I don’t know what to make of Jemma at all. Elijah is either too cool to let his wife in or breaking into dramatic episodes of jealousy. A part of me feels that this story would have been so much stronger if she has gone back in time and set this story at the same time during the last few books, this time showing how Jemma and Elijah reconcile and discover that they are suitably in love.Īlas, instead, I get a tedious story of two characters bickering as if they are making a case for how boring a marriage can be. Author Eloisa James has kept Jemma’s story on hold for so long, which is understandable given that any good entertainer knows how to keep her audience in suspense, but by the time I reach this book, the tension from the chess game has fizzled. And then, by the time we reach This Duchess of Mine, Jemma and Elijah have become dumbed-down “We’re in love, really!” characters, with poor Villiers having to run around looking for love somewhere else. It all began with a promise of a love triangle between the scandalous Duchess of Beaumont, Jemma, her estranged husband Elijah, and the scoundrel Leopold, the Duke of Villiers, in Desperate Duchesses, which saw Jemma playing a chess match with both men, with the winner getting… her.
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He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.Īll he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.Įxcept that right now, he doesn’t know that. One of the most plausible science fiction books I’ve ever read ‘ TIM PEAKE, astronaut ‘If you like a lot of science in your science fiction, Andy Weir is the writer for you… This one has everything fans of old school SF (like me) love.’ GEORGE R.R. ‘Weir’s finest work to date… This is the one book I read last year that I am certain I can recommend to anyone, no matter who, and know they’ll love it.’ BRANDON SANDERSON ‘The most enjoyable hard SF I have read in years’ GUARDIAN Farrah Spade has crushed on her brother Nathan’s best friend all of her life but their six year age difference meant Jace considered Farrah like the little sister he never had. Told from dual first person perspectives (Jace and Farrah), following two time-lines, THE CRUSH focuses on the best friend’s little sister relationship between Jace Muldoon and Farrah Spade. THE CRUSH by Penelope Ward is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, romance story line focusing on Jace Muldoon, and Farrah Spade. This is a story of forbidden love, broken trust, and an unexpected second chance. The knowledge of that wasn’t enough to stop the inevitable, though.īut more than the physical attraction, we’d developed a strong connection. Still, I assumed he would never… go there. Like on movie night, I’d casually rest my leg against his, and he wouldn’t exactly shift away. I was pretty much hot and bothered twenty-four-seven. That was what made things so complicated. Living under our roof, Jace was as bossy and protective as ever.īut he certainly didn’t look at me like a sister anymore. It was just the three of us-an odd family dynamic. Jace had moved in with my brother, Nathan, and me to help us make ends meet after our parents died. He was six years older and always treated me like the sister he never had. And for as long as I could remember, I’d secretly wanted my brother’s best friend, Jace. It’s natural to want the one you can’t have. From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new standalone, second-chance story of forbidden love… He takes readers from the early Christians persecuted in Rome through the Salem witch trials, McCarthy’s hunt for communists, and the hysteria around child sex-abuse cases and satanic cults in the 1980s.Īn original and fascinating look at the cultural, societal, and psychological practice of witch-hunts, The Enemy Within illuminates the dark side of communities driven to rid themselves of “evil,” no matter what the cost. The belief in witchcraft-and the deep fear of evil it instilled in communities-led to a cycle of accusation, anger, and purging that has occurred repeatedly in the West for centuries.Īward-winning historian John Demos puts this cultural paranoia in context. Long before the Salem witch trials, women and men were rounded up by neighbors, accused of committing horrific crimes using supernatural powers, scrutinized by priests and juries, and promptly executed. The term “witch-hunt” is used today to describe everything from political scandals to school board shake-ups. A cultural history of witch-hunting, from the Romans through McCarthy Today he is considered one of the most skilled and creative mid-20th century poets who regularly wrote in traditional rhyme and meter.Īuden was born and raised in a heavily industrial section of northern England. 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Just before World War II broke out, Auden emigrated to the United States where he met the poet Chester Kallman, who became his lifelong lover. His first book, Poems, was published in 1930 with the help of T.S. Auden grew up in Birmingham, England and was known for his extraordinary intellect and wit. English poet, playwright, critic, and librettist Wystan Hugh Auden exerted a major influence on the poetry of the 20th century. Stretching between these figures is a cast of artists, writers, and scientists-mostly women, mostly queer-whose public contribution have risen out of their unclassifiable and often heartbreaking private relationships to change the way we understand, experience, and appreciate the universe. 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Sultry, sharp, and scrumptious - Nghi Vo takes the reader on a piquant ironic journey that is impossible to resist. Nghi Vo boldly disagrees - in fact, this exclusive social circle, novelist Nghi Vo insists, is missing someone - it is missing a reinvented Jordan Baker, and The Chosen and the Beautiful lives up to its name, whether entrancing plotlines, ethereal language, thoughtful themes, to characters so masterfully constructed that they become part of you. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has been, if anything, overly explored by critics and readers worldwide. ANGELINE KEK WRITES - Cemented as one of the more influential novels in literary culture, F. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. **This is a standalone novel with a happy ending* When Gordon’s knack for finding trouble combines with the dangerous consequences of Adam’s indecision, their worlds intertwine in an explosive way. With his secrets in danger of being exposed by Gordon, Adam knows he should kill the smart-mouthed redhead, but finds himself intrigued by the troublesome civilian instead. He completed his mission, but not without being seen. Adam Blake is an assassin on the brink of being terminated by the very organization that controls him. Afterward, the life that once seemed good enough isn't quite the same. But a classic case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time results in a brush with death, going by the name of Adam. It’s not pretty, but it's his, and it beats the skin trade he was involved with before. With few prospects for the future, Gordon carved out a niche for himself in the expanding drug trade of Lexington, PA. He outlived all of his friends after bombs decimated the hardscrabble neighborhood he grew up in, and he made it through the orphanages and crime-ridden slums that followed. Pass me a smoke, bitchez: I'm officially TeamFrost. The idea of being slammed up against a wall was never so sexy as this. Two decades after war ravaged the nation, one of the last remaining metropolises thrives on a currency of sex, drugs, and lies. After Midnight is a gritty post-apoc dystopian with compelling characters, terrific action, and mind-warping UST like a car crash caught in slow-mo by a Russian dash-cam. That alone probably would have merited her being canonized as a saint - an honor bestowed only forty years after her death. Teresa was the founder of the reformed Carmelites (known now as the Discalced Carmelites), having established 14 Discalced Carmelite convents and monasteries in her lifetime. Ignatius of Loyola (founder of the Jesuits) and Teresa’s own protegé, St. Teresa of Ávila, was one of the three greatest mystics of 16th century Spain - alongside St. Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada (1515-1582), now known as St. Teresa.” Photo by Alvesgaspar licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. It is a striking work of art - but the subject of this sculpture, a Spanish Carmelite mystic Saint Teresa of Ávila, is even more remarkable than this world-renowned statue of her. This life-sizes statue depicts a nun reclining with a look of bliss on her face, while a grinning cherub stands before her, an arrow pointed at her heart. Visit the Cornaro Chapel in the Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria in Rome, and you will see a 17th century masterpiece of Baroque sculpture: Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s The Ecstasy of St. This is perfect for YA and adult fans of sci-fi, fantasy and historical fiction. This debut author is an effective storyteller whose voice will only get better with time and leaves his readers after this tale wanting desperately to know what happens next in book 2. His incredible plot is solid and even though the read is slow at first once the mission begins it becomes an intense page-turner and while the kids banter may at times seem unnecessarily wordy readers will have to remember the ages of these bright young characters and remember back to their own youth to more appreciate this credible chatter. It’s an improbable yet believable novella about a group of teenaged friends who go back in time and change history starring an over the top yet absolutely genuine cast. Schewe’s debut is engaging, interesting and full of historical facts that will leave his audience entertained and enlightened. |