![]() One condition: Ralph has to promise that he will never take her back to London. Racked with guilt over their deaths, Ralph must move on.and find a wife so as to secure an heir to his family's title and fortune. So Chloe makes an outrageous suggestion: Strike a bargain and get married. Ralph Stockwood prides himself on being a leader, but when he convinced his friends to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, he never envisioned being the sole survivor. Driven by the need to escape her family, she takes refuge at the home of her mother's godmother, where she meets Ralph. Since her Seasons in London ended in disaster, Chloe Muirhead is resigned to spinsterhood. Ralph Stockwood prides himself on being a leader, but when he convinced his friends to fight in the Napoleonic Wars, he never envisioned being the sole survivor. Now, for one of them, striking a most unusual bargain will change his life forever. ![]() The Survivors' Club: Six men and one woman, all wounded in the Napoleonic Wars, their friendship forged during their recovery at Penderris Hall in Cornwall. The new Survivor's Club novel from the New York Times bestselling author. ![]()
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![]() ![]() It is wonderfully confusing, isn’t it! I did enjoy writing this book for that reason. How do you go about planning your novels? The plot of Beguiled by the Forbidden Knight is deliciously complicated, involving mistaken identities and deliberate double-crossing. I’ve been lucky to grab a few moments with Elisabeth to ask her about her writing. What follows is a tale of intrigue, forbidden passions and, as we’ve come to expect from Elisabeth Hobbes, a brilliant recreation of the dangers of the medieval world. ![]() Its heroine, Aelfhild, finds herself swapping identities with her mistress, Lady Sigrun, in order to protect her from an unwanted Norman suitor. Her latest novel, Beguiled by the Forbidden Knight, has just been published. Elisabeth Hobbes is the author of six historical Romance novels, all set in Northern England in the Medieval period. ![]() ![]() ![]() I like her previous books but this one just felt so predictable… I honestly know what lines are going to come up before even reading it there are many cringe worthy and cliche moments in the story. ![]() BUT… I was so looking forward to something more from Karina. This is an enjoyable read and you get all you want from a sexy contemporary romance, brooding sexy man, spiky and beautiful heroine, lots of sex scenes etc. You are going to fall in love with her beautiful and unique story telling just like I do.Ģ.5-3 stars… UNPOPULAR OPINION. If you are a historical fiction and romance lover, you have to read her books. Just like a bottle of red wine, the more you taste it, the more you like it and the more you want it. I love how she incorporated historical details into her books and made them become an essential part of the story itself. I love how the stories alternate between present time and the 18th century. ![]() It makes you appreciate books, appreciate well researched and beautiful written books.Īll Susanna’s books have this kind of haunting feel and The Winter Sea is no exception to that. It makes you appreciate the fact that a book should be written like this, all books should be written like this! This is what Susanna’s books do to you. Beautiful, emotional, so romantic, so well written, so well researched, it leaves you wanting more and more. ![]() ![]() ![]() He is widely acclaimed for his “you are there” settings and his complex, engaging characters and twist-filled plots. Can Dylan use these alternate realities to get a second chance at the life that was stolen from him? Or will he lose himself…to himself?įreeman is a New York Times bestselling author of psychological thrillers sold in 46 countries and 22 languages. Now those parallel universes are unlocked - and Dylan’s doppelgänger has staked a claim to his world. She says he has been undergoing a unique hypnotherapy treatment built on the idea that with every choice, he creates an infinite number of parallel universes. Dylan initially chalks it up to trauma, but that changes when he runs into a psychiatrist who claims he’s her patient. ![]() In the aftermath, through his grief, Dylan experiences sudden, strange visions: wherever he goes, he’s haunted by glimpses of himself. March 1 on the Friends of the Brainerd Public Library Facebook page atį/FriendsofthebrainerdpubliclibraryĪccording to a synopsis of “Infinite,” one rainy night, the unthinkable happens: Dylan Moran’s car plunges off the road into a raging river, his beautiful wife drowning as he struggles to shore. ![]() The author event will be presented live from noon to 1 p.m. Author Brian Freeman will celebrate his new psychological thriller, “Infinite,” on the day of its release in March with a Brainerd Public Library’s Brown Bag Lunch author visit. ![]() ![]() Knight, Lincoln Elementary Schools, ILĮlaine E. Underneath all the craziness, there is a subtle and surprisingly poignant message about growth, change, and friendship.Įlaine E. As in Lemony Snicket's " Unfortunate Events" series (HarperCollins), the author frequently addresses readers directly with suggestions, hints, and comments. Meanwhile, back at the Lodge….The episodic and determinedly nonlinear plot is amusing, but the real fun here is the dialogue–a wild and wonderful mélange of 1950s series-speak ("Jupiter's moons!"), Valley speak, adolescent trash talk, and mock heroics. Unexpected dangers await the searchers, from gun-toting kidnappers to poisonous snakes to hungry wolves. ![]() Katie, however, prefers to hang out by the pool with the Twins. Search parties are organized, and Jasper and Lily are keen to join in. and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Andersons Thrilling Tales (9780152053529) by Anderson, M. The mystery-solving Hooper Quints go missing, as do most of the lodge's hunting trophies and an heirloom diamond necklace belonging to one of the guests. : The Clue of the Linoleum Lederhosen: M. They discover that the inn is currently hosting a collection of other series characters, including the air-headed Cutesy Dell Twins (shades of Sweet Valley High) the blockheaded Manley Boys and sad, one-book Eddie Wax, in perpetual mourning for his horse Stumpy. ![]() Jasper, Katie, and Lily are off to the Moose Tongue Lodge and Resort for a short vacation. The intrepid detectives from Whales on Stilts! (Harcourt, 2005) return in another off-the-wall send-up of the Stratemeyer-style series fiction. ![]() ![]() In Euthyphro, Socrates explores the concepts and aims of piety and religion: in Apology, he courageously defends the integrity of his teachings in Crito, he demonstrates his respect for the law in his refusal to flee his death sentence and in Phaedo embraces death and discusses the immortality of the soul. None is more exciting and revelatory than the four dialogues - Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo - on themes evoked by the trial and death of Socrates, accused by his enemies and detractors of crimes against the state, among them "impiety" and "corruption of the young." ![]() In them Plato cast his teacher Socrates as the central disputant in colloquies that brilliantly probe a vast spectrum of philosophical ideas and issues. ![]() ![]() The Dialogues of Plato (427–347 B.C.) rank with the writings of Aristotle as the most important and influential philosophical works in Western thought. ![]() ![]() ![]() A shadowy para-governmental body, the Southern Reach, set up to investigate Area X, sends out numerous expeditions to comprehend it, but members of these expedition teams return with their minds blank, as if they have become strangers in their own lives, then die unnaturally swiftly from aggressive forms of cancer.Īnnihilation is the first novel in the astonishing Southern Reach trilogy by the American writer Jeff VanderMeer, and it lands us straight into the heart of things with the 12th (and final) expedition’s journey into Area X. ![]() It can be entered and left from only one point along an invisible border. In the remote southern coastal area of an unnamed country a bizarre and baffling phenomenon called Area X has manifested itself. The Southern Reach Trilogy: Annihilation Authority AcceptanceĪll Fourth Estate: 195pp, £10 341pp, £12.99 352pp, £12.99 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Under an assumed name, Eva convinces Mike to assemble a new team and go after the traitor who screwed up both their lives. Though she doesn’t trust him, Mike is the only person she can turn to for help. The eighth year was no different–until he was drugged by a woman and woke up to her questions about what had happened eight years ago in Afghanistan.ĬIA attorney Eva Salinas has her own theory behind what happened to Mike’s team–which included her husband–in Afghanistan eight years ago, and she’s determined to prove foul play. ![]() KILLING TIME (One Eyed Jacks #1) by Cindy Gerard-a reviewĪBOUT THE BOOK: Release Date-January 29, 2013Īn exciting new series featuring Mike “Primetown” Brown, a character from her popular “Black Ops, Inc.” series.įor the seven years after Operation Slam Dunk went south, Mike Brown got drunk on each anniversary. ![]() ![]() ![]() But even as Jamie's heart draws him to Claire, Murtagh is certain she's been sent by the Old Ones, and Captain Randall accuses her of being a spy. And then there is Claire Randall-mysterious, beautiful, and strong-willed, who appears in Jamie's life to stir his compassion. And in the court of the mighty MacKenzie clan, Jamie is a pawn in the power struggle between his uncles: aging chieftain Colum, who demands his nephew's loyalty-or his life-and Dougal, war chieftain of Clan MacKenzie, who'd sooner see Jamie put to the sword than anointed Colum's heir. There's already a fat bounty on the young exile's head, courtesy of Captain Black Jack Randall, the sadistic British officer who's crossed paths-and swords-with Jamie in the past. Though his beloved godfather, Murtagh, promised Jamie's late parents he'd watch over their brash son, making good on that vow will be no easy task. ![]() After too long an absence, Jamie Fraser is coming home to Scotland-but not without great trepidation. Now, in her first-ever graphic novel, Gabaldon gives readers a fresh look at the events of the original Outlander: Jamie Fraser's side of the story, gorgeously rendered by artist Hoang Nguyen. Diana Gabaldon's brilliant storytelling has captivated millions of readers in her bestselling and award-winning Outlander saga. ![]() ![]() His frustration is immeasurable and somewhat understandable. Ruined, like much in Harry’s life, by the pesky press, whose leaking (or reporting, depending on which way you see it) of the details puts him and those around him in danger. But deployment with the army in Afghanistan eventually proves too dangerous. Bliss: a purpose and one that serves his country to boot (Harry loves Britain - the Union Jack flag pops up throughout the book). “I can tell from the way you fly,” an instructor tells him, “this is what you were meant to do”. ![]() Harry is rarely happier than when at the controls of a £42 million Apache helicopter. He is now seventh in line (“very spare”?), so what’s next?Ī search for meaning dominates the book. It’s a raw deal, psychologically speaking. ![]() |