But what secrets are worth dying for in this peaceful place that offers miracles to desperate couples? And is Isabella part of the savage mystery that surrounds White Mountain? But the more Jack learns, the more he understands why the secrets of White Mountain must be kept hidden. He suspects someone ruthless is lurking in the shadows someone with orders to kill. Jack, too, shares the powerful connection, and is all too aware of the danger of letting personal desires get in the way of an investigation. So Jack’s arrival is a pleasant surprise for own Isabella Abbott, who finds herself wrestling with feelings she’s never had before. Most of the guests at Abbott House are couples seeking help from the fertility clinic run by a team of dedicated doctors. Why do the fingerprints of a recent murder victim in New York City belong to a man who has been dead for over thirty years? To find out, FBI agent Jack Dolan heads to the victim’s last known address: a boardinghouse in Braden, Montana.
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I’ll start with the style of the book, because I could gush about it forever. I’ll come right out with the star rating, in case you’re the kind of reader who likes to get to the point: every book in this trilogy gets an easy and unwavering 5 stars. The audio versions boast a full cast, which is something I can always get behind, and though sci-fi isn’t usually my preferred genre, I was ensured that this was a character driven story. I started listening to this series after a ton of hype from Craig. The Themis Files series consists of three books: Sleeping Giants, Waking Gods, and Only Human. I was thinking about reviewing these individually, with their own posts, but honestly, I flew through the series, so it makes way more sense to just put them all in one post. Time it took me to listen to all three audiobooks: 13 days The author reveals just how in the novels we find the real Jane Austen: a clever, clear-sighted woman "of information," fully aware of what was going on in the world and sure about what she thought of it. Kelly illuminates the radical subjects-slavery, poverty, feminism, the Church, evolution, among them-considered treasonous at the time, that Austen deftly explored in the six novels that have come to embody an age. In this fascinating, revelatory work, Helena Kelly-dazzling Jane Austen authority-looks past the grand houses, the pretty young women, past the demure drawing room dramas and witty commentary on the narrow social worlds of her time that became the hallmark of Austen's work to bring to light the serious, ambitious, deeply subversive nature of this beloved writer. A brilliant, illuminating reassessment of the life and work of Jane Austen that makes clear how Austen has been misread for the past two centuries and that shows us how she intended her books to be read, revealing, as well, how subversive and daring-how truly radical-a writer she was. One night, when the new girl needs a ride home, Samantha agrees to drive: a simple decision that turns deadly. But the newest dancer is so clueless that Samantha feels compelled to help her learn the hustle and drama of the club: how to sweet-talk the boss, fit in with the other women, and make good money. She’s not used to mixing work and friendship-after all, between her jealous boyfriend and his young daughter, she has enough on her plate. "iveting.An adrenaline ride filled with grit and compassion." - People, Book of the Week It’s 1999 and Samantha has danced for years at the Lovely Lady strip club. Bringing to mind Gillian Flynn and Tana French but completely unique, Marie Rutkoski's Real Easy is a compulsive, tenacious, and unexpectedly hopeful thriller. In his second year at Oxford he learned of the death of ʿAbd-al-Bahāʾ and returned to Haifa to find that, in his Will and Testament, ʿAbd-al-Bahāʾ had appointed him head of the Bahai Faith, with the title of Guardian, and the authorized expounder of the Bahai scriptures. He was educated at the Collège des Frères, Haifa, Protestant Syrian College, Beirut, and Balliol College, Oxford. Shoghi Effendi, eldest son of Mirzā Moḥammad Hādi Širāzi (1865-1955), a member of the Afnān family, and Żiāʾiya Ḵānom (1878-1951), eldest daughter of ʿAbd-al-Bahāʾ, was born in the House of ʿAbdallāh Pāšā in Acre (ʿAkkā). Iranian Bahais usually refer to him as Ḥażrat-e Waliy-e Amrallāh, the title given to him by ʿAbd-al-Bahāʾ, usually translated as “the Guardian of the Cause of God, or simply “the Guardian.” In the West, he is chiefly known as Shoghi Effendi. London, 4 November 1957), eldest grandson and successor of ʿAbd-al-Bahāʾ as leader of the Bahai Faith (1921-57). |