At 262 pages in the paperback edition, it's the perfect length for an afternoon of summer reading. Once you start, it's hard to put Troll Or Derby down. "You'll quickly become engrossed by Deb and Harlow's story. "Red Tash delivers again with this tale of rockin', rollin' and full metal fantasy! I love this damn book." ~Axel Howerton, author of Living Dead at Zigfreidt & Roy Will Deb choose to save her sister, with the aid of a mysterious troll? Or will she be lost to the lures of roller derby, and this magical new realm, forever? But spending too much time among the fairies comes with a price. Along the way, Deb becomes enmeshed in the magical realm of trolls and fairies, and the blood-thirsty version of roller derby at which these beings excel. When her popular homecoming queen of a sister is kidnapped by a scuzzy drug dealer, Deb must flee the trailer park in which she's grown up, and rescue her. In Troll Or Derby, fifteen-year-old Roller Deb is singled out by town bullies for both her skates, and for being different.
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Working at the newspaper offers Maddie the opportunity to make her name, and she has found just the story to do it: a missing woman whose body was discovered in the fountain of a city park lake. Drawing on her own secrets, she helps Baltimore police find a murdered girl-assistance that leads to a job at the city's afternoon newspaper, the Star. Maddie wants to matter, to leave her mark on a swiftly changing world. This year, she's bolted from her marriage of almost twenty years, determined to make good on her youthful ambitions to live a passionate, meaningful life. Last year, she was a happy, even pampered housewife. In 1966, Baltimore is a city of secrets that everyone seems to know-everyone, that is, except Madeline "Maddie" Schwartz. 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And what secrets are hiding behind the polished homes and manicured lawns? In the small suburbs of Atlanta, a close-knit community normally welcomes new members. Your favorite contemporary RH series of dirty little secrets newly edited with bonus materials! Suburbia Series (Reverse Harem Box Set with Bonus Scenes) With a new job as an assistant to the wealthy but elusive Sachov family, I find myself caught up in a tangled web of desire, pain and sexual awakening that will either destroy me entirely or bring me back to life.ĬOMPLETE SERIES – READING ORDER AS FOLLOWS:#1 Steps #2 Strokes #3 Strings #4 SymphonyThis is a why choose romance for 18+ readers and contains suicide, self-harm and other topics that may be difficult for some readers. It takes months of depression before I pull myself out of the bleakness and attempt to start living again. 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