The recipient of multiple industry awards, including a Gemmell Legend Award and a Reddit Stabby Award for Fantasy, Brent now boasts of selling a few million copies of his books. Since then–skipping the boring parts–Brent has written eight best-selling novels with the Night Angel Trilogy and the Lightbringer Series, He is best known for writing the Lightbringer Series, which was a New York Times bestseller, and the Night Angel Trilogy.īorn in Whitefish, Montana, Brent’s life changed for the better at the age of twelve when Edgar Allan Poe introduced him to the power of literature that transcends time, death, and loneliness, while fate entwined his path with that of a girl named Kristi Barnes.Īlthough the girl turned him down and his novel was an epic fail, he went on to attend Hillsdale College and wrote bestselling novels many moons later. Brent Weeks is an American award-winning author of fantasy novels.
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Captain Geisel would write for Frank Capra's Signal Corps Unit (for which he won the Legion of Merit) and do documentaries (he won Oscar's for Hitler Lives and Design for Death). Eventually in 1937 a friend published the book for him, and it went on to at least moderate success.ĭuring World War II, Geisel joined the army and was sent to Hollywood. In 1936 on the way to a vacation in Europe, listening to the rhythm of the ship's engines, he came up with And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street, which was then promptly rejected by the first 43 publishers he showed it to. This association lasted 17 years, gained him national exposure, and coined the catchphrase "Quick, Henry, the Flit!" These references gained notice, and led to a contract to draw comic ads for Flit. In some of his works, he'd made reference to an insecticide called Flit. Additionally, he was submitting cartoons to Life, Vanity Fair and Liberty. He returned from Europe in 1927, and began working for a magazine called Judge, the leading humor magazine in America at the time, submitting both cartoons and humorous articles for them. At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. Regeneration describes how an inclusive movement can engage the majority of humanity to save the world from the threat of global warming, with climate solutions that directly serve our children, the poor, and the excluded. It is the first book to describe and define the burgeoning regeneration movement spreading rapidly throughout the world. Regeneration offers a visionary new approach to climate change, one that weaves justice, climate, biodiversity, equity, and human dignity into a seamless tapestry of action, policy, and transformation that can end the climate crisis in one generation. Regeneration: Ending the Climate Crisis in One Generation Paul Hawken € 29.99 If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 7-10 working days.Ī radically new understanding of and practical approach to climate change by noted environmentalist Paul Hawken, creator of the New York Times bestseller Drawdown The last in Smith’s Seasonal Quartet novels rush-published to encompass current events, explores Covid anxiety and climate despair through one Brighton family.įusing Keatsian mists and mellow fruitfulness with the vitality, the immediacy and the colour-hit of Pop Art (via a bit of very contemporary skulduggery and skull-diggery), Autumn is a witty excavation of the present by the past. But it slowly becomes clear that the novel’s true subject is something far more unsettling: the ways these seasonal rhythms are being irreversibly altered by human activity. So familiar is this picture of autumnal transformation that readers are easily lulled into a false sense of comfort. Echoing Keats’s famous ode, the book is punctuated by placid country scenes of grain being harvested, birds flying south, days growing shorter and nights longer and colder. But if she wants to regain her freedom, Paige will have to learn something of his mind and his own mysterious motives. Paige is assigned to a Rephaite keeper, Warden, who will be in charge of her care and training. These creatures, the Rephaim, value the voyants highly - as soldiers in their army. The voyant prison is a separate city - Oxford, erased from the map two centuries ago and now controlled by a powerful, otherworldly race. Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare kind of clairvoyant, and in this world, the voyants commit treason simply by breathing.īut when Paige is captured and arrested, she encounters a power more sinister even than Scion. The work she does is unusual: scouting for information by breaking into others minds. Paige Mahoney works in the criminal underworld of Scion London, part of a secret cell known as the Seven Seals. Several major world cities are under the control of a security force called Scion. Can I become the champion of my darkness, or will it consume me instead?Įither way, it’s going to be one hell of a ride.ĭark Champion is the fourth and final book in the Flirting with Monsters series. I have my work cut out for me, even with my monstrous lovers by my side. The demon who was my strongest ally has been caught in the middle, his freedom and his life on the line.Īnd that’s before we get into the genocidal psycho who’s about to unleash a catastrophe that could destroy both our worlds all by itself. Unfortunately, that means they’re set on stamping out my existence. The most powerful monsters in existence fear this one mortal thief. Now that I’ve discovered the answers aren’t so pretty, it turns out there are no take backs. When life hands you demons, it’s time to make a little destruction. That’s the one risk I’m not willing to take. But while it’s getting harder and harder to resist Jake’s oozing sex appeal and cocky grin, I refuse to fall for him. My father would kill me, my friends will revolt, and my post-college career is on the line. Nothing good can come from sneaking around with Jake Connelly. Which means this bad girl is in big trouble. But fate is cruel-I require his help to secure a much-coveted internship, and the sexy jerk isn’t making it easy for me. Harvard’s star forward is arrogant, annoying, and too attractive for his own good. As the daughter of Briar’s head hockey coach, I’d be vilified if I hooked up with a player from a rival team.Īnd that’s who Jake Connelly is. But I draw the line at sleeping with the enemy. They’re only partly right-I don’t let fear rule me, and I certainly don’t care what people think. THE RISK takes you back to the world of hot hockey players, feisty heroines, bro banter, and steamy scenes…Įveryone says I’m a bad girl. A sexy standalone novel from New York Times and international bestselling author Elle Kennedy. If only it were just his looks that she found so irresistible about the intimidating man, Bianca could have ignored his attentions. They hold a challenge, and a promise, that she finds impossible to resist, and she is a girl who is used to saying no and meaning it.īianca is accustomed to dealing with supermodels and movie stars in her job as a first class flight attendant, but James Cavendish puts them all to shame in the looks department. The normally unruffled Bianca can't seem to look away from his electrifying turquoise gaze. For a girl who can easily juggle a tray of champagne flutes at 35,000 feet in three inch heels, she finds herself shockingly weak-kneed from their first encounter. When reserved flight attendant Bianca gets one look at billionaire hotel owner James Cavendish, she loses all of her hard-won composure. With the clock running out, she must discover the truth-or suffer the same fate.Ī claustrophobic and propulsive thriller exploring the dark side of female relationships and fame, The Writing Retreat is the unputdownable debut novel from a compelling new talent. But when one of the writers vanishes during a snowstorm, Alex realizes that something very sinister is afoot. Determined to win this seemingly impossible contest, Alex buckles down and tries to ignore the strange happenings at the estate, including Roza’s erratic behavior, Wren’s cruel mind games, and the alleged haunting of the mansion itself. Even the knowledge that Wren, her former best friend and current rival, is attending doesn’t dampen her excitement.īut when the attendees arrive, Roza drops a bombshell-they must all complete an entire novel from scratch during the next month, and the author of the best one will receive a life-changing seven-figure publishing deal. The Plot meets Please Join Us in this psychological suspense debut about a young author at an exclusive writer’s retreat that descends into a nightmare.Īlex has all but given up on her dreams of becoming a published author when she receives a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: attend an exclusive, month-long writing retreat at the estate of feminist horror writer Roza Vallo. Every author gets their inspiration from somewhere, so I have no doubt that at some point, Julia Bartz was also a Lois Duncan fan. This one is like the grown-up, not-so-haunted version of Down a Dark Hall. “Darkly satirical and action-packed.An absolutely splendid debut!” -Wendy Walker, nationally bestselling author of Don’t Look for Me As The Writing Retreat unfolded, it felt a lot like my old favorite author’s book. “Sex, suspense, and the supernatural fuel this propulsive debut.” - People Ever since the night she met my Liege Xavier, Abby has questioned everything she believes about herself. As he draws her into fuller participation, she unconsciously does the same for him. He soon realizes her defenses are keeping her on the fringe of her sexuality-and her life. Intriguingly intelligent, beautifully submissive, sweetly vulnerable. But when his new receptionist does her utmost to keep an emotional distance from him, he's intrigued and digs deeper. His late wife had been the center of his life, and Xavier Leduc wants no other. Under the unyielding hands of the master known as my Liege, she discovers a need to be more than an observer. When the owner calls upon her to assist in a demonstration, she's appalled. Planning to covertly observe behavior in the notorious Dark Haven BDSM club, she takes a receptionist job. "Threatened by university cutbacks, Professor Abigail Bern's only hope is to publish a provocative research paper-soon. |