![]() ![]() Recommend to those who enjoy thrills in their thrillers, action, fast-paced. Dinner at my house was delayed, had to finish! This is going to end soon, and I was holding my breath until the last sentence. He gets in over his head and ends up dealing with some unsavory characters. ![]() I felt James was a likeable character, but he shocked me several times. But when his wife Rosie commits a terrible crime, James has to choose between helping her hide her crime or turning her in. The story revolves around James Casper, a DEA agent who has always fought for the common good. ![]() They make their plan and their sticking to it. All Our Darkest Secrets by Martyn Ford is a DEA / police thriller that also weaves in elements of a domestic thriller. He is a good guy and a wonderful husband, “For better or worse.” Rosie is a “fantastic liar”, so that may help their little situation. How could his loving wife Rosie put him in this situation! After all, James is a respected DEA agent. ![]() James and Rosie Casper have a problem and it’s bad. I love when a friend’s review leads to a five star read! This is a new author to me, so he now has my attention. A compelling, addictive read and undoubtedly one of the best thrillers of 2021. Oh my!! I wasn’t expecting to be completely glued to this one, as well as shocked, surprised and if I wasn’t reading it, I was thinking about it.Īfter reading Joey’s review, I knew I had to read this one. ![]()
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![]() On the first night of his stay, the house is burgled. The story is deliberately placed after The Ebony Tower as a clear parallel of and influence on the title story.Īn elderly writer has borrowed a country cottage from friends in London. ![]() While in exile, he falls for the daughter of a local king. However, he is puzzled by the old man's relationship with the girls, especially when he himself is attracted to Diana.Įliduc, the shortest tale in the book, is a translation of a Breton lai by Marie de France, in which a hero goes into exile in England, leaving his wife behind. In this strange ménage, David is left in no doubt about his host's views on modern abstract art. Breasley shares his home with two young English girls, both former art students, Diana and Anne. ![]() Henry Breasley is an elderly painter whose secluded retirement is invaded by a brash young artist commissioned to write a biographical study of the great man. The Ebony Tower (1974) by John Fowles is a collection of five novellas and short stories with interlacing themes, each built around a medieval myth: The Ebony Tower, Eliduc, Poor Koko, The Enigma and The Cloud. ![]() ![]() ![]() In her 2010 debut novel and Lambda Literary Awaard winner Sub Rosa (Arsenal Pulp), it was the vivid language and languid storytelling that made me feel like I was on an old sex working mama's porch, sipping tea and hearing stories. Her work always speaks to me in some way or another. As a sex worker writer myself, I have been following Amber Dawn's work and career for many years. This particularly comes through in relation to being a sex worker writer in the world of academia, where too many people other than sex workers themselves seem to have a stake in the narration of our pain and struggle.Īmber Dawn is the author of eight books, from fiction to memoir and poetry. In her new poetry book, My Art Is Killing Me (Arsenal Pulp, 2020), author Amber Dawn explores many of these themes as a sex worker writer. The mainstream public often wants a piece of us, but only as much as they can get rich off of us, take our stories, and twist them to serve their own agendas. ![]() Sex workers are at the center of discussions of public consumption: from questions of what labor and consumption would look like after capitalism, to whether a worker is selling their “self” in the market economy, sex workers are too often employed as an argumentative device. ![]() ![]() ![]() This was altogether much too YA (clean) for me. I couldn't like Jessica after her constant berating of Alex for not proposing to her. At 23yrs old, why would this even be mentioned ? Cole's storyline just didn't make sense to me in the end. It's been only 4 mos and mentions of Alex's non aging comes up more than I could kept count of. Taylor as I devoured that series in a matter of a week, all 3 of the intertwining series within. Didn’t enjoy this nowhere near as much as the House of Royals series, which is why I ventured into more from Ms. ![]() My only complaint is her incessantly sighing throughout the entire series. Narrator did a good job in her performances of all character's and giving them their own voices. **REVIEW FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES ** SOME SPOILERS. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This audiobook includes an excerpt from the first book in Kylie Scott's new Dive Bar series, Dirty. OL19983352W Page_number_confidence 92.12 Pages 294 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.18 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20220518102600 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 618 Scandate 20220516044800 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9781743342817 Tts_version 5. In Kylie Scott's Lick, one thing is certain: being married to one of the hottest rock stars on the planet is sure to be a wild ride. Yes, that’s right, Evelyn and David’s wild love story is coming to life and it’s going to be a lot of fun. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 08:05:26 Autocrop_version 0.0.12_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40488307 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Lick, the insatiable first book in the Stage Dive Series by Aussie author Kylie Scott, has been optioned by PassionFlix. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then there were years away in Ireland, sheltered and protected but with restlessness growing in her soul. First came the discovery of a betrayal that would send someone she’d trusted to prison. Dillon Cooper was shocked to find the bruised and terrified girl huddled in his ranch house kitchen-but when the teenager and his family heard her story they provided refuge and comfort, reuniting her with her loved ones.Ĭate’s ordeal, though, was far from over. It was during one of those games that she disappeared.ĭespite her glamorous background, Cate was a shrewd, scrappy survivor, and she managed to escape her abductors. ![]() A family ranch in Big Sur country and a legacy of Hollywood royalty set the stage for Nora Roberts’ emotional new suspense novel, Hideaway.Ĭaitlyn Sullivan, a daughter of Hollywood royalty, was already a star at ten, but still loved to play hide-and-seek with her cousins at the family home in Big Sur. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The wind outside stopped, but my postage-stamp-sized studio didn’t exactly come with heat. I still hadn’t found the right combination of books to keep it level. The letter-now crumpled in my hand-landed on my wobbly kitchen table. I shouldered the door open, then used my hip to force it closed. This was the first I had managed to collect on my own. Some taped to doors, others shoved underneath them, and still more sent certified mail. ![]() I’d seen one too many letters like this in my twenty-one years. Please collect your belongings and move out ASAP. ![]() I needed to get out of the freaking cold air, but I stood rooted to the spot by a sloppy handwritten letter that didn’t even mention my name. With one week to go until FRIEND (WITH BENEFITS) ZONE releases, I thought I’d have a little fun and share an excerpt! Before you get a first look at Jasmine and Devon, be sure to check out the rafflecopter for some cool prizes from yours truly! Rafflecopter ends on June 20, 2017.Īnd don’t forget to pre-order! FRIEND (WITH BENEFITS) ZONE goes on sale June 27, 2017! Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iBooks | and moreĬhilly midnight wind blew my trench coat up as I stared at the fluttering note taped to my basement apartment door. ![]() ![]() not be the #1 student in every subject except gym and drama.choose their own extracurricular activities.complain about not being in a school play.Here are some things my daughters, Sophia and Louisa, were never allowed to do: Well, I can tell them, because I’ve done it. ![]() They wonder what these parents do to produce so many math whizzes and music prodigies, what it’s like inside the family, and whether they could do it too. Part One The Tiger, the living symbol of strength and power, generally inspires fear and respect.Ī lot of people wonder how Chinese parents raise such stereotypically successful kids. This was supposed to be a story of how Chinese parents are better at raising kids than Western ones.īut instead, it’s about a bitter clash of cultures, a fleeting taste of glory, and how I was humbled by a thirteen-year-old. It’s also about Mozart and Mendelssohn, the piano and the violin, and how we made it to Carnegie Hall. ![]() ![]() This is a story about a mother, two daughters, and two dogs. ![]() ![]() * Exiled ( Immortal Essence series, book 1) by RaShelle WorkmanĮxiled notebook (won from RaShelle's blog!) ![]() * Cinder ( Lunar Chronicles, book 1) by Marissa Meyer Burton, Barnes & Noble leather bound and color illustrated edition (from my dear, sweet, bestest hubby in the world for Christmas!) * The Arabian Nights translated by Sir Richard F. This is a first for me! Thank you, Danyelle! If any of you kind readers would like to know a little bit more about me, please check out Danyelle's blog post via the apple image on the left! The awesome fantasy author Danyelle Leafty ( The Fairy Godmother Dilemma series) interviewed me and gave me an award this week! It's called The Golden Apple of Book Blogs. ![]() For the publishing class, Rick has invited so many of his writer friends (and editors & publishers too) to be guest speakers! Stay tuned for future posts highlighting these classes. I'm so excited! Writing for Children & Adolescents and Publishing for Children & Adolescents. ![]() BYU classes started this week! I'm taking two classes from professor and children's author Rick Walton. ![]() ![]() She had low expectations and not such a good impression of herself. Well, Blaire was boring of her life, her college studies. She was so fiesty, she had no filter to what she was saying and that was deliciously adorable. I laughed so much, especially in the half book and i got a little bit emotional at the other half, but i enjoyed every single thing in there.įirst of all, i have to say that Blaire hooked me up from the first chapter. I lost my mind in there and i couldn't stop reading it. Shen, your debut book was a kick a** journey!!! Those two together were amazingly delicious. Ty is yummy!!! Sexy as hell!!! Hot as a sin!!! Shall i continue?īut i have to be fair. ![]() ![]() ![]() There is a new fighter in the town and he is just gorgeous!!! ![]() |