![]() ![]() ![]() 'When broken people do broken things - especially in the name of love - we all get broken, too. 'A startling affair.I’ll be cleaning up particles of darkness in my office for weeks.' - Josh Malerman ( Bird Box, Inspection ) ![]() What have you done today to deserve your eyes? ![]() For fans of Kathe Koja, Clive Barker and Stephen Graham Jones.Ī whirlpool of darkness churns at the heart of a macabre ballet between two lonely young women in an internet chat room in the early 2000s - a darkness that threatens to forever transform them once they finally succumb to their most horrific desires.Ī couple isolate themselves on a remote island in an attempt to recover from their teenage son's death, when a mysterious young man knocks on their door during a storm.Īnd a man confronts his neighbour when he discovers a strange object in his backyard, only to be drawn into an ever-more dangerous game.įrom Bram Stoker Award finalist Eric LaRocca, this is devastating, beautifully written horror from one of the genre's most cutting-edge voices. Three dark and disturbing horror stories from an astonishing new voice, including the viral-sensation tale of obsession, Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke. ![]()
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5/21/2023 0 Comments The night swim review![]() ![]() Officially, Jenny Stills tragically drowned, but the letters insist she was murdered - and when Rachel starts asking questions, nobody in town wants to answer. Someone is following her, and she won't stop until Rachel finds out what happened to her sister twenty-five years ago. ![]() Under pressure to make Season 3 a success, Rachel throws herself into her investigation - but the mysterious letters keep coming. A local golden boy, a swimmer destined for Olympic greatness, has been accused of raping the beloved granddaughter of the police chief. The new season of Rachel's podcast has brought her to a small town being torn apart by a devastating rape trial. Which makes it all the more unsettling when she finds a note on her car windshield, addressed to her, begging for help. ![]() ![]() But she's used to being recognised for her voice, not her face. In The Night Swim, a new thriller from Megan Goldin, author of the "gripping and unforgettable" (Harlen Coben) The Escape Room, a true-crime podcast host covering a controversial trial finds herself drawn deep into a small town's dark past and a brutal crime that took place there years before.Įver since her true-crime podcast became an overnight sensation and set an innocent man free, Rachel Krall has become a household name - and the last hope for people seeking justice. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Decision points bush![]() He also offers intimate new details on his decision to quit drinking, discovery of faith, and relationship with his family.Ī groundbreaking new brand of memoir, Decision Points will captivate supporters, surprise critics, and change perspectives on one of the most consequential eras in American history – and the man at the center of events. President Bush writes honestly and directly about his flaws and mistakes, as well as his accomplishments reforming education, treating HIV/AIDS in Africa, and safeguarding the country amid chilling warnings of additional terrorist attacks. ![]() In gripping, never-before-heard detail, President Bush brings listeners inside the Texas Governor’s Mansion on the night of the hotly contested 2000 election aboard Air Force One on 9/11, in the hours after America’s most devastating attack since Pearl Harbor at the head of the table in the Situation Room in the moments before launching the war in Iraq and behind the Oval Office desk for his historic and controversial decisions on the financial crisis, Hurricane Katrina, Afghanistan, Iran, and other issues that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century. Bush served as president of the United States during eight of the most consequential years in American history. Bush offers a strikingly candid journey through the defining decisions of his life. With more than 200 photographs, videos, letters, and speeches, this Deluxe eBook edition of Decision Points brings to life the critical decisions of George W. Shattering the conventions of political autobiography, George W. ![]() Bush describes the critical decisions of his presidency and personal life.ĭecision Points is the extraordinary memoir of America’s 43rd president. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Who runs the world virginia bergin![]() ![]() ![]() The Granmummas, the oldest generation in this new world, are the only ones still alive to have witnessed the beginning of the virus and grieve for the loss of their men, whilst the younger generations are taught to believe the world is better without them. In notes from the author at the end of the book, Virginia Bergin explains that she wanted to explore a reversal of the oppression women face today. When River finds an unconscious male, or as she calls them, an XY, it changes her and all other women’s lives unimaginably, as they question how differently males are treated.īy taking away a whole sex from society, this novel deals with the effects of stereotyping. She lives in a world where a virus has wiped out nearly all the men, three generations before her lifetime. River is fourteen and has never seen a male, until now. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Evernight book series![]() ![]() ![]() 99 3: hourglass ( evernight 3) ( hardcover) : 4: afterlife. 9780007355334 Hourglass 37.9000 NZD InStock /shop/books /shop/books/childrens-books/fiction/science-fiction-fantasy /shop/books/childrens-books/fiction /shop/books/childrens-books The third novel in the internationally bestselling EVERNIGHT series - a vampire romance with a shocking twist.īianca has always believed their love could survive anything. Title: evernight and evernight series book 2 stargazer author: claudia gray genre. Yet no matter how far they travel, Bianca can't escape her destiny.īianca has always believed their love could survive anything. Soon, Bianca and Lucas are on the run again, pursued not only by Black Cross, but by the powerful leaders of Evernight. ![]() But when Black Cross captures her friend - the vampire Balthazar - hiding is no longer an option. Bianca must hide her supernatural heritage or risk certain death at their hands. The third novel in the internationally bestselling EVERNIGHT series - a vampire romance with a shocking twist.Īfter escaping from Evernight Academy, the vampire boarding school where they met, Bianca and Lucas take refuge with Black Cross, a fanatical group of vampire hunters. But when Black Cross captures her friend - the va. The third novel in the internationally bestselling EVERNIGHT series - a vampire romance with a shocking twist.īianca will risk everything to be with Lucas.Īfter escaping from Evernight Academy, the vampire boarding school where they met, Bianca and Lucas take refuge with Black Cross, a fanatical group of vampire hunters. ![]() 5/21/2023 0 Comments Good thinking david robert grimes![]() ![]() But his purpose in Good Thinking isn't to shame or place blame. Scientist David Robert Grimes is on a mission to expose the logical fallacies and cognitive biases that drive our discourse on a dizzying array of topics - from vaccination to abortion, 9/11 conspiracy theories to dictatorial doublespeak, astrology to alternative medicine, and wrongful convictions to racism. Of course, we're not among them - are we? In our ever-more-polarized society, there's at least one thing we still agree on: The world is overrun with misinformation, faulty logic, and the gullible followers who buy into it all. Good Thinking is our best defense against anti-vaccine paranoia, climate denial, and other dire threats of today. ![]() ![]() A Winner of the 2016 Alex Awards Nightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements. ![]() Will Zoey figure it all out in time? Or maybe the better question is, will you? After all, the future is coming sooner than you think. Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits David Wong, Jason Pargin 3.98 18,261 ratings1,753 reviews New York Times bestselling author Jason Pargin takes readers to a whole new level with his darkly comic sci-fi thriller. At least not any that you'd want to follow. Her only trusted advisor is the aforementioned cat, but even in the future, cats cannot give advice. This is the world in which Zoey Ashe finds herself, navigating a futuristic city in which one can find elements of the fantastic, nightmarish and ridiculous on any street corner. A world in which at least one cat smells like a seafood shop's dumpster on a hot summer day. ![]() Get ready for a world in which anyone can have the powers of a god or the fame of a pop star, in which human achievement soars to new heights while its depravity plunges to the blackest depths. Together, they will decide the future of mankind. Mysterious, smooth-talking power players who lurk behind the scenes.Ī young woman from the trailer park. Nightmarish villains with superhuman enhancements.Īn all-seeing social network that tracks your every move. ![]() The first book in the Zoey Ashe series of sci-fi thrillers and winner of the 2016 Alex Award by New York Times bestselling author, David Wong. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Charles octavius boothe![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Plain Theology for Plain People destroys reductionist stereotypes of black faith. In the excerpt below, from his introduction, Strickland lists several reasons why it was important to bring this volume to light again, and how it benefits believers and the church even today. Strickland II and Lexham Press brought Plain Theology back into print for the first time since its original publication. It was his aim for the book that “simplicity should prevail-simplicity of arrangement and simplicity of language” so that even the average sharecropper could understand it. In 1890, to further this mission, he published a systematic theology titled Plain Theology for Plain People. He was the editor of The Baptist Pioneer, and promoted literacy programs and theological training for black preachers and laypeople. and renamed Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church.īoothe also helped found Selma University and served as its second president. He established and pastored Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama, which would later be pastored by Martin Luther King Jr. One such individual is Charles Octavius Boothe (1845-1924).īoothe was born into slavery in Alabama, but went on to become a pastor, educator, and activist. Day on Monday, we are also reminded of other African-Americans who have contributed to the black community and the world through education, ministry, and writing. Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Email LinkedInĪs the country celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Unexpected by Maisey Yates![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Even worse is dealing with the burning attraction she feels for Cole. Trying to make nice with the unexpected father of her baby lands Kelsey in Silver Creek, Oregon, dealing with the kind of small town life she left behind years ago. Now, thanks to a clerical error, a woman he’s never met is having his baby-and there’s no way he’s going to walk away and forget he has a child. Cole Mitchell is shocked to discover that a grand gesture from years past has come back to haunt him. A big, muscular hassle in a Stetson and cowboy boots. But a mix-up at the fertility clinic lands her with a hassle she didn’t count on. What Kelsey wants is a baby, and she doesn’t see any point waiting for a husband she’s not even sure she wants. After spending another family wedding fielding questions about her non-existent love life, Kelsey Noble decides she’s tired of waiting around for things she could go out and get herself. A mix-up leads to an unexpected connection in this small town, Silver Creek romance. ![]() 5/20/2023 0 Comments Libertine's Kiss by Judith James![]() a war-weary soldier first introduced to readers in Libertines Kiss. Can a promise made between childhood friends lead to a new beginning? Can a debauched court poet and notorious libertine convince the wary Elizabeth he is capable of love? The first in a series of 17th century romantic historicals, an AAR Desert Island Keeper and an RT nominee for Best British Isles Historical, this book tells the story of two childhood sweethearts torn apart by civil war and reunited following the restoration of Charles II to the throne. Rakes and Rogues of the Restoration Books In Publication Order Libertines Kiss (2010) Soldier of Fortune: The Kings Courtesan (2011) The Highwayman (2014). and Rogues of the Restoration) (Volume 2) by Judith James. ![]() By opening her door to a wounded cavalier, the widowed Elizabeth Walters unwittingly endangers all she holds dear, opens a door to her past, and changes her life forever. Though not before he is forced to seek shelter from a charming young Puritan woman. Libertine’s Kiss is one of those rare books. ![]() Rich with history and sizzling with passion, these are love stories you won’t soon forget! #1 LIBERTINE'S KISS: England, 1658-Having put a troubled youth firmly behind him, William de Veres-military hero, noted rake and close friend of the king-rises swiftly in the ranks of the hedonistic Restoration court. Judith James’ RAKES AND ROGUES OF THE RESTORATION transports you to the thrilling days of highwaymen, cavaliers, courtiers, and spies. ![]() |