5 best Nora Roberts books you should read

"Why do you read it?"

 She frowned; he hadn't turned one of her questions back on her for some time. "I don't as a rule, except yours."

 "I'm flattered. Why mine?"

 "Your first was recommended to me, and then…" She hesitated, not wanting to say she'd been hooked from the first page. Instead, she ran her fingertip around the rim of her glass and sorted through her answer. "You have a way of creating atmosphere and drawing characters that make the impossibility of your stories perfectly believable."

  

Second Nature

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American author, Eleanor Marie Robertson, famous under her pen name Nora Roberts, is credited with over 225 romance novels to date, and if you haven't her works yet, it is high time you do.

NewsBytes

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"Why did you read his book?"

"Because it was fascinating," Bryan answered immediately. "Because by the time I was on page three, I was so into it you couldn't have gotten the book away from me with a crowbar."

Second Nature

How to pick a name for your baby

"Okay, we'll start with something basic. Where'd Shade come from? The name, I mean."

He slowed down, veering off toward a rest stop. "Shadrach."

Her eyes widened in appreciation. "As in Meshach and Abednego in the Book of Daniel?''

"That's right. My mother decided to give each of her offspring a name that would roll

around a bit. I've a sister named Cassiopeia. Why Bryan?"

"My parents wanted to show they weren't sexist."

One Summer

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Picking a name for your child can sometimes feel overwhelming. In addition to the possibilities you think up, it's likely that friends and relatives will offer suggestions of their own – whether you want them to or not.

There's no right or wrong way to pick a name for your baby. The most important consideration is to choose one you love.

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eye-catching portraits you just can’t stop gazing at

He didn't always see life as others did. At times it was harsher, colder than the naked eye

could see—or wanted to. 

Other times it was softer, more lovely than the busy world imagined. 

Shade observed it, grouped the elements, manipulated time and shape, then recorded it his way. 

Always his way.

One Summer

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Creating a great portrait photo is one of the most difficult and challenging tasks for a photographer. In order to take a really eye-catching and natural photo, a photographer has to take a deep look inside a model’s inner world to reveal a secret within the person and transform all the things we saw and learned into one single picture.

BRIGHT SIDE

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He couldn't deny that her portraits of the rich, famous and beautiful were well done—
even excellent ones of their kind. 
There was compassion in her photographs, humor and a
smooth sensuality. 
He wouldn't even deny that there was a place for her kind of work in
the field. It just wasn't his angle. 
She reflected culture, he went straight for life.

One Summer

Some Pet!

Adrenaline born of panic gave her the strength to send the three of them rolling to the edge of the bank. As she struck out blindly, Lee heard Hunter issue a sharp command. A whimper followed it.

"Lenore." Her shoulders were gripped before she could spring to her feet. In her mind, the only thought was to find a weapon to defend them. "It's all right." Without giving her a choice, Hunter held her close. "It's all right, I promise. He won't hurt you."

"My God, Hunter, it's a wolf!" Every nightmare she'd ever read or heard about fangs and claws spun in her mind. With her arms wrapped around him to protect, as much as for protection, Lee turned her head. Silver eyes stared back at her from a silver coat.

"No." He felt the fresh fear jump through her and continued to soothe. "He's only half wolf."

Second Nature

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Sansa Stark's actress adopted her real-life direwolf

 

 

She adds: “Growing up I always wanted a dog, but my parents never wanted one. We kind of fell in love with my character’s dire wolf, Lady, on set.”

And in case you want your own direwolf, Zunni is a Mahlek Northern Inuit Dog. Not sure if it comes with a thirst for Lanister blood or not, but we’re sure you can train that out of them.

 

FLAVORWIRE

 

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As they pulled up behind the Jeep, a huge silver-gray form bounded around the side of the house. Shade swore in sheer astonishment.

"That must be Santanas." Bryan laughed but gave the dog a wary going-over with her door firmly closed.

Fascinated, Shade watched the muscles bunch as the dog moved. But the tail was wagging, the tongue lolling. 

Some pet, he decided. "It looks like a wolf."

"Yeah." She continued to look out the window as the dog paced up and down the side of the van. "Lee tells me he's friendly." 

"Fine. You go first"

Bryan shot him a look that he returned with a casual smile. Letting out a deep breath, Bryan opened the door. "Nice dog," she told him as she stepped out, keeping one hand on the handle of the door. "Nice Santanas."

"I read somewhere that Brown raised wolves," Shade said

 

One Summer 

10 tips for adopting a cat

"Shane. Rumor is, you've got kittens."
Shane grinned down at Bryan. "Talked her into it, huh?"
All innocence, Bryan shrugged, but his quick, triumphant grin betrayed him.

 "She needs company when I'm at school."
"That's a good one."

The Pride of Jared MacKade

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Learn 10 tips you should consider when adopting a cat,
courtesy of the American Humane Association.

BOSTON

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"You could take two." Jared stepped into the stall. 

Her face, he thought, was an open book. "It's nice for them to have company."
"Two?" The idea burst like a thousand watts in Bryan's brain.
"Yeah, Mom, we'll take two. One would be lonely!"
"Bry-"
"And it wouldn't be any more trouble. We've got lots of room
now. Cal's going to want somebody to play with, to hang around with."

"And anyway," Bryan went on, because he'd come out of his
own excitement long enough to see the way his mother was
cuddling the orange kitten, "this way we could each pick one.
That's the fair way, right?"

The Pride of Jared MacKade