![]() ![]() The trouble is, grumpy Zaf is secretly a hopeless romantic-and he’s determined to corrupt Dani’s stone-cold realism. Lying to help children? Who on earth would refuse?ĭani’s plan is simple: fake a relationship in public, seduce Zaf behind the scenes. Turns out his sports charity for kids could really use the publicity. Suddenly, half the internet is shipping #DrRugbae-and Zaf is begging Dani to play along. But before she can explain that fact to him, a video of the heroic rescue goes viral. When big, brooding security guard Zafir Ansari rescues Dani from a workplace fire drill gone wrong, it’s an obvious sign: PhD student Dani and former rugby player Zaf are destined to sleep together. So Dani asks the universe for the perfect friend-with-benefits-someone who knows the score and knows their way around the bedroom. Romantic partners, whatever their gender, are a distraction at best and a drain at worst. ![]() ![]() But romance? Been there, done that, burned the T-shirt. USA Today bestselling author Talia Hibbert returns with another charming romantic comedy about a young woman who agrees to fake date her friend after a video of him “rescuing” her from their office building goes viral.ĭanika Brown knows what she wants: professional success, academic renown, and an occasional roll in the hay to relieve all that career-driven tension. One of Oprah Magazine's 21 Romance Novels That Are Set to Be the Best of 2020 ![]()
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Hook Shot by Kennedy Ryan. This author has romancing of words down to a science, which continues in book 3 of the Hoops series. The abuse, how she overcame it, the triumph in the end. The poetic way Kennedy Ryan wove the words of this story into an unforgettable love story is nothing short of magic. I listened to the audio, which made it even better. This book will make you want to not move until the last page has turned. ![]() ![]() ![]() Because if Sapience kills him, it could spark another intergalactic war. Left in the hands of terrorists who have more uses for him dead than alive, the fate of Earth rests on Donovan's survival. ![]() But the Prime Liaison doesn't negotiate with terrorists, not even for his own son. When Sapience realizes who Donovan's father is, they think they've found the ultimate bargaining chip. That is, until a routine patrol goes awry and Donovan's abducted by the human revolutionary group Sapience. His dad holds the prestigious position of Prime Liaison in the collaborationist government, and Donovan's high social standing along with his exocel (a remarkable alien technology fused to his body) guarantee him a bright future in the security forces. Some die-hard extremists still oppose their rule on Earth, but Donovan Reyes isn't one of them. ![]() It's been a century of peace since Earth became a colony of an alien race with far reaches into the galaxy. """A deeply immersive story that balances fantastic, original world building with spine-tingling adventure."" -Sabaa Tahir, author of the New York Times bestselling series An Ember in the Ashes ![]() ![]() ![]() Georgie doesn’t even feel that bad about it he does what he needs to in order to survive. And he is good at making friends, getting people to trust him, and then making off with their money. ![]() Growing up in the rough streets of London, Georgie had to survive any way he could. Georgie Turner has made his living as a con man. The place has nothing but bad memories and Lawrence can’t be bothered to care. If Penkellis falls apart around him, well so be it. He is content to spend his days isolated and working on his scientific research. Most of the villagers are terrified of him, but that doesn’t bother Lawrence much, as he has no interest in interacting with anyone. ![]() Lawrence’s father was mad, his brother was mad, and Lawrence is certain he is mad as well, or at least headed that way. Lawrence Browne, the Earl of Radnor, lives an isolated life in a crumbling castle in Cornwall. ![]() ![]() ![]() I loved the two worlds she created, the underwater world, and the surface world, which seems inspired by southern Europe in the early nineteenth century. I really enjoyed Jaclyn Dolamore's debut novel, Magic Under Glass, so I have been looking forward to reading Between the Sea and Sky, and I am happy to say I enjoyed it even more than her first book. After reuniting, their feelings of friendship begin to grow into something more, but a love between them seems impossible, for Alan cannot live in the sea, and Esmerine cannot live on land without terrible pain, unless she permanently gives up her ability to return to the sea. ![]() As children, Esmerine and Alan played together on an island, but she hasn't seen him in several years, since he left to study. Unable to make her way on the surface world alone, Esmerine seeks out the help of Alan, a young man from a winged race of people called the Fandarsee. Esmerine fears her sister was taken against her will and is desperate to find her, even though it is unlikely she can save her. Esmerine's worst fears come true when she learns that her sister has gone to the surface world and married a human. Becoming a siren is a great honor for a mermaid and her family. Between the Sea and Sky by Jaclyn Dolamore (Published by Bloomsbury, October 25, 2011)įor years, Esmerine has longed for the day when she can join her older sister, Dosia, as a siren, and now that day has come. ![]() ![]() ![]() There's a price to pay for ruining the only good thing in my life, and she's about to shell out some serious tears.Daria Followhill thinks she is THE queen. The captain of the rival football team she hates so much.Yeah, baby girl, say it-I'm your foster brother. Fast.Now, I'm her parents' latest shiny project. ![]() She took the only thing I loved.I was poor.She was rich.The good thing about circumstances? They can change. ![]() Shen comes an intense, high school enemies-to-lovers romance with a twist.PennThey say revenge is a dish best served cold.I'd had four years to stew on what Daria Followhill did to me, and now my heart was completely iced.I took her first kiss. Pretty Reckless is unputdownable and absolute Kindle Crack." - Kindle Crack Book ReviewsFrom USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author L.J. This complex and venomous tale takes on a modern-day Cruel Intentions/Mean Girls vibe. "A runaway train of revenge, rivalry and angst. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Warner Books, Inc., Hachette Book Group, 237 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Grateful acknowledgment is given to Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc., for permission to reprint on page 203 an excerpt from the booklet Is AA for You? Neither the publisher, the producer, nor the authors take any responsibility for any possible consequences from any treatment, action, or application of medicine or preparation by any person reading or following the information in this book. Readers are advised to consult a physician or other qualified health professional regarding treatment of all their health problems. The reader should bear in mind that this book is not intended to take the place of medical advice from a trained medical professional. Although we have made all reasonable efforts to include the most up-to-date and accurate information in this book, there is no guarantee that what we know about the subjects discussed in this book won't change with time. Research in this field is ongoing and subject to interpretation. This book was written to provide selected information to the public concerning conventional and alternative medical treatments. It is advisable to seek the guidance of a physician or other qualified health practitioner before implementing any of the approaches to health suggested in this book. ![]() IMPORTANT NOTE: Neither this nor any other book should be used as a substitute for professional medical care or treatment. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They enter Oz as animals to escape detection by Glinda and to recruit an army of conquest from the country's wild animal population. Kiki changes himself and Ruggedo into birds and they fly over the Deadly Desert into the Land of Oz. ![]() This conversation is overheard by Ruggedo, the Nome who was exiled to the Earth's surface in Tik-Tok of Oz, and he sees through Kiki Aru's power a chance to get revenge on the people of Oz. A sparrow confronts the then-human Kiki Aru with knowledge of the theft, and Kiki says that he did not know what it was like to be wicked before, he is glad that he is now. When he alights in the land of Ev, Kiki Aru learns that he needs money to pay for a night's lodging (versus Oz, where money is not used at all) and changes himself into a magpie to steal a gold piece from an old man. When Bini and his wife are at a fair one day, their son Kiki Aru, who thirsts for adventure, finds the directions and afterwards transforms himself into a hawk and visits various countries outside the land of Oz. After Princess Ozma decreed that no one could practice magic in Oz except for Glinda and the Wizard of Oz, Bini wrote down the directions for pronouncing "Pyrzqxgl" and hid them in his magical laboratory. One of their numbers, a Munchkin named Bini Aru, discovered a method of transforming people and objects by merely saying the word "Pyrzqxgl". At the top of Mount Munch, lives a group of people known as the Hyups. ![]() ![]() ![]() Rent controls are often enacted under the guise of preventing greedy landlords from taking advantage of and making otherwise well-to-do people homeless. These controls, while seemingly benevolent, can often have disastrous consequences for people. On the other hand, if prices fall due to supply being higher than demand, the government often comes in and provides a minimum. a shortage), sometimes government will step in to keep it from getting to high. When prices rise due to demand being higher than supply (i.e. This chapter begins to talk about price controls, which is what happens when a government begins to keep prices from varying freely with financial laws and policy. And so, without further ado, let’s get into it! Chapter Summary ![]() Like those previous posts, I’ll be giving an overview, and then some thoughts and analyses based on the chapter. ![]() If you haven’t read my first two chapter summaries for this book, here they are. ![]() |