Light yellow -
Night Club
Bowling Alley
Comedy Club
Theater
Paintball Arena
Museum
Arcade
Racquetball
Mini Golf
Billiard Hall
Volleyball Club
Blue -
Pharmacy
Day Spa
Travel Agency
Mechanic
Courthouse
Laundromat
Ship & Print
Tutoring Center
Fortune Teller
Recycling
Green -
Coffee House
BBQ Place
Asian Cuisine
Seafood
Mexican Food
Smoothie Shop
Vegan Food
Pancake House
Scoops
Sushi Bar
Orange -
Photo Studio
Soda Brewery
Ad Agency
Software Studio
Cake Studio
Fashion Studio
Chocolatier
Tattoo Parlor
Film Studio
Pottery Studio
Purple -
Bike Shop
Hat Shop
Book Store
Plant Nursery
Tech Store
Shoe Store
Mens Fashion
Mapple Store
Comic Store
Grocery Store
Coffee House
A. Bennett - 15
Leonard Rogers - 2
Book Store
Melinda Parker - 10
Heidi Willis - 4
Ellen Newman - 9
Photo Studio
Jerome Lynch - 10
Sara Butler - 3
Janice Edwards - 16
Night Club
Gwendolyn Fox - 16
D. Reynolds - 9
P. Hawkins
Day Spa
Roger Lewis - 26
Becky Greene - 6
W. Thompson - 10
BBQ Place
Virginia Ramos - 17
K. Thompson - 29
Jamie Moore - 8
Plant Nursery
Ivan Hart - 22
April Price - 6
Jeanne Ramos - 7
Soda Brewery
T. Matthews - 6
Kathleen Ramos - 12
Raymond Ryan - 11
Bowling Alley
B. Williamson - 6
J. Reynolds - 29
Planetarium - 10
Comedy Club
Anita Morrison - 21
Justin Kennedy - 7
Jo Morrison - 17
Travel Agency
Joel Austin - 4
Norma Banks - 28
Asian Cuisine
D. Simpson - 11
Eduardo Willis - 27
Cindy Gonzales - 26
Ad Agency
Emily Austin - 15
Victor Lawson - 18
C. Watson - 30
Hat Shop
Darrell Nguyen - 13
Stacy Woods - 2
Betty Harper - 25
Pharmacy
V. Stevens - 20
Adrian Hopkins - 4
Bike Shop
Casey Horton - 18
A. Thompson - 26
Jerome Neal - 29
Theater
N. Andrews - 14
Cody Gonzales - 12
Seafood
Dennis Stevens - 7
Vera Graves - 29
Morris Gardner - 24
Tech Store
Gail Dixon - 15
Janet Mckinney - 5
Philip Jensen - 12
Mexican Food
Renee Simpson - 10
Janet Holland - 20
Software Studio
Shawn Torres - 22
B. Vasquez - 16
Carrie Morgan - 12
Paintball Arena
Norma Wright - 5
Jim Watson - 11
B. Griffin - 27
Cake Studio
Myrtle Welch - 20
Floral Studio
Marsha Vargas - 23
Randall Medina - 14
Katrina Martin - 22
Smoothie Shop
Armando Rose - 24
Alma Larson - 13
F. Wallace - 9
Vegan Food
Harold Hall - 20
Javier Hayes - 25
Nelson Hawkins - 21
Pancake House
L. Robertson - 4
Edith Johnston - 24
Dorothy Long - 16
Scoops
Tom Richards - 13
Wanda Perez - 23
Museum
Darren Rice - 21
Peter Jackson - 18
Louis Jenkins - 28
Mechanic
Benjamin Lopez - 8
Bradley Ramos - 7
Fashion Studio
Lucy Holmes - 22
K. Washington - 14
Courthouse
Dale Hunter - 23
Anita Reid - 22
Vernon Freeman - 28
Shoe Store
V. Perkins - 15
Antonio Jacobs - 19
Derek Gregory - 5
Mens Fashion
Chad Garcia - 17
Jorge Ortiz - 26
Jerome Rogers - 30
Arcade
Rosa Rodriguez - 26
Anthony Ross - 29
C. Smith - 9
Laundromat
Herbert Walker - 19
Melissa Morgan - 28
Howard Reyes - 23
Ship & Print
Ricky Fox - 27
Lydia Walker - 3
June Beck - 17
Racquetball
A. Matthews - 15
Randall Clark - 8
Maria Burns - 27
Mini Golf
Glen Gonzales - 21
Javier Fleming - 5
Terry Reed - 3
Mapple Store
M. Elliott - 3
Laura Barnett - 14
Lance Davidson - 9
Chocolatier
Ashley Kennedy - 17
Morris Elliott - 19
Tutoring Center
Cody Medina - 8
Marlene Ruiz
Tattoo Parlor
Kent Baker - 24
Comic Store
Larry Payne - 11
Fortune Teller
Roberto Burke - 27
Erin Diaz - 28
R. Ferguson - 24
Film Studio
C. Hawkins - 13
S. Alexander- 11
Ray Kelley - 14
Billiard Hall
Louis Hansen - 18
Jeremy Garza - 4
Joanne Porter - 2
Sushi Bar
Vicki Kennedy - 12
Roberto Fowler - 25
Grocery Store
Fernando Wells - 7
Troy Campbell - 25
Vicki Rice - 25
Recycling
Kenneth Fox - 21
Ricky Riley - 19
Colleen Knight - 6
Pottery Studio
Claudia Sutton - 5
Volleyball Club
Judy Harris - 20
C. Holland - 13
Vicki Davidson - 2
Sub Shop
Carl Lowe - 19
Clayton Moreno - 16
Candle Shop
April Price - 6
Maria Long - 23
Lena Hayes - 2
Optometrist
Tanya Harvey - 3
Ellen Brewer - 18
Nathan Edwards - 8
Wednesday 4 July 2012
Saturday 17 September 2011
From Hell with Love - Simon R Green
BLURB:
It's no walk in the bloody park, being a Drood - one of the family who has protected ordinary humanity from the things that go bump in the night for centuries. We're not much liked - even by one another. Now our Matriarch is dead. Murdered. Maybe by one of us. Maybe not. It's been left up to me, Eddie Drood, to figure out whodunit.
That's not going to be easy. You see, opinion is divided evenly between two camps of thought: those who think the killer was Molly, my best girl, and those who think the killer was actually me. And I know for a fact that I didn't do it.
It's no walk in the bloody park, being a Drood - one of the family who has protected ordinary humanity from the things that go bump in the night for centuries. We're not much liked - even by one another. Now our Matriarch is dead. Murdered. Maybe by one of us. Maybe not. It's been left up to me, Eddie Drood, to figure out whodunit.
That's not going to be easy. You see, opinion is divided evenly between two camps of thought: those who think the killer was Molly, my best girl, and those who think the killer was actually me. And I know for a fact that I didn't do it.
The Corset Diaries - Katie Macalister
BLURB:
"I HAVE TO WEAR WHAT???"
No woman in her right mind would consent to wearing a corset for a month. Especially a "skinny-challenged" woman like myself. But dreams of being debt-free danced in my head when I received the offer to appear on a reality TV show.
A Month in the Life of a Victorian Duke is about real people - like me - pretending to live on an English estate, circa 1879. Sounds fun, no? Well, it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. We're talking no televisions, no cell phones, no PMS medication. And did I mention the corsets? No breathing for a full month. Luckily, when I met the real-life duke who was to be my pretend husband, he took my breath away...
In a manor in which everyone must strictly follow the Victorian lifestyle, things were bound to go wrong. Like when some harmless lust turned into that other thing...
Love was definitely not in the contract.
"I HAVE TO WEAR WHAT???"
No woman in her right mind would consent to wearing a corset for a month. Especially a "skinny-challenged" woman like myself. But dreams of being debt-free danced in my head when I received the offer to appear on a reality TV show.
A Month in the Life of a Victorian Duke is about real people - like me - pretending to live on an English estate, circa 1879. Sounds fun, no? Well, it wasn't all it was cracked up to be. We're talking no televisions, no cell phones, no PMS medication. And did I mention the corsets? No breathing for a full month. Luckily, when I met the real-life duke who was to be my pretend husband, he took my breath away...
In a manor in which everyone must strictly follow the Victorian lifestyle, things were bound to go wrong. Like when some harmless lust turned into that other thing...
Love was definitely not in the contract.
Hidden Warrior - Lynn Flewelling
BLURB:
As the orphaned nephew of the king, trusted companion to his cousin, and second heir to the throne of Skala, Prince Tobin's future is clear. But not as clear as the spring in which a hill witch shows him his true face - and his secret destiny...
Now Tobin carries a burden he cannot share with even his closest friend, Ki, his squire. He is to rule - not as he is but as he was born: a woman. Given the shape of a boy by dark magic, Tobin is the last hope of the people of Illior - those who desperately seek a return to the old ways, when Skala was ruled by a line of warrior queens. They still believe that only a woman can lift the war, famine, and pestilence that have run rampant through the land since the king usurped his half sister's throne. It is these outlaw wizards and witches who protect Tobin - and it is for them that Tobin must accept his fate.
With the unsuspecting yet fiercely loyal Ki at his side, Tobin must turn traitor against the only blood ties he has left. He must lift the masks of Skala's rulers to show their true colors - before he can reveal the power of the woman within himself...
As the orphaned nephew of the king, trusted companion to his cousin, and second heir to the throne of Skala, Prince Tobin's future is clear. But not as clear as the spring in which a hill witch shows him his true face - and his secret destiny...
Now Tobin carries a burden he cannot share with even his closest friend, Ki, his squire. He is to rule - not as he is but as he was born: a woman. Given the shape of a boy by dark magic, Tobin is the last hope of the people of Illior - those who desperately seek a return to the old ways, when Skala was ruled by a line of warrior queens. They still believe that only a woman can lift the war, famine, and pestilence that have run rampant through the land since the king usurped his half sister's throne. It is these outlaw wizards and witches who protect Tobin - and it is for them that Tobin must accept his fate.
With the unsuspecting yet fiercely loyal Ki at his side, Tobin must turn traitor against the only blood ties he has left. He must lift the masks of Skala's rulers to show their true colors - before he can reveal the power of the woman within himself...
Tuesday 30 August 2011
The Chaos Crystal - Jennifer Fallon
BLURB:
The Tide Lords have gathered in Jelidia to find out the secret of how to kill an
immortal... Cayal in particular. Before they can do this, however, they must
find the Chaos Crystal that brought them to this world.
They initially head to Glaeba, where Arkady has been captured by Jaxyn. She
escapes and flees to Caelum, where she runs into Warlock and his family and
learns that Elyssa, Warlock's cruel immortal mistress, may know something about
the location of the Crystal.
With every immortal on Amyrantha searching for this artefact, the stakes are very
high...
MY TAKE:
574 pages. Book Four of The Tide Lords
The Tide Lords have gathered in Jelidia to find out the secret of how to kill an
immortal... Cayal in particular. Before they can do this, however, they must
find the Chaos Crystal that brought them to this world.
They initially head to Glaeba, where Arkady has been captured by Jaxyn. She
escapes and flees to Caelum, where she runs into Warlock and his family and
learns that Elyssa, Warlock's cruel immortal mistress, may know something about
the location of the Crystal.
With every immortal on Amyrantha searching for this artefact, the stakes are very
high...
MY TAKE:
574 pages. Book Four of The Tide Lords
Sunday 28 August 2011
The Bone Doll's Twin - Lynn Flewelling
BLURB:
For three centuries a divine prophecy and a line of warrior queens protected Skala. But the people grew complacent and Erius, a ursurper king, claimed his young half sister's throne. Now plague and drught stalk the country's lifeblood, and to be born female into the royal line has becme a death sentence as the king fights to ensure the succession of his only heir, a son. For King Erius the greatest threat comes from his own line - and from Illior's faithful, who spread the Oracle's words to a doubting populace.
As noblewomen young and old perish mysteriously, the king's nephew - his sister's only child - grows toward manhood. But unbeknownst to the king or the boy, strange, haunted Tobin is the princess's daughter, given me form by dark magic to protect her until she can claim her rightful destiny. Only Tobin's noble father, two wizards of Illior, and an outlawed forest witch know the truth. Only they can protect young Tobn from a king's wrath, a mother's madness, and the terrifying rage of her brother's demon spirit, determined to avenge his brutal murder...
MY TAKE:
524 pages. Book One of the Tamir Triad.
Assasin's Apprentice - Robin Hobb
BLURB:
In a faraway land in which membersof the royal family are named for the virtes they embody, one youg boy will become a walking enigma.
Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chivalry, is a royal bastard, cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals - the old art known as the Wit - gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility.
So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household, he must give up his old ways and learn a new life: weaponry, scribing, courtly manners; and how to kill a man secretly, as he trains to become a royal assassin.
MY TAKE:
460 pages. Long buildup to when he begins the training. very detailed, solid characters.
In a faraway land in which membersof the royal family are named for the virtes they embody, one youg boy will become a walking enigma.
Born on the wrong side of the sheets, Fitz, son of Chivalry, is a royal bastard, cast out into the world, friendless and lonely. Only his magical link with animals - the old art known as the Wit - gives him solace and companionship. But the Wit, if used too often, is a perilous magic, and one abhorred by the nobility.
So when Fitz is finally adopted into the royal household, he must give up his old ways and learn a new life: weaponry, scribing, courtly manners; and how to kill a man secretly, as he trains to become a royal assassin.
MY TAKE:
460 pages. Long buildup to when he begins the training. very detailed, solid characters.
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