![]() Having overcome financial ruin and redeemed his family name to become the most legendary investor in London, the Duke of Westmead needs to secure his holdings by producing an heir. No one would expect the proper Duke of Westmead to be a member of London’s most illicit secret club. The Secrets of Charlotte Street by Scarlett Peckhamįrom Book 1: He’s controlled. I’m just saying, “Maybe one of these might be the Cordelia of your dreams. ![]() I haven’t read them, I can’t vouch for the quality of their stories or writing styles, I’m not saying they’re going to satisfy your expectations or even mine. ![]() ![]() Please note: these are books I’m planning to read. the leading lady sounds like she has Big Strap Energy in some way and/or the leading man sound like he probably wouldn’t mind bottoming.the plot features the inversion/subversion of a gendered trope, or some other kind of gender role reversal situation.the story features or might feature a femdom dynamic between the main characters in some way.Because we’re all disappointed about Cordelia being a modern thriller rather than a period drama with a steamy romance involving femdom and/or pegging, here’s a list of historical romance novels I’m planning to read at some point because ![]()
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![]() ![]() At first Margery protests, but eventually decides the match is God’s will, and agrees to marry Bart. Margery’s father and her brother, Rollo, have promised her instead to Bart, son of the Earl of Shiring, a more prosperous-and Catholic-match. But he comes home to a series of ugly surprises. ![]() Ned Willard of Kingsbridge is the protagonist, recently returned from Calais and ready to marry the love of his life, Margery Fitzgerald. The Queen is a devout Catholic known for burning Protestants at the stake under charges of heresy. The novel begins in 1558, at the end of Mary I, or “Bloody Mary”’s reign. Follett is a British author of bestselling spy thrillers and historical novels, including the Kingsbridge series and such works as Edge of Eternity and A Dangerous Fortune. ![]() Like the other two novels in the series, A Column of Fire follows a pair of star-crossed lovers from the village of Kingsbridge through a period of significant historical events in this case, through the religious strife between Catholics and Protestants before, during, and after Queen Elizabeth’s reign. It’s the third book in Follett’s Kingsbridge series and serves as a loose sequel to his other novels, The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End. ![]() A Column of Fire is a 2017 historical fiction novel by Ken Follett. ![]() ![]() ![]() ‘Should I read …?’, ‘What’s that book?’ posts, sales links, piracy, plagiarism, low quality book lists, unmarked spoilers (instructions for spoiler tags are in the sidebar), sensationalist headlines, novelty accounts, low effort content. 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Thread!.Check out the Weekly Recommendation Thread.Mon at 1pm, Gboyega Odubanjo Author of While I Yet Live. ![]() ![]() ![]() Does she take the job of a lifetime cooking and sailing around on a yacht, but torture herself in an isolated situation with a man who is perfectly made for her yet absolutely off limits? Or does she reject the offer that could get her so much closer to making her dreams come true? Read more ISBN By keeping her distance, Valerie is mostly successful in pushing her feelings for Jake aside, but when she struggles to land a job after culinary school, it's Jake who offers her the opportunity of a lifetime working with a world-renowned chef.and also, working with Jake.Valerie's heart twists with indecision. ![]() Valerie knows nothing can ever happen between her and Jake, but that doesn't prevent her from growing hopelessly fond of him. ![]() riend, remaining loyal to her family becomes increasingly difficult. Stephens comes a complex romance about finding your purpose, living your dreams, and loving your soul mate.Valerie would never do anything to hurt her sister, but when the man of Valerie's dreams turns out to be her sister's new boyf. Something Like Perfect (Trade Paperback / Paperback)įrom #1 New York Times bestselling author S.C. ![]() ![]() ![]() She also writes in new ways about women's lives in a male-dominated society. ![]() The book covers topics common to autobiographies written by black American women in the years following the Civil Rights Movement: a celebration of black motherhood a critique of racism the importance of family and the quest for independence, personal dignity, and self-definition.Īngelou uses her autobiography to explore subjects such as identity, rape, racism, and literacy. Reviewers often categorize Caged Bird as autobiographical fiction because Angelou uses thematic development and other techniques common to fiction, but the prevailing critical view characterizes it as an autobiography, a genre she attempts to critique, change, and expand. ![]() In the course of Caged Bird, Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed, dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice.Īngelou was challenged by her friend, author James Baldwin, and her editor, Robert Loomis, to write an autobiography that was also a piece of literature. The book begins when three-year-old Maya and her older brother are sent to Stamps, Arkansas, to live with their grandmother and ends when Maya becomes a mother at the age of 16. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiography describing the young and early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou. ![]() ![]() ![]() The issue jumps back and forth between moments in J.J.’s life (centering around his treatment of competing editor Barney Bushkin) and a day in the life of J.J. ![]() (Will be at the bottom of this article if you want to see it and/or don’t mind spoilers.) And, thank god, this annual pretty much focuses on it exclusively. I love everything about this series so far, but, the J.J./Peter relationship is, in my humble opinion, the best thing about this series. is aware of Peter Parkes dual identity and has come to grips with it, due to his affection for Peter… having to deal with the fact he set out on a crusade to ruin and destroy one of the few people in the world he actually cares for. ![]() Jonah Jameson), he explores something, or changes the status quo, in a way you’d never expect, and then you couldn’t imagine it any other way. But, every now and then (mostly when it comes to J. Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #1 Marvel Comics Writers: Chip Zdarksy, Mike Drucker (Back-Up story) Artists: Michael and Laura Allred, Chris Bachallo (Back-Up Story)Ĭhip Zdarsky’s take on Spider-Man has been an extremely zany, goofy, gag-filled romp (as one would expect from Chip Zdarsky, everyone’s favorite comics person on Twitter). ![]() ![]() ![]() In They Came Before Columbus, we see clearly the unmistakable face and handprint of black Africans in pre-Columbian America, and their overwhelming impact on the civilizations they encountered. Looking for books by Ivan Van Sertima See all books authored by Ivan Van Sertima, including They Came Before Columbus: The African Presence in Ancient. Combining impressive scholarship with a novelist’s gift for storytelling, Van Sertima re-creates some of the most powerful scenes of human history: the launching of the great ships of Mali in 1310 (two hundred master boats and two hundred supply boats), the sea expedition of the Mandingo king in 1311, and many others. Examining navigation and shipbuilding cultural analogies between Native Americans and Africans the transportation of plants, animals, and textiles between the continents and the diaries, journals, and oral accounts of the explorers themselves, Ivan Van Sertima builds a pyramid of evidence to support his claim of an African presence in the New World centuries before Columbus. Ivan Van Sertima was born in Guyana, South America. They Came Before Columbus reveals a compelling, dramatic, and superbly detailed documentation of the presence and legacy of Africans in ancient America. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Since I share Kipling's distaste for sports, this was one reason I quickly got bored with school stories and moved on to novels written for adults.) Rowling, invariably take the easy way out and use The Big Match as the dramatic highpoint of their school stories. Later writers obviously heavily influenced by Stalky & co., from P.G. Cricket and rugby take place entirely off-stage and have no significant impact on the story. One area in which other writers of school stories didn't follow Kipling's example is his utter lack of interest in team games. Stalky and his friends find plenty of opportunities in the course of the book to mock the Eric, or Little by little type of school story. In many ways, this is the template for the post-Victorian British school story, in which more attention is paid to fun and less to moralising. Obviously, this argument has its weaknesses, but we can read and enjoy the book without taking it too seriously. ![]() Show More developed by spending ones teenage years engaged in guerrilla warfare against incompetent and self-important schoolmasters. ![]() ![]() ![]() It is entirely possible that certain phrases and scenarios have been tweaked and highlighted during an editing process that will have taken place during lockdown. “Maybe it was the lack of space, being trapped together like that all the time, apart from the hours we spent at work, everyone afraid, with no place to go.” Nagamatsu’s skill lies in his evocative imagining of alternative realities, and in how he builds bridges between them “Something slowly changed between us as the virus evolved,” says Aubrey, a forensic pathologist who is working on the long-term effects of the disease. Nagamatsu pays particular attention to the disproportionate ways in which social class and material poverty become determining factors in how communities experience the impact of the pandemic. ![]() It describes healthcare services stretched beyond breaking point, stadiums used as morgues, shortages and curfews, first and second waves and variants of concern. Written in the years immediately before Covid-19, How High We Go in the Dark seems unnervingly prescient. ![]() ![]() ![]() Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Cut & Run, Sticks & Stones, Fish & Chips, Divide & Conquer, Armed & Dangerous, Stars & Stripes, Touch & Geaux, Ball & Chain, Cross & Crown, "Bait & Switch", Crash & Burn, Part & Parcel, "Brick & Mortar Books", "Dine & Dash", "High & Tight", "Shake and Bake", Past & Presentsįirst in the Sidewinder romantic suspense series revolving around Nick and Kelly, about to be the next gay couple in this Force Recon team. It is part of the Sidewinder #1, Cut & Run #7.5 series and is a erotica, romantic suspense in eBook edition that was published by Riptide Publishing on Septemand has 106 pages. This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to its use of sexual content, drug and alcohol use, and/or violence. ![]() |