![]() ![]() The emotional roller coaster is about to begin, and this ride's a doozy!" OJ - GGSG Reviews Sit down, buckle up, shut up, and keep your hands inside your car at all times. Right from the opening scene the tone is set for one heck of ride. ![]() "Wes' Denial is nothing short of a tour de force reading experience. Tonlet's seduction of the reader continued to the very last word as he pulled out incredible emotion to this enduring and unforgettable love story." Michelle - Joyfully Jay Reviews "Wes' story in itself was captivating, but it was also the way in which it was told and what Tonlet did with his words that was exceptional. Beautifully written and highly recommended." Sadonna - The Novel Approach "This is another very special book from an author who isn't afraid to go where others might fear to tread. ![]() He writes to bring the characters he dreams about to life. He loves the laid-back lifestyle of San Diego and considers himself lucky to live where people dream of vacationing.Ī lifelong reader of m/m fiction, he began his writing career one night sitting at his MacBook and has never looked back. Joseph is a born and raised Southern Californian-with a twenty-year stint of living in the Midwest. ![]()
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![]() ![]() “This novel moved me to tears in the best way possible. She’s also an avid hiker who finds her solace in nature, a worshipper of waves and Italian cooking. She’s a proud member of the Authors’ Guild and a volunteer with the Women’s Fiction Writers Association. She shares her home with her husband, a skittish rescue dog and the occasional strays she picks up to find them a forever home. Raised in Milan, Italy, she moved to California in 1992. She has been a storyteller since she learned to form complete sentences and became a professional writer at eighteen. ![]() Gloria Mattioni is the author of several books and a long-time magazine contributor. Would her non-verbal sister want to go on struggling, damaged as she is, or end her suffering? Forsaking her career, Claire hardly leaves her sister’s side, refusing to give up the hope of healing.It takes an exhausting and lonely year for stubborn Claire to listen to her silent sister. Claire is faced with a dilemma impossible to solve. They may be different, but have remained close despite the distance. Her sister, Ondina-now walking on the edge of death or a severely limited life-is wise, cautious, and sociable. ![]() Claire is a gritty decision-maker, a lone wolf who values freedom above all else. Claire Waters, an Italian mystery writer living in Los Angeles rushes to Italy after her older sister’s devastating brain-hemorrhage, determined to restore her health-or help her die with dignity. A story of fierce love and heartbreaking grief. ![]() ![]() ![]() The final confrontation is a bit far-fetched, but readers who have stuck with the story that far will likely not care. The geography of the area and climate are well-delineated, becoming an integral part of the story. Narrator Nick’s voice is consistent, befitting his upbringing in the small town of Aklavik. On the expedition, one possible disaster after another occurs, and Nick and Ryan have to cope with them all, relying on knowledge of the terrain and the best survival techniques of both cultural heritages. Extremely aggressive and predatory, the 900-pound bear becomes a symbol of the frightening consequences that occur in the wild due to human meddling in the environment. Nick’s discovery of a grizzly/polar bear hybrid at the very outset of the book sets the stage for a nonstop survival adventure. ![]() Half-Inuit Alaskan Nick, 15, finds adventure with his older, white half brother Ryan on a National Geographic photographic expedition in Yukon Territory. ![]() ![]() ![]() And if you ask Carrie, she is entitled to every one. She has shattered every record and claimed twenty Grand Slam titles. But by the time she retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen. ![]() ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Time, NPR, PopSugar, Glamour, Reader’s DigestĬarrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. I’ll take a piece of Carrie Soto forward with me in life and be a little better for it.”-Emily Henry, author of Book Lovers and Beach Read The kind of sharp, smart, potent book you have to set aside every few pages just to catch your breath. ![]() “A heart-filled novel about an iconic and persevering father and daughter.”- Time ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The setting is reminiscent of Renaissance Italy – complete with extravagant mob bosses and descriptions of mouthwatering Mediterranean-style feasts. In Scott Lynch’s rollicking and elaborate first installment of the Gentleman Bastard series, traditional fantasy meets the film “Casanova” meets The Count of Monte Cristo and even “The Sting.” Layer upon layer of cons and deceptions raise ever higher stakes in the expertly crafted plot, featuring a team of anti-heros who will steal your heart as they make off with all the money they can get their hands on. Once I realized – about fifty pages in – that the twists and turns would be nagging at my mind for hours after each lunch break, it was too late to turn back. (Max Gladstone suggested as much in his nice article for The Book Smugglers here, so we know it’s true.) Perhaps the week before Christmas is not the best time to get embroiled in a 700-ish page chronicle of crime and religion and disguises and betrayal. Winter is the time for the Big Fantasy Novels waiting on your shelf. The Lies of Locke Lamora is Scott Lynch’s fun and smart addition to the world of big-ass fantasy books. This will be a woefully shallow review, then, of a complex fantasy novel that I heartily enjoyed. I’m still recovering from the madness of the holidays selling books at Christmastime doesn’t leave much brain- or will-power left at the end of the day for actually reading them. Age range recommendation: 15 and up (contains torture and language) ![]() ![]() ![]() 'The other key misconception is that Mary (or Elizabeth for that matter) could exercise power simply by being crowned. It was a reasonable, generous offer – one that Elizabeth’s chief minister, William Cecil, interpreted as a sign of weakness, causing him to double the stakes. In return for such recognition, Mary offered to renounce her immediate dynastic claim to the English throne. And for much of the time, that was what Elizabeth wanted too. She wanted Elizabeth to recognise her as the lawful successor should the English queen not marry and have a child. 'What Mary always wanted was a political settlement with Elizabeth, not to claim her throne during her cousin’s own lifetime. For much of the time before Babington’s plot to kill Elizabeth in 1586, both "British " queens were, as it might whimsically be said, fully paid-up members of the women monarchs’ trade union. Here, Dr Guy talks to us about the ways in which Mary Stewart has been misunderstood over the years: 'To assume that Mary was Elizabeth’s mortal enemy from the beginning of the story is completely false. The movie Mary Queen of Scot s was based on his books My Heart is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots and Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart. ![]() History Scotland talks to historian Dr John Guy, whose books inspired the movie Mary Queen of Scots, about the misconceptions of Mary as queen.ĭr John Guy is a fellow of Clare College, University of Cambridge. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() What will happen when worlds and memories, beliefs - and truths - collide? When Beck is stranded without communication, he will find more in Canaan than he was ever trained for. Beck is traveling with his parents, researchers tasked with finding the abandoned settlement effort. ![]() a spaceship from Earth is heading toward the planet, like a figment of the city's forgotten past. Someone else is on their way to Canaan too. Samara is determined to unearth the answers, even if she must escape to the old, cursed city of Canaan to find them. Yet she wonders if she really is free, with the memories that plague her and secrets that surround her. Safe underground in the city of New Canaan, she lives in a privileged world free from the Forgetting. Sharon Cameron returns to the rich world of The Forgetting with a companion novel as thrilling and intricately crafted as the first. ![]() ![]() ![]() (And of course theyll be invited to do a bit of harmless wrecking!) About The Author Keri Smith is a bestselling author, illustrator, and thinker. Kids will discover that reading can engage all five senses, and that what they themselves bring to a book is an important contribution. ![]() This picture book is an invitation to honor your own vision and to welcome imperfection. Keri Smith has helped millions of people free their creativity and find their own voice with her interactive books, and now she brings that sensibility to children and to the act of reading. We are all part of the books we read, because our individual reactions, ideas, and emotions make the book whole, and these things are changing all the time. What if there were a book that changed every time you read it? Actually, every book does this. ![]() Book Synopsis An Indie Next List Selection Keri Smith, creator of the mega-bestselling Wreck This Journal, now brings her imagination and inspiration to children with this picture book that explores the very active experience of reading. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She will have to find a murderer and reclaim her sister-without losing herself. ![]() Ivy Gamble was born without magic and never wanted it.Ivy Gamble is perfectly happy with her life – or at least, she’s perfectly fine.She doesn't in any way wish she was like Tabitha, her estranged, gifted twin sister.Ivy Gamble is a liar.When a gruesome murder is discovered at The Osthorne Academy of Young Mages, where her estranged twin sister teaches Theoretical Magic, reluctant detective Ivy Gamble is pulled into the world of untold power and dangerous secrets. █████████████████████████████████████████████████Ī 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVELSharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in Magic for Liars, a fantasy debut by rising star Sarah Gailey. ![]() ![]() We operate a Platform on which participating retailers, merchants, stores or owners of websites of online stores (“Merchants”) offer you the option to make payment for their goods and/or services (“Merchant Services”) on a deferred and interest-free basis (“Deferred Payment Structure”). ![]() These Terms shall govern your use of the Atome website, including any subdomains thereof, and any other websites through which Atome makes its services available, our mobile, tablet and other smart device applications, and application program interfaces (collectively, the “Platform”) and the services provided through the Platform in the manner described in Clause 2.1. 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