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Ap/ Laura Freeman The Color of Memory by Julianne Maclean 2014 Women’s literature Maclean weaves a story that appears to go in one direction and then takes an abrupt right turn into something unexpected only to fly off into a total surprise. ![]() Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Color of a Memory (The Color of Heaven Series, 5) written by Julianne MacLean which was published in. From USA Today bestselling author Julianne MacLean comes an emotionally charged tale about the power of a dream, and the importance of never giving up on seconds chances. Brief Summary of Book: The Color of a Memory (The Color of Heaven Series, 5) by Julianne MacLean. ![]() ![]() This Kickstarter project is to fund a high-quality artist edition collection of the full color illustrations from Cycle of the Werewolf as a print set, along with a book collecting the Black and White illustrations and never-before printed concept and process sketches. That project quickly changed from the calendar idea into the Illustrated short novel, Cycle of the Werewolf, which later was adapted into the film Silver Bullet. Each month would feature a painting from Bernie and a short vignette from King, matching the monthly transformation of a werewolf. Kickstarter project is done, BUT- we have a tiny amount left in our pre-order store here- get your 2017 calendar NOW!īack in 1983, Bernie Wrightson had an idea- he wanted to work with Stephen King on a werewolf project, that would pair his art with King’s writing- which would be packaged as a 12-month calendar. Nakatomi is proud to collaborate with our friend, and Master Illustrator, Bernie Wrightson for his first Kickstarter Project! ![]() Cycle of the Werewolf KICKSTARTER- going live Wednesday 10/12 at 2pm CENTRAL! ![]() ![]() ![]() She doesn’t want to play the good girl, not anymore. ![]() However just one look in the man’s eyes and the heat between them both is enough to devour her all over again. Now he has returned to Lockton and lives right next door to her.Īddison shouldn’t want him, nor should she care. However he couldn’t be tamed, and then she was devastated when he went to join the military. She never meant to fall in love with the guy. His hot and wild kisses, and his bad boy freedom. He was the guy at her window late at night, trying to coax her to come out well past curfew, breaking the rules.Īddison loved every bit of it. That dangerous bad boy from Addison’s past is returning home. “Never His” is the first novel in the “Second Chances” series and was released in the year 2016. Amelia spends much of her time typing furiously on an iPad and appreciating the natural splendor of her home state from the place she likes it best: inside. She lives in Michigan with her daughters and husband. She is an Amazon Top 100 and USA Today bestselling author of steamy contemporary romance and she loves it just a little too much. Her romances feature independent and unique heroines and alpha heroes that are strong of body and heart. Whiskey Holiday (By:Crystal Daniels,Sandy Alvarez)Īmelia Wilde writes about love. ![]() ![]() Rick Woo is the Yale-bound child prodigy bane of Ever’s existence whose perfection hides a secret.īoy-crazy, fashion-obsessed Sophie Ha turns out to have more to her than meets the eye.Īnd under sexy Xavier Yeh’s shell is buried a shameful truth he’ll never admit. 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Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen, and praised as “an intense rush of rebellion and romance” by number one New York Times best-selling author Stephanie Garber, this romantic and layered Own Voices debut from Abigail Hing Wen is a dazzling, fun-filled romp. ![]() ![]() And adding some spice to that is the city’s unending hunger to grow, develop and make its way toward the top of world’s economic powers-keeping it busy and fast-paced at all times. ![]() ![]() The Serbian capital serves up the perfect blend of the old and the new to travellers on a platter. In its journey through the capital cities, Orient Express’ third stop comes across as Belgrade. And then there’s history, unique architectural grandeur in the form of ancient Ottoman mosques, museums to explore, restaurants serving delicacies, clubs offering enough dose of the happening and hiking trails for the nature lover. 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It is that one of the most important drivers of human progress is fun, leisure, novelty, the impulse to delight: aka, mucking around. “In Wonderland, the author of Everything Bad is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture is Actually Making Us Smarter advances another slickly counterintuitive hypothesis. Review excerpt by Sam Leith entitled “The importance of being frivolous”: ![]() Devoting one chapter to the visual illusion industry (panoramas, phantasmagorias, magic-lantern shows, cinema), he finds that throughout history, the cutting edge of innovation lies wherever people are working the hardest to keep themselves and others amused. He highlights how the overwhelming majority of devices such as the ones portrayed in the ninth-century Book of Ingenious Devices are objects of amusement and mimicry - are toys. In his new book, Steven Johnson argues that the pursuit of novelty and wonder has always been a powerful driver of world-shaping technological change. ![]() |