The Great American Read Novels & Stories

"Don’t worry, Grace, if we are meant to be, even 1000 miles can’t keep us away. It’s funny to me how it felt like yesterday I was saying goodbye to Grace, but it’s been a few days since then. My family and I are at the airport waiting for our turn to board the plane. The announcement goes off for us to start boarding, so we walk towards our boarding gate. I don’t know why, but for some odd reason, I have been feeling a bit different today. I know my heart does not want to leave because of Ethan, but I feel it is something else. I feel like something terrible is about to happen, and I don’t know why.

My heels clicked sharply against the marble floor, the sound echoing through the grand hall. I stopped in front of James, lips curved slightly as I raised my glass toward him. “Don Hill, long time no see.” My voice wasn’t loud, but it carried clearly across the entire banquet hall. “Gerald Family from North Atlantis has come to visit.” “P-Pia?” James’s voice trembled uncontrollably. He reached out a hand toward me, as if trying to touch me and make sure I was real. However, Kane stepped forward, smoothly positioning himself between us, blocking James’s hand.

I ask. He nods. He asks his mother, "Mummy read the Gruffalo and the hungry caterpillar?" "Yes, sweetheart, we can do it. What is your all-time favorite book of all time?" He yells "GRUFFALO" at the animal. That sums up my plans for the evening.

"Sir, you're too kind..." Alan answered firmly, "Not at all! A hero will not be left to struggle on his own! We cannot let a hero have his spirits be broken!" He turned to the people behind him. "Here, let me introduce you. This is Dr. Jimmy Langdon, a cardiologist from Hopkins Hospital. He will be consulting on your case. This is the director of the Ministry of Health, responsible for arranging your follow-up treatment." Jimmy stepped forward and carefully reviewed my parents' medical records. "I've read about your condition. Although it's somewhat complicated, it's completely curable. We have developed the best treatment plan to ensure your full recovery."

“Is he a horse or what? How come he isn't even tired?“ She wondered as she watched him leave. He came back a few minutes later and sat on the edge of the bed. He took out his phone and gave it to her. “Input your account details here.“ He told her. She scoffed inwardly, she put in her account details and returned the phone. She didn't expect to get the alert so fast. She removed her phone from her bag to check the notification. She got the biggest shock of her life. She cleared her eyes again to be sure. “Two million dollars?“

The books on the shelf were neatly arranged but the frayed edges and the little tears on the bottom of most of the books gave out that they’d been read a couple times. Adrian didn't particularly strike me as someone who would love to read but I guess you can't always judge a person by their outward appearance. I traced my fingers along the spines, the titles ranging widely from classic literature, to mindset guides then to business strategy books. One title in particular caught my eye and I pulled it out : Good to Great by Jim Collins. I flipped through the pages not so sure of what I was looking for, because I wasn't interested in reading the book at the time, but it was an appropriate dist

The five of us sat at the mouthwatering spread of rich fare. From the juicy lamb chops, the burning hot pot of risotto and gumbo, grilled steaks, whole rotisserie chicken, roasted duck, to the amazing desserts of panna cotta, semifreddo, luscious lava cake, sweet peach cobbler, that were able to feed thirty more people. Amidst the ill-will that I’ve built for Jake, I realized how dumb it was to keep him from my distance. He has always been nice to me and I’m deeply grateful for that.

She saw one mention of a large, white wolf and read a few sentences that mentioned a legend of a Wolf Man before she tucked the book under her arm. Amerie continued to nibble at the pastry as the thumbed through the maps. One showed the area before the town was built and was divided up into different territories, but didn’t say what for. Amerie put that one back and selected another that included the front range of the mountains and the lake where her house was. She also selected one that showed the part of forest where she’d be working as a ranger. She noted that this map showed some caves that the map she’d received from her work did not, and also saw a river that must have dried up becaus