Multi-cultural Stories

All her life, dreams of meeting her Japanese birth mother have filled Jessica Margaret Hoffman's head. Only, she's NOT Jessica Margaret Hoffman. She's Sakuraka. The cherry blossom child.

Shauna I don't have time to look for love. I run four businesses with my siblings and if I'm not at one of the shops then I'm at home baking for the shops. I work seven days a week twelve hours a day. I cook and clean and workout at JAGG, Just A Girl Gym, my ladies only workout spot. I am not likely to meet 'Mr. Right,' at any of these spots, and for now I am okay with that. So why is it that when the new guest looks at me with his deep green/brown eyes, I want to melt in a puddle and cook and clean for only him (insert eye roll here for the stupid cliché I just fantasized about.") Christoffer I am not putting up with this shit! If my mother and sister want to be the leaders of their social set, let them marry Kourtney. Because I sure as hell won't. I have a company to run and my own life to lead. Let me live my life and you live yours. I don't want that cookie cutter Barbie doll; I want something I can hold on to. I need a woman that has a good head on her shoulders and does something more than entertain more of the same empty-headed robots like herself. Now I have to get away from all this craziness because they have stressed me the hell out. When I see her coming down the stairs all I want to do is grab her up, yank those stupid yellow gloves off, and whisk her away to a better life, I mean what the hell, anything is better than being a housekeeper, right? What will happen when this strong-willed business owner meets the man of her dreams and he wants to 'take her away from it all' in this mistaken identity romance? Sexy billionaire BWWM romance by K. Dusty Williams. Find out what happens in this stand-alone heartfelt BWWM romance with HEA guaranteed by K. Dusty Williams

This is a short story of how one train trip helps an Australian immigrant in his journey to find home. ------- Any constructive criticism is good criticism

The Ayyub siblings have been looking forward to their summer holidays all year; before the end of term though, they notice a new teacher with a plant they have never seen before. The curiosity of the Ayyubs is pricked and they find themselves in a race against time to save their town.

Five assassins team up to fight the most feared terrorist groups, The Kings. Will they be able to stop the threat of a WWIII? Or will they fail and let the world go to waist? With the five strangers that are forced to work together be able to work with the blossoming feelings of romance between a strong Russian man and a strange American woman. Or the awkwardness between the American man and the Mexican woman. How about the sad past of the mysterious Canadian woman, will it come back to haunt her? Disclaimer: I did not create this cover nor do i own the rights to the movie "The Raid"

Victor Bose is a psychological patient being treated at New York in 2015. Neel Paul is a budding writer at Delhi, India in 2005. Two men who are separated by time and geography have nothing in common except a name : Emily. Both of them live separate lives a decade apart with the common ambitions: to find out who they really are and to find a key to their existence: Emily. Who is Emily? Is she a mere imagination or a reality? "It doesn't matter if your eyes are closed or open. Sometimes the answer lies at the other side of the blink. How do you know that what you see is real? Or the real question is: what do you call real?" Suman Bhattacharya The author of Error Code Love, Almost Realist and Suicide Room

As they say, "Life is a game but you cannot always have a perfect score " Eleanor Roy had a perfect life: Rich Parents, Good Upbringing , All Rounder Student , Amazing Friends & Childhood Sweetheart.... But when fate throws stones at her she has only one option - to escape to a fate unknown .

Life gets twisty sometimes. After a day fraught with betrayals resulting in the loss of her job, her home, and her boyfriend, Twenty-seven year old Rika Birmingham, British-American by genetics – Japanese by birth, is about to lose the one thing that truly matters in her life. Or is she? Lucky has been her best friend and constant companion for twenty years, and the only family she's known for the past eighteen. Now, she just needs to get him to the hospital in time save his life. But when their trip is unavoidably delayed and Lucky dies en-route, he has no intention of leaving her - especially not now. Then again, maybe he won't have to. When a series of synchronistic events inadvertently lands his soul in the body of a would-be bridge jumper, world renowned Japanese-Korean artist, Jin Yoshikawa, it appears Lucky may just have a second chance to remain by the side of the woman he loves. Jin however, had decided not to jump and wants his body back, but Lucky has no intention of leaving and it seems the two are now karmicly bound to share his body - at least for the time being. And when a spur of the moment decision on Lucky's part employs Rika as the artist's live-in assistant while he recovers and prepares for an upcoming show, Jin winds up with a housemate he doesn't want, intervention he doesn't desire, and feelings for her his ingrained racism won't readily let him admit. Not to mention the likely normal complications you might expect in your life when having to share your body with the soul of a deceased cat in love with his mistress.

Rated PG-13 because some themes might be touchy subjects to some people. No smut. No gore. No profanity. Lucy, the first born of the noble and notably rich Trevana family, had it all; fine clothes, wealth, and even her own bodyguard... at least until her title was stripped of her. Being dubbed unfit of the family name due to her irresponsible lifestyle, her father, Fereydoun Trevana, declared that she must depart from their home and forsake the family name until such a time as she proved herself worthy. Left with nothing but a small sum of money, which she squanders in less than a week, and her best friend and body guard Rodney Marcel, Lucy must now learn to put an end to her riotous, albeit innocent, living while Marcel desperately fights to keep her away from speakeasies in the Callistan prohibition. As Lucy makes her way, she meets different people, each one changing her slightly for the better or worse, who drag her into the affairs of their lives and eventually get her and Marcel mixed up in political, economical, and religious disaster which threatens the safety of the whole solar system. Set in a futuristic version of our world in which the planets have been terreformed, For Want of a Name begins on Callisto in the city Galilea, but a sudden turn of events eventually brings them to the planet where life began and still thrives as the central power of the solar system, Earth.

A new hardcover book of photography, illustrations, poetry, and prose that celebrates inclusion and the boundless creativity of children! By digitally imposing photographs of children into fairytale illustrations, classic works of art, and photography of iconic urban scenes, "Chicago Treasure" creates a whimsical world where any kid can dive into a storybook and become the main character, step into a painting at a museum to take a closer look, or explore cultural landmarks in bold ways that may not be possible in the boring confines of reality. While diverse youth from all walks of life populate "Chicago Treasure," many are students at the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Disabled's preschool. In this inclusive and empowering book, every child, regardless of ability, ethnicity, gender, or age is free to see themselves take on great roles in literature and art. Accompanying the memorable images are clever original poems and playful newspaper articles from the "Chicago Pretender" that tell fresh, condensed versions of classic stories.

As the Gods saw forthcoming danger of invasion, they decided to aide their beloved followers for them to survive battle against invaders. Heroes, peacekeepers, cheftains, leaders and even seers have been chosen as the receiver of their divine gifts. Those mortals are called Maharlika - individuals who are highly skilled fighters and tacticians with gifted supernatural prowess. As the new age comes they must find the Yama Treasure first, for when they fail Maharlika may face a threat that is beyond their powers to overcome. This is a historical-fiction story filled with adventure and fantasy that would captivate every readers heart and soul. The story features multi-cultural and multi-racial individuals on a quest to preserve peace and balance on earth.

Melbourne, it's Australia's second largest capital city? Where do I begin to tell you all the things I love about Melbourne? It's cosmopolitan, vibrant, elegant, sometimes quirky and artsy. That and so much more too. Over the years, it's set the scene for many an enjoyable holiday or short break. Melbourne is only an hour's flight away from me in Adelaide, or a day or two's travelling for those who want to take it more slowly, with wonderful scenery en-route. Melbourne is now home to my daughter and her partner and I've had the chance to come to know it even better. In these pages I'll aim to show you that there's something very special indeed about Melbourne.

Realisation. This is a very story where you will decide the hidden meaning. Go wild with your imagination.

Yr 10 GCSE Art. My Sketchbook Drawings.

Between Boston and Bangalore, blossoming love reveals long-buried truth. When Dr. Jared Harrison, an extremely handsome, world-renowned Middle East journalist, accepts a teaching position at an elite Massachusetts college, he wonders if he can settle down and rebuild his family after all the horrors he has seen. When he meets the dazzling, brilliant art history professor Akshaya Bertrand, an exotic and highly private beauty, the challenge seems worth undertaking. While many have tried and failed to capture Akshaya's attention, Jared is determined to slip past her armor and into her life. When Jared finds himself once again traumatized by the tragedies imprinted on his psyche, an exciting joint book project he has landed for him and Akshaya is put in jeopardy. Can he release his demons and help her release her own, so they can take advantage of the unique opportunity to travel through India for research, combining Akshaya's passion for art with Jared's war correspondent resources in order to, together, create a dynamic, loving future?