![]() ![]() Moretti had been in there for several minutes. That was how he’d found Sammi.Įdging closer to the corner of the house, Sammi dared to peek around it. ![]() Moretti would be getting some odd stares, but it wouldn’t be the first time the big goon had cruised gay bars looking for boys for his boss. ![]() Donovan’s muscle Moretti pried his massive body from the seat then disappeared inside the nightclub. Three breaths later the passenger door opened. The car slowed, pulled to the curb, and stopped in front of the bar. With a quick gasp he straightened back against the wall and disappeared into the shadows. He bent, coiled to spring from his position, when Donovan’s black Lincoln slid around the corner and, like a shark hunting for prey, cruised toward him. If he ran, he could be inside before the traffic light at the corner changed. For someone with no money, no identity and no friends, being homeless could be deadly. Sammi doubted he could survive much longer on the streets of Houston before Donovan picked him up and dragged him back to the penthouse. Donovan and his thugs would be searching for him again tonight. ![]() With his teeth clenched so tightly they ached, Sammi watched for the black Town Car. There was no way he was going to return to Donovan. His heart thudded as he pressed his back against the rough brick, and with a quick movement he swiped away the hair that fell over his eyes. Sammi slipped between the shadows of the houses that bordered the avenue. ![]()
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In the first full-length biography of Alexander Hamilton in decades, Ron Chernow tells the riveting story of a man who overcame all odds to shape, inspire, and scandalize the newborn America. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Weber has also engaged in a steady stream of best-selling collaborations: the Starfire Series with Steve White The Empire of Man Series with John Ringo the Multiverse Series with Linda Evans and Joelle Presby and the Ring of Fire Series with Eric Flint.ĭavid Weber makes his home in South Carolina with his wife and children. Books in the Honor Harrington and Honorverse series have appeared on 21 bestseller lists, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and USA Today. 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New York Times best-selling series - Omnibus - March Upcountry and March to the Sea, Books 1 and 2 in the Empire of Man Series.Roger Ramius MacClintock was. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There’s her ballet instructor, whose impossibly high standards push her to the breaking point. For starters, there’s her rival, Audrey, who will stop at nothing to show her up. Mia is planning to spend a magical summer in France pursuing her dream, but as she pirou-ettes into Paris, she soon realizes it may be a bit more complicated than she hoped. In fact, it’s in her blood-according to family legend, her too-many-greats-to-count-grandmother once danced for the Paris Opera and was painted by Degas himself! Her parents say it’s just a fantasy, but to Mia it’s so much more than that. ![]() Mia Jenrow has always known she's destined to be a professional ballerina. As sweet as a macaron from Laduree, this romantic novel set in Paris about an American ballerina and a charming French boy is parfait! And don't miss Anne-Sophie's swoony FRENCH KISSING IN NEW YORK! ![]() ![]() ![]() And on a road trip up the California coast together, he intends to show her exactly what a falling star will do to catch the woman he loves: anything at all. But he’s determined to keep his improbably short, impossibly stubborn, and extremely endearing minder in his life any way he can. ![]() When another scandal lands Alex in major hot water and costs Lauren her job, she’ll have to choose between protecting him and offering him what he really wants-her. But the more time they spend together, the harder it gets to keep her professional remove and her heart intact, especially when she discovers the reasons behind his recklessness…not to mention his Cupid fanfiction habit. Compared to her previous work, watching over handsome but impulsive Alex shouldn’t be especially difficult. When all that reckless emotion explodes into a bar fight, the tabloids and public agree: his star is falling.Įnter Lauren Clegg, the former ER therapist hired to keep him in line. ![]() ![]() But the showrunners have wrecked his character, he’s dogged by old demons, and his post-show future remains uncertain. A starring role as Cupid on TV’s biggest show, God of the Gates. Title: All the Feels (Spoiler Alert #2) Author(s): Olivia Dade Release Date: NovemPublisher: Avon Genre(s): Romance, Contemporary Synopsis:įollowing Spoiler Alert, Olivia Dade returns with another utterly charming romantic comedy about a devil-may-care actor-who actually cares more than anyone knows-and the no-nonsense woman hired to keep him in line.Īlexander Woodroe has it all. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It closed due to constant harassment from the Nazi party, which condemned notable Bauhaus artists like Wassily Kandinsky as “degenerate.” The Nazis saw modernism, the broader movement of which Bauhaus was a part, as a symptom of the “disease” brought by communists and Jews.ĭespite its short time in operation, the Bauhaus has had a lasting influence on many types of art. The Bauhaus was only in operation until 1933. ![]() It was founded in 1919 in Weimar, Germany, although it moved to Dessau and later Berlin. The Bauhaus was an art and design school that inspired a movement of the same name. Whether you’re a fine artist, a homeowner selecting a color palette for your living room, or both, you already know that color has a profound psychological effect on all of us.Ī lot of the way we view, teach, and talk about color comes from four prominent teachers at the Bauhaus, a German art school whose influence is still felt today. ![]() ![]() Though she says nothing, her rotting, bony finger pointing out to sea is clear enough: return to Fennbirn. Mirabella and Arsinoe are alive, but in hiding on the mainland and dealing with a nightmare of their own: being visited repeatedly by a specter they think might be the fabled Blue Queen. There’s also the alarming issue of whether or not her sisters are actually dead-or if they’re waiting in the wings to usurp the throne. But now that she finally has it, the murmurs of dissent grow louder by the day. Queen Katharine has waited her entire life to wear the crown. ![]() Synopsis: #1 New York Times bestselling author Kendare Blake returns with the highly anticipated third book in the Three Dark Crowns series! And while Arsinoe, Mirabella, and Katharine all have their own scores to settle, they aren’t the only queens stirring things up on Fennbirn Island. Title: Two Dark Reigns Series: Three Dark Crowns #3 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Daughter of the Siren Queen, Tricia Levenseller brings together the perfect mix of thrilling action, tense battle scenes, and a heart-pounding romance. after all, she is the daughter of the Siren Queen. Despite the danger, Alosa knows they will recover the treasure first. When Vordan exposes a secret her father has kept for years, Alosa and her crew find themselves in a deadly race with the feared Pirate King. ![]() And she takes great comfort in knowing that the villainous Vordan will soon be facing her father's justice. Still unfairly attractive and unexpectedly loyal, first mate Riden is a constant distraction, but now he's under her orders. Not only has she recovered all three pieces of the map to a legendary hidden treasure, but the pirates who originally took her captive are now prisoners on her ship. The capable, confident, and occasionally ruthless heroine of Daughter of the Pirate King is back in this action-packed sequel that promises rousing high seas adventures and the perfect dash of magic. ![]() ![]() She was arranging a rail ticket to Portugal from where she intended to sail to Britain. On a searing day in late August 1940, whilst travelling through Spain, (also a fascist state headed up by General Franco), but supposedly neutral, Virginia came into contact with George Bellows at Irun Station. ![]() Whether we realise it at the time or not, momentous meetings, ideas or realisations can occur during mundane activities leading us to explore our potential and tread the path leading towards our destiny…Ĭertainly with Virginia this was the case. When we take the time to reflect upon our lives a realisation emerges: it becomes apparent that the most pivotal, life-changing moments often arise from the most prosaic ones. ![]() “Those of us who had the chance of meeting her ‘in action’… could never forget this very remarkable figure of the Resistance army.” ~ Count Arnaud de Vogue (Colonel Colomb) ![]() ![]() Prince Kaito (Kai) – heir to the throne of New Beijing whose father is dying Cyborgs are seen as second-class citizens. Cinder has a mechanical hand and foot as well as other less apparent additions like a computer in her brain. It goes something like this: “It’s based on Cinderella, there are robots and cyborgs, space travel, deadly disease, people live on the moon, oh never mind, trust me just read it!” Want to know what happened in Cinder? Read below for all the spoilers.Ĭinder – a cyborg who is a very talented mechanic and lives with her not-so-nice stepmotherĬyborg – A human who has been surgically repaired in some way using robotics. This book with the others in The Lunar Chronicles Series makes it fun to watch all the pieces come together as the fairy tale characters are woven throughout this futuristic dystopian fantasy! It is hard to explain to others. ![]() ![]() I love a book based on a story I already know! Cinder VERY loosely follows the fairy tale Cinderella. ![]() |