![]() ![]() When Iris is asked to model for Pre-Raphaelite artist Louis Frost, she agrees on the condition that he will also teach her to paint. But for Silas, a curiosity collector enchanted by all things strange and beautiful, the meeting marks a new beginning. For Iris, an arrestingly attractive aspiring artist, it is a brief and forgettable moment. ![]() In 1850s London, the Great Exhibition is being erected in Hyde Park and, among the crowd watching the dazzling spectacle, two people meet by happenstance. In this “sharp, scary, gorgeously evocative tale of love, art, and obsession” (Paula Hawkins, bestselling author of The Girl on the Train), a beautiful young woman aspires to be an artist, while a man’s dark obsession may destroy her world forever. “ This terrifically exciting novel will jolt, thrill, and bewitch readers.” - Booklist, starred review “A lush, evocative Gothic.” - The New York Times Book Review Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window “As lush as the novels of Kate Morton and Diane Setterfield, as exciting as The Alienist and Iain Pears’ An Instance of the Fingerpost, this exquisite literary thriller will intrigue book clubs and rivet fans of historical fiction.” -A.J. The #1 international bestseller and The New York Times Editor’s Choice ![]()
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![]() ![]() In each case, the engraver's signature appears along with the artist’s at the bottom of the illustration. Rossetti designed the two black-and-white illustrations in pen and ink, then transferred them to woodblocks, where they were engraved for reproduction. The cover's triangle of circles is repeated in the pattern on Laura's dress in the frontispiece, "Buy from us with a golden curl," while the linear rules are recalled in the border around the title-page vignette, "Golden head by golden head." D.G. ![]() Composed of simple horizontal and vertical lines ornamented with a motif of three circles, the binding design is referenced in both frontispiece and title-page, adding to the aesthetic unity of the volume. ![]() ![]() The elegant cover design, a geometric arrangement in gold on dark blue cloth boards, is utterly unlike other bindings of the period. The material format of the book, as well as its contents, indicate that it was aimed at an adult audience in its first publication. Dante Gabriel Rossetti designed his sister Christina Rossetti's collection of poetry, Goblin Market and Other Poems, in 1862, using the title poem as the subject for his illustrations His distinctive cover, illustrative frontispiece, and a title-page vignette, made the work a Pre-Raphaelite collaboration of art and poetry. ![]() ![]() ![]() (I'm over-simplifying for the sake of spoiler avoidance, but hopefully you get the idea.) The novel's journey goes all over the countryside, into the byways of the magical land, and to one of the most desolate spots on Earth. There are enemies beyond the Scourge, too - a witch-like woman and her two very unusual sisters, who are both original inhabitants of the magic land within the carpet, a human working with them, and a very determined right-wing cop. ![]() (The true story about the Scourge is awesome, but I won't detail it here.) The man and woman are entrusted with the carpet and endeavor to keep the world within safe, aided by a few of its magical inhabitants who are thrust into our world when a small corner of the carpet is torn away. zip file that contains compressed bits of a fantastic realm defined by magic that was forced to hide itself from the world after attack from a creature known as the Scourge. That encounter leads him to a young woman, the granddaughter of the carpet's owner, and then to a difficult and often painful adventure. ![]() In the novel, which is set (mostly) in the UK, a pretty regular young guy sees a vision of a fantastic realm within a carpet while trying to recover one of his father's racing pigeons. Together, they fight an epic battle with evil forces who are vying for control of the magical world. In the TV adaptation, an app designer teams up with a young pastry chef who has just discovered that she is destined to be guardian of a mythological realm that can be accessed through a portal in an old Savannah mansion. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Ares 3 crew attempts to maintain morale for the many-months-long trip back to Earth, while NASA does what it can to control fallout, on Earth, from the supposed death of Watney on the Red Planet. Commander Lewis, in charge of the mission, does so with a heavy heart, but believes it to be the proper protocol. The crew leaves Watney on Mars, thinking him to be dead after the incident. During this, Watney is struck with a shard of metal-a piece of the crew's own antenna. After a couple days on Mars, a giant dust storm disrupts the astronauts' mission and forces an abort. Astronaut Mark Watney is a botanist and mechanical engineer on the American Ares 3 mission to Mars, following two successful Ares missions that have been met first with earthly excitement, then mostly indifference. The Martian begins in the near (and undated) future. ![]() ![]() ![]() RT Book Reviews Magazine Writing with the Stars Finalist San Diego Book Award - Best Published RomanceĪward of Merit - HOLT Medallion - Paranormal Category ![]() Now, the two must find and stop the people who hunt her.and Adam must keep his own family from killing the only woman he will ever love.Įach book in the Moon series is a stand-alone, full-length story that can be enjoyed out of order. It should be a simple mission for Adam, but when he touches the frustratingly beautiful Lana, his inner wolf howls.mate. And the stranger across the diner is watching her like an enemy. ![]() ![]() But now she's being tracked by some strange organization that wants her back - even though she's never stepped foot inside their compound. Raised in the foster system, she only knows that she blacks out during the new moon and wakes up without remembering a thing. Lana Turpin doesn't realize she's a moving target. And when he smells one at the local diner, his standing orders are to take her out. But a group of jaguar shifters threatens to reveal the pack, blasting into town killing humans in plain sight. As the heir to his Pack, the sexy werewolf's biggest challenge is keeping his kin's true nature under wraps. Rancher Adam Sloan is more than meets the eye. ![]() ![]() Lucy Stone must learn the mystery of a glass candy cane that was found smashed to bits by a corpse's body to unlock the doors of Christmas past-and find a killer who got away with murder. Now it's up to Jaine Austen to sift through a long list of scheming neighbors with dirty secrets in their stockings to expose a murderer.Ĭandy Canes of Christmas Past by Leslie Meier The Dangers of Candy Canes by Laura LevineĪ wealthy suburbanite takes a lethal tumble off his roof while installing a giant candy cane. ![]() When a trail of candy canes leads to a corpse outfitted in a Santa suit on a snowy bank, Hannah Swensen sets out to discover who killed Kris Kringle. But in this festive collection of holiday whodunits, murder is also paying a visit. ![]() 'Tis the season for trimming the tree, caroling, baking cookies, and curling up by the Yuletide waiting for Santa to drop down the chimney. ![]() ![]() ![]() " Loved it, very raunchy nice story line easy to follow, looking forward to the next one. " That was Freaking HOT.but gotta say Deke was a scene stealer!!!! " - Melissa, Under her real name, she writes steamy historical romance novels, while under her pen name of Shayla Black, she writes paranormal and erotic romance. " Yummmmmm !!!! Couldn't Put This Down! " - Taesia, Shayla Black is the pen name of American author Shelley Bradley. Anyone women (as petite as she seems to be) would have been tear (ripped) apart. " Too unrealistic.especially the sex scene at then end. Sometimes you just need a little naughty in your life! " - Lori, ![]() " Great smut and I want to find a man like him! " - Lynn, It just made me want to read more of the wicked lovers series. " Oh yes I did! I liked it to- nice and scandalous! " - Sammichelle, Good stories and entertainment " - Seagate, Finally, books without chapters of 'oh why does he love me'. I enjoyed the tough, smart, sexy men and their equally charming women. " Both Decadent and Wicked Ties were very good. " Well crafted smut! Two thumbs up! " - Blysse, I absolutely can't wait to read Deke's story! He is already making me drool. I really, really loved it! Shayla builds some great characters and spins a great story. " Augustread, but I was a bit behind " - Flien, " D & S at its best!!!! Satisfaction guaranteed! Hot, steamy, erotic sex with a stalker wanting to kill you!!! Keeps you on the edge of climax.and never wanting to put the book down! " - Lynn, One of my favorites for sure " - Caroline, Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:. ![]() ![]() ![]() Ruby Keane, a young girl employed as a dancer at the Majestic Hotel there, has gone missing, and her cousin Josie Turner identifies the corpse as Ruby's. Then Superintendent Harper rings from the coastal town of Danemouth. Pompous Chief Constable Melchett suspects a connection with Basil Blake, an arty young man who lives locally but Blake is dismissive when Melchett visits him. Subsequent episodes were derived both from works featuring Miss Marple but also Christie novels that did not feature the character.Įpisodes Series 1 (2004-05) #Ī young woman's corpse is dumped in the library of Gossington Hall, home of Jane Marple's friend Dolly Bantry and her husband Arthur. The first six episodes were all adaptations of Miss Marple novels by Christie. She was replaced by Julia McKenzie from the fourth series onwards. The title character was played by Geraldine McEwan from the first to third series, until her retirement from the role. ![]() ![]() Agatha Christie's Marple is a British ITV television series based on the Miss Marple and other murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But her unique spiritual gifts cannot be ignored, and even as she gives birth to her eagerly-awaited child, she is coming to accept that she has a greater role to play in the destiny of the Zelandonii.Įxactly what the first reviewer said. The Zelandonii are surprised to learn she was found and raised by the Clan, the ones that they call flatheads and think of as animals, and are skeptical when she tells them they are people.Īfter the rigors and dangers that have characterized her extraordinary life so far, Ayla yearns for peace and tranquility, to be Jondalar's mate, and to have children. ![]() ![]() She is delighted when she meets Zelandoni, the spiritual leader of the people, a fellow healer with whom she can share medicinal skills and knowledge. She is intrigued by their clothes, their crafts, and their home, and wants to learn their customs and the ways that they live, so that she will fit in. Jondalar's family greet him warmly, but they are initially wary of the beautiful young woman he has brought back, with her strange accent and her tame wolf and horses.Īyla has much to learn from the Zelandonii and much to teach them. After their epic journey across Europe, Ayla and Jondalar have reached his home, the Ninth Cave of the Zelandonii, the old stone-age settlement in the region known today as southwest France. ![]() ![]() It is flammable, and while first carrying an odor reminiscent of feces acquires a more pleasant scent as it ages, a sweet and earthy fragrance that has been compared to alcohol.Īmbergris is also the name of a city that serves as the setting for a series of books penned by Jeff VanderMeer which are known, for lack of a better title, as The Ambergris Cycle. ![]() It possesses a dull gray color, sometimes black. The typewriter disintegrated entirely within five months.Īmbergris is a substance produced in the digestive tracts of sperm whales, then regurgitated in a solid, waxy form. ![]() Many of the keys were brittle and fell off within weeks of taking the machine out of the room at the Spore of the Gray Cap. ![]() As the reader can see from this photo, the typewriter keys had been infiltrated by mushrooms. ![]() |