![]() While Big Swiss is unaware Greta has eavesdropped on her most intimate exchanges, Greta has never been more herself with anyone. One day, Greta recognizes Big Swiss’s voice in town and they quickly become enmeshed. She becomes infatuated with his newest client, a repressed married woman she affectionately refers to as Big Swiss. Greta spends her days transcribing therapy sessions for a sex coach who calls himself Om. The house is unrenovated, uninsulated, and full of bees. Greta lives with her friend Sabine in an ancient Dutch farmhouse in Hudson, New York. “One of the funniest books of the last few years” ( Los Angeles Times) about a sex therapist’s transcriptionist and her affair with one of the patients. “Wild…hilarious…so good.” - Cosmopolitan, Best Books of the Year * “A laugh-out-loud bad romance for Gen Xers and an ode to misfits who just want to belong.” - Oprah Daily * “Always interesting…too fun to stop.” - Vanity Fair ![]()
0 Comments
![]() ![]() He ultimately decides to commit Suicide by Sunlight, finally achieving inner peace, whilst Zoë comes to terms with her mother's death and becomes Older and Wiser. However, Zoë realises she just isn't cut out to be a vampire, whilst Simon realises he cannot stomach continuing to live the way he has for centuries. Bittersweet Ending: Simon and Zoë kill Christopher, ending his reign of terror and avenging Simon's mother.The 2009 reissue of the novel included two new short stories, "The Summer of Love" and "The Christmas Cat", respectively set before and after the novel's events. Does Simon dare ask Zoë to help free him from this lifeless chase and its insufferable loneliness? Simon is one of the undead, a vampire, seeking revenge for the gruesome death of his mother three hundred years before. Simon seems to understand the pain of loneliness and death and Zoë's brooding thoughts of her dying mother. Zoë is wary when, in the dead of night, the beautiful yet frightening Simon comes to her house. One of the go-to Vampire Fiction novels from before the Twilight era is The Silver Kiss, authored by Annette Curtis Klause back in 1990. ![]() ![]() On June 27, 1996, thirty-year-old Anne Marie Fahey, who was the scheduling secretary for the governor of Delaware, had dinner with a man she had been having a secret affair with for more than two years. Now, in the most complex and shocking book of her long career, she delves into the motivation that drove a seemingly successful man to kill, and she explores heretofore unknown aspects of a fatal affair between a beautiful young woman who moved confidently in the heady world of the upper echelons of government and a widely admired millionaire attorney who was an immensely popular political figure. The author of fifteen New York Times national bestsellers, Ann Rule, a former Seattle policewoman, has researched thousands of homicides and understands every facet of murder investigation. From America's most celebrated true-crime writer comes the heartbreaking real-life drama of a doomed young woman hopelessly trapped in a web of sexual intrigue, political manipulation, and emotional deception by her charming and successful-but ultimately deadly-lover. ![]() ![]() Neuhold loves to refer to herself as a romance junkie when it comes to writing and reading. While it will never be published, it paved the way for her future career as an author. She wrote her first serious manuscript as a high school student when she ripped off a “Lord of the Rings” storyline. Neuhold first considered herself a writer when she started spending a lot of time in the study hall to write stories while she was in middle school. At some point, she realized that it was more fun to write down her day dreams than to simply have them run through her mind. In her childhood, she preferred to be left alone with her thoughts and it is from this period that she developed a knack for telling stories. But she soon got fed up with her day job and decided to try her hand at writing which is something she had always wanted to do ever since she was a child. ![]() ![]() She had always dreamed of becoming a veterinarian and she would go on to become a veterinary assistant for seven years. She went to UW Madison from where she graduated with a bachelor of science degree in Animal Science. ![]() KM Neuhold is a thirty year old mother, wife and dog mom that is best known as a gay romance and contemporary romance author. ![]() ![]() ![]() Craig Thompson has placed his nearly 700-page graphic novel, Habibi, squarely in this tradition. As an artistic tradition, Orientalism encompasses many beautiful works it's impossible to imagine Western culture without-Samuel Taylor Coleridge's "Kubla Khan," the "Arabian Coffee" dance in Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, George Harrison playing the sitar. This longing has a name, Orientalism, the Westerner's longing for an imagined, exotic Eastern realm. I longed to inhabit that world, even a little bit. But I was also entranced by the magical world of the tales, the realm of jinn, caliphs, and hookahs. The sexy parts that I read (and re-read) made me consider it a candidate for the youth group bonfire. ![]() At a bookstore, I picked up an unexpurgated selection that could have earned its own parental advisory label. The book that often came to my mind, however, was my well-thumbed paperback of Tales from 1,001 Nights.Īt 12, I had become fascinated with the Disney movie Aladdin and wanted to read the original source. Perhaps they had in mind porn or parental-advisory-labeled CDs. When I was a teenager, youth group leaders would occasionally suggest we throw out-or even burn-any materials in our possession that weren't glorifying to God. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Reverence for Life says that the only thing we are really sure of is that we live and want to go on living. James Brabazon, author of Albert Schweitzer: A Biography, defined Reverence for Life as follows: Reverence for Life affords me my fundamental principle of morality, namely, that good consists in maintaining, assisting and enhancing life, and to destroy, to harm or to hinder life is evil." In Civilization and Ethics, Schweitzer wrote: "Ethics is nothing other than Reverence for Life. The phrase Reverence for Life is a translation of the German phrase: " Ehrfurcht vor dem Leben." These words came to Albert Schweitzer on a boat trip on the Ogooué River in French Equatorial Africa (now Gabon), while searching for a universal concept of ethics for our time. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ( February 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) ![]() Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. This article possibly contains original research. ![]() ![]() ![]() Scelsa debuts with an evocative novel about finding friendship, love, and oneself, as well as the pain that often accompanies the journey. ![]() Even as life in his foster home starts to take its toll, Sebby and Mira together craft a world of magic rituals and impromptu road trips, designed to fix the broken parts of their lives.Īs Jeremy finds himself drawn into Sebby and Mira’s world, he begins to understand the secrets that they hide in order to protect themselves, to keep each other safe from those who don’t understand their quest to live for the impossible. Sebby, Mira’s gay best friend, is a boy who seems to carry sunlight around with him. When he sees Sebby for the first time across the school lawn it’s as if he’s been expecting this blond, lanky boy with a mischief glinting in his eye. Jeremy is the painfully shy art nerd at Saint Francis who’s been in self-imposed isolation after an incident that ruined his last year of school. ![]() She promised her parents she would at least try to pretend that she could act like a functioning human this time, not a girl who can’t get out of bed for days on end, who only feels awake when she’s with Sebby. Mira is starting over at Saint Francis Prep. A captivating and profound debut novel about complicated love and the friendships that have the power to transform you forever, perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. ![]() ![]() ![]() Name me a book with less of a plot than Glint, I'll wait. Please note: There is explicit language and romance in this book, not suitable for those under the age of 18. Return to the seductive story of magic inspired by the myth of King Midas, and get caught up in the world of Orea. It’s an adult epic fantasy story blending romance, intrigue, and beautiful imagery. This is the captivating second book of The Plated Prisoner series. The question is, can I out maneuver them? In the game of kings and armies, I’m the gilded pawn. I may be out of my cage, but I’m not free, not even close. When he turns those black eyes on me, I feel captive for an entirely different reason. But his eyes-his eyes are the most compelling of all. Rip has power sizzling beneath this skin and glinting spikes down his spine. ![]() The ones who nearly destroyed Orea, wiping out Seventh Kingdom in the process. Known for his brutality on the battlefield, his viciousness is unsurpassed. They’re marching to battle, and I’m the bargaining chip that will either douse the fire or spark a war.Īt the heart of my fear, my worry, there’s him-Commander Rip. Now I’m here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom’s army, and I’m not sure if I’m going to make it out of this in one piece. For ten years, I’ve lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas’s golden castle. ![]() ![]() Brands explains in Traitor to His Class: The Privileged Life and Radical Presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Doubleday, 2008). Roosevelt, who was reared on Hudson Valley privilege, was quickly becoming the people’s candidate, willing to fight for the underprivileged and challenge the status quo, historian H.W. ![]() "I pledge myself to a new deal for the American people. "Throughout the nation men and women, forgotten in the political philosophy of the Government, look to us here for guidance and for more equitable opportunity to share in the distribution of national wealth," Roosevelt said when he accepted the Democratic party’s nomination. Across the country, millions were homeless, farms were failing, industrial production was declining, and banks had shut their doors. ![]() ![]() ![]() In 1932, as Franklin Delano Roosevelt campaigned for the United States presidency, the country was in the darkest days of its deepest depression. ![]() ![]() ![]() The medley of five types of crispy spuds includes sidewinders (S-curved taters), wedges, tots, sweet potato waffles, and straight-cut fries served with a green-chile-zinged sauce. Blauvelt and Moore’s creativity is also reflected in the eatery’s salads and sides, such as the mixed bag of fries. At his own spot, with the help of executive chef Jesse Moore, Blauvelt is taking sandwiches to a fresh level of irresistibility, as evidenced by the consistent line of patrons waiting to order at the fast-casual joint during lunchtime. ![]() ![]() “We just want to have fun and do things that nobody else is doing,” says Cliff Blauvelt, chef-owner of Sunnyside’s eight-month-old Bodega Denver, who honed his craft at restaurants such as Steuben’s in Uptown and multiple locations of Tap & Burger for more than two decades. Potato brioche buns piled high with chile-crisp-infused fried chicken thighs, ranch-dressed gai lan (Chinese broccoli) slaw, and pickled daikon radish. Fluffy hoagie rolls stuffed with tender braised lamb, charred onion mayo, and arugula. Sign up today!ĭouble cheeseburgers layered with juicy smashed beef patties and tangy dill-pickle-flavored onions. ![]() The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. ![]() |