6/24/2023 0 Comments Keystone dannika darkIt’s a race against time to save lives in this explosive installment of the Crossbreed series. Raven seeks help from the most unlikely of places, but at what cost? With Breed on the brink of war, Keystone has only twenty-four hours to complete a secret mission. Meanwhile, Raven is still struggling to make sense of her feelings for Christian following a memory wipe.ĭuring a blackout, the city erupts into chaos. The assassins are merciless, with anyone who stands in their way becoming collateral damage. The fate of millions rests on Keystone when they embark on their most important assignment of all…BOOK 5Īfter what was supposed to be a simple job, Raven and Christian uncover a sinister plot against the higher authority, and the stakes are as high as the body count. Blackout (Crossbreed Series Book 5) by Dannika Dark
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6/23/2023 0 Comments Colleen hoover never never part 2Hoover self-published Slammed in January 2012. She was inspired by a lyric, "decide what to be and go be it,” from an Avett Brothers song, "Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise," and she incorporated Avett Brothers lyrics throughout the story. In November 2011, Hoover began writing her debut novel, Slammed, with no intention of getting published. She worked various social work and teaching jobs, prior to starting her career as an author. Hoover graduated from Texas A&M-Commerce with a degree in social work. She married Heath Hoover in 2000, and they have three sons. She grew up in Saltillo, Texas, and she graduated from Saltillo High School in 1998. Hoover was born on December 11, 1979, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, to Vannoy Fite and Eddie Fennell. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023. Hoover has sold approximately 20 million books, as of October 2022. Many of her works were self-published, before being picked up by a publishing house. She is best known for her 2016 romance novel, It Ends with Us. Colleen Hoover (born Margaret Colleen Fennell December 11, 1979) is an American author who primarily writes novels in the romance and young adult fiction genres. In addition to the art, a scratch-and-sniff stickers booklet is included. The colour palette and shapes look inspired by Mary Blair and Maurice Noble. There are San Franjose city, Live Corp and the evolved Swallow Falls. Their designs are almost as wacky as those from The Croods except they are made of food here.Įnvironment art are beautiful too. There are lots of hilariously cute foodimals with funny names, such as Cheespider, Tacodile, Watermelophant, Shrimpanzees and more. Those foodimal designs are great, whimsical and creative. The creature designs are for the foodimals, the complex food-based organisms (or the mutant food-inspired creatures as I would call them) created by the Food Replicator. The extra characters are Chester V, Barb, Thinkquanauts, Sentinels of Safety and the other Live Corp employees. The book covers the characters and creature designs, and the production designs for the environment and props.Īs most of the characters are featured in the earlier art book, the emphasis here is the commentary on how they have changed since we last saw them. On the back of that cover is a 3-page colour script, essentially the storyboard from start to the ending. The front cover is actually a gatefold that when opened up shows a beautiful landscape painting of the Swallow Falls with the wonderful food creatures. This is a very well done companion art book to the movie Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2. This art book for Cloudy's sequel is just as good as the first art book. 6/23/2023 0 Comments Half blown rose leesa cross smithI liken the feeling to when you order frozen yogurt even though you really wanted ice cream. This may sound crazy, but I really enjoyed reading Half-Blown Rose, but when I finished the book, I was left feeling unsatisfied and slightly annoyed. Think hot and steamy sex, romantic Paris backdrop, convoluted feelings about love, responsibility, family, and a woman’s right to embrace her sexuality. The story unfolds as Vincent enters into a relationship with Loup, even though she’s also trying to determine if her marriage can be salvaged. She has also attracted the attention of one of her students, a devilishly attractive 24-year-old named, Loup. She’s making her jewelry and she’s found an eclectic and fashionable group of friends with whom she has dinner parties on a regular basis. She has a job teaching a class at an art museum. The book begins when Vincent has been in Paris for three months. After her husband commits an act of betrayal in a very public way, Vincent flees her home in Kentucky and lands in Paris, where she plans to stay until she figures out how to get over her hurt. A mother of two grown children, a wife of a famous author, and an artist who makes jewelry. Half-Blown Rose has a premise that immediately drew me into the story. Once these persons are known, world history loses its aura of randomness and anonymity and takes shape as a single, variously detailed story. What emerges from these comparisons is a set of fifty-four feudal and imperial aristocrats who created world civilization in their own image. To make good on this premise, it is essential to compare and match names from king lists and mythological pantheons. By accepting at face value both the chronological perspective of the Bible and the high longevities of the Noahic patriarchs, biblicists can make sense of Sumerian data and revolutionize the image of world history at its source. There is a vast difference between the way secular scholars process this data and the way believers in the Bible can and should process it. Literate world history took shape during the course of the third millennium BCE chiefly in the Mesopotamian land of Sumer. 6/23/2023 0 Comments Mere christianity amazonWe explain away our failure to follow Moral Law. How is the Law of Human Nature/Moral Law distinguished from other laws?Ģ. “I’m not concerned at present with blame. Lewis Doodles – “The Reality of the Moral Law” –. Can you think of examples, in addition to Lewis’, to address the issue of knowing and applying Moral Law? Chapter 3: The Reality of the Law When two impulses conflict, what is the “decider”? What is the higher authority we appeal to determine if applying or suppressing our instincts would be good or bad?Ħ. What is the difference between desire and conscience? “The Moral Law tells us the tune we have to play our instincts are merely the keys.” ─ Jackĭo you agree with Lewis that we can appeal to an objective, God-given “Moral Law”?Ģ. How have philosophers explained or refuted the notion of universal moral law? Chapter 2: Some Objections Do you detect traces of a universal standard in society today?Ħ. Lewis stated that we find common traces of a universal standard of right and wrong in all religions. Why do humans not follow their own law as other objects do?ĥ. What does this say about the difference between humans and other created things?Ĭan the Law of Human Nature be suppressed? Can it be applied inequitably? The Law of Human Nature is not the same as the laws of science. In your opinion, what is Lewis offering in Mere Christianity? “There has been a great deal of soft soap talked about God for the last hundred years. Book I: Right And Wrong As A Clue To The Meaning Of The Universe Chapter 1: The Law of Human Nature 6/22/2023 0 Comments Stolen focus reviews
6/22/2023 0 Comments Cinnamon garden novelThis is their safe place, an oasis of familiar delights - a beautiful garden, a busy kitchen and a bountiful recreation schedule.īut this ordinary neighbourhood is not without its prejudices. Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure.Ĭinnamon Gardens Nursing Home is nestled in the quiet suburb of Westgrove, Sydney - populated with residents with colourful histories, each with their own secrets, triumphs and failings. 'this story burns with anger and sings with optimism, sprinkled through with moments of levity and humour.' - The Canberra Times It is also a terrific read.' - The Daily Telegraph 'This is an engaging story that feels both urgent and necessary. 'Chandran is an excellent storyteller.' - The Weekend Australian 'Deftly traversing time, culture and continent to weave a tale of both home and unbelonging, this is truly a novel not to be missed.' - Maxine Beneba Clarke, author of Foreign Soil and The Hate Race Print Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens (Miles Franklin Longlist 2023) There are no out-of-place ingredients here in the mix. This means that it is an amalgam of mythological types and ideas tossed together as a kind of cinematic salad, but like a really good salad prepared by a master chef. The Shape of Water is a del Toro film par excellence. del Toro has made seven films for adults and only four for children. It is a sad commentary on contemporary cinema that the existence of superhero movies in a filmmaker’s filmography denotes that filmmaker as a maker of movies for teenagers. His more juvenile films- Blade 2, the Hellboy movies, and Pacific Rim-are the outliers. The Shape of Water, Guillermo del Toro’s latest film, is a fairy tale for adults, like–I was going to liken The Shape of Water to del Toro’s celebrated Pan’s Labyrinth here, but then I realized that “fairy tales for adults” is basically what del Toro does all the time. But Luciana cannot deny the passion that burns between them. With the ability to wield lightning, Leo’s immense power strikes fear into the hearts of men.and his mere touch can put an end to a woman’s life. Soon she learns that her betrothed is also one of the Embraced. Luciana accepts her fate and agrees to wed the Beast-Lord Leo-in order to save her father. He will be executed unless Luciana returns to the mainland and marries a man feared throughout the land: a terrifying brute known as the Beast. Now, nineteen years later, her father has returned with a frightening request. Behold the Embraced.Īs one of the Embraced-one born with magical powers-the beautiful, innocent Luciana escaped certain death after her father hid her away on the Isle of Moon. From the brilliant imagination of Kerrelyn Sparks comes a bold new fantasy romance series in which passion and magic collide. |