5/21/2023 0 Comments Robby Riverton by Eli Easton![]() But a man masquerading as a bride? Yeah, this is a new one. There are far fewer mail-order grooms since poor (low income) men are rarely heroes. The romances are usually historical, but some creative authors have come up with modern twists. Many mail-order bride books have been written over the years. I love when an author takes a trope, turns it on its head, and does something completely different. He urges Robby to stay undercover until the danger has passed.īut a few weeks of having Robby-Rowena at the ranch and the Crabtree family will never be the same again.īuy Links: Audible US | Audible UK | Amazon US | Amazon UK | Add to GoodreadsĬover Design: Dar Albert Wicked Smart Design ![]() If that wasn’t complicated enough, Trace finds the man as appealing as blueberry pie. And then Robby Riverton showed up disguised as a woman and betrothed to Trace’s brother. ![]() ![]() ![]() Trace Crabtree took the job as sheriff of Flat Bottom because there was never a thing going on. Caught between gangsters who want to kill him and the crazy, uncouth family of his “intended”, Robby’s only ally is a lazy sheriff who sees exactly who Robby is – and can’t resist him. When he still can’t seem to ditch his pursuers, he disguises himself as a mail-order bride he meets on the wagon train. ![]()
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5/21/2023 0 Comments These Deadly Games by Diana Urban![]() ![]() ![]() What if someone was picking off your friends one by one, and going to the police wasn’t an option? Would you panic and run? Or would you have the smarts to solve the mystery? Now let’s crank up the stakes. We all wonder what we’d do in a murder mystery like I Know What You Did Last Summer. Is someone trying to take her team out of the running for a gaming tournament? Or have they uncovered a secret from their past, and wants them to pay for what they did…Īs Crystal makes the impossible choices between her friends and her sister, she must uncover the truth and find a way to outplay the kidnapper… before it’s too late.Ĭontent Advisory: This book contains themes and/or mentions of death, panic attacks, and eating disorders. But if she refuses to play, the kidnapper will kill her sister. ![]() At first, they make her complete bizarre tasks: steal a test and stuff it in a locker, bake brownies, make a prank call.īut then Crystal realizes each task is meant to hurt-and kill-her friends, one by one. When Crystal Donavan gets a message on a mysterious app with a video of her little sister gagged and bound, she agrees to play the kidnapper’s game. If you tell your parents or anyone else, she dies. ![]() If she doesn’t play their game, her sister will die… ![]() ![]() ![]() When I finished the book it was a shock to me that the end came so soon.As I am also from the same Bank from the author is and my tenure is also almost the same, I joined the Bank in 1969 and retired in 2009. ![]() ![]() I finished the book in just two sittings though I wanted to finish it in the very first sitting. This is certainly an excellent book and a good reading. Bharij had probably way back in eighties, knowingly or unknowingly, laid the foundation of a strong momentum for gender parity in India. ![]() Indeed “when the book ends you get the feeling why did the book end, I want more." This says it all! Ms. It’s the rich and personalized content of the book together with brilliant narration that makes the book so gripping that it has evoked such a varied and emotional response. Some readers felt that it was their own story in similar situations, some found it to be a humorous tale of a woman’s travails at work, and others found it a gripping and emotional narrative of one’s corporate journey. I know this was her maiden attempt and she came out with flying colours as she did in her career in the banking sector under the so called male dominated bastion. Hence, the delay in showing up with the review of this awesome book “Restless Days Sleepless Nights” by Ranjana Bharij. It’s always a bit difficult to write an unbiased review of a book if the author is known to you. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Strong Signal by Megan Erickson![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I really enjoyed seeing how Rosie's consciousness deals with the separation from her self and how she handles the differing circumstances she finds herself in. Rule of Mirrors is even more interesting as we are following the story from two points of view that are really one person. We find our selves back in Rosie's world only it's not just Rosie's mind we are delving into this time.or is it? Rosie's conscious has shattered in two, one half where it is supposed to be (inside Rosie's body) the other half, across the world and in the body of a wealthy pregnant teen (Althea) who has been in a coma for six months after a terrible accident. Rule of Mirrors picks up after Vault of Dreamers pretty epic cliff-hanger. A psychological science fiction thriller for the young adult reader that will keep even the 'oldest' readers up all night turning pages. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Remarkably bright creatures review![]() ![]() ![]() This means that if you choose to purchase, I’ll make a small commission.) Remarkably Bright Creatures Synopsis In addition to 10 question prompts, this discussion guide for Remarkably Bright Creatures also houses a synopsis, some selected reviews (which you can compare to your own opinions about the book) and some related reads to fuel your next club pick. There’s so much to talk about with this book and our Remarkably Bright Creatures book club questions will help you get started. ![]() It pairs a traditional narrative with supremely insightful observations from our octopus. Remarkably Bright Creatures covers themes like grief and loss, the pain of confinement, learning to take responsibility and also learning to accept help. And in the process you and your book club are treated to a full 360′ view into both of their lives, including long lost relatives, caring friends and some secrets of the sea. This is what happens when you pair a stubborn, grieving elderly woman with an escape artist of a giant octopus. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Neverseen shannon messenger![]() ![]() She ended up nailing Magnate Leto in the face. Throwing with her left arm was much harder than she expect, and. ![]() In this game-changing fourth book in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, Sophie must question everything to find a truth that will either save her world - or shatter it. Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities 152 likes Like Sophie flung a pillow at his head. And trusting the wrong person could prove deadly. ![]() The threat of war hangs heavy over her glittering world, and the Neverseen are. Sophie and her friends fight with everything they have - with new allies joining them - but every choice has consequences. Sophie Foster is back in the Lost Cities but the Lost Cities have changed. But their enemies are far from done, and unleash a terrifying plague that threatens the safety of an entire species. And as they settle into their new lives, they uncover secrets bigger than anything they'd imagined. The new Keeper Lost cities of Neverseen by Shannon Messenger was an awesome new turn for the series. They still have doubts about the shadowy organization, but the only way to find answers is to start working with them. Her closest friends from the Lost Cities have gone with her to join the Black Swan. Neverseen by Shannon Messenger - The fourth book in the international bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series. Sophie Foster is on the run - but at least she's not alone. Perfect for readers aged 9+ and fans of Harry Potter, Rick Riordan and Amari and the Night Brothers. The fourth book in the international bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series. ![]() ![]() ![]() The first night I could sleep very little because a prisoner in the next cell wept loudly for several hours. ![]() The sound of the prison staff’s vile abuse of the men who were held for investigation penetrated into my cell for the first time since then, I have heard it every day from morning to night. Next morning a piece of bread was thrown into my cell I had to pick it up from the floor. The blankets on the camp bed had such a foul smell that in spite of the cold it was impossible to use them. ![]() For the first night I was locked up in a holding cell. The formalities of admission were correctly completed. A bourgeois German and erudite theologian who found fulfillment among the lowest of the low, he experienced the stupendous simplification of dying on a scaffold like his Master. In April, 1943, a Lutheran pastor was imprisoned on charges of helping to plot a murder. This piece, excerpted from the book A Third Testament, is based on a 1974 CBC television series by the same name. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments De profundis letter![]() ![]() As it says on the tin, “Players create the narrative by writing each other letters in the style of Lovecraft.” Participants create and act as a fictional character they have created. Additionally, players take on characters with statistically described attributes. ![]() Quill seems aimed at a classroom setting and also includes dice rolls and scoring. This blog will review De Profundis, but if its style doesn’t suit, consider Epistolary: The Letter-Writing RPG and Quill: A Letter-Writing RPG. I haven’t played either, but a quick read indicates Epistolary relies on email, and the game mechanics involve dice rolls and scoring. Don’t know twenty-eight people? Don’t have any news? Perhaps you could just make stuff up and send it to imaginary people-enter the world of letter-writing games. Image by free-photos from Pixabayĭid you know February is International Correspondence-Writing Month? The letter-writing effort is called InCoWriMo (wink to NaNoWriMo-National Novel Writing Month) and promotes sending hand-written correspondence each day in February. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Ra salvatore dark elf trilogy![]() ![]() ![]() When Drizzt gets a little older, somewhere in his twenties, he starts patrolling the Underdark with his fellow drow, and he witnesses how his race treats other races, with cruelty and abuse and Drizzt definitely isn’t a fan of this behavior. ![]() You get to read a bit about his early years like the fact that up until he was sixteen, his big sister Briza constantly abused him, and being a male in a matriarchal drow society tends to have the same effects from the rest of the family as well. Drizzt originally comes from the vast land of Menzoberranzan and he is born to the tenth noble House of that land. Menzoberranzanīut for now, you get to read the story of the beginning of Drizzt’s new life on the surface. The fact that Drizzt leaves the Underdark manages to make a lot of drow mad and some even hold very strong grudges as you will see later on in the Forgotten Realms series as one drow will have such a strong grudge against Drizzt that a huge portion of the world will change as a result of that. ![]() Homeland is the first book in the trilogy and it’s the book that shows you how the dark elf known as Drizzt manages to turn his life around and look for a new beginning on the surface, outside the Underdark where the rest of the drow rangers remain. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() lists the usual funeral rituals to emphasize what they won't have QUOTE ![]() repetition of negatives reflect what they have lost = Noisy, powerful METAPHOR establishes us back at the BATTLEFIELD, more like HELL than HEAVEN "shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells" Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs" "Choirs" is left hanging at the end of the line so you expect it to refer to CHURCH CHOIRS "No mockeries now for them no prayers nor bells alliteration of 'r' reemphasizes point QUOTE "Hasty orisons" = oxymoronic (Contradiction in terms) as you can not deliver such a pleading prayer quickly "Patter" continues the symbolism of gun fire although introduces the ALTERNATIVE concept of OPPOSITION between RELIGION and WAR "Only the stuttering rifles' rapid rattleĬan patter out their hasty orisons." PERSONIFICATION, onomatopoeia and ALITERATION in the staccato noise of gunfire ONLY and the repeated use of "no", "nor" and "not" to begin lines, EMPHASISES the HOPELESSNESS of the situation he is describing QUOTE ![]() |