The Noble Dead series comes to an end. Only one task remains to secure the safe continuation of the world. Hide the last two orbs of power. 

Out of the desert come tales of an undead horde and the devastation left in their wake. Magiere, Leesil and Chap know what they have to do. Fate will place her champions on the line once more, spin the dice and hope for victory.

This time its winner rule all.

Poor little rich boy Payton....

How he managed to score a spot in the Black Dagger Brotherhood's trainee program is a mystery. First off, he's a major waste of space attitude wise. He's a darling of the glamira - can you spell pampered son? He's also a major screw up who lands a fellow trainee in sickbay - and not minor repairs. 

Redeming quality: He can fight. Payton faces challenges that force him to dig deep, find his worth and earn his place among his peers.

Motivation: Novo. She's worth the time and effort to build a romantic relationship (provided she can forgive him for almost getting her killed).

Major drawback: His family ties. Members of the Glamira are world class snobs and Novo is a card carrying nobody. 

But even poor little Rich boys can turn into males of worth!

Blood Fury is Book 3 of the Black Dagger Brotherhood Legacy series

Boon, for those who have been following this series, is one of young guns to pass into the Black Dagger Brotherhood's program to train a new generation of soilders in their war with the Lessers. He has distinguished himself among his peers and is ready for combat. Or is he? What will he do if the enemy turns out to be his own sire? 

Butch O'Neil (aka The Distroyer) steps into the breach, and gives Boon a purpose. Together they must track down the predator hunting Vampire females. Boon is further drawn by Helena, the female who alerted the Brotherhood to the killings.

Members of the Brotherhood make cameo appearences which both keeps readers in touch with the BDB main line, and provides a grounding connection to the up-and-coming soilders destined to fill their shoes.

Blood Truth is book 4 in the Legacy spin-off series.

The beginning of an epic series in which Saxon England face Danish conquest. Part coming of age, part political intrigue and the horrors of war, the Last Kingdom follows young Saxon Uthred of Bebbanburg. Danes attack his village, killing most of his family and carrying Uthred into slavery. 

His uncle who survived the attack, partitions the Saxon King for the rights to Bebbanburg, knowing his young nephew is a captive. He also reaches out to the Danes with an offer of peace provided they kill Uthred.

Ragnar, Uthred's Danish master, rather than kill the boy, adopts him. Uthred becomes brother to Ragner the younger and his sister Thyra and Uthred grows to manhood as a Viking.

Jump about 19 or 20 years, and Uthred the Dane emerges as one of Ragnar's best fighters. His happy world falls apart when a rival for his sister's hand plots the downfall of Ragnar's family and Thyra is stolen amid the ashes of the village.  Both Ragnar the younger and Uthred believe Thyra dead. 

Ragnar the Elder is killed, setting the brothers in search of Vengence and Uthred in search of his title as Lord of Bebbanburg.

Chasing the mysterious orbs, Magiere and Leesil and joined by their companions Winn, Leanalham a young member of Leesil's tribe and Chap a wolf with an elvin spirit. They are followed by an assissin who may or may not intend them harm. 

Finding the previous Orb of power has changed Magiere in ways that frighten her, ways that make her a danger to herself and her friends. Will she learn to control her new gifts or will they lead her into the hands of the Ancient Evil intent upon using her to work it's will?

Dunk and Egg are such commonplace names for a hedge knight from Flea bottom and Prince Aegon Targaryen.

In the first tale Dunk meets Egg on the way to a little town called Ashford, where an annual tourney is in the offing. Dunk is in need of new armor to compete. While Egg can’t disguise his eyes, he has shaven off his silver locks in order to appear a poor lad seeking to become a squire.

Can this odd couple enter the tourney and compete without anyone making the connection between Egg and missing brother of Prince Aemon Targaryen?

More highjinx abound in the remaining two stories. Prequels to the Song of Ice and Fire novels.

The future of Attilan rests in her next generation. Two brothers have emerged from the Terrigan mist trials – one with the gift mind control and the other whose merest whisper can level the entire kingdom.

For Maximus and Black Bolt,  Attilan is a source of pride and privilege, but than a throne will stand between these brothers.

Includes a LOCKJAW feature.

Charlaine Harris is best known for her True Blood series, but she didn’t pause there. Welcome to Midnight Texas. 

 Everyone in this odd lot has deadly secrets; and no one is exactly as they seem. Here you’re sure rub elbows with a reformed vampire, a fallen angel, a weretiger, a powerful witch, and a professional female assassin. 

Demon, vamp or spell caster intent on raising Kane in this sleepy, creepy little town, beware. Messed up as they are, the residents of Midnight function as a family – and in Midnight, Family comes first!

Soon to be a Netflix’s series called the Witcher, The Blood of Elves introduces us to Geralt, a battle weary witcher charged with the care and training of Ciri; the only surviving member of a Royal Family.

For Ciri to reclaim her throne, she must learn the witcher’s craft, survive her pursuers and unite the lost tribes of elves. All that stands between Ciri and an early grave is Geralt, but will he be her salvation or destruction?

Trez  was destined to rule the Shadows, but fate in the form of a Chosen found him first. When Selina is torn from him

by a disease which locks her mind in a paralyzed body, Trez must say goodbye to the love of his life.

Commence the tail spin, the late night drives to the river and other self- destructive behaviors setting the Brotherhood on alert.

Therese seeks independence which means staying in fleabag apartment and taking a waitress Job. The Boss’s brother is interested, but ethics and a sense of danger cloud the issue.

It’s Christmas in Caldwell, NY. Vampire style.  Can Trez and Therese find a Christmas Miracle with a little help from their friends?

If there were an award for bookcovers of all time this one would make it in the top five. Let it come home with you and grace your coffee table. This life advice book is for desperate house wives looking for some consolation about their choices and experiences. Many women got presented with a be, do, have mindset. Be the first one in your family to go to college. Have a family by a certain age. Serve guests appropriately. Wear white at your wedding on a weekend. Send unique custom thank you cards. Don't just push a stroller, jogg at the same time! If you are a sensitive person with boundaries who rejected the influence of societal norms then you won't have much use for this book and could probably write your own advice book. But if you feel trapped by your modern motherhood existence and need to figure out what really matters to you this book is going to bring up deep stuff and what your bottom line is for you.

Here is the latest edition of Temple's Thinking in Pictures. She is such an astute detailed and verbose writer. There is alot to be gleaned from her story whether you are reading it from an animal science perspective or if you are trying to learn about the brain connections of someone with autism. She is so well educated and researched on the nuances of brain science, visualization, sensory processing and kanner syndrome, and children who speak but then stop and then start again and really goes into minute detail in a way that will help anyone in the psychology field for generations to come. You know you've arrived in life when the extensive bibliography is half filled with your own published articles! Be warned, Bovine's are one of the species that Temple feels the most affection for and she literally sees things through a filter of "cows" therefore "cows" are referenced in every single page of the book and referenced at every turn. Other animals are discussed don't get me wrong. But if you don't like animals, brain science (and reading 200 pages on cows!!!) than you're not going to like this book. Perhaps start with a different Temple Grandin book.

High school wrestling meets Black Lives Matter in this new full length docu-drama following the lives of several boys and their coach as they struggle to stay together as a team during their senior year of high school and also become contenders to make it to State Championships. This film will hit home for anyone who went to schools with a robust wrestling program and instructors that forced education of that sport upon you during the awkward years of adolesence. Or perhaps you've grown de-sensitized to what real wrestling involves due to the mass market of WWE. If you didn't finish high school or you barely finished, or you had crazy senioritis and nearly died or got arrested this movie is for you.
 

Heartbreakingly funny, frustrating and sad. No matter how crazy you think restaurant life is, you are wrong. Travel with Mr. Bourdain through kitchens at your own risk: danger, drugs, long hours, high pressure, bad health, low pay and high pay. What’s not to like? Although scathingly honest about his failures, his successes are wildly entertaining. He also describes the inner workings of restaurants, what not to order and what to beware of. Spoiler alert: The ruined once-in-a-lifetime interview due to bad hearing of “me” and not “meat.”  Rating: Hysterical.

Haben's story is enthralling from the getgo begining with her Ethiopian Eritrean roots, her family's influence on growing up a first generation American and how her formative years became about empowerment and defeating stereotypes and ablism. As she walks us through the unique self-defining moments of her life, we discover a woman who has left no stone un-turned when deciding how to best craft her skillset, to be a kind, productive, un-inhibited woman and groundbreaking contributor to society. Breaking taboo and being willing to talk about womans biochem issues in a mainstream memoire is hugely impactful, and building awareness around access boundaries to braille and technology advances makes this book totally cutting edge and an interesting read for tech industry influencers as well. This memoir is a huge genre slap in the face to fiction since it is so multi-functional. It is a jam-packed guide book of 'what to do when' for anyone dealing with a spectrum of disability: cane usage, guide dog walking, and also volunteering and travel topics are covered. I picked up this book thinking I was going to hear all the inside juice about Harvard, instead there is only one chapter devoted to the Ivy League. This is a vibrant story that absolutely needs to be heard by everyone everywhere. Thank you so much for sharing your journey Haben Girma!

Philadelphia's quintessential football comedy starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, and Robert De Niro (as Patriotic Eagles Dad extrordinare) in roles that feel well: entirely natural. It's as if they were just waiting to fill these roles their whole lives and now the rest of the world can know several truths. Philly Eagles fans really do bleed green, as citizens we have eachothers' backs, and we're all a little nutty like Edgar Allen Poe was. Seriously though I can't spoil the quirkiness of this film; so here's my vague plot explanation: Seperately, 'Brad' and 'Jenn' aren't manifesting a whole lot in the way of their personal destinys or relationships but with a little teamwork and creepy devotion to eachother (and the Eagles) they are able to unite their families, stay positive, and prepare for a competition.

I had high hopes for this Steve Martin and Eddie Murphy comedy by Universal Pictures but the entire two opening scenes feel contrived and slap stick. It's kind of a Hollywood junkies movie not worldly at all. It is funny and Robert Downey Junior is in it but he's better in Wonder Boys.

Sean Connery is King Arthur and nothing is going wrong in his kingdom other than minor fracas until Richard Gere shows up as lancelot and wins the heart of (Mideaval football playing) Julia Ormond as Gwynevere. Will Lancelot win the heart of Gwynevere by being the only knight to ever run the gauntlet successfully straight thru on a first try? Will Richard Gere's horse get tired while fleeing the enemy causing a prolonged romantic interlude in a medieval forest? This is one of those classics which I hope never gets remade showing romantic love and conquest in a way that illustrates the adage: all's fair in love and war.

This is the best one of the Zorro movies. Antonio Banderas. Catherine Zeta-Jones during the dance scene. Anthony Hopkins as a Master swordsman. Forget about all the other versions. This is the only one you should be watching. If you don't love sword fighting yet you will after this.

This entire film is carried by Romain Duris, and I have no idea why the cover only has four stars on it. Moliere is a down and out actor who is up to his ears in debt so he takes a "coaching" gig at Jourdain's palace. However all that free time is instead used to woo Jourdain's wife Elmire and Moliere becomes further entangled in the family politics and crafting his exit strategy becomes more and more impossible without exposing himself as well as the true characters of those around him. Great costumes and Duris is the ultimate pretty boy in gypsy garb so you probably won't turn this off even once it becomes apparent where the plot is headed.