Lowcountry boondoggle6/30/2023 ![]() Boyer's latest Southern charmer, Lowcountry Boondoggle. Take a virtual vacation to Charleston in Susan M. ![]() But will the price of justice be more than Liz can bear? Though Liz's long-dead best friend, Colleen, warns her the stakes are far higher than Liz imagines, she is hellbent on finding the no-good killer among the bevy of suspects. Was it one of his many girlfriends or a disgruntled student? Or perhaps Murray was killed because his failure to invest meant the hemp farm trio's dreams were going up in smoke? When a beloved Charleston professor-and potential investor-is murdered, Liz and Nate discover Darius keeps the PIs on speed dial.Ī shocking number of people had reasons to want the genteel, bowtie wearing, tea-drinking professor dead. ![]() So when Tammy Sue Lyerly hires them to find out what her. ![]() Private investigators Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews thought they'd put Darius Baker's troubles to rest-then his recently discovered son ropes him into a hemp farm investment with his college buddies. Private Investigators Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews have worked their share of domestic cases. Boyer presents Book 9 in the Liz Talbot Mystery series. ![]()
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Galaxy of Thorns by Bogdan Tăbușcă6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() This is a sophisticated novel, beautifully written, intelligent and insightful, with wonderful dialogue and a satisfying conclusion.” - Fantasy Literature Īn early exploration of media exploitation and a deep look at freak-show entertainment on a mass scale, this novel was one of the earliest of Silverberg’s mature masterworks. While Minner and Lona struggle to cope with their newfound celebrity and Chalk’s broken promises, they will uncover the true nature of their manipulator-and risk everything to regain the humanity that has been stolen from them. ![]() Though the love affair doesn’t last, Chalk keeps the couple on the hook by making new offers. ![]() Chalk promises to solve their personal problems in return for a joint performance tour. To satisfy his audience’s voyeuristic needs-and his own appetite for others’ pain-he pairs Minner Burris, an emotionally withdrawn space explorer who was captured and freakishly surgically altered by aliens, with Lona Kelvin, a suicidal seventeen-year-old girl who donated eggs for a fertility experiment that produced one hundred babies, none of whom she has been allowed to adopt or even see. In a world where humanity has colonized the solar system and begun to explore more of the local galaxy, a vast audience follows real-life stories presented by wealthy media mogul Duncan Chalk. A dark pastiche upon Beauty and the Beast” ( SF Reviews). The Science Fiction Grand Master’s Thorns “holds up chillingly well after all these decades. ![]() Saved by A.M. Arthur6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() If you don’t contribute, sometimes that means your employer is not contributing on your behalf, so you’re literally walking away from some of your income. When you’re funding your 401(k), a lot of times there’s an employer match or a profit share or other types of contributions on your behalf. That said, if you aren’t in the ideal scenario, I do think it’s better to borrow for school-particularly if you can qualify for a subsidized loan-and to continue to fund your retirement. ![]() And it is always best not to require student loans and to find an affordable educational option. The ideal scenario is to have the wherewithal to save for retirement and education simultaneously and to start saving as early as possible in your career. ![]() ![]() If you choose to fund your own retirement and build your own abundance and your own path to financial independence and there’s a student loan for some or all of the educational expenses, you can put yourself in the position to help make those loan payments later.įinancially, it is possible to borrow for almost everything in life-except retirement-which is why you need to prepare yourself to cover all of your own expenses when you no longer have a steady paycheck. ![]() Clash by kayla miller6/30/2023 ![]() ![]() Stop just taking the abuse and being submissive. ![]() If Olive was my daughter I'd tell her to stay the hell away from Nat and, if need be, stand up to her. That's not justified by the fact that Nat's parents are getting a divorce. I mean, the interview in the back of the book makes it seem like the author views Nat and Olive as 'just not getting along' and 'rub each other the wrong way' or some shit but in reality Olive is nothing but kind and welcoming to Nat and Nat is a total asshole to her. The book ends with the girls making peace, but not being exactly 'friends' but I was aggrieved. Natasha is toxic and Olive does NOT have to be friends with her. My main problem is that the book is like, "Oh, they should be FRIENDS! Olive should be UNDERSTANDING! It must be HARD for Nat being the new girl in school!" Etc. She bullies her (even going so far as to egg her house at one point) and basically makes Olive miserable. However, Natasha is an asshole, she treats Olive like crap. Olive is nothing but nice to this girl, takes her around, introduces her to everyone, and goes out of her way to make her feel welcome and included. I have been reading Miller's work and enjoying it, but she kind of lost me on this one.Ī new girl (Natasha) comes to Olive's school. I wasn't really a fan of this book's message. ![]() ![]() I don't have an opening quote for this book. ![]() |