![]() I told myself after I read In Some Other Life, I would read more Jessica Brody books because if I fully enjoyed my first book I read by her, surely, her other books would be great. And it’s those types of books that have a more lasting impact-the ones where you connect more with. It wasn’t only the fact that this contemporary book had a magical aspect to it that made it different, but there was something I could deeply connect with and how I could understand the character fully. I fell in love with the simplicity and complexity of the storyline and how different it was from other contemporary books I’ve read. So naturally, I bought the book as my wallet cried out for me to stop spending money □ ![]() ![]() I briefly read the synopsis and I remembered being intrigued to read more. ![]() To the bibliophiles, Last year, I picked up a book that gave me big Wizard of Oz vibes with the frilly sock shoe and a combat boot on the other foot. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Atwood's work has been published in more than forty languages, including Farsi, Japanese, Turkish, Finnish, Korean, Icelandic and Estonian. Her non-fiction book, Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth in the Massey series, appeared in 2008, and her most recent novel, The Year of the Flood, in the autumn of 2009. Her most recent volume of poetry, The Door, was published in 2007. The Tent (mini-fictions) and Moral Disorder (short stories) both appeared in 2006. Atwood's dystopic novel, Oryx and Crake, was published in 2003. She is the author of more than thirty-five volumes of poetry, children’s literature, fiction, and non-fiction and is perhaps best known for her novels, which include The Edible Woman (1970), The Handmaid's Tale (1983), The Robber Bride (1994), Alias Grace (1996), and The Blind Assassin, which won the prestigious Booker Prize in 2000. ![]() Throughout her writing career, Margaret Atwood has received numerous awards and honourary degrees. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master's degree from Radcliffe College. ![]() Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa and grew up in northern Ontario, Quebec, and Toronto. ![]() ![]() ![]() Then, as if that situation weren't delicate enough, Jory's undercover lover shows up working for the smuggler. From there, it's only a matter of time before his big mouth and up-front attitude make him the rope in a tug-of-war between a trust fund baby and a drug-smuggling criminal. ![]() After the recession forces him to close his business, Jory goes to work as a matchmaker and event planner. Wherever he goes, it seems to find him-particularly when his partner, Sam Kage, is working undercover on a federal task force. "Sequel to A Matter of Time I & II" Jory Harcourt doesn't have to go looking for trouble. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Brant Samson has recently lost his beloved wife to lung fever. ![]() The book follows their unexpected romance as Abby acclimates to family life, and the Samson's balance their grief with the joy of Abby's presence in their lives. Considered an old maid at the ripe age of thirty-eight, Abby has a strong desire for romance and a will to finally live her life after years caring for her elderly parents. Looking for a mother for his three young children, Brant doesn't expect Abby to be the kind of person who replies. The novel follows widower Brant Samson, who places an ad in the local paper to look for a mail order bride after the sudden death of his young wife. Verna Clay’s historical romance novel Abby: Mail Order Bride (2012) is the first book in the Unconventional series, followed by Broken Angel, Ryder's Salvation, and Joy's Return. ![]() |