![]() He blames a vengeful hedge, but the neighbours – ears ever-pricked – heard the pair arguing the night before she disappeared. Her husband Stan is suspiciously scratched-up. ![]() In a neighbourhood of “nicely modulated voices” and well-tended gardens, aspiring grandmother and fearsome doubles player Joy Delaney has gone missing. Moriarty’s trademarks are certainly present, but there’s something else in here – something quiet and clenched – that’s overshadowed by her book’s more salacious trimmings. ![]() When the galley of Apples Never Fall landed on my doorstep with its 500 pages of wallop, I was primed for a tale of lily-white affluence and its discontents: weaponised gossip, class frictions and the occasional untimely death a harbour view, perhaps. Until this novel – her ninth – I knew Moriarty’s books only by reputation and buzz from the prestige television adaptations of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers: Nicole Kidman in various shades of aloof. ![]()
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In 20,000 Leagues Underneath the Sea, Verne produced a persona, Captain Nemo, who would definitely stay to hang-out the creativeness of generations forward like Homer’s hero, from whom Nemo took his title. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was like an early birthday present that has left me with a permanent smile on my face. It is definitely, by far, my most favorite Sports RomCom series ever! Each book is simply superb! I have been waiting for months to be able to read Lance “Romance” Romero’s story and you know how they say “some things are worth the wait”? That saying perfectly describes this book. I think I just fell that much more in love with Helena Hunting!! This series has been nothing short of STELLAR for me. And more than that, this man is the kind of beautiful I need in my life. ![]() But I’m willing to try, because I want him. We’re both full of fire, and his past is full of pain he carries with him. But she makes it difficult, because she’s the kind of bad I deserve.Īt least that’s what I believed until someone from my past gets caught up in my present. ![]() Ones I shared with the wrong person, and she used them against me. Not because I like the notoriety, but because I don’t know how to be any other way. I’m the one women with no inhibitions want. I have the most penalty minutes in the league. ![]() I’m NHL defenseman Lance Romero, AKA Lance “Romance.” ***A Standalone novel in The Pucked Series*** ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It'll give you enough of the gist & give the payoff quickly enough. If that's your huge draw, then just read the last 75-50 pages and satisfy yourself. This is the second installment in The Taker trilogy & honestly, it should have been called "The Waiting" because that's all you're doing in anticipation of the reunion of Lanore/Adair after his 200 year entombment by her hand. The Reckoning picks up where The Taker leaves off, following Lanny on her path to redemption-and creating a whole new level of suspense.Ī Simon & Schuster audio production. In this gripping, pulse-pounding supernatural sequel, discover what happens to Lanny, Luke, Adair-and Jonathan. Fans of The Taker can finally indulge in their next juicy fix with the second book of the trilogy, The Reckoning. Now Alma Katsu delivers the highly anticipated follow-up to her haunting novel about an immortal woman learning firsthand that the heart wants what the heart wants.no matter how high the stakes. ![]() It will curl your hair and keep you up late at night." This marvelous debut is a thinking person's guilty pleasure." And Keith Donohue ( The Stolen Child) says, " The Taker is a frighteningly compelling story about those most human monsters-desire and obsession. ![]() New York Times bestselling author Scott Westerfeld ( Leviathan) praises Alma Katsu's The Taker as, "a centuries-spanning epic that will keep you turning pages all night. A love triangle spanning 200 years.Alma Katsu takes listeners on a breathtaking journey through the landscape of the heart. ![]() ![]() ![]() Magic, fantasy, and mythology collide in Michael J. ![]() Sullivan’s Legends of the First Empire series: Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley community to discover, request, read, and review. Magic, fantasy, and mythology collide in Michael J. NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. In the darkest hour, when hope is all but lost, new heroes will rise. The arrogant Fhrey are barely held in check by their leader, Nyphron, who seeks to advance his own nefarious agenda through a loveless marriage that will result in the betrayal of the person Persephone loves most: Raithe, the God Killer.Īs the Fhrey overlords marshal their army and sorcerers to crush the rebellion, old loyalties will be challenged while fresh conspiracies will threaten to undo all that Persephone has accomplished. ![]() Persephone keeps the human clans from turning on one another through her iron will and a compassionate heart. The alliance of humans and renegade Fhrey is fragile-and about to be tested as never before. The epic battle between humankind and their godlike rulers finally ignites in the masterful follow-up to Age of Myth and Age of Swords. ![]() ![]() ![]() No one in the audience was laughing-unless it was a part that was intended to be funny. In fact, Chain Saw is one of the few horror movies that hasn't dated at all. And yet, this new print did not diminish the film's raw, terrifying power. The whole movie sparkled in a kind of stark panache. Scenes that were once too dark to distinguish shapes were now much clearer. For one thing, the print we watched last night was beautiful, and according to Hansen, superior even to the original print, which was marred by some naifs who accidentally mucked up the color of the film and made everything look several shades off. Seeing horror movies with an audience is so different from watching them at home, and even though I had seen Texas Chain Saw on the big screen before, it wasn't until last night that the movie really struck me as something truly masterful. ![]() ![]() He also wrote a book chronicling the making of this seminal horror film, Chainsaw Confidential, which I'm planning to read. He's a good-natured, honest, funny man and the crowd was obviously enamored of him. Hanson speak-so eloquently-about his experiences making that film during some long, hot summer days in Texas in 1973. Last night I attended a special screening of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), celebrating its 40th anniversary and featuring a live in-person appearance by actor Gunnar Hansen, who played Leatherface. ![]() ![]() ![]() One thing is certain: Brie is about to learn more about herself in six weeks than she has over the previous twenty-two years.įrom formal classes, hands-on practicums and weekly auctions, Brie will confront her deepest fears and desires. She has no idea what will be asked of her or the boundaries that will be pushed. The renowned school is famous for its elite submissive instruction. His invitation to the Submissive Training Center is about to rock this young woman’s world. ![]() Join Brianna Bennett as she is introduced to the erotic world of submission…īrie’s life changes the day Sir comes to her tiny tobacco shop. First published as the popular nine-part eBook serial, Brie Learns the Art of Submission is now available as a full-length novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() Personally, I love the characterizations of Robert's characters and I find that her female protagonists are ones that a reader can relate and empathise with. ![]() Maggie wants to be recognized for her work, but is terrified of the strong feelings she begins to have for Rogan. Maggie is a glass blower and her items soon catch the eye of Dublin gallery owner, Rogan Sweeney. Their father, Tom has died and their mother, Maeve increasingly difficult for the sisters to take care of on their own. Originally published in 1994,the Born in Trilogy tells the story of the Concannon sisters, Maggie and Brianna. ![]() Good thing I can always count on the local library to quench my thirst. I was craving a milkshake and nothing goes down smoother than a Nora Roberts romance. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But even the Essex countryside, she finds, is not without danger. Isolated from society by choice, the half-Flemish refugee has fled her homeland in search of a secure haven for the children in her family. The beautiful Evangeline van Artevalde is an artist of exceptional talent and extraordinary secrets. ![]() The loving family that innocently welcomes Rannoch into their midst soon challenges his cynical convictions, and ultimately, resurrects his shattered dreams. Inexplicably drawn to a warmly fit house along an isolated country lane, he is mistaken for an overdue guest - but he dares not reveal his identity for fear of being tossed back out into the torrential rain, a fate he admittedly deserves. When Elliot Armstrong, the dissolute marquis of Rannoch, pursues a spiteful mistress into the wilds of Essex to sever their relationship, he is surprised to find himself hopelessly lost - in more ways than one. From that moment on, their destinies are forever changed. My False Heart is the luminescent love story of a chance meeting between two strangers one dark, rain-swept night in the English countryside. Prepare yourself for the heart-stopping romance of newcomer Liz Carlyle. ![]() ![]() ![]() Historian Marcus Rediker focuses on the high-seas drama of 1716-1726, which featured the dreaded black flag, the Jolly Roger swashbuckling figures such as Edward Teach, better known as Blackbeard and the unnamed, pegleg pirate who was likely Robert Louis Stevenson's model for Long John Silver in Treasure Island." "This exploration shows how sailors emerged from deadly working conditions on merchant and naval ships, turned pirate, and created a starkly different reality aboard their own vessels. Summary: "Villains of All Nations explores the Golden Age of Atlantic piracy and the infamous generation whose images underlie our modern, romanticized view of pirates. ![]() |