Throw in a serial killer ex-boyfriend, several deadly Australian animals, two dogs called Bennie, a mother who forgets to wear clothes, an unforgiving Town Council, and a strawberry-flavored condom dolly, and Shawn’s Law is one for the books. But when Shawn’s Law causes Harley to be injured, Shawn is determined to save Harley’s life the only way he knows how-by breaking up with him. The two men make it through a memorable first date and Shawn’s sexual insecurities to begin a relationship stumbling toward love. Harley doesn’t believe in Shawn’s Law-but he soon changes his mind. When Shawn takes a spectacular fall on his front steps, who is there to witness it other than the man of his dreams? Other than caring for mum, his day consists of painting nude men and spying on the guy who walks his dogs along the street every day at four o’clock. Shawn is single, twenty-nine, the full-time carer of his Alzheimer’s-stricken mother, and a frequent victim of Murphy’s Law-although his family calls it Shawn’s Law.
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After his readings of Sylvester and Venetia, two of Heyer’s popular Regency romances, has now recorded an abridged version of The Convenient Marriage for Naxos.įirst published in 1934, just before Heyer embarked on the first of her Regency novels, The Convenient Marriage is set earlier than the Regency, in 1776. When Mclean befriends her, she finds there are many amazing facets of the girl's personality and experiences that Mclean appreciates. She also meets a girl who is considered an outcast by others. He's a genius who is trying to live a "normal" life. Mclean is particularly drawn to the boy who lives next door. Mclean makes new friends and settles in, but all the while she is aware that she will most likely have to move on soon. When she moves to Lakeview, she finds herself using her real name for the first time. She's not sure which person she really is. She uses a form of her name and creates a persona. In every town Mclean and her father move to, Mclean creates a new identity. 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But as Hinton realized and accepted his fate, he resolved not only to survive, but find a way to live on Death Row. He spent his first three years on Death Row at Holman State Prison in agonizing silence-full of despair and anger toward all those who had sent an innocent man to his death. But with no money and a different system of justice for a poor black man in the South, Hinton was sentenced to death by electrocution. Stunned, confused, and only twenty-nine years old, Hinton knew that it was a case of mistaken identity and believed that the truth would prove his innocence and ultimately set him free. Archbishop Desmond Tutu In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder in Alabama. "An amazing and heartwarming story, it restores our faith in the inherent goodness of humanity." Oprah's Book Club Summer 2018 Selection The Instant New York Times Bestseller A powerful, revealing story of hope, love, justice, and the power of reading by a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. |