![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() "As always, Ray leads her readers on a mesmerizing journey of drama and love. Could it be that the strong, hard-hearted Rio has finally met his match? Her brazen independence is enough to drive Rio crazy…with desire. But when a mysterious stranger enters the picture-and puts Skylar's life in danger-Rio attempts to protect her…only to be told, in no uncertain terms, that Skylar is capable of taking care of herself. Though he's not blind to Skylar's beauty, Rio is nothing if not professional-and he refuses to make a move. Nothing can stop a woman like Skylar Dupree once she makes up her mind. When Skylar starts planning a huge charity auction at the resort, it's Rio's job to keep an eye on the prized art she collects from donors. New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Francis Ray turns up the heat in All that I Desire, a sizzling Grayson Friends romance about a womans life, liberty - and pursuit of passion. He's the sexiest, most striking man she's ever met. It's all that Skylar's ever desired-until she sees Rio Sanchez, the resort's head of security and Blade Navarone's own personal bodyguard. Defying her family and leaving law school, she's landed her dream job as an event director at the prestigious Navarone Resorts and Spas in Arizona. ![]() New York Times bestselling author Francis Ray turns up the heat in All That I Desire, a sizzling Grayson Friends novel about a woman's life, liberty…and pursuit of passion. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Jules contends with her own past trauma, a ghost or two, the mystery of the present, an understandably-cranky teenager and the town psychic who appears throughout Into the Water every few chapters to mutter glumly to herself much like the homeless lady who I encounter every few days wanting to draw my portrait as a mermaid. I stepped into the hallway and closed the door behind me, my eyes struggling to focus in the gloom I shivered at the sudden cold. Without thinking, I knew that I’d have to shift the door with my hip, at the point where it sticks against the floor. ![]() I pushed the front door open, half expecting to hear my mother’s voice calling out to me from the kitchen. ![]() I heard the water, and I smelled the earth, the earth in the shadow of the house, underneath the trees, in the places untouched by sunlight, the acrid stink of rotting leaves, and the smell transported me back in time. ![]() Jules returns to help Lena, Nel’s daughter, during the investigation. Of course, once Nel is dead, Jules her sister must come back to the Mill House, the place where bad things happened when the two were teens. None of them know but they all take over the narrative long enough to tell you what they don’t know and why. Not the close-mouthed Detective Inspector or the newly-arrived Detective Sergeant, or the high school principal, or her teacher, or the mother of the fifteen year old who committed suicide in the pool only weeks before. No one quite knows what led Nel Into the Water. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The spread of effective technology internet or mobile is sparking a Revolution that. I mean this in a very positive way and not speaking negatively about our governing bodies or institutions. It shows that we have some new tools that can be very, very powerful globally that used to only be accessible by government and/or institutions. Now achieving things that were once Impossible and are truly EXTRAORDINARY! These new forms of communication are SO, SO Powerful & empowers individuals and bringing group action to a higher level. ![]() I wanted to highly recommend this book to everybody! It is a great read and speaks about the social and economic effects of the internet, especially where the two before mentioned overlap. "Revolution doesn't happen when society adopts new technology, it happens when society adopts new behaviors!" - from Here Comes Everybody written by Clay Shirky ![]() ![]() A father burns his daughter's scalp with a hot comb as a punishment. Eventually, she's pushed to the breaking point at the prom. As the pressure increases, Maddy discovers she has the power of telekinesis. When she's caught in an unexpected rainstorm, her hot-combed hair blooms into an Afro, and she's outed. Due to her father's strict controls, Maddy dresses and behaves strangely, and is bullied at school. Maddy Washington, a high school student, lives with her White father and passes for White, though her mother was Black. Jackson ( White Smoke, Grown), is a retelling of Stephen King's Carrie. Parents need to know that The Weight of Blood, by Tiffany D. Teens drink at a party, and a couple gets drunk in their car on vodka stolen from a parent.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. ![]() ![]() ![]() What has religion got to offer but War, Intolerance/hatred (of other religions and minority groups), and poverty? religion should not only be banned from classrooms but from the whole planet Andy Crouch on Technology and Humanity Open submenu Close submenuĪ commenter going enigmatically by “notme” once responded to my rundown of a controversy over Scripture classes in schools:.Bites on the Bible Open submenu Close submenu. ![]()
![]() What if she gave in to her attraction and it fell apart? It would make things very uncomfortable for everyone. But all of a sudden, she realizes just how attractive he really is! But he’s her best friend’s fiance’s brother. They’ve been living under the same roof for a year, they can practically finish each other’s sentences. ![]() Something else was waking up as well, her attraction to Gabe. The change of scenery was just what she needed and she slowly found her way out of the fog she’d fallen in to. Monica didn’t realize how far she’d allowed herself to sink. He’s taking Monica to his home in Lake Tahoe. ![]() So he decides it’s time for a change of scenery. ![]() But Gabe is concerned with Monica’s state of mind. They’ve become close friends, an easy camaraderie has developed. There might have been a bit of a flirtation between Monica and Gabe when they first met. Her recovery hasn’t been as swift as she might have hoped and she has slowly slipped into a depression, spending her days watching reality television. She came to Brooksville to heal and moved in with Gabe. ![]() But a year ago, she broke her leg in an accident. Monica spent her life pursuing her love of dance. Gabe is Hudson’s brother and Monica is Hudson’s fiancé, Charlie’s best friend. This book can be read as a complete stand alone but the two main characters, Gabe and Monica, were first introduced in book one, Baking With A Rock Star. One Short Summer: A Friends To Lovers Roommate Romance, is book two in the Brooksville series by Jasmin Miller. ![]() ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() In an alternate version of 1893 America, New York is part of the Free States, where people may live and love whomever they please (or so it seems). The great power of this remarkable novel is driven by Yanagihara’s understanding of the aching desire to protect those we love-partners, lovers, children, friends, family, and even our fellow citizens-and the pain that ensues when we cannot. To Paradise is a fin de siècle novel of marvelous literary effect, but above all it is a work of emotional genius. From the award-winning, best-selling author of the classic A Little Life-a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the American experiment, about lovers, family, loss and the elusive promise of utopia.To Paradise Audiobook □ by Hanya Yanagihara Get this Audiobook for FREE NOW! □ 30-Day Free Trial → Click Here: ![]() ![]() ![]() Readers will appreciate that Trace’s project is ultimately a success, whether it’s truly academic or emotional, but the journey is an important one.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books ![]() “Cummings marries a chillingly gothic tone to the palpable realism of Trace’s reluctant therapy sessions, new-kid awkwardness, and mourning. “In her middle grade debut, Cummings (the Harvey Moon picture books) follows Trace’s progress as he begins to absolve himself from guilt about the accident, learn about his lineage, and understand his family’s position in history. ![]() “From its dramatic opening to its satisfying conclusion, this is an absorbing, multi-layered novel an excellent choice for all middle school collections.” - School Library Journal (starred review) ![]() ![]() ![]() I should qualify that by saying that so far as it goes, I imagine that it is a reasonably accurate representation of what she thought and felt. Yet of the many books and articles I've read and conversations I've had with people about the abuse of power in psychiatric settings, Scholinki's is one that does not ring entirely true. I don't doubt that her presentation of self along gender lines evoked a negative response from at least some professionals. Indeed, like Scholinski, I was on the receiving end of well-intentioned but pathologizing interventions. I know that the depathologizing of homosexuality (and its removal from the DSM) took far longer than the 1973 declaration by the American Medical Association. ![]() I'm well aware that psychiatry, psychology, and social work can be used oppressively, especially to people who are seen as socially deviant. I don't want to doubt Scholinski's narrative, but I found myself doing so repeatedly. ![]() That tag said that there was contention between staff members because some of them apparently knew the author and believed that she was representing her experiences in a way that differed from how they remembered events unfolding.įinally reading it around 10 years later, I find myself with many questions as well. ![]() When it first came out, I remember deciding not to buy it after reading a shelf tag at a feminist bookstore. It's hard to know how to review this memoir. ![]() |