Teasing Annie

Editorial Reviews "This series is a MUST READ. " -United Indie Book Blog Synopsis Newly divorced from his greedy and deceptive first wife, Dallas McCray is convinced he wants a sweet country girl like his sister-in-law. So why is he lusting after the new veterinarian in town, striking New Jersey transplant Annie DeSimone? Also divorced, Annie yearns to leave her difficult past behind and start a new life in beautiful Colorado. Sparks fly between her and the handsome Dallas, and happiness finally seems within reach. But attraction and emotion aren’t always enough…especially when a man has vowed never to make the same mistake twice.

Annie, a free spirit, encounters a shock to her system when the Master Dreamer pulls her out of Aboriginal Dreamtime and sends her to prehistoric northern Australia, nineteenth-century Mpartwe, and then on to World War II Coober Pedy. The Master Dreamer knows she must get stronger to learn to speak for herself as she helps the soul mate spirit she has aided in previous incarnations. All along her journeys, Annie is compelled to toughen her resolve in order to survive and to perform the help she was sent to give. On her life sojourn in Australia, she must assist Jerosh, the patriarchal village elder's son, who fights the rites of passage in his clan. Annie learns of herbs and natural medicines and acquires healing powers, which many in the tribe view as a threat. She must overcome their rigid adherence to the old patterns of the clan. Annie performs the task assigned to her by the Master Dreamer as she struggles to acclimate herself in altering realities. Having performed her latest tasks in an exemplary fashion, she discovers the oneness of those close to her and journeys to take the next step in her soul's development.

Annie Payton hopes for one thing—to regain custody of her children. She believes the Village of Hope’s lawyer will give her that chance until she learns that lawyer is Ian Montgomery, her ex-husband. Since Ian has turned from his life of substance abuse, he’s all about helping others, but he doesn’t know if he can help his former wife. Her betrayal still brings him pain, and most people at The Village don’t know about his past relationship with Annie. As Annie and Ian’s lives intersect, can she show him that she’s clean and sober and wants a second chance not only with her children but with him? The Village of Hope: A community built on service and love

Since its release, Annie Hall has established itself as a key film for Woody Allen's career and the history of romantic comedy more generally. At the 1978 Academy Awards, it won Oscars for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress and is regularly cited as one of the greatest film comedies ever released, credited with influencing directors such as Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach, Richard Linklater, Greta Gerwig and Desiree Akhavan. This lively collection brings a new ethical and philosophical perspective to bear on Allen's work quite different from previous generations of scholars. At the same time as exploring the film's continuing influence on contemporary cinema, this book's contributors engage explicitly and implicitly with ongoing debates about Allen's cinematic output following the renewal of accusations against Allen by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow in 2014 and 2018. The book is alive to debates within film studies about the limits of auteur theory and the role of the spectator.

In the spellbinding and suspenseful Let Me Die in His Footsteps, Edgar Award winner for Best Novel, author Lori Roy wrests from a Southern town the secrets of two families touched by an evil that has passed between generations. On a dark Kentucky night in 1952, exactly halfway between her fifteenth and sixteenth birthdays, Annie Holleran crosses into forbidden territory. Everyone knows Hollerans don't go near Baines, not since Joseph Carl was buried two decades before, but Annie runs through her family's lavender fields toward the well on the Baines’ place, hoping to see her future in the water. Instead, she finds a body, and Annie's future becomes inextricably tied with her family's dark past. In 1936, the year Annie's aunt, Juna Crowley, came of age, there were seven Baine boys. Before Juna, Joseph Carl had been the best of all the Baine brothers. But then he looked into Juna's black eyes and they made him do things that cost innocent people their lives. With the pall of a young child’s death and the dark appetites of men working the sleepy town into a frenzy, Sheriff Irlene Fulkerson saw justice served—or did she? As the investigation continues and she comes of age as Aunt Juna did in her own time, Annie's dread mounts. Juna will come home now, to finish what she started. If Annie is to save herself, her family, and this small Kentucky town, she must prepare for Juna's return, and the revelation of what really happened all those years ago.

In this final, stand-alone volume of the Morton River Valley Trilogy, Annie Heaphy, beloved hero of LynchÕs classic Toothpick House, has moved to the Valley and reunited with her old crowd. She loves her job driving for a sheltered workshop Ð until being gay becomes an issue. Valley gays unite to defend her as she dabbles in love with the right, and wrong, women. Readers rave about catching up with their old friendsÑ LynchÕs charactersÑ and about the warm, engaging way she tells the story. Whitney Scott, in Booklist, said, ÒLynch portrays a lesbian-gay community of enormous range, strength, and diversity.Ó In Rafferty Street, Sarah Aldridge called Lynch ÒÉa mature novelist who retains the freshness of a young writer.Ó

Annie has many unanswered questions! Will she find her one and true love or will she be destined to stay single all her life and do a work for God?

This is book 1 of the War Hawks MC romance series! Books 2 and 3 are available everywhere now! He broke my body, stole my heart, and left me to suffer… or did he? My work was all I had in my life. No dreams. No family. No prospects. Nothing to show for it. As long as I came back with my paycheck, I could at least try to keep up with pretending. Then Tarek came along… And everything I’d worked for turned to dust. He was everything I wasn’t and everything I wanted. Every touch, every look pulled me in deeper, promising me pleasures I had only ever fantasized of. But he also promised danger. It came with the territory of who he was. A biker contract killer in my bed? Not a recipe for peace and quiet. But what seemed at first like a miraculous escape from my miserable life has become a nightmare of blood and violence. His enemies are after us. After ME. Tarek’s kiss is the only reason I haven’t run screaming for the hills. I know it can’t last. But when I feel his strong hands hold me, I can’t help asking myself: …Can it? *** Is this bad boy biker the answer to Annie’s dreams, or the beginning of her worst nightmare? Either way, you know that this bad boy MC romance will blow you away with steamy sex and action that will make your jaw drop. For all fans of alpha male biker romance, make sure you get your hands on LAWBREAKER – this motorcycle club romance series is one you don’t want to miss.

Can love be found again after one life is lost? Annie has decided she wants nothing to do with dating. She had found love with Jake, but cancer took him away, and she's learned how to be okay on her own. The dating world just isn't for this middle-aged woman. But when her friend Jellie gives her a flyer for a service called Lost and Found, Annie decides to check it out. Jellie has assured her it isn't a dating service, just a way for those who had suffered the same loss to connect. When 'Bomber' messages her, she begins to open up to him, someone totally unknown and yet a kindred spirit. She even finds herself looking forward to it. But just when things are looking up, her good friend Julianna is put in the situation she is all too familiar with-Julianna's husband has cancer. Annie vows to help her any way she can. After she tells Bomber, he finds her friends help. This complete stranger changes their lives forever-and he's changing Annie's. He opens her heart to feelings she didn't think she'd have again. When they finally meet, will Annie find that it's love? Or will love be lost a second time?

After fifteen years of productive self-indulgence on Wall Street, Harry Broadtape is now about to change his venue. Over the protest of his band of misfits and co-conspirators, Harry makes a big move to Vancouver BC and a partnership with an aging German expatriate to help fill in the blanks to his next scheme of exploitation - the breakdown in the international payment system. Included in the package is the Old Man's twenty-five year old assistant. This outspoken, street smart, gorgeous creature of Northern Italian extraction is more than a match for our diabolical, but ambition-less hero. Not since Nick and Nora Charles in The Thin Man series of books and motion pictures, has there been a couple that has gotten themselves into and out of more trouble than Harry and his Anna Maria. Gold, oil and the international currencies markets with all their attendant geopolitical intrigue now become the palate for our favorite artist's anti-Establishment renderin

"Category: inspirational"--P. [4] of cover.

This series trails the Winslow family through generations of American history, depicting key moments from the eyes of characters experiencing them firsthand. Collection III includes books 21 - 30. 21 The Shadow Portrait 22 The White Hunter 23 The Flying Cavalier 24 The Glorious Prodigal 25 The Amazon Quest 26 The Golden Angel 27 The Heavenly Fugitive 28 The Fiery Ring 29 The Pilgrim Song 30 The Beloved Enemy

The heart-rending and inspiring novel from the critically acclaimed author of NOT IF I SEE YOU FIRST.

Kevin should be living the life of every eighteen-year-old—applying to colleges, procrastinating on homework, and hanging with friends. Instead, he’s starting senior year at a new school, still struggling to cope with the sudden and tragic death of his secret boyfriend a mere two months ago. He just wants to go to school, do the work, and go home…and not talk to anyone. But that plan is foiled by Wesley, an arrogant, talkative jock who just won’t leave Kevin alone. It gets even worse when they’re assigned to work together on a project. And it really hits rock bottom when Kevin realizes Wesley is flirting with him. But maybe this could be a good thing—for both of them. With Wesley being closeted, maybe Kevin can help him make peace with who he is. And if he explores this flirtation with Wesley, this might be the thing to help Kevin work through the grief that clouds his days and find the light of happiness again.

The Funny Bone is a book by Henry Martyn Kieffer. It provides the reader with amusing short stories and entertaining anecdotes for boring evenings, so they are transformed to moments of shared fun and laughter.

The last thing I expected from this Bad Bachelor was a second chance at love... I thought I had my whole life figured out...until my fiancé left me when his career took off. To add insult to injury, he turned up on the society pages with a woman wearing a rock of an engagement ring as if I'd never existed at all. There was only one thing to do...use my brains to build an app warning every woman in the city about my garbage ex and make it robust enough for women everywhere to "rate" the losers and heartbreakers who had done them wrong. Genius, right? Until my ex came crawling back looking to make up for his past mistakes claiming he was a changed man and would do anything to prove it. Including seduce me. What am I supposed to do with this guy now? Especially once he finds out I'm the one who invented the Bad Bachelor app in the first place. The thrilling and emotional conclusion to Stefanie London's Bad Bachelors: "Sizzling, sexy, and so much fun!"—SARAH MORGAN, USA Today bestselling author "Wonderfully witty and achingly romantic. An absolute must-read."—LAUREN LAYNE, New York Times bestselling author "Original, witty, and sexy. My #1 romance read of the year!"—JENNIFER BLACKWOOD, USA Today bestselling author "Elegant, descriptive, and delectable."—RT Book Reviews, Top Pick, 4.5 Stars

When a sudden breakup ruins the perfect Christmas getaway, a young woman gives herself the gift of new beginnings in this charming holiday romance. Holly can’t wait to spend Christmas in the Caribbean with her boyfriend Jeremy—many miles away from her holiday-obsessed family. But when she catches Jeremy cheating, it seems like her parents will have their Christmas Holly once again. After a late night of drowning her sorrows, Holly wakes up with an aching head . . . and a handsome stranger at her door. Fin was thrilled when his cousin’s friend Holly agreed to let him stay with her. And now it seems that Holly has the perfect excuse for a Christmas staycation. But there’s more to Fin than meets the eye, and as the attraction between them grows, it looks like Holly and Fin might go together like eggnog and gingerbread.