I pedal over to Kensington just after dark. As I roll along the lane towards the railway underpass, a young Asian woman on her way home from the station walks out of the tunnel towards me. After she passes there’s a stillness, a moment of silent freshness that feels like spring.Helen Garner is one of Australia’s greatest writers. Her short non-fiction has enormous range. Spanning fifteen years of work, Everywhere I Look is a book full of unexpected moments, sudden shafts of light, piercing intuition, flashes of anger and incidental humour. It takes us from backstage at the ballet to the trial of a woman for the murder of her newborn baby. It moves effortlessly from the significance of moving house to the pleasure of re-reading Pride and Prejudice. Everywhere I Look includes Garner’s famous and controversial essay on the insults of age, her deeply moving tribute to her mother and extracts from her diaries, which have been part of her... Views: 26
The bluest of blood; the boldest of hearts; the de Montfortes will take your breath away."
Irish Captain Ruaidri O' Devir has no love for the English. Taken from his family and pressed into the Royal Navy at a young age, he is now a commander for the fledgling American Continental Navy, hand-picked by John Adams himself to steal a potent new explosive from the British. Ruaidri expects to be successful in his mission. What he doesn't expect is to fall in love with the sister of the man he's crossed an ocean to abduct...
Beautiful Lady Nerissa de Montforte is the youngest sibling in a powerful and aristocratic English family. Fiercely guarded by her overprotective brothers, she pines for love after a longtime betrothal was cruelly cut short. When she accompanies her brother to a demonstration of his new explosive, she never dreams that her wildest longings to find love and freedom are about to be fulfilled ... by a man who is wrong for her in every single way except the one that matters most...
The spectacular conclusion to the internationally bestselling DE MONTFORTE series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Danelle Harmon!
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PRAISE FOR THE WAYWARD ONE:
"One of my all-time favorite authors!" JULIA QUINN, #1 NYT Bestselling Author of The Bridgertons
5 STARS: "Totally riveting ... rich in history, full of action and suspense and with the added layer of romance ... perfection!" Booktalk With Eileen blog
A 5 STAR HIT: "Explosive ... rich ... an impressive read ... long awaited and well worth the wait!" - Karen Simpson, Alwyztrouble's Romance Book Reviews & More
5 STARS: "Ms. Harmon is a master at weaving her story so that this reader was compelled to read from the first page to the end without turning off the eReader, thus watching the sun come up without having slept. That, along with such interesting characters, made this a winner for me." -- Book Obsessed Chicks Book Club
5 STARS: "A terrific conclusion to the series! Grabs you from the start with its spiritedness and competence!" - Jenerated Reviews
5 STARS: "Full of excitement and adventure ... just perfect!" - AnnMarie Spiby, Goodreads Reviewer
5 STARS for Danelle Harmon and her roguish Irishmen!" *- Erin Anfinson-pirani, Goodreads Reviewer *
"This avid historical romance reviewer is absolutely thrilled to see the return of the de Montforte family in this wonderful series by Danelle Harmon." - A, Goodreads Reviewer
"A swashbuckling tale full of daring and romance!" J.J. Stout, Goodreads Reviewer
"The author did a great job ... the nautical feel was fun." - Whiskey in the Jar Likes to Read blog Views: 26
***Roswell. Area 51. The X-Files.
You've seen the aliens known as "the Greys" in movies and on T.V. But what if everything you think you know about them is wrong?
And what if the Greys are only the beginning?***
On a nondescript planet on the far side of the galaxy, the M'Uktah have evolved from a wolf-like predatory creature into a highly advanced species that has mastered intergalactic travel. They are cultured. Refined.
And hungry...
Wright's epic and much anticipated follow up to her multiple award-winning debut Sci Fi novel H.A.L.F.: The Deep Beneath:
The Deep Beneath, Runner Up in the Beach Book Festival
Finalist, Wishing Shelf Book Awards
Semi-Finalist, Kindle Review Book Awards
and Library Journal pick for curated Shelf-e library collection
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"An enthralling, page-turning sci-fi adventure. The makings of an epic!" ~The 'Wishing Shelf' Reviews
"Wow! Just, wow! In H.A.L.F.: The Makers, author Natalie Wright again takes her readers on a real roller coaster of a ride! Wright has done a great job in continuing the stories of characters that her readers have come to care about, and her abilities in world creation are simply second to none. I highly recommend this book, and I look forward to more in this incredibly promising series by author Natalie Wright." ~ Tracy Slowiak for Readers' Favorite
"Author Natalie Wright has a truly unique voice in the science fiction genre. Readers who enjoy a creative read, an epic story line, an adventurous and thrilling book, or just piece of science fiction will love H.A.L.F.: The Makers (Volume 2). Make sure you have enough time to read it from start to finish; you simply won't want to put it down! 5 Stars." ~Chris Fischer for Readers' Favorite
About the Author
Natalie Wright is the author of the multiple award-winning science fiction series H.A.L.F., and the young adult fantasy trilogy, The Akasha Chronicles. When not writing, reading or editing, Natalie can be found on social media or at comic cons. She travels extensively throughout the western United States meeting readers and fans at comic cons and book festivals. She lives with her husband, teen daughter and two young cats. In her free time, Natalie enjoys gaming, international travel and sharing good food and conversation with family and friends. She was born an Ohio farm girl, lives in suburban southwest but dreams of living in a big city high-rise. Views: 26
"Ladies and Gentlemen: I give you the Kissing Booth Girl! Lips that beguile. Oh, I promise, the nearest thing to nuzzling an angel can be yours—today!—for a shiny round Seated Liberty I know you carry in your very pockets as I speak." But to mechanically-inclined Beni, is the ethereal girl who fell from the sky a wish come true or false hope for life beyond the confines of the odd carnival called home. Her story—as well as tales of an order of deep-sea diving nuns caring for a sunken chapel and a high school boy asked to prom by the only dead kid he's ever met—can be found in A.C. Wise's newest collection of the fantastical, the weird, the queer and the poignant."Wise's inventive sense of weirdness and wonder comes to the forefront in this intense, graceful collection of stories in which plot plays second fiddle to quietly immersive world-building, longing and obsession are the forces of beauty, and grimness leads not to depressive dystopia but to desperately hopeful and brave, if... Views: 26
Tempting The Light, A Romance Book by Bonnie Gill Views: 26
The beloved Princess Posey, First Grader, who has been called "the perfect fictional friend for any first-grade girl", is back in another heartwarming installment to the popular series.Posey is worried about her upcoming spring break: instead of going somewhere for their vacation, her mom says they are going to have a "lazy vacation" at home. What if lazy actually means boring? Fortunately, the next few days are anything but: there are pancakes for dinner, a sleepover with her friends, and a new bike without training wheels! After Posey's first attempt at riding ends with a crash, she's not sure she wants to get back on her bike. But with some encouragement from Grandpa, Posey realizes that being brave means trying again, even if you feel afraid. Views: 26
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania is famous for two things: the Jones & Laughlin Steel mill, an industrial behemoth that helped win World War II; and football, with a high school team that has produced numerous NFL stars including Mike Ditka and Darrelle Revis. But the mill, once the fourth largest producer in America, closed for good in 2000. What happens to a town when a dream dies? Does it just disappear?In Playing Through the Whistle, celebrated sports writer S.L. Price tells the story of this remarkable place, its people, its players, and through it, a wider story of American history from the turn of the twentieth century. Aliquippa has been many things—a rigidly controlled company town, a booming racial and ethnic melting pot, and for a brief time, a workers' paradise. Price expertly traces this history, while also recounting the birth and development of high school sports, from a minor pastime to a source of civic pride, to today, when it sometimes seems like the... Views: 26
"A master of her craft." —Maggie Shayne Holly Parrish has never met anyone like Micah Ravenwood: his dark eyes, his movie-star smile, the indefinable way he looks at her. Even when she thought he was no more than another client for her investment firm, her lust overpowered her logic. But she never expected this attraction to whisk her from her busy southern California life to a silent and eerie ghost town in Wyoming. Only vampires call the deserted place home—and one of them is Micah. He says he's brought her to Morgan Creek for her safety, that vicious creatures are hunting her. But how can Holly trust him? One look and she can see the need barely restrained behind Micah's polite words. The heat of his kiss, the pleasure of his touch—none of it can tell her whether he wants her as his lover—or his prey . . ."A classic vampire tale of sensual, spine-tingling suspense." —Christine Feehan on Desire After Dark"Sexy,... Views: 26
