![]() ![]() ![]() A thoroughly contemporary-and deeply moving-portrait of a marriage.” -The New York Times Book Review Ilesa, Nigeria. In the lineage of great works by Chinua Achebe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Before Calla can let him get close, though, she’s got to deal with the pain of the past-and some very bad guys out to mess her up if she doesn't give them her mom. And the way he looks at her makes it clear he wants to get horizontal. Sexy and intense, Jax is in Calla’s business from they moment they meet, giving her a job and helping her search for Mona. Instead, six feet of hotness named Jackson James is pouring drinks and keeping the place humming. Of course, when she arrives at her mother’s bar, Mona is nowhere to be found. Now, Calla has to go back to the small town she thought shed left behind and clean up her mom’s mess again. But the safe cocoon Calla has carefully built is shattered when she discovers her mom has stolen her college money and run up a huge credit card debt in her name. ![]() She still carries the physical and emotional scars of living with a strung-out mother, Mona-secrets she keeps from everyone, including her close circle of college friends. But growing up, she witnessed some things no child ever should. She’s never been kissed, never seen the ocean, never gone to an amusement park. At 21, Calla hasn't done a lot of things. ![]() Download Stay with Me Book in PDF, Epub and Kindleįrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Wait for You and Be with Me comes a daring tale that pushes boundaries. ![]()
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![]() ![]() The natives don't let themselves get caught up in the unending wars. But before long, new invaders arrive and the City changes hands once again. ![]() Reading Level: 2.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0Įvery nation that invades the City gives it a new name. Hornbook Guide to Children - Below Average, With Minor Flaw Voice of Youth Advocates - Recommended - Hard To Beat Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 8.4" (1.00 lbs) 240 pagesįeatures: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Fantasy WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guaranteeīinding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & EditionsĬlick for more in this series: Nameless City ![]() Contributor(s): Hicks, Faith Erin (Author), Bellaire, Jordie (Contribution by) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Granted, not all the characters are what I would call memorable, and very few of them are genuinely likeable (though most aren't supposed to be) but the crescendo of tension and the clever (if sometimes little) twists in their stories (not to mention, the interplay of associations between them - though most you only manage to catch on a second read) largely make up for that. ![]() In this case, I'm also pleased to say that most of the stories, while building on familiar haunting tropes, either put a spin on them or bring something new to the table. I have to admit that short stories can be hit or miss for me, but when there's a connection of sorts between them and they ultimately form a bigger picture, I'm hooked. Thirteen Storeys is, for all purposes, a novel comprised of a series of short stories, each one focusing on one of the tenants of a reclusive billionaire's building, with only the last chapter bringing the whole cast together. ![]() ![]() ![]() Jake joins Roland on his quest, but while Roland travels with his young companion Jake, the man in black travels with Roland’s soul in his pocket. Following his quarry across the demon-infested Mohaine Desert, Roland confronts a mad preacher woman and her murderous flock, holds palaver with a speaking demon, and finally befriends a young boy from our world named Jake Chambers. Part sci-fi novel, part futuristic dystopia, part spaghetti Western, and part high fantasy vision, The Gunslinger tells the story of Roland Deschain, Mid-World’s last gunslinger, who is tracking an enigmatic magician known only as the man in black. The Slow Mutants (July 1981) The Gunslinger and the Dark Man (November 1981). revised & expanded, Mass Market Paperback, 300 pages. So begins Book I of Stephen King’s iconic fantasy series, The Dark Tower. The page for Stephen Kings Novel: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger. The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, 1) Published June 23rd 2003 by Penguin Group New American Library Signet. The Man in Black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. Tab will move on to the next part of the site rather than go through menu items. Enter and space open menus and escape closes them as well. ![]() ![]() ![]() Up and Down arrows will open main level menus and toggle through sub tier links. In addition to the seven core novels that make up the story of wandering gunslinger Roland Deschain, many of Kings most iconic novels (It, Salems Lot, etc.) tie into the Dark Tower in some way. Left and right arrows move across top level links and expand / close menus in sub levels. The site navigation utilizes arrow, enter, escape, and space bar key commands. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As the second book in Cixin Liu’s The Remembrance of Earth’s Past trilogy, The Dark Forest tells of how humanity prepares for the arrival of the Trisolarans. The people of Earth have about 400 years to prepare for the arrival of the Trisolarans, who can only travel at a small fraction of the speed of light. Will humanity face annihilation from this vastly more intelligent species set on colonizing Earth, or will it find a way to survive after being demoted to an insectoid state? At the end of The Three-Body Problem, the aliens from Trisolaris send a simple message to humanity: “You’re bugs.” The gap between the Trisolarans and humans is as large as that between humans and insects. Despite our superior intellect and technology, insects still survive and even thrive. Humanity has waged war on insects for thousands of years. ![]() ![]() ![]() Will Averil stay? Will Nina leave? And what about the men who claim to love them? Does love heal, or will finding their happy ending mean giving up all they've ever wanted?ĭon't miss The Boardwalk Bookshop by Susan Mallery A heartfelt tale of friendship between three women brought together by chance who open a bookshop together on the boardwalk of the California beaches. Her hopes of getting off the island seem to be stretching further away.until her mother makes a discovery that could change everything forever.īut before Nina and Averil can reach for the stars, they have to decide what they want. Averil doesn't seem to want the great guy she's married to, and doesn't seem to be making headway writing her first book their mom is living life just as recklessly as she always has and Nina's starting to realize that the control she once had is slipping out of her fingers. But as fun as all this romance is, Nina has real life to deal with. Nina unexpectedly finds herself juggling two men-her high school sweetheart and a younger maverick pilot who also wants to claim her heart. Also by Susan Mallery Fool's Gold Best of My Love Marry Me at Christmas Thrill Me Kiss Me Hold Me Until We Touch Before We Kiss When We Met Christmas on 4th. Which is why she isn't exactly thrilled to see Averil back on Blackberry Island, especially when Nina's life has suddenly plicated. ![]() More "Mom" than their mother ever was, she sacrificed medical school-and her first love-so her sister could break free. Small-town nurse Nina Wentworth has made a career out of being a caretaker. New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery returns to Blackberry Island with the poignant tale of two sisters on the verge of claiming their dreams. ![]() ![]() But Kayden is certain that Callie has come back into his life for a reason. Quiet and reserved, Callie still fears letting anyone else into her world. When fate lands Kayden and Callie at the same college, Kayden is determined to get to know the beautiful girl who changed his destiny. ![]() Now, six years later, she continues to struggle with the painful secret that threatens to consume her. After the worst was over, she locked up her feelings and vowed never to tell anyone what happened. Not since her twelfth birthday when everything was taken from her. ![]() until an angel named Callie appeared just in time to rescue him. But one night it seemed like his luck-and his life-might finally end. If he was lucky, he could keep his head down, do as he was told, and make it through the day. The Coincidence of Callie & Kayden For Kayden, suffering in silence was the only way to survive. About the Book Includes an excerpt of the author's, The Redemption of Callie & Kayden.īook Synopsis From the bestselling author of The Secret of Ella and Micha comes a mesmerizing novel of fate, friendship, and the healing power of love. ![]() ![]()
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