Author: Stephen Van Scoyoc
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595170633
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Emily was a happy, bubbly little girl until events took a tragic turn one summer night in Galveston, Texas. Suddenly her mother and sister are dead and Emily is left dying in the swamp while the murderer calmly drives away. Emily’s life is spared when she is found and rushed to hospital with critical head injuries. The killer is tracked down, tried, and convicted. In the months to come Emily appears to recover fully, but there remains a deeper, unhealed injury. Emily and her father settle back into a comfortable life before fate strikes another sudden blow and Emily is left alone. Sorting through the personal effects of her father she discovers his darker side. She learns from a diary that he had plotted a bitter revenge against the murderer and his family. Emily makes a solemn vow and retrieves the gauntlet her father dropped. As a series of unfortunate deaths begin to occur in the convicted man’s family who could have suspected that they were being committed by such a young, charming, and educated woman? Even if they suspected they would never catch her — but things are not at all what they seem.
Emily's Vengeance
Author: Stephen Van Scoyoc
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595170633
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Emily was a happy, bubbly little girl until events took a tragic turn one summer night in Galveston, Texas. Suddenly her mother and sister are dead and Emily is left dying in the swamp while the murderer calmly drives away. Emily’s life is spared when she is found and rushed to hospital with critical head injuries. The killer is tracked down, tried, and convicted. In the months to come Emily appears to recover fully, but there remains a deeper, unhealed injury. Emily and her father settle back into a comfortable life before fate strikes another sudden blow and Emily is left alone. Sorting through the personal effects of her father she discovers his darker side. She learns from a diary that he had plotted a bitter revenge against the murderer and his family. Emily makes a solemn vow and retrieves the gauntlet her father dropped. As a series of unfortunate deaths begin to occur in the convicted man’s family who could have suspected that they were being committed by such a young, charming, and educated woman? Even if they suspected they would never catch her — but things are not at all what they seem.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595170633
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Emily was a happy, bubbly little girl until events took a tragic turn one summer night in Galveston, Texas. Suddenly her mother and sister are dead and Emily is left dying in the swamp while the murderer calmly drives away. Emily’s life is spared when she is found and rushed to hospital with critical head injuries. The killer is tracked down, tried, and convicted. In the months to come Emily appears to recover fully, but there remains a deeper, unhealed injury. Emily and her father settle back into a comfortable life before fate strikes another sudden blow and Emily is left alone. Sorting through the personal effects of her father she discovers his darker side. She learns from a diary that he had plotted a bitter revenge against the murderer and his family. Emily makes a solemn vow and retrieves the gauntlet her father dropped. As a series of unfortunate deaths begin to occur in the convicted man’s family who could have suspected that they were being committed by such a young, charming, and educated woman? Even if they suspected they would never catch her — but things are not at all what they seem.
Civil Vengeance
Author: Emily L. King
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501739670
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
What is revenge, and what purpose does it serve? On the early modern English stage, depictions of violence and carnage—the duel between Hamlet and Laertes that leaves nearly everyone dead or the ghastly meal of human remains served at the end of Titus Andronicus—emphasize arresting acts of revenge that upset the social order. Yet the subsequent critical focus on a narrow selection of often bloody "revenge plays" has overshadowed subtler and less spectacular modes of vengeance present in early modern culture. In Civil Vengeance, Emily L. King offers a new way of understanding early modern revenge in relation to civility and community. Rather than relegating vengeance to the social periphery, she uncovers how facets of society—church, law, and education—relied on the dynamic of retribution to augment their power such that revenge emerges as an extension of civility. To revise the lineage of revenge literature in early modern England, King rereads familiar revenge tragedies (including Marston's Antonio's Revenge and Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy) alongside a new archive that includes conduct manuals, legal and political documents, and sermons. Shifting attention from episodic revenge to quotidian forms, Civil Vengeance provides new insights into the manner by which retaliation informs identity formation, interpersonal relationships, and the construction of the social body.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501739670
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
What is revenge, and what purpose does it serve? On the early modern English stage, depictions of violence and carnage—the duel between Hamlet and Laertes that leaves nearly everyone dead or the ghastly meal of human remains served at the end of Titus Andronicus—emphasize arresting acts of revenge that upset the social order. Yet the subsequent critical focus on a narrow selection of often bloody "revenge plays" has overshadowed subtler and less spectacular modes of vengeance present in early modern culture. In Civil Vengeance, Emily L. King offers a new way of understanding early modern revenge in relation to civility and community. Rather than relegating vengeance to the social periphery, she uncovers how facets of society—church, law, and education—relied on the dynamic of retribution to augment their power such that revenge emerges as an extension of civility. To revise the lineage of revenge literature in early modern England, King rereads familiar revenge tragedies (including Marston's Antonio's Revenge and Kyd's The Spanish Tragedy) alongside a new archive that includes conduct manuals, legal and political documents, and sermons. Shifting attention from episodic revenge to quotidian forms, Civil Vengeance provides new insights into the manner by which retaliation informs identity formation, interpersonal relationships, and the construction of the social body.
Pretty Revenge
Author: Emily Liebert
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 1982160446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
“A riveting tale of subterfuge, betrayal, and retribution set among the glittering world of New York’s elite.” —Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish The name of the game is revenge—no matter the cost—in this emotionally charged thriller reminiscent of The Wife Between Us and The Perfect Nanny. Kerrie O’Malley, jobless and in an unfulfilling relationship, can isolate the exact moment in her life when things veered off course—the night she was irrevocably wronged by someone she looked up to. Eighteen years later, when Kerrie sees the very woman who destroyed her life on television, a fire ignites inside her. The stakes are high. The risks are perilous. But she’ll stop at nothing to achieve the retribution she deserves. Jordana Pierson is a gilded New Yorker who appears to have it all: wealth, glamour, a successful and handsome husband, and a thriving wedding concierge business. Her record is spotless. Her business is flourishing. No one knows the truth about her and the dark shadows of her past. No one, that is, except Kerrie. Exploring just how far someone will go for vengeance, Pretty Revenge is “a fun, twisty thrill ride about the dark side of female friendship” (PopSugar).
Publisher: Pocket Books
ISBN: 1982160446
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
“A riveting tale of subterfuge, betrayal, and retribution set among the glittering world of New York’s elite.” —Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish The name of the game is revenge—no matter the cost—in this emotionally charged thriller reminiscent of The Wife Between Us and The Perfect Nanny. Kerrie O’Malley, jobless and in an unfulfilling relationship, can isolate the exact moment in her life when things veered off course—the night she was irrevocably wronged by someone she looked up to. Eighteen years later, when Kerrie sees the very woman who destroyed her life on television, a fire ignites inside her. The stakes are high. The risks are perilous. But she’ll stop at nothing to achieve the retribution she deserves. Jordana Pierson is a gilded New Yorker who appears to have it all: wealth, glamour, a successful and handsome husband, and a thriving wedding concierge business. Her record is spotless. Her business is flourishing. No one knows the truth about her and the dark shadows of her past. No one, that is, except Kerrie. Exploring just how far someone will go for vengeance, Pretty Revenge is “a fun, twisty thrill ride about the dark side of female friendship” (PopSugar).
A Lesson in Vengeance
Author: Victoria Lee
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 059330585X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A dark, twisty thriller about a centuries-old, ivy-covered boarding school haunted by its history of witchcraft and two girls dangerously close to digging up the past. The dangerous romance and atmospheric setting makes it a perfect read for fans of dark academia. Felicity Morrow is back at the Dalloway School. Perched in the Catskill Mountains, the centuries-old, ivy-covered campus was home until the tragic death of her girlfriend. Now, after a year away, she's returned to finish high school. She even has her old room in Godwin House, the exclusive dormitory rumored to be haunted by the spirits of five Dalloway students—girls some say were witches. The Dalloway Five all died mysteriously, one after another, right on Godwin grounds. Witchcraft is woven into Dalloway's past. The school doesn't talk about it, but the students do. In secret rooms and shadowy corners, girls convene. And before her girlfriend died, Felicity was drawn to the dark. She's determined to leave that behind now, but it's hard when Dalloway's occult history is everywhere. And when the new girl won't let her forget. It's Ellis Haley's first year at Dalloway, and she has already amassed a loyal following. A prodigy novelist at seventeen, Ellis is a so-called method writer. She's eccentric and brilliant, and Felicity can't shake the pull she feels to her. So when Ellis asks Felicity to help her research the Dalloway Five for her second book, Felicity can't say no. Given her history with the arcane, Felicity is the perfect resource. And when history begins to repeat itself, Felicity will have to face the darkness in Dalloway—and herself.
Publisher: Ember
ISBN: 059330585X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A dark, twisty thriller about a centuries-old, ivy-covered boarding school haunted by its history of witchcraft and two girls dangerously close to digging up the past. The dangerous romance and atmospheric setting makes it a perfect read for fans of dark academia. Felicity Morrow is back at the Dalloway School. Perched in the Catskill Mountains, the centuries-old, ivy-covered campus was home until the tragic death of her girlfriend. Now, after a year away, she's returned to finish high school. She even has her old room in Godwin House, the exclusive dormitory rumored to be haunted by the spirits of five Dalloway students—girls some say were witches. The Dalloway Five all died mysteriously, one after another, right on Godwin grounds. Witchcraft is woven into Dalloway's past. The school doesn't talk about it, but the students do. In secret rooms and shadowy corners, girls convene. And before her girlfriend died, Felicity was drawn to the dark. She's determined to leave that behind now, but it's hard when Dalloway's occult history is everywhere. And when the new girl won't let her forget. It's Ellis Haley's first year at Dalloway, and she has already amassed a loyal following. A prodigy novelist at seventeen, Ellis is a so-called method writer. She's eccentric and brilliant, and Felicity can't shake the pull she feels to her. So when Ellis asks Felicity to help her research the Dalloway Five for her second book, Felicity can't say no. Given her history with the arcane, Felicity is the perfect resource. And when history begins to repeat itself, Felicity will have to face the darkness in Dalloway—and herself.
Vengeance (Vengeance series #1)
Author: Ashlynn Monroe
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
ISBN: 1936394952
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
With her husband murdered and her city growing more dangerous each day, Audra Jacob struggles to build a new life for herself and her young son. Her first step is finding a perfect job at the offices of wealthy businessman Cain Maddox. Cain is hot, but Audra's sure a man like him couldn’t be interested in a nobody like her. Cain Maddox is more than a handsome CEO. He's a mysterious vigilante, the one thing that keeps the criminals from overrunning Roman Falls. Dark forces helped create the protector he’s become. His powers given by a demon inside he struggles to control. When he’s moments too late to defend Audra, the woman he’s grown to care for, he brings her to the one man he knows can save her. As a dormant creature inside of Audra awakens, so does her need for vengeance and answers.
Publisher: Decadent Publishing
ISBN: 1936394952
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
With her husband murdered and her city growing more dangerous each day, Audra Jacob struggles to build a new life for herself and her young son. Her first step is finding a perfect job at the offices of wealthy businessman Cain Maddox. Cain is hot, but Audra's sure a man like him couldn’t be interested in a nobody like her. Cain Maddox is more than a handsome CEO. He's a mysterious vigilante, the one thing that keeps the criminals from overrunning Roman Falls. Dark forces helped create the protector he’s become. His powers given by a demon inside he struggles to control. When he’s moments too late to defend Audra, the woman he’s grown to care for, he brings her to the one man he knows can save her. As a dormant creature inside of Audra awakens, so does her need for vengeance and answers.
Emily the Strange #3: The Revenge Issue
Author: Rob Reger
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues)
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Emily has a joke for you: What's deliciously satisfying and best served cold? _ Revenge! Our poor, unsuspecting readers will be subjected to an education in the fine art of revenge from the mini queen of mischief, Emily. But for now she'd prefer to be referred to as "Her Royal Revengenator," okay? Anyway, this issue also contains the third chapter in the ongoing serial "Dead Cat Walking," an all-new guest artist, and lots and lots of vicious, vengeful revenge.
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics (Single Issues)
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
Emily has a joke for you: What's deliciously satisfying and best served cold? _ Revenge! Our poor, unsuspecting readers will be subjected to an education in the fine art of revenge from the mini queen of mischief, Emily. But for now she'd prefer to be referred to as "Her Royal Revengenator," okay? Anyway, this issue also contains the third chapter in the ongoing serial "Dead Cat Walking," an all-new guest artist, and lots and lots of vicious, vengeful revenge.
Justice & Vengeance
Author: Anthony Gargarella
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 103914828X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
There is nowhere more gritty or bleak than Sovereign City, Virginia, a crime-ridden metropolis on the American eastern seaboard, a place where evil truly runs rampart. It is where killers stalk the streets, rapists seek out their next prey, and kingpins rule from the shadows. But there are those who aren’t afraid to fight back: FBI Special Agent Dwayne Prowl, feisty private investigator Rachael Harlan, and vigilante drifter Anton Walton - all operating at different levels of the law, they fight crime throughout the city either by themselves, or even alongside each other. But whether they fight for justice or desire vengeance it is only a matter of personal perspective...
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 103914828X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
There is nowhere more gritty or bleak than Sovereign City, Virginia, a crime-ridden metropolis on the American eastern seaboard, a place where evil truly runs rampart. It is where killers stalk the streets, rapists seek out their next prey, and kingpins rule from the shadows. But there are those who aren’t afraid to fight back: FBI Special Agent Dwayne Prowl, feisty private investigator Rachael Harlan, and vigilante drifter Anton Walton - all operating at different levels of the law, they fight crime throughout the city either by themselves, or even alongside each other. But whether they fight for justice or desire vengeance it is only a matter of personal perspective...
The Silence in Her Words
Author: J.S. Williams
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
About the Book The town is stricken with a plague, and no one knows why. With people asking questions, the only hospital in town is said to have the answer... or do they? In all this chaos, there stands a girl with a premonition to stop it all before it’s too late. The question depends on whether she will put an end to the madness or die trying. About the Author J.S. Williams is a Delawarean and a wife with two young children. She enjoys writing, drawing, and painting, and is also a jewelry designer. When she is not doing the things mentioned above, she writes music to play on the piano. She enjoys old-fashioned classical music. Williams is also a heavy video gamer and a game creator. She loves to cosplay with her family and goes to Comic Con events. Most of Williams’ writings are written in poems and then expanded into stories like this one. Her favorite spot to write is in a public park. She has expressed that she daydreams throughout the day, so she consistently carries a notebook to record her thoughts everywhere she goes.
Publisher: Dorrance Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
About the Book The town is stricken with a plague, and no one knows why. With people asking questions, the only hospital in town is said to have the answer... or do they? In all this chaos, there stands a girl with a premonition to stop it all before it’s too late. The question depends on whether she will put an end to the madness or die trying. About the Author J.S. Williams is a Delawarean and a wife with two young children. She enjoys writing, drawing, and painting, and is also a jewelry designer. When she is not doing the things mentioned above, she writes music to play on the piano. She enjoys old-fashioned classical music. Williams is also a heavy video gamer and a game creator. She loves to cosplay with her family and goes to Comic Con events. Most of Williams’ writings are written in poems and then expanded into stories like this one. Her favorite spot to write is in a public park. She has expressed that she daydreams throughout the day, so she consistently carries a notebook to record her thoughts everywhere she goes.
Vengeance Road
Author: Erin Bowman
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544466381
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
When her father is murdered for a journal revealing the location of a hidden gold mine, eighteen-year-old Kate Thompson disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers -- and justice. What she finds are untrustworthy strangers, endless dust and heat, and a surprising band of allies, among them a young Apache girl and a pair of stubborn brothers who refuse to quit riding in her shadow. But as Kate gets closer to the secrets about her family, a startling truth becomes clear: some men will stop at nothing to get their hands on gold, and Kate's quest for revenge may prove fatal.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0544466381
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
When her father is murdered for a journal revealing the location of a hidden gold mine, eighteen-year-old Kate Thompson disguises herself as a boy and takes to the gritty plains looking for answers -- and justice. What she finds are untrustworthy strangers, endless dust and heat, and a surprising band of allies, among them a young Apache girl and a pair of stubborn brothers who refuse to quit riding in her shadow. But as Kate gets closer to the secrets about her family, a startling truth becomes clear: some men will stop at nothing to get their hands on gold, and Kate's quest for revenge may prove fatal.
Eternity of Vengeance
Author: T.M. Nielsen
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105596400
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Emily continues her quest to seek revenge for the death of her Cavalry, much to the dismay of the Equites and Encala Faction. The Equites are in a race against time to locate the fallen Encala Elder in hopes of preventing a war, but Emily is dead set on keeping him until he's suffered for the deaths. The Encala overstep in their mission to regain Frederick, forcing Chevalier's darker side forward. As Alexis grows, she struggles to fit into the world of the heku, and strives to find a place in a world she only partially belongs to. Emily befriends a strange mortal man, a self-proclaimed Vampire Hunter, and he causes tension in the house as heku and hunter have a power-struggle over protecting Emily. A trip to the Valle turns disastrous when Emily and Kralen are caught in a battle caused by the Encala, and Kralen finds himself unable to protect her, and returns to his coven. Emily goes to extreme measures to return her friend and guard, and gives him an offer he can't refuse.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1105596400
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Emily continues her quest to seek revenge for the death of her Cavalry, much to the dismay of the Equites and Encala Faction. The Equites are in a race against time to locate the fallen Encala Elder in hopes of preventing a war, but Emily is dead set on keeping him until he's suffered for the deaths. The Encala overstep in their mission to regain Frederick, forcing Chevalier's darker side forward. As Alexis grows, she struggles to fit into the world of the heku, and strives to find a place in a world she only partially belongs to. Emily befriends a strange mortal man, a self-proclaimed Vampire Hunter, and he causes tension in the house as heku and hunter have a power-struggle over protecting Emily. A trip to the Valle turns disastrous when Emily and Kralen are caught in a battle caused by the Encala, and Kralen finds himself unable to protect her, and returns to his coven. Emily goes to extreme measures to return her friend and guard, and gives him an offer he can't refuse.