As the lead songwriter for Jacob's Ladder, the last thing Gabe Renard needs is a debilitating case of writer's block. After years of meaningless one night stands, he's finding it hard to pen the love-filled ballads the label is requesting. In an effort to clear his mind, Gabe takes his jeep off-roading in the North Georgia Mountains. When a wrong-turn leads to him getting stuck more than just creatively, he's forced to call for help. To his surprise, the "Ray" who has been sent by Hart Wreckers to his aid is actually "Rae"-a sexy-as-hell spitfire in a pair of tight-as-hell jeans. The combination of Rae's sassy mouth and rocking body might be the inspiration Gabe needs. But for the first time since becoming a rock star, his advances have been shot down. Reagan Hart has never been a fan of musicians. In fact, just the mention of one might cause her to throw a tire tool. Her disgust for them started when she was just eight and her mother ran off with a traveling country singer, and it only worsened when at seventeen, her rocker boyfriend knocked her up before blowing out of town. As a single mother taking care of her family's collision business, Rae doesn't have time for hook ups, much less a relationship. And if she did make time, a musician would be last on her list, even one as good-looking as Gabe Renard. Can Gabe find the words to prove not only to Rae, but himself, that she's the only one for him?
Jacobs Ladder was written in 1927 by Francis Scott Fitzgerald. A man falls in love with a girl but does not realize it until it's too late. She thinks of him as nothing more than a close friend, but he loves her in ways that words can not describe. She falls in love with someone else and leaves him heartbroken...
" JACOB FAITHFUL " is the first of a trio of novels which Captain Marryat wrote in the course of the year 1834, the other two being " Mr. Midshipman Easy ' and " Japhet in Search of a Father." They did not appear consecutively in three-volume form, for the collection of stories entitled " The Pacha of Many Tales' was the immediate successor of " Jacob Faithful," while the publication of " Midshipman Easy" and " Japhet" was deferred until 1836. Nevertheless the pages of the Metropolitan Magazine bore witness during the course of 1834 to the enormous industry of our author, perhaps accounted for by the expense to which he had been put in standing for Tower Hamlets, as already narrated in the introduction to " Peter Simple." Now that Captain Marryat is really launched on his literary career, he has no time or inclination to quarrel with his critics, or to give us those personal disquisitions as to his motives and his meanings which appeared in the earlier volumes. He goes in a straightforward way to the execution of his business, occupied solely with the adventures of his hero, and never allowing the course of his narrative to be embarrassed with explanatory or exculpatory passages. Moreover, he has learnt better than before the principles of his profession; his object is to interest the reader and carry out his novelistic design - the result being that "Jacob Faithful' is, from a technical standpoint, one of the best of his books, now and again reminding us of Smollett, and in the opinion of some critics representing a high-water mark in Marryat's literary career................ William Leonard Courtney (1850 - 1 November 1928) was an English author, born at Poona, India, and educated at Oxford. In 1873 he became headmaster of Somersetshire College, Bath, and in 1894 editor of the Fortnightly Review. He married in 1874 Cordelia Blanche Place and had seven children, she died in 1907. In 1911 he married Janet Elizabeth Hogarth (Janet E. Courtney), a scholar, writer and feminist, born in Barton-on-Humber (27 November 1865 - 24 September 1954)....... Captain Frederick Marryat (10 July 1792 - 9 August 1848) was a British Royal Navy officer, a novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens. He is noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy (1836), for his children's novel The Children of the New Forest (1847), and for a widely used system of maritime flag signalling, known as Marryat's Code...........
Jacob Stipes wakes up in a pitch-black room with no idea how he got there or who put him there. The mystery escalates as unknown forces and a trio of adversaries controls everyone's actions in a building they have named the Asylum. With no idea what is going on, Jacob and his new found friends are forced to follow every whim of their captors. But all of that changes when Jacob discovers a secret hidden away in an old library. With a quest set upon Jacob and his friends, Jacob looks to even the score...if he can survive the journey. magicae manet in aeternum
A rollicking naval yarn set in the early 1970s. Part a latter-day "Odyssey" and part a latter-day "Billy Budd," "Jacob's Ladder" tells the tragic story of a young English sailor's first week on his first deployment at sea. Not only is Billy Smith tortured by a vindictive petty officer, but he also inadvertently gets enmeshed in a viper's nest of intrigue both on board his ship as well ashore in the den of iniquity that lures him to Singapore's infamous Bugis Street. Billy struggles to stay on a true course through all his trials and tribulations, but it isn't easy--not by a long shot.
Boston 1850, 17 year old Jacob Morgan is tied to his mothers apron strings. His parents have his life planned out for hi, however he and longs to be with his Uncle Zac who is a mountain man in Utah Territory. Jacob loves to run, and when he returns home after a long run in the early morning, he finds a letter waiting for him. His uncle has died and left his entire estate to Jacob. His parents feel that his uncle never did amount to anything, there would be no inheritance. He is to meet with a banker at the Boston Bank. The banker has sufficient funds for him to travel on the US Brooklyn ship to San Francisco where he will meet with his uncle's attorney. Jacob decides to sever the apron strings and goes. His trip involves adventure with a ship wreck. He arrives in San Francisco and meets with the attorney. His Uncles estate is valued at $100,000. For Jacob to inherit his Uncle Zac's estate he must spend one year with Zac, a mountain man, his uncle's best friend, and one year with the Sioux Indians. Jacob also inherits his uncle's most prized possession. Jacob is tutored by Zed on survival in the wilderness. They travel to Utah Territory and Jacob kills a deer on the Sioux Hunting grounds. Both are captured. For killing the deer without permission, Jacob must challenge an Indian brave in order to survive. Jacob falls in love with the Chief's daughter. He and his friends steal horses from the Crow tribe for the bride price. The Crow retaliate and Jacob is wounded. Later he marries the Chief's daughter, White Fawn. She dies during childbirth. Jacob is devastated and hides in a cave trying to find himself. He sees White Fawn and his son in a spiritual vision. She tells him she is well, and that he must live. His heart is healed and he and Zed, head back to California to claim his inheritance. Jacob meets a young woman in a small town and falls in love with her. He returns to San Francisco and finds that his attorney is embezzling his inheritance. With the help of the chief of police they set a trap and capture the attorney and his accomplices. Jacob goes to Yreka, California to claim his uncle's gold mine. Jacob has felt someone has been trying to kill him for his inheritance. He finally meets his nemesis who has been stalking him for the past three years. It is a battle to the death. There is romance, adventure, history and intrigue. Blaine Yorgason who wrote 80 books and 2 of them were made into movies. He wrote: "Doc, your book is a gripping page-turner I was fascinated by your character development, your accurate delving into 19th Century history, your efforts at portraying Native Americans and early Chinese emigrants as people rather than mere caricatures, your fast moving dialogue, and your surprise ending - which I did not see coming I am happy to recommend this volume to any who desire a good - and wholesome - read, where the good guy actually is a good guy. I have ridden on horseback in the Tetons where the Sioux have ridden. I have camped where they have camped and I saw the mountains as they saw them, and I have become a part of that area. My history is accurate with names and places in San Francisco, and Yreka. I lived in Yreka for eight years. The names of miners, and miner's claims and the history of Yreka are real. This book is clean and wholesome, written for LDS and Christians and for families. If you want a good feeling where you laugh and cry, then this book is written especially for you. Please just sit back and read this exciting book. There are three more Volumes in this Jacob Series. There is goodness in all people. I was inspired to write this book, and it is for any age of people to read. My youngest was a nine year old boy and my oldest was a 103 year old woman.
Excerpt from Jacob Faithful: The Mission, or Scenes in Africa Jacob faithf UL is the first of a trio of novels which Captain Marryat wrote in the course of the year 1834, the other two being Mr. Midshipman Easy and Japhet in Search of a Father. They did not appear consecutively in three-volume form, for the collection of stories entitled The Pacha of Many Tales was the immediate successor of Jacob Faithful, while the publication of Midshipman Easy and J aphet was deferred until 1836. Nevertheless the pages of the Metropolitan Magazine bore witness during the course of 1834 to the enormous industry of our author, perhaps accounted for by the expense to which he had been put in standing for Tower Hamlets, as already narrated in the introduction to Peter Simple. Now that Captain Marryat is really launched on his literary career, he has no time or inclination to quarrel with his critics, or to give us those personal disquisitions as to his motives and his mean ings which appeared in the earlier volumes. He goes in a straightforward way to the execution of his business, occupied solely with the adventures of his hero, and never allowing the course of his narrative to be embarrassed with explanatory or exculpatory passages. Moreover, he has learnt better than before the principles of his profession his object is to interest the reader and carry out his novelistic design - the result being that Jacob Faithful is, from a technical standpoint, one of the best of his books, now and again reminding us of Smollett, and in the Opinion of some critics representing a high-water mark in Marryat's literary career. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
One wouldn't expect a sexy-as-sin rocker like Eli Renard to spend time with a woman just as a friend, but that's exactly what Emersyn Wallace is to him. Just a friend. Even though she's matured into a beauty, Eli still doesn't remotely see his childhood pal as a sex-object. When tragedy brings her back into his world, Eli moves mountains to help Emersyn get back onto her feet by finding her a job as a backup singer for Jacob's Ladder. At first, Eli is thrilled that Emerysn is along on tour, and he sets out to do his best to help her forget her sorrow through a range of crazy friend dates. But after spending so much time with her in such close quarters, Eli finds his feelings beginning to shift. He no longer sees Emersyn as the once awkward young girl he played some of his first songs with. Soon it's not only his body that reacts to her, but it's also his heart. He's about to learn what a dangerous game it is to dry a widow's tears. After losing her husband and singing partner in a tragic accident, Emersyn Wallace spent the last eight months drowning in a sea of grief. With the bills piling up and her family and friends concerned about her emotional welfare, she reluctantly agrees to join the Jacob's Ladder's tour. While recapturing her lost love of singing and performing, she finds both comfort and healing in Eli's gregarious personality and outrageous sense of humor. But as the anniversary of her husband's death approaches, she finds herself in turmoil over her new amorous feelings for Eli. Can Eli and Emersyn find the perfect melody to transition from friends to lovers, or will their relationship end out of tune?
Set in pre-war England, the novel begins in Jacob's childhood and follows him through college at Cambridge and into adulthood. The story is told mainly through the perspectives of the women in Jacob's life, including the repressed upper-middle-class Clara Durrant and the uninhibited young art student Florinda, with whom he has an affair. His time in London forms a large part of the story, though towards the end of the novel he travels to Italy and then Greece.
Jacob and the Tractor is a true, fun and interactive story about a young boy that is injured on the farm and the lessons he learned about safety around tractors. This is the perfect companion resource for teaching about tractor safety. It contains coloring pages, connect-the-dot images and activity pages.
Join New York Times best-selling author, Darlene Schacht, as she leads you through the life of Jacob, one of the Bible's most complex and compelling figures. In "Jacob Bible Study: Pursuing God with Steadfast Faith & Unyielding Courage," Darlene explores the dramatic transformation of Jacob from a cunning deceiver to an exemplary symbol of God's grace. This insightful study peels back layers of redemption and spiritual growth with engaging questions and deep spiritual insights.More than just a study, this journey invites readers to apply the enduring lessons of steadfast faith and unyielding courage to their own lives. Each chapter offers a unique perspective on Jacob's encounters with God, making this ancient story resonate with contemporary relevance and personal reflection.Perfect for both individual study and small groups, this book is designed to deepen your faith and enhance your understanding of Scripture. Through thought-provoking questions and insightful commentary, Darlene Schacht encourages you to think deeply, engage meaningfully, and embrace the transformative power of faith exemplified by Jacob's life.
Jacob and Halley are the best of friends. They live in the small town of Hadderville and they do absolutely everything together Every day after school, they meet up in Jacob's tree house to start their next adventure, but one day Halley doesn't show up How far will Jacob go to find her?
Jacob, ex-depute a la Convention nationale, a ses anciens collegues du Corps legislatif . En reponse a une diatribe presentee sous le nom d'adresse au Conseil des Cinq-Cents, par Leclerc-Saint-AubinDate de l'edition originale: 1795Sujet de l'ouvrage: France -- 1795-1799 (Directoire)Ce livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et fait partie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les oeuvres faisant partie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur www.hachettebnf.fr
