![]() However, all it takes is Zacarius trying out a special vampire “talent” he has to erode all of Devlin’s reservations. When it becomes apparent to him almost immediately that the instant attraction is mutual, he attempts to resist. When Devlin arrives at Zacarius’ home, he has no idea he is about to meet one of the sexiest men he has ever laid eyes on, instead he is worried about what Zacarius might do to him since he is bringing the man’s dead sister back. Unlike most of his coven, he can remember what it was like before the war that drove a wedge between their two peoples. ![]() Zacarius Ivinovav, a vampire prince does not have the same reservations about associating with werewolves that most of his coven does. He is very nervous because vampires and werewolves have been deadly enemies for nearly 500 years. Devlin Morgan is a werewolf and has been entrusted by his alpha to return the body of a dead vampire princess to her brother. ![]()
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The novel continues the story of Jack Sawyer, who is now a retired police detective.Ģ0 years after the The Talisman, "Hollywood Jack" Sawyer is a former LAPD detective living in the small town of French Landing, Wisconsin. There are rumors of a third Jack Sawyer novel possibly happening. It is the sequel to their previous collaboration, The Talisman. The Talisman Black House is a horror/fantasy novel written by Stephen King and Peter Straub. ![]() ![]() Relationships are mentioned in the novel. ![]() Words such as the f-word, b*tch, s**t, and a**hole are used. Suicide is mentioned, and at the start of the novel, the main character thinks about stabbing people with scissors. Some of them include persevering through difficult situations, being courageous, and more. The adult topics in this novel are also to be avoided by younger readers. Younger readers may not quite understand the depth of the topic of OCD, and may not be able to get the full impact of the message. This book is for readers that are aged 15 or above. Will Sam be able to survive with her OCD and not let it affect her as much? Or will she be unable to do so? Find out by reading the book! Age Rating 15+ Until she meets Caroline, a student at her high school, who introduces her to something that changes her life forever. ![]() From having to drive around the block a specific number of times so that her car’s odometer lands on 3 to going down spirals of negative thoughts, Sam is always struggling to maintain her image of normality. She suffers from severe OCD, and this affects every aspect of her life. ![]() But what nobody sees is that Sam is nothing like the others. A great group of friends, on her way to getting a swimming scholarship, and popular at her high school. ![]() Samantha seems to be a normal girl on the outside. ![]() ![]() I have a chair at home named ‘Liefarne.’ ” It seems unbelievable that Faith’s hungry employees, waiting for dinner to be served, could be captivated by this speech, and “no one had the recessive, tuned-out quality that could happen when groups of people got together and drank. Though they probably call it something cute - the way Ikea names all its furniture, so it sounds better. Even in highly evolved places like Sweden and Norway, women end up doing most of the s-twork. And that sets them up for housewifery and the double day. Charming and wise, knowing and witty, Meg Wolitzer delivers a novel about power and influence, ego and loyalty, womanhood and ambition. Because no matter how fair a society is, it’s still going to be women who have babies. ![]() We need to keep thinking about the role that economics plays. ![]() “Our foundation has to look at all of it. “I’ve noted that when people speak about feminism they take one tack or the other,” Faith says to her assembled staff in her kitchen while tossing a salad. It’s a daunting task for any novelist to express her characters’ political views without growing pedantic, and Wolitzer doesn’t entirely avoid that trap. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It's not only the journey home that is dangerous and uncertain. He has waited long enough to claim his mate, and no fighter is good enough to keep him from her.But claiming Ellie is only the beginning. ![]() When word comes that Ellie is widowed and about to be forced into an unwanted marriage, he races to enter the Bride Fight. Wolfs Princess (After the Crash Book 7) Maddy Barone 4. Wolfs Vengeance (After the Crash Book 6) Maddy Barone 4.7 out of 5 stars (82) Kindle Edition. Sold to be a prize in a Bride Fight, she manages to send word to her cousin, begging for rescue.For six years, Quill Wolfe has mourned the loss of the woman his wolf chose to be his mate. Ellies Wolf (After the Crash Book 5) Maddy Barone 4.6 out of 5 stars (117) Kindle Edition. Books by Maddy Barone Wolf's Glory: After the Crash, Book 2 Starting at 11.08 Ellie's Wolf: After the Crash 5 Starting at 11.08 Wolf's Lady: After the Crash 6.5 Starting at 8.70 Victoria's Cat Starting at 9. Danger lurks around every corner and passion ignits the pages in Ellie's Wolf, Book 5 of this sizzling series.In a post-apocalyptic world where women are rare and valuable, Ellie Overdahl is a widow far from home at the mercy of strangers. In a post-apocalyptic world where women are rare commodities and sold to the highest bidder, one wolf is determined only he will have the woman who is his destined mate. Maddy Barone presents the newest addition to her hot, sexy series, After the Crash. ![]() ![]() ![]() ISFDB catalogues the entire continuing series as "The Old Kingdom / Abhorsen". have been titled The Abhorsen Trilogy (2003) and The Abhorsen Chronicles (2009). In Australia an omnibus edition comprising three novels and one novella was titled The Old Kingdom Chronicles. The Old Kingdom also consists of the novella The Creature in the Case (2005) and other short fiction. The series has continued with the prequel novel Clariel (2014) and the latest installment of the series, Terciel & Elinor, was released in November 2021. It originated in 1995 with the novel Sabriel and has continued in the novels Lirael (2001), Abhorsen (2003) and Goldenhand (2016). The Old Kingdom, or Abhorsen in North America, is a fantasy series written by Australian author Garth Nix. ![]() ![]() I always hold “fandom” books at a distance, mostly, because I often find them cringey, outdated, and never really that representative of fandom. I was very surprised by this book, and mainly because I actually enjoyed it more than I had anticipated. One wrong number leads to a connection none of them would’ve expected. But it isn’t easy when the fandom has already shrugged off the teen actor, and a cruel blogger aims to undermine his every move. ![]() Darien Freeman is an up and coming actor and playing Starfield’s Carmindor is a dream come true. ![]() So, when the opportunity to enter a cosplaying competition comes up, she takes it, she just needs to find a way to get there. But her step-mother and sisters think otherwise. Elle lives, breathes and blogs Starfield. ![]() ![]() ![]() She joins a road crew, but her first period surprises and unmasks her, stirring unwanted interest. She lucks into work helping to herd cows, but betrayal and murder await down the drovers’ path. Their time together is cut short when he is swept away in a teeming river as they try to salvage a drowned sheep. ![]() Grace is soon joined by her irrepressible brother Colly, 12, who gives her a few lessons in maleness. She cuts the girl’s hair, dresses her as a boy, and sends her off to seek work. When a blight hits the potato harvest of 1845, a pregnant widow with four children seeks to spare her 14-year-old daughter, Grace, from hunger, maybe, but certainly from the appetites of her own insatiable lover. A gifted Irish author offers another take on his country’s Great Famine through the eyes of a teenage girl as she travels through a land wracked by want. ![]() ![]() She is up to her eyeballs with men problems. ![]() ![]() This MUST be resolved.Īlso ongoing is Anita’s personal life problems. The problem with having no blood oath is the vampires are allowed to operate unchecked and without accountability. Normally two master vampires do not share a city but the Church is thought of as its own entity so the vampire counsel does not see it as a threat and allows the church to operate unchecked. Malcolm is forfeiting this important part of being a Master. To be blood oathed means that you have drunk your Master’s blood and now answer to his/her call and must obey their commands. In doing so Anita and Jean-Claude uncover that the vampires are oathed to Malcolm, he is the leader of the Church of Eternal Life aka the Vampire Church, are not blood oathed. There is a challenge from the Dragon and her children that must be addressed, plus another from Primo. ![]() They finally back down after Anita agrees to assist the police in the investigation into Stevie’s murder.Īnita is also doing her best to help Jean-Claude with vampire politics. She is given the grim task of explaining this to the Brown’s. Zombies who were murdered are violent and go after their murderer until that person is dead. To raise a zombie that was murdered is unsafe. They want their dead son raised as a zombie to ask him some questions. At the opening of the book Anita is in a meeting with a couple, Barbara and Steve Brown. ![]() ![]() ![]() Crafted from hundreds of letters, witness accounts, and journal entries, Dear George, Dear Mary explores George's relationship with his first love, New York heiress Mary Philipse, the richest belle in Colonial America.įrom elegant eighteenth-century society to bloody battlefields, the novel creates breathtaking scenes and riveting characters. "Love is said to be an involuntary passion, and it is, therefore, contended that it cannot be resisted." -George Washingtonĭid unrequited love spark a flame that ignited a cause that became the American Revolution? Never before has this story about George Washington been told. ![]() A novel about heiress Mary Philipse's relationship with George Washington, based on historical accounts, letters, and personal journals by nine-time New York Emmy Award-winning journalist Mary Calvi. ![]() |