![]() ![]() ![]() When the alpha who all but destroyed Lola tries to start a game of cat and mouse that’s all claws, the safest place for Lola may be the one she’s most terrified of, in the arms of an alpha pack. If only she could resist their perfect beta, Leo, whose patience and determination to see her heal breaks down one wall after another. And Lola is only a beta, one who comes with deep scars and an unshakeable aversion to alphas and their powerful presences. Lola & the Millionaires: Part Two Sweetverse 3 Kathryn Moon 330 pages first pub 2020 ( editions) fiction erotica lgbtqia+ romance speculative fiction emotional lighthearted medium-paced Description Lola is being hunted by her past, stalked with every step she takes. These alphas are everything Lola dreamed of, but they already have an omega-a playful male model who won’t stop flirting with her. Armed with her dream job and her less than dreamy apartment, Lola is ready to start a new chapter of her life without alphas.īut that’s easier said than done when one stumbling incident after another leads Lola closer to an alluring pack of captivating men. ![]() No more hiding in her cousin’s apartment licking wounds that won’t heal. No more chasing alphas who abuse and toss away betas like her. Lola Barnes only wants one thing, to get her life under control. This week we read “Lola & the Millionaires: Parts One and two (Sweetverse)” by Kathryn Moon ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() His books have been translated into Hebrew, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Hungarian, Dutch, Portuguese, Czech, Turkish, Korean, and French. He has authored the bestselling Who Wrote the Bible? as well as The Disappearance of God, The Hidden Book in the Bible, Commentary on the Torah, The Bible with Sources Revealed, The Bible Now, and The Exile and Biblical Narrative. He is the Ann and Jay Davis Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Georgia and Katzin Professor of Jewish Civilization Emeritus of the University of California, San Diego. He participated in the City of David Project archaeological excavations of biblical Jerusalem. ![]() About the Author Richard Elliott Friedman earned his doctorate at Harvard, was a visiting fellow at Cambridge and Oxford and a senior fellow of the American Schools of Oriental Research in Jerusalem. At bottom, the question that all are addressing is: in what way(s) is the study of the Bible different from the study of other literature? Their answers, it should come as no surprise, all have to do with the Bibles special life as sacred literature. In this seminal work they raise questions of conception, technique, and audience, treating both the Bibles authors and editors. Thus begins this merger of a stellar group of scholars of both literary and historical perspectives on the Hebrew Bible: Robert Alter, Baruch Halpern, Shemaryahu Talmon, Jacob Milgrom, Nahum Sarna, and Jack Miles, and edited by Richard Elliott Friedman. Book Synopsis The study of the Bible is at a vital juncture. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kristen Callihan is an author that prefers to write in contemporary romance, historical paranormal romance, and straight-up romance genres. These 4 authors write novels that are equally as saucy, hot, steamy, and romantic. If you love novels like The Hookup, Firelight, and The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan, you’ll also thoroughly enjoy novels written by similar authors like JoAnn Ross, Vi Keeland, Maya Hughes, and Lora Leigh. If you’re looking for hot and steamy novels with mystery and desire, Kristen Callihan’s books are for you. Bestselling standalone novels include Make It Sweet, Dear Enemy, and Outmatched. Some of her bestselling book series are Darkest London and Game On.įirelight is part of her Darkest London series. ![]() Kristen Callihan has written both standalone novels and book series. It was also named the best book of the year by the Library Journal. This historical romance and contemporary (If you like this genre, check out the works of Authors Like Connie Brockway) romance novel received RT Magazine’s Seal of Excellence. She takes her writing inspiration from her admiration of action movies, history, and superheroes.Ĭallihan has written a wide range of excellent novels, but one of her best is her debut book Firelight. ![]() In the past, she has written under the pen names Rachel Hawthorne, J.A. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ernest Hemingway famously said that he rewrote the ending to A Farewell to Arms thirty-nine times to get the words right. Set against the looming horrors of the battlefieldweary, demoralized men marching in the rain during the German attack on Caporetto the profound struggle between loyalty and desertionthis gripping, semiautobiographical work captures the harsh realities of war and the pain of lovers caught in its inexorable sweep. ![]() Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old and lauded as the best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the unforgettable story of an American ambulance driver on the Italian front and his passion for a beautiful English nurse. Octavo, bound in full morocco, gilt titles to the spine, raised bands, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers. $1,500.00 Item Number: 132544įirst English edition of this early Hemingway classic, which established him among the American masters, with the first issue point of “seriosu” on page 66, line 28. ![]() ![]() ![]() Bella struggles to find her place in the world and is often at odds with her own identity. The book also explores the themes of self-discovery and acceptance. The book is a captivating read, pulling the reader into the world Meyer has created where vampires and werewolves exist, and love knows no bounds. ![]() However, this does not stop Bella from falling head over heels in love with him. Forks is a sleepy town that is shrouded in mystery, and Bella is immediately drawn to its unique charm.įrom the outset, we can see the chemistry between Bella and Edward, but we soon realize that their love is impossible due to Edward’s vampiric nature. It introduces us to the characters and the town of Forks, Washington, where Bella moves to live with her father. The first book in the Twilight series, Twilight, sets the stage for the epic romance between Bella and Edward. Twilight: The Beginning of an Epic Romance ![]() The books follow the story of Bella Swan, a high school student, and Edward Cullen, a vampire, as they navigate the complexities of their forbidden love. Comprising of four books, Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn, the series has sold millions of copies and has been adapted into a successful movie franchise. It’s impossible to talk about Stephenie Meyer without mentioning the Twilight saga, the young adult series that skyrocketed her to fame. The Twilight Saga: A Love Story for the Ages ![]() ![]() ![]() Nicholas meets a wealthy businessman named Charles Cheeryble who offers Nicholas a well-paid job in his firm and a charming cottage for his family. On his journey back to London, he discovers that Smike has followed him. Nicholas then escapes the Yorkshire countryside with John Browdie’s help. Nicholas reaches his breaking point while watching this abuse and snatches the whip, turning it on Mr. ![]() Squeers whips him in front of the entire school to teach the boys a lesson. One day, desperate to escape his abuse, Smike runs away. Through Fanny, Nicholas meets John Browdie, a jovial local man. Squeers’s daughter, Fanny, who fantasizes about marrying Nicholas. Nicholas is further bothered by the attentions of Mr. Nicholas is especially disgusted by the treatment of Smike, Mr. The boys live in decrepit conditions while Mr. Squeers hardly teaches the boys anything and abuses them. Nicholas discovers that Dotheboys Hall takes advantage of vulnerable families by charging relatively cheap tuition Mr. ![]() ![]() ![]() When she rides the hedge she often meets Spirits, both kindly and malevolent. ![]() Ms Moss describes herself as “a Cottage or Hedge Witch is one who lives on the borders of this world and the Otherworld. It’s also a good idea to have an idea of where you’ll be headed once you begin. Information about the required magical tools and incenses is to be found at the end of the book. Altar recommendations occur in a number of points in the text. I would also recommend that readers study the book from cover to cover before embarking on their own journey. You need to be able to create a sacred space, an altar, consecrate tools, compound incenses, and safely invoke a goddess for meditation and magical workings. I consider Pagan Portals – Hekate to be an intermediate level text, as it presupposes a fair amount of basic knowledge. This is not surprising, as working with a goddess invariably leads to channeled information, as would happen in any other relationship. Ms Moss’ path is one of devotion and she sees her as a combination of traditional representations and those channeled through UPG (unverified personal gnosis). There are also numerous ways of honoring her. Some of these appearances are in keeping with ancient writings, while others are modern representations. Hekate is a very popular goddess in the pagan community, who appears in different ways to different people. ![]() ![]() ![]() But when Layla discovers she's the reason for the violent demon uprising, trusting Roth could not only ruin her chances with Zayne, it could brand her a traitor to her family. ![]() Layla knows she should stay away, but she's not sure she wants to, especially when that whole no kissing thing isn't an issue, considering Roth has no soul. Then she meets Roth, a tattooed, sinfully hot demon who claims to know all her secrets. Especially Zayne, the swoon worthy, incredibly gorgeous and completely off limits Warden she's crushed on since forever. Raised among the Wardens, a race of gargoyles tasked with hunting demons and keeping humanity safe, Layla tries to fit in, but that means hiding her own dark side from those she loves the most. Half demon, half gargoyle, Layla has abilities no one else possesses. But with a kiss that kills anything with a soul, she's anything but normal. Seventeen year old Layla just wants to be normal. Armentrout Book Bib IDīook, Online - Google BooksĪrmentrout, Jennifer L. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Over the course of the series Rapp terminates a large number of terrorists both on foreign and domestic soil. One year later he was recruited into the Central Intelligence Agency by Irene Kennedy. She had been one of thirty-five Syracuse students returning from a semester overseas. Rapp's high school sweetheart Maureen Eliot, who was attending Syracuse University with Rapp, was killed in the Decembombing of Pan Am Flight 103. The primary focus of the character is thwarting foreign terrorist attacks on the United States and he is presented as an aggressive operative who is willing to take measures that are more extreme than might be considered commonly acceptable. Rapp is a counter-terrorism operative, employed, first unofficially then officially, by the CIA. Since Flynn's death in 2013, the series has been continued by Kyle Mills. Mitch Rapp is a fictional character in a series of novel by Vince Flynn and in the film adaptation of American Assassin. Special Assistant to the Director of the CIA on CounterterrorismĪnna Rielly (from Executive Power to Consent to Kill) ![]() ![]() ![]() We humans have been bad news for most of the world’s living things, causing massive extinctions of species with which we share the planet. In her new book, “The Sixth Extinction,” she provides a tour de horizon of the Anthropocene Age’s destructive maw, and it is a fascinating and frightening excursion. “It may seem impossible,” Kolbert concluded, “to imagine that a technologically advanced society could choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now in the process of doing.” ![]() The last chapter of that book, “Man in the Anthropocene,” underscored that we had entered an era in which human beings had begun to change everything about the planet’s interlocking ecosystems, and that we had put much of those systems and our own species at enormous risk. Whether the New Yorker columnist was visiting a utility company in Burlington, Vt., ice sheets in Greenland or floating cities in the Netherlands, she deftly blended science and personal experience to warn of the enormous harm created by human-generated climate change. Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Field Notes From a Catastrophe” (2006) presented a powerful account of how climate change was disrupting lives around the planet. ![]() |