Riley is cursed. No, really! After a fairground incident - TOTALLY not his fault - bad luck follows Riley everywhere, causing disaster after disaster. It's got so bad that no one wants to go near Riley, including his teachers! But when new student Brad Chicago shows up, Riley quickly realizes that Brad is the human equivalent of a good luck charm. Can Brad's good luck cancel out Riley's bad luck? Or is this yet another recipe for disaster?
Comparing the short, happy lives of rats with the long, complicated, dissatisfied lives of humans can lead to depression for the humans. The answer: simplify.
Death of Riley, the fascinating, well-researched, and suspenseful second novel in Rhys Bowen's Agatha Award-winning series. Molly Murphy has finally begun to forget the unpleasant murder of a would-be rapist back in Ireland, not to mention her investigation into the murder of a fellow recent Irish immigrant, and is finally free to begin her life in New York City. Given her experiences so far in the New World, Molly has decided that her first order of business is to become a private investigator, a people finder of sorts, working for families in Europe who've lost touch with relatives in America. Not only might this put some food on her table, but her second order of business is to hook the handsome NYPD police captain Daniel Sullivan, and she envisions lots of opportunities to "seek his counsel" in her new profession. Paddy Riley is a tough old Cockney P.I. who specializes in divorce work, and with a little persuasion he's ready to take on Molly as an apprentice. It's not exactly what she imagined, but she plans to make the most of it. That is, until she comes in to work one day to find her new world turned upside down and all expectations for her professional life suddenly up in the air. Before long, Molly has set off on a journey that will take her through the back alleys of Manhattan and into the bars and lounges of the literary scene, where she spends time with writers, actors, poets, and musicians. It's quite an eye-opening turn for innocent young Molly, but she's resolute in her decision to find out exactly what happened that day in the office of Paddy Riley. Armed with nothing more than her fiery will and matching wild red hair, Molly has no idea of the danger her pursuit may bring ...
Enjoy best-selling author Eve Bunting’s moving story about the bond between a boy and his dog. "Maybe that's one of the reasons people get dogs, to kind of close up the empty places inside them." Eleven-year-old William never needed a friend more than now. After his parents' separation, his father's new engagement, and his grandfather's dying without any warning—adopting big, beautiful Riley is the first thing in a long time that has made him feel better. That is, until Riley innocently chases a horse. Local law states that any animal that chases livestock must be put to sleep. Suddenly William stands to lose another thing close to him. Together with his friend Grace, William begins a campaign to reverse the county commissioners' decision. But with a community divided on the issue, and the bully Ellis Porter trying to stop them at every turn, will they be able to save Riley's life? Celebrated author Eve Bunting shows William's determined struggle to fight for what he believes in. The Summer of Riley is an inspiring novel about learning to accept life's changes, the healing power of friendship, and the unending desire to protect those we love.
Van Allen sifts facts from fiction to construct as true a portrait of Riley as possible in the context of the society in which he lived."--BOOK JACKET.
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Written in the 1960s, Anthony Cronin's comic novel 'The Life of Riley' centres around the literary scene in Dublin in the 1850s and follows occasional poet Riley's misadventures after he quit his job as assistant to the secretary of a Dublin grocers' association, in favour of beggardom.
"Georgia socialite Riley Sinclair is finally embracing the life she wants. But the news of her successful embryo implant pregnancy--her second chance at motherhood--brings her face-to-face with her ex-husband, Jackson. Fine. She knows how to handle him ... most of the time. Too bad the unresolved passion is complicating matters. Worse, the problems that pulled them apart are back, too! Sure, he seems to be handling their relationship differently. But with all that's gone on between them, can Riley really believe he's changed his run-when-things-get-tough habits? Some impressive proof is certainly required. And when Jackson delivers exactly that ... well, Riley might have to say yes!"--Publisher.
Sinners. Saints. Seven Hundred and Twenty Million Dollars. All Seathrun O'Riley (Riley) wants to do is run his pub, be a good father to his son Danny, hang out with his dog General Sherman. But now he sits in a jail cell charged with the murder of an alleged terrorist, despite the fact that he's never even had a parking ticket before. Mathematically gifted and raised by nuns and priests in a Catholic parish in Chicago, the presence of Providence is all around him. But Riley doesn't have time for fairy tales such as God. While in a long-term relationship with a gorgeous and catty Southern Belle who seeks a long-term future with him, Riley meets the love of his life in the visitation booth at the county jail. Unfortunately though, it's the lawyer he has hired to defend his life. The Life of Riley is a five book novella series that includes Guinness-drinking nuns, a hot mess named Honey who has the libido of a cage of rabbits, a 75 lb English Bulldog, a smart and slightly emotionally damaged criminal defense attorney who is up against an ethically challenged U.S. Attorney who has no intention of fighting fair, and a special 12 yr old boy whose fate is spun to Riley's. Sinners and saints; friends and faith; life and love; and a potential payday of 720 million dollars. Pick up novella one of the series and step into... The Life of Riley. Jeffrey P. Frye was born in Chicago and raised in the suburbs before moving to Charleston, South Carolina. He presently works under contact for the United States federal government and lives in a gated community in the Orlando, Florida area. His books and eBooks are available on Amazon and his blog can be viewed at bankblogger.weebly.com. Follow him on Twitter @BankBlogger2.
On January 22, 2004, Darnell Riley broke into the home ofGirls Gone Wild founder, Joe Francis. Throughout the night he filmed a blackmail video, and arrange for payment so that the video didn't go viral. What Is Real: The Life and Crimes of Darnell Riley explores the nine years he spent in the custody of California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. On his journey from facility to facility, we see how Riley had to adjust to the reality that the rules inside the walls are not perfect, but if followed, they would allow you to survive. From county lock up to the historically violent Corcoran State Prison, where he shared facilities with Charles Manson and the gang leaders whose influence extend beyond the confines of the walls,the author confronts the question of which version of himself is real--the young, mild-mannered kid from Los Angeles, known to his friends and family as Riley Perez, or the man who pleaded guilty to robbery and attempted extortion, known to the State of California as Darnell Riley. With neither self-pity nor self-aggrandizement, this memoir takes a cold hard look at a life of crime, the toll it takes, the reality of life inside California's prisons, and the price paid by an inmate's friends, family, and loved ones.
