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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When Augustus summons Selene back to Rome, they continue to play their high-stakes games%E2%80%94Selene will do anything to be confirmed as Queen of Egypt and Augustus wants Selene to be the Cleopatra of his fantasies. Though Selene tries to rule Mauretania justly, Juba insists that she stay out of politics. After Selene becomes pregnant, Juba assumes Augustus is the father. The living Helios finds her there, swears vengeance against Augustus for her rape, and they become lovers. When Selene hears that her twin brother Helios has been murdered, she flees to the desert in grief. After Augustus rapes her, she leaves for Mauretania with Juba, who is convinced that Selene was Augustus' willing lover. Having lived in the household of Augustus Caesar for four years, Selene (whose only goal is to reclaim her birthright as Queen of Egypt) has been married off against her will to Augustus' ward, Juba. Dray's sequel to Lily of the Nile dives back into the world of canny, intelligent, and powerful heroine Cleopatra Selene%E2%80%94daughter of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I am referring to the juxtaposition of the world Cass builds here to that of our distinctly charged reality. One little thing of note to my fellow Americans: politics and politicians feature largely in this story, and it’s a bit of unfortunate timing for this release considering the current dumpster fire of a political climate in our country right now. Thank you, audio gods, for pairing wonderful writers with wonderful narrators. So when I saw that an audio version had been released with LORI PRINCE, one of my all-time favorite narrators voicing it, I basically swooned with excitement! They could NOT have found a better narrator to bring out all the tones of this book, from the sexy to the playful to the emotional and inspiring. It’s hot, sweet, poignant and at times surprisingly tear-jerking. I’ve probably read their story 3 or 4 times by now. From the first read I fell in love with gorgeous, driven, trailblazing Charlotte, who swears she’s impervious to love and sweet, adorably awkward Sutton, who knocks down all Charlotte’s walls just by existing in the world as a “beautiful, bright ray of redheaded sunshine,” as Regan calls her. This book has had a special place in my heart since the first time I read it months ago. ![]() ![]() ![]() Perhaps you’ve just formulated the wrong resolution. This Stanford University psychologist - who shared last year how you can make stress your friend - wants you to know that you’re not having a hard time sticking to a resolution because you are a terrible person. As you are teetering on the edge of abandoning it all together, Kelly McGonigal is here to help. Photo: iStockphotoīy the second week of January, that resolution that once seemed so reasonable - go to the gym every other day, read a book a week, only drink alcohol on weekends - is starting to seem very … hard. Kelly McGonigal shares how to formulate New Year’s Resolutions that help you think beyond immediate gratification. ![]() ![]() ![]() When he arrives at Raskelf, it quickly becomes clear that Thornby is not behind the magical attacks on Lady Dalton. ![]() She believes that Thornby is casting spells upon her and John agrees to come and quietly investigate what is going on. His friend is the cousin of Lady Dalton, the marquess’ second wife. John Blake is a magician who specializes in materials magic. Lord Dalton is in dire financial straits and so he snatched Thornby from London and brought him to Raskelf, making it clear his son can’t leave the estate until he falls into line and marries well. Thornby has no idea what is trapping him, but his father is definitely behind it. Every time he gets near the property border, Thornby feels compelled not to cross if he manages to make it past the border, he feels an almost desperate need to return. For the past year and a half, Lord Thornby has been trapped on his father’s Yorkshire estate. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Literature, Language and Linguistics JournalsĮuropean Journal of Literature, Language and Linguistics StudiesĮuropean Journal of Applied Linguistics StudiesĮuropean Journal of Multilingualism and Translation Studies Social Sciences JournalsĮuropean Journal of Social Sciences StudiesĮuropean Journal of Economic and Financial ResearchĮuropean Journal of Management and Marketing StudiesĮuropean Journal of Human Resource Management StudiesĮuropean Journal of Political Science Studies Public Health JournalsĮuropean Journal of Public Health StudiesĮuropean Journal of Fitness, Nutrition and Sport Medicine StudiesĮuropean Journal of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Studies Education JournalsĮuropean Journal of Foreign Language TeachingĮuropean Journal of English Language TeachingĮuropean Journal of Special Education ResearchĮuropean Journal of Alternative Education StudiesĮuropean Journal of Open Education and E-learning Studies ![]() ![]() Betsy loves her husband, but that's not the same as trusting him. Meanwhile Hell is having a deleterious effect on Betsy's friends ("I didn't think it was possible, but the damned are getting meaner."), the newly dead are confused about Hell's new rules ("A buddy system? Really?"), and the vampire king is trying to poach on Betsy's territory. ![]() What that means for Betsy is trouble (more than usual, even) and possible exposure to an unsuspecting world. The former Antichrist didn't take kindly to getting what she wished for, and has decided that's entirely the fault of the vampire queen. But the latest major hurdle in her afterlife is so big she can’t even see it until it’s on YouTube.īetsy’s father and half sister Laura (a former Antichrist with a grudge) have teamed up, for what sinister purpose Betsy can't imagine. ![]() ![]() She’s got the help of a devoted vampire king, a dateless zombie, an exhausted new mom, an unshowered cop, a bitchy ghost, a kindly dead priest, and her late stepmother (“Go Team Satan 2.0!”). If Betsy Taylor has learned anything about ruling Hell it’s: 1) She can't do it alone, and 2) She doesn’t have to. So is Betsy Taylor, “everyone’s favorite vampire queen” ( Bitten by Books) and this time Betsy’s going viral… New York Times bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson is back. “MaryJanice Davidson’s Undead series is laugh-out-loud funny.”- Heroes and Heartbreakers ![]() ![]() Read on for more interesting facts about this wonderful book. And this book’s message of empathy, kindness, and humane treatment of animals(and fellow humans too) is a much needed one. Though circumstances may be different today, there are still animals (and people) ill treated everywhere around the world. I digress, so returning to the book in hand – Black Beauty. He never batted an eyelid when we entered bookstores and I returned with an armload of books. My dad was the biggest supporter of my reading habits (and still continues to be!) there is no way I can keep count of the number of books he bought for me. But this was not my only source of books. ![]() This resulted in a few books at the end of every school year. In addition, I made every effort to do my best. My school had this policy of handing out books as the prize to kids for all events and when I had discovered that early on, I made sure I participated in competitions throughout the year. ![]() Black Beautywas one of the first books that made me cry. While I cannot recall when I first read it (most likely as a tween), I got my own copy of the book when I was thirteen it remains a part of my library even today. ![]() ![]() ![]() This mystery also references other cases that Poirot solved during his career weaving the past and present into the twisting storyline. I loved how Christie brought the series full circle giving Poirot a worthy send-off. With him is a widowed Captain Hastings who has returned to England from Argentina. ( )Ĭurtain, the last case for Hercule Poirot takes place at Styles, the manor where Agatha Christie first introduced the funny little Belgian detective who makes use of his little gray cells. ![]() It is the twists and turns and red herrings that are unexpected. It is a traditional Christie mystery, with locked room, people roaming the halls after all have gone to bed, secrets and atmosphere. The murderer has struck in five instances and five locations, and will probably strike again. There is the retired colonel and his sharped tongued wife who runs the guest home the research doctor and his invalided wife and her nurse three single men and a single woman - among them is a murderer. Among the guests at Styles is Hastings’ daughter, who is working with a research doctor. ![]() Poirot is in bad health and has asked Hastings to meet at Styles. ![]() This makes for a full circle of Poirot’s life. The setting is a country house called “Styles,” the site of his first case and where he met the person he would partner with on many cases - Arthur Hastings. “Curtain” is an apt title for this Poirot mystery, as it is his last case. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After all, while I made the best stories in the daycare centre, most of the other teachers made better play doh. On his official website, Munsch recalls, “ For ten years I did this without thinking I had any special skill. But writing was his past time, not something he, or anyone else, really valued at the time.įast forward a few decades, and you find Robert Munsch working in day cares and preschools, captivating children with his storytelling. He particularly enjoyed writing poetry, both the serious and silly varieties. ![]() The prolific author struggled through most of his schooling, but always had a passion for writing. Well, to be more accurate, Munsch specifies that he lived in Pennsylvania when he was young, and that he never really did grow up at all. Robert Munsch grew up in Pennsylvania, in a big family with nine kids. ![]() |