Wisdom may be in holding your opinions close, but there's definite freedom in letting them fly.  I HAVE STRONG OPINIONS is a collection of twenty-five no-holds-barred rants from award-winning author Laura Anne Gilman on the everyday frustrations and irritations of life in the 21st century, from Facebook to fireworks, sex ed to snow tires."So, go on the journey. Buckle up. Get ready for some salt. You're in good hands. You're in an expert's hands" - from the Introduction by Chuck Wendig

I Have Strong Opinions

Geneviève Valère - alias Wren - est une détective bien particulière, spécialiste de la " récupération " des objets perdus ou volés, et dotée de pouvoirs magiques exceptionnels qui puisent leur source dans le courant électrique. Farouchement indépendante et en rupture avec le pouvoir officiel du Conseil des Mages, elle travaille à son compte. mais jamais sans son associé Sergueï. Il négocie les contrats, elle mène les enquêtes ; il sait se battre, elle use de sa magie. Et. de dix ans son aîné, il veille sur elle jour et nuit... ce qui est loin de lui déplaire. Mais jamais elle ne le reconnaîtra, car elle s'est toujours refusé à mêler sentiments et travail. D'autant plus que tous deux viennent d'accepter une nouvelle mission : retrouver un manuscrit volé dans un monastère italien. Un manuscrit peu ordinaire et mal connu, car tous ceux qui l'ont lu ont mystérieusement disparu...

La malédiction de l'ombre (Retrievers, #2)

The first rule of lonejacks is "don't get involved.." Wren Valere just wants to do her job, collect a paycheck, and figure out her relationship with her business partner-turned-romantic partner, Sergei. No muss, no fuss, no outside entanglements. But when she takes on a job she shouldn't have, she finds herself once again in the cross-hairs of the Mage Council - and their aim is getting better. Meanwhile, tensions between human Talents and the non-human residents of the city are escalating, putting one of her dearest friends in danger. Her job, her people, and her city are at risk. And now, rather than her usual invisibility, everyone's looking at Wren to do something. So much for never getting involved.

Bring It On - Retrievers, #3

Welcome to the world of the Cosa Nostradamus, where humans and non-humans co-exist...uneasily. Wren Valere knows she's the best. So when she and her partner Sergei are hired to track down a missing - and deadly - parchment, she thinks it'll be a piece of cake. And getting out of the city, with its rising tensions between human Talent and the fatae, seems like a really good idea. The problem is, their employer hasn't told them everything, and the job, taking them from the Italian countryside back to the summer-sweltering streets of New York City, will unleash a terrible magic that cannot be killed, or controlled.. Best or not, Wren's going to need a miracle to pull this one off.  "[CURSE THE DARK] maintains the standard set in the first volume of this series. Gilman has managed the nearly impossible here: a cleverly written and well-balanced fantasy with a strong romantic element that doesn't overpower the main plot."   - Romantic Times (4 1/2 Stars)"[This series is].an entertaining, fast-paced thriller set in a world where cell phones and computers exist uneasily with magic, and a couple engaging and highly talented rogues solve crimes while trying not to commit too many of their own."- Locus

Curse the Dark - Retrievers, #2

"None of this is real. I'm dreaming, that's all." But she so rarely had such pleasantly exciting dreams. More often they were anxiety-filled, or stodgily pedestrian this-is-what's-wrong-with-your-life reminders. "Or I fell, I'm in a coma, hallucinating this. or too much eggnog. Definitely too much eggnog."?The nutcracker reached down and took her hand in his own, the fingers hard but flexible. "My lady, you misdoubt. May I show you what is real?"A demanding mother, an absent brother, an exhausting job.  Mara is about to break.  But on Christmas Eve, the gift of a nutcracker sweeps her into a magical world, beautiful and intoxicating, a loyal, loving soldier at her side.  It's all she could have dreamed for. Isn't it?

The Dance

The Alley is no place for the innocent, the unwary, or the just plain foolish.  But if they didn't exist, Duchess would be out of work.  For a fee, she can solve your problem - or make it go away.   When trouble's on your tail, and you can't go to the cops, Duchess is the cat you want in your corner. However, not even the best PI can solve every case, and her connections - from an up-and-coming police dog to a would-be thief-in-training - get her into trouble as often as they get her out.Including:The Case of the Tom in TroubleSpark to TinderThe Case of the Feckless FerretsScales of JusticeThe Case of the Seaside Swindle

The Collected Cases of Duchess, PI

Reprendre son ancienne vie, fuir à jamais la violence qu'elle déteste, savoir une bonne fois pour toutes où elle en est avec Sergueï, qu'elle a quitté pour le protéger, mais qu'elle aime toujours sans en avoir le droit... Voilà le rêve que Wren Valère caresse chaque jour. Mais, cette fois encore, les événements en ont décidé autrement : le Silence, organisation secrète sectaire et malfaisante, a décidé d'éliminer de New York tous les êtres dotés de magie, à commencer par Wren elle-même.
Ayant réussi de justesse à échapper au piège mortel que le Silence lui a tendu, Wren comprend que l'heure est venue de riposter, d'utiliser ce fluide nouveau qu'elle sent depuis peu courir en elle, différent, inquiétant, violent. Si violent qu'elle ne sait si elle saura le contrôler, s'il ne l'entraînera pas malgré elle vers les forces du mal.

La nuit des sortilèges

There is magic in the modern world.  It surrounds you, hiding in plain sight.  The commuter next you you may be Talent.  The barista behind the counter may not be human. The sound you hear just outside your window?  May be far more dangerous than you think. Stay inside and admire the storm. But be wary. Because for the Cosa Nostradamus, human and non-human alike, that storm is magic, and magic is power...                                             And power can corrupt."Laura Anne Gilman has built her career on precision storytelling, finely honed and performing perfectly.  This is a luxury car of acollection, fast, sleek, and responsive....  There is somethingintensely human about this collection, gathering pieces that are all butguaranteed to contain some new favorites."  - Seanan McGuire

Lightning Strikes

Dans Manhattan endormie, Wren Valère suit des yeux la valse lente des flocons ouatés. Difficile de croire que la neige puisse ainsi transformer les quartiers les plus miteux en une véritable féerie. Pourtant elle sait, elle, ce que cache ce manteau trompeur. Depuis quelques jours en effet, une série de crimes plonge la communauté magique de New York dans un climat de peur et de suspicion, et c'est à elle qu'on a confié la tâche de retrouver les meurtriers.A elle, la « Solitaire », qui va devoir plus que jamais mériter son surnom. Car Sergueï, son associé, son amant, ne sera pas à ses côtés cette fois-ci. Il souffre en silence d'un mal qui le détruit lentement, dissimulant jour après jour les brûlures que le courant magique de Wren inflige à son corps. Et tandis que Wren se prépare, seule, au grand affrontement, dans la ville de New York ensevelie sous la neige, un gigantesque incendie se prépare...

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