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His teeth graze over my skin, and then he sucks down on my neck, leaving a mark. I’m breathless by the time he pulls his lips away to move them to my neck instead. His every move is powerful, filled with the promise of more. He tilts my head to the side and kisses me, his movements slow, sexy. “I’ve been wondering what you’d taste like,” he says, his hand wrapping around my throat. I stare at him with wide eyes, and he grins. “You’re even more beautiful than you were in my fantasies.” I shiver, and Silas leans in to press a kiss to my shoulder. It pools at my feet, the air cold on my bare skin. He pulls away to look at me, his eyes on the mirror as he pushes the straps of my dress off my shoulder. He grins at me in the mirror before leaning in and pressing a kiss to the back of my neck, sending a shiver down my spine. My heart is racing by the time his hand reaches my lower back. Silas smiles when he pulls the zipper on the back down, exposing my skin inch by inch. He places his hand at the top of my dress, taking his time, teasing me. “Already turned on, and I’ve barely even touched you. His thumbs graze over my nipples, and he grins. “Look at yourself, Alanna,” he whispers, his hands trailing up from my waist to my breasts. His eyes trail over my body hungrily, and I bite down on my lip in an effort to control my emotions. His desire is on display, and he doesn’t try to hide it. The way he looks at me… I’ve never had a man look at me that way. Silas stands behind me and looks at me through the mirror.
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A Ruin of Roses by K.F. Breene5/28/2023 What else can we expect of two passionate main characters, shifters to boot? It’s not because Finley’s animal is sort of dormant that she doesn’t have even more passion than her human. For this, I deeply apologise.įor yes, Finley and Nyfain, and her animal and his dragon, are even more intense in this one! What the book is aboutįound A Ruin of Roses hot? Well, A Throne of Ruin is even hotter! Yes, hotter. It is because of things that have been happening in both my personal and my professional lives that made me unable to focus on such a passionate story, with such stubborn and ardent characters as Finley and Nyfain. If this ARC review is late, it really is in no way because of the book, the story, or the author. If you read A Ruin of Roses and found it a little too much, or much too much, then don’t read A Throne of Ruin, because I’m warning you off the bat: it’s even sexier than the first one, and goes to things that might make some clutch their pearls in shock. And this series, so far, doesn’t disappoint. I sincerely wasn’t, because I’ve read enough of her books to know that she is, to use an understatement, great. Some were, perhaps, dubious about how it would turn out. Breene went all in with her Deliciously Dark Fairy Tales, her adult Beauty and the Beast retelling. WARNING: This post might, at times, contain curses. The following review is part of my being in the author’s review team, which ensures that you can read it before the book comes out (or, in the case of this one, not too long after).
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Little fires everywhere author5/28/2023 It's a marvel." – Paula Hawkinsįrom the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. “Extraordinary.Books like Little Fires Everywhere don't come along often." -John Green It moved me to tears.” - Reese Witherspoon It’s a deep psychological mystery about the power of motherhood, the intensity of teenage love, and the danger of perfection. “To say I love this book is an understatement. "I read Little Fires Everywhere in a single, breathless sitting." –Jodi Picoult People, The Washington Post, Bustle, Esquire, Southern Living, The Daily Beast, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Audible, Goodreads, Library Reads, Book of the Month, Paste, Kirkus Reviews, St. Soon to be a Hulu limited series, starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington!
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And it is Raymond's big heart that will ultimately help Eleanor find the way to repair her own profoundly damaged one. When she and Raymond together save Sammy, an elderly gentleman who has fallen on the sidewalk, the three become the kinds of friends who rescue one another from the lives of isolation they have each been living. Nothing is missing in her carefully timetabled life of avoiding social interactions, where weekends are punctuated by frozen pizza, vodka, and phone chats with Mummy.īut everything changes when Eleanor meets Raymond, the bumbling and deeply unhygienic IT guy from her office. Meet Eleanor Oliphant: She struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. No one's ever told Eleanor that life should be better than fine. I fell in love with Eleanor, an eccentric and regimented loner whose life beautifully unfolds after a chance encounter with a stranger I think you will fall in love, too!" -Reese Witherspoon "Beautifully written and incredibly funny, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine is about the importance of friendship and human connection.
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Green River Killer by Jeff Jensen5/28/2023 On Monday, September 10, after Jensen finally shared the news of the Green River Killer’s identity with Sheriff Dave Reichert, they resolved to spend the next forty-eight hours quietly assembling a small team of trusted colleagues to prepare for the arrest of Gary Leon Ridgway, a seemingly unremarkable middle-aged painter of commercial vehicles who lived a seemingly unremarkable life with his third wife on the outskirts of Seattle. He had to sit on the info for a week, as the department’s top man was on vacation. One week earlier, Jensen, the only cop still working the case full time, had finally put a proper name to this monster and determined his whereabouts. For the previous seventeen years, Jensen had played a key role in one of the biggest manhunts ever undertaken in US history: The search for the so-called Green River Killer, responsible for the strangulation murders of at least forty-eight women-some of them just teenagers, all of them prostitutes-during the 1980s. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Detective Tom Jensen sat in a conference room in Seattle with a group of FBI agents and fellow police officers trying very hard to protect a very important secret.
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Zealot jesus of nazareth book5/28/2023 Like every other scholar with the chutzpah to try to divide the historical Jesus accurately from the Christ of Christian faith, Aslan does a lot of cherry-picking. down upon the rich, the strong, and the powerful.” The rest of the book is devoted to fleshing out this portrait and explaining how and why Paul and other early Christians transformed Jesus from a man at war into a man of peace. In Aslan’s telling, these two scenes introduce a “revolutionary zealot who walked across the Galilee gathering an army of disciples” to rain “God’s wrath. “In a rage,” Jesus lays waste to the public courtyard of the Jerusalem Temple, overturning the tables of money changers, driving out animal vendors and otherwise enraging Jewish priests and Roman rulers alike. “The long-awaited messiah - the true King of the Jews - has come to free Israel from its bondage” to Rome. In a moment that “more than any other word or deed, helps reveal who Jesus was and what Jesus meant,” an illiterate peasant is entering Jerusalem, riding on a donkey, as riotous crowds shout “Hosanna!” But Jesus of Nazareth is not demonstrating his humility, as you might have heard in a Palm Sunday sermon. “Zealot: the Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” by Reza Aslan, published by Random House.
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Home Work by Lloyd Kahn5/28/2023 There are recipes and sections on fishing and foraging. They show you what the house and garden look like, how various functions (solar panels, septic systems, skylights, etc.) operate, and tools they use in the kitchen, garden, and shop. The Half-Acre Homestead is a record, with over 500 color photos, of Lloyd and his wife Lesley’s owner-built home and garden. Lloyd Kahn has been producing books on building for 50 years now and here, for the first time, he relates his own building experiences. This was all done by hand and they have never had a mortgage.” ABOUT THIS BOOK: The book also covers cooking, foraging, fishing, crafts, birds, butterflies, and tools. Starting with a vacant half-acre piece of land, they built their own home, created a garden with vegetables and fruit, and describe raising chickens, bees, and goats. This is his first book based on his own home. “Lloyd, the former shelter editor of The Whole Earth Catalog, has published seven books on owner building, showcasing hundreds of builders.
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But when the potato grows, it causes some trouble. Instead of a pot of gold, he takes a potato seed that will grow a big potato. Jamie O’Rourke and the Big Potato by Tomie DePaola Giggles and belly laughs will fill your classroom as the Old Lady swallows clovers in an effort to make the perfect rainbow to hide a pot of gold.īear searches for a clover with four leaves so he will be lucky. The Little Old Lady Who Swallowed a Clover, by Lucille ColandroĪ hilarious twist on a classic tale. Ten Lucky Leprechauns, by Kathryn Heling and Deborah HembrookĪ fun rhyming books that counts leprechaun friends up to ten. Want a super fun read-aloud that also supports STEM learning? Look no further! Your kids will absolutely adore this fun rhyming story, and they’ll love building their own leprechaun traps even more! How to Catch a Leprechaun, by Adam Wallace Help Pete catch a leprechaun in this hilarious tale featuring everybody’s beloved blue cat. Pete the Cat: The Great Leprechaun Chase, by James and Kimberly Dean Stories about leprechauns, the history of St. Patrick’s Day books are perfect to read aloud with your preschoolers or have them enjoy themselves. Patrick’s Day books to read aloud to your preschool class? This age-appropriate book list features books to read-aloud with your children in March.
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Call Me Lion by Camilla Chester5/27/2023 Desperate to find out what her grandmother was hiding, she finds dark and brooding local guide Leo, who promises to help her sneak in.Īs they explore the crumbling castle surrounded by lush olive groves, Mia begins to fall in love with passionate Leo and the beautiful country he calls home. Or that she was accused of something terrible in the darkest days of World War Two…Īrriving on the stunning Italian coast just a boat ride away from Parissi, Mia is devastated to find the island closed to visitors. Annalisa never told Mia about the magnificent, vine-covered castle on Isola di Parissi where she spent one long summer under the Italian stars. New York, present day. Broken by the loss of her beloved grandmother Annalisa, who raised her all alone, Mia is shocked when she finds an old letter sent from Italy in her belongings. A castle once full of love and laughter is left in ruins by the Nazis, as three sisters are torn apart by one terrible mistake…
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The rosie project series in order5/27/2023 Sometimes, though, you don't find love: love finds you. However, Rosie has no interest in becoming Mrs Tillman and is actually there to enlist Don's assistance in a professional capacity: to help her find her biological father. When Rosie Jarman comes to his office, Don assumes it's to apply for the Wife Project - and duly discounts her on the grounds she smokes, drinks, doesn't eat meat, and is incapable of punctuality. The trouble is, Don has rather high standards and doesn't really do flexible so, despite lots of takers - he looks like Gregory Peck - he's not having much success in identifying The One. His questionnaire is intended to weed out anyone who's unsuitable. Telling the story of Rosie and Don, Graeme Simsion's The Rosie Project is an international phenomenon, sold in over thirty countries - and counting.ĭon Tillman is a socially challenged genetics professor who's decided the time has come to find a wife. One thing he already knows, though, is that it's not Rosie. The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is a story about love, life and lobsters.īut he has designed a very detailed questionnaire to help him find the perfect woman. 'Marvellous' John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas |