A New Leash on Life

A New Leash on Life
Author: Deirdre O’Dare
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2019-03-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1634867610

Beaten by the IT recession, Justin has come back to his hometown where he’s inherited a small house from his mother. Surely Barry, his old crush and sometime nemesis, is long gone. Jobs are scarce, so impulsively Justin seeks to buy into a pet grooming business. But when he has to visit the local bank for a loan, who sits behind the big desk but Barry? Justin’s appearance jolts Barry out of his miserable rut of a life. What if they were to pick up where a brief boyhood attraction abruptly ended? Then his mother’s sudden stroke throws his whole life into a tumbled ruin. Juggling business and pleasure can be a complex, risky endeavor. Will Justin resist Barry’s charms and flee again, or will fate give them a new leash on life?

Replacing Dad

Replacing Dad
Author: Shelley Fraser Mickle
Publisher: eBookIt.com
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2013-06-18
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1456616609

Set on the Gulf Coast of Florida, the Marsh family faces what many American families have experienced in the last few decades: the reorganization of the family through divorce. This bittersweet novel has been called by one reviewer the funniest story since Auntie Mame. As mother Linda Marsh re-enters the dating world at the same time that her 15-year-old son does, comic, realistic situations develop. Eventually the three Marsh children and their mother, Linda, learn that the change in the family demands that they embrace the future and change with it. This novel became a CBS/Hallmark Channel movie in l999, starring Mary McDonnell, Tippi Hedren, Camilla Belle, Eric Von Detten as well as other renowned actors. The novel has been used in high school classes, college literature courses, and family study groups in discussions on adjustment to divorce.

Did You Think I Would Tell?

Did You Think I Would Tell?
Author: Annie Pelfrey-Hill
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 67
Release: 2013-03-27
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1483606376

Annie Pelfrey- Hill describes her southern up bringing at the foot hills of, The Appalachian Mountains. She releases to the world her account of years of torture, horrid abuse and child molestation she and her beloved sisters endured and how many lives were affected and changed. The destruction and damage that was created by abusing the children.

Love Is on the Wind

Love Is on the Wind
Author: Lazarus Barnhill
Publisher: Second Wind Publishing
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2009-02-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1935171399

Love Is on the Wind is an anthology of romance short stories penned just for this collection by the outstanding authors of Second Wind Publishing.

Why Moms Are Weird

Why Moms Are Weird
Author: Pamela Ribon
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2006-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1416510397

From the acclaimed author of Why Girls are Weird comes a second hilarious and surprising novel about love and family and the weirdo inside us all. Belinda "Benny" Bernstein doesn't brag about her life in Los Angeles, but she is proud of her independence. She's got a job and a place to live, and she even goes out on dates now and again. But when Benny's mother and sister get into a car accident, she drops everything to fly across the country and help her injured, unemployed mom. The only problem? She wasn't exactly invited -- and back in Virginia she finds herself confronting every issue her family has avoided for years, including her mom's thriving sex life and her sister's wild nightlife. Benny sets about fixing everything she thinks is broken at home, including mounds of clutter and the personal lives of the women she loves. But she soon stumbles upon a stack of letters that may reveal her mother's darkest secret. Benny only begins to understand her mom when she finds herself in a similar dilemma -- torn between someone she can't have and someone she thinks she shouldn't have. If Benny doesn't sort things out before she's sucked into the family vortex of dysfunction, there's no telling when she'll be able to go home again . . . unless this is home, after all.

Adventures with Canine Cupids Box Set

Adventures with Canine Cupids Box Set
Author: Deirdre O'Dare
Publisher: JMS Books LLC
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2023-12-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1685505260

Caught up in the demands of their own life and work, many strong, independent men do not have time for love. Their lifestyle leads to being loners and at times they hardly realize something critical is missing from their world. This is when a devoted canine sees a need to bring about crossing their paths with the perfect partner and contriving a chance for them to stumble into the best possible relationship. Cupid could not ask for a more clever helper than a loving dog -- or sometimes two. Contains the stories: Doggone Love: Rancher Damon Carhart expects to spend the rest of his life alone. Then an injury to a beloved stock dog sends him to the nearest veterinary clinic for help. Once he entrusts his canine friend to veterinarian Eric Vann’s care, everything begins to change. And once desire gets a bite on him, what can he do but go along for the wild ride? The Maltese Terror: Landscape architect Nick and rancher Caleb are an unlikely pair. So are their dogs, a Maltese and a Blue Heeler, but the dogs soon form a bond. They seem to be conspiring to get their masters together. Can a couple of canine cupids make it happen? A New Leash on Life: Frenemies, once almost lovers ... Not happily back in their old home town, Justin and Barry have to agree how to handle that old attraction since it refuses to die. Business and pleasure threaten to tangle into a hangman’s knot. Can they somehow find a new leash on life? Love is Snowblind: Aspiring sled dog racer Dylan trusts his beloved lead dogs completely. Following an accident in dangerous circumstances, they accept cheechako Grey into their pack. Can he then refuse the newcomer admission into his life?

Out of My Mind

Out of My Mind
Author: Andy Rooney
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Total Pages: 370
Release: 2007-03-31
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 158648530X

Every Sunday evening, millions of viewers tune in to 60 Minutes to hear Andy Rooney riff on everything from coffee percolators to the state of the union. Millions more read his weekly newspaper column. Why? Because Rooney tells it like it is. But Rooney fans have never seen him quite like this. Andy Rooney is plain frustrated by what's going on in America and the world. Why can't Americans -- let alone our president -- speak English anymore? How do we expect to fight a terrorist enemy that we can't even locate? And when did capitalism go so terribly wrong? This book isn't all heady stuff, though. Readers will also get the familiar -- and hysterical -- Rooney gripes about everyday foibles, such as the impossibility of physically locating your driver's registration, of purchasing a genuinely healthy breakfast cereal, or of enjoying a college reunion -- unless everyone ends up in their nighties, that is. PublicAffairs is pleased to present its fifth collaboration with Andy Rooney. Loyal Rooney fans and anyone who enjoys a good laugh at life's absurdities will be thrilled to add it to the bookshelf during the holidays.

RALSHAMS BETWEEN THE LINES

RALSHAMS BETWEEN THE LINES
Author: Carole Lashmar (Rogers)
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2016-08-10
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1326843737

This Book follows on from My Life with The Ralshams It shows the dedication of one person within the Pekingese Breed back in the 50's. Whose goal was to breed and show the Best Pekingese she could possibly do. She dedicated her life and Soul to a Breed that in the 50's was a totally closed shop. It was full of influential and Educated Breeders. This Book gives more insight into my Mother and the making of the Ralsham Kennels. It also gives more information about my Mother and Myself as people.

In A Bind

In A Bind
Author: D. D. VanDyke
Publisher: Reaper Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2015-04-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1626260923

BOOK TWO of the Cal Corwin Private Eye Series. "VanDyke has done it again! He's a master craftsman, offering another great read, a captivating story. Lots of mystery and action as Cal tries to find a killer - or two - before anyone else gets caught up in the webs of deceit in a California seemingly idyllic small town." - Marcia K "This author has rapidly become one of my favorites with this Cal Corwin series! His characters absolutely come alive. The storyline is fast-paced and hard to put down!" - Jan When a blackmailed drag queen walks into Cal Corwin's P. I. agency, she quickly throws herself into the investigation, but with each new clue she finds the case gets murkier, its web of lies more tangled. When murder rears its ugly head, it becomes clear more is at stake than money, and Cal must watch her own back even as she tries to find the culprit. In A Bind is the second book in the Cal Corwin Private Eye series from D. D. VanDyke, though they can be read in any order. Set against the rich backdrop of the San Francisco Bay Area, Cal Corwin novels brim with intrigue and fully fleshed characters from cops and criminals to hit men, oddball family and unexpected allies. The Cal Corwin, Private Eye Series: - Loose Ends - In A Bind - Slipknot - The Girl in the Morgue - Deadly Secrets More to come! Keywords: Women Sleuths, Women's Detective Fiction, Crime Thrillers, Kidnapping Crime Fiction, Murder, Mystery Series, Hard Boiled, blackmail, private investigator, San Francisco, Mission District, drag queen, tweaker, bail bondsman, bikers, SFPD, police