7/8/2023 0 Comments The best men lauren blakely![]() ![]() Until Asher ups the stakes with one wildly sexy suggestion. Three days in the sun with the cocky, charming former athlete who likes to push my buttons? Fine, two can play at that let's-infuriate-each-other game. Instead, I have to plan a wedding with the aforementioned hottie and share a too-small guesthouse in steamy Miami. I also used the phrase "super hot wingman," so I'd like to die now. I accidentally sent the message to her, her groom, and his super hot wingman. ![]() ![]() Still, that's no excuse to send ten drunk-texts on why her hasty marriage would be a mistake. Bestselling authors Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely team up for the first time in an enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, irresistibly sexy standalone romance between the best man and the other best man! In my defense, I was left alone with a bottle of single-malt and a life-long penchant for protecting my baby sister. ![]()
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7/8/2023 0 Comments The yellow wallpaper setting![]() During their three months stay, the wife had very little interaction with the outside world, was forbidden from doing strenuous activities, and was not supposed to write. The oppression of women in both marriage and society throughout the late 19th century is reflected in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper.” In this story, the narrator was diagnosed with temporary nervous depression with a slight hysterical tendency by her physician husband and as a result they lived in a secluded colonial mansion for the summer as treatment. ![]() They had almost no power since they were not allowed to vote and were expected to be subordinate in marriage by always obliging to their husbands orders without any objection. In the 1800s, women held little importance in society and had little to no voice. ![]() Although the feminist movement began to make a solid appearance in the United States in the mid 19th century, successful results did not show until the early 20th century. ![]() ![]() ![]() This cover art is thanks to our friends at TheWalkingDead. "As the fair opens at Alexandria, old friends return from afar and new adversaries make their introductions. Collects THE WALKING DEAD #139-144."Ĭomprising issues #97–#144 (aka the softcover volumes 17 – 24), The Walking Dead Compendium Three will, according to, be released on October 13th. Here's a look at the cover art for The Walking Dead Volume 24: ![]() Slated for an August 12th release, it's "Blood for Blood" in The Walking Dead #145, as the cover shows Michonne's katana stained with somebody's blood.ĪRT: CHARLIE ADLARD, STEFANO GAUDIANO & CLIFF RATHBURN The cover for Volume 24 has also been revealed, along with the Compendium Three release date. 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Our Violent Ends (These Violent Delights) ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Raven Bound by Karli Rush![]() ![]() Will Alyssa unravel her own secrets, and will dark magick again take her to he brink. Being crescent bound has never been challenged like this before but the power of ice wields darkness and light, which will prevail, is the key to unlocking the secret that could put the entire world at risk. Once they possess her the real challenge is to keep her. Some secrets are not meant to be kept and so it is with the dark brotherhood of the raven, in their reach for control of the witch world they find the secret leads them in pursuit of the daughter and heir to the most powerful coven in existence. A secret is being kept and this secret has found its way into the possession of a dark magick coven hidden below the already mysterious world of the witches who even now are among us. All they want is to lead a simple life together, which unfortunately is not what fate has in store for them. ![]() Alyssa and Marc are in love like no other crescent bound couple in history. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments The fall of shannara![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Fearing the worst, the High Druid dispatches a diplomatic party under the protection of the order’s sworn guardian, Dar Leah, to confront the mysterious, encroaching force and discover its purpose.īut another crucial journey is being undertaken. More troubling than the carnage is the strange and wondrous power wielded by the attackers-a breed of magic unfamiliar even to the Druid order. But now, in the far north, an unknown enemy is massing. The first book of the triumphant and epic four-part conclusion to the Shannara series, from one of the all-time masters of fantasy.Īcross the Four Lands, peace has reigned for generations. 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From New Yorker and Onion writer and comedian Blythe Roberson, How to Date Men When You Hate Men is a comedy philosophy book aimed at interrogating what it means to date men within the trappings of modern society. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments The long game reid![]() ![]() Shane has gotten so good at hiding his feelings, sometimes Ilya questions if they even exist. He loves Ilya, but what if going public ruins everything? Ilya is sick of secrets. ![]() ![]() ![]() If Shane wants to stay at the top of his game, what he and Ilya share has to remain secret. From friends, from family…from the league. How long they’ve been keeping their relationship a secret. That’s how long Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov have been seeing each other. “Everything you could want from this magnetic couple! A passionate, sexy, emotional sequel that grips your heart! Shane and Ilya forever!” –#1 NYT Bestseller Lauren Blakely, author of Hopelessly Bromantic To the world they are rivals, but to each other they are everything. The sequel is finally here! Shane and Ilya’s story, first seen in Heated Rivalry, continues in this long-awaited hockey romance from Rachel Reid. You can read this before The Long Game (Game Changers, #6) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Long Game (Game Changers, #6) written by Rachel Reid which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: The Long Game (Game Changers, #6) by Rachel Reid ![]() ![]() ![]() Meanwhile, as Noah tries to find Mothman, Noah also starts to make friends with a group of girls in his grade, Hanna, Molly, and Alice, with whom he’d been friendly, but never close to. ![]() Noah becomes determined to make his science fair project about Mothman, despite his teachers and parents urging him to make a project about something “real.” After his death, lonely and yearning for someone who could understand him like Lewis once did, Noah starts writing letters to Mothman, wondering if he would understand how Noah feels and also looking for evidence of Mothman’s existence in the vast woods surrounding his small Poconos town. Together they daydreamed about cryptids and shared discovering their genders and names. Lewis was adventurous and curious, always bringing a new paranormal story to share with Noah. Halfway through sixth grade, Noah’s best friend and the only other trans boy in his school, Lewis, passed away in a car accident. ![]() It’s Trans Day of Visibility, and we’re celebrating (as we celebrate everything) with a whole bunch of great trans books! As always, this post only includes titles that were not included in full in past posts, but definitely check those out for even more trans lit goodness! Books to Buy Now Dear Mothman by Robin Gow ![]() |