![]() ![]() I liked it because the heroine wasn't a total ditz and she wasn't a mean girl. This is the first Collette Cameron book I've read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. ![]() *Previously published as Brette: Intentions Gone Astray. Time is against them as Alex struggles to clear his name and deliver the woman he loves from an unthinkable fate. To make matters worse, a newly appointed guardian emerges, intent on forcing her to wed an elderly degenerate instead of Alex. She finds herself falling in love with the charming vicar, but when rumors circulate that she’s a peer’s illegitimate granddaughter, her world turns upside down. New to society, Brette adores the whirlwind social scene and the slightly sensual verbal sparring with the devilishly attractive Alex Hawksworth. After he unexpectedly inherits an earldom, he’s determined to make her his countess - until he’s accused of murdering the previous earl. ![]() Though he’s committed to his parish, he misses the soirées and parties, especially after the precocious Brette Culpepper arrives in London. When duty decrees former rogue Alexander Hawksworth fill the vacant vicarship a male in his family has held for generations, he resigns himself to a sober existence. A rogue turned rector believes his adventures are over until a precocious debutante bursts headlong into his life. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Highly energetic and supremely self-knowing, not a little boastful and perpetually clever, Lillian slices the world with bright blades of humor. While the novel's structure can at times feel claustrophobic - this one-to-one correspondence between the triggering present and the recalled past - Lillian's voice is anything but. ![]() She'll fall into step with her own memories - a highlight reel, if you will, of her life as she prefers to remember it - ironic, crystalline and nimble. She'll encounter strangers and friends, young people and less young, charming them all along the way. Her peregrinations will take her more than 10 miles from her apartment in Murray Hill to The Back Porch bar to Grimaldi restaurant to Madison Square Park all the way to Macy's. She sets out, on this night, with a plan. In time, the real Margaret Fishback of the archival trove had become, in Rooney's imagination, Lillian Boxfish, an elderly woman alone in New York City on the final day of 1984. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Zakboekje by Epictetus![]() ![]() Later, Epictetus obtained his freedom shortly after emperor Nero’s death and started teaching philosophy in Rome for nearly 25 years. Epaphroditus, his owner, gave him the permission to pursue liberal studies and it is how Epictetus discovered philosophy through the Stoic Musonius Rufus who became his teacher and mentor. That’s what makes Stoicism so powerful: it can provide timeless principles to help us in both good and bad fortune, no matter our station our life.Įpictetus was born nearly 2,000 years ago in Hierapolis (present-day Pamukkale in Turkey) as a slave in a wealthy household. ![]() And then there is Epictetus, on the complete opposite, who was born as a slave. Think of Seneca, who was an adviser to an emperor, renowned playwright and one of the richest people in the Roman Empire. Think of Marcus Aurelius, the emperor of the Roman Empire holding one of the most powerful positions in the world. Part of what makes Stoicism fascinating to study is that three of its most well-known practitioners ranged widely in terms of where they stood in society. ![]() ![]() Here you will find a short introduction to Epictetus, suggested readings, three exercises/lessons from him as well as a selection of quotes. You can also read our introduction to Stoicism if you are not familiar with the philosophy. This is part of our 3-part series on the three most important Stoic philosophers: Marcus Aurelius, Seneca and Epictetus. ![]() 5/28/2023 0 Comments Transformers by Simon Furman![]() ![]() There are no deliveries on Saturdays, Sundays or Bank Holidays. 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This is the epic tale of Optimus Primes first days at the forefront of the Autobot/Decepticon civil war on Cybertron. Simon Christopher Francis Furman (born 22 March 1961) is a British comic book writer who is best known for his work on Hasbro's Transformers franchise, starting with writing Marvel's initial comic book to promote the toyline worldwide, as well as foundations for both Dreamwave Production's and IDW Publishing's takes on the Generation 1. Please note orders are only processed Monday-Friday. The orders go into our warehouse to be picked, packed and consolidated into one parcel where appropriate. We aim to process and dispatch our orders within 24 hours. ![]() ![]() ![]() Why love Christmas? Winterson lays out her thesis in two essays that bookend the collection. ![]() It is also a cookbook, creating a hodgepodge form that suits Winterson’s love of the holiday’s motley, improbable spirit. The result is a book for cold, clear nights and roaring fireplaces. For years, Winterson has written a new story every year at Christmastime, and here she collects them for the first time. Perhaps you write a book like Jeanette Winterson’s Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days. But what do you do if the old symbols still tug at you-if beneath the tacky wrapping you find an impulse toward mystery and community worth preserving? Grit your teeth and get through it, or, if you have the option, just opt out.įair enough. And Christmas? A consumeristic nightmare, filling the airwaves with treacle and littering the snow with tinseled trash. Thanksgiving: a bad-faith papering-over of colonialist oppression. ![]() Halloween: a time for tooth decay and racist costumes. It is customary, in certain enlightened circles in the U.S., to find our holidays embarrassing or worse. ‘Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days’ by Jeanette Winterson ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments 50 shades freed book![]() ![]() "If you leave me, you might as well take everything," says our lovestruck billionaire. Christian's dad doesn't think that's such a bad idea, but Christian would never. The prenup discussionīook: A gossip rag speculates that the recently engaged Christian and Ana must have "one helluva prenup" in place. ![]() Ana, smirking all the while, doesn't seem to be stressed in the slightest. Movie: Ana mischievously dispenses with her cute honeymoon bikini and while Christian gets mad, it's the kind of mad that makes him take her into their room, braid her hair, and get his "kinky fuckery" on. Grey is intimidated, and agrees that naked shots of their vacay are a bad idea. ![]() Christian is worried that she'll get papped the newly wed Mrs. Warning: This post contains spoilers for the book and the movie.īook: While she's sunbathing on her European honeymoon, Ana's bikini top accidentally comes off in her sleep-she's having a sexy, sexy sex dream about Christian-and Christian furiously wakes her up by shouting, "What the hell do you think you're doing?" Which is not all that fair, honestly. Here are the biggest differences between the book and the movie. Are all your favorite Grey moments in the final film? Now that you've seen Fifty Shades Freed-once, 10 times, who's counting-it's time to see how it stacks up against the original book by E.L. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Spook Squad Ps圜op, Book 7 By: Jordan Castillo Price Narrated by. I like Criss Cross a lot anyway, as poor Vic is suffering even more than usual and I'm a sadist.I listened over a few days, but at just over 4 hours long it's ideal for an evening or a lazy Sunday morning listen. Author and artist Jordan Castillo Price writes paranormal adventures colored by her time in the Midwest, from inner city Chicago, to various cities across southern Wisconsin. ![]() I'll definitely listen to this one many times. The narrator has made a bit of a change to the way he does Jacob's voice that I prefer. Review 2: The second audiobook of the series, and I liked it even more than the first. more ybe two stars" to one star and a "won't read the rest of the stories".Sorry, I wanted to like it. But there were more.But to be honest the mystery side of the story kind of kept me going because I found it interesting although it was fairly easy to figure who was behind it but when it came to the "why" it didn't satisfy me at all. I only remembered this scene specifically because it came so early and ticked me off. He could've donned something other than converse shoes if somebody had only told him. he's never been fishing before so how could he possibly know it involves wet water. or didn't I get the jokes? I mean, right at the beginning he was lamenting about getting wet and cold feet while going fishing with his ex-work-partner, in October I think it was. Review 1: nope, didn't work for me either. ![]() ![]() this is Scotland as you've never seen it before. They reflect on their acting careers in film and theatre, find a new awestruck respect for their native country and, as with any good road trip, they even find themselves. With near-death experiences, many weeks in a confined space together, and a cast of unforgettable characters, Graham and Sam's friendship matures like a fine Scotch. A wild ride by boat, kayak, bicycle and motorbike, they travel from coast to loch and peak to valley and delve into Scotland's history and culture, from timeless poetry to bloody warfare. Armed with their trusty campervan and a sturdy friendship, these two Scotsmen are on the adventure of a lifetime to explore the majesty of Scotland. "Clanlands" is the story of their journey. They discover that the real thing is even greater than fiction. ![]() And a lot of whisky.Īs stars of "Outlander", Sam and Graham eat, sleep and breathe the Highlands on this epic road trip around their homeland. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although she is frightened by the strong, sadistic, and arrogant man who holds her prisoner, what keeps Olivia awake in the dark is her unwelcome attraction to him. She has a dark sensuality that cannot be hidden or denied, though she tries to accomplish both. Olivia is young, beautiful, naïve and willful to a fault. ![]() His name is Caleb, though he demands to be called Master. ![]() Blindfolded and bound, there is only a calm male voice to welcome her. If Caleb is to get close enough to strike, he must become the very thing he abhors and kidnap a beautiful girl to train her to be all that he once was.Įighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has just woken up in a strange place. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature. For 12 years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. ![]() ![]() ![]() New York Times Bestselling Author Kim KarrĪ Love Letter To Whiskey starts out with a slow burn, but before you know it you are intoxicated and unable to stop until you reach the end. Ten stars for this brilliantly written love story. I only hope he reads it.Ī Love Letter to Whiskey is exclusive to Kindle and available on Kindle Unlimited No, to tell this story right, we need to go back. It was just me - the alcoholic, pretending like I didn’t want to taste him, realizing too quickly that months of being clean didn’t make me crave him any less. It was just him - the old friend, the easy smile, the twisted solace wrapped in a glittering bottle. ![]() Except this time, there was no rain, no anger, no wedding invitation - it was just us. ![]() Whiskey stood there, on my doorstep, just like he had one year before. It’s crazy how fast the buzz comes back after you’ve been sober for so long. ![]() |