Homecoming King

Rex "TW" McMurtry’s perpetual single-hood wouldn't bother him so much if all his ex-girlfriends didn't keep marrying the very next person they dated, especially when so many of those grooms are his closest friends. He may be a pro-football defensive end for the Chicago Squalls, but the press only wants to talk about how he's always a groomsman and never a groom. Rex is sick of being the guy before the husband, and he’s most definitely sick of being the best man at all their weddings. Bartender Abigail McNerny is the gal-pal, the wing-woman, the she-BFF. She's dated. Once. And once was more than enough. Privy to all the sad stories of her customers, ‘contentment over commitment’ is her motto, and Abby is convinced no one on earth could ever entice her into a romantic relationship . . . except that one guy she’s loved since preschool. The guy who just walked into her bar. The guy who doesn’t recognize her. The guy who is drunk and needs a ride home. The guy who has a proposition she should definitely refuse.

The king of the gridiron is about to get sacked by a beauty queen with a grudge as big as Texas.Cash King rolls into Ryder, Texas looking for a little TLC and an ego boost from the townspeople who call him their favorite son. But that ain't happening. Which is just the cherry on top of the crap sundae that is his life.His football career is hanging by a thread.His mom isn't speaking to him.His hometown is out for his blood.And Tiger Lyons, the girl he did wrong in high school, is supervising the renovation of his new home ? and living in his pool house.How's the league's premier quarterback supposed to rehab his battered body and regain his starting position, when the woman who still owns a piece of his heart-and now hates his ever-loving guts-is in his face 24/7?Don't miss Homecoming King-a hilarious enemies-to-lovers, arrogant football player with a heart of gold, sassy heroine rebuilding her life, small-town sports romcom.

A murdered child predator surfaces in a New Jersey bog. Authorities in Pennsylvania and Ohio find more dead deviants days later as a vigilante weaves a trail of orchestrated slaughter through states along Route 80 to California. FBI Special Agents Patti Moreland and Nick Redmond track Internet predators in Chicago. After a failed attempt on Redmond's life, the FBI thinks one of his past collars pulled the trigger, but Moreland, a child-abuse survivor, believes otherwise. The young agent hacks his laptop and decrypts a sexually charged chat transcript between Redmond and a teenage girl logged hours before his shooting. Moreland learns of the murders in other states and sees a connection to her partner. She can’t fathom Redmond being like one of the men who scarred her life, and knows of only one way to disprove it: find the killer.

Before you can force yourself to put SKIN DEEP down, you will meet: -a preacher’s wife and tele-evangelist’s daughter who can cuss like a sailor and punch like Ali, -The Blue Lady, the Jelly Man, and the Atchafalaya Swamp Monster and her kid, -A junior psychopath who kills cats and collects their eyes, -A self-centered Jewish boy who grows up to be an anti-Semitic asshole, eschewing his heritage, his religion, and his people. A white singer/television personality, dubbed “America’s Sweetheart” by the Press, who gives birth to a black baby in 1950’s Hollywood. - Princess Margaret, a gorgeous silver Persian cat who must run for her life, -America’s wealthiest black family whose billions put Oprah’s billions and Trump’s “millions” to shame. -A mule named Caliste who saw Satan once and never wants to see him again! And: -Two teenaged boys, one black and one white, who meet, fall in love, lose touch, and reconnect years later to solve a cop’s murder. You will also take a trip on an unpiloted wooden sailing ship on a rough sea and witness the stench, the rats, and the degradation of the Middle Passage from Africa. SKIN DEEP introduces the reader to a coterie of characters: Pirates andPilgrims, satyrs and centaurs, handack trees, space colonists, and much, much more. SKIN DEEP is a novel you will want to go on and on forever.

There’s a tradition in Zara’s family—every woman for the past three generations have been crowned homecoming queen at Brazos High School. Her two older sisters had the honor in their senior years, and now it’s Zara’s turn. The competition is tough, but Zara has spent her entire high school years winning the hearts of her classmates. Now all she needs is a crown and her dream will be fulfilled. Zane is notorious in this part of Texas. He’s a star varsity football player bound for the big leagues. When his family moves to Brazos City in his senior year, his once rival school welcomes him with open arms. His football prowess will take the team to state. When Zane’s ex-girlfriend discovers he’ll be attending her school, she decides she wants him back. And what better way to win him back than to be crowned Homecoming Queen? The Brazos High Romance Series is a collection of flirty, sweet young adult novellas that each feature a different couple. They can be read in any order. Download your copy now and dive into the heartwarming romance!

In Lavandale, the peaceful land where all types of fowls live, Ricky, a rooster with thick, golden-brown feathers that glisten in the sun, sticks out as ornery and mischievous He boasts and brags every morning about his accomplishments in the annual tournaments, and he never takes anything seriously. At every sunrise he runs around the land, announcing that he is the best and that no one can match his speed or strength. Many of the fowls in Lavandale grow tired of Ricky’s behavior. They complain to the Guardian Council, which decides to assign Ricky to guard the egg factory in the hopes of making him more responsible. However after two days, Ricky grows bored and returns to his old ways. While he’s away from the egg factory making his morning proclamations for everyone to hear, two rattlesnakes take two eggs. As a result of Ricky’s lapse in judgment, the Guardian Council banishes him to the Forbidden Forest for seven days. While in the forest, Ricky fears for his life, encounters some scary animals, and meets Cappi, a vegetarian alligator, who becomes his friend and shows him how to stay safe. While Ricky and Cappi are exploring, they see some hawks flying. The two follow the hawks to the City of the Hawks where Ricky overhears something that could affect Lavandale and everyone he loves there. The Adventure of Ricky the Golden Rooster shows the journey of Ricky from a boastful and immature rooster into a mature and responsible rooster who earns the respect of everyone.

Bobby Cinema has written seven detective stories in one book about each different character going through solving a difficult case, being in the action and deal with real intensive stuff they had to go through from solving cases. For these seven ordinary detectives and their team, their work usually ends up in a library, which is their sanctuary and a place to read and relax at the same time. The first detective series is called Raymond: Librarian PI. Ray Levenstein, a former FBI agent, took over the head librarian job from his friend Jerry who helped him get in the LAPD police academy and became his mentor when he grew up. He was forced into retirement when he was shot in the line of fire when he was a FBI agent. Ray was well respected and highly decorated as an FBI agent, but he decided to retire at a young age of thirty-five. He took over Jerry’s job as a head librarian in the Los Angeles Public Library and decided to run a detective agency in his library since he has a PI license. He hires Kevin Sandler, Nick Arbuckle, and Alyson Harris who joined the PI team. Thank you for reading the Seven Librarian Detective series. I hope you enjoy reading them. Who knows, maybe I can come up with another princess story in another time. This is my seventh book that I turn my seven librarian detective stories in one book. See you next time, and the library is now closed. Good-bye!

Jenifer finished third in his weight class in Maryland's state high-school wrestling tournament. It's a nice accomplishment, but it wouldn't merit a book except that he was born with no legs to a poor family in a high-crime area of Prince George's County. He walked on his hands and had to avoid both glass and the residue from irresponsible pet owners. Eventually, his mother and stepfather moved to a more rural area and enrolled him in a new virtually all-white school in Huntington. It was there he decided to wrestle. His larger struggle hasn't been athletics but--as with all physically challenged youngsters--to fit in. Wrestling helped, but so did his involvement with student government. Jenifer seems almost as proud of his efforts on the homecoming committee as he does his wrestling successes. He's a down-to-earth young man with aspirations to become involved in the criminal-justice system, and he gratefully acknowledges all those who helped him along the way and seems ready to see what he can accomplish as an adult. It's an inspirational story related humbly and evenhandedly. --Wes Lukowsky Copyright 2006 Booklist.