He spent much of his life in England and became a British subject shortly before his death. Henry James, OM (1843-1916), son of theologian Henry James Sr., brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James, was an American-born author, one of the founders and leaders of a school of realism in fiction. In these chilling stories, Henry James shows himself to be a master of haunting atmosphere and unbearable tension. But is the threat to her young charges really a malign and ghostly presence or something else entirely? This collection also includes "The Jolly Corner," "Owen Wingrave," and further tales of visitations, premonitions, madness, grief, and family secrets, where the living are just as mysterious and unknowable as the dead. Unsettled by a dark foreboding of menace within the house, she soon comes to believe that something malevolent is stalking the children in her care. James's haunting masterpiece tells of a nameless young governess sent to a country house to take charge of two orphans, Miles and Flora. This unsettling collection brings together eight of Henry James's tales exploring ghosts and the uncanny, including his infamous ghost story, "The Turn of the Screw," a work saturated with evil. One of the greatest ghost stories ever told, The Turn of the Screw is now a feature film from Universal Pictures premiering January 24th, produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Finn Wolfhard and Mackenzie Davis
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How Kaeleigh and Raeanne figure out just what it means to be whole again when their entire world has been torn to shreads is the guts and heart of this powerful, disturbing, and utterly remarkable book. Ellen Hopkins is the New York Times bestselling author of Crank, Burned, Impulse, Glass, Identical, Tricks, Fallout, Perfect, Triangles, Tilt, and Col. For Raeanne, she needs to numb the pain of not being Daddy's favorite for Kaeleigh, she wants to do everything she can to feel something normal, even if it means cutting herself and vomiting after every binge. But when the girls were 9, Daddy started to turn to his beloved Kaeleigh in ways a father never should and has been sexually abusing her for years. Kaeleigh always tries so hard to be the good girl - her father's perfect little flower. What really happened when the girls were 7 years old in that car accident that Daddy caused? And why is Mom never home, always running far away to pursue some new dream? Raeanne goes after painkillers, drugs, alcohol, and sex to dull her pain and anger. Everything on the surface seems fine, but underneath run very deep and damaging secrets. Kaeleigh and Raeanne are 16-year-old identical twins, the daughters of a district court judge father and politician mother running for US Congress. ""Perfect on the outside, but behind the Normal Rockwell facades, each holds its secrets. Whether your reading fancy is paranormal, time travel, contemporary romances, all my stories capture the rich array of emotions that accompany the most fabulous human phenomena of falling in love. When I'm not time traveling, fighting outlaws, or otherworldly creatures, I create pre-made book covers with my daughter Katrina Gillian at: Gillian’s Book Covers, “Judge Your Book By Its Cover". Jack, my Chorkie, is my writing buddy and sits long hours with me at the computer. BBTF: You write many fantastic worlds, from the magic of the Loch Ness Monster to the historical Old West. Today I asked her one question how she choose which tales get written. Though my three children are grown and starting their own adventures, I still have a houseful of demanding pets. Karen writes paranormal and historical western romance and her brand is Time Travel, Magic, and Otherworldly Tales. Guileless and refreshingly honest, Terese Mailhot's debut memoir chronicles her struggle to balance the beauty of her Native heritage with the often desperate and chaotic reality of life on the reservation. Selected by Emma Watson as the Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick for March/April 2018. Named one of the most anticipated books of 2018 by: Chatelaine, Entertainment Weekly, ELLE, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Huffington Post, B*tch, NYLON, BuzzFeed, Bustle, The Rumpus, and Goodreads. Shortlisted for the 2019 Edna Staebler Award for Creative Nonfiction.Ī New York Public Library best book of 2018. Shortlisted for the 2019 Kobo Emerging Writer Prize. Winner of the 2019 Whiting Award for Nonfiction. Winner of the Spalding Prize for the Promotion of Peace and Justice in Literature. Winner of the Blue Metropolis First Peoples Prize. Longlisted for the 2019 RBC Taylor Prize. Finalist for the 2018 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction.įinalist for the 2018 Governor General's Literary Awards. Now, Robie may have to step out of the shadows in order to save this girl's life.and perhaps his own. Even worse, the more Robie learns about the girl, the more he's convinced she is at the center of a vast cover-up, one that may explain her parents' deaths and stretch to unimaginable levels of power. Against all of his professional habits, Robie rescues her and finds he can't walk away. But she isn't an ordinary runaway-her parents were murdered, and her own life is in danger. Now, Robie becomes a target himself and is on the run.įleeing the scene, Robie crosses paths with a wayward teenage girl, a fourteen-year-old runaway from a foster home. But something about this mission doesn't seem right to Robie, and he does the unthinkable. Master assassin Will Robie is the man the US government call to eliminate their most ruthless enemies at home or abroad. He could no longer remember the names of all the people whose lives he had ended. Robie is dispatched to eliminate a target unusually close to home in Washington, D.C. The Innocent is another action-packed thriller from David Baldacci, one of the worlds most popular writers. government operation goes horribly wrong, he must rescue a teenage runaway and investigate her parents' murders in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller. America's best hitman was hired to kill-but when a D.C. “The island drew me to her… I volunteered for the next expedition”. Back on the ship however, he reports to the Captain that the island is uninhabited, and there is nothing to report. Separated from his men, he thinks he sees a figure through the undergrowth. The visit to the island is hallucinatory and intense. That night on the ship he has vivid dreams of the island, deepening his connection. Lieutenant Absinthe is already feeling strangely drawn to the island, when he is ordered to lead the first expedition. They crew see fires in the island at night, said in legend to be St Agatha herself breathing. Some strange events have occurred recently including the sinking of some merchant vessels”. The captain explains: “Gentlemen, you’re familiar with all the stories and legends about these islands. The battleship Anselm II arrives to investigate and ‘civilise’ the island St Agatha. Fires is the third graphic novel by Italian artist and illustrator Lorenzo Mattotti, and made his name. The tulip, a much coveted and fleetingly beautiful commodity in Holland during the Dutch Golden Age comes to symbolise the greedy, lustful and out of control parts of the relationship between Sophia and her lover Jan and how money, greed and lust can drive people over the edge and into depravity. In this richly imagined international bestseller, Deborah Moggach has created the rarest of novels-a lush, lyrical work of fiction that is also compulsively. However there are many surprising twists and turns in this novel, with a very clever final denouement that can’t be anticipated. The couple pose for a vanity portrait, engaging the help of a handsome young artist (Jan). The encounters between a lonely young wife (Sophia) who is reluctantly betrothed to wealthy much older man (Cornelis) are believable and written in a rich, compelling and riveting way. Tulip Fever tells the tale of Sophia, a young woman in 17th century Amsterdam, married to a much older man. Although this is not done in a cliched way. In this richly imagined international bestseller, Deborah Moggach has created the rarest of novelsa lush, lyrical work of fiction that is also compulsively readable. If you enjoyed that other iconic historical novel set in this part of the world Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracey Chevalier, then I think you will also enjoy this book.Īlthough this takes the long-suffering and stifled lust of a Girl with a Pearl Earring and instead turns up about ten notches for dramatic effect. Josh's fears when Dad is pulled over without a license and Mom's warning to Josh about the dangers of a black man losing his temper allude to the fact that black men in particular are more likely to be unfairly viewed as dangerous or threatening and, in turn, experience police brutality or face incarceration. Though Josh is more focused on basketball than anything else, the novel also makes several references to the dangers of being black in contemporary America. Among African-Americans, the disease also tends to be more severe and develops earlier in life than it does in others, hence why Dad and his father die at 39 and 45 respectively. Basketball jargon throughout the narrative doubles as narrative detail for example, the titular crossover is not only a basketball maneuver, but also significant phrasing within the story. Filthy (narrator) and his twin brother Jordan (J.B.), junior high school students who both love basketball. While it's the leading cause of death among all Americans, rates of high blood pressure are even higher in the African-American community. The Crossover is a novel-in-verse about Josh, a.k.a. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is known as the "silent killer:" it can increase a person's risk of heart attack or stroke dramatically, and it can cause permanent and dangerous damage to one's heart before a sufferer even notices symptoms. Her books have earned many plaudits which includes: Bartlett’s Rule was named one of Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s Top Ten Reads for 2009 Final Sin was an Honorable Mention in the Fiction Category of the 2010 NY Book Festival and a 2009 Pushcart Prize nominee. Chelle has been writing both fiction and non-fiction for the bulk of her adult life. She is currently working on her tenth novel and promises another action packed adventure and heartwarming love story. VHP just published The Many Faces of Chelle Cordero featuring several short stories which attest to Chelle's unique range of writing abilities. Vanilla Heart Publishing has published nine Cordero novels: Bartlett’s Rule His Lucky Charm Within the Law Courage of the Heart Final Sin Hostage Heart A Chaunce of Riches Common Bond, Tangled Hearts and Hyphema. Chelle Cordero writes stories of Passion and Suspense. It can be read as a standalone or following ANGEL. is the fourth book of the Fallen Angel Series and follows a new couple in the band. Levi tries to deny the irresistible pull of Killian’s seductive nature, but with an attraction as strong as theirs, it’s only a matter of time before the lust-filled hate turns to love. But tension simmers beneath Levi’s cool exterior every time Killian’s near, and soon enough the passion boils over, consuming them both.Īs the Corruption tour takes them from country to country, a heated game of cat and mouse ensues. He’s efficient, professional, and plays by the book. Or at least that was the case until the band’s gorgeous new manager, Levi Walker, shot him down after a blistering first kiss.įor Levi, managing these five guys is the opportunity of a lifetime, and he’s not about to let a case of sexual desire get in his way. LOVE.Īs the sexy, charismatic bassist for world-famous rock band Fallen Angel, whatever Killian Michaels wants, Killian Michaels gets. USA TODAY bestselling authors Brooke Blaine and Ella Frank continue the story of sexy Fallen Angel rockers Killian and Levi in LUST. |