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Long Range by C.J. Box5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() The search for the would-be assassin becomes personal when Joe's best friend, Nate Romanowski -just as he's adjusting to the arrival of his first child-falls under suspicion for the crime. While the judge was not hit, his wife is severely wounded, and it is up to Joe to find answers-and the shooter. ![]() Someone has targeted a prominent local judge, shooting at him from a seemingly impossible distance. One survivor of the grizzly's rampage tells a bizarre story, but just as Joe begins to suspect the attack is not what it seems, he is brought home by an emergency on his own turf. When Joe Pickett is asked to join the rescue efforts for the victim of a startling grizzly attack, he reluctantly leaves his district behind. Wyoming game warden Joe Pickett must investigate an attempted murder-a crime committed from a confoundingly long distance-in the riveting new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author C. ![]()
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Remembering Babylon by David Malouf5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() Ultimately, the novel’s complex rendering of human relationships with place and the non-human animal offers a specific challenge to romanticised visions of place. 'Remembering Babylon' pits characters’ interactions with the natural world in diverse ways and the culminating impression is far from idealistic or apolitical. That is, I seek to explore the novel in terms of its redress of denigrating, exploitative, or idealistic views of human relationships with the non-human natural realm. This paper seeks to re-examine this treatment through an ecocritical lens. Malouf’s sensitivity towards nature is very present in 'Remembering Babylon', inspired by the true story of Gemmy Morrill, ‘lost’ in the ‘wilds’, the novel framed by epigraphs drawn from Romantic poetry. David Malouf's oeuvre is characterised by a specific treatment of the natural world. ![]()
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Christmas at Carnton by Tamera Alexander5/11/2023 ![]() Set against the backdrop and history of the Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee, Christmas at Carnton is a story of hope renewed and faith restored at Christmas. ![]() But orders are orders, and he soon discovers this group of ladies-one, in particular-is far more than he bargained for. A story that is partially about the loss and cruelty of war, set in a bygone era, on the Carnton Plantation, which really exists, in Franklin, Tennessee. Kowtowing to a bunch of "crinolines" isn't his idea of soldiering. As he heals, Jake is ordered to assist with a local Women's Relief Society auction. When doctors deliver their diagnosis, Jake fears losing not only his greatest skill but his very identity. But can Aletta trust this man?Ĭaptain Jake Winston, a revered Confederate sharpshooter, suffered a head wound at the Battle of Chickamauga. ![]() Then a chance meeting with a wounded soldier offers another opportunity-and friendship. With the bank threatening to evict them, she discovers an advertisement for the Women's Relief Society auction and applies for a position-only to discover it's been filled. ![]() Recently widowed, Aletta Prescott struggles to hold life together for herself and her six-year-old son. ![]() "This tender love story between two wounded people whom God brings together for healing is a book readers will enjoy anytime-but especially at Christmas!" - Francine Rivers, New York Times bestselling author of Redeeming Love and A Voice in the WindĪmid war and the fading dream of the Confederacy, a wounded soldier and a destitute widow discover the true meaning of Christmas-and sacrificial love. ![]()
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Wish upon a star olivia goldsmith5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The author of The First Wives Club and Bestseller always serves up believable characters in slightly outlandish situations in a mixture that makes highly entertaining reading.”-People “What a great feeling to fall into the capable hands of Olivia Goldsmith. Praise for Olivia Goldsmith and her bestselling novels The streets may not be paved with gold, but they are rich with opportunity.īut happily-ever-after isn’t easy, even in fairytales-especially when a very strait-laced Englishman seems determined to block your efforts at every turn. Finally, she can revel in all the delights London has to offer a girl with a fresh spring in her step. One day, out of the blue, Michael offers her a trip to London, all expenses paid, and Claire’s fortunes take an extraordinary about-turn.Ĭrossing the Atlantic, a whole new world opens up for Claire. An “enchanting” novel of an American woman crossing the pond-and getting more than she bargained for-from the New York Times bestselling author (Daily Mail).Ĭlaire takes the ferry into Manhattan every day, wishing that life could be as magical as it is in the novels she reads, and hoping she’ll catch a glimpse of sexy lawyer Michael at work. ![]()
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Hunter's moon meg cabot5/11/2023 ![]() She is probably most well known for writing “The Princess Diaries” which was made into a movie starring Anne Hathaway. She writes historical romance, young adult fiction, and contemporary fiction. She is a diverse writer who has gained success in several genres. Since then she has published almost 44 works of fiction. Seven years and a bagful of rejection letters later, her first novel was published in 1998, after almost throwing in the towel. ![]() ![]() When she moved to New York City, she landed a job as a freshman dorm assistant manager, which gave her plenty of free time to write. She ended up pursuing neither and graduating with a fine arts degree. She dreamed of being a vet or an actress. Meg had never planned on becoming a novelist. She also lived in Grenoble, France and Carmel, California (the setting for her bestselling Mediator series) before moving to New York City after graduating with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Indiana University. ![]() Meg Cabot was born on 1 February 1967 in Bloomington, Indiana, USA, daughter of Barbara and C. ![]()
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Hilda stone forest5/11/2023 ![]() He has fast become one of the leading talents of the United Kingdom and United States comics scene, garnering rave reviews from the "New York Times "and the "School Library Journal." He was the winner of the Young People's Comic category at the British Comic Award in 2012, and he has been nominated for the Eisner Award's Best Publication for Kids and Best Writer/Artist in 2013. as a troll? Buckle your seatbelts for a crazy body-swapping adventure!Luke Pearson is the artist and writer of the Hilda series of graphic novels. And to make matters even more difficult, Hilda has to do so. Furious with each other, the bickering pair find themselves lost in the land of the trolls, forced to embark on a dangerous journey to make their way home. ![]() Hilda may be grounded, but that won t stop her from heading off on another daring adventure! But everything is thrown off course when her mother catches her and is dragged along for the ride. ![]()
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The widow of pale harbor by hester fox5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() Then there are some macabre displays put up around town, full of voodoo dolls, animal carcasses, etc. An angsty widower moves from Massachusetts to Maine in order to start a Transcendentalist church, but bumps up against a population of superstitious, close-minded people too busy gossiping about a rich local widow who is, clearly, a witch. The premise of the book is promising, I suppose. I also think that if an actual romance novelist had written The Widow of Pale Harbor, things would have gone much smoother. While perusing critical reviews for this book on Goodreads, I saw numerous complaints that though the book is marketed as a Gothic historical in the style of Poe, it’s really more of a “trashy romance.” While I disagree with the term “trashy romance” categorically, I do agree that Hester Fox cannot write a love story to save her life. Put another way, I did not like this book. Unfortunately, my list of words is more like: insipid, inane, overwritten, clumsy, overwrought, and silly. ![]() ![]() These are all words that, if you asked Hester Fox probably, are meant to describe The Widow of Pale Harbor. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() In Essence and Alchemy, which has been published in fourteen foreign editions, Aftel teaches the art of making natural perfumes, complete with recipes. No one knows this better than artisan natural perfumer Mandy Aftel, who has spent nearly thirty years immersed in the world of scent, culling the most beautiful natural essences from all over the world and using them to create exquisite fragrances. Yet in many ways perfumery, with its lush history and creative and sensual possibilities, is a lost art. "For centuries, people have taken an instinctive pleasure in rubbing scents into their skin and using them to pray, to heal, and to make love. Revised 2022 Edition of Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume by Mandy Aftel. ![]()
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Innocent traitor alison5/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() With the premature passing of Jane’ s adolescent cousin, and Henry’s successor, King Edward VI, comes a struggle for supremacy fueled by political machinations and lethal religious fervor. The child of a scheming father and a ruthless mother, for whom she is merely a pawn in a dynastic game with the highest stakes, Jane Grey was born during the harrowingly turbulent period between Anne Boleyn’s beheading and the demise of Jane’s infamous great-uncle, King Henry VIII. It is the story of Lady Jane Grey–“the Nine Days’ Queen”-a fifteen-year-old girl who unwittingly finds herself at the center of the religious and civil unrest that nearly toppled the fabled House of Tudor during the sixteenth century. ![]() Historical expertise marries page-turning fiction in Alison Weir’s enthralling debut novel, breathing new life into one of the most significant and tumultuous periods of the English monarchy. I am to die when I have hardly begun to live. historical fiction game.”- The Independent Weir shows skill at plotting and maintaining tension, and she is clearly going to be a major player in the. ![]()
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Sasha peyton smith the witch hunt5/10/2023 ![]() Once she and her classmates Maxine and Lena reach the vibrant streets of France, Frances learns that the spell she used to speak to her dead brother has had terrible consequences-the veil between the living and the dead has been torn by her recklessness, and a group of magicians are using the rift for their own gain at a horrifying cost. When an opportunity to visit Paris arises, Frances jumps at the chance to go, longing for adventure and seeking answers about her power. But one thing nags: her magic has begun to act strangely. ![]() Druon and the witches of Haxahaven, Frances has built a quiet, safe life for herself, teaching young witches and tending the garden within the walls of Haxahaven Academy. Months after the devastating battle between the Sons of St. The lush and pulse-pounding sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Witch Haven "sparkles with magic" ( Kirkus Reviews) as it follows Frances and her fellow witches to the streets of Paris where family secrets, lost loves, and dangerous powers await. Deluxe edition with special embellishments on first printing only! ![]() |