![]() ![]() ![]() Cae’s recent losses have left him racked with grief and guilt, while Vel struggles with the disconnect between instincts that have kept him safe in secrecy and what an open life requires of him now. With Caethari newly invested as his grandmother’s heir and Velasin’s old ghosts gnawing at his heels, what little peace they’ve managed to find is swiftly put to the test. ![]() But the wider political ramifications of their marriage are still playing out across two nations, and all too soon, they’re summoned north to Tithena’s capital city, Qi-Xihan, to present themselves to its monarch. With the plot against them foiled and the city of Qi-Katai in safe hands, Velasin and Caethari have begun to test the waters of their relationship. The follow-up to Foz Meadows's A Strange and Stubborn Endurance, All the Hidden Paths is a sultry political & romantic fantasy exploring gender, sexuality, identity, and self-worth. A Strange and Stubborn Endurance, September 2023Ī Strange and Stubborn Endurance, August 2022 ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In interviews, Allende has been quite explicit to link the story of Zarité, the slave who is the main character of the book, with that of thousands of slaves that were brought forcibly to the Caribbean Islands, to Brazil, and to the United States. ![]() It has been billed as a novel about the struggle against slavery in this hemisphere. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's New Year's Eve and House Tricks estate agents are hosting an open viewing in an up-market apartment when an incompetent bank robber rushes in and politely takes everyone hostage.įor Anna-Lena and Roger, busy buying-up apartments to fill the hole in their marriage, it's something else to talk about.įor Julia and Ro, panicky parents-to-be, it's yet another worry. 'Captures the messy essence of being human' WASHINGTON POSTįrom the 18 million copy internationally bestselling author of A Man Called Ove 'I laughed, I sobbed, I recommended it to literally everyone I know' BUZZFEED 'A surefooted insight into the absurdity, beauty and ache of life' GUARDIAN 'A brilliant and comforting read' MATT HAIG 1 New York Times bestseller, now a major Netflix TV series The funny, touching and unpredictable No. ![]() ![]() ![]() In an attempt at royal matchmaking, her parents, the King and Queen, arrange for Beatrice to meet a list of America’s most eligible bachelors. The only issue? She never planned on falling for her hunky body guard, Connor, who also happens to be *gasp* a commoner. After 21 years of preparation, Beatrice has accepted that she will soon become the first female heir to throne….including the reality that she will have to marry (and likely not for love). Princess Beatrice Georgina Fredericka Louise of the House of Washington is slated to become the first Queen Regent of the United States of America. history, telling the story of America’s royal (read: scandalous) family. ![]() Imagine an alternate world in which the United States established a monarchy after the American Revolution, with King George Washington I at the helm. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The things that she is addicted to include an iced coffee and candy bars. She considers herself lucky to have spent more than 2 decades with her loving husband and looks forward to spending many more lovely years with him. In addition to being a full-time author, Dohner also performs the duties of a full-time mother and wife. A few of her books have been written in collaboration with author Kele Moon. ![]() Dohner has also contributed a collection of short stories called Alien along with other authors such as Leora Gonzales, Tara Nina, and Jaid Black. She is well known for writing the VLG series, Night Pack series, Vorge Crew series, Veslor Mates series, Cyborg Seduction series, Zorn Warriors series, and the Mating Heat series. Laurann Dohner is a reputed USA Today and NY Times bestselling American writer of paranormal, romance, fantasy, and science fiction stories. ![]() ![]() As people close to Jessica begin dying violently, David plots to give his wife and daughter the gift of immortality, whether they want it or not. Meantime, David's emotional attachments to mortals are a source of deep pain for him and a potential threat to his immortal brothers once they learn that David has told Jessica their secret, the leader of the immortals sends Mahmoud, a Searcher who is David's closest brother, to retrieve him. Jessica tries to shrug off his amazing ability to heal himself from injuries, but the journalist in her can't ignore the puzzling facts for long. The plot shifts to the paranormal when David turns out to be more perfect than she could ever imagine: born some 450 years earlier in Abyssinia, he is immortal. At first, Jessica thinks she has it all: a beautiful young daughter, a coveted place on the Miami Herald's elite investigative team and her doting husband, a noted linguist and jazz historian who has put his career on hold to raise their daughter. ![]() This young/old man is known to African American journalist Jessica Jacobs-Wolde as ""Mr. ![]() ![]() An 80-year-old black woman named Rosalie Tillis Banks is asphyxiated in a Chicago nursing home by her strangely youthful father, the legendary jazz clarinetist Seth ""Spider"" Tillis. In this harrowing and moving second novel, Due (The Between) enlivens the potentially formulaic genre of supernatural suspense with a sharp eye for realistic detail. ![]() ![]() The children's department is doing well here and features a weekly story time. Peregrine Books has a wonderful variety of sidelines including the usual greeting cards, journals, socks, and the unusual like fake mustaches and super hero figurines. They'll buy your books back if they need them and offer store credit or cash in return. The store sells new and used books as well as publisher's overstock so you can get some great deals. To say this place has been in good hands is an understatement. The experience of these two shows in the organization, creativity, design, and neatness of this store. He's been a founder of at least three other bookstores, including Changing Hands in Tempe. Heck, this isn't the only bookstore Tom B. and Tom B., two of the founders of Peregrine Books, but I know after talking to others that they know their stuff when it comes to bookstores. This place compares to the best of them across the country. After seeing this store, it's no fluke and no accident. who came to the rescue filling the void left by Barnes & Noble and is now getting stronger and showing growth each year. ![]() A few years ago the local Barnes & Noble closed its doors. There are, unfortunately, towns much larger around the country that have nothing as nice as this. Prescott, AZ is a town of approximately 40,000. (Like The Indie Bob Spot on Facebook and follow The Indie Bob Spot on Twitter) ![]() ![]() ![]() A short time before Congress went back into session, I left the House floor and walked to Statuary Hall, which, as you know, is where the House of Representatives met from 1807 to 1857. Furniture that had been used as a barricade was still stacked against the walls, the glass in the chamber doors was shattered, and containers that had held gas masks were strewn around. ![]() “That night, the House returned to the chamber around 9 o’clock. And this was never more true than on the night of Jan. 6, thinking often of my great-great grandfather and the Union he fought to defend. I have found myself, especially since Jan. ![]() ![]() “I think it is perhaps the greatest blessing of our nation that citizens in every generation have answered the call to defend our freedom. Excerpts from her acceptance remarks follow: 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol in Washington. Cheney was chosen for the citation, in part, for her service as vice-chair of the US House Select Committee’s investigation of the Jan. A “lifelong, committed conservative Republican,” US Rep. Kennedy Library Foundation’s Profile in Courage award on Sunday in Dorchester. Congresswoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming was one of five people honored with the John F. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() An afterword and author’s note provide brief, factual information about Maathai as well as sources for this account of her work. And she always concludes each encounter with “ thaya nyumba- Peace my people.” Kadir Nelson’s lush illustrations, done with oil paint and printed fabrics, show a greening country and the grace and beauty of those who are bringing it back to life. She suggests a different tree for each trouble-the mukawa thorns will keep predators from chickens the mukuyu will filter water to clean streams. Author Donna Jo Napoli imagines a series of scenes in which women from across Kenya come to Wangari to share their troubles-too little food, too little firewood, dirty water. A heartfelt tribute to Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai, who founded Kenya’s Green Belt Movement to combat deforestation, condenses years of activism into a lyrical narrative focusing on Wangari’s impact on both the lives of women and the Kenyan environment. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jodi Meadows introduces a vivid new fantasy full of intrigue, romance, dangerous magic, and one girl’s battle to reclaim her place in the world. Wilhelmina’s magic might be the key to stopping the wraith, but if the vigilante Black Knife discovers Wil’s magic, she will vanish like all the others. ![]() Still the wraith pours across the continent, reshaping the land and animals into fresh horrors. Wraith is the toxic by-product of magic, and for a century using magic has been forbidden. With Osprey missions becoming increasingly dangerous and their leader more unstable, Wil can’t trust anyone. They assume the identities of nobles from a wraith-fallen kingdom, but enemies fill the palace, and Melanie’s behavior grows suspicious. Wil and her best friend, Melanie, infiltrate Skyvale Palace to study their foes. With them, Wilhelmina means to take back her throne. Ten years later, they are the Ospreys, experts at stealth and theft. When the Indigo Kingdom conquered her homeland, Wilhelmina and other orphaned children of nobility were taken to Skyvale, the Indigo Kingdom’s capital. ![]() |