Flight of the raven by morgan l busse5/23/2023 ![]() If she slid to the edge of her own bed and reached out, she might be able to touch-ĭamien moved, kicking the covers away from his upper body, and faced her. The gap between their beds was only about a foot. She could almost see the outline of his body from the dim light streaming in from beneath the shutter. She clutched the covers beneath her chin. She hadn’t dreamwalked since the night she’d chosen to let Damien live, and the memory of his luminous soul had faded in her mind as she was thrust into this new life.īut now it all came back, and with it the craving hunger inside of her to have it. Her mouth went dry, and her heart began to beat again, so loud she could hear it inside her ears. There was one place full of peace and light, one place that might give her a reprieve from her previous nightmares. Her heart stopped and her middle tightened as she listened to Damien breathe. ![]() If only there was a way to diminish the images trapped inside her head. ![]() Part of her wanted to sit up and scream, another part wanted to curl up and cry. ![]() As she lay on her side, staring at the shadowy area where his back was, her body was almost ready to pass out from fatigue, but her mind would not allow it. ![]()
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John francis bongiovi sr5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() He founded The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation in 2006. He made his acting debut in 1990 with Young Guns II and since then has appeared in several more films and television series including Moonlight and Valentino, U-571, Pay It Forward, Sex and the City, Ally McBeal, Cry Wolf, The West Wing and New Year’s Eve.Īlong with this, Jon Bon Jovi has also been actively involved in charitable work. ![]() In addition to music, Jon Bon Jovi has also proven his abilities in the field of acting. Since then, Jon Bon Jovi has released total twelve albums with his band and two solo albums which have sold over 130 million copies worldwide, making them one of the best-selling music artists in the world. ![]() The bands next album 7800 Fahrenheit also received praise from fans and the band became an international act in late 1980’s with the release of their highly successful album, Slippery When Wet. Soon after the success of Runaway, Jon Bon Jovi formed a band called Bon Jovi which released its self-titled debut album in 1984. The song became pretty popular and Jon in gaining initial fame in his career. His professional singing career began in 1980 when he recorded his first single Runaway at his cousin’s studio. ![]() Jon Bon Jovi developed the interest in music during his childhood and knew in his early teens that he wanted to be a rock star. He was born on March 2, 1962, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to Carol Sharkey and John Francis Bongiovi, Sr. is an American actor, singer, and record producer, better known by his stage name Jon Bon Jovi. ![]() Hunting shadows by charles todd5/23/2023 ![]() ![]() In going over the details of the case, Rutledge is reminded of a dark episode he witnessed in the war. But for Rutledge, the facts still don’t add up, leaving him to question his own judgment. As the investigation widens, a clear suspect emerges. Nothing logically seems to connect them-except the killer. The victims are so different that there is no rhyme or reason to their deaths. Though the second crime had a witness, her description of the killer is so strange its unbelievable.ĭespite his experience, Inspector Ian Rutledge has few answers of his own. ![]() After another body is found, the baffled local constabulary turns to Scotland Yard. A dangerous case with ties leading back to the battlefields of World War I dredges up dark memories for Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge in Hunting Shadows, a gripping and atmospheric historical mystery set in 1920s England, from acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Charles Todd.Ī society wedding at Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire becomes a crime scene when a man is murdered. ![]() The gravity of us phil stamper5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() It’s a heroic story, and it ties itself up neatly at the end with a pretty little bow. The usual run of YA themes is also included, from heartbreak to overcoming failure, and from fractured families to the importance of platonic and romantic relationships. ![]() ![]() Packed inside the pages, alongside Cal’s story, is everything from commentary on an unreliable press, social media stardom (and influencers), queer rights, and key political issues. The Gravity of Us touches on a lot of topics in a relatively short stress of time. In Clear Lake, Cal is pulled away from everything he loves from Brooklyn, but unexpectedly brought closer to Leon, the son of another astronaut and the perfect love match for Cal. ![]() To review the book this way would be the best homage to Cal, the wonderful narrator Stamper has crafted, a social-media-savvy, budding seventeen year-old reporter from Brooklyn who suddenly finds himself transplanted to Clear Lake, Texas when his dad is picked as an astronaut candidate for NASA’s first mission to Mars. If I really wanted to do Phil Stamper’s debut YA novel The Gravity of Us justice, I’d pull out my phone and video myself live walking through the streets of New York City while I shared my thoughts with you. The Gravity of Us by Phil Stamper (bloomsbury 2020) ![]() Feverborn by karen marie moning5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Karen Marie Moning’s Feverborn continues Mac’s epic journey in Dublin as she tries to battle the powerful Sinsar Dubh that is trapped inside of her. Mac will come face to face with her most savage enemy yet: herself. Magical city with only a touch of normal. Possessing a touch of ancient magic, Dublin is now a treacherously Warriors divided among-and within-themselves. The ancient riddle of the Song of Making falls to a band of deadly Nowhere to be found, and the most powerful Unseelie prince in allĬreation determined to rule both Fae and Man. The challengesĪre many: The Keltar at war with nine immortals who’ve secretly ruledĭublin for eons, Mac and Jada hunted by the masses, the Seelie queen ![]() That burn hot and hunger for vengeance that runs deep. Ryodan and Jada-must contend with old wounds and new enemies, passions Haunting, dangerous melody that is the source of all life itself-canīut those who seek the mythic Song-Mac, Barrons, Worlds of Man and Faery, the very fabric of the universe was damaged and The immortal race of the Fae destroyed the ancient wall dividing the Lust, betrayal, forgiveness and the redemptive power of love. Hurtling us into a realm of labyrinthine intrigue andĬonsummate seduction, FEVERBORN is a riveting tale of ancient evil, Series, the stakes have never been higher and the chemistry has neverīeen hotter. Latest installment of the epic #1 New York Times bestselling Fever ![]() Wonder august book5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Summer DawsonĪuggie's other close friend at school. Eventually the two patch up their relationship and Jack does become a true, honest friend to Auggie. Jack is averse to the idea at first, but eventually does become Auggie's friend he appears to ruin this friendship, though, by insulting Auggie when he thinks that Auggie is not around to hear. Tushman asks to reach out and be friends with Auggie. ![]() Nate PullmanĪuggie's father, who has a special relationship with Auggie and wants to protect him, but recognizes that it is important that Auggie grow up and mature. Isabel PullmanĪuggie's mother, who loves Auggie deeply and truly wants the best for him, so much so that she can be overprotective. She is starting at a brand new high school at the beginning of the novel, and faces struggles to fit in and be defined by an attribute other than having a deformed little brother. Via PullmanĪuggie's older sister, Via, sometimes feels like the less important child in her family, since everyone often puts Auggie's needs first. ![]() The novel tells the story of Auggie going to a real school for the first time and growing up substantially over the course of his first year there. All Auggie wants is to feel normal, but he has had to get used to being stared at and avoided by others throughout his entire life. Auggie is a ten-year-old boy who was born with a facial deformity. ![]() Carl sagan pbs5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Data from NASA’s first Venus probe, Mariner 2 in 1962, confirmed Sagan’s theory. He argued Venus, covered with heavy clouds, was warmed by a “greenhouse effect” and had a surface temperature of about 900° fahrenheit. Sagan began consulting with NASA in the early 1960s as an expert on planetary sciences. The project would remain secret until it was revealed by a Sagan biographer in 1999. ![]() The Air Force would call off the project in 1959, convinced the public would not react well to such a show of force. The Air Force hoped the detonation would be visible from Earth – a visible demonstration of U.S. NASA hoped such a detonation might lead to more understanding about the geology of the moon. ![]() Dot Dead by Keith Raffel5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() No surprise then that Ian Michaels, the startup executive protagonist of his first novel, “Dot.Dead,” reappears in “Smasher,” battling to save the company from a hostile takeover, while simultaneously trying to save his prosecutor wife from a murderous stalker. “Don’t we have as much ambition, money and greed as Wall Street or Hollywood?” Why is it that crime thrillers are always set in New York or Los Angeles or Chicago, he asks, turning the question on me. “One of the things I don’t understand is why more novels or mystery/crime fiction is not set in the valley,” says Raffel, who recently published his second novel, “Smasher: A Silicon Valley Thriller” (Midnight Ink, $14.95). What more could an ex-tech exec who’s launched a career as a mystery writer want? ![]() We live in a place of big egos, ruthless competition and people who are used to getting their way. He doesn’t repeat the question three or four times with incredulity.īut the truth is that Raffel can’t walk down the street of his hometown without bumping into potential characters, spying possible scenes or overhearing precious bits of perfect dialogue. He doesn’t laugh, roll his eyes or ask me to leave the comfort of his Palo Alto living room. What makes Silicon Valley a good setting for a novel? ![]() No sooner does the question leave my lips than I realize just how dumb it is. ![]() In the Garden of Iden by Kage Baker5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In spare time (ha) reads: any old sea stories by Marryat, the Aubrey-Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brien, the Hornblower books, ANYTHING by Robert Louis Stevenson, Raymond Chandler, Thorne Smith, Herman Melville (except Pierre, or the Ambiguities, which stinks) Somerset Maugham, George MacDonald Frasier. Presently reengaged in the above-listed capacities for the LHC's triumphant reincarnation, AS YOU LIKE IT PRODUCTIONS.Ģ0 years of total immersion research in Elizabethan as well as other historical periods has paid off handsomely in a working knowledge of period speech and details. Prior occupations: graphic artist and mural painter, several lower clerical positions which could in no way be construed as a career, and (over a period of years for the Living History Centre) playwright, bit player, director, teacher of Elizabethan English for the stage, stage manager and educational program assistant coordinator. Family: 2 parents, 6 siblings, 4 nieces, 2 nephews. Rapier wit developed as defense mechanism to deflect rage of larger and more powerful children who took offense at abrasive, condescending and arrogant personality in a sickly eight-year-old. Spent 12 years in assorted navy blue uniforms obtaining a good parochial school education and numerous emotional scars. Born June 10, 1952, in Hollywood, California, and grew up there and in Pismo Beach, present home. ![]() Shards of Ice by R. Phoenix5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Overall, A great book, absolutely recommeded, but consider the warning tags before reading. Also, I didn't loved the ending, mostly because I would like so much more dificulties than they actually had t, but that would be only me, who loves angst, I guess other readers will have a good time. At the beginning it took me a while to get fully interested on the story, but once it got my attention, I found it hard to stop reading. I did had things few things I didn't liked. He had me rereading what he said and thinking about it frecuently. I loved everything about him, yet I cant really say I like him, but I guess I'm not supposed to. Tristan was also a nice character, maybe not as fascinating as Kai, but still very nice. It keep me wondering about the actions on the characters, particularly Kai, who was far from predictable. There so many time I wanted to just yell at him and I just love when a book makes me feel such strong emotions. There were the little details what made it so great for me. ![]() ![]() It keep me wondering about the actions on the characters, particularly Kai, who was far from predictable. In Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs are a collection of codex entries that provide background information on units, characters, and other events of the Halo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Shards of Ice: An M/M Retelling of 'The Snow Queen'. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. There were the little details what made it so great for me. Shards of Ice: An M/M Retelling of 'The Snow Queen' - Kindle edition by Phoenix, R. ![]() |