![]() ![]() ![]() Her conversion to Christianity in her twenties changed the course of her life forever. She then moved to England, where she survived boarding school for girls, before moving to the United States permanently. Tessa was born in the Middle East and lived there for the first fourteen years of her life. Tessa’s Bible study, The Way Home: God’s Invitation to New Beginnings, based on the book of Ruth, won ECPA’s Christian Book Award in the Bible Study category, 2021. Harvest of Gold won the prestigious Christy Award in the Historical Romance category, Harvest of Rubies was a finalist for the ECPA Christian Book Award in the fiction category, and Thief of Corinth was an INSPY Award finalist. ![]() Land of Silence won an INSPY Award and was voted by Library Journal as one of the top five Christian fiction titles of 2016. Her novel Daughter of Rome is a Carol Award Finalist. Her books have been on the Publishers Weekly, ECPA, and other bestseller lists, and translated into eleven languages. TESSA AFSHAR is a Christy and Christian Book Award winning author of historical and biblical fiction, and non-fiction. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() But as the hour of his scheduled return to his own time approaches, Edward Davis must come to grips with the truth behind the fate of his comrades - and the seductive allure of ancient Egypt. In the ancient city of Thebes, Davis must rescue two members of the Service lost in time.Taken in by a mysterious temple priestess and befriended by a beautiful Egyptian slave girl, Davis is sent to the City of the Dead to learn the trade of embalming. He had made jumps into the past - two, three, even six centuries - but nothing could prepare him for a leap of thirty-five centuries, all the way back to Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt.In the blink of an eye, he found himself in a world of temples and tombs, pharaohs and pyramids, jackal-headed gods, mummies and talking beetles. He had made jumps into the past - two, three, even six centuries - but nothing could prepare him for a leap of thirty-five centuries, all the way back to Eighteenth Dynasty Egypt.In the blink of an eye, he found himself in a world of temples and tombs, pharaohs and pyramids, jackal-headed gods, mummies and talking beetles. Synopsis Edward Davis was a promising rookie in the Time Service. ![]() Edward Davis was a promising rookie in the Time Service. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Thebes of the Hundred Gates Robert Silverberg SIGNED Ltd Ed Axolotl Press Sci-Fi at the best. ![]() ![]() ![]() I've been trying to figure out if I could recommend people just read this book and skip the rest. In other words, there's nothing that's new, but presentation is everything it feels a bit fresher, more streamlined, and better paced. The short version: Wild Country is All The Books in The Others series chopped then tossed together in a fruit salad. ![]() And the arrival of the Blackstone Clan, outlaws and gamblers all, will uncover secrets…or bury them. And a couple with four foster children-one of whom is a blood prophet-hope to find acceptance.īut as they reopen the stores and the professional offices and start to make lives for themselves, the town of Bennett attracts the attention of other humans looking for profit. A deadly type of Other wants to run a human-style saloon. A young female police officer has been hired as the deputy to a Wolfgard sheriff. Now efforts are being made to resettle Bennett as a community where humans and Others live and work together. One of those places is Bennett, a town at the northern end of the Elder Hills-a town surrounded by the wild country. There are ghost towns in the world-places where the humans were annihilated in retaliation for the slaughter of the shape-shifting Others. In this powerful and exciting fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, humans and the shape-shifting Others will see whether they can live side by side.without destroying one another. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lord Edgware Dies (1933) also published as Thirteen at Dinner.Black Coffee (1930 play) (A novelization by Charles Osborne was published in 1998.).Hercule Poirot Series in publication order She later also wrote Closed Casket (2016), The Mystery of Three Quarters (2018) and The Killings At Kingfisher Hill (2020). In 2014, the Christie estate authorised author Sophie Hannah to write a new Poirot book, The Monogram Murders. Christie's grandson, Mathew Prichard, now owns the copyright to his grandmother's works. The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder on the Links and Poirot Investigates are now public domain in the US but will not become public domain in the UK until 2046 (70 years after Christie's death). The Poirot books are still under copyright in the United Kingdom. Only works written by Christie (including short stories, the novels and her play Black Coffee) are considered canon by most fans and biographers. This page details the books featuring the fictional character Hercule Poirot, created by Agatha Christie. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I was shocked." - Gail, Goodreads "Unique twist on the dystopian genre!. The characters are authentic, believable and so realistic." - Kaye, Goodreads "I love dystopian novels, but I have to admit, after a while, they tend to follow the same plotline and twists. I finished reading this book in awe." - Carly, Goodreads "ONE EXCITING ADVENTURE!!!. one of my favourite genres, but I haven't seen it written so well in a very long time. Where in the world are they? Why were they taken away from their families? Will they ever get to go back home? And the most frightening question of all: Will this be the place where they die?What readers are saying about THE UNKNOWN: "Gripping. They were ripped from their beds in the middle of the night and transported to an unfamiliar and unforgiving new world where there are strict rules, and they are punished if they refuse to obey.As the kids grapple with their mysterious new reality, they struggle with disconcerting questions. This story was utterly unique." - Justine, Book Catharsis EIGHT CHILDREN WERE KIDNAPPED.BUT WHY?Eight kids, ages nine to seventeen, awaken to find that almost everything they have ever known has been stolen from them. An exhilarating, emotional, fast paced read that I couldn't put down. I thought I had this one all figured out from the very beginning. I almost always anticipate the plot twists. "I have read hundreds of books and it is extremely rare for me to be surprised or give 5 stars. For fans of Divergent, The Hunger Games, and Stranger Things who want to discover something new. ![]() ![]() ![]() As the story progresses from issue to issue, it becomes a tale of friendship, acceptance, and eventually love. Being released every other month, the comic tells the tale of Eric “Bitty” Bittle and his adventures on the Samwell University men’s hockey team. Summary: Check, Please! is a web-comic-turned-graphic-novel that has amassed a cult following online. What better way to get to know my style than reviewing a hockey-based book! Check, Please! has been such a joy in my life over the past few years, and I’m ecstatic to be able to share it with you as well! ![]() Credit to Ngozi Ukazu and Macmillan Publishingįor my first review, I figured I would come out with a slapshot. ![]() ![]() ![]() In this illuminating book, Aliya Whiteley delves into everything from cellular makeup to the fascinating ways fungi interact with their surroundings and other species, as well as the many varied roles they've played in our own civilization. But despite their familiar presence, there's still much we don't know about these secretive life forms. They can invade bodies and thoughts they can live between our toes or between our floorboards they are unwelcome intruders or vastly expensive treats they are symbols of both death and eternal life. Fungi can appear anywhere, from desert dunes to frozen tundra, and create anew from rotting matter. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But Elena knows a hex when she sees one, and the vineyard is covered in them. Vigneron Jean-Paul Martel naively favors science over superstition, and he certainly doesn't endorse the locals' belief in witches. And the vineyard she was destined to inherit is now in the possession of a handsome stranger. Now, after breaking the spell that confined her to the shallows of a marshland and weakened her magic, Elena is struggling to return to her former life. Then the skill of divining harvests fell into ruin when sorcière Elena Boureanu was blindsided by a curse. Pure escapism." - ForbesĪ young witch emerges from a curse to find her world upended in this gripping fantasy set in turn-of-the-century France.įor centuries, the vineyards at Château Renard have depended on the talent of their vine witches, whose spells help create the world-renowned wine of the Chanceaux Valley. The Vine Witch is a grown-up fairy tale with a twisty-turn-y story line of magic, love, and betrayal that holds your attention. ![]() A Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Raised in Jim Crow Alabama, Ann learned the art of sewing from her mother and her grandmother, a former slave, who are the most talented seamstresses in the state. It may take all day and all night for the next week to accomplish the task, but they will do it. She and her seamstresses will find the way to re-create the dresses. A Black designer who has fought every step of the way, Ann knows this is only one struggle after a lifetime of them. Kennedy, a pipe bursts at Ann Lowe’s dress shop and ruins eleven dresses, including the expensive wedding dress, a dress that will be judged by thousands. Less than a week before the society wedding of the year where Jacqueline Bouvier will marry John F. The incredible untold story of how Ann Lowe, a Black woman and granddaughter of slaves, rose above personal struggles and racial prejudice to design and create one of America's most famous wedding dresses of all time for Jackie Kennedy. ![]() ![]() ![]() Seeing this man hold a glass of bourbon, it was a stark contrast. Pursing her lips, Mia focused on the silver-haired businessman seated across from her. And it invaded like always, like a vagrant crashing a country club. The words in her head were old, though the voice was crystal clear. “Bourbon’s kinda meant to be sipped, not slung. “I drink it neat,” he said, gliding a toast toward her before drawing a long sip. ![]() “It didn’t look like there was enough ice.” “Ice,” she insisted, clearing her throat. The contents of the glass-or her head-caused Mia’s toes to curl up tight inside her sandals. no problem.” Tipping it, she examined the tea-colored liquid. “Problem?” She blinked, doe eyed, her fingernails tapping against his glass. ![]() But as the millionaire investor turned to his PDA, Mia seized the opportunity and slid the glass of bourbon toward him. The smell was a trigger for banished thoughts and discarded dreams-things that no longer had a place in her life. She sipped her wine, and tried to fill her nose with the benign bouquet of house chardonnay. You’ve worked twelve years for these two hours. Time had a clumsy clutch on her arm, the thick aroma of distilled grain grabbing like an embrace-or maybe just a noose around her neck. Yet as Aaron Hough was served another drink, Mia wondered if holding her breath was a viable option. You wouldn’t think that the smell of bourbon could derail a business dinner. ![]() |