Chloe
Autor: Freya North
Número de Páginas: 386NEW on ebook for the first time with NEW author afterword.She wanted a man in her life. Now she has four.
NEW on ebook for the first time with NEW author afterword.She wanted a man in her life. Now she has four.
When Adrian's mother dies from an illness two years prior, and his father at his worst with addiction, he feels as if he has no one left except his twin brother Kevin. Adrian makes the decision to move to Hong Kong for the next three years in an attempt to escape his grief. That is until he meets Charlee. With her siblings out of state and her mother M.I.A, Charlee is alone when jury selection begins for the man believed to have murdered her father three years ago. Orphans by circumstance and lost in grief Adrian and Charlee begin to learn to depend on each other. Something changed when they encountered each other on the rooftop that overlooks Dallas, their lives will never be the same because of it. However, can their love survive as they learn just how entangled their lives were long before they even met?
Vol. 1 includes "Organization number," published Nov. 1917.
When eighteen year old Lee Bennett moves in with her childhood friend Camryn, the last person she thought she'd meet was Kyle Carter. Kyle is everything Lee's been warned to stay away from, yet everything she's drawn to. His boldness, flirtatious nature and jaw dropping good looks have Lee's head in a spin, and she cant seem to stay away. But the secrets of her past still haunt her, which makes her attraction to Kyle all the more scary... Kyle Carter can't keep his eyes off his hot new roommate, or his hands. Lee is fresh and innocent, and everything Kyle knows he can't have. But that doesn't stop him from wanting her.The pressure of living together combined with the sizzling chemistry fuels their unstoppable liaison. Both know they shouldn't be together, yet can't bear to be apart. They fall into a twisted affair of love, passion and deceit. Kyle's on/off girlfriend Rachel has a hold on Kyle. She holds a dark secret of his past over him, that threatens to tear apart his relationship with Lee apart. The first girl he cared about. Lies, deceit, passion and first love fuel together in their tumultuous relationship. Can Kyle break free from the bonds that hold him to Rachel? Can Lee...
Longlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards 2021 The outcast in a family of former competitive swimmers must prepare for the end of her mother’s life in this sharp, sparkling debut from a bold New Zealand talent. 'Intense, moving, and darkly comic' New Zealand Herald When an affair ends badly and takes her career down with it, 26-year-old Erin leaves Auckland to spend the holiday weekend with her aunt, uncle, and terminally ill mother at their suburban family home. On arrival she learns that her mother has decided to take matters into her own hands and end her life – the following Tuesday. Tasked with fulfilling her mother’s final wishes, Erin can only do her imperfect best to navigate difficult feelings, an eccentric neighbourhood, and her complicated family of former competitive swimmers. She must summon the strength she would normally find in the water as she prepares for the loss of the fiery, independent woman who raised her alone, and one last swim together in the cold New Zealand Sea.
"I was drunk, but not drunk enough not to notice him. Good Lord, he was beautiful. Did boys like him really exist? I thought I might be imagining him.A head of dark, unruly hair framed his face. His eyes were a striking shade of deep ocean blue, seductive and entrancing, with long dark eyelashes and perfect eyebrows. His eyes danced with humor and his full lips turned up into a half smile, exposing the cutest dimple in his cheek. It was more than cute. It was...hot.He smiled crookedly and lifted the bottle up. 'You wanna take a shot with me, sweetheart?' The huskiness of his voice made him sound dangerous, yet he was soft spoken...an enigma."Eighteen year old Lee Bennett is broken, and running from the secrets of her past that seem hell bent on tearing her apart.When she arrives at childhood friend Cam's doorstep, she hopes to find com fort - closure. The last person she expected to meet is Kyle Carter.Kyle is everything Lee's been warned to stay away from, yet everything she's drawn to.His boldness, flirtatious nature and jaw dropping good looks have Lee's head in a spin and she cant seem to stay away. But the secrets of her past still haunt her, which makes her attraction to...
This new short story collection from the author of Don't Let Me Go and Pay It Forward features ALWAYS CHLOE, the long-awaited novella sequel to Catherine Ryan Hyde's award-winning novel Becoming Chloe. A heart-wrenching stand-alone novella, and an answer to the many readers who asked for a sequel to Becoming Chloe, ALWAYS CHLOE is ultimately about the struggle to balance others' needs with our own–and exactly how expansive and forgiving the human heart can be.This collection also includes four previously published short stories, including Breakage, which won honors in the Tobias Wolff award, and The Lion Lottery, which was cited in Best American Short Stories.
Fifty Shades of Grey meets Mad Men in W.B. Ford's first retelling of a Max Collier novel.CHLOE was everything he didn't know he was missing.BEAUTIFUL, charismatic, fun, sexy, young, and single. SHE also has one big secret. JAMES was about to find out that looks can be deceiving. AND a secret never stays a secret for long.
*Next Generation of the Broken Series * It has been over twenty years since Lee Bennett arrived at Thirteenth Street. In those two decades lives were lost, torn apart and altered forever. Now it's the next generation's turn as the kids of the Broken Series characters are about take over the street. Teagan Connolly, niece of Dixon and Moe, is a loud-mouthed Galway girl and set in her ways. When her uncle informs her they are moving to University Hill, Teagan is unimpressed to say the least. And when she meets her next-door neighbour sparks really begin to fly... Noah Messina has spent his whole life fighting. It's in his blood. It's in his breeding. His way out of a family he didn't choose to be a part of. Fighting is his only focus... Until Teagan walks into his life, and Noah realizes he's met the one woman who could alter his future... the one woman who could make him lose it all...
Chloe had always been the perfect daughter. Diligent, obedient, good at caring for the other children when Mom wasn't home. She always worked hard and did everything she was asked. But she couldn't please her mother and the parade of stepfathers. It seemed like the harder she tried, the worse the abuse got. Chloe had known for a long time that she was two people. The Chloe who watched and the Chloe who experienced. She had been watching for so long, she wasn't sure she could feel anything anymore. But if she can't overcome her past and start living in the real world, she knows she will lose herself forever.
With a mother like Danyelle's Who needs enemies? All Danyelle Kane wants to do is live her life to the fullest and party hard with her friends, BUT her thirty-seven year old mother Kiana has other plans. Kiana blames Danyelle for the LOSS of her childhood and sets out to return the FAVOR no matter the cost. When jealousy rears its ugly head anything is bound to happen... including MURDER Kiana has money at her disposal, men young and old at her beck and call but that's not enough for her, she wants more. She has an insatiable appetite for chaos that leads her down a long path of destruction. Will Kiana ever get out of her own way or will she continue to be DIRTY
Escrito por las principales expertas en la materia, cada libro de la serie proporciona una fuente de información fácil de usar que ha sido completamente actualizada para reflejar la base de evidencia más reciente para la práctica actual. Cada libro se centra en la importancia de la comunicación y la atención actual de la mujer y presenta "escenarios" útiles para fomentar el debate y la reflexión. La serie es ideal para todas las enfermeras especializadas en este campo, tanto profesionales como en formación, y también es útil para las enfermeras y auxiliares que trabajan en el entorno de la maternidad. La segunda edición de esta obra pone en relieve las diferentes etapas del parto, así como temas relacionados con él como evaluación precoz y admisión en el parto. métodos no farmacológicos y farmacológicos para afrontar el parto y el dolor, parto en piscina, parto inducido, cesárea y reparación perineal. Comprende 11 capítulos, cada uno redactado para ser leído de manera individual o de forma sucesiva. El capítulo introductorio prepara el escenario y explora el papel de la matrona en el contexto de la orientación profesional.
Contains a table of the predicted times and heights of the high and low waters for each day of the year at a number of places, which are designated as reference stations.
Una divertidísima novela sobre la frenética lucha diaria de una alta ejecutiva, madre de dos niños pequeños que ha sido llevada al cine con Sarah Jessica Parker como protagonista. - ¿Mamá, me acuestas tú esta noche? - No, cariño Te presento a Kate Reddy, brillante gestora de fondos y madre de dos hijos. Sabe trabajar con nueve divisas diferentes en cinco husos horarios a la vez. Se levanta y se ducha, viste a los niños y les prepara el desayuno, y todo en media hora. Siempre tiene una apretada agenda de reuniones y viajes pero no deja de pensar en la lista para el súper, la fiesta de cumpleaños de los niños, el disfraz para el colegio... Y encima pretende tener una vida propia: comer con amigas, ir de tiendas, hablar con su marido y... ¡¡¡sexo!!! Para colmo de males, Kate necesita hacerlo todo muy bien; no, más que bien. Ha de ser la mejor, y la mejor en todo. Ah, y tampoco quiero olvidarme de aquella niñera mandona e impertinente que tiene, ni del jefe obsesionado con sus tetas, los suegros criticones, carcas... En fin, una locura total. De verdad, no sé cómo se lo monta. Léetelo. Te enganchará. (¿No eres tú un poco como Kate?). Reseña: «Una historia...
El primer libro de una espectacular serie épica. Después de la primera ola... la tierra queda a oscuras. Después de la segunda ola... solo huyen los afortunados. Después de la tercera ola... solo sobreviven los desafortunados. Después de la cuarta ola... ya no puedes confiar en nadie. En el amanecer de la quinta ola, Cassie está huyendo por un tramo desolado de autovía. Huye de ellos. De esos seres que, aunque parezcan humanos, deambulan por el campo eliminando a cualquiera, dispersando y aislando a los escasos supervivientes. Cassie sabe que la única opción para seguir con vida es seguir sola. Sin confiar en nadie. Hasta que se encuentra con Evan Walker, un enigmático joven que parece capaz de ayudarla a encontrar a su hermano. Ha llegado el momento de tomar una elección definitiva: confiar o perder la esperanza, desafiar o rendirse... Abandonar o luchar. Han tomado todo por lo que merece la pena vivir y ahora quieren todo por lo que merece la pena morir.
This collection of essays, curriculum units, and study guides on Latin American art and musical traditions is designed to help interested teachers take a comprehensive approach to teaching these subjects. The introduction features the essay, "Media Resources Available on Latin American Culture: A Survey of Art, Architecture, and Music Articles Appearing in Americas" (K. Murray). Section 1, The Visual Arts of Latin America, has the following articles: "The Latin American Box: Environmental Aesthetics in the Classroom" (R. Robkin); "Mascaras y Danzas de Mexico y Guatemala" (J. Winzinger); "The Five Creations and Four Destructions of the Aztec World" (C. Simmons; R. Gaytan); "Art Forms of Quetzalcoatl: A Teaching Guide for Spanish, History, and Art Classes" (A. P. Crick); "The Art and Architecture of Mesoamerica: An Overview" (J. Quirarte); "Interpreting the Aztec Calendar" (L. Hall); "Mexican Muralism: Its Social-Educative Roles in Latin America and the United States" (S. Goldman); "Mexico: An Artist's History" (K. Jones); "A Historical Survey of Chicano Murals in the Southwest" (A. Rodriguez); and "El Dia de los Muertos" (C. Hickman). Section 2, The Musical Heritage of Latin...
Three fantastic inventors. One great adventure.Full of imagination, courage and great inventions, join Ada, Oli and Kat as they travel to other planets to rescue their friend Purpurina.
• Una novela brillante e inspiradora, que muestra que cualquier romance empieza siempre por el amor a uno mismo. Un canto a la amistad, al amor y a la verdad. • Con personajes encantadores y una prosa delicada y poderosa, conquistará a cualquier lector que haya sufrido un desengaño amoroso. • Gran éxito internacional en varios países, entre ellos EE.UU., Reino Unido, Francia, Alemania o Italia. Grace Atherton tenía una prometedora carrera musical por delante, pero tras un suceso traumático, no ha sido capaz de volver a tocar su preciado violonchelo en público. Desde entonces, lleva una vida tranquila en un pueblo de Inglaterra, reparando instrumentos musicales en su pequeña tienda. Pero Grace tiene otra pasión: David, un hombre con el que mantiene una relación a distancia y con quien sueña con formar una familia. Hasta que un acontecimiento fortuito hace que su mundo se detenga…. Destrozada, Grace toca fondo y abandona todo cuanto ha sido importante para ella, incluido su sueño de ganar el concurso más importante del mundo de fabricación de instrumentos de cuerda. Pero, ¿puede una decepción amorosa no ser un final, sino un comienzo? Con la ayuda de un...
¿Crea adicción el iPhone? ¿Existen sustancias químicas que nos obligan a ser fieles a una marca de pintalabios? ¿Se puede persuadir a un bebé desde el momento en que está en el vientre de su madre? Todas estas preguntas y muchas más encuentran su respuesta en el nuevo y revelador libro de Martin Lindstrom, Así se manipula al consumidor.El experto en marketing acusa a la que ha sido su industria durante los últimos veinte años. Ser testigo privilegiado de todo lo que ocurría a puerta cerrada dentro de las grandes multinacionales ha permitido a Lindstrom exponer por primera vez la magnitud de los trucos y las trampas psicológicas que las empresas utilizan para lavarnos el cerebro y conseguir que compremos sus productos.