![]() ![]() Chernow does an amazing job of laying out just how fragile the early republic was. The country could have gone in so many other directions. I think a lot of my newfound fascination is a testament to Chernow’s ability to both humanize historical figures but also parse out their politics in an engaging, clear, and detailed way. As a Canadian historian, I’d never really been exposed to much of the detailed history of the American revolutionary era and early decades of the United States, and the early financial and political history of the independent country is surprisingly fascinating. It is a truly excellent work of popular history. ![]() I have been working my way through Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton over the course of the last few months. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Raider Tanaka, another of Angelina’s boys and their “brother” is also asked to assist as he has access to the FBI and thus will be helpful on the chase. They have been asked by their one-time foster mother, Angelina, to locate a young boy that just happens to be Hunter’s half brother – a brother he was unaware of. ![]() Taken by Rebecca ZanaettiDeep Ops 1.5When Faye Smith shows up at Hunter Holt’s home they are given a second chance at love. Now he and Faye will have to unite to find the brother he never knew-and maybe each other. In fact, he ran away from the exact same man, their monster of a father. “Spicy romantic interplay Highly recommended.”īut first they’ll have to stop arguing long enough to trust the Deep Ops team. But they both had too many demons to destroy. Maybe now they’ll get another chance-and save someone else’s life too. Robb and Karen Robards will love Zanetti's series start.”įaye Smith has spent five long years trying to get her life back on track. She knows she should’ve turned toward Hunter and not away from him. Even if it means working with the woman who broke his heart five years ago-the woman who still haunts his dreams. Hunter Holt might be the most stubborn ex-soldier ever born, but when he’s called on to help find a lost foster kid, he jumps into action. ![]() ![]() Hinds adds another magnificent adaptation to his oeuvre ( King Lear, 2009, etc.) with this stunning graphic retelling of Homer’s epic. Delicious.Ī tender blend of sugary, buttery, and other complex flavors that’s baked with a tremendous dash of heart. Family recipes referenced in the text code Hector as Samoan. The romance between Ari and Hector builds slowly, focusing on cute interactions long before progressing to anything physical. Ganucheau’s art, in black ink with varying shades of blue, mixes traditional paneling with beautiful double-page spreads of detailed baking scenes, where the panels sometimes take on the shape of braided loaves. ![]() But will it all last? Panetta and Ganucheau’s graphic novel debut is as much a love story between people as it is with the act of baking. Ari, who hates baking, even starts to enjoy himself. The two grow close in more than just the kitchen. A culinary student in Birmingham, Hector has temporarily returned home to find closure after his Nana’s passing. Under the guise of recruiting another baker to take his place, Ari hires Hector. But the future of their band-and their friendship-drifts toward uncertainty. His friends start to drift toward their own futures. ![]() As his family’s money grows tighter, Ari feels tethered in place. High school may have ended, but Ari is stuck with sourdough starter at his family’s bakery instead of summer gigs in the city with his band. ![]() ![]() Summer love rises between two boys in a bakery. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I found the world building enjoyable and i like how each book focused on a different couples story but kept the overriding, and interesting, wider planetary plot line intact and relevant while keeping the building relationship dynamics the main focus. There is a strong overtone of rags to riches, pauper to princess type thing as well as the new partners are emperors, or lords etc on their planets. basically the story is all of the fun bits that you can imagine with very little time spent in dragging little issues that reasonable adults should be able to sort out pretty quickly. They meet, they fall in love in a chapter or so, with little to no drama, and then the rest of the book is about the woman learning interesting and surprising things about her new partner, her new planet and its culture and all of the new people in her life, The characters also solve any relationship issues that arise in a surprisingly expedient no nonsense manner which keeps the story moving forward at a really nice rate. Also very positive with male and female roles which is such a nice change of pace! The books in the series are quite unusual in that the couples don't spend any time really questioning if they should be together. No bondage, no strange alien mating customs, no violence just lots of really good imaginative story telling and an author with a very firm hand on the pace of the story. A Positive Cozy Upbeat and Fun Romance StoryĪ Grim Baby is Book 8 in a really enjoyable series that has all the best bits of a traditional romance with a tiny dash of science fiction. ![]() |