Books with author C L Sherman

“Bengali Girls Don’t” by L.A. Sherman shares the author’s journey from her birth in a remote village during Bangladesh’s liberation war to her rebellious days in England as a young girl in the 1980s to her eventual forced marriage.The story, which reads like a cultural exposé on Bengali culture, starts in the summer of 1971, in East Pakistan, with the author still inside her mother’s womb. With the Pakistani soldiers closing in, Sherman’s parents and two brothers had to flee through the forest when the soldiers raided their village to survive. After liberation, Sherman’s parents moved to England where she grew up wanting to be like the English girls, able to go out here and there, have friends over and have boyfriends. But when her parents caught on to her un-Islamic ways, they tricked her into going to Bangladesh so that they could marry her off. At fifteen, she was forced to marry a man old enough to be her father, had his baby, and suffered for four years under a domineering mother-in-law until unexpectedly winning the OP-1 visa lottery for America. “The book is unique in that it really gives to the western reader an idea of what Bangladeshi home life is really like and how easy it is to get caught between two cultures.”She was inspired to write the story due to the lack of English language books on Bengali lifestyles. “Sure, some authors have written about our way of living,” she says, “but those are by people who’ve never lived it; I lived it, I breathed it, my heart was emptied out because of it.”She goes on to say that the book is about heartache and irony. About broken dreams. And how the life we choose is not always the life that chooses us. “It’s like ‘Brick Lane’ on steroids,” Sherman says. “Or the Bengali version of ‘East is East.’"Gripping . . . sort of reminds you of Elizabeth Smart or Jaycee Dugard."--Zakariya Mikal, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System

While Callista Sunders recovers in a hospital room from an unexpected accident, hopelessness fills the crack in her heart and only love can repair the fissure. Love is something she never thought she would find outside of her Grandma Anne, her mother, and her twin brother—until she met Lord Triton. But now he is missing and Callista fears the worst. All she has is his sigil that she wears around her neck and the hope that one day they will be reunited. Callista never thought she’d be spending her eighteenth birthday in the hospital, but when she receives Triton’s journal as a gift, everything changes. While studying it with Grandma Anne, Callista finds a spell designed for time travel. Anne, along with her coven attempt to send Callista back in time to the island they know as Pitcairn. If it works and she survives, Callista will know Triton, but to him, she will be a complete stranger. In this continuing tale, a young woman must use her special abilities and a time travel spell to find Triton, a merman deity who needs her help, and she, his.

While Callista Sunders recovers in a hospital room from an unexpected accident, hopelessness fills the crack in her heart and only love can repair the fissure. Love is something she never thought she would find outside of her Grandma Anne, her mother, and her twin brother—until she met Lord Triton. But now he is missing and Callista fears the worst. All she has is his sigil that she wears around her neck and the hope that one day they will be reunited. Callista never thought she’d be spending her eighteenth birthday in the hospital, but when she receives Triton’s journal as a gift, everything changes. While studying it with Grandma Anne, Callista finds a spell designed for time travel. Anne, along with her coven attempt to send Callista back in time to the island they know as Pitcairn. If it works and she survives, Callista will know Triton, but to him, she will be a complete stranger. In this continuing tale, a young woman must use her special abilities and a time travel spell to find Triton, a merman deity who needs her help, and she, his.

The only adventure Moxie Malekin ever had was found on the pages of a good book. Hidden between the lines Moxie discovered entire worlds full of adventure, friendship, and even love. Wrapped in each new epic drama she couldn’t wait to see what happened next; the exact opposite of her monotonous day to day. In Moxie’s real life she simply wished she could fit in, and be a normal girl. No such luck! Her mother died when she was young. All her friends had a mom; she couldn’t remember anything but the stories her dad told. His job as a University Professor had kept them on the move. Moxie always felt like the new girl, an outsider. Her only solace was found on the pages of the books she so voraciously read. In one singular moment, everything she ever knew changed forever. Her one solid rock, the one thing she could count on was gone. Her father was missing. How could he be gone? Moxie couldn’t believe it. He’d been searching for his obsession, Atlantis. He was so sure he’d found it this time. The world she’d known and loved lay shattered at her feet, and for what? A silly obsession with lost worlds and false realities! Now she was being shipped off to distant relatives in England. Moxie has no idea the adventure that lies in wait for her across the sea. Moxie is an amazing story that leads readers on a journey across continents and into other worlds. Hang on to your hat and buckle up, because where you’re going the strangest of things can happen at any minute. Animals may talk, horses may fly, Dwarves may march, Elves may slay dragons, a sorcerer may conjure up madness, the Atlantean’s may plot a takeover of the entire world, and an unlikely young man may rise to be a king of the Faer Lands, all because of one girl named Moxie.

The sound of Michael O'Dea's tenor saxophone echoed across the night skies and hills above Sausalito, California.For those who heard, it was haunting, mysterious, and heart-rendering, his soul seemingly speaking to the world. From his solitary perch on the roof of the Bayview Boarding House Michael's eyes were set on San Francisco where he had once been part of the music scene. Micheal knew how people saw him because he was remarkably ugly - his appearance enough to cause the Devil to scurry home for more appealing company. Michael never thought that he would be kissed by a woman; let alone, marry a woman as beautiful as Mollie. That she loves him challenged his manhood, making his loneliness even harder to bare. There are those in the boarding house who do not welcome him because he is ugly; a freak. It is the ugly side of their discontent that helps Michael overcome his own anguish, finding the courage to stand up for what is right, for Mollie, and to help new friends rise above their own. A Catholic priest who has lost his faith. The boarding house manager, who had been pushed down the stairs, now trapped in a wheelchair. A fisherman and refugee from Equator wanted for a crime he did not commit. A grizzly bear sized thug who struggles to keep his boss, an addict who suffers from PTSD, from his murderous rages. A middle aged woman who takes pride in making everyone her enemy. A superstitious elderly woman who fights against the ravages of age with unwavering spirit. A musically gifted transgender savant. A timid salesman, who partners with a charismatic conman, who rob the thieves, as they rob the luxurious Del Monte Lodge at Pebble Beach. The Bayview House sold, eviction notices given, the conman uses the ill-gotten money to buy a larger hotel and nightclub where Michael's music is no longer a lonely serenade.

It’s the 153rd anniversary of the Battle of Bumpass, an obscure Civil War skirmish which the town of Bumpass, Virginia proudly commemorates with an annual pig milking contest, and, of course, a re-enactment of the battle itself. It’s also the perfect setting for the infamous Gooch brothers, Jacob (13) and Noah (11), to create some serious mischief. Together with their trusted canine advisor, General Sherman, and glory-seeking pet rat, Manassas, they set out to join the re-enactment, only to find themselves cast back in time to the actual battle itself – a dangerous place to be even for the Gooch brothers.To get back home, they’ll have to fend off attacks by confederate snipers and union cavalry, endure a rendezvous with destiny in the guise of a strange girl who may be more than she seems, and locate a magical glass eye that once belonged to the ancient Roman slaying general, Hannibal Barca.

Lacey wanted what every typical high school student wanted, to get through school as a normal kid. She was hoping for a normal high school life. A new school for her senior year was not what she had bargained for in leaving her legacy as a student and athlete. The changes that would happen to her during her final year would test her character. Would she be able to overcome the obstacles her family had given her? Lacey has many trials to tackle her final year of school. Will she survive?

The only adventure Moxie Malekin ever had was found on the pages of a good book. Hidden between the lines Moxie discovered entire worlds full of adventure, friendship, and even love. Wrapped in each new epic drama she couldn't wait to see what happened next; the exact opposite of her monotonous day to day. In Moxie's real life she simply wished she could fit in, and be a normal girl. No such luck! Her mother died when she was young. All her friends had a mom; she couldn't remember anything but the stories her dad told. His job as a University Professor had kept them on the move. Moxie always felt like the new girl, an outsider. Her only solace was found on the pages of the books she so voraciously read. In one singular moment, everything she ever knew changed forever. Her one solid rock, the one thing she could count on was gone. Her father was missing. How could he be gone? Moxie couldn't believe it. He'd been searching for his obsession, Atlantis. He was so sure he'd found it this time. The world she'd known and loved lay shattered at her feet, and for what? A silly obsession with lost worlds and false realities! Now she was being shipped off to distant relatives in England. Moxie has no idea the adventure that lies in wait for her across the sea. Moxie is an amazing story that leads readers on a journey across continents and into other worlds. Hang on to your hat and buckle up, because where you're going the strangest of things can happen at any minute. Animals may talk, horses may fly, Dwarves may march, Elves may slay dragons, a sorcerer may conjure up madness, the Atlantean's may plot a takeover of the entire world, and an unlikely young man may rise to be a king of the Faer Lands, all because of one girl named Moxie.

An exciting adventure of two best friends; Gerber and Daisy, who also happen to be...FLEAS! Follow along with over 25 illustrations, as the two friends get ready for what they think will be a care-free vacation, they have no idea about the challenges they're about to face. But through it all, they learn many valuable lessons, learn about the true meaning of friendship, and most importantly; come to understand how important it is to just be yourself and to cherish the people who will love you for who you are!