Goodbye Gracie

A memoir of the author's experience living in the streets of Los Angeles and his relationship with Gracie, a bipolar girl whose life ended tragically.

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Ever since her police officer father was killed a few months ago, Grace Abernathy hasn't wanted to do much of anything. She's pulled away from her friends, her grades are plummeting . . . it's a problem. The last thing Grace wants is to be dragged into her older sister Regan's plan to train a shelter dog as a service dog. But Grace has no idea how involved she'll get-especially when a mangy mutt named Rex starts talking to her. Has Grace gone off the deep end? Or might this dog be something really special-an angel? A spirit? Either way, he is exactly the therapy that Grace needs.

Set in present-day Pittsburgh, Jake Daniels, a ruthless martial arts fighter, thought he had it all: cars, girls, money, and fame, but it was short-lived. In an unforeseen twist of events, Jake loses his memory, sparking a deep personal journey to discover who he is. A beautiful, God-fearing, Amish girl comes into his world introducing him to a new way of life. Over time, Jake inspires the hearts and minds of her people, who embrace him like another brother in the community. How long will Jakes Amish life stand? Why is the Japanese mafia eagerly looking for him? Will Gracie stay true to the man she loves or marry the man she hates to save her family from disgrace? Everything for Love is a faith-based story of how Gods love conquers hearts, rescues lost souls, and restores hope in the unlikeliest of places.

As Jim Bob sat there looking at his father he knew what had to be done. He would have to call his boss and request a leave of absence. His boss was a nice guy and would understand. He would stay on the ranch as long as he was needed, even if it meant losing his part-time job and not finishing college. His family and the ranch were that important to him. After his father suffers a debilitating stroke, Jim Bob Johnson returns to the Johnson family ranch, in the southwestern United States, which has been in the family for three generations. The ranch also has oil wells, and the management of these falls to Jim Bob. His father returns home and cannot do any work. He is still mad at Jim Bob for going off to college. Jim Bob stays, in spite of his father's anger towards him. Jim Bob is thrust into taking charge of both the ranching and oil business. Shortly after his return, Jim Bob runs into his old girlfriend, Lillian. Although they have a rough time getting reacquainted, they soon reconcile their differences and make plans to get married. But will Jim Bob and Lillian stay in Ochoa to raise the next generation of Johnsons? Can they keep up with the demanding pace required to operate a ranch?

'The Queen of Crime is back!' Closer Don't miss the brand new novel from legendary author Martina Cole. If you want to survive in this world, there's one thing you should value above all else: LOYALTY. Dara Tailor has had to grow up fast. With a mother addicted to cocaine, Dara must look after her seven younger siblings, until social services split them up for ever. Grace Perry has led a sheltered life. Until her widowed mother is attacked and left for dead and Grace is taken into care. At Holly Brookes Children's Home, the two girls unite in the face of horrific abuse and form an unbreakable bond of loyalty. But when their loyalty is tested can they rely on each other to do the right thing? Friendship - it's all about trust. Don't miss the explosive new novel from the queen of crime Martina Cole. 'She's a total one-off' Guardian 'The stuff of legend . . . utterly compelling' Mirror 'Superstar crime writer' This Morning 'The undisputed Queen of crime writing' Erwin James 'Her gripping plots pack a mean emotional punch' Mail on Sunday 'One of the best fiction authors around . . . spectacular' Closer 'Dark and dangerous' Sunday Mirror Due to health reasons, Martina Cole has chosen to collaborate with writer Jacqui Rose to finish her upcoming novel Loyalty.

Death is the most natural thing in the world. Natural doesn't mean good. Hurricanes are natural. Haemorrhoids are natural. Graciela would really like everyone to stop dying. After the scarring loss of her beloved dog Buster at the age of five, Graciela decides that no one she loves will ever die. But stopping death is easier said than done. Time rolls on inescapably and, as she grows, Graciela will, like everyone else, gain and lose the people most important to her to the eternal absence of mortality. Wickedly funny and deeply humane, Jacob Marx Rice's A Brief List of Everyone Who Died tells the story of all the deaths that make up a life. An online rehearsed reading of A Brief List of Everyone Who Died was shown by the Finborough Theatre in 2021 and was a finalist for the OffWestEnd Awards OnComm Award. This edition is published to coincide with the world premiere at London's Finborough Theatre in May 2023.

From the author of Clean Time comes a firsthand account of the organizing effort inside one of the world's largest tech companies and its impact on one Pittsburgh family. In 2019, Ben Gwin played an integral role in organi