6/28/2023 0 Comments Bitter Springs by Laura Stone![]() ![]() ![]() His commitment to being an honest and upstanding man was really moving as well.īitter Springs is currently available for sale at the Interlude Press webstore, Amazon, All Romance and many other retailers. And as the story unfolds, watching Hank unfold, demonstrating how sweet he is, how much he needs and wants love…UGH. Pre-Order Bitter Springs Octo/ Laura Stone / 0 Comments You won’t get it in your hot little hands until December 3, but you’ll be sure to have a copy ON December 3, especially if you order it straight from my publisher. His reserve, initially, spoke so well to his vulnerabilities without Stone every having to state them. Lauras Death I go thinking, and so strong a pity Her savage bitter. Oh man do I have a sweet spot for complicated, lovely men. I wish I had a man in my life who spoke to me like he does to Hank.Īnd HANK. Even when both Renaldo and Hank were terrified of what would happen, as a reader, I trusted that Renaldo’s family would love him unconditionally. The love and care they have for each other was so palpable. The level of detail and obvious commitment to research make this story shine and are a testament to how very much Stone cares for her craft. Stone has a gift for creating a rich backdrop for her stories so that the whole experience feels well loved and well rounded. There are so many things to love about this book. ![]()
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6/28/2023 0 Comments Ten low stark holborn![]() Their road won’t be easy: They must cross the moon’s lawless wastes, facing military hit-squads, bandits, and the one-eyed leader of an all-female road-gang, in a frantic race to get the general to safety. The pair bury their hatreds and strike an uneasy deal to smuggle the general off-world. Worse, Ten realizes the crash was an assassination attempt, and that someone wants the Ortiz dead. The result of a military genetics program, she is a decorated army general, from the opposing side of the war to Ten. One night, attempting to atone for her sins, she pulls a teenage girl - the sole survivor - from the wreck of a spaceship. She’s desperate to escape her memories of the interstellar war, and the crimes she committed, but trouble seems to follow wherever she goes. Ten Low is an ex-army medic, one of many convicts eking out a living at the universe’s edge. ![]() ![]() ![]() Firefly meets Dune in a breakneck race to escape across an alien moon thriving with aliens and criminals. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Snow Angel by Mary Balogh![]() Shall I undress you? These are splendid buttons on your waistcoat. Why not put the buttons at the front? But perhaps they would look ugly there and spoil the fall of a gown. ![]() Are there not a lot of buttons down the back of my dress? I always think it foolish, when one’s arms do not bend that way. Oh, what are you doing? Are you going to undress me? I could probably do it more quickly myself, but it feels good to have you do it. Oh, of course you know that, or guess it anyway. ![]() “Are you really going to make love to me, Giles? I think I would like that, though I own to being very nervous. “Ye-e-es,” she said on a leftover sob, and fumbled around in his pocket until she had found his handkerchief. ![]() “Shall we agree to Tuesday mornings? Will you marry me, Daisy?” “I shall beat you once a week,” he said soothingly. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Devil in a blue dress summary![]() Easy’s struggle to purchase and secure his home serves as a microcosm of his larger struggles to carve out an independent, successful life in a modern, urban setting. As a setting, Easy’s home comes under assault from Albright and Frank, who enter without permission, and the police, who enter with permission but proceed to dominate Easy. ![]() When Odell suggests that Easy leave LA, his home is the first thing that comes to mind. He even dreams of owning multiple properties and renting them out to others, representing both a poetic victory over the historical injustices of slavery and sharecropping and a practical victory over racist obstacles to home ownership for Black Americans, especially rampant during the Great Migration. His home embodies not only his pride in what he has earned or accomplished so far, but also his hopes for the future: “I was a man of property and I wanted to leave my wild days behind” (50), he recalls. ![]() Born to a sharecropper, Easy takes pride in his home ownership and even, to a significant extent, defines himself as a homeowner. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments In search of lost time volume 1![]() ![]() Marcel Proust (1871–1922) was born in Auteuil, France. The first volume of the work that established Proust as one of the finest voices of the modern age-satirical, skeptical, confiding, and endlessly varied in his response to the human condition- Swann's Way also stands on its own as a perfect rendering of a life in art, of the past recreated through memory. It also enfolds the short novel "Swann in Love," an incomparable study of sexual jealousy that becomes a crucial part of the vast, unfolding structure of In Search of Lost Time. Swann's Way is one of the preeminent novels of childhood: a sensitive boy's impressions of his family and neighbors, all brought dazzlingly back to life years later by the taste of a madeleine. Now, Penguin Classics brings Proust’s masterpiece to new audiences throughout the world, beginning with Lydia Davis’s internationally acclaimed translation of the first volume, Swann’s Way. But since its original prewar translation there has been no completely new version in English. Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time is one of the most entertaining reading experiences in any language and arguably the finest novel of the twentieth century. The first volume of one of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, in Lydia Davis's award-winning translation ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments The book of koli![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 'THE BEST THING I'VE READ IN A LONG TIME. 'KOLI EMBARKS UPON A JOURNEY AS PERILOUS AS IT IS ENLIGHTENING' Guardian 'A CAPTIVATING START TO WHAT PROMISES TO BE AN EPIC POST-APOCALYPTIC FABLE' Kirkus He believes the first rule of survival is that you don't venture too far beyond the walls. Koli has lived in Mythen Rood his entire life. And if they don't get you, the Shunned men will. A place where overgrown forests are filled with choker trees and deadly seeds that will kill you where you stand. The Book of Koli begins a breathtakingly original new trilogy set in a strange and deadly world of our own making.īeyond the walls of the small village of Mythen Rood lies an unrecognisable landscape. 'ASTONISHING' Locus, 'ENTHRALLING' Guardian, 'CAPTIVATING' Kirkus Mesmerizing, thought-provoking, The Book of Koli begins a powerful new trilogy from one of the most inventive voices in contemporary fiction-the unforgettable story of a young boy struggling to find his place in a world where nature itself has turned against humanity.Everything that lives hates us.Beyond the walls of the small village of Mythen Rood lies an unrecognizable landscape. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Anathema by Megg Jensen![]() ![]() ![]() Premise: Reychel remembers only slavery and darkness. Once in a while a child in the lower class will be born Gifted, and some of these Gifted have used their power to rescue others from slavery, all waiting for the Prophet to return and save them. Setting: The ruling class tricked the lower class into slavery generations ago and has done everything they can to stifle the prophecy of a savior coming in the current generation. Rating: ★★★★ ☆– Great story, Indie shortcomings I’m still getting used to indie books, but very much enjoyed this one! I grabbed Anathema off of the Kindle store when it was free (thanks for the tip Angelya!) and am very glad I did. Anathema by Megg Jensen is the story of a slave girl, Reychel, who has only been allowed to see the sky a handful of times, because her master knows her secret, and when she escapes she finds much more than her freedom she finds her destiny ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments The golden dawn edward bloor![]() ![]() The Second or Inner Order, the Rosae Rubeae et Aureae Crucis, taught magic, including scrying, astral travel, and alchemy. ![]() The First Order taught esoteric philosophy based on the Hermetic Qabalah and personal development through study and awareness of the four classical elements, as well as the basics of astrology, tarot divination, and geomancy. The "Golden Dawn" was the first of three Orders, although all three are often collectively referred to as the "Golden Dawn". The Golden Dawn system was based on hierarchy and initiation, similar to Masonic lodges however, women were admitted on an equal basis with men. Westcott appears to have been the initial driving force behind the establishment of the Golden Dawn. The three founders, William Robert Woodman, William Wynn Westcott and Samuel Liddell Mathers, were Freemasons. Many present-day concepts of ritual and magic that are at the centre of contemporary traditions, such as Wicca and Thelema, were inspired by the Golden Dawn, which became one of the largest single influences on 20th-century Western occultism. Known as a magical order, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn was active in Great Britain and focused its practices on theurgy and spiritual development. The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn ( Latin: Ordo Hermeticus Aurorae Aureae), more commonly the Golden Dawn ( Aurora Aurea), was a secret society devoted to the study and practice of occult Hermeticism and metaphysics during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments To Have It All by Jill Wexler![]() Northwestern held the ball down to 11 seconds left on the clock and a final Gilbert three-point attempt missed its mark. But, on a subpar night for the Highlanders, their poise was still intact. ![]() A foul shot by Delacruz left the game a basket away for the Yellowjackets with 1:05 to go. Northwestern’s Skylar DiMartino (team-high 11 points) took the lead back with her second straight basket off a steal from Emma Propfe (10 points, all in the first half) and Jana Sanden cranked it to 35-32 with a pair of foul shots with 1:57 left. Jill Wexler and Angie Delacruz (team-high 11 points) improved the lead to 32-29 with a pair of foul shots and a turn-around eight-footer early in the final period. ![]() In a 10-2 third period, Gilbert’s Marci Moreira charged through the open door on a fast break, giving the Yellowjackets a 28-27 lead with 1:10 to go in the quarter. 6 Thomaston), we had just 10 points at the half,” Coach Fred Williams said. “Tonight, we played well in the first half. Then they hit the skids with a two-point third quarter. Nevertheless, Northwestern seemed in control with a 25-18 lead at the half. “We went more to a zone this time after playing them in a straight man defense last game,” Yellowjacket coach Gerry Hicks said. ![]() ![]() Gilbert’s defense frustrated the Highlanders in the first semi, after losing to Northwestern by 12 and nine points in the regular season. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Too many tamales![]() ![]() When the Masa Dough on the meat feels firm and there are no chunks of raw dough left, the meat is ready to eat. Steaming tamales by placing them side by side in the steamer basket of a rice cooker is the best way to do so. ![]() ![]() With a little moisture and a little patience, your tamales should stay together just fine. Then, let the dough rest for a few minutes before trying to roll it again. Once you’ve added more moisture to the dough, be sure to knead it well to incorporate the extra liquid. You can do this by adding more liquid (water, broth, or even beer) to the recipe, or by soaking the corn husks in water before using them. So if your tamales are falling apart, the first thing to do is add more moisture to the dough. But the most common reason for tamales falling apart is simply that the masa is too dry. And if you over-fill the tamales, the dough will split open when you try to close them up. If the corn husks are too dry, they will break when you try to roll the tamales. There are a few other reasons why tamales might fall apart. If it’s too dry, it will crack and fall apart when you try to roll it. The masa should be moist and sticky, but not wet. When tamales fall apart, it’s usually because the masa (dough) is too dry. ![]() |