She is a former member of the Idaho State Bar Association, Board member of Wisdomworks, Board member of CASA, and Board Member of the Women's Center. (NINC) and the International Thriller Writer's organization. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, children, and extended family. After that, she taught law, but quit in November 2013 to write full-time. In 2010, she ended her contract as hearing examiner for Kootenai County, Idaho to temporarily concentrate on writing and family. She was admitted to the Idaho State Bar Association in 1999 and worked for both large and small firms. She entered law school and earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Idaho. Īfter graduation, she was an art curator and an aide for U.S. She was also a member of the Pi Phi Sorority. At Pepperdine, she was the editor-in-chief of The Graphic newspaper and interned for former President Ronald Reagan. in journalism from Pepperdine University, with a Political Science emphasis. Rebecca Zanetti is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of paranormal romance, contemporary romance, and romantic suspense. Paranormal romance, contemporary romance, romantic suspense Pepperdine University, Juris Doctor University of Idaho
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But to her surprise, he's all in, and it forces her to admit her own role in their cracked foundation. Dom talking about feelings? Sitting on pillows? Communing with nature? Learning love languages? Nope. Never in a million years did Rosie believe her stoic, too-manly-to-emote husband would actually agree to relationship rehab with a weed-smoking hippie. When her girlfriends encourage Rosie to demand more out of life and pursue her dream of opening a restaurant, she decides to demand more out of love, too. Dom is faithful and a great provider, but the man she fell in love with ten years ago is nowhere to be found. Now Rosie's lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Rosie and Dominic Vega are the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey returns with a unique, sexy romantic comedy about a young married couple whose rocky relationship needs a serious renovation. I couldn't stand all the bitchy female characters, literally every secondary female character hated Mercy, the only ones that didn't were Adam's daughter and Honey (to a certain extent). On top of that, Mercy has to deal with the fact that Christy wants Adam back. Also, Mercy has to look for her sort of dad (Coyote) so he can give her back a magical walking stick that the fae are demanding. What's what: Adam's ex wife (Christy) has a crazy psycho stalker after her, Mercy and co have to protect her. I really didn't like this installment, mainly because I pretty much hated every character (especially Adam and Christy)… The only ones I didn't mind were Jesse, Tad, and Warren… Even Mercy irritated me with her overly understanding Mary Sue attitude towards Adam and his ex. He left for two years to serve as a missionary volunteer, serving in South Korea for the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints from 1995 to 1997. He graduated high school in 1994, then attending Brigham Young University majoring in biochemistry. While a teenager, he became very interested in high fantasy novels, inspiring him to write his own stories. The rights to the Cosmere universe were licensed by DMG Entertainment in 2016, but the rights lapsed back to the author.īrandon was born in Lincoln, Nebraska. He also began a podcast in 2008 called Writing Excuses, which he shares with fellow writer Dan Wells and Howard Tayler, a cartoonist. He also brought back the idea of hard and soft magic. He also has come up with different fantasy stories in graphic novel form, such as Dark One and White Sand.īrandon also came up with Sanderson’s Laws of Magic. He also was tapped to finish The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan. He has also written many series for young adults, such as the Skyward series, The Reckoners, and the Alcatraz series. Many of his fantasy books are set in this universe, from The Stormlight Archive to the Mistborn series. Many readers known him for creating the Cosmere fictional universe. Brandon Sanderson is an American published author known for writing in the genres of science fiction and high fantasy.īrandon Winn Sanderson was born December 19, 1975. Vowing to never pick up a sword again, Lucian enters the competition with the hopes of winning so that he can change the empire for the better. Right before the calling, Lucian is preparing himself to leave his home and join a monastic brotherhood. Unfortunately the horrors of war have disillusioned Lucian about the Etrusian Empire. A decorated soldier/ conqueror, he has all the makings of a future emperor. She is similar to Hermione Granger, if Hermione could blow things up with her mind. Out of all the competitors, Emelia had the strongest understanding of politics. Her lack of self confidence is brought on by her parents, who try to undermine her efforts to succeed.Įmelia was probably one of my favorite characters, and the one that I would have picked for the throne. While Emelia knows her strengths and weaknesses, along with those of her competition, she has resigned herself to losing due to her illegal powers. Chaos magic (as opposed to order magic) is outlawed, and anyone caught with it is publicly tortured and executed. She was born possessing destructive and unpredictable chaos magic. Emelia “the Liar”- House ArunĮmelia is the second born child of House Arun. The five competing for the throne are a liar, a soldier, a servant, a thief, and a murderer. House of Dragons by Jessica Cluess is a mash up of stories like Game of Thrones, Hunger Games, and The Breakfast Club. Jeremy is the painfully shy art nerd at Saint Francis who’s been in self-imposed isolation after an incident that ruined his last year of school. She promised her parents she would at least try to act like a normal, functioning human this time around, not a girl who sometimes can’t get out of bed for days on end. Ten months after her recurring depression landed her in the hospital, Mira is starting over as a new student at Saint Francis Prep. You can find Kate at her website, on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram. Kate is currently collaborating with her dad, the legendary free form radio DJ Vin Scelsa, on a podcast called “The Kate and Vin Scelsa Podcast,” now available on iTunes and Soundcloud. She spent much of 2002-2013 traveling the world with theater company Elevator Repair Service, performing in their trilogy of works based on great American novels, including an eight hour long show called “Gatz” that used the entire text of The Great Gatsby. Kate Scelsa grew up in New Jersey, went to school at Sarah Lawrence College, and now lives in Brooklyn with her wife and two black cats. Sweet Sixteener Evelyn Skye recently spoke to Fearless Fifteener Kate Scelsa about her debut contemporary YA novel, FANS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE LIFE (Septemfrom Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins). And he knows if he gets too close it will destroy Nan, who has a secret connection to Blaire. Even if he craves her.īecause Rush knows why Blaire is all alone in the world, forced to ask for help from the father who abandoned her three years ago. The Alabama farm girl instantly captures Rush’s attention once he discovers that the angelic beauty is his new stepsister, but he vows to keep his distance. Until Blaire Wynn drives into town in her beat-up pickup truck with a pistol under her seat. All he needs are his best friend, Grant, and his sister, Nan. The three-story beach house, luxury car, and line of girls begging for time between his sheets are the envy of every guy in Rosemary Beach, and Rush handles it all with the laid-back cool of a rock star’s son. Rush has earned every bit of his bad-boy reputation. But Rush is back to tell his side of the story. After the worldwide success of Fallen Too Far and its two sequels, Never Too Far and Forever Too Far, Abbi Glines takes her readers back to the beginning with Rush Too Far.Įveryone in Rosemary Beach thinks they know how Rush Finlay and Blaire Wynn fell in love. Soon the girls’ lives become irrevocably entwined in this tension-filled drama. She thinks she has finally found a man to fall in love with and rely on, but when Jacob cruelly betrays her she finds herself once again at the mercy of her cold-hearted father. Meanwhile, lonely and unloved sixteen-year-old Ellen is delighted when her handsome and charming young cousin Jacob is sent to live with her family. Initially thrilled at being taken on as a maid for the seemingly respectable Waters sisters, Queenie comes to realise that something is very wrong with the dozens of strangely silent babies being ‘adopted’ into the household. When fifteen-year-old Queenie escapes from the squalid slums of nineteenth-century London, she has no idea about the dangers of the dark world she is about to become embroiled in. This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Copyright may extend on works created by French who died for France in World War II ( more information), Russians who served in the Eastern Front of World War II (known as the Great Patriotic War in Russia) and posthumously rehabilitated victims of Soviet repressions ( more information). Côte d'Ivoire has a general copyright term of 99 years and Honduras has 75 years, but they do implement the rule of the shorter term. This image may not be in the public domain in these countries, which moreover do not implement the rule of the shorter term. You must also include a United States public domain tag to indicate why this work is in the public domain in the United States. Note that a few countries have copyright terms longer than 70 years: Mexico has 100 years, Jamaica has 95 years, Colombia has 80 years, and Guatemala and Samoa have 75 years. This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or fewer. This early printed book has many hand-painted illustrations depicting Lady Philosophy and scenes of daily life in fifteenth-century Ghent (1485).įrom English Wikipedia: en:Image: Koom Valley, the ancient battle where the trolls ambushed the dwarfs, or the dwarfs ambushed the trolls, was a long time ago.īut if he doesn't solve the murder of just one dwarf, Commander Sam Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch is going to see it fought again, right outside his office. You couldn't say 'we re the good guys' and do bad-guy things.' And if you did it for a good reason, you'd do it for a bad one. The Discworld is very much like our own - if our own were to consist of a flat planet balanced on the back of four elephants which stand on the back of a giant turtle, that is. Seventh book of the original and best CITY WATCH series, now reinterpreted in BBC's The Watch This book is brand new, with the original discworld cover art. While I love Terry Pratchett, unfortunately this book (and the six others that I’m listing) are double ups of ones I already own! |