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Growing up, the only place tomboy Thayer Wentworth felt at home was at her summer camp—Camp Sherwood Forest in the North Carolina Mountains. It was there that she came alive and where she met Nick Abrams, her first love...and first heartbreak.Years later, Thayer marries Aengus, an Irish professor, and they move into her deceased grandmother's house in Atlanta, only miles from Camp Edgewood on Burnt Mountain where her father died years ago in a car accident. There, Aengus and Thayer lead quiet and happy lives until Aengus is invited up to the camp to tell old Irish tales to the campers. As Aengus spends less time at home and becomes more distant, Thayer must confront dark secrets—about her mother, her first love, and, most devastating of all, her husband. Views: 23
Inspired by the
author's original family memoirs, this absorbing story introduces us to
the questing, indomitable Sarah Prine, one of the most memorable women
ever to survive and prevail in the Arizona Territory of the late 1800s.
As a child, a fiery young woman, and finally a caring mother, Sarah
forges a life as full and fascinating as our deepest needs, our most
secret hopes, and our grandest dreams. She rides Indian-style and shoots
with deadly aim, greedily devours a treasure trove of leatherbound
books, dreams of scarlet velvet and pearls, falls uneasily in love, and
faces down fire, flood, Comanche raids, and other mortal perils with the
unique courage that forged the character of the American West. This
action-packed novel is also the story of a powerful, enduring love
between Sarah and the dashing cavalry officer Captain Jack Elliot.
Neither the vast distances traveled nor the harsh and killing terrains
could quench the passion between them, and the loss and loneliness both
suffer only strengthen their need for each other. While their love
grows, the heartbreak and wonder of the frontier experience unfold in
scene after scene: a wagon-train Sunday spent roasting quail on spits as
Indians close in to attack; Sarah's silent encounter with an Indian
brave, in which he shows her his way of respect; a dreadful discovery by
a stream that changes Sarah forever; the hazards of a visit to Phoenix,
a town as hot as the devil's frying pan; Sarah's joy in building a real
home, sketching out rooms and wraparound porches. Sarah's story leads
us into a vanished world that comes vividly to life again, while her
struggles with work and home, love and responsibility resonate with
those every woman faces today. Views: 23
Sing the Light, Sing the Warmth, and Receive the Gift comprise the trilogy of The Singers of Nevya, completed in 1997. A follow-up novel, Singer in the Snow, was published in 2004. These novels, unlike my other works, are science fantasy, which is to say they are soft science fiction with one fantastic element, in this case, the psi, or telepathic powers of the Singers who create warmth and light for their people. Nevya is an ice world, a planet under a binary star system (see, a little science sneaks in), where summer comes only once every five years, and the ground is frozen so that metal is impossible to obtain.From Publishers WeeklyThough this omnibus volume of opera singer Marley's 1990s science fantasy trilogy gets off to a rocky start, overloading the reader with fabricated words and poorly elucidating its system of psionics, it soon settles into a rich story of cultural revolution. The singers of the ice planet Nevya use their musical psi-powers to hold back the deadly cold. In Sing the Light, young singer Sira loses faith in doctrine after a violent encounter with power-hungry politicians. She sets out on her own in Sing the Warmth, spending years gathering and training like-minded individuals. Her attempt at peaceful cultural change is nearly ended when the mad carver Cho attempts to take over Nevya in Receive the Gift. This tale of duty, loss, self-sacrifice and standing up for one's beliefs is occasionally gritty, often suspenseful and always emotionally gripping. (Nov.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ReviewThough this omnibus volume of opera singer Marley's 1990s science fantasy trilogy gets off to a rocky start, overloading the reader with fabricated words and poorly elucidating its system of psionics, it soon settles into a rich story of cultural revolution. The singers of the ice planet Nevya use their musical psi-powers to hold back the deadly cold. In Sing the Light, young singer Sira loses faith in doctrine after a violent encounter with power-hungry politicians. She sets out on her own in Sing the Warmth, spending years gathering and training like-minded individuals. Her attempt at peaceful cultural change is nearly ended when the mad carver Cho attempts to take over Nevya in Receive the Gift. This tale of duty, loss, self-sacrifice and standing up for one's beliefs is occasionally gritty, often suspenseful and always emotionally gripping. (Nov.) --Publishers Weekly Views: 23
Reluctant to play football because he stutters, Billy Joe's first game discloses that he has no reason to fear ridicule. Views: 23
In this innovative wordless picture book, Flora and her graceful flamingo friend explore the trials and joys of friendship through an elaborate synchronized dance. With a twist, a turn, and even a flop, these unlikely friends learn at last how to dance together in perfect harmony. Full of humor and heart, this stunning performance (and splashy ending!) will have readers clapping for more! Views: 23
When his family's nemesis tries to find a book of Druidic-elder spells, Druid Braeden Drake and his estranged wife, Alexia, must unite to prevent the evil force from unleashing a supreme reign of terror. But having Alexia return to Dragon's Lair brings along another set of troubles. For not only does she make him senseless with desire, she's also being followed by the enemy. Though tragedy once drove them apart, Alexia didn't count on her return igniting so many powerful emotions. But as each dark night descends, revisiting the marriage bed is a temptation she finds more and more difficult to resist. All too soon Alexia realizes her heart is as much at risk as her life.... Views: 23
A horrifically mutilated corpse is discovered wedged in an isolated crevice. The highly-regarded but unpredictable ex-commando Pierre NiTmans is sent from Paris to the French Alps to investigate. Meanwhile, Karim Abdouf, a young Arab policeman, is trying to find out why the tomb of a young child has been desecrated. When a second body is found, high up in a glacier, the paths of the two policemen are joined in their search for the killers, a trail that embroils them with the mysterioius cult of the Crimson Rivers. Views: 23
Simon Todd is an everyday accountant, who after unceremoniously falling from his neighbor's roof, somehow finds himself dead and transformed into a ghost on a quest to find dragon treasure. He is joined on his journey by the horrid scoundrel and gunslinger, Dick Dashing, the sweet and powerful necromancer Miss Baxter, and Jane — not John — Darcy (the dragon in disguise who doesn't quite understand the nuances of gendered nomenclature). While traversing across the country of Freland, the unlikely party discovers that their trek for gold is involved in a conspiracy with wizard mobsters. Mages begin appearing who attempt to collect Miss Baxter for ransom, and Simon (smitten by the young, undead-wielding wizardess) finds himself within the center of a revolt against the unscrupulous Chancellor Heironymous Grimguild, leader of the wizard mafia. To make matters worse, Simon is confronted by Hell Lords, the four horsemen of the apocalypse, and circus-crazed Reapers bent on... Views: 23
The long-awaited final entry in Estes' Hunter Trilogy fantasy series. Braldt the Hunter has survived the tortures of a savage people on a distant world, but now he is trapped on Valhalla, a doomed world of shapeshifters and evil science. Braldt must somehow overthrow the vile leaders--or his homeworld will perish. Views: 23
The stories that inspired the screentime series for the Nine network. Made in Melbourne. Slayed in Sydney. This was Australia's underbelly.Chris 'Rentakill' Flannery was a Melbourne gunman who sold his services to Sin City's highest bidder. He went on the missing list because he didn't realise the future belonged to those who controlled pills and powders, not pistols. A world of corrupt cops, bent politicians and beautiful women who fell for rich gangsters. And a few detectives trying to stop the tidal wave. Views: 23
Star of the previous year's basketball team, Jerry can't do anything right in the new season, but refuses to believe his new friend who, claiming to be a warlock, predicts Jerry's play won't improve until he changes his slovenly habits. Views: 23
ReviewBrugman handles her first foray into fantasy with style and aplomb. The plot is well-structured and engages the reader from the first sentence. Although not of her own creation, the characters are all Brugman s as she leads readers at a cracking pace from one crisis to another. Fans of fantasy and adventure are sure to love this series. --Buzz Words Product DescriptionThe Equen Queen is the second book in the highly successful series: Quentaris - Quest of the Lost City and is the sequel to The Spell of Undoing by Paul Collins. While moored to a new world Quentaris is approached by another sky-city. The sky-traders on board seem friendly and generous, offering the Quentarans food and gems, but are in fact setting a trap for Quentaris. What are the equens and can they really heal the sick? Despite losing her special powers, Tab Vidler must find some answers fast, before all is lost.
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