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All Eyes On Me
Drugs, gangs, crime, doing time. Vincent Lillie desperately wanted to escape the cycle that was slowly killing him, and the first step was leaving the very gang he had depended on for love and acceptance. The price for escape? A beating so brutal, many don’t survive. The story of Vincent’s life starts with the destruction of his family at the hands of his father’s sexual abuse, worsens with his school’s discriminatory segregation of him, and deteriorates further with every drug he does, every crime he commits, and each of his incarcerations. With his three brothers stuck in the same cycle, Vincent’s lowest point of addiction came to attempted suicide—twice. But fate had other pla...
Crazy, Mixed-Up World
Right or wrong, a series of fragile relationships collides through chance, coincidence, or fate. Twelve years ago, Kirk made an innocent but terrible mistake. As he faces down another night of tormented dreams, he struggles to shake the scars he still bears. After sixty years as man and wife, Ira and Betsys love is as vibrant as it was the day their eyes made contact across a dusty country parking lot. Now, disease and willful destruction tear away at everything theyve built together. Just sixteen, Megan is at war with the worldand especially her mother, who flounders in a failing campaign to keep her daughter from making the same mistakes she did at that age. Robin, a career-driven woman wi...
No Kiss Good-Night
The day of his thirty-ninth birthday, relationship counsellor Gus Adams was completely alone. He was supposed to have a birthday bash, surrounded by friends and coworkers, but everyone cancelled for this reason or that. Gus left with a silly Staples birthday banner and chilled champagne, sans company realized he had no one upon whom to depend, no one to love. With sudden determination, Gus decided to find love real, substantial love before his dreaded fortieth birthday. After all, he knows how to make a relationship work. He spent his career listening to other people talk about their relationships. He knew what worked and what didn't, but Gus hadn't been in a romantic relationship in over te...
Boom Chicka Wah Wah
Gus Adams is a middle-aged debt management counselor in Winnipegs Osborne Village who does not believe marriage and adventure go hand-in-hand. Trapped in the routine of a mundane relationship with his live-in girlfriend, Mitch, Gus secretly nurses a compulsion to explore his wild side, do something borderline insane, and test his manhood. After Gus confesses to Mitch that he needs to indulge in one last reckless activity in order to scratch his perpetual itch for excitement, she tells him her teenage niece is coming to live with them for the summer. Despite being faced with adolescent angst and a girlfriend who is making it more than obvious that her biological clock is ticking loudly, Gus still daydreams of satisfying his thrill-seeking pleasures. As he attempts one wacky stunt after another, Gus reignites the caveman inside of himwhile Mitch wonders if all the time she has invested in their relationship has been worth it. Boom Chicka Wah Wah tells the tale of one mans roller-coaster journey to the realization that what he thinks is the end of a big adventure is really just the beginning.
The Jungle Room
What extremes would you go to for the chance to achieve your dream life? Disgraced former LAPD officer Don Butler scams people out of their money in the hopes of affording a life of relaxation on the beaches of Costa Rica with his former fashion model girlfriend, Alejandra—if he doesn’t get caught by the cops first. Alejandra’s probation-jumping new roommate, Megan, is thrilled to begin a career as a stripper at The Jungle Room. Her new mentor, long-time dancer and drug addict Tyrianne, promises to bring her to the top of her profession with cash and partying beyond her wildest dreams. But when the drugs and booze get out of control, there are harsh consequences to pay. Tommy has disco...
The Ukrainian in Me
When thirty-year-old independent web designer Larissa Androshchuk separates from her husband after nine months, one day, and a morning, she blames it on the Ukrainian curse that has dogged her family for generations; she believes that all Androshchuks are destined to fail at whatever they do. Larissa moves back to her former room in the basement of her parents Manitoba house, where she starts posting a blog venting her fears and frustrations. In spite of her uncertain and possibly ill-fated future, she is determined to break free of the family shackles. Larissa embarks on a complete makeover as a prelude to a triumphant return to the dating scene, turning for help to her best friend, Bernade...
The Dying Quest
Summoned to the town hall when his father gravely ill, Carly finds himself at the center of the Change, a much-storied phenomenon, that only he has the power to bring to the surface to help save his father's life and the fate of mankind. But first he'll have to navigate deep inside the bowels of the earth, where a once-powerful god has languished for the centuries, impatiently waiting to unleash his wrath on the world. Carly's treacherous journey will force him to battle ravenous wolf packs, a two-headed beast, and devious trolls and gargoyles, hell-bent on protecting the Dark Lord from threats. Can he survive long enough to reach the Mirage of Castles and finally banish the evil that's permeates the Earth?
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That Time in Italy
A dream trip to Italy can only result in the best, most luxurious vacation with no unfortunate mistakes. Or maybe that’s too much to hope for... Gus can’t wait to get off the cramped flight from Canada to Italy and enjoy the bus tour across Naples, Rome, and other history- and wine-filled locations. Mitch, his eight-month-pregnant girlfriend, is less excited. And Thor? Well, being ten months old, it’s not at the top of his to-do list. Still, this is the trip of a lifetime—and it’s free! Except that after the somewhat disastrous flight, their decrepit old tour bus takes them four hours away from civilization to...Favola? Who’s ever heard of such a town? After the worst night of th...
Summary: Kevin Kwan's Rich People Problems: A Novel (Discussion Prompts)
The author of the bestselling books Crazy Rich Asians and China Rich Girlfriend, Kevin Kwan, is back with the final novel in the trilogy. Nicholas Young rushed to his grandmother's deathbed. He wasn't alone. The entire clan gathered to stake a claim of the massive fortune of the matriarch. Each family member is vying to inherit a trophy estate. Rich People Problems is a hilarious new novel about a rich family, a psychotic ex-wife, a couture gown sabotage and an heir to one of Asia's biggest fortunes. Now a New York Times bestseller, Kevin Kwan's gloriously wicked novel reveals the secrets of the most privileged families in Asia and their rich people problems. In this comprehensive look into ...
