![]() ![]() Actually, this series is a re-read for me, but I couldn’t pass up on the possibility to review this series on OptimuMM as well. ![]() This is the second installment in Sci-Regency series. ![]() But in this game of interplanetary intrigue, love might be the ultimate casualty…. Risking scandal and certain ruin if they are discovered, Payton and Simon uncover more about a common enemy and a deadly plot that imperils both their worlds. Unlike Regelence, the Regency society on Englor disapproves of same-sex relationships, and Payton and Simon’s attraction plays out in a daring secret affair, one Simon never expected would grow into love. Simon, however, is no mere soldier-he is heir to the throne of Englor, and his life is meticulously planned to include a bride and heir. Payton plans only to use his computer skills to help navigate the tangled web of mystery and deceit on planet Englor, then return home, but he finds himself drawn to the charismatic Colonel Simon Hollister. A Sci-Regency Novel: sequel to My Fair CaptainĪnxious to escape the confines of Regelence society, if only for a little while, Prince Payton Townsend poses as an admiral’s aide to further investigate a dangerous conspiracy. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Amrith’s holiday plans seem unpromising: he wants to appear in his school’s production of Othello and he is learning to type at Uncle Lucky’s tropical fish business. He tries not to think of his life “before,” when his doting mother was still alive. Fourteen-year-old Amrith is caught up in the life of the cheerful, well-to-do household in which he is being raised by his vibrant Auntie Bundle and kindly Uncle Lucky. The setting is Sri Lanka, 1980, and it is the season of monsoons. In his first young adult novel, now with a new cover, he explores first love with clarity, humor and compassion. Shyam Selvadurai’s brilliant novels, Funny Boy and Cinnamon Gardens, have garnered him international acclaim. ![]() Amrith comes to terms with his sexuality in this sweeping coming-of-age story set against the stormy backdrop of monsoon season in 1980s Sri Lanka. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her credits include Amazing Spiderman, Guardians of the Galaxy, Sandman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, The Legion of Superheroes, The Teen Titans, Walt Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Anne Rice’s The Master of Rampling Gate, Clive Barker’s Hellraiser, Clive Barker’s Nightbreed, A Distant Soil, The Silver Surfer, Lucifer, and many others. ![]() Her published works number in the hundreds with clients such as The Walt Disney Company, Marvel Entertainment, DC Comics, Image Comics, Lucasfilm, Dark Horse Comics, Harper Collins, Houghton Mifflin, Sony, and Scholastic. She’s also written and drawn stories for recent installments of Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman Black and Gold, Sensational Wonder Woman, and Nubia: Coronation Special. She did the adaptation and art for Neil Gaiman’s Chivalry from Dark Horse Comics, with original art now on display at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco, CA. ![]() Colleen Doran is a New York Times bestselling cartoonist. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() John Brooks’s insightful reportage is so full of personality and critical detail that whether he is looking at the astounding market crash of 1962, the collapse of a well-known brokerage firm, or the bold attempt by American bankers to save the British pound, one gets the sense that history really does repeat itself. Stories about Wall Street are infused with drama and adventure and reveal the machinations and volatile nature of the world of finance. These notable and fascinating accounts are as relevant today to understanding the intricacies of corporate life as they were when the events happened. What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety. This business classic written by longtime New Yorker contributor John Brooks is an insightful and engaging look into corporate and financial life in America. ![]() ![]() ![]() Whatever kind of romantic story you’re writing, there’s always the problem that the romance needs complications, but if you go too far, something in the structure of the novel snaps and the complications become just too much to be redeemed through the romance plot. ![]() (For a more detailed description and review of the book, see Trashionista – even if I don’t completely agree with the review.!)īut let us move on to the interview itself. ![]() The tone of this novel is a lot more melancholy than that of A Hopeless Romantic or her first novel Going Home, and I found the surprise twist so poignant and it haunted me for days afterwards. She used to have a promising career and an altogether pleasant life, but then everything fell apart, and we gradually find out what kind of a mess she left behind – and why. ![]() In The Love of Her Life, Kate returns to London from New York, after a long absence, to see her ailing father. I’ve been a big fan of Harriet Evans since I read her delightful second novel, A Hopeless Romantic, and now that she has a new novel out this year, I was keen to ask her a few questions.Įvans writes very perceptively about the lives and loves of young women, warts and all. ![]() |