![]() ![]() Her plan is to make the best of her unusual circumstances to make the world better. On the other hand, there exist a prospect of meeting with her perpetually absent husband whom, by the way, after her rebirth as Countess Lilian, Aliya has never seen. ![]() Regular robbers and slave-trader attacks won't leave her in peace, killers and spies, sent by the narcissistic aristocracy, are just waiting for her to show a bit of weakness so that they can strike. ![]() ![]() She needs to take care of the collapsing estate of Earton and its inhabitants while living in the past as a disenfranchised woman. Aliya has an unusual and difficult goal: she is reborn as Countess Lilian she has to adjust to an unfamiliar world while trying to introduce the everyday conveniences from her familiar modern world. While confused and dismayed, Aliya realizes she has been given a second chance in life - so she rolls up her sleeves and gets to work on restoring the castle and her new life. only to find herself reborn in a completely different body in the middle of a half-ruined castle during Medieval times. An amusing Medieval tale on the same wavelength with the highly-rated OUTLANDER The first novel of the bestselling historical fiction series with thousands of fans all over the world! Being a genius Medical school graduate and a sporty and active girl, Aliya dies suddenly in a car accident. ![]()
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![]() ![]() But if he is the true duke, then he is the one man she can never have… He is not a man who takes no for an answer, and when she is in his arms, she’s not a woman who wants to say no. ![]() It is a thankless job, with very little break from the routine… until Jack Audley lands in her life, all rakish smiles and debonair charm. Grace Eversleigh has spent the last five years toiling as the companion to the dowager Duchess of Wyndham. And if his birth proves to be legitimate, then he will find himself with the one title he never wanted: Duke of Wyndham. But when he is recognized as the long-lost son of the House of Wyndham, his carefree life is over. ![]() What he is not, and never wanted to be, is a peer of the realm, responsible for an ancient heritage and the livelihood of hundreds. Summary: Jack Audley has been a highwayman. Stand Alone/series: Book 1 of a two books series called The Two Dukes of Wyndham ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() After writing several chapters of the novel, then titled Queen of Glass, Maas posted them on, where it was one of the most popular stories on the site. Maas began writing what would become her debut novel, Throne of Glass, when she was sixteen years old. In 2008, Maas graduated magna cum laude from Hamilton College in Clinton, Oneida County, New York, where she majored in creative writing and minored in religious studies. She also used to write Sailor Moon fanfiction in her youth. As a child, she enjoyed creating stories based on popular tales or myths. Born to a Catholic mother and Jewish father, she was raised Jewish. She grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Maas was born on March 5, 1986, in New York City. As of 2022, she has sold over twelve million copies of her books and her work has been translated into 37 languages. Sarah Janet Maas (born March 5, 1986) is an American fantasy author known for her fantasy series Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses. ![]() ![]() Haylock started performing as Bianca Del Rio in 1996, where she was quickly recognised for her comedic chops and phenomenal performances, winning New Orleans Gay Entertainer of the Year three years running. Haylock has also worked as a costumer for Broadway shows, ballet, and opera. He has been nominated for 13 Big Easy Entertainment Awards for costume design, winning six, the first of which when he was only 17. Roy Haylock, the genius behind Bianca Del Rio, has spent most of his life in the theatre working primarily as a costumer. 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The value of his not knowing comes through in his writing, making his characters sympathetic and readers loyal. But the possibility of a benevolent super-being has to be more appealing than the thought of the most powerful entity in the known universe being the president of the USA.” ![]() ![]() Neither does the pope or the queen of the witches. But while his characters are allowed to draw conclusions on the existence of a god or goddess, Rickman does not. To accomplish this, Rickman placed his characters in situations where they are faced with things that go bump in the night, and sometimes the day, forcing them and the reader to look at long-held belief and value systems. “I wanted to write novels which didn’t attempt to understand the paranormal or mould it into human shapes, but to show what happens in people’s perceptions,” he explains during a recent phone interview from his home near Hay-on-Wye, Wales. While new writers are told to write about what they know, Phil Rickman has made a career out of writing about what he doesn’t know. ![]() ![]() ![]() This book completely took me by surprise. There’s romance, but also grief, learning to move on, acceptance and forgiveness. They make a bet –Augustus will write something happy, and January will write a dreary literary fiction novel. January is a romance writer but she’s been struggling with writing, until she has a run in with her neighbor, who happens to be Augustus, her college rival and an acclaimed literary fiction writer. The story follows January who after her father dies feels stuck, so she moves into his beach house and hopes to finally finish her novel. ![]() I have to report that this book does so much more than its lighthearted synopsis suggests and I really loved it. I am always down for a good romance and this one sounded so fun and playful in its marketing and its vibrant cover that I was so excited to jump in. Not giddy or overjoyed, but that low, steady level of happiness that, in the best periods of life, rides underneath everything else, a buffer between you and the world you are walking over.”īeach Read was one of the most popular releases of this year, everyone was talking about it, and it naturally caught my attention. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "One of the best books I've ever read."-C.J. The Nissera Chronicles begin here and continue with Fields of Fire, a short story set against the events of Kingdom of Ash and Briars, and Realm of Ruins, a gripping companion novel. With clever homages to Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, Hannah West makes a fast-paced, exciting, and wholly original debut. There are princesses to protect, royal alliances to forge, and fierce monsters to battle-all with the hope of preserving peace. Welcome to Nissera, land of three kingdoms and home to spectacular magic. Together, Bristal and Brack must guard the three kingdoms of Nissera against Tamarice's black elicromancy. Kingdom of Ash and Briars E-Kitap Aklamas. ![]() Tamarice is plotting a quest to overthrow the realm's nobility and take charge herself. Bristal joins their ranks without knowing that one of them has a dark secret. She's descended from an ancient line of immortal sorcerers called elicromancers-a race that has all but died out in her world, but only two remain in Nissera after a bloody civil war. Synopsis: Welcome to Nissera, land of three kingdoms and home to spectacular magic.īristal, a sixteen-year-old kitchen maid, finds herself in a gritty fairy tale gone wrong when she discovers she has magic in her blood. ![]() ![]() ![]() "For marketers, it is among the most important books written in the last 10 years. Cialdini deserves a pat on the back for breaking the mold." - Contemporary Psychology ![]() ![]() In 1984, Cialdini first published a book on Influence which since then has become a standard. Perfect for people in all walks of life, the principles of Influence will move you toward profound personal change and act as a driving force for your success. very popular social psychologist : Robert B. You'll learn the six universal principles, how to use them to become a skilled persuader, and how to defend yourself against them. His thirty-five years of rigorous, evidence-based research, along with a three-year program of study on what moves people to change behavior, has resulted in this highly acclaimed book. Cialdini is the seminal ex- pert in the rapidly expanding field of influence and persuasion. In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert CialdiniNew York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and. Influence, the classic book on persuasion, explains the psychology of why people say yes-and how to apply these understandings. Robert B Cialdini Books Influence : The Psychology Of Persuasion (Paperback) INFLUENCE: The Psychology Of Persuasion + NO EXCUSES: The Power Of Self. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This month’s A Read A Day challenge is going to dive us into a big pile of STEM themed picture books. These days whatever you are learning about – there is likely to be a STEM related picture book to entertain, engage, and education as part of your exploration or unit. STEM is a great fit for my family and integrating picture books into that learning is of course where I naturally go. My son is forever engineering and experimenting. My daughter is fascinated by animals and general inquiry. I think from this new interest in STEM education buzzing around our preschools and up has in part caused the huge explosion of amazing STEM themed children’s books in recent years. STEM is a curriculum approach that encourages interdisciplinary teaching in the areas of all four of these disciplines that teaching a different way of look at problems and the world. STEM quite simply stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Do you know this education buzzword: STEM? I don’t think you can attend a school open house or PTA meeting these days without hearing it, but it doesn’t seem like everyone actually knows what it means. ![]() ![]() ![]() Still, there's one item school districts in the Sunshine State appear to have consistently banned more than almost any other U.S. It's part of a nationwide push by conservative politicians to draw their battle lines in the culture wars and signal to their constituency that they're decidedly anti-woke. ![]() Ron DeSantis' administration and the state's Republican-dominated legislature have instituted a dizzying number of regulations restricting what Floridians can say, read, and scroll through mindlessly. ![]() Florida's been banning a lot of things these days.įrom an AP African American studies course to classroom gender-identity discussions to TikTok on university phones, Gov. ![]() |