![]() ![]() If you’re already a fan of the series, please note, while there is technically no cheating in Tattered on my Sleeve, Wrath and Trinity’s journey to love takes a much different route than Rock and Hope’s. It is book #4 in the popular Lost Kings MC series, but it can be read first or as a stand-alone. Tattered on My Sleeve is a super-sized novel at over 145,000 words (567 pages). Once Wrath learns the dark secret that’s been fueling Trinity for years, he’ll stop at nothing to prove they’re meant to be together and that she’s worthy of the love she keeps denying. ![]() The way they hurt each other over the years is intense, raw, frustrating and sometimes dark.Ĭan they move past their horrible pasts to become better people and ultimately forgive each other? Wrath and Trinity's story is a heart-breaking, soul-crushing, tear-your-heart-into-pieces story. ![]() Their connection was instant and explosive. It's not even a typical MC Romance.Įight years ago, the Lost Kings, MC was recovering from turmoil within the club Wrath and Trinity met. Warning: Tattered on My Sleeve is not a "typical" romance. ![]()
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![]() In the dream, Grover appears to be running away from an unknown monster. The book opens with Percy having a nightmare about Grover, his best friend who is also a satyr from Greek myth. Their demigod children face danger from mythological monsters, who are able to locate demigods through smell, but are protected by living during the summer or the whole year at Camp Half-Blood, a camp on Long Island where demigods are safe from monsters. In this universe, the Greek gods still exist and have adapted to modern-day life as Western civilization continues to develop. Last summer, Percy found out that he was the son of Poseidon, the Greek God of the sea. While he's in seventh grade like any normal teenager, his life is a little different, since Percy is a demigod: half-god and half-human. ![]() ![]() Percy Jackson is a thirteen-year-old boy living in Manhattan with his mother, Sally. ![]() ![]() ![]() I guess it's important to remember that this isn't just a socialist fable: it's also a book about a dog. The buildings and property were later preserved as Jack London State Historic Park, in Glen Ellen, California. London's ashes were buried on his property, not far from the Wolf House. London died November 22, 1916, in a sleeping porch in a cottage on his ranch. He wrote several works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel, The Iron Heel, his non-fiction exposé The People of the Abyss, War of the Classes, and Before Adam. London was part of the radical literary group, "The Crowd," in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, workers' rights, and socialism. ![]() He also wrote about the South Pacific in stories such as "The Pearls of Parlay", and "The Heathen". ![]() His most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories, "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life". He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. ![]() John Griffith Chaney (1876-1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. ![]() ![]() ![]() Although she is frightened by the strong, sadistic, and arrogant man who holds her prisoner, what keeps Olivia awake in the dark is her unwelcome attraction to him. She has a dark sensuality that cannot be hidden or denied, though she tries to accomplish both. Olivia is young, beautiful, naïve and willful to a fault. His name is Caleb, though he demands to be called Master. Blindfolded and bound, there is only a calm male voice to welcome her. If Caleb is to get close enough to strike, he must become the very thing he abhors and kidnap a beautiful girl to train her to be all that he once was.Įighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has just woken up in a strange place. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature. ![]() For 12 years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. ![]() ![]() ![]() Middle schoolers and science projects make for enjoyably combustible fiction, as Greg Leitich Smith demonstrated in Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo (2003). ![]() His parents have their own obsessions-gaining official approval to adopt a baby (Mom) and carving time from work to earn a college degree (Dad). Paired with her for a science project (cow poop is central), Brendan worries their friendship will alienate his guy friends. Complicating matters is his equally science-minded classmate Morgan, who has a major crush on him. ![]() ![]() Entering middle school, Brendan’s goals are more universal and more daunting: negotiating puberty and fitting in with his peers. Last seen, Brendan had reclaimed his estranged grandfather, helping to heal the longstanding family rift arising from his parents’ interracial marriage. A few months older and proud owner of Einstein, a small, green anole, the eponymous budding scientist of Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything In It, winner of the 2007 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award, returns to grapple with new challenges in this likable sequel. ![]() ![]() ![]() Slavery and torture are common practices.Įlric, a sickly albino, requires potions and magic to sustain his health. Melnibonéans are a haughty, arrogant race who live only for pleasure and novelty. Only the capital city, Imrryr, has not reverted to wilderness. Elric believes that, after millennia of dominating their world, the Melnibonéans have become decadent, and sees that their empire is crumbling and is now a shadow of its former glory. Plot Īfter the death of his father, Elric reigns as the 428th sorcerer-king of the island kingdom of Melniboné, known as the Dragon Isle. It is the first original full-length novel to feature Elric, the last emperor of the stagnating island civilisation of Melniboné who wields the cursed, soul-drinking sword Stormbringer. ![]() ![]() Elric of Melniboné is a 1972 fantasy novel by Michael Moorcock. ![]() ![]() ![]() He dreams of someday exploring the New World he’s heard about in snippets of sailors’ stories on the docks of the fishing villages where he was raised and his good fortune leads him to rise in the court of Elizabeth I, becoming a most trusted friend and advisor to the power players of the day. Raleigh knew from the time he was a boy that his life would be exceptional. In one of her earliest works, beloved author Norah Lofts brings us her riveting and romantic account of Sir Walter Raleigh and the court of Elizabeth I.
![]() ![]() Public domain.įish ponds are among the most popular artificial ponds, as they can be constructed and maintained to host all manner of fish for decoration and entertainment. Regardless of the type of pond or its desired purpose, all ponds have the potential to provide a safe haven for plants and wildlife as well as a calming aesthetic, and we’ve listed the most common types of ponds (and their most defining characteristics) below:ĭifferent Types of Man Made Ponds 1) Fish Ponds (Koi & Goldfish Ponds) Fish ponds are the most popular type of artificial pond, and can house various species, including koi, goldfish, sturgeon, and orfe. They can range in size from a few hundred gallons and only a few inches deep to spanning several acres and reaching many meters in depth. ![]() Nowadays, most ponds, whether man made or naturally occurring, are typically used for either fish, wildlife, plants, decorative purposes, or all of those things. Some spiritual societies, like the Buddhists, have ponds outside of temples for bathing as well as spiritual cleansing and reflection. Many ancient civilizations, such as the Egyptians and Romans, used ponds to farm fish to feed their vast populations. ![]() Public domain.įor centuries, ponds have been utilized for all manner of things. 1.2.5 5) Mountain Ponds For centuries ponds have been used by various civilizations as food sources, representations of wealth, and even spirituality. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Urn:lcp:georgemarthaenco00mars:epub:af6e4f48-7b84-47c9-b960-7525c15372f5 Extramarc Duke University Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier georgemarthaenco00mars Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t0sq9rw7q Isbn 0395175127ħ4184250 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition In addition to George and Martha, the lovable hippopotami, James Marshall created dozens of other uniquely appealing characters. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 22:52:20 Boxid IA134124 Boxid_2 CH109701 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City Boston Donor ![]() ![]() Then the door closed, Kelly's eyes shut, and when he opened them, his face was unnaturally serene. There had been comprehension to replace the blind, killing rage, and what she'd seen next was the most dangerous sight she had ever beheld, though she knew not why. ![]() His hands balled briefly into fists of quivering stone. The pallor of his face not that of shock, but of rage. The eyes not wide, but focused on something she could not see. Only an instant, like opening a door into some other place, and she'd seen something she had never imagined. ![]() Kelly's face turning so white that her first reaction to it was that he must be in shock, then the tumult behind her as she reached for her patient - but then what? ![]() “Sandra O'Toole walked back to the nurses' station, remembering what she alone had seen. ![]() |