![]() Ian loves the genre so much that he then did another vampire show called “V Wars” after “The Vampire Diaries.” Referring to his whiskey brankd, he shared, “Unfortunately, for many different reasons, that show didn’t continue, which allowed me to build Brothers Bond, and that is the gift that I was given by not continuing ‘V Wars.’” ![]() I would go direct, that character for me you know, the boys are dead - they’re in the eternal life together.” ![]() Somerhalder also praised the “Vampire Diaries” spin-off “Legacies,” saying, “They did a really kick-ass job with that show, and everyone kept asking me if I would be on the show. Maybe Stefan and Damon walk up with a cane. Ian answered, “Paul and I joke about this all the time. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Moreno-Garcia, a Mexican Canadian immigrant, now 41, may have appeared fully formed, as if by magic, with the bestselling “ Mexican Gothic,” but she has been evolving across genres for years, moving with seeming ease among fantasy, mystery, science fiction, horror and noir. ![]() Like Wells, however, the prime shapeshifter of these tales is their creator - the author herself. Wells story of terrifying human-animal hybrids as a thrilling and romantic anticolonial adventure set in the Yucatán Peninsula. The fictions of Silvia Moreno-Garcia abound in shapeshifters, like the ever-morphing nahual in her novella “The Return of the Sorceress” or the supernatural beings in “Gods of Jade and Shadow.” And they are central to her latest novel, “ The Daughter of Doctor Moreau,” which reframes the classic H.G. If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from, whose fees support independent bookstores. ![]() ![]()
![]() ![]() To retrieve her mother, Alice must venture first to the Hazel Wood, then into the world where her grandmother's tales began. ![]() ![]() Alice's only lead is the message her mother left behind: STAY AWAY FROM THE HAZEL WOOD. About the Book Albert delivers a fierce, captivating contemporary fantasy about a 17-year-old girl who must venture into the world behind a pitch-dark. Her mother is stolen away - by a figure who claims to come from the cruel supernatural world where her grandmother's stories are set. Seventeen-year-old Alice and her mother have spent most of Alice's life on the road, always a step ahead of the strange bad luck biting at their heels.īut when Alice's grandmother, the reclusive author of a book of pitch-dark fairy tales, dies alone on her estate - the Hazel Wood - Alice learns how bad her luck can really get. Until the year I turned seventeen and Althea died in the Hazel Wood. We didn't even have the chance to stand still. We didn't have the luxury of being nostalgic. My mum and I lived like vagrants, staying with friends til our welcome ore through at the elbows, perching in precarious places, then moving on. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The stories of Sophie and Eve take center stage here, providing a refreshing and absorbing depth and complexity. ![]() ![]() “This is more than your average chic lit. Dripping with dark humour, gritty realism, with a little bit of romance thrown in, too, it's an absorbing read.”- Star “This cleverly constructed tale about the interwoven lives of two Hollywood actresses will have you gripped from the very first page. “The shallow LA of today is wittily satirized, and the more glamorous age of the 50s brilliantly recalled.”- Sunday Mirror It's a novel that your ace through hungrily, yet don't want to end, thanks to characters who feel like friends from the first page.”- New York Times bestselling author Hester Browne Harriet Evans conjures up the glamour, pressures, and euphoria of life as a star, yet she creates two very real heroines treading the precarious tightrope of fame. Anyone who loves the old-fashioned romance of black and white movies, or wishes they could step into the film or behind the Hollywood sound stages, will love Eve's 1950s story anyone who wonders what it's really like to be modern-day box office royalty will be gripped by Sophie's. “Oh, I loved Not Without You ! I just couldn't stop reading. ![]() ![]() ![]() Why I love it: This is one of those short stories for high school that engages all of my students. “The Most Dangerous Game” by Richard Connell “The world is made up of two classes-the hunters and the huntees.” The discussion that follows: Who is the innocent lamb in this story? 2. It was wrapped in paper, so she took off the paper and looked at again-a leg of lamb. She went downstairs to the freezer and took hold of the first object she found. She couldn’t feel anything except a slight sickness. When she walked across the room, she couldn’t feel her feet touching the floor. “Lamb to the Slaughter” by Roald Dahl “‘I’ll fix some supper,’ she whispered. Here is a collection of 50 of my favorite short stories for high school students. In fact, short stories are the thing I use most often in my high school lessons to teach literary devices, act as mentor texts for our writing, and get students excited about reading. ![]() ![]() They elicit real reactions, especially if the author manages to surprise them. I find that short stories pack a stronger emotional punch. High school kids may not choose to read short stories on their own time, but they get very excited when the story I choose to teach a concept is short. If there is one thing that my students and I share, it’s our love for short stories. ![]() ![]() ![]() And if there’s one thing the marines’ motto of Semper Fi-always faithful-has taught Preacher, it’s that some things are worth fighting for. Then Paige’s ex-husband turns up in Virgin River. Paige Lassiter has stirred up emotions in this gentle giant of a man-emotions that he has never allowed himself to feel. He wants to protect them, and to punish whoever did this, but he knows immediately that this is more than just instinct. A marine who has seen his share of pain, Preacher knows a crisis when he sees one-the woman is covered in bruises. Based on a Netflix Original series, the second book in the Virgin River series, Shelter Mountain is now being re-issued with a brand new cover Welcome back. John “Preacher” Middleton is about to close the bar when a young woman and her three-year-old son come in out of the wet October night. Now a Netflix Original Series!įor the second time in a year, a woman arrives in the small town of Virgin River trying to escape her past. Synopsis: Welcome back to Virgin River with the books that started it all… Rediscover the romances and friendships of this small California town from #1 New York Times bestselling author Robyn Carr. ![]() ![]() ![]() I had expected to tolerate the city, to endure the bustle, rush, the traffic and the very condensed humanity that is a city of ten million people. ![]() No, my enjoyment of Bogotá was a complete surprise. The city sprawl extends the entire basin of the foot of the mountains – the city itself is surrounded by a haze mix of cloud, smog/ pollution from its inhabitants. It’s high mountain elevation (8000 ft) gives it a unique climate (eternal fall) with distinct rainy seasons. Anyone can love Cartagena with its elegant fortresses, warm sunny weather and welcoming residents. ![]() It has architecture, museums, monuments along with the ocean, and a latin-caribbean feeling that I like so much. I’d enjoyed Cartagena – that beautiful, historic but steamy coastal city, but I expected that. Now I am here in the airport, beginning my journey back to Colombia, starting with a week in Bogotá, my favorite of all Colombian cities (so far!) My adoration of Bogotá came as quite of a surprise to me – and still surprises me after all these months. Despite that – Bogotá is certainly a world away from my quiet life in Virginia. After a one hour flight to Miami, it’s just three short hours to Bogotá. The nice thing about traveling to Colombia is that even though the distances are pretty far geographically, flight times are pretty short. ![]() Raleigh – Durham Airport (RDU) – A more personal post today for readers. ![]() ![]() Sometimes the novels chosen are new, often they are from the backlist and occasionally re-issued from way back. But to keep ourselves on our toes, we have a rule that author gender is alternated, girl-boy-girl-boy, and the continents always rotated (with occasional glitches). She married three different men, and, if you read her bio or some of her essays, youll realize quickly that she was gung-ho about getting married, but never quite figured out the secret to staying married. Too good to be true? The catch is that the bookshop gets to choose what the book group reads. Nora Ephron, the writer of Heartburn, must not have had an annoying relative from Brooklyn to scare her straight. Each month the discussion is lively and unpretentious, with naughty snacks and plenty to drink. You don’t even have to have had read the book. The title to be read and discussed is sign-posted and on sale for the whole of the previous month (with a discount for those who make it known they intend to come) and everybody is welcome, whether first-timer, part-timer or regular-timer. ![]() With rare exceptions such as bank holidays, the book group meets on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm. ![]() Now past its tenth year the Crow Book Group has grown into a regular social event. ![]() ![]() ![]() Briefly Inscribed to "a youthful private eye.". Remainder spray on bottom edge else fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed ".a savage place is hidden without a trace." 9. Fine in fine dustwrapper but for two creases on front flap. ![]() Fine in just about fine dustwrapper with a little rubbing and a tiny tear. The only unsigned copy in the lot, and possibly the scarcest title in the series. Fine in just about fine dustwrapper with nominal lightening at the spine. Inscribed to "a collector of the rare avis Spenser." 2. Spenser's tense interactions with his sometimes rival and sometimes friend Hawk practically crackled off the page. However, reading the first dozen novels in real time was a revelation. After the first dozen Spenser novels the series, although entertaining and engaging, became increasingly formulaic. The series was extremely influential in the detective fiction world, incorporating an idealistic and indefatigable detective hero with an unbreakable personal code descending in a direct line from the hardboiled protagonists of Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chander, and Ross Macdonald. The first twelve of the approximately forty Spenser novels, one of the premiere detective series of the last quarter of the 20th Century. Spenser is.The sassiest, funniest, most-enjoyable-to-read-about private eye around today.the legitimate heir to the Hammett-Chandler-Macdonald tradition. ![]() Mostly fine in fine dustwrappers (see below for details). 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