![]() ![]() New York Times bestselling sensation Gena Showalter enthralls with a dark, tantalizing world of humans, otherworlders, powers beyond imagining, and a seductive vampire undone by his insatiable hunger for one woman… The closer she gets to Kyrin, the more Mia learns about her own heart, her human needs and the shocking secret that will shatter everything she’s ever believed. She’s walking a knife’s edge, risking her badge and even her life. For Mia Snow, that price is surrendering to Kyrin’s forbidden seduction…Īnd embracing their electric attraction. Kyrin en Arr, of the deadly Arcadian species, holds the power to heal the injured agent but not without a price. ![]() The chance to save Dallas appears in the form of a tall, erotic stranger. Now, a series of killings have Mia and her partner Dallas tracking alien suspects but a sudden blast of violence leaves Dallas fighting for his life. She’s seen her brother die at the hands of aliens. Heading up her expert team of Alien Investigation and Removal agents, Mia’s unmatched at battling the elusive enemy among us, and she’s the perfect girl for the job. In a time and place not too far away, Mia Snow is an alien huntress for the New Chicago Police Department. RIDDING THE WORLD OF EVIL, ONE ALIEN AT A TIME: THAT’S MIA SNOW’S MISSION. ![]()
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![]() ![]() A power transfer from the West to the East and South will continue to bring many out of poverty and allow those regions to care for their own security. Technology is empowering a growing global middle class, allowing millions to find opportunity. Effective governance, while challenged, is prevalent from the state to the municipal level. ![]() Violence continues to decline across the globe as the ages and wages of billions of people increase. While these are worrisome developments, they conceal the fact that the world is in a better place than it has ever been. As the world becomes more interconnected, it is evident that leaders in both the public and private sectors have not thought through or planned for all the risks. A once-great power purposefully destabilizes Europe at the same time the continent struggles with weak economic growth, an historic influx of refugees, and political upheaval. A rising global power threatens its neighbors in the South China Sea. For the first time in history, a terrorist organization has claimed land as its own sovereign territory. A cursory glance around the world confirms that it is not as safe and prosperous as it could, and perhaps should, be. ![]() ![]() Or read it in a comforting voice and lull a little one to sleep. ![]() I mean, I bet you can read this in a sinister voice and end up with eerie story perfect for a scary story time. There’s something Lynchian about the imagery (in fact the rabbits remind me of the strange human-sized bunnies in Lynch’s Inland Empire) with the rather dead-eyed toddler rabbit (being carried by mom at first, and then later a father who joins them on their nocturnal stroll) looking in windows at other animals engaging in mundane activities that somehow seem mysterious and otherworldly in Miyakoshi’s hands. Although I find this cozy and comforting overall, I have to admit I find its surreal dream-like quality a bit creepy on another level. ![]() Originally published in Japan in 2015, this moody, beautiful import shows an anthropomorphic rabbit family walking home at night. The Way Home in the Night, illustrated and written by Akiko Miyakoshi, published by Kids Can Press, ISBN: 978-1-77138-663-0, to be released April 4, 2017. ![]() ![]() ![]() The theater manager does not need to read the envelope to know who the girl is for. The lawyer who escorts her to the theater refuses to explain despite the manager's protestations, abandoning her as quickly as he can with no more than a shrug and the tip of a hat. The man billed as Prospero the Enchanter receives a fair amount of correspondence via the theater office, but this is the first envelope addressed to him that contains a suicide note, and it is also the first to arrive carefully pinned to the coat of a five-year-old girl. "A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moon-light, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world." They are set within circular paths, contained within a circular fence. ![]() Rather than a single tent with rings enclosed within, this circus contains clusters of tents like pyramids, some large and others quite small. ![]() There are many such nods to the phenomenon of the circus in a historical sense, though it is hardly a traditional circus. ![]() Perhaps it is a tribute to the origin of the word 'circus,' deriving from the Greek kirkos meaning circle, or ring. "The Whole of Le Cirque des Rêves is formed by a series of circles. They swing outward, inviting the crowd inside. Then the iron gates shudder and unlock, seemingly by their own volition. A child near you tugs on her mother's sleeve, begging to know what it says. Some in the crowd smile knowingly, while others frown and look questioningly at their neighbors. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Classic King…full of twists and turns and mounting suspense.” - The Boston Globe Reading Group Guide “Unadulteratedly terrifying…frightening.” - Publishers Weekly “King at his best…a winner!” - The New York Times After all, Paul has all the time in the world to do so as a prisoner in her isolated house.and Annie has some very persuasive and violent methods to get exactly what she wants. Annie is very upset over what Paul did to Misery and demands that he find a way to bring her back by writing a new novel-his best yet, and one that’s all for her. After a near-fatal car accident in rural Colorado leaves his body broken, Paul finds himself at the mercy of the terrifying rescuer who’s nursing him back to health-his self-proclaimed number one fan, Annie Wilkes. But such a change doesn’t come without consequences. In a controversial career move, he’s just killed off the popular protagonist of his beloved romance series in favor of expanding his creative horizons. ![]() The #1 New York Times bestseller about a famous novelist held hostage in a remote location by his “number one fan.” One of “Stephen King’s best…genuinely scary” ( USA TODAY).īestselling novelist Paul Sheldon thinks he’s finally free of Misery Chastain. ![]() ![]() Other books by Serge Golon (not translated) Other books by Anne and Serge Golon (not translated) Other books by Anne Golon (not translated) ![]() ![]() 1957 - Angélique, The Marquise of the Angels (Angélique, Marquise des Anges)ġ958 - Angélique, the road to Versailles (Angélique, le Chemin de Versailles)ġ959 - Angélique and the King (Angélique et le Roy)ġ960 - Angélique and the Sultan also known as Angélique in Barbary (Indomptable Angélique)ġ961 - Angélique in Revolt (Angélique se révolte)ġ961 - Angélique in Love (Angélique et son Amour)ġ964 - The Countess Angélique (Angélique et le Nouveau Monde)ġ966 - The Temptation of Angélique (La Tentation d'Angélique)ġ972 - Angélique and the Demon (Angélique et la Démone)ġ976 - Angélique and the Ghosts (Angélique et le Complot des Ombres)ġ980 - Angélique à Québec (not translated yet)ġ984 - Angélique, la Route de l'Espoir (not translated yet)ġ985 - La Victoire d'Angélique (not translated yet) ![]() ![]() Accompanying the poems are comments by people who speak not as professional critics but as passionate readers of various ages, professions and regions. The poems and poets in this anthology―from Sappho to Lorca, from Shakespeare and Chaucer to Gwendolyn Brooks, Louise Bluck, and Allen Ginsberg―are poems to be read aloud and memorized, poems to be celebrated as part of our nation's cultural inheritance. Some poems are memories treasured in the mind since childhood some crystallize the passion of love or recall the trail of loss and sorrow. The selections in this anthology were chosen form the personal letters of thousands of Americans who responded to Robert Pinsky's invitation to write to him about their favorite poems. ![]() ![]() This anthology embodies Robert Pinsky's commitment to discover America's beloved poems, his special undertaking as Poet Laureate of the United States. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is determined to infiltrate every aspect of his life – but why Steven and what is she going to do? ![]() Jane Doe returns to the United States and resides in Minneapolis – ah yes, a familiar landscape! She is ready to take out her revenge and she has her eye on Steven Hepworth. Just a twisted female lead that is hellbent on revenge. No unreliable narrators, no jumping between time lines and perspectives, and no real twists. ![]() This isn’t your typical psychological thriller in that it doesn’t have all the tropes and writing devices that we all have come to expect. So, a psychological thriller that is set in Minnesota? Count me in! JANE DOE is exactly what it says it is, a revenge story. It’s time for Jane to dig out everything that matters to Steven. Nothing can distract Jane from going straight for his heart: allowing herself to be seduced into Steven’s bed, to insinuate herself into his career and his family, and to expose all his dirty secrets. And Steven’s bringing out the worst in her. Least of all Steven.īut plain Jane is hiding something. ![]() She’s just the kind of woman middle manager Steven Hepsworth likes-meek, insecure, and willing to defer to a man. She blends in well, unremarkably pretty in her floral-print dresses and extra efficient at her low-level job. Jane’s days at a Midwest insurance company are perfectly ordinary. Thanks to Lake Union and TLC Book Tours for the free copy in exchange for my honest review □Ī double life with a single purpose: revenge. ![]() ![]() The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass was published in Boston in 1845 by the Anti-Slavery Office. Both were white men and this was required in order to give the book public credibility.ĭouglass started writing his first autobiography in 1843. The book includes a preface written by William Lloyd Garrison and a letter by Wendell Phillips, Esq.on behalf of Douglass. The publication of this book gave Douglass credibility and gained the admiration of those who had previously doubted about his story. It is considered one of the best written and most read slave narratives. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass describes and analyzes his life since his early years as a slave in Maryland until he settled in New Bedford as a fugitive slave. Because of his eloquence and intellect people started to doubt if Frederick had ever been a slave or if he was just an impersonator. He was a natural born orator and his skills improved in a short period of time. ![]() As an agent for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society he toured the country giving speeches. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slaveįrederick Douglass wrote his first autobiography as a means to prove that he was who he claimed he was, a fugitive slave. “Going to Baltimore laid the foundation, and opened the gateway to all my subsequent prosperity” ![]() ![]() ![]() Is the only way to safety to follow in Silvina’s footsteps? Is it too late to stop? As she desperately seeks answers about why Silvina contacted her, time is running out-for her and possibly for the world. Soon, Jane and her family are in danger, with few allies to help her make sense of the true scope of the peril. By taking the hummingbird from the storage unit, Jane sets in motion a series of events that quickly spin beyond her control. Silvina, the dead woman who left the note, is a reputed ecoterrorist and the daughter of an Argentine industrialist. Security consultant “Jane Smith” receives an envelope with a key to a storage unit that holds a taxidermied hummingbird and clues leading her to a taxidermied salamander. From the author of Annihilation, a brilliant speculative thriller of dark conspiracy, endangered species, and the possible end of all things ![]() |