True Girl

With the long awaited day finally approaching, Dare eagerly rushes home to wed the women he loves. Basking in the prospect of marital bliss, his family happily settled at Nirim Manor and growing closer by the day, his life is as idyllic as he ever could've hoped. And beyond the comforts of home there are still wilds to explore and dungeons to look forward to, with a party of skilled adventurers he's brought together standing at his back ready to venture out into the world with him. Best of all, no matter how far he roams the women he loves and their children are waiting to welcome him upon ...

Hello! Did you know that you are very special? You are amazing!You are one in a million. Always remember that! Out of all the millions of people in the world, you are unique, you are a masterpiece. The world is full of big and small challenges. It's normal to feel like you want to give up sometimes. You may feel nervous and experience anxiety or doubts about yourself. However, there's something else I need to share with you. Everyone has felt that way sometimes! Even adults. Meet some equally amazing girls in this collection of Inspiring Stories. Girls who face their fears reveal their ...

Rebecca Lafferty grew up with a volatile, erratic, and ultimately notorious father, Dan Lafferty. She carried the scars of her traumatic upbringing through childhood and into adulthood. But most of all, Rebecca carried the horror of learning about the cold-blooded murder of her aunt and infant cousin in 1984, perpetrated by Dan and Ron according to a revelation Ron had received—as profiled in the Jon Krakauer book and FX/Hulu series Under the Banner of Heaven.

A neurodivergent's guide to embracing your true self and finding your happily ever after. Growing up, Chloé Hayden felt like she'd crash-landed on an alien planet where nothing made sense. Eye contact? Small talk? And why are you people so touch-oriented? She moved between 10 schools in 8 years, struggling to become a person she believed society would accept, and was eventually diagnosed with autism and ADHD. When a life-changing group of allies showed her that different did not mean less, she learned to celebrate her true voice and find her happily ever after.

In the fall of 2010, in the all-American town of Apple Valley, Ohio, four people disappeared without a trace: Stephanie Sprang; her friend, Tina Maynard; and Tina's two children, 13-year-old Sarah and 11-year-old Kody. Investigators began scouring the area, yet despite an extensive search, no signs of the missing people were discovered.

The year 1963: Reeling from the death of her mother and President Kennedy’s assassination, Catherine Gray shows up on Elizabeth Bentley’s doorstep demanding answers to the shocking mystery she just uncovered about her family. What she doesn’t expect is for Bentley to ensnare her in her own story of becoming a controversial World War II spy and Cold War informer.

Shyima Hall was born in Egypt on September 29, 1989, the seventh child of desperately poor parents. When she was eight, her parents sold her into slavery. Shyima then moved two hours away to Egypt's capitol city of Cairo to live with a wealthy family and serve them eighteen hours a day, seven days a week. When she was ten, her captors moved to Orange County, California, and smuggled Shyima with them. Two years later, an anonymous call from a neighbor brought about the end of Shyima's servitude - but her journey to true freedom was far from over.

When he turned 13 in 1980, Rob Sheffield had a lot to learn about women, love, music and himself, and in Talking to Girls About Duran Duran we get a glimpse into his transformation from pasty, geeky "hermit boy" into a young man with his first girlfriend, his first apartment, and a sense of the world.

The inspiring true story of the first female pilots taking their rightful place in the exciting world of aviation. In 1929, 19 gutsy women blazed out of the darkness by setting out from California in propeller-driven planes, each competing to be the winner of the first female cross-country air race. The hazards were many, from disastrous weather to possible sabotage, but by facing the dangers with skill and determination, the racers thrilled the nation and pioneered a new future for female pilots and women's rights.

“When a flower doesn’t bloom, you fix the environment in which it grows, not the flower.” ~Alexander Den Heijer After being sexually abused by her father and uncle from age 3 to 12. Physically, mentally, and emotionally abused by male figures from age 3 to 24. Raped three times in her life by strangers who weren’t her father and uncle. Kailee lived in secrecy in an antisocial life for over 20 years. She believed she would take her secrets to her grave but the secrets were haunting her daily. This led her down a self-sabotage path, until she finally broke her silence and told her ...

Auschwitz, 1942: This unforgettable novel, based on a true story, brings to life history’s most powerful tale of forbidden love. Set within the barbed wire of Auschwitz, a man and a woman fall in love against unimaginable odds. What happens next will restore your faith in humanity and make you believe in hope even where hope should not exist.

"Everything you need in a book and the spice is amazing!" ★★★★★ She entered my world in need of rescue, like some half-naked damsel in distress. With nowhere to go, she spends the night in my mansion, only to vanish by dawn without a trace, like some ethereal dream. I had almost convinced myself I dreamed her up. So imagine my surprise when months later she’s introduced as my family’s new maid. The uniform she’s hiding behind is a far cry from the corset she was wearing the night I rescued her. No doubt my mother’s way of keeping Thea in her place and out of my bed. She ...

About the story: Soon-to-be twelve-year-old, very handsome Jeremy and his family are nudists, but his friends and their families aren’t. He wants his friends and their families to become nudists, too, so he plans to host a nude, aka no-clothing, twelfth birthday swim party with several friends from middle school, including a beautiful babe who has a major crush on him. (He really, really, really likes her, too.) How does he handle his mom not going along with his ingenious nude-birthday master plan? About the author: Richard Carlson is an author of children’s and coming-of-age books. He...

Her friends included Van Gogh, Degas, and Renoir. Paris celebrated her as a sought-after model, until she picked up the brush herself, at a time when art schools refused to accept female students. By the time Suzanne Valadon was 15 years old, shed been a horse walker, a milliner, a funeral wreath maker, and a circus acrobat, but that was just the beginning of her adventures. Here is her story, along with Ellie's, a modern woman a century later at a crossroads of her life, who pulls Suzanne from the shadows of the past into the light.

On the evening of April 19, 2013, Samantha and Gianna Rucki disappeared. Two of five children born to David Rucki and Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, the teenage sisters vanished in the midst of their parents divorce. The girls father, David Rucki, worked tirelessly with law enforcement to search day and night for his two missing daughters, following every lead while raising three remaining children at home. Their mother, Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, used her newfound freedom to vacation around the world, abandoning her children.

She loves an irredeemable rake, always has. He has no clue. Until...they each start working on their dreams together Lady Charlotte loves to see other people's dreams come true, but now she's wondering when it's her turn. When she agrees to help her friend with her new gardening business, she can't admit to herself that it's for selfish reasons: she wants to be close to the man she's loved since childhood. Davin has just become the Duke of Beauford and he has no clue what he's doing. Especially when he gets roped into helping plan a wedding. What's a duke doing planning a wedding? He ...

Jackson Taylor was on a train to Salt Lake City, Utah when he saw the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. He heard her companion call her Summer, and he knew they were destined to meet. He jumped out of his seat and tried to follow her as she stepped off the train. Several people stepped in front of him, causing him to lose track of the girl with the glorious blonde hair. When he finally stepped off the train, there was no sign of her. He raced to several porters asking if they had seen the girl with the long blonde wavy hair. People had seen her, but no one knew which direction she had ...

A Shattered Girls Revival is a deeply personal and emotional memoir of resilience, healing, and self-discovery. The book explores themes of trauma, grief, and personal growth, recounting Kailee's experiences with childhood abuse, the loss of her mother, and her journey toward reclaiming her sense of self. The chapters cover a range of emotions and coping mechanisms, from battling fear and trauma-induced fight-or-flight responses to finding solace in nature, creativity, and personal reflection. Kailee shares her struggles with triggers, self-worth, and navigating life with a missing piece of...

This book is based on a fascinating true story. Kelea, Princess of Maui, was famed as the most beautiful and daring surfrider in the ancient kingdom of Hawaii. She was called Kelea-who-bears–a-fin and Kelea-swimming-like-a-fish. It is not always safe to be very beautiful. Or very daring. This book is based on the true story of a beautiful, young princess who went surfing and was stolen by enemy warriors as a bride for their prince..

1941. A talented flier, Jessie Lovelace yearns for a career in aviation. When the civilian flight school in her small Texas town begins to clandestinely train British pilots for the RAF, she fights to become an instructor. But the task isn’t without its perils of near-misses and death. Faced with the weight of her responsibilities, she finds solace with a British officer who knows firsthand the heavy price paid in war . . . until he returns to the battles he never truly left behind.