Author Archives: Lauren

Paladin by Sally Slater

Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam of Haywood is the most promising Paladin trainee in the kingdom of Thule… and knows it. The only problem is that Sam is really Lady Samantha, daughter of the seventeenth Duke of Haywood, and if her father has his way, she’ll be marrying a Paladin,Continue reading “Paladin by Sally Slater”

Michael Symon’s 5 in 5 for Every Season: 165 Quick Dinners, Sides, Holiday Dishes, and More

5 fresh ingredients + 5 minutes of heat = 165 recipes   Ridiculously easy from-scratch recipes to get you in and out of the kitchen in a flash every day of the week—now with sides and holiday dishes, too The follow-up to the bestselling Michael Symon’s 5 in 5, this new book delivers 165 quick,Continue reading “Michael Symon’s 5 in 5 for Every Season: 165 Quick Dinners, Sides, Holiday Dishes, and More”

Two Review: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings whoContinue reading “Two Review: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey”

The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood

Living in their car, surviving on tips, Charmaine and Stan are in a desperate state. So, when they see an advertisement for Consilience, a ‘social experiment’ offering stable jobs and a home of their own, they sign up immediately. All they have to do in return for suburban paradise is give up their freedom everyContinue reading “The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood”

The Tiger Queens: The Women of Genghis Khan by Stephanie Thornton

In the late twelfth century, across the sweeping Mongolian grasslands, brilliant, charismatic Temujin ascends to power, declaring himself the Great, or Genghis, Khan. But it is the women who stand beside him who ensure his triumph…. After her mother foretells an ominous future for her, gifted Borte becomes an outsider within her clan. When sheContinue reading “The Tiger Queens: The Women of Genghis Khan by Stephanie Thornton”

Baking by the editors of Food52

A stunning collection of hassle-free recipes for baking cakes, cookies, tarts, puddings, muffins, bread, and more, from the editors behind the leading food website Food52. This next book in the Food52 Works series features 60 baking recipes that won’t leave you with an entire kitchen covered in flour or every bowl–dirty–in the sink. Tempting, foolproofContinue reading “Baking by the editors of Food52”

Top Ten Tuesday* 10/14

Top Ten Author Duos You’d LOVE to See Write A Book Together Eliza Crewe and Danielle Paige would make the snarkiest novel ever. 2. Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin. 3. Michelle Moran and Diana Gabaldon. 4. Melissa Gray and Laini Taylor. 5. Tamora Pierce and JK Rowling. 6. Gillian Flynn & Kimberly McCreight – twistiestContinue reading “Top Ten Tuesday* 10/14”

Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky. In a dark and dusty shop, a devil’s supply of human teeth grows dangerously low. And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught upContinue reading “Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor”

The Jewel by Amy Ewing

The Jewel means wealth. The Jewel means beauty. The Jewel means royalty. But for girls like Violet, the Jewel means servitude. Not just any kind of servitude. Violet, born and raised in the Marsh, has been trained as a surrogate for the royalty—because in the Jewel the only thing more important than opulence is offspring.Continue reading “The Jewel by Amy Ewing”