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![]() ![]() Keeping Rafa safe at any cost is Shane's mission. ![]() Shane's never had room for romance in his life, and he'd certainly never cross that line with a protectee. Valor on the Move Show full title Written by Keira Andrews Narrated by Iggy Toma 4 / 5 ( 66 ratings ) About this audiobook Hed give his life to protect the presidents son. He discovers there's a vibrant young man beneath the timid public shell, and while he knows Rafa has a crush on him, he assures himself it's harmless. Codenamed 'Valor' by the Secret Service, Rafa feels anything but brave as he hides in the closet and tries to stay below the radar in his last year of college. ![]() Shane's worked his way up through the Secret Service ranks, and while protecting the president's shy, boring son isn't his dream White House assignment, it's an easy enough task since no one pays Rafa much attention. Besides, it's not like Shane Kendrick would even look at him twice if it wasn't his job. It's definitely not part of Rafa's plan to get a new Secret Service agent who's a walking wet dream, but he's made it this long keeping his desires to himself. Once his family's out of the spotlight, he can be honest with his conservative parents about his sexuality and his dream of being a chef. ![]() His father's presidency is almost over, and he just needs to stick to his carefully crafted plan. Codenamed "Valor" by the Secret Service, Rafa feels anything but brave as he hides in the closet and tries to stay below the radar in his last year of college. Growing up gay in the White House hasn't been easy for Rafael Castillo. He'd give his life to protect the president's son. ![]() ![]() Rodney Bradford comes into Lindsay's restaurant, offers to buy her small house for double its value, eats her brownies, and drops dead on the sidewalk in front. Charley blackmailed his murderer, blackmailed Amanda's father, lied about his family being dead when he is actually related to half the town of Silver Creek, Texas, and, with his treachery, has stirred up secrets that will change Amanda's life.Īmazon Barnes&Noble Smashwords iTunes Kobo She can't even be certain he isn't peeking when she undresses for bed.Īs Amanda puts her life in danger in an effort to bring Charley's murderer to justice and send him into the light or the dark or anywhere away from her, she learns her knowledge of Charley's misdeeds is only the tip of a toxic iceberg. The situation was bad enough when he was alive and trying to charm his way back into her life, but now he claims to be unable to go more than a few yards away from her. He was rejected, kicked back, not allowed to go into the light. On the good side, at least they are no longer married.īut she's the primary suspect in Charley's murder and, as if that isn't bad enough, Charley's ghost shows up in her apartment. ![]() ![]() Then she discovers he'd been dead for several hours at the time she thought he rescued her. ![]() ![]() When Amanda's lying, cheating, scam-artist husband, Charley, saves her life in a near-fatal motorcycle accident, she can almost forgive him for dragging his feet on their divorce. ![]() ![]() After his demonstration of wireless communication (radio) in 1894 and after being the victor in the "War of Currents", he was widely respected as one of the greatest electrical engineers who worked in America. ![]() Tesla's patents and theoretical work formed the basis of modern alternating current (AC) electric power systems, including the polyphase power distribution systems and the AC motor, with which he helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution.īorn an ethnic Serb in the village of Smiljan, Vojna Krajina, in the territory of today's Croatia, he was a subject of the Austrian Empire by birth and later became an American citizen. He is frequently cited as one of the most important contributors to the birth of commercial electricity, a man who "shed light over the face of Earth," and is best known for his many revolutionary developments in the field of electricity and magnetism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Nikola Tesla was a genius polymath, inventor and a mechanical and electrical engineer. ![]() ![]() He’s the perfect YA book boyfriend for a thriller. We loved Ash’s quick wit and ability to read people. The two don’t have the easiest time since someone is always out to get them, but they protect each other no matter what. ![]() He’s sweet, a total badass and always there for November. We loved Ash in Killing Novemberand Hunting November. ![]() If you can think of YA guys whose names start with any of these four letters let us know in the comments. Unfortunately, we haven’t found guys for the letter I, U, V and Y. Below you’ll find some of our favorite guys in YA! ![]() Bring us the romance and the swoonworthy book boyfriends. It doesn’t matter if it’s a fantasy, thriller, mystery or contemporary. We love when young adult books have romance. ![]() ![]() Lobel also illustrated other writers' texts that captured his fancy. In addition to the Frog and Toad books, Owl at Home, Mouse Tales, The Book of Pigericks, and many other popular books he created, Mr. With writing, I don't really know what I'm doing. Viewing himself as a professionally trained illustrator (he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Pratt Institute), he said, "I know how to draw pictures. Lobel called himself a "lucky amateur" in terms of his writing. ![]() Though he was a born storyteller - he began making up stories extemporaneously to entertain his fellow second-graders in Schenectady, New York, where he grew up in the care of his grandparents. But to his greatest credit, he had a following of literally millions of young children with whom he shared the warmth and humor of his unpretentious vision of life. ![]() To his writing credit, he had a Newbery Honor Book - Frog and Toad Together (1973). To his illustrating credit, he had a Caldecott Medal book - Fables (1981) - and two Caldecott Honor Books-his own Frog and Toad are Friends (1971) and Hildilid's Night by Cheli Duran Ryan (1972). ![]() ![]() During his distinguished career Arnold Lobel wrote and/or illustrated over 70 books for children. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Also, with Mom dead (body never found, but it’s assumed she’s one of Billy’s many victims), Dear Old Dad an escaped convict, Gramma suffering from dementia (and just general racist meanness), there’s no one telling Jazz “no”. Let me just say: the hard part of any teen mystery is why is it a teen investigating? Game‘s solution, that only Jazz has been trained from birth by a serial killer, is simple and chilling at the same time. No, the Hat-Dog Killer is a new killer for Jazz to hunt, with the help of Connie and Howie. Because they’ve found DNA on the victims and it doesn’t match Billy’s. He has other things to do….īut this isn’t about Billy, is it? Because the Hat-Dog Killer started while Billy was still in prison. Or, rather - Billy Dent has too much unfinished business. ![]() Moving the mystery to New York City is smart: first of all, just how many serial killers can Lobo’s Nod have? Plus, Billy Dent is too smart to return to his hometown. The Good: Needless to say, you should read I Hunt Killers first. ![]() And then lock and double lock your doors. And turns out, Dear Old Dad is also in New York…. His girlfriend Connie insists on not being left behind his best friend Howie stays behind to help care for Jazz’s grandmother. The Hat-Dog Killer started killing before Billy escaped from prison with no connection to Billy’s crimes, can Jazz help? Jazz caught the Impressionist because he was a serial killer imitating Billy Dent’s crimes, under the guidance of Billy Dent. ![]() ![]() "This atmospheric, emotionally driven story focuses on the slow-burn romance between two outcasts who yearn to belong.Deeply romantic and utterly magical." - Kirkus Reviews "Teeming with magic and alchemy, A Far Wilder Magic is an utterly transportive read.Saft crafts a deliberate, intricate romance that will have you as unmoored as the characters." - Chloe Gong, New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights “If simmering romance between two people with their walls all the way up is your jam, then this book will win your heart…romantic but not romanticized, A Far Wilder Magic suggests that the true quest isn't hunting the mythical beast, it's finding the truth within yourself.” - NPR.org Like Niamh's enchanted gowns, Saft's story is woven with a kind of magic that keeps you in the palm of her hands from the first page to the very last." – Courtney Gould, author of Where Echoes Die ![]() "Achingly romantic and full of heart.Saft proves that her ability to craft a heart-wrenching, healing love story is unparalleled. ![]() I was left utterly enchanted." – Axie Oh, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea "This delightful novel weaves together the romance and passion of a Regency romance with the magic, whimsy, and heart of a Ghibli film. ![]() Allison Saft has a talent for dynamics you’ll adore." - Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of These Violent Delights ![]() A Fragile Enchantment brims with longing: between the bantering characters and in their desires for a better world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Speak to the Israelite people and instruct them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout the ages let them attach a cord of blue to the fringe at each corner. Many commentators suggest that the key to unlocking the meaning of the challenge that Korah presents is revealed when we read this passage with its immediate antecedent in the Torah: Indeed, Korah’s message seems to be reminiscent of the sentiment that God had, in fact, expressed to Moshe right before the revelation at Sinai: “You shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” (Exod. Seemingly, his claim is not all that audacious: “Moshe: ‘All the community is holy ( kulam kedoshim) and God is in their midst!'” (Num. What was the nature of Korah’s great rebellion? ![]() Your browser does not support the audio element.ĭownload From what time do they recite the morning Sh’ma ? From when in order to distinguish between blue and white. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crepsley hails from a vampiric line of noble warriors who live by their own rules. In Cirque du Freak, author Darren Shan gets his young protagonist and namesake tangled up in all kinds of sticky situations while adjusting to his new day job taking care of business for his boss (who, naturally, can only go out at night). From there, things only keep getting more mysterious and weirder. Before he knows it, Darren is trapped into working as Mr. When Darren and his best friend, Steve “Leopard” Leonard, get tickets to a freak show featuring weird human-animal hybrids that interact with the crowd, it starts as a frightfully good time-until a strange spider and a vampire by the name of Larten Crepsley complicate matters. An average kid, Darren Shan gets sucked into life as a vampire’s assistant in this series of wonderfully freaky adventures for young listeners.Ī little scary, a bit gory, and really creepy-that adds up to fun for Darren Shan. ![]() |