![]() ![]() ![]() After losing her identity, her sense of self-worth, and her hope for the future, Holly found herself sitting alone in a bathtub contemplating suicide. But instead of ending her life, Holly chose to take charge of it. ![]() ![]() Life inside the notorious Mansion wasn’t a dream at all-and quickly became her nightmare. But like Alice’s journey into Wonderland, after Holly plunged down the rabbit hole, what seemed like a fairytale life inside the Playboy Mansion-including A-list celebrity parties and her own #1-rated television show for four years-quickly devolved into an oppressive routine of strict rules, manipulation, and battles with ambitious, backstabbing bunnies. “A spontaneous decision at age twenty-one transformed Holly into the Mansion’s #1 girlfriend. Down The Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny is Holly Madison’s first published book and New York Times best seller, which tells the story of her life from small-town girl to an in-depth look inside the Playboy Mansion. ![]()
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In this work, a series of organic aromatic compounds was studied by various experimental and theoretical methods, with the main objective of obtaining insights about the physical-chemical factors that might lead to structural and energetic differentiation among selected groups of interrelated molecules. ![]() ![]() Wilson's great strength is in allowing the reader to understand the tragedy of mixed motives that allowed rulers to gamble their countries' future with such horrifying results. ![]() At its end a recognizably modern Europe had been created but at a terrible price.Peter Wilson's book is a major work, the first new history of the war in a generation, and a fascinating, brilliantly written attempt to explain a compelling series of events. ![]() Whether motivated by idealism or cynicism, everyone drawn into the conflict was destroyed by it. The war was both a religious and a political one and it was this tangle of motives that made it impossible to stop. ![]() All the major European powers apart from Russia were heavily involved and, while each country started out with rational war aims, the fighting rapidly spiralled out of control, with great battles giving way to marauding bands of starving soldiers spreading plague and murder. The horrific series of conflicts known as the Thirty Years War (1618-48) tore the heart out of Europe, killing perhaps a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to whole areas of Central Europe to such a degree that many towns and regions never recovered. ![]() ![]() ![]() If that means a complete staff overhaul, so be it. Now, as president he has the power to bring his vision to life and speed his company in bold new directions. 2015)įor Erik Lindholm, it’s been a long climb to the top of his company. This week is the re-launch of SHARE THE MOON, where Book One in the series gets a second chance to shine.īesides the new cover, inside you will find chapter excerpts for the next two books in the Blue Moon Lake Romances, both available for preorder: Twelve Nights-A Blue Moon Lake Christmas Novella (Nov. In the 19th century, the phrase until a blue moon developed, meaning “never.” The phrase, once in a blue moon today has come to mean “every now and then” or “rarely.”. ![]() According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the first reference to a blue moon comes from a proverb recorded in 1528: Blue moon” appears to have been a colloquial expression long before it developed its calendrical senses.No blue moon of any kind will occur in the years 2011, 2014, and 2017. Over the next 20 years there will be about 15 blue moons. ![]() ![]() ![]() Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly' Sunday Express 'Straight-from-life characters, knife-sharp insight and almost unbearable suspense will have you racing through' Good Housekeeping One of the few writers I'll drop anything for' Jojo Moyes Which is how it all spirals out of control. ![]() Especially when their hosts, Vid and Tiffany, are only too happy to distract them. Or so you'd think.įor Clementine, as a mother of a two desperately trying to practise for the audition of a lifetime, the last thing she needs is Erika asking for something, again.īut the barbecue should be the perfect way to forget their problems for a while. So when Erika needs help, Clementine should be the obvious person to turn to. *** Winner: Best Fiction Book in the Goodreads Choice Awards 2016 ***ĭespite their differences, Erika and Clementine have been best friends since they were children. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here, for the first time, Webber tells the inside story of one of Formula One's most intriguing battles - it is a story that goes to the heart of why the sport is loved by millions of fans around the world. But the controversy of his relationship on and off the track with Vettel, who went on to win multiple world titles, has never been far beneath the surface. He hit the front pages of newspapers around the world in December 2014 when he slammed into the barricades in the final round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in South America, and was lucky to escape with his life. Since retiring from Formula One Mark has concentrated on endurance racing, including the legendary Le Mans 24 Hour race. In 2010, while racing for Red Bull, he and his team mate Sebastian Vettel went head to head for the World Championship. ![]() ![]() Mark Webber was at the centre of one of the most captivating chapters in the history of Formula One. ![]() ![]() However, he is also the Marquis of.nobodyfuckingcaresitisaromancenovel. He is unusually suited to this sort of work because he used to be a spy for the Crown. Ok, so James has been called home by his Aunt Agatha (Lady Danbury) to help save her from a blackmail scheme. <-she already has a job as a companion to Lady Danbury and it ain't covering nearly enough. ![]() ![]() She's not mercenary, she just needs to take care of them and marriage is her only option at this point. They were all orphaned a few years back and the funds are running low. ![]() Someone with enough money to take care of her and her younger siblings. This was really cute until the end when the back and forth between the hero and heroine became ridiculous.Įlizabeth is actively trying to find someone to marry. ![]() ![]() ![]() We went on to be housed in various venues around the city as we expanded our repertoire over the ensuing years. More: Delaware Theatre Company's leader plans to retire in 2023, chill with wife 'on our farm'ĬTC’s story began in a bar, presenting short plays in a nod to the great tradition (as old as the art of theater itself) of pub performances. What stories will we choose to tell that reflect the chaos and confusion of the past few years the political, the personal, the public, the private - and what stories do our audiences want to hear from us? Artistically, there are practical matters in any story, even if they happen off the page, outside of the main action -can we secure rights, what will these productions cost, who will help us pay the actors and the directors and the designers, do we have the team in place to pull any of thesepossibilities off?ĬOVID-19 is still with us - it has never left us - how does that continue to impact our performers and our patrons? ![]() We tell ourselves stories in order to live.- Joan DidionĪs City Theater Company anticipates our upcoming 29th season, the second in our resident partnership with The Delaware Contemporary, we have gone through the usual exercise of asking ourselves what stories we want to tell right here in Wilmington.Ĭhoosing a season is rarely an easy task. Watch Video: Time capsule -and medal- brings surprising connection across decades ![]() ![]() ![]() If you like bittersweet stories about a love so deep and compelling that it unhinges your whole world and leaves you reeling, then you?ll love this instalment of Bree Wolf?s emotionally charged Forbidden Love Novella Series. This tale by a USA TODAY bestselling author shows that the heart never forgets?no matter what the mind thinks it knows. ![]() Will Catherine find a way to reclaim her husband?s heart? Or is a love once lost gone forever? Unwilling to share her life with a husband who once loved her but now only feels the ties of obligation, Catherine risks it all and agrees to her sister?s daring plan. ![]() In its place, she sees doubt and uncertainty. Gone is the love that always shone in his eyes. But how can he love someone he doesn?t even remember?ĬATHERINE EVERETT, COUNTESS OF HARRINGTON, is devastated.Īfter a riding accident, her husband looks at her and sees a stranger. Her sad eyes follow him wherever he goes, always hopeful, and every day, he does not remember her, the pain resting in those gentle eyes grows and grows. ![]() One moment of carelessness destroyed everything and tied him to a woman he does not recognise. WILLIAM EVERETT, EARL OF HARRINTON, cannot remember the past few years of his life. ![]() ![]() Hint: I’ve got some examples for you below.įrom sci-fi romance to cozy everything, these are the literary genre blends we need more of in our favorite bookstores and libraries. It still is, but that hasn’t stopped the discourse from popping up on Twitter now and again.īut what about genres that are supposedly polar opposites? Can you really blend sci-fi and fantasy, or romance and horror? What would a cozy horror novel even look like? During that time, we just accepted that books could be both literary and genre, and that was okay. So many so-called high-brow speculative titles came out in the 2010s that we stopped talking about the difference between genre and literary fiction for a little while. ![]() The thing I love about a well-done genre blend is how malleable it proves the borders of our literary genres to be. I’ve picked out seven to talk about here, but trust me - there are as many possibilities as you can imagine, waiting for someone to write them. ![]() There are so many overlooked genre blends we need more of on our shelves and nightstands. ![]() Genre-blending is a time-honored tradition, but we often see the same few blends - the paranormal romance, the sci-fi horror, the historical mystery - regurgitated again and again for years at a time. ![]() |