This is also another fake relationship story. You have the whole age-gap, ice queen storyline going on. I’m not sure, but my guess would be Devil Wears Prada or SwanQueen. Netty pointed out this story was originally fanfic. It was definitely lighter on the superheroes aspects, but I was okay with that since the romance was so good. I would say this book was 70% romance, 30% superhero book. So if you are interested in any of the books in this series, you can read them in any order, or just pick out the one/s that interest you. While this book was a lighter, feel good superhero story. Book 2: The Power of Mercy by Fiona Zedde was excellent, but very dark and gritty. What is interesting about this series is all the books are standalone and done by different authors. This is the third book in The Superheroine Collection Series.
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Through a comparative exploration of the itineraries detailed in the contemplative manuals of Theravada Buddhism, Patañjalian Yoga, and Catholic mystical theology, Rose identifies in each tradition a moment of sharply focused awareness that marks the threshold between immersion in mundane consciousness and contemplative insight. In Yoga, Meditation and Mysticism, Kenneth Rose shifts the dominant focus of contemporary religious studies away from tradition-specific studies of individual religious traditions, communities, and practices to examine the 'contemplative universals' that arise globally in meditative experience. Contemplative experience is central to Hindu yoga traditions, Buddhist meditation practices, and Catholic mystical theology, and, despite doctrinal differences, it expresses itself in suggestively similar meditative landmarks in each of these three meditative systems. If she dies, he could never forgive himself-but if he fails in Constantinople, will Mehmed ever forgive him?Īs nations fall around them, the Dracul siblings must decide: what will they sacrifice to fulfill their destinies? Empires will topple, thrones will be won…and souls will be lost.Īnd I Darken is already a favorite but this one… Holy… It was even better! This is for sure one of my favorite books of the year. Torn between loyalties to faith, to the Ottomans, and to Mehmed, he knows he owes Lada nothing. Radu longs for his sister’s fierce confidence-but for the first time in his life, he rejects her unexpected plea for help. Mehmed wants control of the city, and Radu has earned an unwanted place as a double-crossing spy behind enemy lines. But Mehmed has sent him to Constantinople-and it’s no diplomatic mission. What Lada needs is her younger brother Radu’s subtlety and skill. There’s no time to wonder whether he still thinks about her, even loves her. And thinking of Mehmed brings little comfort to her thorny heart. But brute force isn’t getting Lada what she wants. Filled with a white-hot rage, she storms the countryside with her men, accompanied by her childhood friend Bogdan, terrorizing the land. All she has is what she’s always had: herself.Īfter failing to secure the Wallachian throne, Lada Dracul is out to punish anyone who dares to cross her blood-strewn path. In the 1920s, Marston and his wife brought into their home Olive Byrne, the niece of Margaret Sanger, one of the most influential feminists of the twentieth century. The Marston family story is a tale of drama, intrigue, and irony. Lepore, a Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer, has uncovered an astonishing trove of documents, including the never-before-seen private papers of Wonder Woman’s creator, William Moulton Marston. 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Haunted and bewildered, this hastily formed family finds itself falling apart, with terrifying consequences for them all.Such Pretty Things is a deeply chilling and haunting story about the slow shattering nature of grief, displacement, jealousy and an overwhelming desire to love and be loved.“Wonderfully creepy and unsettling.” A. And every day they spend there, Clara can feel unknown forces changing her brother. As their worlds collide, Clara and Auntie struggle for control. All those hours washing, polishing, preparing beds and preserving fruit and now Clara and Stephen are here, like a miracle, on her doorstep.But as they explore their new home, the children uncover ghosts Auntie buried long ago. Beyond it all the loch sits, silent and waiting.Auntie has wanted children for so long, with hair to brush and arms to slip into clothes made just for them. There's the train set in the basement, the walled garden and the woods. At first, they see it as a summer to explore. A terrifying story of ghosts and grief, perfect for fans of Shirley Jackon's The Haunting of Hill House and Henry James The Turn of the Screw, in award-winning author Lisa Heathfield s first adult novel.Following their mother's accident, Clara and Stephen are sent to stay with their aunt and uncle in a remote house in the hills. The other will become the Lord of the Shadows. The time has finally come for Darren to face his archenemy, Steve Leopard, and fight for control of the night. Time seemed to collapse.There was a sharp stabbing sensation in my stomach.Steve crowed, "Now I have you Now you're gonna die " Dead if he loses-damned if he wins. Darren Shan Cirque Du Freak Series 1-12 Complete Set Darren Shan Published by Ingram Book Group ISBN 10: 1608940594 ISBN 13: 9781608940592 Used Paperback Quantity: 2 Seller: Blindpig Books (Salt lake city, UT, U.S.A.) Rating Seller Rating: Book Description Paperback. 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"Room" is a sensitive and delicate film with a dramatic and realistic story of woman and child abuse and the effects in the aftermath. When they are rescued, they move to the house of Joy's mother and they have to begin the adaptation to the routine of a normal life. Joy plots a scheme to let Jack flee from the room and call the police. When Jack is five years old, Joy tells him that she lived with her parents in a comfortable house and a man called Old Nick lured and kidnapped her seven years ago. When Joy has encounters with a man, Jack locks himself in a closet. Joy Newsome (Brie Larson) and her son Jack (Jacob Tremblay) live in a small room in a shed without windows and with only a skylight on the roof. The movie of the same name was directed by Lasse Hallstrom and produced by none other than Oprah Winfrey, the great and famous talk show host and celebrity, with Dame Helen Mirren as Madame Gertrude Mallory, Om Puri as Abbas Haji (Kadam), Manish Dayal as Hassan, and Charlotte Le Bon as Marguerite. Thankfully, they still left India to move to France. In the book, they were known as the Haji family but in the movie, they were given the name Kadam. True enough, the movie had changed many parts of the book, including the surname of Hassan’s family. Since many readers like myself, if you are a true reader, you can tell when the movie is being honest with you or not. I wanted to read the book and compare it with the movie. So when I saw the book being sold at the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale at the end of last year, I simply knew I had to buy it. At least, the story that was told in and by the movie. Setting: Mumbai (India), London, Lumiere and Paris (France)īecause I’ve seen the movie, I knew what the story was about. Date published: 2014 by Alma Books (first published 2008)
Fletcher has this way with telling a story that just works for me. The reason being, I don’t often come across an author who is this incredibly talented, and I always want talented authors to not only succeed, but thrive. The thing is, I’m pretty invested in Fletcher’s career regardless. You should know that before you continue reading. Anyway, the point is, I edit for this guy. I think I’m on six? Maybe seven? I haven’t looked. I’ve edited… I don’t even know how many of Fletcher’s books I’ve edited by now. With each fragment Khraen discovers more of the man he was. Necromancers and sorcerers rule warring tribes haunted by the ghosts of savage and primal gods. The islands, largely ignored by the Wizard’s Guild, have become a refuge for the unwanted of the world. Drawn by the shards of his obsidian heart, Khraen follows the path south. |