The Music Of My Heart

In a moment of heinous desecration, Claire O'Brien's life changes forever. In an attempt to gather the pieces of her shattered life, she leaves Ireland and all she loves and journeys to America to begin her life anew. Tony Sabella has recently returned from a tour of duty in Vietnam, psychologically broken from the horrors of war. Once a gregarious, happy man, Tony struggles with deep depression but tries valiantly to hide his emotional pain. By a chance encounter, Tony and Claire meet and find miraculous healing through their mutual love. Unknowingly, they loose the thread that will begin to unravel a tragic mystery.

Childhood friends Ryuuichi, Yuuji, and Takuya started a band for fun in junior high, wanting to imitate the bands they loved. Still keeping their band going in high school, they've decided to play in the school fall festival - that is if they can solve the problem of finding a person to front the band, since none of them are really cut out for the job. Lucky for them, plenty of friends and acquaintances take an interest in trying out for the position. But things become more complicated as Yuuji reveals he's impossible to please, Takuya starts dealing with some unwanted emotions, and even Ryuuichi hides a dark secret...Volume 2 collects chapters 8-15 of the comic series, plus bonus material.¿¿¿¿¿¿ (Music of My Heart) is an understated, slice-of-life series that follows best friends Yuuji, Ryuuichi, and others as they try to juggle high school, a band, and new feelings in 1980s Japan.

High school student Ryuuichi and his best friend Yuuji couldn't be more different, except for their mutual love of music - particularly western hard rock music, something that few Japanese bands have tried to imitate by the time the 80s roll around. It's been Yuuji's and Ryuuichi's goal to start a band that follows in the footsteps of the groups they admire most, but when the looming specter of approaching adulthood responsibility begins to challenge their friendship in ways they never thought possible, it looks like their dreams might remain only dreams forever. Will they be able to figure out what's really important to them in life before temporary obstacles turn into lifelong regrets?

Sarah was born to an unskilled young mother who suddenly finds herself alone with young Sarah when her then live-in boyfriend, which is Sarah's father, decided to leave them both for a tour of the duty, a circumstance that made Sarah separated from her biological parents. Sarah was raised by her maternal grandmother and her auntie in a small town called Opelika. At an appointed time, all people that matter in her life came back to favor her. She fell in love and married a Nigerian student who encouraged her to fine-tune her career as a singer. When the family moved to Nigeria, she was not found of rigidity in Nigerian school system where students just study, do exam, study, and do the test. Nothing excited her; therefore, she suggested a ceremony similar to the American version of homecoming to her daughter's school. They not only accepted her idea but also granted her absolute right to coordinate and implement the entire event. The event was so successful that it eventually transformed Sarah from an elite house wife to a well-known socialite in the Nigerian high-class inner circle.

Andrea is in love… with her work that is. At twenty-six, she’s building a career in the music industry writing jingles for Fulson Sound. It’s December and the magic of Christmas is swelling in the heart of her hometown of Redford. The holidays look different this year as she struggles to balance her work and home life. This is her favorite time of year, but the usual traditions she enjoyed with her parents are in the past. Fighting for the Creative Director position, a huge step up from jingle writer, Andrea must organize the annual Angel Wings Choral Festival to prove to her boss that she’s ready for the responsibility. Enter Lucas, a shy but charming schoolteacher who is new in town and loves Christmas almost as much as Andrea does. Neither of them want a relationship, but Lucas’ actions tell Andrea another story. Could he be the inspiration she’s been looking for? Their friendship blooms, but thanks to a meddling mother, they both question what they truly desire from one another. With the festival quickly approaching and Andrea caught between a man and her career, will she discover the happy ending she deserves?

A New York Times bestseller! Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Out of My Mind. Melody, the huge-hearted heroine of Out of My Mind, is a year older, and a year braver. And now with her Medi-talker, she feels nothing’s out of her reach, not even summer camp. There have to be camps for differently-abled kids like her, and she’s going to sleuth one out. A place where she can trek through a forest, fly on a zip line, and even ride on a horse! A place where maybe she really can finally make a real friend, make her own decisions, and even do things on her own—the dream! By the light of flickering campfires and the power of thunderstorms, through the terror of unexpected creatures in cabins and the first sparkle of a crush, Melody’s about to discover how brave and strong she really is.