True Girl

Four shocking crimes. Four lives lost. Countless lives shattered. Four shocking tales of young lives cut brutally short that will make you want to hug your daughter and never let her go.

"We did not risk death to come to the United States. There were no guarantees of anything. There were no promises. We risked death for a CHANCE." – Hung Quan, Muoi's brother. Finalist for the Oklahoma Book Awards in 2022 and the Next Generation Indie Book Awards in 2023, The Chance tells the story of Muoi Quan. At age nine, she watches in horror as Saigon falls to the Communists. A year later, the military invades her home and destroys her family's business. At age eleven, an escape attempt to China ends in Hanoi at the end of a rifle. When her older brother has the chance to leave ...

Do you struggle with feeling like you’re not enough? In a world that constantly tells you who to be, it’s easy to lose sight of who you really are. Loved as You Are is the guide and devotional every Christian teen girl needs to discover her true worth—not in social media likes, outward appearance, or others’ opinions, but in Christ alone. This book tackles the 10 most common frustrations girls face today, including body image, peer pressure, friendships, and the pressure to have everything figured out. With the help of practical biblical wisdom and encouraging devotions, you’ll ...

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?

Her adventure in Brazil has transformed the shy and curvy Rachel into the confident and sexy Raquel. It has also earned the travel writer a luxurious trip to France, another sensual destination with its own "travel secrets." In one of France's most famous wine regions, Raquel is courted by the suave and enchanting Maxime and the rugged female winemaker Alixandrie. Raquel's boss, Ryan, also seems interested in her, but his girlfriend and supermodel Chantal continues to sabotage Raquel at every turn. Raquel’s biggest challenge, however, is to stay true to her new self. What kind of ...

In 1954, in a remote South American village, a four-year-old girl was abducted and then abandoned deep in the Colombian rainforest. So begins the incredible true story of Marina Chapman, who went on to spend several years alone in the jungle, her only family a troop of capuchin monkeys. Using instinct to guide her, she copied everything they did and soon learned to fend for herself. At around 10 years old, a completely feral Marina was returned to civilisation by hunters, who sold her as a slave to a brothel. Beaten daily and groomed to be a prostitute, she escaped - to live the perilous existence of a Colombian city street kid.

journey of self discovery and growth with The Mirror of True Self A Young Girls Magical Adventure This captivating tale follows Lily a curious and creative young girl as she navigates the mysterious and wondrous Enchanted Maze Armed with a magical paintbrush and a courageous heart Lily faces a series of challenges that test her wit resilience and moral character As Lily ventures deeper into the maze she encounters whispering willows mischievous fairies and wise guardians who guide her through lessons of courage kindness honesty creativity empathy responsibility confidence and respect Each ...

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 ...

He's a predator. She's his latest prey. Will she fall for him or bring him to his knees? When it is revealed there is a serial predator in the midst, the women of the congregation must come together to stop him before someone else gets hurt. It may already be too late. Scroll up and "Click Buy to Buy" for your Instant Copy

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.

AMERICAN KILLERS - VOLUME 2 Manhattan Murder Spree Joel Rifkin prowled the darkened streets of New York, driven by a sinister hunger for both sex and murder. For over four harrowing years, the city trembled under the weight of his sadistic reign. It was only when vigilant police officers, drawn to a missing rear number plate, halted his truck that the horrifying truth was exposed—an unimaginable horror concealed in the back. Chamber of Horrors San Francisco police responded to a routine call for a shoplifter, unsuspecting of the grotesque revelation that awaited them. Inadvertently, they ...

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.

Hallie is having the time of her life working at the retreat. There, she meets Pete, a shy and overweight man who tugs on Hallie's heartstrings. Pete needs Hallie, which is very attractive to her. But she also has a thing for Conrad, her housemate. When she's given a choice between the two, who will she choose? Meanwhile, Fiona Kennedy, who is an acquaintance of Samantha's, and an A-List, Academy Award-winning actress, joins the group. She has everything in her life except a family. But she discovers she was adopted and her mother is Greer Davidson, who is a tarot reader and new friend of ...

Early in the Great War, men left Britain’s factories in droves to enlist. Struggling to keep up production, arsenals hired women to build the weapons the military urgently needed. “Be the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun,” the recruitment posters beckoned. Thousands of women—cooks, maids, shopgirls, and housewives—answered their nation’s call. These “munitionettes” worked grueling shifts often seven days a week, handling TNT and other explosives with little protective gear.

1938, Italy. Six-year-old Lia loves to build sandcastles at the beach and her biggest problem is her shyness and quiet, birdlike voice—until prime minister Mussolini joins forces with Hitler in World War II, and everything changes. Now there are laws saying Jewish children can’t go to school, Jews can’t work, or go on vacation. It’s difficult for Lia to understand why this is happening to her family. When her father loses his job, they must give up their home and move from city to city.

“I am fat,” begins Judith Moore’s unflinching account of her life. As she describes her obsessions with food, struggles with self image and troubled relationships, she refuses to become an object of pity. Moore is the recipient of two NEA grants and a Guggenheim fellowship. Her previous book, also a memoir, was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

It’s not easy to be a good girl in Sin City. Especially when you fall for a bad man. I live by the rules. Las Vegas is not for the faint of heart. If you’re not careful, the city will chew you up and spit you out. For five years, I’ve avoided temptation. Until my life changes one explosive night. Jackson Young is everything I’ve sworn to stay away from. Violent. Dangerous. Sexy. Jax makes me want to throw the rule book out the window. I just hope my heart survives the fall.

When a figure from Ethan's dark past makes a splashy debut in Chicago, Merit and her master don't know whether he's friend or foe. But they'll have to figure it out soon because trouble is brewing in the Windy City. At an exclusive society soirée attended by the upper echelons of the human and supernatural worlds, Merit and Ethan barely stop the assassination of a guest. When the target turns out to be a shady businessman with a criminal edge, Merit suspects a human vendetta. But the assassins have fangs.

Secret. Scandalous. Bad. From Amazon best-selling author Regina Wade comes the Bad Girls Boxed Set: Three steamy standalone instalove romances featuring curvy bad girls and the possessive alpha men and that drive them to be even badder.

It is not selfish to embrace peace and happiness. "The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't have any." - Alice Walker Women have historically experienced disparities in various facets of life, including social, economic, and political. Black women have been victimized tenfold. We are always told to stay in the background and remain in the shadows. But don't allow these problems to get the best of you and cause you to lose sight of your strength. It's time to unleash your black woman's magic and take over the world. And what better way to start than by ...