![]() ![]() But the sins of her father can become an obsession, and, as she’s learned time and again, her past is never more than a nightmare away. Naomi can feel her defenses failing, and knows that the connection her new life offers is something she’s always secretly craved. Naomi wants to embrace the solitude, but the kindly residents of Sunrise Cove keep forcing her to open up-especially the determined Xander Keaton. Now a successful photographer living under the name Naomi Carson, she has found a place that calls to her, a rambling old house in need of repair, thousands of miles away from everything she’s ever known. ![]() No matter how close she gets to happiness, she can’t outrun the sins of Thomas David Bowes. In freeing the girl trapped in the root cellar, Naomi revealed the horrible extent of her father’s crimes and made him infamous. Naomi Bowes lost her innocence the night she followed her father into the woods. ![]() She took a step back, then two, as the urge to run fell over her.” “She stood in the deep, dark woods, breath shallow and cold prickling over her skin despite the hot, heavy air. ![]() The riveting new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Liar. Publisher : Berkley Reissue edition (Dec 28, 2021) Nora Roberts took me right into the life of Naomi Bowes in The Obsession. ![]()
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![]() Hummingbird cake tastes like the best banana bread ever, crossed with a carrot cake that some absent-minded baker forgot to bake with the carrots and raisins. Fun fact: in Jamaica, hummingbirds are called "doctor birds," so as you might guess, in Jamaica this cake is called "doctor bird cake." When searching for a stunning Easter cake, a Mother's Day cake, or a cake made from scratch for any special occasion, hummingbird cake is the answer!ĭespite the rumors, there never was (and hopefully never will be!) any actual hummingbirds in hummingbird cake! This layered masterpiece got its name from its home country, Jamaica, where the hummingbird is the national bird. Hiding beneath the thick swoops of cream cheese frosting are two cake layers, gently spiced with cinnamon and kept soft with generous additions of ripe banana and crushed pineapple. ![]() Sweet, tender, and comforting, hummingbird cake is basically a two-layer dessert hug. ![]() ![]() Taken to Darkon, Kalena is paired with one of the giant, feathered Hatar’le’margarten. Kalarthri who are in the Flight Corps are indentured for life. Her mind has the ability to accept the special ‘living’ crystal that is implanted into her head to enable her to partner a Hatar’le’margarten (Hatar) in the Military Flight Corps. Kalena is different in that she has a special gift that is much sort out by the Imperium Provosts. After the thirty-year period, the Kalarthri (as the indentured are called), are then pensioned into retirement by the Empire. The Second Born Rule declares that all second born children above the age of five become indentured to the Empire for a period of thirty years to serve wherever the Empire sees fit. The Imperium Provosts of the Great Suene Empire have come to take Kalena away from her family and friends. Kalena awakes one morning to find her world changed forever…. “The Kalarthri” will take you into a world where Action, Adventure and Friendship will meet you head on and take you for a wild ride to save something most precious- the life of a friend. ![]() Disclosure: This post contains compensated affiliate links and/or sponsored content. ![]() |