Higgs has a good track record with romance novels (Bookends Mixed Signals), and she handles the love affairs between the younger twin James McKie and sisters Rose and Leana McBride with aplomb. Those readers familiar with the biblical account of Isaac and Rebecca, their twin sons Jacob and Esau, and Jacob's search for a wife will have no trouble discerning how the plot unwinds. The story opens in 1764 Scotland, a month before the birth of Rowena McKie's twin boys. From Publishers WeeklyHiggs, the bestselling author of 20 inspirational books, successfully tries her hand at her first historical novel, spinning a new version of the biblical story of Jacob to show the costs of deception and the triumph of love despite adversity.
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This emotionally charged program, entitled Every 15 Minutes, is an event designed to dramatically instill teenagers with the potentially dangerous consequences of drinking alcohol and texting while driving. The Every 15 Minutes Program offers real-life experience without the real-life risks. Unfortunately, when the target audience is teens and the topic is drinking and texting while driving, experience is not the teacher of choice. Life's lessons are best learned through experience. Every 15 Minutes - Someone dies from an Alcohol Related Collision He also had a successful parallel career as the writer of macabre adult short stories, usually with a dark sense of humour and a surprise ending. Dahl went on to create some of the best-loved children's stories of the 20th century, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach. The book was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943. His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. Its title was inspired by a highly inaccurate and sensationalized article about the crash that blinded him, which claimed he had been shot down instead of simply having to land because of low fuel. The story, about his wartime adventures, was bought by the Saturday Evening Post for $900, and propelled him into a career as a writer. Today the story is published as A Piece of Cake. Roald Dahl was a British novelist, short story writer and screenwriter of Norwegian descent, who rose to prominence in the 1940's with works for both children and adults, and became one of the world's bestselling authors.ĭahl's first published work, inspired by a meeting with C. Together with two thousand other refugees, Roser and Victor embark on the SS Winnipeg, a ship chartered by the poet Pablo Neruda, to Chile: “the long petal of sea and wine and snow.” As unlikely partners, the couple embraces exile as the rest of Europe erupts in world war. In order to survive, the two must unite in a marriage neither of them desires. Among them is Roser, a pregnant young widow, who finds her life intertwined with that of Victor Dalmau, an army doctor and the brother of her deceased love. When General Franco and his Fascists succeed in overthrowing the government, hundreds of thousands are forced to flee in a treacherous journey over the mountains to the French border. In the late 1930s, civil war grips Spain. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Esquire “One of the most richly imagined portrayals of the Spanish Civil War to date, and one of the strongest and most affecting works in long career.”- The New York Times Book Review From the author of The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a place to call home. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. Can they both move on.into each other’s arms? Or will the pain of the past-and the dangerous threat lurking in the present-destroy their new beginning? Then Brooke walks into his office, awakening something he hasn’t felt in years. After years overseas in the military, he’s finally returned home, determined to start anew as a private investigator. Mike Hartman fled Adams Grove when a devastating loss left his heart in pieces. With no evidence and little help from the police, she asks a private investigator to take her case-a private investigator whose sexy broad shoulders and stunning blue eyes make her question her decision to swear off relationships forever. When someone breaks into her new house, she suspects her ex bears the blame for the crime. Author: Nancy Naigle Genre: Fiction Topic: Romance / Contemporary, Romance / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators Item Width: 5.4in. Desperate to escape her malicious ex-husband, she relocated to the small town of Adams Grove, Virginia. Luck abandoned Brooke Justice during her nasty divorce. Welcome to Adams Grove.where wrongs are righted with just desserts. She met her future husband in that most romantic of places-the mall-when they were teenagers working in stores across the hall from each other. Basically, any cocktail that starts with the letter m. Martin’s Paperbacks (April 30, 2019)Ībout the author: A Star Wars junkie and Shakespeare groupie who quotes both Yoda and the Bard with equal aplomb, award-winning author Melonie Johnson-aka #thewritinglush-is a two-time RWA Golden Heart® finalist who loves dark coffee, cheap wine, and expensive beer. Could it be that this career-focused, commitment-phobic couple is finally ready to take a chance at true and lasting love? But when the Scottish prankster meets the all-American, equal parts intelligent and irresistible Cassie, Logan realizes that one night of fun won’t be enough. Logan Reid has built a career on his charm, hosting a series of off-the-wall hijinks on the Web. But when she stumbles into a kilted Highlander with a killer accent, Cassie decides that taking one night off from work and spending it with a sexy Scot couldn’t hurt. Getting Hot with the Scot: Sometimes in Love #1Ĭassie Crow, a pop-culture reporter for a TV talk show, is focused on becoming a “serious” journalist. Judith Kerr was born in Berlin, the daughter of a distinguished German writer. “Exact, intelligent and unsentimental.” – Sunday Telegraph “A charming and touching book, often very funny” – Daily Mail “An extremely exciting adventure story.” – Daily Express “A compassionate introduction to the whole subject of World War II” – Books for your Children Then she herself and her brother Max were being rushed by their mother, in alarming secrecy, away from everything they knew – home and schoolmates and well-loved toys – right out of Germany… One day, her father was unaccountably missing. She was nine years old when it began, too busy with her schoolwork and toboganning to take much notice of political posters, but out of them glared the face of Adolf Hitler, the man who would soon change the whole of Europe – starting with her own small life.Īnna suddenly found things moving too fast for her to understand. Suppose you found, to your complete surprise, that your own father was one of those people. Suppose that without your noticing, it became dangerous for some people to live in Germany any longer. Partly autobiographical, this is first of the internationally acclaimed trilogy by Judith Kerr telling the unforgettable story of a Jewish family fleeing from Germany at the start of the Second World War Hernan Diaz’s TRUST elegantly puts these competing narratives into conversation with one another-and in tension with the perspective of one woman bent on disentangling fact from fiction. Yet there are other versions of this tale of privilege and deceit. But at what cost have they acquired their immense fortune? This is the mystery at the center of Bonds, a successful 1937 novel that all of New York seems to have read. Together, they have risen to the very top of a world of seemingly endless wealth-all as a decade of excess and speculation draws to an end. He is a legendary Wall Street tycoon she is the daughter of eccentric aristocrats. “A riveting story of class, capitalism, and greed.” - EsquireĮven through the roar and effervescence of the 1920s, everyone in New York has heard of Benjamin and Helen Rask. "A genre-bending, time-skipping story about New York City’s elite in the roaring ’20s and Great Depression." - Vanity Fair “Buzzy and enthralling …A glorious novel about empires and erasures, husbands and wives, staggering fortunes and unspeakable misery…Fun as hell to read.” -Oprah Daily ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022 ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2022 Even as the series has a carefree feel, it tackles some of the very important themes in a young girl’s life. Such instances include the last summer before going to high school, first summer in high school, summer before going to college, and one last summer together. Over the course of the series, the girls meet in the summer which serves as a point if reflection of their development and challenges. The book features four protagonists Carmen, Tibby, Lena, and Bridget, who are held together by bonds of friendship developed right from childhood to the end of the series. Initially intended to be a freestanding novel, the popularity of the first novel saw Brashare get back to her desk churning out four more titles, two box sets, an official scrapbook, and a book of letters and notes on the series. The first novel in the series, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, published in 2005, is the series’ most popular novel going on to become a bestseller. Sisterhood of Traveling Pants is a series of Young Adult Fiction novels by popular American author Ann Brashares. Can the dog taste the hot sour reek of something trying to push through the veil and run its tongue and teeth across this world? What’s calling them? What has changed? Matiu should probably check that out, if only his probation officer would quit calling. Meanwhile, Cerberus is only making things worse by losing his rag every time they cross paths with the elusive killer. Is this all because of what Mrama was trying to tell him earlier? About his heritage? There’s a storm brewing dark through the heat-haze on the horizon, and Makere isn’t the only one of Matiu’s friends from another life dogging his steps. Still spitting the taste of sand from his mouth, Matiu’s back on the case with Penny, and wouldn’t you know it, his big sister is in over her head again, not that she has a clue. But that’s not the worst of it Penny’s parents have practically announced her nuptials to Craig Tong! Caterpillars / Debbie Cowens - White / Grant Stone - Burying baby / Paul. While she’s figuring that out, the entire universe conspires against her, with a cadaver going AWOL, her DNA sequencer spitting the dummy, and the rent due any day. Baby teeth : bite-sized tales of terror / edited by Dan Rabarts & Lee Murray. That’s fine as long as he stays outside the crime scene tape, but when one of Matiu’s former cronies turns up dead, Penny wonders if her brother might be more than just an innocent bystander. Scientific consultant Penny Yee has barely drawn breath before Detective Inspector Tanner assigns her another suspicious death, with Matiu tagging along for the ride. |