![]() ![]() While Kate's freckle-faced candor is truly refreshing, the artfully penned expressions woven throughout "Stepping Heavenward" also provide great reading. Through "Stepping Heavenward," we learn that small things really do matter, as Kate matures into a young woman with true depth of character. The diary of Kate reveals innocence coupled with an acute awareness of her naturally human tendencies to selfishness. A no-nonsense approach to Christian living, "Stepping Heavenward" employs good humor, all the while leading the reader to ponder deeper, eternal matters. By watching her godly mother (with whom she becomes easily irritated at times), Kate learns about striving for excellence. "Stepping Heavenward" by Elizabeth Prentiss (first published in 1869), tells the story of Kate and her quest to live a better life. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Lovecraft's tales were more than just fiction, and he must accept another unexpected, and far more unwanted, inheritance. As Carter reluctantly investigates, he discovers that H. Then people start dying in impossible ways, and while Carter doesn't want to be involved, he's beginning to suspect that someone else wants him to be. Lovecraft, the writer from Providence who told tales of the Great Old Ones and the Elder Gods, creatures and entities beyond the understanding of man. She's Emily Lovecraft, the last known descendant of H.P. Strangeness, however, has not finished with him.įirst he inherits a bookstore in Providence from someone he's never heard of, along with an indignant bookseller who doesn't want a new boss. Now he's a private investigator trying to live a quiet life. ![]() Howard knows how to show his readers a wickedly good time." -Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author Dead Ringersĭaniel Carter used to be a homicide detective, but his last case-the hunt for a serial killer-went wrong in strange ways and soured the job for him. "Carter & Lovecraft is a Pandora's box loaded with all the wonderfully twisted stuff I love, including a two-fisted homicide cop turned PI, warped realities, a mysterious bookstore, the Cthulhu mythos, a dash of romance, and creepy fish-men. ![]() ![]() The guys have me interested in knowing them more. From the end of book one we know that she has a history and she’s figuring out how to take back her life after her trauma. Is it too soon to claim that this is my favourite Eva Ashwood series on audio? River is still quite a closed book at the end of this first book, but I’m loving her fierce personality and her strength. Kings of Chaos is a full length dark new adult romance with enemies-to-lovers/love-hate themes, featuring a slightly psycho heroine and four even more psychotic men.Įnjoyed the books and the audio is □ □ □ ![]() To let their demons loose on me.īut maybe these Kings of Chaos have let my pretty face fool them.īecause I'm just as vicious as they are. Even though they've agreed to help me, I know they want to punish me, too. They’ll give me a chance to exact my vengeance, and in exchange, all they want is. Lucky for me, the last name on my list is someone they’ve got their own grudge against, so instead of killing me, they offer me a deal. But it turns out revenge is a messy business, and when I end up in the wrong place at the wrong time, I royally piss off four brutal, twisted, gorgeous men. Six people who turned me into the monster I am now. ![]() ![]() Six people who wronged me, who hurt me, who took everything from me. ![]() Some people wear their heart on their sleeve. I was a good girl once, but now I dance with devils. ![]() ![]() ![]() It all comes back to Bethany’s own secret origins. The one hero who might have stopped all of this, Doc Twilight, has been imprisoned by the Dark.īut who is Doc Twilight really? And how can Bethany and Owen defeat the Dark without superpowers of their own? They’ll definitely need the help of some old friends and new allies to bring the light back to Jupiter City, and find out the truth behind the Dark. Secret Origins (Story Thieves Book 3) Kindle Edition by James Riley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 291 ratings 4.3 on Goodreads 2,137 ratings Book 3 of 5: Story Thieves Teachers' pick See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Even the villains are terrified of the Dark’s shadows, and most of the heroes have either disappeared or been lost to mind control. ![]() Jupiter City was once filled with brightly costumed superheroes and villains, but nowadays, there’s nothing left but the Dark. But they didn’t make any promises about not jumping through strange portals that lead to a comic book world. ![]() Owen and Bethany have sworn off jumping into books for good. Bethany travels to a new fictional world to rescue her father in this third book in the New York Times bestselling series, Story Thieves -which was called a “fast-paced, action-packed tale” by School Library Journal-from the author of the Half Upon a Time trilogy. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Like Michael, Big Tony grew up in Hurt Village, one of Memphis, Tennessee’s most notorious housing projects. Lewis introduces Michael when he is 15 years old and temporarily staying with Tony (“Big Tony”) Henderson. 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Against them stands Big Jim Rennie, a politician who will stop at nothing - even murder - to hold the reins of power, and his son, who is keeping a horrible secret in a dark pantry. Dale Barbara, Iraq vet and now a short-order cook, finds himself teamed with a few intrepid citizens - town newspaper owner Julia Shumway, a physician's assistant at the hospital, a select-woman, and three brave kids. ![]() ![]() No one can fathom what this barrier is, where it came from, and when - or if - it will go away. Planes crash into it and fall from the sky in flaming wreckage, a gardener's hand is severed as "the dome" comes down on it, people running errands in the neighboring town are divided from their families, and cars explode on impact. ![]() On an entirely normal, beautiful fall day in Chester's Mill, Maine, the town is inexplicably and suddenly sealed off from the rest of the world by an invisible force field. Don't miss the "harrowing" ( The Washington Post ) #1 New York Times bestselling thriller from Stephen King that inspired the hit television series, following the apocalyptic scenario of a town cut off from the rest of the world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then they squeaked with joy! Such a lovely dinner was laid out upon the table! There were tin spoons, and lead knives and forks, and two dolly-chairs - all so convenient! Tom Thumb and Hunca Munca went upstairs and peeped into the dining-room. They pushed the front door - it was not fast. Tom Thumb went cautiously across the hearthrug. The doll's-house stood at the other side of the fire-place. That said, this particular ditty is about two very bad mice who ransack a dollhouse. If you are looking for the holy grail of children's literature, look no further for ye shall find it in a complete box set of the series. that for over 100 YEARS, she's been making children fall in love over and over again. Potter created a world so divine, so elaborate, so imaginative. From her first book in 1902 ( The Tale of Peter Rabbit) to the last of the series in 1930 ( The Tale of Little Pig Robinson), Ms. For all you folks out there who were wondering what my number one pick would be. ![]() (And I am lumping all her The Tale/Story Of books together because to love one means you've love them all.) That's right. ![]() all time favorite books EVER EVER EVER of my childhood. the point is, I'm over those hangups now, and I'm ready to tell you about my. Maybe I thought my words could never do justice. Maybe I thought the way I feel about these books would be too difficult to portray in 300 words or less. Maybe I thought her books were too obvious. ![]() ![]() ![]() an exquisite collection." -Ron Charles, The Washington Post "The poet Carl Phillips combines beauty and insight in syntactically surprising lines that always reward careful study. Then the War is luminous testimony to the power of self-reckoning and to Carl Phillips as an ever-changing, necessary voice in contemporary poetry. Ultimately, Phillips refuses pessimism, arguing for tenderness and human connection as profound forces for revolution and conjuring a spell against indifference and the easy escapes of nostalgia. Then the War includes a generous selection of Phillips’s work from the previous thirteen years, as well as his recent lyric prose memoir, “Among the Trees,” and his chapbook, Star Map with Action Figures. The new poems, written in a time of rising racial conflict in the United States, with its attendant violence and uncertainty, find Phillips entering deeper into the landscape he has made his own: a forest of intimacy, queerness, and moral inquiry, where the farther we go, the more difficult it is to remember why or where we started. ![]() A new collection of poems from one of America’s most essential, celebrated, and enduring poets, Carl Phillips's Then the WarĬarl Phillips has aptly described his work as an “ongoing quest” Then the War is the next step in that meaningful process of self-discovery for both the poet and his reader. ![]() ![]() ![]() He knows just when and how to pull at your heart strings and when you make you laugh. There is simplicity in his prose, making the book an emotional yet light read. It takes you by surprise.” A MAN called Oveīackman writes with a tone of softness that is contagious. I must mention Ove’s relationship with his wife, because it will, undoubtedly restore your faith in the immense amount of love we’re all capable of, loyalty and strength, especially in times of adversity. How he got to his present state is a detail I will not indulge in. There is longstanding sadness and frustration within him and beneath the many layers of anger, there is softness, warmth and a soft spoken man who was once in deep,deep love. Over 340 pages, Ove’s story beautifully unfolds, going back to a time when his life wasn’t as black and white as you’d initially make it out to be. The matriarch-like figure in the house next door, Parvaneh, makes it her responsibility to thaw Ove’s heart the minute she meets him and the relationship that evolves is incredibly heartwarming. Life turned upside down and he is doing things he’d always grumbled about. All of this grumpy and inflexible behaviour changes however, when a noisy family of four moves in next to him, and knocks on Ove’s door at every step of the way. He’s never known anything beyond his principles and his routine. Simply put, he hates everyone and everything. ![]() Ove (pronounced “Oove-eh”) is a despicable man doing despicable things in his neighbourhood - kicking cats, calling people names, barking orders and thinking everyone is complete idiot. ![]() ![]() ![]() "So what d'you reckon, did you fall for the hype on this one?" In a sweeping narrative that takes us from Accra to Lagos to London to New York, Ghana Must Go teaches that the truths we speak can heal the wounds we hide. Ghana Must Go is at once a portrait of a modern family, and an exploration of the importance of where we come from to who we are. Splintered, alone, each navigates his pain, believing that what has been lost can never be recovered-until, in Ghana, a new way forward, a new family, begins to emerge. ![]() What is revealed in their coming together is the story of how they came the hearts broken, the lies told, the crimes committed in the name of love. The eldest son and his wife the mysterious, beautiful twins the baby sister, now a young each carries secrets of his own. ![]() In the wake of Kweku’s death, his children gather in Ghana at their enigmatic mother’s new home. Moving with great elegance through time and place, Ghana Must Go charts the Sais’ circuitous journey to one another. Electric, exhilarating, beautifully crafted, Ghana Must Go is a testament to the transformative power of unconditional love, from a debut novelist of extraordinary talent. The news of Kweku’s death sends a ripple around the world, bringing together the family he abandoned years before. ![]() A renowned surgeon and failed husband, he succumbs suddenly at dawn outside his home in suburban Accra. ![]() |