All the Sunshine That Wasn't Grey
All the Sunshine That Wasn't Grey

Author: Rahul Shandilya

Publisher: Notion Press

Published: 2022-10-06

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13:

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Three Women. Three independent stories of how broken people see love. In the Sky of a Million Stars—For an introverted city-lad like Abheer, life in her dadi maa’s village, Kainat is exile. The only respite from boredom is looking at Fatima in the paddy fields from his bedside window every morning. But the poor girl is cursed, says dadi maa. Any silly superstition hurting Fatima is blasphemous to the things she makes Abheer feel. What is this curse? What shall be the fate of a friendship that blooms in its shadow? A Wistful Woman’s Chronicle—At 37, the sensual, immoral Mridula pleads herself a victim of the most horrible things a woman can face, which stem from two men in her past. Maybe she would not have loved and looted hundreds of men otherwise. Or maybe not. If these two men die, her past will stop haunting her. Only then can she truly discover who she is. On this killing spree, she meets a young, lively seventeen-year-old Rishi, and she is tempted to befriend him. Is this temptation limited to looting him, or will the destruction be deeper? What is Mridula’s story? What will this friendship cost Rishi? Fireflies—Adeeba is a lesbian. Why else should she have to leave her village Rohila, lose Ammi or her little sister Sabeena. If she didn’t love Bhoomi, she didn’t have to run her away from that nasty ritual. Sabeena didn’t have to lose her leg; Bhoomi her memory. After all, no one had saved Adeeba from that. But if she is a lesbian, why is love sprouting inside her for Veer? How can she love both of them, when her body can love only one? And how differently? How far can we go to make ourselves feel loved and understood?

A Strong and Sudden Thaw
A Strong and Sudden Thaw

Author: Rebecca W. Day

Publisher: Lethe Press

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 1590210638

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Dragons terrorize a Virginia town, and one young man finds friendship--and love--in unlikely places in this near-future, post-apocalyptic romance from Lambda award finalist Day.

Written in the Stars
Written in the Stars

Author: Morgan Kate

Publisher: Page Publishing Inc

Published: 2022-03-11

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1662466099

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There are only three things in the universe that stars can’t manipulate: life, death, and love. This, of course, doesn’t stop anyone from wishing for these things. These are the wishes that stars will dread hearing their whole existence. So when Calista is pulled from the sky with a wish for true love, her world shatters. Without her alpha star to guide her and her smaller stars to encourage her, Calista feels lost and hopeless when faced with the impossible task set before her. Hidden in the folds of the sleepy town of Shelter Cove, she finds Jack, who makes the best coffee she’s ever had; Lily, who has a smile like sunshine and a heart to match; Grey, who hides behind his music and a charming smile; and Nate and Savanah, who love each other and their friends fiercely. Each one reminds her that humans are just as beautifully unique as the stars. But will making friends help her find true love for a human she doesn’t know? Or will she be forced to face her own fears and feelings about the reality that she may never make it back to the only home she’s ever known?

Heart's Blood
Heart's Blood

Author: Gail Dayton

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2009-12-29

Total Pages: 429

ISBN-13: 1429976756

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Master conjurer Grey Carteret regains consciousness in a London gutter next to a concerned street urchin and not far from the body of a man murdered by magic. Some fool is hoping to use murder to raise a demon. Arrested for the crime, Grey must rely on the street urchin for help. But the lad turns out to be a comely lass, and she wants something in exchange. Pearl Parkin, a gently reared lady struggling to survive in London's slums, sees magic as a way out of the life she finds herself trapped in. But blackmailing Grey into making her his apprentice has unexpected consequences. As they plunge into the hunt for the murderer, Pearl discovers that the things she once desperately wanted are not so important after all, and that she must risk her blood, her heart, and her very life to grasp the love she needs. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Ties that Bind
The Ties that Bind

Author: Lyn Andrews

Publisher: Headline

Published: 2010-03-04

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 0755376447

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Two families. Two friends. One world war. Lyn Andrews' The Ties That Bind is an unforgettable saga of two young girls in the slums of war-wracked Liverpool, bound together by a friendship that surmounts disaster, poverty and heartbreak. Perfect for fans of Anne Baker, Maureen Lee and Pam Evans. 'A beautifully written story' - Coventry Evening Telegraph Tessa O'Leary is the only daughter of a family of fatherless boys. When her mother dies she's her brothers' lifeline to survival. So for Tessa the privations of war are just another battle to be fought for a young woman who was born fighting... Elizabeth Harrison is oppressed by her shopkeeper mother's snobbish expectations and it seems that the coming war could offer her an escape from her family's emotional ties - but at what cost? What readers are saying about The Ties That Bind: 'This is Lyn Andrews at her best, you are instantly hooked' 'The story follows these two girls over the years... and all the time the story just got better and better!' 'Five stars'

Gently Sinking
Gently Sinking

Author: Alan Hunter

Publisher: C & R Crime

Published: 2014-04-03

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13: 1472104625

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When a dilapidated cargo ship sinks, killing the illegal immigrants packed in below decks, the man responsible goes free, but not for long. Two weeks later hi is found dead in bed with a knife in his back. Human trafficker Thomas Blackburn lived and died in the heart of London's West Indian community and, when the attitude of the local murder squad Chief Superintendent is deemed likely to aggravate race relations, George Gently is called in to oversee the case. But as tempers flare within the community, fuelling the fires of racial conflict, time is not on his side . . .

Grey Griffins: The Paragon Prison
Grey Griffins: The Paragon Prison

Author: Derek Benz

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Published: 2012-05-08

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 031620238X

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!--StartFragment--A new world means a world of trouble... The Paragon Engine, a machine that can unlock portals to any dimension throughout the universe, is the most powerful and dangerous invention in Templar history-and the Grey Griffins have just been pulled through it. After they are transported through the engine, Max, Ernie, Natalia, and Harley have no idea what to expect. There could be vicious monsters or terrifying creatures lurking around every corner. But soon, they discover that this new world looks just like theirs. Except there is one big difference: everything that went wrong in their world never happened and the Templar rule society. Is this world truly perfect? Or should the Griffins risk their lives to find a way back home? Things get even more complicated when they learn that their arch enemy, Otto Von Strife, is also in this world-and he has the power to destroy everything. In this final book of the Clockwork Chronicles trilogy, the Grey Griffins face questions about destiny, personal choice, and what courage really means-all while finding a way to destroy Von Strife, his evil half-fairies, and his legion of killer clockworks. !--EndFragment--

Jessica Bannister and the Family Secrets
Jessica Bannister and the Family Secrets

Author: Janet Farell

Publisher: J-Novel Club

Published: 2022-01-03

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1718323565

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There aren't many things more important to Jessica Bannister than chasing down her next scoop to splash across the front page of the newspaper she works for, but family is definitely one of them. After the death of her parents at the age of twelve, she has been extremely protective of her only living relative, Aunt Bell, who is as much her best friend and confidante as she is the woman who raised her, so when a run-in with a malevolent shadow being leaves her great-aunt feeling very weak, the ambitious young journalist is at pains to do everything she can for her. Luckily, this aligns with her editor-in-chief's plans, though she soon finds out that not all families are as open and honest with each other as her own, and dark secrets from the past can end up shredding the bonds between ancestors and descendants, fathers and sons, and partners and future in-laws. But when old friends and new acquaintances bring danger to her door, can her supernatural gifts keep her and her family safe?