![]() Recently divorced, John has been having trouble adjusting to single life, especially with a grumpy teenage daughter in tow. When Sheriff John Hartwell arrives on the scene, Molly can’t help but be riled by his attitude – tall and handsome he may be, but his arrogance is almost as distracting as his blue eyes. at least until she finds a newborn baby abandoned in the library. ![]() Happy to have left her problematic ex behind on the mainland, her new life feels like heaven. Molly Montgomery couldn’t be more thrilled about starting her new job at Little Bridge Island’s library. Love has a way of sneaking up when least expected. ![]() Welcome to Little Bridge, one of the most beautiful islands in the Florida Keys, home to sandy white beaches, salt-rimmed margaritas and sizzling romance. ‘Meg Cabot is chick-lit royalty’ Newsweek ![]()
0 Comments
![]() ![]() Mandy Aftel tracks scent through the boudoir and the bath and into the sanctums of worship, offering insights on the relationship of scent to sex, solitude, and the soul. Essence and Alchemy resurrects the social and metaphysical legacy that is entwined with the evolution of perfumery, from the dramas of the spice trade to the quests of the alchemists to whom today's perfumers owe a philosophical as well as a practical debt. ![]() Yet, in many ways, perfumery is a lost art, its creative and sensual possibilities eclipsed by the synthetic ingredients of which contemporary perfumes are composed, which have none of the subtlety and complexity of essences derived from natural substances, nor their lush histories. And as long as there has been perfume, there have been perfumers, or rather the priests, shamans, and apothecaries who were their predecessors. Perfume has helped them to pray, to heal, and to make love. For centuries, people have taken what seems to be an instinctive pleasure in rubbing scents into their skin. ![]() An artisan perfumer reveals a lost art and its mysterious, sensual history. ![]() ![]() After they were abandoned so far from home, left in the marquess's keeping, Albert assured Edward all would be well, that they began life together in the womb and, therefore, would always remain together. ![]() They constantly shoved and slapped at each other until the solicitor traveling with them separated the boys. ![]() While they traveled to Havisham Hall, where they became the wards of the Marquess of Marsden, Albert unwittingly offered a distraction, providing a place for Edward to vent his anger and frustration over life's unfairness. During the evening of the day their parents were buried, Albert crept into Edward's bed so neither of them would feel so lost and alone. At the age of seven, older than Edward by only an hour, his twin had become the Earl of Greyling that night when their parents were killed in a horrific railway accident.ĭays later, Albert held Edward's hand as they sat dutifully in front of the caskets that contained whatever remained of their parents. ![]() The only thing that saved it from going completely black was Albert. ![]() O n the cold and dreary evening of November 15, 1858, Edward Alcott's life turned gray. ![]() ![]() ![]() Paperback 0 0 add-to-cart rrp_info:£10.99 productId:63532 bic_code:BG, HBJF, HBLW3, JPV BG, HBJF, HBLW3, JPV £10.99 Kang Chol-Hwan, Pierre Rigoulot, Trans. ![]() He describes the forced labour and near starvation he endured, and the executions he was forced to witness, before his release and flight to the South. We found 30 book recommendations similar to The Aquariums of Pyongyang. In this memoir he recalls a happy childhood spent collecting tropical fish before, at nine years old, he and his family were arrested because of his grandfather’s ‘treason’. 517308 The Aquariums of Pyongyang 4.99 4.99 GBP InStock /History/Categories/General /Non-Fiction/Categories/Politics, Philosophy & Economics /History /Non-Fiction/Highlights /Back by popular demand Kang Chol-Hwan is the first person to have documented his experiences in a North Korean gulag. ![]() ![]() ![]() But when Sylah and Anoor meet, a fire burns between them that could consume the kingdom-and their hearts. That spark was extinguished the day she watched her family murdered before her eyes.Īnoor has been told she’s nothing, no one, a disappointment, by the only person who matters: her mother, the most powerful ruler in the empire. Sylah dreams of days growing up in the resistance, being told she would spark a revolution that would free the empire from the red-blooded ruling classes’ tyranny. Red is the blood of the elite, of magic, of control.īlue is the blood of the poor, of workers, of the resistance.Ĭlear is the blood of the slaves, of the crushed, of the invisible. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Oprah Daily, Autostraddle There are no Chosen Ones here, only bad choices and blood.”-Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne “A game-changing new voice in epic fantasy. In the first book of a visionary fantasy trilogy with its roots in the mythology of Africa and Arabia that “sings of rebellion, love, and the courage it takes to stand up to tyranny” (Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree), three women band together against a cruel empire that divides people by blood. ![]() ![]() I adored how the book handled family and the unconditional love between people that share the same blood. however, the ending chapter made me completely lose my interest as it felt a bit unnecessary and dragged-out. i was so intrigued by the first part of this novel. the build-up was done so, so well – the sudden appearance of headless corpses of both animals and children. i loved how subtly magic was woven into this town, how people accepted its existence and yet they denied the horseman’s existence. The atmosphere of the novel has the same eerie vibe that the sleepy hollow movie has – the author did an amazingly well job at crafting the small town feeling. i really like christina henry’s take on this urban legend – it’s was an interesting follow-up to the myth, set after crane’s encounter with the horseman. ![]() ![]() “horseman: a tale of sleepy hollow” was a fun addition to the original tale of the headless horseman. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Save the Ocean's heartwarming lesson of recycling and conservation will stay with the reader for a lifetime as they learn to reduce, reuse, and recycle.Brought to you from the author who received a Certificate of Recognition from Dr. Bethany Stahl Save the Ocean by Bethany Stahlĭiscover the importance of recycling with a mermaid and sea turtle in this award-winning and best-selling tale!From exciting and adventurous to educational and captivating, Save the Ocean tells the story of Kaleisha, a mermaid, and Agwe, a silly sea turtle, who work together to discover that Agwe's favorite food, may not be what it seems!Celebrate World Oceans Day with this engaging children's book that teaches about plastic pollution! Can you help Agwe, the hungry sea turtle, and Save the Ocean?With beautiful and charming illustrations, this is an exciting Earth Day children's book adults will love reading over and over again with their kids. ![]() ![]() Life doesn't have to be ALL about speed and convenience. ![]() They are helping people who want to live the way things were in the early 2000s, which is considered to be a crime. ![]() This is exactly what Justin and his friends are trying to do. Is technology making face to face contact awkward and uncomfortable? Is it time that we take a step back and actually become "unplugged?" How many times have you been out with friends or family and spent more time with your head in your phone than interacting with the people you are with? Are your virtual friends more important than your actual friends? What do you REALLY know about your thousands of friends on twitter, blogs, and other social networking sites. I found this book to be very thought provoking. From the way technology is moving at the speed of light and people are embracing it without thought or question, I do not feel that Katie's predictions are unrealistic. Awaken is set about 50 years into the future. ![]() ![]() ![]() The boys around me complained about our biology homework, and speculated together over whether the Bills had a shot at the Super Bowl this year. It seemed better not to speak at all.īut this unnatural reserve didn’t last long: by mid-September, my homeroom buzzed with voices. ![]() It seemed better, that first morning, not to risk breaking any unspoken rules. No one knew what the social hierarchy was here, at this all-boys Catholic school where black-robed friars walked the halls and the upperclassmen towered over us, their voices deep enough to be our fathers’. On the morning of my first day of high school, everyone in my homeroom sat in silence - stiff-backed and rigid and afraid, sweating through the dress shirts our mothers had bought for us. This time, we asked : What book was your feminist awakening? Novel Gazing is Electric Literature’s personal essay series about the way reading shapes our lives. Sign up for our newsletter to get submission announcements and stay on top of our best work. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Over the years she’s grown accustomed to the necessary deception. And it’s a secret she must keep at all costs. Only she knows that she retains her brilliant mind. All they see is her breath-taking beauty, marred by her foolishness. They call her the Sleeping Princess, but Celeste is far from asleep…Ĭeleste has been cursed since her sixteenth birthday-just not in the way the rest of the kingdom thinks. The Coronation Ball: A Four Kingdoms Cinderella Novelette ![]() In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, the girl in the red hood has been swallowed up by the wolf and must decide if she's willing to fight for her freedom, no matter the cost. Can one fugitive save her people, her kingdom and, hardest of all, herself? The catch? She'll have to ally herself with the very people she blames for her downfall.īut in a game of life and death where the stakes are an entire kingdom, winning over her enemies will only be the beginning. Hans claims to know the real Ava but she finds that hard to believe - after all, she's been the villain so long that she can't remember anything else.ĭeep in exile, Ava learns her kingdom needs a hero and she might be the only one who can save it. Only her personal bodyguard, Hans, remains loyal. But when she fails at her most important task, she's forced to flee from her own family. Princess Ava used to be a weapon - sharp, strong and beautiful. ![]() |