7/4/2023 0 Comments The Blob by David Bischoff![]() ![]() If we fire now, we could threaten the hyperflux homeostasis-it could break apart our ship as well as theirs. She adjusted her speaker-wire and looked up at Crais, worry in her blue eyes. ![]() We had to use a lot of power to keep up forcefield through that asteroid field, Commander Crais, said a young female adjutant at the side of the bridge. She’s going to StarBurst at any moment, and then she’ll be out of our grasp! ![]() The damned Leviathan has seen us! She refuses to respond to comm efforts. There’s no time! Can’t you see? The dark figure’s forefinger shot up at the vu-screens hovering before them. I told you, sir, we haven’t reached full energy capacity. The figure standing on the vessel’s bridge was as hard and unyielding as an ice planet: frozen on the surface, molten at the core.Ĭaptain! exclaimed a WeaponTech, looking up startled from the blinking nubs and pressors of his command array. ![]()
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We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Dane by Elizabeth Amber![]() ![]() I empathised with these people, who were ridiculed and who rarely found a stable, loving life partner. Some earned a living by travelling a circuit from city to city, where they were put on view to be studied by an audience of medical men. I did some reading about how hermaphrodites lived in the 1800s. (Right) This reclining hermaphrodite was the inspiration for Jordan, the heroine in Raine, The Lords of Satyr. We had to take a standing-room-only bus ride for about 45 minutes each way from Rome. ![]() The row of fountains is known as the 100 Fountains. This building’s façade displays the huge water organ. Here, Nicholas first meets Jane, who is posing as a fortune teller to earn enough coin so that she and her sister might escape her very evil aunt. (Left) An estate called Villa d’Este in Tivoli, Italy is a setting I used in the first novel, Nicholas, The Lords of Satyr. ![]() It’s largely set in Tuscany and Rome, and I was on the lookout for locations that would inspire certain settings. The series in order is Nicholas, Raine, Lyon, Dominic, and Dane, with two more in the works. ![]() When we began the trip, I had already written the synopsis for my Lords of Satyr (erotic historical paranormal romance) series for Kensington Books, and I was working on the first book. I’m delighted to be here.Ī few years ago, my husband and I spent two months in Italy, plus a stop in Paris. Hi ARRA! Thank you so much for having me visit. ![]() ![]() Her efforts result in knighthood, and in The Woman Who Rides Like a Man, Alanna seeks adventure in a vast desert of Tortall, where, after a life-threatening duel, she becomes the first female shaman to an ancient tribe. But when a mysterious sorcerer threatens the prince’s life, it will take all of Alanna’s skill, strength, and magical power to protect him. This challenge is even greater in In the Hand of the Goddess, where Alanna becomes a squire to Prince Jonathan, who knows the secret of her identity. ![]() As she masters the skills necessary for battle, Alanna must also learn to control her heart. In Alanna, Alanna of Trebond disguises herself as a boy and makes her way to the castle of King Roald to being training as a page. ![]() The beloved Song of the Lioness series has enthralled fans for decades, and now an even larger audience can revel in these adventure-filled fantasies, which are in trade paperback for the first time and feature newly designed covers. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Sophia marlowe nasty gal![]() ![]() The web allows her to be her own boss and become financially independent. ![]() With the help of her devoted best friend, Annie (Ellie Reed), Sophia launches an eBay vintage clothing company, Nasty Gal, and eventually her own website. What is a young woman with limited skills, no education, and no job to do? She discovers she can “flip clothes” and sell them online. Fiercely independent, she refuses to ask assistance from her father. After being fired from (yet another) job, and greeted by an eviction notice on her door, she resorts to dumpster diving for food. Necessity is the mother of invention for Sophia. ![]() Sophia is racked with fears-being trampled by the rat race, conformity, and boredom. With claims such as “adulthood is where dreams go to die,” within any given episode she gleefully purports to have figured out life, throws a tantrum, and succumbs to tears. The title character, Sophia Marlowe (depicted by Britt Robertson) is emotionally unstable. Nestled between the dotcom boom and the recession, the narrative begins in 2006 and ends in 2008, and is based loosely on the real-life memoir of Sophia Amoruso, who also writes for the show. In Girlboss, created by Kay Cannon, a twenty-three year old San Francisco ingénue struggles to succeed in the business world. Sophia Amoruso, author of the memoir that the show Girlboss is loosely based on. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Lunar chronicles book 4![]() ![]() Scarlet then sets sail to look for her lost grandmother whom she doesn’t know whether she left willingly or some misfortunes have happened to her. This story is about a young girl, Scarlet, who lives in France with her grandmother, who mysteriously goes missing. ![]() Lunar herself is a cyborg- a below par creature compared to the rest.Ĭinder is then followed by scarlet which is also futuristic just like its predecessor. This futuristic story is based in China and features some other human-like creatures android. ![]() ![]() Cinder is the first of the three already produced novels. This chronicle has been produced in three novels and the fourth and final novel expected early 2015. The characters in the story are also futuristic- if they will ever appear. Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer is based on two “world”, with earth playing the role of one of the worlds. Marissa has brought out each character in such a way that the explanation she gives will make you pin-point the character out of a crowd of a hundred football spectators.īased on a futuristic world, she manages to marry the present with the future so that it appears real and like it is about t happen. Written by one female author named Marissa Meyer, this book has portrayed the highest creativity and original that every writer should strive to have. Lunar Chronicles is one amazing story that has driven many thirsty souls out there craving for more. ![]() ![]() ![]() RACHEL JOYCE'S NEW NOVEL MAUREEN FRY AND THE ANGEL OF THE NORTH - THE FINAL PART OF THE HAROLD FRY TRILOGY - IS PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER 2022 Read more Look Inside Details 'Will leave you wide-eyed and wanting to read it all again. 'A beautiful story which will grip you, make you laugh and cry, uplift your spirit and leave you feeling profoundly grateful' DAILY MAIL And most of all it is about finding joy in unexpected places and at times we least expect. Told in simple, emotionally-honest prose, with a mischievous bite, this is a novel about the journey we all must take to learn who we are it is about loving and letting go. Queenie thought her first letter would be the end of the story. As the volunteer points out, 'Even though you've done your travelling, you're starting a new journey too.' In confessing to secrets she has hidden for twenty years, she will find atonement for the past. How can she wait?Ī new volunteer at the hospice suggests that Queenie should write again only this time she must tell Harold everything. ![]() ![]() When Queenie Hennessy discovers that Harold Fry is walking the length of England to save her, and all she has to do is wait, she is shocked. From the author of the 2 million+ copy, worldwide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, - soon to be a major movie starring Jim Broadbent - an exquisite, funny and heartrending parallel story. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With careers, hearts, and friendships on the line, Piper and Harrison will have to decide what they're willing to give up for a chance at their own happily ever after. ![]() But beneath Harrison's no-nonsense exterior lies a soft heart, one that could tempt a woman who's sworn off attachments into believing in white knights.īut when Piper finds herself smack in the middle of a royal scandal that rocks the island she'll need more than Harrison's strong arms to shield her-she'll have to do a little rescuing herself. Piper quickly realizes that one person's fairy tale is an ordinary woman's nightmare as a media frenzy takes over the island and each run-in with Harrison Cole is hotter and more confusing than the last. ![]() She has a quiet, reclusive life, taking care of her mother, who lives with mental illness, avoiding her regrettable ex, who bartends in town, and trying to make inroads in the tight-knit island community that still sees her, five years in, as an outsider.Īnd she's happy with how things are-really-until British royals rent the property next to hers and their brooding bodyguard decides she's a security threat. The Royals Next Door Written by: Karina Halle Read by: Cassandra York Synopsis Praise One of PopSugar's Top Summer Reads of 2021 An ordinary summer goes royally awry when a prince and princess move next door, bringing their handsome bodyguard with them, from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle. Piper Evans: elementary school teacher by day-avid romance reader and anonymous podcaster by night. One of PopSugar's Top Summer Reads of 2021!Īn ordinary summer goes royally awry when a prince and princess move next door, bringing their handsome bodyguard with them, from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle. ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead, the defending champs move on to face the Lakers in the West semifinals and Sacramento heads into the summer with its own confidence that this is the start of something special.īut this first-ever Northern California postseason faceoff was a series for the ages, even for the Warriors group that had been through so many before (it’s 28 series and counting with this core). These upstart Kings came so close to forcing the Warriors to have the “Last Dance” discussion, to wonder whether all that luxury tax would be worth it if they couldn’t even survive until the second round. In the end, it was that sort of moxie from the players themselves - no one more so than Steph Curry and his 50-piece performance - that propelled them past this Kings team in the 120-100 win. Pre-game swagger from an owner is hardly the type of stuff that moves the line in Vegas, but his perspective did speak volumes about these Warriors and the confidence that comes with dominating for most of a decade. ![]() “If we lose?” he said while repeating my question and looking at me as if I had three heads. ![]() Yet as Lacob and I chatted on the baseline before the series finale, he shared his uncensored truth when faced with the unwelcome reality that a Golden State loss would bring all those fork-in-the-road questions to the fore. ![]() 7/3/2023 0 Comments Bad blood the naturals![]() ![]() There is enough violence, grisly description and plot surprises to keep crime-show devotees reading. Cassie’s outsider feelings are convincing and give credence to her actions throughout the story. This savvy thriller grabs readers right away. ![]() ![]() A series of killings like Lorelai’s in nearby Washington, D.C., makes it impossible for Cassie to remain on the sidelines despite the efforts of her superiors. In addition to her training, Cassie has to navigate the group dynamic, as each of her cohorts has a back story. ![]() Cassie moves into an unusual group home in Quantico, Va., with other teens who have gifts useful to the FBI. When Cassie is approached by the FBI to join a special unit of young profilers, she sees an opportunity to do some good. Her mother had helped develop that skill so she could be helpful in Lorelai’s “profession” as a psychic. Cassie has never quite fit in with her family, haunted by memories and her uncanny ability to “read” people. Lorelai Hobbes was never found, but the horrific scene at the site of her disappearance pointed toward her death. Seventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has lived with her paternal grandmother since her mother’s presumed murder five years ago. A teen with a special ability and a tragic past is recruited by the FBI to join a group of young profilers. ![]() |