![]() Readers of all ages will love the family of characters, the humor, the adventure, and the tasteful swoon-worthy romance that is appropriate for teens and up. ![]() ![]() “My Fair Assassin” offers the perfect combination of a heart-warming romance with heart-pounding suspense. It would be mind-blowing enough for any teenage orphan in San Diego to discover their connection to a hidden magical world, let alone find out that their soulmate is also their would-be assassin. The first book that Melissa had to recommend is “ My Fair Assassin,” the first of the Paranormal Misfits series by CJ Anaya, which blends romance with urban fantasy and political intrigue of the fae court. Whether you want to enjoy a love story, or better learn to love yourself, you can’t go wrong with this month’s featured books! Love is in the air, and with Valentine’s Day coming up, three great books you’ll either want to check out or grab for the book lover in your life. ![]() ( Good Things Utah) Melissa Dalton Martinez, Host and Book Reviewer with The Book Break joined our hosts today to talk about three books that you’ll want to check out for Valentine’s day or as a gift to give the book lover in your life. ![]()
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Check out Taming the Monster. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s the other Titanic, the story of a mighty ship sunk not by the grandeur of nature but by the grimness of man. “There’s a lot of lost souls down there.”įew tales in history are more haunting, more tangled with investigatory mazes or more fraught with toxic secrets than that of the final voyage of the Lusitania, one of the colossal tragedies of maritime history. “It will always be a scary place, a daunting place,” he told me. Even though he had dived the great wreck dozens of times before, the expression on his face was that of a spooked man. ![]() “You could just scoop the stuff up!” But then he turned somber. “There’s thousands of cases of ammo down in that hole!” one of the Irish divers cried out. ![]() ![]() One of the divers peeled back the lid, and the corroded ammunition greeted fresh air for the first time in 93 years. 303 rounds they’d found inside the plankton-hazed ruins, rounds that had been manufactured in America and bought by the British to kill Germans during World War I. When they came aboard, the gleeful explorers, part of a marine archaeology expedition sanctioned by the Irish government, produced a piece of history - a plastic container holding a handful of. Lusitania as sport divers returned triumphantly to the surface. One day seven years ago, while on a magazine assignment, I found myself on a boat off the coast of Ireland, bobbing in dark, heavy seas 300 feet above the slumbering wreck of the R.M.S. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Over 170 million copies of the 36 books he has written have been sold in over 80 countries and in 33 languages.īorn on June 5th, 1949 in Cardiff, Wales, the son of a tax inspector, Ken was educated at state schools and went on to graduate from University College, London, with an Honours degree in Philosophy – later to be made a Fellow of the College in 1995. Ken Follett is one of the world’s most successful authors. And each in turn comes into dangerous conflict with a clever and ruthless bishop who will do anything to increase his wealth and power. A monk dreams of transforming his humble abbey into a center of learning that will be admired throughout Europe. A Norman noblewoman marries for love, following her husband across the sea to a new land, but the customs of her husband's homeland are shockingly different, and as she begins to realize that everyone around her is engaged in a constant, brutal battle for power, it becomes clear that a single misstep could be catastrophic. A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when the only home he's ever known is raided by Vikings, forcing him and his family to move and start their lives anew in a small hamlet where he does not fit in. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. ![]() ![]() I’m Ann Wilson.ĭave: And I’m Dave Wilson, and you can find us at or on our FamilyLife ® app.ĭave: I remember reading a book, early in my parenting years-because I wasn’t raised in a Christian home-called The Dangers of Growing Up in a Christian Home. Welcome to FamilyLife Today, where we want to help you pursue the relationships that matter most. ![]() But I really believe the greatest thing we can do for our kids is to have discussion about it.ĭave: And I’m so glad our kids were perfect, so they never questioned or doubted. I think it’s easy for some parents to avoid it. Dave: I think one of the hardest things-I want to know if you agree-as a parent, is when your son or daughter starts the teen years-usually it’s around there-and they start questioning, or pushing back, or maybe rejecting the faith of their parents.Īnn: Yes, I think that creates a lot of fear in parents because we’re afraid of where they will go with their doubts/with their thoughts. ![]() ![]() ![]() By day, the girls sell clothes in a market stall, pinching pennies for their Bed-Stuy sublet and bodega lunches. In her diary, Isa describes a sweltering summer in the glittering city. They have little money, but that’s hardly going to stop them from having a good time. She arrives in New York City for a summer of adventure with her best friend, one newly blond Gala Novak. Isa Epley is all of twenty-one years old and already wise enough to understand that the purpose of life is the pursuit of pleasure. Refreshing and wry in equal measure, Happy Hour is an intoxicating novel of youth well spent. With the verve and bite of My Year of Rest and Relaxation and the whip-smart, wisecracking sensibility of a golden-age Hollywood heroine, Marlowe Granados’s stunning début brilliantly captures a summer of striving in New York City. ![]() Marlowe Granados is a fresh, exciting new voice in fiction, and Happy Hour is a spellbinding début.” - Amy Jones, author of We’re All in This Together and Every Little Piece of Me ![]() “ Happy Hour feels like a breathless whisper at six in the morning when it’s too hot to sleep. So propulsive you'll feel like you've been hypnotized.” - Zoe Whittall, author of The Best Kind of People “A wild ride with a brilliantly cocky young protagonist who’s got the world wrapped around her finger. In order to save audiobooks to your Wish List you must be signed in to your account. ![]() ![]() Kris swears the dummy is to blame, but nobody believes her.Įventually, Mr. He insults the teachers and staff, and spews a green liquid all over the audience. During an act at school, the dummy seemed to have a mind of its own, and a rude one. Once the words were spoken, even stranger things seem to happen involving Mr. Wood's pocket with the words " KARRU MARI ODONNA LOMA MOLONU KARRANO." Soon after, Kris found a small card on Mr. Soon, strange things began to happen but it was eventually revealed that Lindy was behind them, as revenge on Kris for being a copycat. Kris soon became jealous, and gets a dummy of her own, which she names Mr. People seemed to love her routine, and begin paying her to perform at birthday parties and other events. The dummy soon earns Lindy much attention and popularity. ![]() ![]() Lindy claimed the dummy for herself and named it Slappy. Lindy and Kris Powell were exploring a recently built home when they come across a dumpster containing a ventriloquist's dummy. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’m a sucker for kids in books and she was just a sweetheart. Jax was the right amount of pushy to get her to open up to him. Ellie was hesitant but not too stubborn, just the right amount. Ellie isn’t in a place where she wants to date etc, but Jax is pretty confident he can change her mind… He just has to convince her to give him a chance. When Jax Mayson first sees Ellie, he knows it, he feels it. Now she and her daughter have a chance for a fresh start in a new place. These Mayson boys are in charge and when they fall hard and get their BOOM, they claim their women.Įllie Anthony has been through a lot. I just can’t help it I LOVE that fucking BOOM! Yes it’s insta-love always. Lets be real though, I love every ‘Until’ book written by Aurora Rose Reynolds. Why? Because it’s JAX! Jax is Lilly and Cash’s son and their book has always been my favorite. ![]() ![]() Out of all the spin-offs ARR is doing with her ‘Until’ books, Until Jax was the one I was most excited to read. ![]() ![]() ![]() After setting a few ground rules, Adam and Olive agree that come the end of September, they'll part ways, having gotten what they need from their arrangement. If he puts down more roots by getting involved with someone, his research funds could be released at the next budgeting meeting in about a month's time. The university is withholding funds for Adam's research out of fear that he'll leave for a better position elsewhere. But rumors start to spread, and the one-time kiss morphs into a fake relationship, especially as Adam sees there's a benefit for him. When Olive needs her best friend, Anh, to think she's dating someone so Anh will feel more comfortable getting involved with Olive's barely-an-ex, Jeremy, she impulsively kisses Adam, who happens to be standing there when Anh walks by. As a faculty member, Adam's reputation precedes him, since he's made many students cry or drop their programs entirely with his bluntness. Now, nearly three years later, Olive is fully committed to her research in pancreatic cancer at Stanford University's biology department. ![]() It's a memory that only one of them has held onto. Olive wore expired contact lenses, reducing her eyes to temporary tears, while Adam just needed to dispose of a solution. Olive Smith and professor Adam Carlsen first met in the bathroom of Adam's lab. ![]() An earnest grad student and a faculty member with a bit of a jerkish reputation concoct a fake dating scheme in this nerdy, STEM-filled contemporary romance. ![]() ![]() These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history. Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution? Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings? Winner of the Longman History Today Trustees’ Award. Winner of the 2017 PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize. These are the stories that brought us all together in this country. Unflinching, confronting taboos, and revealing hitherto unknown scandals, Olusoga describes how the lives of black and white Britons have been entwined for centuries. They celebrate their history with a plaque unveiling. From Roman Africans guarding Hadrian's Wall, to an African trumpeter in the court of Henry the Eighth, Black Georgians fighting for the abolition of slavery, Black soldiers fighting for Britain in the First World War, Windrush and right up today. In Sierra Leone, David Olusoga joins descendants of 19th slaves African slaves liberated by the Royal Navy. David Olusoga's thought provoking text charts the forgotten histories of Black people in Britain from Roman times right through to the present day. ![]() The essential starting place for anyone who wants to learn about Black British History. ![]() ![]() This beautiful hardback gift book is a stunning visual journey through Black British history for younger readers by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga and illustrated by Jake Alexander and Melleny Taylor. ![]() |