![]() ![]() But late-night carriage rides make for delicious danger…and soon Adelaide is uncovering Clayborn’s truths, throwing his well-laid plans into chaos…and threatening to steal his heavily guarded heart. When the two find themselves on a breakneck journey across Britain to stop a wedding, it’s impossible for Clayborn to resist this woman who both frustrates and fascinates him. ![]() ![]() ![]() He has no time for the salacious gossip that arises every time the Matchbreaker ends another groom. His own reputation is impeccable-and the last thing he needs is a frustrating, fascinating woman discovering the truth of his past, or the secrets he holds close. Henry, Duke of Clayborn, has spent a lifetime living in perfection. Raised among London’s most notorious criminals, a twist of fate landed Adelaide Frampton in the bright ballrooms of Mayfair, where she masquerades as a quiet wallflower-so plain and unassuming that no one realizes she’s the Matchbreaker…using her superior skills as a thief to help brides avoid the altar. New York Times bestselling author Sarah MacLean follows her highly acclaimed Bombshell with Heartbreaker, featuring a fierce, fearless heroine on a mission to steal a duke’s secrets…and his heart. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Nathan is treated like less than all those around him, with even his half sister hating the idea of even touching him. Nathan is a Half Code, in a world where White Witches are in the position of power, whilst Blacks are hunted down and killed. You are going to be getting a very dark and, at times, depressing read. ![]() ![]() It isn't a magical adventure though, don't go into this book expecting Harry Potter. The summary of this books makes you think this will be a book filled with fantasy and magic. I loved Sally Green's unique writing style, and how she switched between second and third person. This is a book that is set in our world, but witches live amongst us - but, of course, us mere mortals are totally oblivious to the fact they exist. I read Half Bad for the first time early last year and I instantly fell in love with the series. But how can Nathan find his father when there is no one safe to trust, not even family, not even the girl he loves? Nathan's only hope for survival is to escape his captors, track down Marcus, and receive the three gifts that will bring him into his own magical powers-before it's too late. In a modern-day England where two warring factions of witches live amongst humans, Nathan is an abomination, the illegitimate son of the world's most terrifying and violent witch, Marcus. Sixteen-year-old Nathan lives in a cage: beaten, shackled, trained to kill. Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers ![]() ![]() ![]() And now? Now I can’t wait to see how that will develop in the next two books in this trilogy. As more of Sera’s history was revealed, her relationship with Zen became less and less irritating and more and more developed. But then… but then it really started to develop. ![]() And for the majority of this novel, that was kind of how I felt about that main relationship. I do tend to find that star-crossed lovers can get a bit of an overbearing trope. Which is why I gave it one less star than I probably would have otherwise given it. And just how quickly.Īlright, so this is a bit of a teeny little romance. I actually couldn’t believe how much this pulled me in. And then I needed a book with a title starting with a U for a reading challenge… and wow. It was always a book that I’ll get to at some point. But honestly, that was the extent of my thought process. I’ve had this book sitting on my shelf for quite a while. ![]() ![]() ![]() He had to write chapters every week that the newspapers would publish. The Count was originally serialized (like many of Charles Dickens's stories), and that's why there are so many plot twists and turns, so many cliffhangers. Written around 1844, The Count of Monte Cristo is one of Alexandre Dumas's most famous and beloved novels and was a huge bestseller back in its day. Dantès spends fourteen years in Chateau d'If (a hardcore prison) for a crime he has not committed, and then he spends many years after that seeking revenge on these three dudes. This novel is about a sailor named Edmond Dantès (think the Dread Pirate Roberts from The Princess Bride) who is betrayed by three men, two of whom are jealous of his fiancée and of his success. The Count comes with secret islands, dashing adventure-seekers, fistfuls of poison, serious disguises, Italian bandits, intricate prison escape strategies, Romeo-and-Juliet-like love scenes, and more. The Count of Monte Cristo is the gift that keeps on giving – there are surprises on every page. ![]() ![]() ![]() Drawing on a wide array of sources, Perry uses "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as a window on the powerful ways African Americans have used music and culture to organize, mourn, challenge, and celebrate for more than a century. In this rich, poignant, and readable work, Imani Perry tells the story of the Black National Anthem as it traveled from South to North, from civil rights to black power, and from countless family reunions to Carnegie Hall and the Oval Office. Since the song's creation, it has been adopted by the NAACP and performed by countless artists in times of both crisis and celebration, cementing its place in African American life up through the present day. With lyrics penned by James Weldon Johnson and music composed by his brother Rosamond, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was embraced almost immediately as an anthem that captured the story and the aspirations of black Americans. ![]() ![]() May We Forever Stand tells an essential part of that story. The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history. ![]() ![]() Lisa Yee, author of the DC Super Hero Girls. This stellar team has created a gorgeous and entrancing world like no other - Noelle Stevenson, New York Times bestselling author of NimonaĮpic action, adventure, and mystery will draw you in, but the heartfelt characters and their seemingly impossible journey will keep you turning the pages. When these three kids are forced to team up on an epic quest, it will take not one, not two, but 5 WORLDS to contain all the magic and adventureĪ magical journey, as fun as it is beautiful - Kazu Kibuishi, #1 New York Times bestselling creator of AMULETīang-zoom. Palacio, 1 New York Times bestselling author of WONDER, hails this adventure series as Mind-blowingly beautiful. Jax Amboy is the star athlete who is beloved by an entire galaxy, but what good is that when he has no real friends An Tzu, a boy from the poorest slums, has a surprising gift and a knack for getting out of sticky situations. Oona Lee, the clumsiest student at the Sand Dancer Academy, is a fighter with a destiny bigger than she could ever imagine. When war erupts, three unlikely heroes will discover theres more to themselves-and more to their worlds-than meets the eye. ![]() ![]() The Five Worlds are on the brink of extinction unless five ancient and mysterious beacons are lit. ![]() Think Star Wars meets Avatar: The Last Airbender ![]() Palacio, #1 New York Times bestselling author of WONDER, hails this adventure series as Mind-blowingly beautiful. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This volume also contains the 'Letter from a Young Worker', a striking polemic against Christianity written too in letter form. Over the course of six years, Maria Rilke wrote a series of letters to a young officer cadet, advising him on writing, love, suffering and the nature of advice itself these profound and lyrical letters have since become hugely influential for writers and artists of all kinds. In the mythical poem, Kings in Legends, this concrete element in the art of Rilke has found perhaps its supreme expression. Beautifully designed and printed, these collectible editions are bound in colourful, tactile cloth and stamped with foil. Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith.Ĭelebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. ![]() ![]() ![]() Wilkerson offers superb descriptions of Covey’s homeland, from the tension between those who speak patois and those who believe in the superiority of standard English, to sensual descriptions of food, surfing, and coastal terrain. At first shocked by the revelations, Byron and Benny reconcile, and their mother’s instructions to share a black cake she’d left in the freezer “when the time is right” take on great poignancy. Covey runs from the scene and, knowing she will be suspected of murder, swims away from the island. ![]() At the wedding, Little Man drops dead, poisoned. ![]() Eleanor is in fact Coventina “Covey” Lyncook, who was married off to a gangster named Little Man in 1965 by her debt-ridden father. They knew their mother as a stern presence and an accomplished swimmer from somewhere in the Caribbean (who was also known to bake a rum and port soaked “black cake” from an old family recipe), but neither is prepared for what they learn from the recording. The siblings have made for uneasy company with each other since a rift grew between them-Byron, the oldest, is laser-focused on his career, while his sister Benny is drifting. After septuagenarian Eleanor Bennett dies, her lawyer plays a lengthy message she has recorded for her children Byron and Benny. Wilkerson debuts with a shining family saga that stretches from the 1960s Caribbean to present-day Southern California. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This variant and dreamy confection of Greek mythology and romance achieves, thanks to Xanthe's first-person account, a great deal of intimacy. Xanthe becomes involved with the son of the king of Phylos, but the gods decide she should return to Ithaca while there's still hope that her father will return and peace may prevail. With her father Odysseus gone for twenty years, Xanthe barricades herself in her royal chambers to escape the rapacious suitors who would abduct her to gain the throne. There, Xanthe learns the mysteries of Bronze Age womanhood and witnesses an attempt on Helen's life, possibly made by her own daughter, the bitter Hermione. The award-winning author of The Four Seasons retells The Odyssey from the point of view of Odysseus and Penelope's daughter. See all books authored by Laurel Corona, including The Four Seasons: A Novel of Vivaldis Venice, and Penelopes Daughter, and more on. ![]() As a precaution, her mother fakes Xanthe's death and sends her to Sparta, where her cousin, the fabled Helen of Troy, can better protect her. With Penelope's legendary husband missing for more than 20 years, Xanthe must come of age sheltered from those who would usurp the kingdom, force her and her mother into marriage, and kill her brother, the heir to the kingdom. The Iliad, The Odyssey, and other Greek myths inform and enrich Corona's (The Four Seasons) fanciful first-millennium tapestry of Xanthe, the daughter of Odysseus, king of the Cephallenians, born on the island of Ithaca to Penelope after Odysseus embarked on his mystical journey. ![]() ![]() ![]() His revolution would not change my fate in any fundamental way under any circumstances, as long as I lived I would still have to make my own way. For Naranjo, and others like him, “the people” seemed to be composed exclusively of men we women should contribute to the struggle but were excluded from decision-making and power. I realized that our problems were not related in any way to the fortunes of the guerillas even if he achieved his dream, there would be no equality for me. ![]() Huberto had thought that way since he could think at all it was not likely that the Revolution was going to change those attitudes. In his eyes, I would never be independent. Even then he was an ingrained macho, able to direct his destiny in contrast, he believed that because I had been born a girl I was at a disadvantage, I should accept my limitations and entrust myself to others’ care. “I thought of the long-ago afternoon when we first met, a boy and a girl in a crowded plaza. ![]() |