Author: JB Hamilton Queen
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440181799
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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The raincrows warning rode upon a chill wind down the Kentucky mountainside to Katelin Stone that Indian Summer day. The rain would come, and her world as she knew it would end. There would be a new beginning for her. Her mothers death sets into motion the events that become her hell. Her fathers surprise marriage brings into their home a calculating and money-grabbing woman and her troubled teenage son, who terrorizes Katelin with vicious attacks and cold-bloodied threats that force her to forsake Walter, her true love, and at sixteen to marry a man she hardly knows. Her abusive marriage becomes her prison. She secrets her dreams and her love for Walter in a broken heart and almost loses herself after the consecutive deaths of her twin babies. Nurtured by loving friends, she finds renewed strength to escape her marriage and fulfill the promise made to her dying mother. But will she have the strength to overcome the paralyzing fear that keeps her from Walters arms? Southern fiction of often described as having a powerful sense of place. Acclaimed author and North Carolinas past Poet Laureate Fred Chappell defined Southern fiction as having eight elements: A deep involvement in place; family bonds; a celebration of eccentricity; a strong narrative voice; themes of racial guilt, human endurance, and local tradition; a sense of impending loss; a pervasive sense of humor in the face of tragedy; and an inability to leave the past behind. With precision and authenticity, JB Hamilton Queen and Louie Dillon cover all that ground in their first novel, Raincrow. Madonna Dries Christensen Author of Swinging Sisters and Masquerade; The Swindler Who Conned J. Edgar Hoover Their writing is professional and inventive. Collaborative imagination is rare, but they pull it off. Stuart M. KaminskyMystery Writers of America Grand Master, Edgar winner, and author of more than fifty mystery novels.
Author: Andrew Meier
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0812981049
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 1105
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A “magisterial” (The Wall Street Journal) portrait of four generations of the Morgenthau family, a dynasty of power brokers and public officials with an outsize—and previously unmapped—influence extending from daily life in New York City to the shaping of the American Century A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice • A New Yorker Book of the Year “Exhaustively researched, vividly written, and a welcome reminder that even the most noxious evils can be vanquished when capable and committed citizens do their best.”—David M. Kennedy, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Freedom from Fear After coming to America from Germany in 1866, the Morgenthaus made history in international diplomacy, in domestic politics, and in America’s criminal justice system. With unprecedented, exclusive access to family archives, award-winning journalist and biographer Andrew Meier vividly chronicles how the Morgenthaus amassed a fortune in Manhattan real estate, advised presidents, advanced the New Deal, exposed the Armenian genocide, rescued victims of the Holocaust, waged war in the Mediterranean and Pacific, and, from a foundation of private wealth, built a dynasty of public service. In the words of former mayor Ed Koch, they were “the closest we’ve got to royalty in New York City.” Lazarus Morgenthau arrived in America dreaming of rebuilding the fortune he had lost in his homeland. He ultimately died destitute, but the family would rise again with the ascendance of Henry, who became a wealthy and powerful real estate baron. From there, the Morgenthaus went on to influence the most consequential presidency of the twentieth century, as Henry’s son Henry Jr. became FDR’s longest-serving aide, his Treasury secretary during the war, and his confidant of thirty years. Finally, there was Robert Morgenthau, a decorated World War II hero who would become the longest-tenured district attorney in the history of New York City. Known as the “DA for life,” he oversaw the most consequential and controversial prosecutions in New York of the last fifty years, from the war on the Mafia to the infamous Central Park Jogger case. The saga of the Morgenthaus has lain half hidden in the shadows for too long. At heart a family history, Morgenthau is also an American epic, as sprawling and surprising as the country itself.
Author: Arnold Pander
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1506711839
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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The revolution has been remastered and updated in this sci-fi thriller! Hans, an American journalist with a photographic memory, escapes New York City after it falls under martial law. Traumatized by the deadly authoritarian crackdown he witnessed and harboring vital knowledge that can restore freedom and democracy back home, Hans takes refuge with a group of militant activists in Amsterdam--where a multi-national weapons manufacturer controls the levers of power with the help of state-controlled media. Hans' curious mind uncovers an ecological disaster in the making and a deadly terrorist conspiracy puts him in the crosshairs of authorities. With nowhere left to run, Hans must choose between the pen or the sword to expose the truth and face the consequences as a political dissident. This collection presents the Pander Brothers' mid-1990s graphic novel, Triple X, now in color, with a new introductory story, completely remastered and redrawn story pages, and a new sketchbook section. Collects the original TRIPLE X graphic novel, by the Pander Brothers, now in full color, with a new introductory chapter, remastered original interiors, and a new sketchbook section.
Author: Hank Hanegraaff
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
ISBN: 1414373813
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
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Set in the turbulent years just before one of the most horrendous events in Jewish history, The Last Temple concludes the trilogy of The Last Disciple and The Last Sacrifice. Vitas is reunited with his wife and retires to Alexandria, determined to live a quiet, domestic life. But he can’t avoid the debts that he owes to the men who saved him, and he becomes a key figure in the plot to rid the empire of Nero. It sweeps him into the “year of four emperors,” when the Roman Empire is nearly destroyed, and takes him back to Jerusalem as Titus lays siege to the great city. Only then, as the prophecy of Jesus begins to unfold, does Vitas discover the true mission set before him and the astounding conspiracy behind it.
Author: Chris W. Potter
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1532064713
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 325
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Laffite Jean Laffite is a devilishly handsome man who dresses stylishly, moves with the grace of a dancer, and fluently speaks three languages. He is a refined gentleman who intends to make a fortune with his brother, Pierre, as legal privateers. From the island of Saint-Domingue to the swamps of New Orleans, Jean leads others down a historical path filled with treachery and romance as he traverses the American seas during the golden age of pirates. A Burden of Truth During an intense Colorado snowstorm, Ethan Parks’s world of privilege is turned upside down in a tragic car crash. After a beautiful stranger invites him to recover at her estate in the mountains, his experience leads him on a journey from Aspen to Venice where he will discover the ultimate meaning of love. The Vittorio Deception While working at his Miami research center, lifespan expert Dr. David McBride is summoned to work on a top-secret project in Jerusalem without any idea that what he discovers will have the power to alter the religions of the world. In his new collection of short fiction, Chris Potter has created three vastly different men facing monumental events that transform their lives and lead them toward adventure, love, and unimaginable possibilities.
Author: Jill Stephenson
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1465319190
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209
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" At Personality, Inc., the world is divided into five distinct Personalities. And the corporation is out to make you one of them! In the tradition of Ray Bradbury and George Orwell, Jill Stephenson delivers a vision of a world in which surface appearances become the totality of every person who walks through the doors of Personality, Inc. As Nora Pherson sets out to recreate the world in her own image of a well-run, super-organized society, her top instructor, Martin Goldsmith, begins to second-guess the quest. Under normal circumstances, Martins soul-searching would not be earth-shattering. In the realm of the corporation, however, his doubts threaten to destroy an empire. Funny, sharp and frighteningly familiar, Personality, Inc. is a page-turning portrait of a country lost in its appetites and pursuing the trivial with reckless abandon.
Author: William J. Gainer
Publisher:
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Category : Employee rights
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Publisher: PediaPress
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 445
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Author: Mark A. Noll
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830868615
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 289
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In seventeen inspiring narratives Mark Noll and Carolyn Nystrom introduce a new and robust company of saints that has left a lasting imprint on the new Christian heartlands of Africa and Asia. Spanning a century, from the 1880s to the 1980s, their stories demonstrate the vitality of the Christian faith in a diversity of contexts.
Author: Michelle M. Pillow
Publisher: The Raven Books LLC
ISBN: 1625010346
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 397
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Destiny brings them together, while powerful and dark vampiric forces conspire to tear them apart. Vampire Hunter Jaden MacNaughton has been raised to do one thing—kill vampires. As a dhampir (half human/half vampire), she possesses supernatural gifts that better equip her to deal with the creatures of the night. Never has she doubted her purpose nor the sacrifices she’s had to make...until the night a mission goes terribly wrong. The ruling council of the eight vampire tribes sends Tyr, a Dark Knight and member of a secret group of immortal enforcers, to punish Jaden for her crimes against them. When the elite warrior meets the beautiful dhampir, the battles begin. But what they feel goes against everything they were trained to do. Book Two of the Tribes of the Vampire series: Urban Fantasy, Dark Paranormal Vampire Romance by NY Times and USA TODAY Bestselling Author, Michelle M. Pillow. A Fallen Angels Recommended Read! 5 Stars! ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ About the Tribes of the Vampire Series Destiny brings them together, while powerful and dark vampiric forces conspire to tear them apart. - Dark Paranormal Vampire Urban Fantasy Romance by NYT & USAT Bestselling Author Michelle M. Pillow Praise For The Jaded Hunter "JadedHunter is a spectacular story...The characters had a lot of chemistry, and set the pages on fire with their passion...Truly a joy to read, I couldn't put it down until I was done." Fallen Angels Reviews 5 Stars! "Truly a wickedly dark, delicious tale!" Love Romances 5 Stars! "With her exemplary storytelling talent, Michelle Pillow always creates a tale that is unforgettable... In this emotional tale of redemption, I was completely hooked from the engaging first page until the shocking ending. Ms. Pillow is an exceptional writer." eCataRomance Reviews "Recommended Reading for Vampire Romance Fans. The Jaded Hunter is a fast paced read with a good mixture of both action and romance that makes the pages turn faster and faster, right up until the end of the book. The story is well written with interesting and complex characters that don't follow the standard romance rules...and the book is all the more enjoyable for it. Definitely recommended reading for vampire romance fans everywhere." LoveVampires Reviews Tribes of the Vampire series: Redeemer of Shadows The Jaded Hunter Eternally Bound In Her Shadows Topics: Vampire Romance, Urban Fantasy, Dark Paranormal, Fantasy, Paranormal, nobility, contemporary, time travel, alpha male, immortal, sorcery romance, Demons & Devils, action and adventure, bad boy hero, Damaged Hero, dark romance, demons, fantasy romance, gothic, hea, kick ass heroine, kick butt chick, myths, romantic adventure, romantic suspense, shapeshifter romance, shifter, vampire. Perfect for fans of Anne Rice, Gena Showalter, Darynda Jones, Christine Feehan, Donna Grant, Rebecca Zanetti, JR Ward, Kresley Cole, Lynsay Sands, Nalini Singh, Genevieve Jack, Felicity Heaton, Jennifer L Armentrout, Carrie Ann Ryan, Elizabeth Hunter, Patricia Briggs, Laurell K. Hamilton, Lora Leigh, Alisa Woods.
