The moment my college entrance exam results came out, my furious younger sister hurled a vase at my head.My stepfather gave me a cold, piercing stare and asked if I had cheated.And my biological mother, with a face full of disappointment, scolded me for pretending in front of her all this time.I pressed my bloodied forehead, but deep down, I felt a strange sense of relief. Finally, this day had come.

At once a thrilling whodunnit, a maddening romance, and a satisfying plunge into history, The Tsimbalist is a tale of Jews and Russians, depicting their complicated friendships, their dangerous enmities, and their illicit loves, all seen through the eyes of Avrom, a barber, musician, all-around mensch, and born detective.The year is 1871. The inhabitants of Balativke live in delicate balance – until a young Russian aristocrat is found murdered near the home of Kop...

He may be an aloof cowboy…But still waters run deep!Practical cowboy Dougal McCarrick sure didn’t believe in things like love at first sight. But the moment he sets eyes on Emory Swanson and the injured dog she’s rescuing, Dougal can’t help but be captivated by the beautiful Granite Falls newcomer with the mournful eyes. So much so that the shy rancher pours his feelings out in letters. Racked with guilt over her husband’s death, Emory’s st...

With a wounded body and a broken spiritHe needs his best friend more than everFormer soldier John Mitchell has come home after being discharged and asks his best friend, Natalie, to help him decompress. They’re both in for a shock when a precious baby girl is dropped on Natalie’s doorstep—and John is the father! Now John needs Natalie’s help more than ever. But Natalie has been in love with John forever. How can she help him find his way to...

He’s bonding with her son…But can he win her heart?Single mom Gretta Williams has her hands full keeping her rebellious son, Levi, on track while running her dance-studio business. When Levi steals from Rusty Woodard’s family store, the charming Texas cowboy offers a solution—Levi can work off his debt instead of facing the police. Rusty is more surprised than anyone in Garrison that he voluntarily gets involved! As his admiration of Gretta...

“Delicious reading! Sasha Summers writes books brimming with warmth, humor, and the kind of love that lasts a lifetime.” —Cathy Maxwell, New York Times bestselling authorCan best friends become something even better?Coming home to Honey, Texas, for her aunt’s wedding should be a joyful experience, but Rosemary Hill’s heart is low. She’s lost funding for her bee genomics project and has been betrayed by her trusted mentor. Reuniting with Everett, he...

If you want your child to fall asleep quickly and effectively while having fun and spending quality time with them, then you are in the right place and you Must continue reading!Rest is very important for the growth of every child, but sometimes it's very difficult for them to relax and sleep optimally, that's why enjoying bedtime stories is a great help.In this book, you will find a great variety of fun and short stories, each with its own world and charac...

A few years have passed since Catherine's time in the The Juliette Society, but things haven't been going the way she planned. Her life with her fiancé Jack has become predictable and boring, especially in the bedroom. Now working as a journalist, she struggles to find inspiration in her work or at home - until she starts writing about the death of a publicly beloved model, Inana Luna, whose experiences reflect Catherine's own blossoming sexuality and independence.What started as a...

Seventeen-year-old football player, Brayden Anderson, has his entire life planned out. He's going to work with his dad's construction business after graduation, support all the local sports teams, and maybe even go on to coach some of them.What he never expected? To collide with peculiar, music savant, Laurel Bennett.Laurel's everything he's not, and she's everything he needs. Over the course of their senior year, Brayden and Laurel discover opposites attract. As their rela...

Twelve years had passed since the last Harvest Ball. I was just eighteen when my hometown crowned me their Peach Queen with a blossom coronet. And I was eighteen when I left. One tanked career, one badly timed glamour shoot and one dead boyfriend later, thirty-year-old Lottie Bentz is finally going home. Back in the orchard town of Bonnievale, Lottie embarks on a radical declutter of her life, Marie Kondo-style. She casts out everything that got her into trouble: her phone, socials, make-u...

An enthralling journey into the world of chess--a story of heartbreak, obsession, failure, and the hunger for greatnessSasha Chapin is a victim of chess. Like countless amateurs before him--Albert Einstein, Humphrey Bogart, Marcel Duchamp--the game has consumed his life and his mind. First captivated by it as a member of his high school chess club, his passion was rekindled during an accidental encounter with chess hustlers on the streets of Kathmandu. In its after...

Just when you think you know who to trust, the tables are turned. At only 15, Jewel Sanchez unknowingly dedicated himself to the streets when he left home and joined the M.A.C. Boys. As the years went on, he learned what it meant to lose those closest to him, but in the process, he gained so much more—making him a target to many. With Jewel back in charge and his boys Sacario and Hassan by his side, he is ready to take on the world more determined than ever, that is until a hit is put out ...