![]() ![]() ![]() The government wants to capture the Shadow Man and has assigned the enigmatic Agent Franks to be Owen's full time bodyguard, which is a polite way of saying that Owen is monster bait. The Condition is led by a fanatical necromancer known as the Shadow Man. Now an evil death cult known as the Church of the Temporary Mortal Condition wants to capture Owen in order to gain the favor of the great Old Ones. Accountant turned professional monster hunter, Owen Zastava Pitt, managed to stop the nefarious Old One's invasion plans last year, but as a result made an enemy out of one of the most powerful beings in the universe. Owen Pitt Never Met a Gun He Didn't Like, or a Monster He Couldn't Shoot. Sequel to the Hit Novel, Monster Hunter International. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Lily has to take control and make some changes fast, or survival will be difficult. ![]() It is entertaining to read how she learns to wield her new-found power of title and influence. ![]() Fortunately, as Countess of Earton, she has absolute control over her house and lands in the absence of her husband(whom she never sees). She must be cautious about innovation and use only the authority to which she is entitled. ![]() She wants to make the world a better place, but during this age, the role of women is not one of dominance. Lily (Lilian), as her new self, has to make the best of things, rebuild a crumbling estate and meld her two worlds together. In her new role as Countess Lilian, she must adjust quickly to the era of history she now lives in as well as a husband she has never met. I love the kind of writing that paints a picture, and this author does an excellent job.Īfter a car wreck, Aliya wakes up not only as someone else but also in another time. Its well-described setting was exactly what one would picture a witch’s cottage to be: a hut, stream running by, the moon providing the only light as someone approaches. The scene near the beginning, at the witch’s hut, was one of my favorites in the book. It is a spellbinding page-turner right from the start. Potter is in the genre of historical fiction, there is an element of fantasy as well. Although First Lessons- Book One in the Series- A Medieval Tale by Lina J. ![]() ![]() The usual overdose of machismo, toxic masculinity and gun porn but still funny, exciting and imaginative with great characters. Fortunately, this was a wonderful return to form. ![]() I had not really enjoyed book 7 very much (surprising as I usually enjoy the switch of narrator books) maybe because I felt the female perspective wasn’t very authentic. For as dangerous as the chaos god is, there is something much older - and infinitely more evil - awakening deep in the jungles of South America.Īt the publisher’s request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).īook 8 in the series. It's a race against time, the Secret Guard, a spectral bounty hunter, and a whole bunch of monsters to acquire the Ward Stone and use it against Asag. But before the stone can be handed off, it is stolen by a mysterious thief with ties to MHI and the Vatican's Secret Guard. When Owen and the MHI team discover that one of Isaac Newton's Ward Stones is being auctioned off by Reptoids who live deep beneath Atlanta, they decide to steal the magical superweapon and use it to destroy Asag once and for all. ![]() ![]() The chaos god Asag has been quiet since the destruction of the City of Monsters, but Monster Hunter International know that he is still out there, somewhere - plotting, waiting for his chance to unravel reality. In a business like monster hunting, it's all about setting priorities. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lena "Lenny" Kaligaris, is a beautiful and artistic girl of Greek heritage.When each girl wears the Traveling Pants, she gains insight into her life and is emboldened to change it. ![]() Then, the pants go back in reverse order-Bridget to Carmen to Tibby to Lena. Carmen sends them to Bridget, who is at a soccer camp in Baja California, Mexico. Next, Tibby sends them to Carmen, who has gone to visit her divorced father in South Carolina. ![]() Lena then sends the pants to Tibby, who is stuck at home. First, the pants go with Lena, who is spending the summer in Greece with her grandparents. To keep in touch with each other during their summer vacation, they pass the pants along from one girl to another. They find a pair of thrift store jeans that fit all four girls beautifully, even though the girls are all different sizes and shapes. In the first novel in the series, it is established that four high school students, Lena Kaligaris, Tibby Rollins, Bridget Vreeland, and Carmen Lowell, are such close friends that they are virtually sisters. ![]() ![]() ![]() His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. And he's just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company. All he knows is that he's been asleep for a very, very long time. He can't even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it. Except that right now, he doesn't know that. Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission - and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish. This is the one book I read last year that I am certain I can recommend to anyone, no matter who, and know they'll love it.' BRANDON SANDERSON _ A lone astronaut. ![]() One of the most plausible science fiction books I've ever read' TIM PEAKE, astronaut 'Weir's finest work to date. This one has everything fans of old school SF (like me) love.' GEORGE R.R. ![]() AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW- from the bestselling author of THE MARTIAN 'If you like a lot of science in your science fiction, Andy Weir is the writer for you. A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Martian. ![]() ![]() ![]() Booklist Online, A colorful and fun book featuring sturdy flaps to mix and match to create a variety of wild animals.Young children will have a blast flipping the flaps to see all the different possibilities. Sturdy pages guarantee lots of gleeful flipping. ![]() What fun! -Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In this cleverly designed mix-and-match board book, little ones flip pages to make silly combinations of critters.Kiddos will love exploring the many mixed-up critters, and the whimsical new names-"Hippoon," "Monpotamus," "Crocokey," and so on-are sure to elicit giggles. With 49 possible combinations, this is a book that can be looked at over and over again. School Library Journal It is a rare find to have a book that so easily and enjoyably allows the practice of phonemic awareness, an essential pre-literacy skill. A colorful and fun book featuring sturdy flaps to mix and match to create a variety of wild animals.Young children will have a blast flipping the flaps to see all the different possibilities. ![]() ![]() ![]() Somaly Mam was born into a hill tribe called Phnong by the Khmers and Chams. ![]() The bright spot is still relevant to her even today as she continues with her works of charity in bringing light to the dark lives of thousands of children. ![]() The name Mam reflects the one bright spot of care, kindness, and learning in her early life, as it points out or rather spots the things that she lacked as a young child. Somaly likes and keeps her name because she feels it matches her true self. The name ‘Mam’, given to her by a kind man, meant, “The necklace of flowers lost in a virgin forest” (Mam 1). Additionally, she secured the name ‘Aya’ when the old man rescued her from the forest. As a small child, she had the name ‘Ya’ followed by ‘Non’, as she continued to grow. She had other names that resulted from her temporary choices. As it reveals, Somaly Mam was not the author’s only name. The Road of Lost Innocence is a must-read fascinating chef-d’oeuvre by Somaly Mam. How does the name Mam reflect the one bright spot of kindness, care, and learning in her early life? How did this early bright spot continue to be important throughout Somaly’s life, even today? ![]() How did she get her second or ‘family ‘ name Mam? -29. What other names can she remember having? Why does she like and keep the name Somaly? Why does she think it fits her?. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Having been announced over four years ago by Amazon Studios and delayed several times due to the pandemic, the adaptation has been a long time in the making, causing expectations to skyrocket in the meantime. Rounding out the band is Billy’s younger brother and guitarist Graham (Will Harrison), keyboardist Karen Sirko (Suki Waterhouse), bassist Eddie Roundtree (Josh Whitehouse), and drummer Warren Rojas (Sebastian Chacon) Camila Morrone also stars as Camila Alvarez Dunne, a photographer who married Billy and is part of the band’s journey from the onset. When she becomes the co-lead singer of The Six, a band fronted by the charming but troubled Billy Dunne ( Sam Claflin), the years that follow are a rollercoaster ride full of intense emotions and increasingly fraught dynamics. Charting the rise and fall of the wildly successful rock band loosely inspired by Fleetwood Mac’s tumultuous relationship circa the 1970s, the series centers on the eponymous Daisy Jones ( Riley Keough), a free-spirited woman who falls into a cycle of substance abuse as she tries to make it as a musician in Los Angeles. ![]() ![]() ![]() She is a member of The Authors Guild of America, Wisconsin Writers Association, Mystery Writers of America, and Society of Midland Authors. Recently, she appeared at the University of Wisconsin – Madison Writer’s Institute and the Untitled Town Author and Book Festival.in Green Bay.Ī Chicago native, Skalka is a former Reader’s Digest Staff Writer with articles in national print and online publications and nonfiction books published by Random House, St. When she’s not writing, Skalka presents craft talks and workshops. Currently, she is working on book four in what Kirkus Reviews calls “a first rate series.” Death at Gills Rock, the second book in the series, was named one of the Year’s Best Books by Chicago Book Review. Death by the Bay: Skalka, Patricia: 9780299323103: Books - Amazon.ca. ![]() Death Stalks Door County, the first volume, was short-listed for the Chicago Writers Association Book of the Year Award. Death in Cold Water, the most recent book, won the 2017 Edna Ferber Fiction Book Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers. Patricia Skalka is a nationally published freelance writer and award-winning author of the Dave Cubiak Door County mysteries. ![]() ![]() ![]() For 5 years, Lois was a staff book reviewer at (now, the Science Fiction Cable Channel), and her work has been on national/international award ballots 8 times. She is a frequent Guest of Honor Author at large genre conventions and has appeared on television series such as The History Channel’s Ancient Aliens and Batman Tech. cthulhu: the adventure of the deadly dimensions (titan books, 2017). ![]() ![]() CTHULHU: THE ADVENTURE OF THE DEADLY DIMENSIONS (Titan Books, 2017). CTHULHU: THE ADVENTURE OF THE NEURAL PSYCHOSES (Titan Books, 2018), and SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. CTHULHU: THE ADVENTURE OF THE INNSMOUTH NIGHTMARES (Titan Books, 2019), SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. Her work has been published in 22 languages. GRESH is the New York Times Bestselling Author (6 times) and USA Today Bestselling Author (thrillers) of 31 books and more than 65 short stories, as well as the editor of anthologies INNSMOUTH NIGHTMARES and DARK FUSIONS. ![]() |