When Elle Shane was a child, she had no idea what was in store for the rest of her life. That’s what being human is all about. Things happen, and people change. You learn to make the best of it. In When it Rains, it Pours, Shane offers a collection of stories and memories of a girl that focus on adolescent, teen, and young adult life. This memoir gives an overview of her life growing up in Florida and Oklahoma, explaining the hardships of growing up in a broken home among the first of many, many misfortunes to take place. Shane addresses mature topics such as alcohol, sexual assault, drugs, and domestic abuse as they all played a role in her life. While these references may be disturbing, she hopes to give a voice to other young men and women who may share similar experiences, and she seeks to end stigmas around these issues. We all have different stories, and this is Shane’s.

Carla Mae Long wanted to be the perfect mother, but the course of her life would prevent that. Growing up with a harsh mother and troublesome siblings made Carla's life difficult from the beginning. Enduring blow after blow, she fights to keep her head held high throughout every struggle. Will she ever become the wife and mother she always wanted to be? This whirlwind story follows Carla's difficulties and the adventures of her four children: Darren-the strong one Melvin-smart and sensitive Shonda-the lone female Derrick-young and temperamental This is the story of a family born and raised in the streets of Cleveland. As you follow their saga you'll soon discover-behind every problem there are always a hundred more. When It Rains It Pours!

My sister is missing! Has anyone seen her? I am a walking disaster not only because I'm sick with a nasty cold but also because the last conversation I had with Lillian was of her choosing to disown me as her sister. What if I never see her again? I can't even fathom the thought! So, I did the only thing I knew to do- I enlisted the help of Marcelo AND Brady. Yes, I was making them work together, and they didn't like it. Not one bit. Everything was going wrong from the torrential downpour of rain that seemed to be never-ending to me being run off the road and winding up in jail. Yes, jail. But nothing was going to stop me from getting Lillian back, even if it meant cooperating with the criminals and handing over what they were needing to commit their next crime. With all the chaos taking place, one thing I came to realize was certain- When it Rains it Pours.

Shattered by the loss of her youthful innocence after a sexual assault, St. Louis beauty salon owner Honey Love has spent the last nine years hiding her pain beneath a frigid exterior. But all that changes when private investigator Jay Andrews walks into her life--and awakens a passion she never dreamed existed. Still, Honey is haunted by the fear that Jay will discover what she feels is her disgrace, and she ends their relationship. It a decision that will send Jay reeling--and set off a shocking chain of events. Distraught by Honey's rejection, a drunken Jay tries to quell his heartache with a one-night encounter with Kendra Johnson, a woman he's crossed paths with before. Seven months later, just when Jay has resolved to win back Honey's heart, Kendra appears on his doorstep. This time she is pregnant with his baby, and set on becoming his wife. But while Jay will do right by his child, Honey is the woman he loves. Realizing that Jay will never be hers, Kendra pursues a path of revenge that could destroy everything, and everyone, that means anything to him. The result is a crisis that will require all of Jay's personal courage and professional skill--and just may force Honey to admit her love--and reveal one last wrenching secret.

A memoir of a minority woman growing up in the ghettos of New York City shows how anyone can become someone successful. Although, Mirian's struggles started from birth she firmly believed in many things such as castles, knights in shining armor, and a big house with a picket fence. It was those dreams that kept her spirit alive when life became too horrendously painful. Mirian Detres was not only born disabled, but she has been mentally, physically, and sexually abused. Her memoirs include being locked in a closet at the age of 9 for a year, hospitalized in a mental institution as an adult for approx. 2 years and received shock treatments, been beaten as a wife, a druggy and living in the streets as a homeless woman with her babies. It was the love she had for her children that caused her to go through a metamorphosis in life. The change was so drastic, that not even her own family recognized her. Mirian Detres's memoirs not only takes you into a world of poverty, abuse, and neglect but it plunges the reader into a dark rabbit hole of struggles with drugs and crime only to come out on the other side as an educational scholar with two masters, doctorate of philosophy, spokes person for battered women, and a successful mother of five children. This is a true story of a woman without any role models became one herself.

Don Kelly was no stranger to misfortune, but could he withstand the repeated disasters he was to encounter during high school? The family motto, "When it rains, everyone gets wet," seems to soak only him. Would he overcome his tragedies or fall beneath them?

The Upside-Down Magic kids are back in another topsy-turvy adventure in the next installment of this New York Times bestselling series, now a Disney Channel Original Movie! When Willa's upside-down magic rains, it pours. Clouds form under ceilings. Classrooms get flooded. Nory and the kids in Ms. Starr's Upside-Down Magic class always have umbrellas nearby, just in case. Willa hates being the source of such sogginess. And yet the more she rains, the worse she feels . . . and the worse she feels, the more she rains. Nory, meanwhile, can't wait to celebrate her first Bing Day -- her town's magical holiday. There's even a parade! Too bad she's stuck doing her Bing Day class project with drippy Willa. To make things worse, Elliott seems to be taking Willa's side on everything. All the storminess is threatening to flood the UDM friendships. Will they drown in misery? Or can they use their magic to make the storm clouds disappear?