A short story about arranged marriage within a traditional turkish neighborhood in frankfurt. When Miryem's home is visited by Masrur and his family, she is oblivious to their intentions until her father confronts her with the fact: She is to be the young boxer's wife. She rages against this decision whereas the young man seems content to sit back and accept like a slave. Can she escape her fate?A short story about arranged marriage within a traditional turkish neighborhood in frankfurt. When Miryem's home is visited by Masrur and his family, she is oblivious to their intentions until her father confronts her with the fact: She is to be the young boxer's wife. She rages against this decision whereas the young man seems content to sit back and accept like a slave. Can she escape her fate?Another social story by the ultimate coffee addict! If you like coffee, then you will like this story (disclaimer: This advertisement does not reflect the author's views and there is no proven scientific connection between drinking coffee and liking this story. side effects may include becoming a nicer person.)

A hearfelt story about how love can persist in the face of even horrendous mistakes. This is the story of how Vanessa and Mark, two amatuer mountain climbers, manage to survive the trials and tribulations of love.Books written in blood.Most are lost, their Keepers with them.A Kingdom with no King. Life couldn’t get more harrowing for the Elfies, a blend of Elves and Fairies. Or for sixteen-year-old Jules Blaze and his family. Or could it?Jules, heir of a Keeper, suspects his family hides a forgotten secret. It's bad enough that his people, the Elfies of Reign, triggered a curse which reduced the entire inhabitants to a mere inch centuries ago. All because of one Keeper who failed his purpose. Even the King’s Ancient Books, did not help ward off this anathema. Now, Gehzurolle, the evil lord, and his armies of Scorpents, seem bent on destroying Jules and his family. Why? Gehzurolle’s agents hunt for Jules as he journeys into enemy land to seek the truth. Truth that could save him and his family, and possibly even reverse the age-long curse. Provided Jules doesn't get himself killed first.

This is a story about a woman who seems to discover that all of her devotion to her husband is scattered like thin air. That is to say, the seemingly idyllic relationship is shattered, because she finds out that the man is cheating on her. How will she deal with this suspicion? How will she regain herself from this monster of a man?The Music Box is a story about a boy's adventure in a music store. The various sounds of different instruments captured his imagination. Tim's love for music grew stronger after hearing the various sounds in the music store. He was able to play a variety of instruments in the store. The Music Box turned out to be his favorite place to be.

Twenty stories are meant to make you, in turn, very sad and very happy. There are about ten themes which are discussed in the book in both Breaks, which try to capture the instant a person's heart breaks, as well as Hearts, which are much sweeter in nature and evoke positive feelings. The final result, of course, is meant to be a bittersweet feeling.These stories, both Breaks (sad) and Hearts (happy), talk about a number of themes including parenthood, brotherhood, friendship, betrayal, addiction as well as few more. There are about ten in total, discussed in twenty stories. Of course, the main audience is meant to be anyone who feels broken hearted, but it came to my attention that anybody could read this book, provided that they are mature and are willing to read some quite sad things. This is where the idea of Breaks and Hearts arose, out of a deeper need to create a relatable book to as many people as possible.Besides, I cannot claim to be able to heal depression through short stories, no matter how much I wish to do it. This is why I shifted the book's attention to emotion, even a roller coaster of them. Still, deep inside, I want to help.

Sharp-edged and voice-driven, Meredith Miller's How We Learned to Lie is a raw and unflinching look at friendship, violence, and life in a town on the brink. Perfect for fans of Lynn Weingarten and Meg Medina. This isn't a love story, but it is a story about love.This is the story of Joan Harris and Daisy McNamara and the year everything in their lives came apart.It starts when Robbie McNamara appears at Joan's house with someone else's blood dripping from his hands. Then it all unravels from there in a string of bad angel dust, good biology teachers, rusty scalpels, and stunning car crashes. People keep disappearing, and everyone is lying.There was always Joan and Daisy, just Daisy and Joan. The thing is, even if you love someone, how long should you hold on before letting go to save yourself?

In this haunting and explosive debut, Meredith Miller explores the truth behind three girls on the cusp of adulthood, and all the shocking realizations that come under the guise of growing up. Perfect for fans of I'll Give You the Sun and Girl in Pieces. Ruth, Magda, and Isabel are different from everyone else. They can see beneath the seemingly perfect, cookie-cutter exterior of their small town of Highbone, Long Island. They know that below the surface, each house is filled with secrets, indifference, and violence.These girls refuse to become willing participants of these fake lives. Instead, they are determined to fight every condescending comment, every unwelcome touch, and every lie they've been told. When the opportunity to commit the perfect crime appears, the girls finally start to see their way out of Highbone. But for the first time, Ruth, Magda, and Isabel are keeping secrets from each other. As they drift apart,...