Ones that could expose her to unimaginable pleasure and unfathomable pain. He still tempts her with every breath, offering up all she’s ever wanted. Working with Casteel instead of against him presents its own risks. But he’s the only way for her to get what she wants-to find her brother Ian and see for herself if he has become a soulless Ascended. He needs her alive, healthy, and whole to achieve his goals. He may have taken her, but he will never have her.Ĭasteel Da’Neer is known by many names and many faces. He wants her to fight him, and that’s one order she’s more than happy to obey. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. Title: A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (Blood and Ash #2)Įverything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with.
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It defies logic.”Īlthough Stern was not involved with the deal, he said he learned the details when he became unit chief in 2004 and continues to be troubled by what happened.Īfter the transplant, Goto was again barred from reentering the U.S., said the first law enforcement official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and therefore requested anonymity.īut Goto continued to receive medical care from Busuttil in Japan. Goto “came to the States and got a liver and was laughing back to where he came from. “I don’t think Goto gave the bureau anything of significance,” Stern said. Goto got his liver, Stern said, but provided the bureau with little useful information on Japanese gangs. The FBI helped Goto obtain a visa to enter the United States in 2001 in exchange for leads on potentially illegal activity in this country by Japanese criminal gangs, said Jim Stern, retired chief of the FBI’s Asian criminal enterprise unit in Washington. Goto leads a gang called the Goto-gumi, which experts describe as vindictive and at times brutal. because of his criminal history, several current and former law enforcement officials said. The most prominent transplant recipient, Tadamasa Goto, had been barred from entering the U.S. The Dark Days Club is the first in what will be a series of novels focused on Lady Helen and her adventures in Regency London. Will Helen follow her demon-fighting destiny with Lord Carlston? Or will she resign herself to the life of a proper English wife instead? When she meets the mysterious Lord Carlston, who has quite the checkered past himself, she discovers that the growing spirit inside her actually points to the rare ability to identify and destroy a group of supernatural baddies that are overrunning England. She gets the feeling she’s meant for something more than ballrooms and husband hunting. After all, isn’t that the best that any young lady with fortune and tainted family connections can hope for?īut, Helen has other ideas. Helen’s mother, who drowned at sea ten years before, was allegedly a traitor to England, and Helen’s current guardians-her aunt and uncle-really hope this won’t affect Helen’s chance of making a good marriage. We meet 18-year-old Lady Helen Wrexhall on the eve of her presentation to Queen Charlotte. So, if you love a battle between the forces of good and evil… all set against the backdrop of the upper-crust society of 1812 London, then The Dark Days Club by Alison Goodman should be on your reading list. Fantasy novels with a supernatural bent are all the rage right now. So when scouts discover the location of the ancient locket that can restore Winter’s magic, Meira decides to go after it herself. Training to be a warrior-and desperately in love with her best friend, and future king, Mather - she would do anything to help her kingdom rise to power again. Orphaned as an infant during Winter’s defeat, Meira has lived her whole life as a refugee, raised by the Winterians’ general, Sir. Now, the Winterians’ only hope for freedom is the eight survivors who managed to escape, and who have been waiting for the opportunity to steal back Winter’s magic and rebuild the kingdom ever since. Sixteen years ago the Kingdom of Winter was conquered and its citizens enslaved, leaving them without magic or a monarch. Synopsis for Snow Like Ashes (from Goodreads):Ī heartbroken girl. Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below: A helpful and/or enlightening book that stands out by at least one aspect, e.g. contains uncommonly novel ideas and presents them in an engaging manner.Ħ – Notable. A helpful and/or enlightening book that combines two or more noteworthy strengths, e.g. presents the latest findings in a topical field and is written by a renowned expert but lacks a bit in style.ħ – Good. A helpful and/or enlightening book that has a substantial number of outstanding qualities without excelling across the board, e.g. A helpful and/or enlightening book that is extremely well rounded, has many strengths and no shortcomings worth mentioning.Ĩ – Very good. Often an instant classic and must-read for everyone.ĩ – Superb. A helpful and/or enlightening book that, in addition to meeting the highest standards in all pertinent aspects, stands out even among the best. Here's what the ratings mean:ġ0 – Brilliant. Books we rate below 5 won’t be summarized. Our rating helps you sort the titles on your reading list from solid (5) to brilliant (10). We rate each piece of content on a scale of 1–10 with regard to these two core criteria. Helpful – You’ll take-away practical advice that will help you get better at what you do. Whatever we select for our library has to excel in one or the other of these two core criteria:Įnlightening – You’ll learn things that will inform and improve your decisions. At getAbstract, we summarize books* that help people understand the world and make it better. So where do you start? There's currently five ( five!) main Game of Thrones books out right now, and two more are on the way. There's a whole world of Game of Thrones content out there, you just have to pick up a book to see it. Plus, once you become a Westeros expert, you'll have fun spotting all the easter eggs in the prequel series, calling back to little tidbits the books probably have pages and pages of context on. In the meantime, why not dig into the source material for one of HBO's biggest fantasy shows? There's more characters, plotlines, settings, and history than a television show can present. Back in 2019, HBO announced a prequel series called House of the Dragon, which follows the rise of the Targaryen family. For anyone still interested in returning to the world of Westeros on the small screen, though, you're in luck. Martin already knows it won't be anything like the one we all saw on HBO. Thankfully, the books the television show is based on isn't finished yet, but author George R. The last time we talked about Game of Thrones, it was all about how much we hated the ending. But I say it is what you love.” Sappho manipulates war to mean something completely different: war is often associated with glory or gore, but rarely ever love. For instance, the poet says “Some men say an army of horse and some men say an army on foot and some men say an army of ships is the most beautiful thing on the black earth. She takes these events and beautifies them outside of their context, describing emotions with fervor. Remnants of the Iliad and the city of Troy consistently show up throughout her work. Sappho’s philosophies and documentations on love inform poetry as a whole genre in her work: If Not, Winter. While the structure of her poetry is not its original form, I believe that this poses an interesting opportunity to engage with a text differently, savoring each and every word. The rest of her work has been broken up into fragments as a result. It is believed that Sappho composed nine books consisting of lyrics, however, only one full poem survived. Sappho is world-renowned and historically remarkable. "4 1/2 Stars! Top Pick! Always unique, wonderfully romantic and highly sensual, Hoyt's stories take readers' breath away."- RT Book Reviews on Duke of Pleasure "4 1/2 Stars! Top Pick! A thrilling end this addictive series!"- RT Book Reviews on Duke of Desire A most fitting end to a spectacular series."- Heroes & Heartbreakers " Duke of Desire is a beautifully written tale of revenge and reconciliation, despair, and hope, loathing, and love. Credible characters, steamy romance, and heart-pounding action set this romance apart."- Publishers Weekly "Historical romance fans will be gratified by the way Hoyt highlights social issues, focusing on Gideon and Messalina's struggle against poverty and 18th-century gender roles. "Hoyt's writing is almost too good to be true."- Lisa Kleypas "Hoyt.marries her irresistibly witty writing style with an intrigue-steeped plot that is generously spiced with lively banter and lush sensuality."- Booklist on Not the Duke's Darling Crane is stricken by his good fortune and believes he has the savoir faire to win her hand (and her father’s money). Set in Sleepy Hollow and ‘Tarry Town’ in the early 1800s, Irving returns to present-day to tell us what he really meant by ‘the legend.’ The story follows schoolteacher Ichabod Crane (played by Justin Durham – hand balancer and straps artist) who has, of late, been down on his luck but finds adventure when he accepts an invitation to teach the children of Sleepy Hollow.Įverything changes when the beautiful heiress of the Van Tassel fortune, Katrina Van Tassel (played by third generation circus artist Zoë Heywood), enters the ballroom of her father’s holiday party by performing a seductive aerial ballet on silks. The LEGEND is a new, total immersive experience with the groundbreaking use of holograms of Washington Irving and the Headless Horseman, combined with live action circus performers to tell the story. The LEGEND is a simmering adaptation of Washington Irving’s iconic ghost story, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Audiences will be treated to a cirque/theatre noir production with narration by Washington Irving himself – in hologram form, commemorating the 200-year anniversary of, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow!” Hear the clamoring metal horseshoes click across cobblestone roads in this dark Sleepy Hollow tale. Oddly, one of the photos resembles their house, where Eds grandmother lived long ago. Then his young daughter, Amy, makes a curious discovery: Inside one of the drawers she finds a set of old pictures and a stereoscope, an old fashioned device that allows you to see images in three dimensions. THE BLACKSTONE CHRONICLES, PART 5When attorney Ed Becker spots the carved antique dresser in a dusty attic, he takes it to restore. Each reveals another thread in the tightly woven web of… Each object bears an unspeakable history. Strange gifts are appearing in the most unlikely places: on doorsteps, in cars, glittering on a flea market table. John Saul, author of nineteen bestselling novels of chilling suspense, now gives us a serial thriller set in the small New England town of Blackstone, where the inhabitants are caught in the grip of unrelenting evil. |