![]() "I get shivers just thinking of their interactions. "Deliciously inventive…Red-hot."- Publishers Weekly STARRED Yet every breathless night spent tangled together has given Hades a taste for Persephone, and he'll go to war with Olympus itself to keep her close… Lots of sex but also a self discovery journey for Persephone (and arguably. Also in an urban contemporary setting but there is magic in this series. But when he finds that Persephone can offer a little slice of the revenge he's spent years craving, it's all the excuse he needs to help her-for a price. A Touch Of Darkness: there are three books currently out with one more on the way, plus a companion series from Hades perspective. Hades has spent his life in the shadows, and he has no intention of stepping into the light. With no options left, Persephone flees to the forbidden undercity and makes a devil's bargain with a man she once believed a myth.a man who awakens her to a world she never knew existed. ![]() But all that's ripped away when her mother ambushes her with an engagement to Zeus, the dangerous power behind their glittering city's dark facade. ![]() ![]() Society darling Persephone Dimitriou plans to flee the ultra-modern city of Olympus and start over far from the backstabbing politics of the Thirteen Houses. *A scorchingly hot modern retelling of Hades and Persephone that's as sinful as it is sweet.* But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell…he was, quite simply, mine. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Ryan Anderson reacted to Amazon’s policy statement on social media, in a series of tweets that challenged Amazon’s stated policy and justification for delisting his book. All retailers make decisions about what selection they choose to offer, as do we.” The letter said that Amazon reserved “the right not to sell certain content. ![]() “As to your specific question about When Harry Became Sally, we have chosen not to sell books that frame LGBTQ+ identity as a mental illness,” stated a letter signed by Brian Huseman, Amazon’s vice president of public policy. This week Amazon broke its silence over the purging of Ryan Anderson’s When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment, and explained why it had delisted the book in a letter to GOP senators who had demanded answers from the tech giant. The tech giant says it will “not sell books that frame LGBTQ+ identity as a mental illness,” but Ryan Anderson says his book does “no such thing”īy Joan Frawley Desmond, National Catholic Register, March 12, 2021 ![]() ![]() The Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence explains that sex offenders typically have lower IQs than those who are not sex offenders. It is hard to know the numbers regarding pedophiles, considering the large number of those unwilling to identify as such, but the highest estimate is that about 5 percent of men are pedophiles. Pedophilia falls under paraphilia, which is a condition where individuals experience sexual arousal and gratification through fantasizing or engaging in sexual activity that is extreme or atypical. ![]() They can be sexually attracted to both sexes, regardless of their own sexual identity. Pedophilia is a diagnosable disorder where individuals have sexual fantasies or act out sexually with prepubescent children, typically aged 13 or younger. When thinking about a person who watches child pornography, it is understandable to automatically assume that all viewers are pedophiles, but, surprisingly, that is not the case. ![]() ![]() Shortly before finishing his studies, Murakami opened the coffeehouse 'Peter Cat' which was a jazz bar in the evening in Kokubunji, Tokyo with his wife. His first job was at a record store, which is where one of his main characters, Toru Watanabe in Norwegian Wood, works. Murakami studied drama at Waseda University in Tokyo, where he met his wife, Yoko. He grew up reading a range of works by American writers, such as Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Brautigan, and he is often distinguished from other Japanese writers by his Western influences. Since childhood, Murakami has been heavily influenced by Western culture, particularly Western music and literature. His work has been described as 'easily accessible, yet profoundly complex'. Murakami Haruki (Japanese: 村上 春樹) is a popular contemporary Japanese writer and translator. ![]() ![]() ![]() Every dimension has its own unique aspect, and not only does it make for a neat location, but it also has a different impact on the characters. There are so many fascinating settings in this book. “The memory stings - and I hate that, I hate how all the good memories have turned into things that hurt - but I need the pain.” It allowed him to jump through dimensions and hide in other versions of himself, but Marguerite has a Firebird of her own, leading to an epic inter-dimensional chase where nothing is what it seems. Except, Paul has escaped, using the Firebird, an invention her father and mother worked with him to develop. ![]() Content Warning: Violence, Death, Suicide Mention, Murder //Ī Thousand Pieces of You follows Marguerite Caine, desperate to capture her father’s murderer, his assistant, Paul. “Now I know that grief is a whetstone that sharpens all your love, all your happiest memories, into blades that tear you apart from within.” Review in a Nutshell: A Thousand Pieces of You is a unique, fascinating sci-fi adventure with plenty of twists that will have you dying for the sequel. ![]() ![]() He is the sport’s first rock star.” - Danny Way “Christian is responsible for transcending the underground skateboarding lifestyle into a mainstream sport. ![]() We were paving a path with no idea where it would lead.” - Tony Hawk “Christian was my biggest competition, and when he was on fire, he was unbeatable. ![]() Hosoi: My Life as a Skateboarder Junkie Inmate Pastor takes readers to the heart of one little-known world after another-and he portrays them in all their gore and glory for all the world to see. A mix of Tony Hawk and Brian Welch comes together in skateboarding legend Christian Hosoi, who reveals everything about his rise, fall, and redemption, in this amazing tell-all-from being named the greatest skater of all time to bottoming out on drugs to finally finding redemption through God.įans of Slater Kelly’s Pipe Dreams and Brian Welch’s Save Me From Myself, and followers of Tony Alva, Jay Adams, and Steve Caballero, will be captivated by this extraordinary, star-studded story, a gripping read that ranges from the heart of the 1980s skateboarding scene to the inside of a prison, from Hollywood parties to intense prayer sessions. ![]() ![]() In a perfect world, I will find an audience that will enjoy both, but for now, I'm really ecstatic to share with you Spectrum, which is most certainly not for the younger reader.Īuthor of Tent City and Red River. Kelly Van Hull, which is my other name will write Young Adult fiction and promises to keep it clean, mostly. Just so we're all on the same page, Kay will write about adult topics and have adult scenes within her stories. I wrestled with whether or not to use a pen name or just let my work be my work, but out of respect for my younger audience (and their parents) I have decided to use a pen name to make it clear the different genres. Why the pen name? I usually write in the category of Young Adults and one of my jobs as an author is to speak at schools. In a perfect world, I will find an audience that will enjoy both, but for now, I'm really ecstatic to share with you Spectrum, which is most certainly not for the y Kay Kadinger - The Pen Name ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kay Kadinger - The Pen Name Why the pen name? I usually write in the category of Young Adults and one of my jobs as an author is to speak at schools. ![]() ![]() ![]() Luismi leaves to go live with his mother. When she tells Doña Tina, she punishes Yesenia by shaving her head. One night, Yesenia sneaks out to catch Luismi participating in an orgy at the Witch’s house. When Luismi misbehaves, it is Yesenia who is beaten by their grandmother, Doña Tina. As the eldest in her family, Yesenia is responsible for taking care of her younger siblings and cousins. ![]() The novel begins following a young girl named Yesenia, who often butts heads with her cousin, Luismi. The Witch not only becomes known for her supposed curses and spells, but also for the fact that she often pays men for sexual favors. In 1978, there is a landslide that kills the Witch’s mother from then on, the Witch forever wears a black veil. No one knows who the Witch’s father is, and some people speculate she is the child of the devil. ![]() The narrator tells the Witch’s origin story, beginning with her mother, who is suspected to have killed her husband for his wealth. The body is identified as a woman known only as the Witch, and a murder investigation ensues. The third person narrator observes the town as a dead body is discovered in the local river. The novel takes place in present day Mexico, in a small and rural town called La Matosa. New Directions Publishing Corporation, 2020. The following version of this book was used to create this guide: Melchor, Fernanda. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Waiting for his arrival will give her hope, something to live for and maybe even save her. Then an idea forms after talking to a young girl in a garage Harold will walk to Queenie in Berwick-Upon-Tweed. He passes post box, after post box, after post box, but still feels compelled to carry on. Once he starts walking, he can’t seem to stop. However, as he pops down the road to post the letter, something strange happens. After not seeing Queenie for twenty odd years, Harold feels shocked, upset and guilty and instantly writes back. That person is Queenie Hennessy and the letter informs Harold that she has cancer. The letter is from one of Harold’s old colleague’s at the brewery where we worked before retirement. They’re going about their day just like any other, when the postman delivers a letter to their house in Kingsbridge that will change their lives forever. Harold and Maureen Fry seem to have a very average life, at least on the surface. All he knows is that he must keep walking. He has no hiking boots or map, let alone a compass, waterproof or mobile phone. When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce ![]() ![]() ![]() The Natchez Trace National Parkway stretches 444 miles from Nashville to Natchez, the oldest town on the Mississippi River. The Hunt brothers will have to band together to face all the troubles of life and love that suddenly surround them. Wyatt refuses to let her risk it alone and offers to act as Hawkins's new foreman.īut when another Pinkerton agent gets shot, they realize Hawkins isn't the only danger. ![]() She signs on to be his housekeeper, hoping to find clues to prove his nefarious, and possibly murderous, past. ![]() When alternate plans of finding her own independent life fall through, Molly volunteers to work for the Pinkertons and help investigate nearby ranch owner Oliver Hawkins. For even worse than his grumpiness were the few unguarded moments when he pulled at her heartstrings, and she has been long determined to never repeat her mother's mistakes. But by the time he's healed, she's fed up with him and the whole ungrateful family. Somehow Molly Garner's limited skills have made her the most qualified in their circle to care for Wyatt. ![]() While his brothers and their new wives search for who shot him, Wyatt Hunt is temporarily bedridden and completely miserable. Mary Connealyįalling for someone who doesn't want to get married is soon be the least of his concerns. ![]() |