in front of her family? Want to hear the best part? The victims boyfriend was hiding in the closet and saw the whole thing. My hands grew clammy and I thought I was going to throw up the dinner I had just eaten prior to getting this call. That was the night I was assigned to work a special detail with the homicide detectives to help search for a murder suspect. I had to stay in cop mode, even though all I wanted to do was go home. Would I ever see my daughters again? Why hadnt I listened to my father? I was just a single, divorced, young mom with two daughters at home who needed me. This wasnt even my full time job! What was I doing? But I knew I had an obligation to my family to dig deep and stay strong and focused in order to go home alive!

Shadowmaker
Shadowmaker

Author: Joan Lowery Nixon

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Published: 2013-09-25

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 0307823504

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For fans of Gillian Flynn, Caroline Cooney, and R.L. Stine comes Shadowmaker from four-time Edgar Allen Poe Young Adult Mystery Award winner Joan Lowery Nixon. When Katie Gillian and her mother move from Houston to a small Texas town, they never imagine that violence and intrigue will interrupt their six-month stay. Could the two bodies found have anything to do with the newspaper articles Katie’s reporter mother is writing—or with the shadowy figures Katie has noticed lurking outside her house at night? “Strong female characters[,]…affecting and fast-paced, this mystery delivers.” –Publishers Weekly “Nixon deftly weaves the ordinary difficulties of a new kid in school into a suspenseful mystery…[and her] characters are interestingly complicated.” –Booklist “[A] smoothly knit novel.” –Kirkus Reviews

The Year of the Storm
The Year of the Storm

Author: John Mantooth

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2013-06-04

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1101613130

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In this haunting, suspenseful debut novel, John Mantooth takes readers to a town in rural Alabama where secrets are buried deep, reality is relative, and salvation requires a desperate act of faith. When Danny was fourteen, his mother and sister disappeared during a violent storm. The police were baffled. There were no clues, and most people figured they were dead. Only Danny still holds out hope that they’ll return. Months later, a disheveled Vietnam vet named Walter Pike shows up at Danny’s front door, claiming to know their whereabouts. The story he tells is so incredible that Danny knows he shouldn’t believe him. Others warn him about Walter Pike’s dark past, his shameful flight from town years ago, and the suspicious timing of his return. But he’s Danny’s last hope, and Danny needs to believe…

The Hayle Coven Novels: The Complete Saga
The Hayle Coven Novels: The Complete Saga

Author: Patti Larsen

Publisher: Patti Larsen Books

Published: 2022-11-03

Total Pages: 4900

ISBN-13:

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(YA Paranormal series with witches, demons, fairies, werewolves, vampires, magic and dragons) Dive into the award-winning Hayle Coven Novels, beginning with 2014's World's Best Story, Family Magic, and fall in love with Sydlynn Hayle--her mom's a witch, her dad's a demon and she wants to be ordinary. The problem is, she's far from it! This twenty-novel series is beloved by readers around the world and will draw you into an epic family adventure of love, loyalty, loss and triumph. Welcome to the coven! KEYWORDS: young adult paranormal, magic series, witches and magic

And Drift Away
And Drift Away

Author: J.S. Morin

Publisher: Magical Scrivener Press

Published: 2023-12-05

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1643556703

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A comedian takes his final bow, and a wizard knows when it's time to disappear. They had an unlikely friendship from the start. One was a mighty wizard, fallen from grace. The other, a never-was comedian who made his living through cons and scams. What held them together was a bond of trust; a drive to roam the stars; and the curious ties of found family. We all knew it wouldn't last, but we never knew why. Brad's enlistment in Earth Navy removed the nail holding the rickety Ramsey clan and their adopted wizard together. This is how it all falls apart. And Drift Away is the sixteenth mission of Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem. It follows a mismatched duo of itinerant comedian and outlaw wizard as they roam the galaxy trying to eke out a living and stay ahead of the consequences of their actions. Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem looks back at an earlier era in the Black Ocean universe, and returning readers will get to see how some of their favorite characters came to be. Fans of morally gray heroes and slick talking conmen will love this series. Grab your copy before someone else does. Chuck and Mort may part ways, but they leave an indelible mark. Most notably on the boy who will start going by Carl Ramsey, buy a starship, and start a crew of his own. You can read more of Bradley Carlin "Blackjack" Ramsey's adventures aboard the starship Mobius in Black Ocean: Galaxy Outlaws.