He suspects that Abigail needs protection from something-and that her elaborate defenses hide a story that must be revealed. Her logical mind, her secretive nature, and her unromantic viewpoints leave him fascinated but frustrated. But Abigail's reserve only intrigues police chief Brooks Gleason. She keeps to herself, saying little, revealing nothing. A freelance programmer, she designs sophisticated security systems-and supplements her own security with a fierce dog and an assortment of firearms. Twelve years later, the woman known as Abigail Lowery lives on the outskirts of a small town in the Ozarks. The events that followed changed her life forever. Daughter of a controlling mother, Elizabeth finally let loose one night, drinking at a nightclub and allowing a strange man's seductive Russian accent lure her to a house on Lake Shore Drive.
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Dashing into a restroom stall to hide, the voice of his father insists Rocky must return to his old town for answers. Consumed by the secret and struggling to adjust to his new school, Rocky is startled by a familiar voice. The For-Sale sign appears on the front lawn right after the funeral, forcing Rocky to leave the house linked to so many memories of his dad. After twelve-year-old Rocky overhears his mom admit that her story about his dads death is bogus, his trust in his one remaining parent unravels. Rocky finds a real partner in a new friend, Olive, who offers to be his assistant sleuth and help him crack the secret. About the Book After twelve-year-old Rocky overhears his mom admit that her story about his dads death is bogus, his trust in his one remaining parent unravels. By the time I got to the third novel my interest started waning things weren’t really being explained yet there were more twists being added to the storyline. I couldn’t wait to find out all of the answers to the things that didn’t add up (how did Nathan really die? What was the link between the Russian mob and Nathan? Etc etc). The plot was interesting and very well written (much more so than 50 Shades of Grey). Just a warning though: if you’re reading the book or plan to, don’t keep reading! This is the fourth book in the Crossfire series and it continues the love story between Gideon and Eva. So I just finished reading Captivated by You by Sylvia Day. Pretty poor effort on my behalf! I really need to get a move on, as I hate crowds and really don’t want to put myself through the 24hour Christmas shopping trade! It’s the 1st of December and I’ve only bought two gifts. Cameron Reed was in her second year at Juilliard when her childhood sweetheart, Zeus Kincaid, walked away from her. He just didn't think they would come with a tragedy that would change how he viewed the sport forever. Those are the words that Zeus Kincaid has been waiting to hear since he first put on a pair of boxing gloves. Samantha Towle really knows how to make her characters jump out of the page and into our hearts as their journey becomes our own''I love a good second chance romance story and this one was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G'.And the new heavyweight champion of the world is. this mind blowing book''I adored this story!. As seen on TikTok, from Samantha Towle, the New York Times bestselling author of Wardrobe Malfunction and Breaking Hollywood, comes a the first dramatically powerful and passionate novel in the Gods series.Readers are raving about Ruin!'Samantha Towle at her best''Wow! What a story, I can't even begin to tell you just how much I loved. Just before I left New York, I found myself in an unexpected position: clinging to the bars of the Jefferson Market Garden looking in. The first essay, ‘Peonies’, sets the tone: These essays ruminate intimately on life, art and relationships in the middle of a pandemic. As I read it, I could feel my personal understanding of the word ‘intimations’ changing to include an element of intimacy. They are written in the spirit of what she learned from the stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius: ‘Talking to yourself can be useful. It comprises six personal essays, which their author describes in her foreword as ‘small by definition, short by necessity’. This tiny book was written in the first half of 2020, when Covid-19 was running wild in New York City, where Zadie Smith teaches creative writing. Well, for one thing, he's been turned into a human and banished from Olympus. The former God Apollo is having a pretty rough time of it. Things are getting very bad, very fast, for Apollo. Called Lester.The only way out is a series of scary and dangerous trials, of course.For his third trial, Apollo must journey through the Labyrinth to free an Oracle who only speaks in puzzles.Then, defeat the most vicious of three very vicious Roman Emperors.(All without the use of his godly powers.) The cave could kill him, or drive him insane.Oh, and a Roman Emperor, whose love of bloodshed makes Nero look tame. There's only one way he can earn back Zeus' favour, and that's to seek and restore the ancient oracles - but that's easier said than done.Apollo must head to the American Midwest where, rumour has it, a haunted cave may hold answers.There are a few things standing in his way though. Obviously.Cast down from Olympus, he's weak, disorientated and stuck in New York City as a teenage boy. Now, he's a teenage boy called Lester.Apollo has angered his father Zeus for the last time.So, how do you punish an immortal? By making him human. Lyrical and gritty, heartbreaking and luminous, Rauli’s is the story of the inexorable pull of destiny. Burdened with knowledge of tragedies yet to come, Rauli nonetheless strives to know himself. Moving between Rauli’s childhood and adolescence, between the Angolan battlefield, the Cuban city of Cienfuegos, and the shores of ancient Troy, Marcial Gala’s Call Me Cassandra tells of the search for identity amid the collapse of Cuba’s utopian dreams. And third, that he is the reincarnation of the Trojan princess Cassandra. Second, that he will die, aged eighteen, as a soldier in the Cuban intervention in Angola. Despite the signs that warn Rauli to repress and fear what he is, he knows three things to be true: First, that he was born in the wrong body. He loves to read, especially Greek myths, but in Cuba in the 1970s, novels and gods can be dangerous. His older brother is violent his philandering father doesn’t understand him his intelligence and sensitivity do not endear him to the other children at school. Ten-year-old Rauli lives in a world that is often hostile. "A spellbinding novel by one of the best writers of the Americas." -Junot Díaz, author of This is How You Lose Her “Dazzling." -Marcela Valdes, The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) Finalist for the 2023 PEN Translation Prize and the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Fiction Opportunities are few and Adam finds himself working long hours for poor pay so that he can help his family. His family, still living – or surviving – in war-torn Syria struggle daily to feed, clothe, and educate their children.Īdam tries to be a ‘global citizen’ and become a part of his new community in Malaysia, but is constantly faced with intolerance, bigotry, and plain old racism. Exiled from his homeland, forced to watch the horrors unfold from afar. An Ishmael of Syria by Asaad AlmohammadĪdam is a tortured soul. Here is a collection of Top 10 recommended by us.ġ. More importantly, in recent years many popular Arabic works have been translated and appreciated world over building a Creative Bridge between Middle East and the Rest of the World. Not only have writers from this region living elsewhere started writing in English, but also writers from around the world, who have lived in Middle East have weaved their stories with the fabric of this region. Middle East is dipped and enriched with literature that has been brought in front of the world more now than ever before. The Sword Sage was previously poisoned and killed by the Heaven’s Glory school. She leaves him with a small marble as a token. On learning that Sacred Valley will eventually be destroyed by a great beast, Lindon teams up with Yerin, disciple of the Sword Sage, to leave the valley and become strong enough to save it. She turns back time and makes it as if it never occurred.ĭue to Lindon’s bravery, she deigns to show him his fate. Suriel, a member of the an ascended organization of beings called the Abidan, intervenes. Lindon is born a pariah in the Wei Clan of Sacred Valley due to an abnormally weak soul. He attempts to prove his worth in an inter-clan tournament.ĭuring the tournament, an ascended being named Li Markuth descends on Sacred Valley and kills everyone. Don’t read any of the summaries if you are hoping to go in to the series without being spoiled! If you haven’t yet read any of the Cradle novels, I have a no-spoilers review of the first two books. Obviously, these are designed to have spoilers. Seeking summaries of Will Wight’s Cradle series? You’re in the right place! See all Cradle-related summaries available on my website here. "Thank you for everything."Īccording to Deadline, the clip has been kept secret for months by Buckingham Palace, the BBC (where it aired in the UK), and Studiocanal. "Happy Jubilee, ma'am," he says with a tip of his hat. for later."įrom there, the clip turns into a tearjerker as Paddington thanks the queen for her 70 years of service. "So do I," the queen responds as she pulls her own sandwich from her bag. Much to his delight, the queen reveals she keeps her sandwich in her handbag. "Perhaps you would like a marmalade sandwich? I always keep one for emergencies," Paddington asks the queen before producing a sandwich from his hat. The monarch and the adorable bear instantly bond when the queen reveals that she too keeps a marmalade sandwich on her person at all times just in case of a hunger-related emergency. In the short film, which aired at the start of the Platinum Party at the Palace concert, the queen is joined by none other than Paddington Bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw, just as he is in the "Paddington" films) for a spot of tea and an orange marmalade sandwich. Two British icons came together for teatime in a new short film released in celebration of Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. |