![]() ![]() ![]() Scott needs Kip in his life, but with playoff season approaching, the spotlight on him is suddenly brighter than ever. When it happens it’s red-hot, incredible and frequent, but also only on Scott’s terms and always behind his closed apartment doors. Or kissed with reckless abandon, never mind touched everywhere all at once. Kip knew there was more to Scott’s frequent visits than blended fruit, but he never let himself imagine being invited back to Scott’s penthouse. So, when a smoothie made by juice bar barista Kip Grady precedes Scott breaking his on-ice slump, he’s desperate to recreate the magic…and to get to know the sexy, funny guy behind the counter. Pro hockey star Scott Hunter knows a good thing when he sees it. In this case, it’s not just a lucky smoothie he’s craving-it’s the man who made it. New York Admirals captain Scott Hunter takes his pregame rituals very seriously. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The Times also reports: “Staff members have been overheard explaining to her that she cannot leave yet because there are more votes to come.They push her wheelchair, remind her how and when she should vote and step in to explain what is happening when she grows confused.” (In a closely divided Senate it is relatively common for a vice president to be forced to preside over Senate business to cast tie-breaking votes). ![]() "What's she doing here?" she is reported to have asked in confusion. In one instance last year reported by the Times, the California senator appeared confused as to why Kamala Harris, serving in the vice presidential role as president of the Senate, was presiding over the chamber. The report comes as Ms Feinstein returned from an extended medical absence this month Democrats fumed at the inability of the Senate Judiciary Committee chair's inability to carry out her role at a time when the committee was attempting to mount a coherent and convincing response to growing concerns about potential ethical abuses at the Supreme Court.Īccording to the Times, the instances of Ms Feinstein's forgetfulness and confusion highlighted by other media outlets in recent weeks (such as her bizarre statement to a report denying any absence from the chamber) are more commonplace than previously known. ![]() Concerns regarding whether Senator Diane Feinstein can adequately do her job have surfaced once again after a new reporter from The New York Times. ![]() ![]() ![]() And when those ancient horrors lead to present-day violence on a grand scale, rookie FBI agent Corrie Swanson is assigned the case…only to find that her first investigation might very well be her last. For as they uncover old bones, they expose the real truth of what happened, one that is far more shocking and bizarre than mere cannibalism. Once in the mountains, however, they learn that discovering the camp is only the first step in a mounting journey of fear. Nora agrees to lead an expedition to locate and excavate it-to reveal its long-buried secrets. Category: Fiction Reviewed by: Marianne Dyson Title: Impact Author: Douglas Preston NSS Amazon link for this book Format: Hardbound Pages: 368 Publisher: Forge Date: JanuRetail Price: 25.99 ISBN: 0765317680 Impact by Douglas Preston is not a disaster novel. This was a group of pioneers who earned a terrible place in American history when they became snow-bound in the California mountains in 1847, their fate unknown until the first skeletonized survivors stumbled out of the wilderness, raving about starvation, murder-and cannibalism.īenton tells Kelly he has stumbled upon an amazing find: the long-sought diary of one of the victims, which has an enigmatic description of the Lost Camp. Nora Kelly, a young curator at the Santa Fe Institute of Archaeology, is approached by historian Clive Benton with a once-in-a-lifetime proposal: to lead a team in search of the so-called “Lost Camp” of the tragic Donner Party. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s like looking through history with a different lens, you recognize the events but there is a new perspective. We get a chance to see the history of this character and discover what might have made them evil. How wonderful, when an author can create an original backstory for a character that has always been one dimensional. ![]() And is there anything older than sea? This is the prequel to “The Little Mermaid” and tells the story of how the sea witch (dubbed Ursula in the Disney version) came to be. There is nothing that I look forward to more than a good retelling of an old tale. My opinions are my own and independent of receiving an advanced copy.I fell in love with this story. My thanks to Edelweiss, Katherine Teigen Books, Harper Collins Canada and Sarah Henning for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. ![]() ![]() ![]() In Polar Bear, Polar Bear, instead of following each animal and learning about them as they go along, you learn about animal sounds and the noises each animal makes. and Eric Carle team up once again to bring you another bear-themed book. In Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear?: Bill Martin Jr. Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? If you are looking for other books like Brown Bear, Brown Bear, you're in luck! The authors who created this wonderful children's story have made other books like Brown Bear, Brown Bear that follow the same general format. It's a great book to have in your collection that will surely stay a classic for years to come. Each animal names the next to help the children who read the book learn colors, animal names, and sight words. The brightly colored illustrations, bouncy wording, and rhyming make for a fun read.īrown Bear, Brown Bear follows the story of a bear who's learning the colors and the names of all of the animals he sees. and Eric Carle is a classic children's book that has been beloved by children and parents alike for decades. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. ![]() ![]() ![]() The relationship between her and her mother came to me first and then the other aspects of the motherhood theme which are explored in the book. While on a ferry ride between Hong Kong and Macau I started to think about the character of Grace. You lived in Macau for a number of years, but where did the rest come from? The idea behind the story? The French cafe and baking? (are tea and macarons a favourite with yourself)? Your main character Grace? The plot? I'm always fascinated by the origin of a book. ![]() I'm thrilled to have debut novelist Hannah Tunnicliffe stop by today for a quick interview! My thoughts on her new novel The Colour of Tea are at the end of the interview.ġ. ![]() ![]() So, it was an obvious choice to pick up Jenn Bennett’s Starry Eyes, and it was almost involuntary how quickly I was captivated by its story I was so captivated, in fact, that I read the entire novel in practically one sitting (I took a two-hour break in between for my brother’s volleyball game). Whether it’s the slow-burn nature of discovering or rediscovering emotions, the forced interaction allowing for hatred to morph into a tentative friendship, a possible miscommunication of intentions that caused the initial hatred to become exposed, or the eventual and inevitable conclusion of uniting in passion and love, there is something about the trope I cannot get enough of! This is especially true if the situation also calls for the characters to become dependent on one another, be it for a school assignment, emotional support, or survival. ![]() ![]() ![]() One of the literary tropes that I am incredibly fond of is enemies-to-lovers. ![]() ![]() ![]() What made the experience of listening to Her Mad Baron the most enjoyable? This version includes the first chapter of The Powder of Love. Originally published as The Mad Baron by Summer Devon. Together they must break his addiction and expose the villain who would destroy his life. But Nathaniel's offer of employment intrigues her. Florrie, now a shopgirl, has foresworn her life of adventure. Addicted to his captor's drugs and bent on revenge, Nathaniel seeks out the feisty thief who freed him. When she discovers they're trapped together, she devises a clever escape. The dashing, drugged man in the locked room soon sweeps her into his story - and his bed. ![]() But, barricaded in a small room, he can't outwit his mysterious jailer.ĭetermined to steal back one of her father's swords, Florrie Cadero gets more than she bargained for when she breaks into the baron's mansion. At first, certain he's gone insane, Nathaniel learns potent opiates are the cause of his strange vision. ![]() Nathaniel, the new Baron Felston, awakes from a fever to discover he's a prisoner on his own estate. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Makes us see her as a person, not just some walking petri dish. And if she didn't think she was a carrier, then why not cook? But then, what about those little hints she drops, like her uneasiness at preparing the fresh fruit slices her neighbor requests, but then doing it anyway? Surely that represents a guilty conscience, right? A niggling of awareness, of guilt, that she ignores? And if she had even an inkling that it was true, then I think we can call her guilty for that outbreak at the maternity hospital. I like, though, that Keane makes us explore that nuance, makes us care for Mary even despite this. She stresses time and time again that she'd never been sick a day in her life, so maybe she truly was not able to get her head around the fact that she was a carrier. Remember germ theory was not so engrained in our consciousness as it is now. She was a smart woman, but she was not a scientist. Let's forget the historical Mary here and focus on the Mary of the novel. In the novel, and, the article seems to say, in real life, Mary was never really convinced that she was a carrier. But once Mary knew, and cooked anyway, well, what can we make of that? Is she no better than a murderess? Perhaps that depends on Mary's own understanding of her status as an asymptomatic carrier. Soper and learned about her predicament, were purely misfortunes. Surely we can all agree the first outbreaks, before she met Dr. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her chatty tone works well sometimes, as in an early bit about her extended family tree, called Hollywood Inbreeding, presented as a lecture complete with audience quiz. Sure, filmdom’s Princess Leia has lived through a lot, what with her celebrity parents (Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher), up-and-down film and literary career and years of substance abuse before her life-saving recovery involving medication and electroconvulsive treatment.īut she clearly needs an editor or dramaturge. ![]() See listing Rating: NNNĬarrie Fisher knows how to squeeze every ironic drop out of an anecdote, but there’s no reason why her autobiographical solo show, Wishful Drinking, needs to clock in at two and a half hours. ![]() WISHFUL DRINKING written and performed by Carrie Fisher (Mirvish). ![]() |