Love the Way You Lie Gracie Graham (Boys of Riverside, #1) Publication date: February 17th 2023 Genres: Romance, Young Adult Torn between my best friend and the boy who makes my heart beat again, learning the truth might break me… My entire life changed in an instant. One violent moment took my mother and destroyed me. And I can’t even remember it. All I know is…it was my fault. Now I’m entering senior year after hiding away from the world as long as I could. The only distraction I have from the heavy weight of my scars is my best friend, Graham. He’s been my rock through it all. But when his cousin Atlas appears…my world suddenly tilts on its already unsteady axis. Everyone warns me to stay away from the star football player with a bad boy reputation and a chip on his shoulder. I should… Yet from the moment I climb on the back of his motorcycle, sparks fly. Despite all the reasons to keep him at a distance, my need for the truth about the accident drives us closer...

Princess Bachelorette: An Exclusive Selection of Princess Bachelorette Stories Published by: Enchanted Quill Press Publication date: July 1st 2020 Genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, New Adult, Young Adult Your favorite fairytale love stories, but not how you remember them… Enchanted Quill Press takes you on a journey to far away lands and kingdoms that need an heir to continue their reign. Come on a journey to meet the fairytale princesses you know and love and find out how they met their love match in these never seen before retellings. With a matchmaking competition to win the heart of the princess, this set will leave you wondering, will she choose her Prince Charming? Goodreads / Amazon — Only 99¢ for a limited time! — GIVEAWAY! Link:  https://kingsumo.com/g/6mbpmz/princess-bachelorette-giveaway    

   ­ New Young Adult Novel Explores Suicide Due to Bullying‏ Two years ago, on a day off from work, I thought I’d have a relaxing day watching TV and playing with my dogs. But as I was flipping through the channels, I ended up on the Dr. Phil Show watching a mother talk about the suicide of her daughter. This girl’s name was Rehtaeh Parsons and she was assaulted and then bullied and cyber bullied until she committed suicide. Something struck me about her story and my heart went out to the family. I immediately went on the computer and started researching the statistics on teenage suicide. The results I found were horrifying. Every year, approximately two million adolescents attempt suicide in the US. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in young people, with approximately 4600 deaths annually. Victims of bullying accounted for as much as half of those deaths. I couldn’t believe that I had never heard these numbers before. Hundreds of famili...

  Review: Dolly Doll - Leo Schulz - March 2014 Set in the early 1970's starting at the top of the North Island, we meet two Pakeha teens Dolly and her boyfriend Freddie.  Freddie is supposedly bad news and Dolly's parents warn her away from him , but of course Dolly knows best and she is head over heels for Freddie. So the pair of them take the car and start driving with the hope of running off together into the sunset and living happily ever after. Things don't always go that way as Freddie has a bit of a temper and during a stop in Hamilton almost beats a guy half to death for starring at Dolly.  This lands the couple in the world of the life of Maori gangs, drugs and even worse in the middle of a gang war between the Mongrel Mob and Black Power. Growing up in NZ and also watching Alan Duff's Once Were Warriors / What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted Fims , made me wonder if the author has used that as some of his inspiration for the novel and maybe some o...

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