Christina’ Secret is the twelfth book that Mrs. Beckley has written for Xlibris. This book introduces the reader to some new characters, and to some old ones from her previous books. Christina has a reading comprehension problem, but her teachers Sister Mary Gabrielle, Sister Mary Ellen, and her classmates are very supportive even though she wants to keep it a secret. There one assignment on the book, The Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story By Mary Downing Hahn, really helps her with her reading comprehension problem, as Sister Mary Ellen teaches her a trick that helped her in math class so many years ago. This was one thing that my dad taught me, and it has helped me immensely with memory skills. I hope it will help you too. This is an interactive book, and you can do the assignments in the book along with the characters in the book. I hope it will help you, and you will come to enjoy reading anything and everything as much as I do. I hope you have enjoyed Peggy, The Three-Some Book 2, The Writer’s Corner Book 3, The Golden Nugget Book 4, Emily Book 5, This Is As Good As It Gets Book 6, The 1940 Diary Book 7, Pockets Book 8, Pam and Jodi’s Journey Book 9, The Journal Book 10, The Reunion Book 11 and Christina’s Secret Book 12. This book has been written for my friends, and family especially Angela, Bobbie, Aunt Edwina, Gwen, Jane, Jean, Kate, Peggy, Renee, Susan, Father Andy, Father Don, Sister Mary De Chantel, my parents Fred, and Elizabeth, and finally my classmates from NPHS Fred, Lynne and Robert. Thank you all for giving me such a good idea for this book. If any of you are wondering if I fashioned any of the characters after me, the answer is yes. Christina and I had the same problem in reading comprehension until my parents helped me with it so many years ago. Andi is fashioned after my mother, because, she was a wonderful cook and baker as well as a high school English teacher. Thank you, so much mother and dad. You gave me such a wonderful start in life and, a wonderful thirst for reading. A lot of the experiences in this book happened to my family and me on our many travels or in the classroom as a student or as a teacher.

AN UPTIGHT BRITISH EXECUTIVE. AN ADVENTUROUS AMERICAN NEWBIE. A SEXY INTERNATIONAL SCANDAL IN THE MAKING. New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author Christina Lauren’s Beautiful and Wild Seasons series hook up in Beautiful Secret for an erotic intercontinental romp that celebrates the best of both worlds! When Ruby Miller’s boss announces he’s sending her on an extended business trip to New York City, she’s shocked. As one of the best and brightest young engineers in London, she knows she’s professionally up to the task. The part that’s throwing her is where she’ll be spending a month up close and personal working alongside—and staying in a hotel with—Niall Stella, her firm’s top urban planning executive and The Hottest Man Alive. Despite her ongoing crush, Ruby is certain Niall barely knows she’s alive…until their flirty overnight flight makes him sit up and take notice. Not one for letting loose and breaking rules, recently divorced Niall would describe himself as hopeless when it comes to women. But even he knows outgoing California-girl Ruby is a breath of fresh air. Once she makes it her mission to help the sexy Brit loosen his tie, there’s no turning back. Thousands of miles from London, it’s easy for the lovers to play pretend. But when the trip is over, will the relationship they’ve built up fall down?

Uncovering the past can save the future. Sixteen-year-old Orion Candor has always felt like an outsider. Concealing her weird, unexplained abilities hasn't been easy, and a near-death experience turns her world upside down. She learns she has elemental powers and must train at an elite academy in Isoria, a hidden country for sorcerers. But dark forces begin to test Orion in ways she couldn't have imagined. Fear and treachery haunt Isoria's streets as the country's most malicious sorcerer, Cyril Obsidian, craves domination. But Orion discovers her late grandmother hid clues leading to a relic that can turn the tide of evil. Determined to solve the mysteries of her past, Orion finds herself on the run from Cyril and entangled in a spy ring with questionable motives-the same spy ring her grandmother once belonged to. In a world that thrives on deception, Orion must choose her allies carefully. One wrong move and she could lose Isoria's last chance at freedom-along with her life.

Christina Rowe learned the hard way about the perils of divorce. She was a happily married woman with four children. Then Christina caught her husband cheating and her life spiraled out of control. What followed were two years of hell. She went through it all: money problems, dealing with a deabeat ex-husband, navigating the court system, corrupt lawyers, and more. Eventually Christina's life got better. She made it through the storm. In her hard-hitting tell-all book Christina reveals the secrets to a successful divorce for women. She shares her story, and gives you specific tips and recommendations on how not to be taken advantage of during your own divorce process.

Star lacrosse player Alex “Kov” Koviak has it all. Or so everyone thinks. He’s real good at pretending his life is perfect...until he meets Bailey. The girl challenges him and pushes him and makes him laugh like he’s never laughed before. Their friendship is their little secret, and he’s happy to keep her to himself. Between school, two jobs, and trying to get into NYU film school, Bailey Banfield has zero time for a social life. But then she meets Alex in her express lane at the grocery store, and their secret friendship becomes the only place she can breathe. She refuses to complicate that with more. No matter how charming Alex can be. When Bailey decides to film outrageous promposals for her NYU application, she enlists Alex’s help to plan an over-the-top, epic promposal to someone else. Too bad the only prom date Alex wants anywhere near Bailey is him. For a guy who seems to have it all, he’s about to lose the only thing he’s ever wanted. Disclaimer: This Entangled Crush contains a cocky lacrosse player in over his head with his secret best friend, unexpected midnight kisses, swoon-worthy slow dancing, and movie-night cuddling that’ll make you ache. You’re going to want an Alex of your own! Each book in the First Kiss Hypothesis series is STANDALONE: * The First Kiss Hypothesis * Love and Other Secrets * Stuck With You

The 2022 Edgar Award Winner for Best Juvenline Mystery! What if you had no name, no past, and no home? Ivette. Joanna. And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won’t last long. Katrina doesn’t know any of the details about her past, but she does know that she and her parents are part of the Witness Protection Program. Whenever her parents say they have to move on and start over, she takes on a new identity. A new name, a new hair color, a new story. Until their location leaks and her parents disappear. Forced to embark on a dangerous rescue mission, Katrina and her new friend Parker set out to save her parents—and find out the truth about her secret past and the people that want her family dead. But every new discovery reveals that Katrina’s entire life has been built around secrets covered up with lies and that her parents were actually the ones keeping the biggest secret of all. Katrina must now decide if learning the whole truth is worth the price of losing everything she has ever believed about herself and her family.

New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd delivers a smoldering tale about a man who’s not what he seems and a woman who’s all trouble... When Brandi Michaels discovers her fianceé hopping a flight to Vegas to marry his girlfriend, she pawns her engagement ring, buys herself a fabulous outfit, and spends one sultry night in the arms of a gorgeous Italian stranger named Roberto Bartolini. When Brandi becomes the mark for a killer, she has no choice but to turn to Roberto—a man who’s destined to be either her savior or her downfall. But one thing's for sure: She’s not going down without a fight.