Kick Some Rocks By: Vincent J. Alexander Was the popular teacher, Mr. Morgan, murdered, or did he commit suicide? What are the clues? Officers Anthony McCauley and Aaron Hopkins are on the case. These quirky men have developed a sense of camaraderie, friendship, and trust. Follow the rest of the intriguing characters such as Sierra, Catwoman, Maggot, Charles, Latoya, Lilly, and Jimmy as they attempt to discover the truth behind Mr. Morgan’s death. Centering around rejection, death, and the impact of a young girl’s life without her father, Kick Some Rocks is a unique page turner that is sure to keep you guessing.
Nobody lives forever. Not even a Vampyre. Just ask Joe Pitt. After exposing the secret source of blood for half of Manhattan’s Vampyres, he’s definitely a dead man walking. He’s been a punching bag and a bullet magnet for every Vampyre Clan in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, not to mention a private eye, an enforcer, an exile, and a vigilante, but now he’s just a target with legs. For a year he’s sloshed around the subway tunnels and sewers, tapping the veins of the lost, while above ground a Vampyre civil war threatens to drag the Clans into the sunlight once and for all. What’s it gonna take to dig him up? Just the search for a missing girl who’s carrying a baby that just might be the destiny of Vampyre-kind. Not that Joe cares all that much about destiny and such. What he cares about is that his ex-girl Evie wants him to take the gig. What’s the risk? Another turn playing pigeon in a shooting gallery. What’s the reward? Maybe one shot of his own. What’s he aiming for? Nothing much. Just all the evil at the heart of his world.
The TikTok sensation Fallen Heir, the fourth in the #1 New York Times bestselling The Royals series, now in a new special edition with bonus material! With everything against them, they don't stand a chance—not until they fight for what they really want. These Royals will ruin you… Easton Royal has it all: looks, money, intelligence. His goal in life is to have as much fun as possible. He never thinks about the consequences because he doesn’t have to. Until Hartley Wright appears, shaking up his easy life. She’s the one girl who’s said no, despite being attracted to him. Easton can’t figure her out and that makes her all the more irresistible. Hartley doesn’t want him. She says he needs to grow up. She might be right. Rivals. Rules. Regrets. For the first time in Easton’s life, wearing a Royal crown isn’t enough. He’s about to learn that the higher you start, the harder you fall.
Two new developments have emboldened Shinichi to storm the Holy City with Celes. First’ Saint Sanctina’s officially joined his crew’ and second’ he’s got more supporters than ever rallying to unite humans and demons. His next target? The Holy Mother Cardinal’ Vermeita’ who plays a critical role in the church. With a perfect plan to bring her down’ Shinichi’s got a real shot at human-demon harmony—until a certain man with the Goddess’s blessing threatens to mess it all up’ commanding an army of ten thousand heroes...
The entire series is together for a limited time. This box set includes the complete Love Series - Let Love In, Let Love Stay, Let Love Heal, Let Love Shine, Let Love Be, and Let Love Live. From New Adult to M/m Contemporary Romance, there's something in here for everyone. Laugh, cry, and fall in love with the couples of this bestselling series.
The story of my life might be interesting to some and might not be to others, but what ever the case may be, what it boils down too is, that I have always ask myself How strong is love. One might say its only as strong as you wish it too be, or a feeling that can drive one mad. Maybe the feeling that youre on top of your game.. What ever the case may be, we all at one time or another have gone down that road. Yes, some of us have said I have come to far to turn back now. I will try to shed some light on How strong is love, some of us are confused about love and even some of us fear to admit that they love two different people at the very same time. I drought that I am not the only person who has a serious problem about love. There are millions of us, suffering the same effects of love, and loving two people I have always thought of a relationship is simply to have someone with who too share our lives with? Traveling the road together, can be a truly joyous Experience, it feels wonderful to have a loving partner by your side, in the good times and in the bad times.. I feel that the purpose of my relationship is that of becoming a more loving person. I learn I grow, I feel strong and my love for my mate grows and grows You no that real love is an amazing gift. We give to those who we like, love, and also to ourselves, because we are HUMAN we wont always get it right but we keep. On trying until we do get things right and in the correct order.. All stories must have some charters, even if they will be just stand-ins, Charters without a voice to express them selfs. Thats where society plays a roll. You, the readers are society, and also the jury, who will judge me as you follow me down this road. The ultimate betrayal and to walk away from her, only to wed another woman. The love for her, the fierce hunger and need consumed me, and echoed through my heart, only to realize later, that for over FIFTY years, I am still in love with that woman.
One of the Wall Street Journal's Top 10 Books of the Year Winner, 2020 Sheikh Zayed Book Award, Translation Category Shortlist, 2021 National Translation Award Finalist, 2021 PROSE Award, Literature Category Fifty rogue’s tales translated fifty ways An itinerant con man. A gullible eyewitness narrator. Voices spanning continents and centuries. These elements come together in Impostures, a groundbreaking new translation of a celebrated work of Arabic literature. Impostures follows the roguish Abū Zayd al-Sarūjī in his adventures around the medieval Middle East—we encounter him impersonating a preacher, pretending to be blind, and lying to a judge. In every escapade he shows himself to be a brilliant and persuasive wordsmith, composing poetry, palindromes, and riddles on the spot. Award-winning translator Michael Cooperson transforms Arabic wordplay into English wordplay of his own, using fifty different registers of English, from the distinctive literary styles of authors such as Geoffrey Chaucer, Mark Twain, and Virginia Woolf, to global varieties of English including Cockney rhyming slang, Nigerian English, and Singaporean English. Featuring picaresque adventures and linguistic acrobatics, Impostures brings the spirit of this masterpiece of Arabic literature into English in a dazzling display of translation. An English-only edition.
Wilbur Morgan is a teenage boy who grew up in poverty but has been given the opportunity to go to a well-educated school. Unfortunately, like most schools, Wilbur has to endure both mental and physical bullying from one of his classmates, Sebastian Lucky, the principal’s son. Wilbur also has a chance to romance the most popular and wealthiest girl in his class, Trudy Mack. Just as things get harder to deal with, like his nickname, Pig Devil, he tries his best to stay positive for his younger twin sisters, Tony and Brooke. However, the struggles of his home and school life may be causing him endless nightmares, and his mind begins to break down. Are these nightmares some kind of visions or even an alternate reality? Will his romance cause him to become blind to what his nightmares are trying to tell him? Is it possible that the advantage of this wealthier lifestyle is a trap? Or will it be too late by the time the answer appears from the mysterious man you’ll encounter with Wilbur along the journey?
Two curious cousins exploring the deep woods see a strange site in the distance while at the top of a tree. They decide to investigate. Come along on a journey into a world of secrets and a 300-year-old mystery. Join Joe, Ronnie and their sisters as they unravel a puzzle full of clues, hidden caves, and old diary, possible treasure and much more.
Reality is sometimes not what it appears to be. Dr. Albert Snowden just wanted to be there for his niece, Emily, after the loss of her father. Being abducted by aliens, and then rescued by a mysterious being known as Evaran, has made that difficult. Despite their situation, they try to make the best of it while traveling through space, time, and beyond with Evaran and V, Evaran’s trusty mobile artificial intelligence. With the use of Evaran’s time-traveling ship, the Torvatta, they will try to maintain timeline integrity while dealing with the challenges that brings. The box set contains the first three books in the Evaran Chronicles. If you like science fiction, time travel, technology, and adventure, then this series is for you.
