Just What Kind of Mother Are You?

Just What Kind of Mother Are You?
Author: Paula Daly
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2013-09-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0802193056

“Riveting! Daly plunges straight into the heart of every parent’s worst nightmare with page-turning results.” —Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times–bestselling author Lisa Kallisto—overwhelmed working mother—is the not-so-perfect model of the modern woman. She holds down a busy job running an animal shelter, she cares for three demanding children, and she worries that her marriage isn’t getting enough attention. During an impossibly hectic week, Lisa takes her eye off the ball for a moment and her world descends into a living nightmare. Not only is her best friend’s thirteen-year-old daughter missing, but it’s Lisa’s fault. To make matters worse, Lucinda is the second teenage girl to disappear within the past two weeks. The first one turned up stripped bare and abandoned on the main street after a horrible ordeal. Wracked with guilt over her mistake, and after having been publicly blamed by Lucinda’s family, Lisa sets out to right the wrong. As she begins digging under the surface, Lisa learns that everything is not quite what it first appears to be. “This intriguing blend of suspense tale and domestic drama, which has a number of delicious plot twists, will keep readers riveted . . . First-rate fiction from an outstanding new thriller writer.” —Booklist, starred review

I'm Not Brave I'm Just a Mum

I'm Not Brave I'm Just a Mum
Author: Glenys Smith
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 79
Release: 2010-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1452095736

I'M NOT BRAVE I'M JUST A MUM is Glenys Smith's first-person account of her family, her son Adam , and his progressive disability caused by the genetically inherited disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The main story begins when Adam at 3 years old, and to all appearances average and healthy, is diagnosed with the muscle wasting condition, and follows the family over the years, and shows how the coarse of their lives is shaped and changed by all that is involved, in caring for a severely disabled child. With a mothers fierce determination and strong mother and son bond, they are constantly struggling for Adam to be allowed to live as normal a life as possible. Adam is a very bright talented Artist with a very clever witty mind, and shows that anything can be achieved, with strength of character and determination, and hopefully gives a positive message to other family's facing similar situations.

Eternal

Eternal
Author: C. C. Hunter
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2014-10-28
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1466843063

"Spectacular! I love Della's sarcastic and yet deeply sensitive perspective and can't wait to see how things unfold for her."—Fresh Fiction Just when Della feels like she's starting to figure out her life, she finds herself reborn...and her new existence comes with a whole different rulebook. Della's secret powers always made her feel like an outsider in the human world. Now, just when she's starting to feel like she belongs—at Shadow Falls, a camp for teens with paranormal powers—her life is turned upside down all over again. Attacked by a deadly virus, she must make the difficult choice to be reborn. It's her only chance at survival, but it comes with a price: It irreparably bonds her to Chase, a tall, dark and mesmerizing vampire who makes her laugh one minute and infuriates her the next. Chase already knows too many of Della's secrets, and being eternally bonded to him is the last thing she wants. Even worse, she doesn't fully understand what their bond means. Is the attraction she's started feeling for Chase real—or does fate have something else in store? And what does that mean for Steve, the hot shapeshifter whose kisses make her weak in the knees? Now Della's battered heart is about to take another hit. While investigating her latest case, she discovers shocking evidence about her father's dark past, making her question everything she believes to be true...and her place in the world she loves.

Mama Please Love Me (Just Give Me a Hug)

Mama Please Love Me (Just Give Me a Hug)
Author: Cotia Saunders
Publisher: Selah Publishing Group
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2011-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1589302699

Some teenagers tend to rebel outwardly or inwardly against their parents and their families. They allow peer pressure, raging hormones, or other things to drive a wedge between them and the people who love them the most. On the other hand, many children and teenagers have become victims of abuse by their parents or their families. Through the early years of my life, my mother and other family members tried to destroy me as I was growing up. This is a gripping true story of abuse, hatred, rejection, and near-death experiences.

Puck

Puck
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Publisher:
Total Pages: 444
Release: 1901
Genre: American wit and humor
ISBN: