![]() Psyche and Cupid are eventually reunited but only after Psyche is forced to complete several near-impossible tasks by Venus herself. Psyche does so and Cupid flees leaving her abandoned to her own heartbreak. ![]() Believing him to be a hideous beast, Psyche’s sisters peer-pressure her into sneaking a peak at her lover while he is asleep. Instead, Cupid falls in love with Psyche and whisks her away to a grand dwelling where he visits her each night under the cover of darkness for Cupid has forbidden Psyche to see his face. Invoked to a jealous rage due to this transfer of affection, Venus instructs her son Cupid to punish Psyche. In the original myth, Psyche’s beauty is so renowned mankind begins worshipping her in place of the goddess Venus. Lewis’ reworking of the myth of Cupid and Psyche. Regardless of whether or not you fancy his other writings, I implore you not to miss out on this gem. For me, in this particular instance, it was the unique title of the book that beckoned me to delve into its contents. ![]() ![]() ![]() Other times it’s a recommendation from a friend or a captivating review from a reputable source. Sometimes it’s the subject matter or author’s name. Sometimes it’s the artwork or pictures on the cover that grabs you. LAMP/Library of Accessible Media for Pennsylvanians ![]()
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![]() ![]() And it’s about time: it seems Qhuinn has found his perfect match in a Chosen female, and they are going to have a young. Even as the prospect of having a family of his own seems within reach, he is empty on the inside, his heart given to another.īlay, after years of unrequited love, has moved on from his feelings for Qhuinn. Disavowed from his bloodline, shunned by the aristocracy, he has found an identity as a brutal fighter in the war against the Lessening Society. Qhuinn, son of no one, is used to being on his own. Qhuinn and Blay finally get their story told as the Brotherhood is dealing with machinations against the King, who has big plans that will shake the very foundations of the race. It takes place concurrently with the main series and each book was published alternately with the main series, but chronologically the series more or less takes place at the same time as Lover Unleashed. Fallen Angels is a separate series that takes place in the same universe as The Black Dagger Brotherhood and shares locations, lore, and characters. In the Fallen Angels series, it falls between Rapture and Possession. It is follows Lover Reborn and precedes The King. Lover at Last is the eleventh novel of The Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. ![]() To love who he loved, be who he was… but society had a different standard.” He just wanted to live, honestly and out front, with no apology. “The sense that in his mother’s view, he had let down his family just by being who he was… was a failure of acceptance that he was never going to get over. ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined by a fugitive witch with a tendency to set things on fire, the adventurers are quickly drawn into a tangled conspiracy of magic and war.įor the Jure’lia are coming, and the Ninth Rain must fall… Tormalin the Oathless has no taste for sitting around waiting to die – and when eccentric explorer, Lady Vincenza ‘Vintage’ de Grazon, offers him employment, he sees an easy way out. ![]() The great city of Ebora once glittered with gold. ![]() this is fantasy at its very best’ STARBURST Perfect for fans of Adrian Tchaikovsky, Brandon Sanderson and Scott Lynch. Join the heroes of the THE WINNOWING FLAME TRILOGY as they battle a terrible and ancient evil, in the complete collection from the two-time British Fantasy Award-winning author Jen Williams. ![]() ![]() The Map That Changed the World is a very human tale of endurance and achievement, of one man's dedication in the face of ruin. Finally, in 1831, this quiet genius - now known as the father of modern geology - received the Geological Society of London's highest award and King William IV offered him a lifetime pension. But instead of receiving accolades and honors, he ended up in debtors' prison, the victim of plagiarism, and virtually homeless for ten years more. ![]() Determined to expose what he realized was the landscape's secret fourth dimension, Smith spent twenty-two years piecing together the fragments of this unseen universe to create an epochal and remarkably beautiful hand-painted map. He found that by tracing the placement of fossils, which he uncovered in his excavations, one could follow layers of rocks as they dipped and rose and fell - clear across England and, indeed, clear across the world - making it possible, for the first time ever, to draw a chart of the hidden underside of the earth. ![]() In 1793, a canal digger named William Smith made a startling discovery. ![]() ![]() ![]() Stiefvater has announced that a standalone fourth novel will be released later this July, and is titled Sinner. The main trilogy consists of Shiver (2009), Linger (2010), and Forever (2011). ![]() One of such series is Maggie Stiefvater’s series: The Shiver trilogy or, as it’s also called, The Wolves of Mercy Falls series. Whether you belong to the legions who either curse or worship the Twilight series, there are various other kinds of novels in this sub-genre that are worth checking out even if you’re among those who loathe the Twilight books. The Twilight series by Stephanie Meyers was the catalyst for many to realize that such a sub-genre exists. One sub-genre of YA literature deals with teenagers who are and/or battle against mythological creatures in an otherwise modern world. Most of her novels are somewhere in the genre of fantasy, whether her characters are (or deal with) werewolves, faeries, or potentially fatal races for sport. Author Maggie Stiefvater is a famous Young Adult novelist, with three bestselling and heavily awarded series-as well as a new one to start and be released soon. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The thirteenth book, The End, takes place on a desert island and sees the death of Count Olaf and the birth of the daughter of a trusted ally named Kit Snicket (Lemony’s sister), whom the children raise themselves. The subsequent high stake situations the Baudelaires find themselves in, increasingly dark and puzzling mysteries surrounding the origins of the children’s parents, characters of varying personalities and questionable motivations who either lead to further problems or helpful clues for the children, and frequent lessons in inventive ways to apply advanced vocabulary never fail to entertain, if not hopelessly burden, the reader.Īs Lemony Snicket promises in the first sentence of the series, there is no happy ending to A Series of Unfortunate Events, nor is there a particularly clear one. Lemony Snicket (a pseudonym of author Daniel Handler and a character within the story of A Series of Unfortunate Events himself) keeps the plot addictively interesting throughout its 13-part arc from The Bad Beginning to The End. With each increasingly unpleasant locale the children find themselves in, Count Olaf appears, aided by his odd theater troupe, in a new disguise only the children can see through and a plan threatening their safety. The Baudelaire children travel from place to place to find a trusted guardian, a habitable home and freedom from the clutches of Count Olaf, a wicked man of no talent and concern for hygiene obsessed with obtaining the enormous fortune the Baudelaires’ parents left behind. ![]() ![]() ![]() ‘Shotime’ was not at his best though when reaching the feat during Wednesday’s outing, giving away five hits and four runs during his time on the mound. ![]() Per MLB.com, the stats across various websites which have him down with 488 career K’s are inaccurate with the Elias Sports Bureau’s stat of 501 strikeouts the correct figure. To match his homers, Ruth threw 501 strikeouts in his career. The baseball legend hit a staggering 714 home runs during his time in the game – ranking him third on the all-time leaders list behind Barry Bonds and Hank Aaron. This means that the 28-year-old has now joined Hall of Famer Ruth as one of two players in MLB history to total 100+ home runs and 500 or more strikeouts.Īt just 28, Ohtani has plenty of time to keep notching strikeouts and homers, but it will take a heroic effort to get anywhere near Ruth’s hitting success. ![]() Louis Cardinals, Ohtani recorded 13 K’s across five innings pitched taking him to the 500 strikeout mark. In the Los Angeles Angels’ 6-4 win against the St. When it comes to baseball records, there is no better company to be alongside than the great Babe Ruth and, after notching his 500th MLB strikeout on Wednesday, Shohei Ohtani joined a prestigious club. ![]() ![]() ![]() Alone in the world and in great need of work, she accepts. ![]() What she finds under the layers of grime is a painting that tells the story of madness, violence, and a conspiracy of small town secrets.Īnna Dale, an artist from New Jersey, wins a national contest to paint a mural for the post office in Edenton, North Carolina. Morgan knows nothing about art restoration, but desperate to be free, she accepts. Her assignment: restore an old post office mural in a sleepy southern town. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, her dream of a career in art is put on hold?until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will get her released from prison immediately. Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. “A novel about art and ippingly told.pulls readers toward a shocking conclusion.”?People magazine, Best New Books From New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain comes a novel of chilling intrigue, a decades-old disappearance, and one woman’s quest to find the truth… ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Read all the Hairy Maclary and Friends books by Lynley Dodd! She worked as a teacher before beginning to write her own books in 1974. She is enormously popular for her rhyming stories of the unforgettable HAIRY MACLARY and his friends. Lynley Dodd is an award-winning author/illustrator who lives in New Zealand. Here every dog-from big-as-a-horse Hercules Morse to Schnitzel von Krumm with the very low tum-tries to have his day with HAIRY MACLARY'S BONE, but guess who triumphs! With cumulative rhymes and sunny ink and watercolor illustrations, this international favorite chronicles the escapades of our hero Hairy and his crew of five kooky canines. Hairy Maclary's Bone is a hilarious rhyming story by Lynley Dodd. ![]() Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes Reference, Information & Interdisciplinary subjects ![]() Jack and Zita and their friends, Lilly (who is now King of the Goblins) and Joseph, manage to get through to the other side of the portal to look for elves to provide back-up in this epic battle. Trying to break through the door, it's a very urgent matter. The giants want to take over Earth for themselves and destroy the whole human race, so when they start ![]() Giants from bursting through a portal that the kids thought they'dĬlosed for good. In this exciting installment, Jack and Zita are joined by their usual collection of siblings and sidekicks, plus a slew of interesting alien creatures. I enjoyed this fun, action-packed story combining the two kid superheroes. I've read Mighty Jack and Mighty Jack and the Goblin King and enjoyed them both, though Zita was new to me. ![]() Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl is the first cross-over graphic novel featuring Ben Hatke's two popular middle-grade series. ![]() |