Shell shocked from a night of everlasting labour Sheryl can not muster a "coo" let alone feel anything. Will she find her maternal passion again? Sheryl and Steven have longed for a baby. But nine months of yoga doesn't guarantee a smooth birth and Sheryl arrives home with the maternal feelings of a clay brick. Steven tries to reassure her but living next door to mother as critical as gymnast judge has squashed Sheryl's confidence. She can't even get up in the morning let along find a name for her daughter and her mother is always there. The only peace they get from her is when she at the podiatrist. Steven finds a home miles from anywhere and persuades Sheryl it's for the best. However, a modern kitchen doesn't take away the guilt Sheryl feels for being a rotten mother and a lousy daughter who "ripped her baby away from her grandmother as ruthlessly as a wax job." Sheryl retreats into the lost teenager of her past until that is her... Views: 201
objective, hunting down a notorious hacker. Ever since joining the team her career has been as exciting as she dreamed, but it's also lonely. Which is why she has a secret goal, one only her closest friend knows about. She wants to catch the eye of the sexy British spy.Miles Green's career is on the ropes and he's not thrilled about being tapped to work with an American team. The chance to catch the hacker responsible for derailing two commuter trains is too good to pass up. But then he sees her. The woman with the sultry eyes, and Miles begins to wonder if she's what his life has been missing. He's always been a work first man, but she makes him want more.After half the team is falsely arrested, it's up to Diha and Miles to work together and bring the hacker down. It's a job that requires them to work closely together, which makes ignoring the sparks that much more difficult. But while the flames burn hot between them another threat looms. Views: 201
Danger lurks within the roots of Forest of Souls, an epic, unrelenting tale of destiny and sisterhood, perfect for fans of Naomi Novik and Susan Dennard."A tantalizing beginning to a rich new fantasy series." —Traci Chee, NYT best-selling author of The Reader trilogy"Absolutely enchanting." – Natalie C. Parker, author of Seafire"You won't want to escape." – Sarah Henning, author of the Sea Witch"Will leave you shouting sisters unite!" – Mindee Arnett author of Onyx & Ivory and AvalonSirscha Ashwyn comes from nothing, but she's intent on becoming something. After years of training to become the queen's next royal spy, her plans are derailed when shamans attack and kill her best friend Saengo.And then Sirscha, somehow, restores Saengo to life. Unveiled as the first soulguide in living memory, Sirscha is summoned to the domain of the Spider King. For centuries,... Views: 201
A family-run haunted hotel's livelihood is threatened when a bigger haunted hotel opens nearby in this hilarious, spooky story Twelve-year-old Willow Ivan's family has run the Hotel Ivan for four hundred years. Through thick and thin, they've held on tight to their title as the Best Haunted Hotel on Mercer Street. That is, until the Hauntery—a corporate chain of haunted hotels—moves in down the street. As the Ivan's business fades, so do their ghostly staff. And Willow begins to worry that The Ivan's days are numbered. Then Willow meets Evie, a Hauntery ghost who's forced to play the part of a Spooky Little Girl even though she longs to be a Terrifying Phantasm. So when Willow offers her a job at The Ivan, Evie accepts—but she doesn't tell Willow that she's still working for The Ivan's competition, for fear of losing her new job and friend. Together, the girls come up with a plan to save The Ivan. But with The Ivan ghosts... Views: 201
Fall in love with this heartwarming and heartbreaking novel perfect "for fans of Me Before You" (Next Magazine).When Ava Green turns twenty-eight, she discovers this will be her last birthday. The cancer she thought she'd beaten three years ago is back — only now it's terminal, and she's not going to waste any of the time she has left. All she truly wants is the one thing she's been dreaming of since she was a little girl: a wedding. The only problem: She doesn't have a groom.Ava's friends and family rally around her to help throw the wedding of her dreams — without the husband-to-be. As word spreads on social media, the bridal planning goes viral, attracting the attention of a prominent women's magazine. And when a photographer volunteers to help document the whole event, it becomes heartbreakingly clear that it's never too late to discover the love of your life."Just the right mixture of sweet and sad...With the... Views: 201
That feeling you get you hear a certain song. The world slips away and you're in a place where the lights shine brighter than the sun, the music thrills you to your toes and that guy up there on stage, he might just be the one.You're on the edge of something you've never felt before. The dream you deny is about to come true. Fall in love with all the rocker book boyfriends you can handle. Views: 201
Soon to be an Amazon Prime Original Series! From the author of the imaginative and "awe-inspiring" (New York Journal of Books) narrative art book The Electric State comes the haunting sequel to his remarkable Tales from the Loop.Welcome back to the Loop. In 1954, the Swedish government ordered the construction of the world's largest particle accelerator in the pastoral countryside of Mälaröarna. The local population called this marvel of technology The Loop and celebrated its completion. But Mälaröarna and the world would never be the same. Infused with strange machines and unfathomable creatures, Things from the Flood is transcendent look at technology that will stay with you long after you turn the final page. Views: 201
JOIN AWARD-WINNING PODCASTER ZIBBY OWENS OF MOMS DON'T HAVE TIME TO READ BOOKS ON A JOURNEY FILLED WITH FOOD, EXERCISE, SEX, BOOKS, AND MORE. It's impossible to ignore how life has changed since COVID-19 spread across the world. People from all over quarantined and did their best to keep on going during the pandemic. Zibby Owens, host of the award-winning podcast MomsDon't Have Time to Read Books and a mother of four herself, wanted to do something to help people carry on and to give them something to focus on other than the horrors of their news feeds. So she launched an online magazine called We Found Time. Authors who had been on her podcast wrote original, brilliant essays for busy readers. Zibby organized these profound pieces into themes inspired by five things moms don't have time to do: eat, read, work out, breathe, and have sex. Now compiled as an anthology named Moms Don't Have Time To, these beautiful, original... Views: 201
An exhilarating debut novel set under the dazzling lights of late 1950s Broadway, where a controversial new musical pushes the boundaries of love, legacy, and art.Growing up in rural Wisconsin, Eleanor O'Hanlon always felt different. In love with musical theater from a young age, she memorized every show album she could get her hands on. So, when she discovers an open call for one of her favorite productions, she leaves behind everything she knows to run off to New York City and audition. Raw and untrained, she catches the eye of famed composer Don Mannheim, who catapults her into the leading role of his new work, "A Tender Thing," a provacative love story between a white woman and black man, one never before seen on a Broadway stage. As word of the production gets out, an outpouring of protest whips into a fury. Between the intensity of rehearsals, her growing friendship with her co-star Charles, and her increasingly muddled creative—and... Views: 200
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