![]() ![]() The stiff islanders fix her first with icy stares and then unabashed amazement as they recognize why she looks so familiar, and Hallie quickly realizes her family s dark secrets are enmeshed in the history of this strange place. In search of answers, Hallie travels to the place where her mother lived, a remote island in the middle of the Great Lakes. Why would Hallie s father have taken her away from Madlyn? What really happened to her family thirty years ago? But it turns out that her mother, Madlyn, was alive until very recently. ![]() Hallie was raised by her loving father, having been told her mother died in a fire decades earlier. When a mysterious letter lands in Hallie James’s mailbox, her life is upended. ![]() A young woman travels alone to a remote island to uncover a past she never knew was hers in this thrilling modern ghost story ![]()
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![]() ![]() As oppose to a prison sentence, Hannah is ‘chromed’, a term the author uses as a metaphor for the process of genetically programming the skin to take on pigment. The book’s dynamic opening occurs when young Hannah Payne awakes following administration of her punishment for having an abortion and thereby being convicted of second degree murder. Now Hannah finds herself in a situation to which modern readers might be able to sympathise, but which the society she lives in cannot tolerate. Hannah has always tried to conform to her religious upbringing but, despite her efforts, she is not the model child. The protagonist, Hannah Payne, lives in a near future and not-too-implausible Christian Fundamentalist version of the USA. ‘When She Woke’ is American author Hillary Jordan’s second book but her first work that falls within the boundaries of SF. Not flushed, not sunburned, but the solid, declarative red of a stop sign.’ is a brave attempt. Hilary Jordan’s novel, ‘When She Woke’ first paragraph, ‘ When she woke, she was red. ![]() Many novels search for that elusive hook in the first paragraph of George Orwell’s ‘1984’, ‘ It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen’ is pretty hard to beat. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lucy was kind of just there for me - she didn't really sparkle in her own right. His decisiveness around the fact that he was meant to be with Lucy was sweet. ![]() ![]() I really liked Zack, although the pretense under which he moved in and stayed seemed a bit thin. ![]() It is really only after he moves in that things get uncomfortable for Lucy, mainly because she can't stop thinking about how she wants to be with Zack! Zack is a good cop, who has excellent instincts, and he believes that Lucy is in real danger, so decides that she needs 24 hour protection, especially after her car is blown up. However her "mugger" is actually Zack Warren, who is investigating her ex-husband for embezzlement. After going to the diner where they were supposed to be having lunch together so that Lucy could at least get some kind of information about what went wrong, Lucy finds herself being shot at, and then she thinks mugged. In Getting Rid of Bradley, Lucy Savage has just experienced the final insult from her now ex husband when he fails to even turn up at the divorce court. This book actually includes two of Jennifer Crusie's earlier books - Getting Rid of Bradley and Charlie All Night, although it is not easy to see that from the front cover! ![]() ![]() No stranger to accolades and awards, Urasawa received the 20 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Many of his books have spawned popular animated and live-action TV programs and films, and 2008 saw the theatrical release of the first of three live-action Japanese films based on 20th Century Boys. ![]() Well-versed in a variety of genres, Urasawa’s oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects, such as a romantic comedy ( Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl), a suspenseful human drama about a former mercenary ( Pineapple ARMY story by Kazuya Kudo), a captivating psychological suspense story ( Monster), a sci-fi adventure manga ( 20th Century Boys), and a modern reinterpretation of the work of the God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka ( Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki, supervised by Macoto Tezka, and with the cooperation of Tezuka Productions). ![]() Naoki Urasawa’s career as a manga artist spans more than twenty years and has firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of Japan.īorn in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa debuted with BETA! in 1983 and hasn’t stopped his impressive output since. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Fireman And Nurse Loveday - Kate Hardy School nurse and local wallflower Flora Loveday would rather spend time with her pupils than even think about dating - until smoking hot firefighter Tom Nicholson enters her life. ![]() Actions speak louder than words, and the tightness of his grip and the shadows behind his once sparkling eyes don't align with the words, 'I'm fine.' She should remain professional, but Anna's longing to be the one to save Luke from his nightmares - if only she can reach out to the man behind the brooding mask. Piran's resident daredevil.and playboy! He's used to women falling at his feet - everyone except new nurse Abby Stevens! Mac's roguish charm gives Abby butterflies - but are they in anticipation of his delicious kisses.or of the bombshell she's about to drop that will turn his life upside down? The Brooding Heart Surgeon - Alison Roberts Everyone at the hospital has fallen under Dr Luke Davenport's spell! But Anna Bartlett is certain the ex-army medic is hiding something. Sydney, New South Wales : HarperCollins Publishers, 2022ĭaredevil, Doctor.Dad! - Anne Fraser Air rescue doc William 'Mac' MacNeil is St. National edeposit: Available onsite at the National Library of Australia, State Library of New South Wales National edeposit: Onsite at National Library of Australia. ![]() Finding forever : falling for the rebel / Annie Fraser, Alison Roberts, Kate Hardy Book Bib IDīook, Online, Online - Google Books ![]() ![]() ![]() She'll call that bluff-she can't ignore their intense chemistry or resist smokin' hot sex, but she's not willing to gamble her heart again.ĭalton has plenty of fences to mend with the McKays, but his biggest fear is that Rory doesn't believe they have a future. So he's determined to convince her he's playing for keeps this go around? Fine. Now a family issue has brought Dalton back to Sundance, giving him a chance to prove to everyone-especially the woman he thought he lost-that he's a changed man.Īurora "Rory" Wetzler has fallen for cowboy hottie Dalton's smooth-talkin' ways too many times. That's when he took the McKays' love-'em-and-leave-'em reputation to new heights-fleeing the ceremony and Wyoming. Three years ago, Dalton McKay looked across the altar and saw the woman he knew he'd love for the rest of his life.only it wasn't his bride. The last McKay standing is knocked to his knees. ![]() ![]() Ilaiah characterises his name change as a tool for the upliftment of Dalits.Ĭurrently, Ilaiah is serving as director of the Centre for Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) in Hyderabad. As an English-language proper noun rather than its equivalent in an Indian language, "Shepherd" is meant to demonstrate a symbolic break with the cultural norms Ilaiah believed "Brahmins" sought to "impose" on Indian society. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ilaiah identified in this choice recognition and reaffirmation of his family origins. In May 2016, in protest against "Brahmanic hegemony" he claims continues to persist in India, Ilaiah appended "Shepherd" to his name. Ilaiah has encouraged proficiency in the English language for Dalits, arguing that it would allow Dalits in India to intellectually engage the world outside India without non-Dalits speaking "for them". Ilaiah earned a Ph.D on the basis of his work exploring the political dimension of Buddhism, culminating in God as Political Philosopher - Buddha Challenge to Brahminism. He has been a recipient of the Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Award and was a Nehru Fellow between 1994-97. degree in political science and an M.Phil., awarded for his study of land reform in the south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. ![]() ![]() After Orual hears the story retold saying that she herself had been jealous and envious of Psyche's good life, she is filled with pain and remorse for years. Believing that Psyche had been stolen away, Orual actually brings about her sister's misery when she convinces her to look Psyche to look at her own husband, after Cupid's expressly forbidding it. ![]() After Psyche is supposedly sacrificed to the God of the Mountain, Orual tries to rescue her, even though she fails to see the beauty of the castle where Psyche lives. Told from the perspective of Orual, Psyche's extremely unattractive sister, who obsesses about her. Lewis, is based upon the story about Psyche and Cupid from Greek mythology. Till We Have Faces, a novel by the best-selling author of The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. ![]() ![]() Seahorse gives each words of encouragement ("Keep up the good work" "You must be very happy" "You are doing a fine job"). ![]() Kurtus, who has stuck his mate's eggs on top of his head. Tilapia, who carries eggs in his mouth, and Mr. ![]() I promise." Then, drifting through the sea, the expectant pater meets up with other fish who are also carrying-or protecting-eggs, such as Mr. Seahorse affably asks, "Can I help?" She then lays her eggs into a pouch in the belly of her mate, who earnestly announces, "I'll take good care of our eggs. Seahorse announces that it is time for her to lay her eggs, Mr. Father fish come to the forefront here-and deservedly so. In this original, entirely engaging book, Carle adds to his rich cache of endearing animal characters while delivering some intriguing information about several underwater species. ![]() ![]() Panicked at the thought of losing him, Ever finds a path to the in-between world known as Summerland, where she learns the secrets of Damen tortured past. Just as she's getting stronger, though, Damen seems to be weakening. ![]() Things have changed for Ever since she met her beloved Damen not least because she got a whole new set of powers, courtesy of her new Immortal status. Whenever he's near, she feels his heartbeat, his breath, his blood racing in her veins. But she's not in control - in fact, the magyck has bound her eternally to her immortal enemy, Roman. Ever has been dabbling in Magyck - seeking to explore her own powers, hoping to find a future for her relationship with Damen. Once it seemed being immortal was a gift to Ever Bloom - now it's a curse. If they can just find the antidote, they'll finally be able to feel each other's touch-and experience the passionate night they've been longing for. ![]() ![]() Their darkest enemies now defeated, Damen and Ever are free to embark upon their final quest-to free Damen from the poison lingering in his body. Everlasting is the beautiful finale to Alyson Noël's bestselling Immortals series, in which their journey draws to a spectacular conclusion-where all will be revealed. Their epic love story has captured the hearts of millions and enchanted readers across the world. ![]() |