1181 Ergebnisse - Zeige 1 von 20.

It's just a move, " her father said. Her mother shrugged. Sarah cried. Fourteen and her dream country club life shattered. It's not just a move, it's a move to a farm with fields and animals and miles of dusty roads between farmhouses. She isn't even part of a town. Neither is her mother. These two lives move in parallel as each negotiates change within the confines of the 1950s Midwest mores. A perfect family: executive father, trophy wife, t...

It's just a move, " her father said. Her mother shrugged. Sarah cried. Fourteen and her dream country club life shattered. It's not just a move, it's a move to a farm with fields and animals and miles of dusty roads between farmhouses. She isn't even part of a town. Neither is her mother. These two lives move in parallel as each negotiates change within the confines of the 1950s Midwest mores. A perfect family: executive father, trophy wife, t...

It is 1843 when Sir Phillip Westley Sanduvale and his wife, Lady Elizabeth, set sail to America to take possession of twelve hundred acres in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, granted to them for serving the crown during the rebellion. Intent on creating a new life on a plantation in the Deep South, the Sanduvales purchase slaves and start a family without any idea of what lies ahead.After Elizabeth tragically dies during childbirth, her son, Thomas, is...

Remember Me is a thrilling story that begins in modern-day North Carolina and moves the reader back in time to the Crusades, all through the eyes of a young Englishman, William (Will) Wirral.Will befriends a Jinn, an ancient, immortal creature, and we follow their interwoven tales as they journey to the Holy Lands and back again. There are many close calls and narrow escapes, and the reader learns about life before electricity, motors and engi...

Remember Me is a thrilling story that begins in modern-day North Carolina and moves the reader back in time to the Crusades, all through the eyes of a young Englishman, William (Will) Wirral.Will befriends a Jinn, an ancient, immortal creature, and we follow their interwoven tales as they journey to the Holy Lands and back again. There are many close calls and narrow escapes, and the reader learns about life before electricity, motors and engi...

Con valentía y seguro de sus convicciones, Salomón H. Soria, ofrece en este relato autobiográfico el episodio mas importante pero doloroso de su vida: El secuestro y la tortura física, así como psicológica en el Sótano del Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional del Perú a donde fue conducido contra su voluntad luego de liderar- acatando órdenes y disposiciones superiores- la huelga policial de mayo de 1987, en la ciudad de Huancayo. En esta descarn...

It's been seven months since the Defenders, a team of heroes responsible for protecting the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, had their great battle against the monstrous Amphibian. However, their old teammate, seventeen-year-old Isabel Honeycutt, is still in hiding.Worried for the safety of her loved ones, Isabel let everyone believe that she died in the fight. However, she actually fled the city to learn how to better control her powers ove...

It's been seven months since the Defenders, a team of heroes responsible for protecting the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, had their great battle against the monstrous Amphibian. However, their old teammate, seventeen-year-old Isabel Honeycutt, is still in hiding.Worried for the safety of her loved ones, Isabel let everyone believe that she died in the fight. However, she actually fled the city to learn how to better control her powers ove...

Jesse decides there will be no more beatings at the hands of his drunken father. He runs away from his family's ranch and joins a group of homeless teenage boys in squatting on an abandoned ranch house. To get by they rustle cattle in western New Mexico during the 1930's depression. Jesse is arrested and sentenced to the state penitentiary. He discovers that prison is a place of vicious guards and brutal convicts. He learns that his survival i...

It is 60 A.D. in the Ethiopian kingdom of Axum. Kenyon is a proud young prince who has just returned home to his father's emerging kingdom. Unknown to him, conspiring forces have set in motion a plot that will alter his life forever. Two of the ancient world's greatest powers, the Kushite kingdom of Meroë and the Roman Empire, have once again been set on a collision course that will either draw the two dominions together or plunge the civilize...

Scott Jacobs has everything - youth, good looks, intelligence, charisma, and a thriving church to pastor, yet, he has a need. He longs for a God-given helpmate. He wants a wife. Courting under the scrutiny of a congregation, however, presents multiple challenges.

With great courage and sure of his convictions, Salomon Soria offers in this autobiographical account the most important and painful episode of his life: that of his kidnapping and torture in the basement of the National Intelligence Service of Peru, where he was conducted against his will after leading, following higher orders, the police strike of May 1987 in the city of Huancayo, Perú. In this stark history we will know aspects of the harsh...

With great courage and sure of his convictions, Salomon Soria offers in this autobiographical account the most important and painful episode of his life: that of his kidnapping and torture in the basement of the National Intelligence Service of Peru, where he was conducted against his will after leading, following higher orders, the police strike of May 1987 in the city of Huancayo, Perú. In this stark history we will know aspects of the harsh...

Many World War II veterans returned to the United States of America and wrote autobiographies and memoirs about their life adventures.Gold Star children also wrote memories of their fathers, with some seeking to learn more about men who never returned home.But children who were products of short-term affairs during this time often knew little about their fathers. This book describes Richard L. Hartness Sr.'s quest to learn more about his dad -...

Many World War II veterans returned to the United States of America and wrote autobiographies and memoirs about their life adventures.Gold Star children also wrote memories of their fathers, with some seeking to learn more about men who never returned home.But children who were products of short-term affairs during this time often knew little about their fathers. This book describes Richard L. Hartness Sr.'s quest to learn more about his dad -...

The strange and deadly event that occurred in the projection room at the Milwaukee Art Museum were almost a distant memory for Bruce Mallory, a talented scientist and inventor. Several years had passed and Bruce has settled into family life, but his contented existence is turned upside down when he is contacted by the new director of the museum, wanting the room reinstalled to its original site. Things become even more ominous when Agent Baker...

Britz Barton lives and breathes football. On game day, he carries a football in his left hand while, with his right hand, he eats, finishes assignments, and drives home from high school. It is this passion and drive that has landed him the coveted quarterback position on Central High's team-an honor he does not take for granted.When he is not playing football, Britz, known as Super Quarterback to his childhood friends and family, loves writing...

Clara Hamilton, a genius in her field, but known second to her father the late Dr. Henry Hamilton both pioneers to the study of archaeology. Raised by her father as an only child after the death of her mother, she grew up in a world of research and imperial data. A woman with impressive educational credentials, and scientific know-how, her confidence and beauty matched her talents. This wandering spirit found the love of her life and started a...

Clara Hamilton, a genius in her field, but known second to her father the late Dr. Henry Hamilton both pioneers to the study of archaeology. Raised by her father as an only child after the death of her mother, she grew up in a world of research and imperial data. A woman with impressive educational credentials, and scientific know-how, her confidence and beauty matched her talents. This wandering spirit found the love of her life and started a...

Ariella is a young woman who has struggled with the challenges of life since the age of six, when an industrial accident kills her father, leaving her blind and her mother broken by grief. The girl goes through life empty and alone, with no one to lean on or to give her comfort. Even when she believes she's found love, betrayal wounds her before she can reach true happiness.The physical and emotional trials of Ariella's life leave her downtrod...