In this empowering work, the bestselling author of The Hero Within and Awakening the Hero Within speaks to the heroine in every woman, offering potent strategies to forge lives of greater happiness and fulfillment—through activating the archetypes inherent in the ancient Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone.Our era of professional and familial pressures, constant connection, and a renewed debate on "having it all" presents unprecedented challenges to contemporary women. In Persephone Rising, celebrated scholar of depth psychology and archetypes Carol Pearson brings a fresh vision for meeting those challenges and rising above them, as only she can. Drawing on her profound understanding of myth's enduring power to catalyze transformations, Pearson guides readers on a journey of self-discovery, teaching us how to activate and apply the archetypes of Demeter and Persephone, as well as Zeus and Dionysus, in our own lives— empowering readers to see the unexpected... Views: 402
A fragile peace reigns in Wessex, Mercia and East Anglia. King Alfred’s son Edward and formidable daughter, Aethelflaed, rule the kingdoms. But all around the restless Northmen, eyeing the rich lands and wealthy churches, are mounting raids.
Uhtred of Bebbanburg, the kingdoms’ greatest warrior, controls northern Mercia from the strongly fortified city of Chester. But forces are gathering against him. Northmen allied to the Irish, led by the fierce warrior Ragnall Ivarson, are soon joined by the Northumbrians, and their strength could prove overwhelming. Despite the gathering threat, both Edward and Aethelflaed are reluctant to move out of the safety of their fortifications. But with Uhtred’s own daughter married to Ivarson’s brother, who can be trusted?
In the struggle between family and loyalty, between personal ambition and political commitment, there will be no easy path. But a man with a warrior’s courage may be able to find it. Such a man is Uhtred, and this may be his finest hour. Views: 402
Evan Chambers struggles to answer one question: does life have any meaning? Will he find his life's purpose as he navigates the maze of his religious family, the return of a high school love interest and the death of his grandfather? Or is he stuck in an endless cycle of disappointment?Some questions, once asked, can’t be shaken. When Evan Chambers dares to ask if life has any purpose, he finds the answer is elusive. After a random memory from his youth obscures the answer even more, Evan counts the steps from his bed to his balcony, and wonders if the only solution lies over the ledge.As Evan contemplates this, he receives a call from his brother Jordan. Evan’s grandfather is dying. This revelation draws him to his hometown in rural, upstate New York. While there, Evan navigates his grandfather’s last days, his disintegrating bonds with his religious mother and brother, and a surprising connection to the girl he admired in high school, Samantha. Initially hesitant to allow Evan to pursue her, Samantha begins to open up to him. Evan wonders if he is on the cusp of resolving the question that has disturbed him for so long. However, Samantha harbors her own secrets which threaten to derail their newly found relationship.Set against the backdrop of Easter week, Evan navigates through a maze of family, faith, love and death, searching for the meaning of life. Will he find the sense of purpose he desires? Or is he merely trapped in an endless cycle of disappointment? Views: 402
THINK HOW IT WOULD BE, IF YOU COULD SEE THE FUTURE…
NOW THINK AGAIN.
Renia knows trouble is coming when she and her brother Vel pull a stranger from the surf, more dead than alive.
Vel sees adventure ahead; but they have rescued a driven man who won’t abandon his duty whatever it costs. They face a powerful enemy willing to plunge a whole nation into chaos to gain revenge.
Renia knows things won’t end well because she is a far-seer.
And there’s nothing she can do to change what’s ahead. Views: 402
Taylor has it all. Looks, intelligence, charisma, the ability to appeal to almost every interest group among the students at Bernhardt academy. In fact, Milo is convinced that Taylor is just what he is looking for — the story that will solve his, and the school newspaper’s, waning popularity problem. Taylor isn’t convinced, however, and Milo finds his reporting skills put to the ultimate test.The Biggest Story Milo's ever found is one he can't tell. Everything is going wrong for Milo Markopoulos. The future of the school newsletter is in jeopardy, he doesn't have a single friend among his junior classmates, and his film script has just been rejected again. Worse, he has only one day to find a story that will satisfy newspaper editor, Candice. Enter transfer student, Taylor. Good looking, responsible, and possessed of a mysterious something that has him turning heads on his first day of school, Taylor is the story Milo is looking for -- too bad Taylor has plans for a quiet high school experience. Despite their many differences of opinion, Milo finds himself developing a close journalistic relationship with the future class president. But Taylor's success might put an end to their burgeoning friendship. What will happen when Taylor is no longer Milo's story? How far will Milo go to save the newspaper? Written for the 2015 DRitC event hosted by the M/M Romance Group on Goodreads, The Biggest Scoop is a YA story that focuses on the development of the main characters. Views: 402
Fallible gods regress into myopic squabbles as a catastrophic evil emerges to conquer all. Only one Earthling prophesied possesses the fortitude to thwart it.At any ordinary time Thomas Reed and Elziwarry Figg would have never known of the existence of the other. Tom is a remarkable Senior at Sudbury High but mysterious circumstances threaten his existence. Elziwarry is a holy man whose fate is easily disregarded by the gods he serves known as Titans. Yet a series of events will shape their lives to culminate in a destiny neither thought was possible. At every turn they persevere in an attempt to survive and learn who are the shadowy forces that want them killed. Views: 402
Three short fantasy stories and the first chapters of four novels, one urban fantasy, one science fiction, one fantasy, and one Christian.Four short fantasy stories. An injured knight hunts a unicorn. A man breaks into a museum to steal a mammoth fossil. Names disappear from the world. Plus the first chapters of four full length novels. Views: 401
Trust Firedrake, Inc to give you the ride of your life.Image is everything. That's the mantra of city life. But, the city is a vicious and cruel thing. It's stingy with what it has, and doesn't like to let people go. But, what waits on the otherside is something even more terrifying than Life in the City.With the advent of the timequake ships, mankind spread so rapidly out into the galaxy that chaos and corruption soon became the order of the day. So Union Fleet was formed to defend and protect mankind from his worst enemy — himself. To keep the peace, Union Fleet enforced the laws on all of the planets of the Union. For the most part, the people of Union Fleet were good and decent folks. For the most part, this all worked just fine on all of the civilized planets, but in the outworlds … well, that was another story. In the outworlds, where civilization was thin, evil thrived. Pirates plied their ancient trade in the outworld spaceways.Even so, the pirates were not the worst that mankind had to face. The Jatarian Alien Group was mankind's worst nightmare. But there was one ship that fought them off and saved the people of Benara-3 -- the Crystal Dragon. It defeated the whole Jatarian battle group and sent what was left of them back to their own with a message -- don't come back!Created with alien technology, this ship single-handedly did what a whole fleet of Union starships could not. But that was a long time ago. The people of Benara-3 forgot and went on with their lives. Corrupt Union Admirals tried to confiscate the Crystal Dragon to steal its secrets. When it slipped their grasp, in spite, they declared it an outlaw ship. As time went on, everybody forgot the Crystal Dragon and got on with their lives.But the Jatarians did not forget ... Views: 401
When curvy hafling vampire, Isabella Amador, saunters into mountain lion shifter Ashton Harding's tattoo shop, he can't get enough of her sexy scent. Unfortunately, there's a taboo against fraternizing with vampires, making Isabella strictly off limits.
Isabella Amador is the half-human daughter of the High Lord of the Cascade vampire coven, and she's been avoiding her father for twenty years. Preferring to spend her time shopping in Europe to dealing with coven politics, Isabella is surprised her father has taken an interest in her. He's far too interested, in Isabella's opinion, when he decides to force Isabella into an arranged marriage.
Compelled by his inner lion and a growing sense of justice, Ashton is there to help her. Will they find a way to keep Isabella safe while resisting their urge to share blood, and be bonded forever, or will they break the taboo, putting them both in mortal danger? Views: 401
Daring mission... or deadly mistake?
Winter has been a disappointment to his royal IceWing family his whole life. When his sister, Icicle, runs away from Jade Mountain Academy, fleeing terrible crimes and possibly planning to commit more, Winter knows that they both need a second chance to make things right -- if only he can find her.
Winter’s new clawmates, Moon, Qibli, and Kinkajou, won’t let him make this dangerous journey alone. They don’t seem to understand that IceWings, the most superior of all dragon tribes, can fix their own problems. When their search leads the dragonets straight into Queen Scarlet’s vicious talons, Winter is grateful to have some help. But even the bravest dragons can’t follow him to the Ice Kingdom, where he’ll have to face the greatest threat of all: his own family. Views: 401
From the author of Courting Scandal comes a Regency romance celebrating the witty and romantic world that fans of Georgette Heyer have fallen in love with. Phaedra Gillian, the spinster daughter of a vicar, is quietly content to manage the chores in the household she shares with her father and tend to the needs of the less fortunate in their small village. When she discovers the body of a man who's been badly beaten and robbed on the road near their cottage, her compassionate nature compels her to take him in and nurse him back to health. But sheltered as she is from the depravities of the London ton, she's dismayed to learn that the ruggedly handsome Hardcastle is a notorious rake and scoundrel—and a man who stirs unfamiliar and dangerous feelings of physical longing within her. Lord Hardcastle has led a debauched and dissolute life, taking pleasure from women at his whim and shrewdly breaking the fortunes of lesser men in the gambling... Views: 401
When Charles Lindbergh landed at LeBourget Airfield on May 21, 1927, his transatlantic flight symbolized the new era-not only in aviation but also in American culture. The 1920s proved to be a transitional decade for the United States, shifting the nation from a production-driven economy to a consumption-based one, with adventurous citizens breaking new ground even as many others continued clinging to an outmoded status quo.In his new book, Charles Shindo reveals how one year in particular encapsulated the complexity of this transformation in American culture. Shindo's absorbing look at 1927 shatters the stereotypes of the Roaring '20s as a time of frivolity and excess, revealing instead a society torn between holding on to its glorious past while trying to navigate a brave new world. His book is a compelling and entertaining dissection of the year that has come to represent the apex of 1920s culture, combining references from popular films, music, literature, sports, and... Views: 401
