Smile, Sophia

Smile, Sophia
Author: Skylaar Amann
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Total Pages: 19
Release: 2022-05-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250880467

In Smile, Sophia, a smart, relatable picture book by author/illustrator Skylaar Amann, a serious dino-loving little girl just doesn't feel like smiling...and that's okay. Sophia loves finding fossils and digging up dinosaur bones. But she doesn’t love the way all the grownups just want her to smile. What does smiling have to do with the very serious business of being a scientist?! She’ll smile when she has something to smile about! In this picture book by Skylaar Amann, a young girl shows that being strong, and smart, and really good at what she does is more than enough—and if she smiles, it’s because she wants to!

Smile, Sophia

Smile, Sophia
Author: Skylaar Amann
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-05-17
Genre: JUVENILE FICTION
ISBN: 1250816955

In this smart, relatable picture book, a serious dino-loving little girl just doesn't feel like smiling...and that's okay.

Saving Sophia

Saving Sophia
Author: Fleur Hitchcock
Publisher: Nosy Crow
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2014-07-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0857631756

All Lottie wants to do is have adventures, but no such luck. Until she meets Sophia, a girl surrounded by mystery and danger. When the two run away from a staged kayak accident to find Sophia's mum, Lottie learns a lot about being the hero. No matter how many adventures you've read about, when you're suddenly trapped in one - cold, hungry, and being chased by the bad guy - it takes all your real-life wit and bravery to survive... From the acclaimed author of Dear Scarlett and Murder in Midwinter. "Fleur Hitchcock has cornered the market in hard-boilers for beginners." - Alex O'Connell, The Times

Zelphnia

Zelphnia
Author: Sol Equinox
Publisher: Sol Equinox
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2014-03-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1304987701

A story about a knight on a quest to find a cure for his sick princess that takes him across many lands. He meets many people on his journey to save his beloved. Danger around every corner, and dark secrets follow the knight. Only his will to save his beloved will see him through the darkness ahead. Adult situations may be inappropriate for some readers.

Loyalty

Loyalty
Author: E. J. Noyes
Publisher: Bella Books
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2024-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1642476226

Intelligence analyst Lexie Martin is important. At least that’s what she’s been told by the director of Halcyon Division, the secret organization she works for. Problem is—Lexie doesn’t feel important. She feels…devastated. Struggling to equilibrate after the unexpected implosion of her personal life, and reeling from her failed assignment overseas, Lexie’s barely treading water. When Halcyon tells Lexie she’s the only person on Earth who can figure out the password to an important file, she realizes the new task is exactly what she needs. And after reconnecting with her girlfriend, Sophia, Lexie thinks she’s finally back on track. But as she tries to unlock Halcyon’s file, Lexie realizes things aren’t what they seem. And when secrets and betrayals are finally exposed, she’s stunned to realize who the enemy really is. Loyalty is the exhilarating third installment of E. J. Noyes’s best-selling Halcyon Division Series.

The Golden Specific

The Golden Specific
Author: S. E. Grove
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2016-06-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 014242367X

For fans of The Golden Compass, this is book two in the Mapmakers Trilogy and follow-up to S.E. Grove's stunning debut, The Glass Sentence It is the summer of 1892, one year since Sophia Tims and her friend Theo embarked upon the dangerous adventure that rewrote the map of the world. Since their return home to Boston, she has continued searching for clues to her parents’ disappearance, combing archives and libraries, grasping at even the most slender leads. Theo has apprenticed himself to an explorer in order to follow those leads across the country—but one after another proves to be a dead end. Then Sophia discovers that a crucial piece of the puzzle exists in a foreign Age. At the same time, Theo discovers that his old life outside the law threatens to destroy the new one he has built with Sophia and her uncle Shadrack. What he and Sophia do not know is that their separate discoveries are intertwined, and that one remarkable person is part of both. There is a city that holds all of the answers—but it cannot be found on any map. Surrounded by plague, it can only be reached by a journey through darkness and chaos, which is at the same time the plague’s cure: The Golden Specific. "This delicious blend of magic, history, and science will continue to delight fans of intricate world-building and rich storytelling."—School Library Journal "Readers who have already read the first installment will gladly savor another journey with Sophia and marvel at the worlds they enter. Brilliantly imagined and full of wonder."—Kirkus Reviews

Crowns

Crowns
Author: Emma Calin
Publisher: Emma Calin
Total Pages: 419
Release: 2018-08-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8828374713

TO HELP KEEP YOUR EREADER TOPPED UP, ALL TITLES IN THE SERIES ARE ON LOCKDOWN DURING CORONAVIRUS Winner of the 2017 New Apple Award for Literary Excellence A London girl cop. A political crisis in Paris. A spark to fire the passion of love. One moment of courage to catch the destiny of history. A surprising romantic adventure set in a very near future, when reality TV becomes real. When single mother Sergeant Sophia Castellana stumbles into a terrorist shooting and kidnap in London, things are not as they seem. The mysterious young man she rescues is the star of a worldwide reality TV show and demands to have Sophia as his personal bodyguard. He also has a secret that makes him a key player in a high-power international political plot into which Sophia is drawn. The love of this far younger man and the infatuation of a charismatic French woman seduce her into a blur of inappropriate love and infinite danger. Power and celebrity beckon, betrayal and violence threaten every move as events unfold in the city of Paris. Her brute courage and loving woman’s heart confront ruthless enemies who offer no second chances. She knows the streets, she knows her power as a lover. Can she, dare she seize the prizes before her? Will a world offer her the choice? ‘Crowns’, another stand-alone story in the ‘Passion Patrol Series’ of suspense romance novels. Steamy Emma Calin holds nothing back to bring you her juicy mix of cops crime and passion, with a large side order of French satire sauce. If you enjoy James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter and Kendra Elliot, you'll love a series that combines all of their best traits in fast-paced, pulse-pounding roller-coaster adventures full of passionate steamy romance, danger and love. Scroll up and click the buy link now to find out the sexy side of power and all the flavors of love in the mix of politics. The complete Passion Patrol Series: Combat Dynasty Seduction of Taste Dynasty Plus – Gourmet Book Bundle Edition Crowns Santa Wealth Coming Summer 2019: Power Coming Autumn 2019: Desire

Blood Relative

Blood Relative
Author: Michael Allegretto
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2013-12-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1480462772

Weary of his work, Lomax reluctantly takes a case defending a man he believes is guilty of murder When Samuel Butler, a cruelly arrogant titan of industry, learns his wife is cheating again, he expresses his feelings with a punch to her face. She is bruised when he leaves the house, but still alive. After a few hours’ drinking, he comes home to apologize, flowers in hand, and finds his wife bludgeoned to death on the floor. Or at least that’s what he tells the police. The cops don’t believe him, and neither do the people of Denver, who write Butler off as a murderer even before his trial starts. In desperation, Butler’s lawyer hires private detective Jacob Lomax to prove his client’s alibi. Fresh off a Mexican vacation and thinking of quitting the business, Jake hates himself for defending a man who is so obviously guilty. But as he digs into the victim’s past, he reconsiders. There are plenty of men who wanted this woman dead.

The Forever Rule

The Forever Rule
Author: Carrie Ann Ryan
Publisher: Carrie Ann Ryan
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2025-01-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

What happens when the man you’d thought could be the one turns out to be your new boss? Blakely The moment I met Aston Cage, I knew my life had changed. A single dance later, we’re both all in. Until he ghosted me. Then my boss fires me for dancing with the enemy. Three months later, working for the Cages is my last resort. Now I’ll work beside him day by day, trying not to let my feelings take control. It’s heaven and hell. Except I’m starting to think there’s a part of this story I’m missing… Aston I made myself walk away from Blakely after my family’s dirty laundry hit the news. My father’s secret family complicates everything. In order to keep our inheritance intact, we’re forced to do monthly dinners with both sides of the family—the brothers I grew up with and the new set of siblings we never knew about. An additional obstacle: Blakely is my new sister’s best friend. Meaning the moment I give into temptation, I not only risk the woman I’m falling for, but the family legacy just starting to reveal itself. But Blakley is worth it. I just have to prove I am as well.