![]() ![]() ![]() It doesn’t hurt that Roth is a great kisser. However, Layla finds herself strongly attracted to him and reluctantly begins to trust him. As an upper-level demon, Roth can’t be tagged and would prove a difficult target for the Wardens. However, Layla misidentifies a demon that turns on her, whereupon she meets Roth, who shows up to protect her. Instead, Layla spends her after-school hours on the streets of Washington, D.C., marking demons so that Wardens can easily find and kill them later that night. Layla has been crushing on Zayne, a Warden who lives in their communal home, but knows she can’t ever kiss him for fear of sucking out his soul. ![]() Layla is half Warden, gargoylelike creatures aligned with angels who roam cities slaughtering demons. Yes, it’s another novel about exotic paranormal hybrids, but this one’s written with wry humor that seeps into nearly every sentence, making it constantly entertaining no matter its subject. ![]()
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![]() ![]() (Caption: Cover of the First Edition of the Tailor of Gloucester) How Much is a The Tailor of Gloucester 50p Worth? A fold-out case holds the coin, sharing more details, facts, and illustrations from Beatrix’s wonderful story. Since 2016 for her 150 th birthday, the Royal Mint has been issuing these coins in celebration of Beatrix’s achievements. The coin is the third to be released in 2018’s collection of Beatrix Potter 50p coins. The little bespectacled creature is sitting on a reel of ‘twist’, reading a newspaper. One of those helpful mice is featured on the coin, designed by Emma Noble, and accentuated in Brilliant Uncirculated standard finish. But because he had helped some mice escape from his cat Simpkins, the mice take it upon themselves to help the tailor, producing a waistcoat that eventually makes him a fortune. In the tale, the Tailor of Gloucester becomes ill and seems to be unable to finish making a commissioned waistcoat. However, Beatrix’s version brought it into her world of helpful animals that can sew and talk. Unlike some of Beatrix Potter’s other stories, ‘The Tailor of Gloucester’ was based on a real story. Introducing the The Tailor of Gloucester 50p Coin ![]() ![]() Luca knows he has to pick one because if he doesn’t he won’t reach his Alpha status and he won’t be able to make the changes he desperately wants to make. Doesn’t really matter anyway, because even the male Omega’s don’t hold his attention. There are only two male Omega’s and they will probably be picked by the other Alpha. Like all werewolves, Luca is bi-sexual, but he prefers men. Problem is, that none of the Omega’s presented interest him. This will give him Alpha status and his powers. Luca is the Alpha-heir and he has reached the age (25) to choose his Omega.ĭuring the Choosing ceremony, he has to choose one of the Omega’s that are presented, to mate with. It did have knotting, though….just so you know. ![]() And even though I like my smut, this book wasn’t one big sex fest, it had content and a great storyline. I also really liked this author writing style. ![]() The world-building and character development were very nicely done. This is because most of the ones I did read (or started), were a big disappointment to me. I love shifter books, but I don’t read a lot of mpreg. ![]() The Alpha King by Victoria Sue ****4 Stars**** ![]() ![]() ![]() One of New Jersey’s seemingly innumerable quiet seaside towns, Toms River became the unlikely setting for a decades-long drama that culminated in 2001 with one of the largest legal settlements in the annals of toxic dumping. The riveting true story of a small town ravaged by industrial pollution, Toms River melds hard-hitting investigative reporting, a fascinating scientific detective story, and an unforgettable cast of characters into a sweeping narrative in the tradition of A Civil Action, The Emperor of All Maladies, and The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. ![]() “A new classic of science reporting.”- The New York Times.Winner of The New York Public Library’s Helen Bernstein Book Award. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War. North and South depicts a young woman discovering herself, in a nuanced portrayal of what divides people, and what brings them together. It shows how, forced to move from the country to an industrial northern town, she develops a passionate sense of social justice, and a turbulent relationship with mill-owner John Thornton. 'How am I to dress up in my finery, and go off and away to smart parties, after the sorrow I have seen today?'Įlizabeth Gaskell's compassionate, richly dramatic novel features one of the most original and fully-rounded female characters in Victorian fiction, Margaret Hale. ![]() The Penguin English Library edition of North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell ![]() ![]() ![]() Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. ![]() ![]() The Dutch House is the story of a paradise lost, a tour de force that digs deeply into questions of inheritance, love and forgiveness, of how we want to see ourselves and of who we really are.Īt the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, T he Washington Post O: The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Vogue, Refinery29, and BuzzfeedĪnn Patchett, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth, delivers her most powerful novel to date: a richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. New York Times Bestseller | A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick | A New York Times Book Review Notable Book | TIME Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2019 ![]() ![]() Couldn’t they all just shut up? One day she takes her own advice.Īt first people don’t understand her silence and are politely confused at best. But do you speak out or shut up?Įverywhere Sara Javed goes – online or outside – everyone is shouting about something. What books are you lusting after? Do you have any of these on your TBR/WTR list? And please feel free to share your links in the comments if you have reviewed them. If I see a book that interests me, I add it to my WTR without a skerrick of guilt, at the moment my WTR shelf at Goodreads has around three and a half thousand books on it.Īs I currently feature my TBR in my monthly Bookshelf Bounty post, Book Lust will be a monthly post featuring a handful of published books I’ve recently added to my WTR. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’ve noticed a trend for limiting to-be-read (TBR) and/or want-to-read (WTR) lists (the distinction for me being those already on my physical or digital shelves vs those that aren’t), but I’ve never felt the need to temper my book lust. ![]() The books on my Reading Schedule (click the link to view) largely represent those I’ve been privileged to select from offerings by a range of generous publishers, and therefore are my priority, but they don’t embody my every bookish desire or interest. It is a sad truth that I have a finite lifespan (and budget) yet a desire to read all the books. ![]() ![]() The depth of the landscape compared to the small size of the dog seems to highlight the magnitude of his loss. ![]() In a two-page spread, the reader sees City Dog sitting on a rock waiting for his friend. City Dog is sad and disappointed to find that Country Frog is nowhere to be found – and we, the reader, never learn exactly where he has gone. Sounds like the perfect recipe for a friendship, right? Well winter comes too soon and when City Dog rushes off to his familiar rock, things are not the same. Sometimes they even just sit quietly and remember the good times they’ve had. They teach each other and agree to try new things together. That means they learn about what the other likes to do and how to play games the other enjoys. Their friendship develops and the frog and dog get to know each other better. Country Frog claims that he’s waiting for a friend “But you’ll do” and from there a friendship is born.Īs the seasons pass, the reader will feel City Dog’s excitement when he rushes down to Country Frog’s rock to see his new friend. Instead of running in the other direction at something (or someone) new, City Dog approaches this creature and starts a conversation. ![]() Then he spies something he has never seen before – a frog sitting on a rock. ![]() When City Dog first comes to the country he is happy just to run free. ![]() City Dog, Country Frog is a simple story about the passing seasons and an unlikely friendship between a frog and a dog – and it is so much more than that too. ![]() ![]() When Steel rolls down his window, Jackson knows he also has found his fated mate but it would be too dangerous to claim him with his pack under attack.Īfter the intervention of an Oracle and a Witch, Jackson discovers why the Fates made him unique-just for Steel. He’s been protecting them from a rival pack who massacred most of his family and wants to finish off the rest. Robbed of his car, clothes and money, Jackson, Alpha of the Blackwood Pack has no choice but to thumb a lift, frantic to get home to his six brothers. His wolf and body tell him he’s found his fated mate but why can’t he pick up his scent? Discouraged after meeting his latest prospect, he sees a naked hitchhiker on his way home who’s everything he’d envisioned the man of his dreams would be. Steel, one of the last Dire Wolves on earth, has searched more than 100 years for the special mate promised by the Fates. Mary is giving away a $15 Amazon gift certificate with this tour – for a chance to win, enter via Rafflecopter: The series is best appreciated by reading the books in order. Each book has two main characters who meet, fall in love, mate and achieve an HEA but the stories also chronicle the continuing saga of the Blackwood Pack. ![]() Join the journey of the Blackwood Pack, seven brothers who are gay wolf shifters in search of their fated mates – stories about love at first sight with twists and turns, angst and humor, romance and adventure. Mary Rundle has a new MM paranormal mpreg book out in her Blackwood Pack series: About the Series: ![]() ![]() So, what's going on with Crazy Rich Asians 2? Here's everything you need to know about the sequel. However, some behind-the-scenes issues - and the pandemic - have led to delays. The initial plan was to film the second and third movies back to back in 2020. However, the sequel itself has been languishing in the development abyss for some while. ![]() There were also rumblings of the the third novel in the trilogy, Rich People Problems, will be adapted for the big screen. The source material is there, after all, as Crazy Rich Asians is based on a trilogy of novels by Kevin Kwan, and the second novel in the series is China Rich Girlfriend. ![]() With such success, it was almost a given that Warner Bros would seek to develop a sequel. Crazy Rich Asians's impact on cinema is still being felt, having debuted back in 2018 to stellar reviews and, more importantly to some, a whopping $240 million worldwide. ![]() |