![]() ![]() Which was something of a dick move on their part. So, they decided to blow up our infrastructure before we could end up using it to help the lizard men. ![]() It seemed that the Kristang are a conquering evil bunch of lizards and the Ruhar attacked Earth because they knew once humanity was in their sights that we would soon be their slave state. Well, two problems, the Kristang are the bad guys and humans are so woefully outmatched that they have absolutely no chance of fighting back if any of the other galactic powers decide to look at us funny. There's just one problem: the Kristang are the bad guys. ![]() The Kristang, a race of lizard people, promptly recruit humanity's armies to join in the interstellar war against the Ruhar. They struck hard, fast, and efficiently against Earth's infrastructure with seemingly no provocation. The premise is that Earth was invaded by a race of giant hamster-like aliens called the Ruhar. Well, at least until one Staff Sergeant manages to find a beer can-shaped ancient AI that can put his utterly insane plans into effect to save us all. ![]() COLUMBUS DAY (EXPEDITIONARY FORCE #1) by Craig Alanson is the first volume of a truly fantastic, if disjointed, series about mankind's first encounter with aliens as well as how our attempts to be heroic fighters against invaders end up utterly failing. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Smooth prose doesn't compensate for inconsistent characterization, and the resolution of the complex romantic muddle is hasty and artificial.Ĭopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. Although the description of British society in the 1850s is solid enough, the Russian settings are vaguely rendered. The outbreak of the Crimean War pits Russia against Britain and France, and Fleur's brother, a member of the famous Light Brigade, against Fleur's true love. ![]() ![]() A slave to her heart, she agrees to stay with him, chastely, after his marriage of convenience to the woman Fleur's brother loves. Petersburg with family, she cannot resist seeing her count one more time. This somewhat arch historical romance, the second book (after Anna ) in the author's projected Kirov trilogy, has as its heroine a Victorian innocent named Fleur, an outspoken 24-year-old of proper English birth who, rescued from ruffians by the visiting Russian Count Kirov, falls madly in love with her savior and his solemn, brooding eyes. ![]() ![]() In the final installment of the Hidden Gem series, Candy Land, we have Candy, Ivy and Jack trying to figure out if they can make a triad relationship work in the midst of the customary level of chaos that's to be expected in City M.Ĭan their differences strengthen their bond or will they be their undoing? ![]() Candy, Ivy, and Jack will have to band together with their friends to either evolve or be swept under a tidal wave of awakening power. A sleeping threat to humanity is changing the world. Something more than brutal murders is happening in City M. Most recently a series of violently murdered companions which Jack is investigating, while putting Candy and Ivy on high alert. ![]() ![]() Each time he tries to bring the three of them closer, life gets in the way. Ivy loves Candy and Jack, but he’s not sure how to make it work between the three of them when Candy’s libido runs at hyper speed and Jack’s is non-existent. ![]() Candy can’t hide the fact that he’s jealous of Jack for taking Ivy’s time, and Ivy for catching Jack’s interest. While he is busy restructuring the red-light district into an adult playground, his fellow companion and lover, Ivy finds time to spend with Institute of Scientific Study Investigator, Jackson Taylor. Candy has gone from being the top companion at the Hidden Gem, to managing it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Please inspect your order upon reception and contact us immediately if the item is defective, damaged or if you receive the wrong item, so that we can evaluate the issue and make it right.Ĭertain types of items cannot be returned, like perishable goods (such as food, flowers, or plants), custom products (such as special orders or personalized items), and personal care goods (such as beauty products). You can always contact us for any return question at and issues Items sent back to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted. If your return is accepted, we’ll send you a return shipping label, as well as instructions on how and where to send your package. To start a return, you can contact us at Please note that returns will need to be sent to the following address: You’ll also need the receipt or proof of purchase. To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unworn or unused, with tags, and in its original packaging. ![]() We have a 30-day return policy, which means you have 30 days after receiving your item to request a return. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() But when Reed’s world is suddenly flipped upside down and he gets custody of his nephew, I’m the only one who can help. He was the ultimate bad boy, and I was just his sister’s shy best friend. Ridiculously charming, a total player and a hockey super star… Reed Davidson has been the boy next door who’s had my heart for as long as I can remember. Imagine being in love with your best friend’s brother. You can read this before Change on the Fly: A Single Dad Hockey Romance (Totally Pucked) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Change on the Fly: A Single Dad Hockey Romance (Totally Pucked) written by Maren Moore which was published in October 14th 2021. Brief Summary of Book: Change on the Fly: A Single Dad Hockey Romance (Totally Pucked) by Maren Moore ![]() ![]() In 1992, he drew the comic book adaptation of the film Bram Stoker's Dracula for Topps Comics. By the late 80s he had begun to develop his signature style (thin lines, clunky shapes and lots of black) and moved onto higher profile commercial projects like Cosmic Odyssey (1988) and Gotham by Gaslight (1989) for DC Comics, and the not-so-commercial Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser (1990) for Marvel. In 1982, hoping to find a way to draw monsters for a living, he moved to New York City and began working for Marvel Comics, first as a (very terrible) inker and then as an artist on comics like Rocket Raccoon, Alpha Flight and The Hulk. ![]() His fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age (he doesn't remember why) and reading Dracula at age 13 introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore from which he has never recovered. Mike Mignola was born Septemin Berkeley, California and grew up in nearby Oakland. ![]() ![]() ![]() Redman, director of OP-20-G, the Navy’s Code and Signals Section. Officially, Rochefort reported to Captain John R. “Rochefort’s job was to gather information, raw data for the most part, and send to Washington,” says Craig Symonds, professor of maritime history at the Naval War College and author of The Battle of Midway. Back in March, a Japanese plane reporting weather conditions near the islands had also mentioned “AF,” suggesting strongly that the designator referred to Midway.īut not everyone was convinced the codebreakers were right. ![]() naval and air base on Midway Atoll, two tiny islands located in the central Pacific, around 1,200 miles northwest of Pearl Harbor. Station Hypo had little doubt as to what “AF” referred to: the U.S. The radio traffic they intercepted that May suggested that Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind behind the Pearl Harbor attack, was preparing a major invasion, involving four Japanese aircraft carriers along with many other ships, at a location designated with the initials “AF.” Navy's cryptologic and intelligence developments from 1925 to 1947. ![]() Captain Joseph John Rochefort was a major figure in the U.S. ![]() ![]() CBS DIDN’T THINK AMERICANS WOULD BUY THAT LUCY WAS MARRIED TO A “FOREIGN” MAN. ![]() ![]() As Desi would proclaim until his dying day, “ I Love Lucy was never just a title.” 1. And even though the show’s main stars couldn’t stay married to one another (Lucy and Desi divorced in 1960, after 20 years of marriage), they remained the best of friends. But with a combination of innovative filming techniques, the dogged perfectionism of star Lucille Ball, top-notch writing, the “can do” attitude of the production staff, and the business savvy of Desi Arnaz, I Love Lucy topped the Nielsen ratings for four out of its six seasons and picked up a handful of Emmys along the way. When I Love Lucy premiered on October 15, 1951, no one could have predicted that it would become one of television’s most beloved and enduring programs of all time. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She lives like an exile in the place she was taught to think of, despite its distance, as home. She is claimed like a resource then discarded when she becomes unpalatable. Through Phillips’ eyes, Rhys personifies the fading of the British empire. The book is framed by the one unhappy visit she made to her Caribbean home as an adult. Phillips’ novel focuses on her childhood in Dominica, her difficult transition to life in England and her years of drifting from one affair to another in damp and shabby digs. In between the two world wars, she published a handful of autobiographical novels about rootless women, but she always depended on the men who were her patrons until the publication of “Wide Sargasso Sea” near the end of her life rescued her from obscurity. She left for England at age 16 for school, then worked as a chorus girl and muddled through a string of unhappy relationships across Europe. Rhys was born on the Caribbean island of Dominica when it was still a British colony. ![]() ![]() ![]() The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly was a 2010 Newbery Honor Book and the winner of the 2010 Bank Street - Josette Frank Award. Author Jacqueline Kelly deftly brings Callie and her family to life, capturing a year of growing up with unique sensitivity and a wry wit. As Callie explores the natural world around her, she develops a close relationship with her grandfather, navigates the dangers of living with six brothers, and comes up against just what it means to be a girl at the turn of the century. ![]() With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she figures out that the green grasshoppers are easier to see against the yellow grass, so they are eaten before they can get any larger. Callie’s struggles to find a place in the world where she’ll be encouraged in the gawky joys of intellectual curiosity are fresh, funny, and poignant today.” –The New YorkerCalpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones. ![]() “The most delightful historical novel for tweens in many, many years. In this witty historical fiction middle grade novel set at the turn of the century, an 11-year-old girl explores the natural world, learns about science and animals, and grows up. ![]() |