![]() “ fine debut….Kathleen has always experienced extreme pain piercing the bottom of her feet and, strangely, the only thing that temporarily soothes her is seawater. ![]() ![]() This well-drawn novel is a contemporary riff on Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Little Mermaid.” In trying to find the cause of a mysterious foot and leg pain that plagues the women of her family, Kathleen returns to Ireland where she finds she has a family link to Anderson’s original mermaid-and like her ancestor, Kathleen is also challenged to choose between herself and her lover.Ī PS section with background information and a reading group guide makes this a nice package for book clubs. ![]()
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![]() Here’s a shot of the back cover, with rocking quotes from John Crowley, Jim Morrow, io9, and Felicia Day: ![]() On another note, Monday afternoon I checked our mail and found the following giant package waiting: How good was this year’s con? Well, it should tell you something that the Irish pub was closed and we still had an awesome time. ![]() Bodies and voices are better than phosphors about 99% of the time, give or take a percentage point. One of the best parts of these cons is the ability to hang in person with folks I know primarily through the internet. Times like these I wish I was more of a photo-junkie-instead I end up wishing I could describe five-hour wine-fuelled conversations about books & storytelling & general madness, the description of which, while possible, would involve me sitting here until we were both entirely confused. Granted, I slunk home on Sunday after having slept only a few hours, and promptly sought out the coolest, darkest place I could find, but man was that con fun. ![]() ![]() Today is run-around-getting-ready-for-the-big-tour day, but I wanted to take a second first to say how great a time at Readercon. ![]() ![]() ![]() Shenanigans continues the Brooklyn Bruisers stories, but now we are also getting heroines from the female hockey team, The Bombshells. Although we both know it can’t last, especially once his evil family gets wind of our Vegas shenanigans…Ĭontains: Meddling teammates, meddling parents, ugly jewelry and a pretend-kiss that nearly sets the world on fire. Our friendship is based strictly only on hockey, takeout food and smack talk.Īnd now holy matrimony. ![]() He’s the heir to a billion dollars, and I barely survived my childhood. What I actually did: Got senior prom drunk and woke up married to Brooklyn’s star winger, the great Neil Drake. What I meant to do in Vegas: Let my hair down for once and celebrate winning a medal at my first women’s hockey all-stars competition. ![]() ![]() Also in this series: Rookie Move, Hard Hitter, Pipe Dreams, Brooklynaire, Overnight Sensation, Superfan, Sure Shot, Bombshells, Love LessonsĪlso by this author: Us, Bittersweet, Rookie Move, Hard Hitter, Pipe Dreams, Brooklynaire, Speakeasy, Fireworks, Overnight Sensation, Superfan, Moonlighter, Man Cuffed, Heartland, Sure Shot, Lies and Lullabies, Loverboy, Roommate, Bombshells, Boyfriend, The Best Men, Love Lessons, A Little Too Late, The New Guy, Good as Gold ![]() ![]() It is lined with black suede so that the leather will only touch a soft surface and will not get damaged. The book is housed in a black buckram solander case displaying tire tracks across the front, back and spince. The title and author are embossed on the spine in gold. ![]() The page block edges are gilded as shown. The handmarbled endpapapers are reminiscent of blood splatters fitting the novel s topic of a killer car nicely. ![]() The book s design refers directly to Christine, the 1958 Plymouth Fury car featured in the book, specificcaly the side of the car with the central white strip which swirls up towards the tail. ![]() Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page: For Anie Who owns Christine in real life It s been nice to meet you! Stephen King | 7/17/84 About the book s design: The book is bound in full fine red leather supplied by Harmatan and Oakridge, one of the best leather suppliers in Europe. Stephen King (1983) Christine, UK first edition, first printing, published by Hodder & Stoughton. ![]() ![]() ![]() Published by Trinkets And Tales LLC, 2019. Desperate Measures: A Dark Fairy Tale Romance. Discover Harlequin Dare, a new line of fun, edgy and sexually explicit romances for the fearless female. Desperate Measures by Katee Robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at .uk. Can either of them walk away from something that feels this good? Sexy. A work trip places them in adjoining hotel bedrooms, giving her the chance to put on a sizzling show just for him! When Cameron’s left wanting more, Trish is delighted to give him exactly that. Cameron knows he’s broken the rules-and is resolved to keep his distance from her. But Trish doesn’t make it easy. ![]() He avoids her at all costs, until a raunchy late-night encounter in an elevator shows him that there’s a fine line between hate and lust. She’s even willing to put up with his best friend and business partner, the notoriously grumpy Cameron O’Clery-especially when she finds out he’s very easy on the eyes. Cameron hates people: especially peppy, happy people like Trish. They’re complete opposites-but that only makes the temptation hotter! Trish Livingston desperately needs cash, so when her brother offers her a job while he’s on paternity leave, she snaps it up. ![]() In this red-hot scorcher from New York Times bestselling author Katee Robert, Trish Livingston meets her unlikely match in her brother’s best friend, the gorgeous Cameron O’Clery. ![]() ![]() Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio. This audiobook includes a PDF of maps from the book. The Glass Sentence plunges listeners into a time and place they will not want to leave, and introduces them to a heroine and hero they will take to their hearts. But even as Sophia and Theo try to save Shadrack’s life, they are in danger of losing their own. Together with Theo, a refugee from the West, she travels over rough terrain and uncharted ocean, encounters pirates and traders, and relies on a combination of Shadrack’s maps, common sense, and her own slantwise powers of observation. And Sophia, who has rarely been outside of Boston, is the only one who can search for him. Life with her brilliant, absent-minded, adored uncle has taught Sophia to take care of herself. Eight years ago, her parents left her with her uncle Shadrack, the foremost cartologer in Boston, and went on an urgent mission. ![]() Sophia Tims comes from a family of explorers and cartologers who, for generations, have been traveling and mapping the New World - a world changed by the Great Disruption of 1799, when all the continents were flung into different time periods. She had no idea they were so dangerous.īoston, 1891. She has only seen the world through maps. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() There they build a life in tune with the seasons and the lives of the goats they begin to raise. They finally found the perfect place in a valley in the mountains of Vermont. You can find a review on our website at Goat Song, sub-titled A Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese turns out to be a very readable, very interesting book, whether or not you have any interest in raising goats for any reason.Īfter several years of Manhattan living Brad Kessler and his wife were looking for a new life in the country. He is still mostly unknown although I recommend Birds in Fall to anyone looking for a great novel. One of my all time favourite novels is Birds in Fall written in 2006 by the unknown Brad Kessler. Why was I reading this book? Not because I have any interest in goats, though I do love goat cheese – but because it was written by Brad Kessler. Sex between goats for the purpose of reproduction, with the resulting milk used by the author, Brad Kessler, to make goat cheese. The sex in the early pages of this book is goat sex. Usually if a book becomes too sexually graphic I don’t continue – call me a prude, but I am much more comfortable with “under the covers” sex in novels, I don’t need all the details. I have just finished reading the most sexually explicit book I have ever read. What you never knew about goats - Goat Song by Brad Kessler ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And as Nory spends more time with Isaac over the wedding festivities, she finds herself falling hard for the boy who used to throw mud at her and her posh friends. When she falls quite literally into the arms of Isaac, the head gardener with nothing but contempt for the ‘snobby prep school kids', the attraction between them is undeniable. The reunion brings back fond memories, but also requires Nory to dodge an ill-advised former fling. ![]() So, when her oldest friends invite their school gang to spend the days leading up to their wedding together at the school castle, Nory must prepare herself for an emotionally complicated few days. Listen to a Sample Sign up to save your library. Visual indication that the title is an audiobook. Forever torn between her working-class upbringing and her classmates' extravagant lifestyles at the posh private school she attended on scholarship, Nory has finally figured out how to keep both at equal distance. Meet Me Under the Mistletoe audiobook (Unabridged) By Jenny Bayliss. From the author of The Twelve Dates of Christmas comes a romantic small-town holiday read about a bookshop owner and her unexpected reunion with a childhood enemy, told with Bayliss's trademark humor, warmth, and Christmas spirit.Įlinor Noel �" Nory for short �" is quite content running her second-hand bookshop in London. ![]() ![]() I wanted to love this movie so much after appreciating "Moonlight," but "Beale St." feels bloated by about 25 minutes, which could've either been filled with more compelling story or deleted entirely. The exception to this is Fonny and Daniel's conversation, where Brian Tyree Henry steals the show as a recently released, PTSD-stricken parolee. ![]() ![]() The same can't be said for "Beale St." Fonny and Tish are often shot just looking at each other, when it is very much established in the opening sequence how in love they are. On a second watch, I found "Moonlight" to be one of the better edited films of the 21st century: not an ounce of fat can be found in that movie's lean 111 minutes that isn't integral to its story. Told scatter-shot to fill in some holes on the story, and for a more dynamic watch, Oscar nominees Joi McMillon and Nat Sanders flounder with the editing scissors. ![]() A dive into love, justice and race relations in the black NYC scene, Jenkins' writing is only assisted by another show of craftsmanship by James Laxton's cinematography and Nicholas Britell's gorgeous score. Barry Jenkins' ambitious follow-up to "Moonlight" features another (doomed?) love story, this time with convict Fonny trying to prove his innocence with the help of his partner Tish. ![]() |