Author: Carolyn Hartley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988908932
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Adele Dawson, finally back with her West Virginia birth family, is driven to learn why her father died so young and why her mother remarried a con artist, then gave birth to eight of his children. When her half-sisters also abandon their sharecropper father to live with her, they get wise to a secret museum of treasures in the once-lavish stone mansion. Adele unlocks secrets about her mother's coerced life in corruption, greed, extortion, and murder. Those secrets now threaten to extinguish the entire family. Her paternal grandmother's final wish is that Adele rebuild the family's coal mine, nearly bankrupt from the Depression, and restore the river stone mansion to its original beauty. The more involved she becomes in the mining business, the more she discovers her mother's enemies have concealed themselves within the family business.Set in the pre-World War II coal mining town of Bramwell, West Virginia, Adele and the family's legal and business advisors set a new course to help Great Britain's demands for coal. On the verge of gaining trust from superstitious coal miners, her saboteur stepfather creates mine blasts that injure workers, forcing the reconstruction to miss critical deadlines.
Reconciliation
Author: Carolyn Hartley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988908932
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Adele Dawson, finally back with her West Virginia birth family, is driven to learn why her father died so young and why her mother remarried a con artist, then gave birth to eight of his children. When her half-sisters also abandon their sharecropper father to live with her, they get wise to a secret museum of treasures in the once-lavish stone mansion. Adele unlocks secrets about her mother's coerced life in corruption, greed, extortion, and murder. Those secrets now threaten to extinguish the entire family. Her paternal grandmother's final wish is that Adele rebuild the family's coal mine, nearly bankrupt from the Depression, and restore the river stone mansion to its original beauty. The more involved she becomes in the mining business, the more she discovers her mother's enemies have concealed themselves within the family business.Set in the pre-World War II coal mining town of Bramwell, West Virginia, Adele and the family's legal and business advisors set a new course to help Great Britain's demands for coal. On the verge of gaining trust from superstitious coal miners, her saboteur stepfather creates mine blasts that injure workers, forcing the reconstruction to miss critical deadlines.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780988908932
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Adele Dawson, finally back with her West Virginia birth family, is driven to learn why her father died so young and why her mother remarried a con artist, then gave birth to eight of his children. When her half-sisters also abandon their sharecropper father to live with her, they get wise to a secret museum of treasures in the once-lavish stone mansion. Adele unlocks secrets about her mother's coerced life in corruption, greed, extortion, and murder. Those secrets now threaten to extinguish the entire family. Her paternal grandmother's final wish is that Adele rebuild the family's coal mine, nearly bankrupt from the Depression, and restore the river stone mansion to its original beauty. The more involved she becomes in the mining business, the more she discovers her mother's enemies have concealed themselves within the family business.Set in the pre-World War II coal mining town of Bramwell, West Virginia, Adele and the family's legal and business advisors set a new course to help Great Britain's demands for coal. On the verge of gaining trust from superstitious coal miners, her saboteur stepfather creates mine blasts that injure workers, forcing the reconstruction to miss critical deadlines.
The Devil's Domain
Author: Paul Doherty
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1800321414
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Deadly secrets dwell behind closed doors... In the summer of 1380 a French captain is murdered in Hawkmere Manor – a lonely, gloomy dwelling place, otherwise known as the ‘Devil’s Domain’. The house is used by Regent John of Gaunt to house French prisoners, captured during the bloody battles waged between the French and the English on the Narrow Seas. Sir John Cranston and Brother Athelstan are summoned to investigate the mysterious death but their path is riddled with obstacles. How could the murderer have entered the Frenchman’s chamber when the room was locked from within? Brother Athelstan is back in another full-throttle medieval mystery, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and S. J. Parris.
Publisher: Canelo
ISBN: 1800321414
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Deadly secrets dwell behind closed doors... In the summer of 1380 a French captain is murdered in Hawkmere Manor – a lonely, gloomy dwelling place, otherwise known as the ‘Devil’s Domain’. The house is used by Regent John of Gaunt to house French prisoners, captured during the bloody battles waged between the French and the English on the Narrow Seas. Sir John Cranston and Brother Athelstan are summoned to investigate the mysterious death but their path is riddled with obstacles. How could the murderer have entered the Frenchman’s chamber when the room was locked from within? Brother Athelstan is back in another full-throttle medieval mystery, perfect for fans of C. J. Sansom, E. M. Powell and S. J. Parris.
Devil's Wake
Author: Steven Barnes
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451617003
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
"The first book of an exciting new paranormal series from two award-winning authors about what happens when an alien race brings Earth to the brink of the Apocalypse. The husband and wife writing team of Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes continue to achieve extraordinary literary feats with this first book in the exciting new Devil's Wake series. Due's The Living Blood and My Soul to Keep were each named to Publishers Weekly's list of Best Novels of the Year, and both were nominated for the Bram Stoker award. Barnes scored New York Times' bestsellers with The Legacy of Heorot and Star Wars: The Cestus Deception, and he has been nominated for both the Hugo and Cable Ace awards for his work in television.The eeriness of Devil's Wake begins a week after tomorrow. An unprecedented infection has swept across the world, bringing an epidemic of mindless biting attacks from the infected that leave their victims "changed." Society has broken down. The victims are more than mindless zombies. They are the result of a sinister alien life-form in the wake of the aliens' insidious plot, humanity ultimately becomes enmeshed in a brutal struggle for control of its home, planet Earth.Part Dawn of the Dead and part Road Warrior, Devil's Wake is a testimony to courage, friendship, and the power of faith. Horrifying and heartbreaking, exciting and challenging, it is a compelling, brilliant story on the edge of what could be the end of it all"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451617003
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
"The first book of an exciting new paranormal series from two award-winning authors about what happens when an alien race brings Earth to the brink of the Apocalypse. The husband and wife writing team of Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes continue to achieve extraordinary literary feats with this first book in the exciting new Devil's Wake series. Due's The Living Blood and My Soul to Keep were each named to Publishers Weekly's list of Best Novels of the Year, and both were nominated for the Bram Stoker award. Barnes scored New York Times' bestsellers with The Legacy of Heorot and Star Wars: The Cestus Deception, and he has been nominated for both the Hugo and Cable Ace awards for his work in television.The eeriness of Devil's Wake begins a week after tomorrow. An unprecedented infection has swept across the world, bringing an epidemic of mindless biting attacks from the infected that leave their victims "changed." Society has broken down. The victims are more than mindless zombies. They are the result of a sinister alien life-form in the wake of the aliens' insidious plot, humanity ultimately becomes enmeshed in a brutal struggle for control of its home, planet Earth.Part Dawn of the Dead and part Road Warrior, Devil's Wake is a testimony to courage, friendship, and the power of faith. Horrifying and heartbreaking, exciting and challenging, it is a compelling, brilliant story on the edge of what could be the end of it all"--
The Devil's Sin
Author: Kira Roman
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
When the bind on my powers fractures, my father returns to bring me to Hell, but I refuse. The problem is, I had no idea who he was when he showed up at my door, or that I even had powers. When the person who means most to me is stripped away, leaving me raw and desperate for vengeance, I finally give in to my birthright. My name is Lucinda Devine, and Hell hath no fury when I turn up at the Academy. Making myself the perfect bait isn't easy, but I'll do anything to destroy this killer. I am, after all, The Devil's Sin.This is a Reverse Harem Romance for ages 18+.Contains adult content, and may be triggering for some readers.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
When the bind on my powers fractures, my father returns to bring me to Hell, but I refuse. The problem is, I had no idea who he was when he showed up at my door, or that I even had powers. When the person who means most to me is stripped away, leaving me raw and desperate for vengeance, I finally give in to my birthright. My name is Lucinda Devine, and Hell hath no fury when I turn up at the Academy. Making myself the perfect bait isn't easy, but I'll do anything to destroy this killer. I am, after all, The Devil's Sin.This is a Reverse Harem Romance for ages 18+.Contains adult content, and may be triggering for some readers.
The Devil’S Imperium
Author: Wina K
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467880361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Chris and his older brother Matt go separate ways during the quest to find their familys murderer. On his journey, Chris comes across Amy, a mysterious girl who possesses the power of healing. Just when finally they become friends, Chris finds out that Amy has a blood relation with his familys murderer. Now, Chris has to choose between fulfilling his oath and loosing a friend. When a secret society sends their huntsmen after Amy, while Chris is fallen into a trap that causes him to lose himself to the darkness and becomes evil, the battle begins.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467880361
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Chris and his older brother Matt go separate ways during the quest to find their familys murderer. On his journey, Chris comes across Amy, a mysterious girl who possesses the power of healing. Just when finally they become friends, Chris finds out that Amy has a blood relation with his familys murderer. Now, Chris has to choose between fulfilling his oath and loosing a friend. When a secret society sends their huntsmen after Amy, while Chris is fallen into a trap that causes him to lose himself to the darkness and becomes evil, the battle begins.
The Devil's Monk
Author: J.R. Russell
Publisher: Skycat Publications
ISBN: 0956702937
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Britain in the tenth century was a dangerous place for books and wisdom, for the waves of Viking invaders had no use for scholars, destroying the libraries along with the buildings that held them and those who lived there. The Saxon King Alfred was ailing of a mystery disease that none had so far been able to cure. As he weakened, so his plans for a peaceful and united country came under increasing threat. It was a time of intrigue, treachery, blunt politics, deceit and cunning, where killing was a skill possibly more valued than healing, and a man who knew how to make one look like the other would always be in mortal danger. Bald’s plan of peaceful retirement would be shaken to the core as circumstances, Fate, God or gods set him on his travels again.
Publisher: Skycat Publications
ISBN: 0956702937
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
Britain in the tenth century was a dangerous place for books and wisdom, for the waves of Viking invaders had no use for scholars, destroying the libraries along with the buildings that held them and those who lived there. The Saxon King Alfred was ailing of a mystery disease that none had so far been able to cure. As he weakened, so his plans for a peaceful and united country came under increasing threat. It was a time of intrigue, treachery, blunt politics, deceit and cunning, where killing was a skill possibly more valued than healing, and a man who knew how to make one look like the other would always be in mortal danger. Bald’s plan of peaceful retirement would be shaken to the core as circumstances, Fate, God or gods set him on his travels again.
The Devil's Own
Author: Randall Parrish
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Black Hawk War, 1832
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Black Hawk War, 1832
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Devil's Grandson
Author: W. A. Bill Harris
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483608565
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
On a gray early morning, the shadowy figure of a young girl leaves a cardboard box at the end of a long driveway that leads up to a broken-down farmhouse. A newborn boy child in the box cries for milk. His seemingly uncaring mother walks away quickly and disappears into the mist. The child is about to begin a life of living hell. This is a story of a boy who suffers extreme mental and physical abuse at the hands of a brutal grandfather. It's a story of courage and the will to live. He survives and excels, but he can never forget his nightmare past.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1483608565
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
On a gray early morning, the shadowy figure of a young girl leaves a cardboard box at the end of a long driveway that leads up to a broken-down farmhouse. A newborn boy child in the box cries for milk. His seemingly uncaring mother walks away quickly and disappears into the mist. The child is about to begin a life of living hell. This is a story of a boy who suffers extreme mental and physical abuse at the hands of a brutal grandfather. It's a story of courage and the will to live. He survives and excels, but he can never forget his nightmare past.
The Devil’S Daughters
Author: Frank Roselli
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1984550691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
The Devils Daughters is the story of two sisters who were born in the late eighteen hundredths. They are Siamese twins, and they suffer from large tumors that cover their entire body. The girls grow up in a large mansion as their folks are the wealthiest in town. Their mother, Patricia, is kind and loving. But their father is a cold-blooded alcoholic, and he abuses them every chance he gets. Locking them away in the attic because of the way they look, he keeps them chained to the floor. Their names are Agatha and Greta Winters, and they are very intelligent for their age. The dark fairy tale is a constant struggle for them as their mother tries her best to keep them from becoming monsters like their father. He, on the other hand, wants to destroy any chance they have for a normal life. The question is, Will they ever defeat their tyrant father and escape the attic where they are imprisoned?
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1984550691
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
The Devils Daughters is the story of two sisters who were born in the late eighteen hundredths. They are Siamese twins, and they suffer from large tumors that cover their entire body. The girls grow up in a large mansion as their folks are the wealthiest in town. Their mother, Patricia, is kind and loving. But their father is a cold-blooded alcoholic, and he abuses them every chance he gets. Locking them away in the attic because of the way they look, he keeps them chained to the floor. Their names are Agatha and Greta Winters, and they are very intelligent for their age. The dark fairy tale is a constant struggle for them as their mother tries her best to keep them from becoming monsters like their father. He, on the other hand, wants to destroy any chance they have for a normal life. The question is, Will they ever defeat their tyrant father and escape the attic where they are imprisoned?
The Devil's Best Trick
Author: Randall Sullivan
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802162908
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Part true crime story, part religious and literary history, an investigation into the nature of evil and the figure of the Devil by acclaimed journalist Randall Sullivan How we explain the evils of the world – and the darkest parts of ourselves – has preoccupied humans throughout history. A sweeping and comprehensive search for the origins of belief in a Satanic figure across the centuries, The Devil’s Best Trick is a keen investigation into the inescapable reality of evil and the myriad ways we attempt to understand it. Instructive, riveting, and unnerving, this is a profound rumination on crime, violence, and the darkness in all of us. In The Devil’s Best Trick, Randall Sullivan travels to Catemaco, Mexico, to participate in the “Hour of the Witches” -- an annual ceremony in which hundreds of people congregate in the jungle south of Vera Cruz to negotiate terms with El Diablo. He takes us through the most famous and best-documented exorcism in American history, which lasted four months. And, woven throughout, he delivers original reporting on the shocking story of a small town in Texas that, one summer in 1988, unraveled into paranoia and panic after a seventeen-year-old boy was found hanging from the branch of a horse apple tree and rumors about Satanic worship and cults spread throughout the wider community. Sullivan also brilliantly melds historical, religious, and cultural conceptions of evil: from the Book of Job to the New Testament to the witch hunts in Europe in the 15th through 17th centuries to the history of the devil-worshipping “Black Mass” ceremony and its depictions in 19th-century French literature. He brings us through to the “Satanic Panic” of the 1980s and the story of one brutal serial killer, pondering the psychology of evil. He weaves in writings by John Milton, William Blake, Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, and many more, among them Charles Baudelaire, from whose work Sullivan took the title of the book. Nimble and expertly researched, The Devil’s Best Trick brilliantly melds cultural and historical commentary and a suspenseful true-crime narrative. Randall Sullivan, whose reportage and narrative skill has been called “extraordinary” and “enthralling” by Rolling Stone, takes on a bold task in this book that is both biography of the Devil and a look at how evil manifests in the world.
Publisher: Grove Press
ISBN: 0802162908
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Part true crime story, part religious and literary history, an investigation into the nature of evil and the figure of the Devil by acclaimed journalist Randall Sullivan How we explain the evils of the world – and the darkest parts of ourselves – has preoccupied humans throughout history. A sweeping and comprehensive search for the origins of belief in a Satanic figure across the centuries, The Devil’s Best Trick is a keen investigation into the inescapable reality of evil and the myriad ways we attempt to understand it. Instructive, riveting, and unnerving, this is a profound rumination on crime, violence, and the darkness in all of us. In The Devil’s Best Trick, Randall Sullivan travels to Catemaco, Mexico, to participate in the “Hour of the Witches” -- an annual ceremony in which hundreds of people congregate in the jungle south of Vera Cruz to negotiate terms with El Diablo. He takes us through the most famous and best-documented exorcism in American history, which lasted four months. And, woven throughout, he delivers original reporting on the shocking story of a small town in Texas that, one summer in 1988, unraveled into paranoia and panic after a seventeen-year-old boy was found hanging from the branch of a horse apple tree and rumors about Satanic worship and cults spread throughout the wider community. Sullivan also brilliantly melds historical, religious, and cultural conceptions of evil: from the Book of Job to the New Testament to the witch hunts in Europe in the 15th through 17th centuries to the history of the devil-worshipping “Black Mass” ceremony and its depictions in 19th-century French literature. He brings us through to the “Satanic Panic” of the 1980s and the story of one brutal serial killer, pondering the psychology of evil. He weaves in writings by John Milton, William Blake, Oscar Wilde, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, and many more, among them Charles Baudelaire, from whose work Sullivan took the title of the book. Nimble and expertly researched, The Devil’s Best Trick brilliantly melds cultural and historical commentary and a suspenseful true-crime narrative. Randall Sullivan, whose reportage and narrative skill has been called “extraordinary” and “enthralling” by Rolling Stone, takes on a bold task in this book that is both biography of the Devil and a look at how evil manifests in the world.