![]() Daisy enlists her best friend Ryan Mendez to help her solve the mystery. The latest case involves a dead teenage girl. While her sisters can read minds and use telekinesis, her mother uses her powers to help the police solve crimes. Either way, Samantha seems different and needs to be watched extra carefully.ĭaisy comes from a family of psychics but she is a norm with no powers to speak of. Whether dragging around a coffin was the latest cool thing to do, or Samantha was now a walking dead person, Daisy does not know. Samantha is the head cheerleader at Nightshade High School and the most popular, even though the girls are only juniors. ![]() ![]() So you may understand that it came to no surprise to Daisy when her ex best friend Samantha Devereaux showed up at school dressed completely in black, paler then normal, and dragging a coffin around as her latest accessory. The small town of Nightshade is known for its odd occurrences dating back several hundred years. ![]()
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6/10/2023 0 Comments Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas![]() ![]() It was then because of this in 2006 that she decided to turn towards and focus on the romance genre. In this flood both her and her mother ended up buying some romance novels to ease the transition and stress. Originally she was more focused on historical romance novels, but this was to change during a 1998 flood of her Texas home. During this time she was also named ‘Miss Massachusetts’ by the Miss America beauty pageant, which she won with a song she wrote herself. It didn’t take her long to get published though as, at the age of 21, she brought out her first novel after just two months. After graduating from Wellesley College with a degree in political science, she decided she wanted to take up writing with the help of her supportive parents. Lisa Kleypas was always a keen reader with a strong interest mainly in the romance fiction genre. Not only that, but in 1985 she was also named Miss Massachusetts, and is now currently living in Washington with her husband. Writing from an early age with her first novel published in her early twenties, she’s achieved both popularity and critical acclaim. Writing historical and contemporary romance, Lisa Kleypas is an American author who’s proven to be successful over the course of her twenty-one novels and counting. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Heart Mate by Robin D. Owens![]() Owens is a prolific author of novels in the fantasy romance genre. Heart Choice, Berkley Sensation (New York, NY), 2005. Heart Duel, Berkley Sensation (New York, NY), 2004. Heart Thief, Berkley Sensation (New York, NY), 2003. Heart Mate, Jove Books (New York, NY), 2001. Sorceress of Faith, Luna (New York, NY), 2006. Guardian of Honor, Luna ( New York, NY), 2005. ![]() ![]() (With Sherrilyn Kenyon and Rebecca York) What Dreams May Come (three novellas), Berkley Sensation ( New York, NY), 2005. ![]() E-mail- ĪWARDS, HONORS: Paranormal Excellence Award for Romantic Literature for Best New author and Best Fantasy/Magical Romance, both 2001, both for Heart Mate, Best Fantasy/Magical Romance, 2003, and Best Futuristic, 2004, for Heart Duel RITA Award for Best Paranormal Romance, Romance Writers of America, 2002, for Heart Mate Beacon Contest first-place winner in paranormal category, 2002 Writer of the Year Award, Denver Area Science-Fiction Association, 2002 Writer of the Year Award, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, 2004 Golden Lungfish Award, Denver Area Science-Fiction Association, 2004 PRISM award for Best Futuristic, 2004, for Heart Thief Reviewer's International Organization Award of Excellence for Best Futuristic, 2005, for Heart Duel. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Monster by walter dean myers![]() ![]() Throughout the original story, Steve's innocence isn't certain, and it's ultimately up to the reader to decide what they believe about Steve's involvement in the robbery and murder. At the end of the book, after the verdict is read, Steve turns to O'Brien to give her a hug, but she rebuffs him. This conversation is an obvious parallel to the trial's exploration of the many different perspectives of one crime, with people like Bobo, Cruz, random witnesses, and Steve all having a different memory or belief of what happened on that fateful day. ![]() Instead, there are other film elements that make their way into "Monster." In many of Steve's flashbacks, the movie uses Steve's camera as a way to see things from his point of view, and there are many clips of his short films featuring his girlfriend, strangers, and even King, that are incorporated into these key scenes.Īlong with that, the themes and multiple point of views featured in the movie "Roshomon" are discussed in a film class before the crime takes place. While the film sometimes shows Steve picturing his life as a movie through his narration, the trial mostly plays out like it would in a normal courtroom drama. In the transition to screen, the story of Steve's trial is jumping mediums, almost as if his dream is coming true and his screenplay is being produced. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Kalamazoo Gals by John Thomas![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As I gazed out the airplane window to watch Middle America pass underneath me, I resolved to return to re-interview the Gals in the presence of a videographer and to do everything possible to tell their story well.Īttempting to tell the story well eventually involved hosting two afternoon “teas” for the Gals, hiring a genealogist to trace the life of Gibson’s founder, Orville H. On my return flight home, as I replayed in my mind’s eye what I already knew were life-changing experiences, I began to think that I’d uncovered a significant moment in American history. From meeting my first Kalamazoo Gal, to having my 1943 Gibson re-inspected by its original inspector, to the tearful goodbyes after only a three day stay, it was a visit filled with moving moments. My Kalamazoo Gals journey began in earnest almost precisely five years ago, in September of 2007 with my first visit to Kalamazoo. ![]() 6/9/2023 0 Comments Ace of shades book series![]() ![]() Their search for clues leads them through glamorous casinos, illicit cabarets and into the clutches of a ruthless Mafia donna. Enne’s offer of compensation, however, could be the solution to all his problems. Levi is also only one payment away from cleaning up a rapidly unraveling investment scam, so he doesn’t have time to investigate a woman leading a dangerous double life. Unfortunately, Levi is not the gentleman she expected-he’s a street lord and a con man. But when her mother goes missing, Enne must leave her finishing school-and her reputation-behind to follow her mother’s trail to the city where no one survives uncorrupted.įrightened and alone, Enne has only one lead: the name Levi Glaisyer. Welcome to the City of Sin, where casino families reign, gangs infest the streets…and secrets hide in every shadow.Įnne Salta was raised as a proper young lady, and no lady would willingly visit New Reynes, the so-called City of Sin. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Lisa lutz the spellman series![]() I consider them comedies first, mysteries second, and crime novels a distant third. As of yet, there have been no murders or violent crimes or human trafficking in the Spellman novels. If you’re expecting a corpse to show up, you’ll be waiting a long time. ![]() While the Spellman books may be shelved in the mystery section, they aren’t your typical crime novels. But, before you crack the spine-er, press the on switch, I thought you might want a quick introduction to the Spellmans. I am here to convince you that you have a) not made a mistake and b) have invested wisely. However, if you are reading this, you are alive (congratulations!) and have purchased (congratulations again!) or are considering purchasing the Spellman series eBook box set. Sorry, I was just trying to grab your attention. ![]() If you are reading this, I am already dead. List of ex-boyfriends Letter from the Authorĭear person who has some kind of electronic reading device: Chapter Excerpts from the First 5 Spellman Documents ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Patricia wrede dragon series![]() ![]() ![]() The story follows Princess Cimorene (see? how would you pronounce that name?!) who is not particularly interested in the etiquette lessons she’s forced to endure. Just the kind of book I’ll be handing to my children to read or possibly reading aloud to them if I can figure out how to pronounce ANY of the names in the book (which is highly doubtful). Isn’t that what you want to hear when you pick up a book you know nothing about? (Yes, yes, it is).Īnd she was right – Dealing with Dragons was delightful. I put it on hold and when I went to pick it up, the librarian at the children’s desk (who is everything you could ask for in a children’s librarian) said, “Oh, have you read this?” When I replied that I had not, she smiled and said, “You’re in for a treat!” This was the book Smalldog proposed last month for Tell Me What to Read. 8 of 10: Dealing with Dragons was all you could ask for in a children’s fantasy – funny, clever, fast-paced, and a strong, terrific heroine. ![]() ![]() ![]() She unwittingly frees the Sleeper, an ancient demon whose duty it is to awaken the God of Destruction. Then she can get herself out of this mess and never ever fib again.But lighting the lamp has dire consequences. They don't believe her claim that the museum's Lamp of Bharata is cursed, and they dare Aru to prove it. ![]() ![]() Is it any wonder that Aru makes up stories about being royalty, traveling to Paris, and having a chauffeur?One day, three schoolmates show up at Aru's doorstep to catch her in a lie. Best-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school.While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn break at home, in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, waiting for her mom to return from her latest archeological trip. ![]() 6/8/2023 0 Comments Annotated mrs dalloway![]() ![]() ![]() Lovecraft’s stories), the canonical version of the original text is accompanied by footnotes of Talmudic length and scrutiny. As with other titles in Liveright’s “Annotated” series (including Frankenstein, H.P. Dalloway is introduced and edited by Merve Emre, an Oxford English professor who fell in love-she tells us-with the novel when she first read it at age 10 (too young to understand but intrigued nonetheless). It even includes a map of London, marking Dalloway’s fictional settings as well as the city’s landmarks. ![]() ![]() Dalloway is beautifully rendered, illustrated with paintings and photographs that shed light on the novel’s settings and themes. The novel’s literary interest comes from the way it represents multiple streams of consciousness and perspectives. They never meet, yet news of his suicide makes its way into her world. The other is a war veteran suffering from what today would be classed as PTSD. The title character is an affluent London woman preparing her house for a party. Virginia Woolf’s 1925 novel concerns a single day in the life of two people. Dalloway has endured among the landmarks of modernist literature. ![]() |