6/27/2023 0 Comments Eva leigh union of the rakes![]() ![]() Sebastian is in love with brilliant, beautiful Grace, but their bargain is complete, and she desires another. If only she hadn't asked him to help her marry someone else. Between secret lessons on how to be a rogue and exaggerated public flirtations, Grace's feelings for Sebastian grow from friendship into undeniable, inconvenient, real attraction. ![]() To further his own research on English society, Sebastian agrees to let Grace transform him from a bespectacled, bookish academic into a dashing-albeit fake-rake. ![]() Grace's colleague, anthropologist Sebastian Holloway, is just the blank slate she requires. Her solution: to "build" the perfect man, who will court her publicly and help her catch his eye. But when a handsome, celebrated naturalist returns from abroad, Grace wishes, for once, to be noticed. Lady Grace Wyatt is content as a wallflower, focusing on scientific pursuits rather than the complications of society matches. In the first book in Eva Leigh's new Union of the Rakes series, a bluestocking enlists a faux suitor to help her land an ideal husband only to be blindsided by real desire. ![]()
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6/26/2023 0 Comments Remy lai pie in the sky![]() As Jingwen and Yanghao bake more elaborate cakes, they'll have to cook up more elaborate excuses to keep their baking a secret – and continue the dream their father started.Ībout the Author: Remy Lai studied fine arts, with a major in painting and drawing. ![]() The only problem is his mother's rule: no using the oven while she's at work. To distract himself from the loneliness, Jingwen daydreams about making all the cakes on the menu of the bakery his father had planned to open before he unexpectedly passed away. School is torture, making friends is impossible, since he doesn’t speak English, and he's stuck looking after his (extremely irritating) little brother, Yanghao. When Jingwen moves to Australia, he feels like he’s landed on Mars. ![]() El Deafo meets Inside Out and Back Again in this funny, emotional illustrated middle-grade debut novel about immigrating to Australia, being upstaged by an annoying little brother, baking cakes and overcoming loss. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Book review an american marriage![]() ![]() ![]() Roy and Celestial are smitten - really, they are, they tell themselves. Celestial is the artistic daughter of a scientist-inventor and his wife. ![]() Roy is an up-and-coming business executive in Atlanta, a Morehouse man from a working-class family who thinks he married up. Marriage uncovers the truths that are revealed in the nearly invisible cracks that emerge in relationships, and the devastating harm in secrets of omission. Tayari Jones’ brilliant and heartbreaking novel An American Marriage (Algonquin, 306 pp., ★★★★ out of four) - announced Tuesday as the latest selection of Oprah's Book Club - exposes the intimate toll of an American shame: the unjust imprisonment of black men. Celestial and Roy are still newlyweds when a visit to Roy’s hometown in small-town Louisiana ends with Roy wrongly accused of rape. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments The starless crown book review![]() Our eclectic adventuring party is made up of first Nyx, a fourteen-year-old student at a prestigious school studying the secrets of the world and who also happens to be 90% blind. The half is because the fourth protagonist joins the story about halfway through, but once they hit the ground they keep running. Starless follows three and a half protagonists, which is new for me. ![]() As the first novel in the MoonFall series, is it an explosive success or just a crater? A band of unlikely heroes comes together in a science fiction fantasy story to fight the literal moon? Where do I sign? Unfortunately, because of our packed review schedule, and the fact that The Starless Crown does not come out until early next month, I had to push my read of this exciting new story… until last week. A kind editor at Tor sent me the elevator pitch for this book back in the middle of last year and I was immediately entranced. ![]() ![]() The Starless Crown, by James Rollins, is one such novel. Sometimes a book comes along with such a powerful blurb that you can’t help but be drawn to it. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments Cyberabad days![]() ![]() Once the girl is no longer a goddess (she is only allowed to be the devi so long as none of her blood leaves her body, hence until puberty at the latest) she is able to find her own way to be a goddess through technology. ![]() "The Little Goddess" was a Hugo nominee for Best Novella in 2006 and details a young girl's journey in being the earthly incarnation of Taleju, who vowed to return to earth only in the form of a girl from a low caste. Woven throughout all of the seven stories are the results of tampering with nature too much- a huge drought in India which causes the Water War and an over abundance of sons all fighting to find a wife. ![]() This is a place where the mystical past mingles with the technologically advanced future, replacing djinns with aeais and gods with genetically manipulated Brahmins. All of the stories explore a future India, one which I have learned, is featured in his novel River of Gods. Cyberabad Days is a collection of short stories by award winning author science fiction Ian McDonald. ![]() ![]() ![]() Full of helpful illustrations and full-color photos of the iconic first Copper Canyons race, Born to Run 2 is the perfect training companion for anyone who wants to get inspired about the sport again and learn the proven techniques to run smoother, lighter, and swifter. Suggestions for finding a running communityĬhristopher McDougall and Eric Orton bring all the elements together into an integrated action plan-the 90-Day Run Free training schedule-that provides everything you need to prepare for a mile-long fun run or a 100-mile ultramarathon. ![]() Advice about how to bring more joy into running.Training regimen to help get you in shape and achieve your running goals.On-the run recipes for race-ready nutrition.From the best-selling author and renowned coach duo from Born to Run, a fully illustrated, practical guide to running for everyone from amateurs to seasoned runners, about how to eat, race, and train like the world's best Whether you're ramping up for a race or recuperating from an injury, Born to Run 2 is a holistic program for runners of every stripe that centers on seven key themes: food, fitness, form, footwear, focus, fun, and family. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Sea of Sorrows by Dennis E. Adonis![]() ![]() ![]() This is a Caribbean Narrative 9By Dennis Adonis) on a fictional character called Josh P class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif font-size: 11px ">The multitudes of flexibilities in Windows 8 have showed some of the ways MicrosoftĪ serial rapist takes a London sex-crimes detective on a hunt that reveals an unusual suspect. P class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif font-size: 11px ">o:p>/o:p> Span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif font-size: 11px ">To the first time user, the beautiful yet seemingly strange Metro User Interface of a Windows 8 computer can create nothing more than instant confusion or setback for commencing even the most basic tasks./span> This book provides an instructional insight and step by step training on the use of the Windows 8 Operating system. ![]() Books by Dennis E Adonis: sort alphabetically,Ī sexual improvement manual that is intended to bring improvement to the emotional sexual challenges that often occurs in many relationships. ![]() 6/25/2023 0 Comments Atomic habits website![]() ![]() ![]() Each one is a fundamental unit that contributes to your overall improvement. Just as atoms are the building blocks of molecules, atomic habits are the building blocks of remarkable results. They are little habits that are part of a larger system. But atomic habits are not just any old habits, however small. By now, you’ve probably realized than an atomic habit refers to a tiny change, a marginal gain, a 1 percent improvement. It is also one of the deeper meanings behind the word atomic. ![]() You fall to the level of your systems.įocusing on the overall system, rather than a single goal, is one of the core themes of this book. You do not rise to the level of your goals. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don’t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. “If you’re having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn’t you. ![]() 6/24/2023 0 Comments Unsettled ground claire fuller![]() It is a portrait of life on the fringes of society that explores with dazzling emotional power how we can build our lives on broken foundations, and spin light from darkness. Unsettled Ground is a powerful novel of betrayal and resilience, love and survival. ![]() Claire Fuller is the type of author you’d swear was simply born an author: such is her way with words that all of. Jeanie and Julius would do anything to preserve their small sanctuary against the perils of the outside world, even as their mother's secrets begin to unravel, putting everything they thought they knew about their lives at stake. The author of the new, Women’s Prize for Fiction-longlisted novel Unsettled Ground on the books that have moved her lately, from novels by Tove Ditlevsen and Sam Selvon to engrossing memoirs. ![]() Inside the walls of their old cottage they make music, and in the garden they grow (and sometimes kill) everything they need for sustenance.īut when Dot dies suddenly, threats to their livelihood start raining down. At 51 years old, they still live with their mother, Dot, in rural isolation and poverty. Twins Jeanie and Julius have always been different from other people. ![]() ![]() When you live on the edge of society, it only takes one step to fall between the cracks a powerful, beautiful novel that shows us our land as it really is: a place of shelter and cruelty, innocence and experience' THE TIMES Fuller (Bitter Orange) follows a pair of 51-year-old twins leading an extremely sheltered life in present-day rural. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, with all this planning, sometimes Hem and Haw got confused or lost their way when searching for the cheese. Since their brains were more complex than those of mice, Hem and Haw worked out strategies to find cheese by memorizing the maze’s dark corners and blind alleys. Rather, they thought that finding cheese would make them feel happy and successful. ![]() Hem and Haw also searched for cheese in the maze, but not because they were hungry. Don’t waste time being frustrated or angry about it. If you don’t get the results you want, just try something else. In fact, this method of “thinking without thinking” can be useful when we’re trying to reach our own goals. The way in which these two mice achieved their goal is a good lesson for us. ![]() They just run up and down the corridors of their maze in search of cheese. Two mice, Sniff and Scurry, don’t overthink things. ![]() Big Idea #1: Your “cheese” or success in life may be paralyzing you. Finally, you’ll learn how to visualize your goals in order to improve your chances of attaining them. You’ll also find out why thinking like a “simple” mouse may help you reach your goals. In this article, you will learn how to better prepare for a major life change. The journey is not just about finding food but understanding human nature as well. ![]() |