![]() ![]() The line between good and evil has been blurred, but what's clear to them both is that too much power could mean the end of their city – and the world – as they know it. In this second installment of the Renegades trilogy, Nova, Adrian, and the rest of their crew – Ruby, Oscar, and Danna - are faced with escalating crime in Gatlon City, while covert weapons and conflicting missions have Nova and Adrian questioning not only their beliefs about justice, but also the feelings they have for each other. ![]() Nova wants vengeance against the so-called heroes who once failed her when she needed them most.īut as Nova, her feelings for Adrian are deepening, despite the fact that he is the son of her sworn enemies and, unbeknownst to Nova, he has some dangerous secrets of his own. She works with Adrian’s patrol unit to protect the weak and maintain order in Gatlon City.Īs Nightmare, she is an Anarchist - a group of of villains who are determined to destroy the Renegades. Nova’s double life is about to get a lot more complicated:Īs Insomnia, she is a full-fledged member of the Renegades, a syndicate of powerful and beloved superheroes. The Renegades Trilogy continues, in this fiercely awaited second installment after the New York Times-bestselling Renegades by Marissa Meyer, author of the Lunar Chronicles. ![]()
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![]() Here is the thing about truth: Once you see it, you cannot un-see it. The thought of someday sitting in a hospital room with her, holding her hand and watching her slide away, without ever having let her (or myself!) know the extent of my true feelings for her.well, that thought was unthinkable. And I have no more time for denying that truth. Death-or the prospect of death-has a way of clearing away everything that is not real, and in that space of stark and utter realness, I was faced with this truth: I do not merely love Rayya I am in love with Rayya. In short, she is my PERSON.something happened to my heart and mind in the days and weeks following Rayya's diagnosis. She's my role model, my traveling companion, my most reliable source of light, my fortitude, my most trusted confidante. About Elias, Gilbert wrote: "She's my best friend, yes, but it's always been bigger than that. ![]() Then, in September 2016, Gilbert further revealed (in a Facebook post) that the reason for that marriage's breakup was that she had fallen in love with her best friend of 15 years, Rayya Elias -something Gilbert only realized after Elias was diagnosed with incurable pancreatic and liver cancers. In July 2016, Elizabeth Gilbert announced the end of her marriage to José Nunes (the man called "Felipe" in her book "Eat, Pray, Love" and its movie adaptation). ![]() ![]() Her short stories and poems have been included in several collections including Amnesty’s Here I Stand. In 2017 Sarah was chosen to represent Ireland for the Hay Festival in Aarhus, Denmark, in a celebration of children’s writing. Sarah’s latest novel for teenagers, Moonrise, has been shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book Award, the CBI Book of the Year, the YA Book Prize and an Irish Book Award. In 2017 Sarah published We Come Apart, her first collaboration with Costa Children’s Book Award winner Brian Conaghan, which was also shortlisted for several awards. In 2017 the Dutch translation of One, Een, won the Dioraphte Literature Prize and the German translation, Eins, received a double shortlisting for the prestigious Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis. Sarah’s novels The Weight of Water, Apple and Rain were twice shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and the CBI Book of the Year and in 2016, Sarah won the CILIP Carnegie Medal and CBI Book of the Year as well as the YA Book Prize, the CLiPPA Poetry Award, and many other awards for her novel, One, a novel in verse about a set of conjoined twins. She worked as an English teacher for ten years, in both England and the United States, before becoming a full-time writer in 2012. ![]() when she was six years old, later studying at The University of Warwick and The University of Cambridge. Sarah Crossan grew up in Dublin and emigrated to the U.K. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The real threat to Amazon’s e-reader sales may not be limited to its own Kindle apps it may be the proliferation of book-reading apps in general. After all, why annoy your friends and family with two devices when you can do it just as easily with one? The Kindle Competition Smartphone users these days are using data more than anything - even voice calls - and the convenience of condensation holds a powerful allure. ![]() But is it worth enough to convince you to plunk down a few hundreds bucks and then lug around an extra gadget everywhere you go? The actual Kindle device clearly has a decent amount to offer over a smartphone, most notably its eye-friendly E Ink display. With the debut of the Kindle for Android app, even users who are set on sticking with the Kindle brand can get their e-book fixes without ever putting down their phones. We all know about Android’s growing grasp on the smartphone market. Amazon bringing its own software to Android, though, extends the reach of the mainstream book reading app even further. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() With a decision that criminals from the Black Sun organization, imprisoned on Kessel, could be released on Coruscant to help bring resistance against the Empire, the Rogues are first sent to Kessel. With worries of attacks by Zsinj's forces, the Provisional Council of the Alliance, including Princess Leia Organa and Borsk Fey'lya, meet and decide that an invasion of Coruscant must proceed. Plot summary Ī month after the conquest of Borleias, the Rebels and Rogue Squadron have to deal with Imperial probes by the rogue Warlord Zsinj, the apparent death of member Bror Jace, and re-populating the squadron with new, hotshot members, Aril Nunb and Pash Cracken. And one of Rogue Squadron's own is already her slave, a traitor hidden behind a mask of innocence, working to betray both colleagues and the Rebellion itself. ![]() Capture means death, or worse-enslavement by the vicious leader known as "Iceheart," Ysanne Isard, now Emperor in all but name. But first Wedge Antilles and his X-wing pilots must infiltrate Coruscant to gain vital intelligence information. The Rebels will invade this mighty citadel in a daring move to bring the Empire to its knees. It is the evil heart of a battered and reeling Empire: Coruscant, the giant city-world from whose massive towers the Imperial High Command directs the war. ![]() ![]() ![]() When he showed up out of the blue ten years later, I should have known to steer clear of him. Right until he up and left to chase his dreams without so much as a simple goodbye. The man who has captured the hearts of millions. then my assistant accidentally mailed it. Sweet Cheeks (Trade Paperback / Paperback)Īn all new standalone, second chance love story by the New York Times Bestselling author of the Driven series. I just hope I won't lose everything when this is all over. Not to mention ruin everything that I have carefully built in just a short amount of time.But as much as I try to resist him, and against my better judgment, there is something about him that has me agreeing to his proposal.I'm putting everything on the line for him. The last thing I'm going to do is let some high-powered divorce attorney come into my life, have my body, and rule my heart. I may have done a few things that weren't exactly legal, but I have my own reasons for that. ![]() intriguing, he thinks blackmail will bend me to his will. From the New York Times bestselling author of the Driven series comes a powerful romance about reaching great heights through low depths.Who says you have to play by the rules to get what you want?Agreeing to meet Ryker Lockhart is my first mistake. ![]() ![]() This is partly because it was written in the vernacular Italian rather than Latin, a practice that had become increasingly popular since the publication of Dante's Divine Comedy and other works of Renaissance literature. Īlthough The Prince was written as if it were a traditional work in the mirrors for princes style, it was generally agreed as being especially innovative. This was carried out with the permission of the Medici pope Clement VII, but "long before then, in fact since the first appearance of The Prince in manuscript, controversy had swirled about his writings". ![]() However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. įrom Machiavelli's correspondence, a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus ( Of Principalities). The general theme of The Prince is of accepting that the aims of princes – such as glory and survival – can justify the use of immoral means to achieve those ends. ![]() ![]() The Prince ( Italian: Il Principe Latin: De Principatibus) is a 16th-century political treatise written by Italian diplomat and political theorist Niccolò Machiavelli as an instruction guide for new princes and royals. ![]() ![]() ![]() Keller also writes of her friendships with Oliver Wendell Holmes, Edward Everett Hale and other notables. She had many experiences which were equally thrilling and noteworthy including her joy at eventually learning to speak so that by the time she was 16, she could speak well enough to attend preparatory school followed by her education at Radcliffe, from which she graduated cum laude, and of course, her extraordinary relationship with Miss Sullivan who had shown a remarkable gift and genius for communicating with her eager and quick-to-learn pupil. The Story of My Life, first published in 1903, is Helen Keller's classic autobiography detailing the first 22 years of her life, including the magical moment at a water pump when, recognizing the connection between the word water and the cold liquid flowing over her hand, she realized that objects had names. ![]() Her tenacious struggle to overcome these handicaps - with the help of her inspired and inspiring teacher, Anne Sullivan - is one of the great stories of human courage and dedication. When she was 19 months old, Helen Keller (1880-1968) suffered a severe illness that left her blind and deaf. ![]() ![]() ![]() He may be known as The Villain, but he’s a product of his neglectful upbringing, his familial pressures and his drive for control. I’ll love them and probably loathe them at the same time but always continue wanting more.Ĭillian was definitely a fascinating character and like Persephone, I just wanted to peel back his layers one by one. Shen’s books because I just know that she is going to give me amazing characters that will cast a spell on me. It’s not until years later that she finds herself on his doorstep in need a favor that he ultimately fulfills for a price. ![]() ![]() Even those closest to him would agree that the man is stone cold heartless and without feelings.īut Persephone sees right through the man, instantly falling for him the moment she sees him. Mother Earth would agree with that moniker. Oh, how I loved a tortured hero who’s soul finally finds a mate in the most unlikely of heroines, and boy do we find a tortured soul in Cillian.Ĭillian is a CEO whose business moves have earned him the nickname The Villain. Shen makes me fall for cold-hearted bastards and she does it again with one Cillian Fitzpatrick! ![]() Release: December 2020 Rating : ★★★★ Amazon | Goodreads Tags: Billionaire, Marriage of Convenience, Tortured Hero ![]() ![]() With a limited debut July 11th at San Diego’s Comic Con and online at the Star Trek by Her Universe line will feature fashion tops and hoodies rolled out over the course of the year highlighting images, characters and phrases from the Star Trek franchise. ![]() Her Universe™, a leader in female genre merchandise, announced its new license with CBS Consumer Products to create a collection of apparel and accessories for the growing female Star Trek fan base. NEW YORK, NY – June 28th, 2012 – For the first time in Star Trek’s 46-year history, one company is focusing exclusively on the female fans of the legendary space adventure. All items will be available on July 11th through the Her Universe website.ĪCTRESS ASHLEY ECKSTEIN LAUNCHES STAR TREK APPAREL LINE FOR WOMEN Similar to her Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and Doctor Who lines, Eckstein’s line of Star Trek apparel attempts to keep female fan-girls in mind, both with both their design and style.Īccording to the press release, the first wave of Star Trek items from Her Universe will roll out over the course of 2012 and will include fashion tops and hoodies. ![]() Actress Ashley Eckstein, the voice of Ahsoka Tano on the animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars and her company, Her Universe, have announced a line of Star Trek apparel, for female fans. ![]() |