Winning a scholarship to California's most prestigious art school seems like a fairy tale ending to Sabine Reye's awful senior year. After losing both her mother and her home, Sabine longs for a place where she belongs. But the cutthroat world of visual arts is nothing like what Sabine had imagined. Colin Krell, the renowned faculty member whom she had hoped would mentor her, seems to take merciless delight in tearing down her best work—and warns her that she'll lose the merit-based award if she doesn't improve. Desperate and humiliated, Sabine doesn't know where to turn. Then she meets Adam, a grad student who understands better than anyone the pressures of art school. He even helps Sabine get insight on Krell by showing her the modern master's work in progress, a portrait that's sold for a million dollars sight unseen. Sabine is enthralled by the portrait; within those swirling, colorful layers of paint is the key to winning her inscrutable teacher's approval. Krell did advise... Views: 558
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER One of Bustle's "Most Anticipated Books of Summer 2020" PopSugar's "26 Incredible New Books Coming Your Way This August" Good Housekeeping's "25 New Fall Books You Have to Read This Season" Lit Hub's "Most Anticipated Books of 2020" Fleabag meets Conversations with Friends in this brutally honest, observant, original novel about a woman going through a breakup...but really having more of a breakdown.Jenny McLaine's life is falling apart. Her friendships are flagging. Her body has failed her. She's just lost her column at The Foof because she isn't the fierce voice new feminism needs. Her ex has gotten together with another woman. And worst of all: Jenny's mother is about to move in. Having left home at eighteen to remake herself as a self-sufficient millennial, Jenny is now in her thirties and nothing is as she thought it would be. Least of all adulthood.... Views: 558
His Family hates her. He hates her. Ruby is back in Lockwood, a town that never forgot that she broke one of its beloved son's heart when she stood him up on their wedding day.She only plans to be there long enough to wrap up her parents' affairs and then hightail it back to New York, her safe place. All it takes one glance from Dean, one hug, one kiss and all her plans are shattered. Ruby is back in town. She's the girl he who left him at the altar and took his heart with her…and the girl Dean never wanted to see again. She broke his heart once, but he's not foolish enough to give her another chance to break it again. Until she starts chipping at the ice block that is his heart little by little, until he cannot imagine a life without her. Except Ruby will always be Ruby. The girl who sees life as greener on the other side. Can they recapture what they had or will the pain and hurt from four years ago prove to be too wide a gulf to bridge? Views: 558
After an unstable childhood, Zoey Knight landed in Juneau, Alaska, during high school, and has never left. Now in her early thirties, she lives a quiet life that includes part-time caretaker for a beloved father figure. Despite the stability, she occasionally wishes for more adventure. She gets more than she bargained for when a plane she's in goes down in a remote stretch of wilderness—and the only other passenger is a man she's crushed on for years. Life as a SEAL doesn't allow for much spare time, but Mark "Bubba" Wright still regrets not trying harder to visit his pop. Now it's too late, and the guilt is heavy when he heads to Alaska for the reading of his father's will. The only bright spot is finding a girl he knew in high school on the same tiny plane. The same woman, it turns out, who's been taking care of his pop...a girl he crushed on in high school. Struggling to survive in the Alaska back country isn't the kind of second chance either... Views: 558
The latest instalment in Sheila Riley's brilliant Reckoner's Row seriesLiverpool 1950 When Evie Kilgaren takes over the running of the back office at Skinner and Son's haulage yard, she has no idea she is walking into a hive of blackmail, secrets and lies.Her fellow co-worker and childhood nemesis, Susie Blackthorn, is outraged at being demoted and is hell-bent on securing the affections of local heartthrob Danny Harris.Grace Harris, a singer on the prestigious D'Angelo transatlantic ocean liners, is returning home engaged to be married. But Grace is harbouring her own shocking secrets and something valuable her fiancé very desperately wants back.As we return to the lives and loves of those who live and work in the Mersey Docklands, not everything is as it seems and love and luck are rarely on the same side.Praise for Sheila Riley's Reckoners Row Series'A thoroughly enjoyable, powerful novel' Lyn Andrews 'An enchanting, warm and... Views: 558
Korba is back in control and the Empire has settled, at least for now. But stability is only a relative term… and it is never assured.Something has been discovered across the galaxy, something extraordinary, something no one in the Realm can ignore, least of all Chelan. But dealing with what awaits at the end of the journey will be a colossal undertaking, a task wrought with danger and unexpected threats.Chelan and Korba are more than up to the challenge. Yet when Chelan is beset by strange, disturbing sensations, solving the perplexing and troubling mystery that plagues her becomes imperative. The hunt is on for answers.Discoveries made on what starts off as the adventure of a lifetime will take the entire Empire by surprise. But nothing compares to what awaits them all in the end. An eerie phenomenon haunts Chelan; whether it is friend or foe remains to be seen. The potential threat to Korba and his crew is immense: success in ferreting out the entity could come with disastrous consequences. Will Korba take the risk to discover all, or will he back away to keep everyone safe, especially his beloved mate? Chelan holds the answer. Views: 558
Sent to Grimm Academy by her jealous step-mother, Ella is determined to make the most of the opportunity. With her friends by her side, and her dress-making lessons with Rapunzel progressing well, she's starting to think she can avoid her prophecy after all. But when her dress is ruined the night before a masked ball, she has to face the truth. Can she stop her prophecy by midnight? - Pumpkins And Proms is the second book of the Grimm Academy series and is based on the fairy tale of Cinderella. Views: 558
"I read Olivia many, many times, bought it for many of my friends, and consider it the inspiration for Call Me by Your Name." —André Aciman"Perfectly captures the breathless excitement of adolescent passion." —Sarah Waters, bestselling author of Fingersmith and Tipping the VelvetThe classic novel about a teenage girl's infatuation with her headmistress at a boarding school in nineteenth-century ParisA Penguin ClassicA groundbreaking, passionate, and subtle story of first love, Olivia—based loosely on the author's own life—was first published in 1949 under a pseudonym. It tells the story of Olivia, a sixteen-year-old girl who is sent from England to a Parisian finishing school to broaden her education. Soon after her arrival, she finds herself falling under the spell of her beautiful and charismatic teacher, Mademoiselle Julie, who introduces her to art, literature, and fine cuisine. But... Views: 558
