True Girl

In the Civil War, the government hired women and girls - some as young as nine - to make millions of rounds of ammunition. They worked 72-hour weeks with little training. Poor immigrant girls and widows paid the price for carelessness at three major arsenals. Many of these workers were killed, blown up, and burned beyond recognition. Gunpowder Girls is a story of child labor and immigrant hopes and the cruel, endless demands of an all-consuming war. A Junior Library Guild selection.

Widowed Blanche Taylor Moore was about to lose her second spouse to symptoms that mysteriously mirrored those that killed her first husband—as well as her previous boyfriend. When an investigation reveals arsenic poisoning, the hideous truth about the wife and mother comes to light. Did the abuse Blanche suffered as a child at the hands of her alcoholic father turn her into a murderer she became?

Sometimes True Love Is Right In Front of Your Eyes ~ and You Can See It, Feel It and Know It's Real But Hold Yourself Back from Happiness Because You're Not Sure the Other Person Feels the Same Way... Kaden: I've loved Brianna since we were kids, and I know I'll never love another woman the way I love her. But I can't commit to her the way I want to because I'm not sure how she feels... Brianna: Kaden has been my best friend since grade school, but I've always had feelings for him... the kind of feelings you don't feel for someone who's just a friend. It started as a crush and became so ...

A Past He Never Knew A Future He Never Knew He Wanted Oliver I came to Knotty Wood Ridge to make my demons disappear. But there are some scars even time can’t erase. I like peace, quiet, and most of all, solitude. Oakley turns up on my mountain, dragging a baby and a backpack full of old memories with her. And she swears they both belong to me. But the baby she’s carrying isn’t the only thing that’s mine, Her innocent curves belong to me now. I’ll keep her safe. I’ll keep them both safe. No matter what. Whoa, Baby! Climb back on up to Knotty Wood Ridge, readers. Oliver is a ...

Kylie Cormier is loyal and devoted to her family at just about any cost. Nothing ever comes before her family and the small dry cleaning business they run together. Trying to finish her degree and help her parents out is a struggle, but she's tough and determined to succeed. When sheltered and naive Tony finally talks his father into giving him a role in the business, his first target is Cormier’s Cleaning and Alterations. It appears he might be late to the party as a rival gang is already encroaching on the territory he intends to claim. But Tony can't back down or he'll risk his ...

A dreamy Pisces with a love of romance novels. A drop-dead gorgeous new boss. A dysfunctional family without any clue of how horrible they are. A new dating agency startup with its share of teething problems – and the fun is only just beginning. When permanently distracted Kirsty suddenly loses her job, she realizes it's time to start being more serious about her life. Dreaming about The One while her personal band of angels croon love songs is all very well, but real life apparently requires a certain degree of concentration. However, as she juggles the demands of her new job (which ...

Cassie was meeting Wendy for a long overdue reunion when she wistfully remembered their torrid lesbian tryst back in College. Busty, gorgeous Wendy was unsatisfied by her current boyfriend, so when she met Cassie, who was open to anything, the two of them embarked on a naughty lesbian affair. A True Confession, First Time Lesbian erotic story. Hot girl-on-girl action with toys and backdoor play. It's ultra-hot lesbian action!

He came for revenge. He took my heart instead. My parents’ flower shop is a front. The real money in Vegas comes from drugs, guns, and girls. You can find all three at Expensive Apologies. My nineteenth birthday gift? A demand that I start earning my keep in the family business. Until a dark stranger storms the shop looking for blood and vengeance. Santiago arrives in a hail of gunfire to claim me as his own. Tall, dark, and dangerous; he’s everything I hate about this life. All thorns and no roses. I know better than to fall for a killer. Too bad my heart— and body— never got that ...

My latest client wants to loosen me up… And not in the ways I was hoping for. She’s a beautiful, free-spirited type of girl, and I’m, well, stiff. Love has kicked me around enough. I’m not interested in being the center of its attention anymore. It can find another guy to play with. This curvy goddess needs a website and my tech firm is perfect for the job. I’m not interested in becoming involved myself until I see her. Then, all bets are off. If I could do some weird science and 3D-print a woman from our machines, I would craft a girl that looks just like her. So now, I’m all ...

The nation wept when news broke of nearly three-year-old Caylee Anthony's disappearance from her home in Florida in July 2007. The search for Caylee made front-page headlines. But Casey Anthony continued to lie to law enforcement about her daughter's whereabouts, complicating their search for the truth.

Chicago, 1924. There was nothing surprising about men turning up dead in the Second City. Life was cheaper than a quart of illicit gin in the gangland capital of the world. But two murders that spring were special - worthy of celebration. So believed Maurine Watkins, a wanna-be playwright and a "girl reporter" for the Chicago Tribune, the city's "hanging paper".

On a moonless night in the summer of 1793 a crime was committed in the back room of a New York brothel—the kind of crime that even victims usually kept secret. Instead, seventeen-year-old seamstress Lanah Sawyer did what virtually no one in US history had done before: she charged a gentleman with rape. Her accusation sparked a raw courtroom drama and a relentless struggle for vindication that threatened both Lanah’s and her assailant’s lives.

An unforgettable true story of resilience, family, and chasing your dreams against all odds. In this poignant and inspiring memoir, Tani Hanes recounts the remarkable life of her grandmother, Mitsuko Ishikawa, who grew up in early 20th century Japan dreaming of independence and education. Mitsuko's steadfast determination carries her through an arranged marriage, raising children during wartime, and carving out an accomplished career as a midwife, nurse and ikebana master - despite a society that expected her to be only a dutiful wife and mother. Through lyrical prose and vivid detail, ...

Inspired by TRUE Events! - In a historical with romance, action-adventure, family, foreign and national intrigue between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, all kinds of exciting things...Through blizzards, gale-force winds, temperatures falling below -80, and over 700 miles of death-dealing terrain, teams of brave men and courageous and smart dogs of in dominatable fighting spirit, mush sleds across the Alaska wilderness, in an around the clock relay, race with lifesaving serum for 11,000 plague-ravaged people inaccessible by everything, but death and their determined rescuers, warring with the...

Rumors of dragon sightings are stirring up fears based on old stories that depict dragons as bloodthirsty, fire-breathing monsters. To protect his people, the Overking decrees that all dragons must die. Twelve-year-old Eliana knows the truth about dragons. After all, her best friend Winston is one! Fresh off an adventure where she saved her kingdom with her ability to communicate with Winston’s family, she is now excited to hone her skills through her Dragon Speaker apprenticeship.

In a forgotten corner of Wales, a young girl languishes in a home for troubled children. Abandoned by her parents because of her violent streak, Jessie - at the age of 10 - is at risk of becoming just another lost soul in the foster system. Precocious and bold, Jessie is convinced she is possessed by the devil and utterly unprepared for the arrival of therapist Torey Hayden. Armed with patience, compassion, and unconditional love, Hayden begins working with Jessie once a week. Then, Jessie makes a stunning accusation against one of Hayden’s colleagues.

He left to save lives half a world away. She waited for the one man she always dreamed of. McKenna I don’t remember the first time I saw Micah “Doc” Masters. Cowboy. Soldier. Doctor. He’s simply always been there— orbiting the outer edges of my world. I’ve loved him forever. Tall. Rugged. Gorgeous. His eyes aren’t just light. They’re the same marble blue as the endless Colorado sky that stretches beyond his sprawling ranch. Micah’s long absences over the years have only reinforced the ache in me whenever I see him again. As far as Doc’s concerned, I might as well have ...

In 1901 Evelyn Nesbit, a chorus girl, dined alone with the architect Stanford White in his townhouse on 24th Street in New York. Nesbit, just 16 years old, had recently moved to the city. White was 47. As the foremost architect of his day, he was a celebrity. She told no one that White raped her that night until, several years later, she confided in Harry Thaw, the millionaire playboy who would later become her husband. Thaw, thirsting for revenge, shot and killed White in 1906 before hundreds of theatergoers during a performance in Madison Square Garden.

Amid the excitement of the early twentieth century, hundreds of young women spend their days hard at work painting watch dials with glow-in-the-dark radium paint. The painters consider themselves lucky—until they start suffering from a mysterious illness. As the corporations try to cover up a shocking secret, these shining girls suddenly find themselves at the center of a deadly scandal. The Radium Girls: Young Readers Edition tells the unbelievable true story of these incredible women, whose determination to fight back saved countless lives.

Amber was late with a very important delivery. So late, that she was sure she would get fired from her message delivery job, and as a busty 19 year-old college girl, she couldn't afford that. So she talks her way into Mr. Jeffries mansion and proceeds to offer all kinds of sexual favors if he doesn't report her. What Amber didn't count on was Myrna, Mr. Jeffries live-in sex maid. After taking command, he proceeds to make Amber live her ultimate sexual fantasies ! Hot girl on girl action; Backdoor play; lesbian toys, and hot, rough sex! Don't miss it!