5/28/2023 0 Comments Kiss and cry by keira andrews![]() ![]() Gorgeous men who are Olympic bound superstar ice skaters…what’s not to love! Kiss and Cry by Keira Andrews is a steamy gay sports romance featuring grumpy/sunshine opposites attracting, secretly soft-hearted boys, hurt/comfort, and of course a happy ending. I might want Henry more than a gold medal. He’s caring and gorgeous and hot, and I’ve never wanted anyone like this. He tries to keep me at arm’s length, but it’s no use. He might as well be carved from ice.īut when I need help, he’s there. My mom’s convinced training with Henry Sakaguchi will distract me heading into the Olympics. I’m peeking under his happy-go-lucky exterior and discovering there’s more to Theo than I imagined. I’m going to beat him.īut the strangest thing is happening. ![]() I’m going to win gold if it’s the last thing I do. ![]() Now he’s invaded my training center, and I have to see him every day as we prepare for the Olympics. Everyone loves him-judges, fans, coaches. Will figure skating enemies become lovers?Įverything comes easily for Theo Sullivan, whether it’s jumps or figure skating world titles. ![]()
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You couldn’t design a better hero than the very eligible and extremely charming Earl Grantham. What happened to end their friendship? Will they be able to mend their broken relationship – especially when there are so many forces working against them? Margaret and Grantham knew each other once, many years ago. ![]() But life isn’t always easy for a woman and Margaret runs into many roadblocks including one Earl Grantham. Margaret has big ambitions – she wants to establish England’s first woman owned engineering firm. In the third installment of The Secret Scientists of London, the ladies of Athena’s retreat are back including widowed Margaret Gault. 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The things you need, the things you need to know, one by one the Town will set these before you. ‘There are things that cannot and should not be explained. ” ‘Not even I know all the rules’, says the old officer under his breath. ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments Dragonfly amber outlander![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Outlander was great, and intriguing enough that I immediately sought the second book of this series from the library, but it was Dragonfly in Amber that sparked my obsession with Gabaldon’s characters. Check out my previous post for my impressions of the first book here. This review is for the second book in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series, and while I’ll try to avoid giving any big spoilers and keep this post interesting to readers at any juncture of the Outlander series, I won’t recap the events of the first book. ![]() 5/27/2023 0 Comments Behave the biology of![]() ![]() detailed, accessible, fascinating" ( Telegraph) a miraculous synthesis of scholarly domains" (Steven Poole Guardian) Sapolsky makes the book consistently entertaining, with an infectious excitement at the puzzles he explains. ![]() This extraordinary survey of the science of human behaviour takes the reader on an epic journey. They should put Behave in hotel rooms instead of the Bible: the world would be a much better, wiser place" (Kate Fox, author of Watching the English) It should be available on prescription (side effects: chronic laughter highly addictive). 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