![]() ![]() But with each passing day, she finds herself drawn to the sweet and socially awkward male who lurks within this strong and fearsome protector of his realm.įor decades, Cedros searched in vain for the one female who would silence his growing madness, take away the pain torturing his body, and end the loneliness and isolation that is the curse of a Shadow Lord. To avoid an intergalactic conflict, and to perform an important mission, she consents to a temporary marriage of convenience with the Shadow Lord Cedros. The last thing she expects is for the massive dragon amidst the creatures to claim her. When a dark portal spewing shadow beasts opens into a research facility, Kaida’s unit is dispatched to destroy them. Download I Married A Dragon Free ePUB & PDF by Regine Abel ![]()
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![]() ![]() Do let me know at my web site,, or on my Facebook page. I hope you will enjoy this two-in-one offering. I am delighted that these two books are in print again, and I know many of you will be, too. I really enjoyed writing it as one of the romances, involving the daughter of the other main couple, is light and humorous, whereas that of her long-estranged parents, whom she has schemed to bring together again by faking an engagement to a young rake she has known since childhood, is far more seriously passionate. This story, also one of my favorites, is that rarity-a romance with two love stories of equal value. ![]() Mary was first mentioned in A Counterfeit Betrothal as the supposed mistress of the hero of that book, though in reality they were just friends. ![]() She spurns his attempts to woo her at the same time as her heart inexplicably yearns toward him. His heroine, Mary Gregg, Lady Mornington, is an intelligent, refined widow, apparently his polar opposite. Happily, Mary had nothing to fear from this lord of libertines. He was lewd, lascivious, mockingthe most notorious and successful rake in the realm. ![]() Now, more than twenty years later, you can fall in love with him all over again-or for the first time. The Lady and the Libertine Lord Edmund Waite was everything that Lady Mary Gregg despised in a man. It did not take me long to fall in love with him while I was creating him, and it did not take readers long to love him when they read his story. Edmond has earned his reputation, but he is also one of my most complex, troubled heroes. One of them, Lord Edmond Waite, appeared in an older book, The Notorious Rake, first published in 1992. When I ask people to name their favorites among the hundred or so heroes of my novels and novellas, certain names occur consistently. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He’ll need every ounce of his charm, wit and wiles. Yet it’s one thing to land a client’s blockbuster film role – and quite another to negotiate for an entire alien race. ![]() One problem: they’re also hideous, and smell like rotting fish.įor Stein, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become the hottest name in Hollywood. The space-faring Yherajk have come to Earth to talk interstellar peace. But he’s about to receive some out-of-this-world clients – literally. From New York Times bestseller and Hugo Award-winner John Scalzi, Agent to the Stars is a brilliantly witty first-contact story unlike any other.Īs an ambitious young agent, Thomas Stein knows all about the art of the deal, even if his actors aren’t quite A-list material. ![]() ![]() ![]() Pilot for American Airlines, judge for the 2001 Miss America Pageant Vocal "Someone Like You" from Jekyll & Hyde Non-finalist Talent Award Waterford Business Scholarship ![]() Preliminary Talent Award Miss America Scholar award Previously Miss California USA 2001, 1st runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 2000, was Miss USA at Miss International 1999, Top 10 Finalist at the 1997 Miss Teenage California Scholarship Pageant Preliminary Swimsuit Award Final Night Swimsuit AwardĬontestant at National Sweetheart 2001 as Miss ArizonaĬontemporary Vocal "A New Life" from Jekyll & Hyde Preliminary Talent Award and Non-Finalist Talent AwardĬontestant on The Amazing Race 10 with partner Kandice Pelletier (Miss New York) Winner of the 2003 Miss Teenage California Scholarship Pageant. Operatic Vocal "The Jewel Song" from Faust Runner up in the Miss Teenage California Scholarship Pageant. Previously Miss California's Outstanding Teen 2005, first runner-up at Miss America's Outstanding Teen 2005 Top 36 contestant on American Idol 8īallet en Pointe "The Slave Maiden Variation" from Le Corsaire ![]() ![]() Winner of the 2007 Miss Teenage California Scholarship Pageant. Ballet En Pointe "The Black Swan Variation" from Swan Lake ![]() ![]() ![]() The first on my list is The Martian and I’m really enjoying it so far. I finished all my Nonfiction Novemberbooks, so have moved on to “operation plough through all the 2014 books people loved, but I haven’t gotten to yet”. The Ultimate List of Family Drama BooksĮvery Tuesday, fellow blogger Bibliophile By the Sea hosts First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros, where bloggers share the first paragraph of the book they are currently reading or thinking about reading soon.16 Character-Driven Novels I Couldn’t Put Down.Books That Would Make Great Gifts for Moms.Book Club Recommendations That Are Great for Summer. ![]() Best Books of 2012 / Holiday Gift Guide.Best Books of 2013 / Holiday Gift Guide. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() in comparative literature from New York University with a dissertation titled “The Specter of Extinction: Environmental Nihilism in British Science Fiction (1800–1945)”-credits Haverford with sparking his interest in sci-fi. And the roster of courses Harper is teaching this academic year and the next precisely reflects those interests: There’s “Catastrophes and Hope,” which looks at narratives of ecological disaster “Climate Fiction,” which examines representations of climate change in contemporary literature, comics, and film and “Extinction,” which looks at the way key historical developments beginning in the 19th century have informed how writers, thinkers, and artists imagine species extinction. ![]() As an assistant professor of environmental studies at Bates College in Maine, Tyler Harper '14 researches the evolving ways in which science fiction writers have depicted human extinction, and how the concept has changed since 1796, when scientist Georges Cuvier proved that species extinction was in fact possible. ![]() ![]() ![]() Linda shared that she hadn't thought much about the Amish living near her growing up, but as an adult she's been fascinated with the culture, and people she's been fortunate to meet and learn about. Some members knew there was a citizen's academy in our area, so Patricia promised a link to this in the discussion post - so here it is!Ĭlick: DuPage County Citizen Police Academy She highly recommended it to those who are aspiring writers of crime fiction. Linda signed up for her community's Citizen Police Academy. She hasn't stinted on her online and people connections for her police research either. We got the answer to that, when Linda called in at 7:30: she origianally lived in Ohio, and while she is not Amish, she proved to us that she's definitely done her homework learning all she can about the Amish of Ohio. Sworn to Silence was Linda's first book in a mystery/suspense series, and we were curious to know what inspired her to set the story in Amish country in Ohio, when she lives in Texas - and whether or not she herself was Amish. ![]() It was plain to see (small Amish pun!) that everyone had enjoyed the book and had something they were eager to say about it. ![]() Murder Among Friends members made new friends and welcomed back some folks we hadn't seen in awhile. ![]() ![]() ![]() Utilitarianism holds that pleasure and happiness have intrinsic value. ![]() Utilitarianism-Utilitarianism, another attempt to give morality a non-religious foundation, was pioneered by thinkers including David Hume (1711-1776) and Jeremy Bentham (1748-1842).If we didn’t have these rules-many of which took the form of laws enforced by the government-life would be absolutely horrific for everyone. Social Contract Theory-One answer to the Enlightenment Problem was pioneered by English philosopher Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) who argued that morality was essentially a set of rules that human beings agreed upon amongst themselves in order to make living with one another possible.Three Responses to the Enlightenment Problem ![]() ![]() This captured prize was much in the news it brought great wealth to the Queen's coffers and became one of the largest ships in her service. Meres's book includes a list of Shakespeare's plays, as examples of the excellence of English drama - The Merchant of Venice in one of the six comedies listed.Īntonio's reference in the play to 'my wealthy Andrew' has been interpreted as an allusion to the St Andrew or San Andres, the rich Spanish galleon captured in Cadiz harbour by the Earl of Essex in the summer of 1596. In September that same year, Francis Meres's Palladis Tamia was also entered in the Register. At this time, only members of the Stationer's Company were permitted to publish material for sale: any member wishing to print a book had to enter its title in advance in the Register. ![]() On 22 July 1598 an entry was made in the Stationers' Register for 'a booke of the Marchaunt of Venyce or otherwise called the Iewe of Venyce'. ![]() ![]() ![]() By the time the Fenice is rebuilt and reopens, Berendt has delivered an intriguing mosaic of modern life in Venice, which makes for first-rate travel writing, albeit one that lacks a compelling core story to keep one reading into the night. As the infamous Italian bureaucracy drags out the investigation, Berendt spends more time schmoozing with the expatriate community in long discussions about its role in preserving local art, culture and architecture. Early on, he's warned, "Everyone in Venice is acting," which sets the stage for fascinating portraits: a master glassblower creating an homage to the fire in vases, an outspoken surrealist painter, a tenacious prosecutor and others. Berendt also speaks on the importance of reading banned books. ![]() Both Midnight and Falling Angels offer endless cultural, literary, and historical intrigues, all of which Berendt puts into service with vivid, witty storytelling. Initially, Berendt investigates, but is soon distracted by the city's charming denizens. In his lectures, Berendt discusses his writing process and compares the experience of creating Midnight and Falling Angels. The Venetian chattering classes, among whom Berendt finds a home, want to know whether it was an accident or arson. ![]() Like the first book, this one has a trial at the its center: Berendt moves to Venice in 1997, just three days after the city's famed Fenice opera house burns down during a restoration. In lieu of Savannah, he offers us Venice, another port city full of eccentric citizens and with a long, colorful history. It's taken Berendt 10 years follow up his long-running bestseller, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. ![]() |