The Eternal Kiss by Trisha Telep5/29/2023 Wandering the streets of Paris to escape the memories of the death of her partner, coming to terms with it. Jordan Summers‘ “ Paris After Dark” is escape for Rachel Chang, an NYPD homicide detective. “Butterfly Kiss” (blends Midnight Louie, x.5 AND Delilah Street, x.5) “Into the Mist Forever” (Vampire Series, 0.5) Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Corsets & ClockworkĪ collection of 25 short stories revolving around vampiric romances. It is part of the, Midnight Louie, Delilah Street, Demonica #3.5, Texas Vampires #1.5,, series and is a anthology, fantasy, paranormal fantasy, short stories, urban fantasy in Paperback edition that was published by Constable & Robinson Ltd., Robinson Publishing on Septemand has 566 pages. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review.
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Bitch Alice's last words to Earth were something like "Make Dallas pay" (Dallas, rather than Houston being the center of the space program). In 1957, seeing how it was so safe and ready for tourists, they took along the queen of the Wrackers- Bitch Alice- where see was going to perform up there, but a terrible accident left her and all the others on the mission dead. In this world, the USA/federation began (using ex-Nazi scientists) a space program back in the late 40s and had several launches to the Moon. The 'straights' are your basic citizens who hoover up mass media and constitute the status quo. 'Wrackers' can be seen as something like a punk counter-culture, totally against established authority. The novel is set at the end of 1979 through early 1980. Like real history, a cold war soon arose. What was left were two superpowers- the USA and its 'central federation', basically colonizing Russia, and the Anglo-Chinese alliance. The Russians allied with Hitler, however, and the USA invaded Russia and took it over to end the war. WAR is set in an alternative history FDR died choking on a chicken bone in 1933, but WWII still happened. Totally wild ride by Denton here, and it wracks and rolls! Trying to describe this novel will be difficult, as I have never really encountered anything like it. But Never Land isn't quite the place she imagined it would be. So when an opportunity to travel to Never Land via pirate ship presents itself, Wendy makes a deal with the devil. Meeting her hero, Peter Pan, four years earlier, she still holds on to the childhood hope that his magical home truly exists. Wendy's only real escape is in writing down tales of Never Land. The doldrums of an empty house after her brothers have gone to school, the dull parties where everyone thinks she talks too much, and the fact that her parents have decided to send her away to Ireland as a governess-it all makes her wish things could be different. Sixteen-year-old Wendy Darling's life is not what she imagined it would be. What if Wendy first traveled to Never Land. Jean little from anna5/29/2023 Eastern on Zoom, an hour before the HBO adaptation of Elena Ferrante's Neapolitan quartet airs. A silver lining in a particularly dark cloud?"Įuropa Editions has launched "Our Brilliant Friends," an after-dinner book club and watch party that meets every Monday at 9 p.m. That will just make independent bookstores stronger overall. I think as we come out of this-and we will-we'll find bookstores making digital sales a more important part of their business. Mettee's take: "Some bookstores had been slow to embrace e-books and audiobooks. although there are still some bookstores that haven't signed on. Hummingbird's bookstore count has jumped 25% since the coronavirus began spreading in the U.S. For the year to date, sales are up 1,000%. At Hummingbird Digital Media, which is an American Booksellers Association Marketplace partner for e-books (Hummingbird also sells downloadable audio), sales in the last four weeks have risen 1,315% over the previous four weeks, according to president and chief visionary officer Stephen Black Mettee. It's stressful, but gratifying to be useful and helping booksellers right now." "We are a tiny team, though we are adding staff for customer support as we struggle to ramp up with the demand. "We basically experienced two years' worth of normal growth in about three weeks," Hunter said. For a venture that launched early this year, it's been a wild time. The first two stories tend to go more toward the comedic and they work very well. The short story format allows the creators to tell different types of stories so we get a variety of action and fun with some emotional beats thrown in as well. Much like the TV all the elements that work there work in this book. Finally, the issue ends with Batman and Gordon’s annual meet up and toasting to another year of survival. Freeze escaping from Arkham and one with the Joker planning mass murder on New Year’s. The opening story sees Batgirl, Bullock, and Montoya taking on Clayface, the second had Harley and Ivy kidnapping Bruce Wayne and forcing him to take them on a shopping spree. The book consists of five stories all set around the holidays. As far as Batman Christmas stories go there are many great ones to choose from, but this is easily one of the best. The issue would prove to be a big hit as it would win an Eisner Award and also get adapted into an episode of the Animated Series titled “Holiday Knights”. What really made the book cool was that it was done by the writers and artists that had worked on the cartoon show such as Paul Dini and Bruce Timm. Published in December 1994, the oversized issue featured various short stories featuring various characters from the Animated Series set around the Holidays. The Batman Adventures was a great title and one of the best things to come out of it was the Holiday Special one-shot. Subjects Fantasy Historical Fiction Young Adult Fiction. Only problem is, Finley might like the dark side a little too much."Kady Cross never disappoints. The Girl In the Steel Corset ebook &mid The Steampunk Chronicles By Kady Cross. At war with himself over his secret attraction to Finley, Griffin will risk his life and reputation to save her. To help those she's come to care for so deeply, Finley Jayne must infiltrate a criminal gang, and more than ever rely on powerful English duke Griffin King to balance her dark magic with her good side. One false move from Jasper, and the strange clockwork collar around Mei's neck tightens. Jasper lies in the clutches of a devious former friend demanding a trade-the dangerous device Jasper stole from him for the life of the girl Jasper loves. Sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne and her "straynge band of mysfits" have journeyed from London to America to rescue their friend Jasper. In New York City, 1897, life has never been more thrilling-or dangerous. The woman who would be king5/28/2023 While Cooney’s writing is backed by twenty years as a professional Egyptologist, emotion drives her narrative. Still, hoping to preserve her father’s dynasty, she took on regency alongside the infant son of a rival wife. No one expected her to be king there was no precedent for her actions. She later became the king herself-yes, the king, not queen, as the ancient Egyptian tongue contained no word for a female monarch. A princess of sorts, she was the daughter of her father, the king, the sister and wife of her brother, the king. Kara Cooney uses the mortar of experience and imagination to repair the fragmented story of one of ancient Egypt’s few female monarchs in The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt. Still they speak, despite abuses from tomb robbers, image-erasing successive kings, and ravages of time. A thousand fractured monuments litter Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Anoka by Shane Hawk5/28/2023 The emotional core of Imitate was powerful and it lingered in my mind for the rest of the day after reading it. Imitate has everything I love a slow-building tension, weird intrusions into everyday life, a troubled protagonist trying to grapple with dark forces they can barely comprehend. “Imitate” and “Transfigured” were my personal favorites of the collection. The stories of Anoka share similar themes: loss, addiction, alienation, and the particular pain only those close to us can cause. The narration by Kyle Bullock is fantastic and the production values are top-notch. Review: This is my first experience with indigenous horror. I appreciated the insight into the author’s thought process in choosing Anoka, as well as his thoughts on writing indigenous horror. My maternal grandparents lived in the Twin Cities and I spent my summers in the wilds of northern Minnesota, so I connected to the setting of Anoka right away. Anoka contains four short stories and two flash fiction pieces loosely centered around the real-world city of Anoka Minnesota, the self-proclaimed “Halloween Capital of the World.” Like the author, I have family connections to Minnesota. The complete works of edgar allan poe5/28/2023 He was one of the earliest practitioners of short stories, and is known for stories of mystery and macabre, and has sometimes been considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is considered to be a part of the American Romantic Movement. His stories are read by readers of all ages around the world.Įdgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic. Some of his masterpieces include: The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Fall of the House of Usher, and The Black Cat. He can be considered as one of the most original authors and is known to have set a new trend in detective stories, science fictions and mysteries. The book contains complete stories and even poems by the celebrated author. Hardcore fans of Edgar Allen Poe will now be delighted to find that a lot of his work is now available in one book. The Complete is a collection of complete and unabridged works of one of America’s greatest writer’s: Edgar Allan Poe. Act your age eve brown ebook5/28/2023 Did she feel that, when it was inside her? Did she care about the finer details, or was she just chasing the thick stretch, the snug fullness a toy like this must give? And she’d never told him if it vibrated or not. Asked calmly, “Why?” And was gratified when she sucked on that bottom lip rather than answering. “I have no idea how I-um, I completely forgot to-Jacob, you should probably put that down.” But her voice wavered on the last word, her chest rising and falling with each breath. She’d sunk her teeth into the plump pillow of her lower lip, and Jacob, still drowning beneath the murky waters of sudden lust, wanted to know if she bit her lip just like that when she came. Admit it.” She sounded genuinely worried. He dragged his gaze away from the toy and back to her. “Jacob,” she practically shrieked, “say something.” Would she do it under the covers or on top? Would she slick this big thing up first? With lube, or with her mouth? He imagined those cheeks were hot and blushing under her palms, and then he imagined a similar heat flushing her entire body as she lay back on this bed-this fucking bed-and eased off her underwear and rubbed the head of this toy over her pussy. “Oh my God,” she said, her eyes wide and her hands pressed to her cheeks. AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |