![]() ![]() When the mutilated corpse of Major Miles Sedgewick surfaces from the murky waters of the Thames, Sebastian is drawn into the investigation of a murder that threatens one of his oldest and dearest friends, Irish surgeon Paul Gibson. Cyr, Viscount Devlin, frustrated to find himself sidelined while recovering from a dangerous wound he recently received in Paris. As Napoleon and the forces united against him hurtle toward what will be their final reckoning at Waterloo, the people of London wait anxiously for news as. Cyr must confront an assassin hellbent on revenge and clear the name of one of his closest friends in this heart-pounding new historical mystery from the USA Today bestselling author of When Blood Lies. ![]() Both series fans and newcomers will be captivated." Starred Review ![]() "Harris does her usual superior job of combining a page-turning fair-play plot with plausible period detail. ![]()
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June is a brilliant but difficult girl with a gift for mechanical invention, who leaves home to begin a grueling astronaut training program. “The female astronaut novel we never knew we needed.”- Entertainment Weekly A young, ambitious female astronaut’s life is upended by a love affair that threatens the rescue of a lost crew in this brilliantly imagined novel “with echoes of Station Eleven, The Martian, and, yes, Jane Eyre” ( Observer). ![]() ![]() ![]() When the body of disgraced reality TV star Desiree Pierce is found on a playground in the Bronx the morning after her 25th birthday party, the police and the media are quick to declare her death an overdose. I found out she’d died from the New York Daily News. “I found out my sister was back in New York from Instagram. In this "tense, twisting mystery" (Megan Miranda), no one bats an eye when a Black reality TV star is found dead in the Bronx-except her estranged half-sister, whose refusal to believe the official story leads her on a dangerous search for the truth. There will also be an option to snag the book during the event. Click here to register for the event with a donation of any amount of your choice or you can order the book below to be added to the event's registration list. Donations will go to Ward 4 Mutual Aid. ![]() ![]() Loyalty is thrilled to welcome Kellye Garrett and Alyssa Cole to celebrate Like a Sister! This event will be held digitally via Crowdcast. ![]() ![]() ![]() I gave it an overall rating of 3, based on my scale. The WITSEC series has been that way for me. I will, however, say that not all readers will relate with all books. I will never bash someone’s work that they put out for people to read because it’s their baby and they’ve put blood, sweat, and tears into creating something for readers to fall in love with. ![]() I usually try to write a review for each individual book except I had mixed emotions about this series and figured getting my thoughts out about it as a whole was the way to go. Will I succumb to my grief and let it destroy me? Or will my guys be able to save me?Ĭheck trigger warnings before reading. But that won’t happen with my grief tearing me apart. What started as friendship between them and me has become something more. ![]() They are my only light in the drowning darkness. The Stone brothers are the reason I can smile again. ![]() ![]() ![]() The first vacationers in the early part of the 19th century were elite people, some of whom were going away for their health. SIEGEL: The title implies that our notions of summertime fun have their roots in some very earnest impulses, true? CINDY ARON (Author, "Working at Play"): Hi. It's called "Working at Play," and she joins us now. SIEGEL: I've been reading historian Cindy Aron's history of vacations in the United States. ![]() Unidentified People: (Singing) Let's take a boat to Bermuda. (Soundbite of song, "Let's Get Away From It All") Over time, the vacation became a middle class institution, as well as a time for physical, mental and spiritual self-improvement, not to mention sheer entertainment. In those days, a vacation was also a mark of privilege. Until the middle of the 19th century, Americans used the word vacation the way the English do, the time when teachers and students vacate the school premises and go off on their own. ![]() SIEGEL: This week, we're thinking about summer vacations. From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. ![]() ![]() The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed in battle, the earth running dark with their heartsblood. 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The world is broken.and it can never be made whole again. ![]() The first book in acclaimed epic fantasy author John Gwynne's Faithful and Fallen series, Malice is a tale of blind greed, ambition, and betrayal set in a world where ancient monsters are reawakening - and a war to end all wars is about to begin. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With enthralling suspense, Johnson chronicles Snow's day-by-day efforts as he risks his own life to prove how the epidemic is being spread.įrom the dynamic thinker routinely compared to Malcolm Gladwell, E.O. John Snow, whose ideas about contagion had been dismissed by the scientific community, is spurred to intense action when the people in his neighborhood begin dying. A devastating cholera outbreak seizes London just as it is emerging as a modern city: more than two million people packed into a 10-mile circumference, a hub of travel and commerce, teeming with people from all over the world, continually pushing the limits of infrastructure that's outdated as soon as it's updated. ![]() The Ghost Map takes place in the summer of 1854. John Snow's solution revolutionized the way we think about disease, cities, science, and the modern world. This is a thrilling historical account of the worst cholera outbreak in Victorian London and a brilliant exploration of how Dr. ![]() ![]() This wasn’t the best read for me – maybe I wasn’t it the right mood for a contemporary like this – and maybe there wasn’t enough story for me to sink my teeth into. Smith never fails to grab you with a cute contemporary, and ‘Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between’ is just that. Smith: 'A sweet story of summer love' Sunday Express 'Packed with fun and romance, this uplifting You've Got Mail -style story is totally charming' Closer 'A gorgeous, heartwarming reminder of the power of fate' New York Times Book Review Smith's irresistible novel explores what happens when life and love lead in different directions. The question is, will it be goodbye for now or goodbye forever? Full of wisdom, heart, and hope, Jennifer E. And as the clock winds down and morning approaches, so does their inevitable goodbye. But the quiet night they had planned quickly turns into an unexpected adventure, a roller-coaster ride through their past that leads to family and friends, familiar landmarks and unexpected places, hard truths and surprising revelations. ![]() ![]() In twelve hours, they'll be heading to opposite ends of the country, and they're anxious to resolve things before they go. ![]() On the night before they leave for college, Clare and Aidan have only one thing left to do: figure out whether they should stay together or break up. **NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM** Every ending is also a new beginning. ![]() ![]() Xylara knows must trade the life she has always known for the well-being of her people, and so she becomes.The Warprize. She never expects that these deeds, done in good faith, would lead to the handsome and mysterious Firelander Warlord demanding her in exchange for a cease-fire. She learns their language and their customs and tries to make them as comfortable as possible, despite their prisoner-of-war status. But not only her countrymen are wounded, and Xylara's conscience won't let Firelander warriors die when she can do something to save them. She can't usurp her brother or negotiate a peace-but she can heal the brave ones injured in battle. Before she was old enough for a marriage-of-alliance, Xylara was trained as a healer. There are daring escapes, betrayals, mysteries, night attacks, and a host of other events that. With her father dead and her incompetent half-brother on the throne, the kingdom is in danger of falling to the warring Firelanders. The adventure in the story starts from page 1 and doesnt let up. ![]() ![]() SHE MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN HER PEOPLE AND HER FREEDOM.Xylara is the Daughter of the Warrior King, Xyron. ![]() ![]() When House Baylor is under attack and monsters haunt her every step, Catalina is forced to rely on handsome, dangerous Alessandro Sagredo, the Prime who crushed her heart. ![]() these books are hot and filled with action!Īs Prime magic users, Catalina Baylor and her sisters have extraordinary powers-powers their ruthless grandmother would love to control. Catalina can earn her family some protection working as deputy to the Warden of Texas, overseeing breaches of magic law in the state, but that has risks as well. The Kate Daniels series is one of my all time favorites, and Hidden Legacy is just as kick ass.Įmerald Blaze is the second spin-off of an original trilogy of books (aka book 5), and while I am going to do my best at keeping this review spoiler free, I do highly recommend reading the original trilogy beginning with Burn For Me for full worldbuild purposes. I have been reading their (husband/wife duo) books for years, and as far as urban fantasy goes, they are in the top three. ![]() Happy Thursday! I am going to start this review off by saying, I have a major bias/blinders when it comes to Ilona Andrews. ![]() |