And the men who hurt her will stop at nothing to find her. She has fled to the island to escape terrible danger and unimaginable cruelty. Then one day Jai tangled fair hair, clothes stiff with dirt, scars on her back arrives on a ship. But now Maresi is here, and she knows it is real. In a world where girls aren't allowed to learn or do as they please, an island inhabited solely by women sounded like a fantasy. Before then, she had only heard rumours of its existence in secret folk tales. Maresi came to the Red Abbey in the Hunger Winter. I can hardly wait for the next instalment' - Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Girl of Ink & Stars Embued with myth, wonder, and told with a dazzling, compelling ferocity. 'Brutal and beautiful, Maresi walks the knife edge so thrillingly I read it in one sitting.
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Not only do visitors to the Nashville-based store get to sip on sweet tea while hey browse the goods, all of the items in the line - think tote bags that read "Hello, Sugar" and glasses that read "Cheers, Y'all" - are infused with the sweet southern charm we've come to expect from the star.Īccording to the blurb on Simon & Schuster's website, Reese Witherspoon’s grandmother Dorothea's mantra that the combination of beauty and strength made southern women “whiskey in a teacup” was the original inspiration behind the book. Witherspoon has dabbled in the realm of lifestyle media before through her Draper James store and lifestyle brand. 18, is all about Witherspoon's secrets to entertaining, cooking, decorating and more, all inspired by her southern upbringing. Her debut, Whiskey in a Teacup, which is due out from Simon & Schuster on Sept. And now she is bringing out a book of her very own. To date, she's acquired the rights to at least a dozen books that she plans to bring to screens both big and small. Not only has she shared her love of reading on her social media channels, she has also become one of the biggest names in the book-to-film adaptation business. Actress Reese Witherspoon has become something of a literary icon in the past few years. Other books include novelizations of science fiction movies and television shows such as Star Trek, The Black Hole, Starman, Star Wars, and the Alien movies. The Tar-Aiym Krang also marked the first appearance of Flinx, a young man with paranormal abilities, who reappears in other books, including Orphan Star, For Love of Mother-Not, and Flinx in Flux.įoster has also written The Damned series and the Spellsinger series, which includes The Hour of the Gate, The Moment of the Magician, The Paths of the Perambulator, and Son of Spellsinger, among others. Several other novels, including the Icerigger trilogy, are also set in the world of the Commonwealth. His first novel, The Tar-Aiym Krang, introduced the Humanx Commonwealth, a galactic alliance between humans and an insectlike race called Thranx. This interest is carried over to his writing, but with a twist: the new places encountered in his books are likely to be on another planet, and the people may belong to an alien race.įoster began his career as an author when a letter he sent to Arkham Collection was purchased by the editor and published in the magazine in 1968. Foster lives in Arizona with his wife, but he enjoys traveling because it gives him opportunities to meet new people and explore new places and cultures. in Political Science from UCLA in 1968, and a M.F.A. Bestselling science fiction writer Alan Dean Foster was born in New York City in 1946, but raised mainly in California. But the fruits of the Saudis’ research and development in this sector will inform technological progress in other nations as well.“Maybe the net-zero carbon equation might not be reached,” Taylor says. But at the same time, Taylor saw a nation striving to become a global leader in renewable energy technologies.Some of that investment is intended to offset emissions associated with continued oil production. The kingdom isn’t giving up its hold of the global oil market – far from it. “It was just kind of hard to believe.”Some of what he found confirmed his skepticism. Today’s lead story almost didn’t happen.When Taylor Luck, the Monitor’s Middle East reporter, heard that Saudi Arabia was attempting to “go green,” he was intrigued – but dubious.As the world’s second-largest producer of oil, Saudi Arabia is “often seen as the spoiler to progress on climate,” he says. This story follows WendyEverly, a young adult who a few months ago was a normal girl but now she is a troll princess and has to face huge dangers to protect her people. I have really enjoyed this series they are well worth reading! In fact, I have lent my copy of Switched to a lady in my book club – I hope she likes it! This is the third and final book in the Trylle series by Amanda Hocking. But while her loyalties and duties are to her people, deeper passions are leading her elsewhere.Īnd as her worlds collide, Wendy must sacrifice everything she loves to save them. With all-out war just days away, Wendy needs to act quickly if she is to save her friends and family. Finn – quiet, strong and determined to do what’s right, and Loki – dark and seductive, a sworn enemy who once saved her life. And she certainly hadn’t dreamt she’d be getting married at eighteen to a man she didn’t love – all for the sake of duty.Īs the big day approaches, Wendy can’t stop thinking about two different men – and neither of them are her husband-to-be. She’d wished for her life to be different but everything is so much more complicated than she’d expected. Wendy Everly can barely remember what it was like to feel like a normal girl. Don't buy this one for a complicated narrative, but do buy it for the tyke who is dinosaur obsessed. This book is simple enough for the littlees to grasp, and straight forward enough to actually teach them something. The dinosaurs are just so darn tootin' pretty to look at! I don't have an overabundance of picture books made with watercolour paint as the main illustration medium, and the Sticklands clearly know how to wrangle a paintbrush. Discover colourful dinosaur characters on every page With a simple, rhyming text that is perfect for reading aloud. My favourite part of this book is absolutely the illustrations. by Henrietta Stickland and Paul Stickland. The book is over 20 years old, and still as relevant and likely just as appealing to its target demographic as it was when it was first written in 1994. Plainly put, it's kind of an odd transition, but my 21-month-old really doesn't care so I'm not sure I should either. Dinosaur Roar by Paul Stickland and Henrietta Stickland, this colourful. Towards the end, the rhyming narrative about opposites somehow transitions into rhyming adjectives describing the dinosaurs eating lunch. Meet Dinosaur Squeak, the little Compsognathus, in this brilliant rhyming story. 'Dinosaur fast, dinosaur slow, dinosaur above and dinosaur below'. Dinosaur Roar! teaches children useful adjectives, and does so using dinosaurs to grab (and hold) their attention: This one's for the kiddies who are in that dinosaur-lovin' stage. 6457 7 The World of Dinosaur Roar created by Peter Curtis Inspired by Dinosaur Roar by Paul Stickland & Henrietta Stickland Text by Jeanne Willis. What would happen if Dylan let him back into his world? Would he destroy Cameron too? Would his poison push him away like everyone else?Ĭounting Daisies is book one in The Counting Series, but can be read as a standalone novel. He was good, positive, popular…everything Dylan would never be. Successful, honourable, and happy, Cameron had achieved the future they planned. Until he came face to face with the boy he used to love. Life wasn’t meant to be enjoyed, merely survived, but even that became a challenge.ĭamaged, worthless, and disgusting, he saw no point to his pitiful existence… When tragic circumstances forced them apart, Dylan discovered that life wasn’t the fairytale he dreamed of it was dark, difficult, saturated with pain and shame. They were going to grow old by each other’s side. They dreamt of their future, of success, marriage…happiness. By the age of fourteen they were more than best friends – they were in love. Growing up together, they shared everything. Amazon | Barnes and Noble | Book Depository | Goodreads BLURBĭylan Roberts and Cameron O’Neil were good kids. "You look awfully pensive," Vivian Kalasnikov remarked as she slid into the empty seat next to me. Without a plus-one on my arm, I suddenly earned that pitying look. Now entering my mid-twenties, I seemed to have reached a point where it was no longer acceptable to attend a wedding solo. It was the receptions that really ruined weddings for me. The tender moments the newly married couple had shared throughout the night left me yearning for the same thing. Seeing the pair make promises to each other for the life they intended to build together had touched me so very deeply. Earlier in the evening, I had cried like a baby when Ivan and Erin exchanged vows. Poking at my cake, I conceded it wasn't the actual wedding ceremony I disliked. A dress designer and wedding boutique owner who groaned every time an embossed and gilded invitation dropped into her mailbox? It wasn't good for business. Sipping my champagne and nibbling on the richly flavored and exquisitely decorated wedding cake, I silently acknowledged the thought was damn near blasphemy in my field. Table of Contents Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Epilogue Author's Note About the Author Backlist CopyrightĬhapter One I really hated weddings. SERGEI Her Russian Protector, Book 5 By Roxie Rivera And when the opportunity to get closer to her arises, he breaks his own rules to offer her a deal she can't refuse.Įvery monster has their weakness. She's the object of his darkest desires, the only puzzle he can't solve. He has little use for morals and even less use for love, but he can't deny the strange pull he feels toward the woman living just one floor below him. including lie.Ĭharming, deadly and smart enough to hide it, Christian Harper is a monster dressed in the perfectly tailored suits of a gentleman. Aircraft & Spacecraft: General Interestĭiscover the addictive world of the Twisted series from TikTok sensation, Ana Huang!.Ships, Boats & Waterways: General Interest.Road & Motor Vehicles: General Interest.Fishing, Field Sports & Outdoor Activities. Sports Studies & PE: Textbooks & Study Guides.Literary Studies: Textbooks & Study Guides.Anthologies, Essays, Letters & Miscellaneous.Inventions & Technology: General Interest.Environment & Ecology: General Interest.Popular Culture & Media: General Interest.Politics & Government: Textbooks & Study Guides. Because everybody was trying to get into her pants and kept telling her how amazing/hot/strong she is. It’s not that I hated Riley but the 8000 times the word “butterfly” is mentioned got old already in book one and I really didn’t need to be reminded every other page how special she is. I am glad I got this over with to be honest. Walker Saga (Fantasy/adventure/romance - gods, mermaids, dragons) YAįirst World. Hive Trilogy (UF/PNR Romance - vampires) Upper YA NYC Mecca Series (UF/PNR Romance - shifters) Upper YA Supernatural Prison (UF/PNR romance -shifter, vampire, fae, magic user) Upper YA/NAĭragon Marked. The Princess Must Reign.Ĭurse of the Gods (Reverse Harem Fantasy Romance series) UpperYA/NA Secret Keepers series (Paranormal Romance) House of Darken. To date, she has sold over three million ebooks, and still can't believe that she gets to create fantasy worlds as a job.įor action, adventure, romance, and a guaranteed HEA, start one of her series today. She lives in Australia with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and a couple of crazy pets. Jaymin Eve is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestselling author of paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and sci-fi novels filled with epic love stories, great adventures, and plenty of laughs. |