![]() In exchange for his services, Sebastian will be allowed to consume Ciel's soul.Ī 24-episode anime television series adaption, produced by A-1 Pictures, aired from October 2008 to March 2009. Ciel has formed a contract with demon Sebastian Michaelis, who disguises himself as his butler, to seek revenge on those who tortured him and murdered his parents. He is tasked with solving crimes in the underworld of Victorian-era London. The series follows Ciel Phantomhive, the twelve-year-old Earl of Phantomhive serving as the Queen's Watchdog. It has been serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy since September 2006. Black Butler (Japanese: 黒執事, Hepburn: Kuroshitsuji) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. ![]()
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![]() ![]() LaLa knows only that these children, and the four who swiftly follow, need her steadfast loyalty and unconditional affection.īut the greatest impact on Charlotte's life is made by a mere bud on the family tree: a misunderstood soul who will one day be known as the Lost Prince. Neither Charlotte-LaLa, as her charges dub her-nor anyone else can predict that eldest sons David and Bertie will each one day be king. ![]() ![]() So begins the unforgettable story of Charlotte Bill, who would care for a generation of royals as their parents never could. She is excited, exhausted-and about to meet royalty. Based on a seldom-told true story, this novel is perfect for everyone who is fascinated by Britain's royal family-a behind the scenes look into the nurseries of little princes and the foibles of big princes.Īpril, 1897: A young nanny arrives at Sandringham, ancestral estate of the Duke and Duchess of York. ![]() ![]() ![]() Imagine a book where a woman casts a love spell she picked up from a "witch" at a RenFaire that brings a man from 1745 into the present, and apart from 2 reaction scenes, the main guy's adjustment to living in the present happens almost completely off-page with minimal hijinx, and the main gal has no curiosity about learning more about the magic she's just discovered is real or even in spending much time with the guy she unwittingly dragged across 2 centuries. Will Hannah and Graham learn to live with each other? If they can, then maybe, just maybe they can find a love worth crossing space and time. ![]() ![]() They are going to have to find a way to survive each other until then. The spell can only be reversed under the moon of the spring equinox. He is in a world he knows nothing about with a woman who drives him mad… mad with lust and just plain mad. He awoke over two hundred years in the future across the Atlantic. Graham MacNeil fell asleep in his uncle’s stable in 1745. What harm could it do? The ancient, brutish, but also undeniably handsome Scotsman she finds in her barn the next morning might be the answer to the question. Hannah doesn’t believe in magic but decides to perform the spell anyway. ![]() In her search for clarity, she let her best friend talk her into buying a love spell. After quitting her job and breaking up with her slacker boyfriend, she moves to her family’s farm. ![]() ![]() ![]() a must read for women of all ages' - Red Magazine '. Illuminating the girl behind the legend, it brings alive Medusa for a new generation. But when a charmed, beautiful boy called Perseus arrives on the island, her lonely existence is disrupted with the force of a supernova, unleashing desire, love and betrayal… Filled with glorious full-colour illustrations by award-winning Olivia Lomenech Gill, this astonishing retelling of Greek myth is perfect for readers of Circe and The Silence of the Girls. Exiled to a far-flung island by the whims of the gods, Medusa has little company except the snakes that adorn her head instead of hair. ![]() ![]() This dynamic feminist retelling is illustrated with stunning, polychromatic power' - Guardian Books of the Year _ A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Miniaturist, stunningly illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill. Sheer perfection from start to finish' - Catherine Doyle 'A beautiful and profound retelling' - Madeline Miller, author of CIRCE and THE SONG OF ACHILLES 'Utterly transporting. ![]() ![]() ![]() But something in him cracked open when he fell in love with Dante, and he can’t go back. ![]() He expected his senior year to be the same. Now, they must discover what it means to stay in love and build a relationship in a world that seems to challenge their very existence.Īri has spent all of high school burying who he really is, staying silent and invisible. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, two boys in a border town fell in love. The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, multiple award-winning novel Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe is an “emotional roller coaster” ( School Library Journal, starred review) sure to captivate fans of Adam Silvera and Mary H.K. “Messily human and sincerely insightful.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) 2022 BEST MALE NARRATOR AUDIE AWARD WINNER! ![]() ![]() At the start, I did find it a bit too casual and fond of exclamation marks, but that feeling disappeared as I read on. ![]() I was a little confused about how El Mahdy envisioned the pyramids being built from outside-in, but that probably comes down to me needing to see it visually.Įl Mahdy writes a popular history, her writing style seemed to me ideal for the casual reader. That said, I did find it a worthwhile read because El Mahdy did tackle some of the most common assertions and theories about pyramid-building, such as the ramp theory. ![]() For example, there's a 100 pages dedicated to figuring out how they build the pyramids, but it was a bit old-hat to me: I wanted to read about Khufu, not how the pyramids were built for the nth time. I expected this to be the case, but was a little disappointed all the same. This isn't, strictly speaking, a biography of Khufu but an exploration of pyramid building in the Old Kingdom which uses Khufu as a jumping off point. It was a surprise to me, though – I wasn't aware there was enough material to pad out a biography of Khufu without resulting to fiction.Īnd I was right. I was happy enough to stumble upon Christine El Mahdy's The Pyramid Builder, a book that posits itself as a biography of Khufu, the pharaoh of the Great Pyramid. ![]() ![]() Little do they know…Īrchangel Michaela has been framed for crimes against Heaven and must prove her innocence. When a fatal fever nearly wipes out the entire world’s population, the survivors of what became known as “the Dying” believe the worst is in the past. Can a nice midwestern girl trust a so-called god of mischief and chaos? With an ancient power calling him, can Loki even trust himself? ![]() When Amy prays for help, Loki isn’t the savior she has in mind. This enchanting collection is FREE for a limited time. Join the freshest voices in urban fantasy and paranormal romance as they bring magic into your life in the form of gods, demons, djinn, faeries, werewolves, and more. Then these TWELVE worlds of action, adventure, humor, and romance are for you. Want a little magic in your life? Ever wished faeries were real or for your own personal djinn? Nook, Apple, Kobo, GooglePlay, Smashwords A box set of MYTHIC proportions … ![]() ![]() Get it FREE at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon CA, Amazon AU, Amazon DE ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ( Rajshahi: Sahitya Samsad, Rajshahi University, 1983 ). Reluctant Debutante: Response of Bengali Women to Modernization, 1849–1905.It provides the evolution of the form and meaning of every word and traces the first use thereof in written Bengali. In the two hundred years' of history of Bengali dictionaries, it is the first to be based on historical principles. He edited a three-volume Bengali dictionary, called 'Bibartonmulak Bangla Abhidhan', published in 2013–2014, by the Bangla Academy. Murshid is a distinguished lexicographer. Prothom Alo Book Award in 2007 IFIC literary prize 2018 the Ekusey Padak for language and literature in 2021 and the Vidyasagar Endowments Lectures 1973 at Calcutta University.īesides being a prolific author, Dr. ![]() He won a number of awards, including Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1982 for his contribution to research. Ghulam Murshid ( Born 8 April 1940 ) is a Bangladeshi author, scholar and journalist, based in London. School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London ![]() ![]() As the Civil War ravages his nation, Lincoln must face deep personal turmoil, the loss of his dearest son, and the harangues of a wife seen as a traitor for her Southern connections. ![]() ![]() Far from steadfast in his abhorrence of slavery, Lincoln agonizes over the best course of action and comes to his great decision only when all else seems to fail. In Gore Vidal's Lincoln we meet Lincoln the man and Lincoln the political animal, the president who entered a besieged capital where most of the population supported the South and where even those favoring the Union had serious doubts that the man from Illinois could save it. ![]() To most Americans, Abraham Lincoln is a monolithic figure, the Great Emancipator and Savior of the Union, beloved by all. With their broad canvas and large cast of fictional and historical characters, the novels in this series present a panorama of the American political and imperial experience as interpreted by one of its most worldly, knowing, and ironic observers. Gore Vidal's Narratives of Empire series spans the history of the United States from the Revolution to the post-World War II years. Gore Vidal Lincoln: A Novel (The American Chronicle Series) ![]() ![]() ![]() I understand that in 1799 in the American South, women were considered property just as slaves were. Is this really what women fantasized about in the 1970s? Has what women idealized changed so much in the past 40 years? If such a talented writer would write a story that didn’t repel me with its message, I know I would love it. In fact, I cried when Heather was being raped and afterward when she was crying. It fully drew me in, and my emotions were engaged. Some of the internal dialogue was like poetry. Only she can unlock the tenderness in his heart and Brandon vows she will be his – to love, to cherish, to desire, and to carry off to uncharted realms of sensuous passion. For it is destiny that has brought Heather to Brandon’s side, and no power on Earth will force him to relinquish his exquisite prize. Though courting scorn and peril through his actions, he abducts the beautiful fugitive from the tumultuous London dockside. Now she must flee – and seek refuge in the arms of a virile and dangerous stranger.Ĭaptain Brandon Birmingham is a lusty adventurer married to the sea. STORY: Fearing for her innocence, doomed to a life of unending toil, Heather Simmons commits a shocking and desperate act. ![]() |