The forbidden Locked Tower holds a secret young engineer and mathematical whiz kid Kambisha itches to solve. But when she does, she discovers far more than she expects. Before she knows what is happening, she and her friends find themselves lightyears away, bound on a mission to rescue an alien space station. A riveting new Space Fantasy series in the Wyrms of Pasandir universe. Views: 554
A demon Duke is awakened in the 21st Century to await the Apocalypse. Having to blend in with the humans he decides to become a wicked bartender at Dullahan's Irish Pub where he encounters a feisty, feminist waitress with hauntingly familiar green eyes. Eyes that are the window to her soul, and Dantalion recognizes the reincarnation of the woman he fell in love with centuries ago, Jeanne d'Arc.A forbidden love story erased from the history books…Ever wonder why Jeanne d’Arc was forsaken by God and burned at the stake? In the year 1430 Jeanne d’Arc fell in love with a demon reputed to be the Great Duke of Hell, Dantalion, with scores of demon legions under his command. His goal was to begin the Apocalypse but Jeanne d’Arc was there to stand in his way. And unexpectedly to fall in love.Reincarnated soul-mates will find each other centuries later…Joan Simone is a young 21st Century woman who just wants to channel her pent-up aggression into tennis. However, a horrible car accident dashes her dreams of playing tennis professionally. After that she ends up having to get a job as a waitress, and if that wasn’t bothersome enough - her golden retriever reveals he can talk and awakens memories of her past life. Joan discovers that she was Jeanne d’Arc in her past life and that God has a new mission for her. Seek and destroy the lesser demons in New York City and prevent the Apocalypse.A demon bartender as intoxicating as a cocktail…A demon minion frees the Great Duke of Hell, Dantalion, by breaking a seal that’s kept him pinned to a tree and asleep for centuries. Lucifer has cursed Dantalion with a human body and a new mission. He must live among the humans until the time Dantalion is to begin the Apocalypse. Dantalion decides to become a bartender at Dullahan’s Irish Pub and encounters a waitress with hauntingly familiar green eyes… Author's note: Swearwords and graphic sexual content have been removed to make this book more appropriate for my Teen readers. Enjoy! Views: 554
It starts with one tattoo: the hare and the moon.You know – to go with my supposedly ‘wild’ nature?Then, I think, Wow, wouldn’t something like a serpent look even better?Thing is, I was naive; I just didn’t know why the ancients started tattooing their bodies. Did you?Before you have a tattoo, perhaps you’d better find out…A northerner by birth, Willow moves south when she inherits her grandfather’s ice cream shop. From the slow southern dialect to the crazy drivers, Willow finds herself at odds with what most call “southern charm.” She becomes obsessed with cook-offs and bake-offs, wanting those trophies for her mantle. With the chili cook-off just around the corner, Willow manages to provoke one of the judges to a fit of road rage. When that judge ends up face down, dead, in a bowl of Willow’s chili, police chief Grice looks to the newest town resident as his number one suspect. Willow must find out who wanted Ms. Delonda Posey dead before the good citizens of Turtle, OK run her Yankee bottom out of town. Views: 554
I live in a world where freedom doesn't exist, and life is a battle for survival. Most people aren't even allowed to have names.
But I had a name once. I was Allura until the Wardens captured me.
They told me I was a Nameless. That I was no one, and my sole purpose was to obey them. And, for a while, I believed them.
I spent years living underground in the channels beneath the city, dreaming of being outside again. I never thought it would happen. That I'd die in the darkness of my cell.
But then three guys show up in the channels and my fate suddenly changes.
Blaise, Ryder, and Reece are part of a secret group working to take down the Wardens and help rescue the Nameless. For the first time in a long time, I feel like I might survive.
But the outside world isn't like how I remember. The city has become even more dangerous, especially for the Nameless. To survive, I'll have to learn how to trust the guys and live in a world full of crime where almost everyone is hunting for me. Views: 554
When everything is on the line, how far will you go to protect those you love?What if the cost of saving them is your soul?Would you pay it?I thought I was prepared for what was coming; that if I made sacrifices, I could win this game. I'm no longer afraid of the darkness or the monsters that hide in the shadows. I've become what I feared most, allowing it in to protect those I loved.Sometimes it takes a monster to win. Sometimes to fight monsters, you have to become one.My only fear is...can I come back from it? Views: 554
Two worldviews butt heads when a worlds-renowned anthropologist returns from a summer in the field with a few interesting new takes on the human condition...no matter that he's the furthest thing from human himself.When the gates first opened on Latolan some eight hundred years ago, the only thing the first explorers found were the drunken ruins of a civilization at least a thousand years dead. Since then, The District has taken advantage of the relative neutrality to make the world the home of its headquarters and most of its government funded projects including, among other things, the Grand Tomar Library.Two worldviews butt heads when a worlds-renowned anthropologist returns from a summer in the field with a few interesting new takes on the human condition...no matter that he's the furthest thing from human himself. Views: 554
The eighth Darkover anthology returns to stories about the Free Amazons, also called Renunciates.Here are twenty-two brand new tales about the Renunciates, including Marion Zimmer Bradley's account of how Camilla and Rafaella changed from enemies to best friends. Stories in this volume were written by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Deborah J. Ross, Mercedes Lackey, Diana L. Paxson, Elisabeth Waters, Emily Alward, Priscilla W. Armstrong, Lynne Armstrong-Jones, Chel Avery, Margaret L. Carter, Patricia B. Cirone, Mary Fenoglio, Kelly B. Jaggers, Judith Kobylecky, Jean Lamb, Vera Nazarian, Patricia Duffy Novak, Diann S. Partridge, Andrew Rey, Janet R. Rhodes, Annette Rodriguez, and Joan Marie Verba. Views: 554
There are worse things than death.
With the rise of Varia d’Malvane comes the fall of the Mist Continent. Cavanos is overrun by the brutal rampage of the valkerax, led by its former crown princess. Vetris is gone. Helkyris is gone. As each mighty nation falls, the grip of the crown princess closes around the throat of the world.
But Zera Y’shennria isn’t out yet.
Alongside Malachite, Fione, Yorl, and her love Lucien, Zera seeks aid from the High Witches and the Black Archives, with the valkerax horde hot on their heels. Seemingly unstoppable, Varia can track Zera through her dreams, ensuring there is nowhere to run. Thankfully, an ancient book holds the key to stopping the incursion forever.
But at what cost comes freedom?
At what cost comes love?
At what cost comes the end of the world, and the beginning of a new one? Views: 554
Mark's career at the advisory office is at a standstill, his relationship with girlfriend Ella is quietly capsizing, and he's beginning to discover strange blanks in his memory. Plus his goldfish are missing. As Mark's increasingly frequent episodes of amnesia begin to take on a life of their own, he finds himself battling the threat of an unexpected leap in human evolution.Is the Rabbit really cleverer than the Monkey? What is the moral of the story? Like other parts of the world, Mozambique has a rich oral literature of animal fables. Grandmothers still tell them to children, and the children respond in a chorus with the magical word "Karingana!"It would be sad if this heritage disappeared entirely in the face of modernization, so teachers are being encouraged to record it, in English and Portuguese, and hopefully later in its original Bantu languages as well. There is no reason why school children should not use materials from their own culture as they learn to read, thus bridging the gap between home and school. I have seen how students come to life and participate when traditional stories are welcomed into the classroom, so this book ends with some suggestions for ways to do this. Views: 554
From the wild woods of the north and across the central plains they come. Over treacherous mountains and stormy seas, across all the expanse of time and history they have been gathered. Herein are found many a tale of things great and small, of sorrow and triumph, of life, death, and things beyond either, Laughter and tears, hope and despair, are found in the tales that follow.This is free sample of a collection of legends and short stories from the world of The Serpent and the Unicorn. Strange, funny, sad, touching, varied are the tales found within. Views: 554
