![]() ![]() It wasn't the plan, but it seems she's falling for the duke, for real. Maybe it's his devilish smile, certainly it's the way his eyes seem to burn every time he looks at her. But as Daphne waltzes across ballroom after ballroom with Simon, it's hard to remember that their courtship is a complete sham. Their ruse works like a charm - at first. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable. But the two of them know the truth - it's all an elaborate plan to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. _ Can there be any greater challenge to London's Ambitious Mamas than an unmarried duke? Lady Whistledown's Society Papers, April 1813 By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister, the lovely - and almost-on-the-shelf - Daphne Bridgerton. This is the story of Daphne Bridgerton and the Duke: welcome to the ballrooms of Regency London. ![]() THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A veritable treat' Daily Mail The first novel in Julia Quinn's worldwide bestselling Bridgerton novels, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() With its oversized format, high-quality paper, ribbon bookmark, and color on nearly every page, this edition is the perfect gift for Harry Potter fans and book lovers of all ages. This stunning illustrated edition brings together the talents of award-winning artists Jim Kay and Neil Packer in a visual feast, featuring iconic scenes and much loved characters - Tonks, Luna Lovegood, and many more - as the Order of the Phoenix keeps watch over Harry Potter’s fifth year at Hogwarts. Despite this (or perhaps because of it), he finds depth and strength in his friends, beyond what even he knew boundless loyalty and unbearable sacrifice. There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. Now Harry Potter is faced with the unreliability of the very government of the magical world and the impotence of the authorities at Hogwarts. The fifth book in the beloved, bestselling Harry Potter series, now illustrated in brilliant full color. exams a new teacher with a personality like poisoned honey a venomous, disgruntled house-elf or even the growing threat of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Rowling, Jim Kay from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25. Why else would he be waking in the middle of the night, screaming in terror? It's not just the upcoming O.W.L. Buy Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. ![]() ![]() There is a door at the end of a silent corridor. The Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix illustrated edition will be released on 11 October 2022 and will be co-illustrated by both Jim Kay and Neil. The fifth book in the beloved, bestselling Harry Potter series, now illustrated in brilliant full color. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Follow this pair on a goofy, light-hearted, and pun-filled adventure in friendship. But even their saintly status hasn't fully prepared them to navigate the ups and downs of life in 21st century Japan, from theme parks, to shopping for rice cookers, to the wonderful world of manga. After a few millennia of helping humanity, they have decided to take some time off and rent an apartment together in modern-day Tokyo. Two of history's most important figures whose sagely deeds have been told and retold. Extra-large 2-in-1 premium hardcover The divine live among us.in a flat in western Tokyo After centuries of hard work, Jesus and Buddha take a break from their heavenly duties to relax among the people of Japan, and their adventures in this lighthearted buddy comedy are sure to bring mirth and merriment to all ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As a result, she was a young and sometimes overbearing (but in a cute way?) feminist and overachiever. Her role model was-and continues to be-Lisa Simpson. And, not surprisingly, her clothes perpetually smelled of fried tortillas when she was a child. (Maybe she tried this, maybe she didn't.)Īs a daughter of undocumented Mexican immigrants, Erika has always been determined to defy borders of any kind. In fact, her childhood apartment was so close to Chicago that she could hit it with her shoe if she flung it out the window. She has recently been appointed the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Chair in the Latin American and Latino Studies Department at DePaul University and is part of the inaugural core faculty of the Randolph College Low Residency MFA Program.Įrika grew up in the Mexican working class town of Cicero, Illinois, which borders the city's southwest side. ![]() She was a 2017-2019 Princeton Arts Fellow, and a recent recipient of the 21st Century Award from the Chicago Public Library Foundation and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry. Her debut young adult novel, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, published in October 2017 by Knopf Books for Young Readers, is a New York Times Bestseller and a National Book Awards finalist. A poet, novelist, and essayist, her debut poetry collection, Lessons on Expulsion, was published by Graywolf in July 2017, and was a finalist for the PEN America Open Book Award. Sánchez is the daughter of Mexican immigrants. ![]() ![]() Did I mention this movie was filmed in startling 3D? ![]() This becomes difficult when he is informed by Professor Alan Kitzens ( Seth Meyers) that the funding for his brother’s lab is being pulled. In this particular adventure tale, we follow Trevor Anderson ( Brendan Fraser) a Bostonian volcanologist whose older brother Max ( Jean Michel Paré) went missing years ago and is now presumed dead and since then Trevor has been keeping his memory and geological theories alive while running his brother’s research facility at the local university. The interesting thing about 2008’s Journey to the Center of the Earth is that it is not an adaptation of the Jules Verne novel, in fact, it’s the author and his book that inspire the characters of this movie on their journey of discovery. The classic Jules Verne adventure tale of man’s Journey to the Center of the Earth was first adapted to the big screen back in 1959, with James Mason in the starring role and the likes of Pat Boone and Arlene Dahl providing back-up, but five decades later Hollywood’s latest crack at the classic would take a more comedic turn with star Brendan Fraser in the leading role in the hopes of re-igniting the magic that made the 1999 remake of The Mummy turn out so well. ![]() One thing should be made perfectly clear Brendan Fraser is no James Mason, there, I said it and will stand by that undeniable fact to the end of time. ![]() ![]() ![]() Just when Gary thought he’d found happiness with a woman who truly understood him, the death of his first wife blindsides him with unanticipated grief and guilt. But when her new husband’s unresolved family issues resurface, she’s afraid she and her son will be abandoned once again. Rebecca Townsend has only been married six months and already doubts Gary’s promise of “till death do us part.” Betrayed by her first husband, she’s trying her hardest to get it right this time. The Soft Whisper of Roses, by Myra JohnsonĮvery blended family has its problems, but how do you build a future when the past won’t let go? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The point where you stop saying yes to everything is because now the bottles you threw in the ocean are all coming back, and you have to learn to say no.” They’re real, and with luck, you’ll experience them all. “Nothing I did where the only reason for doing it was the money, was ever worth it.” If you do things you’re proud of and if you don’t get paid, at least you will be proud of your work.But you have to accept that you may put out a hundred things for every bottle that winds up coming back to you.” ts, is sometimes like putting messages in bottles on a desert island, and hoping that someone will find one of your bottles, open it and read it, and put something back in a bottle that will wash its way back to you: appreciation, or a commission, or money, or love.“Do things that feel like an adventure.“Goals are like mountains in the distance.” Set them and be clear what they are.“Instead of having a career plan, make a list of everything you want to do and just do the next thing on the list.”. ![]() ![]() ![]() He even made stop motion animated commercials for Horlicks with the legendary George Pal. ![]() Walter Thompson advertising agency, scripted commercials and co-written the feature film Midnight Menace (1937). By 1937 he had worked as an artist for the J. Prior to this he had worked on Pathe newsreels, propaganda films for the British Army and had written scripts for animated propaganda shorts for Halas and Batchelor. He arrived at Ealing in 1946 after the collapse of his Merlin Productions, set up with his cousin Roger MacDougall and which made films for the Ministry of Information. ![]() ![]() The film also gets its first Blu-Ray release.Īlexander Mackendrick brought his distinctive tone to five Ealing films, Whisky Galore! (1949), The Man in the White Suit (1951), Mandy (1952), The Maggie (1954) and The Ladykillers (1955). Along with Robert Hamer, director Alexander Mackendrick established his own style and approach within Ealing and this month StudioCanal celebrate his centenary by screening a fully restored digital print of The Man in the White Suit as part of the BFI Southbank's Mackendrick retrospective. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Upon arrival at her new home, she makes friends with the servants, pisses off her mean old aunt, and decidedly is not allowed to meet her bedridden cousin James, who is also an orphan. SO, Florence ends up chilling out in some orphanage for a few years until her Uncle Crutchfield decides to adopt her. Apparently her parents were estranged from their siblings, as no one was able to take Florence in. ![]() The Ghost of Crutchfield Hall is a very brief middle grade book chock full of orphans, servants, a mean old lady, and a ghost.ġ2 year old Florence’s parents died in a boating accident when she was very young. I would classify The Ghost Of Crutchfield Hall by Mary Downing Hahn as historical fiction horror. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Reticent Desire Publications (meaning Merel Pierce) has agreed to help Leann Ryans and I get our work to all retailers, so expect these titles soon! Nests, purrs, knots and more, we’re beyond excited to share these stories with you. With sexy alpha aliens and headstrong omegas, these stories twist traditional fairytales into heart wrenching thrillers full of suspenseful action, while offering the intense, steamy romance we love within Omegaverse worlds. Leann Ryans and myself are cowriting a series titled Sci-Fi Fairytale Fusions, where we mash together fairytales, science fiction, romance, and (yep, you guessed it) MF Omegaverse. Why am I here today? Because your lovely leader “requested” I share with you my latest endeavor. Most are MF Omegaverse, heavy on the steam. I write dark, erotic, action-packed romances. You may or may not have heard of me, but since I’m new to this scene, let me introduce myself. ![]() |