And when the spark between them finally ignites, coach and player are pulled into a secret romance.īut it’s only a matter of time before Lance’s celebrity status forces their relationship into the spotlight. But can they ever be more than friends Jason Hawkins is about to throw the biggest Hail Mary pass of his career. What starts as hero-worship quickly grows into a strong attraction–one Beau is shocked to discover isn’t as one-sided as he thought. Their chemistry on the field is undeniable. But when a meeting with Lance leads the pro star straight to the Tigers payroll, Beau suddenly finds his path forward.ĭesperate to escape his troubled home life, Beau convinces Lance to mentor him. After an awful season, Beau’s NFL dreams seem barely in reach, and the lack of an offensive coach has left him directionless. With a little bit of liquid courage and a willing audience, Beau’s managed to climb to the top of Eastshore’s social circles, but the field is another story. But that all changes when a chance encounter brings him to the Tigers’ practice field.īeau Woodridge figured out early on that being forgettable gets you nowhere. Now, hiding from the media circus in Eastshore, Lance wants nothing more than to be left alone. RATING 3,5 out of 5 stars Their chemistry on the field is undeniable. A rising star who found all his NFL dreams coming true right out of high school, Lance crashed hard, pulled down by a string of bad decisions. Lance Harper knows how much the limelight can burn. They’re both looking for a fresh start, but can they ever truly leave their pasts behind them?
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Sleeping Giantsmay have debuted his thrilling saga, but Waking Godsproves that Neuvel’s scope is more daring than readers could have imagined. reminiscent of The Martian and World War Z. Waking Gods Sylvain Neuvel ×Close Description In the gripping sequel to Sleeping Giants, Sylvain Neuvel’s innovative series about human-alien contact takes another giant step forward. It’s all presented as audio files, and it can be very hard at times to work out what’s happening – or even who’s saying what as there is rarely any : indicators. In the gripping sequel to Sleeping Giants, which was hailed by Pierce Brown as a luminous conspiracy yarn. The format of the prose is difficult to read. The plot takes many unexpected twists and turns, which kept me reaching back for my book even though there were a lot of things (and yes, I have read the entire thing in the space of time between the two reviews written today). Also, there’s no interaction with the aliens (beyond them killing people!), which makes the enemy even more unsettling as no one knows what they want. The premise is very interesting, and it’s a careful study of how we would react to the dangerous – and deadly situations. What do the aliens want? How can humanity survive? How many will be left alive? Rose, her team and their ‘mysterious friend’ – the shady figure who brought them together – have lots of questions, a world relying on them, and no time at all. The world scrambles to respond, living in terror of what it can do. Rose Franklin and her team found the giant metal statue-cum-robot-cum-weapon, another arrives in the middle of London. Series: Yes - 2nd book in Themis trilogy Synopsis: *SPOILER ALERT * Contains SPOILERS for SLEEPING GIANTS Genre: Sci-Fi In the play, Nanny also serves as a constant reminder to Beatrice of what may happen to her someday if she is left penniless at the mercy of her children in her old age. She is an elderly "human vegetable" whom Beatrice has agreed to take care of (for a price, of course). Nanny, one of Beatrice's schemes, lives with Tillie's family. Tillie's sister, Ruth, is mentally disturbed, and often wakes up in the middle of the night screaming in terror because of bad dreams. The family is poor, and Tillie's eccentric mother, Beatrice, is constantly concocting impracticable "get-rich-quick" schemes. Meanwhile, Zindel shows us the complications Tillie must cope with in her everyday life. Under his supervision, Tillie conducts an experiment measuring the effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigolds. Marigolds is the story of Tillie (a nickname for Matilda), a young girl whose science teacher awakens her interest in atoms, the beginnings of the universe, and experimentation. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, written by Paul Zindel, is loosely based on the playwright's youth, particularly on his mother. But Merrick is eager to escape the strange events plaguing his family's crumbling estate, so he sets off, against his better judgment, for the edge of the Amazon. When the India Office recruits him for an expedition to fetch quinine-essential for the treatment of malaria-from deep within Peru, he knows it's a terrible idea nearly every able-bodied expeditionary who's made the attempt has died, and he can barely walk. In 1859, ex–East India Company smuggler Merrick Tremayne is trapped at home in Cornwall with an injury that almost cost him his leg. burnishes her reputation as a gifted storyteller" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). An Indie Next Pick Now in paperback, Natasha Pulley's "witty, entrancing novel. "Fresh and ferocious, Lockdown will hook boys with its gritty, unrelenting surprises." -James Patterson "Furnace is hotter than hell and twice as much fun! Sign me up for a life sentence of Alexander Gordon Smith!" - Darren Shan, author of the Demonata seriesįurnace Penitentiary: the world's most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth's surface. In this prison, secret horrors are breaking free. Convicted of a murder he didn't commit, Alex Sawyer must find a way out, or resign himself to a death behind bars. About the Book Furnace Penitentiary: the world's most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth's surface. I hope you enjoy this next book in the series. The audiobook, unfortunately, won’t be coming out until later this year but it will be worth the wait, I promise! But it was such a joy to write, even though I’ve never cried so much while working on a book! Zoey Draven Claimed by the Horde King (Horde Kings of Dakkar Book 2) Kindle Edition by Zoey Draven (Author) Format: Kindle Edition 2,476 ratings Book 2 of 6: Horde Kings of Dakkar See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 0.00 This title and over 1 million more available with Kindle Unlimited 5. <3īroken by the Horde King is officially the longest book in the Horde King series to date at around 450 pages–which is funny because I thought it would be the shortest when I started writing it. It’s like the SFR version of the second chance trope (one of my favs), mixed in with a little bit of trouble that’s brewing in the Dead Lands of Dakkar (of course), and there are even some cameos by previous characters from the series (babies!). If you follow me on Facebook, you know how excited I was when I started writing this book. I gave him my heart…like a fool, I believed he would never break it. His insights-into the mystery of words, the wonders of laughter, and the elusiveness of memory-are so startling, so strange, and so powerful that you will never look at the world the same way again. Questions such as: ‘Why do people with autism talk so loudly and weirdly?’ ‘Why do you line up your toy cars and blocks?’ ‘Why don’t you make eye contact when you’re talking?’ and “What’s the reason you jump?’ (Naoki’s answer: ‘When I’m jumping, it’s as if my feelings are going upward to the sky.’) With disarming honesty and a generous heart, Naoki shares his unique point of view on not only autism but life itself. The field of bioethics has the potential to contribute to a better understanding of how the medical and social assumptions that accompany diagnostic categories impact the people who have been diagnosed. Using an alphabet grid to painstakingly construct words, sentences, and thoughts that he is unable to speak out loud, Naoki answers even the most delicate questions that people want to know. Parents and family members who never thought they could get inside the head of their autistic loved one, at last, have a way to break through to the curious, subtle, and complex life within. “Written by Naoki Higashida, a very smart, very self-aware, and very charming thirteen-year-old boy with autism, it is a one-of-a-kind memoir that demonstrates how an autistic mind thinks, feels, perceives, and responds in ways few of us can imagine. For more scholarly coverage, try Ziegler's classic, "Black Death," or Aberth's more recent "On the Brink of the Apocalypse." John Hatcher's "The Black Death: A Personal History" presents the impact of the plague in another highly readable book. Read Tuchman's "A Distant Mirror" instead (I don't recommend trying to listen to it) for an informative, well researched, and well written account of the 14th century horrors (and there certainly were horrors!). Unfortunately, I also found the reader's voice and intonation nerve-scratching. Cantor's attempts at humor and shock tactics might work well in a classromm of freshmen or sophmores in a compulsory course, but provide no relief for someone choosing to read, or hear, the book. Further, the presentation of the factual material rarely breaks the surface and is more misleading than informative. Cantor's lack of perception regarding the Medieval period shines through! The "facts" that he presents are a hodge-podge of mostly old scholarship firmly entrenched in the "horrible Dark Ages" mentality. They will forget their responsibilities to please her… and worse, crush nations, neglect kingdoms and abuse their power.Īware of her power, and afraid of it, Fire lives in a corner of the world away from people, and away from temptation. Unlimited listening to the Plus Catalogue - thousands of select Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks. They will turn away from their families, their work, and their duties for her. Fire By: Kristin Cashore Narrated by: Xanthe Elbrick Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins 4.6 (9 ratings) Try for £0.00 One credit a month, good for any title to download and keep. People who are susceptible to her appeal will do anything for her attention, and for her affection. A book described as a prequel-ish companion book to Cashore’s first book, Graceling, Fire is a beautiful and wonderful story that every fantasy reader should read at. Fire is mesmerising.īut with this extraordinary beauty comes influence and power. Fire by Kristin Cashore (Seven Kingdoms Trilogy: Book 2) It comes as a real pleasure to be able to recommend a book so highly as Kristin Cashore’s latest book, Fire. Marked out by her vivid red hair, she’s more than attractive. Set in a world of stunningly beautiful, exceptionally dangerous monsters, Fire is one of the most dangerous monsters of all – a human one. From the deft characterisation to the gripping story, the fast-paced action to the evocative prose, this is one of the strongest fantasy novels of the year. A must-read title for all fans of Patrick Rothfuss and Trudi Canavan, FIRE is an exceptional fantasy novel. READ ALSO: What are the common uses of ethane? Why is the narrator insane in Tell Tale Heart? Even certain people in today’s society would agree that he is not a madman, especially how he justified the crime he committed. Many cultures and the inferred time period of this story supports that he was simply a murderer. To recapitulate, the narrator was not insane. Is the narrator of The Tell-Tale Heart insane essay? The narrator claimed that “it was not the old man who vexed me but his Evil Eye.” The narrator claims that “it not the old man who vexe me but his Evil Eye.” Thesis statement: The narrator of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart” is psychotic…. What is a good thesis statement for The Tell-Tale Heart? So, the title also refers to the narrator’s heart. Since that isn’t a possibility, and since we know that dead hearts don’t beat, the narrator’s own hidden guilt over the deed is projected onto the dead man’s heart, thus telling a tale of the narrator’s guilty feelings. What is the meaning behind The Tell-Tale Heart? 5 What is the moral lesson of the Tell Tale Heart?.4 What is an example of dramatic irony in The Tell-Tale Heart?.3 What are the three types of thesis statements?.2 Why is the narrator insane in Tell Tale Heart?.1 What is the meaning behind The Tell-Tale Heart?. |