Does She Know She's There?

Does She Know She's There?
Author: Nicola Schaefer
Publisher: Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781550412888
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First published in 1978, Does She Know She's There? is the inspiring story of one family's determination to love, cherish, and keep their only daughter. From the moment the Schaefers were told their first-born Catherine would never walk, or talk, or even feed herself, they swore that to institutionalize her would be their last resort. The keeping of that vow was far from the story of tears and despair that some would assume. "Cath" emerges as an engaging personality in her own right, as terribly challenged as she is. Now 37, Catherine Schaefer lives in her own home, with live-in support, plus friends-cum-tenants in the upstairs apartments. Still unable to move much, or to speak, Catherine's life has, nevertheless, been a rewarding success story. This book is its chronicle, illustrated with black and white photographs.

Didi and the Gunslinger Ride Again

Didi and the Gunslinger Ride Again
Author: Patti Larsen
Publisher: Patti Larsen Books
Total Pages: 139
Release: 2016-07-16
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1927464994
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(Young adult wild west science fiction) Didi’s never felt so helpless as she does right now. Betrayal has led her to slavery and the loss of her gunslinger, but betrayal also offers her a new chance at freedom. When she finds herself once again on the trail of her father and mother, she encounters truths she never imagined, family with secrets of their own and a future that holds as much uncertainty as it does promise... KEYWORDS: young adult science fiction book, young adult sci-fi book, young adult science fiction series, young adult sci-fi series

Promise Me: A Second Chance Romance

Promise Me: A Second Chance Romance
Author: Willow Winters
Publisher: Willow Winters Publishing LLC
Total Pages: 202
Release: 2016-11-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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"Promise me you'll love me after this?" Those were the words I asked my first love on a high school date. "Always, Vi," he told me before crushing his lips against mine. I gave him a part of me I can never get back that night. Even worse, I gave him my heart. That was four years ago. Back when I was young and naive. Back when I thought we’d always be together. He dumped me right after graduation and left me to join the military. He said I shouldn’t wait for him; it didn’t matter that I wanted to. I would have waited for him forever, but he threw me away and left me here in this small town. Now he’s home and says he wants me back. Second chances don’t work in love. No matter how much I wish I could erase what’s happened since he’s been gone... no matter how much I think of falling back into his arms… Topics: new adult romance, women's fiction, women's romance, military romance, grey, buttons, dark mafia romance, romantic suspense, bad-boy romance, bad boy, dark, sexy, intense, alpha male, second chance romance, new york times, USA today, USA today bestseller, ebook, romance ebook, contemporary romance, romance series, best new ebook, emotional book, angsty ebook, angsty book, angsty books, forget me not, merciless, valetti, best free romance, free romantic suspense, free book, free reads, books like movies, wealthy, billionaire, romance for adults, award winning, obsession, possession, surrender, burn, pain, top romance reads, fifty shades, 50 shades, steel brothers, steel brothers saga For fans of: Skye Warren, E.L. James, Jodi Ellen Malpas, Maya Banks, Helen Hardt, Meli Raine, Lexi Ryan, Pepper Winters

Familiar Passions

Familiar Passions
Author: Nina Bawden
Publisher: Virago
Total Pages: 137
Release: 2011-05-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 074812747X
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'The reader is thoroughly entranced and entertained' TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'Among the most perceptive and accomplished novelists writing today' P. D. JAMES 'There's a speck of surprise on most every page' KIRKUS REVIEWS After an expensive dinner on their thirteenth wedding anniversary, James calmly announces that he wishes to leave Bridie. A cherished adopted child, she stepped into marriage - and a pet name - at the age of nineteen and has nurtured two step-children and a daughter. The habit of protecting others is strong is Bridie but now, redundant and with her happiness turned into a charade, she is uncertain of her identity. Unless she reclaims a portion of her past, Bridie fears she will have no future. The mysteries and consequences of Bridie's adoption form the bedrock of this enticing and skilfully woven novel. Here, with her characteristic wit and acuity, Nina Bawden peers into the familiar passions of family life, remembered insults, ancient scars and old deceptions.

Head Games

Head Games
Author: Eileen Dreyer
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 406
Release: 2004-03-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1429967404
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Molly Burke is a death investigator and trauma nurse for the city of St. Louis who has seen every type of atrocity and more than her share of heartbreak. And she knows that no good deed goes unpunished. For years she tried to save the abused children who came through her ER. She's learned that she can save some kids, but others will be lost to their horrific families. Now, a child she once tried to save is all grown up. His life has been unspeakable. His deeds are now unfathomable. And he wants Molly's attention. A killer has been created and he will stop at nothing to make sure Molly Burke won't ignore him now. To make matters even more complicated, Molly's brother asks her to watch his sixteen-year-old son, who seems to have left a string of "incidents" in his wake, forcing her to face the fact that no family is without its secrets. Breathtaking, tightly plotted, and compelling, Head Games is a tour-de-force thriller that looks into the depths of the human heart and mind.

Don’t tell a Soul

Don’t tell a Soul
Author: Nick Sands
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2023-11-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1805146564
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It is the year 1983 and a Nottingham estate agent is missing. With the police showing little interest in finding her husband, the estate agent’s wife hires private detective Matt Crawford to search for him. Matt Crawford is an ex-CID officer whose glittering police career was shattered when he was the victim of a knife attack. Still suffering from the trauma, Matt, with the help of his assistant, an ex-reporter who covered the story of his stabbing, begins to unravel the truth behind the missing estate agent. With his three great loves, his ginger cat Desmond, his old Volkswagen Beetle and his assistant Kate, can Matt find out what really happened or will his trauma and the hurt from a failed relationship prevent him from discovering the truth?

Social Creature

Social Creature
Author: Tara Isabella Burton
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2019-06-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0525436413
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One of the Best Books of the Year: Janet Maslin, The New York Times Vulture NPR "Social Creature is a wicked original with echoes of the greats (Patricia Highsmith, Gillian Flynn)." —Janet Maslin, The New York Times For readers of Gillian Flynn and Donna Tartt, a dark, propulsive and addictive debut thriller, splashed with all the glitz and glitter of New York City. They go through both bottles of champagne right there on the High Line, with nothing but the stars over them... They drink and Lavinia tells Louise about all the places they will go together, when they finish their stories, when they are both great writers-to Paris and to Rome and to Trieste... Lavinia will never go. She is going to die soon. Louise has nothing. Lavinia has everything. After a chance encounter, the two spiral into an intimate, intense, and possibly toxic friendship. A Talented Mr. Ripley for the digital age, this seductive story takes a classic tale of obsession and makes it irresistibly new.

Caterpillars Can't Swim

Caterpillars Can't Swim
Author: Liane Shaw
Publisher: Second Story Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2017-09-12
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1772600547
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Ryan finds his freedom in the water, where he is not bound by gravity and his wheelchair. When he rescues his schoolmate, Jack, from the water their lives become connected, whether they like it or not. Ryan keeps Jack's secret about that day in the water, but he knows that Jack needs help. The school is full of rumors about Jack's sexuality, and he has few friends. Almost against his better judgement, Ryan decides to invite Jack on a trip to Comic Con he's planned with his best friend Cody, the captain of the school's swim team. The three boys make an unlikely combination, but they will each have the chance to show whether they are brave enough to go against the stereotypes the world wants to define them by.

Daring Sarah

Daring Sarah
Author: Kayla Drake
Publisher: Four-Ply Publishing
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2017-11-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1947595024
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Sarah Williams can’t face the one-year anniversary of her husband’s tragic death, so she flees from Chicago to take the Scottish golf tour her husband had dreamed of doing someday. She has to live for both of them now, after all. While she’s there, she agrees to deliver a few small gifts to her friend Helen’s Scottish family. This puts her face to face with the grumpy, withdrawn, but incredibly handsome Duncan Mackenzie, a man haunted by a few ghosts of his own. When Duncan promised his sister that he would welcome the American widow to Scotland, he’d expected to meet an elderly woman. Instead, he discovers a beautiful, willowy blonde who’s far too young to have faced such a tragedy. Suddenly, his own difficult past seems moderate in comparison. At least he survived. And now he wants to live again, really live, and it’s all because of Sarah.

Ghosts

Ghosts
Author: Mary Patterson Thornburg
Publisher: Uncial Press
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2016-10-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1601742215
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Last year, when they were still children, they went trick-or-treating. You followed them, in case there was trouble. Next year, when they're teenagers, there could be problems – spiking the punch, necking in the corners, smoking illegal substances in the bathroom… You remember that sort of thing, don't you? Of course you do. So, this year, on a holiday that gets wilder every year, let's keep the fun under control. We'll have a Halloween party. They'll love it. But what if guests show up who aren't on the guest list?