![]() ![]() ![]() Still fighting to keep the power of the land from driving him to madness, Corin needs to take Alfheim from the queen's grasp. Feared and admired, his dark reputation does little to keep the women from trying to snare him, a fate that he refuses to contemplate - until Anaïs makes him remember what his honour once stood for. Boredom has drawn him to turn his elegant hand to the dirty work of being the queen's chief spy, and secret lover. Secrets, lies and scandal are the coin of the Fae court and no man's reputation is more scandalous than the Duke of Dannon. If the man's gift has been passed on - to his great, great granddaughter, Anaïs - the queen wants her, and the Duke of Dannon is just the man to bring her to their world. Rumours reach her that a Light Fae man, long since dead and regarded as a saint for his incredible healing powers, fathered a child in the mortal realm. Sickness looms over the Fae like a dark cloud as the tainted mortal world poisons both them and their land, and the queen wants it stopped. The secret is Prince Corin's to bear alone, if his sanity can stand it.īut while Corin suffers, his mother's machinations continue and queen Audrianne makes plans of her own to secure their realm's future. ![]() A secret that could save three kingdoms - or burn them all to the ground. A dangerous secret lies at the heart of the Fae Lands. ![]()
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![]() This leads to an intense interest in whether his ability has been inherited, and he begins to look into his family's past. As the story begins, young Matty Telemachus, fantasizing about his cousin Mary Alice, discovers that he has the ability to leave his body, or to astrally project. ![]() Spoonbenders takes place in the 1990s, the narrative shifting between present and past timelines. He is perhaps best known for his award-winning novella We Are All Completely Fine. They're just bending spoons.” Spoonbenders was Gregory's first novel not to fall squarely into either the science fiction or fantasy genre In a 2017 interview, Gregory noted that Spoonbenders had been optioned for a TV series by a screenwriter from Walking Dead and Sons of Anarchy. Does anyone really need bent cutlery? There's something about the small scale of it. Gregory was inspired to write the novel by Uri Geller, a self-described psychic who made a name for himself bending spoons, supposedly with the power of his mind alone, on game shows in the 1970s: “It just struck me that it's the saddest of the psychic powers. ![]() Despite their dazzling “gifts” and renown on the daytime talk show circuit, the Telemachuses never truly benefit, monetarily or otherwise, from their powers. Daryl Gregory’s novel Spoonbenders (2017) follows the exploits of the Telemachuses, a family with psychic and telekinetic powers. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The official inscription on her tomb renders her names in Latin as "Helizabeth". The Castilian version of her name was Ysabel (Isabel in modern spelling), which is etymologically the same as Elizabeth, but in Germanic countries she is nevertheless usually known by a Latin form of her name, Isabella. She and her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon, laid the foundation for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Isabella I (ApNovember 26, 1504, reigned 1474-1516) was Queen regnant of Castile and León. Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal and Spain Maria, Queen of Aragon, Valencia, Sicily and Naples Reign December 10, 1474-November 26, 1504įerdinand I of Aragon, Valencia and Sicily For other uses, see Isabella I (disambiguation). On the side of King John II Of Castile 1405-1454 Princess Catalina Of Castile-Aragon, Princess Catherine of Ara 1485-1536 ![]() Princess Catalina Of Castile-Aragon, Princess Catherine of Ara 1485-1536 With Prince Arthur Tudor Of Wales 1486-1502.Princess Maria Of Castile-Aragon 1482-1517 With King Manoel I Of Portugal 1469-1521.Queen Juana Of Castile-Aragon 1479-1555 With King Philip I Of Castile 1478-1506.Princess Isabel Of Castile-Aragon 1470.With King Ferdinand II Of Aragon 1452-1516 (Parents : ![]() ![]() ![]() Seth, coming from a modern day realm, and Brianna and her friends existing in Cambria, creates a lovely blend a fairy-tale world that keeps a grip on the present. The characters were easy to connect with, and I found myself invested in them very early on. But don't be misled into thinking this is a story that has been told countless times, because it's not! It has wonderful classic elements, but it's wholly unique with unexpected twists and suprises. ![]() Seth embarks on a true Hero's Journey, struggling to find his identity and purpose, battling darkness and evil, and finding romance in the arms of the lovely Brianna. ![]() He finds himself in the world Cambria, a mystical place where honor and loyalty are more than just words, where knights, Kings, dragons and magic are more than just legends lost to history. Cambria is a beautiful story that weaves so many of the fantastic fantasy themes together and produces a page-turning book I didn't want to put down! Seth is a young man going to visit his Uncle Herman one summer and discovers he and his family is much more than he ever dreamed. ![]() 5.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling and romantic fantasy! By: Amazon Customer on Format: Kindle Edition|Verified Purchase Fantasy is my go-to genre when I want to get lost in another world. ![]() ![]() ![]() You cast me out into a storm, barred me from That accomplished, Emma turned her attention to another letter.ĭo you recall the last time we saw one another? If not, permit me to remind you. She would write a note and send it in care of Fanny, asking her pass it along when Miss Palmer returned to the shop. Once word got about that the duke had married, perhaps,įanny. Emma was merely a seamstress in their eyes. No one even knew a Duchess of Ashbury existed yet. A message delivered fromĪshbury House would raise eyebrows. Her first priority was sending a note to reassure Miss Palmer, but Emma wasn’t certain how to do so. She sat at the writing desk, pulled out a sheet of paper, unstoppered the ink, and dipped the quill. Her gaze skipped over the tasseled upholstery and vases of flowers and went straight to the humblest furnishing in the room: ![]() The next morning, Emma took herself to the morning room. ![]() ![]() Horenstein emphasizes commonalities that are universal to all unions. The featured partners include a poly amorous threesome, a man and woman whose arranged marriage led to a loving commitment, couples with significant health differences, and a man who considers his significant other to be a cat. Partners weaves together statements by couples who volunteered to openly and spontaneously discuss their relationships. Lang Performing Arts Center, Cinema Discussion and reception to follow Screening of Partners, a feature-length documentary by Henry Horenstein ![]() Lang Performing Arts Center, List Gallery Henry Horenstein: Selected Works: Exhibition These varied works expand definitions of interconnection as we consider nature, the human body, and intimate partnerships. Curated by List Gallery Director Andrea Packard ’85 and Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Ron Tarver, the exhibition features Horenstein’s macroscopic views of animals and human figures together with intimate portraits and figure studies taken along the famed Malecón seawall in Havana, Cuba. Henry Horenstein: Selected Works brings together images from three photographic series- Animalia, Humans, and Malecón, Havana-by one of America’s most noted photographers. Email: Henry Horenstein: Selected Works and Partners ![]() ![]() ![]() Someone, anyone tell me I could one day leave the glowering, overpopulated streets of Los Angeles to a place as cozy as this.)Īs much as Lovelight Farms is a love story, it does what the best kind of romance novels do, and it effortlessly makes you fall in love with all the characters-the setting, the essence, and even the plot. (Places like this exist, right? Somewhere in the world, they’ve got to. ![]() ![]() The most upsetting part of all this? The fact that Lovelight Farms is a fictional place. There’s only one character throughout the novel who’s truly unlikable, and in a story like this, it works to serve both the plot and enhance the main character’s growth. The novel features the best kind of characters -a darling baker/excellent friend named Layla and a grumpy “hot farmer” named Beckett, a half brother who’s actually delightful, a shy deputy, a very Italian mother, and an entire small-town with too much time on their hands and a whole lot of love in their hearts. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A manifesto, a transgender narrative, a coming of age tale, a satire, an homage to a musical legend, and a star-crossed love story, Refuse is a singular work of trangender fiction. It tackles the pressing concerns of depression, suicide, unemployment, and discrimination, oscillating between irreverent wit and sincere confessions. Refuse is an urgent novel that speaks to the alienation of transgender youth and will ring true to many outsiders, over-thinkers, and underachievers. As his far-fetched dreams become a foreseeable reality, he must decide between honesty and belonging, conformity or isolation, community or self. He is obsessed with Morrissey of The Smiths and wants nothing in life other than the same level of fame. The plot is interrupted intermittently by Dean's first person commentary, often criticizing middle-class conformity-but also the queer counterculture from which he feels equally alienated. In the third person, he tells the tale of his would-be love affair with his college roommate, Colin, another trans man with a girlfriend and a successful indie rock band. Unemployed, depressed, mid-transition, friendless, and still living in the upstairs bedroom of his parents' house in a conservative suburb, he can think of little to do but write his memoir. Dean, 22 years old and transgender, is no LGBT poster boy. ![]() ![]() This generation has it tough, without a doubt, but they're also painfully aware of the urgent need to take matters into their own hands. They live off their credit cards, may or may not have health insurance, and come up so far short at the end of the month that the idea of saving money is a joke. The goals of their parents' generation - buy a house, support a family, send kids to college, retire in style - seem absurdly, depressingly out of reach. ![]() ![]() They're called "Generation Debt" and "Generation Broke" by the media - people in their twenties and thirties who graduate college with a mountain of student loan debt and are stuck with one of the weakest job markets in recent history. The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke is financial expert Suze Orman's answer to a generation's cry for help. The New York Times bestselling financial guide aimed squarely at "Generation Debt"-and their parents-from the country's most trusted and dynamic source on money matters. ![]() ![]() ![]() While the weakness has moderated somewhat, we anticipate that some softness may continue into the back half of the fiscal year,” said Disney CFO Christine McCarthy during the company’s earnings call on May 10.ĪMC Networks, Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount and WBD all reported year-over-year TV ad revenue declines for the period. “The overall entertainment advertising marketplace has been challenging. pay-TV providers.Ĭompanies’ streaming businesses were a relative bright spot in Q1 compared to their TV advertising businesses. ![]() And then, of course, the pay-TV business’s subscriber base eroded some more, by an estimated 2.3 million subscribers across U.S. AMC Networks lost 300,000 subscribers, and Dish Network’s Sling TV lost 230,000. Disney wasn’t the only streaming subscription business to end Q1 smaller than it entered. ![]() |