![]() Aiza is charming and spunky, and although she can seem naive as she chases her lofty dreams, she also admirably clings to her desire to do good.Īs Aiza makes her way through training, she meets a diverse and appealing cast of characters. Sara Alfageeh and Nadia Shammas’ Squire takes readers on a heart-pounding adventure set in a fantasy world inspired by the history and cultures of the Middle East and North Africa. Eventually, she is forced to decide where her loyalties truly lie. As Aiza learns more about the empire, she realizes that its knights may not be as noble as she once thought. Once Aiza joins up, her visions of grandeur and heroism are quickly replaced by the harsh reality of grueling training, complicated new relationships and pressure to keep her Ornu identity a secret. ![]() She is deeply familiar with the oppression and discrimination that plague the empire but still dreams of becoming a knight. ![]() Aiza is a member of the Ornu people, who are treated like second-class citizens. Because its military ranks have been decimated by a devastating famine, the Bayt-Sajji empire has expanded its squire training program to enlist young people from conquered territories. ![]()
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"The first time I saw the cover for Touch Blue it was slightly different than the final cover, but the design and all the elements were there: the house, the rocks, and the Monopoly tokens. ![]() House, ocean, rocks, Monopoly? I was intrigued. Cynthia Lord's Touch Blue has a cover that is really unique, I think. ![]() ![]() ![]() This free podcast is Ella and Reed reimagined in a totally new light, in a new setting, and with a full cast of actors, immersive sound design, and an original musical score-like a movie for your ears with TikTok star Alyssa McKay stars as Ella. by Sky 29 0 2 I can't seem to find anything about the Royal brothers so I made some prefrences:) hope you like it i do not own any characters all characters belong to Erin Watt. T he Royals of Malibu is a dramatic audio adaptation of Paper Princess , co-written by Elle Kennedy and Jen Fredrick as Erin Watt. Paperprincess Stories - Wattpad Paperprincess Stories Refine by tag: paperprincess 1 Story Sort by: Hot 1 Royal Brothers prefrences Erin Wa. ![]() But what is Reed hiding? Ella is just as determined to come through it all with her soul intact. Reed seems determined to keep Ella from settling comfortably into her new charmed life amongst the rich kids of Malibu. ![]() Through circumstances Ella can barely believe, wealthy father-of-four sons, Callum Royal, plucks Ella out of poverty and welcomes her into their posh lifestyle a world away in elegant Malibu.Įven though both Royal boys are intriguing, the most magnetic is the oldest, Reed Royal. She finds herself a teenage orphan in Fresno trying to stay afloat and finish high school on her own. From life as an underage cam girl in Fresno to mansions and prep schools in Malibu, one girl tries to stay true to herself.Įlla Sinclair is a survivor. ![]() ![]() ![]() So she pleased the goddess afterwards with her kindly temperament. Made many jokes and turned the mood of the divine lady,īy smiling and laughing, and keeping her heart gracious: ![]() Till Iambe, who was knowing and careful, with jests She sat wasting away in longing for her deep-girdled daughter, Nor did she embrace anyone in word or deed,īut without laughing and not tasting food or drink There she sat down, and held a veil in front of her.įor a long time she sat on the couch without speaking, sorrowing, Till Iambe, who was knowing and careful, placed for herĪ fixed seat, and draped a bright-shining fleece over it. The extravagant hilarity displayed at the festivals of Demeter in Attica was traced to her, for it is said that when Demeter, in her wanderings in search of her daughter, arrived in Attica, Iambe cheered the mournful goddess with her jokes. Others call her a slave of Celeus, king of Eleusis. Iambe ( Ancient Greek: Ἰάμβη means 'banter'), in Greek mythology, was a Thracian woman, daughter of Pan and Echo, granddaughter of Hermes, and a servant of Metaneira, the wife of Hippothoon. ![]() ![]() ![]() How to learn new skills as quickly as possible. Sound difficult? It's easier (and more rewarding) than you might expect. How to start your own successful business under very specific conditions: limited resources, no outside funding, no employees, and no shareholders, while maintaining personal interests and healthy relationships with family and friends. If you want to become a respected, top-performing, highly-compensated expert in your field, you're in the right place. Once you understand business at a deep level, starting a new venture or leveling up your career is simple. ![]() Understanding how successful businesses really work, and how you can use that knowledge to improve your career. 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Welcome to the official website of Josh Kaufman, bestselling author What do I do, and what's in it for you? ![]() ![]() Hamilton's Anita Blake."- Library Journal "Chloe Neill keeps readers right on the precipice of anticipation."- Fresh Fiction "Delivers enough action, plot twists, and fights to satisfy the most jaded urban fantasy reader."- Monsters and Critics "A refreshing take on urban fantasy."- Publishers Weekly "Smart, sexy, and delightful. ![]() Praise for the Chicagoland Vampires novels "If you are looking for a vampiric role-model, you couldn't do any better than Merit.Chicago is lucky to have her."-#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Charlaine Harris"A wonderfully compelling vampire heroine."- USA Today Bestselling Author Julie Kenner"One of my all time favorite heroines."- Loves Romances " fans of Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series and Laurell K. ![]() ![]() ![]() The result was something more than personal correspondence and less than an accomplished narrative work: a hybrid form of literary prose we might call the book-letter. Over the next six and a half weeks, Miller added eight more dated entries, as well as two small watercolors and a pen-and-ink sketch. On March 17, 1937, Miller opened a printer’s dummy-a blank mock-up of a book used by printers to test how the final product will look and feel-and penned the first twenty-three pages of a text written expressly to and for a young American expatriate who had “haphazardly led him to explore entirely new avenues of thought,” including “the secrets of the Bhagavad Gita, the occult writings of Mme Blavatsky, the spirit of Zen, and the doctrines of Rudolf Steiner.” He called it The Book of Conversations with David Edgar. ![]() ![]() Three of these were published during his lifetime two posthumously and one, dedicated to a David Forrester Edgar (1907–1979), was unaccounted for, both unpublished and privately held-until recently, when it came into the possession of the New York Public Library. Around the time he published some of his mostly famous works-Tropic of Cancer, Black Spring, and Tropic of Capricorn, to name a few- Henry Miller handwrote and illustrated six known “long intimate book letters” to his friends, including Anaïs Nin, Lawrence Durrell, and Emil Schnellock. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() More than a few blindside you with a plot twist worthy of M. Her stories begin soberly enough-an old guy cleaning out an apartment (“Moses and Gaspar”), a shy girl sitting at the family table (“The Breakfast”)-but long-buried doubts and unspoken fears soon bubble to the surface. ![]() The world Dávila imagines weighs on the brain like some sort of delirium. So hats off to New Directions for getting behind Mexico’s high priestess of horror. Who’s to say if Garza’s book gave the publishing world the nudge it needed, but now we have a long-overdue translation of Dávila. Virtually unheard of stateside, Dávila has earned a lasting place in Mexican literature. At his doorstep a doctor finds his former lover and a mysterious woman who claims to be the real-life author Amparo Dávila. Like many Gothic novels, this one opens on a dark and stormy night. Last year saw the English translation of Cristina Rivera Garza’s The Iliac Crest. ![]() ![]() ![]() I liked Mick too, he was a little quite but his I found his shyness endearing and the mystery that surrounded him added a good element to this book. He was quirky and fun that you couldn’t help but love his character. Joey was super entertaining and an absolute sweetheart. Around 116 pages, it was a quick, lighthearted read that I really found myself enjoying. ![]() As the two grow closer together, Joey starts to wonder what Mick really wants from him, and whether he can risk falling in love with someone who might not be free to love him back.Ĭute little 3.5 stars novella. Mick is shy and sweet, but also secretive and uncertain. Joey can’t stop thinking about him, and Mick’s continued visits to the store make him even harder to forget. Except Mick’s large dark eyes, shy smile, and kissable lips-along with the ten-inch dildo he bought-quickly win him a starring role in Joey’s nightly fantasies. When Mick, a new-to-town customer, walks in asking for a dildo, Joey thinks it’s all a part of the day’s work. ![]() After his parents kicked him out years ago, the haphazard shop became his home away from home and is the only place where he can embrace his queer, quirky, and-okay-sometimes a little awkward self. Joey works at Cutie Pies, the smallest adult store in Sydney. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Chet Van Duzer's " Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps" (British Library, 2013) catalogues a variety of examples of ‘sea monsters’ which cartographers had seen fit to include in previously unchartered areas of the world, issuing possible warnings of the creatures that had been or might be encountered in certain ocean territories. In 2013, the British Library released a book which took the study of these creatures seriously and offered a full and detailed account of the menacing artwork appearing on these maps. Although some of the images seem fantastic to the modern world, most of the creatures had some basis on true encounters, and their depiction on maps are a great example of how mythology and folklore can evolve from real events. These monsters of the deep had caused concern – indeed struck fear into – sailors around the globe. Until a few years ago, no serious consideration had been made of the many and varied representations of monsters found on world maps from the 10th century through to medieval and Renaissance times. Yet they made so many appearances for a reason. ![]() |