#Alek and Katherine

[darklinaforever]

The way you ONLY ship bad boys/good girls who act as nurses/moral compasses/punching bag/psychiatrist (are you still in high school ? sorry the handsome popular boy never noticed you), I know you could never ship a female antagonist with the male hero/anti-hero.

Assuming an individual's age based on their taste in sailing is just childish and deeply stupid. By doing this, you just look immature, which you are undeniably saying / doing such things. Don't have anything else to do with your time but piss off people who are just enjoying their ships in peace ?

I don't owe you anything, but I still want to point out (for those who are interested) that I'm 22 years old and I'm studying modern literature at university.

Also, how hateful and stupid do you have to be to say something as dumb as :

"sorry the handsome popular boy never noticed you"

I appreciate these kinds of messages, because they only prove that the anti are real degenerates (yes I won't weigh my words because I'm pissed). But obviously the only reason you allow yourself to say such horrible things is because you hide under cover of anonymity in order to spread your hatred and negativity.

Just for information, in reality, there is rarely a "handsome popular boy" in high school, or in any type of school.

On the other hand, free and amusing anecdote, and just to make your big mouth shut, there was indeed one of "handsome popular boy", but in my college. And yes, he had noticed me. But I simply decided to refuse his interest, despite the consternation of all my friends at the time. (believe me or not, it's up to you)

Then, as for the fact that apparently I'm not able to ship a female antagonist with a hero / an anti-hero, ladies and gentlemen, since this is an opportunity to introduce you to some other of my loved ships, here is a list :

- Nesta & Cassian.

- Moon Young & Kang Tae.

- Ying Kong Shi & Yan da.

- Ambar & Simon.

- Lucrecia & Valerio.

- Wednesday & Tyler.

- Stefen & Katherine.

- Morgana & Merlin.

- Mardmartigan & Sorsha.

- Maleficent & Diaval.

- Scarlett & Rhett.

- Thomas & Teresa.

- Thomas & Lucille.

I specify that in this playlist, there are Thomas and Lucille, from the movie Crimson Peak, but I also ship Thomas with the heroine Edith. I also specify that although I like Galavant & Madalena, I still prefer Galavant with Princess Isabella. Basically, a nice and a nice set. I also placed Wednesday and Tyler there, simply because Wednesday is an anti-heroine capable of horrible acts and certainly not a "good girl" and Tyler is basically a victim and not a vilain. Also, an inverted version of Darklina or Aleks is the summoner of light and Alina the summoner of darkness, simply because that possibility excites me madly ! 🤩

Also, your bullshit of only shipping bad boys with good girls, how does it work for LGBT ships ?

And now some ships (because it is impossible to list them all because there are so many of them) of heroin / girls with good guys I liked. Those who follow me will know that among them we can count Stydia / on which I have already published several times elsewhere, so blah blah the delirium of I only ship good girls with bad boys / and Bellarke.

By the way, most of my ships are not a question of "good girls who act as nurses/moral compasses/punching bag/psychiatrist" but simply and generally reminders of Beauty and the Beast. Stories of redemption and forgiveness. I will not develop more, the real ones know.

Last little thing, the next time I receive a message like this I delete it purely and simply. I only answered because it was an opportunity to show new ships to those who follow me, and respond at least once to this type of bullshit, never to be tempted to do so again, for I would have the satisfaction of this answer.

And to end on a high note ! Dear Anon :

[realityanddelusion]

“Do you really speak the language? Do you know what your name is?” Vilification, bastardization, and dumbing down black people seems to have been in fashion since cameras started rolling over in the Americas. From the stage to the screen from the white globes of the minstrel shows to the white gloves finding there way onto Mickey and other beloved cartoons if you love it chances are it’s roots go back to chattel slavery. But this video isn’t meant to focus on the bad. This video is a mix of both fictitious representation of ATR and actual real life footage of black people being , raw, real, and powerful. I wanted to highlight key things such as animals that hold some of secrets. Bre’r Rabbit, Li Gran Zombi, Aunt Nancy just to name a few. Ring shouts and catching the Holy Ghost can also be seen in there as well for purposes I was going to go into depth over but thinking about it I believe it’s best if I leave them in obscurity. The presentation before is in no way a full representation of black majick or what hoodoo is but serves as a way of letting you know that like God and water it will take the form of whatever it’s host need them to be. 🎶Exuma the obeah man

📺-Looney Tunes, Wakanda Forever, Ring Shout, The beginnings of the Black Church, Lovecraft Country, AHS:Coven, Alek Wek @ Betsy Johnson 1998, American Gods, Little Rascals, History of Racism in Cartoons(2010), Fet Gede, Looking For Langston, Brujas- Princess Nokia, Dickinson, Praise Break (2018), True Blood, Lemonade(2016), Katherine Dunham and dance company in Casbah(1948)

[juniperfawnart]

Alek and Katherine :)

[crvckships]

cody christian & katherine mcnamara manip made for me.

[angelichd]

ImmortalHD stream 26/07/2019 - oh, it’s popping?

[thedigitalhuman]

But there are also lessons for us within our research, which strongly suggests that while we may worry about social media encouraging certain sexual behaviours, the picture is much more complex than we perhaps imagine, and indeed the amount of time spent on social media as opposed to face-to-face interaction is itself a factor in the fall in teenage pregnancy.

We also need to understand issues from the perspectives of teenagers themselves.

Take sexting for example – widely held to be negative and problematic.  Without a doubt, it can be – and 40% of those we surveyed felt it could damage young people’s wellbeing or relationships. However 44% also felt it could be part of a healthy sex life – and interestingly, some saw it a substitute and not just a precursor to sex itself. As such it is of course, unlikely to result in a pregnancy.

“It’s a good way of interacting with your partner without having sex,” said one young woman from our focus group.

“I think sexting doesn’t lead to sex as often as you’d think. People see it as something different, more of a gift than a  mutual experience,” added a young man.

Digital Human: Series 17, Episode 1 - Numb

[ignyxdaughter]

𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐃𝐘

(𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐱 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 /𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐤𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐳𝐨𝐯𝐚 𝐱 𝐤𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧)

summary: after a long time Aleksander plays the violin again, and his wife and daughter enjoy the sweet melody

A/N: this request is from the universe of my fic LONG LIVE THE SOVERENYIS and happen on its future (requests are still opened)

request: ok so ive this headcanon that aleks can play the violin and now i cant stop thinking bout kat and him happily married with a baby, and he plays smth to calm the baby down

words: 1553

warning: FLUFF that will make you diabetic

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Today was rough. He spent the whole morning and afternoon at the mercy of the Second Army in the Little Palace; watching all the practices for at least half an hour — analyzing all the soldiers by at —, listening to reports from the regents of each Grisha order, making solutions and amends for a few problems... And then, when The Darkling arrived at his private wing at dusk, he had to head to the war room to be informed of Ravka's Army.

He didn't even see his wife and daughter since he left in the morning, the two of them still asleep at the time. Aleksander thought of waking up Katherine to let her know that they wouldn't have lunch together today, but changed his mind when saw that she was drooling on the pillow. The witch was finally having her well-deserved sleep after another exhausting day being a mother.

The General takes another sip of the cup with kvas and vodka, a mixture he had done to put on with the night work, and rests his head on the chair he's seated on. He's so tired. He just wants to silently lay on the bed with his wife and daughter and stay there till tomorrow.

The Darkling looks at the papers on his desk with a grimace. He's spent all day working restless, so if he doesn't take some time for himself, he'll surely go mad.

Aleksander's gaze soon stops at a black box on the bookshelf and the corner of his lips quiver in a small smile. He goes there and picks it up, opening to reveal an old violin, one that was bought a long time ago without anyone's knowledge. When that happened, he used to play it every time he felt uneasy and needed a distraction. Its melody always had an effect on him, relaxing every tense muscle in his body and cleaning his mind from all the frustration he had to tolerate.

The man hasn't played it for years, decades, even.

Therefore, he cleans the instrument and verifies if it's in tune. Then, he puts it on his shoulder and begins to play what comes to his head. When the notes start to echo in the war room, all the weight of being the Grishas leader is soon gone off his shoulders. Right now, he's just a boy showing his love for music.

Not The Darkling, not General Kirigan, not the Black Heretic, but Aleksander Morozova.

The man is so focused on the song that he doesn't hear a baby's wail followed by some movement on the private wing's hallways. Katherine went to check if their daughter was hungry or dirty. Since those were not the cases, she simply picks up the crying little girl from the bassinet and goes with her for a walk in search of her husband.

She frowns at the sound of a song, a sweet melody that seems to be played by a violin, and slowly follows it. The witch is surprised when she notices that it's coming from the war room. Her light green eyes widen in complete shock as soon as she sees The Darkling playing the fiddle. However, that is rapidly replaced by a smile.

Katherine didn't know that her husband knew how to play an instrument, especially one as difficult as a violin. Her heart warms at the soothing view of him with closed eyes while his fingers reproduce whatever's in his mind. Aleksander is feeling the song, not just playing it for pleasure.

The woman though rapidly realizes that she's not the only one enjoying the melody when a baby cooing echoes through the room. She gazes at the little bundle of joy in her arms, the smile increasing as Kaltain blinks her tears away.

The Darkling couldn't hold back a chuckle as he looked at them. His wife's clearly tired, with dark circles under her eyes — now so small that she could easily sleep while standing —, yet she still gathered energy to give him a smile. His daughter, on the other hand, is very much awake. Although the tears have stopped falling from her eyes, they were replaced by confusion. She seems to be battling herself between letting out her frustrations in wailing or following the delicate symphony that hypnotizes her into calm.

Katherine sits on the couch, closing her eyes with a smile while caressing Kaltain's thin black hair. Aleksander continues to play, enjoying the sound of the fiddle as well as the company of his girls. He watches Kaltain slowly losing the fight against sleep and finally going asleep in her mother's lap.

"You calmed her down." The witch whispers when the song stops.

He smiles, eyes not looking away from their daughter. "Seems like she enjoyed it."

She chuckles. "We both did. Since when do you know how to play?"

Aleksander puts the violin on the desk. "A little over two centuries."

"You're marvelous. Didn't go out of the tune for not even a second."

"Oh." He raises an eyebrow at her. "Were you doubting my abilities, milaya?"

"Me? Never, dorogoy."

The man sits by the woman's side and slides an arm on her shoulders. They both admire the baby on her arms, a perfect combination of the two of them. If it wasn't for the mouth and the nose, Kaltain would be an impeccable copy of Aleksander. Although still having grey eyes, Katherine's sure that she'll inherit her father's dark brown irises.

However, The Darkling doesn't care of which color she'll develop as well as he wasn't upset when he found out that his wife had birthed a girl. Kaltain is his little shadow and Katherine's little dandelion, and anything that threatens her happiness shall die.

That was the promise he made when she was born. Aleksander will do everything in his willpower to protect their daughter, including warning all members of the court that anyone who criticizes that the General's firstborn is a girl will have their tongue cut out — something he did a day after she came to the world.

Meanwhile, Ravkan Supernatural community didn't care about the child's sex, yet they were thrilled to know that it was a girl. His wife laughed when Hope told her about the party they had thrown up, since witches indeed prefer women with the excuse that their magic is usually stronger.

The Grishas shared the same opinion as the supernaturals, though, instead of throwing a party to the baby, they made bets. Since the pregnancy was announced, all Grisha orders started to wager on the child's sex. After nine months, the ones who were sure that it was a female jumped and yelled in joy.

"You think she'll learn how to play?" Katherine's sweet voice takes him away from his memories.

"What?"

"An instrument."

He shrugs. "I can teach her the violin when the time comes."

"She can learn the piano with me too."

The General looks at his wife, bewildered. "You know how to play a chordophone?" She nods. "Why don't I know that?"

"Why didn't I know that you can play a fiddle?" She smirks at him.

He rolls his eyes, yet with a small smile on his face, unnoticeable for anyone but Katherine. "I guess we are even then, milaya."

"Yes. Yes, we are, dorogoy."

The witch snuggles herself on her husband's arms, sighing happily as he makes himself comfortable on the couch too. "Tough day?" Her question is barely a whisper, though an effort to stay awake and listen to his stories.

"You have no idea." He lets out a weary sigh. "I don't even want to talk about it."

So the three of them enjoy the comfortable silence in the war room, all with closed eyes and embraced in each other's arms. Aleksander feels the tension finally leaving his entire body and takes a deep breath, satisfied with the amazing sensation of the air filling his lungs and then coming out of his mouth. Although not being certain a few hours ago, he is now relieved that he took some time for himself. If he continued to work, along with not being productive at all — since every note probably wouldn't make more sense due to his tiredness —, he'd be even more exhausted.

He smiles to himself, happy to be able to spend the rest of the night with his family. There are moments that The Darkling thinks he's in a dream that wishes for it to never end. Every time he wakes up with Katherine by his side or picks up Kaltain, he feels complete. After centuries of being alone in the dark, he found company to enjoy the shadows with him.

He has a family now. It's little, but more than enough to fulfill his heart and soul. The two girls of his life are just perfect, and he would never think of changing them for anything else in the world.

Satisfied, the man breathes his wife's vanilla scent and kisses the top of her head. If he could reach his daughter, she'd be receiving one too, but as it's not possible at the moment, he makes a mental note to pick up his little shadow and hug her tightly tomorrow, kissing her small face every time he feels like it.

Yes, work can wait till tomorrow.

[legendsneverdie-archived]

Rekindle

When her friend had proposed setting her up on a blind date, Katie was hesitant. The blonde wasn’t a successful twenty-something with the world at her fingertips-- anymore. Now she was struggling to keep her family’s restaurant from foreclosure. Why anyone would agree to date her was a surprise-- but her friend probablyembellished the cicumstances and KAtie was going to take alll the help she could get. Dawning an old dress from the back of her closet, Katie sipped wine as she waited in the resturant she knew she couldn’treally afford-- plase god let him foot the bill. It was mid sips of wine, Katie caught sight of her date. Crystal eyes growing wide, she nearly choked. “Aleks?”

@riotveined 

[firelxdykatara]

what’s really funny though (or, possibly, sad) is that if i didn’t know how the books end (and how allergic leigh is to a really good enemies-to-lovers romance with a happy ending), i’d be incredibly hopeful for darklina at this point.

like, yeah, they’re enemies at the end of season 1. aleks did some awful shit, alina probably hates him for it. but guess what?

in the words of the immortal katherine pierce: “you hate me? that sounds like the beginning of a love story, not the end of one.”

they really are perfectly poised at the enemies part of the ‘enemies to lovers’ relationship, and it kills me knowing that so long as leigh is calling the shots, it just isn’t gonna happen.

[breaniebree]

List of ASC Original Characters

Question from fanfiction.net from DetroitNate -- Thanks for this story, it is one of my top five hands down. Also, I agree with you about blvnk, that has always been how I've seen Harry and Ginny. Thanks for a refresher course on Zee's parents sometimes it is difficult to remember who is who, which brings up another questionis there somewhere that I could see a list of your OCs, kind of like your brief explanation of Misha and Sorcha? Either thanks for the story it continues to be wonderful.

Thank you!  I do have a lot of original people I have introduced, in passing or to give characters to them.  I literally have an entire document saved ASC Character Lists to help me keep track.  I will post it here the way I have it written.  It’s a LONG LIST!  Most may have just been mentioned, but it helps me keep track in case I have to go back and like oh right, that person did this!

Zahira Zelena Zacarias (Zee) - 9th April, 1964:

Zee’s family is as follows:

The Jacksons:

Colten (Muggle) and Florence (Pureblood witch) Jackson, Grandma and Grandpa

Daughter Magnolia Jackson Zacarias (deceased) married to Michael (Misha) Zacarias with one daughter: Zahira Zelena Zacarias

The Zacarias’:

Ivan and Anya Zacarias Baba & Deda (Muggles - Ivan was the soldier in WWII with the motorbike) 

1. Michael (Misha) m. Magnolia Jackson Zacarias (d) m. Sorcha Brown Zacarias, Papa and Grandmama

(a) Zahira Zelena Zacarias

2. Olga Zacarias Petrov m. Dimtri Petrov

(a) Mikhail Petrov m. Ana Ivanov

(i) Yuri Petrov

(b) Mila Petrov Sokolov m. Nicholas Sokolov

(i) Nastasia Sokolov

(ii) Dinara Sokolov

3. Sasha Zacarias Blok m. Yerik Blok

(a) Tanya Blok Fedorov m. Alek Fedorov

(i) Eva and Irina (twin girls identical)

(b) Tatiana Blok eng. Iosif Kuznetsov

The Browns:

Callum and Fiona Brown

Brian Brown m. Jocasta Fitzgibbons

(a) Dougal Brown m. Ellen Smith

(i) Jenny Brown

(ii) Ian Brown

Sorcha Brown m. Misha Zacarias

(a) Zahira Zelena Zacarias

The Weasley family tree

Arthur’s parents — Septimus and Cedrella nee Black Weasley

Bilius Weasley m. Lucretia NLN

(a) Septimus Weasley eng. Bianca Sousa

(b) Gaius Weasley m. Jillian Kinders 

(c) Marcus Weasley

(d) Tiberius Weasley

Alphard Weasley m. Maureen NLN

(a) Caradoc Weasley m. Holly Gibbons

(i) Jeffrey Weasley

(b) Valerius Weasley

(c) Gabriel Weasley eng. Susan Appleby

(d) Maximus Weasley

(e) Marius Weasley

Arthur Weasley m. Molly Prewett

(a) William Arthur Weasley

(b) Charles Septimus Weasley

(c) Percival Ignatius Weasley

(d) Frederick Fabian Weasley

(e) George Gideon Weasley

(f) Ronald Bilius Weasley

(g) Ginevra Molly Weasley

Althea & Xander Papakonstantinou:

(a) Niko Alexander & Nilo Alexander Papakonstantinou

(b) Phoenix Nikolas Papakonstantinou

(c) Basil Kai and Bryony Iliana Papakonstantinou

(d) Calla Gallina Papakonstantinou

Apollo & Medea Castellanos 

(a) Daphne Grace Castellanos

(b) Circe Althea Castellanos

(c) Cassandra Medea Castellanos  

WIZENGAMOT COUNCIL MEMBERS:

Lady Lucrectia Dettweiler

Lord Marcus Bulstrode

Lord Tiberius Ogden

Lord Aaron Mackelbee

CWM Norton

CWM Anderson

CWM Himmler

WOLVES:

Adrian Roberts (Alpha of Southwestern England)

Echo Simpson (Alpha of Northwestern England)

Ethan Simpson (son of Echo)

Maia Roberts (wife of Adrian)

Hawk Roberts

Emily Roberts

Nikita Roberts

Odin Roberts

Rafe Roberts

Clara Roberts (deceased)

Conan NLN

Volk NLN

Ivory NLN

Cami NLN

Daimon NLN (Alpha of Southeastern in England)

Rune NLN (Alpha of Northeastern in England)

Romeo NLN

Summer NLN

Other Random Mentioned Characters:

George & Margaret Morrison - Sirius’ next door neighbours (Zee’s cottage)

Persephone - name of Sirius’ owl

Greta Catchlove - Sirius’ ex in school

Glenda Chittock - Sirius’ ex in school

Sarah Anderson - Sirius’ ex in school

Darcy Floras - Wizengamot Administrative Office

Professor Dragomir - Durmstrang Dark Arts professor (Althea’s old prof & confidant)

Robyn NLN - ex lover of Remus

Annalise Zuszack Davies - ex lover of Sirius

Veronica Riley - ex lover of Remus, Accidental Magical Reversal Squad

Persephone NLN - bridesmaid at Althea’s wedding, ex lover of Sirius

Connor McGee - Tonks’ ex boyfriend

Amanda NLN- ex lover of Remus

Carolos Santorini - head of dragon reserve in Sicily

Sareena Sahadi, curse breaker in Roman catacombs 

Jonathon Pepper - Tonks’ ex boyfriend and lover

Jennifer Berry - real estate agent who sold Zee her cottage, ex lover of Sirius

Phillipe Montgomery - professor on werewolf mythology

Ava Montgomery - wife of Phillippe Montgomery and werewolf

Ferryweather - ex member of Hogwarts Board of Governors (who Sirius replaces)

Tripp Forrester - Agent of the DRCMC

Brandon NLN - 7th year Hufflepuff student in Harry’s second year

Will Matthews - Seamus’ first boyfriend

Maggie Cumberland - woman who speaks and outs Lockhart on stealing memories

Na’eemah Hickey - Egyptian Mind Healer who helps Ginny

Mary Raffigan - historian in the Department of History; professor of History of Magic at Hogwarts

Agent Minnow - Being Division of DRCMC

Kata Novak - Croatian pureblood kidnapped by DE’s

Harley Mills - Harry’s ex girlfriend

Tucker - ranch hand on Colt and Flo’s ranch

Calvin - ranch hand on Colt and Flo’s ranch

Trotsky NFN - dragon handler on Romanian reserve

Aims NFN - dragon handler on Romanian reserve

Santana NFN - dragon handler on Romanian reserve

Juliette Léandre - Département de Coopération Magique Internationale 

Madame Simone Richelieu - President of the Ministère des Affaires Magiques del la France

Jericho Jones - International Confederation of Wizards

Katherine Thomas - International Magical Office of Law

LiMei Lee - Ambassador to Hong Kong Mófǎ bù

Liam O’Kelly - journalist for Irish Prophet

Leonoardo Fanucci - Rome’s famous fashion designer

Dimo Radkov - best friend of Viktor Krum

Andrei Ankov - best friend of Viktor Krum

Professor Penkov - Durmstrang history professor

Iglika Krum - Viktor’s younger sister

Desislava Krum - Viktor’s younger sister

Boyana Krum - Viktor’s mother

Kosta Krum - Viktor’s father

Danny Evangeline - editor of the Daily Prophet

Princess Sapphira - Mermaid from Greece

Agent Barrow NFN - beast division of DRCMC

Elizabeth Walters - werewolf support services

King Taliesin of the Fae

William Clovenfield of the Vampire Confederacy of Europe

Henry Jacks, personal assistant of Ludo Bagman

Dobson NFN, DRCMC

Tripp Forrester, Agent of DRCMC

Bura Visnjic - magical creature reserve near Fiordland National Park in New Zealand

Abioye NLN - magizoologist from the reserve

Zhang NFN - magizoologist from the reserve

Henry Richardson - Head of the Department of Education

Dmitri Horvat - Balkan Auror, friend of Dumbledore

Miranda Jameson - Head of the Department of Magical Cooperation

Board of Governors:

Sirius Black

Lucius Malfoy - ARRESTED - replaced with Richard Macmillan

Marcus Bulstrode - ARRESTED - replaced with Charlotte Ogden

Julius Abbot

John Matthias

Josephine Fawley

Bernice Caulder

Octavius Greengrass

Augusta Longbottom

Castor Parkinson

Elphias Doge

Lucretia Dettweiler

Crann Bethadh Cabinet (Tree of Life Cabinet aka CBC):

Amelia Bones (Minister)

Albus Dumbledore (ICW rep)

Zahira Zacarias (DRCMC rep)

Walter Barrow (DRCMC rep)

Adrian Roberts (Wolf rep)

Echo Simpson (Wolf rep)

Rune Rogers (Wolf rep)

Daimon Adams (Wolf rep)

William Clovenfield (Vampire rep)

Alice Langdon (Vampire rep)

Jericho Jones (ICW rep)

Katherine Thomas (magical law rep)

King Taliesan (Fae rep)

Brigit (Fae rep)

Colleen Sanders (Veela rep)

Aurors:

Hugh Arnett A3

Natalie Atwell A3

Gregson NFN - deceased

Bishop NFN - deceased

Lewis NFN - deceased

Davis NFN - deceased

Jane NFN - A2

Campbell NFN - A2

Leonard NFN - A2

Higgins NFN - A1, Tonks’ partner

Hogwarts Students in Harry’s Year:

Gryffindor Girls - Sophie Roper, Natalia Monroe

Slytherin Girls - Ophelia Rowle

Students in Ginny’s year:

Gryffindor Girls - Maisie Wendall, Imogen Landers, Katherine Joy Alcott (KJ), Freya Sloane

Gryffindor Boys - David Gunderson 

Hufflepuff Girls - Edith Carlyle, Francesca Wood (Oliver’s cousin)

Ravenclaw Girls - Chloe Cunningham, Morag Campbell, Dinah Fox, Bettina Addersworth

Third Year Students in 1995:

Hufflepuff - Mr NFN Donovan, Miss NFN Payne

Ravenclaw - Mr NFN Sahni, Miss NFN Jameson

New Students 1995-1996 school year:

Slytherin Boys - Julian Norton

Slytherin Girls - Mila St James - half-vampire, Ciara Casey - half-fae

Ravenclaw Girls - Sari Danson - wolf

Gryffindor Boys - Maximus O’Ryan - wolf, Jack Wolf - wolf 

Hufflepuff Girls - Tara Brady - half-fae

Bellarosa Zabini Husbands:

Signore Antonio Zabini, Baron of Sardinia

Siegneur Tristian Beauchamp, Comte de Marseille

Lord Stephen Barkley, Earl of Suffolk

Sir David Sanders

Lord Jason Stanford, Earl of Kent

Hope this helps!  

[past-perfect-future-tense]

Elements of Chance Part 4

So apparently my Word program has decided to work so I’ll post the next part of the book.  Again, I like comments, reblogs are good, whatever you want to talk about from the post.  Tags are at the end.

“Can you at least for once tell me where we’re going? For the better half of the day I have been at your mercy.” I questioned for something, I would be happy for even a hint of the destination.

“Well, it’s not as though I sat and planned this day out. I think you will like where we’re going. No, I think you will love it! I think you might even hug me to thank me for the surprise.” He was smiling as he said this.

“Don’t push your luck. So if I love it I will hug you and if I hate it can I hit you?” He wasn’t too keen on that idea as I could see from his expression. “So do we have a deal? I mean if you are that confident in your assumption, then you won’t mind the wager.” I could see I was pushing it and he was playing along.

“Fine, you can hit me if you don’t like the place that I’m taking you. Care to shake on it?” Now he was just being coy.

“No, I trust that you will hold up your end of the deal.” I smiled at him as we continued to walk a little further. If he left me here, I would have no idea where we were. I’ve been in London and some of the areas I’m very familiar with, however this was not one of them. Eventually we came up to a store with two large windows framed in bright yellow. It was very eye catching and quite bright for the area. The yellow caught your attention and was a pop of color against the dull brick facade of the building and those around it. I read the sign, it was a book store. He was right and I would have to hold my end of the deal.

“So, do you like our destination?”

“Yes, I love bookstores! How did you know?” I was surprised and flattered by his observations of me.

“After your display at the museum when you became distraught over not being able to buy some books I figured you would love a place like this. Come on, let’s go inside.” He reached to open the door but before he could reach the handle I reached out and embraced him. I gave him squeeze and stood upon my tip toes and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

“Thank you!” I was touched by his thoughtfulness and kindness. Why did he have to be so perfect? Why did he have to be so hard to resist? He smiled and opened the door and I walked in ahead of him.

The smell of the bookstore was amazing. I loved the smell of old books. It had a familiarity and history that you can’t get from a big bookstore with bright lights and a crowd of people competing for overpriced books. From the sign on the front I read that it sold rare and used books. When I was in London previously I had taken home several used books from a charity shop in Chelsea near the flat where I was staying. When you find an old used book, it would seem to me like a pirate finding a treasure and the contents of the treasure were truly valuable, even if only to you. We split up and began to look for different things. The shelves were tall and the store had a yellow border that wrapped around the inside perimeter. Books were in almost every corner, like a buffet waiting to be devoured by famished brethren.

What he was looking for I did not ask about and vice versa. I didn’t know where to start, so I began in the back of the store and worked my way to the front. Going aisle by aisle browsing for anything that caught my fancy, I was in a reader’s heaven. He was the opposite and worked from the front of the store to the rear. I found a small stash of Edgar Allen Poe and decided to buy a book of his short stories. It was in great condition for a hard back and had an interesting dust jacket. I continued my journey through the narrow byways of the store searching for a jewel in the rough.

I found a jewel in the rough; he was standing in the same aisle as me. Tall, blonde, fair skin and sexy as sin, he was like a leading man from a novel too good to be true. I could picture him riding horse-back in an Austen novel through a field on a cloudy day to find his true love; with the wind in his hair and the determination to get to her at any cost set in his face. He looked over at me and smiled. I smiled and looked away. I could see him out of the corner of my eye, watching me, waiting for his moment. Would I allow him a moment? I looked back toward him and he mouthed hello. I gave him a short friendly wave with my hand and went back to my book. I wondered what book he was combing through. Should I take a chance and go to him? No, I could never do that. He looked my way again and I figured I would go for it. With all of my courage I looked him in the eyes, put a kiss in my hand and blew it to him. He caught it and then did the most unthinkable thing he could ever do, he put it on his crotch. He then gave me a sly, devious smile. I rolled my eyes and looked away in complete disgust. It was funny and I hated to admit it. Smiling at him with slight disdain, he casually walked over to me. No matter how distasteful his joke had been or not, he was inexplicably handsome in his caramel colored suede jacket and dark blue jeans.

“You had to ruin it didn’t you?” I told him with disappointment in a low voice.

“I just wanted to make you laugh, that’s all. Hey you have to admit it was funny.” He was grinning from ear to ear.

“Alright it was a bit funny and you may wish that, however I will have nothing to do with that area of your body.”

“I can dream can’t I?” He laughed lowly as not to disturb the others in the store.

“Yeah one of your better dreams…” I wasn’t finished looking at books. So I looked back to the shelf I was before.

“So you don’t do everything, do you?” He was questioning me, continuing his game.

“I believe that my sexual prowess is none of your concern.” I continued on.

“You’re a hard one to figure out.”

“Me? You’re the one making vulgar gestures in a bookstore.”

“I’m not giving up on you, no matter how difficult and prissy you are.”

“Congratulations, you’re figuring me out.” I put my arm in his, “And you like me to be difficult and prissy.”

“See, there you go, you win me over again. I do like difficult and prissy. Although I didn’t know I did until today.”

“So, what book did you find?” I asked him about his selection.

“I found an old copy of a song book, words and music from the Doors.”

“Oh, I love the Doors. I had such a crush on Jim Morrison….I would look at the album cover of his single face, while my mother played it on our turn table, a 78.” I wistfully looked at him as I remembered back. “May I look at it?”

“Here” He handed me his book and took mine to browse through. “You like Poe?”

“No, I love Poe. His dark, brooding energy, it gives me chills. I have several different compilations of his, nothing like this one though. It will be perfect for my collection.”

“He is quite interesting, I like him as well.”

“This is a really good find.” I gave him the book back. I continued to look through the art section. I found three others I decided to take. There were mainly picture books of Helen Frankenthaler, Gustav Klimt and Andy Warhol.

“So you collect picture books too?”

“Yes, I started when I first entered college and haven’t stopped since. I started collecting them of Georgia O’Keefe, since she was my inspiration to try painting. The more I really started to study art, not just as an artist but as an appreciator, then I began to collect many other artists. I will always collect my favorites first, but now if I find a good book of any artist that I feel remotely has an impact on art, and then I will add them to the collection. My goal is to have a library of picture and biographies of artists in my studio. I would like my children, if I have any, which I doubt, to be able to go to my studio and pick up a book and find out what they need to. A visual art history if you will.” He was not surprised by this; he seemed to understand me more than anyone on this. What my desire was and how I was fulfilling it.

“I think your ‘children’ will be inspired by your commitment to their art education. I know I try to do the same with mine as well. Art is a natural reflection of life. Some of its good, some not, but the beauty of it all is that it is a part of all cultures in any time throughout history. There’s nothing more pure and contrived hosted in one thing out there. Well, maybe music, we aren’t talking about that though.”

“No not today, but we can sometime.”

“It’s good to know you were listening and not just imagining me naked. I know that is very difficult for you not too, but please, I have my dignity.” He stood next to me and I rolled my eyes at him.

“Oh my God, I’m going to vomit.” I put my hand over my mouth and made a gagging sound. He smiled at me and then I said, “I would have thrown up had I’d of had anything in my stomach.”

“So you are saying you are hungry?”

“No. I’m not hungry, why would I be hungry? I mean I haven’t eaten anything all day come to think of it. We should go eat. Are you hungry, too?” I asked him.

“Yeah, come on. Are you finished looking around? I am. We have been here for a couple of hours. They would probably be glad to get rid of us.” I followed him to the counter. “Ladies first”

“Thank you.”

“Hello and how are you this evening?” The clerk asked me. He was a younger man, in his early twenties.

“I’m doing very well, thank you.”

“Was there anything in particular you were looking for?”

“No, not really, mostly just browsing and whatever looked appealing, well then you just take, right?”

“Yeah that is the way to browse, have an open mind. Art enthusiast?” He asked me.

“Yes, all my life I’m afraid.” I smiled at him and he returned the smile.

“You know she is an artist herself. She even has a show going on. You should check it out. Here is the card for the gallery.” He gave the clerk a card from the gallery. When did he confiscate that?

“I will; thank you.” The clerk smiled at me and then at him.  

“Oh, here put them all together.” My friend handed the clerk his book.

“No they are separate purchases. Thank you though for offering.” I smiled at him and handed him the book back.  

“Wait I owe you some books, remember.” He put the book back on the counter and the clerk took it swiftly and rang it up before I could try to take it from him.

“That’s right you do owe me some books, however these will not make up for the others.” I slightly scowled and as the clerk laughed.

“I think I owe you much more than the books.” He said and the clerk looked down and began to put our books in a bag. He gave the clerk his credit card and we waited for the transaction to finish. The young man gave him the receipt, the bag of books and thanked us.

We left the bookstore in search of something to eat. I really was famished. I was starting to get light headed.

“You know the restaurant is a bit far from here, so I’ll get a cab. We have done quite a bit of walking today.” He hailed the cab for us and as usual I was the first one in. He told the driver the address and we were off.

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ALEKSANDER PETROV who looks exactly like JACK FALAHEE has been spotted in the heart of new orleans. I heard the HOMOSEXUAL⁷ 30/ 30year-old, TRAVELLER/WEREWOLF who is known to be +INTELLIGENT but also –DECIETFUL, is one of the RETURNED FROM THE DEAD that has found their way to new orleans. Rumor has it they are NADIA PETROVAS SONand you will find them working at the CITY HALL as a LAWYER. 

basic facts:

full name: aleksander petrov

species: traveller/werewolf

family: katherine pierce, nadia petrova

abilities: traveller/wolf abilities

occupation: lawyer

languages spoken: english, bulgarian

How long has your character been in new orleans? Do they like new orleans? What brought them here? Are they planning to stay?

Alek has only been in new orleans for a short period of time. after he was returned from the dead, he travelled a little after discovering his mother was alive, but then settled on new orleans, which seemed to attract supernatural beings. he is planning to stay now with hope of finding someone who resonates with him.

Are they one of the returned dead, if so how long have they been alive for? Or are they one of the unfrozen, if so how are they handling that the world has moved on without them? Or are they one of the survivors, if so how did they handle the dead returning and now the unfreezing?

alek has been returned from the dead for about 8 years now.

Is your character connected with any of the groups in new orleans? The witch coven, the werewolf pack or the mikaelson academy?

he has yet to join any factions in new orleans although he has associated with the wolves and witches.

Anything we should know about your character, the way you play them? Headcanons? Any connections or plots you want for your character that you would like others to take up within the group? What canons would you like to see taken for your character?

Alek is pretty much like katherine. he has had to be tough in his life. his mother wanted  him to have a good life, yet his father was not a good father at all, alek was used as a punch bag, and abused.

Your characters bio: For canons, any details about their life after the show finished and since they returned. Or for ocs, we would like as much detail as possible about your characters history)

Alek was born to a werewolf father and nadia petrova. when he was six years old, his father had told his mother he was dead and nadia full of grief left the villiage. his father told  him that his mother left them both. growing up his father was abusive to the male, and he often had to fend for himself. he was scared of his father, and even as an adult he was afraid to say anything to the male.

after a few years he found out about his traveller magic, and was found harnessing the magic. He was beaten by his father to an inch of his life. he had a one night stand with a woman, leading to a child but was never interested in women - despite his attachement to the child.

when he was 22, his father caught him in bed with another man, and beat alek so much and left him for dead.

[hyacinth--girl]

KATHERINE!!! how are things going?! I wish you a beautiful week ahead 😌✨🌞🌛💫

angel aleks hello!!! i’m okay but could definitely use ur well-wishes thanks!! just gotta get through the next 4 days of work with a slight cold and then i have a concert on the weekend and aaaaaallll of next week off work yayay 😅 hope you’re well precious gal ☺️💓🥰🌸

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Nowości wydawnicze – Lipiec 2019

Lipiec to miesiąc typowo wakacyjno-urlopowy, który przy każdej okazji daje nam pretekst do leniwego spędzania czasu. Nawet wydawnictwa rozpalone żarem lejącym się z nieba popadają w błogie lenistwo, dlatego w tym miesiącu nie zasypują nas tonami nowości. To nie znaczy jednak, że nie znajdziecie nic interesującego. Otóż wręcz przeciwnie! W lipcu na rynku wydawniczym pojawi się kilka naprawdę interesujących tytułów, które na pewno Was pozytywnie zaskoczą. Zatem jeśli jesteście ciekawi co czeka nas w tym miesiącu, to serdecznie zapraszam na przygotowane przeze premiery wydawnicze lipca. Mam nadzieje, że znajdziecie w nich coś interesującego.

Z ciszy – Senator Martyna

WYDAWNICTWO: We need YA

DATA PREMIERY: 2019-07-03

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Nie wiem, czy powinnam im współczuć, czy zazdrościć. Mają nie więcej niż dwadzieścia lat, są odurzeni miłością i nie widzą poza sobą świata. Prawdopodobnie zdążyli już zaplanować wspólną przyszłość i naiwnie wierzą, że nic nie stanie im na drodze. Ale prędzej czy później przekonają się, że los bywa przewrotny. Zaskakuje, wystawia na próbę i rzuca pod nogi kłody, przez które niełatwo przeskoczyć. Kiedy widzę ich uśmiechnięte twarze i pełne czułości spojrzenia, przechodzi mi przez myśl, że niecały rok temu wyglądałam dokładnie tak samo. Tylko że ja już zdążyłam pozbyć się złudzeń…

Ostatnie, o czym myśli Zojka, to randkowanie z przypadkowymi chłopakami. Oddana pasji i zamknięta w swoim świecie pełnym niepewności, każdego dnia zakłada zbroję twardej i bezkompromisowej dziewczyny. Kiedy próg studia tatuażu przekracza Filip, życie obojga nie będzie już takie jak dawniej. Choć chłopak panicznie boi się igieł, trzyma w dłoni wzór na piękny i tajemniczy tatuaż.

Czy historia pisana tuszem będzie miała wystarczającą siłę, by połączyć tych dwoje na zawsze? Czy mimo obaw i lęków będzie ich stać na podjęcie wyzwania, jakie rzuca im los? Może warto spróbować, bez względu na wszystko… 

Raw – Aurora Belle

WYDAWNICTWO: NieZwykłe

DATA PREMIERY: 2019-07-10

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Nie wszystkie potwory czają się w ciemnościach. Niektóre kryją się w świetle dnia. Alexa Ballentine uciekła z domu, gdy tylko skończyła szesnaście lat. Wolała mieszkać na ulicy, niż dłużej żyć z ludźmi, którzy nie potrafili jej pokochać. Teraz, w wieku dwudziestu sześciu lat, mimo trudnych życiowych doświadczeń, ma pracę, którą kocha. Jest wykształconą, młodą kobietą i może pomagać innym ludziom.

Ale jest też on. Alexa nie wie, kim jest. Zwykle ma na głowie kaptur i obserwuje ją z daleka. Dziewczyna zdaje sobie sprawę, że powinna zgłosić tę sprawę policji, ale wbrew zdrowemu rozsądkowi czuje się bezpieczna, kiedy jej stalker znajduje się w pobliżu. Jest wręcz zafascynowana nieznajomym mężczyzną. Kiedy zostaje napadnięta, to właśnie on przychodzi jej na ratunek. W ten sposób Alexa w końcu dowiaduje się, kim jest nieznajomy. Wkrótce dowie się również, że nie chodził za nią bez powodu i że wbrew pozorom nie jest ani bezdomny, ani szlachetny. Będzie chciał, żeby Alexa zapłaciła za coś, co zrobiła w przeszłości, i żeby zrobiła to na jego zasadach.

Too Late – Hoover Colleen

WYDAWNICTWO: Otwarte

DATA PREMIERY: 2019-07-17

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Asa prowadzi nielegalny biznes, jest obsesyjnie zakochany w Sloan. Nie cofnie się przed niczym, by zniszczyć każdego, kto choć spróbuje stanąć między nimi. Sam natomiast pogrąża się w uzależnieniu od imprez, narkotyków, seksu. Sloan jest gotowa znieść wiele, nawet jeśli ceną jest jej godność. Tkwi w toksycznym związku, by... zapewnić opiekę niepełnosprawnemu bratu. Jest stale obserwowana i musi być Asie posłuszna. Straciła nadzieję, że mogłaby się z tego piekła wyzwolić. Jednak życie rzuca jej kolejne wyzwanie – stawia na jej drodze Cartera. Dziewczyna obawia się go, ale nie jest w stanie mu się oprzeć. Rozpoczyna się ryzykowna gra, w której nie ma miejsca na błąd, a stawką jest życie nie tylko Sloan.

Poznaj historię uzależniającą jak narkotyk, w której namiętność przekracza niebezpieczne granice. Twoje serce zabije szybciej z pożądania i… ze strachu. Colleen Hoover nie przestaje zaskakiwać – ani szokować – nawet najwierniejsze czytelniczki.

Manson. CIA, narkotyki, 

mroczne tajemnice Hollywood – O'Neill Tom, Piepenbring Dan

WYDAWNICTWO: Akurat

DATA PREMIERY: 2019-07-17

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Wstrząsający reportaż odkrywający prawdę o zbrodniach Charlesa Mansona.

Latem 1969 roku Charles Manson zleca członkom swojej sekty brutalne morderstwa w Hollywood. W ciągu dwóch dni ginie siedem osób, w tym Sharon Tate, żona Romana Polańskiego. Pół wieku później reporter Tom O’Neill publikuje nieznane dotąd fakty, obalające “oficjalną wersję wydarzeń” tej legendarnej zbrodni. Jeśli myślisz, że znasz prawdę, mylisz się.

O’Neill prace nad książką prowadził przez 20 lat. Gdy w 1999 roku zaczął zgłębiać temat, natrafił na setki nieścisłości w relacji policji i prokuratury. Z kim tak naprawdę zadawał się Manson i jak daleko posunęli się jego hollywoodzcy znajomi, żeby ukryć swoje powiązania? Dlaczego śledczy nie powstrzymali go, mając ku temu tak wiele okazji? Czy handlarze narkotyków, którzy znali Mansona, mogli zatrudnić go do zainicjowania mściwej masakry w willi Polańskich?

Reportaż „Manson. CIA, narkotyki, mroczne tajemnice Hollywood” to całkowicie nowy obraz morderstwa, które wstrząsnęło światem. Zawiera setki niepublikowanych wywiadów i dziesiątki nieznanych opinii publicznej dokumentów z archiwów policji, FBI i CIA. Zgłębiając tajemnicę sprzed pięćdziesięciu lat, autor podąża tropem zagadek i mrocznych sekretów Hollywood. Szokująca prawda, do której dotarł, dopiero teraz ujrzy światło dzienne.

Mój Torin – Webster K.

WYDAWNICTWO: NieZwykłe

DATA PREMIERY: 2019-07-17

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Jestem dziwadłem, odmieńcem, nigdzie nie pasuję. Jestem samotna, nikt mnie nie kocha. Jednak szczęście jest tak blisko, prawie mogę go posmakować. Aż nagle zjawia się on. Jest przystojny i bogaty, stanowi uosobienie męskości. Ma smutne brązowe oczy i niesamowity uśmiech. I chce, żebym uciekła razem z nim. Skrywa swoje intencje. Motywy jego postępowania są niejasne. Ale ja i tak z nim odchodzę, bo tu nie jestem szczęśliwa. Jego obietnice są zbyt piękne, by mogły być prawdziwe. Zamek. Fortuna. I konie. To wszystko jest zbyt proste. A w moim życiu nic nigdy nie jest proste. W czym tkwi haczyk? Zawsze jest jakiś haczyk.

Zakład o miłość– Lingas-Łoniewska Agnieszka

WYDAWNICTWO: Burda Media Polska

DATA PREMIERY: 2019-07-17

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Przyjął zakład, w którym stawką było jej uwiedzenie. Okazało się jednak, że wygrywając pieniądze, może stracić serce.

Bez miłości jesteś bankrutem, nawet jeśli masz wszystko.

Sylwia Kossakowska ma idealnie poukładane życie. Jest na ostatnim roku historii sztuki, po obronie dyplomu będzie pracowała w rodzinnej firmie. Za dwa tygodnie włoży ślubną suknię. Jej przyszły mąż pochodzi z równie bogatej i ustosunkowanej rodziny. Plan na idealną przyszłość jest dopięty prawie na ostatni guzik – jeszcze tylko wieczór panieński i ceremonia w rodzinnym dworku. Gdy Sylwia jedzie z przyjaciółkami do klubu, nie spodziewa się, że ta noc odmieni jej przyszłość.

Aleks „Cichy” Cichocki to młody mężczyzna, któremu do pełni szczęścia brakuje tylko miłości. Nie dostał jej od rodziców – matka go porzuciła, ojciec nie potrafił pokryć tego deficytu. W związkach z kobietami bierze, nie angażując się i nie dając nic z siebie.

Sylwia i Aleks poznają się na imprezie. Ona – delikatna, krucha, romantyczna. On – bywalec dyskotek, twardy i bezwzględny. Przyciągają się jak dwa przeciwieństwa. Sylwia jest zaintrygowana światem, do którego wcześniej nie miała dostępu. Aleksa pociąga jej niewinność. 

Ona nagle zaczyna patrzeć na świat innym oczami. Czy zaaranżowane małżeństwo i życie zaplanowane przez rodziców to coś, czego naprawdę chce?

Jego zaczyna uwierać bycie macho, ale nie może przegrać zakładu, w którym stawką jest zdobycie zaufania Sylwii.

Winny jest zawsze mąż – Campbell Michele

WYDAWNICTWO: Literackie

DATA PREMIERY: 2019-07-17

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Trzy przyjaciółki, ich tajemnice, kłamstwa i…zbrodnia.

Książka idealna dla czytelników i widzów "Wielkich kłamstewek"!

Aubrey, Jenny i Kate różni właściwie wszystko – charakter, pochodzenie, ambicje i przyszłość, która je czeka. Mimo to na pierwszym roku college’u szybko stają się nierozłączne i przysięgają sobie, że zawsze będą się wspierać. Wspólnie przeżywają szalone studenckie lata – imprezują, eksperymentują z alkoholem i narkotykami, rywalizują o względy chłopaków i mierzą się z problemami.

Dwadzieścia lat później jedna z nich stoi na krawędzi mostu, a ktoś ponagla ją, by skoczyła…

Czy relacja kobiet rzeczywiście była niewinna i czysta? Co tak naprawdę zaszło między przyjaciółkami? Jaką tajemnicę skrywała każda z nich?

Milion nowych chwil – Center Katherine

WYDAWNICTWO: MUZA S.A.

DATA PREMIERY: 2019-07-17

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Młoda, piękna i zdolna Margaret właśnie skończyła studia i zaraz rozpocznie wymarzoną pracę. Do tego jest w szczęśliwym związku z Chipem – przystojniakiem, który wkrótce ma otrzymać licencję pilota. Są walentynki i spodziewa się, że podczas wycieczki samolotem Chip jej się oświadczy. Potem wezmą ślub i będą żyli długo i szczęśliwie.

Jednak najpiękniejszy dzień w jej życiu zamienia się w koszmar. Romantyczny lot cessną kończy się wypadkiem, a Margaret odnosi poważne obrażenia i jest sparaliżowana. W jednej chwili traci wszystko. W szpitalu musi zmierzyć się z bolesną prawdą, że nic już nie będzie takie samo jak dawniej. Czy będzie potrafiła znaleźć własny sposób na życie, a po drodze zmierzyć się z rodzinnymi tajemnicami, uleczyć złamane serce i zrozumieć, że miłość można znaleźć w najmniej oczekiwanym miejscu?

33 razy, mój kochany – Barreau Nicolas

WYDAWNICTWO: Otwarte

DATA PREMIERY: 2019-07-17

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Kiedy z czegoś dramatycznego rodzi się coś pięknego, może chodzić tylko o miłość.

Hélène miała trzydzieści trzy lata, gdy zmarła. Julien, jej mąż, przyrzekł, że po jej śmierci napisze do niej trzydzieści trzy listy – po jednym za każdy rok jej życia. Dotrzymał słowa.

Pisał żonie o ich synu Arturze, o tym, jak sobie bez niej radzi, o swojej rozpaczy i niegasnącej miłości. Każdy list chował w skrytce na cmentarzu Montmartre. Po pewnym czasie odczuł, że ten rytuał daje mu pocieszenie.

Pewnego dnia listy zniknęły, a na ich miejscu Julien znalazł małe kamienne serce...

Czy jego zranioną duszę zdoła ktoś wyleczyć?

Shuttergirl – Reiss CD

WYDAWNICTWO: Kobiece

DATA PREMIERY: 2019-07-24

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Hollywoodzki idol.  Rozchwytywana paparazzi.  Dwa światy, które kiedyś były nierozłączne.    Nigdy o niej nie zapomniałem. Ani na minutę. Czasem ją widzę, ale nigdy z nią nie rozmawiam. Oboje w biegu. Jesteśmy w tym samym mieście, w tym samym miejscu, w tym samym budynku, ale przepaść między nami jest zbyt duża. Aż do tego wieczoru.   Gdy on stawał się światowej sławy gwiazdą, ja od zera budowałam karierę paparazzi. Teraz to nic dla mnie nie znaczy. Gdy odszedł, moje życie się rozpadło. Jesteśmy królem i królową po przeciwnych stronach Los Angeles. Nie zamieniamy ze sobą nawet słowa. Aż do tego wieczoru. 

Oko w oko ze złem.  

Prawdziwe historie z akt psycholożki sądowej – Daynes Kerry

WYDAWNICTWO: Otwarte

DATA PREMIERY: 2019-07-31

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Seryjni mordercy, brutalne zabójstwa i zmasakrowane ofiary. Brzmi strasznie? Nie dla niej. Kerry Daynes od ponad dwudziestu lat jest psycholożką sądową. Widziała już chyba wszystko – bo to jej przydzielane są najtrudniejsze przypadki. W tej książce opisała najbardziej wstrząsające sprawy karne, z którymi miała do czynienia. Aby zrozumieć motywy zbrodniarza, psycholog sądowy musi dobrze go poznać, a to może mu się udać tylko wtedy, gdy zacznie myśleć jak on.

Czy wystarczy odpowiedni splot zdarzeń, żeby człowiek był zdolny do najgorszego? Czy istnieje „przepis na mordercę”? Czy zło jest w każdym z nas? Kerry ci o tym opowie. Bo na końcu przy stole w pokoju przesłuchań zostaje tylko ona i przestępca.

Pod taflą – Lousie O’Neill

WYDAWNICTWO: We need YA

DATA PREMIERY: 2019-07-31

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Głęboko pod taflą zimnego, wzburzonego morza żyje Gaia, syrena, która marzy o świecie bez dworskich zasad i ojcowskich nakazów. Gdy buntuje się po raz pierwszy i wypływa na powierzchnię, spotyka chłopaka, który sprawia, że dziewczyna pragnie dołączyć do jego beztroskiego świata. Ile będzie musiała poświęcić, by spełnić marzenie o wolności i stąpaniu po lądzie? Co się stanie, gdy zabraknie jej odwagi?

To by było tyle na dziś. Mam nadzieję, że znaleźliście tutaj coś interesującego również dla siebie. Jeśli tak, to koniecznie dajcie znać w komentarzu na co czekacie najbardziej, a jeśli nie uwzględniłam tutaj książki, na którą czekać to także podrzućcie jej tytuł. Chętnie dowiem się na co czekacie. W końcu może przegapiłam coś naprawdę wartościowego.

Zaczytanego lipca kochani!

Aleksandra

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The untold story of Alek Minassian, a year after the deadliest mass murder in Toronto history

Katherine Laidlaw | Toronto Life | Apr 2019

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Like a Good Neighbor

Adjusting to life at home was proving to be difficult for the chef. She was used to the fast-paced environment of the military kitchen, but now, she was stuck in an empty apartment, cooking for one. Katherine, however, always made more than enough. Packing up the leftovers onto a plate, she moved out into the hallway and knocked on her neighbor's door. Aleksey-- they had served together and were fortunate enough to live side by side. This way, she could assure the recovering marine was taken care of.

“Aleks, it’s me. I brought dinner.”