The Hard Truth About Sunshine

The Hard Truth About Sunshine
Author: Sawyer Bennett
Publisher: Big Dog Books, LLC
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2017-03-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1940883733

***** 2017 Kindle Book Awards WINNER - Literary Fiction ***** New York Times bestselling author Sawyer Bennett has written her most gripping and poignant tale yet. Provocatively heart-breaking, audaciously irreverent and romantically fulfilling, The Hard Truth About Sunshine exposes just how very thin the line is between a full life and an empty existence. Despite having narrowly escaped death's clutches, Christopher Barlow is grateful for nothing. His capacity to love has been crushed. He hates everyone and everything, completely unable to see past the gray stain of misery that coats his perception of the world. It's only after he involuntarily joins a band of depressed misfits who are struggling to overcome their own problems, does Christopher start to re-evaluate his lot in life. What could they possibly learn from one another? How could they possibly help each other to heal? And the question that Christopher asks himself over and over again... can he learn to love again? He's about to find out as he embarks upon a cross country trip with a beautiful woman who is going blind, a boy with terminal cancer, and an abuse victim who can't decide whether she wants to live or die. Four people with nothing in common but their destination. They will encounter adventure, thrills, loss and love. And within their travels they will learn the greatest lesson of all. The hard truth about sunshine... Warning: This book deals with some tough issues including suicide and sexual abuse.

The Sun Does Shine

The Sun Does Shine
Author: Anthony Ray Hinton
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2018-03-27
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1250124719

"A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit"--

The Revelation of Light and Dark

The Revelation of Light and Dark
Author: Sawyer Bennett
Publisher: Big Dog Books, LLC
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2021-02-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

I always knew I was different. From a young age, my mind has been plagued with things only I could see. Some hauntingly beautiful, others completely terrifying. Never knowing if these visions were real or just hallucinations, I learned how to lock them down and ignore them. I learned to take solace in the relative anonymity of city life and find peace in the rainy days my city of Seattle is known for. But just when I think my life is getting on track and my dreams are achievable, a moment of weakness causes me to learn a hard and fast lesson. My entire existence has been a lie. Now I’m faced with a new reality that’s as implausible as it is fantastical. Filled with realms and veils, light and dark, fae and daemons, gods and angels—things I don’t understand but am forced to acknowledge. It doesn’t help that the man teaching me about my unique gifts is the gorgeously handsome Carrick Byrne, one of Seattle’s richest and most powerful men. He intimidates, annoys, and intrigues me all at the same time. I don’t trust him and yet there’s no one else to help me. No longer certain who to put my faith in, what to believe, or how I fit into it all, one revelation is clear… The world as I know it will never be the same again. The Revelation of Light and Dark is book one of the Chronicles of the Stone Veil series and is best enjoyed if read in series order.

Sunshine

Sunshine
Author: Marion Dane Bauer
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2021-05-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1536218219

Set in the northern Minnesota wilderness, a timeless novel about a boy and his imaginary dog explores the legacy of guilt and blame—and what really constitutes a family. Newbery Honoree Marion Dane Bauer evokes the “summer that changed everything” in the life of a boy growing up without a mother. Since as far back as Ben can remember, it’s been him, his devoted dad, and Sunshine—Ben’s little dog, who rarely leaves Ben’s side. It was Mom who did the leaving, and Ben’s about to spend a whole week with his suddenly present mother in the wilds of northern Minnesota. On the remote island she calls home, Ben will learn to canoe, weather the elements, and weigh a burning question: when will she come back to where she belongs? A must-read for dog lovers, children of divorce, and the imaginative and outdoorsy, Sunshine is a poignant, ultimately hopeful story about self-discovery, facing big realities, and finally, forgiving the things—and people—you can’t forget.

Quest for Eternal Sunshine

Quest for Eternal Sunshine
Author: Mendek Rubin
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2020-04-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1631528793

Quest for Eternal Sunshine chronicles the triumphant, true story of Mendek Rubin, a brilliant inventor who overcame both the trauma of the Holocaust and decades of unrelenting depression to live a life of deep peace and boundless joy. Born into a Hassidic Jewish family in Poland in 1924, Mendek grew up surrounded by extreme anti-Semitism. Armed with an ingenious mind, he survived three horrific years in Nazi slave-labor concentration camps while virtually his entire family was murdered in Auschwitz. After arriving in America in 1946—despite having no money or professional skills—his inventions helped revolutionize both the jewelry and packaged-salad industries. Remarkably, Mendek also applied his ingenuity to his own psyche, developing innovative ways to heal his heart and end his emotional suffering. After Mendek died in 2012, his daughter, Myra Goodman, found an unfinished manuscript in which he’d revealed the intimate details of his healing journey. Quest for Eternal Sunshine—the extraordinary result of a posthumous father-daughter collaboration—tells Mendek’s whole story and is filled with eye-opening revelations, effective self-healing techniques, and profound wisdom that have the power to transform the way we live our lives. An inspirational biography of a Holocaust survivor overcoming depression and PTSD. An essential new addition to Jewish Holocaust history.

Hello, Sunshine

Hello, Sunshine
Author: Laura Dave
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2017-07-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1476789320

In the modern world, where celebrity is a careful construct, Laura Dave's compelling, enticing novel explores the devastating effect of the secrets people keep in public, and in private. This is a fresh, provocative look at a woman teetering between a scrupulously assembled life and the redemptive power of revealing the truth.

Sunshine Girl

Sunshine Girl
Author: Julianna Margulies
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2022-05-03
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 052548034X

Known for her outstanding performances on the groundbreaking television series The Good Wife and ER, Julianna Margulies deftly chronicles her life and her work in this deeply powerful memoir. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY GOOD HOUSEKEEPING • “At once a tender coming-of-age story and a deeply personal look at a young woman making sense of the world against a chaotic and peripatetic childhood.”—Katie Couric As an apple-cheeked bubbly child, Julianna was bestowed with the family nickname “Sunshine Girl.” Shuttled back and forth between her divorced parents, often on different continents, she quickly learned how to be of value to her eccentric mother and her absent father. Raised in fairly unconventional ways in various homes in Paris, England, New York, and New Hampshire, Julianna found that her role among the surrounding turmoil and uncertainty was to comfort those around her, seeking organization among the disorder, making her way in the world as a young adult and eventually an award-winning actress. Throughout, there were complicated relationships, difficult choices, and overwhelming rejections. But there were also the moments where fate, faith, and talent aligned, leading to the unforgettable roles of a lifetime, both professionally and personally—moments when chaos had finally turned to calm. Filled with intimate stories and revelatory moments, Sunshine Girl is at once unflinchingly honest and perceptive. It is a riveting self-portrait of a woman whose resilience in the face of turmoil will leave readers intrigued and inspired.

Sunshine and the Stalker

Sunshine and the Stalker
Author: K. Webster
Publisher: Dani Rene & K. Webster
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2018-06-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780639936666

Dating is difficult for someone like me. I'm obsessive, arrogant, and rude. This means I must be creative when bedding a woman. I learn what I can about her through whatever means necessary. Some call it stalking. I call it clever research. It gets me what I want and when I want it. When I get bored, I move on. My system works like a charm... Until a little ray of SUNSHINE shows up. * Dating is nonexistent for me. I'm quirky, silly, and inexperienced. This means my romantic life is certainly lacking. I don't date because no one's interested. Some say I'm an independent woman who doesn't need a man. But I know I'm on the fast track to becoming a lonely cat lady. How many cats are too many cats anyway? My boring world stays that way... Until my future stepmother's STALKER shows up.

A Hard Day for a Hangover

A Hard Day for a Hangover
Author: Darynda Jones
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2022-12-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250266971

A Library Reads Pick The blockbuster conclusion to the bestselling Sunshine Vicram trilogy Some people greet the day with open arms. Sheriff Sunshine Vicram would rather give it a hearty shove and get back into bed, because there’s just too much going on right now. There’s a series of women going missing, and Sunny feels powerless to stop it. There’s her persistent and awesomely-rebellious daughter Auri, who’s out to singlehandedly become Del Sol’s youngest and fiercest investigator. And then there’s drama with Levi Ravinder—the guy she’s loved and lusted after for years. The guy who might just be her one and only. The guy who comes from a family of disingenuous vipers looking to oust him—and Sunshine—for good. Like we said, the new day can take a hike. Compulsively readable, laugh-out-loud funny, and brimming with big-hearted characters, A Hard Day for a Hangover will have readers cheering to the very last page. "Fans will be delighted." -Publishers Weekly

Bitter Truth

Bitter Truth
Author: CJ Lyons
Publisher: CJ Lyons+ORM
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2018-04-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1939038731

A former FBI agent must save her husband from a killer in the Idaho mountains in this thriller by the New York Times bestselling author. As an FBI Special Agent, Lucy Guardino faced horrors of all kinds. But now she must face turning forty. Her birthday features black balloons, gag gifts, and a visit to her surgeon who isn’t happy with the way her leg has healed. Then she finds a missed message from an old friend, a sheriff in a remote region of Idaho’s Bitterroot mountains, who needs her help. Lucy calls back only to learn he’s missing, presumed dead. Was it an accident? Suicide? Murder? The grieving widow and stunned community have no answers. Now Lucy and her husband Nick are heading into the wilderness to solve the mystery. But when Nick ends up in a killer’s crosshairs, will Lucy still have what it takes to save the day?