![]() ![]() That if two people are meant to be, they'll find their way back to each other. They say only the strongest love can survive an apocalypse. ![]() I never thought I'd see Memphis Payne again after I broke his heart, but the stars had other plans.īecause here he is.needing me to clean up his mess this time. He was my earth.always keeping me grounded.Īnd I was his sky.always just out of his reach. I was the small-town girl battling her demons. He was the gifted guitarist destined for big things. I was the troubled girl with scars and a bleeding heart. He was the mysterious dark knight always swooping in to save me when I needed it most. The world thought I belonged to another man. Published by Self-Published on January 19, 2023įrom USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Ashley Jade comes a gritty, off-limits standalone romance about mistakes, choices, and love conquering all. The Choice Series: Star-Crossed Lovers Duet #1 This book may be unsuitable for people under 18 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence. ![]()
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![]() Mexico Beach is a natural habitat for several bird and animal species, including loggerhead turtles, hawksbills, pelicans, egrets, bald eagles, herons, and more. This coastal community is known for its serenity and small-town charm. Mexico Beach lies 20 miles east of Panama City on the Undiscovered Gulf Coast. There is horseback riding on the beach, stargazing, and sailing to do, as well as day trips to Frank Pate Park. Climbing to the top, visitors will experience panoramic views of the landscape around the lighthouse. ![]() Joe’s main attractions is the Cape San Blas Lighthouse which houses a gift shop. It offers a historic downtown area, magnificent beaches, and rustic beach shacks that serve the freshest seafood. Today, the town is prospering, even after one of its largest businesses, a huge paper mill, closed down in 1999. Joe sprung up in 1909 when the railroad returned. More destruction followed in the form of two hurricanes which left the town nearly desolate. Those who survived the tragedies left, and by 1842, only around 500 people were left. A massive fire in 1841 and several yellow fever epidemics wiped out much of the population. In 1837 it was the largest settlement in Florida, thriving deepwater seaport and railroad. ![]() This inviting place lies along the Emerald Coast within the Florida Panhandle and has less than 3,400 permanent residents. Joe has a white-sand dune beach and clear water, perfect for snorkeling. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Germans, including Hitler, never could settle on a way to deal with the British beyond the bombing campaign. The book gives us a look at Goebbels (the Vile), through his diary, showing him to be both perplexed and outraged by Churchill’s refusal to enter into peace talks with Germany. As Britain stood alone against the onslaught it appeared very likely that the Germans would attempt an invasion, and that potential added to the immense burden on Churchill. We get to see the devastation of the German air blitz on Britain and London, and how Churchill both coped with, and offered inspiration, in the face of continuing bad news. There is no question that Churchill is still revered today, but I do believe that how close Britain was to defeat, as the country stood alone against what appeared to be an unbeatable German military colossus, tends to be forgotten as the years go by. ![]() Larson gives us a look at not just the military, but some of the personal, with some of the Churchill family “issues” covered fairly. Could another WWII book bring anything new or interesting? Larson does both with this look at the first year of Churchill’s premiership, showing us in great detail how close to victory Hitler had come, and how the steely resolve of Churchill held things together in the face of unrelenting bad news, and a fierce German bombing campaign against Britain. ![]() What an outstanding book Erik Larson has delivered. The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Though asked only to catalogue the items, Benni becomes fascinated by the potential murder charge against Maple Sullivan, Garvey's widow. Just as Benni doesn't think she can keep one more plate spinning in her busy life, two crises crop up: first, Del starts deliberately going after Gabe and lets Benni know it second, Benni is asked to inventory four trunks full of materials possibly related to the decades-old bludgeoning death of wealthy Garvey Sullivan. In the California coastal town of San Celina, there are weddings and wished-for weddings, plus the threatened demise of Benni's two-year marriage to police chief Gabe Ortiz, brought about by the appearance of Gabe's former female partner, Del Hernandez. In a story sewn together as tightly as a traditional quilt, Agatha Award winner Fowler delivers superior cozy entertainment in her ninth Benni Harper mystery (after 2001's Arkansas Traveler). ![]() ![]() ![]() He is an Upperclassman thanks to who wife.the daughter of a very famous lawyer. Victor Vale is a police office, a detective actually. People take pictures with their eyes and run data searches with a simple thought. The citizens all have computer chips in their brain and can have access to any information they want simply by thinking about it. ![]() The book opens in a dystopian world where Upperclassman and beggars are separated not only by their jobs but in the areas they live. As he searches for answers, Victor slowly begins to unravel hidden truths about society, and even uncovers an astonishing secret from his own past. ![]() When he is assigned a case to go undercover and expose a community of illegal creators, Victor finds himself compelled to write, and for the first time, begins questioning the world around him. In a society where all citizens have computerized chips in their brains and insert needles into their veins to enter a virtual reality, Victor Vale is an officer of the law with great ambitions. ![]() ![]() The first novel was an action-packed trip into the personal hell of Tom Mandel. ![]() ![]() Will Castle’s plan succeed or will they go down in flames and die trying? As Castle implements this plan to assassinate Derek, Tom must go on an urgent side mission, which has a lot of personal meaning for him. Working with Eve’s forces from Castle, Tom Mandel is part of a motley resistance group of people working to bring down Adam once and for all. Working behind the scenes of the government, he’s trying to take complete control over Unity’s people and the cyberspace they inhabit. It’s been six months since the events of “Time Heist” and the resistance group Castle has marshaled its forces in an attempt to take down Adam, hiding inside the body of Derek Hamilton, the President of Unity’s government. Book Title: Mind Breach – Firstborn Saga, Book 2Īvailable on: Amazon as an eBook and as a paperback ![]() ![]() Their astounding conclusion: it is possible not only to slow global warming, but also actually reverse it by 2050. Over the course of five years of rigorous scientific research, they identified and modeled the 100 most substantive, already existing solutions for addressing global warming. Project Drawdown is a coalition of more than 200 researchers and other experts from 22 countries led by author, environmentalist, and entrepreneur Paul Hawken. ![]() A 2-hour interactive workshop that offered the opportunity to reflect on how we’ve been relating to global warming and connect with others in our community to discover new possibilities for addressing climate change. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “The idea that they are now going to take a vow of silence after all the damage they have done, even if it was true, which I very much doubt, will do nothing to assuage the anger and disgust some of her friends feel about what they did to the queen in her final years.”Īlthough the palace refused to comment at the time, and her death certificate simply cited “old age,” her friend Gyles Brandreth subsequently reported that the queen had been suffering from bone marrow cancer at the time of her death. For Harry to announce he was writing a memoir when his grandmother was not just recently widowed but actually dying herself, as he must have known she was-well, the cruelty of it takes the breath away. Instead they produced this unending stream of incredibly hurtful films and interviews attacking her life’s work. “That was the time for Harry and Meghan to bite their tongue. ![]() ![]() It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place sought after as it is feared. ![]() She writes:īelonging so fully to yourself that you’re willing to stand alone is a wilderness – an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. Throughout the book, Brené uses the image of the wilderness as a backdrop for her research on what it means to feel true belonging. And as it turns out, being in nature is actually really good for your health. ![]() We only stay in the mountains for a couple of days, but I always look forward to the trip as a peaceful retrieve from the noise and frenzy of the city. Is it terrible to admit that what immediately attracted me to Brené Brown’s new book “ Braving the Wilderness” – other than the fact that it’s written by Brené – is the front cover? The backdrop of a beautiful, mountainous forest reminds me of my annual leaf-peeping trip to New Hampshire. ![]() ![]() ![]() I explicitly referenced “The Great God Pan” in my novel The Ignored. Much of his fiction involves the existence of evil ancient beings, or terrible realities beyond the world in which we live, and that sensibility seeped even further into my own work. I never encountered a bona fide Arthur Machen collection, but each time I happened upon a story with his name attached, I was inevitably impressed, blown away by the epic scope of his vision, enthralled by his unbridled imagination. Periodically, I would stumble upon a piece that was new to me, and such a discovery was always exciting. Here and there, in old anthologies picked up at used bookstores or library book sales, I would come across a random story, usually one I had already read (more often than not “The Great God Pan”). Introducing the 3rd volume of “Little Books” Series IV - Past Masters of Horror and Dark Fantasy.įrom Bentley Little’s Introduction: “I read everything by Machen I could get my hands on, although for a long time that was not much. ![]() |