In the middle of an investigation to find a missing friend, a private investigator learns that he was an adopted child. His search for information on his origins will uncover an old misadventure he was trying to forget.

aEURoeAlexandra Hope, come downstairs,aEUR Dad called up to me. His voice was so serious I felt like throwing up. I snatched my phone, put it in my pocket, and ran downstairs. Before I rounded the corner, I overheard Mom and Dad talking. aEURoeAre you sure we should tell her?aEUR Mom asked. aEURoeYes, Layla. SheaEUR(tm)s thirteen. She needs to know, especially since theyaEUR(tm)re coming soon,aEUR Dad replied. Huh? Are they talking about me? Who needs to know what? Who is coming? I thought. I walked into the kitchen. Mom and Dad were sitting at the table. The last time there was one of these talks, it was when I had done something wrong. I gulped. I hadnaEUR(tm)t done anything wrong, had I? I sat down at the table, took my phone out of my pocket, and put it on my lap under the table. I figured I could try the recording app out. Of course, I would listen to the recording, then delete it. The talk probably wouldnaEUR(tm)t be worth remembering anyway. I was so wrong.

Ada Mathiens has been searching for her perfect job, to kick off her advertising career. She is finally able to land a job with the biggest advertising in her city.While she is out celebrating with her family she runs into a man that would eventually be her everything.But what happens when someone else thinks they deserves her, and stalking her takes on a whole new meaning.Will Luca be able to protect Ada, or will the powers that be tear them apart for good.

Lorna Dee Cervantes is a pivotal figure throughout the Chicano literary movement and this book gathers 30 years' worth of essays and articles about her as well as interviews with her. A fifth-generation Californian of Mexican and Native American (Chumasch) heritage, Cervantes is widely considered one of the most important Latina poets who drew tremendous power from her struggles in the literary and political trenches. This work explores the boundaries between language and experience and features a new collection of poems by the dynamic poet.

The Pope, devotion to Mary, confession ... just where are these topics in the Bible? Why does the Catholic Church seem to focus on so many things that aren’t Scriptural? Or so thought former Protestant pastor John Bergsma. Stunned by Scripture: How the Bible Made Me Catholic is an engaging examination of the things Dr. Bergsma once considered obstacles to ever becoming Catholic himself. Over an eighteen-month spiritual journey, Bergsma was stunned again and again by the biblical support he found for even the stickiest teachings of the Catholic Church. Weaving his personal story into clear explanations of Catholic teachings as found in Scripture, Dr. Bergsma explores seven key Catholic doctrines, including: The Pope Devotion to Mary Confession The Eucharist The priesthood Belief in the Bible alone Salvation by faith alone theologies Stunned by Scripture will help Catholics understand, defend, and explain the biblical basis for the Faith and show them how the Bible solidly supports even the most frequently misunderstood Catholic teachings.

In her five years of marriage, Elsie loved her husband, Oswald, with all her heart. Even when their life wasn't happy. But now the man she loves so much is looking at her with a hateful look, slandering her without proof. "Tess is awake, she told me everything! You fu*king murderer!" Tess, Oswald's beloved woman, and if she hadn't had the accident, it would have been Tess, not her, who would have become Oswald's wife. And now Tess was awake. Her dream had awakened instead. She didn't want to have to explain. She didn't want to have to go through countless detentions and begging... Elsie looked at Oswald, who was still indifferent, and said, "Let's get a divorce..." Oswald doesn't believe that the greedy Elsie can give up her life as a rich madam, and he assumes that she will come back and beg him for money. Until Elsie's true identity is revealed and everyone is stunned...

Karla works at a car dealership, on a team of alpha male salesmen. When Sam, the latest stud is hired, she’s out of control steamed. She lays it on thick with the flirting, hoping to throw him off his game. It backfires. At the end of a rough day, her Karen side is heated from loosing a sale. Sam is there, teasing her, taunting her to give in to her aggressions. She relents to temptation and satisfies her taboo needs with a forbidden climax from the massively unprotected big stiff. Big mouthed interruptions get the treatment they deserve with alpha explosions for their nosy antics in the Knocking Up Karen Series. They offer limited backstory, so you can get to the good parts fast. Climax quick with this erotic sharing love short story. Tap the buy button and experience a satisfying ending for yourself.

Automatic gunfire hammered police arriving at Northlake Bank in response to a silent alarm on the morning of October 27, 1967. The shootout killed two officers and injured two others. One of the robbers lay wounded as the other two fled in a getaway car. The ensuing manhunt tore across state lines and thrust the quiet Illinois community into a national debate over rehabilitated prisoners--two of the men were fresh out of jail for bank robbery. Local author Edgar Gamboa Navar traces this violent midwestern crime saga from the initial grocery store holdup in Ohio before the bank job to the capture of the murderous gang in Indiana, as well as the conviction and imprisonment.

You're not supposed to fall for the rebound guy, are you? After getting dumped by my long-term boyfriend, l was done with love at thirty-seven. I headed off to a Florida resort and planned on licking my wounds. It was supposed to be nothing more than a getaway. Away - to get over my old love, but somehow it managed to rock my entire world when l found myself falling for the rebound guy. When my ex shows up at the same place, hot and sexy Lance steps in as my partner to spite my ex. Sure it's a fake romance, but it's not long before he invades my every thought. Was l ready for this mature gay romance? Could the fake rebound guy become the rebound love of my life in such a small amount of time? If you love a short and steamy book, then check out this Instalove MM romance.

Mark 13:23 "23 But take heed; behold, I have told you everything in advance." The Bible shares 24 specific sequential end time prophecies. These signs are designed to clarify what God is doing today and why, and to offer comfort for informed Christians. Beginning in 1914, the first 12 prophecies have been fulfilled. All of mankind has witnessed them. The final 12 will soon arrive for us to see. They guide us in a straight path to His spectacular 24th prophecy-two earth-shattering events within one 24-hour day. The next prophetic sign is the thirteenth in sequence. God alone, without help from humanity, will rescue Israel from all impending travail their neighboring enemies are planning to impose upon them. Incredible spectacular events are on the near horizon. All mankind will be STUNNED, either in terror or astonishment. GOD'S DESIRE, ASTONISHMENT!