![]() With time running out, Christopher must use every skill hes learned to discover the key to a terrible secret with the power to tear the world apart. ![]() But when a mysterious cult begins to prey on Londons apothecaries, the trail of murders grows closer and closer to Blackthorns shop. ![]() Until he got that cryptic warning, Christopher Rowe was happy, learning how to solve complex codes and puzzles and creating powerful medicines, potions, and weapons as an apprentice to Master Benedict Blackthorn-with maybe an explosion or two along the way. ![]() Book Synopsis All six thrilling books in the award-winning Blackthorn Key middle grade series are now available together in one action-packed, collectible hardcover boxed set-perfect for fans of Dan Brown! Tell no one what Ive given you. ![]()
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Confessions of a Mask with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! ![]() ![]() ![]() Look, I’m not gonna say that everything Kevin Smith does is solid gold, but it can’t be denied that whatever the man turns his hand to, he does it with a limitless supply of enthusiasm. ![]() One wonders, if he’s seen the movie that actually came to be, does he regret that decision? Sadly, Smith opted out of the project after writing the script, doubting his own ability to do justice to the heroes of Century City. Smith came up with an updated story- not a reboot- that handed the keys of the Black Beauty over to the children of Britt Reid & Kato. But before that arguably misguided attempt, perpetual renegade film maker and born again vegan, Kevin Smith was tasked to write & direct the Hornet’s return. ![]() From those early days, the Hornet has gone through many iterations, with movie serials in the 1940’s to a spinoff of the 1966 Batman series, to… I dunno, whatever that 2011 movie was supposed to be. Since 1936 when he was created by George Trendle & Fran Striker for a series of radio programs, The Green Hornet has fought from the shadows to wage a war on all aspects of crime & corruption. ![]() ![]() ![]() She’s definitely not staying because of her new business partner’s tight t-shirts, or that perfect face that's inspiring her to pick up her camera again. Suddenly Darcy’s considering sticking around to make sure her twin doesn’t ruin the cottage’s inherent magic with his penchant for grey and chrome. Darcy plans to be in an aisle seat halfway across the ocean as soon as the renovations start, but before she can cut and run, she finds a familiar face on her porch: house-flipper extraordinaire Tom’s arrived, he’s bearing power tools, and he’s single for the first time in almost a decade. When Darcy and Jamie inherit a tumble-down cottage from their grandmother, they’re left with strict instructions to bring it back to its former glory and sell the property. That’s the problem with finding her dream man at age eight and peaking in her photography career at age twenty-ever since, she’s had to learn to settle for good enough. Despite Darcy’s best efforts, Tom’s off limits and loyal to her brother, 99%. She’s travelled the world, and can categorically say that no one measures up to Tom Valeska, whose only flaw is that Darcy’s twin brother Jamie saw him first and claimed him forever as his best friend. ![]() ![]() Crush: a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach…ĭarcy Barrett has undertaken a global survey of men. ![]() ![]() Ronnie Hanover leaves an abusive home situation for her dream of going to college in the city. Ronnie Hanover leaves an abusive home situation for her dream of going to college in the Within them dwell conflicting sets of values and people who have radically divergent stories and very different lives- or do they? Who knew Christian fiction could be so exciting-and so relevant to the times? A fascinating tale of people caught up in temptation, spiritual mediocrity, and high-tech terrorism, The Lights of Tenth Street is an edge-of-your-seat spiritual thriller.Īt either end of Tenth Street in Atlanta, the welcome lights of two separate establishments beckon passersby-the staid and proper Trinity Chapel and The Challenger, a popular gentlemen's club. But Ronnie must come out of the darkness, for only she can unravel a plot of devastating destruction. When an exotic dancer's life intersects theirs, this suburban couple has to make a hard choice: do they risk their convenience and security for her sake, or do they cross to the other side of the road? The dark forces will not easily give up their most important pawn. What Sherry doesn't know is that Doug has a shameful struggle with his thought life. ![]() They have a well-meaning but shallow church. They have the house, the two kids, and the minivan. ![]() ![]() Shin Buddhism is a wide-open teaching without any elements of mysticism or secrecy. ![]() ![]() Without using unnecessary Buddhist jargon, this book introduces the essence of Shin Buddhism in plain everyday English, for Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Although this school has Japan's largest Buddhist following, led by the Honganji (east) and Hongwanji (west) Temples, was transported abroad by Japanese immigrants, and became the basis of the Buddhist Churches of America, the Buddhist Temples of Canada, Jodo Shinshu Brazil, and Pure Land Buddhism in Europe, it is not as well known in the rest of the world as some other schools of Buddhism, because of a lack of readable literature about it. This is a simple and clear introduction to Shin Buddhism, or Jodo Shinshu, a school of Japanese Buddhism founded by a priest named Shinran (1173-1263). Shin Buddhism: An Introduction by Takafumi Hirose ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her books have been translated into German, French, Spanish, and Bulgarian.Įach gust of wind shot tiny shards of sleet at Katie Brandt’s already frozen face. She is a contributing writer for and is currently working on her next book.Īngie has a Journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin. In her spare time, she loves to venture off to Broadway. All of her books have been Amazon top 100 bestsellers.Ī daydreamer at heart, Angie puts her talent to use writing contemporary fiction about life, love, and the adventures that follow. Waking in Time won the Midwest Book Award and was a finalist in the National Readers Choice Awards. If Ever is the recipient of the National Readers Choice Award, The Holt Medallion, and the Write Touch Reader’s Award. Angie Stanton is the award winning, best selling author of ten novels including Don’t Call Me Greta: Stolen at Birth, If Ever, a Broadway love story, and Waking in Time, an epic time-jumping romance. ![]() |