Short Family

She wants the adventure of a lifetime. He needs to heal old family wounds. If they are going to help each other, they cannot fall in love along the way.

A battered woman is the last thing Oliver Chapman expected to see when he was scouting on the range. He knew he had no choice but to take her home to his ranch to allow her to heal. But getting close to Willow is proving more difficult than the horses that run wild on the prairie.

For Shirley, it was a matter of life or death. But to Tip and Astrid, the decision simply wasn't that important. We all face decisions that change our lives and reveal who we really are inside. If you could see what your soul looked like, what would you do? What would you give in exchange for your soul? Inside this book , you'll find nine biographies of people who made decisions, for life or death.

This collection is an entertaining and heart-warming journey into the lives of ordinary people. The stories touch on the details of relationships among family members and between friends and lovers. It offers an opportunity -- sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant -- to see ourselves through the desires and decisions made by others. Each story is a quick listen with a significant message.

An eclectic selection of short stories.

As a former child of the system, Susan Vuichard is committed to making sure no child is forgotten in the foster system. Opening her family farm to three sisters that have nowhere else to go and a low chance of being adopted is a temporary solution.

His focus is on his family's football dynasty. Louisiana billionaire Gervais Reynaud has no time for romance. But he can't say no to a tryst with Erika Mitras. True, she's a princess, but in no way prim...or proper. Their time together is unbelievable - and all too short. When Erika said good-bye, she meant it. But now she must tell Gervais the truth. He's about to be a father...to royal twins. After leaving her overbearing family, Erika wants nothing from Gervais. But the tempting tycoon just may charm her into a future she desires all too much.

Professional money manager Jim Peters believes his family's well-being and his dreams are in jeopardy, as he is being pushed out of his job by unscrupulous competition and younger tech-savvy workers. On the brink of making costly decisions, Jim is sensing that he's losing his grip on everything that is important to him, including his legacy. Jim, however, is about to discover an old way of living that will create a new way of thinking, and it will come from a most unusual place.

'Tis Herself: Short Story Collection, Volume One focuses on the small and the not so small events in the lives of ordinary people. These stories move us to laugh and cry as we encounter the twists and turns of dealing with everyday life.

Fashion designer Jenna Hart's wedding turns into a media circus when her wedding planner signs her up for a reality show. Each week, the producers challenge her to keep her wedding on track while performing an unpleasant task or working with difficult people. When the show digs too deep into Larry Davison's past, he has second thoughts about both the wedding and Jenna's celebrity lifestyle. Will their ring bearer, Harley the basset hound, bring Jenna and Larry together to tie the knot in the season finale?

There are some mistakes that are too big to fix. I'll never recover from this one. Damn it, I called Bryan an addict and treated him worse. Maybe it was wrong for him to approach me the way he did. Maybe it wasn't right for Bryan to just take what he wanted, consequences be damned. I can't blame him, though - not now that I know the truth.

What do the Minotaur, Rasputin, the first man hung for murder in America, and the Countess of Blood all have in common? No, they aren't related. They all appeared on the Bombay Family's Hit List! In this collection of Bombay Bedtime Stories, you'll find out what Bombays did before Gin Bombay came along. From pet dodo birds to Ancient Greece and twentieth century Russia, get the stories Bombay children have been told for thousands of years. Stories that have been shrouded in blood - sworn to secrecy . . . until now!

From the creator of the wildly popular blog Mommy Shorts comes Ilana Wiles' first humor book on remarkably average parenting. If you want solid advice about raising kids, this book is not for you. If you want to wallow in your own misery about how having kids is AWFUL, this book is not for you. This book pays homage to the every-parent and suggests that they are the people having the best child-rearing experience of all. This book is an honest guide that celebrates the fun of being a mom.

A trio of family favourites, abridged especially for young listeners. Hours of audio fun to keep children entertained while on the move! Introduce your children to three classic stories. Adapted especially for children and filled with sound effects and fun, these stories will become firm favourites in your family.

Александр Борисович Раскин (1914–1971) - писатель, сатирик, сценарист. Его забавные истории в очередной раз убеждают: замечательно, что взрослыми не рождаются, что все мы тоже были когда-то маленькими и столь похожими на своих детей. Решали те же проблемы, совершали такие же ошибки и шалости.

Der alljährliche Gang auf den Dachboden bleibt folgenreich: Weihnachtsschmuck und Christbaumständer müssen entstaubt, fehlende Teile ergänzt und die Wahl der Farbdekoration für den Baum getroffen werden. Selbiger ist auch noch nicht ausgewählt und überhaupt kommt man vor dem "frohen" Fest zu gar nichts mehr, nicht mal zum Verschicken der ach so wichtigen Weihnachtspost... Evelyn Sanders schildert humorvoll und mit treffsicherem Blick für die vorweihnachtlichen Katastrophen.

As Jason enters fourth grade, he begins to think girls are okay, until he gets caught in a tricky rating game. Meanwhile Edward, now in first grade, is trying hard to keep his eyes open when he swings at the softball, to laugh instead of cry in the spooky neighborhood haunted house, and to keep cool when his pet rat, Spike, has a litter of tiny pink babies.

Family Matters Most, is a short story about a romance that blossoms between two unlikely people, that just happen to meet by chance. There are trials and tribulations along the way that threaten to break the ties of the relationship. It is a heartfelt story that will leave you with a warm feeling and have you wanting more!

Peggy Square blankets are a New Zealand institution. Knitted in individual squares, the whole is greater than the parts.These stories by Josie Laird are individual and charming, thought-provoking, and gruesome. As a collection, they seek to warm and entertain you, and maybe have you in stitches!

As the Bagram crew assembles at a guest ranch in Montana to celebrate the wedding of two of its own, everyone expects a fun weeklong vacation enjoying some much-needed downtime together. But in the picturesque foothills bordering the ranch, a hidden danger lurks. When the guys stumble upon evidence of a domestic terrorist cell, it puts everyone directly in the crosshairs of a lethal enemy determined to remain unseen, unleashing a wave of danger every bit as deadly as what they faced overseas.