![]() ![]() ![]() Soon, Maddie is entangled in a homicide investigation, and more young people disappear and are later found murdered. ![]() When the boy goes missing on that exact date, law enforcement turns to Maddie. Forced by her alcoholic mother to use her ability to make extra money, Maddie identifies the quickly approaching death date of one client's young son, but because her ability only allows her to see the when and not the how, she's unable to offer any more insight. Her earliest memories are marked by these numbers, but it takes her father's premature death for Maddie and her family to realize that these mysterious digits are actually death dates, and just like birthdays, everyone has one. Maddie Fynn is a shy high school junior, cursed with an eerie intuitive ability: she sees a series of unique digits hovering above the foreheads of each person she encounters. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() How could he let things get this bad? The landlords can’t look weak in front of the other rulers of America. When Logan’s daughter asks if her father used to be a super hero, he glumly states that there are no such thing as super heroes. But rent is due in two days and they have little else to pay the land lords. His pigs are suspected of contamination, so they can’t be sold, and Logan refuses to sell his children’s toys. But money is tight, so there’s no way of fixing it. His son says that the tractor is broken down. Sacramento, California: A now aged Logan is having trouble on his farm. His old friends would barely recognize him now. Either way, he hasn’t raised his voice or popped his claws in close to fifty years. Others say he just grew tired of all the fighting and retired to a simpler life. Some say they hurt him like no one ever hurt before. ![]() What happened to Wolverine is the biggest mystery of all. All we know is that they disappeared and evil triumphed and the bad guys have been calling the shots ever since. Nobody knows what happened on the night the heroes fell. Wolverine: Old Man Logan – The Complete Story ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They’re joined by Avery’s mother Deirdre, who’s trying hard to earn back Avery’s trust while rubbing in the fact that she took a bullet for her daughter, and boyfriend Chase, the contractor who helped renovate the house and is also part-owner, Maddie’s husband, who oddly will be staying in the guest house, and son Andrew, home from college, and the cameraman from “Do Over” who will be presenting them with the location of their next house to be renovated for the show. Kyra and her 1 year old son Dustin arrive at Bella Flora for their first – and last – Christmas at the house that started it all when Nicole, Avery and Maddie ended up as owners of the run-down mansion after finding out they’re victims of a Ponzi scheme. Fortunately Christmas at the Beach, a novella available only for Kindle, will satisfy the craving for the girls of “Do Over” and their renovations and love lives. Fans of Wendy Wax’s Ten Beach Road series (read my reviews of Ten Beach Road and Ocean Beach) have a while to wait before the next book, The House on Mermaid Point, is in their hot little hands, as it’s not due to publish until July 2014. ![]() ![]() Of course, the heroes get their moments to shine, as well, and shine they do. ![]() ![]() They can save themselves, and even, on occasion, lend the hero a hand. When it came time to write the Blades books, right from the beginning I vowed to make my heroines just as smart and just as capable as the heroes. Often, the heroine has to be bailed out by the hero, or it’s mostly luck that gets her to safety. It’s a safe bet to say that many romance readers have come across heroines with more sass than smarts. I loved writing each and every one of my heroes and heroines, not just for their diversity, but because they were fun and, above all, intelligent. This means that not only do I have English heroes and heroines, I have a Canadian Indian hero, an American journalist heroine, and a black British hero-who happens to be a scientific genius. Romance readers are a diverse group, and I decided to bring that diversity to a historical setting. After reading many, many books about spying dukes and bluestocking debutantes, I wanted to read something really different, something that combined the richness of a historical romance with the range and potential of paranormal romance. Why: I’m an admitted fan of historical romance, but I’ve also enjoyed the freedom and diversity available in paranormal romance. Where: All over the world! From the wind-swept steppes of Mongolia, to the gleaming islands in the Aegean Sea, to the rugged Canadian Rockies, and a few more surprising locations. ![]() |