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He's in danger of feeling things he has no business feeling. Read 284 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. ![]() ![]() After a week of helping old ladies wind balls of yarn and flirting with a handsome doctor, Leo is in danger of forgetting what he really is and why he's there. When his boss orders him to cover up a murder, Leo isn't expecting to be sent to a sleepy village. It certainly doesn't help that this stranger is the first person James has wanted to touch since before the war.The war may be over for the rest of the world, but Leo Page is still busy doing the dirty work for one of the more disreputable branches of the intelligence service. ![]() The last thing in the world he needs is a handsome stranger who seems to be mixed up with the first violent death the village has seen in years. A jaded spy and a shell-shocked country doctor team up to solve a murder in postwar England.James Sommers returned from the war with his nerves in tatters.Īll he wants is to retreat to the quiet village of his childhood and enjoy the boring, predictable life of a country doctor. ![]() ![]() You can substitute regular low-sodium soy sauce, to taste, but it will have an impact on the final result. This recipe calls for light and dark soy sauces. Turn off the heat and cook for 1 more minute using the residual heat of the wok. Add 1 cup of raw peanuts and stir-fry constantly, to prevent burning, until slightly darkened, about 3 minutes. Here’s how: In a wok or skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 teaspoon of neutral oil until it shimmers. ![]() ![]() Notes: The Leung family encourages you to “wok-roast” your own peanuts. Where to buy: Sichuan peppercorns, Shaoxing wine, rice vinegar, and light and dark soy sauce can be found at Asian markets and online. ![]() If you are serving the dish with rice, put it on to cook before you start making this dish and it should be ready just before the kung pao is done. The interplay of flavors and textures in this dish is key.” Freshly ground Sichuan peppercorns give the dish its distinctive flavor. To get kung pao chicken – a classic Sichuan dish – right, the chicken and scallions must be cut to roughly the size of the peanuts, so you get a little of each ingredient in every bite and the sauce should be a balance of heat, sweetness and tang that coats each morsel, “with no standing sauce” in the serving plate, according to the Leung family, authors of the cookbook “The Woks of Life.” They lament the craze of “kung pao-ing the heck out of everything,” noting that you can’t just throw “peanuts into any wok full of meat and sauce and call it kung pao. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Does it mean dressing up in whatever The Label tells him to wear for photo shoots and pretending never to have sex? (Unfortunately, yes.) Does it mean finding community among the queer kids at the meet-and-greets after K&T's shows? (Fortunately, yes.) Does it include a new relationship with Kaivan, the drummer for the band opening for K&T on tour? (He hopes so.) But when The Label finds out about Hunter and Kaivan, it spells trouble-for their relationship, for the perfect gay boy Hunter plays for the cameras, and, most importantly, for Hunter himself. Hunter is the only gay member of the band, and he just had a very painful breakup with his first boyfriend-leaked sexts, public heartbreak, and all-and now everyone expects him to play the perfect queer role model for teens.īut Hunter isn't really sure what being the perfect queer kid even means. He and his band Kiss & Tell are on their first major tour of North America, playing arenas all over the United States and Canada (and getting covered by the gossipy press all over North America as well). Hunter never expected to be a boy band star, but, well, here he is. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Kiss & Tell. ![]() Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. 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