#Estelle the Dream Catcher

[just-jayy]

Hi mama Moly !! QwQ I'm to scared to come off anon, but do you have any more sonic ocs beside Moly and Enigma? Hope your recovering well!

Omg that’s a cute name !! But please just call me Jai or Jaime! ^^;

I do in fact have three more characters other than Moly and Enigma!

Piper the Faun

Piper is a 20 year old femme doe faun who dedicates her life to running a small orphanage with her butch Echidna gf! She is a kind and nurturing gentle soul who lives in a secluded town deep within the Mystic Jungle. She collects flowers and often assists other Mobians with surrogacy or fertility treatments! She also has a hobby of making flower related gifts for friends.

Tasnia the Echidna

She’s a strawberry blonde Echidna named Tasnia! She’s 21, smol but powerful, and puts most of her dense echidna brethren to shame with her street smarts… Sometimes. She is skilled in strength, namely terrakinesis and has a unique ability to create bismuth crystals!

She serves as the backbone and extremely overprotective gf of Piper, willing to fight anyone who tries to start fights with her. Despite her harsh outward appearance, she is a huge softie on the inside and has a weak spot for young newborns and is not afraid to assist in raising them!

Estelle the Dream Catcher

Estelle is a Lunar moth/vampire bat hybrid (a creature called a Star Doll) that has been experimented on by Eggman and Starline in order to create a being that harvested both life energies of mammilian and insect mobians. Their result was a bat who possessed appearances of moths (fuzzy antennae and luminous sea green wings), fangs and a diet like a bat (she does need blood to live but she obtains it humanely… Sometimes) and has the unique and incredibly rare ability to control one’s sleep (hypnokinesis) weave the dreams of others (dreamstriding/dream manipulation). She is over a hundred years old but physically appears no younger than 16.

She is quiet, timid, insecure, shy, and tends to only come out at night.

[incorrectnostraightroads]

10 and 12 for the song ask meme! I love your blog so much, it's a big ol' source of serotonin 💙

Okay, first of all, YAY. I aim to borderline drown y’all in serotonin and the fact that I’m at least partially succeeding helps greatly in creating my own :D

As for the asks...

10.) What song have you listened to the most?

According to my 2020 playback, my most played song this year was Beautiful Dead from the first Danganronpa game by Masafumi Takada, though I wouldn’t personally count it as such since it’s almost entirely from listening to it on repeat to amp the experience while writing or reading (it’s still a great track, though).

The highest on the list that got its position from me actively listening to it this year was Love is Here by Tracy Chattaway. The song is flat-out gorgeous and always manages to hit me with a sense of comfort and majesty. I’ve also used it as background for writing/reading, but I’ve listened to it on its own more often, usually while winding down before bed or relaxing. HIGHLY recommend it for any fans of instrumental music.

12.) What are some songs on a playlist you’ve made, and what is the playlist called?

One of my personal favorite playlists I’ve made is called “Private Concert,” which is basically all the songs I like to sing along with for fun.

A few of the songs on it that I wanna give particular shout-outs to are...

Be Prepared from Lion King (Scar is an all-time favorite character of mine and the song goes HARD)

Dream Catcher by Set It Off (easily one of their more inspiring songs)

Here Comes a Thought by Estelle and AJ Michalka (one of the most effective means of calming myself and just an amazing song),

Little Miss Perfect by Joriah Kwame ft. Amy Louderman (it’s a great song and also for meme value - the sequel song Ordinary ft. Allie Grace is also in there for the same reasons as LMP and because as a neurodivergent person, it’s got a ton of personal significance to me)

I’ll Be Here by nostraightanswer (it’s really well-composed, and strikes a strong chord with me, plus I wanna send more people Lupin’s way because he’s awesome and deserves attention)

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The OFFICIALLY KAT Main Character Lineup of 2020

HERE THEY ARE!! I’m so sorry it took so long to finally get them out!

I’m so happy with how their new outfits turned out!!!! I did have some trouble with the colour of Seth’s sweater and Madeline’s dress but I fixed both thankfully (my fave outfits/looks are Estelle and all three of my WWT ladies)

Under the cut are character names in order from left to right and descriptions of each story

~!!! REBLOGS ARE SUPER INCREDIBLY ENCOURAGED !!!~

STREET CIRCUS: Checkered, Astrid, Popet

Astrid Wood dreams of one thing and one thing only: To become a famous magician. And she’ll stop and nothing to make it come true, even run away from home. However, with the stresses of travel and lack of opportunities and her relationship with her parents at stake, will she succeed?

THE CATCHERS: Seth, Andrew, Alice, Layla, Xavier, Noah

Six ordinary kids get thrown in an extraordinary adventure when they’re brought together and told that they are the new generation of CATCHERS: Individuals who are tasked with catching different energy to keep the horrifying creatures called the UNKNOWNS from growing more dangerous.

MARGO & QUINTIN: Quintin, Margo

Quintin Montgomery has been trying for years to get proof that the supernatural exists, and when he begins to suspect that his new neighbor Margo Watson is a witch, he may have finally found the proof he needed. But what happens when he becomes friends with the person he’s suspecting?

THE CHILDHOOD MYSTERIES OF JEREMY & MADELINE: Jeremy, Madeline

Back in the day, two little kids from Pennington Village Elementary School became the best of friends and solved countless mysteries all around their small town. Even the most dangerous criminals couldn’t get away with anything when those two were on the case. Their names are Jeremy Evans and Madeline Graham, and these were their childhood mysteries.

THE STAR PRINCESS: Estelle

Whenever Estelle James looked up at the glittering night sky, she always wondered whether she belonged on Earth or not, daring to believe in the story her father told her when she was a child: A grand tale that said that she’s the daughter of the Queen of the Stars, sent to Earth as a baby to protect her from her dangerous uncle. However, when a strange woman claiming to be her aunt shows up just before Estelle’s 21st birthday, she finds that the story may be more true than she ever thought.

WE WITCHES THREE: Sandra, Juliana, Trisha

During the original Witch Trials, the three Warwick sisters were burned at the stake by their own father. Screaming into the night, the sisters cursed the village: Stating that their souls along with their magic would return 333 years later on the very date of their execution. Generations afterwards slowly began to believe that the sisters�� curse would never come true, saying that they were never that powerful. But then, on the fated anniversary, three teenage girls visited the graves of the Warwick sisters, never once suspecting just what they were awakening.

WHIMSICAL: Evelyn, Spec

Evelyn Malone moves into her mother’s childhood home and finds a mysterious scavenger hunt originally set by her great-great-great grandmother that leads to Evelyn discovering the wonderful world of WHIMSICAL, brimming with strange creatures, magic, and possibly the love of her life.

THE FABLES END: Zoe, Morana

Two worlds begin to collide when it’s discovered that the heroine of one story and the villainess of another are the same character. The Story Preservation Organization work hard to stop it but with both worlds crumbling and characters disappearing, it’s not a question of will they be able to save the day or not, it’s about which one will survive.

DAUGHTERS OF NATURE: Wendy, Emily, Francesca, Ariella

While the war between the Stars and the Sun go on up in space, the four daughters of Mother Nature are stuck on Earth, waiting for the day that their mother finally takes them back home. In the meantime, the sisters try to enjoy their everyday life by hanging out, having fun and practicing their individual powers over earth, fire, air, and water. 

BIRTHRIGHT: Blair, Morgan

When their uncle breaks his leg, twin sisters Morgan and Blair Crowley move in with their mother’s sister and soon discover on their 19th birthday that they come from a long line of witches on their mother’s side and that they themselves are witches too. What more could two young woman want?

THE HAZELWOOD HORROR SHOW: Cate

In a quiet town, Cate Hazelwood helps run the local radio station with her mother and younger sister by hosting a midnight show where she tells spooky tales. But little do the town goers know just how true those tales are...

QUINTESSENCE: Nida, Maeve, Isis, Wikolia, Ameretat

The little town of Brisbane is home to many unique people, but none more unique than the five young witches who run the dress shop down on main street.

[chenria]

1, 4, 10,15, 20;) - for each of your girls :*

Ah… so many ;) thank you so much, hon ♥

1: What’s something other characters will notice first about your character?

Meriana Cousland: Piercing green eyes and a determined face - people often assume Meriana is a strict person if they don’t know her and haven’t seen her smile. The first impression many people get of her is that she is level-headed and more coldly towards strangers (though she just learned to be careful).

Estelle Trevelyan:  After the incident that cost her an arm it’s the long cloak she wears most of the time to hide the lack of if. If it’s not the cloak then the wild and short (she cuts it after Trespasser) short and strikingly blond hair.

Alani: A mischievous smile and eyes that tell you there is more to this woman than a first impression is able to tell. 

Celume: A somewhat shy and demure personality with a friendly smile (and that’s probably true for her LotR and modern!AU persona).

4: What would your character wear to a formal gathering such as a dance, a wedding, or a funeral?

Meriana Cousland: This would actually depend on as whom she was invited… as representative for the Grey Wardens she would wear her honor armor… as Arlessa she would always wear a dress fitting for the occasion.

Estelle Trevelyan: She would handle it a lot like Meri, too… as Inquisitor she would wear the dress-uniform … if she went as “herself” a fitting dress. 

Alani: Has been answered here. 

Celume: At a party she would wear something “sexy” if she was accompanying Galaren… otherwise she would not go anyway… at a wedding a modest, light colored dress that is not showy or would get much attention since she would never dare to rival any bride. And at funerals she would wear a dark pantsuit. 

10: Does your character have a particular way of talking or acting?

Meriana Cousland: She was raised as a noble daughter, supposed to marry a high noble one day. Her mother made sure she got the best teachers. And despite everything, Meriana still behaves and talks like a true lady. There are VERY RARE occasions when you hear her swear. 

Estelle Trevelyan: She was raised to marry a noble and then to serve the Chantry. She doesn’t talk that much and prefers to listen and only speaks when she has made her mind. You will never hear a rash word and she always talks in a low voice - but people learned to listen. As the Inquisitor she is aware that people are watching her, so she behaves like the lady her mother taught her to be. 

Alani: Oh well… she speaks her mind, is not ashamed to swear and even though she is a well mannered person she can forget about manners sometimes, too. 

Celume: There is always an edge of uncertainty to her voice, a hint of anxiety to her actions. Even though she knows what she does and says she is always second-guessing herself and that makes people believe she is insecure. 

15: What’s one thought, idea, goal, dream, or desire that your character is most ashamed of having?

Meriana: In boring meetings - where Teagan is also present - Meriana sometimes catcher herself daydreaming about what she would rather do together with Teagan instead of listening to yet another plea to lighten the taxes or the Arling… if she catches that thought she is really ashamed she let such idle (and improper) thoughts distract her from duty. 

Estelle: She is most ashamed of the idea to leave Skyhold in the dark of night never to return and to let them all deal with their problems on their own. 

Alani: Actually… she is not ashamed of anything… seriously… 

Celume: Even if Galaren seems serious she is never 100% certain he has the same goals… Celume wants a family and is ashamed of the dream to have one with Galaren. He is so much better than her and she doesn’t deserve him. 

20: Describe any AUs you have for your character/s.

Meriana: (only the active AUs I still have for her) Victorian!Era AU, University AU, Medieval AU, Rock-Band AU

Estelle: Modern AU (prosecutor), Film Noir AU, alternate Inquisition timeline

Alani: (she is an AU character...) she exists in the Dragon Age world (merchant), Mass Effect universe (merchant), Star Trek (engineer) 

Celume: (she is canonically a LotR fan character...) modern AU

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A Taste of Her Own Medicine by Tasha L. Harrison

Sonja Watts needs to re-enter the workforce after divorcing her husband of thirteen years. Taking the advice of her sister Birdie and her best friend Estelle, she signs up for a six-week course for entrepreneurs; hoping that she will learn everything she needs to know to build a business to support herself and her kids. On the first night of class, Sonja is able to ignore the fact that most of the students were younger than her by ten years or more. It was what she expected. But when the instructor walks in, she debates packing up her new twelve hundred dollar laptop and walking out. Sonja couldnt remember the last time she looked at a man with little more interest than she give a sturdy dining room table. She was just disinterested. But wow, did Atlas James grab her interest.

Christmas in the City by Bria Felicien

Zoe is trying to survive the holiday season without succumbing to winter gloom. By chance, she meets DeAndre, who approaches her with an offer she cant refuse.

Falling for a Knight by T Russ

While vacationing in Trinidad, world-renowned photographer Roman Knight unexpectedly acquires a new muse, Cynthia Tremaine. Their chemistry is off the charts and they cant resist giving into a night of passion together. Neither of them expected to see each other again after they parted waysbut fate seemed to have other plans.

With Your Permission by Stephanie Nicole Norris

As the CEO of Building Bridges LLC, Bri is driven by determination for success. However, while planning the wedding of one of Chicagos hottest couples, Bris focus is shifted when the strum of a nocturnal voice captures her attention. Being an empath has empowered her sense of compassion for others, so shes not only drawn to him because of his broken heart but also from a fierce attraction that sparks her interest and tap dances on a groove on her heart. Getting involved with someone whos not open to love may prove to be the most difficult road Bri has ever journeyed, but shes unable to stop herself from falling into an irresistible tango of love.

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Meal Prep for Two: 8 Weekly Plans & 75 Recipes to Get Healthier Together by Casey Seiden

Convenience doesnt have to come with a cost to your wallet, health, or sanity! Now you can prepare delicious, nourishing dishes for two ahead of timeand savor them throughout the week, stress-free. Whether youre prepping food with a partner, family member, or roommate, Meal Prep for Two will help you build simple and balanced meals together.

#ISeafoodDifferently: 11 Of My Most Popular Recipes and The Stories Behind Them by Chef Kendric Smith

This recipe book is the first of many to come. Its my pleasure to share my cooking secrets with you!!

Bread Baking for Beginners: The Essential Guide to Baking Kneaded Breads, No-Knead Breads, and Enriched Breads by Bonnie Ohara

Baking a perfect loaf of bread is part science and part magic. Created from four simple ingredients of flour, yeast, water, and salt, breadmaking is one of the most difficult (and delicious) baking endeavors. Bread Baking for Beginners is a rare bread cookbook for true beginners to keep their bread baking on the rise.

The Baking Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum

The latest and most comprehensive baking book yet from best-selling author and diva of desserts Rose Levy Beranbaum and winner of the 2015 IACP Cookbook Award for Baking. Legendary baker Rose Levy Beranbaum is back with her most extensive bible yet. With all-new recipes for the best cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, candies, pastries, breads, and more, this magnum opus draws from Roses passion and expertise in every category of baking. As is to be expected from the woman whos been called the most meticulous cook who ever lived, each sumptuous recipe is truly foolproofwith detail-oriented instructions that eliminate guesswork, plan-aheads, ingenious tips, and highlights for success. From simple everyday crowd-pleasers (Coffee Crumb Cake Muffins, Gingersnaps, Gooseberry Crisp) to show-stopping stunners (Chocolate Hazelnut Mousse Tart, Mango Bango Cheesecake, White Christmas Peppermint Cake) to bakery-style pastries developed for the home kitchen (the famous French Kouign Amann), every recipe proves that delicious perfection is within reach for any baker.

Best Kindle Unlimited Books 2020: YA

True to Me by Kay Bratt

Quinn Maguire has a stable life, a fianc, and what she thinks is a clear vision for her future. All of that comes undone by her mothers deathbed confessionthe absentee father Quinn spent thirty years resenting is not her real father at all. With that one revealing whisper, Quinn embarks on a journey to Maui, her mothers childhood home, a storied paradise that holds the truth about her mothers past and all its secrets Quinn is determined to uncover.

Regretting You by Colleen Hoover

Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike. Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesnt want to follow in her mothers footsteps. Her predictable mother doesnt have a spontaneous bone in her body. With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is ChrisMorgans husband, Claras father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara.

The Will and the Wilds by Charlie N. Holmberg

Enna knows to fear the mystings that roam the wildwood near her home. When one tries to kill her to obtain an enchanted stone, Enna takes a huge risk: fighting back with a mysting of her own. Maekalluss help isnt free. His price? A kiss. One with the power to steal her soul. But their deal leaves Maekallus bound to the mortal realm, which begins eating him alive. Only Ennas kiss, given willingly, can save him from immediate destruction. Its a temporary salvation for Maekallus and a lingering doom for Enna. Part of her soul now burns bright inside Maekallus, making him feel for the first time.

Not My Type of Stranger by Prachi Gupta

Lakshya is living the playboy life and he LOVES it. He doesnt believe in love and has never failed to get a girl in his lifeuntil he meets Ridhima, the new girl next door. He prefers easy hook-ups, and shes definitely not his type. Shes totally uninterested in him and he cant stand it. Hell stop at nothing to win her. But Ridhima has a secret of her own which will make it remarkably more difficult for him to get close to her. What happens when Lakshya gets to know about the secret? Will they end up falling for one another? or Will she be the one to break his heart? A story about a bad boy falling for the good girl and not just any good girl, a hot sexy good girl with a big secret.

Girl at Heart by Kelly Oram

As the daughter of a successful Major League pitcher, Charlie Hastings has baseball in her blood. Unfortunately, being the only girl on her high school baseball team, Charlie has always been just one of the guys. When her best friend, and secret love of her life, asks another girl to the prom, Charlie is devastated. Shes tired of being overlooked by boys because shes not like other girls. Suffering a massive identity crisis, she decides to hang up her cleats and finally learn how to be a girl. But with only two weeks until the state championships, the Roosevelt High Ravens cant afford to lose their star catcher. Team captain Jace King makes her a deal: Dont quit the team, and hell help her become the girl shes so desperate to be. After all, hes got four sisters, one of whom happens to be a cheerleader. He knows a thing or two about girls. (And if he can win her heart in the process, all the better.)

Best Kindle Unlimited Books 2020: Science Fiction/Fantasy

The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaids Tale is a novel of such power that the reader will be unable to forget its images and its forecast. Set in the near future, it describes life in what was once the United States and is now called the Republic of Gilead, a monotheocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its word, with bizarre consequences for the women and men in its population.

1984 by George Orwell

In 1984, London is a grim city in the totalitarian state of Oceania where Big Brother is always watching you and the Thought Police can practically read your mind. Winston Smith is a man in grave danger for the simple reason that his memory still functions. Drawn into a forbidden love affair, Winston finds the courage to join a secret revolutionary organization called The Brotherhood, dedicated to the destruction of the Party. Together with his beloved Julia, he hazards his life in a deadly match against the powers that be.

The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin

When young Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken away home, family, possessions, even her name. For she is now Arha, the Eaten One, guardian of the ominous Tombs of Atuan. While she is learning her way through the dark labyrinth, a young wizard, Ged, comes to steal the Tombs greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. But Ged also brings with him the light of magic, and together, he and Tenar escape from the darkness that has become her domain.

The Vine Witch by Luanne G. Smith

For centuries, the vineyards at Chteau Renard have depended on the talent of their vine witches, whose spells help create the world-renowned wine of the Chanceaux Valley. Then the skill of divining harvests fell into ruin when sorcire Elena Boureanu was blindsided by a curse. Now, after breaking the spell that confined her to the shallows of a marshland and weakened her magic, Elena is struggling to return to her former life. And the vineyard she was destined to inherit is now in the possession of a handsome stranger.

Wastelands: The New Apocalypse edited by John Joseph Adams featuring Carmen Maria Machado, Ken Liu & many more

In WASTELANDS: THE NEW APOCALYPSE, veteran anthology editor John Joseph Adams is once again our guide through the wastelands using his genre and editorial expertise to curate his finest collection of post-apocalyptic short fiction yet. Whether the end comes via nuclear war, pandemic, climate change, or cosmological disaster, these stories explore the extraordinary trials and tribulations of those who survive. Featuring never-before-published tales by: Veronica Roth, Hugh Howey, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Tananarive Due, Richard Kadrey, Scott Sigler, Elizabeth Bear, Tobias S. Buckell, Meg Elison, Greg van Eekhout, Wendy N. Wagner, Jeremiah Tolbert, and Violet Allenplus, recent reprints by: Carmen Maria Machado, Carrie Vaughn, Ken Liu, Paolo Bacigalupi, Kami Garcia, Charlie Jane Anders, Catherynne M. Valente, Jack Skillingstead, Sofia Samatar, Maureen F. McHugh, Nisi Shawl, Adam-Troy Castro, Dale Bailey, Susan Jane Bigelow, Corinne Duyvis, Shaenon K. Garrity, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Darcie Little Badger, Timothy Mudie, and Emma Osborne.

Best Kindle Unlimited Books 2020: General Fiction/Literary Fiction

Where the Story Starts by Imogen Clark

As single mother Leah struggles to get her children ready one morning, the doorbell rings. Standing on the doorstep of their terraced house in Whitley Bay is a well-dressed stranger, Clio, who feels an emotional tie to the house that she cant explain. The story should end there, but a long-buried secret is already on its way to the surface

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler by Kelly Harms

Overworked and underappreciated, single mom Amy Byler needs a break. So when the guilt-ridden husband who abandoned her shows up and offers to take care of their kids for the summer, she accepts his offer and escapes rural Pennsylvania for New York City. Usually grounded and mild mannered, Amy finally lets her hair down in the city that never sleeps. She discovers a life filled with culture, sophistication, andwith a little encouragement from her friendsa few blind dates. When one man in particular makes quick work of Amys heart, she risks losing herself completely in the unexpected escape, and as the summer comes to an end, Amy realizes too late that she must make an impossible decision: stay in this exciting new chapter of her life, or return to the life she left behind.

The Murmur of Bees by Sofa Segovia

From the day that old Nana Reja found a baby abandoned under a bridge, the life of a small Mexican town forever changed. Disfigured and covered in a blanket of bees, little Simonopio is for some locals the stuff of superstition, a child kissed by the devil. But he is welcomed by landowners Francisco and Beatriz Morales, who adopt him and care for him as if he were their own. As he grows up, Simonopio becomes a cause for wonder to the Morales family, because when the uncannily gifted child closes his eyes, he can see what no one else canvisions of all thats yet to come, both beautiful and dangerous. Followed by his protective swarm of bees and living to deliver his adoptive family from threatsboth human and those of natureSimonopios purpose in Linares will, in time, be divined.

One for the Blackbird, One for the Crow: A Novel by Olivia Hawker

Wyoming, 1876. For as long as they have lived on the frontier, the Bemis and Webber families have relied on each other. With no other settlers for miles, it is a matter of survival. But when Ernest Bemis finds his wife, Cora, in a compromising situation with their neighbor, he doesnt think of survival. In one impulsive moment, a man is dead, Ernest is off to prison, and the women left behind are divided by rage and remorse. Losing her husband to Coras indiscretion is another hardship for stoic Nettie Mae. But as a brutal Wyoming winter bears down, Cora and Nettie Mae have no choice but to come together as one familyto share the duties of working the land and raising their children. Theres Nettie Maes son, Clydeno longer a boy, but not yet a manwho must navigate the road to adulthood without a father to guide him, and Coras daughter, Beulah, who is as wild and untamable as her prairie home.

Halsey Street by Naima Coster

Penelope Grand has scrapped her failed career as an artist in Pittsburgh and moved back to Brooklyn to keep an eye on her ailing father. Shes accepted that her future wont be what shed dreamed, but now, as gentrification has completely reshaped her old neighborhood, even her past is unrecognizable. Old haunts have been razed, and wealthy white strangers have replaced every familiar face in Bed-Stuy. Even her mother, Mirella, has abandoned the family to reclaim her roots in the Dominican Republic. That took courage. Its also unforgivable.

Best Kindle Unlimited Books 2020: Biography and Memoir

If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen

After more than a decade, when sisters Nikki, Sami, and Tori Knotek hear the word mom, it claws like an eagles talons, triggering memories that have been their secret since childhood. Until now. For years, behind the closed doors of their farmhouse in Raymond, Washington, their sadistic mother, Shelly, subjected her girls to unimaginable abuse, degradation, torture, and psychic terrors. Through it all, Nikki, Sami, and Tori developed a defiant bond that made them far less vulnerable than Shelly imagined. Even as others were drawn into their mothers dark and perverse web, the sisters found the strength and courage to escape an escalating nightmare that culminated in multiple murders.

The Boy Between Worlds: A Biography by Annejet van der Zijl

When they fell in love in 1928, Rika and Waldemar could not have been more different. She was a thirty-seven-year-old Dutch-born mother, estranged from her husband. He was her immigrant boarder, not yet twenty, and a wealthy Surinamese descendant of slaves. The child they have together, brown skinned and blue eyed, brings the couple great joy yet raises some eyebrows. Until the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands explodes their promising life. What unfolds is more than the astonishing story of a love that prevailed over convention. Its also the quest of a young boy. Through the cruelty of World War II, he will fight for a connection between his fathers South American birthplace and his mothers European traditions. Lost and displaced for much of his life, but with a legacy of resilience in his blood, he will struggle to find his place in the world.

The Pale-Faced Lie: A True Story by David Crow

Growing up on the Navajo Indian Reservation, David Crow and his three siblings idolized their dad. Tall, strong, smart, and brave, the self-taught Cherokee regaled his family with stories of his World War II feats. But as time passed, David discovered the other side of Thurston Crow, the ex-con with his own code of ethics that justified cruelty, violence, lieseven murder.

Prognosis: A Memoir of My Brain by Sarah Vallance

When Sarah Vallance is thrown from a horse and suffers a jarring blow to the head, she believes shes walked away unscathed. The next morning, things take a sharp turn as shes led from work to the emergency room. By the end of the week, a neurologist delivers a devastating prognosis: Sarah suffered a traumatic brain injury that has caused her IQ to plummet, with no hope of recovery. Her brain has irrevocably changed.

Born Survivors: Three Young Mothers and Their Extraordinary Story of Courage, Defiance, and Hope by Wendy Holden

The Nazis murdered their husbands but concentration camp prisoners Priska, Rachel, and Anka would not let evil take their unborn children tooa remarkable true story that will appeal to readers of The Lost and The Nazi Officers Wife, Born Survivors celebrates three mothers who defied death to give their children life.

Best Kindle Unlimited Books 2020: Business/Money

Girl On Fire: How to Choose Yourself, Burn the Rule Book, and Blaze Your Own Trail in Life and Business by Cara Alwill Leyba

Who would you be if you stopped following *their* rules? What would you create if you create if you had nothing holding you back? Now that women entrepreneurs are banding together in sisterhood and realizing the importance of collaboration over competition, its time to take things to the next level. Its time to rise up, together, and challenge the status quo. Its time to question the way things have been done in the past, to write our own rules, and do life and business OUR way.

Understanding Your Clients through Human Design: The Breakthrough Technology by Robin Winn MFT

Human Design is the next evolution after Myers-Briggs, the Enneagram, and other innovative profiling systems. Whether your field is psychotherapy, recovery, coaching, or healing arts, and whether your clients are individuals, couples, families, or business teams, Understanding Your Clients through Human Design will empower your work and call you to reconsider how you approach people.

The 60 Minute Startup: A Proven System to Start Your Business in 1 Hour a Day and Get Your First Paying Customers in 30 Days (or Less) by Ramesh Dontha

Over 543,000 new businesses are started every month. Most fail. Many never get a paying customer. Why? Because new entrepreneurs are told to start with why, take internet marketing courses, and spend hours doing market research. Do these time-intensive activities attract customers? Make sales? Create profit? No! If youre ready to finally start a profitable business and dump the bad business advice that keeps you confused, overwhelmed, and broke, The 60 Minute Startup is for you. This book gives you a proven system on how to start a business online in just one hour a day and get your first paying customers in one month (or less).

Buy Hold Sell: The Street SmartWay to Real Estate Wealthby Lou Brown

At the turn of the 19th century, billionaire Andrew Carnegie famously said that 90% of millionaires got their wealth by investing in real estate. And guess what? Most millionaires, and even the ultra-rich, would tell you that is still true. Spend a few minutes Googling the phrase should I invest in real estate and it will quickly become clear that real estate investing is a great idea. What isnt so clear, though, is how to get started! Thats what this book will show you. Lou Brown bought his first piece of real estate in 1976 and never stopped. Over the years hes experienced more lessons from the school of hard knocks than he can count and has built a tremendously profitable real estate portfolio. Along the way, Lou discovered that he had a knack for structuring win-win deals, plus creating contracts and paperwork that gave him a competitive edge over other investors. In 1987 he began teaching others his proprietary method of investing, including the unique, proven Buy-Hold-Sell system he created the subject of this book.

A Beginners Guide to the Stock Market: Everything You Need to Start Making Money Today by Matthew R. Kratter

This book will teach you everything that you need to know to start making money in the stock market today. Dont gamble with your hard-earned money. If you are going to make a lot of money, you need to know how the stock market really works. You need to avoid the pitfalls and costly mistakes that beginners make. And you need time-tested trading and investing strategies that actually work. This book gives you everything that you will need. Its a simple road map that anyone can follow.

Best Kindle Unlimited Books 2020: Graphic Novels

Akai Chapter 0 How To Become Strong by Anfernee Robinson

Akai is a young child with high hopes; bound in a society full of undiscovered powers; raised by Grandma in the Jex helps him develop a strong will. He will one day, begin a trial to Heavens Gate. The journey is a troubled one. The Black Orlov chain opens unparalleled events. Will Akai reach his Ultimate goal? Or will Akai bend fate forever?

Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes 30th Anniversary Edition by Neil Gaiman

New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaimans transcendent series THE SANDMAN is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one of the finest achievements in graphic storytelling. Gaiman created an unforgettable tale of the forces that exist beyond life and death by weaving ancient mythology, folklore and fairy tales with his own distinct narrative vision. In PRELUDES & NOCTURNES, an occultist attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. After his 70 year imprisonment and eventual escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power. On his arduous journey Morpheus encounters Lucifer, John Constantine, and an all-powerful madman.

The Essential Calvin and Hobbes: A Calvin and Hobbes Treasury by Bill Watterson

Bill Wattersons Calvin and Hobbes has been a worldwide favorite since its introduction in 1985. The strip follows the richly imaginative adventures of Calvin and his trusty tiger, Hobbes. Whether a poignant look at serious family issues or a round of time-travel (with the aid of a well-labeled cardboard box), Calvin and Hobbes will astound and delight you.

Fire Force Vol. 1 by Atsushi Ohkubo

The city of Tokyo is plagued by a deadly phenomenon: spontaneous human combustion! Luckily, a special team is there to quench the inferno: The Fire Force! The fire soldiers at Special Fire Cathedral 8 are about to get a unique addition. Enter Shinra, a boy who possesses the power to run at the speed of a rocket, leaving behind the famous devils footprints (and destroying his shoes in the process). Can Shinra and his cooleagues discover the source of this strange epidemic before the city burns to ashes?

Anne of Green Gables: A Graphic Novel by Mariah Marsden

The magic of L.M. Montgomerys treasured classic is reimagined in a whimsically-illustrated graphic novel adaptation perfect for newcomers and kindred spirits alike. When Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert decide to adopt an orphan who can help manage their family farm, they have no idea what delightful trouble awaits them. With flame-red hair and an unstoppable imagination, 11-year-old Anne Shirley takes Green Gables by storm. Annes misadventures bring a little romance to the lives of everyone she meets: her bosom friend, Diana Barry; the town gossip, Mrs. Lynde; and that infuriating tease, Gilbert Blythe. From triumphs and thrills to the depths of despair, Anne turns each everyday moment into something extraordinary.

Best Kindle Unlimited Books 2020: Mystery/Thriller/Suspense

When We Believed in Mermaids by Barbara ONeal

Her sister has been dead for fifteen years when she sees her on the TV news Josie Bianci was killed years ago on a train during a terrorist attack. Gone forever. Its what her sister, Kit, an ER doctor in Santa Cruz, has always believed. Yet all it takes is a few heart-wrenching seconds to upend Kits world. Live coverage of a club fire in Auckland has captured the image of a woman stumbling through the smoke and debris. Her resemblance to Josie is unbelievable. And unmistakable. With it comes a flood of emotionsgrief, loss, and angerthat Kit finally has a chance to put to rest: by finding the sister whos been living a lie.

Uptown Thief by Aya de Len

Marisol Rivera barely survived being abused with nowhere to turn. So theres nothing she wont do to keep her Lower East Side womens health clinic open and give disadvantaged women new lives. Running an exclusive escort service for New York Citys rich and powerful 1 percent is the perfect way to bankroll her businessnot to mention the perfect cover for robbing corrupt CEOs. And when times get even tougher, pulling a heist on a mega-billionaire will secure the clinics futureand her gorgeous crewsfor good. . . Theres just one problem: Marisol didnt anticipate bad news even more dangerous than her curves.

Unspeakable Things by Jess Lourey

Cassie McDowells life in 1980s Minnesota seems perfectly wholesome. She lives on a farm, loves school, and has a crush on the nicest boy in class. Yes, there are her parents strange parties and their parade of deviant guests, but shes grown accustomed to them. All that changes when someone comes hunting in Lilydale. One by one, local boys go missing. One by one, they return changedviolent, moody, and withdrawn.

We Were Mothers: A Novel by Katie Sise

A scandalous revelation is about to devastate a picturesque town where the houses are immaculate and the neighborhoods are tightly knit. Devoted mother Cora OConnell has found the journal of her friend Laurels daughtera beautiful college student who lives next doorrevealing an illicit encounter. Hours later, Laurel makes a shattering discovery of her own: her daughter has vanished without a trace. Over the course of one weekend, the crises of two close families are about to trigger a chain reaction that will expose a far more disturbing web of secrets. Now everything is at stake as theyre forced to confront the lies they have told in order to survive.

In the Dark by Loreth Anne White

The promise of a luxury vacation at a secluded wilderness spa has brought together eight lucky guests. But nothing is what they were led to believe. As a fierce storm barrels down and all contact with the outside is cut off, the guests fear that its not a getaway. Its a trap. Each one has a secret. Each one has something to hide. And now, as darkness closes in, they all have something to fearincluding one another.

Best Kindle Unlimited Books 2020: Politics/Social Science

The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee dazzled readers with his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Emperor of All Maladies in 2010. That achievement was evidently just a warm-up for his virtuoso performance in The Gene: An Intimate History, in which he braids science, history, and memoir into an epic with all the range and biblical thunder of Paradise Lost (The New York Times). In this biography Mukherjee brings to life the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices.

A River in Darkness: One Mans Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

Half-Korean, half-Japanese, Masaji Ishikawa has spent his whole life feeling like a man without a country. This feeling only deepened when his family moved from Japan to North Korea when Ishikawa was just thirteen years old, and unwittingly became members of the lowest social caste. His father, himself a Korean national, was lured to the new Communist country by promises of abundant work, education for his children, and a higher station in society. But the reality of their new life was far from utopian. In this memoir translated from the original Japanese, Ishikawa candidly recounts his tumultuous upbringing and the brutal thirty-six years he spent living under a crushing totalitarian regime, as well as the challenges he faced repatriating to Japan after barely escaping North Korea with his life. A River in Darkness is not only a shocking portrait of life inside the country but a testament to the dignityand indomitable natureof the human spirit.

The Mueller Report by The Washington Post

Read the findings of the Special Counsels investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, complete with accompanying analysis by the Post reporters whove covered the story from the beginning.

War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence by Ronan Farrow

US foreign policy is undergoing a dire transformation, forever changing Americas place in the world. Institutions of diplomacy and development are bleeding out after deep budget cuts; the diplomats who make Americas deals and protect its citizens around the world are walking out in droves. Offices across the State Department sit empty, while abroad the military-industrial complex has assumed the work once undertaken by peacemakers. Were becoming a nation that shoots first and asks questions later. In an astonishing journey from the corridors of power in Washington, DC, to some of the most remote and dangerous places on earthAfghanistan, Somalia, and North Korea among themacclaimed investigative journalist Ronan Farrow illuminates one of the most consequential and poorly understood changes in American history. His firsthand experience as a former State Department official affords a personal look at some of the last standard bearers of traditional statecraft, including Richard Holbrooke, who made peace in Bosnia and died while trying to do so in Afghanistan.

Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret Service by Michael Bar-Zohar

For decades, Israels renowned security arm, the Mossad, has been widely recognized as the best intelligence service in the world. In Mossad, authors Michael Bar-Zohar and Nissim Mishal take us behind the closed curtain with riveting, eye-opening, boots-on-the-ground accounts of the most dangerous, most crucial missions in the agencys 60-year history. These are real Mission: Impossible true stories brimming with high-octane actionfrom the breathtaking capture of Nazi executioner Adolph Eichmann to the recent elimination of key Iranian nuclear scientists. Anyone who is fascinated by the world of international espionage, intelligence, and covert Black-Ops warfare will find Mossad electrifying reading.

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This is the story of almost every Auburn fan over the last few years.

In the summer of 2014, I watched the first college softball game I've ever seen on TV. That game was the Regional final between Auburn and Minnesota. When Auburn hired Clint Myers as head coach in the spring of 2013, I knew big things were probably in store from his resume at Arizona State, but I didn't know how quickly those big things were coming.

This article is titled "Thank You Kasey Cooper." That's primarly because I couldn't list every single player I discuss below and the ones I've probably forgotten about. I could have titled it "Thank You Clint Myers," but I didn't want to. We all know how much Myers has meant to Auburn and the Softball program. I wanted to focus on a player. And as a record holder in so many career categories for both Auburn and the SEC, Kasey was the easiest. She's also perhaps the most recognizable to Auburn fans and fans from other schools.

I knew little to nothing about the softball team at the time of Clint Myers' hiring or even at the end of the 2014 season other than that I'd be keeping a closer eye on them during the 2015 season. I knew nothing about the individual players. I knew about Branndi Malero and Morgan Estell graduating, but I didn't know the names I would become very familiar with over the next two years. Names like Tiffany Howard, Jade Rhodes, Emily Carosone, Rachel Walters, Lexi Davis, Marcy Harper, Carlee Wallace, Victoria Draper, and, of course, Kasey Cooper.

Those were all names I quickly became familiar with when the 2015 season rolled around. Still, I honestly didn't watch too many games. I followed the highlights and details from Twitter feeds. I wrote very brief recaps of what they were doing on Monday mornings. The first game I really watched was the 2015 SEC Tournament final. That was when I learned about the tiny little freshman catcher Carlee Wallace and her impressive prowess with the bat when she hit the game-winning RBI.

I watched the Regionals closely. I wasn't the only one, either. I marveled at the traffic numbers here on College and Magnolia as softball previews and recaps were getting the type of page views we only see during football season. As Auburn began its first run deep into the NCAA Tournament, I began to become a softball fan. Along with tons of the rest of the Auburn Family.

That postseason run was a lot of fun. I was at a cousin's wedding following Twitter anxiously as Auburn went deep into extra innings against UCLA in the Women's College World Series. I was sitting on the couch with heart pounding during the semi-final loss to Florida up until the final out. I was hooked. I was hooked on a level that rivals my obsession with Auburn football scores in the Fall.

2016 rolled around and things picked up right where they left off. Auburn rolled through most of the schedule with few hiccups. I was writing weekly previews and recaps and they were getting a lot of hits in terms of page views. They won the SEC Tournament again. They swept their NCAA Regional again. They won the Super Regional. Again. Then came the Women's College World Series.

The Tigers just kept rolling through team after team. Right until the final against Oklahoma. I watched that series in a barracks room on Annual Training. It was heartbreaking to watch how close those girls came to winning it all and fall just short. Still, though, it was an amazing ride. Amazing catches, bombing home runs, it was a whole lot of fun even with the way it ended.

There were so many questions entering 2017. Emily Carosone, Jade Rhodes, Tiffany Howard, Marcy Harper, Rachel Walters, and Lexi Davis were all gone. That was all of the starting pitchers and many of the big hitters.

Still, Kasey Cooper was returning. Kasey Cooper who sits at or near the top of most of Auburn's batting records while also being a stellar defensive player in the field. Catcher Carlee Wallace was returning, as well, with her tiny strike zone that forces pitchers to give her pitches to hit. Which she does. With power and regularity. The starting pitchers may have graduated, but Kaylee Carlson and Makayla Martin showed a lot of promise in their 2016 appearances.

2017 didn't work out the way we all hoped. Cooper struggled at the plate at times - which is hardly surprising for someone who played so well for so long while also majoring in engineering and graduating with almost a 4.0. She did set the SEC record for RBIs during the season, though. There were off-field issues to distract the team. Big off-field issues like the resignation of the pitching coach. While a few players like Wallace continued to do well and Alyssa Rivera came on strong as a freshman, the team could just never get things going at the plate. There were defensive errors at very key moments that led to a number of losses.

It didn't matter, though. I was still following every game. It still hurt to see the seniors who began their careers by committing to build a program at Auburn under Clint Myers fall short of achieving their dream. They may have fallen short of their dream, but they made sure that the dream of a championship will be in the heart of every player who puts on the orange and blue after them.

The 2018 Auburn Softball team will look very similar to the 2017 team in terms of personnel. Kasey Cooper, Jenna Abbott, Sydne Waldrop, Haley Fagan, and Whitney Jordan will have moved on, but everyone else will be back. The two Snow sisters should join (or rejoin) the team. Other top-rated recruits will join, as well. They'll begin the season expecting to be right back in the thick of things when the season ends next year.

They'll do that because of players like Kasey Cooper. She was one of the first to decide that things would be special at Auburn under Clint Myers. She helped set the foundation - along with the players before her like Rhodes, Carosone, and others - that the future will be built upon. And they'll do it with fan support that has grown with every season thanks to their efforts.

Softball was a minor sport at Auburn before 2014. Since then, they've sold out Jane B. Moore Field in almost every game to the point that the stadium has been expanded and there are future plans to expand it even more. Yes, the coach has had a huge part of that, but the players on the field and the excitement they bring to the game are what really get the fans excited and into the games. They've turned people like me - who had no interest in softball just four years ago - into rabid fans of the sport who are learning the intricacies of the rise ball, slappers, and the defensive hop characteristic of Clint Myers teams.

Thank you to all the players from last year, the year before, and even the year before that who did so much to build the legacy of a powerhouse before you moved on. Thank you, Kasey Cooper. Thank you for the four years you gave to Auburn University. You leave it as an athlete in your sport on the level of Bo Jackson in football and baseball and Charles Barkley in basketball. When discussions begin for statues of players at their respective arenas, the first name on the list outside of Jane B. Moore Field should be yours.

Auburn Softball has an amazing future. Myself and plenty of others who knew nothing about it just a few short years ago can't wait to see where it goes from here. 2017 did not end as everyone hoped, but the future is still bright. It embodies the sentiment that we never say "War Eagle anyways." It's "War Eagle! Always!"

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