![]() As a twisting path of secrets takes them from London's drawing rooms to the awe-inspiring Scottish Highlands, Elizabeth must learn the truth: is Ian merely a ruthless fortune hunter at heart? "Well-developed main characters with a compelling mutual attraction give strength and charm to this romance set in nineteenth-century Great Britain" ( Publishers Weekly). His voyage to her heart is fraught with intrigue, scandal, and a venomous revenge. ![]() A dangerously handsome man of secret wealth and mysterious lineage, Ian's interest in Elizabeth may not be all that it seems. But her reputation is shattered when she is discovered in the arms of Ian Thornton, a notorious gambler and social outcast. Elizabeth Cameron, the Countess of Havenhurst, possesses a rare gentleness and fierce courage to match her exquisite beauty. ![]() Let New York Times bestselling author Judith McNaught who "is in a class by herself" ( USA TODAY) sweep you off your feet and into another time with her sensual, passionate, and spellbinding historical romance classics, featuring her "unique magic" ( RT Book Reviews)-now available for the first time on ebook. Please check Home Page of Website for grading information. Judith McNaught is the New York Times bestselling author who first soared to stardom with her stunning bestseller Whitney, My Love, and went on to win the hearts of millions of readers with Once and Always, Something Wonderful, A Kingdom of Dreams, Almost Heaven, Paradise, Perfect, Until You, Remember When, the 1 bestseller Night Whispers, Someone to Watch Over Me, and other novels. ![]()
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For the most part, this is how French society wanted it the previous brother of the king was a participant in a revolt that destabilized the position of the monarchy and jeopardized the life of the Dauphin. ![]() Philippe I d’Orleans is not a widely remembered Prince, having lived and died outshined by his brother Louis XIV, the Sun King. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here is her dead body.” The notepaper is suspiciously pristine, the penmanship impersonal-the kind “you’d use when making a sign for a yard sale,” Vesta observes. Vesta Gul is a 72-year-old widow who lives in a secluded former Girl Scout cabin in the woods with a muscular dog, her “alarm and bodyguard.” One day, while on a dawn walk, she stumbles upon a note that reads: “Her name was Magda. The opening of Death in Her Hands gestures as much toward fable as to mystery. This time, she uses a meta-mystery-gone-mad to explore a question that applies to her own oeuvre: How much control can women have over their narratives? (“Try to tell me she’s disgusting!” she told one interviewer.) In her latest novel, Death in Her Hands, Moshfegh is back to her old formal tricks. ![]() To Moshfegh’s frustration, readers still fixated on the grossness of Eileen-a laxative-addicted clerk at a juvenile prison who has vivid, violent thoughts-so she funneled similarly off-putting traits into the narrator of her second novel, My Year of Rest and Relaxation, but gave her the looks of an off-duty model. Convinced that readers wouldn’t pick up a novel about a self-loathing woman with little desire to please others, she masked her “ freak book” as a mystery. “I’ve disguised the ugly truth in a kind of spiffy noir package,” Ottessa Moshfegh said about her debut novel, Eileen, published in 2015. ![]() ![]() It was not until he started working with the poet Alan Ross the poet and magazine editor as his patron that he found success. However, what people do not know is that this novel was not his first literary attempt as he had destroyed several manuscripts before that. He has now been writing for more than three dozen years. He published “The Sweet Shop Owner” in 1980 aged 31 and has never looked back since. ![]() When he was in his twenties, he traveled to Greece and for a while lived there as he taught English as a Second Language. Graham is thus a baby boomer and loves the typical things of his generation such as traveling and being carefree. Swift was born the youngest of two siblings born to a civil service clerk who at some point fought in the Second World War as a fighter pilot in the Royal Navy. It is from these two colleges that he graduated with his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. ![]() The author spent much of her childhood in London and went to Cambridge’s Queens College and York University’s Dulwich College. 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The difference between “connectivity” and “sensitivity”.The importance of open-ended, exploration and TIME in the creative process.What “context collapse” is and how it’s affecting our capacity for self-expression and growth.How the idea of “time is money” is warping our approach to leisure.In this conversation, we talk about the importance of activities that can’t be optimized - listening to another person, taking care of ourselves, contemplating a new idea - and why truly taking time to pay attention to the little things is an act of resistance. ![]() This is the sentiment at the core of the artist Jenny Odell’s slow and beautiful new book, How to Do Nothing. In fact, engaging in “non-instrumental” activities is part and parcel of taking care of yourself and just, well, being a good person. Every action doesn’t need to have a deliverable. ![]() ![]() Other cases hinge on sophisticated techniques Bass could not have imagined when he began his career: harnessing scanning electron microscopy to detect trace elements in knife wounds and extracting DNA from a long-buried corpse, only to find that the female murder victim may have been mistakenly identified a quarter-century before. ![]() ![]() Some of Bill Bass's cases rely on the simplest of tools and techniques, such as reassembling-from battered torsos and a stack of severed limbs-eleven people hurled skyward by an explosion at an illegal fireworks factory. In this riveting book, the bone sleuth explores the rise of modern forensic science, using fascinating cases from his career to take readers into the real world of C.S.I. But during a forensics career that spans half a century, Bass and his work have ranged far beyond the gates of the Body Farm. His research at "the Body Farm" has revolutionized forensic science, helping police crack cold cases and pinpoint time of death. ![]() A pioneer in forensic anthropology, Bass created the world's first laboratory dedicated to the study of human decomposition-three acres of land on a hillside in Tennessee where human bodies are left to the elements. ![]() There is no scientist in the world like Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I enjoyed the setting, the ‘enemies’ falling love-putting to rest long held resentments, plus the sweetest way the mysteries were solved. This is a lovely story, filled with lush gardens and beautiful watercolors, juxtaposing our days of despair with the hope and promise a better plan that lies ahead. ![]() I love history, southern fiction, and art- so this story was right up my alley. But Lucy proves to be a worthy opponent, determined to fight for history and her own heritage…. ![]() Despite his tender feelings for Lucy, Declan seems to succumb to his father’s pressure to thwart Lucy’s plans to restore the home. With zero respect for preservation, Declan is only concerned with progression. When Lucy mysteriously inherits an old Charleston home from a secret benefactor, the feud heats up when Declan announces his plans to expand in the exact same area. In present day, Lucy Lagare and Declan Pinkney developed a near instant chemistry between them, only to learn their families were at odds over some missing silver one has accused the other of stealing. Utilizing the vivid hues of blended watercolors, art, and history, the story follows Eliza and William, a star -crossed couple, in the late twenties, kept apart by secrets and greed and a family feud over a piece of heirloom silver. Paint and Nectar by Ashley Clark is a 2021 Bethany House publication.Īshley Clark follows her stellar debut novel with a story of hope, preservation, and second chances. ![]() ![]() ![]() But his greatest triumph-and his greatest loss-comes in capturing something that the queen of Attolia thought she had sacrificed long ago. ![]() When Eugenides finds his small mountain country at war with Attolia, he must steal a man, he must steal a queen, he must steal peace. So Attolia waits, secure in the knowledge that the Thief will slip, that he will haunt her palace one too many times. And he taunts the queen of Attolia, moving through her strongholds seemingly at will. To restore her reputation and reassert her power, the queen of Attolia will go to any length and accept any help that is offered.she will risk her country to execute the perfect revenge.Įugenides can steal anything. Everyone knew that Eugenides had outwitted and escaped her. When Eugenides, the Thief of Eddis, stole Hamiathes' Gift, the queen of Attolia lost more than a mythical relic. Forsaken by the gods and left to his own devices, Eugenides, Royal Thief of Eddis, summons all his wit and wiles in an attempt to conquer the rival queen of Attolia. Use this series by Megan Whalen Turner to encourage critical thinking about familial relationships, responsibility, deceptive appearances, and shifting power dynamicsin both politics and personal relationships. Discover and rediscover friends old and new, and explore the inspiration behind Megan Whalen Turner’s rich and original world. The second novel in the Queen's Thief series. Journey to the world of the Queen’s Thief in this beautifully illustrated collection, featuring bestselling and award-winning author Megan Whalen Turner’s charismatic and incorrigible thief, Eugenides. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The odds are stacked against our central couple due to their fundamental differences - not only their cultural ones but their personalities. Those asides might have been a distraction, but they actually enhance and enrich the story and add layers to characterization. Yoon alternates points of view between the two leads and occasionally inserts other perspectives from supporting characters who intersect with Daniel and Natasha during their time together. They communicate like two people who have known each other for years, even though they're at the start of something undeniably special. It's no wonder, then, that the whip-smart, geeky banter that Daniel and Natasha share is adorable one moment and intensely soulful the next. The Sun Is Also a Star is wholly fictional, but the dynamic between logical science and math geek Natasha and sweetly sincere and poetic Daniel is inspired by Jamaican American author Nicola Yoon's own romantic history with her Korean American husband, David. This touching love story about two teens who fall for each other during 12 intense hours together in New York City is a beautifully written, unforgettable romance. ![]() |