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99 Percent Mine: A Novel
by Sally Thorne<p>Crush (n.): a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach…Darcy Barrett has undertaken a global survey of men. She’s travelled the world, and can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that Darcy’s twin brother Jamie saw him first and claimed him forever as his best friend. Despite Darcy’s best efforts, Tom’s off limits and loyal to her brother, 99%. That’s the problem with finding her dream man at age eight and peaking in her photography career at age twenty—ever since, she’s had to learn to settle for good enough. <p>When Darcy and Jamie inherit a tumble-down cottage from their grandmother, they’re left with strict instructions to bring it back to its former glory and sell the property. Darcy plans to be in an aisle seat halfway across the ocean as soon as the renovations start, but before she can cut and run, she finds a familiar face on her porch: house-flipper extraordinaire Tom’s arrived, he’s bearing power tools, and he’s single for the first time in almost a decade. Suddenly Darcy’s considering sticking around to make sure her twin doesn’t ruin the cottage’s inherent magic with his penchant for grey and chrome. She’s definitely not staying because of her new business partner’s tight t-shirts, or that perfect face that's inspiring her to pick up her camera again. Soon sparks are flying—and it’s not the faulty wiring. It turns out one percent of Tom’s heart might not be enough for Darcy anymore. This time around, she’s switching things up. She’s going to make Tom Valeska 99 percent hers. <p>This next hilarious romance includes a special PS section with two Happily Ever Afters—one for this novel featuring Darcy and Tom and the other, an epilogue featuring fan favorites Lucy Hutton and Josh Templeman from The Hating Game!</p>
99 Poems: New & Selected
by Dana GioiaSo much of what we live goes on inside—The diaries of grief, the tongue-tied achesOf unacknowledged love are no less realFor having passed unsaid. What we concealIs always more than what we dare confide.Think of the letters that we write our dead.—from “Unsaid”Dana Gioia has long been celebrated as a poet of sharp intelligence and brooding emotion with an ingenious command of his craft. 99 Poems: New & Selected gathers for the first time work from across his career, including many remarkable new poems. Gioia has not arranged this selection chronologically but instead has organized it by theme in seven sections: Mystery, Place, Remembrance, Imagination, Stories, Songs, and Love. The result is a book that reveals and renews the pleasures, consolations, and sense of wonder that poetry bestows.
99 Problems
by Becky BlackRob Catteneo takes charge of his family’s business, selling ice cream in a British seaside town, and finds their oldest competitor, Bianchi’s, is now being run by the youngest son, Chez. Chez was once a schoolmate but never a friend, because of their old family rivalry.Rob’s interested in both a business partnership with Bianchi’s and a more personal relationship with Chez. But Chez is deep in the closet, terrified his very traditional family will discover he’s gay. A night together in a hotel gives Rob insight into Chez’s fears and vulnerability and he’s sure he can help, but Chez resists further business and personal overtures. On an important summer weekend for both firms, Rob keeps a cool head in an ice cream emergency and helps Chez out, leaving Chez open to future propositions. Will this be the first step on the road to a sweet future together?
99 Red Balloons
by Libby Carpenter Elisabeth CarpenterTwo girls go missing, decades apart. What would you do if one was your daughter? <p><p>Eight-year-old Grace is last seen in a sweetshop. Her mother Emma is living a nightmare. But as her loved ones rally around her, cracks begin to emerge. What are the emails sent between her husband and her sister? Why does her mother take so long to join the search? And is there more to the disappearance of her daughter than meets the eye? <p><p>Meanwhile, ageing widow Maggie Sharples sees a familiar face in the newspaper. A face that jolts her from the pain of her existence into a spiralling obsession with another girl - the first girl who disappeared... <p><p>This is a gripping psychological thriller with a killer twist that will take your breath away.
99 Ways to Die (A Taipei Night Market Novel #3)
by Ed LinIn Taipei, Taiwan, the kidnapping of a Mainlander billionaire throws national media into a tizzy—not least because of the famous victim’s vitriolic anti-immigration politics. Jing-nan has known Peggy Lee, a bullying frenemy who runs her family’s huge corporation, since high school. Peggy’s father has been kidnapped, and the ransom the kidnappers are demanding is not money but IP: a high-tech memory chip that they want to sell in China. Jing-nan feels sorry for Peggy until she starts blackmailing him into helping out. Peggy is worried the kidnappers’ deadline will pass before the police are able to track down the chip. But when the reluctant Jingnan tries to help, he finds himself deeper and deeper in trouble with some very unsavory characters—the most unsavory of whom might be the victim himself.
99 trucos de supervivencia en el cole
by Lola Glez Carbajo¿Estás harto de la comida del comedor? ¿De los exámenes sorpresa? ¿De los compañeros repelentes? ¿De los profesores cascarrabias?El colegio puede ser un lugar MUY PELIGROSO cuando tienes doce años. Por suerte, aquí están los 99 TRUCOS DE SUPERVIVENCIA de Soco, Max y Dani, tres amigos con los mismos problemas que tú. Ellos te ayudarán a navegar las turbulentas aguas del instituto y a salir victorioso de tus incursiones diarias al patio y a la clase.No te pierdas consejos: ¡son imprescindibles para llegar sano y salvo a las vacaciones de verano!
99% Faking It
by Chris CannonLisa is a card-carrying, book-loving Gryffindor. Solid. And that's why everyone knows she's awesome. Well, except for her crush, Matt. He only ever sees her as a friend. Plus, he's got his eye on another girl. Oh well, plenty of fish and all that. <p><P>Good thing Lisa just read a book on the "wedding ring phenomenon"-you get more attention when you're already taken. What if Lisa pretends to be Matt's plus one? Maybe it'll help Matt get his girl and Lisa can hook her own fish. <p><P>After the plan works, Matt suddenly claims he doesn't like the view from the friend-zone and wants her instead... But she isn't interested in being anyone's second choice. If this guy wants to earn her attention, he'll need more than some silly "phenomenon." <p><p>He'll need to go all out...
99% Mine: the perfect laugh out loud romcom from the bestselling author of The Hating Game
by Sally Thorne'The next Sophie Kinsella' BUSTLE'A brilliant, biting, hilarious new voice' KRISTAN HIGGINS'I would read Sally Thorne's grocery list. She is THAT good' GOODREADS __________________crush (n.): a strong infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach . . . Darcy Barrett found her dream man at age eight - ever since, she's had to settle for good enough. Having conducted a global survey of men, she can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that he's her twin brother Jamie's best friend - oh, and that ninety-nine of the time, he hasn't seemed interested in her. When the twins inherit their grandmother's tumble-down cottage, they're left with strict instructions to bring it back to its former glory. Darcy plans to leave as soon as the renovations start, but before she can cut and run - her usual MO - she finds a familiar face on her porch: Tom's arrived bearing power tools, and he's single for the first time in almost a decade.Suddenly Darcy's sticking around. Sparks start to fly - and not just because of the faulty wiring. But a one percent chance with Tom is no longer enough. This time around, Darcy's switching things up. She's going to make Tom Valeska ninety-nine percent hers.____________font size="+1">Find out why everyone is obsessed with Sally Thorne 'The perfect sexy, fun love story to read by the pool' PAIGE TOON on 99% Mine 'Charming, self-deprecating, quick-witted and funny.' The New York Times on The Hating Game'A smart and funny modern romance.' Good Housekeeping on The Hating Game'One of the most delectable rom-coms I've ever read' Entertainment Weekly on The Hating Game
99% Mine: the perfect laugh out loud romcom from the bestselling author of The Hating Game
by Sally Thorne'The next Sophie Kinsella' BUSTLE'A brilliant, biting, hilarious new voice' KRISTAN HIGGINS'I would read Sally Thorne's grocery list. She is THAT good' GOODREADS __________________Crush (n.): a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach . . . Darcy Barrett found her dream man at age eight - ever since, she's had to settle for good enough. Having conducted a global survey of men, she can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that he's her twin brother Jamie's best friend - oh, and that ninety-nine of the time, he hasn't seemed interested in her. When the twins inherit their grandmother's tumble-down cottage, they're left with strict instructions to bring it back to its former glory. Darcy plans to leave as soon as the renovations start, but before she can cut and run - her usual MO - she finds a familiar face on her porch: Tom's arrived bearing power tools, and he's single for the first time in almost a decade.Suddenly Darcy's sticking around. Sparks start to fly - and not just because of the faulty wiring. But a one percent chance with Tom is no longer enough. This time around, Darcy's switching things up. She's going to make Tom Valeska ninety-nine percent hers.____________Find out why everyone is obsessed with Sally Thorne 'The perfect sexy, fun love story to read by the pool' PAIGE TOON on 99% Mine 'Charming, self-deprecating, quick-witted and funny.' The New York Times on The Hating Game'A smart and funny modern romance.' Good Housekeeping on The Hating Game'One of the most delectable rom-coms I've ever read' Entertainment Weekly on The Hating Game
999: New Stories Of Horror And Suspense
by Al SarrantonioA ward-winning writer and editor Al Sarrantonio gathers together twenty-nine original stories from masters of the macabre. From dark fantasy and pure suspense to classic horror tales of vampires and zombies, 999 showcases the extraordinary scope of fantastical fright fiction. The stories in this anthology are a relentless tour de force of fear, which will haunt you, terrify you, and keep the adrenaline rushing all through the night.
9: and other stories
by John Nicholas Iannuzzi9:41 and Other Stories is a collection of writings, short stories and a dab of poetry, written at the very beginning of John Iannuzzi&’s writing career. From his very first steps into the world of fiction, his experimenting in various genres and writing styles, this anthology allows a fascinating glimpse into the actual step-by-step development of a writer in progress.
: A Transcultural Approach (Literary Criticism and Cultural Theory)
by Niki Kiviat(In)digestion in Literature and Film: A Transcultural Approach is a collection of essays spanning diverse geographic areas such as Brazil, Eastern Europe, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan and the United States. Despite this geographic variance, they all question disordered eating practices represented in literary and filmic works. The collection ultimately redefines disorder, removing the pathology and stigma assigned to acts of non-normative eating. In so doing, the essays deem taboo practices of food consumption, rejection and avoidance as expressions of resistance and defiance in the face of restrictive sociocultural, political, and economic normativities. As a result, disorder no longer equates to "out of order", implying a sense of brokenness, but is instead envisioned as an act against the dominant of order of operations. The collection therefore shifts critical focus from the eater as the embodiment of disorder to the problematic norms that defines behaviors as such.
<3 Quest
by Drew RogersA young boy uses his imagination and knowledge of the past to find courage on his "<3 Quest," or search for friendship.
@Expectations
by Kit Reed@expectations is a fabulous work of women's fiction by a writer who has made a career of delving deep into women's hearts and finding the truth of their feelings and their lives. Reed's fiction has always examined the female and familial conditions with a sharp eye, a truthful insight, and a unique style that leaves her readers breathless and wanting more.Jenny is living a typical suburban life, one she's no longer sure she really wants and doesn't know how to change. When she stumbles upon an online community where people create their own lives through words, she dives in headfirst, eager for something new. But soon Jenny becomes so far removed from her life that she can no longer even see the line between reality and fantasy; she's even got an online lover who insists that he will leave his own family, take her away from it all, and make their virtual life a reality. Eventually Jenny will have to make a choice: return to her husband, her children, her home, her "real life"--or escape into the arms of a fantasy world that may never become truly real. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
@Home for the Holidays
by Meredith EfkenSitting by the fireside, humming carols and knitting mittens. . . ;not! For these stay-at-home moms, the weeks before Christmas are anything but mellow. How can you balance housework, home crises and the husband without losing your mind? Plug in your laptop!Meet Dulcie, Zelia, Jocelyn, Rosalyn, Veronica and the rest of the women of SAHM I Am. An e-mail loop of stay-at-home moms, they've seen each other through months of domestic drama: babies who won't come, bills that won't leave, kids who won't listen and spouses who won't talk. Now, as the yuletide approaches, the SAHMs are on hand once again, bearing gifts of sisterhood, sanity and the real Christmas spirit.
A
by André AlexisA is a work of fiction in which André Alexis presents the compelling narrative of Alexander Baddeley, a Toronto book reviewer obsessed with the work of the elusive and mythical poet Avery Andrews. Baddeley is in awe of Andrews's ability as a poet—more than anything he wants to understand the inspiration behind his work—so much so that, following in the footsteps of countless pilgrims throughout literary history, Baddeley tracks Andrews down thinking that meeting his literary hero will provide some answers. Their meeting results in a meditation and a revelation about the creative act itself that generates more and more questions about what it means to be "inspired"
A Bad Case of Stripes
by David ShannonCamilla just wants to fit in at school, so much that she is willing to do anything. If it means not eating her favorite vegetable, lima beans, she will give them up. She starts out with a case of stripes that eventually makes her become whatever someone imagines is wrong with her. It is only when Camilla embraces what she truly loves that she returns to being a regular little girl. 34 pages.
A Guerra das Eras
by Sarita Reis Juan Carlos Arjona OlleroSeattle, ano de 2187. O Marechal do Tempo William "Billy" Drake enfrenta o evento mais estranho na história humana: chacina simultânea de quase 100 milhões de pessoas em todo o planeta. Sem indícios nem suspeitos, Drake deve resolver o enigma antes que o Construtor da Realidade seja afetado pelo evento estranho. 170 anos antes, o casal James Dacy e Mary Bell sofrem um acidente de carro violento, do qual incrivelmente eles não ficaram feridos; No entanto, suas vidas mudaram para sempre, tornaram-se o acionador de um paradoxo temporal que ameaça destruir os fios da realidade e do tempo. Será uma corrida contra o tempo para decodificar o mistério que está mudando o mundo como é conhecido. James e Mary devem enfrentar o Chrono-Caçador, uma gangue de mercenários enviados do fim do universo com o objetivo de acabar com o casal. Em sua luta, eles encontrarão um cientista brilhante sobre o caminho que diz ter a chave para viajar pelo tempo. Mas serão suficientes os esforços para salvar a ordem da realidade, ou, finalmente, o Continuum alterado do tempo destruirá a vida em todo o universo? É uma história em que cada milênio desaparece em um segundo, até a eternidade pode acabar.
A -- You're Adorable
by Buddy Kaye Fred Wise Sidney LippmanA--you're adorable. B--you're so beautiful. C--you're a cutie full of charms. D--you'll be delighted by this delicious traipse through the alphabet. Sing along as a lively company of children and pets scampers across these bright pages, climbing over and under and through the letters from A to Z. This popular song of the 1940s is a ditty for your darling, a song for your sweetheart, a valentine for anytime!
A 4th Course of Chicken Soup for the Soul: 101 Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit
by Mark Victor Hansen Meladee Mccarty Hanoch Mccarty Jack L. CanfieldThe fourth installment in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series promises to be even more popular than its predecessors. The perfect gift for friends, family and business associates is now available in A 4th Course. About the Authors Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, are professional speakers who have dedicated their lives to enhancing the personal and professional development of others. They are joined here by Hanoch McCarty, president of Hanoch McCarty & Associates and an internationally acclaimed author and lecturer, and Meladee McCarty, a program specialist for the Sacramento County Office of Education. The McCartys are coauthors of Acts of Kindness and The daily Journal of Kindness.
A 52-Hertz Whale
by Bill Sommer Natalie Haney Tilghman"It appears to be the only individual emitting a call at this frequency and hence, has been described as the world's loneliest whale."—Wikipedia So here's how it all starts: James, a high school freshman, is worried that the young humpback whale he tracks online has separated from its pod. So naturally he emails Darren, the twentysomething would-be filmmaker who volunteered in James's special education program back in middle school. Of course, Darren is useless on the subject of whales, but he's got nothing but time, given that the only girl he could ever love dumped him. And fetching lattes for his boss has him close to walking out on his movie dream and boomeranging right back to his childhood bedroom. So why not reply to a random email from Whale Boy? Predictably, this thread of emails leads to a lot of bizarre stuff, including a yeti suit, drug smuggling, widows, a major documentary filmmaking opportunity, first love, a graveyard, damaged echolocation, estranged siblings, restraining orders, choke holds, emergency dentistry...and then maybe ends with something like understanding. See, it turns out that the thing that binds people together most is their fear that nothing binds them together at all.
A A Soul Fractured (The Soul Series)
by Shayna GrissomThe King of Hell was lost ages ago, and it has been the steward's task to sort the souls into their designated regions and maintain control of the world. Nora, the steward's stepdaughter, was an outcast, and in many ways, she still is. After a heated argument, Nora does something inexplicable, and she soon finds herself out of the castle and in a forest with soul-eating giants. It's then that Nora meets Aegis, an immortal, who suspects Nora is more than an ordinary girl.
A Acusação Contra Deus
by C. Sean McGeeEntre protestos e pedidos de destituição, Deus irá ser entrevistado pelo famoso cronista da Rolling Stone, Gene, para saber a sua versão da história para esclarecer o assunto de uma vez por todas. Segue-se então uma grande conspiração que irá mudar para sempre o curso da humanidade.
A Alma da Masmorra: Livro 3 das Aventuras em Brad (Aventuras em Brad #3)
by Tao WongA Masmorra de Karlak reabriu com uma nova configuração. Uma Masmorra completamente nova espera por Daniel e Asin. Omrak se junta a eles, e o grupo corre para ser o primeiro a completar a Masmorra, mas precisa enfrentar novos monstros, novas armadilhas e as novas organizações dos andares. Os Aventureiros conseguirão concluir a nova Masmorra a tempo? A Alma da Masmorra é uma fantasia tradicional com elementos de LitRPG escrita nos moldes das light novel japonesas com características da vida no dia a dia.
A Amante Encanta o seu Marquês
by Christina McKnightO muito aguardado segundo livro da Série Craven House da autora Best-seller Christina McKnight! UM CORTEJO NUNCA FOI TÃO ESCANDALOSO Neto de um marquês pouco convencional e de uma mulher infame, Elijah Watson, Marquês de Ridgefeld, passou a maior parte da vida fora de Londres. Sua criação atípica o fez ansiar por raízes e uma família tradicional; e ele está determinado a viver acima de qualquer suspeita. Quando conhece a senhorita Samantha Pengarden, acredita ter encontrado a mulher com quem casar – mas ela tinha ideias muito mais sensuais para ele... Conhecida pela ton como a filha rebelde e ilegítima da infame Madame da Craven House, Samantha nunca teve que encarar o mundo sem a tímida gêmea ao seu lado – até agora. O casamento da irmã e o retorno do patife do pai deixaram-na sozinha e sem rumo. Quando Elijah concorda em acompanhá-la até os estabelecimentos mais infames da cidade, ela pensa que finalmente encontrou um homem com gosto pelo escândalo e que tinha o conhecimento dos assuntos da carne. Mas nunca esperou que Elijah fosse tão honrado... Quando Samantha é apontada como amante do Marquês de Ridgefeld no livro de apostas do White’s, sua reputação está em ruínas – e apenas Elijah poderá salvá-la. Duas pessoas tão diferentes poderiam se unir em um amor que durará a vida inteira?