Cruel Candy

Cruel Candy
Author: Mildred Abbott
Publisher: Cozy Corgi Mysteries
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2017-12-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781973449294

Estes Park, Colorado: picturesque mountains, charming shops, delightful bakeries, a cozy bookstore... and murder. Winifred Page and her corgi, Watson, move to Estes Park to hit the Reset button on life. Fred is about to open her dream bookshop, and the only challenges she anticipates are adjusting to small-town life, tourists, and living close to her loveable mother, Phyllis, and hippy stepfather, Barry.When Fred steps into her soon-to-be-bookshop for the first time, she expects dust bunnies and spiders... not the dead body in the upstairs kitchen. The local police have an easy suspect--Barry.Determined to prove quirky Barry innocent of murder, Fred puts on her detective hat, and with Watson by her side, she explores her new town and gets acquainted with her fellow shopkeepers. Could one of her friendly neighbors be the real culprit? And what would be the motive for killing the owner of the Sinful Bites candy store? The secrets Fred discover put her at odds with the local police sergeant and threaten her cozy future in Estes. With snow falling outside, all Fred wants to do is curl up by the fire with a good book and Watson snuggled at her feet. But before she can begin her new life and put her plans for her bookshop into action, Fred and Watson have a mystery to solve...

The Friessens: A New Beginning The Collection

The Friessens: A New Beginning The Collection
Author: Lorhainne Eckhart
Publisher: Lorhainne Eckhart
Total Pages: 666
Release: 2014-12-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1928085229

From USA Today Bestselling Author Lorhainne Eckhart comes The Friessens: A New Beginning a Special Christmas Collection in this romantic family saga, which includes The Deadline, The Price To Love, A Different Kind of Love, and A Vow of Love, A Friessen Family Christmas. --“Author Lorhainne Eckhart is adept at showing deeply felt emotions through actions, instead of just telling us. ~ Reviewed by Natasha Jackson, Readers Favorite --“A wonderful love story not only about an unconditional love between a man and woman, but an unconditional heart -filled love for a special child.” ~ S. George --I absolutely love this author. I have read the complete outsider series and search for the continuing saga because I am addicted. ~ Katzbut --“My heart ached for Neil and Candy is this book."- Reviewer Amanda In THE DEADLINE, Andy Friessen has packed up everything and moved his family two states away, to Montana, to protect his wife, Laura, his newborn babies, and his stepson, Gabriel, from the threats of his mother. What Andy doesn't know is that they'll soon face a new threat, one he never saw coming. Gabriel is sick, and a trip to the doctor confirms Laura and Andy's worst nightmare: Without a lifesaving transplant, their son won't survive. What Andy doesn't count on, as he tracks down the young man who fathered Gabriel, as well as Laura's estranged parents, is that a whole host of problems are about to be unleashed. In THE PRICE TO LOVE...I knew my husband wanted a baby, but I couldn’t give him one. When Neil paid for a surrogate and moved her into our home, he told me not to worry, but I couldn’t help but notice that she recognized the strong, sexy alpha male inside him, and I suddenly felt as if I was on the outside looking in. Then, one day, I met Cat, the young girl who stole my heart. I saw something in Cat that I couldn’t turn away from: a damaged, scarred soul filled with the kind of despair and hopelessness that should never have been in the innocent eyes of a child. Cat needed me—my voice, my hugs, and my love—and she captured my heart. However, neither Neil nor his family understood my need to help her. I found myself alone, and I knew I was the only one who could save Cat before it was too late. A DIFFERENT KIND OF LOVE brings back the couple that started it all: Brad and Emily. You fell in love with them in The Forgotten Child. Now, years later, they face an entirely new set of challenges with their preteen autistic boy when his mother, Crystal, returns. She wants a relationship with the boy she abandoned—something Brad and Emily never expected. She says she’s changed, but can the Friessens believe her? A VOW OF LOVE: A FRIESSEN FAMILY CHRISTMAS Sometimes families need a helping hand... Holidays are about family, love, and giving, but this Christmas, the Friessens are in for a rough holiday season. Thirteen days before Christmas, a letter arrives that Candy Friessen was never meant to see. When she opens it, she discovers a lie that rocks her world, and she begins to question everything she and Neil have created together, including his love for her and their family. Seven days before Christmas, her heart breaking, Candy considers leaving her husband for good, and she begins making plans—until a call one night alerts all the Friessens that Becky, their mother, is in the hospital, fighting for her life. Without a second thought, the entire Friessen clan is on a plane to her bedside. Faced with uncertainty, Brad, Neil, Jed, and their wives are together for Christmas, but there’s no happy celebration, no gifts piled under the tree. For Candy and Neil, once trust is destroyed, can their family bond be strong enough to save their marriage?

A Vow of Love

A Vow of Love
Author: Lorhainne Eckhart
Publisher: Lorhainne Eckhart
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2014-12-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1928085202

From USA Today Bestselling Author Lorhainne Eckhart, comes a Christmas Romance, and the next book in The Friessens: A New Beginning. Sometimes families need a helping hand... Holidays are about family, love and giving, but this Christmas The Friessens are in for a rough holiday season. Thirteen days before Christmas, In the mail a letter arrives that was never meant for Candy Friessen. It is for her husband Neil, and when she opens it, she discovers a lie that rocks her world. And she begins to question everything they created together, including his love for her and their family. Seven days before Christmas, Even though her heart is breaking she considers leaving. She makes plans until a call one night alerts all the Friessens that Becky Friessen, their mother is in the hospital fighting for her life. And without a second thought the entire Friessen clan is on a plane to her bedside. Faced with uncertainty Brad, Neil, Jed and their wives are together for Christmas, but there’s no happy celebration, and gifts piled under the tree. And for Candy and Neil, once trust is destroyed, is a family bond strong enough to make a difference?

Assassin Treasure

Assassin Treasure
Author: C.L. Scholey
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2015-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1633556603

The cold, lifeless stare of her prone boss, Tyler Darren, makes Candy's breath stop. The powerful assassin, gun in hand, has her heart pounding in fear as she hides under a desk. Run, her mind screams, while her body is a block of ice. Desperation forces her into action and she flees for her life. But there is nowhere to hide. The arms of an assassin is a dangerous place to be. Dirk is a man who kills the evil, not the innocent. The frightened woman whose existence is in his hands makes his blood boil with want. When she's stolen from him, Dirk sets out to teach a killer no one steals an assassin's treasure.

The Chocolate War

The Chocolate War
Author: Robert Cormier
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2013-03-19
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0307834298

One of the most controversial YA novels of all time, The Chocolate War is a modern masterpiece that speaks to fans of S. E. Hinton’s The Outsiders and John Knowles’s A Separate Peace. After suffering rejection from seven major publishers, The Chocolate War made its debut in 1974, and quickly became a bestselling—and provocative—classic for young adults. This chilling portrait of an all-boys prep school casts an unflinching eye on the pitfalls of conformity and corruption in our most elite cultural institutions. “Masterfully structured and rich in theme; the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful.”—The New York Times Book Review “The characterizations of all the boys are superb.”—School Library Journal, starred review “Compellingly immediate. . . . Readers will respect the uncompromising ending.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review An ALA Best Book for Young Adults A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Editor’s Choice A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year

Bone Talk

Bone Talk
Author: Candy Gourlay
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2019-11-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1338349651

"A powerful, complex, and fascinating coming-of-age novel." -- Costa Book Award PanelA boy and a girl in the Philippine jungle must confront what coming of age will mean to their friendship made even more complicated when Americans invade their country. Samkad lives deep in the Philippine jungle, and has never encountered anyone from outside his own tribe before. He's about to become a man, and while he's desperate to grow up, he's worried that this will take him away from his best friend, Little Luki, who isn't ready for the traditions and ceremonies of being a girl in her tribe.But when a bad omen sends Samkad's life in another direction, he discovers the brother he never knew he had. A brother who tells him of a people called "Americans." A people who are bringing war and destruction right to their home...A coming-of-age story set at the end of the 19th century in a remote village in the Philippines, this is a story about growing up, discovering yourself, and the impact of colonialism on native peoples and their lives.

Candy

Candy
Author: Samira Kawash
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2013-10-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0865477566

"A lively cultural history that explains how candy became more like food and food more like candy"--

Candy

Candy
Author: Mian Mian
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2008-12-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316055530

An international literary phenomenon -- now available for the first time in English translation -- Candy is a hip, harrowing tale of risk and desire, the story of a young Chinese woman forging a life for herself in a world seemingly devoid of guidelines. Hong, who narrates the novel, and whose life in many ways parallels the author's own, drops out of high school and runs away at age 17 to the frontier city of Shenzen. As Hong navigates the temptations of the city, she quickly falls in love with a young musician and together they dive into a cruel netherworld of alcohol, drugs, and excess, a life that fails to satisfy Hong's craving for an authentic self, and for a love that will define her. This startling and subversive novel is a blast of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll that opens up to us a modern China we've never seen before. Banned in China -- with Mian Mian labeled the 'poster child for spiritual pollution' -- Candy still managed to sell 60,000 copies, as well as countless additional copies in pirated editions. Candy has been published in eight countries to date and has become a bestseller in France.