As a Dom himself, he shouldn’t be attracted to Abby, but Fate doesn’t consult the power exchange playbook when it comes to who is meant to be together. At home, he finds his peace navigating the waters of the Louisiana bayou. Neil Shepherd is so calm under pressure, his SEAL teammates know he’ll hold the line, no matter what goes down on a mission. Everything that defines her–including her control as a Mistress–is shattering. However, Abby has lived with the threat of a severe mental illness for most of her life, and now the monster has come out of the shadows. Since all five are Dommes, they work and play together. Luckily, hell is just another day at the office for a SEAL…Ībigail Rose is CFO for Thomas Rose Associates, a successful New Orleans marketing firm she runs with her best friend Rosalinda Thomas, and their three fellow executives, Cyn, Vera and Skye. One a Mistress facing a hell she can’t escape.
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This entry was posted in Books, Books I Love, Free Books!, Sue Harrison Blog, Writers, Writing and tagged AND HERE 100 Years of Upper Peninsula Writing 1917-2017, Books I Love, Free Books!, Michigan, Michigan State University Press, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Mother Earth Father Sky, Ronald Riekki editor, Ronald Riekki poet, Ronald Riekki writer, Sue Harrison, Sue Harrison Blog, Upper Peninsula on Septemby suehar. (Photo used with permission from Michigan State University Press) To have your name included in our Wednesday, September 13, 2017, drawing, just answer this question: Have you ever lived in or visited Michigan’s Upper Peninsula? gives voice to Upper Peninsula writers, and in doing so forcefully insists on the geographic and literary inclusion of the U.P. These people and this place are strongly made up of traditionally marginalized groups such as the working class, the rural poor, and Native Americans, which adds even more insult to the exclusion and forced oppressive silence. I will sign both locations in our give-away trade paperback copy.įrom the back cover, “Upper Peninsula literature has traditionally been suppressed or minimized in Michigan anthologies and Michigan literature as a whole. I’m also honored to have an excerpt from my novel Mother Earth Father Sky and a section introduction included in the book. I’m honored to offer as our September Free Book AND HERE 100 Years of Upper Peninsula Writing 1917-2017, released by Michigan State University Press and edited by Ronald Riekki. Look for What We Find by Robyn Carr, a powerful story of healing, new beginnings and one woman's journey to finding the happiness she's long been missing. In her eyes, Clays earthy, sexy appeal is just an act used to charm wealthy women like his ex-wife. There's just one small problem-she can't control her attraction to Clay.īut in Virgin River, faith in new beginnings and the power of love has doors opening everywhere. Promise Canyon Lilly has encountered her share of strong, silent, traditional men within her own aboriginal community, and shes not interested in coming back for more. Lilly can't deny his gift for gentling horses, but she's not about to let him control her. In her eyes, Clay's earthy, sexy appeal is just an act used to charm wealthy women like his ex-wife. Lilly has encountered her share of strong, silent, traditional men within her own aboriginal community, and she's not interested in coming back for more. The secluded community's wild beauty tugs at his Navajo roots, and he's been welcomed with open arms by everyone in town-everyone except Lilly Yazhi. Welcome back to VIRGIN RIVER with the books that started it all.Īfter years spent on ranches around Los Angeles, Clay Tahoma is delighted to be Virgin River's new veterinary assistant. I've tried to access the Old French original, but this part of the text has not yet been included in the Wikisource project. Only host is brought to him in the Holy Grail. But don't think that pike, lamprey or salmon is served to him. This is an extract from the book Chrétien de Troyes, I romanzi cortesi, edited by Mondadori (page 611 in the Kindle ebook with ISBN 9788852038693), that can more or less be translated this way:Īnd know that the Fisher King is the son of that king who feeds on the Holy Grail. Ma non credere che gli si serva luccio lampreda o salmone. However, I've been reading this romance in an Italian translation by Gabriella Agrati and Maria Letizia Magini and, at a certain point, when the hermit explains to Parceval that is the Fisher King’s father who uses the grail, he calls it with the Italian word "santo", which means "holy":Į sappi che il Re Pescatore è il figlio di quel re che si nutre del Santo Graal. Perceval is the earliest recorded account of what was to become the Quest for the Holy Grail but describes only a golden grail (a serving dish) in the central scene, does not call it "holy" and treats a lance, appearing at the same time, as equally significant. According to Wikipedia article devoted to the tale Perceval, the Story of the Grail by Chrétien de Troyes, Lee also played a key role in securing airplay for Jimmy Buffett’s first major hit, “Margaritaville” so you can blame him for the fact that it’s become something akin to a Parrot heads’ national anthem! During his time at Capital records Lee also worked with such legends as Paul McCartney, Bob Seger, the Steve Miller Band, and others. Lee recently authored "Americana Music - Voices, Visionaries & Pioneers of an Honest Sound" which is now available on Amazon and other outlets. Lee is a former promotions representative for ABC and Capital Records and director of communications for various CBS affiliated television stations. Join hosts Lee Zimmerman & cohost Billy Hubbard as they take you backstage for conversations with singer songwriters, musicians, and music industry professionals! Host Lee Zimmerman is a freelance music writer whose articles have appeared in several leading music industry publications. One thing is for sure: no one is who they appear to be. Some want love, some want vengeance, some want flesh, and some want things too unspeakable to utter. No place is more uniquely savage than the great fae halls, and no amount of bargains can save Callie from royal intrigues.įairies play dangerous games. But under the bright lights and striking blooms of the realm, they find there are more immediate issues to deal with. When a fae celebration thrusts Callie and her mate, Desmond Flynn, into the Kingdom of Flora, they take their investigation with them. Callie wears the physical reminders of her time as a captive, and mounting evidence suggests the Thief of Souls is still out there. Siren and soulmate to the King of Night, Callypso Lillis survived the clutches of Karnon, the mad king, and his twisted prison. Another inspiration was the comedian Anh met when he was about to sign on for a 60-hour a week corporate job. His mother's sacrifice was an inspiration to Anh and he worked hard during his teenage years to help her make ends meet, also managing to graduate high school and then university. Things got harder when their father left home when Anh was 13 – they felt his loss very deeply and their mother struggled to support the family on her own. But there was a loving extended family, and always friends and play and something to laugh about for Anh, his brother Khoa and their sister Tram. Life in Australia was hard, an endless succession of back-breaking work, crowded rooms, ruthless landlords and make-do everything. But nothing – not murderous pirates, nor the imminent threat of death by hunger, disease or dehydration as they drifted for days – could quench their desire to make a better life in a country where freedom existed. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. There were immense challenges and struggles, but the book still ended on an upbeat that made tears prick in my eyes. This was such an honest feeling book that I got swept up in, and the whirlwind romance was perfect. When I read about the death of her husband in The Friend Zone, I was heartbroken- but that was nothing compared to reading about her story in this book. It dealt with grief and bereavement so well, and I loved seeing Sloan’s journey. The question is: With his music career on the rise, how long will Jason really stick around? And is it possible for Sloan to survive another heartbreak? Unspoilery Review There’s no telling what could happen when they meet in person. But what if this Jason guy really loves Tucker? As their flirty texts turn into long calls, Sloan can’t deny a connection. Well, Sloan’s not about to give up her dog without a fight. Then, after weeks of unanswered texts, Tucker’s owner reaches out. With her new pet by her side, Sloan finally starts to feel more like herself. But one trouble-making pup with a “take me home” look in his eyes is about to change everything. Two years after losing her fiancé, Sloan Monroe still can’t seem to get her life back on track. Rating: 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Unspoilery Blurb – Taken from Goodreads Content Warnings: character death, drug and alcohol abuse, cheating, some violence The reading and writing of violence are always to some extent egregious, unnecessary for the plot. There would be much less interest in a film or story about a woman painting her bedroom wall, falling off the ladder and hitting her head than in the same woman in the same room suffering the same injury at the hands of a man with a baseball bat: the story we find most interesting is about power and abuse more than physiology. Unless you’re a doctor, it’s not the biology of violence that’s important but the structures that allow physical harm and the intergenerational trauma it creates. I didn’t want a poetics of pain, didn’t want to distract my readers from accumulating psychological pain by the bruises and screaming that are there for the taking on any screen near you. I thought about it carefully in Bodies of Light, where a girl is hurt between paragraphs. I’ve often written about family dysfunction and damage, but avoided describing physical harm. I wanted to write about violence in my new book. We all know that abused female bodies sell books. Writers object to the implication that someone is telling us what to write about some men object to the implication that violence against men is less problematic. The new prize has attracted the anger invariably raised by public mention of violence against women. T he Staunch prize, for a thriller “in which no woman is beaten, stalked, sexually exploited, raped or murdered”, is about to announce its first shortlist. Braunbeck, Z Brewer, Aric Cushing, John Dixon, Tananarive Due, Jamie Ford, Kami Garcia, Christopher Golden, Tonya Hurley, Catherine Jordan, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Alethea Kontis, N.R. Addison, Courtney Alameda, Jonathan Auxier, Gary A. So turn off your lamps, click on your flashlights, and prepare-if you dare-to be utterly spooked! The complete list of writers: Linda D. Flesh-hungry ogres Brains full of spiders Haunted houses you can't escape This collection of 35 terrifying stories from the Horror Writers Association has it all, including ghastly illustrations from Iris Compiet that will absolutely chill readers to the bone. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by New York Times bestselling author and master of macabre Jonathan Maberry, is a chilling tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. |