The do over book lynn painter6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She keeps waking up on February 14th, Valentine’s Day, which was supposed to be the most perfect day ever, one she could check off on her to-do list. THE DO-OVER by Lynn Painter is a YA contemporary romance in which Emilie ends up in a weird groundhog’s-day-like time loop. ![]() How many days can one girl passively watch her life go up in flames? And when something good starts to come out of these terrible days, what happens when the universe stops doling out do-overs? In addition to Josh’s recurring infidelity, Emilie can’t get away from the enigmatic Nick, who she keeps running into-sometimes literally-in unfortunate ways. And the next day? Another nightmare V-Day.Įmilie is stuck in some sort of time loop nightmare that she can’t wake up from as she re-watches her boyfriend, Josh, cheat on her day after day. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s back home in her own bed-and it’s Valentine’s Day all over again. In this riotous young adult romp for fans of Recommended for You and A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea and Tomorrow, a teen girl has the worst Valentine’s Day ever-only to relive it over and over again.Īfter living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s. ![]()
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Birds of a feather maisie dobbs6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Always open-minded, she bobs her hair, drives a red MG. ![]() Set in the 1920s, Winspear's books are strong on atmosphere, and her creation, Maisie, is perhaps the woman Miss Marple would have liked to have been when she was young - Publishing NewsĪ heroine to cherish. Maisie Dobbs continues to beguile in this chilling, suspenseful sequel. Jacqueline Winspear reveals more adventures of the delightful Maisie Dobbs - Publishing News 'Quarterly highlights' All three of her books to date, Maisie Dobbs, Birds of a Feather and Pardonable Lies (to be published in August) are set in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s, with the roots of each story tracing back to the 'Great War', 1914-1918. Observerīirds of a Feather reads like a gripping mixture of Vera Brittain and Dorothy Sayers so fans of both authors will enjoy Maisie's latest adventure. Both intriguing and full of suspense, it makes for an absorbing read. And what a revelation it is! - Alexander McCall SmithĪ terrific mystery. Such people are always there amongst us, waiting for somebody like Ms. What at first seems a simple case becomes complicated when Maisie learns of the recent violent deaths of three of the heiress old friends. ![]() Maisie Dobbs has not been created - she has been discovered. Description Maisie Dobbs is back, and this time she has been hired to find a wealthy grocery magnates daughter who has fled from home. In Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear has given us a real gift. Praise for Birds of a Feather: Maisie Dobbs Mystery 2 ![]() Right as raine an aster valley novel6/30/2023 ![]() “That’s unexpected.”Īncient Roman Surgeons were Trained to Block Out the Screams of Human Pain! “You’re smiling,” Stacy said with her own smirk. In fact, he’d insist on booking first-class tickets each way. While I didn’t really want to ask him for financial help, I’d be willing to ask him to cover the costs of the travel between the two places. I could plan my business around Tiller’s schedule so that we spent part of the year in Aster Valley and part of it in Houston. The upside to that plan would be flexibility. I could start small with my own catering business. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized I wanted to run my own business rather than run the Civettis’. Not because I didn’t want the Rockley Lodge. I’d spent quite a bit of time thinking things through and was surprised to find myself almost relieved at the news the property had fallen through. What would you two like to eat?”Īfter ordering, we took a few sips of our coffee in comfortable silence. At least in Aster Valley we get the sun with the cold. “He’s back on the roster for this week’s game,” I said. As he poured the coffee, I took a deep inhale and tried to recenter myself after Stacy’s surprising news. ![]() Cogheart by Peter Bunzl6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() And all he left behind is a small box-with no key, no hinges. But if he made such a miraculous discovery, he certainly never told Lily. There are rumors, Lily learns, that her father had invented the most valuable invention ever made-a perpetual motion machine. But what could they possibly want from her? Mysterious, silver-eyed men are lurking in the shadows, just waiting for their chance to strike. Now cared for by her guardian, the heartless Madame Verdigris, Lily is quite certain that she's being watched. But after her father-a famous inventor-disappears on a routine zeppelin flight, Lily's life gets turned upside down. A strong-willed girl, Lily felt trapped in a life of Victorian stuffiness at her prim boarding school. Thirteen-year-old Lily Hartman always dreamed of adventure. ![]() |