![]() ![]() And as Sheridan’s jealousy becomes aroused, the two soon find themselves propelled into a scheme of an altogether different kind, involving a pretend engagement, a secret inquiry-and a perhaps not-so-secret leap into true love… Amazon | Barnes and Noble | BAM | Kobo | Google | IndieBound Praise Her theatrical flirtation is intended only to break through his business-like demeanor and guarded emotions. ![]() Vanessa thinks a little scheming may be in order-for it’s Sheridan she truly has her sights, and her heart, set on. Besides, lovely Miss Pryde seems utterly smitten with a roguish London playwright… But still haunted by a tragically lost love, the duke is resolved to resist the attraction-and avoid any “scheming” husband-hunters. Tasked with investigating a possible suspect, Sheridan finds himself in dangerous proximity to her captivating daughter, Vanessa Pryde. Bridgerton fans and readers of Madeline Hunter, Eloisa James, and Lisa Kleypas won’t want to miss this humorous and clever new love story from the historical romance legend.Īlong with his stepsiblings, Sheridan Wolfe, Duke of Armitage, is determined to finally solve the mysteries behind the suspicious deaths of their mother’s three husbands. ![]()
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![]() ![]() (Two ancestors were accused witches in Salem.) The viewpoint is refreshing. ![]() I enjoyed this début novel that borrows a thing or two from the author's own family history. She'd much rather spend all her time in research and investigation! It is no surprise whatsoever that now Connie has clue in hand, she has very little inclination toward housecleaning. Little does Connie know that a clue to a totally new and original source will be found while the house is being cleaned- an original source that leads directly to the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692. ![]() Grace wants Connie to clean out an old abandoned family home so that it can be sold. dissertation hit a snag when she receives a phone call from her mother in New Mexico. ISBN: 9781401340902, Hyperion Books, 2009įirst Line: Peter Petford slipped a long wooden spoon into the simmering iron pot of lentils hanging over the fire and tried to push the worry from his stomach.Ĭonnie Goodwin's plans for spending the summer doing research for her PhD. Title: The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Peter and the Starcatchers is brimming with richly developed characters, from the scary but somehow familiar Black Stache and the ferocious Mister Grin to the sweet but sophisticated Molly and the fearless Peter. In an evocative and fast-paced adventure on the high seas and on a faraway island, an orphan boy named Peter and his mysterious new friend, Molly, overcome bands of pirates and thieves in their quest to keep a fantastical secret safe and. Bone-crushing waves eventually land our characters on Mollusk Island - where the action really heats up. Best-selling authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have turned back the clock and revealed a wonderful story that precedes J. Towering seas and a violent storm are the backdrop for battles at sea. Aboard the Never Land is a trunk that holds a magical substance with the power to change the fate of the world - just a sprinkle and wounds heal just a dusting and people can fly. This riveting adventure takes listeners on a journey from a harsh orphanage in old England to a treacherous sea in a decrepit old tub. In an evocative and fast-paced adventure on the high seas and on a faraway island, an orphan boy named Peter and his mysterious new friend, Molly, overcome bands of pirates and thieves in their quest to keep a fantastical secret safe and save the world from evil. Best-selling authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson have turned back the clock and revealed a wonderful story that precedes J. ![]() ![]() ![]() Japanese influences hang over the novel – its Rashomon approach to a central incident its title, borrowed from the 1689 Matsuo Basho classic a poetic undercurrent that drives the book – eloquently resonant given the setting of a Japanese PoW camp in 1943. After his great love, his wartime experiences and the aftermath, the fractured chronology of this deeply humane novel takes us from the self-doubt and uncertainty of youth to the self-doubt and regrets of old age. It is the story of Dorrigo Evans: surgeon, prisoner, leader, hero, symbol. It's a bit awkward, but I can't stop myself gushing. When I praise the book – effusively, inarticulately – as a masterpiece, he looks down at the table and goes quiet. Notwithstanding this moment of post-prandial reflectiveness, our evening together has been full of talk.įlanagan has just come from a second day in a studio recording the audiobook of his new novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North, an experience he likens to "being locked in an esky". As well as being one of our finest writers, Flanagan is a man of passions and ideas: charming, erudite, opinionated. ![]() But Richard Flanagan is not, nor do I believe he has ever been, a man with nothing to say. On reflection I'm pretty happy to just sit, too. The detritus of our meal, plates stained with smears of anchovy and peppery relics of lamb, is strewn between us. At this point we're drinking Montenegros: sweet, slightly perfumed, delicious. ![]() ![]() ![]() A single look between them can convey an entire conversation. Clementine and Erika are each other's oldest friends. If there's anything they can count on, it's each other. ![]() Sam and Clementine have a wonderful, albeit, busy life: they have two little girls, Sam has just started a new dream job and Clementine, a cellist, is busy preparing for the audition of a lifetime. What could possibly go wrong? In Truly Madly Guilty, Liane Moriarty turns her unique, razor-sharp eye towards three seemingly happy families. "What a wonderful writer-smart, wise, funny."-Anne Lamott Six responsible adults. "The new novel from Liane Moriarty, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Husband's Secret, Big Little Lies, and What Alice Forgot, about how sometimes we don't appreciate how extraordinary our ordinary lives are until it's too late. ![]() |