Ryan's Hand

Ryan's Hand
Author: Leila Meacham
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2016-12-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1455541311

A sweeping, classic romance about the ties that bind us together-and the promises that can break us apart ... Some friends are more like family...and that's exactly how Cara Martin feels about Ryan Langston. He stood by her side through the most difficult time of her life and there's nothing she won't do for him, even now after his death. But inheriting Ryan's share of his family's ranch in west Texas and living there for a year? Cara doesn't understand what he was thinking. Still, she cannot, will not deny Ryan's last request...even if it means sharing a roof with his brooding, arrogant older brother. Jeth Langston doesn't trust Cara as far as he can throw her. Jeth is certain she prevented his baby brother from spending his last days at home. And he'll be damned if he lets this stranger take over the Langston family legacy too. Whatever the cost, he's determined to drive this beautiful outsider away-no matter how intriguing he finds her. But as the days grow longer and sunshine sweeps across the plains, Cara can't help but fall for the untamed land-and the man whose passion for it captures her, heart and soul. Can their love bloom wild and free on this Texas ranch?

Second Hand Heart

Second Hand Heart
Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 482
Release: 2010-09-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 140706911X

Fans of Jodi Picoult, Susan Lewis, Mitch Alborn and Alice Sebold will love this mesmerising, emotive and enthralling novel from international bestselling author Catherine Ryan Hyde. 'An extraordinary and unforgettable book - powerful, poignant and incredibly moving. I read the whole thing at a sitting, and absolutely loved it' -- SUSAN LEWIS 'Compelling new book' -- Woman's Own '...powerful emotions are aroused. A compelling, thoughtful read' -- Choice Magazine 'Impossible to put down' -- ***** Reader review 'This book is AMAZING!!!' -- ***** Reader review 'An absolutely amazing read which drew me in from the first page and wouldn't let me go until I had finished' -- ***** Reader review 'Very well-written...a gripping tale' -- ***** Reader review ********************************************************************************** SHE'S BEEN GIVEN A CHANCE TO LIVE, BUT DOES SHE KNOW HOW? One girl: Vida is nineteen, very sick, and has spent her short life preparing for death. But a new chance brings its own story, because for Vida to live, someone had to die. One man: Richard has just lost his beloved wife in a car accident. He hasn't even begun to address his grief, but feels compelled to meet the girl who inherited his wife's heart. Someone else's heart: In hospital Vida sees Richard and immediately falls in love. Of course he dismisses her as a foolish child. But is she? Can two people be bound by a second hand heart?

Different Is Awesome!

Different Is Awesome!
Author: Ryan Haack
Publisher: Mascot Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-07-07
Genre: Brothers
ISBN: 9781631772153

A little boy brings his older brother, born with one hand, for show-and-tell. The students ask him all sorts of questions about how he does things with one hand and realize that he can do anything they can do, he just does it differently. Along the way, they notice that we're all different in one way or another, leading to the realization that not only are differences a similarity we all share, but, they are what make us unique - AND AWESOME!

The Forest of Hands and Teeth

The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Author: Carrie Ryan
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2009-03-10
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0375891978

In Mary's world there are simple truths. The Sisterhood always knows best. The Guardians will protect and serve. The Unconsecrated will never relent. And you must always mind the fence that surrounds the village; the fence that protects the village from the Forest of Hands and Teeth. But, slowly, Mary’s truths are failing her. She’s learning things she never wanted to know about the Sisterhood and its secrets, and the Guardians and their power. And, when the fence is breached and her world is thrown into chaos, about the Unconsecrated and their relentlessness. Now, she must choose between her village and her future, between the one she loves and the one who loves her. And she must face the truth about the Forest of Hands and Teeth. Could there be life outside a world surrounded in so much death? [STAR] "A bleak but gripping story...Poignant and powerful."-Publishers Weekly, Starred "A postapocalyptic romance of the first order, elegantly written from title to last line."-Scott Westerfeld, author of the Uglies series and Leviathan "Intelligent, dark, and bewitching, The Forest of Hands and Teeth transitions effortlessly between horror and beauty. Mary's world is one that readers will not soon forget."-Cassandra Clare, bestselling author of City of Bones "Opening The Forest of Hands and Teeth is like cracking Pandora's box: a blur of darkness and a precious bit of hope pour out. This is a beautifully crafted, page-turning, powerful novel. I thoroughly enjoyed it."-Melissa Marr, bestselling author of Wicked Lovely and Ink Exchange "Dark and sexy and scary. Only one of the Unconsecrated could put this book down."-Justine Larbalestier, author of How to Ditch Your Fairy

Firsthand

Firsthand
Author: Ryan Shook
Publisher: WaterBrook
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1601427220

Stop copying someone else's religion. Start living out a faith that's all your own. A “firsthand” faith is never what somebody tells you it should be, even if that person is a parent, friend, or pastor. “Firsthand” means you went after it for yourself and now it’s all yours. That kind of faith is changes everything, but most people only find it by facing tough questions. Like: • If God is real, why does he feel far away? • Can I ever get past the dos and don’ts of church? • Why should I even try to follow God when I fail so often? • How do I experience a relationship with Christ that’s more than surface level? • Is it possible to have authentic faith when I have so many doubts? • How can I connect with others who take firsthand faith seriously? In these pages, Ryan and Josh Shook talk candidly about growing up in church only to realize that “how things are supposed to be” had stopped working for them. They set out to find what makes a young person’s faith stick—or not. Each chapter is designed to spark a discussion, and comes complete with personal inventories, Bible teaching, small-group discussion questions, and links to original video. Now includes bonus “Looking Back from Here” Q&A with the authors

Fading Hearts on the River

Fading Hearts on the River
Author: Brooks Haxton
Publisher: Catapult
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2015-04-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1619025442

Centered around multi–million dollar stakes and a series of nationally televised poker tournaments, Fading Hearts on the River offers a story of odds—the odds of a newborn surviving severe jaundice, the odds of Congress passing a law that renders one's online gambling income inaccessible, the odds of drawing the right card on the turn or the river. In this tale of fatherhood and worldy success, Haxton follows his son Isaac's unlikely career as a poker player, the nervous father often sitting on the sidelines with his fingers crossed or staring at a casino monitor while Isaac wins more in one hand of play than Haxton has earned from all his books of poetry combined. In this deftly crafted story Haxton explores the propensity for abstraction, logic, and memory all good poets and poker players share, all the while taking readers on a rollicking tour of complex, intertwined topics, ranging from game theory and financial strategies, to medical mysteries and lost love, to chess, Magic cards, and Texas Hold ‘em. Guided by the through–line of a father's love and admiration for his talented son, Fading Hearts delivers a unique perspective on professional gambling and one family's experience playing the odds.

Ryan of the Wildfire

Ryan of the Wildfire
Author: W. Shane Wilson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2009-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0557149371

In the beginning there was fire; that was the spark of creation; all else followed the pure flame of the inferno. What is it you ask? It is God’s divine spark. Ryan was born under a blessed moon and the stars lined up in a way they had not in a million years. God kissed Ryan on his head as a baby and spoke a single word in his ear…FIRE.Ryan's power brings him nothing but heartache until he mets Little James and Mary the Girl that will change his life.Albert the Yeti is a super rich teenager who is saving the world one mission at a time, He can control water in every form and he can become a Yeti and fight as a beast.The is a tale of Fire and Water: it is a battle of wills as Ryan tracks down Phil his father who keeps trying to kill him and Mary. It is a also a tale of love and sacrifice for the greater good.

Erratic Facts

Erratic Facts
Author: Kay Ryan
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0802190855

“Clear and lucid” poems from a US Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner who “journeys through the landscape of memory, consciousness, loss, and love” (The Washington Post). Kay Ryan is acclaimed for her highly relatable, deeply insightful poems. Erratic Facts is her first new collection since the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Best of It, and it is animated with her signature swift, clearheaded, lyrical style. At once witty and melancholy, playful and heartfelt, Ryan examines enormous subjects—existence, consciousness, love, loss—in compact poems that have immensely powerful resonance. Her sly rhymes and strong cadences convey both musicality and wisdom. While these pieces are composed of the same brevity and vitality that have characterized her singular voice over the course of more than twenty years, her imagination is more eccentric and daring than ever. Erratic Facts solidifies Ryan’s place at the pinnacle of American poetry. “Read a poem once and take in its crisp rhythms, subtle rhymes, and arresting images. Read it again and detect its hide-and-seek metaphors and meanings. . . . [Ryan’s] quantum poems pose resonant questions of physics and metaphysics, of attentiveness and caring on scales intimate and universal.” —Booklist

Callum's Compass

Callum's Compass
Author: Sara L. Foust
Publisher: Silver Lining Literary Services-Sara L. Foust
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Kat Williams's brother died in a gruesome accident in the mountains of East Tennessee. She blames herself. Ryan Jenkins's fiancée was murdered. He couldn’t protect her. With the death of her brother, Kat believes she is unworthy of love from anyone—even God. When a good friend elicits a promise that she will stop living in the past, then leaves her clues to a real-life treasure hunt, Kat embarks on an adventure chock-full of danger. To find the treasure, Kat will have to survive wild animals—and even wilder men. Can she rely on Ryan, the handsome wildlife officer assigned to protect her … without falling in love? Ryan swore off love when his fiancée was murdered, but feelings long buried rise to the surface around Kat. He volunteers to help with her treasure hunt, vowing to keep her safe. Together they venture deep into caves and tunnels … and even deeper into the depths of their unplumbed hearts.

Too Good to Be True

Too Good to Be True
Author: A. C. Stratford
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2012-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1479705969

If you could ask the person who broke your heart why they did it, would you? In this sequel to When You’re Cold, we find that now Nathaniel Blake can’t avoid talking to the man that broke his heart in college. The big question is will Nate ask? And what will be the answer? Knowing the Mitchell Davis and his spouse, Marc Romero, are coming to the NIH, the reality sets in and Nate can’t think of much else. Good thing his new boyfriend, Ryan Stevens is there to help support him through this uncomfortable situation. But will Ryan’s insecurities make this situation more difficult? Back in London, Marc’s books are successful, but he’s struggling with the storyline. Sergio del Mundo’s personal life is getting more complicated as his relationship becomes more serious, but he’s not sure he can lean on Mitchell and their friend Paola Munoz the way he would like to. Everyone life is changing in many ways, can they all pull together to get through?