Reichert, author of The Coincidence of Coconut Cake and The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go After reading, you'll want to be Ethan's good luck charm, too. I couldn't stop turning the pages of this sexy, second-chance romance. Fans of Emma Chase,Ĭhristina Lauren, and Jaci Burton will love The Good Luck Charm." Hunting crafted an entertainingĪnd sexy story with a relatable cast of characters. Tries to earn back the one thing he needs. Helena Hunting delivered banter, heat, humor, and family as Ethan "Fabulously fun! Lilah and Ethan's second-chance romance charmed me from the first page to the swoon-worthy end." -Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling authorĭelight. But Ethan's already lost her once, and even if it costs him his career, he'll do anything to keep from losing her again. Just when Lilah might finally be ready to let Ethan in, though, she finds out their reunion might have nothing to do with love and everything to do with improving his game. And that includes having Lilah by his side. He might think they can pick up just where they left off, but she's no longer that same girl and never wants to be again.Įthan wants his glory days back. Lilah isn't sure what hurt worse: the day Ethan left her to focus on his hockey career or the day he came back eight years later. Experience the hilarity and heartache of first love and second chances in a sexy new romantic comedy from the New York Times bestselling author of the Pucked series.
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Another gay classic to add to any queer bookshelf. It is phenomenal how such a scarce writing style can still conjure up the strength of feeling that Lee feels as he falls deeper for Allerton. Not a read to hang wistfully on each sentence, but to be hit by the hard facts. Burrough's prose is not beautiful or flowing, but is very real, often colloquial, and honest in its bareness and frankness. They even journey through South America together in search of a famed drug, Yage. From here, he pursues a recently discharged American Navy serviceman called Allerton, who becomes the object of his affection. The semi-autobiographical story, said to represent Burrough's off heroin (unlike his other major work, Naked Lunch, where his narrator is very much using), follows American, Lee, who is living in an expatriate community in Mexico. Nonetheless, it has been said that "Burroughs helped make homosexuality seem cool and highbrow, providing gay liberation with a delicious edge". Queer is a short novel by an author who isn't always recognised as a queer writer, despite the queer themes throughout his work. Still, I’d rank it as the second best book in the series, mainly because it’s a closer continuation of the first novel, but it rarely matched the genius of that book. The author tried to give every character a send-off, and honestly, most of them didn't need one. There are moments of greatness here, but the story is obnoxiously overstuffed. If you’re reading this review, then you’ve likely already read “Beartown” and “Us Against You,” so rather than belaboring with backstory and scene setting, I’ll dive right in.Īs a whole, “The Winners” represents a return to form for the series.įredrik Backman revisited many of the characters and situations that made “Beartown'' so engaging, but he also didn’t fully ditch the manufactured drama that was rampant in “Us Against You.” Reality: Uneven, but ultimately satisfying, fans of the series shouldn’t skip this one as it is a closer cousin to the first novel than the second. Expectation: A crowd-pleasing finish to a beloved series. This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise : all the romance you're looking for with an HEA/HFN. Partners, always is a promise he intends to keep. Barrel Proof (Agents Irish and Whiskey) Kindle Edition by Layla Reyne (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 127 ratings Book 3 of 3: Agents Irish and Whiskey See all formats and editions Kindle 11.74 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Aidan's cover lands him in the heart of the terrorist's conspiracy, and Jamie will have to put his life, his career and his freedom on the line to save the man who has become his entire world. When Aidan requests a solo undercover assignment, Jamie hopes Aidan will find a way to forgive him.īut the explosions are far from over. How quickly trust and love can go up in flames. When Jamie is nearly killed, Aidan learns how many forms loss can take.Īidan says I love you just moments before learning that Jamie's been keeping a devastating secret about Aidan's late husband. Their hunt for the terrorist Renaud seems to be nearing an end, until a fire allows him to slip through their fingers-and puts Jamie's life in danger. FBI agents Aidan "Irish" Talley and Jameson "Whiskey" Walker can't get a moment's peace. Local students are thrilled by the possibility of unearthing more Colonial-era artifacts at the cistern, but Melanie is concerned by the ghosts connected to it that have suddenly invaded her life and her house-and at least one of them is definitely not filled with holiday cheer.Īnd these relics aren’t the only precious artifacts for which people are searching. But the ongoing excavation of the centuries-old cistern in the garden of her historic Tradd Street home has been a huge millstone, both financially and aesthetically. Melanie Trenholm should be anticipating Christmas with nothing but joy-after all, it’s only the second Christmas she and her husband, Jack, will celebrate with their twin toddlers. Overview: The Christmas spirit is overtaking Tradd Street with a vengeance in this festive new novel in the New York Times bestselling series by Karen White. Beauty and the Beat is sharp, clever, and catchy, explicitly drawing from the well of pre- Beatles ‘60s pop - girl group harmonies, to be sure, but surf-rock echoes throughout - but filtering it through the nervy energy of punk. charts and generating two singles that defined the era: the cool groove of “Our Lips Are Sealed” and the exuberant “We Got the Beat.” So big were these two hits that they sometimes suggested that Beauty and the Beat was a hits-and-filler record, an impression escalated by the boost the Go-Go’s received from the just-launched MTV, yet that’s hardly the case. Prior to this, there had certainly been new wave hits - Blondie had been reaching the Top Ten for two years running - but the Go-Go’s ushered in the era of big, bright stylish pop, spending six weeks at the top of the U.S. It’s not quite right to say that the Go-Go’s' 1981 debut, Beauty and the Beat, is where new wave caught hold in the U.S., but it’s not quite wrong, either. However, in relation to the use of electric fishing, collection of eggs and fish larvae, and characterization of physical habitats in streams, there was remarkable development and improvement. Several methods of collecting fish themselves, have remained the same. Since the publication in 1999 of volume VI “Ecology of Stream Fishes” in the former Oecologia Brasiliensis journal, today Oecologia Australis, several progresses have occurred. ADVANCES IN METHODS FOR FISH SAMPLING AND HABITAT ASSESSMENT IN TROPICAL STREAMS: This paper brings some advances in fish data sampling and stream environments. Métodos de preparo de amostras para análises genéticas, isótopos estáveis e metais pesados são apresentados resumidamente ao final. O objetivo deste artigo é apresentar o “estado da arte” destes aspectos da amostragem de peixes e habitat em riachos. Porém, em relação ao uso da pesca elétrica, coleta de ovos e larvas de peixes, e caracterização de habitat físicos em riachos, houve notável desenvolvimento e aperfeiçoamento. Diversos métodos de coleta de peixes propriamente ditos, permaneceram os mesmos. Desde a publicação em 1999 do volume VI “Ecologia de Peixes de Riachos”, da então denominada Oecologia Brasiliensis, hoje Oecologia Australis, vários progressos ocorreram. O presente estudo mostra os avanços obtidos na coleta de peixes e caracterização ambiental de riachos. Filled with inspiring stories, case studies and practical advice, Curious will change the way you think about your own mental life, and that of those around you. It's not a gift, but a habit that parents, schools, workplaces and individuals need to nurture if it is to thrive. Curiosity isn't a quality you can rely on to last a lifetime, but a mental muscle that atrophies without regular exercise. But at the very moment when the rewards of curiosity have never been higher, it is misunderstood and undervalued, and increasingly practised only by a cognitive elite.ĭrawing on fascinating research from psychology, sociology and business, Curious looks at what feeds curiosity and what starves it, and uncovers surprising answers. Curious people tend to be smarter, more creative and more successful. In Curious Ian Leslie makes a passionate case for the cultivation of our desire to know. A fascinating multi-disciplinary analysis of why curiosity makes the world go round. In Curious Ian Leslie makes a passionate case f. Which side of the 'curiosity divide' are you on? But only some retain the habits of exploring, learning and discovering as they grow older. I am only passionately curious' Albert Einstein.Įveryone is born curious. 'A lovely, erudite exploration of what it is that makes us human' - Independent on Sunday When I wrote the book, my passion and anger were located much more outwardly and so the tone of the narrator, who I think a very angry person, is not something I relate to anymore. I feel like the book was successful in that I graduated out of a lot of those concerns by writing the book. Of her experience writing the novel, Moshfegh said: Moshfegh initially planned My Year of Rest and Relaxation to be focused primarily on the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, even reaching out to terrorism expert Paul Bremer, but she called off the interview and the project took a different tack. My Year of Rest and Relaxation is Moshfegh's second novel, following Eileen (2015, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize), as well as a novella ( McGlue, 2014) and a short story collection ( Homesick for Another World, 2017). Moshfegh's second novel, it is set in New York City in 20 and follows an unnamed protagonist as she gradually escalates her use of prescription medications in an attempt to sleep for an entire year. My Year of Rest and Relaxation is a 2018 novel by American author Ottessa Moshfegh. As you race against time and an invisible enemy, the word "paranoia" gains a whole new quality. If you tighten up security on the other hand, the overprotection will throttle research efficiency. The scientists that you hire may be geniuses, but are they trustworthy? The more technology tests you schedule, the easier it is for Russian spies to steal your knowledge. In this time of crisis, however, all your actions are overshadowed by the threat of espionage and treachery. Your task is to build, test and deploy a network of laser defense satellites before the Russians manage to do so. Among them: The United States' top spy in Moscow, the Cardinal of the Kremlin.īased on the popular novel of the same name by US author Tom Clancy, The Cardinal of the Kremlin puts you in the position of US project leader. And as the race for the deployment of a space-based laser defense system begins, KGB and CIA agents swarm out to infiltrate the laboratories. At the same time, the USA is busy developing their own SDI project, code name "Tea Clipper". It is identified as project "Bright Star" - the Soviet laser ICBM defense system, capable of destroying satellites and airplanes with a beam of energy. An American ground reconnaissance satellite discovers a strange structure near the northern border to Afghanistan. The Cardinal of the Kremlin is a global management simulation. |