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Jumping Jack Flash
by Deirdre O'DareBorn to a carnival mother, Jack never knew his father. His mother died when he was in his teens, leaving him to fend for himself. However, Jack is not without skills and smarts. He perfects a knife and sword act where he keeps himself safe by making the steel blades go exactly where he wants them. Getting his GED and working to educate himself while keeping up his carnival act leaves no time for a social life, but he's been too busy to miss it.Doug comes from a very ordinary middle class background, but his parents sent him to college and he now has a good but boring job in IT. Although razzed about being gay back in high school, he has come to terms with his sexuality but has not found Mr. Right.When a druggie loser boyfriend moves out, Doug is lonely and hurt. Looking for distraction, he goes to the carnival and it's there he sees red-headed, mercurial Jack. The man is enthralling, the opposite of everything Doug is and knows. Can two men with such widely different lives find common ground to build a bond?
Jumping Over Shadows: A Memoir
by Annette GendlerThe true story of a German-Jewish love that overcame the burdens of the past. Finalist for the 2017 Book of the Year Award by the Chicago Writers Association &“A book that is hard to put down.&” —Jerusalem Post &“This book confirms Annette Gendler as an indispensable Jewish voice for our time." —Yossi Klein Halevi, author of Like Dreamers "The ghosts of the past haunt a woman&’s search for herself in this thoughtful, poignant memoir about the transformative power of love and faith.&” —Hillary Jordan, author of Mudbound, now a Netflix movie &“An exquisitely written conversion story which expounds upon personal and collective identity.&” —Washington Independent Review of Books &“A compelling, gracefully written memoir about the impact of the past on the present.&” —Michael Steinberg, author of Still Pitching History was repeating itself when Annette fell in love with Harry, a Jewish man, the son of Holocaust survivors, in Germany in 1985. Her Great-Aunt Resi had been married to a Jew in Czechoslovakia before World War II―a marriage that, while happy, put the entire family in mortal danger once the Nazis took over their hometown in 1938. Annette and Harry&’s love, meanwhile, was the ultimate nightmare for Harry&’s family. Not only was their son considering marrying a non-Jew, but a German. Weighed down by the burdens of their family histories, Annette and Harry kept their relationship secret for three years, until they could forge a path into the future and create a new life in Chicago. Annette found a spiritual home in Judaism―a choice that paved the way toward acceptance by Harry&’s family, and redemption for some of the wounds of her own family&’s past.
Jumping to Conclusions
by Christina JonesJemima Carlisle's father lost their home, their money, and even her mother through his gambling addiction, so it's hardly surprising that his daughter hates everything to do with horseracing with a passion. Opening a bookshop in Milton St John, a village right in the middle of all the biggest race training yards in the country, isn't the brightest thing she's ever done. The bookshop suddenly becoming the focus for village intrigue doesn't exactly help matters, but when Jemima falls for jump jockey and lady-killer Charlie Somerset, she quickly learns that jumping to conclusions is bound to end in disaster ...
Jumping to Conclusions: The Milton St John Trilogy (The Milton St John Trilogy #3)
by Christina JonesThe final instalment in the addictively charming The Milton St John Trilogy!Readers LOVE Christina Jones' enthralling tales!'As feel-good and cosy as a goosedown duvet' JILL MANSELL'Awesome page turner by an author who never fails to enthral me. Fantastically written, the book is lethally addictive!' ***** Reader review'This woman is absolutely amazing, draws you in so you keep on reading whenever you can' ***** Reader review'Brilliant, could not put this book down!!' ***** Reader review'Loved it and didn't want it to end!' ***** Reader review'Another brilliant read I have to read more from Christina jones!' ***** Reader review___________________________________________________No-one ever promised that falling in love was going to be easy...Jemima Carlisle's father lost their home, their money, and even her mother through his gambling addiction, so it's hardly surprising that his daughter hates everything to do with horseracing with a passion.Opening a bookshop in Milton St John, a village right in the middle of all the biggest race training yards in the country, isn't the brightest thing she's ever done. The bookshop suddenly becoming the focus for village intrigue doesn't exactly help matters, but when Jemima falls for jump jockey and lady-killer Charlie Somerset, she quickly learns that jumping to conclusions is bound to end in disaster...___________________________________________________Love Christina Jones' captivating novels? Then check out the fabulously joyful Summer at Sandcastle Cottage and Christmas at Sandcastle Cottage. You won't be disappointed!
The June Boys
by Court StevensThe Gemini Thief could be anyone.Your father, your mother, your best friend&’s crazy uncle.Some country music star&’s deranged sister. Anyone.Someone is stealing Tennessee&’s boys.REPORT SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOR.The Gemini Thief is a serial kidnapper, who takes three boys and holds them captive from June 1st to June 30th of the following year. The June Boys endure thirteen months of being stolen, hidden, observed, and fed before they are released, unharmed, by their masked captor. The Thief is a pro, having eluded authorities for nearly a decade and taken at least twelve boys.Now Thea Delacroix has reason to believe the Gemini Thief has taken a thirteenth victim: her cousin, Aulus McClaghen.But the game changes when one of the kidnapped boys turns up dead. Together with her boyfriend Nick and her best friends, Thea is determined to find the Gemini Thief and the remaining boys before it&’s too late. Only she&’s beginning to wonder something sinister, something repulsive, something unbelievable, and yet, not impossible:What if her father is the Gemini Thief?Praise for The June Boys:&“Not only a terrifying story of the missing, but a heartbreaking, hopeful journey through the darkness.&” —MEGAN MIRANDA, New York Times bestselling author of The Last House Guest&“Stunning twists and turns. Hang on tight.&” —RUTA SEPETYS, international bestselling author&“A gripping suspense that hooked me from the first sentence.&” —COLLEEN COBLE, USA TODAY bestselling author of One Little Lie and the Lavender Tides series&“I was hooked and couldn&’t stop reading.&” —CATHERINE BOCK, book buyer for Parnassus BooksFull-length, stand-alone Young Adult suspense novelIncludes Discussion Questions for Book Clubs
A June Bride (A Year of Weddings Novella)
by Marybeth Mayhew WhalenThe reality show ended with an engagement, so why doesn&’t this feel like the fairy tale she thought it would be?The Rejection Connection hardly sounds like the place to fall in love, but Wynne Hardy walked off the reality-TV set with an engagement ring. And in the whirlwind of publicity and preparation that follows a TV-bride-to-be in her fifteen minutes of fame, Wynne barely has time to consider how she really feels about her new fiancé . . . to say nothing of how she still feels about her ex.As the wedding plans develop, so too do Wynne&’s doubts: Is she in love with Andy? Or is this really about Callum—the ex-boyfriend who sent her onto Rejection Connection in the first place? A nationally televised snub might be the best revenge . . . but is it a good reason to get married? When Callum resurfaces at the worst possible moment, Wynne can&’t help wondering if she&’s made a huge mistake. Is her marriage a publicity stunt? And what happens when the cameras stop rolling, and she has a husband she barely knows?
June First
by Jennifer HartmannFrom the author of Still Beating comes another standalone forbidden romance turning something broken into something beautiful.Want to know what happens to a man who barely claws his way out of a tragedy, only to fall right into the arms of the one girl in the world he isn't allowed to love? Another tragedy, that's what.When Brant was six years old, his father made a choice that altered the course of his entire life. Because of what he did, the only girl Brant ever loved became the only girl he couldn't have.Though in a lot of ways, he did have her…He had her first steps, her first words, her first smile. He had her milestones, her heartbreaks, her dreams. He had her heart so woven in with his, he didn't know where she ended, and he began. Only, as the years pressed on, lines became blurred—and the blurrier the line, the easier it is to cross.They say tragedy comes in threes. For Brant, that was true. The first one changed him, the second one broke him, and the third one healed him. But at the center of all that tragedy, there is a love story.And at the center of that love story, there is June.
Jungle Empire
by E. G. ZapataThrill and adventure with fortune - that is what young Ethan Monroe and his pal Jason Wentworth dream of while on vacation in Peru, South America after meeting a man that boasts to be the cousin of Colombia's drug lord: Lalo Luis Montenegro. Returning to the United States with some smuggled cocaine, the two naïve young men formulate a daring plan. Set in the backdrop of the Colombian jungle, Jungle Empire is the gripping tale of greed, betrayal, revenge and what the love of a woman can arouse from deep within the soul.
Jungle Fever
by Jennifer TaylorFlirting with dangerTough and uncompromising, Doyle had no time for the whims of a pampered little rich girl! From the moment Gabrielle had stepped off the plane, her elegance and sophistication had riled him.How was Doyle to know that Gabrielle's brittle facade held a deep vulnerability and need for love? Gabby was determined to meet the challenge in Doyle's silver-blue eyes. His arrogance sparked a powerful reaction in her-was it anger or desire?Dreams can come true in Jennifer Taylor's spellbinding new trilogy. Look out for Desert Moon next month!
Jungle Heat
by Bonnie DeeCongo Free State, 1888On a mission deep in the jungle, Oxford anthropologist James Litchfield comes face-to-face with a local legend: a wild man who wanders with mountain gorillas and lives as one of their own.The chance encounter with the savage, whom James calls Michael, leads to a game of observation and exploration. Their mutual curiosity turns to an attraction-one that Michael has never experienced and James is desperate to deny.When members of the expedition unearth James's secret discovery-a living specimen of man at his most primitive-Michael becomes a pawn in their quest for fame.As their relationship deepens, James is compelled to protect Michael from the academics who would treat him as nothing more than a scientific acquisition and London society, which threatens to destroy their passionate bond...85,000 words
Jungle Love (Cambridge English Readers #Level 5)
by Margaret JohnsonAward-winning original fiction for learners of English. At seven levels, from Starter to Advanced, this impressive selection of carefully graded readers offers exciting reading for every student's capabilities. On an adventure holiday in the Caribbean, Lisa and Jennifer are sharing a room. They are very different people and do not get on. However, they do have something in common: they are both attracted to Ian. And Ian likes both of them. But what about Ian's girlfriend, Caroline? And then there's Pete and of course, Gary...
Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren (Junie B. Jones #7)
by Barbara Park Denise BrunkusThere's a new boy in kindergarten, and guess what? He's the handsomest guy Junie B. has ever seen. She and Lucille and that Grace all want him for a boyfriend. Only, he thinks Junie B. is a nutball. Just 'cause she couldn't stop laughing and rolling. So how is she supposed to get that boy to love her?
Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index
by Julie IsraelFunny, warm, and moving, Juniper Lemon's Happiness Index is a contemporary YA novel about loss, how deeply we can know others, and making our own happiness; perfect for fans of Sara Zarr and Jandy Nelson&’s The Sky Is Everywhere.Sixty-five days after the death of her older sister, sixteen-year-old Juniper Lemon discovers the break-up letter addressed to &“You&” Camilla wrote the day she died. Juni is shocked—she knew nothing of this You, and now the gaping hole in her life that was her sister feels that much bigger. She&’s determined to uncover the identity of You and deliver the letter. Maybe that would help fill the hole, even if only a bit.But what Juniper doesn&’t expect is that in searching for You she will unearth other notes and secrets—and that may be just what she needs to sort out her own mess.
Junk (Sexy Stranger Standalones #1)
by DR LoveThe old abandoned airplane hangar at the end of town near my parents' farm has a new owner. He's a big guy. Tall, blond, light blue eyes, almost grey, rimmed by black; and the most muscular tanned body I've seen up close without a shirt. Ran into him when I was delivering groceries to my parents one day. What could a man like him want with a huge hangar like that one? My parents said he's remodeling it into some kind of factory. But I'm suspecting something else. Maybe I've read too many mystery novels and watched too many spy films, but this man is not what my parents think he is. I know because when I accidentally ran into him coming out of the hangar, with his shirt off, dripping in sweat and looking like a giant Adonis in the sunlight, I caught a glimpse of what was in the hangar, and it wasn't machinery. It was something else. Parts, even whole ones. Planes, ships, and even rockets. A sea of old junk. He drives a new Bentley, wears a Cartier on his wrist, and seems to have an European accent. What was a man like him doing with a hangar full of junk, near my parents' house, I don't know. But I'm about to find out. Because not only did I see old planes, ships, and rockets; I saw a few tanks, cannons, and even missiles. Having missiles like that near my parents is too close for comfort, and I plan on getting close to Mr. Junk to find out. JUNK is a Romantic Comedy Mystery that is part of the Author A Parody TV Series World
Junk M.A.L.E.
by J. D. WalkerJerry Sanger is a member of M.A.L.E., an elite agency made up of ex-Army buddies bored with civilian life. But he always gets the junk assignments, and just once, he’d like a job where he doesn’t have to wear high heels or impersonate a go-go dancer at a strip club in order to take out his target. Sure, he looks good in a dress, but still.On returning home from his latest assignment, Jerry encounters his hot teddy bear of a neighbor, Guff, fighting off four men intent on doing him serious harm. Jerry helps Guff out and then demands to know what’s going on, in between flirting and striking a pose in his spandex dress.Guff doesn’t want his help, but Jerry gives it anyway, determined to solve Guff’s problem. And if they happen to get a lot closer as a result, he won’t complain.
Juno's Daughters
by Lise SaffranLove takes center stage when a single mother and her teenage daughters play Juno, Iris and Ceres in a summer production of The Tempest. Jenny Alexander has sought refuge from a troubled past on a tiny, verdant island, off the coast of Washington state. Surrounded by the cold water of the Puget Sound, she does her best to raise her girls, innocent Frankie, and thrill-seeking Lilly, in a tight-knit community of eccentrics and dreamers. The island bursts open each summer with the arrival of actors leading the annual Shakespeare production. A handsome thespian from New York reawakens Jenny to long-buried desires. As the intensity of rehearsals builds toward the live run of The Tempest, a potent mixture of actors, islanders and tourists, besotted by verse and swept up in the romance of the theater, spills the enchantment of the play into the lives of the players. When Jenny finds her daughters caught up in a "brave new world" of love and heartbreak, she is ultimately thrust into a command performance that will resonate in all their lives. .
Juntos: Juntos 2 (Juntos #Volumen 1)
by Ally CondieNunca desafíes el juego del amor... Juntos, primera parte de la trilogía, lo tiene todo: un futuro utópico, aventura, suspense, crítica social y un amor imposible. En el mundo de Cassia, las autoridades lo deciden todo. A quién debes amar, de qué debes trabajar, incluso cuándo debes morir. Cassia nunca ha cuestionado las decisiones que han tomado por ella, ni siquiera cuando le comunican que su «pareja perfecta» -la persona con quien deberá compartir el resto de su vida- es Xander, su mejor amigo. Los problemas llegan más tarde, cuando un extraño error informático hace que en la microficha que las autoridades le han entregado aparezca la cara de otro chico: el enigmático Ky. Con una mezcla de estupefacción y curiosidad, Cassia empieza a investigar. ¿Y si este error no fuera fortuito? ¿Y si la persona de su vida no fuera quien le han asegurado que es?Al intentar buscar respuestas a todas estas preguntas, Cassia deberá afrontar una elección imposible entre la perfección y la pasión, entre Xander y Ky, entre la única vida que conoce y el camino que nadie hasta entonces se ha atrevido a seguir... Reseñas:«El mayor éxito juvenil desde Los juegos del hambre.»Entertainment Weekly «Si el mundo de Katniss te ha marcado, no puedes perderte esta saga en la que no hay libertad ni para decidir de quién te enamoras.»Seventeen Magazine «Intenso, inolvidable, adictivo.»Kirkus Review
Juntos hasta la medianoche
by Deborah HerediaLo que pasó aquella tarde determinó el destino de ambos, pero ¿y si tuvieran una oportunidad para recuperar su vida en común? Noel y Leo son mejores amigos. No, aún más. Son almas gemelas. Se conocen desde la infancia, lo saben todo el uno del otro y no imaginan una vida en la que no estén unidos. Por eso la noche en la que discuten ninguno de los dos puede imaginar que será la última que pasarán juntos. A la mañana siguiente el mundo ha cambiado. El universo los ha separado. Leo no existe en el mundo de Noel y Noel es solo una fantasía en el de Leo. Y lo que es más, solo ellos recuerdan lo que pasó: las noches de risas en el jardín, las cenas improvisadas, los ensayos y el festival. Sobre todo el festival. Noel, que siempre se ha mostrado esquivo con Leo, se cree culpable por no haber entendido que lo que siente por él es algo más que una simple amistad. Leo, enamorado de Noel desde siempre, no sabe qué hacer: ahora que nadie lo recuerda, no sabe si estar a su lado es más doloroso que haberlo perdido para siempre. Una vertiginosa carrera en contra del tiempo en la que tratarán de no olvidarse el uno del otro antes de que el reloj marque la medianoche y todo vuelva a comenzar.
Jupiter (States of Love #41)
by Rhett HeathFor fourteen-year-old Jacob Thomas, a Christian and the smartest kid in class, Bobby Versailles is completely out of reach. Jacob wishes a girl named Allie loved him because he still doesn’t get that he’s gay, but he always keeps his eyes peeled at school, hoping to catch a glimpse of Bobby. It’s Bobby Versailles’s senior year. Captain of his high school football team, he’s bound to win Homecoming King and hopefully a state championship, but he’s been miserable for years. His fear of somebody finding out he’s gay has brought isolation and loneliness. He has hidden that he’s gay by going on dates with girls now and then, and also by working out and excelling at football—which has also helped teachers look past his learning difficulties. When he first eyes Jacob, it’s possibly love at first sight. Bobby becomes a little obsessed. Jacob has got to be gay, and when Bobby makes a move, both of their worlds turn upside down! It’s 1982, and while the Nebraska Cornhuskers are barreling toward a possible NCAA National Football Championship, everyone in a small town two hours away hopes Bobby can lead them to a state championship. Can two teens with vastly different lives find love amidst the fervor of Nebraska football?States of Love: Stories of romance that span every corner of the United States.
Jupiter's Jungle
by Temple MadisonWhen club owner Jupiter Marston drinks water from a wild cat’s paw print, he doesn’t realize a curse lurks in its depths and becomes a were-creature living in two different worlds. One night a handsome young biker who is lost and hungry walks into his club, and Jupiter falls in love. Shane is on the run from a dangerous lover, and he discovers Jupiter is a dangerous were-cat.Then the full moon takes Jupiter deep into the mysterious urban jungle and, when he doesn’t return, Shane goes to find him. A woodland fairy saves him from death and removes the curse by wiping both men’s memories. A magic wind thrusts them back into the past, but with their memories of each other gone, will they fall in love again ... or will Shane and Jupiter pass by each other like wandering ships lost in the night?
Jupiter's Shadow (Smoky Mountain Wolves Ser. #1)
by Tl ReeveJupiter “Pip” Baldwin, isn’t ready to settle down and produce heirs for the Sequatchie Pack. As the Alpha’s daughter and only child, she is destined to continue his bloodline, while allowing her mate to lead the pack—an archaic rule of the collective Smoky Mountain Wolves packs.On her thirty-second birthday, five men will be presented to her for choosing. It’s not about love in her pack. It’s about power. When each man reveals who they are, and what they’re capable, Jupiter finds herself in over her head.Will she be able to narrow down her choices, to the perfect “match,” or will Jupiter find she can’t let any of them go? Change is coming to the Sequatchie pack, and Jupiter must blaze the trail…
El juramento
by Aura M. Romo¿Hasta dónde llegarías por cumplir un juramento? Dos hermanos gemelos a quienes sus padres decidieron ponerles el mismo nombre son separados por un incidente familiar en su juventud. Uno goza del bienestar de su familia y del amor de Alexandria Sumner, la más bella y hermosa mujer y el otro tiene que luchar por sobrevivir en lo que lo apasiona. Pero ¿qué sucede si por azares del destino, uno de ellos necesita el juramento de su gemelo en un acto heroico para salvar todo lo que lo rodea, incluso el amor de su vida?
Juramento escocés
by Jimena CookUna novela medieval de romance y aventuras, misterio y traiciones. Dos almas gemelas destinadas a encontrarse, unidas por una alianza y un antiguo pacto: un juramento escocés. Los guardianes de Escocia se disgregan tras el asesinato de su jefe, Magnus MacLeod y su hija Daracha, la primogénita legítima del jefe del clan, a la que todo el mundo da por muerta. Sin embargo, la niña nunca murió, sino que fue adoptada por una familia británica muy cercana al rey Eduardo de Inglaterra. La vida de Daracha cambiará desde ese momento, será educada como una inglesa, odiando a los escoceses y sin saber su origen y la verdad sobre sus ascendencia. Haakon Macdonald, a unos días de celebrarse su boda con la heredera de uno de clanes escoceses más poderosos de las Tierras Altas, descubre que, después de muchos años de ignorancia, la joven MacLeod no ha muerto; es entonces cuando decide buscarla: es consciente de que su vida puede correr peligro si alguien más sabe de su existencia. Todo esto le llevará a dejar las Tierras Altas y adentrarse en territorio inglés para descubrir dónde se encuentra la misteriosa joven por la que ambos clanes sellaron con sangre un juramento escocés.
Juramento Vaquero: Parte Uno
by L. G. Castillo Belen WitzelUna promesa rota. Un amor irrompible. Lo más difícil que Cody Wilde tuvo que hacer fue cumplir la promesa que le hizo a su padre moribundo: mantenerse alejado de los problemas. Crecer en un pueblo rural de Texas y ser intimidado por el hijo del sheriff hizo que fuera casi imposible controlar el mal genio de Wilde. Solo el hecho de tener a su buena amiga, Cassie, y su familia para el apoyo, hizo que la tarea fuera llevadera. Cassie Strong nunca entendió por qué la gente criticaba a Cody. Era dulce, sexy y tenía un lado tonto que le mostraba solo a ella. Cuando la tragedia golpea a su familia, es Cody quien está a su lado y su amistad florece en algo más. Pero cuando el enemigo de por vida de Cody, amenaza a lo unico que podría hacerle romper su promesa, ¿Correrá el riesgo de perder a Cassie o será lo suficientemente fuerte como para aferrarse al último deseo de su padre?
Jurassic Heart
by Anna MartinWhen paleontologist Nick Eisenberg learns that someone thinks they have found velociraptor bones in Alberta, his curiosity overrides his desire to stay in London. After all, he's one of the world's leading experts on prehistoric predators and has always wanted to look for the velociraptor's North American cousins. There's only one problem: eco-conservationist Hunter Joseph. While Nick supervises the dig, Hunter rallies support from the locals to oppose the way the team is destroying the landscape in their search for dinosaur bones. Nick and Hunter just cannot get along. Hunter is self-righteous and pouty. Nick is narrow-minded and geeky. But they have to figure out how to work on the same site without killing each other, especially since someone else out there seems determined to cause Nick more problems than he could have ever imagined.