![]() ![]() He is the Lord of Bebbanburg, but he will need all the skills he has learned in a lifetime of war to make his dream come true. But Uhtred is determined that nothing, neither the new enemies nor the old foes who combine against him, will keep him from his birth right. ![]() Britain’s precarious peace threatens to turn into a war of annihilation. New enemies enter into the fight for England’s kingdoms: the redoubtable Constantin of Scotland seizes an opportunity for conquest and leads his armies south. But fate is inexorable and the enemies Uhtred has made and the oaths he has sworn combine to distract him from his dream of recapturing Bebbanburg. And so England’s greatest warrior, Uhtred of Bebbanburg, at last has the chance to take back the home his traitorous uncle stole from him so many years ago-and which his scheming cousin still occupies. Northumbria’s Viking ruler, Sigtryggr, and Mercia’s Saxon Queen Aethelflaed have agreed a truce. The great fort was built on a rock that was almost an island, it was massive, it could only be approached on land by a single narrow track-and it was mine. ![]() ![]() From the day it was stolen from me I had dreamed of recapturing Bebbanburg. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The next installment of Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series chronicling the epic saga of the making of England, "like Game of Thrones, but real" (Observer, London)-the basis for The Last Kingdom, the hit television series coming to Netflix in Fall 2016. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() When an unexpected upheaval sends her away from her hectic job in L.A. ![]() Longtime personal assistant Georgie Mulcahy has made a career out of putting others before herself. ![]() The acclaimed author of Love Lettering weaves a wise and witty new novel that echoes with timely questions about love, career, reconciling with the past, and finding your path while knowing your true worth. Indie Next Pick| #1 Library Reads Pick | Goodreads Most Anticipated Romances of the Year | Bookish Highly Anticipated Reads | Bookpage Most Highly Ant Indie Next Pick| #1 Library Reads Pick | Goodreads Most Anticipated Romances of the Year | Bookish Highly Anticipated Reads | Bookpage Most Highly Anticipated Romance of the Year | Paste Magazine Most Anticipated Romances of the Year | Cosmopolitan UK Best Books of the Month | Bookriot Most Anticipated Books of the Year and that planning is never as rewarding as doing.” -Jodi Picoult and that planning is never as rewarding as doing.” -Jodi Picoult "A sweet novel that reminds you going back is sometimes the best path forward. "A sweet novel that reminds you going back is sometimes the best path forward. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments All your perfects series![]() Colleen lives in Texas, where she was born in Sulphur Springs. What is Colleen Hoover’s most popular book?Ĭolleen Hoover is the best selling author of over 23 books and she is also a New York Times Bestselling Author.What is the saddest Colleen Hoover book?.What order should I read Colleen Hoover’s books?.And luckily for you, we’ve got every title right here. This just proves how versatile she is as an author! Which means you should definitely read every single book full of angst, heartbreak, hope and love stories by her right now. ![]() We think that she absolutely deserves that title – we love her books! And one of her most recent releases, Layla (which we can’t get enough of), even has a more paranormal theme to it, which isn’t something Hoover has done before. Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of 11 novels and 5 novellas and she is known as “The Professional Make-Believer”. ![]() ![]() ![]() It includes a helpful glossary and pronunciation guide, and colour plates of the artwork the sisters produced as well as a selection of their photographs. The sister’s memoirs are told separately - Ngarta’s is titled A Desert Tragedy, while Jukuna’s is My Life in the Desert - and there are short chapters, by Pat Lowe (who edited the stories) and Eirlys Richards (who translated them from the Walmajarri language), explaining how the book came into being and putting the sister’s lives into context. ![]() The book is comprised of several different parts. ![]() It’s also a fascinating and eye-opening portrait of the desert people’s way of life in the 1950s and early 60s and how the coming of the vast cattle stations changed everything. Two Sisters: Ngarta and Jukuna is a brilliantly evocative autobiography of two aboriginal sisters. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Calvin from calvin and hobbes![]() ![]() One of Wolfe’s endearing traits is his love of good food and beer, so he is a pretty rotund character. There are also movie adaptations of two of the novels: “Meet Nero Wolfe” (1936) which features a young Rita Hayworth, and “The League of Frightened Men” (1937). There are 33 Nero Wolfe novels for us to read, and 39 short stories. Nero Wolfe is a fictional detective and the hero of many stories published by author Rex Stout. It first appeared in book form in a short-story collection in 1942. It was first published in abridged form as “Death Wears an Orchid” in a magazine in 1941. ![]() “Black Orchids” is a Nero Wolfe mystery novella by Rex Stout. There is also a thinner version that is served as a drink. ![]() Zabaglione (also “zabaione”) is a dessert from Italian cuisine made from egg yolks, sugar and sweet wine (often Marsala). Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Sin city comic![]() ![]() ![]() Joining him in this effort will be Dan DiDio, who acted as co-publisher of DC from 2010 to 2020, and will serve as publisher at FMP with CEO of Frank Miller Ink, Silenn Thomas, serving as COO of the new publishing company. The report comes from The Hollywood Reporter, who is also confirming that Miller will act as the new company's president and editor-in-chief. The upcoming publishing banner will be appropriately named "Frank Miller Presents" and will see all-new original works as well as the new runs for some of Miller's most famous comics. ![]() Famed comic book writer-artist Frank Miller, who has worked with the likes of DC, Marvel, and indie companies like Dark Horse, is officially starting his own comic book publishing company. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Out from Verso Books today, the volume assembles eighteen short texts written over fifteen years-many of them originally published in the London Review of Books-beginning in the aftermath of 9/11 and ending with the ascendance of post-truth and post-shame politics under Trump’s presidency. In the interregnum of this socially distanced spring, reading Hal Foster’s What Comes After Farce? Art and Criticism at a Time of Debacle felt like a whirlwind tour through a period that had suddenly become historical, much faster than its author could have anticipated. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments The lady most willing![]() The laird wasn’t there to dispute it, since he was dancing the bedtime waltz with the prettiest girl in the county, even as her da sat gazing into a glass of whiskey and shaking his head. Witnesses at the pub that night all agreed that Taran made a fair show and acquitted himself well for a man of his years. Then, with a roar such as hadn’t been heard since Braveheart’s time, Chisholm launched himself at Taran, going straight through the laird’s nephews-well, not truly through, as both men stepped neatly aside-aiming for Taran’s neck and . . . “So come and kiss your new son,” she crowed.Ĭhisholm’s eyes grew as wide as saucers, and all about the room, everyone fell dead silent. ![]() ![]() But Marilla, who had no patience with, well, anything, burst out with obvious glee, “I am wed, too, Father! I won’t have to leave Scotland and I shall have my very own castle!” She grabbed Taran’s arm. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Derby daredevils![]() ![]() The teammates work together to build their team and learn the game of roller derby, relying on each other to solve problems. It was refreshing to read a book that bucked these trends and easily passed the Bechdel test. ![]() Representation of girls in middle grade texts can be problematic, where girls are often relegated to secondary character status or motivated by heteronormative romantic comedy tropes. Written by Kit Rosewater and illustrated by Sophie Escabasse, The Derby Daredevils is an engaging book for middle grade readers. The Derby Daredevils: Kenzie Kickstarts a Team accomplishes this task by telling the story of Kenzie and Shelly as they put together a roller derby team. This is particulary true when it involves female protagonists who rise to a challenge. I love when I can read a middle grade book and learn something entirely new. 16 July 2020 / LGBTQ / Middle Grade Books The Derby Daredevils ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Tarah dewitt![]() I’m excited to read for myself Marie and Tyler’s story. ![]() It’s about the never-ending construction project that partnership is, and finding enjoyment at every stage. I only heard the audio for The Simple Wild, which had me in tears But I never continued, and now I’m kicking myself for not doing so. The Co-op is a steamy story about restoration and renovation, and uncovering all the things that build character within ourselves. But, with all the exposure and pitfalls that come with living with the opposite sex (and none of the perks) they’ll also have to learn what it means to truly co-operate as a team. ![]() Thrust into a home without walls, they quickly learn that it’s easy to hide behind emotional ones, even in a marriage. ![]() ![]() LaRynn has the money, but to access her trust, she has to be married.ĭeacon has the construction expertise, but lacks the funds.Ī deal is struck: Marry for however long it takes to fix up the property, collect a profit, and cut ties. LaRynn Lavigne and Deacon Leeds had one short and contentious summer fling when they were teens.Ĭertainly nothing to build a foundation on.īut a decade later, when their grandmothers have left them with shared ownership of their dilapidated Santa Cruz building, they’re thrust back together and have to figure out how to brace up the pieces. ![]() |