![]() ![]() After initial hostilities, the pair begin to find comfort in each others presence, even whilst having clearly delineated ‘chalk boundaries’ between them. When a mix-up with bookings means that they have both booked the same cottage on the same dates, the duo are forced to co-habitate while waiting for the weekly ferry to arrive. The novel centres around dating columnist Cleo who is looking for her ‘flamingo’ – whose boss insists she goes on a ‘self-coupling’ ceremony on a remote Irish island – and Boston native Mac, who is looking for a place to heal after the demise of his marriage and to get in touch with his roots in order to find some clarity. ![]() One Night on the Island is a stunning stand-alone novel that will sate the appetite of every fan of Silver’s. Josie Silver’s novel One Day in December was a sensation that is now widely beloved by any romance novels fans. It’s a propulsive, gorgeous romance, filled with whimsy and overlaid with the stand-out theme of empowerment. ![]() We review the new novel by Josie Silver – One Night on the Island – the hotly-anticipated follow-up to One Day in December. ![]()
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![]() Rushdie chooses a provocative name for Muhammed. ![]() In these dreams, Gibreel encounters another central character in ways that echo Islam’s traditional account of the angel’s encounters with Muhammed. One of the main characters, Gibreel Farishta, has a series of dreams in which he becomes his namesake, the angel Gibreel. Rushdie’s novel takes up these core beliefs. These words were eventually written down and became the verses and chapters of the Quran. In turn, Muhammed repeated the words to his followers. Muslims believe that the Prophet Muhammed was visited by the angel Gibreel – Gabriel in English – who, over a 22 year period, recited God’s words to him. ![]() The book, Satanic Verses, goes to the heart of Muslim religious beliefs when Rushdie, in dream sequences, challenges and sometimes seems to mock some of its most sensitive tenets. ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s supposed to be an easy mission, no feelings involved, but when the lines blur between what’s real and what’s pretend, things start to heat up-between the sheets and otherwise.Īnn-Katrin Byrde - The Dragon of His Dreams ![]() And maybe they could both win-Nick rescues his brother, and Zander gets his parents off his back for a while. Or so he thinks, until his first love approaches him with an impossible favor to ask. If only he could stop his parents’ matchmaking, his life would be perfect. ![]() By day, he runs his bookstore by night, he writes steamy romance novels, and he’s happy that way. Unfortunately, the only alpha he’d trust with his brother’s safety is also the one he’d most like to avoid-his childhood sweetheart. To get inside, Nick needs a mate-a fake one, because he has no interest in a real one. Nick needs to protect Rhys, but his twin married into a cult that permits no unmated omegas to enter its gated communities. Or that’s the plan until he wakes up one night, his heart racing with the certainty that his brother is in danger. After losing his job again for not keeping his mouth shut, he heads home to small town Maine to hang with family and stuff himself on Thanksgiving turkey. ![]() Nick knows omegas are supposed to be meek and obedient, but he must have been standing in the wrong line when those qualities were being handed out. He was my best friend, my first love, and now he’s my fake boyfriend…. ![]() ![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. ""A warm, contemporary, and deftly scripted story with likeable leads, an engaging cast of supporting characters and a dark thread running throughout, The Cost of Living is an extraordinarily entertaining mystery by novelist Rachel Ward and very highly recommended, especially for community library Mystery/Suspense collections and the personal reading lists of dedicated mystery buffs.""-MWBR ""British YA author Ward (Numbers) tries her hand at an adult mystery, a series debut, with promising results.Readers will look forward to their next outing.""-Publishers Weekly. This is a warm, contemporary story with likeable leads, an engaging cast of supporting characters and a dark thread running throughout. ![]() While fear stalks the town, Bea finds an unlikely ally in Ant, the seemingly airheaded new trainee, but risks losing the people she loves most as death comes close to home. ![]() Colleagues and customers become suspects, secrets are uncovered. When a young woman is attacked walking home from her local supermarket, Bea Jordan, a smart but unfulfilled checkout girl, is determined to investigate. ![]() |