![]() He’s already made his name with novels such as “ Perdido Street Station” and, more recently, “ The City & The City.” Here, Mieville travels into deep space to tell a story about discovery. “ Embassytown” is the latest novel from England’s wildly inventive China Mieville. None can guess how many lives will be affected by this new ambassador, but some momentous change is clearly imminent. Chief among these arrivals to Embassytown is a new official, discussed in local gossip as “the impossible new Ambassador.”And the rumors are true. They’ve gathered to send off those who are leaving for other worlds and to welcome those arriving. There were delegates from isolated outside communities, hermit-farmers.” These folks are all citizens of Embassytown, a tiny colony on a backwater planet at the farthest edge of known space. ![]() “Mingling with the embassy staff were security, teachers and physicians, local artists. The Arrival Ball is being thrown in Diplomacy Hall. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Freemantle's artwork has the power both to destroy life and to cure ailments, but soon the Lovecraftian menace that haunts Duma Key begins to assert itself and torment those dear to him. To his astonishment, he becomes consumed with making art first pencil sketches, then paintings that soon earns him a devoted following. ![]() On his psychiatrist's advice, Freemantle decides to start anew on a remote island in the Florida Keys. Personality changes that include uncontrollable rages, however, hasten the end of his 20-year-plus marriage. While Freemantle suffers the loss of an arm and a fractured skull, among other serious injuries, he makes impressive gains in rehabilitation. In bestseller King's well-crafted tale of possession and redemption, Edgar Freemantle, a successful Minnesota contractor, barely survives after the Dodge Ram he's driving collides with a 12-story crane on a job site. ![]() ![]() ![]() He’s fulfilled by his career, his poetry, his cat, and his friends. An unbonded omega in his mid-thirties, he’s long since given up hope that he’ll meet a compatible alpha, let alone his destined mate. Professor Vale Aman has crafted a good life for himself. And thank you to my readers who make it all worthwhile.Ī lustful young alpha meets his match in an older omega with a past. ![]() ![]() Annabeth Albert for cover advice and general awesomeness. Amanda Jean for the amazing editing work. My patrons Sadie Sheffield, SB Fournier, and all the wonderful members of my Patreon who inspire, support, and advise me. B & C, my lights to travel home to after visiting made up worlds. Thank you to the following people: Mom & Dad, without whom I couldn’t be following this dream. Click here to sign up!īecome part of Leta Blake’s Patreon community in order to access exclusive content, deleted scenes, extras, bonus stories, rewards, prizes, interviews, and more. Join the mailing list today and you’re automatically entered into future giveaways. Leta’s newsletter will keep you up to date on her latest releases and news from the world of M/M romance. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. No part of this book may be used or reproduced without written consent from the author. Any resemblance to actual events, locations, organizations, or people, living or dead, is strictly coincidental or inspirational. ![]() Names, characters, and locations are either a product of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious setting. An Original Publication from Leta Blake Books ![]() ![]() ![]() That crisp yet subtle line makes boys sharper, more visible, more aware of every great thing that could happen to them when they look good: lesser grades turn into As girls take notice even a mother’s hug gets a little tighter. Boys go in as lumps of clay and, with princely robes draped around their shoulders, a dab of cool shaving cream on their foreheads, and a slow, steady cut, they become royalty. The barbershop is where the magic happens. ![]() Named one of the best books of 2017 by NPR, the Huffington Post, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe, the Horn Book Magazine, the News & amp Observer, BookPage, Chicago Public Library, and more ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() By stopping after each page, he teaches the reader how to be more aware of how their feelings are being affected as the story unfolds. He begins with Chekhov’s “ In the Cart ,” pausing after each page to give a commentary on the state of the story as it changes and develops. “A Swim in the Pond in the Rain” includes each translated short story in full, with Saunders’ analysis of each one, as well as his afterthoughts, which are meditations on writing and life inspired by each work. He writes with a voice so intimate, warm and unpretentious that it is like listening to the words of an old friend. Saunders examines what these stories have to teach us about good storytelling in paragraphs that are easy to understand, compelling and highly enjoyable. “A Swim in the Pond in the Rain” is full of lessons on life, art, death and the power of fiction. His latest book, “ A Swim in the Pond in the Rain ,” is a condensed version of that class, where Saunders gives a moving analysis of seven Russian short stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy and Gogol. George Saunders, Booker prize-winning author of “ Lincoln in the Bardo,” has taught a class on the Russian short story in translation at Syracuse University in New York for over 20 years. ![]() ![]() Students must complete 36 credit hours of coursework, including 6 credit hours for an internship.The online program requires a three-four day on-campus residency during the summer. This degree may be earned on campus or through distance learning. This degree provides a broad background fostering a professional and interdisciplinary approach to catechesis that draws upon theology, scripture, liturgy, spirituality, history of catechetics, and psychology within the context of contemporary culture. 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And he has the nerve to flirt with her, as if he doesn't remember the role he played in the most humiliating night of her life. ![]() But then she discovers that former pilot Jack Stone-the absurdly gorgeous, ridiculously cocky man she's held a secret grudge against for years-is on her flight. She's got one trip left before she bids her old life farewell, and she plans to enjoy every second of it. The Unhoneymooners meets The Hating Game in this breezy debut romantic comedy about life-and love-30,000 feet above the ground.Īfter ten years as a flight attendant, Ava Greene is poised to hang up her wings and finally put down roots. ![]() ![]() ![]() The house itself was old and quaint and rambling, part of the old wattle and dab walls yet remaining in some of the outhouses, as well as the grey shingle roof. The homestead was built on a gentle rise that sloped gradually away on every side in front to the wide plain, dotted with huge gum trees and great grey box groves, and at the back, after you had passed through the well-kept vegetable garden and orchard, to a long lagoon, bordered with trees and fringed with tall bulrushes and waving reeds. It occupied so very modest a position as the loveliest part of the world! Not that Billabong Station ever seemed to the little girl a place that you needed to praise in any way. Norah’s home was on a big station in the north of Victoria–so large that you could almost, in her own phrase, “ride all day and never see any one you didn’t want to see” which was a great advantage in Norah’s eyes. ![]() ![]() ![]() Fans of the immersive world of Zodiac will be happy to know that this is just the first in a series." - Booklist "Russell's debut novel is rich with details of a society that is equal parts hard science and free-flowing faith, making it a great read for fans of both epic fantasy and sf. ![]() I am a fan!" - Morgan Rhodes, New York Times bestselling author of the Falling Kingdoms series "With a stellar cast, fascinating mythology, and unexpected twists and turns, ZODIAC is a must read. "A thematically powerful ride.” - Kirkus Reviews "Russell’s excellent writing has only gotten better: her descriptions are deep and lush, her heroes fully formed and sympathetic." - Booklist You'll want to learn even more about your own sign after this one.” - Teen Vogue "ZODIAC is a thrilling YA fantasy for astrology lovers and sci-fi fans alike. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Cut to present-day Britain: Marty Strauss, imprisoned thief, is granted conditional parole he must serve as bodyguard for reclusive billionaire Joseph Whitehead. In a surrealistic prologue to the main action, a gambler/thief wanders through war-ravaged 1945 Warsaw, encountering mutilations and sexual atrocities before he reaches his destination, a game of cards with a mysterious figure. Barker has set horror fiction aflame with his liberal use of sex and gore-and this novel is no exception. The American publication of the first novel (of two to date) by the Britisher whom Stephen King calls ""the future of the horror genre."" That accolade sings the truth of Barker's two imaginative, soul-ripping American story collections, In the Flesh and The Inhuman Condition but this unwieldy, overplayed novel indicates that Barker's forte may be the short story, after all. ![]() |