5/30/2023 0 Comments The Yearning by Kate Belle![]() ![]() ![]() I am also in the very early stages of something rather different (for me) - a young adult novel. So in an effort to find her mojo, she sets off on a pilgrimage with a difference – a big difference. ![]() It is a story about a trendspotter who has lost her ability to predict the next big thing. I’m finalising my next book which is due for publication in early 2015. Twitter: let me tell you about my so-called writing process… Kate’s second novel is out in a few months and it sounds like a ‘can’t miss’. ![]() Since meeting Kate, I have gone on to read her novel, The Yearning, which is a beautifully written and very sexy story of a girl’s ongoing obsession with her much-older lover. Strangely the session we’d just walked into was identical to the one we’d walked out of. As I recall we managed to walk out of one session and - unknowingly - in by another door. Kate and I met at the Elizabeth Jolley Conference, which was the prelude to the Romance Writers of Australia Conference, in Fremantle. I was tagged in this fascinating blog chain about how writers write by Kate Belle. ![]()
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5/30/2023 0 Comments Betrayal by aleatha romig![]() "Is it really cheating if you're doing it to yourself?"ĪR IS A MAESTRO AT COMPLEX COMPELLING STORYTELLINGĪfter listening to this brilliant, addictive and awesome first book in AR's new series I couldn't wait and went straight into book 2 thinking this is a Duet but it's a 5 part series that will stretch all year I'm sure, and maybe even beyond, so be warned because they both end in a nasty cliffhanger. After all, Infidelity is a business, and some rules are meant to be broken. ![]() Choices are not always easy, especially when they involve the heart, body, and soul. When betrayal comes from those closest to Alexandria, she must decide how far she is willing to go to survive. Although he is usually the one to make the rules, together they agree on one: one week. From the first time he sees Charli at an exclusive resort, he knows he wants her. Lennox "Nox" Demetri is wealthy, confident, and decisive - he knows what he wants. With her heart at stake, she forgets that decisions made in the dark of night reappear in the bright light of day. Reinventing herself as "Charli", she is knocked off her feet by a sexy, mysterious man who brings her pleasure like she never imagined. ![]() ![]() Alexandria Collins has one week to live carefree - no ghosts of her past or pressures of her future haunting her. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Growing vegetable soup![]() Wipe the bottom with a little white vinegar, pop in the new vegetables first, then put older produce on top. Whenever you bring home a haul from the shops or markets, remove your older produce from the crisper. ![]() Ultimately, the best way to prevent your crisper from becoming a vegetable graveyard is to keep things moving. ![]() ![]() In this case, try storing fruit on the shelf above the crisper, or place in reusable bags to keep the “fruit farts” on lock. There may be circumstances when refrigeration is necessary, like if you live in the tropics or the fruit is on the turn. Not only is it better for ripening, but fruit tastes better at room temperature and there’s less risk of fridge odours or dehydration ruining softer fruits. It’s best to store fruit (except perhaps berries) outside of the fridge entirely. To store soft herbs and lettuce leaves, wash and spin-dry, then wrap in damp paper towel, pop in an airtight container or calico bag and place on the shelf above the crisper. Rather than letting them gloop and congeal, extend the life of your soft herbs by wrapping them in damp paper towel and storing in an airtight container. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Rule by cd reiss![]() The builder also fitted the car with a fuel Safe 12-gallon fuel cell, twin fuel pumps, a Firecharger fire suppression system, and new Avon 15-inch slicks. Brakes all around the car are Wilwood units. ![]()
5/30/2023 0 Comments A darker shade of magic series![]() “A Darker Shade of Magic has all the hallmarks of a classic work of fantasy. ![]() To save all of the worlds, they’ll first need to stay alive. Now perilous magic is afoot, and treachery lurks at every turn. She first robs him, then saves him from a deadly enemy, and finally forces Kell to spirit her to another world for a proper adventure. It’s a defiant hobby with dangerous consequences, which Kell is now seeing firsthand.Īfter an exchange goes awry, Kell escapes to Grey London and runs into Delilah Bard, a cut-purse with lofty aspirations. Unofficially, Kell is a smuggler, servicing people willing to pay for even the smallest glimpses of a world they’ll never see. Kell was raised in Arnes ―Red London ―and officially serves the Maresh Empire as an ambassador, traveling between the frequent bloody regime changes in White London and the court of George III in the dullest of Londons, the one without any magic left to see. Kell is one of the last Antari ―magicians with a rare, coveted ability to travel between parallel Londons Red, Grey, White, and, once upon a time, Black. ![]() ![]() A Darker Shade of Magic, from #1 New York Times bestselling author V.E. ![]() ![]() Little Lord Fauntleroy was incredibly popular when it first appeared in print–so popular that it inspired a new fashion, the Fauntleroy suit, modeled after the outfit Cedric wears in the book. But the new little Lord Fauntleroy’s sweet temperament and belief in the inherent goodness of everyone begins to change the Earl for the better. The Earl is a crotchety old man, known for living only ever to please himself. Errol for being an American and marrying his son. He is now the heir to his grandfather, the Earl of Dorincourt, and must move to England to be trained to take over the estate–despite the fact that the Earl despises Mrs. ![]() One day, the news arrives that his uncles, like his father, are dead. ![]() It tells the story of seven-year-old Cedric Errol who lives in New York with his widowed mother. ![]() Frances Hodgson Burnett’s children’s novel Little Lord Fauntleroy was serialized from 1885-1886. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The final gambit book![]() ![]() ![]() In this game, there are hearts and lives at stake - and there is nothing more Hawthorne than winning. It soon becomes clear that there is one last puzzle to solve, and Avery and the Hawthorne brothers are drawn into a dangerous game against an unknown and powerful player. The paparazzi are dogging her every step. To inherit billions, all Avery Kylie Grambs has to do is survive a few more weeks living in Hawthorne House. She knows their secrets, and they know her.īut as the clock ticks down to when Avery will become the richest teenager on the planet, trouble arrives in the form of a visitor who needs her help-and whose presence in Hawthorne House could change everything. The Final Gambit Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Click to preview 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE 1 BESTSELLING SERIES A MASTER OF PUZZLES AND PLOT TWISTS E. 1.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD OF THE 1 BESTSELLING SERIES Avery’s fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. And the only thing getting Avery through it all is the Hawthorne brothers. To inherit billions, all Avery has to do is survive a few more weeks in Hawthorne House. The thrilling conclusion to the global bestselling, BookTok sensation, Inheritance Games trilogy, where Knives Out meets One of Us is Lying.Īvery's fortune, life, and loves are on the line in the game that everyone will be talking about. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Wait for me by deborah mitford![]() The book’s title reminds us that the youngest Mitford girl was always going to be outraced by her older siblings, two of whom (Nancy and Jessica) gained writing fame with which she doesn’t hope to compete. She is the kind of person who leaves you helplessly reaching for cliches, such as ‘we shall not see her like again.’ Her life is a story from an age now gone - and yet she resides with admirable joie de vivre in ‘this strange new world we live in’. I reached page 334 of her memoirs before those unexpected revelations, but was already unwillingly captivated by this extraordinary woman. Sometimes the curious strangers are disappointed and say things like, ‘I came to see the chandeliers and all I got was Habitat.’ Deborah Devonshire sees nothing wrong with Habitat and ‘anyway, the disappointing lantern was from Conran and just what I wanted.’ Good for her. The Mitford family (l-r top) Lady Redesdale, Nancy, Tom and Lord Redesdale, (middle) Diana and Pamela, (bottom) Unity, Jessica and Deborah. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Stephen king billy summer![]() ![]() ![]() And the price should be high,” Billy says, though much of his journey is figuring out really what kind of man he is. King’s known for his literary villains, yet in creating his killer title protagonist, he exquisitely gets into the mind of a hitman and roots around in there to figure out what kind of person would do wetwork, the loneliness involved for those who choose that as a career path and the effect it would have on friends and loved ones. : Billy Summers: 9781982173616: King, Stephen: Books Books Literature & Fiction Action & Adventure Buy new: 17.98 List Price: 30.00 Details Save: 12.02 (40) Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns FREE delivery Monday, March 13 if you spend 25 on items shipped by Amazon. The gig goes sideways, of course – as “one last jobs” usually do in crime thrillers – and King fashions a sprawling road trip/revenge piece/character study involving mobsters, moguls, patsies, soldiers and one young woman brought to a crossroads after a sexual assault who becomes a major player in Billy’s existence. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. ![]() ![]() A superstitious sort, Billy finds himself unwittingly forming close relationships in town (his absolute truth: “I like to fly under the radar”) and actually becoming inspired to write about the traumas from his childhood as well as his stint as a peacekeeping Marine in Fallujah, Iraq. Billy Summers (edicin en espaol) Published October 7th 2021 by Plaza & Jans. ![]() 5/29/2023 0 Comments Chaotic good whitney gardner![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Soon, Cameron finds herself drafted into a D&D campaign. At her twin brother's suggestion, Cameron borrows a set of his clothes to waltz into the shop as Boy Cameron, where she's shocked at how easily she's accepted into the nerd inner sanctum. Unfortunately, the only comic shop in town-her main destination for character reference-is staffed by a dudebro owner who challenges every woman who comes into the shop. When Cameron's family moves the summer before her senior year, she hopes to complete her costume portfolio in peace and quiet away from the abuse. But after she wins a major competition, she inadvertently sets off a firestorm of angry comments from male fans online. Cosplay, comic shops, and college applications collide in this new novel from the author of You're Welcome, Universe, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Noelle Stevenson Cameron's cosplay creations are finally starting to earn her attention-attention she hopes to use to get into the CalArts costume design department for college. ![]() |