Waiting for Daisy

Waiting for Daisy
Author: Peggy Orenstein
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2010-12-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1408820811

Buffeted by one jaw-dropping obstacle after another, Orenstein seeks answers both medical and spiritual, all the while trying to save a marriage threatened by cycles, appointments, procedures, and disappointments. Her journey takes her around America and as far as East Asia - on the way she visits an ex-boyfriend who now has fifteen children; encounters 'parasite singles' in Tokyo, women who are rejecting marriage and motherhood in favour of shopping sprees and foreign travel; and shares stories with survivors of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. The world's professional women are only now beginning to become aware of the risks and realities of 'having it all', and Orenstein's saga unfolds as infertility is developing into a boom industry, with over a million women a year seeking treatment. Waiting for Daisy is a profoundly honest, wryly funny report from the front, a story about doing all the things you swore you'd never do to get something you hadn't even been sure you wanted; it's about being a woman, about trying to become a mother, and above all, about the ambivalence, obsession and sacrifice that characterises the struggles of so many modern couples.

Waiting in Wyoming

Waiting in Wyoming
Author: Calle J. Brookes
Publisher: Lost River Lit Publishing
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2024-09-28
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1948328453

HE IS A MAN WITH A PLAN. Millionaire Brandt Barratt moved to Wyoming to prove himself—away from the shadow of his successful and influential family. He’s ready to build his own life and, more importantly, claim the woman he’s loved for years. Meyra Talley, the innkeeper’s beautiful granddaughter who practically stole his soul long ago. Everything was finally going according to Brandt’s plan, until the night three thugs on a mission nearly killed him right after he returned to Masterson County. Meyra found him barely alive by her damned duck pond. Not exactly how Brandt imagined their reunion going. SHE ISN’T READY FOR A TEXAS BARRATT. FOR HIM. Meyra values her independence. Brandt’s persistence unsettles her, even though something about him keeps drawing her in. Quiet, shy, and on the autism spectrum, Meyra lives life on her own terms—safe and protected, at the inn that has been in her family for a century. Being with Brandt means changing everything. He wants forever, but she’s not sure she’s ready for that. Brandt, though, is patient. He’s willing to wait as long as it takes to prove he’s the right man for her. BUT DANGER IS CLOSING IN. Something dangerous is circling Brandt’s family in Texas, and now that threat has followed him to Wyoming. And Meyra might just get caught in the crossfire… WAITING IN WYOMING is a full-length, small-town western romantic suspense novel and part of the Masterson County connected stand-alone series. The Masterson County series contains scenes of violence, adventure, occasional dark criminal behavior, moderate cursing—especially by villains, possibly a few mild-to-moderate love scenes, and references to subject matter that may distress some readers. The Masterson County books contain the same level of descriptive content as a typical crime drama on network television—but good always wins out in the end, guaranteed.

You, Me, and Our Heartstrings

You, Me, and Our Heartstrings
Author: Melissa See
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2022-08-02
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1338790315

What if the whole world was watching while you fell in love for the first time? Daisy and Noah have the same plan: use the holiday concert to land a Julliard audition. But when they're chosen to play a duet for the concert, they worry that their differences will sink their chances. Noah, a cello prodigy from a long line of musicians, wants to stick to tradition. Daisy, a fiercely independent disabled violinist, is used to fighting for what she wants and likes to take risks. But the two surprise each other when they play. They fall perfectly in tune. After their performance goes viral, the rest of the country falls for them just as surely as they're falling for each other. But viral fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. No one seems to care about their talent or their music at all. People have rewritten their love story into one where Daisy is an inspiration for overcoming her cerebral palsy and Noah is a saint for seeing past it. Daisy is tired of her disability being the only thing people see about her, and all of the attention sends Noah’s anxiety disorder into high speed. They can see their dream coming closer than it’s ever been before. But is the cost suddenly too high?

Say You're Sorry

Say You're Sorry
Author: Karen Rose
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2019-07-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0451491076

A serial killer terrorizing the women of Sacramento meets his match in this pulse-pounding novel from New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose. There is a serial killer on the loose, preying on vulnerable women. The only identifiable mark the killer leaves are letters—sometimes one, sometimes two—all carved into the torsos of his victims. Together they spell “Sydney.” When he grabs Daisy Dawson, he believes he has found his next victim. But despite her small stature, she fights back with an expertise that quickly frees her. Before fleeing the scene, Daisy also manages to grab what proves to be crucial evidence: a necklace from around the killer’s neck. The necklace is more than a trivial item—it is a link to a cold case that Special Agent Gideon Reynolds has been tracking for seventeen years. With Daisy’s help, Gideon finally has the opportunity to get closer to the truth than ever before. But they might not get the chance, as the serial killer has a new target: Gideon and Daisy.

Cursed

Cursed
Author: Georgina Hannan
Publisher: Georgina Hannan
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2013-01-07
Genre:
ISBN:

Reality and Myths Collide. A young adult story about a group of four friends who embark on a holiday together to the gorgeous countryside of Dartmoor, Devon. Each of them hoping for an adventure, something they will always remember. However it isn’t long before they get want they want. The group are plagued by noises after hearing the myths and legends of the area. Is it just their overactive imaginations or is there a visitor in the spare room who is trying to get their attention? Join the group on a spectacular journey as they discover what Dartmoor has to offer.

Gone West

Gone West
Author: Carola Dunn
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2012-01-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 142994224X

A novelist has gone murdered and Daisy Dalrymple investigates— in a series that's "pleasantly reminiscent of the old-fashioned English mysteries of a bygone era." —The Denver Post on Gunpowder Plot In September 1926, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher visits Sybil Sutherby, a school friend now living in Derbyshire as the confidential secretary to a novelist. Suspecting that something is seriously amiss, Sybil has asked Daisy to discretely investigate. Upon arrival, Daisy finds a household of relatives and would-be suitors living off the hospitality of Humphrey Birtwhistle, who had been supporting them through his thrice-yearly, pseudonymous Westerns. When he took ill, though, Sybil took over writing them while he recovered, only to see the sales increase. Now, she fears that someone in the household is poisoning Birtwhistle to keep him ill and Sybil writing the better-paying versions. But before Daisy can even get decently underway, Humphrey Birtwhistle dies under suspicious circumstances and Daisy now faces a death to untangle, a house full of suspects and a Scotland Yard detective husband who is less than pleased at this turn of events.

The Lawman

The Lawman
Author: Connie Seibert
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2016-04-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1524605603

The Lawman is the adventures of one of the youngest U.S. Marshals in the early history of our country. The tall red-headed marshal finds himself in precarious and dangerous situations that test his mettle. Because of his age he has to continually prove himself capable of doing his job as a U.S. Marshal. Rand, long ago determined to live a solitary life and not get involved with the fairer sex. But when a beautiful, multi-talented female, with an independent spirit crosses his path, Rands resolve is shaken right down to the soles of his boots!

TRIAL COURTSHIP

TRIAL COURTSHIP
Author: Laura Abbot
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2011-07-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1459253493

It isn't easy being a kid. Life's a trial for nine-year-old Nick Porter. His grandfather wants him to be good at sports, but he's hopeless. His grandmother wants him to eat vegetables, but he hates them. His aunt Andrea—who's his guardian—is nice, but she's always on him about school and manners and stuff. It isn't easy being an adult. Tony's worked hard to escape his past, and that means business always has to come first. So he's less than happy when he's called for jury duty during crucial merger negotiations. Then he meets Andrea Evans and starts to think it might be time to put pleasure before business…. It isn't easy being a family. If Tony's going to have a chance with Andrea, he'll have to win over her nephew. And something tells him Nick will be a formidable opponent.

Bonds Broken & Silent

Bonds Broken & Silent
Author: Kris Austen Radcliffe
Publisher: Six Talon Sign Fantasy & Futuristic Romance
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2017-09-19
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1939730503

Klepto Shifters, chaos ghouls, and a young woman running for her life... Bonds Broken & Silent can be read as a stand-alone. Bonds Daisy Reynolds doesn’t make waves. Hiding from her klepto mother’s terrifying Shifter ex-boss makes an invisible life necessary. But when a Burner — a chaos ghoul — catches Daisy’s scent, hiding turns into running for her life. Daisy soon realizes the conflicts around her run deeper than nasty ghouls and mean Shifters looking to beat up her mom. Future-seeing Fates want a piece of her, too. But some fates cannot be escaped unless you have courage… and an unlikely ally. Broken After Daisy Reynolds’s friend and protector vanishes into the desert, she realizes one option remains: Leave San Diego for Branson, Missouri, and ask for help at the bar favored by the dragons. The Shifters at The Land of Milk and Honey hold the key to finding her missing father, but they also have the power to compel her to spill her secrets. When threatened with an enthralling, Daisy runs. But bad people take advantage of the threatened and the vulnerable—and escaping a very bad person soon becomes Daisy’s only option for survival… Silent As a child, a horrendous accident stole Gavin Bower’s hearing. Now, he lives his life and works hard to make it into medical school. But the night the Burners come for his best friend, Gavin suddenly finds himself drowning in a new world of Fates, Shifters, and Burners — until Daisy Reynolds Pavlovich saves his life. While Gavin’s best friend, Rysa Torres, fights for her life three states away, Gavin and Daisy fight their own battle. Together, they realize Gavin holds a gift that could save Daisy’s mother. And together, they work to take down the most powerful Shifter syndicate on the planet. Enter the explosive, genre-bending World on Fire universe where Science Fiction meets Urban Fantasy: Dragons, immortal warriors, family, love… and unknown science so advanced it’s indistinguishable from magic. NOTE: This edition of Bonds Broken & Silent contains new interior formatting, and all three Fate Fire Shifter Dragon book 4 novellas. Fate Fire Shifter Dragon World on Fire Series One Games of Fate Flux of Skin Fifth of Blood Bonds Broken & Silent All But Human Men and Beasts The Burning World