![]() ![]() “Leslie Meier has created a town I’d like to live in and a sleuth I’d love to meet. “Lucy Stone is an endearing sleuth.”-Dorothy Cannell “A surprising and intelligently constructed plot.”- Cape Cod Times “A solid mystery.”- San Francisco Chronicle Now, as Christmas draws near and Lucy gets dangerously closer to the truth, she’s about to receive a present from Santa she didn’t ask for-a killer who won’t be satisfied until everyone on his shopping list is dead, including Lucy herself. Read Mistletoe Murder by Leslie Meier for free on hoopla. But who and why? With each harrowing twist she uncovers in this bizarre case, another shocking revelation is exposed. She is convinced that someone murdered Sam Miller. Taking time out from her hectic holiday life to find out what really happened, Lucy’s investigation leads to a backlog of secrets as long as Santa’s Christmas Eve route. ![]() But when she discovers Sam Miller, its very wealthy founder, dead in his car from an apparent suicide, the sleuth in her knows something just doesn’t smell right. Introducing a sleuth that “m others everywhere will identify with ”-first in the long-running series from the New York Times bestselling author ( Publishers Weekly ).Īs if baking holiday cookies, knitting a sweater for her husband’s gift, and making her daughter’s angel costume for the church pageant weren’t enough things for Lucy Stone’s busy Christmas schedule, she’s also working nights at the famous mail-order company Country Cousins. Praise for the Lucy Stone Mystery series A solid mystery.San Francisco Chronicle A surprising and intelligently constructed plot. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Out of the Ashes follows along the lines of the classic story. So it comes as no surprise that I’d like ‘Cinderfella’ stories, Out of the Ashes being one of them. M/M Romance, Contemporary, Cinderfella, FairytaleĪs a child I always liked the story of Cinderella and movies that go along with it: from the classic Disney movie to Ella Enchanted and Ever After. The only question is-will it be enough to give Noah his happily ever after? He may not have a fairy godmother helping him, but magic can come in many forms. Now all Noah has to do is make his Prince Charming aware he exists, triumph over his evil stepmother, and claim the love he so richly deserves. It's love at first sight, at least as far as Noah is concerned. Until one day, Matthew, a handsome neighbor, comes riding up to him like a knight on his charger. Taken far from his home, worked hard and hidden away from the world, Noah hasn't much to look forward to, growing up. The next, his father is dead, his grandmother is confined to her sickbed, and the only other family he has left is his new stepmother and her two children. ![]() One minute, he was living, happy and secure, with a doting father and grandmother to look after him. Young Noah hadn't any idea how quickly his world could turn upside down. Out of the Ashes ODC Press (self publish ed), J| 162 pagesĪuthor’s website | Goodreads | Buy book here ![]() ![]() ![]() Like Beth, she died tragically young, though not quite as young as her literary counterpart.īut while Beth bore her suffering gladly, with unconscionable cheer and resolution, Lizzie was enraged at the fact of her own mortality. (During this initial illness, her family-vegans and believers in alternative medicine-did not send for a doctor.) Like Beth, she recovered from the illness but, her heart weakened, never regained full health. Lizzie, like Beth, was stricken with scarlet fever. People who have studied anything about Little Women know that the novel is based, roughly, on Louisa’s family, a clan of thinkers, artists, and transcendentalists who rubbed elbows with some of the premier minds of their time: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Margaret Fuller.īeth is no exception she is based on Alcott’s second-youngest sister, Lizzie. “You’re a dear,” Meg answers, “and nothing else.” In the first chapter of Little Women, when Louisa May Alcott is doling out archetypes to the siblings, Beth asks, “If Jo is a tomboy and Amy a goose, what am I, please?” Courtesy of Houghton Library at Harvard University. ![]() ![]() The White Princess joins Starz original dramas Black Sails, Power, Outlander and upcoming Girlfriend Experience. The passionate fanbase for Philippa Gregory’s historical novels are undeniable, and we are confident The White Princess will become the next must-see fandom drama series.”įollowing its August 2013 premiere, The White Queen became an important awards player for the pay cabler, earning four Emmy nominations and three Golden Globe nominations. “There is a dearth of programming that tells women’s stories and The White Queen was embraced with great success by audiences worldwide. ![]() “ The White Queen was a phenomenal performer at Starz,” Starz managing director Carmi Zlotnik said in a statement. The series follows the marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York in late 15th Century England, unfolding over eight episodes. Lachlan MacKinnon ( Burton and Taylor) will produce the project, which hails from Company Pictures.The eight-episode limited series is currently in preproduction. Playground’s Colin Callender ( The White Queen, The Dresser) will exec produce with Company Pictures’ Michele Buck ( Parade’s End). ![]() Writer Emma Frost ( The White Queen) returns to serve as showrunner and will executive produce along with Gregory. Starz Targeting Latino Audiences With Three New Projects The last novel, that of the White Princess, focuses on Elizabeth of York, daughter of Elizabeth Woodville, the White Queen of York and Edward IV. ![]() ![]() When the Nazis marched into Paris, Beach repeatedly refused to leave her books, although she was ordered to. My #1 destination would be Shakespeare & Co. Afterwards, her mother helped her finance a little bookshop in Paris, which had always been Beach’s dream, and over the next 2 decades, the shop became a smashing success, and a hub for all of the famous literary ex-pats in Paris at that time. She was the daughter of a minister, and during WWI, she served with the Red Cross in Serbia. reunion: James Jones, Sylvia Beach, Thornton Wilder, Alice B. ![]() She’s a huge figure in all of their memoirs. I’ve written a lot about Sylvia Beach, and I have known about her from my reading on all of the literary giants of the day. This small unassuming woman, born in Baltimore, grew up in New Jersey, was at the center of the literary event of the century. She got in big trouble for that, as books were confiscated at customs houses in England and America, and obscenity trials heated up over the next decade. would put the book out (her first foray into publishing – not too shabby, to start with Ulysses). ![]() When nobody would publish Joyce’s Ulysses because it was deemed obscene, far too hot to handle, she decided that Shakespeare & Co. ![]() You know, minor writers like James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, and Gertrude Stein. Sylvia Beach is one of my heroes due to her influential bookshop in Paris (Shakespeare & Co.), and her nurturing of the writers of that time. ![]() ![]() ![]() She has seen both these dreams come true.Īt last, Tina Fey's story can be told. ![]() She also had a dream that one day she would be a comedian on TV. ![]() Spirited and whip-smart, these laugh-out-loud autobiographical essays are "a masterpiece" from the Emmy Award-winning actress and comedy writer known for 30 Rock, Mean Girls, and SNL ( Sunday Telegraph).īefore Liz Lemon, before "Weekend Update," before "Sarah Palin," Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. ![]() ![]() Drawing on her own memories to guide her, she grapples with her past, her relationship with her father, and her dysfunctional childhood growing up in a funeral home. Trust me, you’re not going to want to miss this one.īut what is Fun Home even about, you may ask? Based on the New York Times Best Selling graphic novel of the same name, this Tony Award-winning musical follows lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel as she works on her latest project. This show makes me laugh, it makes me smile, it makes me gasp, and as I discovered on opening night this past weekend, at least five of the songs bring tears to my eyes. Unsure of when we would be back, if ever, this show became the production that never was, and we anxiously awaited the day when we could open up our space and fill the theatre again.Īfter two long, long years, as a true testament to Perseverance Theatre’s name, Fun Home has found life on our stage once again, and I, for one, couldn’t be more excited. Two years ago, we were forced to close our doors to in-person audiences just days before opening night of Fun Home. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Along with a trusted classmate and her brother's charming friend, she chases down the troubling truth about Tyler across Washington, DC, while reclaiming her own stifled identity with a vengeance. However, Megan now realizes that her artistic talent has developed into something more: she can see memories attached to some of Tyler’s belongings-and those memories reveal a brother she never knew.Įnlisting the help of an artifact detective who shares her ability and specializes in murderabilia-objects tainted by violence or the deaths of their owners-Megan finds herself drawn into a world of painful personal and national memories. After all, she understands the stories objects can tell-at fifteen, she is a gifted collage artist with a flair for creating found-object pieces. Determined to figure out what happened in the months before Tyler’s death, Megan turns to the things he left behind. They say he died of a drug overdose, potentially suicide-something Megan cannot accept. Megan Brown’s brother, Tyler, is dead, but the cops are killing him all over again. The Hidden Memory of Objects is a highly original and beautifully written debut mystery novel with a speculative element, perfect for readers who loved Gayle Forman’s If I Stay. ![]() A stunning debut.” -Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Beautiful Creatures and author of The Lovely Reckless “Unforgettable and impossible to put down-this novel is heart-pounding suspense at its best. ![]() ![]() Princess for the “surprising fidelity” of her work, while Saturday Review wrote that her work was “thoroughly alive, with a Wilhelmine, Margravine of Bayreuth (1887), and First Aid to the Injured (1882). Princess Christian was an avid translator of German works, including the first biography Prince Christian Victor, Prince Albert, Princess Helena Victoria and Princess Her marriage to Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein (1865) was regarded as a happy one and four of their five children survived through adulthood: Royal engagements at a time when it was not customary for royals to appear in Mother’s reign, Princess Helena was hailed for maintaining a hectic schedule of Princess Helena of the United Kingdom was the third daughterĪnd fifth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.Ĭonsidered as the most active member of the British Royal Family during her ![]() ![]() ![]() First-person narration by Jane allows for a slow reveal of her past, and occasional perspectives from other characters provide clues to their motivations. The bleak setting provides the appropriate mood to each of Jane’s discoveries, leading to well-plotted surprises that may not be entirely shocking, especially for fans of Charlotte Brontë’s work. But as they prepare to marry, the death of Eddie’s first wife, Bea, and her best friend, Blanche, hangs over them, until Jane discovers that Bea may not be as much a part of Eddie’s past as she’d thought. Eddie can give her everything she ever wanted. ![]() That is, until she meets Eddie Rochester. Jane walks the dogs of the rich socialites of Birmingham’s Thornfield Estates, understanding she’s an outsider. ![]() In her adult debut, YA author Hawkins ( Royals, 2018) twists together the suspense and storytelling of Jane Eyre with the atmosphere, tension, and odd characters of a Southern-gothic novel into a tale of a young woman trying to escape her past. ![]() |