![]() I’m also looking forward to Lisa Dale’s A Promise of Safekeeping and Kay Stockham’s newest North Star, Montana book, A Hero in the Making. ![]() Others on my list include At the King’s Pleasure – Kate Emerson, My Ruthless Prince – Gaelen Foley, A Lady Awakened – Cecilia Grant, Be My Texas Valentine – Jodi Thomas, Linda Broday, Phyliss Miranda, DeWanna Pace, and Copper Beach – Jayne Anne Krantz. I’m reading Kaki Warner’s Colorado Dawn today, and Christina Brooke’s Mad About the Earl is next. But even so, I think they are worth reading. ![]() Since I’ve reviewed both here, it’s no secret that I had some problems with the Alers book and with Robyn Carr’s (one of my favorite authors). Most on this list are by auto-buy authors for me, and I’d recommend them. The Lure of Song and Magic – Patricia Rice Carta PAYBACK di Mondadori Su Mondadori Store, con la tua carta PAYBACK ti premi ad ogni acquisto. Scopri i libri, ebook e audiolibri su Mondadori Store. ![]() The Pleasure of Your Kiss – Teresa Medeiros Emma Wildes: libri, ebook e audiolibri dell’autore Mondadori Store Le ultime uscite e tutti i libri scritti da Emma Wildes. How the Marquess Was Won – Julie Anne Long Trouble at the Wedding – Laura Lee Guhrke ![]() I’ve read and enjoyed to varying degrees all of the following: Wow! I have more on my already-read list this month than on my TBR list. Northfield Series by Emma Wildes Northfield Series 2 primary works 2 total works Book 1 Lessons From a Scarlet Lady by Emma Wildes 3. ![]()
0 Comments
![]() ![]() ![]() Determined to find out why, Lindsey becomes a thorn in the side of the NYPD-particularly the shapely side of a tough detective named Marcie Sokolov. Cletus Berry has been gunned down in an alley, along with a smalltime hoodlum. Without his former teammate, Berkeley cop Marvia Plum (she married someone else in The Cover Girl Killer, 1995), Lindsey here leaves Denver, where he's deputy director of the Special Projects Unit of International Surety, for frigid New York City to investigate the murder of one of the unit's own. In a narrative sense, these values include solid research, straightforward prose and a narrative engine that chugs along with reassuring strength. Lupoff, a prolific writer, captures lots of old-fashioned values in his series featuring insurance investigator Hobart Lindsey. ![]() ![]() If one of the advantages of filmed live events is providing the at-home audience a front-row seat, this is more like about the eighth row, wisely opting for a wider view.Īs for the content, Tyson - loose and playful, if not always easy to understand - is at his best in the early going, recounting his difficult, brutal childhood, uncertain genetic origins and frequent brushes with the law. Strictly in TV terms, Lee has done an admirable job of bringing the 86-minute performance to the screen, for the most part avoiding tight close-ups because Tyson’s body and movements are such a part of the show, working up a noticeable sweat as he prowls the stage. Yet while Tyson has been embraced as an entertainer, the more troubling aspects of his biography require the sort of friendly audience that attended this performance in July, and it’s likely one’s appreciation of “ Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” will be determined in part by whether the title itself (which also graces a companion book) can be taken at face value. ![]() Spike Lee’s presentation of Mike Tyson’s one-man autobiographical stage show is messy, energetic, muscular - in many respects, bearing a resemblance to the different stages of the former heavyweight champ’s style in the ring. ![]() ![]() ![]() In short: it's a challenge, but one which is worth the effort if you appreciate beautiful writing and historical fiction. The language is archaic and Garnett's sentences are sometimes chopped and truncated in odd ways. There are some passages of surpassing beauty which capture the elegiac sense of a fading golden age seen from the harsh light of day. It is really less of a novel and more a series of fictionalised meditations on life in England at this time. ![]() ![]() Garrett's writing is dense and picturesque and this is a book that demands time to be spent on it. Taking those two days as a framework, it lures the reader into a sequence of dreams, memories and visions that come together to create a vivid picture of Elizabethan and early Stuart England, and the men who lived in it. He was the Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2002 to 2006. This rich tapestry of a book follows the final two days of Sir Walter Raleigh's (or Ralegh's) life. in Orlando, Florida, The United States JDied edit data (For the British short story writer, playwright, and political activist see George Garrett) George Palmer Garrett was an American poet and novelist. ![]() ![]() ![]() There's a grand prize for everyone who comments. You don't have to do any of this to be counted in the contest! This is just if you're interested.īut there's more! This is a part of a larger hop with over 200 participants: New Year's Blog Hop. If you're interested in following me, here are my hang-outs: Facebook, Twitter, Newsletter, Goodreads, and there's a blog follow button to the right. Though, of course, I encourage everyone to read at least one gay romance in their lifetime ^.^ Please state that you're only signing up for the grand prize if you're not interested in reading gay romances, to give the others more chance to win. What you have to do to sign up for MY contest is to leave a comment with your email address. ![]() I also have another free read out, if you want to sample my writing: Half-Baked Promises (direct download link to pdf, mobi, and ePub). ![]() Technically, my free read, In His Pocket was my very first release on January 3rd, but that doesn't count as a debut. ![]() ![]() ![]() Click on the links below to see my favourite versions of these. The stories have also been published separately in picture-book format. Our family owns the copy you can see on the right ( or click here to see it). The Just-So Stories were originally published together in one book. It's called How Fear Came in which Mowgli hears the story of how the tiger got his stripes. ![]() Such stories are folktales that seek to explain the origin of some natural. ![]() Kipling's novel, The Second Jungle Book, published in 1895, contains a story which was probably a fore-runner to the Just-So Stories. Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of stories, most of which can be categorized as pourquoi tales. The black-and-white drawing above is one of Kipling's illustrations for The Elephant's Child. ![]() The original editions of the stories were illustrated by Kipling himself. For example, the camel was punished because he was lazy. Some of the tales also have a moral or a cautionary message to them which was common with stories written for children in Kipling's day. For example, How the Camel got his Hump tells the story of how a hump was given to the camel by a djinn as punishment for the camel refusing to work so that the camel would be able to work longer between feedings. Each of the J ust-So Stories tells of an animal which is changed from its original form to its current form by the act of a man or of some magical being. First published in 1902, the Just So Stories are a collection of childrens stories in which Rudyard Kipling writes with great imagination about various. ![]() ![]() ![]() Mahlon Blaine, an artist, whose home is in Dilley, Or., and Ernest Fong, a Chinese, also an artist, set out this morning to sketch riverfront pictures, contrary to a war law of Uncle Sam, and were taken before United States Marshal Alexander for investigation. Their misdeed was reported in two local newspapers.Īrtists Too Near Waterfront for Their Own Safety Blaine claimed an exemption because of he was “blind in left eye”.īlaine and fellow artist, Wylog “Ernest” Fong, were arrested for drawing the Portland waterfront. ![]() He was described as medium height and build with blue and dark eyes and grown hair. On June 5, 1917, Blaine signed his World War I draft card. ![]() The newspaper The Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), August 27, 1932, said Blaine “in 1912 became office boy for The Oregonian.”Ī 1916 Portland, Oregon city directory listed Blaine at 510 Stephens. It’s unclear how much time Blaine spent with each parent.Īt some point Blaine’s family moved to Portland, Oregon. Blaine’s divorced father remained in Albany at 403 West 1st Street. The trio lived at 5004 Steele in Tacoma, Washington. The trio resided in Albany, Oregon.īlaine was counted twice in the 1910 census. His father’s surname was spelled Blain, and Blaine’s first name was recorded as Mayborn. Federal Census, Blaine was the only child of Wilson, a men’s clothing salesman, and Carrie. The second World War card had his full name. Mahlon Carradin Blaine was born June 16, 1894, in Albany City, Linn County, Oregon, according to his World War I and II draft cards. ![]() ![]() She begins the story by establishing the relationship between Rapunzel, nicknamed Zel, and Mother. Napoli mainly draws on the German version of the tale by the Brothers Grimm, which itself heavily draws from the French “Persinette” written by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de la Force. Sorry! My Rating: 4 stars Warning: Contains spoilers As a Retelling: The kindle edition doesn’t have a cover photo for who knows what reason, and the lighting conditions weren’t ideal. Side note: Please excuse the rather horrendous picture. ![]() Ultimately I just bought the ebook because it seemed that the library copy was never going to come. ![]() Welcome back to Fairy Tale Friday! Today, by popular vote, we’re looking at the feature’s first retelling of “Rapunzel.” Sorry it’s so much later than I thought! As I said in my previous post, there was an issue with the library. ![]() ![]() ![]() We’re snowed in, so maybe we can make the best of it. Except the chemistry burns so hot between us the air crackles with it. I kept my secret crush on him under wraps. Noah was tall, dark, handsome, flirty, and popular back in high school. When the lights come on, I discover the broody FBI agent who found me is Noah Tate, the off-limits older brother of my best friend from high school. I’m barely in the house when I’m mistaken for a burglar. As a single mom, time to myself is impossible to come by. When a friend offers me a week at her family’s home in Maine for the holidays, I say ‘yes’ so fast I forget to say please. ![]() A swoony, small town holiday romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. ![]() ![]() ![]() And, against his will, Matthias, a Drüskelle.Wylan, Son of a Merch (but currently Kaz’s demo).Kaz enlists a ragtag team, which includes: The catch? There’s a high chance that they won’t return alive to reap the benefits. Six of Crows begins with Kaz getting a job for the Crows that pays a great reward: thirty million kruge. However, is there a possibility that we might get a Six of Crows book 3? And what could that mean for our beloved characters? Let’s dive in! Six of Crows Book 3 – What Do We Know? Out of the two books, I do greatly prefer Six of Crows however, there are some very satisfying moments between characters ( wink wink) in the second book that did feed my fangirl soul. ![]() ![]() ![]() Personally, I LOVED the Six of Crows series! This story occurs in the same world as the Grishaverse books ( Shadow and Bone, Siege and Storm, and Rise and Ruin) however, this story takes place across the True Sea in the city of Ketterdam. The Six of Crows duology consists of Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom, which follows the adventures of a ragtag group (known as the Crows) led by Kaz Brekker. Will there be a Six of Crows book 3? A question seemingly asked by everyone who’s read the books, and yet there’s no exact answer to this question that fans (myself included) are burning to know! *This post may contain affiliate links, meaning we earn a small commission if you make a purchase through links on our site. ![]() |