Author: Sara M. Burgess
Publisher: Sara M. Burgess
ISBN: 1737351447
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 393
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For the first time in centuries, the four races have united to battle a common enemy: Aeliana, Queen of the Gods. The time has come to finally put an end to her cruelty or die trying. If they lose, the goddess will leave no one alive. As king and queen of their people, Asher and Kenna Drydan have a lot going on. Life is far from a honeymoon for these newlyweds. In the middle of preparing for war, both must prove themselves. Asher’s throne is challenged by the last person he ever expected, and he must show everyone he’s neither weak nor afraid to get his hands dirty. At the same time, Kenna is thrust into a role she’s not ready to accept, but it’s not one she can refuse. Kenna and Asher hold each other a little closer as those closest to them are taken, but love can only provide so much shelter. Will they triumph over their enemies, or will death touch them, too? If they’re not careful, their worst fears might come true.
Author: Sara M. Burgess
Publisher: Sara M. Burgess
ISBN: 1737351420
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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When Kenna Breen and Asher Drydan stole the Queen of the Gods’ ring, it started a countdown to a war that promises their destruction. Empath Kenna didn’t understand how difficult life could be until she left her homeland, traveled to the outerworld, and met her other half, the sexy warrior king who oozes strength and lethal grace. And it only gets harder from there. Their marriage gets a rocky start when Aeliana and her minions crash the ceremony and the chip in Asher’s spine is damaged. Asher struggles to come to terms with his injury and what it means for him as a warrior. A debilitating weakness is the last thing he ever expected. As Kenna and Asher's relationship is put to the test by insecurities and hardship, they must accomplish the impossible of uniting the four races. If they fail, the queen will win the war.
Author: Sara M. Burgess
Publisher: Sara M. Burgess
ISBN: 1737351455
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 349
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The epic conclusion to the Warrior King and His Empath series. The Queen of the Gods is dead. But the threat isn’t over yet. When her ashes poison the soil, a new danger emerges that’s perhaps even more frightening than the goddess. Kenna Breen-Drydan yearns for a peaceful life without war and strife, and after defeating the Queen of the Gods and discovering she’s pregnant, she thinks she’s finally achieved that. But she’s soon forced to answer how much she’s willing to sacrifice for the good of all, sacrifices that might put her marriage in jeopardy. Asher Drydan is a simple man, with simple desires. His primary goal is keeping his family safe, and the warrior king will do nearly anything to accomplish that, especially when he learns he’s going to be a father. This single-minded focus drives him to travel tough roads and make even tougher decisions. This should be the happiest time for Kenna and Asher, but they’re pushed to their breaking points from ruling two nations and strife in their marriage. Failing to overcome these mountains could mean the utter ruin of two realms. Will Kenna and Asher finally earn their happily ever after?
Author: Sara M. Burgess
Publisher: Sara M. Burgess
ISBN: 1737351404
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 417
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What happens when a warrior-king who can’t feel physical sensation meets the one woman who makes him feel everything? After a surgery gone wrong, Asher Drydan lives for nearly a century without the ability to feel physical touch, and he’s accepted that fate—until he meets Kenna Breen, and his life is turned upside down. Her touch sears him to his core and brings his once-gray world into stunning color. For the first time in decades, Asher has something more to live for than fighting. As an empath, Kenna has always been subjected to the feelings and emotions of others. Asher is the first person to see her as more than her abilities. The sexy warrior king does dangerous things to her, like make her forget they aren’t the only two people in the world. But the safety of her homeland is at stake, and Asher’s the only one who can save her people. As scorching desire pulls Kenna and Asher together, they uncover secrets of gods and death that shake what they once knew as truth. Can they survive the chaos of two worlds colliding in a war that promises destruction?
Author: Rachel H. Lesser
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192866516
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 281
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This is the first study to examine desire in the Iliad in a comprehensive way, and to explain its relationship to the epic's narrative structure and audience reception. Rachel H. Lesser offers a new reading of the poem that shows how the characters' desires, especially those of the mortal hero Achilleus and the divine king Zeus, motivate plot and keep the audience engaged with the epic until and even beyond its end. The author argues that the characters' desires are primarily organized in narrative triangles that feature two parties in conflict over a third. A variety of desires animate these triangles, including sexual passion, longing for a lost loved one, yearning for lamentation, and aggressive desires for vengeance and status, and they are signified with terms such as eros, himeros, pothe, menos, thumos, boule, and eeldor, as well as through the epic's thematic emotions of grief and anger. Desire in the Iliad shows how the mortals' and gods' triangular desires together d and shape two Iliadic plots, the main plot of Achilleus' withdrawal from the fighting and then return to battle, and the "superplot" of the larger Trojan War story. The author also argues that these plots and their motivating desires arouse the listener's-or reader's-own corresponding desires: narrative desire to know and understand the Iliad's full story, sympathetic desire for characters' welfare, and empathetic passions, longings, and wishes. Our desires invest us in the epic narrative and their resolution brings us satisfaction.
Author: Lauren Johnson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1643131656
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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A thrilling new account of the tragic story and troubled times of Henry VI, who inherited the crowns of both England and France and lost both. Firstborn son of a warrior father who defeated the French at Agincourt, Henry VI of the House of Lancaster inherited the crown not only of England but also of France, at a time when Plantagenet dominance over the Valois dynasty was at its glorious height. And yet, by the time he died in the Tower of London in 1471, France was lost, his throne had been seized by his rival, Edward IV of the House of York, and his kingdom had descended into the violent chaos of the Wars of the Roses. Henry VI is perhaps the most troubled of English monarchs, a pious, gentle, well-intentioned man who was plagued by bouts of mental illness. In The Shadow King, Lauren Johnson tells his remarkable and sometimes shocking story in a fast-paced and colorful narrative that captures both the poignancy of Henry’s life and the tumultuous and bloody nature of the times in which he lived.
Author: Abigail Owen
Publisher: Entangled: Amara
ISBN: 1682814890
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 370
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Meira Amon is the most reserved of the phoenixes, finding computers easier to deal with than people and their messy emotions. But she wants revenge against the Rotting King Pytheios for the murder of her parents just as much as her sisters. Offering herself as a queen for their ally, dragon shifter King Gorgon of the Black Clan, only makes sense. Just one problem... Samael Veles worked his lowborn ass off to become the fiercest warrior of the Black Clan. He has pledged his life to protect his king at all costs. Yet somehow, in the middle of war, he took one look at a woman in a reflection and gave up his heart. When that woman turns out to be the phoenix promised to mate his king and help bring peace to their kind, he has no choice but to accept it. Until her fire unexpectedly destroys the king after they’ve wed. Now Samael must choose between his loyalty to his clan and protecting the queen who might be his mate from his people’s wrath, one of which will unlock a destiny no one could have ever imagined... Each book in the Inferno Rising series is STANDALONE: * The Rogue King * The Blood King * The Warrior King
Author: Neil Corcoran
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1474253520
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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'Now I am alone,' says Hamlet before speaking a soliloquy. But what is a Shakespearean soliloquy? How has it been understood in literary and theatrical history? How does it work in screen versions of Shakespeare? What influence has it had? Neil Corcoran offers a thorough exploration and explanation of the origin, nature, development and reception of Shakespeare's soliloquies. Divided into four parts, the book supplies the historical, dramatic and theoretical contexts necessary to understanding, offers extensive and insightful close readings of particular soliloquies and includes interviews with eight renowned Shakespearean actors providing details of the practical performance of the soliloquy. A comprehensive study of a key aspect of Shakespeare's dramatic art, this book is ideal for students and theatre-goers keen to understand the complexities and rewards of Shakespeare's unique use of the soliloquy.
Author: Sarah J. Robinson
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0593193539
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.
Author: Sandy Fussell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781921529290
Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Nothing will stop him. Imprisoned in a box, Atl waits for death. He is not afraid. Anger burns too deeply within him. Then, unexpectedly, he is released. Released to deliver an urgent message. But it is not the mission that sets him running. It is the sudden chance for freedom. Nothing can stop this Jaguar Warrior. Not even the one who hunts him.
