![]() ![]() It is a luminous, heartbreaking novel that captures both the exquisite pain of loss and the stunning power of hope. Vivid, universal, and emotionally complex, Night Road raises profound questions about motherhood, identity, love, and forgiveness. In the years that follow, each must face the consequences of that single night and find a way to forget…or the courage to forgive. In the blink of an eye, the Farraday family will be torn apart and Lexi will lose everything. One decision will change the course of their lives. On a hot summer’s night her worst fears are realized. Nothing feels safe anymore every time Mia and Zach leave the house, she worries about them. It has always been easy-until senior year of high school tests them all. Jude does everything to keep her kids on track for college and out of harm’s way. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable. Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia’s best friend. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. ![]() To hold on…to let go…to forget…to forgive…Which road will you take? For eighteen years, Jude Farraday has put her children’s needs above her own, and it shows-her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. For a mother, life comes down to a series of choices. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Every single time I have ignored my intuition, be it on a particular line change, or plot point, I’ve regretted it, and I would encourage all debut authors and young writers to trust themselves and their vision. What’s the one piece of writing/publishing advice you wish you could give Connie of the past who was just starting out on their writing/publishing journey?Ībsolutely to trust my gut. This is a funny one for me because I am constantly watching old movies, listening to songs, or re-reading old books and realising how everything I’ve ever consumed has inspired these books in some way. ![]() That being said, every book is so different and takes the characters to such unique places that I don’t think I’ll ever get over the thrill that comes with seeing people’s reactions to something I’ve written.įrom anime to Disney to Studio Ghibli, you’ve never shied away from discussing your love for stories but are there any stories, creators or pieces of media in particular that influenced The Rosewood Chronicles? I’ve always felt quite detached from the releases, I get so caught up in the writing and my own feelings about the story and what it means to me that once they’re out in the world, they don’t always feel entirely like my books anymore. Has the novelty of seeing your books out in the world worn off at all or is it still just as exciting? Princess At Heart is both your fourth published novel and the fourth instalment in The Rosewood Chronicles. ![]() ![]() Nate sank into his chair, defeated.īut only for now. “Take your seat, please.”Įverybody’s eyes were on him, and God only knew where Cody was by now. Simmons seemed to be holding her neck at an odd angle so as to look at Nate without seeing the horribly empty desk three seats behind him. “I know this has been a tough day for everybody, but the bell has rung.” Mrs. Nate stopped, his books a jumble in his arms. ![]() He turned to grab them, wanting to call out to Cody but unwilling to draw attention like that. Nate jumped to his feet, made it half a step before he remembered his books. But just as the bell rang, Cody turned on his heel and walked out the door. For one fraction of a second, Nate thought Cody was going to fall apart right there in the classroom. There was no sign of tears, but there was something so wrong about Cody-some terrible stillness that Nate couldn’t begin to describe that told him he was right-that the person who would probably mourn Logan the most was the one person nobody bothered to think of.Ĭody stopped a foot inside the door, his eyes locked on the desk where Logan normally sat. One look at him was enough to break Nate’s heart. ![]() Nate waited, his foot bouncing nervously as the seconds ticked by.Ĭody entered just before the bell rang. “They won’t be able to have open caskets.” “My dad said the car was totaled, the top of it just torn right off.” ![]() ![]() I did enjoy the book, but I would have liked to hear more about Dion and Gobi's interactions during the race. What followed was almost as big an adventure as his race across the Gobi Desert. One of the race officials volunteered to watch over Gobi while Dion figured out what needed to be done to get Gobi home to the UK. When the race was over, Dion decided that he couldn't leave her behind. ![]() She cried so piteously when Dion crossed a river without her that he retraced his steps and carried her across the water. As the race proceeded, Gobi did her best to keep up with Dion. ![]() A little scruffy dog that was scavenging around the race camp took an interest in Dion and began following him as the race began. In 2016, Dion traveled to China to compete in a 155 mile ultramarathon race across the Gobi Desert. ![]() That said, I have read the standard edition of this book and here is my review.ĭion Leonard tells the story of how he found and adopted a little tan terrier mix named Gobi. I have not had issues with other downloading other books in the same format, so I am not sure why this one is not working. Unfortunately, after multiple attempts, I have not been able to download this book. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Urn:lcp:starwarsphantomb0000brow:epub:6b6f9fdc-2a32-46fd-9999-e914449f777c Foldoutcount 0 Identifier starwarsphantomb0000brow Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t7xm7bp21 Invoice 1652 Isbn 0545621267ĩ780545621267 Ocr tesseract 5.2.0-1-gc42a Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.4112 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA18417 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 08:21:38 Boxid IA1897404 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() |