![]() It has a HEA ending and does not contain a cliffhanger. Something Borrowed is the second book in the Something About Him series, but it can be read stand alone. And Blake could do better than him, anyway…īut there’s something between them, and Rusty begins to think that if he leaves now, he’ll regret it forever.Ĭan he work up the courage to say so before he says goodbye? Or are he and Blake doomed to be almost together? Rusty knows he can’t really afford to stick around with increasing pressure from his father to sort out his marriage situation and come back home. Especially not when they’re sharing Blake’s old bed, and Rusty’s doing his best to be the perfect husband, right down to defending Blake’s honor. Rusty is just as gorgeous as the last time Blake saw him, and while Blake knows better than to get involved with a man who’s leaving in a few days, he can’t ignore the pull between them. Right up until that man turned up in his office with a borrowed sweater, a charming smile, and news that the marriage had been legal the whole time-and that it’s now legal in Australia, where Rusty is from. ![]() Three years ago, Blake got fake-married in Vegas on a whim to a man he never expected to see again. Returning to his hometown with a fake husband on his arm was the last thing Blake expected to do for his sister’s wedding, but the unexpected has been kind of a theme in his life for the past forty-eight hours. ![]() “I want my family to at least think I could marry a man like you.” ![]()
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![]() ![]() Her headstrongness was a result of her father's politician status. Kate's personality came off really strong at the beginning of the story. I was annoyed with her when she acted all pushy and overeager within the first two chapters but I don't dislike her. ![]() Terrifically funny and sweetly romantic, with whip-crack dialogue and a wise perspective on growing up, Interference is the perfect next read for fans of Jenny Han, Huntley Fitzpatrick, Elizabeth Eulberg, or Sarah Dessen. But Kate has determination and a good heart, and with all her political savvy - and a little clever interference - she'll figure out what it takes to make Red Dirt home. And whenever Kate messes up, the irritatingly right (and handsome) Hunter Price is there to witness it. A pro tip for moving to Texas: Don't slam the star quarterback's hand in a door. Her father's campaign gets off to a rough start. None of her matchmaking efforts go according to plan. Friday Night Lights meets Jane Austen's Emma in this wonderful novel about a big election, big games, the big state of Texas, and a little romance.Īs a Congressman's daughter in Washington, DC, Kate Hamilton is good at getting what she wants - what some people might call "interfering." But when her family moves to West Texas so her dad can run in a special election, Kate encounters some difficulties that test all her political skills. ![]() ![]() ![]() Orphan, unwed mother, widow, midwife-Patience Murphy is a worthy adversary.įollowing her acclaimed memoirs ( Arms Wide Open: A Midwife’s Journey, 2011, etc.), Harman offers her debut novel, tracing the life of a midwife in Appalachia. Yet Patience Murphy is no ordinary midwife. Indeed, much of society would question whether she meets the primary qualification for midwives in early-20th-century America: good moral character. Orphaned at the age of 14, Patience is sent to live first with a kind widow and then to Saint Mary’s House of Mercy Orphanage. She makes good use of herself, reading to the younger children and working in the laundry. Eventually, Patience escapes her drudgery to become a chorus girl, lying about her name and age to secure the job. Prohibition, the Ku Klux Klan, unions, Mother Jones-the early-20th century would be a tough world for anyone. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She is a marvel of comedy, and might be nothing but a figure of fun, except that she does communicate with animals (and makes a smart bit of money at the track with the useful information gleaned thereby). Take Elizabeth, a large, loud woman in her 60s who practices tantric sex and claims to communicate with animals. Of the dozens of characters woven through this tale of four yearling horses and how they grew, many are concerned with spirituality in one form or another. This sweetly comic novel takes advantage of the chaotic world of the track to convey a warm, mature, spiritual philosophy as well. ![]() But she has more in mind than horse racing. What's more, the sheer amount of information Smiley has on hand about horses and horse racing is astonishing, and in less-skilled hands, might overwhelm. The novel is Dickensian in its multiplicity, its minor and mischievously named comic characters (rapper Ho Ho Ice Chill anyone?), its length, and its wit. Smiley, author of A Thousand Acres and Moo, among many others, takes us on a thundering ride through the high-end horse-racing industry, and through the minds and hearts of every creature in it: owners and trainers, breeders and bettors, jockeys and grooms, horses, and one small dog. But like a thoroughbred, all that power and size come in a splendid shape, kept under perfect control. Jane Smiley's new novel is enormous and overflowing - a cheerful, generous monster of a book. ![]() ![]() ![]() The novel ends with Nick reflecting on the empty and destructive nature of the lives of the wealthy and privileged in the 1920s. Gatsby is then killed by Myrtle's husband, who mistakenly believes that Gatsby was responsible for her death. The climax of the novel occurs when Myrtle is killed in a car accident, and Gatsby takes the blame for it to protect Daisy. Gatsby and Daisy rekindle their romance, but their relationship is complicated by the social and economic differences between them. ![]() Tom is having an affair with a woman named Myrtle Wilson, who is married to a mechanic. Gatsby is in love with Nick's cousin, Daisy Buchanan, who is married to Tom Buchanan. He becomes neighbors with the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby, who throws lavish parties every weekend. The narrator, Nick Carraway, is a young man from the Midwest who moves to New York to work in the bond business. The story is set in the summer of 1922 on Long Island and New York City. ![]() ![]() ![]() Forever in the Memory of God: And Other Stories.The Times Educational Supplement called his first novel "a stark, dark tale, written with great energy and confidence and some arresting reflections on human nature." Bibliography Before writing novels, Ó Guilín wrote a number of plays and worked on a weekly print comic with the artist Laura Howell, Sneaky, the Cleverest Elephant in the World, aimed at kids. His first novel, The Inferior, was published to critical acclaim in 2007 and translations into nine languages including Japanese and Korean. He has written a number of stories and novels. ![]() Raised speaking Irish and English, Ó Guilín is also fluent in French, and Italian. He is now based in Dublin where he works for a computer company. Ó Guilín grew up in Donegal though he went to school in Clongowes Wood College in County Kildare. ![]() ![]() ![]() His characters are head over heels for each other, and fight against all of the odds for their happy ending. Tal Bauer writes breathtaking, heartfelt, and often action-packed gay romance novels. And there’s no way Nick could ever love him back.Ī slow burn, friends to lovers, bi awakening, age gap MM romance. All those dreams of kissing Nick can never become reality. He’s got to get these feelings under control. Maybe Colton’s life isn’t over.Īnd Colton’s crush explodes: full-on, head over heels, hopelessly falling in love. He takes care of Colton every day and shows him a future that might hold something more than being a superstar quarterback. In the blink of an eye, Colton goes from being a top draft pick to potentially never playing football again.īut Nick is there through his recovery. The NFL is waiting for Colton, but he decides to stick it out for his senior year in college before joining the league, a decision that proves disastrous when an injury tears him from the game. He deserves more than to be the object of Colton’s crush. A devoted father and the best man Colton’s ever known. So why the hell is he fantasizing about his friend’s dad? Besides, Nick Swanscott is straight. He’s not: he’s never been attracted to men. Falling for his friend’s straight dad might be the worst mistake Colton Hall has ever made.Ĭolton’s best friend is gay. ![]() ![]() ![]() Penric does it his way Follow-up to collection Penrics Progress. ![]() As he approaches to help, he discovers that the lady is a Temple divine, servant to the five gods of this world. Includes Penrics Mission, Miras Last Dance, and The Prisoner of Limnos. Set in the fantasy world of the author's acclaimed novels The Curse of Chalion, Paladin of Souls, and The Hallowed Hunt, this novella has the depth of characterization and emotional complexity that distinguishes all Bujold's work. On his way to his betrothal, young Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident with an elderly lady on the ground, her maidservant and guardsmen distraught. From that moment on, Penric's life is irreversibly changed, and his life is in danger from those who envy or fear him. Her avowed god is The Bastard, “master of all disasters out of season”, and with her dying breath she bequeaths her mysterious powers to Penric. ![]() As he approaches to help, he discovers that the lady is a Temple divine, servant to the five gods of this world. Series: Penric and Desdemona volume 1 Publisher: Subterranean Press Pub. On his way to his betrothal, young Lord Penric comes upon a riding accident with an elderly lady on the ground, her maidservant and guardsmen distraught. Author: Bujold, Lois McMaster NoveList Series: Penric and Desdemona volume 1. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She lives in Worcester, Massachusetts, and teaches at the University of Massachusetts. When Medric is taken hostage to force Karis's hand, a strange boy will guide Zanja to the place where she may yet save him.Ī mother must remember the son she has been made to forget, and Air children will find what their place in the world may yet be. Marks final Elemental Logic novel, Air Logic, is forthcoming. In Air Logic, Karis and those who love her must figure out, in the aftermath of war and an assassination attempt, how to bring together Sainnites and Shaftali in a country where old wounds and enmities fester and Air magic conceals the treason hidden in the heart of the G'deon's household. Laurie Marks' Elemental Logic series introduced readers in Fire Logic to the realm of Shaftal, an intricately imagined land whose people operate within the boundaries of their basic natures-here defined as logics-which sometimes bequeath them with access to magical, elemental powers and sometimes embroil them in unsolvable internal conflicts. Fire Logic (2002) Earth Logic (2004) Water Logic (2007) Air Logic. ![]() The final novel in the acclaimed Elemental Logic series finds Karis G'deon and her sprawling family once more imperiled, this time by the legacy of violence that threatens to unravel the fragile peace they have woven across their land. Elemental Logic is a tetralogy written by American fantasy author Laurie J. Marks final Elemental Logic novel, Air Logic, is forthcoming. ![]() ![]() ![]() Wax's sister Telsin, the leader of the Set, a terrorist group working for Trell (actually a Shard of Adonalsium called Autonomy), plots to smuggle a magical equivalent of an atomic bomb into Elendel. Despite Wax's and Steris' efforts, conflict escalates. ![]() However, relations between the north and south remain tense, as do those between Elendel and its neighbouring cities in the Basin. Since the discovery of the Southern Scadrials during the quest for the Bands of Mourning, diplomatic relations have been established with its most prominent nation, the Malwish Consortium. Wax, aided by his wife Steris (with whom he has two young children, Maxillium and Tindwyl), has become a prominent figure in Elendel politics, known as the 'Lawman Senator of the Roughs'. Six years following The Bands of Mourning, Waxillium Ladrian has retired from his lawman career, and Wayne has become a full constable in Elendel law enforcement, serving under Marasi who has been promoted to detective. It is preceded by The Bands of Mourning in 2016 and is to be followed by a new trilogy, written after release of fifth Stormlight Archive book. It is the fourth and final book in the Wax and Wayne series and seventh in the Mistborn series. Mistborn: The Lost Metal is an urban fantasy novel written by American author Brandon Sanderson. Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-book ![]() |