![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But after a final appeal is denied and Skylar’s attorney scrambles for a stay of execution, time is running short-and the list of suspects keeps growing. She has a best friend and business partner, Candice Fusco, and boyfriend Dutch Rivers. ![]() She knows everyone else better than she knows herself. But her insight failed her when she didnt foresee the death of one of her clients-or that the lead investigator. The series features lead character Abby Cooper, a P.I. Abby Cooper is a P.I., psychic intuitive. With the help of her husband Dutch and her friend Candice, Abby launches into her own investigation to clear Skylar and find the real killer. The Psychic Eye Mysteries is a series of cozy mystery novels by American novelist Victoria Laurie. Everyone believes she’s guilty, including her own family and her ex-husband-everyone, that is, except Abby, whose finely honed intuition tells her this woman doesn’t belong behind bars. Skylar Miller has been found guilty of murder and faces the death penalty. In New York Times bestselling author Victoria Laurie’s newest Psychic Eye Mystery, Abby Cooper senses a convicted killer is innocent, but she’ll need hard evidence to save the woman before it’s too late…Ī ticked-off judge has tossed Abby in the slammer for contempt of court, and during her brief but unpleasant stay she learns the story of a condemned woman who is facing a far more serious sentence. Abby Cooper, the FBIs newest Civilian Profiler, is adding Spy to her resume. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Felicity also suffers from feelings of guilt and self-loathing because of her feelings for other girls. However, any reminder of "weakness" she has shown in the past (for example, her father's sexual abuse of her as a child) causes her to become enraged or depressed, or both. In the end of the novel, she even shows her loyalty to the "good" realm by choosing to go with Gemma and Ann, instead of staying on the "bad" realm with Pippa, whom she was in love with. ![]() She never hesitates, and is very quick to stand up for her friends, both verbally and physically. Throughout the novel, Felicity shows how loyal she can be. She also secretly meets with a gypsy named Ithal. She tells her friends about the number of men she would be with when she grows up. Hence, they constantly bully the other "lower class" girls at the school.Īnother dominant attitude of Felicity's is her daring promiscuity. She, along with her friend Pippa, are the most popular girls at Spence Academy. She expresses her wish to be the most powerful lady all of England would see, when she grows up. Her middle name Mildrade come from Old English and means "gentle and strong".įelicity is constantly defined as a physically and emotionally stong person. 'Felicity' means "happy", although her character is far from it. Worthington, her last name, means "from the river's side". Felicity Worthington is one of the protagonists the novel. ![]() ![]() ![]() Eponymous bestselling author, Verity is left incapacitated after an accident so, her husband hires Lowen to complete the series she was in the midst of writing. Verity, dubbed as one of the best books of Colleen Hoover, revolves around a struggling writer, Lowen Ashleigh, whose mother has just passed away under her care. Nonetheless, there is no shortage of Colleen-Hoover-type steamy romance with atmospheric world building but she doesn’t lean hard on it. It is a gripping psychological thriller, filled with dark and maddening plot twists having a dash of paranormal that keeps you on the edge of your seat. However, with Verity, CoHo has gone in a surprisingly different direction. If you love the feeling when a book makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck, then it’s time to notch up the spine-chilling sensation with the best thriller books like Verity.īookTok sensation Colleen Hoover is best known for her contemporary romance novel, It Ends With Us. ![]() ![]() ![]() Historically, studies on Pacific Islands and Pacific Islands communities were dominated by anthropologists steeped in a colonialist and Eurocentric worldview. Disciplines themselves and the academy have been structured by colonialism and imperialism. There is a rich oral and literary tradition in the Pacific Islands and literature exists on Pacific Islands Studies spanning many disciplines. Pacific Islanders - Social life and customs. ![]() ![]() Pacific Island literature (English) - History and criticism Pacific Island literature - Women authors - History and criticism Pacific Island literature - 20th century - History and criticism Micronesian literature (English) - History and crticism Islands of the Pacific - In motion pictures Islands of the Pacific - Emigration and immigration Islands - Pacific Islands (Trust Territory) To search, go to, then select "Subject" from the drop down menu and cut and paste the below subject headings.Īesthetics - Political aspects - Oceania Click here a full list of Library of Congress Subject Headings. Note that not everyone book may have been tagged correctly, especially because catalogers may have limited subject expertise and bias. By searching these subject headings you can see all the items tagged with that heading in the catalog. ![]() The Library of Congress creates Subject Headings which are then applied to different books by catalogers. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Gailey’s newest gothic novel is painfully suspenseful and richly dark, their rushing, intoxicating writing in peak form. ![]() Vera must face them and find out for herself just how deep the rot goes. There are secrets yet undiscovered in the foundations of the notorious Crowder House. He insists that he isn’t the one leaving notes around the house in her father’s handwriting… but who else could it possibly be? A parasitic artist has moved into the guest house out back and is slowly stripping Vera’s childhood for spare parts. Back to face the love she had for her father and the bodies he buried there, beneath the house he'd built for his family.Ĭoming home is hard enough for Vera, and to make things worse, she and her mother aren’t alone. ![]() In spite of their long estrangement, in spite of the memories - she's come back to the home of a serial killer. “Come home.” Vera’s mother called and Vera obeyed. Just Like Home is a darkly gothic thriller from nationally bestselling author Sarah Gailey, perfect for fans of Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House as well as HBO's true crime masterpiece I'll Be Gone in the Dark. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Rothschild 1 likes Like We must continue to pay the tax. She is well known in the Jewish community, where she lectures internationally on Jewish arts and culture. From 2014–2016, she was Poet in Residence at the Jewish Museum London and these poems received a research award for International Jewish Women in the Arts from the HBI Institute at Brandeis University. People do not tend to dig deeper and ascertain the truthfulness of rumors. ![]() This term’s books will include ‘The First Mrs Rothschild’ by Sara Aharoni, ‘The World Without You’ by Joshua Henkin, ‘And the Bride Closed the Door’ by Ronit Matalon and ‘My Russian Grandmother and her American Vacuum Cleaner’ by Meir Shalev.Īviva teaches Jewish Culture and Holocaust Studies at the University of Roehampton. Her sequence of poems about clearing her mother's hoarded home won the 2017 Primers Prize and were featured on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour. This summer, Aviva will explore the richness of modern Jewish culture through reading Israeli, European and American literature. ![]() ![]() ![]() I really wouldn’t want to trade places with any of them because of their issues, and the fact that some regularly stumble on dead bodies or engage in nefarious activities! And while my husband may say our home is starting to look a lot like a bookstore or library, I do not work at either. Anyway, I came up with a list of characters that are surrounded by books too. □ I really struggled to come up with the requisite 10 to fill this post, until I started thinking about what consumes a lot of my thoughts - books! I read them, talk about them, blog about them, sniff them. I lead such a boring life, that it would never make it as a book. ![]() I found this week’s Top 10 Tuesday prompt - Characters That Remind Me of Myself - a bit daunting. ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead of raising fees on law-abiding vehicle owners I am suggesting they take steps to collect from those vehicle owners who are not law abiding and than see if they need additional funds. I saw one this week whose tabs had expired in June of 2020. I can assure you that if you go out and look you will see vehicles with expired tabs. One of the reasons there is a shortfall is that they are not collecting from all vehicle owners. The state wants to raise your license tab fee because they have a revenue shortfall in that account. The characteristics of his teaching environment go far beyond standardizing the standards. Weaver’s teaching methods encapsulate the vision of the ideal teacher. ![]() ![]() The story about Stillwater teacher Andy Weaver brought to life how passion, commitment, and wisdom stir the minds of young people. “Retiring teacher, falcon expert ‘brought science to life'” was an excellent news piece as well as a motivational article on April 30. ![]() ![]() ![]() She started writing stories for children after reading at least a zillion picture books out loud to her younger siblings. Sheri can't remember a time in her life when she wasn't writing stories, poems, plays, articles and essays. A British Columbian through and through, she was born in New Westminster, raised in Ladysmith, and called Victoria home for several years. Sheri Radford is the author of the award-winning "Penelope" series (Lobster Press). ![]() From the award-winning "Penelope" series. How else can she explain the dancing drawers, creeeeaking closet, and bouncing bed? Our spunky heroine takes on gnomes, trolls, and giants with the same comic flair that brought down the house in Penelope and the Humongous Burp. (ages 4 - 6) Penelope's father doesn't believe her, but she knows there are monsters lurking in the dark. ![]() ![]() ![]() No one man is strong enough to claim Odysseus' empty throne-not yet. But now, years on, speculation is mounting that her husband is dead, and suitors are beginning to knock at her door. Penelope was barely into womanhood when she wed Odysseus. ![]() ![]() None of them has returned, and the women of Ithaca have been left behind to run the kingdom. Breathtaking." - Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne Seventeen years ago, King Odysseus sailed to war with Troy, taking with him every man of fighting age from the island of Ithaca. "North brings a powerful, fresh, and unflinching voice to ancient myth. It’s time for the women of Ithaca to tell their tale. From the multi-award-winning author Claire North comes a daring reimagining that breathes life into ancient myth and gives voice to the women who stand defiant in a world ruled by ruthless men. ![]() |