![]() ![]() Flora doesn’t expect to be taken under Evelyn’s wing, and Evelyn doesn’t expect to find such a deep bond with the pirate Florian. But on this voyage, as the pirates prepare to sell their unsuspecting passengers into slavery, Flora is drawn to the Lady Evelyn Hasegawa, who is en route to a dreaded arranged marriage with her own casket in tow. For Flora, former starving urchin, the brutal life of a pirate is about survival: don’t trust, don’t stick out, and don’t feel. ![]() A desperate orphan turned pirate and a rebellious imperial daughter find a connection on the high seas in a world divided by colonialism and threaded with magic.Īboard the pirate ship Dove, Flora the girl takes on the identity of Florian the man to earn the respect and protection of the crew. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Examining the myths around icons past and present, Leger meditates on the half-truths of portrait photography, reframing her own family history in the process. Mysterious yet over-exposed, adored and despised for her beauty in equal measure, Castiglione was a flamboyant aristocrat, mistress of Napoleon III and a rumoured spy. A fascination with 'La Castiglione' led Nathalie Leger to weave together this imaginative Over the course of four decades, the Countess Virginia Oldoini returned to the same Paris studio to be photographed, posing in different tableaux to mark the moments of her life, real and imagined. ![]() , the fear of one's own body, a way of entering a scene, the thrill of seduction, abandonment, the reassurance of objects, a ruin. Everything can be exhibited: trinkets from the Second French Empire, a collection of photographs, a boudoir from beyond the grave, a heroine famous for her beauty, her extravagance and her pitiful end.Įverything can be exposed: a woman for another woman. ![]() ![]() ![]() What follows is a shocking chain of events with devastating consequences, and now Mac struggles to cope with grief while continuing her mission to acquire and control the Sinsar Dubh-a book of dark, forbidden magic scribed by the mythical Unseelie King, containing the power to create and destroy worlds. But after discovering that she descends from a bloodline both gifted and cursed, Mac is plunged into a secret history: an ancient conflict between humans and immortals who have lived concealed among us for thousands of years. ![]() Twenty years later, Alina is dead and Mac has returned to the country that expelled them to hunt her sister's murderer. MacKayla Lane was just a child when she and her sister, Alina, were given up for adoption and banished from Ireland forever. "Evil is a completely different creature, Mac. ![]() ![]() Summoned to Thirteenth Grave: A Novel (Charley Davidson Series #13) (Hardcover): The Trouble with Twelfth Grave: A Charley Davidson Novel (Charley Davidson Series #12) (Paperback): The Curse of Tenth Grave: A Novel (Charley Davidson Series #10) (Paperback):Įleventh Grave in Moonlight: A Novel (Charley Davidson Series #11) (Paperback): ![]() The Dirt on Ninth Grave: A Novel (Charley Davidson Series #9) (Paperback): Sixth Grave on the Edge: A Novel (Charley Davidson Series #6) (Paperback):Įighth Grave After Dark (Charley Davidson Series #8) (Paperback): Third Grave Dead Ahead (Charley Davidson Series #3) (Paperback):įourth Grave Beneath My Feet (Charley Davidson Series #4) (Paperback):įifth Grave Past the Light (Charley Davidson Series #5) (Paperback): ![]() Second Grave on the Left (Charley Davidson Series #2) (Mass Market): ![]() This is book number 7 in the Charley Davidson Series series.įirst Grave on the Right (Charley Davidson Series #1) (Mass Market): ![]() ![]() He also covered their trip to the Philippines to see his father, the plane crash they witnessed firsthand, the many passengers that died (eaten by sharks) as they watched, the effort his mother made to help the survivors, and more. Gary went on to explore the woman’s alcoholism and the affairs she pursued. But she woke up, found them, and chased the vagrant away. Gary’s autobiographical works mention an incident where a vagrant tried to molest him. This was before the Second World War started. He started living on a farm with relatives at the age of four. The author’s childhood was somewhat tumultuous. ![]() Gary saw him several years later when his mother took the boy on a trip to an Army Base in the Philippines. ![]() ![]() The man joined General Patton’s staff shortly after the author’s birth. ![]() ![]() ![]() Through text and illustrations, the author examines the tea ceremony, ink-drawing, landscaping, and swordsmanship, all Zen-infused aspects of Japanese life they give an understanding not only of Zen, but of Eastern culture in general.Īlan Watts is always a joy to read. He explains the sacrifices and surrenders, the requisite self-control the baffling set of spiritual exercises known as Koan, which take the form of verbal jigsaw puzzles the importance of mental discipline and the need to recognize the futility of mere intellectual haggling - all necessary steps along the road to Zen. In The Spirit of Zen, Watts describes, in plain language but without robbing the subject of its provocative subtlety, how one can prepare for a life of Zen. ![]() This volume still stands as one of the most lucid and concise explanations of the origins and defining principles of Zen, from its beginnings in ancient India and its later transmission to China and Japan, to Watts’s revealing portrait of life in a contemporary Japanese Zen monastery. Alan Watts’s The Spirit of Zen was one of the first books to introduce the basic foundation of Zen Buddhism to English-speaking audiences. ![]() ![]() Though Layla knows she should stay away, it's tough when that whole no-kissing thing isn't an issue. Then she meets Roth-a demon who claims to know her secrets. And even though Zayne is a Warden, part of the race of gargoyles tasked with keeping humanity safe, Layla's kiss will kill anything with a soul-including him. Trouble is, Zayne treats Layla like a sister-and Layla is a half demon, half gargoyle with abilities no one else possesses. Every page left me wanting more."- New York Times bestselling author Brigid KemmererFrom the author of From Blood and Ash, one kiss is enough to kill in this instant New York Times bestselling start to the Dark Elements series… Layla just wants to fit in at school and go on a date with Zayne, whom she's crushed on since forever. Her characters will grab hold of your heart and refuse to let go. Armentrout is a master of weaving rich contemporary realism with magic and mayhem. ![]() ![]() ![]() It was done for immoral reasons, and was a perversion of the work of the gods. Second, it was considered improper, something people should not meddle with. For one, magic was associated with women, who were its most devious and alluring practitioners, set on ensnaring men in their dark arts. What is Apuleius's message regarding magic?Īpuleius himself was put on trial for practicing magic, and wrote a lengthy Apologia defending himself thus, he clearly had a lot to say regarding the practice of magic. Both tales also have a series of trials and tribulations, violence and sex, and commentary on the cruelties, injustices, and unfairness of the world. The tale uses Psyche as a mirror onto Lucius's own shortcomings and why he was turned into an ass (curiosity, self-will, arrogance), and then foreshadows what is coming for him by the end of the novel (Isis's divine grace and intervention, and Lucius's serving of the gods). What comes before is Lucius's actions leading up to becoming an ass and then his actually transforming into the beast, and what comes after are his later journeys that lead him to redemption and Isis. ![]() This tale, occupying multiple chapters of the novel, is set right in the middle. What role does the tale of Cupid and Psyche play in the text? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() SOME BACKGROUND: Weeks earlier, an attempted abduction of Bailey Hayes led to the discovery that she is the illegitimate daughter of a powerful IT billionaire, and not all is well with the new family dynamics. ![]() NOTE: If you have not read books one and two, there may be spoilers in my review THE REVENGE should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book two THE DAMAGED. REVIEW: THE REVENGE is the third and final instalment in Tijan’s contemporary, adult THE INSIDERS romantic, suspense trilogy focusing on twenty-two year old computer hacker Bailey Hayes, and fixer Kashton ‘Kash’ Colello. Win or lose, for Bailey and Kash, everything is on the line. Even bigger secrets and twists are coming to light. Bailey is reeling from the greatest loss she has ever suffered.ģ. Together, they can do anything, but undeniable danger and seemingly insurmountable challenges threaten the love and passion that binds them.ġ. The Revenge (The Insiders Trilogy 3) by Tijan-review tourĪ / Amazon.ca / B&N / KOBO / Chapters Indigo / Google Play /ĪBOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 13, 2022īailey and Kash were used to living in the shadows. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tessa knows Hardin loves her and will do anything to protect her, but there’s a difference between loving someone and being able to have them in your life. And rather than being understanding, he turns to sabotage. The one person she should be able to rely on, Hardin, is furious when he discovers the massive secret she’s been keeping. ![]() Revelations about first her family, and then Hardin’s, throw everything they knew before in doubt and makes their hard-won future together more difficult to claim. Just as Tessa makes the biggest decision of her life, everything changes. AFTER WE FELL…Life will never be the same. ![]() Tessa and Hardin’s love was complicated before. Experience the internet’s most talked-about book for yourself from the writer Cosmopolitan called “the biggest literary phenomenon of her generation.” Book 3 of the After series-newly revised and expanded, Anna Todd’s After fanfiction racked up 1 billion reads online and captivated readers across the globe. ![]() |