Normal-Ish

Normal-Ish
Author: Alan Simmons
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2011-04-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 125788235X

Most kids want to fit in. To be normal. But Alan Simmons never quite made it to normal. His Southern Baptist family worked for and lived next to the Monastery of St. Clare, a Catholic convent that housed 28 secluded nuns. Normal kids played sports. Alan helped his father bury deceased nuns and seal their graves in a crypt underneath the monastery. Normal kids brought toys or pet hamsters to Show and Tell. Alan brought rosary beads. Growing up straddling 2 cultures eventually gets to a kid. Especially a fat kid whose chances of fitting in are slim to begin with. But there's never a dull moment. The priest next door thinks he's a Jack London character. Sister Joan's cousin is from another planet. And Sister Angela's great-nephew is an 80s rock icon. Despite his comical surroundings, though, Alan fights a daily battle with self-hatred, and he's at the end of his rope. He's desperate to feel loved, to feel normal. But he's starting to think he might just have to settle for normal-ish.

The Favorite Sister

The Favorite Sister
Author: Jessica Knoll
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2018-05-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501153218

From the author of Luckiest Girl Alive—now a Netflix film—comes the “engrossing” (People) New York Times bestseller starring two sisters who join the cast of a reality TV series…and only one will make it out alive. Brett and Kelly have always toed the line between supportive sisters and bitter rivals. Growing up, Brett was the problem child, living in the shadow of the brilliant and beautiful Kelly. In adulthood, all that has changed. Kelly is a struggling single mother and Brett has skyrocketed to meteoric success that has been chronicled on a reality TV show called Goal Diggers. When Kelly manipulates her way onto the show and into Brett’s world, Brett is wildly threatened. Kelly, and only Kelly, knows her younger sister’s appalling secret, one that could ruin her. Still, when the truth comes out in the explosive final weekend of filming, neither of them ever expected that the season would end in murder.

A mixed bag: a multi-genre collection of short stories

A mixed bag: a multi-genre collection of short stories
Author: Clarissa Gosling
Publisher: Prinsenhof Publications
Total Pages: 68
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

A collection of ten short stories with a measure of the fantastic in each. Includes the following: The weaver's daughter: A fairy tale about making friends with the monsters next door. What Jack found: When your son finds a fairy in the garden do you release him to potentially hostile forces, or risk your family to keep him safe? Awakening Iorwen: A sleeping beauty re-telling set against the consolidation of Roman rule in Wales. A lakeside meeting: Bernard is on the run from the hybrid butterflies he developed to interface with your brain. In the box: Two students find a mysterious growing box in their office. We need to talk: How can Damian absolve his guilt over the accident that crippled his sister? Spook school: There's something different about the school next door, but it's not what Josephine expects. The husband test: An unexpected package ruins everything. The Halloween dare: Nothing is as it seems when exploring the house at the top of the hill. Bargaining with a demon: An unexpected visitor gives Charlie an opportunity of a lifetime, but does she dare to take advantage of it?

At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities

At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities
Author: Heather Webber
Publisher: Forge Books
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2023-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250867282

From the USA Today bestselling author of In the Middle of Hickory Lane comes Heather Webber’s next enchanting novel, At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities! A mysterious letter. An offer taken. And the chance to move forward. When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she’s being haunted. The listing—a job as a live-in caretaker for a peculiar old man and his cranky cat in Driftwood, Alabama—is the perfect chance to start a new life. A normal life. Ava has always been too fearful to even travel, so no one’s more surprised than she is when she throws caution to the wind and drives to the distant beachside town. On the surface, Maggie Mae Brightwell is a bundle of energy as she runs Magpie’s, Driftwood’s coffee and curiosity shop, where there’s magic to be found in pairing the old with the new. But lurking under her cheerful exterior is a painful truth—keeping busy is the best way to distract herself from the lingering loss of her mama and her worries about her aging father. No one knows better than she does that you can’t pour from an empty cup, but holding on to the past is the only thing keeping the hope alive that her mama will return home one day. Ava and Maggie soon find they’re kindred spirits, as they’re both haunted—not by spirits, but by regret. Both must learn to let go of the past to move on—because sometimes the waves of change bring you to the place where you most belong. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Fearscape

Fearscape
Author: Simon Holt
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 186
Release: 2010-10-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316123234

The Vours: evil, demonic beings that inhabit human bodies on Sorry Night, the darkest hours of the Winter Solstice. It's been a year since Reggie first discovered the Vours, and the Winter Solstice is approaching once again. It will be another night of unspeakable horror for those unlucky enough to be taken by the Vours, because this time, she won't be able to stop them. The Vours have imprisoned Reggie in a psychiatric hospital, where she is subjected to a daily routine of unfathomably sadistic experiments. Her life is a living Hell, but she won't give up. They attacked her brother. They killed her friend. And Reggie will never stop fighting back.

Avarice of Discovery

Avarice of Discovery
Author: Stas Rolla
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2019-05-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0359673686

Neoteric xenoarchaeology. The study of long dead, advanced alien civilizations. A job that sounds far more glamorous than it is. For Adelaide Rowland, a chance for fresh start. The planet of Zolidon is as far away as one can get from Earth. The planet is in an ice age. A human colony rests on one of the mountains, too small to have an official government. A fortress sits on the nearby mountain top, the focus of Adelaide's new colleagues. All they want is the money discovering new forms of weapons and warfare can bring. But the fortress is not the only abandoned structure on the planet. Deep in the valley, underneath centuries of snow, lies a vast city. It is here that Adelaide begins the job she has always wanted. It is here where her conflict with her fellow archaeologists begins. And it is here where she will have to make a choice: join in the decadence of her comrades, or find some way to get them off the planet.

A Book of Randomness

A Book of Randomness
Author: Denis So
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 123
Release: 2020-12-29
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1665509309

It’s kind of a messed up view on life/my choices in life. Or I to like too, gamble my life away. I can’t believe a 12 year old who wrote a book.

The State of the Art in Creative Arts Therapies

The State of the Art in Creative Arts Therapies
Author: Tal Shafir
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2020-07-08
Genre:
ISBN: 2889635619

This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Ghostlight

Ghostlight
Author: Kenneth Oppel
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2022-10-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1913101843

When Gabe accidentally awakens the ghost of Rebecca Strand, murdered by a wicked creature, he and his friends become swept up in a thriller that threatens not only them but the whole of humankind ...

Hunting Danger

Hunting Danger
Author: Katie Reus
Publisher: KR Press, LLC
Total Pages: 158
Release: 2018-09-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 163556042X

From USA Today bestselling author Katie Reus comes the next story in the explosive Redemption Harbor series where sparks fly and so do bullets… The one woman he wants… When a childhood friend needs help, Nova doesn’t hesitate. They endured the foster system together, forging a bond Nova can’t ignore. Relying on her friends from Redemption Harbor Consulting—including Gage, the computer genius she’s falling for—is out of the question. She used to work for the CIA and she’s trained—she can handle this. Besides, the whole team is working on their own important jobs. She’s not going to drag anyone away when she’s not sure it’s necessary. Is the one he can’t have… When Nova asks for time off out of the blue—and use of the company jet—former Marine Gage takes note. Of course, he notices everything about Nova. But as one of her bosses, his growing attraction to her is a line he won’t cross. However, that doesn’t mean he’ll let her run straight into danger—and a quick hack of her computer proves she’s gotten in over her head. Gage is coming along for the ride, whether the sassy assistant likes it or not. He’ll do whatever’s necessary to save her friend…and keep Nova out of the clutches of a lethal enemy who won’t hesitate to kill anyone who gets in their way. Length: NOVEL Author note: This is a stand-alone novel in the Redemption Harbor series complete with an HEA. Redemption Harbor Series: 1. Resurrection 2. Savage Rising 3. Dangerous Witness 4. Innocent Target 5. Hunting Danger 6. Covert Games 7. Chasing Vengeance