![]() ![]() ![]() Not much is happening there, save for its gradual but steady decline in population. In the middle of nowhere there's a forgotten little town named Fallow. And if the cult’s foul harvest isn’t stopped in time, Fallow will be only the first city to fall.įallow is the eighth book in the Whyborne & Griffin series, where magic, mystery, and m/m romance collide with Victorian era America. But as drought withers the crops of Fallow, a sinister cult sinks its roots deep into the arid soil. To keep Griffin’s estranged mother safe, they must travel to a dying town in Kansas. Once a simple farmer from Griffin’s hometown of Fallow, the assassin now bears a terrifying magical corruption, one whose nature even Whyborne can’t explain. When a man from Griffin’s past murders a sorcerer, the situation grows even more dire. His husband, Griffin Flaherty, wants to help-but how can he, when Whyborne won’t tell him what’s wrong? When Griffin’s past collides with his present, will it cost the lives of everyone he loves?īetween the threat of a world-ending invasion from the Outside and unwelcome revelations about his own nature, Percival Endicott Whyborne is under a great deal of strain. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The Inheritance Games ended with a bombshell, and now heiress Avery Grambs has to pick up the pieces and find the man who might hold the answers to all of her questions-including why Tobias Hawthorne left his entire fortune to Avery, a virtual stranger, rather than to his own daughters or grandsons. Intrigue, riches, and romance abound in this thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Inheritance Games You can find her online at or follow her on Twitter Twitter * Instagram from Yale University in 2012 and is currently a professor of psychology and professional writing at the University of Oklahoma. Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. Jennifer Lynn Barnes is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty acclaimed young adult novels, including The Inheritance Games, Little White Lies, Deadly Little Scandals, The Lovely and the Lost, and The Naturals series: The Naturals, Killer Instinct, All In, Bad Blood and the e-novella, Twelve. Introducing Jennifer Lynn Barnes , YABC’s Author of the Week!! We will also be hosting a giveaway of the book we are highlighting!! Welcome to our weekly special feature post, Author Of The Week!!Įach week we will be interviewing a different YA author and highlighting their upcoming release! ![]() ![]() ![]() In New York City, as an outsider at her new prestigious Manhattan school, Rachel finds herself without an ally - until the pranks begin. After the event, she and her mom move to Brooklyn to give her a fresh start. The main character, Rachel Chavez, avidly watches horror films as a coping mechanism after suffering a traumatic event while at home alone on Long Island. Goldy Moldavsky pulls the reader in with a plot line that is unique and riveting, keeping us guessing until the very, very end. ![]() ![]() MY TWO CENTS: Last year was a good one for YA thriller and horror novels, but The Mary Shelley Club really stands out as exceptional in their midst.įirst, we’re presented with a solid plot that is very action driven, urging readers to race through this thriller. even if it means finally confronting the dark secrets from her past. When the tables are turned and someone targets the club itself, Rachel must track down the real-life monster in their midst. But as the pranks escalate, the competition turns cutthroat and takes on a life of its own. To her surprise, however, the prank attracts the attention of the Mary Shelley Club, a secret club of students with one objective: come up with the scariest prank to orchestrate real fear. But as one of the few scholarship kids, Rachel struggles to fit in, and when she gets caught up in a prank gone awry, she ends up with more enemies than friends. DESCRIPTION: New girl Rachel Chavez is eager to make a fresh start at Manchester Prep. ![]() ![]() ![]() He studied at Oxford University, travelled on the continent, and then studied law at Lincoln’s Inn. John Donne (1572-1631) was born into a family of devout Catholics. This edition also includes detailed notes and a further reading list. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ilona Bell’s introduction considers Donne’s life, faith and influence. His poems remain among the most passionate, profound and spiritual in the English language. From joyful poems such as ‘The Flea’, which transforms the image of a louse into something marvellous, to the intimate and intense Holy Sonnets, Donne breathed new vigour into poetry by drawing lucid and often startling metaphors from the world in which he lived. The Selected Poems reflects this wide diversity, and includes his youthful Songs and Sonnets, epigrams, elegies, letters, satires, and the profoundly moving Divine Poems composed towards the end of his life. A sensualist who composed erotic and playful love poetry in his youth, he was raised a Catholic but later became one of the most admired Protestant preachers of his time. Regarded by many as the greatest of the Metaphysical poets, John Donne was also among the most intriguing figures of the Renaissance. Showcasing the creative power of one of the most outstanding English Metaphysical Poets, the Penguin Classics edition of John Donne’s Selected Poems includes an introduction and notes by Ilona Bell. ![]() ![]() ![]() Now, long-time fans of the books are anxious. ![]() ![]() The film’s dismal 16% rating on Rotten Tomatoes is mostly attributed to quippy one-line reviews displayed next to the headshots of the middle-aged white men who wrote them what few positive critic reviews exist are disproportionately written by women. This divide is meaningful because it serves to demonstrate why the film’s massive $15.6 million loss at the box office had nothing to do with its quality and everything to do with its intended audience. ![]() ![]() Tonight I have no choice, and I toss back another Scotch in the limo as we pull up to the front of the theater. Next time I’ll just get two tickets for an easy way out. I should have known better than to rent the whole box. But she wouldn’t take no for an answer since I got such good tickets. Could that be any more pretentious? I want to roll my eyes at having to admit that I’m going along with them. ![]() A client and his wife are in town for a deal, and she begged for tickets to the ballet. Museums, plays, operas…all of it just sounds so exhausting. What could possibly be any more wonderful!? Get your buns ready because we've got you covered! Warning: He's a billionaire set to kidnap the ballet dancer he sees on stage. Will Aurora finally have a chance to break free, or is she trading one cage for another? When temptation leads to devotion, maybe the truth isn't so important. When her mother stands in the way, he has no other choice. From the moment he sees her on the stage, he knows she has to be his. But one look at Aurora and his world ignites. Noah Hill has never had passion for much in his life. When her mother decides to send her away for a year of training it's just another blow to her already fragile heart. Life is lonely and cold, but she doesn't have a choice. ![]() ![]() She's been made to eat certain foods, wear certain clothes, and only do what her mother allows.all for the sake of her dancing career. Aurora Adams has had everything in her life regimented. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s tragedy and heartbreak just waiting to happen.ĬAIR is a MM paranormal romance with spice, size difference, and soulmates. Luca can't enter the Fae realm, and Cair’s time in the mortal lands is drawing to an end, so while the attraction between them is irresistible, their situation is impossible. Cair tries to guard his heart, but fate has other plans and, despite his best intentions, he falls for the pretty little human. He's content with that until he meets Luca-his soulmate-and hires him to work in his high-end lounge. Falling for the boss is a bad idea though, right?Ĭair Haryk is only a visitor to the human world and, between his position in the Fae kingdom and a bargain he made years ago, he can never remain. He should be intimidated, but instead, Luca is utterly captivated. ![]() The humans and the supernaturals mostly keep to their own kind, but Luca-curious and desperate for work-crosses the border and finds himself employed by a tall, stupidly handsome Fae with killer horns. Twenty-five-year-old Luca Elliot lives in a city divided. ![]() ![]() Youssef shares everything with his brothers, except for one secret: he sees a hallucinatory double, an imaginary friend who seems absolutely real, a shapeshifting familiar he calls Brother. The three boys are an inseparable trio, but conspicuous: Dayo is of Nigerian origin, Iseul is Korean, and Youssef indeterminately Middle Eastern. They are adopted as infants and share a bedroom perched atop a mosque in one of Staten Island's most diverse and underserved neighborhoods. In 1990, three boys are born, unrelated but intertwined by circumstance: Dayo, Iseul, and Youssef. ![]() From the finalist for the NBCC John Leonard Prize and NYPL Young Lions Award, an astonishing debut novel about family, sexuality, and capitalist systems of control, following three adopted brothers who live above a mosque in Staten Island with their imam father ![]() ![]() ![]() Written decades ago, the story-line of Matarese Circle seems almost prophetic despite it being dated, the world finally catching up to the plot. What it lacks in literary aspirations it more than makes up for in sheer excitement and fun. Some spy novels get better and more relevant with age, and Robert Ludlum's fabulous The Matarese Circle falls into that category. The Bourne movies, starring Matt Damon in the title role, have been commercially and critically successful ( The Bourne Ultimatum won three Academy Awards in 2008), although the story lines depart significantly from the source material. ![]() A non-Ludlum book supposedly inspired by his unused notes, Covert One: The Hades Factor, has also been made into a mini-series. Some of Ludlum's novels have been made into films and mini-series, including The Osterman Weekend, The Holcroft Covenant, The Apocalypse Watch, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum. Ludlum also published books under the pseudonyms Jonathan Ryder and Michael Shepherd. He is the author of The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Chancellor Manuscript, and the Jason Bourne series- The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum-among others. There are more than 210 million of his books in print, and they have been translated into thirty-two languages. ![]() Robert Ludlum was the author of twenty-seven novels, each one a New York Times bestseller. ![]() ![]() ![]() ( Peggy Roberson 12:49pm September 6, 2010) ![]() I can't wait to read it, and to share in the adventure!! This sounds so different, so exciting, and so up my alley!! I can't wait to sink my teeth into it!! I am right on the edge of my chair right now as I'm typing this, I am that excited!! It's the truth!! Your blog is totally different than anything I've read to date, and I commend you for daring to write a book of this caliber. ( Cheryl Castings 12:16pm September 6, 2010) I loved the Indiana Jones movies, so this series sounds great! ( Barbara Ryan 12:14pm September 6, 2010) ( Valerie Bongards 9:32am September 6, 2010)īlades of the Rose has it all and I look forward getting into this book. I've seen some buzz about these books on the net and I am so intrigued that I ordered on amazon - Germany. ( Barbara Hanson 8:14am September 6, 2010) ( Laurie Gommermann 8:06am September 6, 2010) Looks and sounds fantastic! I'd love to read The Warrior!! ![]() ( Maureen Emmons 6:00am September 6, 2010) It looks like a series that's different and exciting. This series sounds great-can't wait to read it. I would love to be part of the adventure!!! "Oy" - I love it! Congrats on your new release! I've heard great things about "Warrior" and look forward to reading it. ( Amanda Edmond 1:58am September 6, 2010) ![]() I'm looking forward to reading The Blades of the Rose series. I love the cover for Warrior it looks awesome!!!Ĭongrats on the new release, Zoe. ![]() |