![]() ![]() Kova's power and domination, coupled with Adrianna's fierce tenacity, reveal there is more for her body to learn. As the relentless pursuit of her dream keeps her striving, a passion is ignited within him. ![]() She doesn't come close to his high standards. When two time Olympian Konstantin Kournakova is persuaded into training the young hopeful, he immediately regrets it. Perfection, precision, and dedication are required of his athletes. ![]() Even if that means leaving home to attend World Cup Academy of Gymnastics, a training center that serves one purpose-producing champions. Olympic glory is the ultimate goal, and she'll do anything to achieve it. Years of pain and determination make her one of the best. Adrianna Rossi is no stranger to the rigorous demands required of her body. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But when the bride starts acting a little batty and a prominent wedding guest is poisoned, something must be done lest the couple's vows become "till undeath do they part. So when an invitation from the Queen of England arrives asking her to represent the royals at a wedding in Transylvania-legendary home of vampires-she's delighted to accept. A recurring love theme is part of the Her Royal Spyness books a character, Darcy O'Mara, re-appears in each book. ![]() With her hateful brother Binky in town, Georgie has been desperately seeking an escape. MediaType eBook shortDescription A royal wedding brings Lady Georgiana Rannoch to Transylvania and lands her in a truly draining state of affairs in the fourth mystery in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series. IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages OverDrive Product Record readingOrder 4 images Lady Georgiana finds herself in a heap of royal trouble in the second novel in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness Mystery series. ![]() ![]() Now to get out alive they have to turn against their own organization, relying on experience and each other to get the job done, knowing that working together is the secret to their survival. Only the Board, the top-level members of the Museum, can order the termination of field agents, and the women realize they’ve been marked for death. When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses paid vacation to mark their retirement, they are targeted by one of their own. Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more on technology than people skills. ![]() Summary (from the publisher): Billie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. ![]() ![]() If you ever have chicken at lunch and chicken at dinner, do you ever wonder if the two chickens knew each other?Ībout the Author George Carlin (1937-2008), a celebrated stand-up comedian, actor, social critic and author, was best known for his irreverent, dark comedy and reflections on American society.I put a dollar in one of those change machines. ![]()
![]() A year into the Great War, Eve Gardiner burns to join the fight against the Germans and unexpectedly gets her chance when she's recruited to work as a spy. ![]() So when Charlie's parents banish her to Europe to have her "little problem" taken care of, Charlie breaks free and heads to London, determined to find out what happened to the cousin she loves like a sister.ġ915. She's also nursing a desperate hope that her beloved cousin Rose, who disappeared in Nazi-occupied France during the war, might still be alive. Clair is pregnant, unmarried, and on the verge of being thrown out of her very proper family. In the chaotic aftermath of World War II, American college girl Charlie St. In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women-a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947-are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.ġ947. Reese Witherspoon Book Club Summer Reading Pick!Ī Summer Book Pick from Good Housekeeping, Parade, Library Journal, Goodreads, Liz and Lisa, and BookBub One of Bookbub's Biggest Historical Fiction Books of the Year! ![]() #1 GLOBE AND MAIL HISTORICAL FICTION BESTSELLER ![]() ![]() ![]() Carrie's latest novel Exploded View (2019) won the University of Queensland Fiction Book Award in the 2019 Queensland Literary Awards. Mateship with Birds (2011) was also shortlisted for many awards and won the inaugural Stella Prize and the Christina Stead Prize for Fiction in the NSW Premier's Literary Awards. Her first novel, Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living (2005), was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, the Miles Franklin Literary Award, the Guardian First Book Award and the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, and won the Dobbie Award and the WA Premier's Award for Fiction. She spent her early twenties working as a park ranger in Central Australia. Spare, poetic and intensely visual, Exploded View is the powerful new novel from the author of Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living and Mateship with Birds – one of Australia's most celebrated writers and winner of the inaugural Stella Prize.Ĭarrie Tiffany was born in West Yorkshire and grew up in Western Australia. ![]() She fights him at the place where she believes his heart lives – in the engine of the car. ![]() She resists the man with silence, then with sabotage. The girl reads the Holden workshop manual for guidance. He works as a mechanic and operates an unlicensed repair shop at the back of their block. A sinister new man has joined the family. In the late 1970s, in the forgotten outer suburbs, a girl has her hands in the engine of a Holden. ![]() ![]() ![]() With Wayward Son, Rainbow Rowell has written a book for everyone who ever wondered what happened to the Chosen One after he saved the day. They get so lost, they start to wonder whether they ever knew where they were headed in the first place… (Dragons, vampires, skunk-headed things with shotguns.) And they get lost. That’s how Simon and Penny and Baz end up in a vintage convertible, tearing across the American West. He just needs to see himself in a new light… What he needs, according to his best friend, is a change of scenery. ![]() So why can’t Simon Snow get off the couch? Now comes the good part, right? Now comes the happily ever after… Simon Snow did everything he was supposed to do. Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell manages to balance at the edge of a blade, with magical adventure on one side and subversive realism on the other. ![]() ![]() Individually, the female narrators experience racism, rejection and despair, but together their narratives reveal a resilience of spirit and determination to transcend expectations of what a daughter, a sister, and a mother can be. Told through the interchanging perspectives of Akita and her mother, Taresai, this coming of age story shines a light on the generational curses of trauma, complex family dynamics, and how it feels to love someone unconditionally, even when it hurts. The move is the beginning of a downward spiral that threatens to unravel the fabric of their family and any hope for finding peace and belonging. Just when eight-year-old Akita is feeling settled for the first time in her life, her parents decide to relocate to Geelong. Sydney to Geelong.Įach new place challenges Akita, her siblings and her parents. ![]() Akita’s family have always kept moving to survive. Sudan to Cairo. ![]() ![]() She also discusses her friendships with Oliver Wendell Holmes and other notables, her education at Radcliffe, her joy at learning to speak, and above all, her extraordinary relationship with her teacher. ![]() Her classic autobiography, first published in 1903, covers her first twenty-two years, including the memorable moment at a water pump when she first made the connection between the word “water” and the cold liquid flowing over her hand. Left blind, deaf, and mute after an illness in infancy, Helen Keller overcame her disabilities with the help of Anne Sullivan, her inspired teacher. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work. ![]() Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. ![]() ![]() I almost saw a love triangle forming, but Patch and Nora have that relationship that doesn't leave room for anyone else. Available thanks to our generous publishing partner, Simon & Schuster The amount listed below covers. Scott was also an interesting add to the story. Hush, Hush 3: Silence (Carton of 28 Hardcover Books). But Nora isn't about to let that happen.With Patch's help, she sets out to take her revenge on Hank. Not only that, Hank is making the moves on Nora's mom and using his powers to cloud her head. No thanks to two-timing Hank, AKA the Black Hand, Nora's biological father and a very powerful Nephilim who wants revenge on the fallen angels who possess their bodies one week out of the year. It was so aggravating in the beginning when Nora couldn't remember anything (the synopsis from Goodreads and the synopsis from the inside flap are totally different), especially that she couldn't remember Patch. I feel like a lot of books are debuting late this year, and I was glad to see the release of one of my favorites. ![]() ![]() Okay, so, this was one of the books I was most looking forward to this year. ![]() |