![]() ![]() ![]() I’m always looking for a great book recommendation from other authors, friends, and fans, and when I get one, I can’t wait to share it with other readers. Approved for paroled and fighting what he wants, Knox will discover when it comes to Briar, love will not be denied. ALL CHAINED UP is gritty, sexy, and intense.Įveryone, including an ex-con, deserves a second chance, especially when he’s willing to put his life on the line for a volunteer nurse at the prison. So if you’re looking to start a new series, and love something unexpected, Sophie Jordan delivers that and so much more in her Devil’s Rock series. If you’re an avid romance reader, or always want more when you finish a great book, there’s nothing better than diving into a series. With a feisty heroine who refuses to settle for anything less than true love, WHITNEY, MY LOVE proves no matter the time or place love is worth fighting for. Judith McNaught started my love of historical romance. They take you to another time and place and prove that love is timeless. Though I write suspenseful contemporary romances, I love to read historical romance. A few times a year Ryan will provide us with her recommendations for romance novels you're sure to love. ![]() We have partnered with Avon Romance to bring you a curated selection of romance novels from New York Times and USA Today best selling author Jennifer Ryan. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In a story filled with forbidden love and dark suspense, one of the most beloved characters in Claudia Gray’s New York Times bestselling Evernight series will captivate readers with his battle to overcome his past and follow his heart. As they stand together to fight the evil vampire, Balthazar realizes his lonely world could finally be changed by Skye…just as Redgrave realizes that he can destroy Balthazar once and for all by taking her for his own. Having learned of Skye’s powers and the remarkable effect her blood has on vampires, he plans to use her for his own evil purposes. Skye’s psychic powers have caught the attention of Redgrave, the cruel master vampire responsible for murdering Balthazar and his family four centuries ago. When fate transforms Bianca into a ghostly wraith and turns Lucas into a vampirethe very creature he spent his life huntingthey are left reeling. ![]() Bianca and Lucas believe they could endure anything to be together. When he emerges from his isolation to help Skye Tierney, a human girl who once attended Evernight Academy, Balthazar has no idea how dangerous it will be. Claudia Gray 3.78 27,980 ratings1,277 reviews Destiny awaits Bianca and Lucas. Haunted by memories from his first days as a vampire, Balthazar has spent hundreds of years alone-without allies, without love. ![]() ![]() ![]() Can there be justice without sin? - Nick Riganas Finally, as a bloody act of justice in the Old Town, the city's red-light district, threatens the already delicate truce between the local prostitute community and the police, the taciturn private eye, Dwight McCarthy, becomes a protector after helping their cause. Meanwhile, in another part of the town, bearing the deep scars of endless fights, Marv, the hulking ex-convict and grotesque brute with the killer fists, finds himself framed for a crime he didn't commit, hell-bent on revenge and murder. ![]() On the brink of retirement, Detective John Hartigan, the vile city's last honest cop, breaks every rule in the book in his crusade to save the innocent eleven-year-old girl, Nancy Callahan, from the clutches of the well-connected child molester, Roark Junior. Pivoting around four stories from Frank Miller's Sin City universe, three tainted anti-heroes of Basin City, the cradle of crime and corruption, cross paths in their search of redemption. ![]() ![]() A lot of men fell the victims of her beauty and were ready to give everything away for her. She is as beautiful and intoxicating as a rose. ![]() ![]() In her relationship with men, Sula can also be compared with a rose. The mother’s fate is similar to her daughter’s life, so Sula, the beauty, will inevitably have a miserable life, becoming ashes just like any other flower. It becomes clear that the girl’s beauty is acknowledged by people around, but it is also characterized by danger and unavoidable disaster. On the other hand, the author points at danger and doom, mentioning a snake and ashes. On the other hand, it is still a rose – a beautiful flower oozing pleasant aroma – so it is a symbol of beauty marking the girl’s entire life. The girl has a birthmark resembling a rose above her eye, and the writer describes it in a very symbolic way stating that “it was not a stemmed rose, or a snake, it was Hannah’s ashes” (Morrison 114). ![]() Main bodyĪlthough flowers repeatedly appear in the text, a rose is the central one associated with Sula. This paper includes a brief analysis of the meaning behind Sula’s life and her impact on the community conveyed with the help of a rose as its symbolic representation. One of the most remarkable aspects of the novel is its symbolism. ![]() Her novel Sula is one of the brightest illustrations of the author’s style, and it is a story that can hardly leave a reader untouched. Toni Morrison is one of the most renowned American writers famous for her exploration of controversial topics in a humorous and solemn manner. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although the first volume was a story about grief and death, it was also about living, and it was filled with funny little moments and conversations between Holly’s family and friends that sparkled in the story like a precious yet familiar gemstone. ![]() The humour that was present in the first book seems to have disappeared in Postscript. It is a difficult task she has to do and yet Holly finds herself drawn to it, almost like under a spell. ![]() That being said, the PS I Love You Club takes her right back, at the time when her wound was the most raw and sore, not healed yet – just after Gerry passed. As she thought in PS I Love You, she had to live in order to move on. Her life, surprising or not, did move on after Gerry’s death. At the beginning of the sequel, we find a changed Holly, a person changed from her experience with grief, a person fully grown due to her pain. The sequel to the much-loved PS I Love You by Cecelia Ahern, Postscript is all about post-events following the raw and painful wound in Holly’s heart caused by her husband’s death. Postscript is a book that fits its title entirely. ![]() Top Tip: Reading PS I Love You first is essential Writing is captivating so allocate longer periods of time for reading. Key Words: grief, self-development, love, death, familyīest read: anytime, although be warned that it contains some sensitive, emotional topics such as terminal illness and death. ![]() ![]() ![]() Suddenly, this longtime church member and pillar of her small community finds herself in the center of an unseemly scandal - and the guardian of a wan nine-year-old whose mere presence will turn her life upside down. ![]() But this perfectly practiced composure is quickly reduced when Hazel Marie unceremoniously announces her intentions: the child is Wesley Lloyd's bastard son and, since the man left her penniless, she's leaving little Lloyd in Miss Julia's care. Miss Julia, recently bereaved and newly wealthy widow, is only slightly bemused when one Hazel Marie Puckett appears at her door with a youngster in tow. The second, so astonishing thereupon hangs this wonderful and witty tale. The first, as befits a gentleman of means, is the whole of his sizeable estate. When Wesley Lloyd Springer passed away, he left his proper Southern wife two legacies. ![]() Hardcover - 0688167888 MISS JULIA SPEAKS HER MIND ![]() ![]() You can't help but identify with this courageous animal and St John makes you feel the thrill of what it must be like to jump over a fence on such a horse with such heart and soul. one of the best characters in this thrilling rags-to-riches tale is Storm Warning. Nicolette Jones THE SUNDAY TIMES 20120408. Writerly, full of equestrian knowledge and rich in character - not least of the horse - this is also a tale of first love, and is a handsome package with deep pink-edged pages. NEWBOOKSMAG 20120301 Lauren St John's The One Dollar Horse is rare among pony books in setting its dream-come-true story in inner-city London. The author has a flowing style and an art for bringing her characters to life. ![]() ![]() BOOKS FOR KEEPS 20120312 There are many twists and turns but the plot is easy to follow and gripping, I would recommend this book for girls aged from twelve through to adult. The One Dollar Horse is certain to be huge favourite with readers and will bear comparison with classic horse stories by authors such as Patricia Leitch and K M Peyton. ![]() ![]() I even threw in a nonfiction title made popular by the I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis. Most of these survival stories focus on surviving in the wilderness or surviving disasters. ![]() So in each of the lists over the coming weeks, I’ll be including different formats within the genre.įast-paced, page-turning survival stories are great stories for kids who may be a little reluctant to pick up books. You can have a graphic novel in almost any genre. ![]() Graphic novels are a format, how a book is designed, rather than a genre. A quick aside, many kids love graphic novels. Plus, I’m always adding different formats. I’m trying my hardest to include some newer titles in the mix, maybe things you haven’t heard of before. These titles are geared toward middle grade students, typically between 8-12. If you have more of a reluctant reader on your hands, try finding a genre that they enjoy and check out a bunch of titles! ![]() With summer just around the corner for so many kids, I wanted to share a few titles in lots of different genres to help make summer reading that much easier! If you’ve got a voracious reader at home, try setting some fun reading goals this summer by trying different genres. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Written in Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s singular voice, the wildly entertaining and complex lives of the Lopez family fill the pages of this multigenerational western saga. In the end, it is up to Luz to save her family stories from disappearing into oblivion. She bears witness to the sinister forces that have devastated her people and their homelands for generations. ![]() Luz recollects her ancestors’ origins, how her family flourished and how they were threatened. As Luz navigates 1930’s Denver on her own, she begins to have visions that transport her to her Indigenous homeland in the nearby Lost Territory. Luz “Little Light” Lopez, a tea leaf reader and laundress, is left to fend for herself after her older brother, Diego, a snake charmer and factory worker, is run out of town by a violent white mob. “There is one every generation–a seer who keeps the stories.” Publisher: One World / Random House AudioĪ dazzling epic of betrayal, love, and fate that spans five generations of an Indigenous Chicano family in the American West, from the author of the National Book Award Finalist Sabrina & Corina I purchased this book for my own collection. Thank you Libro.fm, #partner for the ALC of Woman of Light in exchange for my honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He taught Warren Buffett, a modern investing icon. The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing, by Benjamin Grahamīenjamin Graham is known as the father of value investing. ![]() (Prefer podcasts? This list has you covered.)ġ. Here are the best investing books for beginners that are great places to get started. Resources like these can help you realize that investing doesn’t have to be intimidating or complicated. If you search for an investment term on the Internet, you often end up with an alphabet soup of complex financial terms.Ī better entry point can be picking up a book by an expert who thoughtfully and sequentially presents and explains financial concepts and investing topics. Even finding a starting spot can prove challenging. Learning about financial concepts can feel intimidating. ![]() |