'You know you're in for a treat when you open a Jenny Oliver book' Debbie Johnson Living in Cedar Road, Julia longs to fit in with Lexi and husband Hamish, who are endlessly cool, throw the best parties (effortlessly) and live the Insta-perfect life. Meanwhile, while Julia's own husband, Charlie, would much rather be talking tomato seedlings with the older residents of Cedar Road. And when Lexi throws her annual White Hot summer party (with compulsory hot tub dipping) Julia inadvertently takes home Lexi's phone by mistake, and spots in the Break-Away What's App group (to which she has not been added) that Lexi and her pals have been sniggering at how hard Julia tries to fit in. But if Julia is reading Lexi's messages, that means Lexi is reading Julia's. And that's a whole lot worse... Julia's last message was to her sister to say she found Lexi's husband rather White Hot himself... With Lexi's rage about to spill over Cedar Lane, Julia cannot bear the humiliation she knows is... Views: 670
A stranger walks through the woods and offers to take her from her broken world. Hell yes. With conditions.
With the asteroid looming, she makes a run for a family farm and the animals therein. After the crash with communications cut off, she lives a routine of subsistence and survival with no other soul to speak to.
When a stranger walks up to her, silver skin and black hair, he introduces himself and offers her a way out. Life in the stars with him. She counters that her animals have to come as well. There is some negotiation, and he agrees to send her a tutor so that this is all done legally. Then, he flies away.
To her surprise, her hallucination was as good as his word, and she is swept into a world of etiquette, manners, and languages.
Her life in the stars has a specific pattern. She is a body servant, a bondservant, a companion, and a mistress, but she has to do it all with the same haircut. Tricky stuff. Views: 670
"There's an Ethiopian; there's an Ethiopian!" I heard them shouting. I looked behind me, but I couldn't see any Ethiopian. Children began crowding round me, and I still didn't realize that they meant me, I was the Ethiopian. Meskerem was born in a small town in the Golan Heights of Israel, to an Ethiopian mother and an American father. Soon after Operation Solomon, when several thousand Ethiopian immigrants were brought to Israel, Meskerem's parents decided to move to the center of the country, to the town of Herzelia. Meskerem comes face-to-face with the ignorance and prejudices of her new classmates, many of whom are meeting someone dark-skinned for the first time. With the help of her Ethiopian grandmother, who remained in Kazerin, Meskerem comes to terms with who she is and finds strength in belonging to three different cultures. Views: 670
The Wallflower’s Wicked Wager (The Wallflower Wins, Book 2) Views: 670
The butler to the King's Righteous Man must be someone who is brave, skilled, loyal, and above all, ready for any eventuality—whether it be an assassin after his master or high tea for ten guests on short notice.Vincent Sinclair is the replacement for Sir Percival's former butler who died under...unfortunate circumstances. It is now his duty to serve the Righteous Man in whatever he needs, whenever he needs it.One of his duties is training the master's son, Lysander, who will take over the title of Righteous Man when Sir Percival ultimately retires—or is taken off the field by less savory means, whatever comes first. Sinclair finds Lysander to be a bright boy, but one weighed down by the shadow of his father's demands. Sinclair takes it upon himself to help the young master shine, so that Lysander can prove to his father that he has what it takes to be the next Righteous Man.This prequel story to The New Emperor's Concerto shares a look at what... Views: 669
