In this re-telling of “Rumplestiltskin,” a timid young woman must confront her deepest fears if she is to escape the chilling consequences of her father’s secrets… Elaine Westover is a talented artist, but for much…
What if Cinderella didn’t go to the ball to dance with the prince? What if she went to betray him?Trystan Colbourne never meant to be a traitor. All she wanted was to escape the suffocating…
Swim Season by Marianne Sciucco (Goodreads Author) Sometimes winning is everything. Champion swimmer Aerin Keane is ready to give up her dreams of college swimming and a shot at the Olympics. As she starts senior…
This is not a happy story. It is more melancholy than anything; in truth, it would be better titled The Broken Ones. But it is beautiful. It brought to mind the characters and atmosphere of…
Rookies to China are normally astonished by their most memorable experience with baijiu, the searing soul consumed at meals and family suppers, commonly contrasting it with stream fuel, paint stripper or drain cleaner. Indeed, even…
The American soldiers who arrived in Russia to assist with switching the Bolshevik overthrow of 1917 did essentially nothing to change history, however cast as radical antagonists, they were helpful to Soviet advocates accused of…
Henry Drinker and Elizabeth Sandwith, both Philadelphia Quakers, were marry in January 1761. He was the child of a scrivener (an office representative) and, at age 26, a rising import-export vendor; she was the stranded…
From Cronkite to Colbert by Geoffrey Baym is a book I have read at least three times. This text is extremely important for people interested in journalism and or media studies. This is a great…
‘ “He who discovers the heart of Arcrea and joins the hands of the seven regions will be king.” Set during a forgotten age of kings and queens, knights and nobles, wise-men and warlords, The…
Before I begin, let me tell you that I am an avid fan of Sophie Kinsella, of the Shopaholic fame. I’ve read (and loved) almost all of the titles from that series and I was very excited when I stumbled upon “The Undomestic Goddess”. Similar to her previous writings, Sophie Kinsella has kept a comic undertone throughout the story even when describing some serious dilemmas.