![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Grade 6-9-When 15-year-old Rachel Stone's wealthy parents purchase a stable in Ireland, complete with a 400-year-old house, the family goes there to look over the property. Married, with two children, Michael Scott lives in Dublin. ![]() October Moon caused the RTE Guide to call Michael Scott "The Master of Scariness" and from Orson Scott Card, world-famous fantasy writer: "A compelling story of dread, Scott is the master of the naturally unfolding mystery, and the tension never lets up". It was followed by a sequel entitled WOLF MOON. OCTOBER MOON was the first in the O'Brien Press OTHERWORLD Series which covers fantasy, horror, magic, the supernatural and science fiction. Michael Scott's books for adults include horror and the novel Lottery. Michael has a special interest in mythology and fantasy and his books for young readers include stories from Celtic mythology, fairy tales, horror and the supernatural: The Last of the Fianna, The Seven Treasures, House of the Dead, October Moon, and Wolf Moon as well as the Virtual Reality thriller, Gemini Game. His first book appeared in 1981, and he has had up to sixty books published since then. He worked in various bookshops and was an antiquarian bookseller before turning to writing. Born and brought up in Dublin, Michael has spent all his life with books. Michael Scott is an internationally-published and award-winning author of numerous books for children, teens and adults. ![]()
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![]() ![]() A Merry Little Meet Cute is a holiday themed steamy romance revolving around two actors in the set of a cookie cutter Christmas movie. These two writers have teamed up to pen their first novel together. Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone are both bestselling authors with a good selection of fiction novels behind them. When things start to heat up on set, Bee and Nolan must keep this steamy affair under wraps, or risk ruining everything. And her co-star, Nolan Shaw, an ex-boyband member infamous for his own x-rated antics, not only knows it, but is secretly her biggest fan. Now, she’s filming in Christmas Notch, a small town with Christmas trees and festive tunes all year round.īut Bee’s got a secret identity to hide, and it’s not family-friendly. Definitely don’t get involved with anyone on set. 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For Michael Stirling, London''s most infamous bachelor, that moment came the first time he laid eyes on Francesca Bridgerton.Īfter a lifetime of chasing women, of smiling slyly as they chased him, of allowing himself to be caught but never permitting his heart to become engaged, he took one look at Francesca Bridgerton and fell so fast and hard into love it was a wonder he managed to remain standing. A moment so tremendous, so sharp and breath-taking, that one knows one''s life will never be the same. The sixth novel in Julia Quinn''s globally beloved and bestselling Bridgerton Family series, set in Regency times and now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. ![]() ![]() ![]() I feel blessed and honored to receive this award, which will enable me to make a major contribution to the U.S.-based Friends of Edna Maternity Hospital. Upon receiving the award, Edna commented: ![]() ![]() This year’s award is believed to be the largest international prize ever given to an individual African woman. Like Mother Teresa, who received the first Templeton Prize fifty years ago in 1973, Edna has dedicated herself to helping a community that did not have adequate medical care, thereby achieving a global impact. Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife, hospital founder, and healthcare advocate who has dedicated her life to improving the lives of thousands of women and girls in East Africa and beyond. The winner of the 2023 Templeton Prize is Dr. ![]() ![]() Deep in the bayou of Louisiana, far from civilization’s grasp, a shadowed creature seen only in fleeting glimpses roils the black waters…a twisted, vegetative mockery of a man…a Swamp Thing! These are the tales that introduced Alec and Linda Holland, Anton Arcane, Abigail Cable, the Patchwork Man, the Un-Men, plus an appearance by Batman! Collects THE HOUSE OF SECRETS #92 and SWAMP THING #1-13. ![]() ![]() Swamp Thing’s early adventures are collected in paperback with SWAMP THING: THE BRONZE AGE VOL. You can check out the official solicitation info below:Īrt by BERNIE WRIGHTSON and NESTOR REDONDO 1 will feature the first thirteen issues of the ’70s classic, along with House of Secrets #92 – the first appearance of the Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson creation. Courtesy of, we now know a little more about DC’s upcoming Swamp Thing collection, set for release this October. ![]() ![]() To find her, the fierce, disciplined investigator joins forces with the only witness to escape the Huntress alive: the brazen, cocksure Nina. Yet one target eludes him: a vicious predator known as the Huntress. ![]() Transformed by the horrors he witnessed from Omaha Beach to the Nuremberg Trials, British war correspondent Ian Graham has become a Nazi hunter. When she is stranded behind enemy lines, Nina becomes the prey of a lethal Nazi murderess known as the Huntress, and only Nina's bravery and cunning will keep her alive. When the Nazis attack the Soviet Union, she risks everything to join the legendary Night Witches, an all-female night bomber regiment wreaking havoc on the invading Germans. In the aftermath of war, the hunter becomes the hunted.īold and fearless, Nina Markova always dreamed of flying. From the author of the New York Times and USA Today best-selling novel The Alice Network comes another fascinating historical novel about a battle-haunted English journalist and a Russian female bomber pilot who join forces to track the Huntress, a Nazi war criminal gone to ground in America. ![]() ![]() ![]() My Name Is Lucy Barton is a slim, fun-structured novel narrated by (as you might guess) the main character, Lucy Barton. Well, having the third book in this Amgash series ( Oh William!) on this year’s Booker Prize shortlist was the kick in the pants I needed to get started! And, of course, I loved this one too. Knitting this powerful narrative together is the brilliant storytelling voice of Lucy herself: keenly observant, deeply human, and truly unforgettable.Įlizabeth Strout is one of those authors on my list - I read and loved Olive Kitteridge, and I know I’ll love more of her backlist, but I just haven’t gotten there. Gentle gossip about people from Lucy’s childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy’s life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters. Her mother, to whom she hasn’t spoken for many years, comes to see her. Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation. Now, in My Name Is Lucy Barton, this extraordinary writer shows how a simple hospital visit becomes a portal to the most tender relationship of all the one between mother and daughter. ![]() Her bestselling novels, including Olive Kitteridge and The Burgess Boys, have illuminated our most tender relationships. A new book by Pulitzer Prize winner Elizabeth Strout is cause for celebration. ![]() ![]() ![]() Perry did as much in her richly praised novel The Essex Serpent, but this is a deeper, more complex novel and more rewarding.” - Washington Post “Masterful…scary and smart, working as a horror story but also a philosophical inquiry into the nature of will and love. ![]() To Helen it all seems the stuff of unenlightened fantasy.īut, unaware, as she wanders the cobblestone streets Helen is being watched. As such superstition has it, Melmoth travels through the ages, dooming those she persuades to join her to a damnation of timeless, itinerant solitude. That changes when her friend Karel discovers a mysterious letter in the library, a strange confession and a curious warning that speaks of Melmoth the Witness, a dark legend found in obscure fairy tales and antique village lore. In Prague, working as a translator, she has found a home of sorts-or, at least, refuge. It has been years since Helen Franklin left England. In Melmoth, Sarah Perry’s breathtaking follow-up to The Essex Serpent, a mysterious dark-robed figure has roamed the globe for centuries, searching for those whose complicity and cowardice have fed into the rapids of history’s darkest waters-and now, it is heading in our direction. Perry did as much in her richly praised novel The Essex Serpent, but this is a deeper, more complex novel and more rewarding.”- The Washington Post “Masterful.scary and smart, working as a horror story but also a philosophical inquiry into the nature of will and love. From the internationally bestselling author of The Essex Serpent-soon to be an Apple TV+ Series ![]() ![]() ![]() Elijah recognizes Jenny from previous artistic encounters, and soon sees that she is not only beautiful, kind, and patient-she's also a talented artist in her own right. ![]() Now the last step toward winning a nomination to the Academy includes painting portraits of the elderly Viscount Rothgreb's grandchildren for the holiday, assisted by their aunt, Lady Jenny Windham. Lady Jenny is hopeful Christmas will bring her what she's always desired.Įlijah Harrison left home ten years ago, swearing he wouldn't come back until he'd gained entry into the Royal Academy of Arts. ![]() Witty, charming characters that jump off the page.Grace Burrowes is terrific.-Julia Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series Let bestselling author Grace Burrowes whisk you away to Regency England for a Christmas romance you won't soon forget! ![]() ![]() If you’ve read the original, then this audio summary will help you solidify the most important lessons. We’ve also provided an in-depth analysis as well as removing any fluff to save you hours of your time. In fact, history shows that democracies throughout the twentieth. ![]() As our political system faces new threats-not unlike those faced by democracies in the twentieth century-we must look to the past to safeguard our future.With lessons from the rise of communist and fascist regimes in Europe during the previous century, Snyder provides a blueprint for how we can protect the basic rights promised in our constitution through the mundane choices we make every day and the difficult choices we may be forced to make in the near future.This audiobook encapsulates key takeaways found in the original book. At the beginning of On Tyranny, Timothy Snyder dispels the American assumption that totalitarianism is a thing of the past. Too easily are we ignoring the ways in which tyranny starts to eat away at democracy. 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