"The Fall Of Hades" Leads Me To The "Impossible!"

I finished reading "Michael Vey: The Fall of Hades" last night.  Richard Paul Evans does it again!  Pull the reader in, then leave them wanting more, wondering what's going to happen next!  I predict that in the final book, some of Hatch's remaining kids--Taylor's sister Tara included--will betray Hatch and join the Electroclan!  However, I won't find out the truth until September!  Ugh!  The agony of anticipation!  Oh, well!  Until then, I will satisfy myself by seeing how "Impossible" Danielle Steel can be!  When a high-powered gallery owner collides with a wildly offbeat artist, it's the perfect recipe for disaster.  But in her 63rd bestselling novel, Danielle Steel proves that when two hopelessly mismatched people share a love for art, a passion for each other, and a city like Paris, nothing is truly impossible...or is it?  Everything Sasha does is within the boundaries of tradition.  Liam is sockless in December.  Sasha, is widowed, a woman who knows she was lucky enough to be married to the most wonderful man in the world and thankful for every moment they had.  Liam is half in and half out of a marriage that only a "wacky" artist could manage, and that his own impossibly impulsive behavior has helped tear apart.  But while Sasha ha been methodically building her father' Parisian art gallery into an intercontinental success story, Liam has been growing into one of the most original and striking  young painters of his time.  So while the two are utterly unalike--and a nine-year age difference stares them squarely in the face-the miracle of art brings them crashing together.  Now the question is, can Sasha guard her reputation while juggling a secret, somewhat scandalous relationship?  And how can Liam, who lives for the moment, put up with a woman who insists on  having things her own way, in her own style, and at her own time?  For Sasha, it's a matter of keeping Liam hidden from her grown children and well-heeled clientele as she commutes between New York and Paris and two thriving galleries.  For Liam, it's about creating chaos out of order, bringing out the wild streak that Sasha barely knows she has, of choosing pizza over foie gras, and making love when others are busy making money.  That is, until a family tragedy suddenly alters Liam's life--and forces a choice and a sacrifice that neither one of them could have expected.  But from the snow falling on the Tuileries to the joy of eating ice cream by candlelight, the artist and the art dealer have tasted perfection.  And giving up now might just be the most impossible thing of all. I'd better hurry up and get started on this "Impossible" journey!  There's not a moment to lose! 

2017 Is Off To A "Storm"-y Start! And The "Fall Of Hades" is At Hand!

Tuesday night, I finished reading "Michael Vey: Storm Of Lightning," the 5th book in the young adult series by Richard Paul Evans.  It might seem odd for a woman in her 30s to be reading a young adult novel, but RPE is my favorite author, so I refuse to let age recommendations stop me.  I'm eager to get started on the 6th book in the series-"Michael Vey: Fall Of Hades!"  Michael and the Electroclan are about to embark on their deadliest mission yet.  Some of then may not make it back.  The head of the resistance, known only as The Voice, believes that the best way to wipe out the Elgen is to steal their money.  That means capturing the Joule, the Elgen boat that serves as a floating treasury.  To do this, Michael and his friends will need help...a lot of help.  They've learned about a highly placed member of the Elite Global Guard named Welch who wants to defect.  They also know that three of the Elgen electric youth have been condemned to death.  If the Electroclan can rescue them and get to Welch first, them just might be able to steal the Joule. Bit it's a big if...Speaking of if, if you are wondering about the identity of The Voice, the answer to that question lies within the first 10 pages of  The Fall of Hades!"  No, it isn't Michael's father, as I and probably many of those who are keeping up with the series have supposed.  It's a new character, presumed dead by his colleagues.  To say more would be to spoil the story, so come along on my "Journey Through A Book" and witness firsthand "The Fall Of Hades!"