But as Keaton and Koby know, two heads are always better than one, especially when it comes to mysteries. The murder, which occurred in public between light-rail stops, seems impossible for the police to solve. But this new chapter of their lives could end on a cliffhanger after Koby's foster brother is found murdered. Year later, they reunite and decide to make up for lost time and capitalize on their shared interests by opening up a well-stocked bookstore and cozy soul-food café in the quaint Pacific Northwest town of Timber Lake. When twins Koby and Keaton were orphaned at age two, they were separated, but their unbreakable connection lingered. In this page-turning new cozy mystery series, fraternal twins Keaton and Koby will pull double duty by taking down a killer while preparing to open their new bookstore and soul-food café.
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5/27/2023 0 Comments Bare-Knuckle Love by K.A. MerikanMerikan don’t follow fixed formulas and want each of their books to be a surprise for those who choose to hop on for the ride. Always eager to explore the murky waters of the weird and wonderful, K.A. Merikan are a team of writers who try not to suck at adulting, with some success. Explicit gay sex, strong language, violence, mentions of past animal abuse, mentions of past child abuse. Genre: M/M dark erotic romance, suspense, drama Themes: Outlaw motorcycle club, criminal activity, abuse, sexual orientation issues, second chances, enemies to lovers, first time, coming home, alternative family, blackmail Soon enough, the self-destructive lust he has for Hyde becomes a dangerous obsession that takes Jason to the most forgotten corners of his soul. No matter how manipulative and vicious Hyde can be, he is a dark wet dream come to life, and Jason can’t keep his hands to himself. To survive, Jason will have to make a deal with the blond devil. He gets more than he bargained for when Hyde turns out to be the president of the MC, now out for his blood. The Rabid Mongrels Motorcycle Club bet against him, and they are set to make a killing, but when Jason spots his high school crush in the audience, he can’t bear to lose. Jason is back in his home town and trying to make money the only way he knows – in an illegal MMA fight. 5/27/2023 0 Comments Animal by lisa taddeo reviewIs a depiction of female rage at its rawest, and a visceral exploration of the fallout from a male-dominated society. In the sweltering hills above Los Angeles, Joan unravels the horrific event she witnessed as a child-that has haunted her every waking moment-while forging the power to finally strike back. But when one of them commits a shocking act of violence in front of her, she flees New York City in search of Alice, the only person alive who can help her make sense of her past. Joan has spent a lifetime enduring the cruel acts of men. Joan has spent a lifetime enduring the cruelties of men. Animal by Lisa Taddeo (Goodreads Author) 3.72 Rating details 25,582 ratings 3,162 reviews Honestly, sometimes I think it’s the only recourse. She has a gift for aphorism, the observation that astonishes.” - Animal by Lisa Taddeo is a novel full of violence, sex, and power struggles. “ propulsive, fiercely confident debut novel…Joan’s voice is so sharp and magnetic that the reader will follow her anywhere…Taddeo’s prose glitters. The result is as intimate as it is explosive.”. “With skill and insight, Taddeo examines how the savagery of men fuels female rage. The first CAC panel kicked things off with Subaltern Counterculture and Strengths of the Underdog, a group that opened my eyes to all kinds of viewpoints I hadn’t thought of. You never know who you will see comics professionals, independent scholars you never see anywhere else, professors from around the world, students & young scholars presenting for the first time … it’s a great experience. The CAC room is like a sea of tranquility in the midst of a hurricane of craziness, and I am constantly slipping in & out of the room while the festivities are going on. The instigators, Peter Coogan and Randy Duncan (still co-chairs and active participants) were awarded the Inkpot this year in commemoration of this feat. It was so cool! And great costumes!Īnyway, not so many costumes at the Comic Arts Conference, the comics scholarship conference that celebrated its 20th anniversary at this year’s convention. I’ll never forget the year that I went into a room early to catch a spotlight on J J Sedelmaier, and found myself in the middle of the Klingon Lifestyle Presentation, an annual drama featuring the crew of the IKV Stranglehold. There are so many different communities getting together that it would be just about impossible to touch on all of them. One of the most amazing things about San Diego Comic-Con is that it contains more universes than that bag of marbles at the end of Men in Black. 5/27/2023 0 Comments The hamilton affair bookWith his formidable intellect and powers of concentration, he is able to almost single-handedly shape the new democracy’s economy and tax structure. Through Eliza’s eyes we are treated to an in-depth portrait of Hamilton, not to mention forward-looking psychoanalysis of his genius and personality defects. Washington’s aide-de-camp, Hamilton, and marries him in 1780. Her reputation as “the finest tempered girl in the world” attracts more financially secure suitors, but she chooses Gen. Eliza, the tomboyish daughter of pioneer, planter, slaveholder, general, and politician Philip Schuyler, sets male hearts aflutter, including that of future president James Monroe. If readers aren’t already familiar with Hamilton’s imbroglios, his widow's rueful recollections would guarantee spoilers galore. Since Eliza is telling the story after her husband’s death, her mature perspective often casts doubt on her youthful one, as when she views her initial assessment of Hamilton’s loyalty against her later experience of his infidelity. This latest in the recent onslaught of Hamilton novels ( The Hamilton Affair, by Elizabeth Cobbs, 2016, etc.) is narrated by the great man's wife, Eliza, also known by her childhood name of Betsy. Eliza Hamilton claims her own place in American history. 5/27/2023 0 Comments Ironweed book reviewThere are, you see, several levels of homelessness, street people of various kinds occupying the lowest tier. You don't have to be a bum to understand this list of priorities, although certainly, spending any time without a conventional home will clue you in like nothing else can. Their day to day existence revolves around simple survival in the most difficult of circumstances - how to keep from going hungry, where to score a few hours work or a few drinks, and where to "flop" come nightfall in order to avoid being beaten and robbed or freezing to death. Jack Nicholson and Meryl Streep effectively portray a pair of homeless bums on the cold late October streets of Albany, New York during the Great Depression. "Ironweed" is a good movie and a scathing indictment of life in modern America. 5/26/2023 0 Comments The secret by rl stineThey also seem compelled to fall in love with one another. Even after a hundred years, the Fiers seem destined to be wealthy while the Goodes remain poor. The Saga continues! Further generations of Fier and Goode families aim to wipe out the other's entire bloodline. Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. 5/26/2023 0 Comments Weedflower bookBut then she meets a young Mohave boy who might just become her first real friend…if he can ever stop being angry about the fact that the internment camp is on his tribe’s land. Sumiko soon discovers that the camp is on an Indian reservation and that the Japanese are as unwanted there as they’d been at home. The vivid color of her previous life is gone forever, and now dust storms regularly choke the sky and seep into every crack of the military barrack that is her new “home.” Other Americans start to suspect that all Japanese people are spies for the emperor, even if, like Sumiko, they were born in the United States! As suspicions grow, Sumiko and her family find themselves being shipped to an internment camp in one of the hottest deserts in the United States. That all changes after the horrific events of Pearl Harbor. Even when the other kids tease her, she always has had her flowers and family to go home to. Raised on a flower farm in California, Sumiko is used to being the only Japanese girl in her class. Also includes sites with a short overview, synopsis, book report, or summary of Cynthia Kadohata’s Weedflower. Read Time: 4 hours Full Book Notes and Study Guides Sites like SparkNotes with a Weedflower study guide or cliff notes. Twelve-year-old Sumiko feels her life has been made up of two parts: before Pearl Harbor and after it. Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata Genre: Historical Fiction Published: March 1st 2006 Pages: 260 Est. OL8120697W Page_number_confidence 36.36 Pages 266 Partner Innodata Pdf_module_version 0.0.14 Ppi 360 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20210617162530 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 877 Scandate 20210615120452 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780439585538 Tts_version 4. Urn:lcp:valleyofwolves0000gall:lcpdf:6cb3565a-8aa2-4630-91b0-5dd7159d3493 Author: Laura Gallego Garcia Title: El Valle de los Lobos (Book One of Las Cronicas de la Torre) Genre: Fantasy. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 12:00:50 Associated-names Peden, Margaret Sayers Boxid IA40137606 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier Laura Gallego Garca, quote from The Valley of the Wolves Copy text Cuando los primeros lobos aullaban, abri los ojos, la mir y sonri, y ella no pudo menos que sonrer tambin. 5/26/2023 0 Comments Review killers of a certain ageOnly the Board, the top-level members of the Museum, can order the termination of field agents, and the women realize they’ve been marked for death. When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses paid vacation to mark their retirement, they are targeted by one of their own. Now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates what they have to offer in an age that relies more on technology than people skills. They’ve spent their lives as the deadliest assassins in a clandestine international organization, but now that they're sixty years old, four women friends can’t just retire – it’s kill or be killed in this action-packed thriller by New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Deanna Raybourn.īillie, Mary Alice, Helen, and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that’s their secret weapon. “This Golden Girls meets James Bond thriller is a journey you want to be part of.” -Buzzfeed |
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