![]() The narrators were also fabulous with proper American and English accents. Readers that love female friendships, female empowerment, mysteries and dual timelines will be fans of this story. ![]() She made a lot of assumptions that, of course, fit with the story, but I’m not certain were realistic. The timeline for Caroline was also interesting but as her research unfolds the mystery of the apothecary bottle, the events felt a little forced to me. I would have loved more time spent on this timeline throughout the story as it was my favorite part. ![]() The events that brought them together and the relationship that was created was both intriguing and heartfelt. ![]() This dual timeline story was so interesting! I really loved the story of Nella and Eliza from the late 1700’s. Excited to find out the history of her found treasure, she embarks on a research journey that may change her life forever.Īt the same time that Caroline is researching the found bottle, the story of Nella and Eliza unfolds bringing potions, poisons, death, friendship and mystery. While going on a tour to keep her mind off her troubles, she finds an old apothecary jar. She has to decide where her future will take her with the choices laid out in front of her. We earn a small commission if you purchase the book through this link.Ĭaroline travels to London for her wedding anniversary, leaving her cheating Husband behind, back in the states. Published Mar 2nd, 2021 by Harlequin Audio Narrated by Lorna Bennett: Lauren Anthony Laruen Irwin ![]()
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![]() ![]() Benedetta was elected abbess due largely to these visions, but later aroused suspicions by claiming to have had supernatural contacts with Christ. ![]() At twenty-three, she began to have visions of both a religious and erotic nature. Not only is the story revealed in Immodest Acts that of the rise and fall of a powerful woman in a church community and a record of the life of a religious visionary, it is also the earliest documentation of lesbianism in modern Western history.īorn of well-to-do parents, Benedetta Carlini entered the convent at the age of nine. Brown was an event of major historical importance. The discovery of the fascinating and richly documented story of Sister Benedetta Carlini, Abbess of the Convent of the Mother of God, by Judith C. ![]() ![]() ![]() Erik takes her to his palace in an idyllic kingdom, and she is swept into the beauty and culture of his world, but his affection has one condition: she may not see him. That is because she is about to fall unexpectedly, head-over-heels in love with Erik, a mysterious young man who rescues her from a crowd of admirers, and who she’s actually never seen because…he can make himself invisible.Īs strange as this may seem, it’s about to get even stranger. And yet, somehow, those are the mundane things in her life. ![]() Now everyone-especially her dad-can see it. Seventeen years old and agoraphobic, Psyche Middleton vows her dad will never see the risqué photos she took during a summer modeling stint abroad, but one of them ends up on a billboard in her Montana hometown. ![]() ![]() ![]() Shiraz turns out to be inhabited by a population at war and so, of course, you can guess what planet that is. Looks-at-Charts is a scout on a ship that is reaching its destination, the planet they have named Shiraz, after a six generation journey. It is a one-way trip failure means death. Population was once controlled by war but, in more civilized times, peaceful but desperate Quozl have joined settlement ships that voyage to the stars in the hope of finding a habitable planet. Quozlene has become overpopulated due to the ravenous sexual appetites of the Quozl. The Open Road edition of Alan Dean Foster's 1989 novel contains a brief biography of Foster and several pictures of the talented author. ![]() If you are tired of stories in which aliens look like lizards and are intent on killing as many humans as possible, Quozl is for you. First published in 1989 published digitally by Open Road Media on November 4, 2014 ![]() ![]() ![]() When Andrew learns that she is a Bridgerton, he knows he will likely have to wed her to avert a scandal-though Poppy has no idea that he is the son of an earl and neighbor to her aristocratic cousins in Kent. But no, she is very real-and his duty to the Crown means he’s stuck with her.Ĭan two wrongs make the most perfect right? Surely, his imagination is getting the better of him. Setting sail on a time-sensitive voyage to Portugal, he’s stunned to find a woman waiting for him in his cabin. Known to society as a rascal and reckless privateer, Captain Andrew James Rokesby actually transports essential goods and documents for the British government. ![]() But her delight turns to dismay when two pirates kidnap her and take her aboard a ship, leaving her bound and gagged on the captain’s bed… While visiting a friend on the Dorset coast, Poppy is pleasantly surprised to discover a smugglers’ hideaway tucked inside a cave. Sadly, none of the fools from her London season qualify. Fiercely independent and adventurous, Poppy Bridgerton will only wed a suitor whose keen intellect and interests match her own. ![]() ![]() After they all had cheat with the same answers as each other. The cheat sheet then got passed around to three other children named Katie, Danny, and Rob. At school the next day Jake gave a girl named Sarah the test answers to impress her. Jake stole the test that her sister had taken before so he had the answers for his own test. This girl named Sarah has a sister who took this test a few years beforehand. The Cheat is a book based on five kids who all need to pass a test but all didn’t study. The real mystery is how the author was able to stretch this plot across 176 pages. Here's a real summary: Several students get caught cheating on a test and are punished. Things I Hated: The plot was uninteresting and the story was slow. but even that was ruined becasue during class, our teacher made us read it out loud. Things I Loved: The only thing that made this book remotely bearable were the different character's dialects and personalities. ![]() Now they are facing punishment at school, tension at home, and no one is sure how or when it will end. ![]() ![]() But Sarah and her friends got caught, and what was done without much thought leads to greater and greater consequences. It seemed simple enough and they were given the answers from last year's test and they used them. Summary: Cheating on a geography midterm is only the beginning. ![]() ![]() ![]() A man who has never been caught, and whose victims have never talked to the police. A man who has crafted the unbeatable crime. But Will and his family are being watched by a con man and psychopath. He has a thriving practice, a beautiful wife, and a young daughter he loves beyond measure. ![]() Will Jennings is a successful young doctor in Jackson, Mississippi, with his whole life ahead of him. About to become trapped in the perfect crime. Read by Dick Hill (Ruth Bloomquist, Russell Byers)Ģ4 Hours begins with the perfect family. But what drives him to act is the revelation that this haunting mystery is inextricably bound up in his own past. Determined to save his father from a ruthless blackmailer, Penn stumbles over a link to the town's darkest secret: the thirty-year-old unsolved murder of a black Korean War veteran. ![]() After twenty years away, Penn is stunned to find his own family trapped in a web of intrigue and danger. Natchez, Mississippi, is the jewel of the antebellum South, a city of old money and older sins, where passion, power, and racial tensions seethe beneath its elegant façade. But now, in the aftermath of his wife's death, the grief-stricken father packs up his four-year-old daughter, Annie, and returns to his hometown in search of healing. ![]() As a Houston prosecutor he sent sixteen men to death row, and watched seven of them die. Read by Dick Hill (Susie Breck, Jill Sovis) ![]() ![]() C.) Told from the viewpoint of this lifelong friend, the historical novel is a panorama of stirring scenes and marvel of pageantry - from Joan's early childhood in Domremy and her touching story of the voices, to the fight for Orleans, the taking of Tourelles and Jargeau, and the splendid march to Rheims.īut above all, the work is an amazing record that disclosed Twain's unrestrained admiration of the French heroine's nobility of character. (Twain's alter ego even shared the author's same initials - S. ![]() Regarded by many as the most luminous example of Mark Twain's work, this fictional biography of Joan of Arc was purportedly written by Joan's page and secretary - Sieur Louis de Conté. ![]() ![]() So, let me preface by saying I didn’t hate it. With evil rising around them, they'll do what it takes to defend the land they love - even if it means making the greatest sacrifice of all. Leif is mounting an impressive army, and with Ciara's strength in battle, the two might have a chance to save their world. Leif should be Ciara's enemy, but when Ciara discovers that he too shares her prophetic visions, she knows he's something more. Then the crow leads Ciara to Leif, a young Northman leader. Although her clansmen dismiss her visions as pagan nonsense, Ciara fears this coming evil will destroy not just Eirinn but the entire world. But lately a mysterious crow has been appearing to Ciara, whispering warnings of an even darker threat. ![]() The people of Mide have always been safe because of Ciara's unearthly ability to control her enemies' minds and actions. Ciara, princess of Mide, has never known a time when Eirinn's kingdoms were not battling for power or Northmen were not plundering their shores. ![]() ![]() The ancient land of Eirinn is mired in war. Vikings meets Frostblood in this romantic historical fantasy stand-alone from author Jessica Leake. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Still-superior entertainment for historically inclined mystery fans. As before, Peters does wonders with the medieval scene and with complex character relationships unfortunately, however, lively Hugh Beringer (a major presence in One Corpse Too Many) makes only a brief appearance here, so this is slightly less sprightly than its predecessors. Luckily, the abbey boasts the services of the shrewd and kindly Brother Cadfael, a skilled herbalist. So, with the help of faithful apprentice Mark and old chum Hugh Beringer, Cadfael follows a series of hard-won clues to the Welsh border and there, in a daring confrontation, tags the true culprit. Monks Hood 1980 Book - 3 Gervase Bonel, with his wife and servants, is a guest at the Shrewsbury Abbey of Saint Peter and Saint Paul when he is suddenly taken ill. But Cadfael launches his own investigation, urged on by Edwin's mother Richildis (a love of Cadfael's youth). Who poisoned Bond with one of Cadfael's unguents? Sheriff Prescote fingers 15-year-old Edwin and hunts him down. The murder victim: Gervase Bond, who has vowed to give the Abbey his estate of Mallilee, thus disinheriting his stepson Edwin and his bastard son Meurig. Brother Cadfael, worldly-wise and gentle herbalist at the 12th-century Shrewsbury Abbey, returns for a third adventure-which takes place after King Stephen's victory in the recent civil war. ![]() |