A new series from award winning Author, C.R. Richards: The epic tale of two men begins. The first - a man of honor trying desperately to turn his country from civil war. The other - a boy struggling to discover his destiny before agents of evil find him first.
Coveted by two ancient enemies of a long forgotten age, the continent of Andara holds the key to victory in an endless struggle for dominance. Eight hundred years have passed since the god-like Jalora struck a bargain with the first King of Valdeon. The Lion Ring, symbol of the covenant and conduit of power, gives its bearer incredible abilities. The ring's borrowed magic protects the people of Andara from covetous evil, but there is a price. As with most predators, the Lion Ring must feed. Only the blood of the D'Antoiné family line will satisfy its hunger.
A rival for Andara's treasures, the Sarcion has waited impatiently for its time upon the land. Whispers of treason in the right ear aid its treachery. The King of Valdeon mysteriously disappears, leaving his lands in danger of a civil war by the hand of a murderous usurper. His Lion Ring is lost and the covenant is broken. The Jalora's power begins to seep away from the land. Evil's foot hold grows stronger. Can the Lords of Valdeon, Sacred Guard of the covenant, stop the tides of war? Or will Andara fall into chaos? The future rests in the blood of a boy...
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The Villa Ariadne stands above the Minoan ruins of Knossos in Crete, a memorial to the British archaeologists who built, lived and worked there. Dilys Powell brings to life the autocratic founder Arthur Evans and his successor John Pendlebury, whose heroic leadership of the local defence against German invasion in 1941 made him a legend. The villa was also the site of the daring kidnap of German General Kreipe by special operations officers, including Patrick Leigh Fermor, in 1944. But The Villa Ariadne is far more than just their story. Uniting ancient myths and history with first-hand observation and tales she is told, Dilys Powell leaves us a complex portrait of the island as a whole - a place she knew and loved for forty years. Views: 16
In small-town Mill Pond, Indiana, living the good life means kicking back country-style, opening your home to friends—and opening your heart to sweet surprises... Harmony Meyer arrives in Mill Pond focused on one thing—finishing her novel in peace and quiet while her apartment building undergoes renovations. A month at her friend Tessa McGregor's rural resort is exactly what she needs—until she discovers that Tessa's brother-in-law, Brody McGregor, is another guest. Tall, dark, and handsome is a distraction she can't afford. Especially when it's clear from the start they have nothing in common... Brody's a rugged yet polished and punctual businessman. Harmony's a sassy, down-to-earth artist who makes her own hours. He likes kids, she doesn't even want a pet. Still, when circumstances conspire to throw them together in Tessa's warm kitchen every evening, the heat between them begins to simmer. Is there a future for two such... Views: 16
Jonathan Spencer has dedicated his life to working for the crown.He loves the thrill of the chase, the sense of adventure, the lure of danger.Most of all, he loves Gabrielle Dumas, the fellow spy who stole his heart.Jonathan's life is wonderful...until one fateful night in Paris, a night that brought his whole world crashing down.Three years later, Jonathan hasn't recovered from the events of that night.And now he finds himself in the middle of a mystery that will rock his whole world.Can Jonathan figure out who is trying to destroy his life, before his last chance of happiness is snatched away?And will he get the chance to open his heart and love again? Views: 16
The Second Solar War has been raging for more than five years, with Mankind once again embroiled in a far-reaching conflict with itself. Even having reached the stars, the old animosities and the ever growing drive for more resources has once again boiled over. This war promises to be the greatest and most destructive ever fought by man. Each battle draws a steeper cost in blood and the war machines built by both sides feel the strain. Desperate struggles across space and on the ground as men and women fight to save each other, their ships, and their cause. Victory is all but certain. As the war finally reaches its bitter and bloody end, there are those who wonder, is this the end, or simply a pause? They lay their plans to preserve the knowledge that comes from war, so that future generations might avoid some of the same mistakes. But how does one preserve that knowledge when it lies within the minds and spirit of veterans of the conflict? Knowledge is power, but only if you can keep it.
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In the follow-up to his National Translation Award-winning collection The Undiscovered Chekhov, translator and scholar Peter Constantine brings us more little-known work from the legendary author's early days as a magazine writer, pseudonymously turning out pieces for Russia's small middle class. These stories are fresh, yet mature, snapshots of the style with which Chekhov would come to be associated, both uproariously tragic and darkly comic, and lit from within by a deep fellow feeling for all of humanity. As his readers have come expect, Constantine has translated this work with a masterly command of both languages' subtleties, capturing the shadings and intricacies of Chekhov's writing that flash and recede like sunlight on an orchard, offering Chekhov's tough and amused perspectives on daily phenomena like love, aging, class, and work. With moments that seem to presage the most contemporary writing, Chekhov's Little Apples reveals one of the world's greatest... Views: 16
Reminiscent of the classic Random Family and The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace, but told by the man who lived it, THE COOK UP is a riveting look inside the Baltimore drug trade portrayed in The Wire and an incredible story of redemption. The smartest kid on his block in East Baltimore, D. was certain he would escape the life of drugs, decadence, and violence that had surrounded him since birth. But when his brother Devin is shot-only days after D. receives notice that he's been accepted into Georgetown University-the plans for his life are exploded, and he takes up the mantel of his brother's crack empire. D. succeeds in cultivating the family business, but when he meets a woman unlike any he's known before, his priorities are once more put into question. Equally terrifying and hilarious, inspiring and heartbreaking, D.'s story offers a rare glimpse into the mentality of a person who has escaped many hells. Views: 16
Being a whistleblower takes guts. It can also leave you scarred.
Whistleblower Shea Winters bore the consequences of an act
of honesty, now she makes a living running a scam with her brother’s help.
Security expert Aaron Wells investigated her, is intrigued
by her, and can’t deny the attraction he feels for the pretty scammer.
But being a whistleblower can also have dangerous
consequences.
Very dangerous…
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