![]() ![]() Her mother's maternal grandfather, Dugald Campbell, was born in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964. Her mother Anne was half-French and half-Scottish. Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling (née Volant), on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. In a 2012 interview, Rowling noted that she no longer cared that people pronounced her name incorrectly. During the Leveson Inquiry she gave evidence under the name of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. She calls herself Jo and has said, "No one ever called me 'Joanne' when I was young, unless they were angry." Following her marriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business. As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. Rowling, pronounced like rolling, her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Although she writes under the pen name J.K. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Do the reviewers even read these things beyond chapter 2.? At the very least, the publisher and Audible should have said more about what it was really about. I wich the author had woven a few of these elemnts into a broader and more interesting story rather than making this fanatsy element the focus of the book. I became so disappointed at being "tricked" into buying it by a much broader description of its subject that I'm now too annoyed to finish it. I don't mind that stuff-and the book seems passable in that regard-but to describe it as less than a forum contrived for the purpose of telling such a tale is less than honest. ![]() From the celtic mythology, the mother earth stuff and the Lord of the Rings references the author is clearly in love with the world of knights, dark lords, swordcraft, witches and wizardry. By the 3rd chapter, it was clear that the premise of the story was nothing more than a vehicle for the author to pen a "Ren Fare" fantasy of how the earth would devolve into a huge live action D&D game after the event. I bought this book because I thought, from the description, that it would be an interesting exploration of a fascinating concept. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To keep her guests safe and to find her missing parents, Dina will risk everything, even if she has to pay the ultimate price. Now Gertrude Hunt is under siege by a clan of assassins. Then she agrees to help a guest whose last chance at saving his civilization could bring death and disaster to all Dina holds dear. First, she must rescue her long-distant older sister, Maud, who’s been exiled with her family to a planet that functions as the most lawless penal colony since Botany Bay. One of the things that always gets me with IA is their. This is by Ilona Andrews (IA) and since I love them beyond reason it is hard to write an impartial review, so I’m not ever going to try. But what passes for Dina’s normal life is about to be thrown into chaos. : One Fell Sweep: Innkeeper Chronicles, Book 3 (Audible Audio Edition): Ilona Andrews, Renee Raudman, NYLA: Audible Books & Originals. Guests like a former intergalactic tyrant with an impressive bounty on her head, the Lord Marshal of a powerful vampire clan, and a displaced-and-superhot werewolf so don’t stand too close, or you may be collateral damage. From the New York Times #1 bestselling author, Ilona Andrews, comes a new tale from the Innkeeper Chronicles “Ilona Andrews’s books are guaranteed good reads.”- Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fire Touched Dina Demille may run the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, but she caters to a very particular kind of guest… the kind that no one on Earth is supposed to know about. ![]() ![]() ![]() Lucy Kendall returns from a tour of the Continent, her luggage filled with the latest fashions and a mind. Get 50 off this audiobook at the AudiobooksNow online audio book store and download or stream it. 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Unrivaled is the story of Lucy, a candy makers daughter, who comes home from England ready to create a candy that will blow all other candies away and save her. Download or stream Love Comes Calling by Siri Mitchell. ![]() ![]() King of the Wind has captured the hearts of readers for more than fifty years. Readers will be swept away by the riveting story of the world's most renowned Thoroughbred horse ever. Bound by bonds of love and honor, Agba and Sham soon make their way from the streets of France to the racetracks of England and into the history books forever. But when they arrive, poor Sham is seen as no more than a carthorse and is sent away. As his escort, Agba must protect Sham's pedigree and present him before the King. more » he Arabian sun, is meant, along with the others, to sire a stronger race of horses throughout Europe. Sham, a beautiful golden bay named for t. When he flees under the sun he is the wind." - When the Sultan of Morocco selects six horses to send as a gift to the King of France, Agba, a young horseboy, is honored to have his stallion chosen. ![]() ![]() "The sixth horse shall be a bay - not a dark bay, but a clear bay - whose coal is touched with gold. ![]() ![]() ![]() Giulia quickly realizes that Cassio isn’t interested in a relationship on equal footing. Suddenly she’s supposed to be a mother to two small children when she hasn’t even held a baby in her life. Only she never expected to be given to someone much older. Giulia always knew she’d marry a man her father chose for her. She might not be what he and his children need, but she’s wicked lovely and a sweet temptation he can’t resist. That’s how he ends up with a woman-a girl barely of age. Now he needs a mother for his children, and someone who can warm his bed at night.īut in a traditional world as his, choosing your wife is duty not pleasure. The first time Cassio met his fianc ée, she called him ‘Sir’.Īfter losing his wife, Cassio is left to take care of two small children while trying to establish his rule over Philadelphia. ![]() ![]() ![]() "Moore.weaves her life story through a well-researched account of the policies that have shaped Chicago into a city often described as separate and unequal." ― The Chicago Sun-Times "Moore, a longtime reporter for WBEZ in Chicago and a native of the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side, digs into the ways that segregation continues to shape the politics of her hometown, as well as her own life." ― The Chicago Crusader ![]() **One of Buzzfeed's 18 Best Nonfiction Books Of 2016** ![]() ![]() ![]() Sprinkle it along doorways to keep away negative energy, make it into a paste and wipe down the walls with it to keep away evil spirits (and clean your walls at the same time!), or keep some at your altar when performing a banishment or protection spell. Banishing and Protection Spells: Just like black salt, baking soda has banishing qualities. ![]() Here are a few Pagan related things that baking soda can be used for: However, did you ever realize that baking soda could be handy for Pagan rituals? Not only can it be used to clean the house and make hygienic products, but Pagans can also use it for rituals and numerous other things. It’s inexpensive, natural, and safe to use on almost anything. Baking soda is one of the most amazing kitchen products around. ![]() ![]() He began writing children's books in the late 1950's. During the 1940s and 1950s he worked as a book columnist for the Los Angeles Mirror, as well as a book editor for the Los Angeles Daily News. O’Dell began writing both nonfiction and fiction books for adults in 1934. during WWII, he served in the Air Force.and at one time he was even a rancher. ![]() As an adult he had several different jobs before he became a writer.he was a Hollywood cameraman (and even worked on the film Ben Hur !). He only took classes that interested him and helped him in his writing career. Scott O’Dell attended several colleges: Occidental College in 1919, the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1920, Stanford University from 1920-21, and the University of Rome in 1925. When he was young, he loved being in the outdoors - especially swimming at the beach, where he could experience sea life. His family moved around a lot because his father was a railroad worker. While growing up, he traveled all around Southern California and was able to see and experience many different things. ![]() ![]() Scott O’Dell was born on in Los Angeles, Ca. ![]() ![]() The witch, Alzar is closing in and doom is just around the corner. Laynie is distraught over the harm that she has caused. Laynie finally loses control and hurts the one person that she dearly loves. When Aden pushes her to be a maker everything changes. Max is captivating, but her heart lies with Aden. Both of them are desperate for her love, but only one of them wants it for the right reasons. After falling in love with Aden she meets Max, a powerful witch that Aden has called on for help. Her mother wants her dead and a powerful witch is hunting her maker. ![]() Soon, her whole life is twisted into a Pandora's box of sorts. Now Aden is stalking her, wanting to help her settle in to her new life, but there is much more to being a vampire than she could imagine. The burning in her throat forces her to drink from a feeding animal. The piercing pain is still fresh.Īfter waking up in a field, held down by an unseen force, Laynie realizes that Aden had changed her into something, but she wasn't sure what she was. ![]() ![]() The last thing that she can remember is sitting outside, alone with him, when he lunged for her throat. He's easy to talk to and she feels comfortable around him. ![]() She finds herself with a mysterious young man, Aden. Laynie goes to a party against her mother's judgment. ![]() |