A new life waits for Emmy when she enters the Matchstick House and takes the first step toward a magical adventure with the Professor and Ayden. When they arrive in Terrowin, Emmy will face many obstacles in order to find and retrieve the Stone of Faith. But not all is well in Terrowin and the Professor is embroiled in something he never dreamed would happen in this land, and blames himself for bringing this danger to his friends. Together they fight against evil and risk everything to save Terrowin and the Stone of Faith. THE MATCHSTICK HOUSE SERIES: Book 1: Emmy and the Coven of Witches.Book 2: Emmy and the Stone of Faith.
A new life waits for Emmy when she enters the Matchstick House and takes the first step toward a magical adventure with the Professor and Ayden. When they arrive in Terrowin, Emmy will face many obstacles in order to find and retrieve the Stone of Faith. But not all is well in Terrowin and the Professor is embroiled in something he never dreamed would happen in this land, and blames himself for bringing this danger to his friends. Together they fight against evil and risk everything to save Terrowin and the Stone of Faith. THE MATCHSTICK HOUSE SERIES: Book 1: Emmy and the Coven of Witches.Book 2: Emmy and the Stone of Faith.
Bridget's Senior Year Checklist includes: 1. Hook the new guy, Trip2. Hang with newly discovered cousin, Cay aka the most popular boy at OCHS3. Find missing weather controlling Amulet4. Pass SATs5. Save the worldIn her quiet Jersey Shore town, high school senior Bridget MacNamara just wants to get a date with the strikingly attractive new kid, Trip, but fate and her lineage have other ideas. Things get weird when the most popular guy in school, Cailean "Cay" McKay, won't leave her alone. Turns out they're distant cousins and what's more-they're the descendants of twin Scottish goddesses, Brighde and Beira.The sisters originally shared an amulet that controlled the weather, and its sudden disappearance has sparked betrayal and vengeance, dividing the once-close family into two rival factions for the last few centuries. Bridget finds herself thrown into a modern version of Scottish mythology when she learns she's directly descended from Brighde, and Trip can be traced straight to Beira.After a century of family warfare, Trip and Bridget are now a star-crossed couple, forced to fight both their families and each other in a race to find the missing amulet.Wasn't senior year supposed to be a breeze?
Bridget's Checklist - Updated: Pass final exams CHECKGraduate OCHS CHECKFind the AmuletSave the world - againBridget, freshly graduated from Ocean City High School, is now on her way to start her magic training-in Switzerland. Without Cay or Logan, who are busy looking for the Amulet, Bridget is forced to make new friends at Danann Academy. It's just as awkward and drama-filled as any average first day of school, only now, her peers have powers. Bridget finds herself being attacked at every turn, from having her stuff set on fire to fighting off Beira's descendants. To make matters worse, she discovers that Trip is now dating her newly sworn enemy.Starting a new romance is the perfect escape from her magical reality. As she explores new feelings, Bridget faces a journey with someone she didn't see coming: herself. With her half of the Amulet slowly dying, Bridget is running out of time to reunite the pieces and save the people she cares about. Will she be able to rise to the challenge and stop Trip and Beira's descendants from plunging the world into eternal winter?Is it too late to reconsider this whole thing?This book is perfect for fans of mythology, Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Series, any books by Sarah J. Maas, or The Summer I Turned Pretty.
Bridget's Checklist - Updated: Pass final exams CHECKGraduate OCHS CHECKFind the AmuletSave the world - againBridget, freshly graduated from Ocean City High School, is now on her way to start her magic training-in Switzerland. Without Cay or Logan, who are busy looking for the Amulet, Bridget is forced to make new friends at Danann Academy. It's just as awkward and drama-filled as any average first day of school, only now, her peers have powers. Bridget finds herself being attacked at every turn, from having her stuff set on fire to fighting off Beira's descendants. To make matters worse, she discovers that Trip is now dating her newly sworn enemy.Starting a new romance is the perfect escape from her magical reality. As she explores new feelings, Bridget faces a journey with someone she didn't see coming: herself. With her half of the Amulet slowly dying, Bridget is running out of time to reunite the pieces and save the people she cares about. Will she be able to rise to the challenge and stop Trip and Beira's descendants from plunging the world into eternal winter?Is it too late to reconsider this whole thing?This book is perfect for fans of mythology, Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief Series, any books by Sarah J. Maas, or The Summer I Turned Pretty.
Shy, small-for-his-age, twelve-year-old Gary Ryan, from Ohio, is spending the summer with his gruff grandmother in far-off Idaho. She owns a sheep ranch and is tending the sheep herself this summer. At first, Gary wishes he had never come. Then he discovers an injured coyote and meets Indus, a mysterious, young, Native American man, and Gary's summer changes from anxiety into mystery and magic. He develops a love for the spirit, freedom, and beauty of the West, along with learning about the stars and the coyote's habits. He hears comical, Native American coyote stories from Indus. Gary keeps secret his involvement with the coyote from his grandmother, until the day he realizes that he must be honest. And who is Indus? He appears and disappears as if by magic. Is he the young Native American in the legend Gary hears about? Gary discovers he's braver than he thought he was in the face of several dangers. And he returns to Ohio at the end of the summer a different boy.
How long can you keep a secret to protectsomeone you love? Forever? That's what AngelaGarrett promised the man in the dark.Estranged from his daughter, bronc rider Lanny Ray decides he'd bettertry to mend their relationship before it's too late. It is a dream come true forAngela when they roll out of Jewel, New Mexico, to travel the summer rodeocircuit. In spite of her reluctance to make new friends, Angela finally meetssomeone whose loyalty becomes a comfort to her. But she also encounterspeople whose cruelty frightens her.Her idyllic summer is shattered when Angela witnesses an evil, brutal act whilewaiting in the car for her father. The event catapults her out of childhood andchanges her forever. Can family love hold her world together through theworst of times?
Heart Doctor’s Summer ReunionBy Janice Lynn Is their summer to remember about to be repeated? Returning to Fripp Island to care for her injured grandmother, Dr Charlotte Fairwell is stunned to be greeted by her first love, Linc. She’s never forgotten the man who broke her heart twelve summers ago, and now Linc’s her new neighbour and her grandmother’s physiotherapist. Reunited, they find memories resurfacing, and it’s clear their attraction hasn’t faded! But a cardiologist knows better than to risk her heart…doesn’t she? Wedding Date with Her Best FriendBy Susan Carlisle Who knew a second chance was right in front of them? In this Atlanta Children’s Hospital story, anaesthetist Valerie agrees to be her best friend Owen’s wedding date, to stop his overprotective family fussing. It should be a breeze—except Valerie has long harboured a secret crush on widower Owen! As long as she maintains some boundaries, she should be fine, right? When fake dates lead to an unexpected kiss, she knows they’ve crossed a line…but will they want to go back?
"I can't wait for another visit to Blossom Branch " --RaeAnne Thayne, New York Times bestselling author Two lives spent searching. One summer to never forget. Life in Blossom Branch hasn't always been sweet for Leah Marks. Growing up in the shadow of her overachieving siblings, the shy psychology grad has struggled to find her own place in the world. So when she inherits a long-forgotten summer camp, Leah sees an opportunity to help other kids who are struggling--and maybe find happiness for herself. Her plan takes an unexpected turn, however, after a scorching encounter with the local fire chief, Lucas Carter. He's brave, he's kind...and he's not quite ready to settle down. Leah is drawn to the rugged firefighter--but she fears she'll be burned if she gets too close. Still, Leah and Lucas can't help but fall harder for each other, until the ill-fated uncertainty of their future can no longer be ignored. As another sizzling summer unfolds in Blossom Branch, will they both finally find the home--and the love--they've been searching for? Bonus novella Ice cream store owner Ginny Black is so close to getting her happily-ever-after, she can practically taste it. And then she learns she's pregnant. So when her dream guy, a successful local woodworker, asks her to move in with him, is it because it's the right thing to do...or because he loves her? Blossom Branch Book 1: The Runaway Bride of Blossom BranchBook 2: One Sweet Southern Summer
”Åtta ungdomar lämnar sina studier och sitt liv i ett samhälle där utvecklingen enligt deras mening har avvikit från den mänskliga rytmen och där samhällsmaskineriet vill pressa människor in i en ny och för henne främmande form … vill beskriva människans oro, hennes storhetsdrömmar och desperata försök att ge sig själv allt större betydelse och den fångenskap eller desorientering detta kan leda henne till och som bokens gestalter försöker att undfly. Men han beskriver också kluvenheten som finns inom varje individ. Människans ständiga strävan till medvetenhet och självkontroll sida vid sida med djurisk sinnlighet, kamplust och fruktan. I romanen finns inget belagt med tabu. Den kommer att stöta många. Andra finner den kanske allvarlig och äkta i tonen.” ”Det fattas en dimension hos människorna i John Hedbergs och Inger Alfvéns romaner och författarna vill ha det så. De vill skildra torftigheten och glädjelösheten hos människodjuret, som består av kropp och själ men också ande: John Hedberg uttrycker det så här i Janine: ´Vi skulle ha tillgång till en gud nu, Vicki, och ett paradis efter detta, men det tillhör utvecklingens tidigare manipulationer. Dina enda möjligheter fanns på jorden, i dina sinnen och deras upplevelser av livet … det finns inte längre någon helig ande vi kan anbefalla dig till. Det kristna skulle varit något här på jorden mellan oss. Nu är allt för sent, och vi är alla skuld till det.” Birgit Cars, Östgöta-C. “Behovet av att fly är ett av de stora litterära motiven genom alla tider, gestaltat i otaliga förklädnader … Janine är en allegori om ungdomar som gör ett klassiskt experiment, drar sig undan livets krav till en paradisö … en tar livet av sig, några vänder tillbaka i panik … bara två av de nio är lyckliga tillsammans och dessa blir i slutet av boken offer för ett svartsjukemord. Sensmoral: Det går inte att fly samtiden och världen … alla är vi oåterkalleligt programmerade av samhällsmaskineriet.” Ruth Halldén, DN. “Också över den momentana lyckan kastar elektronhjärnan sin skugga. Trots att ungdomarna vill glömma det gamla maskinstyrda samhället är de under dess bann… personliga aggressioner och självhävdelsebegär träder fram på nytt … lyckodrömmen blir ingen räddning … utlöser i stället en katastrof. Och härigenom får boken ett skärande disackord. Den förespeglar en utväg som visar sig vara en återvändningsgränd … människan är vanmäktig inför sin egen skapelse. Hon är datamaskinernas slav. Bokens främsta förtjänst är språket som är mjukt, klart och smidigt. Det har ett eget liv som fängslar… en utpräglad sensualism utmärker beskrivningen av kroppar och könsakter som blir nästan fysiskt förnimbara. En tydlig dramatik och brutal påtaglighet kännetecknar den slutliga katastrofen.” Knut Lagrup, Östersunds Posten.
Paradise: warm, wet, wild. It's the locale of which dreams are made, a once-forgotten Pacific-Ocean dependency of the British crown, rejuvenated in recent years by an influx of new ideas and old money. Jonnie Comet's serial adventure collection, A Tale Of Two Paradises, lets the rest of the world in on what life is really like in a remote tropical archipelago at the turn of the 21st century. Sweet Janine Hewlett is just a normal 2nd-form girl growing up in the most exotic territory on earth, taking it all in stride. When her friend Sally introduces her to older, desirable Charlie, the inevitable enlightenment soon leads to a surprise birthday gift... and the social and emotional entanglements afterwards. Both Janine and Charlie will have to alter their attitudes and expectations to have a go at a real relationship. Intelligent and conservative, young Janine narrates her own coming-of-age saga from wide-eyed innocence to healthy scepticism with modesty, eagerness, compassion... and startling candour. Read on, if you dare, but remember: in Paradise, all things are possible. This deluxe compilation volume from Surf City Source (Third Edition) features the novella The Initiation of Janine, which opens the story arc, as well as the further episodes Janine's First Date, Janine's Growing Pains and Janine's Night to Remember, plus addenda from The Essential Paradise, the setting's sourcebook. Further information about this fascinating fantasy/fiction realm is available at The British Paradise Islands Wikia, now online. NOTE: this is a fictional story involving characters, practices and values belonging solely to a certain fanciful civilisation and does not depict or condone real-life behaviour. It may contain moderately risque elements (sexual situations, alcohol use, nudity) and is presented here consistent with a BBFC '15' rating. * * *
Janine hat ihr Studium wegen Differenzen mit ihrer Betreuerin abgebrochen und muss das Studentenwohnheim bis Ende des Monats r umen. F r eine eigene Wohnung fehlt das Geld und der Arbeitsmarkt bietet nicht viele M glichkeiten f r eine ehemalige Anthropologiestudentin. Sie beschlie t den Auftrag eines Anwalts anzunehmen: "Recherchet tigkeit mit Ahnenforschung zur Auffindung eines Kunstgegenstandes" und befindet sich kurz darauf im Abenteuer ihres Lebens ...
