Author: Samantha Jocelynne-Hope Bos
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244193207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Marshall is a paramedic who has been gay for six years and hasn't hidden that fact from anyone but after a messy divorce and his ex husbands murder, his best friend opens his eyes to having a female lover. Xanthe is a plus size model with a big heart and so much love to give but her mother is an abusive alcoholic and very controlling, she goes out for her birthday but her mother ruins it by calling and being a total bitch to her, she goes outside to find it was raining and had no way home until a man offered her a lift. Does the Hearthrob Marshall stand a chance with Xanthe after their previous relationships left them scared to love again.
Blessing Xanthe
Author: Samantha Jocelynne-Hope Bos
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244193207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Marshall is a paramedic who has been gay for six years and hasn't hidden that fact from anyone but after a messy divorce and his ex husbands murder, his best friend opens his eyes to having a female lover. Xanthe is a plus size model with a big heart and so much love to give but her mother is an abusive alcoholic and very controlling, she goes out for her birthday but her mother ruins it by calling and being a total bitch to her, she goes outside to find it was raining and had no way home until a man offered her a lift. Does the Hearthrob Marshall stand a chance with Xanthe after their previous relationships left them scared to love again.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 0244193207
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Marshall is a paramedic who has been gay for six years and hasn't hidden that fact from anyone but after a messy divorce and his ex husbands murder, his best friend opens his eyes to having a female lover. Xanthe is a plus size model with a big heart and so much love to give but her mother is an abusive alcoholic and very controlling, she goes out for her birthday but her mother ruins it by calling and being a total bitch to her, she goes outside to find it was raining and had no way home until a man offered her a lift. Does the Hearthrob Marshall stand a chance with Xanthe after their previous relationships left them scared to love again.
The Daemon Prism
Author: Carol Berg
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504096541
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
A blind mage teams up with an unlikely ally to save a friend and the world in this quasi-Renaissance epic fantasy adventure by the author of The Soul Mirror. Indicted for crimes against the living and the dead, Dante the necromancer has become the most hated man in Sabria. Becoming blind by his enemy’s cruel vengeance only exacerbates his situation. These days, his only comfort is time spent with his student, Anne de Vernase, passing his knowledge on to her. But when her family greatly needs her, she must leave Dante. Then a retired soldier, haunted by powerful dreams, seeks out Dante’s help. Seeing a magical puzzle to solve and a chance to redeem himself, Dante offers his services—even though he senses the man’s plea hides something far more sinister. Soon the blind mage embarks on a mad journey with an unlikely ally beside him. Together they must rescue a former companion from a hellish demise that could raise a destructive cataclysm greater than any war their world has ever seen . . . “An amazingly complex and rewarding story, The Daemon Prince is certain to reward the devoted students of the Collegia Magica trilogy.” —Booklist “Enthralling and not to be missed.” —Kirkus Reviews “This rousing and complex good-against-evil battle concludes Berg’s voluminous quasi-Renaissance epic fantasy trilogy. . . . [Berg’s] insight into the nature of human good and evil, the constantly ebbing and flowing relationships among lovers and friends . . . consistently raises this novel above sword-and-sorcery routine.” —Publishers Weekly “Filled with action and feeling as if it occurs in a Berg version of the Age of Reason; fans will appreciate this stupendous story.” —Alternative Worlds
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504096541
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 552
Book Description
A blind mage teams up with an unlikely ally to save a friend and the world in this quasi-Renaissance epic fantasy adventure by the author of The Soul Mirror. Indicted for crimes against the living and the dead, Dante the necromancer has become the most hated man in Sabria. Becoming blind by his enemy’s cruel vengeance only exacerbates his situation. These days, his only comfort is time spent with his student, Anne de Vernase, passing his knowledge on to her. But when her family greatly needs her, she must leave Dante. Then a retired soldier, haunted by powerful dreams, seeks out Dante’s help. Seeing a magical puzzle to solve and a chance to redeem himself, Dante offers his services—even though he senses the man’s plea hides something far more sinister. Soon the blind mage embarks on a mad journey with an unlikely ally beside him. Together they must rescue a former companion from a hellish demise that could raise a destructive cataclysm greater than any war their world has ever seen . . . “An amazingly complex and rewarding story, The Daemon Prince is certain to reward the devoted students of the Collegia Magica trilogy.” —Booklist “Enthralling and not to be missed.” —Kirkus Reviews “This rousing and complex good-against-evil battle concludes Berg’s voluminous quasi-Renaissance epic fantasy trilogy. . . . [Berg’s] insight into the nature of human good and evil, the constantly ebbing and flowing relationships among lovers and friends . . . consistently raises this novel above sword-and-sorcery routine.” —Publishers Weekly “Filled with action and feeling as if it occurs in a Berg version of the Age of Reason; fans will appreciate this stupendous story.” —Alternative Worlds
Being Magdalene
Author: Fleur Beale
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1775537684
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The gripping sequel to the award-winning and bestselling YA novels I am not Esther and I am Rebecca. In this breathtaking follow-up to I am not Esther and I am Rebecca, Fleur Beale revisits the Pilgrim family and its closed religious community, The Children of the Faith. Four years have passed since Rebecca ran away. The community simmers with tension and rumours of an approaching split, and life has become terrifying for Rebecca’s remaining siblings as Elder Stephen seizes any chance to take revenge on them. Twelve-year-old Magdalene lives in fear that her strong-willed little sister, Zillah, will be his next target. The girls have run out of people who can protect them. To Zillah their path is clear but Magdalene is torn. How can she cause more hurt and shame for her parents? But, equally, how can she face a life with no freedom to be herself? And another question scares her most of all. Without the elders’ suffocating rules that tell her how to live, who would Magdalene be?
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 1775537684
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The gripping sequel to the award-winning and bestselling YA novels I am not Esther and I am Rebecca. In this breathtaking follow-up to I am not Esther and I am Rebecca, Fleur Beale revisits the Pilgrim family and its closed religious community, The Children of the Faith. Four years have passed since Rebecca ran away. The community simmers with tension and rumours of an approaching split, and life has become terrifying for Rebecca’s remaining siblings as Elder Stephen seizes any chance to take revenge on them. Twelve-year-old Magdalene lives in fear that her strong-willed little sister, Zillah, will be his next target. The girls have run out of people who can protect them. To Zillah their path is clear but Magdalene is torn. How can she cause more hurt and shame for her parents? But, equally, how can she face a life with no freedom to be herself? And another question scares her most of all. Without the elders’ suffocating rules that tell her how to live, who would Magdalene be?
The Tattooist
Author: Louise Black
Publisher: Cutting Edge Press
ISBN: 190812217X
Category : Erotic stories
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Een tatoeage-kunstenaar verstaat de kunst om vrouwen, die eenmaal door hem zijn getatoeëerd in zijn zaak in Parijs, terug te laten komen.
Publisher: Cutting Edge Press
ISBN: 190812217X
Category : Erotic stories
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Een tatoeage-kunstenaar verstaat de kunst om vrouwen, die eenmaal door hem zijn getatoeëerd in zijn zaak in Parijs, terug te laten komen.
Antimony
Author: Amy E. Richter
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532689500
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
With her super-sensitive sense of smell, sixteen-year-old Kaia is used to not fitting in. Add to that the pills she’s becoming dependent on, the recent death of both of her parents, and having to live with an aunt with whom she has nothing in common, and Kaia is ready for a change. So when she receives an invitation from Dr. Vadim Grigori to participate in the Grigori Young Scholars Program (GYSP) with its promise that she will meet others like herself, she jumps at the chance. Her leap turns out to be a high-dive into mystery. The faculty of the GYSP exhibits more than an academic interest in the ancient story of the fall of the Watchers from the apocryphal 1 Enoch. Not only are the Grigoris interested in this myth, they’re obsessed by an element named in the story: antimony, useful to humans throughout history and now crucial to our everyday existence, but maybe even more vital to the Grigoris. Why are they so interested in it? What lengths will they go to get control of the earth’s supply? And what role will GYSP participants like Kaia play in their plans? Antimony means not alone. Togetherness sounds great, but it all depends on whether you join up with the winning side . . .
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1532689500
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
With her super-sensitive sense of smell, sixteen-year-old Kaia is used to not fitting in. Add to that the pills she’s becoming dependent on, the recent death of both of her parents, and having to live with an aunt with whom she has nothing in common, and Kaia is ready for a change. So when she receives an invitation from Dr. Vadim Grigori to participate in the Grigori Young Scholars Program (GYSP) with its promise that she will meet others like herself, she jumps at the chance. Her leap turns out to be a high-dive into mystery. The faculty of the GYSP exhibits more than an academic interest in the ancient story of the fall of the Watchers from the apocryphal 1 Enoch. Not only are the Grigoris interested in this myth, they’re obsessed by an element named in the story: antimony, useful to humans throughout history and now crucial to our everyday existence, but maybe even more vital to the Grigoris. Why are they so interested in it? What lengths will they go to get control of the earth’s supply? And what role will GYSP participants like Kaia play in their plans? Antimony means not alone. Togetherness sounds great, but it all depends on whether you join up with the winning side . . .
A Question
Author: Georg Ebers
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
A Question by Georg Ebers is about the life of Semestre on old man Jason's illustrious and enchanting estate. Excerpt: "Salt seawater or oil, it's all the same to you! Haven't I put my lamp out long ago? Doesn't the fire on the hearth give light enough? Are your eyes so drowsy that they don't see the dawn shining in upon us more and more brightly? The olives are not yet pressed, and the old oil is getting toward the dregs. Besides, you know how much fruit those abominable thieves have stolen. But sparrows will carry grain into the barn before you'll try to save your master's property!" So Semestre, the ancient house-keeper of Lysander of Syracuse, scolded the two maids, Chloris and Dorippe, who, unheeding the smoking wicks of their lamps, were wearily turning the hand-mills."
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 67
Book Description
A Question by Georg Ebers is about the life of Semestre on old man Jason's illustrious and enchanting estate. Excerpt: "Salt seawater or oil, it's all the same to you! Haven't I put my lamp out long ago? Doesn't the fire on the hearth give light enough? Are your eyes so drowsy that they don't see the dawn shining in upon us more and more brightly? The olives are not yet pressed, and the old oil is getting toward the dregs. Besides, you know how much fruit those abominable thieves have stolen. But sparrows will carry grain into the barn before you'll try to save your master's property!" So Semestre, the ancient house-keeper of Lysander of Syracuse, scolded the two maids, Chloris and Dorippe, who, unheeding the smoking wicks of their lamps, were wearily turning the hand-mills."
Murder My Deer
Author: Jaqueline Girdner
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497628741
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Kate Jasper, Marin County, California’s own organically grown amateur sleuth, returns in this eleventh mystery in the series. In Murder, My Deer, Kate and her sweetie’s budding romance has finally flowered into a full‐fledged marriage. But no one ever promised them a rose garden. Deer have gate‐crashed their yard to munch every bud, blossom, and petal. Instead of happily honeymooning, Kate and her sweetie attend the deer‐abused support group for those whose dearly beloved plants have been deerly beheaded. Antlers clash during group discussion, since everyone has their own idea for deer prevention . . . from feeding them to killing them. Dr. Searle Sandstrom, ex‐military, would like to use a gun, napalm, and land mines. But someone bashes in his head first, and no one spots any hoofprints near his dead body. Killing season is open, and Kate is game to flush out the hunter before she becomes the hunted game.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497628741
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
Kate Jasper, Marin County, California’s own organically grown amateur sleuth, returns in this eleventh mystery in the series. In Murder, My Deer, Kate and her sweetie’s budding romance has finally flowered into a full‐fledged marriage. But no one ever promised them a rose garden. Deer have gate‐crashed their yard to munch every bud, blossom, and petal. Instead of happily honeymooning, Kate and her sweetie attend the deer‐abused support group for those whose dearly beloved plants have been deerly beheaded. Antlers clash during group discussion, since everyone has their own idea for deer prevention . . . from feeding them to killing them. Dr. Searle Sandstrom, ex‐military, would like to use a gun, napalm, and land mines. But someone bashes in his head first, and no one spots any hoofprints near his dead body. Killing season is open, and Kate is game to flush out the hunter before she becomes the hunted game.
A Controlling Evil
Author: Dave Hayes
Publisher: Dave Hayes
ISBN: 0645927708
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
When evil comes, heroes will rise A nation born in tragedy grows through sacrifice. When the fragile peace of Lorrach is shattered, a young Captain Meyer springs into action, defending his homeland. Despite the unwelcome interference of his father, Meyer, with the help of old friends and new companions, embarks on an epic quest to find the source of the evil that has been unleashed on the world. Far in the future, war and massive ecological disaster have destroyed the Earth. New nations rise from the ashes of the Dark Years. Much knowledge from the Before Time is lost. As Meyer experiences the brokenness of the world, he learns to find hope in the peace of a life lived in service of the Great King and his Son. Meyer’s mentors, friends and new relationships all teach him how to live peacefully in a brutal world. Can Meyer find a better way and re-write the history of a lost world? Want to learn more about the author? Want free maps and short stories? thespeculativehayes.com
Publisher: Dave Hayes
ISBN: 0645927708
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
When evil comes, heroes will rise A nation born in tragedy grows through sacrifice. When the fragile peace of Lorrach is shattered, a young Captain Meyer springs into action, defending his homeland. Despite the unwelcome interference of his father, Meyer, with the help of old friends and new companions, embarks on an epic quest to find the source of the evil that has been unleashed on the world. Far in the future, war and massive ecological disaster have destroyed the Earth. New nations rise from the ashes of the Dark Years. Much knowledge from the Before Time is lost. As Meyer experiences the brokenness of the world, he learns to find hope in the peace of a life lived in service of the Great King and his Son. Meyer’s mentors, friends and new relationships all teach him how to live peacefully in a brutal world. Can Meyer find a better way and re-write the history of a lost world? Want to learn more about the author? Want free maps and short stories? thespeculativehayes.com
Patriarchy and Power in Magical Realism
Author: Maryam Ebadi Asayesh
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527500829
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Although the term magic(al) realism appeared in 1925 in pictorial art in Germany, it became well-known with the boom of magical realist fiction in Latin America in the 1960s. Since the 1980s, it has become one of the popular modes of writing worldwide. Due to its oxymoronic and hybrid nature, it has caught the attention of critics. Some have called it a postcolonial form of writing because of its prominence in postcolonial countries, while others have called it a postmodern mode because of the time of its emergence and the techniques applied in these kinds of novels. This book discusses how magical realism was used in the works of three contemporary female writers, Indigo or, Mapping the Waters (1992) by the British Marina Warner, The House of the Spirits (1982) by the Latin American writer Isabel Allende, and Fatma: a novel of Arabia (2002) by the Saudi Arabian Raja Alem. It shows how, by applying magical realism, these writers empowered women. Using revisionary nostalgia, these works changed the process of history writing by the powerful, showed the presence of women, and gave voice to their unheard stories. Even the techniques applied in these novels presented the clash with patriarchy and power.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527500829
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
Although the term magic(al) realism appeared in 1925 in pictorial art in Germany, it became well-known with the boom of magical realist fiction in Latin America in the 1960s. Since the 1980s, it has become one of the popular modes of writing worldwide. Due to its oxymoronic and hybrid nature, it has caught the attention of critics. Some have called it a postcolonial form of writing because of its prominence in postcolonial countries, while others have called it a postmodern mode because of the time of its emergence and the techniques applied in these kinds of novels. This book discusses how magical realism was used in the works of three contemporary female writers, Indigo or, Mapping the Waters (1992) by the British Marina Warner, The House of the Spirits (1982) by the Latin American writer Isabel Allende, and Fatma: a novel of Arabia (2002) by the Saudi Arabian Raja Alem. It shows how, by applying magical realism, these writers empowered women. Using revisionary nostalgia, these works changed the process of history writing by the powerful, showed the presence of women, and gave voice to their unheard stories. Even the techniques applied in these novels presented the clash with patriarchy and power.
A Question
Author: Georg Ebers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italy
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Italy
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description