5/30/2023 0 Comments Wandering star romina russell![]() ![]() ![]() And just when Rho has started to come to terms with the pain of losing Mathias, the stars deliver their most shocking surprise yet. Now Rho must embark on a high-stakes journey through an all-new set of Houses, where she discovers that there's much more to her Galaxy-and to herself-than she could have ever imagined. Then, unwelcome nightmare that he is, Ochus appears to Rho, bearing a cryptic message that leaves her with no choice but to fight. But news has spread that the Marad-a group of unbalanced Risers determined to overturn harmony in the Galaxy-could strike any House at any moment. Rhoma Grace is a 16-year-old student from House Cancer with an unusual way of reading the stars. A breathtaking sci-fi space saga inspired by astrology that will stun fans of the Illuminae Files and Starbound series. Orphaned, disgraced, and stripped of her title, Rho is ready to live life quietly, as an aid worker in the Cancrian refugee camp on House Capricorn. But news has spread that the Marad-a group of unbalanced Risers determined to overturn harmony in th. ![]() ![]()
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5/30/2023 0 Comments Rosebush by michele jaffe![]() ![]() ![]() Her path immediately crosses that of charismatic multimillionaire automaker Benton Arbor, Carnow's longtime platonic best friend. Imogen, though still grieving the sudden death of her beloved only brother, is persuaded to take the case. It's a game this wily, sadistic killer has won five times before. A collage rather than a ransom note tells authorities she's in the hands of the "Hide and Seek Killer," aka Loverboy: as usual, he gives them two and a half weeks to solve a dozen or more riddles and find the victim before he kills her. ![]() Rosalind Carnow is missing from her hotel, presumably kidnapped. After the sweaty prelude, Imogen Page, an FBI special agent with a rare gift of synthesis a mingling of the senses that renders her empathetic to the motivations of others, even criminals is called to Las Vegas, where noted nuclear physicist Dr. A consensual union between a lustful young lady and a nameless stud kicks off this clunky thriller by Jaffe (Bad Girl, etc.), in which a serial killer taunts the FBI with clues to his next murder. ![]() ![]() ![]() As her mission drives her to deeper understanding of the fight to possess the bridge, Lara finds the simmering attraction between her and Aren impossible to ignore. Around her, she sees a kingdom fighting for survival, and in Aren, a man fiercely protective of his people. ![]() So when she is sent as a bride under the guise of fulfilling a treaty of peace, Lara is prepared to do whatever it takes to fracture the defenses of the impenetrable Bridge Kingdom.īut as she infiltrates her new home - a lush paradise surrounded by tempest seas - and comes to know her new husband, Aren, Lara begins to question where the true evil resides. The only route through a storm-ravaged world, the Bridge Kingdom controls all trade and travel between lands, allowing its ruler to enrich himself and deprive his enemies, including Lara's homeland. A princess trained from childhood to be a lethal spy, Lara knows that the Bridge Kingdom represents both legendary evil - and legendary promise. Lara has only one thought for her husband on their wedding day: I will bring your kingdom to its knees. ![]() What if you fell in love with the one person you'd sworn to destroy? ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments High Style by Jan Reeder![]() ![]() ![]() High Style – Cavan, Ireland – Shopping & Retail | Facebook High Style, Cavan, Ireland. High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Jan Reeder Fashion Lover – Fashion & Style Blog | High-Fashion Books Carine Roitfeld’s Book “Carine Roitfeld: Irreverent†Can Now Be Pre-Ordered. High Style – Style At Home 3 High Style, by Woodson and Rummerfield Price: $78 Details: Covered in an embossed velvety matte black fabric, this gold-gilded book is… High Style: Amazon.ca: Ron Woodson, Jaime Rummerfield: Books Ron Woodson and Jaime Rummerfield are co-owners of the boutique Woodson and Rummerfield House of Design in Los Angeles. High Style: Masterworks from the Brooklyn Museum Costume. Their interior design clients include the. Winner of the Silver Medal as given by the Independent Publishers Book Awards (Silver Medal Independent Publisher ) ” High Style is filled with fashion. High Style: Ron Woodson, Jaime Rummerfield: 9780811861410: Amazon. At the intersection of Old Hollywood glamour and sleek. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Congo by Michael Crichton![]() ![]() It is my own personal quirk, but I am not a fan of overly long chase scenes, shoot-em ups or things that explode. If Crichton had no science in his writing, he still would be a popular writer with his abilities to build suspense, not just say this happened and than that happened. Crichton also has a scene of tremendous suspense, involving a little girl and a dinosaur. Several different sciences were beautifully explained. WHAT ABOUT THE FROGS The first half of this book is full of all that wonder I mentioned above. Crichton has probably launched many careers in science with his ability to show the wonder and magic of science. He was a rare kind of genius that could explain complex scientific concepts in an entertaining fun way to us laymen. DIET COKE SHAKEN, NOT STIRRED Crichton was a genius. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The geography club book![]() ![]() We could call it Geography Club "īrent Hartinger's debut novel, what became first of a series about Russel Middlebrook, is a fast-paced, funny, and trenchant portrait of contemporary teenagers who may not learn any actual geography in their latest club, but who learn plenty about the treacherous social terrain of high school and the even more dangerous landscape of the human heart. "We just choose a club that's so boring, that nobody in their right mind would ever in a million years join it. But how can kids this diverse get together without drawing attention to themselves? Then there's Terese's politically active friend, Ike. ![]() There's his best friend Min, who reveals that she is bisexual, and her soccer-playing girlfriend Terese. Soon Russel meets other gay students, too. Then his online gay chat buddy turns out to be none other than Kevin, the popular but closeted star of the school's baseball team. Russel Middlebrook is convinced he's the only gay kid at Goodkind High School. ![]() ![]() ![]() “When things are done in Mao’s spirit, it scares me,” he said, referring to China’s top leader, Xi Jinping.Īccording to her, her books are meant to add “flesh and blood” to the official party narrative and help readers empathize with the Chinese people, who have suffered under an authoritarian system. His voice dropped, barely audible over the din of cutlery and diners in the restaurant: ![]() Having lived through one of the most tumultuous periods in China’s recent history, Chen questions the aseptic version that the Communist Party has from its past and fears that it has allowed it to continue to make mistakes with global consequences. Now sitting in a restaurant in one of Hong Kong’s most opulent hotels, 93-year-old Chen says she has a warning to the world. ![]() ![]() Historians appreciate it 45 million people died over the course of five years. “It was nobody’s exaggeration, it was as true as real life, but nobody said it,” Chen said, recalling the despair and hunger caused by Mao’s experiment. But living in a village during the Great Leap Forward, Mao Zedong’s disastrous attempt to catapult China into Communist abundance in the late 1950s, changed his view of what extreme hunger could lead to people doing. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Tunnel of bones by victoria schwab![]() ![]() (Because sometimes, even psychic ghost best friends have secrets. But time is running out, and the spirit is only growing stronger.And if Cass fails, the force she's unleashed could haunt the city forever.#1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Schwab returns to the spooky and heart-pounding world of City of Ghosts, delivering thrilling new adventures and an unforgettable spin on friendship. Sure, it's fun eating croissants and seeing the Eiffel Tower, but there's true ghostly danger lurking beneath Paris, in the creepy underground Catacombs.When Cass accidentally awakens a frighteningly strong spirit, she must rely on her still-growing skills as a ghosthunter - and turn to friends both old and new to help her unravel a mystery. Tunnel of Bones By: Victoria Schwab Narrated by: Reba Buhr Length: 5 hrs and 5 mins 4.6 (339 ratings) Try for 0. ![]() even more than usual.She (plus her ghost best friend, Jacob, of course) are in Paris, where Cass's parents are filming their TV show about the world's most haunted cities. The thrilling sequel to Victoria Schwab's New York Times bestselling City of Ghosts! ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments The Unthinkable by Amanda Ripley![]() ![]() Ripley retraces the human response to some of history's epic disasters, from the explosion of the Mont Blanc munitions ship in 1917, to a plane crash in England in 1985 that mystified investigators for years, to the journeys of the 15,000 people who found their way out of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. How will we react? What will it feel like? Will we be heroes or victims? Will our upbringing, our gender, our personality - anything we've ever learned, thought, or dreamed of - ultimately matter?Īmanda Ripley, an award-winning journalist for Time magazine, set out to discover what lies beyond fear and speculation. Tomorrow, some of us will have to make split-second choices to save ourselves and our families. Today, nine out of 10 Americans live in places at significant risk of earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, terrorism, or other disasters. ![]() It lurks in the corner of our imagination, almost beyond our ability to see it: the possibility that a tear in the fabric of life could open up without warning, upending a house, a skyscraper, or a civilization. ![]() 5/30/2023 0 Comments Midnight riot series![]() ![]() Now I’m a Detective Constable and a trainee wizard, the first apprentice in fifty years, and my world has become somewhat more complicated: nests of vampires in Purley, negotiating a truce between the warring god and goddess of the Thames, and digging up graves in Covent Garden. Then one night, in pursuance of a murder inquiry, I tried to take a witness statement from someone who was dead but disturbingly voluable, and that brought me to the attention of Inspector Nightingale, the last wizard in England. ![]() My only concerns in life were how to avoid a transfer to the Case Progression Unit – we do paperwork so real coppers don’t have to – and finding a way to climb into the panties of the outrageously perky WPC Leslie May. My name is Peter Grant and until January I was just probationary constable in that mighty army for justice known to all right-thinking people as the Metropolitan Police Service (as the Filth to everybody else). Title: Rivers of London (UK)/ Midnight Riot (US) ![]() |