“The Do-Over is a shining example of the brilliance of Georgia Beers as a contemporary romance author.”-Rainbow Reflections “You can count on Beers to give you a quality well-paced book each and every time.”-The Romantic Reader Blog Ones Dana hasn’t been planning on and isn’t at all sure she likes. Dana captures Sophie’s attention in ways Sophie never expected and isn’t ready for, but after so many years of being told what to do, Sophie’s ready to shake things up with some ideas of her own. Dana is gorgeous, sophisticated, and ready to do her job keeping Sophie’s career on track and making the record company money. But when Ray has a heart attack, Sophie is left without the only real father figure she’s ever known and questioning everything she believes about what’s important to her.Įnter Dana Landon, the new manager sent by Sophie’s record company. With her career (and life) directed by her manager, Ray, she hasn’t had to worry about a thing for more than a decade…not where she goes, not what she sings, not who she is. Since she was fourteen, singer Sophie James has been an international superstar.
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John Kennedy Toole was born in New Orleans in 1937 and died in 1969. Adulation for Toole's comic epic remains as intense today as thirty-five years ago. The genius of A Confederacy of Dunces is reaffirmed as successive generations embrace this extravagant satire. Reilly, whom Walker Percy dubbed "slob extraordinaire, a mad Oliver Hardy, a fat Don Quixote, a perverse Thomas Aquinas rolled into one." Set in New Orleans with a wild cast of characters including Ignatius and his mother Miss Trixie, the octogenarian assistant accountant at Levi Pants inept, wan Patrolman Mancuso Darlene, the Bourbon Street stripper with a penchant for poultry and Jones, the jivecat in space-age dark glasses, the novel serves as an outlandish but believable tribute to a city defined by its parade of eccentric denizens. The 35th anniversary edition of A Confederacy of Dunces celebrates Toole's novel as well as one of the most memorable protagonists in American literature, Ignatius J. This literary underdog and comic masterpiece has sold more than two million copies in twenty-three languages. Though the manuscript was rejected by many publishers during Toole's lifetime, his mother successfully published the book years after her son's suicide, and it won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. After more than three decades, the peerless wit and indulgent absurdity of A Confederacy of Dunces continues to attract new readers. He then went to Washington, D.C., where he practiced trial and corporate law for nine years. He then graduated from the University of Virginia with a law degree. He later attended college at Virginia Commonwealth University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in political science. He would write stories as a child but later went into law, graduating from Henrico High School. David Baldacci was born and grew up in Richmond, Virginia in 1960. He is also a contributing editor for Parade Magazine. In addition to being a bestseller, Baldacci entered into the International Crime Writing Hall of Fame in 2011. Baldacci’s novels deal with scandals and compromising situations, cover ups and pursuits, romance and the search for the truth. His books have been translated into over forty-five languages and his books are sold worldwide in eighty-eight countries. He has sold over a 100 million copies worldwide in print of his novels and over 3 million ebooks. David Baldacci is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and popular writer of twenty-six novels as well as three children’s books. Some of his manga have been based on his life and its events for example his grandfather was a real life Yakuza and his father used to be a pig farmer with a spider tattoo on his back. Hino has claimed that he was nearly killed en route to Japan by his fellow townspeople during the evacuation from China. His family had no choice but to escape to Japan before being lynched by Chinese civilians, so his town gathered up everybody and started to make their move to the remaining internationally governed harbours. Hideshi Hino was born in China to Japanese immigrant workers in Manchuria just when Japan surrendered at the end of Second Sino-Japanese War and the vengeful anti-Japanese movement in China was taking place. He also wrote and directed two of the Guineapig horror movies which were based on his manga: Flower of Flesh and Blood, which he also starred in, and Mermaid in a Manhole. His comics include Hell Baby, Hino Horrors, and Panorama of Hell. Hideshi Hino is a manga artist who specializes in horror stories. Goodreads Librari.: Confused & intimidated on how to Combine Titles The following are the books and approximate time frame in the Jack Ryan Universe Ten of the novels, including The Teeth of the Tiger (Berkley, 2004), feature the character Jack Ryan, former stock broker and CIA employee.Ĭlancy’s non-fiction works include a series of guided tours of America’s warfighting assets, Submarine, Armored Cav, Fighter Wing, Marine, and Airborne. He wrote more than a dozen novels, which have a blend of realism and authenticity, intricate plotting, and razor-sharp suspense. As a Maryland insurance broker with a passion for naval history, his dream of writing a novel came true with his first effort, The Hunt for Red October (1984). The following are the books and approximate time frame in the Jack Ryan Universe Witho Tom Clancy was an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College. Clancy’s non-fiction works include a series of guided tours of America’s warfighting assets, Submarine, Armored Cav, Fighter Wing, Marine, and Airborne. Ten of the novels, including The Teeth of the Tiger (Berkley, 2004), feature the character Jack Ryan, former stock broker and CIA employee. Tom Clancy was an English major at Baltimore’s Loyola College. The two-lane blacktop is a dark snake slithering through the moon-washed paleness of the Utah wastelands. Something went very, very wrong in those laboratories he's trying to get away before anyone figures out what, and cover his own tracks in the process.Ĭheck out the exclusive excerpt, along with an animated book cover reveal, below you can pre-order Devoted on Amazon now. Desperate and vicious, Shacket is fleeing Utah with a million dollars cash, after blowing up a research facility owned by his company, Refine. Next up is Devoted, "an epic thriller about a golden retriever, a boy named Woody, his mother Megan, and their extended family as they confront a terrifying threat to all humanity." It won't hit shelves and Kindles until next March, but good news: we've got an exclusive excerpt to share, which introduces the story's antagonist, Lee Shacket. And now, at 74, he's embarking on a new publishing venture: a multi-book deal with Amazon Publishing imprint Thomas & Mercer, as well as a new collection of six short thrillers, Nameless, out this week from Amazon Publishing imprint Amazon Original Stories. Fourteen of his novels have topped the New York Times best-seller list. Few names in modern publishing are as widely recognized as Dean Koontz, whose novels have sold over 500 million copies to date in 38 languages. He also washed his clothes daily (with his feet) while taking his shower. He began optimizing his life by systematically rethinking and reorganizing his routines, like keeping a popcorn popper and an electric percolator connected to a timer on the bedroom windowsill, so he could awaken to the aromas of coffee and popcorn, his new standard breakfast menu. In fact, his behavior could only be described as bizarre. Macon Leary’s wife had left him after the death of their only son, and Macon wasn’t coping very well. One day while browsing in my neighborhood bookstore, I found a $2.50 pre-read paperback copy and decided to see what all the fuss was about. The movie The Accidental Tourist had come and gone, and I’d never seen it. I discovered the novelist Anne Tyler in the early 1990s. This story is about a girl (Mackenzie) whose friend just got cheated on and now they are out for revenge – said revenge involves destroying her ex-boyfriend’s room. I kind of wanted that to be true but as I read more in the series I was so happy my theory was wrong. Each chapter is a slightly different location at the party, so as I read and saw the hints to other characters who could be the protagonists for the rest of the series, I thought the whole series will be small vignettes of what else happened at this party. This novella primarily happens during a party. I can’t say these novellas are the best books I’ve read this year – certainly not the worst – but they have inspired me to get back to my own personal writing which is a plus. These novellas are simple YA Romance romps that hit all the cliches, but that’s what I was wanting, nice simple sweet fluff and a quick read. Preamble for this review: “Truth or Dare” is Madeleine Labitan’s first published novella and each subsequent story improves. So I went looking on my Kindle for something simple and sweet and Kindle Unlimited recommended me the first novella in Madeleine Labitan’s Bayfield High series “Truth or Dare.” I’ve only used it as a speaker for my Audible and Spotify – and sometimes as an alarm – so this discovery blew my mind. I recently discovered that my Amazon Echo can read my Kindle novellas. European beauty standards, colorism, and all of the ‘ism’s tied to women factor into how Black women’s hair is a high and popular point of contention and criticism - especially within our respective communities. This was done with Rihanna when she rocked half-done braids and now again with Biles. There seems to be a common theme of negatively expounding on Black women’s features. Instead, on Beyonce‘s internet humanity is making yet another case as to why Queen Bey does not engage with the masses. The main focus should be on how glowing her skin was or the fact that she married the love of her life. Many have been hellbent on the texture and styling of her tresses - making unnecessary space for texturism. This isn’t the first time the four-time Olympic gold medalist gymnast has been in the pop culture “news” about her hair. And the creatures that walk the realm of death don't take kindly to the living.Īngelica, the stubborn elementalist of House Mardova, finds herself alone in Vaega. All she knows is that no mortal can survive for long in Mortri. But she still cannot help the wayward spirits trapped in Vaega, nor does she have any idea how to get herself and her friend Jas home. Risha, the peace-loving necromancer of House Vakara, has finally found her way to Mortri, the realm of death. The dangerous and unpredictable god of light has traveled with them, and he will do anything in his power to destroy Noctus once and for all. Taesia, the shadow-wielding rebel of House Lastrider, and Nikolas, the solider son of House Cyr, have been cast into Noctus, the realm of night. The second book in Tara Sim's sweeping dark fantasy series, in which the four heirs to four noble houses-each gifted with a divine power-must defy their gods in a fight for the fate of the world.Ī cataclysmic battle to save the city of Nexus has left the four noble heirs scattered across the four realms. |