![]() ![]() Because what’s the point of working all the time if you never actually live?'“ - From the publisher ![]() With her career dreams in her sights and a growing attraction to the competition, Henley begins questioning her life choices. As they explore the Islands together, she soon finds the line between loathing and liking thinner than a postcard. But when the two meet on the ship, Henley is shocked to discover that the real Graeme is nothing like she imagined. There’s just one catch: they have to go on a company cruise to the Galápagos Islands.together. Their boss tasks each of them with drafting a proposal on how to boost bookings in the Galápagos-best proposal wins the promotion. ![]() Although they’ve never met in person, their epic email battles are the stuff of office legend. The only problem? Graeme Crawford-Collins, the remote social media manager and the bane of her existence, is also up for the position. But when she’s shortlisted for the promotion of her dreams, all her sacrifices finally seem worth it. Synopsis: “Between taking night classes for her MBA and her demanding day job at a cruise line, marketing manager Henley Evans barely has time for herself, let alone family, friends, or dating. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In a search for answers Agnes meets Pearl, a child who is able to contact the spirit world. Her business is struggling to stay afloat and when her customers start being murdered she wonders who exactly is targeting her. The story follows Agnes, a silhouette artist who lives in Bath with her elderly mother and nephew Cedric. ![]() All of the books I have read by her have been five star reads so I had pretty high expectations going in. Laura Purcell is one of my favourite authors so when I heard she was releasing a new book I was incredibly excited to read it. Still recovering from a serious illness herself, making enough money to support her elderly mother and her orphaned nephew Cedric has never been easy, but then one of her clients is murdered shortly after sitting for Agnes, and then another, and another… Why is the killer seemingly targeting her business?ĭesperately seeking an answer, Agnes approaches Pearl, a child spirit medium lodging in Bath with her older half-sister and her ailing father, hoping that if Pearl can make contact with those who died, they might reveal who killed them.īut Agnes and Pearl quickly discover that instead they may have opened the door to something that they can never put back… Review ![]() Source: The publisher kindly sent me a copy of this book to reviewĪs the age of the photograph dawns in Victorian Bath, silhouette artist Agnes is struggling to keep her business afloat. ![]() ![]() I found that most of the supporting cast were not fully rounded characters but are more there as filler so that in the final pages we can find out why they were really needed rather than believing that Alyson Nöel didn't want to make her heroine a complete outcast in the vast jungle that is American high schools (or at least the fictional ones). Ever realises he's hiding something, but nothing could prepare her for the truth - especially when the truth involves past lives, murderous enemies, everlasting love and the secret of eternal youth.Īlthough this book is interesting in its concept, it's still the typical story about a beautiful girl (Ever) falling in love with the mysterious good looking bloke (Damen) who joins her school. Stunningly handsome, clever and not a little bit intimidating, there's something about him that doesn't quite add up. She tries to tune everyone out, shunning her old lifestyle as the pretty, popular cheerleader, but somehow she can't hide from Damen, the new guy at school. ![]() Living with her aunt in Southern California, she's plagued by the ability to hear the thoughts of those around her, and haunted by the ghost of her little sister. ![]() Seventeen-year-old Ever is the sole survivor of a car crash that killed her entire family. ![]() ![]() To do this, Garreth will ruthlessly exploit Lucia’s greatest weakness-her wanton desire for him. ![]() Now, the only way to keep the proud huntress safe from harm is to convince her to accept him as her guardian. Garreth MacRieve, Prince of the Lykae: the brutal Highland warrior who burns to finally claim this maddeningly sensual creature as his own.įrom the shadows, Garreth has long watched over Lucia. Lucia the Huntress: as mysterious as she is exquisite, she harbors secrets that threaten to destroy her-and those she loves. The story begins around the same time as The Warlord Wants Forever but takes place a year later. It features Garreth MacRieve and Lucia the Huntress, a Lykae and a Valkyrie. Pleasure of a Dark Prince is the ninth book in the Immortals After Dark series, it was published in February, 2010. Simon & Schuster Publication Order Preceded by It isnt safe for her to be with Garreth MacRieve, yet whenever she sees the fierce werewolf with his smoldering eyes, she finds herself surrendering to his. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It is about being young and full of hope, with all the potential of your life as yet unfulfilled, and of coming of age at a moment in New York's history when the city at once held danger, magic, and endless possibilities for self-discovery. ![]() With exquisite prose, Haag paints a portrait of a young man with an enormous capacity for love, and an adventurous spirit that drove him to live life to its fullest.Ī haunting book, Come to the Edge is a lasting evocation of a time and a place-of the indelible sting of the loss of young love, and of the people who shape you and remain with you, whether in person or in spirit. Glamorous and often in the public eye, but also passionate and deeply intimate, their relationship was transformative for both of them. It was then that John confessed his long-standing crush on her, and they embarked on a five-year love affair. A decade later, after they had both graduated from Brown University and were living in New York City, Christina and John were cast in an off-Broadway play together. Kennedy, Jr., was just one of the boys in her circle of prep school friends, a skinny kid who lived with his mother and sister on Fifth Avenue and who happened to have a Secret Service detail following him at a discreet distance at all times. When Christina Haag was growing up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, John F. "Lyrically and precisely recaptures the frenetic ecstasy of early love."- Washington PostĪn elegy to first love, a lost New York, and a young man who led his life with surprising and abundant grace. ![]() ![]() ![]() A poet and a calligrapher, he was the philosopher king who cried for his own freedom. Bahadur Shah Zafar II, a "reserved and rather beautiful old man with a fine aquiline nose and a carefully trimmed beard" is introduced as a chessboard king.Ī melancholic octogenarian whose power didn't extend beyond the Red Fort. It is the last, gasping evening of the Mughal dynasty, and the emperor, the last of the great Mughals, is withering away. And it is inhabited by captivating characters, Indians and British. The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857 is larger in its ambition and is more intense in its drama, played out in the backdrop of a defining period in India's struggle with the Empire. ![]() White Mughals, the second, told the story of many British who had gone native. ![]() That cannot be said about Dalrymple, an honorary Delhiwallah who laments: "Sometimes it seems as if no other great city of the world is less loved, or less cared for." City of Djinns, still a bestseller and a customary reading before "getting into the city", was his first Delhi book, published 15 years ago. ![]() ![]() ![]() As this horrific historical revolt explodes, everyone becomes ensnared in surviving their differing worlds determined to destroy the other. Torn between both worlds, Rhianna agonizes with her love for both the Roman and a Trinovante warrior. He must find her before she is destroyed with the others. Tormented with Rome's expectations, Julius Agricola struggles to find Rhianna - Boudica's daughter. With only 80,000 legionaries, will he annihilate Boudica and her horde or will he suffer disgrace in Rome for losing - to a woman? At stake is Suetonius Paulinus's reputation. Camulodunum Londinium Verulaneum Three Roman cities smolder from the Iceni queen's wrath, as she leads her warriors intent on destroying all things Roman - be it Roman temples, Roman villas, or entire families sympathetic to Rome. ![]() Julius Agricola to Britannia again and again.This is where his search begins. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you tried listening to this book and simply could not get past the first chapter without wanting to tear your hair out, do yourself a favor and increase the speed of playback one notch. I believe the track was slowed down for some reason in post production the the chagrin of may listeners. I do not believe the problem was with the narrator in the first place. ![]() The audible experience became perfect, as it was meant to be. This time, I set 's listening app to play it at 1.25 speed instead of the default 1. I came back to the book a couple months later and tried it again. I read many similar complaints in the reviews. I couldn't take it anymore, as listening became painful and I could not follow the story as my mind wandered. The problem was the slow, monotone voice of the narrator. I purchased this audiobook and was so disappointed when I found I could not tolerate listening to it. What did you love best about The Virgin Suicides? Read this if you want to enjoy this audiobook ![]() ![]() ![]() On the morning after Easter Sunday in 2017, the front page of The New York Times featured a different sort of resurrection story. In May 2020, the New York Times profiled Girl Scout Troop 6000, emphasizing that the viral appeal of the story co-existed with its unsettling underlying elements: ![]() Meet Troop 6000! These inspiring Girl Scouts are thriving while experiencing homelessness. This program was designed specifically to cater to girls who are part of the New York City shelter system. Troop 6000 isn't an ordinary group of Girl Scouts. GMA tweeted a segment about the girls on February 1 2021, describing the girls as “thriving while experiencing homelessness”: On January 27 2021, Good Morning America ( GMA) and ABC News ( covered Girl Scout Cookie sales and Troop 6000. Meetings will be led by trained troop leaders. Our long-term goal is to expand this program across New York City so that each week, Girl Scouts will meet in shelters across the city. Troop 6000™ is a Girl Scout program specially designed to serve girls in the New York City Shelter System. An additional link to displayed the text “Troop 6000,” and linked to a page titled “Bringing the Girl Scout experience to girls in the NYC Shelter System.” A portion at the top of the page read: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The surprising part is how very little the modern “generation” knows about this. It’s incredible to think that the Bishops and de Claremonts had been plotting for centuries to bring Matthew and Diana together. It was a dull start, but once I got into it…WOW. In 2014, The Book of Life won the Goodreads Choice Award for Fantasy. Third in the All Souls Trilogy urban fantasy series that revolves around Matthew de Claremont and Diana Bishop, their family, and their friends. Other books by this author which I have reviewed include A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, Time's Convert Urban fantasy in Hardcover edition that was published by Viking Adult on Jand has 561 pages. ![]() This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. ![]() |