![]() ![]() Now she has decided that rather than just escape into other people’s books, she would actually quite like to create some of her own, in the hopes that people will enjoy reading them as much as she does writing them. ![]() She lives in rural Wales with her cat Constantine, and her wonderful partner sensibly lives four miles away in the next village. 1 Best 1700s Historical Fiction (Listopia)The second in the fascinating series about the lives of the beautiful Beth Cunningham, her family and friends.Britain moves ever closer to the 1745 rebellion and the impending attempt to restore the Stuarts to the British throne. ![]() Life hasn’t always been good, but it has rarely been boring. In her spare time she is still a voracious reader, and enjoys keeping fit and travelling the world. She has since had a variety of jobs, including telesales, teaching and gilding and is currently a transcriber, copy editor and proofreader. The book escape came in very useful there too.Īnd then she gave up trying to conform and resolved to spend the rest of her life living as she wanted to, not as others would like her to. After leaving university with a degree in English Language and Literature, she spent her twenties trying to be a sensible and responsible person, even going so far as to work for the Civil Service. Julia has been a voracious reader since childhood, using books to escape the miseries of a turbulent adolescence. ![]()
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![]() The fascination of the man from the Delhi underworld is that he represents everything Idha’s aunt prohibits, despises and fears. The secret is: it turns me on.« Idha has intense sexual experiences and takes drugs. Idha describes this partly disturbing and self-destructive relationship like this: »I’m beautiful, he’s ugly. When she meets a mysterious older man, whom she describes as a »wild animal in human clothing«, she discards all reservations and fears and starts an affair with him. The young woman – hungry for life, but unhappy, isolated and hemmed in by her aunt – longs to break the conventions of family and society and plunges into exciting, pulsating Delhi. 20-year-old college student Idha lives with her aunt in New Delhi her mother is dead, her father has moved to Singapore. Her first novel ✺ Bad Character« (2014) caused a stir and was short-listed for the prestigious Prix Médicis étranger. ![]() She worked as a journalist for various newspapers for 10 years. ![]() She started studying journalism at the University of New Delhi in 1997 and then obtained a master’s degree in psychology. Deepti Kapoor was born in 1980 in Moradabad, India and grew up in Mumbai, Bahrain and Dehradun. ![]() ![]() ![]() With all the fire and fury fans have come to expect from internationally bestselling author George R.R. The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for HBO's Game of Thrones. Set centuries before the events in A Song of Ice and Fire, FIRE AND BLOOD is the definitive history of the Targaryens in Westeros as told by Archmaester Gyldayn, chronicling the conquest that united the Seven Kingdoms under Targaryen rule through to the Dance of the Dragons: the Targaryen civil war that nearly ended their dynasty forever. The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice and Fire, the inspiration for H. ![]() ![]() He gave a well-received TEDxTalk that has over 300,000 views called "Understanding the Complexities of Gender", where he distilled the themes of the book into a few minutes of fun, energetic, and easily-digestible speech. A Guide to Gender opened as the #1 bestseller in gender on Amazon, and as a reflection of Sam's commitment to access as a core social justice value, he's gifted over 15,000 copies of the book for free. Sam is the author of A Guide to Gender, co-author of Unlocking the Magic of Facilitation, and has contributed chapters to, illustrated, and edited, several other books. ![]() In 2014, Sam designed an all-gender restroom sign that he gifted to the commons, which is now being implemented on three continents, is featured in the White House, and is becoming the standard for dozens of communities around the U.S. His versions of the Genderbread Person, a model for understanding and teaching gender and sexual diversity, have been translated into over a dozen languages. Killermann's work (that he uncopyrighted in 2013) has been downloaded by hundreds of millions of people around the world who utilize it to bolster their educational and advocacy efforts toward equity. ![]() ![]() ![]() It's obviously alarming-is there an unstable extremist tracking the loved ones of powerful politicians with deadly intent? But when the FBI is called in, there isn't much the feds can do. ![]() Surrounding the photos are texts of vicious political rants from a motley variety of radical groups. of the children of other influential Washington politicians, walking or standing outside their schools, each identified by name. Senator is monitoring her social media presence when she finds a picture of herself on a strange blog. ![]() politicians in the latest thriller by #1 New York Times- bestselling author John Sandford. Lucas Davenport investigates a vitriolic blog that seems to be targeting the children of U.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() To the long-suffering members of my family who remember being dragged through the Haunted Mansion ride countless times, it was no surprise that when I decided to write a book series, each book would be centered around my favorite subject: haunted houses. And there is no better emotion than fear to induce this reaction. ![]() As human beings, we thrive on the dopamine hit following an adrenaline rush. Apparently there is a science behind this desire to be scared. Judging from the countless books, movies, and small screen offerings currently available, I’m not alone. That alone is enough to give me the heebie-jeebies. Maybe it’s the knowledge of the number of people who’ve lived-and possibly died-in the house since it was built. There is just something about an old house that is inherently spooky. Just like in the ghost books I read, I knew that none of spooky characters or eerie effects were real even though I wished they were-all from the safety of my reading chair or the confines of the “Doom Buggy” of the ride. ![]() I’ve been obsessed with haunted houses ever since I can remember, and even before my first trip to Disney World at age eight when I insisted we visit the Haunted Mansion attraction at least twice each day. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If Ramsey fails, his blackmailer will ruin him. His whole life has been based on a lie why change now? Although it pains him to deceive the tantalizing Gabrielle, he's working toward an altogether different objective: unmasking the Scarlet Pimpernel. Ramsey Barnes would not say he is an honorable man. ![]() The man is not to be trusted - nor is Gabrielle's body when he's near. Accompanying her is the Earl of Sedgwick, a thief in his own right and an enticingly masculine presence. After being recruited by the Scarlet Pimpernel, the mysterious do-gooder spiriting aristocrats out of revolutionary France, Gabrielle crosses the Channel for the most daring mission of her life. In the intervening years, her skills have not gone unnoticed. Two morally compromised souls wage a battle of wits - and seduction - against the backdrop of the French Revolution in this slow-burn romance from best-selling author Shana Galen.Īfter her late husband leaves her in debt to some dangerous people, Lady Gabrielle McCullough is forced to become a thief. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Miss Pierson, I do believe you’ll make a beautiful bride.” Wes ran a hand over the gristle that covered his chin, racking his brain for just how to put this so she’d understand the situation, but not panic. □īelow is part of the scene where Wes proposes: I love marriage of convenience plots and know some of you do, too. And the way he’s going to do that is to temporarily marry her. Captain Wes Tucker happens to see the whole thing and decides to do what he can to keep her safe until she can get safely to her intended. So I thought I’d pass along this book that I had the pleasure of beta reading.īasically, Allison Pierson is on her way her meet her intended when her stagecoach leaves her stranded at a military fort. From time to time, I get asked if there’s a historical western romance I’d recommend. Since she said yes, I’m excited to pass along this really funny historical western romance with a surprising twist toward the end. For today’s Story Sample Sunday, I asked Rose Gordon if I could post a sample of her newest release, The Officer and the Bostoner. ![]() ![]() ![]() They knew this by at least 635 AD, many centuries before the phenomenon was observed in the West. Chinese astronomers were the first to observe that comet tails point away from the sun. The broomstick here is a metaphor for the tail and the broomhead the head of the comet. Later on, a distinction is made between beixing and huixing ( 彗星, "broom star"), that is, comets without, and with a tail respectively. Įarly records call comets beixing (or boxing: 孛星, "bushy star" or "sparkling star" according to Yeomans et al.). However, this may not be an actual sighting, but the result of later back calculation. ![]() The earliest confirmed Chinese comet observation is from 613 BC, but there is also a possible sighting of Halley's Comet in 1059 BC. They are far more complete than European observations. Report of the 240 BC apparition of Halley's Comet from the Shiji (史記)Īncient Chinese records of comet observations are the most extensive historical records in existence. ![]() ![]() ![]() Alastair Horne uses contemporary accounts from both sides to build up a picture of heroism, mistakes, even farce' ![]() ![]() He has a splendid gift for depicting individuals' Horne sorts out complicating issues with the greatest clarity. The Price of Glory is the essential book on the subject' ![]() 'Verdun was the bloodiest battle in history. It shows that Verdun is a key to understanding the First World War to the minds of those who waged it, the traditions that bound them and the world that gave them the opportunity. Alistair Horne's classic work, continuously in print for over fifty years, is a profoundly moving, sympathetic study of the battle and the men who fought there. Its aim was less to defeat the enemy than bleed him to death and a battleground whose once fertile terrain is even now a haunted wilderness. It was a battle in which at least 700,000 men fell, along a front of fifteen miles. The Price of Glory: Verdun 1916 is the second book of Alistair Horne's trilogy, which includes The Fall of Paris and To Lose a Battle and tells the story of the great crises of the rivalry between France and Germany. ![]() |