![]() Seeing no other options, Dee agrees to the contract, and quickly finds herself in over her head. When the two years are up, he’ll return her heart, and Dee will be free to go. He then surprises her by explaining that his deals are a bit… different.įor two years, he will possess Dee’s heart, and as long as he does, Dee will work for him, coming when called and doing as she’s told. Expecting to have to give up a hand or leg, Dee finds the Agathodaemon. Otherworldly, mysterious beings with untold power, demons allow humans to make a deal in exchange for one body part. Willing to do anything for money, Dee realizes there is one place she can turn: the demons. ![]() Returning to her abusive father and tempestuous home life would be nothing short of a nightmare. In a moment of desperation, Dee Moreno makes a decision that will change her life forever in The Hearts We Sold, a YA paranormal novel by Emily Lloyd-Jones.ĭee is a boarding school student who is about to lose her scholarship, and she can’t go home. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Once Upon a Time is created by Lost and Tron: Legacy writers Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. In the seventh and final season, the "real-world" portion of the story takes place in Seattle, Washington, in the fictitious neighborhood of "Hyperion Heights", with a new main narrative led by adult Henry ( Andrew J. The audience is shown the backstory of the town's people as fairy-tale characters, in conjunction with their unfolding stories in the "real-world". Henry discovers the other people of the town are fairy-tale characters. The "real-world" part of the story unfolds with the characters of Emma Swan ( Jennifer Morrison) and her 10-year-old son, Henry Mills ( Jared S. ![]() ![]() The action alternates between two main settings: a fantastical world where fairy tales happen and a fictional seaside town in Maine called Storybrooke. Once Upon a Time is an American fantasy adventure drama television series that aired for seven seasons on ABC from October 23, 2011, to May 18, 2018. ![]() ![]() ![]() Not if she has any hope of building a future where both kingdoms can reside in peace.Ī great primal power rises…Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear-to protect those who cannot defend themselves. With the strength of the Primal of Life’s guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way-because there can be no retreat this time. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable.Īnd born of mortal flesh…Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. From the desperation of golden crowns…Casteel Da’Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could’ve prepared for the staggering revelations. ![]() ![]() ![]() New York Times bestselling author Noelle Adams introduces a notorious tech mogul who makes a mild-mannered woman an offer she can’t refuse and gets in return a battle for control-and a million-dollar affair-in Fooling Around. ![]() Moving on from the suspenseful to the sensual is a novel of pleasure and persuasion revolving around a high-stakes business deal in which the rules of negotiation are defined by desire in Shawntelle Madison’s Bound to You. Bestselling author HelenKay Dimon makes her Loveswept debut with Mr. Then we go from extreme weather to the world of extreme sports with Zoe Dawson’s pulse-pounding Mavrick Allstars series debut, the steamy Ramping Up. Brenda Rothert releases her first Loveswept book, Blown Away, a sensual, emotionally charged novel of love and loss in which a tender affair gives two daring storm chasers the strength to overcome shattered dreams and the courage to build a future together. Tracy March brings you another enchanting novel set in Colorado, with book two in her Thistle Bend series, Just Say Maybe. Swing into spring this May with Loveswept! We’ve got something for everyone, so take your pick from these fabulous romance books. ![]() ![]() For the most part, they're inherently self-absorbed, unpleasant people. ![]() While Dylan's family is great, Theo's leaves a little something to be desired. Though they met under strange, even uncomfortable circumstances, I found myself really wanting to see things go well for them. The pair are both lovely and I really enjoyed the slow, inevitable way they were drawn to each other initially. So, when he talks Dylan into being his fake boyfriend for a family wedding, Dylan spends the weekend sort of waiting for the catch and trying to remind himself that none of it's real. There's a kindness to him that Dylan finds almost suspicious. He's gorgeous, wealthy, and worldly for his age. Surrounded by his loving, supportive family. 'Fake Dates and Mooncakes' is a delightfully queer, Not-So-Meet-Cute in the vein of To All the Boys I've Loved Before.ĭylan is a quiet, hard working guy who's struggling to preserve his connection with his late mother and the culture he grew up in, while trying to balance school and helping to save his aunt's Chinese takeout. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But I understood the mythological references. I was also told that Wolfe expects a lot from his readers by forcing them to go through classical mythology, and that once you get through that, the payoffs are huge. I was told that the setting and world are quite esoteric, but I didn't find them that bad it's basically just Vance's "Dying Earth" setting. Thing is, I'm having difficulty understanding why people like this book so much, and I don't think I'm having the issues I was told I might. But I know it's considered one of SF&F's great classics, and I know Neil Gaiman (one of my favourite authors) swears by this series, so this week I finally bit the bullet, started over, and finished this first book. Okay, to start off, I've tried reading this book several times and always dropped it after a couple chapters. ![]() ![]() The character appears in annual compilations, mini-series specials written by guest authors and artists, and numerous crossover storylines in other comic books, including Savage Dragon, Invincible, and three DC Comics crossovers with Batman. Spawn was adapted into a 1997 feature film and portrayed by Michael Jai White, an HBO animated series lasting from 1997 until 1999, a series of action figures from McFarlane Toys, and an upcoming reboot film starring Jamie Foxx and Jeremy Renner. The series has spun off several other comics, including Angela, Curse of the Spawn, Sam & Twitch, and the Japanese manga Shadows of Spawn. Created by Todd McFarlane, Spawn first appeared in Spawn #1 (May 1992). Spawn ( Al Simmons) is a superhero/ antihero appearing in a monthly comic book of the same name published by American company Image Comics, as well as in a number of films, television series, and video game adaptations set in the Image Universe. Highly skilled tactician, martial artist, swordsman, marksman, athlete and acrobat.Immortality (to an extent, powers drain when used and full drainage of powers results in a second death).Superhuman strength, speed, agility and endurance. ![]() ![]() With the understanding that it’s vast indeed, could you please update us on your back-list books, highlighting as you see fit? “With a background that includes writing for radio, the creation of boxed games and computer software, perhaps his greatest strength lies in the realm ideas, particularly in the diversification of publishing product into allied fields like audio and CD-ROM.” “When he can be persuaded to take a break from his writing, Herbie give lectures and seminars, which have included modules on reincarnation research, the astral plane, dreamwork, healing, spiritual development, psychical research, quantum physics and magical training. ![]() “His teenage novel, Faerie Wars, also rocketed to international success, achieving best-seller status in more than 20 overseas editions, and was voted No 1 Top Ten Teenage Pick in the United States and listed as a New York Times Best Seller title. His keen eye for novelty, both in technology and market development, made him among the very first writers to create adventure game books and his GrailQuest series was an international bestseller. ![]() ![]() “Herbie has an well-established career writing for the children’s market–from picture books to teenage fiction, from game books to school curriculum non-fiction. Herbie Brennan on Herbie Brennan: “A professional writer whose work has appeared in more than fifty countries, Herbie Brennan is enjoyed by children and adults alike–sales of his books already exceed 7.5 million copies. ![]() ![]() From the outside, they may seem perfectly stable, but we all have our demons. You don’t know what’s lurking beneath someone’s skin. We’re all just people who sometimes do bad things.” ![]() Here’s why you should give It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover a chance… It was real. As one thing after another falls apart, tensions continue to rise and trust is slowly lost. Still, Ryle’s severe reluctance to enter a relationship gives Lily pause, but her worries fade as their relationship flourishes.Įverything changes once Atlas Corrigan comes back into the picture. His “no dating” rule becomes null after their third, fourth and fifth date. He also seems to be breaking all the rules when it comes to Lily. Ryle Kincaid is sweet, compassionate and stubborn with a touch of arrogance. ![]() There, she jumps on starting her own business and ends up meeting a certain neurosurgeon, Ryle Kincaid, who makes her heart race and her knees weak. The day Lily Bloom delivers her father’s eulogy is the day she hightails it out of her hometown in Maine to the bustling city of Boston. ![]() What we’re willing to put up with before we break.” *This post may contain affiliate links, which means I may receive a small commission, at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through a link. ![]() ![]() ![]() The patrol infiltrated Iraq in January 1991, but was soon compromised. In the Gulf War, he commanded the famous Bravo Two Zero patrol, an eight man patrol tasked with destroying underground communication links between Baghdad and north-west Iraq and with finding and destroying mobile Scud missile launchers. ![]() By the time he left the SAS in 1993, he was the British Army’s most highly decorated serving soldier.ĭuring his career, Andy worked on both covert and overt special operations worldwide, including operations with police forces, prison services, anti-drug forces and western backed guerrilla movements as well as on conventional special operations. Andy McNab is a former SAS soldier and best-selling author of “Bravo Two Zero” (1993), the account of his capture and torture in Iraq in the first Gulf War. ![]() |