![]() ![]() in computer and management science from the Metropolitan State University of Denver in 1985. Peters then returned to school, earning a B.S. She taught fifth grade for a year, until she and the principal mutually agreed that teaching was not the career for her. in elementary education from Colorado Women's College in 1974, with a minor in French. She has three siblings: a brother, John, and two younger sisters, Jeanne and Susan. Her parents divorced when she was in high school. When she was five, her family moved to the suburbs of Denver, Colorado. Julie Anne Peters was born in Jamestown, New York, on January 16, 1952. Peters lives with her partner, Sherri Leggett, in Lakewood, Colorado. Peters began her writing career with the publication of her first two books, The Stinky Sneakers Contest, illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith, in 1992, and Risky Friends in 1993. In addition to the United States, Peters's books have been published in numerous countries, including South Korea, China, Croatia, Germany, France, Italy, Indonesia, Turkey and Brazil. Peters has published 20 works, mostly novels, geared toward children and adolescents, many of which deal with LGBT issues. ![]() Elisa_rolle Julie Anne Peters (born January 16, 1952) is an American author of young adult fiction. ![]()
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In Bella Swan fashion, she wonders about missing Gabriel, the servant with whom she escaped and found comfort in Fever (2012), yet rekindles her feelings for Linden and their strange relationship. ![]() Rhine has returned to evil Vaughn’s compound, reconnecting with her husband, Linden, and sister wife, Cecily. ![]() In the third book of The Chemical Garden Trilogy, readers finally learn what exactly a Chemical Garden is. ![]() ![]() ![]() I really liked the way that this story started, but didn't really like the direction that the author took with the conflict and ending. Almost as dangerous as a lady falling in love with the king of the underground.ģ.5 stars. ![]() ![]() He agrees to be a silent partner in the publishing of the Gazette if she will use her connections to sponsor his sister and launch her into Society and away from his dark world.īut exposing the secrets of the rich and powerful can be dangerous. His life is nothing but darkness and danger, so he is shocked when the petite lady gracing his doorstep seems anything but frightened of him. Sebastian Colver, known as the Bastard of Baker Street, is feared throughout London as the city’s most notorious gambling den owner and undisputed king of the underground. But in order to do so, she will have to make a deal with the devil. Along with her two closest friends, she plans to start an anonymous publication dedicated to dishing the dirt and exposing the secrets of society’s most eligible bachelors. Tired of seeing women lose their reputations, futures, and sometimes even their lives to scandal while the men walk free, she is ready to take back power and stand up for women everywhere. ![]() For those who keep secrets and prey on the innocent, you will be exposed, with all your dirty little secrets laid bare to one and all. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Sister Betty," Trustee Freddie Noel whispered, his bony, hairless chest pushing in and out. ![]() “Walker shines…with her usual inspirational, knee-slapping style.” - Publishers Weekly on Don’t Blame the Devil Read more “A wonderful romp that will have wide appeal to both sinners and saints.” - Library Journal With her happiness, the church’s future, and Tom’s sanity on the line, Sister Betty will need to kick some spiritual butt, take names-and fight for some major soul-saving miracles. ![]() ![]() While this no-nonsense prayer warrior needs all the holy backup she can get, her pastor, Reverend Leotis Tom, is desperately dodging temptation as two women compete to become his First Lady. But she’s armed with enough sense and scripture to keep contentious church busybodies from sowing even more chaos amid the congregation-until a rehearsal disaster and an unexpected secret causes Freddie to break off the engagement without explanation… Unfortunately, she knows the chances of having a peaceful ceremony in their beloved Crossing Over Sanctuary Church are slim to none. “A comedic story that will leave fans clamoring for more.” -ReShonda Tate BillingsleyĪn inspiring, devilishly funny tale of hope, secrets-and hard-knock faith that can make the most impossible situations right…įor Sister Betty, the marriage proposal from trustee Freddie Noel is a once-in-a-lifetime surprise blessing. ![]() ![]() ![]() But after she is arrested by royal soldiers for defending innocent villagers, Isabelle becomes the target of the Wolf, King John’s ruthless right hand. Isabelle of Kirklees has only ever known a quiet life inside the sheltered walls of the convent, where she lives with her mother, Marien. You have the blood of kings and rebels within you, love. Genre(s): Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Retelling, Fantasy ![]() For now, enjoy this book spotlight and don’t forget to add this book on your TBR and check out the rest of the tour. Once I’m doing okay emotionally, I will get back to this and share my full review. I’m still dealing with some personal issues so I was not able to read and review this book. Hello Sweeties and Happy Friday! Welcome to my Blog Tour Stop for Hood by Jenny Elder Moke. ![]() ![]() That dreamlike week of revelations forms the basis of the novel Moonglow, the latest feat of legerdemain in the ongoing magic act that is the art of Michael Chabon. Tongue loosened by powerful painkillers, memory stirred by the imminence of death, Chabon's grandfather shared recollections and told stories the younger man had never heard before, uncovering bits and pieces of a history long buried and forgotten. In 1989, fresh from the publication of his first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Michael Chabon traveled to his mother's home in Oakland, California, to visit his terminally ill grandfather. ![]() ![]() ![]() Following on the heels of his New York Times–bestselling novel Telegraph Avenue, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Michael Chabon delivers another literary masterpiece: a novel of truth and lies, family legends, and existential adventure-and the forces that work to destroy us. ![]() ![]() Eggman in order to assist him in his plan to conquer the earth. when he was deemed as a threat to humanity.įifty years later, Shadow was released by Dr. However, he was eventually captured following his creation and put into stasis by G.U.N. ![]() His purpose was to provide ways to develop a cure for incurable deadly illnesses, more specifically for Gerald's granddaughter Maria Robotnik, who he had a great bond with. Shadow was created as the " Ultimate Life Form" ( 究極生命体, Kyūkyoku Seimeitai ?) by Gerald Robotnik by using the DNA of Black Doom and is the final result of Project Shadow. He is an anthropomorphic hedgehog/ Black Arms hybrid who resembles Sonic the Hedgehog in many ways and serves as his arch-rival and occasional ally. ![]() Shadow the Hedgehog ( シャドウ・ザ・ヘッジホッグ, Shadō za Hejjihoggu ?) is a character that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. I will crush anyone who stands in my way! I am the ultimate life form, Shadow the Hedgehog.
![]() Can Alina Runesson trust him as much as she loves him? ![]() Tara Taylor Quinn will enchant one and all with her lively storytelling and mischievous matchmakers.ĬIA Agent Vic Grant has a simple theory – find, follow, and kill. This novel is a very special, beautiful story, bound to bring tears to the eyes of anyone who has ever loved, lost and learned to love again. Tara Taylor Quinn has created a powerfully moving and heart rending tale about letting go of a lost lover to go on living. Because, while Michelle’s willing to be a surrogate mother to Jacob’s children, she’s resisting the idea of being a wife to him. Unfortunately, what Jacob begins to feel for Michelle isn’t just friendship-it’s love and anger, desire and frustration. Maybe the answer is to enlist the help of a friend, someone like his partner, Michelle….Big trouble. All it did was get his daughters’ hopes up-his hopes up- and then the lady left. But the last thing Jacob needs is to exchange girl trouble for…Woman trouble. Jacob is told that what the triplets need is a woman in their lives-and maybe they do. Seven-year-old Meggie is becoming almost reclusive. ![]() ![]() Seven-year-old Jessie is crying in class. Seven-year-old Allie is organizing her teacher to death. ![]() ![]() ![]() Set in a richly detailed world inspired by ancient Arabia, We Hunt the Flame is a gripping debut of discovery, conquering fear, and taking identity into your own hands. But an ancient evil stirs as their journey unfolds-and the prize they seek may pose a threat greater than either can imagine. When Zafira embarks on a quest to uncover a lost artifact that can restore magic to her suffering world and stop the Arz, Nasir is sent by the king on a similar mission: retrieve the artifact and kill the Hunter. War is brewing, and the Arz sweeps closer with each passing day, engulfing the land in shadow. If Zafira was exposed as a girl, all of her achievements would be rejected if Nasir displayed his compassion, his father would punish him in the most brutal of ways.īoth are legends in the kingdom of Arawiya-but neither wants to be. Nasir is the Prince of Death, assassinating those foolish enough to defy his autocratic father, the king. Zafira is the Hunter, disguising herself as a man when she braves the cursed forest of the Arz to feed her people. ![]() ![]() Indeed, Russia continues to dominate the headlines the specter of its meddling in the 2016 presidential elections lingers, ever threatening to tip us into a frosty era in which "an information war is waged against Western democracy as a concept and a reality."īut Western democracy, which is itself embattled in America, is not exactly Gessen's main focus - rather it is democracy unrealized and undesired in post-Communist Russia it is its eventual, unconscionable death. No doubt, Gessen's "The Future Is History," arrives at an opportune time - a time, she writes, when Russia has "reclaimed the role of evil and existentialist threat in America." Even the subtitle, "How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia," sends an urgent, alarming message to the world. Its cover - a black-and-white photograph of a woman sitting inside what appears to be a booth, her face partly obscured by an intercom - gives off a foreboding air. ![]() ![]() Masha Gessen's latest book about modern-day Russia, which comes in at more than 500 pages, is unapologetically loud, a protest against complacency. ![]() |