Now for the first time, this luscious human female has him longing for a mate and a family.īut Abby has to get her girls back to Earth, and Hrebec may have one last chance to save his race. The Cires lost their females to a plague many years ago. Until his ship intercepts an illegal Vedeckian trader, Captain Hrebec is resigned to spending his life alone. She finds herself unexpectedly drawn to the captain who treats both her and her daughter with unwavering devotion. When they are rescued by a massive alien and his crew, desires she has long suppressed start to surface. But she certainly never expected to find herself and her girls abducted by aliens who intend to sell them as breeders. “Can a weary warrior and an abducted mother save each other?Ībby Wentworth never regretted abandoning her corporate career to adopt her orphaned niece and run a maternity home.
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She's alone in this, and keeps it secret - until her father remarries. Sure enough, Vasya can see spirits, the creatures of hearth, stable, lake and woods who populate the landscape as much as humans do. Vasilisa Petrovna is the youngest child of a wealthy boyar in the north of Russia, and heir to old magic: Her grandmother stepped out of fairy tale into marriage with a prince, and her mother died to give birth to her and the enchantment promised by her lineage. But I'm only the more grateful for The Bear and the Nightingale in consequence: I love winter with all my December-born Canadian heart, and I love stories that make me feel the full mythic majesty of it even when the weather's wounded and limping into spring. I'm writing the review now in the kind of unseasonable thaw that makes one want to grab climate change denial by the ear and rub its face in the slush. I read this book of winter nights and northern forests at the turn of the year snow swirled, ice glazed the trees and bent bare branches low. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title The Bear and the Nightingale Author Katherine Arden Money Bags is the charming first book in the Lady Billionaires romantic women's fiction series. And though Hobie's feelings for the complex beauty grow into tentative hope, he fears he'll never secure a place in the heart she keeps locked away.Ĭan they find the courage to trust in happily ever after? Struggling to mesh their different ideas, Presley finds herself reluctantly softening toward her gorgeous collaborator. And as the deal brings them closer, he sees beyond the money and profits to the real woman behind the façade. Still hurting from losing his mom to cancer, the nature loving photographer returns home to help his sick CEO brother-despite the perils of working alongside his childhood crush. Hobart "Hobie" Brent seeks solace in travel. But after her unwanted partner saves her from a fatal fall, she's stunned to learn the handsome guy is a man from her past. Though her tight grip on the family's billion-dollar empire falters when she discovers her father needs her to cooperate on an Italian winery project. Presley Monroe feels best when she's in control. He believes there's more to life than money. This book does not contain explicit sexual content. It contains graphic violence, creative language, and sexual innuendo. Posted at 13:06h in Audiobook Announcements, Book Release Announcements, Monthly Updates by Kel Kade 30 Comments. This is the first installment of an ongoing series. 03 Aug Dragons and Demons KDT5 Cover Reveal. New dangers begin to arise that threaten not only Rezkin and his friends, but possibly everyone in Ashai. With no understanding of his life’s purpose and armed with masterful weapons mysteriously bestowed upon him by a dead king, Rezkin must travel across Ashai to find the one man who may hold the clues to his very existence.ĭetermined to adhere to his last orders, Rezkin extends his protection to an unlikely assortment of individuals he meets along the way, often leading to humorous and poignant incidents.Īs if pursuing an elite warrior across a kingdom, figuring out who he is and why everyone he knows is dead, and attempting to find these so-called friends and protect them is not enough, strange things are happening in the kingdom. Raised and trained in seclusion at a secret fortress on the edge of the northern wilds of the Kingdom of Ashai, a young warrior called Rezkin is unexpectedly thrust into the outworld when a terrible battle destroys all that he knows. As the letters come in, Mike revels in spending time with his dad again, and takes his encouragement to try new things-to go out for the football team, and ask out the beautiful Isma. Then, out of the blue, Mike receives a letter from his father-the first of a series Dad wrote in Afghanistan, just in case he didn't come home, meant to share some wisdom with his son on the eve of Mike's sixteenth birthday. Eight years later, the family still hasn't recovered: Mike's mom is overworked and overprotective his younger sister Mary feels no connection to the father she barely remembers and in his quest to be "the man of the family," Mike knows he's missing out on everyday high school life. Mike was seven when his father was killed in mysterious circumstances in Afghanistan. From the author of Words in the Dust and Divided We Fall A heartwarming book about a son reconnecting with the father he lost in Afghanistan. sortTitle Ellen Tebbits Ellen and Otis Series Book 01 lexileScore 740 crossRefId 171074 series Ellen & Otis publisher HarperCollins atos 4. How can she show Austine how sorry she is?Įllen Tebbits is a funny school and friendship story that stands the test of time-perfect for independent reading for second and third graders. Ellen desperately wants her best friend back. The part of third grade Ellen Tebbits likes most is having Austine Allen for her best friend. HarperCollins (2008), Edition: Reissue, 176 pages. That is, until she meets Austine-and discovers that Austine has the exact same secret! Soon the girls are best friends who do everything together-attending dance class, riding horses, and dodging pesky Otis Spofford, the neighborhood troublemaker.īut then Ellen does something terrible. Your library, Childrens Fiction, CHILDRENS LIBRARY. Ellen Tebbits Beverly Cleary Harper Collins, Juvenile Fiction - 192 pages 16 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified. Her best friend had just moved away and she missed her. This funny realistic friendship story captures the intensity of kids' emotions and is the second book beloved author Beverly Cleary published.Įllen Tebbits has an embarrassing secret that she'll never share with anyone. Ellen was eight years old and wore bands on her teeth. Newbery Medal-winning author Beverly Cleary brings her warm humor to this funny story of a girl readers will recognize-and love. IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages OverDrive Product Record readingOrder 1 images Though she is eager to instruct the children in Latin verbs and the proper use of globes, first she must help them overcome their canine tendencies. Only fifteen years old and a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, Penelope embraces the challenge of her new position. Luckily, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess. All, Children, Mystery Maryrose Wood The Mysterious Howling Genre: Author: The first book in the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Placethe acclaimed and hilarious Victorian mystery series by Maryrose Wood, perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Trenton Lee Stewarthas a brand-new look. Fold it in half again, so you have a four page booklet. A poetry book can be made by folding the paper widthwise. Put together a poetry book and begin writing your own poems. Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children: Alexander, age ten or thereabouts, keeps his siblings in line with gentle nips Cassiopeia, perhaps four or five, has a bark that is (usually) worse than her bite and Beowulf, age somewhere-in-the-middle, is alarmingly adept at chasing squirrels. Have the kids create a frame that can be cut out and mounted on colored construction paper. Included with purchase is an audio CD with guided meditations, voiced by Myla Kabat-Zinn, who along with her husband, Jon Kabat-Zinn, popularized mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) as a therapeutic approach. The book contains eleven practices that focus on just these scenarios, along with short examples and anecdotes throughout. sort by Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. In a simple and accessible way, it describes what mindfulness is and how mindfulness-based practices can help children calm down, become more focused, fall asleep more easily, alleviate worry, manage anger, and generally become more patient and aware. Books by Eline Snel (Author of Sitting Still Like a Frog) Books by Eline Snel Eline Snel Average rating 4.16 1,922 ratings 207 reviews shelved 7,999 times Showing 24 distinct works. This little book is a very appealing introduction to mindfulness meditation for children and their parents. Mindfulness-the quality of attention that combines full awareness with acceptance of each moment, just as it is-is gaining broad acceptance among mental health professionals as an adjunct to treatment. Mindful magazine 'From the central image of sitting still like a frog to the spaghetti test for physical relaxation, the images, metaphors, and practical exercises are pitched at the right level to really engage childrenthis book and CD will prove a valuable resource for our family's spiritual explorations. Includes a 60-minute audio CD of guided exercises read by Myla Kabat-Zinn. Sitting Still Like a Frog Activity Book: 75 Mindfulness Games for Kids : Snel, Eline, Boutavant, Marc: Amazon. Simple mindfulness practices to help your child (ages 5-12) deal with anxiety, improve concentration, and handle difficult emotions. From the very start, both of these main characters stories broke my heart. River Wild was a quick read for me, but it wasn’t an easy one. To receive an email when Samantha releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter. With over a million books sold, her titles have appeared in countless bestseller lists, and are currently translated into ten languages. She has also written paranormal romances, The Bringer and The Alexandra Jones Series. She is the author of contemporary romances, The Storm Series, The Revved Series, The Wardrobe Series, The Gods Series, and standalones, Trouble, When I Was Yours, The Ending I Want, Unsuitable, Under Her, River Wild, Dead Pretty, The Two Week Stand and Sacking the Quarterback which was written with James Patterson. Samantha Towle is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author.Ī native of Hull, she lives in East Yorkshire with her husband, their son and daughter, and three large furbabies. Other items on the "like" list include cute dogs, strong coffee, and epic movies. Better late than never.Įlisa lives in the Pacific Northwest, where you're constitutionally required to like the colors green and gray. But that was before she woke up and started dreaming about the very unreal job of being a romance novelist. After graduating with degrees in creative writing and history, Elisa spent too many years in “real” jobs writing T-shirt copy. Reading romance novels came easily to Elisa Braden. And if he promises they’ll never fall in love. If it means she can stay in her beloved Scotland. And she can’t possibly marry such a surly, damaged man… can she? Well, perhaps. But the only remedy is to become his wife. Kate has no wish to testify against a man who’s already suffered too much. Blissful, that is, until a scarred, beastly Highlander with a heartbreaking past frightens her out of her wits, making her a witness in a criminal inquiry. Unless they find a loophole-an inconvenient, shockingly tempting loophole.įor Kate Huxley, visiting her brother in the Scottish Highlands is a blissful escape from the stifling expectations of the marriage mart. Now, her compelled testimony could send Broderick back to the prison that nearly killed him. But when a wayward English lass interrupts his revenge, he loses his enemy in the dark. Wrongfully imprisoned and tortured by an unseen enemy, Broderick MacPherson lives for one purpose-punishing the villain who targeted him. |