Girl, Unframed
Girl, Unframed

Author: Deb Caletti

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2020-06-23

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 153442699X

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Seven starred reviews! “A riveting, meticulously plotted mystery with plenty of drama.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A teen girl’s summer with her famous mother turns sinister in this gripping thriller inspired by a real-life Hollywood murder from Printz Honor–winning and National Book Award finalist author Deb Caletti—perfect for fans of Courtney Summers’s Sadie. Sydney Reilly has a bad feeling about going home to San Francisco before she even gets on the plane. How could she not? Her mother is Lila Shore—the Lila Shore—a film star who prizes her beauty and male attention above all else…certainly above her daughter. But Sydney’s worries multiply when she discovers that Lila is involved with the dangerous Jake, an art dealer with shady connections. Jake loves all beautiful objects, and Sydney can feel his eyes on her whenever he’s around. And he’s not the only one. Sydney is starting to attract attention—good and bad—wherever she goes: from sweet, handsome Nicco Ricci, from the unsettling construction worker next door, and even from Lila. Behaviors that once seemed like misunderstandings begin to feel like threats as the summer grows longer and hotter. But real danger, crimes of passion, the kind of stuff where someone gets killed—it only mostly happens in the movies, Sydney is sure. Until the night something life-changing happens on the stairs that lead to the beach. A thrilling night that goes suddenly very wrong. When loyalties are called into question. And when Sydney learns a terrible truth: beautiful objects can break.

Three Sisters
Three Sisters

Author: Susan Mallery

Publisher: MIRA

Published: 2016-05-31

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1460397614

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In this heartwarming and celebrated Blackberry Island novel, New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery introduces us to three women whose friendship is about to change their lives forever. After Andi Gordon is jilted at the altar, she makes an impetuous decision—buying one of the famed Three Sisters on Blackberry Island. Now the proudish owner of the ugly duckling of the trio of Queen Anne houses, her life is just as badly in need of a major renovation as her new home. When Deanna Phillips confronts her husband about a suspected affair, she opens up a Pandora's Box of unhappiness. In her quest to be the perfect woman, she's lost herself…and could lose her entire family if things don't change. Next door, artist Boston King thought she and her college sweetheart would be married forever. But after tragedy strikes, she's not so sure. Now it's time for them to move forward, with or without one another. Thrown together by fate and geography, and bound by the strongest of friendships, these three women will discover what they're truly made of: laughter, tears and love. Don't miss The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery! A heartfelt tale of friendship between three women brought together by chance who open a bookshop together on the boardwalk of the California beaches.

Three Girls, Three Stories: A Teen, a Scheme, and a Queen
Three Girls, Three Stories: A Teen, a Scheme, and a Queen

Author: Rudy Vasquez

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-04-28

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1483448770

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Featuring strong, female protagonists, Three Girls, Three Stories, by authors Rudy Vasquez and Adriana Williamson, offers a collection of short stories that address a variety of topics and timeframes. "What's Next?" tells the story of a young secret agent who holds the fate of the world in her hands. She puts her life on the line to understand her emotions, doubts, and purpose. A teen is forced to cope with the mistakes she's made in "New Perspective." While doing so, she eventually learns life isn't quite what she thought, and she realizes the value of true friends and strong natural instincts. "Once Upon a Time" offers an epic poem which documents how the fates of two ancient kingdoms connect. Its drama and suspense culminates when a young heroine is thrown into battle in an attempt to unite her country, her family, and her love. Emotional and witty, Three Girls, Three Stories presents a unique collection of narratives featuring female characters and the lessons they learn.

The Australian Country Girl: History, Image, Experience
The Australian Country Girl: History, Image, Experience

Author: Catherine Driscoll

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-23

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1317040899

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The Australian Country Girl: History, Image, Experience offers a detailed analysis of the experience and the image of Australian country girlhood. In Australia, 'country girl' names a field of experiences and life-stories by girls and women who have grown up outside of the demographically dominant urban centres. But it also names a set of ideas about Australia that is surprisingly consistent across the long twentieth century despite also working as an index of changing times. For a long period in Australian history, well before Federation and long after it, public and popular culture openly equated 'Australian character' with rural life. This image of Australian-ness sometimes went by the name of the 'bush man', now a staple of Australian history. This has been counterbalanced post World War II and increased immigration, by an image of sophisticated Australian modernity located in multicultural cities. These images of Australia balance rather than contradict one another in many ways and the more cosmopolitan image of Australia is often in dialogue with that preceding image of 'the bush'. This book does not offer a corrective to the story of Australian national identity but rather a fresh perspective on this history and a new focus on the ever-changing experience of Australian rural life. It argues that the country girl has not only been a long-standing counterpart to the Australian bush man she has, more importantly, figured as a point of dialogue between the country and the city for popular culture and for public sphere narratives about Australian society and identity.

Interference
Interference

Author: Mignon Mykel

Publisher: Mignon Mykel

Published: 2016-08-08

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13:

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Be the star of a dating show? No thanks. But apparently, I can be persuaded by a pretty face. Agreeing to meet up with casting agent Sydney Meadows was supposed to be a means to an end. A way to give her the meeting her boss requested, but still say ‘no’ to her pitch. Look, I’ve never wanted the extras that come with an NHL career. Sponsorships, sure. Reality television? Hard no. Except—now that I’ve met the pixie redhead—I find myself agreeing...with one stipulation. She gets to be part of the show in whatever way that allows me to see her again. Twenty female “contestants” be damned. ** Interference is the first book in the Prescott Brothers series. Each book is a standalone, with no cliffhanger endings. Welcome to USA Today Bestseller Mignon Mykel's Love In All Places world of books! Every book and every series is a complete standalone, although you'll enjoy cameo appearances and Easter eggs throughout the books. Topics: contemporary romance, forbidden romance, usa today, usa today bestseller, cinnamon roll hero, forgiveness, second chance, sparks, steam, steamy romance, spicy romance, strong heroine, sassy heroine, captivating romance, hot romance, new adult romance books, contemporary romance books, hockey romance, sport romance, professional athlete, athlete romance, dating show, the bachelor, love boat, hockey off season, family saga, completed series, brothers series, hockey series, first in series free, hockey player hero, hockey player romance, college aged romance, college internship, dating show romance, hollywood romance, reality television, reality dating show, large family, spinoff series, hockey team series For fans of: Helena Hunting, Lani Lynn Vale, Aurora Rose Reynolds, Jessica Sorensen, Kaylee Ryan, Lacey Black, Elle Kennedy, Lauren Asher, Emily Henry, Avon Gale, Toni Aleo, Kristen Callihan, LJ Shen, Jana Aston, Karina Halle, Meghan March, Jay Crownover, Anna Todd, Geneva Lee, Audrey Carlan, Jill Shalvis, Helen Hoang, Christina Lauren, Sally Thorne, Penny Reid, Julia Kent, Kelly Jamieson, Kendall Ryan, Kennedy Ryan, Lauren Blakely, Lexi Ryan, Jen Frederick, Sara Ney, Nana Malone, Lili Valentine, Rebecca Jenshak, Corinne Michaels, Lani Lynn Vale, K. Bromberg, Karla Sorensen, Amy Daws, Layla Hagen, Kat Mizera, Mira Lyn Kelly, Rachel Gibson, Aurora Rose Reynolds, Rachel Van Dyken, Kate Meader, Hannah Grace, Lexi Ryan

Prescott Brothers
Prescott Brothers

Author: Mignon Mykel

Publisher: Mignon Mykel

Published: 2022-11-05

Total Pages: 1356

ISBN-13:

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They were born into hockey. Follow these brothers as they navigate the game—and the fight for love. This complete series includes: • Interference, featuring Caleb and Sydney, as Caleb finds himself starring on a dating show. • The Playmaker, featuring Porter and Asher, as Porter realizes there are harder things in life than fighting through the shadows his older siblings cast. • Butterfly Save, featuring Jonny and Summer, as Jonny learns life after divorce. Also includes The Prequels (Troublemaker and Breakaway), the time right before Porter and Asher meet! To note, Breakaway contains dark subjects. For Fans Of: Helena Hunting, Sawyer Bennet, Samantha Chase, Samantha Cole, Rachel Gibson, Elle Kennedy, Catherine Cowles, Jami Davenport, Brenda Rothert, Elisa Faber, Kate Meader, Kelly Jamieson, Melanie Ting, Avery Flynn, Mira Lyn Kelly, Hannah Grace, Sarina Bowen, Keywords: Hockey romance, family saga, complete series, romance box set, romance complete series, hockey hero, cinnamon roll hero, golden retriever hero, tortured heroine, trauma, trigger warnings, tragedy, foster care, religious cult, new adult, contemporary, new adult romance, contemporary romance, hockey goalie, goaltender, standalone romance, long distance romance, bachelor, dating show, reality television, reality tv, divorce, family tragedy

Ob-scene Spaces in Australian Narrative. An Account of the Socio-topographic Construction of Space in Australian Literature
Ob-scene Spaces in Australian Narrative. An Account of the Socio-topographic Construction of Space in Australian Literature

Author: Pablo Armellino

Publisher: ibidem-Verlag / ibidem Press

Published: 2012-02-27

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 3838258738

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Ob-scene Spaces in Australian Narrative is an exhaustive survey of Australian literature proposing itself as a journey through time and space. With a careful selection of texts which recount Australian history from the early days of white colonization to the present, this study endeavours to cast light on the process of socio-topographic construction that the settlers imposed upon the continent.As suggested by the title, the textual inquiry conducted in this book is driven by the stimulating ambiguity that lies between physical space and its discursive construction. A selection of canonical and non-canonical texts by authors ranging from Henry Lawson to Christos Tsiolkas aims to reveal the relationship between the space of the city (the scene) and the outback (the ob-scene space beyond the metropolitan area) and its role in the process of spatial construction that, through the last two centuries, has shaped Australia.Pablo Armellino’s distinctive approach to Australian literature makes Ob-scene Spaces in Australian Narrative a very interesting work. Using a carefully selected range of novels, linked together using social and literary theory, it recounts the history of colonization in Australia in a particularly approachable manner. Through the analysis of each text the reader seamlessly learns about the expansion of the frontier, the creation of an ob-scene space beyond it and the use the Discourse makes of this mechanism. These characteristics would appeal to both an academic audience, which would appreciate the detailed text analysis, and a general audience, which would enjoy the historical and thematic aspect of the book.– Professor Carmen Concilio and Professor Pietro Deandrea, Facoltà di Lingue, Università di Torino

Unholy Friendship
Unholy Friendship

Author: Michael S. Abdul-Karim

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2012-07-04

Total Pages: 175

ISBN-13: 1477112782

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Unholy Prayer is a true story of two close friends Mitchell Kaplan and Harold Ashton, fourth generation Indian Muslims from Fiji, who met in suburban Sydney Australia. Within a period less than five years after they first met, a horrific murder; caused by frenzied outrage took place when Mitchell stabbed Harold 186 times with an abattoir carving knife. The central argument at the trial for the charge of murder raised the question of the very standard that should be applied to the modern multicultural community. Based on a true story of infidelity and betrayal that takes one’s life and brings us to question the term ‘reasonable man’ in the eyes of the law. The plea, sentence and argument at the trial caused outcry Australia wide and left indelible precedent enshrined in the chronicles the Common Law. This is Michael Saadey Abdul-Karim fourth book. His other books Observation Status, Customised Down Under, and The Thumbprint Will are all based on real factual situations in which the Author had firsthand knowledge and conduct.

Jennifer Shot
Jennifer Shot

Author: Patricia Kristensen

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency

Published: 2014-11-13

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1631354736

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Summer sizzles as Jennifer Shot, law student and private detective, begins her end-of-year vacation. But serial killers don’t take holidays. The bodies of beautiful dead women are washing up on Tasmanian beaches. Hunter, an American mercenary, who Jennifer has worked with on other cases, is tracking an international drug trafficking ring and enlists her help. Jennifer finds herself spying on her first love, the devilishly handsome, Antonio Italiano, who arrives in Tasmania on his super yacht, The Sea Princess, and in the middle of a murder case involving the serial killer known as The Seaside Strangler. The lead investigator is Jet Damon, a local police officer and old flame, who Jennifer has known since primary school and who stole her first kiss. Hunter and Jet jostle for Jennifer’s affections, while Jennifer still struggles with her feelings for Antonio. But things are about to get even hotter for Jennifer as she finds herself following a trail of drugs, money, and murder. The Strangler is also hunting ... one of them.