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Friends Failing Forever is a story of how Gina, the never-ending party-seeker, constantly needs a caretaker - or babysitter - for herself and her young daughter. Also how her BFF, Cassie, decides she can't be that person anymore, and leaves Gina out to dry - dry up, hopefully. Periodically, Gina tries to better herself - like getting a job from which she later gets fired, as she gets angry at a child. Cassie, in contrast to Gina's hooker-look, is attractive, stylish, well-educated, and employed, and prefers to keep it that way rather than party with Gina.

As Tina is ironing, she questions things and then her mind wonders with each item she irons. What ever happened to perma-press? Tina asks herself as she is ironing a linen pair of capris, and is having difficulty getting the wrinkles out. She goes through the history of fabrics, from perma-press, to wrinkle free, to natural fibers, to those that today need ironing, just when life should be simpler.

This great reflection of love and romance reveals how Heather, after going through a traumatic divorce and learning that her husband of many years preferred men, and stole her money, and her car, has all sorts of doubts each time she meets someone new - they date, and then the relationship ends. That is, until she learns to rely on her intuition and know when she should have real fear, and that fears are really her imagination.

In this suspenseful novel, young Bradford and Harper want a big house, can't afford it, scour the neighborhood, and change the address on their driver's licenses to that of the house, pack up their belongings into a rented moving van, drive to the house, and force their way in, saying it's their house. The original homeowners are forced out of their house.

Are you looking for a book that will give you some better understanding of literature and how to teach it? With this teaching textbook and lesson planner you will leave your students with a better understanding and appreciation of literature through many of the works and stories covered. This book covers writing responses and includes essay questions and projects for a student to work on. From the exploration of literature to post modernism, you will have plenty of material to cover over a 12-week course.

As George is sitting in his tree stand, he questions things, and then his mind wanders with each movement he sees. He relates it to people and situations in his own life. His wife, his children, his marriage, his friends, and his job are all included in this reflection. "What ever happened to my life?" George asks himself as he is sitting there. It obviously isn't where it should be; he isn't where he should be. And here he is - sitting in a tree stand waiting for that perfect deer, when he should be....

Kendall eventually had surgery against her grandmother's wishes and belief that all should happily accept what God gives one. She became a girl and went on to college, where she fell in love and married Margery, a bisexual woman. As if the drama in Kendall’s life wasn’t enough, Margery’s mother disagreed with her sexual status and relationship, while the father came out to reveal he is also bisexual.

Gretchen has learned through her own experience that men are worthless and has chosen a lifestyle of drinking, smoking, and gambling. She loses her house and sells her belongings to support her habits, leading to the destruction of herself and others.

When Alicia gave Maggie a book on healthy eating that she truly thought she would enjoy, Maggie turned on Alicia and never wanted to see or speak to her again. Although Alicia tried asking her what happened, Maggie was adamant on having no contact with Alicia, except for the one time she sent her a letter asking her for money owed to her for accompanying her on her trip and assisting her with office work, although that was never the agreement, and which Alicia ignored.

Gabbi loves her wine almost as much as she loves her men. But being the attention whore that she is, she couldn't hang in there when her marriage needed mending; instead she ran to an old high school sweetheart, making up stories that her husband abused her so all would feel sorry for her. When friends would confront Gabbi with their disbelief of Travis' abusiveness, she would say that he put on a good act. Gabbi got what she wanted - for a while.

Barry, age 35, moves from a western state to the Midwest after having spent time in jail for being accused of raping an underage girl, who played him for a fool, making him believe she was in her mid-20s. He meets Patsy, who plays on his sympathies as the abused ex-wife of a small-town farmer. He thinks they have a lot in common, and she gets him a job at a retirement home as an assistant director, which is what he studied for while in prison, but Barry and Patsy falsify his records a bit.

In this murder novel, Sandy Bean is bullied by fellow classmates. A reunion is coming up and he plots revenge. Learning all kinds of viral marketing, Sandy, or as he later names himself, Conan, becomes "The Social Network Killer" as he has learned how to target specific people, and get all kids of information on them.

Victory via Deceit is about a woman who marries her best friend; when she is diagnosed with hepatitis B, she questions Matt's fidelity. Money becomes tight, as Matt is in real estate and the economy is dwindling; yet after following him and discovering he has male partners he is spending money on, she wonders who she really married. They end up losing their house. Blair loses her job and begins a path of self-destruction, until Matt threatens to take their daughter away from her. What waits around the corner for Blair?

A middle-aged woman, who likes to entertain, had recently lost her spouse and thought that her life was worthless and she was useless. She had been putting mementos and photos in a scrapbox and album and reminiscing, when she had the idea to throw a party asking each guest to bring something old and nostalgic - a hankie, piece of jewelry, small tool, souvenir, button, playbill, or other small item. The idea was that each guest would have to tell the story behind the item.

Barry spent time in jail for being accused of the crime of raping an underage girl, who played him for a fool. He meets Patsy, who gets him a job by falsifying documents for him. While dating learns that she was the town whore, so breaks up with her. He then meets Lisa, a successful real estate agent. While dating, they run into Patsy who reveals his past. Lisa runs off and is killed. It seems that no matter what Barry does, Patsy keeps resurfacing...until one day she meets her demise.

Enticed to Evil is about a very dysfunctional family, and may look like other dysfunctional families that you know. Rick cheats on his wife, bringing his girlfriends to his own home. Vanessa turns a blind eye to his cheating for the sake of their son, David. David ends up falling for his father's latest conquest, Christie. Jake, Vanessa's new lover is.... Problems erupt between David and Rick.

Sarah and Brad's home was invaded, and Brad ended up in the hospital. Sarah decides they need to move when he gets out. However, while she is at home that evening, a few grizzly people barge into the apartment, saying they are going to paint it. Sarah can't understand this and decides they were sent by the people who invaded their home before.

Ashley, an attractive blonde, falls in love with Trevor, a soldier. Ashley meets her demise, as Trevor kills her in his sleep one night, thinking he was on the battlefield. One of the best novels about veterans and their nightmares.

Three women and two men are linked in a mysterious circle of marriage, children, tragedy, blackmail, death, and unexplained events. What starts out to be a smooth romantic story, suddenly turns murderous and complex with many mysterious happenings: a baby dies one hour after birth - real cause unknown (until later); a woman is mistakenly pronounced dead; blackmail occurs; a rigged auto accident in which a child is mistakenly and severely injured occurs; a man is found dead - just to name a few.

Pat was a grandmother of a nine-year-old boy, Jimmy, who was the son of her delinquent and drug-using son, Tom. After Jimmy's father died, he grew up to be a successful man, got married, and had children. When Jimmy took his family on vacation, they met a tragic accident. Jimmy decided to investigate his mother's death, and while locating relatives, he ran into a cousin who tried to blackmail him.... Jimmy, once again, faced death....