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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Alexandra Hackl
"A psychological thriller. . . richly drawn characters. . . an innovative, powerfully motivational novel." -Dr. Michael J. Hurd, psychologist and nationally syndicated talk show host What happens when your work and your love clash with your deepest values? Leon Skillman is a rich and renowned American sculptor. Cynical, smart, handsome, and glib, he's the darling of socialites, the press, art critics, and gossip columnists. But when he meets Tara Niforous, a highly challenging Greek-American archaeologist, his smug existence is shattered-and conflicts long buried in his soul boil to the surface. Tara is an idealist who lives for her ancient bronze and marble "gods." But she falls irresistibly in love with Leon, who looks and acts like one in the flesh. Meanwhile, Dimitrios Kokonas-Tara's older employer at the Athens museum where she works-has for years been secretly in love with his prot g . Intensely romantic yet painfully shy, Dimitrios vows at last to reveal his passion to Tara. . . but now he must challenge a young god for the woman he adores. Set in Manhattan's fast-paced, controversial art world with exotic forays to Greece, Turkey, and Palm Beach, CROSSPOINTS is unlike any other romantic suspense novel because of its thought-provoking ideas and perceptive insights. It explores not only the tangled conflicts of the human heart but also the clashing values that lie at their core. It's an unforgettable love story that simultaneously unveils the hidden worlds of art, archaeology, family, religion, and high society-worlds where the rare quest for noble ideals must overcome the raw pull of sex, drugs, money, fame...and sometimes, of love itself. CROSSPOINTS is a story about Choice-not only the choices faced by three strong-willed people ensnared in a mind-and-heart-gripping romantic triangle but also conflicts between and within secondary characters as well. Choices: the very kind of choices we all face in real life...and their profound consequences for our own personal and professional lives.
"Marshall has the essential novelist's gift, the creation of vivid characters," said the New York Times. In her new novel, she has again created a cast both real and vibrant. At sixty-three, Judge Gregory Brennan is on the brink of retirement. With his youngest daughter headed for college, he envisions traveling abroad, basking in a repose that his demanding career has not allowed, with his wife, Audrey, at his side. But Audrey has other ambitions. At forty-nine, she sees the mythic empty nest as an opportunity to explore her own potential -- as a medical student. When Audrey reveals her plans, Gregory is overwhelmed, and he emotionally retreats, causing a rift that neither one of them ever anticipated. Marshall has been praised for her insight into the complexities of modern marriage, capturing it as "an institution about competing needs and shifting wants" (Baltimore Sun). In The Court of Common Pleas, marriage is not unlike the general trial court where Gregory presides. But the ruling in Gregory and Audrey's own case remains to be seen. Can their disparate life plans be mediated and their differences reconciled? Marshall offers a nuanced portrait of a marriage in the throes of a midlife crisis and reveals, with an encompassing kindness, the tenderness, frustration, bewilderment, and ultimately the joy of a marriage willed to endure.
After you discover that your husband of ten years has been leading a double life, your tolerance for bullshit becomes pretty low. Waking up disoriented in a sterile cage however, can really throw you through a loop.I have been taken. Taken from my children, from my home, from everything I have ever known. Here, I am one of many.Here, I am the prize.Little did they know out of every unsuspecting human, these men had the misfortune to abduct me.Author note: This is a Fantasy/Paranormal RH book recommended for mature audiences. Please be aware that there may be some triggering elements such as light Dub/Con and Psychological Torture. This book was written with British spelling in mind.
Whiskey, Sex & Poetry is a cocktail of life; harnessing the soul shifting moments of love, sex and poetry and a deep adoration for the ferocity of self empowerment.A collection of poems that explores the wonderful essence of a life truly lived through shades of noir, sips of whiskey and tender sensuality.Diving into the rush of intoxicating moments of reckless abandon, whilst gently coming to land in the simple pleasure of solitary reflection that ponders the wonder of the soul.It not only celebrates the wildness of the human spirit but emboldens you to liberate yourself, all the while, with the unmistakeable hint of smokey single malt dancing in the air.
Violetta and the Venetian Violin is a middle-grade, time-slip fantasy for readers aged ten to fourteen.One fateful day, Violetta forgets her violin. A minuscule mistake that leads to frighteningly fantastical events. She travels in time, from Sydney 2017, to Venice, 1717. Now, unless she finds the violin before sunrise, she will become trapped in the past forever Violetta and the Venetian Violin is a story about unusual friendships, a quest for courage and the transformative power of music. This is a book for musicians, non-musicians and audiences young and old; with historical details and classical music woven into the narrative.Music recordings by Alexandra Louise Harris, accompany each book in the series and are available on YouTube, Spotify, iTunes and at https: //www.alexandralouiseharris.com. Sheet music arrangements of Antonio Vivaldi's music, featured in the story, can also be purchased for violinists of all levels.
Violetta and Paganini Poltergeist is a middle-grade, time-slip fantasy for readers aged ten to fourteen.One mysterious halloween eve, Violetta and her friends decide to embark on their next adventure. Paris is calling, along with profiteroles, pastry and Pep Le Pew. A plan is made, and all goes swimmingly until... someone decides to change it. The team is split between countries and centuries, leaving them desperate to unravel the key to finding their way home. In the City of Light, they unexpectedly encounter not one, but two Niccol Paganinis, and to their amazement, they are ghosts All kinds of peculiar events unfold amidst unbelievable magic, and the team faces an extraordinary battle against the enigmatic Paganini Poltergeist. Their only chance at success lies in overcoming this supernatural adversary, and in order to succeed, they must do it together.Violetta and the Paganini Poltergeist is the whimsical second adventure in the Violetta musical middle-grade series. Filled with the enchanting melodies of Paganini's music and the tunes of beloved Parisian composers, this book promises a magical journey where friendship, music and courage intertwine to overcome extraordinary challenges. The ebook contains links to the album on YouTube, and it can also be found on Spotify, iTunes and on Alexandra's website. While you are there, you can find the accompanying prequel short story and receive your free copy of violin arrangements.
After a life of self-doubt and plus size body image issues, Alice finds herself in a Cheetah Shifter village surrounded by some seriously smoking hot guys, and Mischa, the bane of her existence.Between the punishing onslaught of Mischa's fat shaming and the constant attention from all the tall blonde supermodel men, her confusion and self-doubt is at an all time low.Will Alice come to terms with the fact that she is beautiful just the way she is? Can she accept the love that's offered, or will she let Mischa destroy the last tendrils of self-confidence she has left, sending her back to Earth for good?Author's note: This book continues on from the epilogue of Havana's Hell but unlike Havana, Alice has more Kindreds to claim. *wink winkThis is an RH Epic Fantasy/PNR novel, with adult content, and is recommended for audiences over 18. Please note that there is violence, explicit adult scenes, body image shaming, male victimisation of personal assault, and female on female bullying but a HFN is promised in the novel, I swear. I take good care of my girls and Alice will be more than satisfied when the Cheetah's get their hands on her.
A captivating and immersive science fiction fantasy adventure set against a backdrop of the Australian landscape.How far will a mother go to save her child?In a near-future world where humanity is confined to climate-controlled domes, Outdwellers, Anna and Gardner must make it across the New Desert to find treatment for their daughter who is about to undergo her very first Change.Faulk Parker is trying to stop them. He has never missed a target, but this family is proving his most challenging yet.From a vast landscape to the glittering confines of the city, Faulk, Anna and Gardner become more than hunter and hunted, and find themselves challenged to question their own most deeply held truths.Order and wildness are on a collision course, and time for Anna and her family is fast running out...
Once there was only the Curwood Forest between childhood friends, Cassie and Julian. Now there is a whole lot more...Cassie doesn't mind living in a small house by the old Curwood Forest, because just across the river lives her best friend Julian and his sweet, storytelling mother, Violeta.Julian doesn't mind living in a mansion with sweeping gardens that don't belong to him, or having a distant, grumpy man for a father, because he has Cassie and her wildness, her loving parents, and their garden with its rambling veggie patch.But when Violeta is lost from their lives, Cassie begins to fear that nothing can shift the shadow that has settled on her dearest friend. Years later, with Julian at boarding school and becoming more and more of a stranger to her, Cassie finds herself drawn into the mysterious world of her new tutor, Alisa, and she can't escape the growing feeling that everyone around her has something to hide. Then her own parents vanish from her home, and Cassie is thrown into an adventure more wondrous and terrifying than any of Violeta's tales.Can Cassie find her way back to her parents? To Julian? To herself? Or will she take the darker road, one that seems to have been waiting for her all along?
Once there was only the Curwood Forest between childhood friends, Cassie and Julian. Now there is a whole lot more...Cassie doesn't mind living in a small house by the old Curwood Forest, because just across the river lives her best friend Julian and his sweet, storytelling mother, Violeta.Julian doesn't mind living in a mansion with sweeping gardens that don't belong to him, or having a distant, grumpy man for a father, because he has Cassie and her wildness, her loving parents, and their garden with its rambling veggie patch.But when Violeta is lost from their lives, Cassie begins to fear that nothing can shift the shadow that has settled on her dearest friend.Years later, with Julian at boarding school and becoming more and more of a stranger to her, Cassie finds herself drawn into the mysterious world of her new tutor, Alisa, and she can't escape the growing feeling that everyone around her has something to hide. Then her own parents vanish from her home, and Cassie is thrown into an adventure more wondrous and terrifying than any of Violeta's tales.Can Cassie find her way back to her parents? To Julian? To herself? Or will she take the darker road, one that seems to have been waiting for her all along?
Untangled is Alexandra's debut book, a memoir touching on subjects that we would rather not talk about: dying, death and grieving. In sharing her experience of loss and disconnection, she takes you on a journey from the cool inner suburbs of Melbourne to Tokyo, Berlin and New York, where she slowly finds connection - to herself and others. Alexandra's story is filled with humour, love and messy, painful truths. Let her words give you comfort that you too, in the midst of your own mess, can and will find life again, a life of love, kindness and support. Move with her from heartache to hope.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions.STORYShadow is a reluctant god with a broken mind and a death wish. He used to be Thomas Astley-Byron, an affluent young screenwriter whose creativity and idealism saved a world from the brink of collapse. Together with Henry Nowak, an AI expert, Tom created heaven on earth by inventing a Jungian simulated reality that helps humans confront their dark sides. The benevolent manipulation platform turned the two unelected leaders into beloved gods, but now everything is failing. The worlds suffer as a sentimental Tom descends into his own personal hell, becoming the embodiment of everything he despises and a shadow of whom he used to be.His journey from optimistic, joyful Tom to a gloomy Shadow is paved with heartache and sinister interference from emerging technology. Humans and bots fight for his heart, but their aims differ: some want to own it, some to dissect it, and others to end its foolish beat. Still, the biggest threat comes from within-none of the sticky stories that steer Tom's life end well.Who's pulling on Shadow's heartstrings? Are their intentions malign or benign? It's all a matter of perspective, and Shadow has none left.Now, a young goddess-Estelle Ngoie-has been appointed to replace him, and unlike Shadow, Stella takes no prisoners, and her heart bleeds for no one.SERIES THEMESAn epic tale spanning across six days-one per book-and forty past decades of life lived across ten worlds and two universes.Weaving hard sci-fi elements with social commentary and queer romantic suspense, Spiral Worlds explores the nature of consciousness and how it's connected to a not-so-secret ingredient-story. As software consumes the world, intelligence is nothing but the appetizer; the human heart is the main course.If you're looking for perfect heroes and clear villains, move right along. There is no black or white in this story about a contrast-making machine.
UNANIMITY is a literary, sci-fi novel for the fans of Becky Chambers's A Closed and Common Orbit, Alex Garland's DEVS and Ex Machina, and Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror. Weaving near-future sci-fi elements with social commentary and queer romantic suspense, the SPIRAL WORLDS series explores the nature of consciousness and how it's connected to a not-so-secret ingredient-story. As AI consumes the world, intelligence is nothing but the appetizer; the human heart is the main course.Gold Award - Reader Views Literary AwardsAward Winner - Readers' FavoriteShortlisted - CYGNUS CIBAsThe road to hell is paved with good intentions.Shadow is a reluctant god with a broken mind and a death wish. He used to be Thomas Astley-Byron, an affluent young screenwriter whose creativity and idealism saved a world from the brink of collapse. Together with Henry Nowak, an AI expert, Tom created heaven on earth by inventing a Jungian simulated reality that helps humans confront their dark sides. The benevolent manipulation platform turned the two unelected leaders into beloved gods, but now everything is failing. The worlds suffer as a sentimental Tom descends into his own personal hell, becoming the embodiment of everything he despises and a shadow of his former self.His journey from an optimistic, joyful Tom to a gloomy Shadow is paved with heartache and sinister interference from emerging technology. Humans and bots fight for his heart, but their aims differ: some want to own it, some to dissect it, and others to end its foolish beat. Estranged from the love of his life-the activist poet Nathan Storm-Tom fails to realize the biggest threat comes from within. None of the sticky stories that steer his life end well.Now, a young goddess-Estelle Ngoie-has been appointed to replace him, and unlike Shadow, Stella takes no prisoners, and her heart bleeds for no one.Who's pulling on Shadow's heartstrings? Are their intentions malign or benign? It's all a matter of perspective, and Shadow has none left.The SeriesAn epic tale spanning across six days-one per book-and forty past decades of life lived across ten worlds and two universes.Editorial Reviews"Sci-Fi devotees take note: this is one is special." "Almeida weaves a provocative story using commentary on economic, social, political, and cultural issues. She celebrates diversity in her characters, and features a dynamic queer romance that is the very definition of complex passion, desire, and undying love. She merges high-level scientific prose with powerful, prophetic poetry. She has a literary style that is her very own and she is fierce in her delivery. Almeida has an extraordinary gift with words and she knows how to use them." Reader Views, ★★★★★"Almeida masterfully weaves the past and present together, creating a story rich in depth and tragedy that seems to bloom as you read it, while leaving plenty to explore in later installments." Independent Book Review"I adored this work by Alexandra Almeida from cover to cover for its modern take on fantasy and the subversion of so many typical themes and ideas that have become tired and overdone in the genre." "The queer storytelling elements are included beautifully." "I would not hesitate to recommend Unanimity as a sensational opening novel to a very promising series." Readers' Favorite, ★★★★★"Unanimity's technology feels well-researched and thought out." Chanticleer Book Reviews, ★★★★★"A wildly original start to a sci-fi series." SPR, ★★★★1/2
Are you concerned about your child's wellbeing and future? Tired of the constant fight with your child to eat their veggies? Exhausted from the daily struggle to get your child to sleep?The four parts of this book will help you implement a healthy framework for your family, stress-free and joyful, by using the natural curiosity of your child.The story about CharlieThe song about keen kidsThe brain gameAnswers for parents and educatorsRaising happy and healthy children has become increasingly difficult and the number of children with physical, behavioural and emotional problems is increasing at a terrifying rate.But it does not need to be like this. We can prevent the majority of medical problems that are plaguing us and our children by simply modifying our lifestyle.