5/21/2023 0 Comments The Fire Keeper by J.C. CervantesCervantes(Author), Irvin Rodriguez(Illustrator)Format: Kindle Edition 4. Cervantes page Find all the books, read about the author and more. Can he accomplish both tasks without the gods detecting him, or will he end up a permanent resident of the underworld? In this cleverly plotted sequel to THE STORM RUNNER, the gang is back together again with spirited new characters, sneaky gods, Aztec royalty, unlikely alliances, and secrets darker than Zane could ever have imagined. The Fire Keeper: A Storm Runner Novel, Book 2 Kindle Edition by J.C. Zane knows he must rescue him, no matter the cost. To make matters worse, Zane learns that Hurakan is scheduled to be executed. Unless Zane can find the godborns before the gods do, they will be killed. One day he discovers that by writing the book about his misadventures with the Maya gods, he unintentionally put other godborn children at risk. But he can’t control his newfound fire skills yet (inherited from his father, the Maya god Hurakan) there’s a painful rift between him and his dog ever since she became a hell hound and he doesn’t know what to do with his feelings for Brooks. Zane Obispo’s new life on a beautiful secluded tropical island, complete with his family and closest friends, should be perfect.
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5/21/2023 0 Comments 2016 novel by curtis sittenfeldMeanwhile, Jane and Liz are harboring secrets of their own. Bennet is ignoring her husband as she barely conceals a shopping addiction and tries to find husbands for her daughters. They’re dismayed to find that the sprawling Tudor they grew up in is a mess, and so is their family-youngest sisters Kitty and Lydia are too busy with CrossFit workouts and Paleo diets to get jobs, reclusive middle sister Mary is earning her third online master’s degree, and Mrs. In the summer of 2013, 38-year-old Liz Bennet and her older sister Jane leave New York City, where Liz is a magazine writer and Jane a yoga instructor and return to Cincinnati in order to help care for their father after a health scare. 5/21/2023 0 Comments Earthsong by Victor KelleherHe says of himself, "Central Africa, where I was to spend a good portion of the next twenty years, did more to alter my attitudes and prospects than anything before or since," and he speaks also of his immense grief at being compelled to leave it. Awards: Patricia Hackett prize, for short story, 1978 West Australian Young Readers' Book award, 1982, 1983, 1993 Australia Council fellowship, 1982, 1989-91, 1995-98 Australian Children's Book of the Year award, 1983, 1987 Australian Science Fiction Achievement award, 1984 Australian Children's Book Council Honour award, 1987, 1991 Australian Peace prize, 1989 Koala award, 1991 Hoffman award,Īlthough he has spent considerable periods of time in several countries, it is his experiences in Africa that dominate Kelleher's fiction. Career: Junior lecturer in English, University of the Witwatersrand, 1969 lecturer, then senior lecturer, in English, University of South Africa, 1970-73 lecturer in English, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand, 1973-76 senior lecturer, 1976-84, and associate professor of English, 1984-87, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales. (honors) 1969 University of South Africa, Pretoria, M.A. 1963 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, B.A. Education: The University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, B.A. Born: Victor Michael Kitchener Kelleher in London, 1939. Nationality: British (also a citizen of Australia). 5/21/2023 0 Comments Love is Always Write by Megan DerrIt would be an understatement to say that Istari is disliked in Tallideth. Now, the new King of Belemere–Istari’s brother–has sent Istari to Tallideth as a hostage and a promise that Belemere will keep its side of the peace barginned between them. Istari’s father, in his madness, had tried to assassinate the royal family of Tallideth and use the chaos it caused to win the long war between them, and almost succeeded. To secure a peace between Belemere and Tallideth, Prince Istari–the legal son of Belemere’s last King–is to be held hostage in Tallideth. He is kind and sweet and a sorely needed bright spot in Istari’s life-until Istari meets his family and learns of a dangerous family secret with unexpected ties to Istari’s past, a secret that could drag Tallideth and Belemere right back into war… Unexpected solace comes in the form of Lord Teverem, a sad, quiet lord who assumed the title when his brother was killed in the explosion for which Istari’s father is to blame. Now a hostage of peace in Tallideth, he is subjected to their hatred as well-even that of Regent Vellem, who once considered him a comrade in arms. Prince Istari has spent his life reviled: his parents wish he had never been born, the royal court of Belemere avoids him for fear of angering the king, and everyone else is kept away by his notorious reputation as a deadly sharpshooter. 5/21/2023 0 Comments The vanishing staircaseDetermined to figure out what was going on, they tried to chip off samples of the wood but couldn’t as it was “harder than steel.” Six days later, the stairs vanished completely. When they woke up, the staircase had been replaced by a burnt, dark black spot. They stationed their camp 30 meters from the staircase and went to sleep. The vanishing staircase: According to a CDC employee, after the Roswell crash in the 1940s, investigators sought help from the CDC to deal with reports of “animal mutilations.” During the investigation, workers reported finding weird wooden stairs that gave off a frequency. His boss replied that he’d been gone on patrol for five years. Upset, he wondered why they’d fire him for being MIA for only a few hours. He climbed down and went back to the Ranger Station only to find out he’d been fired for missing work. There you will find an animal symbol door puzzle, take a right from there to find the vanishing staircase. Take the door on the right side of Garreth, then climb up the stairs on your right side. All he saw was a “vicious dog” that caused him to scramble farther up the stairs. After getting the quest, you need to find the area shown by the marker and find the one-eyed statue. He ascended one (obvious mistake, dude) to get a better vantage point to search the area. The staircase of missing time: In the Philippines, a ranger was searching for missing hikers when he found two abandoned staircases made of stone. Here are a few that we loved while researching: Tales associated with mysterious staircases have been around for some time. 5/21/2023 0 Comments Case Histories by Kate AtkinsonThe last few chapters are fairly good as she wraps them all up, not neatly nor particularly skilfully, but at least to a reasonably satisfying level. The first three chapters of this are stunningly good, as Atkinson lays the groundwork to each of the three cases. These three cases from years ago are suddenly all brought to the door of ex-police detective and current private investigator Jackson Brodie, and he must try to find the explanations his clients are seeking while juggling his own messy private life. A young mother is driven to her wits’ end by her fractious baby and we all know what happens during periods of temporary insanity. A girl is murdered, seemingly as a result of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Nor fish nor fowl nor good red herring… □ □Ī child goes missing one night from the tent where she is sleeping. On their journey to freedom in England, they must navigate a territory that's just as foreign to them both-love. And Thérèse realizes she has come to rely on Henry for so much more than protection. But when both die of a fever, Thrse learns her only inheritance is debtand her father's promise that somewhere on his plantation lies a buried treasure. Though he risks being labeled a deserter, it's much more than a sense of duty that compels Henry to see the sisters to safety-far away from the scene of the crime. Louisiana, 1815 Thrse Bondurant trusted her parents to provide for her and her young half-sister, though they never wed due to laws against mixed-race marriage. It's thanks to Thérèse's tender care that he regains his strength just in time to fend off her cousin, inadvertently killing the would-be rapist in the process. But he stays because he's become captivated by her intelligence and beauty. To save her own life-as well as that of her sister-she'll need to find it before her white cousins take possession of the land.īritish officer Henry Farlow, dazed from a wound received in battle outside New Orleans, stumbles onto Thérèse's property out of necessity. But when both die of a fever, Thérèse learns her only inheritance is debt-and her father's promise that somewhere on his plantation lies a buried treasure. An Infamous Marriage by Susanna Fraser On Sale: Release Month: Dec 2012 Ebook 0.99 Ebook 0.99 Add to Cart Shop Other Retailers Save to Wishlist Northumberland, 1815 At long last, Britain is at peace, and General Jack Armstrong is coming home to the wife he barely knows. Thérèse Bondurant trusted her parents to provide for her and her young half-sister, though they never wed due to laws against mixed-race marriage. And specifically he discusses the teachings of Christianity and dispels, in an unbelievably eloquent way many of the misinterpretations of the original teachings that are prevalent today But the book isn’t about God, it’s simply about one’s self, the author just pulls together western religion, eastern religion, and individual awareness in one framework and shows, with examples from various religions, and mostly from individual experience, how they all point back to the same thing. And he quotes and discusses the concept of “god” in many different religions, but ties them all back to a single concept. While the book is along the spirituality line, it really reframes religions, all religions as part of the same whole. In fact one of the phenomenal things about this book is that an atheist, agnotstic, Christian, Muslim, and Buddhist could all sit with this book and identify with it in their own individual way, be it identifying with the individual, their god, or higher spiritual state of being. And at the same time I believe an atheist could listen and identify with it. This is a book about spirituality, and if you choose to hear it this way, God. The Reader get the Feeling during the 29 chapters to be in the story. It is obvious that Sherman Alexies writing style is very agile. I´m a rez kid who´s gone urban.” For the semibiographic youth novel ” The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” Sherman Alexie received the National Book Award for Young People´s Literature and also the swedish Peter Pan Price. Sherman Alexie tells about himself: ” I write about the Kind of Indian I am: Kind of mixed up, Kind of odd, not traditionel. He writes with a lot of humour about dismal conditions in the reservations and about the purpose in the life of Indians in towns. He stams from the trunk Spokane and Coeur d´Alene. Sherman Alexie is an Indian-american writer who was born on the 07 of october 1966 in Wellpinit. In the following I want to analyse the unique writing style of Sherman Alexie. In this novel Arnold tells the Reader his Problems in his daily life and how he wants to Change his life. It deals with the Young Boy Arnold called “JUnior” who lives with his poor Family in an Indian Reservation. The novel “The Absolutely True Diaryof a Part-Time Indian” written by Sherman Alexie was published in the year 2007. 5/20/2023 0 Comments Bk borisonAll the benefits of dating, without the added pressure of feelings and unmet expectations.īut there’s one ingredient they haven’t considered: the chemistry between them is red hot, and the urge to take things to the next level is more tempting than Layla’s double fudge mocha brownies. He’ll do his best to renew her faith in men, while she rates his dating game. Good thing Caleb Alvarez has the perfect solution.Īfter saving Layla from another date gone bad, he has a simple proposition: one month of no-strings dating. All she wants is a partner who gives her butterflies, not someone who ghosts her at dinner and leaves her with the check. Borison is the master of cosy romance' - Beth Reekles, author of The Kissing Booth Lovelight Farms is a wholesome rom-com featuring a handsome, freckled data analyst, a messy, optimistic Christmas tree farm owner, and a small town with the best hazelnut lattes on the east coast. Apparently owning the bakery at Inglewild’s most romantic destination does not help one’s love life-despite her best efforts. She’s waded through all of the fish in the sea, each one more disappointing than the last. |