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Impossible by nancy werlin summary5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() The other three teens, Antoine, Evangeline, and Kenyon - along with their parents - are similarly complex. ![]() His famous psychiatrist father has cowed both Caleb and his mother, and harbors a mean streak of his own. Caleb is aloof and harbors a dark side, but is fiercely loyal to his friends his second-person narration is unsettling and underscores the notion that he might have sociopathic tendencies. She loves her overbearing single mother but wishes for a greater measure of freedom. Saralinda has diabetes - and a cane - but she is a hopeless romantic and a keen observer of her classmates. Werlin simultaneously deepens characterization and unfolds the plot in alternating narrative voices from two of the teens, Saralinda and Caleb they are attracted to each other but slow to act on it. The remaining students band together, pool their information, and come to a horrific conclusion: each of their parents is involved in a conspiracy to murder them. The building collapses, and they all survive, but one of them dies shortly afterward in an automobile accident. Five students at a private boarding school are called together under mysterious circumstances to a remote, dilapidated building on campus. ![]() 9/06) returns to her mystery/thriller roots for another psychological page-turner. 9/08, and sequels), Werlin ( The Rules of Survival, rev. After a three-book detour through the fantasy genre ( Impossible, rev. ![]()
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Strangers in the Land by Stant Litore5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() The main character, Devora, has been chosen as God’s voice. This time around we are taken on a journey with four very different individuals. But luckily, you also walk away in awe with what this man has put down on paper. You cannot dive into a Stant Litore book without bracing yourself for horror, gore, and heartbreak. Must you rip out my heart so savagely, Stant? I turned the last page of Strangers in the Land and felt like I had been chewed up and spit out. So there is religious content but this book does not try to sway your beliefs. Strangers in the Land takes place in a time where religion and faith was all these people had. It does not preach in the way you might think. Let me start off by saying that this is not a religious book. ![]() ![]() I never knew what to expect which kept me on my toes. Another great installment for The Zombie Bible series. ![]()
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Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() On a cold winter night one of Kate's deputies stumbles on a frozen corpse half buried under a snow drift in an Amish farmer's cow pasture. Sixteen years later, she comes full circle after agreeing to sign on as the Painters Mill police chief. Unable to come to terms with the horrific incident, Kate abandons her family, her way of life and her religion and eventually finds a certain degree of contentment as a big city cop. Unwilling to involve the English in Amish affairs, her father and elder brother dispose of Daniel's body and swear the family to secrecy. ![]() When she's attacked and raped by neighbour Daniel Lapp, her safe and simple world explodes into one of terror, pain and dark family secrets. Kate Burkholder is content with her Amish way of life and looking forward to starting a family of her own. Sworn to Silence: Kate Burkholder Mysteries by Linda Castillo ![]()
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To sir phillip with love book buy5/30/2023 ![]() These Terms shall govern your use of the Atome website, including any subdomains thereof, and any other websites through which Atome makes its services available, our mobile, tablet and other smart device applications, and application program interfaces (collectively, the “Platform”) and the services provided through the Platform in the manner described in Clause 2.1. These Terms are a legally binding agreement between you ( “you”, “your” or the “Customer”) and APaylater Financials Pte Ltd doing business as Atome ( “we”, “us”, “our”, “Atome”) (collectively, the “Parties” and each a “Party”). You should print a copy of these Terms for your records. ![]() ![]() The headings contained in this document are for reference purposes only. By using the Platform and the Atome Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms and are deemed to have executed these Terms electronically. Please read these Terms of Service (“Terms”) carefully. ![]()
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When We Were Sisters by Fatimah Asghar5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() When We Were Sisters tenderly examines the bonds and fractures of sisterhood, names the perils of being three Muslim American girls alone against the world, and ultimately illustrates how those who’ve lost everything might still make homes in each other. If you had the chance to ask Fatimah Asghar one question about When We Were Sistersabout the writing process, the characters, or the plot, saywhat would it be CHARACTER CARDS. ![]() ![]() ![]() The youngest, Kausar, grapples with the incomprehensible loss of her parents as she also charts out her own understanding of gender Aisha, the middle sister, spars with her "crybaby" younger sibling as she desperately tries to hold on to her sense of family in an impossible situation and Noreen, the eldest, does her best in the role of sister-mother while also trying to create a life for herself, on her own terms.Īs Kausar grows up, she must contend with the collision of her private and public worlds, and choose whether to remain in the life of love, sorrow, and codependency she's known or carve out a new path for herself. In this heartrending, lyrical debut work of fiction, Fatimah Asghar traces the intense bond of three orphaned siblings who, after their parents die, are left to raise one another. An orphan grapples with gender, siblinghood, family, and coming-of-age as a Muslim in America in this lyrical debut novel from the acclaimed author of If They Come For Us ![]()
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She who became the sun duology5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() The fate of nothingness received by the family’s clever and capable second daughter, on the other hand, is only as expected. When the Zhu family’s eighth-born son, Zhu Chongba, is given a fate of greatness, everyone is mystified as to how it will come to pass. For the starving peasants of the Central Plains, greatness is something found only in stories. In 1345, China lies under harsh Mongol rule. In a famine-stricken village on a dusty yellow plain, two children are given two fates. To possess the Mandate of Heaven, the female monk Zhu will do anything Synopsis: She Who Became the Sun reimagines the rise to power of the Ming Dynasty’s founding emperor. TW/CW: Sexism, violence, murder, sexual content, child death, misogyny ![]() Title: She Who Became the Sun (The Radiant Emperor #1) But unfortunately, I found Zhu to be dry and pedestrian.I only really enjoyed three things about this book. ![]()
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Dee supernova5/30/2023 ![]() ![]() STAR TREK: PRODIGY: “Supernova Part 2” EP#120 - Kate Mulgrew as Janeway in STAR TREK: PRODIGY streaming on Paramount+ Photo: Nickelodeon/Paramount+ ©2022 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL. STAR TREK: PRODIGY: “Supernova Part 2” EP#119 - Kate Mulgrew as Janeway in STAR TREK: PRODIGY streaming on Paramount+ Photo: Nickelodeon/Paramount+ ©2022 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL. Photos: STAR TREK: PRODIGY: “Supernova Part 2” EP#119 - Ella Purnell as Gwyn and Brett Gray as Dal in STAR TREK: PRODIGY streaming on Paramount+ Photo: Nickelodeon/Paramount+ ©2022 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL. Official synopsis:Īs the Federation hangs in the balance, the crew must make the ultimate sacrifice to save Starfleet’s future. The episode is written by series creators Kevin & Dan Hageman and directed by Ben Hibon and will be available to stream on the streaming service Thursday, December 29. The first season of Star Trek: Prodigy concludes this week with the second half of the 20-episode season finale, when “Supernova, Part II” lands on Paramount+ this Thursday. Preview: Star Trek: Prodigy Episode 19 “Supernova, Part I” ![]()
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To kill a mockingbird 1960 first edition5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() If you’re interested in selling a first edition book or collection of books at auction with us, check out our first edition books consignment page for more information. ![]() The authors first book, winner of the Pulitzer. ![]() ![]() The dust jackets for this book were printed on a photographic type of paper which tends to show every nick and crease and are often in very poor condition.įirst edition copies of “To Kill a Mockingbird” are seldom found in such good condition. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, 1960 first edition, Seventh printing, hardcover book, 296 pages. Octavo, original half green cloth, brown paper boards, original dust jacket. “To Kill a Mockingbird” had an original print run of just 5,000 copies, many of which went directly to libraries. The dust jacket shows the original price of $3.95 at the bottom of the front flap while Jonathan Daniel reviews appear on the book’s back flap. The rear panel portrait of author Harper Lee was photographed by Truman Capote. To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. The instantly recognizable dust jacket artwork shows a tree in autumn and was designed by Shirley Smith. First edition, first issue in a first state dust jacket. Harper Lee’s classic, “To Kill a Mockingbird”. ![]()
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Madeleine urban & abigail roux5/29/2023 ![]() ![]() Names, characters, places and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events or locales is entirely coincidental.Ĭopyright © 2010 by Madeleine Urban and Abigail RouxĪll rights reserved. The One That Got Away (with Rhianne Aile) Ty and Zane were so heartbreakingly beautiful and so realistic that these two will go down as two of the most fascinating characters written in this genre.Īn action-packed, angst-filled story where the sparks fly around Ty and Zane both in and out of bed.Ī touching erotic romance as well as an intriguing murder mystery. Over 300 hundred pages of solid goodness. Urban and Roux are the masterminds of a terrific novel, Readers are raving about the beginning of the Grady-Garrett partnership ![]()
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![]() ![]() For within the crumbling manor’s extravagant rooms and musty halls, there lurks the shadow of another girl: Azure, Indigo’s dearest childhood friend who suddenly disappeared. They exchanged gifts and stories and believed they would live happily ever after-and in exchange for her love, Indigo extracted a promise: that her bridegroom would never pry into her past.But when Indigo learns that her estranged aunt is dying and the couple is forced to return to her childhood home, the House of Dreams, the bridegroom will soon find himself unable to resist. ![]() It feels like the best conjuring trick ever.' - Charlie Jane Anders, Washington PostA sumptuous, gothic-infused story about a marriage that is unraveled by dark secrets, a friendship cursed to end in tragedy, and the danger of believing in fairy tales-the breathtaking adult debut from New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi.Once upon a time, a man who believed in fairy tales married a beautiful, mysterious woman named Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada. Magic emanates from every exquisitely crafted sentence. Schwab, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue'A delightfully meta fairy tale. Every bite is velvet, every swallow is gold, and the taste lingers like a fever dream.' - V. 'Chokshi's tale is as sweet as a piece of fairy fruit, and just as wicked. ![]() |