Lush, sensuous, and deeply romantic, The Book of Everlasting Things is the story of two lovers and two nations, split apart by forces beyond their control, yet bound by love and memory. As their paths spiral away from each other, they must each decide how much of the past they are willing to let go, and what it will cost them. Severed from one another, Samir and Firdaus make a series of fateful decisions that will change the course of their lives forever. Suddenly, they find themselves on opposite sides: Samir, a Hindu, becomes Indian and Firdaus, a Muslim, becomes Pakistani, their love now forbidden. But as the struggle for Indian independence gathers force, their beloved city is ravaged by Partition. Over the years that follow, the perfumer’s apprentice and calligrapher’s apprentice fall in love with their ancient crafts and with each other, dreaming of the life they will one day share. On a January morning in 1938, Samir Vij first locks eyes with Firdaus Khan through the rows of perfume bottles in his family’s ittar shop in Lahore. Intended for adult readers only.Īarya: Liked the first two books with caveats. The Lone Wolf’s Rejected Mate is the third novel in The Five Packs series, but it can be read as a standalone. One day, she’ll understand why I won’t claim her, and she might not thank me, but she should.īecause my wolf? Given half a chance, he’d tear her apart. She can’t handle the real world, and she sure can’t handle my wolf.
She’s a grown female who sits in trees, reading books, and wears party dresses to garden. She’s naïve, soft, and way too young and sweet for a life of self-imposed exile. Mari doesn’t understand what she doesn’t know. One thing I do know is that he doesn’t get to reject me. He’s a jerk who can’t deal with people so he’s chosen to live in the wilderness and-I don’t know-brood. The pack sees Darragh Ryan as a tortured hero with a dark past, protecting the pack from afar. Growing up alone in Quarry Pack, I always dreamed of a mate who’d sweep me off my feet and carry me away to our very own cottage that we’d fill with pups and love and laughter.
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