![]() The shop is full of strange and bizarre things but the one object which he cannot take his eyes off is a shining multi-colored ball. He finds himself looking at a shop called “Elives’ Magic Shop,” and being a curious boy he decides to go in. This is pretty odd because his town is very small and he thought he knew his way around all the streets. He takes some back roads and he ends up in a place that he has never seen before. So after school, after the embarrassing episode in art class, Jeremy runs home as fast as his legs will take him. ![]() Lippincott Fiction (Series) Ages 8 to 12 Harcourt, 1991, 978-0-15-206252-1 Jeremy Thatcher is determined that Mary Lou Hutton is not going to get to kiss him. ![]() ![]() Jeremy Thatcher Dragon Hatcher Bruce Coville Illustrated by Gary A. ![]()
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![]() ![]() They say he’s been involved in “sensitive cases” before. It’s never a good sign when Detective Chief Inspector Bill Slider is pointed to by the higher ups. Before I Sleep is the twenty-fourth in the series, and it’s just as delightful as a British police procedural as all the earlier ones. I’m always eager to return to Bill Slider’s world in Cynthia Harrod-Eagles’ series. If you haven't met Bill Slider and his team, why not start now? This critically-acclaimed British police procedural series is a great choice for fans of Catherine Aird, Ann Cleeves and Peter James. But as Slider tries to retrace the last known movements of Felicity Holland, he is led ever further down a dark and twisted path into the secret past of this beautiful, enigmatic woman. But with no evidence of foul play - nothing to go on at all - where do you even start looking? Her distraught husband is convinced she must have been snatched.ĭCI Bill Slider and his team know that when a woman goes missing, you have to move fast if there's to be a hope of finding her alive. She's a mature, sensible woman with a stable home life and a happy marriage - no reason to abscond. She left her handsome West London house to go to her weekly pottery class and didn't come back. " one of Britain's most engaging coppers" Booklist Can he find her - and does she even want to be found? The clock is ticking for DCI Slider when a woman goes missing. ![]() ![]() ![]() Like, I have ARCs on this list that are over a year old. Oh, you’re also going to see that I barely read my ARCs. ![]() I don’t know why I feel like I had to tell you guys this, I just did. I’ve actually gotten a lot of these books for like 99c or even free. I follow a website that lets me track when Kindle books go on sale and/or free, and there’s always Kindle books being promoted when they’re on sale/for free on Twitter and through an author’s newsletter. ![]() Note: I don’t actually spend this much money on books, I promise!! Haha. So I thought it might be a good idea to write up a list of all the Kindle books I own and cross them off as I read them - kind of inspiration to knock off books from my TBR, which I’ve had for years. Like … seriously out of control, I have a problem. Lately, the list of Kindle books that I own is getting out of control. ![]() ![]() He has his own business with his partner Drew. Now Jordan must decide if he can go against everything he’s ever known to have the only love he’s ever wanted. Despite Jordan’s denial, it’s not long before he can no longer resist the strong undercurrents pulling them together. But for the first time in his life, he has to admit the impossible-another man is getting his engine running on all cylinders. Jordan has always been the high achiever, a man who lives in a focused, controlled, and carefully constructed manner. So why’s he so inexplicably drawn to his new client? Relationships aren’t up his alley, never have been. Of course, Mackenzie has never been accused of doing the smart thing. Perfect away (don’t let the door hit you on the rump, thank you very much), and forget he exists. The smart thing would be to thank Jordan for his time, turn Mr. In fact, Jordan Channing is looking for a PI to follow his fiancée. ![]() ![]() There’s only one itty bitty problem-the guy’s not exactly gay. Private investigator Mackenzie Williams’s newest client is everything he’s looking for in a guy-charming, beautiful, intelligent, and successful. ![]() ![]() Shel Silverstein is part of a balanced, healthy childhood, so quoting him could never be pretentious. If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10. It's a compliment, so go ahead and take it that way. People might use this quote as a shorthand way to say that you're pretty darn bright. That's why he's ready to go on this poetic adventure with them! Hey, can we come along, too? Where you've heard it ![]() Come on up to the attic of Shel Silverstein and let the light. Here in the attic you will find Backward Bill, Sour Face Ann, the Meehoo with an Exactlywatt, and the Polar Bear in the Frigidaire. He might be on the outside of the house, but Shel Silverstein knows that young readers can be curious and brilliant. A Light in the Attic delights with remarkable characters and hilariously profound poems in a collection readers will return to again and again. The kid who's picking up this book has got some smarts flickering on upstairs and the poet gets it. ![]() The idea of a light being on in the attic probably refers to the reader's brain. This is the first line from the first poem in Shel Silverstein's poetry collection A Light in the Attic, so you know the author has invested a lot in this one little verse. This line is from the poem "A Light in the Attic" by Shel Silverstein (1981). Courage Hope Knowledge Learning Experience Intelligence Poetry Context ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Here, Jo Knowles discusses dealing with stress, the beauty of butter and priceless publicity photos. It all happens to Pearl’s titular character nicknamed Bean in one stiflingly hot summer. The former Real Housewives of Durban (RHOD)cast member took to Instagram on Friday, 2 June, to excitedly share that her man has bought her yet another luxury BMW. Throw death, well-hidden secrets and falling for your best friend into the mix, and it’s disastrousor incredible. Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. South African reality TV star, businesswoman, and singer Londie Londonis being spoilt left, right, and center and she’s loving every moment of it. Effortlessly gorgeous reacted: “ look, as long as you made it out alive and looking FABULOUS!!” In other news – WATCH: Londie London’s new man buys her another BMW & this one is for buying bread Here are some of the said: “Hahahaha I can’t wait to hear about this on 947 when you back! commented: “I’ve watched this so many times glad you’re ok, and also thank you for the replied: “I can’t wait to hear about this when you come back responded: “ As long as you found your way out wrote: “The in those heels darling it’s a real skill Shem. by Jo Knowles BOOK REVIEW READ BETWEEN THE LINES by Jo Knowles bookshelf Riveting, brutal and beautifully told. ![]() ![]() ![]() But until Percy can confront the decisions she made and the years she’s spent punishing herself for them, they’ll never know whether their love might be bigger than the biggest mistakes of their past. When Percy returns to the lake for Sam’s mother’s funeral, their connection is as undeniable as it had always been. Eventually that friendship turned into something breathtakingly more, before it fell spectacularly apart. ![]() ![]() Until she receives the call that sends her racing back to Barry’s Bay and into the orbit of Sam Florek-the man she never thought she’d have to live without.įor six summers, through hazy afternoons on the water and warm summer nights working in his family’s restaurant and curling up together with books-medical textbooks for him and work-in-progress horror short stories for her-Percy and Sam had been inseparable. Instead of glittering summers on the lakeshore of her childhood, she spends them in a stylish apartment in the city, going out with friends, and keeping everyone a safe distance from her heart. They say you can never go home again, and for Persephone Fraser, ever since she made the biggest mistake of her life a decade ago, that has felt too true. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s extremely rare that I give five stars to a novella. I thought this would be an average New Adult opposites attract story, but it surpassed my expectations in every way. ![]() Can she overcome her aversion to being noticed? Will he be able grow beyond his self-centered nature? Or, despite their obvious chemistry, will Martin be the one to drive Kaitlyn into the science cabinet of obscurity for good? When Kaitlyn saves Martin from a nefarious plot, Martin uses the opportunity to push Kaitlyn out of her comfort zone: spring break, one week, house parties, bathing suits, and suntan lotion. Kaitlyn wants Martin for his brain, specifically to tabulate findings of trace elements in surface water. Kaitlyn might be the only girl who isn’t interested in exploiting his stunning rower’s build, chiseled features, and family's billionaire fortune. Despite her best efforts, she can’t escape the notice of Martin Sandeke-bad boy, jerkface bully, and the universe’s hottest, wealthiest, and most unobtainable bachelor-who also happens to be Kaitlyn’s chemistry lab partner. Kaitlyn Parker has no problem being the invisible girl, which is why she finds herself hiding in various cabinets and closets all over her college campus. Published by Caped Publishing on April 6th 2015 Attraction (Elements of Chemistry #1 Hypothesis, #1.1) by Penny Reid ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But Kovac has a sixth sense for crime, and it's burning. It's too much like looking into his own future. He doesn't want to spend any more time than he has to in the bleak, empty world of the victim's father, Iron Mike, Kovac's old mentor and a department legend. The investigation will be a formality, a duty that veteran Homicide detective Sam Kovac isn't looking forward to. Was it suicide? Or a kinky act turned tragic accident? Either way, his death wasn't a crime. In front of it hung the body of Andy Fallon, a Minneapolis Internal Affairs cop. The single word was written on the mirror. It is the story of two hard-boiled cops who dare to cross the thin and dangerous line that separates good and evil as they risk their lives to investigate the suspicious death of one of their own. ![]() New York Times bestseller Tami Hoag is at the top of her form in her newest thriller, blending unforgettable characters, breakneck suspense, and chilling twists. ![]() ![]() ![]() A species that had been eradicated when we were born on this Earth. ![]() Humans are different from us, at least from what I’ve seen, and it’s more than the way they look. The King Cobra’s mane flutters, the Boomslang nods. Unfortunately, that was the whole point after all… Names: Vruksha- Viper Azsote- Boomslang Zhallaix- Death Adder Syasku- Cottonmouth Jyarka- Diamondback Zaku- King Cobra Vagan- Blue Coral Krellix- Copperhead Lukys- Black Mamba Xenos- Sidewinder NAGA NAMES Vruksha- Viper Azsote- Boomslang Zhallaix- Death Adder Syasku- Cottonmouth Jyarka- Diamondback Zaku- King Cobra Vagan- Blue Coral Krellix- Copperhead Lukys- Black Mamba Xenos- Sidewinder ONE THE PACT Vruksha “OUR TRUCE ENDS after they release the females,” I growl, peering at the males around me. ![]() If he wants me so badly, he’ll have to catch me first. But I refuse to be any man’s broodmare, especially an alien’s. Especially the ruby red demon that stares at me with such an intensity my soul quakes. Half-men, half-snake beast aliens rule these lands-misbegotten monsters warped by something we don’t yet understand. He’ll do anything to get it, even trading me to those who have it. They left their devastation-and their technology-behind. Before me now lies the vast and dangerous wilderness of Earth, ravaged by aliens that long ago vanished. One day I’m a confidant for our leader, and the next I’m escorted out of the settlement by armed guards. ![]() |