What can I say? I’ve got a thing for sexy swashbucklers and high seas shenanigans.īut after reading Sarah Tolcser’s Song of the Current Duology and marathoning the Pirates of the Caribbean movies I was in the mood for yet another action packed, rum soaked adventure. You may or may not have noticed that lately I’ve been on a little bit of a pirate bender. But not to worry, for Alosa has a few tricks up her sleeve, and no lone pirate can stop the Daughter of the Pirate King. More than a match for the ruthless pirate crew, Alosa has only one thing standing between her and the map: her captor, the unexpectedly clever and unfairly attractive first mate, Riden. Sent on a mission to retrieve an ancient hidden map-the key to a legendary treasure trove-seventeen-year-old pirate captain Alosa deliberately allows herself to be captured by her enemies, giving her the perfect opportunity to search their ship. There will be plenty of time for me to beat him soundly once I’ve gotten what I came for.
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Tolkien himself, Letters from Father Christmas is sure to delight readers of all ages. Accompanied by original artwork done by J. Luckily Santa is patient with him and Polar Bear eventually saves the day when the North Pole is invaded by evil goblins who want to steal all the presents. Polar Bear always seems to get himself into trouble whether he is falling down the stairs, overflowing the bathtub, breaking the North Pole or turning on two years worth of the Northern Lights all at one time. Later they are joined by Cave Bear, Polar Bear's two nephews, and the elf, Ilbereth. In these stories, Father Christmas (aka Santa Clause) had all sorts of adventures with his good friend Polar Bear, sometimes fun and sometimes not. Tolkien related all the things that Father Christmas had been doing throughout each year to his children through letters he wrote to them. Evernight Teen Summer Kick-off Blog Hopīeginning in 1920 and lasting for twenty years, J.Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin Launch. More on that farther down in the article. There’s a good explanation (SCIENCE!) for why you don’t get precisely 12 hours of daylight on the equinox. Well, there’s just one rub – it isn’t as perfectly “equal” as you may have thought. They have long, dark winters and then have summers where night barely intrudes.īut during equinoxes, everyone from pole to pole gets to enjoy a 12 / 12 split of day and night. But hardy folks close to the poles, in places such as Alaska and the northern parts of Canada and Scandinavia, go through wild swings in the day/night ratio each year. People really close to the equator have roughly 12-hour days and 12-hour nights all year long, so they won’t really notice a thing. People in the Americas will celebrate it on Thursday time zone differences mean people in Africa, Europe and Asia will mark it on their Friday. Your location on the globe also determines whether you mark the day this year on Thursday, September 22, or Friday, September 23. For people south of the equator, this equinox actually signals the coming of spring. If you reside in the Northern Hemisphere, you know it as the fall equinox (or autumnal equinox). On Tuesday, we enter our second and final equinox of 2020. Everyone on Earth is seemingly on equal status – at least when it comes to the amount of light and dark they get. Twice a year, the sun doesn’t play favorites. If you encounter any issues with payments when ordering, or have any questions about the available methods of payment, please don’t hesitate to email us. Payments made using National Book Tokens are processed by National Book Tokens Ltd, and you can read their Terms and Conditions here. 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Orders placed via our website can be paid using any of the following methods: Born with the dawning, at mid-day he played on the lyre, and in the evening he stole the cattle of far-shooting Apollo on the fourth day of the month for on that day queenly Maia bare him. For then she bare a son, of many shifts, blandly cunning, a robber, a cattle driver, a bringer of dreams,Ī watcher by night, a thief at the gates, one who was soon to show forth wonderful deeds among the deathless gods. There the son of Cronos used to lie with the rich-tressed nymph, unseen by deathless gods and mortal men, at dead of night while sweet sleep should hold white-armed Hera fast.Īnd when the purpose of great Zeus was fulfilled, and the tenth moon with her was fixed in heaven, she was delivered and a notable thing was come to pass. a shy goddess, for she avoided the company of the blessed gods, and lived within a deep, shady cave. Muse, sing of Hermes, the son of Zeus and Maia, lord of Cyllene and Arcadia rich in flocks, the luck-bringing messenger of the immortals whom Maia bare, the rich-tressed nymph, when she was joined in love with Zeus, But I worry that the stories might get too predictable. It’s been great getting to know the main characters, Amanda Ross and her friend Leah Anderson. Her next adventure will be in the unique and exciting country of Malta. Since then, Amanda has travelled to England, Alberta, Holland, New Mexico and places along the Danube. I was happy to report that the first draft of another adventure was almost completed. I eventually found the perfect publisher and after my first book, Amanda in Arabia: The Perfume Flask, was released, she asked me if I had ideas for another book featuring Amanda and her travels. During the next five years, as I looked for a publisher, I began to write another adventure story featuring the same character who travels to Spain, another country I enjoyed visiting. It took me three years to write the story. My story is loosely based on my visit to this amazing country. I had an idea to write a book about a young girl who longs for travel and adventure and ends up going on a trip of a lifetime to the United Arab Emirates. Jennifer begs her to take a Saturday morning sci-fi writing class, Marissa Oceanographer and meteorite specialist Marissa Jones uncovers evidence that aĬomet cloud will soon destroy Earth. Is careening toward Earth and Marissa’s the only one who can save everyone. But it’s a bad time to let lust call the shots when a comet cloud Man who makes Marissa crazy is the only man she wants. Will the adventurers be able to outwit the smugglers Read online But before long a killer’s pursuing Bunny, Amanda and Tom are kidnapped, and the smugglers start wielding special powers. While Bunny is sent to a comfortable hotel, Rebecca and Amanda join the men on the adventure. Rebecca convinces her best friend, Amanda, to stay and when the flight is cancelled, the other assistant, Bunny ends up with them as well.Passion ignites when Rebecca and Kent reunite. At the airport about to depart, she overhears some buff older men talking and realizes they’ve arrived to help Kent carry on his mission. But Rebecca suspects something.After gemstone smugglers murder three men, Kent Dunbar pretends to abandon his exploration of Vietnam’s Mountain River Cave, arranges to send the female assistants, including his new love, Rebecca Devereaux, back to the States, and enlists help from a team of Vietnam Veterans who served with his father.Rebecca, shocked and hurt by Kent’s rejection, suspects something’s afoot. After smugglers murder three tourists, Kent Dunbar pretends to abandon his Vietnam caving expedition to protect his new love, Rebecca Devereaux. A first-generation Filipino-American, Garbes shares the perspective of her family's complicated relationship to care work, placingmothering in a global context-the invisible economic engine that has been historically demanded of women of color. In Essential Labor, Garbes explores assumptions about care, work, and deservedness, offering a deeply personal and rigorously reported look at what mothering is, and can be. In response to the increasing weight placed on mothers and caregivers-and the lack of a social safety net to support them-writer Angela Garbes found herself pondering a vitalquestion: How, under our current circumstances thatleaveus lonely, exhausted, and financially strained, might we demand more from American family life? The Covid-19 pandemic shed fresh light on a long-overlooked truth: mothering is among the only essential work humans do. From the acclaimed author of Like a Mother comes a reflection on the state of caregiving in America, and an exploration of mothering as a means of social change. The Jonquil Brothers Series: Friends and Foes (bk 1) Their connection grows ever stronger, and despite the impropriety of harboring feelings for a servant, Layton’s heart whispers that this is the woman he’s destined to love.īut when Layton’s fears about the past become too much to bear and the falsehoods in which they are entangled threaten to shatter his and Marion’s blossoming attachment, will true love conquer all? Layton Jonquil is a man tormented by the lies surrounding the death of his late wife, but he cannot deny his growing attraction for the beautiful governess whose goodness and optimism have touched his dormant heart. With her characteristic sunny disposition, Marion casts her spell upon the household and slowly brings to life the long-forgotten joy of those within. Her idyllic daydream vision of life at the Meadows is dashed when she finds a child desperately in need of hope, and a cold and sorrowful home haunted by the past. In possession of a forged letter of recommendation and cloaked in the anonymity of her new identity, she enters a life of self-imposed servitude as teacher and caretaker of young Miss Caroline Jonquil of Farland Meadows. When her father dies and leaves her completely destitute, Marion can think of only one thing to do-make a new life for herself.Ĭommencing a life of duplicity, Marion transforms herself into Mary Wood, governess. The magus thinks he has the right tool for the job, but Gen has plans of his own. When his boasting lands him in prison and the king’s magus invites him on a quest to steal a legendary object, he’s in no position to refuse. Martin.Įugenides, the queen’s thief, can steal anything-or so he says. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Patrick Rothfuss, and George R. Megan Whalen Turner’s Queen’s Thief novels are rich with political machinations and intrigue, battles lost and won, dangerous journeys, divine intervention, power, passion, revenge, and deception. New York Times-bestselling author Megan Whalen Turner’s entrancing and award-winning Queen’s Thief novels bring to life the world of the epics and feature one of the most charismatic and incorrigible characters of fiction, Eugenides the thief. |