![]() ![]() Like Ocean’s Eleven meets Drive, with a Southern noir twist, S. Haunted by the ghost of who he used to be and the father who disappeared when he needed him most, Bug must find a way to navigate this blacktop wasteland.or die trying. ![]() And Bug is at his best where the scent of gasoline mixes with the smell of fear. When a smooth-talking former associate comes calling with a can't-miss jewelry store heist, Bug feels he has no choice but to get back in the driver's seat. He thought he'd left all that behind him, but as his carefully built new life begins to crumble, he finds himself drawn inexorably back into a world of blood and bullets. Bug knows there’s no future in the man he used to be: known from the hills of North Carolina to the beaches of Florida as the best wheelman on the East Coast. Beauregard “Bug” Montage is an honest mechanic, a loving husband, and a hard-working dad. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() If you haven\’t read Wallbanger, go NOW and read it! You will not regret it! Simon and Caroline are still madly in love. If you loved Simon and Caroline in Alice Clayton\’s Wallbanger, you will love this novella as we get to revisit the couple several years later. Alice Clayton, if you see this… Welcome back. One More Round was like meeting up with old friends after far too long apart, and immediately falling back into the familiar without a break in stride. Genius, pure genius!! Be prepared for a roller coaster ride of emotions as you catch up with familiar characters, locations and the fun and sass that only Simon and Caroline can bring to a story. I’m sure I’m not alone in wanting more of these two and One More Round is what happens after the Happy Ever After. You will understand when you finish devouring it. I LOVED IT, I tell you!!!! This book is the book fans of Pink Nightie Girl and Wallbanger will go nuts for. Alice Clayton is back with the story I didn’t know I needed, but was everything I wanted and so much more. ![]() ![]() How far will Violet go to save the boy she has come to love?Īn intense, gripping novel, perfect for fans of John Green, Jay Asher, Rainbow Rowell, Gayle Forman and Jenny Downham. ![]() But as Violet's world grows, Finch's begins to shrink. ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES is a heartbreakingly vivid story that ultimately conveys hope while remaining true to the characters. ![]() And it's only with Finch that Violet can forget to count away the days and start living them. And when they pair up on a project to discover the 'natural wonders' of their state, both Finch and Violet make more important discoveries: It's only with Violet that Finch can be himself - a weird, funny, live-out-loud guy who's not such a freak after all. When Finch and Violet meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school, it's unclear who saves whom. Violet Markey lives for the future, counting the days until graduation, when she can escape her Indiana town and her aching grief in the wake of her sister's recent death. But each time, something good, no matter how small, stops him. ![]() Theodore Finch is fascinated by death, and he constantly thinks of ways he might kill himself. ![]() ![]() Rather, one can sit back and allow the story to gently seep into their consciousness. ![]() The novel has an effortless flow, requiring no overwhelming emotional investment from the reader. It delves into the preparations for the 12th celebration and the unauthorized incursions onto opposing territory. The book covers a lot of ground, considering it all takes place over a mere five days. Interestingly, the title of the book alludes to the historical significance of the twelfth day of July, which marks the annual Protestant celebration of King William of Orange's victory over the Catholics in the late 1500s. ![]() This book delves into the mindset of both Catholic and Protestant children residing in Belfast, and how they perceive one another. I have perused a literary work called "The Twelfth Day of July," authored by Joan Lingard. ![]() ![]() ![]() Readers are obsessed with Big Swiss: 'This thing is a riot. A relationship that will transform both of their lives. A new - and not entirely honest - relationship is going to be born. What Greta doesn't know is that she's about to bump into Big Swiss in the local dog park. ![]() Greta is miles away, sitting at a desk in her own house, wearing only headphones, fingerless gloves, a kimono, and legwarmers, transcribing this disembodied voice. Greta and Big Swiss are not in the same room, or even the same building. 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The victims appear completely unconnected to one another, but it’s not long before Harry makes a discovery: the women all spent the night in an isolated mountain hostel. He has no intention of working on the case, but his instinct takes over when a third victim is found brutally murdered in a city park. ![]() ![]() But with his father seriously ill in hospital, Harry reluctantly agrees to return to Oslo. Deeply traumatised by The Snowman investigation, which threatened the lives of those he holds most dear, Inspector Harry Hole has lost himself in the squalor of Hong Kong’s opium dens. There is only one man who can help them, and he doesn’t want to be found. ![]() The crime scenes offer no clues, the media is reaching fever pitch, and the police are running out of options. ![]() His victims are two young women, both found with twenty-four inexplicable puncture wounds, both drowned in their own blood. In the depths of winter, a killer stalks the city streets. ![]() ![]() That makes the Blue Order’s directive to assist Mr. She shares a unique bond with dragons that few have ever had. When the egg does not arrive with the militia, he is forced turn to local Dragon Keeper Bennet and his daughter Elizabeth for help.Īmong Dragon Keepers, Elizabeth is exceptional. If the egg hatches without human presence, the dragon will turn wild and grow to ravage the countryside.ĭragon Keeper Fitzwilliam Darcy and his companion dragon, Walker, must do whatever it takes to recovery the egg, including following the Derbyshire militia to the quaint market town of Meryton. ![]() ![]() Charge, by the Pendragon Treaty, with keeping the peace between human and dragon kind, the Blue Order sees to the dragons needs and keeps their secrets from society at large.When the first major dragon egg laid in a century is stolen from Pemberley, the Pendragon Treaty and the entirety of Great Britain is threatened. Only the members of the Blue Order, blessed with preternatural hearing, are able to hear the dragons. ![]() England is overrun by dragons, but most people are blissfully unaware. ![]() ![]() Raff has a secret plan, but keeps it secret from everyone. He becomes a lawyer, and gets hired as a legal counsel to a development company that wants to buy up the Nokobee tract, and replace the wilderness with condos and strip malls. In the third section of the book, Raff does something totally inexplicable to those who know him well. The parallels with humans are not explicitly pointed out, but they are remarkable. It is a memorable history, that shows how ant society is eerily reminiscent of human society workers, soldiers, celebrities, scouts, carrying on the business of the anthill gathering food, competitions for status, and fighting wars. Wilson is an expert on ants, and this section is supposed to be a summary of Raff's first-hand research. It is titled "The Anthill Chronicles", and gives a detailed history of the ant colonies in the region, totally from the ants' point of view. The middle section of the book is unlike any novel I've ever read. His relatives don't quite understand the fascination he feels for the region, but tolerate his interests and activities. He grows up loving this wilderness area, and visits frequently, studying the plants and wildlife that thrive there. ![]() ![]() This is a coming-of-age story about a boy named Raff, who grows up in southern Alabama, at the edge of a piece of wilderness known as the Nokobee tract. Wilson, eminent biologist, researcher, environmentalist, and Pulitzer-Prize-winning author has managed. So, how can a novel also be a book about science, biology, and environmentalism? Edward O. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This wikia contains spoilers, including character statuses and current plot-lines. Ward has woven, and feel free to contribute as well!įor newsletters, interviews, and more check out the author's page. Come inside our Wiki site dedicate to this phenomena, and check out the interesting facts behind this lush, exotic world that Ms. The "Brotherhood" phenomena started with the publishing of Dark Lover in 2005, and like a wildfire, grew to epic proportions within a very short amount of time into a USA Today Bestseller and a New York Times Bestseller hit series. But the Brotherhood have one powerful thing on their side that the opposite camp so poignantly fails to appreciate: the belief that love, no matter its form and no matter how painful its journey to its final revelation, eventually - always - wins. Gritty, sexy, untamed, the Black Dagger Brotherhood is all that stands between the vampire race's continued survival and ultimate extinction at the hands of their vile, ancient nemeses, the Lessening Society. He’s bonded with a mysterious female who’s seemed to appear from out of nowhere… and has powers that defy all reason. But the angel has a reason to stay in Caldwell. In his new role overseeing the fates of all vampires, he’s influenced outcomes he shouldn’t have- so the Creator is calling him home. Lassiter, the fallen angel, is too good at the savior business. Lassiter ( Black Dagger Brotherhood 22) - To be released April 11, 2023. ![]() ![]() Kathleen Merrow writes: "Nietzsche's metaphors of 'woman' - far from being misogynist - reveal a positive, affirmative 'woman.' His use of this metaphor radically dislocates traditional conceptions of the relationship masculine/feminine as it dislocates the 'truth' of metaphysics. My husband, like myself, always kept friendly memories of Nietzsche his behavior precisely towards women was so sensitive, so natural and comradely, that even today in old age I cannot regard Nietzsche as a despiser of women. In the eighties, when Nietzsche's later writings containing some of the oft-quoted sharp words against women appeared, my husband sometimes told me jokingly not to tell people of my friendly relations with Nietzsche, since this was not very flattering for me. In her memoir of Nietzsche, published seven years after his death, she remarked: Between 18 Nietzsche had close relations with her family. ![]() ![]() Ida von Miaskowski was the wife of the economist August von Miaskowski, who taught at the University of Basel. Friedrich Nietzsche's views on women have attracted controversy, beginning during his life and continuing to the present.Īttitudes in public and in private ![]() |