![]() But when he meets Kate his resolve is shattered. Should she ignore all the warnings and get involved with a ladies man whose life will be in daily danger?Ĭharlie Butler has no intention of getting involved with a woman. When she meets Flight Lieutenant Charlie Butler sparks fly, but he is a notorious womaniser. Into this turmoil steps Kate Sheridan, newly arrived from Ireland to live with her aunt and uncle and look for work. London on 3 September 1939 is in upheaval. The publisher and author acknowledge the trademark status and trademark ownership of all trademarks, service marks and word marks mentioned in this book.Ĭover photo credit: George Marks/Ĭover by Rebecca K. The characters and names are products of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously. ![]() This is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, actual events or locales is purely coincidental. No part of this book may be uploaded without the permission of the publisher and author, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is originally published. ![]() No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photography, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system without the prior written consent from the publisher and author, except in the instance of quotes for reviews. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Jack Stapleton’s a household name-captured by paparazzi on beaches the world over, famous for, among other things, rising out of the waves in all manner of clingy board shorts and glistening like a Roman deity. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka “bodyguard”), and she just got hired to protect superstar actor Jack Stapleton from his middle-aged, corgi-breeding stalker. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindgerten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. ![]() But Jack does not want to alarm his family and enlists Hannah to be both his security and his fake girlfriend. When superstar actor Jack Stapleton’s mom gets sick, he comes home to the family’s Texas ranch and needs protection from a stalker. Hannah Brooks is looks like a kindergarten teacher but is actually a bodyguard. ![]() ![]() Every year he and his family spend time in the Scilly Isles, the setting for three of his books. He is also a father and grandfather, so children have always played a large part in his life. ![]() He was knighted in the 2018 for his services to literature and charity. He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL) in 2004. ![]() In 2003, he was advanced to an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). In 1999 this work was publicly recognised when he and his wife were invested a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to youth. They have three farms in Devon, Wales and Gloucestershire, open to inner city school children who come to stay and work with the animals. He left teaching after ten years in order to set up 'Farms for City Children' with his wife. After a brief and unsuccessful spell in the army, he took up teaching and started to write. Born in St Albans, Hertfordshire, in 1943, he was evacuated to Cumberland during the last years of the Second World War, then returned to London, moving later to Essex. ![]() He also writes his own screenplays and libretti for opera. ![]() Sir Michael Andrew Morpurgo, OBE, FRSL is the author of many books for children, five of which have been made into films. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 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. Call Me Cassandra is Marcial Gala’s masterpiece, blending Greek myth with the Cuban intervention in Angola. 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 Herįrom the author of the award-winning The Black Cathedral, a darkly magical tale of a haunted young dreamer, born in the wrong body and time, who believes himself to be a doomed prophetess from ancient Greek mythology. “Dazzling." -Marcela Valdes, The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) ![]() ![]() Issues that permeates almost every aspect of who she is, but I want to Minerva is a far from perfect character and she has a lot of family Amato gives readers an imperfect character who has a strained relationship with her mother, an absent father, but tries to make her own way the best that she can. The cover and title immediately caught my attention (I just noticed the sea horse on the cover as I am typing this, LOL, and it is very significant to the story), but it is the story that kept my attention. Get Happy is the first book that I have read by Mary Amato. Life with a new family, including the perfect stepdaughter, a girl who She begins to investigate him, only to discover that he has a new Songs, and is desperate for a ukelele, learns to her shock that herįather did not abandon her years ago and has been trying to keep in ![]() Substitute family with her friends in place of the broken family sheĪ hip high school girl who loves music, writes ![]() Of Sarah Dessen and Gayle Forman, a young songwriter builds a Realistic, contemporary YA by a state master list star, perfect for fans ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I did not like this book, perhaps because it is about the online gaming community, by which I mean obsessives who spend way too much time playing World of Warcraft, and my idea of a video game binge still tends more toward playing through all of Super Mario World in one night. Then I realized that it is obnoxious to force readers to suffer an affected writing style or stylistic quirk unless you have a really good reason, and "because it's cute and mildly thematically relevant" is not a good enough reason, are you listening, Charles Stross? Then I thought maybe I would do the whole thing in code like a l33t haXor, which would have been appropriate since this book finds it the height of amusement to throw around with-it language like "n00b" and "pwned." I briefly toyed with doing the same for my review, but then I remembered that I already did that, and it wasn't that amusing. Charles Stross decided it would be a good idea to write Halting State entirely in second person. ![]() ![]() ![]() The end of American slavery was a process that took decades to complete. Insights from Chapter 4 Insights from Chapter 1 Insights on Eric Foner's The Second Founding It did not immediately end slavery, but it sounded the institution’s death knell. #4 The Emancipation Proclamation was an act of military emancipation, grounded in Lincoln’s constitutional authority as commander in chief. ![]() But these events did not destroy slavery, which survived and expanded in the early republic. During the American Revolution and the War of 1812, thousands of slaves gained their freedom by escaping to British lines. #3 A third method of attacking slavery is through military emancipation. ![]() He believed that the North must abide by provisions of the Constitution that protected slavery, including the Fugitive Slave Clause, lest the entire edifice fall. #2 Lincoln was not an abolitionist, and did not support the immediate end of slavery. The Emancipation Proclamation, issued on January 1, 1863, was the crucial step in the process. ![]() It began at the war’s outset when slaves, eager to seize the opportunity presented by the presence of northern armies, began to seek refuge behind Union lines. #1 The end of American slavery was a process that took decades to complete. Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. ![]() ![]() ![]() BUT…the best way to hang out with me is via my newsletter. As their bond strengthens, he becomes like the son she had always dreamed of-except, he already has a family. Soon, he visits her on a regular basis and she is looking forward to their nightly play-dates at the store. Check them out if you like.Įven though I have a Facebook page, I mostly hang out at Goodreads. A Heartwarming Story of Love, Sacrifice, and Hope After closing the Christmas store for the night, Julia encounters a sad little boy who vanishes right before her eyes. ![]() No ghosties there, but still lots of fun and plenty of exciting storms happening in these books. To no surprise, I wrote an entire series of sweet small-town romances called Southern Storms as Lexie Nicholas. There’s nothing better than a beach trip, if you ask me.įun fact: I’m also a bit of a weather nut, so I geek out when storms are heading our way. If I’m not busy writing books or work at my day-job, I enjoy driving down to our Alabama beaches for a long weekend with hubby to recharge my batteries. If you’re looking for steamy romances with dark themes, vampires and shifters… you may want to try another author. Think of my books as clean & wholesome love stories in which the main characters also try to solve the mystery of the spirits that enter their lives and help them find peace so they can move on.Įxpect lot’s of smiles, a few tears, and happily-ever-afters are guaranteed in my stories! I’m Nickie and I write lighthearted sweet contemporary romances with a touch of the paranormal-namely mischievous ghosties. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story follows on from The Inheritance Games. I hoped that I would enjoy it just as much as the first in the series. As soon as I had finished The Inheritance Games I pre-ordered the sequel The Hawthorne Legacy. With nonstop action, aspirational jet-setting, Knives Out-like family intrigue, swoonworthy romance, and billions of dollars hanging in the balance, The Hawthorne Legacy will thrill Jennifer Lynn Barnes fans and new readers alike. So much so that I was willing to forgo my avoidance of book series and fully invest in Avery Grambs story. And there are threats lurking around every corner, as adversaries emerge who will stop at nothing to see Avery out of the picture-by any means necessary. As the mystery grows and the plot thickens, Grayson and Jameson, two of the enigmatic and magnetic Hawthorne grandsons, continue to pull Avery in different directions. Thanks to a DNA test, Avery knows that she’s not a Hawthorne by blood, but clues pile up hinting at a deeper connection to the family than she had ever imagined. The Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell, and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions-including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery, a virtual stranger, rather than to his own daughters or grandsons. Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the beloved bestselling The Inheritance Games ![]()
![]() ![]() The last thing she needs is to get involved with a doctor who puts the SUFFER in insufferable…no matter how good-looking he is.īut the more she gets to know him, the more she realizes there’s more than meets the eye to the man she’s hated for so long. Outgoing and ambitious, Jules Ambrose is a former party girl who’s focused on one thing: passing the attorney’s bar exam. When their animosity explodes into one unforgettable night, he proposes a solution that’ll get her out of his system once and for all: an enemies with benefits arrangement with simple rules. ![]() The beautiful redhead has been a thorn in his side since they met, but she also consumes his thoughts in a way no woman ever has. ![]() Gorgeous, cocky, and fast on his way to becoming a hotshot doctor, Josh Chen has never met a woman he couldn’t charm-except for Jules f**king Ambrose. He hates her…almost as much as he wants her. ![]() Twisted Hate, the third standalone in the Twisted series by Ana Huang, coming 27 January An enemies with benefits romance Amazon Pre-orderĬOVER DESIGNER: Quirah Casey, Temptation Creations ![]() |