In trying to reunite with her mother who left 10 years ago to find fame in Hollywood, 14-year-old Winston discovers the many meanings of family and finds friendship in an unexpected place in this coming-of-age novel from the acclaimed author of "Waiting."

Important American periodical dating back to 1850.

This is a sexy, crime/drama with a twist! Now that the matriarch of the family has been murdered, who will become the head of the family? The obvious choice would be Harperthe eldest of the three sisters. This is a story of the Diamond Family, a family stapled in Northern California since late 1800s. Old money would be an understatement. The Diamonds owned most of the upscale and prominent businesses in the Bay Area. Jackie Diamond is the mother of three beautiful but lethal daughters: Harper Diamond, Janelle Diamond, and Skye Diamond. Mother wasnt always on the right side of the law; her most lucrative business was the sale of narcotics and other business ventures. Mother Diamond was the biggest queenpin in all California. Her empire is at stake, and her daughters are doing everything in their power to keep it, but during the fight, Harper discovers that someone wants the family business for themselves and will do anything to get it! The eldest sister, Harper, has everything under control, or at least, she thinks she does. While her other sisters are trying to work through losing Mother, she is bringing everyone together to make a major decision. Mother ran a tight ship, and the sisters were bred to see danger coming a mile away. So as they strategize on who did this to Mother and got into beast mode, they start to realize how the world that they once grew up in has changed dramatically! As the sisters go through all kinds of trials and tribulations, Harper finds out just what the true meaning of loyalty means! This story is action-packed and is full of betrayal and revenge!

Trent Faulkner was happy working with his hands to build custom furniture. He had made a name for himself and his design company. Love wasn’t even on his radar. Then one client broke down his barriers, only to make him leave in the morning. Trent made a resolution to forget about her, but that was hard to do when she was everywhere he looked, including in his heart. Skye Jessamine might be America’s newest sweetheart, but she’s really just a small town girl who had been broken down by everyone around her so that they could mold her and her career into superstardom. Then a chance meeting with Trent Faulkner gave her a glimmer of happiness before it was ripped away from her. Skye’s willing to fight for love, but that’s not the only fight she has coming when she finally tries to break free of the spotlight. Skye can think of only one man to put her trust in when her life is in danger. They say love is worth fighting for and now Trent will do just that. Trent and Skye fight for their lives as they try to make it through the shadows hiding behind Hollywood’s bright lights. But are they prepared for what comes when those lights hit Shadows Landing?

A powerful collection of poems, essays, letters, and interviews written by a diverse group of adults who survived sexual violence as children and adolescents. This anthology is a valuable resource to help teens upend stigma and create a better future.

WHO'S THE DADDY? IT'S A…DADDY? NAME: Dillon K. McKeon 6', 180 lbs. HAIR: To run your fingers through EYES: That see right through you DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: Bad-boy style with good-guy substance FIRST WORDS: "Catch ya later, babe" Dr. Dillon McKeon had a reputation with lots of women, but he'd only ever loved one—Harper Harriman. So when he was handed twin baby girls who just might be his, his one thought was Why didn't Harper tell me? Harper agreed to be the babies' nanny, but denied being their mother. Still, the long nights together gave Dillon plenty of time to see two things: that he'd never stopped loving Harper, and that she was hiding something from him…. Was she the babies' mother…and more important, was he their father?

Fame. Love. Friends. Pick any two. It was supposed to be the best summer of her life. Instead, seventeen-year-old Lucy finds her best friend, Harper, shot dead in an LA swimming pool. How did things go so wrong? Their band, Crush, was once the top prospect to win an international talent contest. But things fell apart when Lucy discovered Harperês real reasons for starting a band ã which had nothing to do with music. Meanwhile, her other bandmates are throwing themselves into sex, drugs and rock and roll. Can Lucy get the rest of the girls to play to her beat? One-part wish fulfillment, one-part cautionary tale, readers will be thrilled to go behind the scenes of –reality” TV.