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She's my best friend.But I want so much more... When I get into my dream college, I should be ecstatic. But going to my dream college means leaving Janine, my best friend and the girl I've secretly been in love with for years.So instead of going to my dream school, I decide to go after my dream girl... A sweet and sexy high school romance short story featuring a hero who knows what he wants and a happy ending! Excerpt:After I take a long, deep breath,...
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In the book, My Best Friend Murgatroyd, William decides he wants a special friend. All children need someone in their life. It doesn't matter how old or young they are. It could even be the proverbial make-believe friend. All that matters is that the child does not feel alone.
First, true friends are hard to find. Often, they are found unexpectedly. Young William learns what it means to be a friend when he opens his heart and home to his special...
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Jake and Jimmy were like brothers. They'd shared everything all their lives. But they were very different. Jimmy was tall, and Jake was short and wiry, but good-looking. Jimmy was upset after several work disasters. Jake would shrug and laugh it off, trying to cheer them both up. So when Jimmy came home early after yet another redundancy and saw through the window Jake kissing his wife, he was shocked and heartbroken. But things aren't always what...
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During the lockdown of 2020, when it was decided that children would be out of school for an extended period of time and would be engaged in technology for months or years, I started wondering what contribution I could make to assist children to get a break from the computer.
When I was raising the children (nieces, nephews, and my child), we had a dog named Max. He and the boys were inseparable. He was a loving, beautiful dog. I, therefore, decided...
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I had the worst crush on Mikey Pierce's dad. As excited as I was to graduate high school and go away to college, what I looked forward to more was returning home a grown man who might fit in with the guys Mr. Pierce invited over for poker at his place. Whenever I spent the night at Mikey's, I always wanted to join in their game. The week before leaving for college, I stayed at Mikey's one last time. While Mr. Pierce and his buddies gambled, Mikey...
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Rhea loves helping her friends. She's always been the kind of girl to do anything for just about anyone. But the most selfless act she's ever tried to accomplish is being a surrogate for her gay best friend and his husband.
After three rounds of IVF, everything looks bleak and hopeless. That is until the tables turn and she realises her best friend and his husband want way more than she ever expected. What she learns quickly is that she wants it...
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Carlos and Márcio are two long time friends. One day, an event leads Carlos to finding out that his best friend, Márcio, is gay. He sees himself paralyzed against that revelation. What now? Amid that surprise, Carlos becomes the witness of a coward crime and decides to create a blog to narrate his suffocating agony. In that process, he comes across the violence motivated by the prejudice that creates victims that are from several segments considered...
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Cocktail waitress Khara Thomas never expected to trade the dazzling lights of Vegas for European aristocracy but as maid of honour in the royal wedding of the decade she's forced into an unexpected spotlight when her best friend marries a prince. Luckily for Khara, gorgeous but infuriating best man Adam Hatton is happy to show her the ropes. Khara knows Adam's entitled rich guy type but as their connection grows she realises there's more to this playboy...
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Back at Fronco Elementary School, Jamel is back to shed the limelight, this time on his best friend Bonnie. Jamel and Bonnie are best friends forever, and not everyone seems to see why. To some, a girl best friend is unheard of, but he and Bonnie have been best of friends their entire childhood. Jamel knows firsthand that it's probably not wise to judge or categorize others. Now he would like to convince the other boys at school that having a girl...
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From building forts to sharing secrets to sitting together on the bus, best friends do everything together. So what do you do when your best friend moves away? Will you ever have fun again? Or will you be bored and lonely for the rest of your life? Perfect for coping with those best-friend-moved-away-blues, Nancy Carlson's wise and heartfelt story eases the pain of saying goodbye, while reassuring young readers that they can make new friends even...
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Eleven-year-old Keri-Ann Laurel doesn't join in or mix with the girls in her class. It's not her intention; she just doesn't share the same interests, which makes her different in their eyes. She's also very smart, and they consider her teacher's pet, so she regularly suffers the taunts of the class joker, Chris. She certainly wouldn't give them further ammunition by exposing her secret. Only her family and her one and only friend Jocey are aware...
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At 12.9 years old, number-obsessed Kade Walker has never, heard of death. Literally. But, neither has anyone else, he knows. Kade is one of hundreds of kids "living" across the solar system through robotic avatars, while their real bodies sleep in pods on Earth.
Unfortunately, robot bodies can be hacked.
One day, during an (innocent!) experiment, Kade unwittingly breaks a major security wall and releases an infamous hacker. The madwoman, targets all...
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Ten-year-old Henry Springs is thrilled, when the wintery resort town he and his mom recently moved to experiences a record-breaking snowfall. There are even rumors that the extreme weather could mark the beginning of a new ice age.
One day, while exploring one of the many tunnels running through the town's snowbanks, Henry discovers a strange, prehistoric-like creature that is seriously injured. Henry immediately names him Yarp and hauls the wounded...
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This year, Ashley will return home for Christmas because her cousin Bella has big news: she's getting engaged to Grant, Ashley's high school sweetheart. Ashley, who still secretly loves Grant all these years later, is both happy for her beloved cousin and quietly devastated to hear the news. Not wanting to come between Bella and Grant's impending engagement, Ashley calls her best friend Liam for advice playfully revealing her one Christmas wish was...
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Can we learn from our pets? The answer is in this book
[My best friend's teachings]
Everything a child can learn from his pet is in this book. It is a book that parents can read to their children and in that way create values and learning that will give them a better life as well as increase their emotional intelligence
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In the middle of a tragedy, I never thought I would fall for my best friend's brother. But I also never thought my best friend would pass away. When Trevor comes to settle his brother's affairs, we bond over the passing of Del.And bonding we definitely did. We couldn't be any more different.I'm a struggling artist and he's a billionaire.But the chemistry is undeniable. What started out as a casual friendship soon exploded into rolling in the sheets.But...
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Enjoy a steamy best friends to lovers romance from Lynn Dare, author of The Perfect Man.Number 2: Shave everywhere. Everywhere, everywhere? Well sh**. Guess I'm doing this.Hello, it's me, the perpetually single and focused woman trying to kick ass at my job and not get lost in a guy.Any guy.Much to the dismay of my two best friends. That's where the second item comes in. We wrote a list. I blame the desert that is my sex life and the drink-wine-straight-from-the-bottle...
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