Black Rose, Wilted


Book Description

Gothic poetry with metaphorical references of things in the realm of dark arts. Edgar Allen Poe was a great inspiration in these macabre writings. There is also material inspired by the occultist and black magick persona of Aleister Crowley. Also much more with poems of life, death, and the ghosts who haunt sanitoriums of Waverly Hills. There is a certain mysticism in this collection of dark gothic poems. Black Rose, Wilted is darker than the previous book black rose with unfortunate deaths of loved ones that impacted the authors feelings at the time. A very moving selection with the doom and gloom and the never ending love of a good horrific gothic romantic collection.




The Shrunken Black Rose


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The book is about the struggles that a girl faces in her daily life. It relates something very dark that she had faced before, fought her demons all throughout. She feels drained as if a devil has sucked out all of her energy in every possible way. So, once she had enough, she seeks her way to writing in her blank pages as her love grows more clearly realizing her self worth at last. The title is kept such "The Shrunken Black Rose" because we appreciate the beauty of red roses that indicates deep sense of love and Romanticism but we don't give much reference to black roses. For author, black rose is a rare thing beauty. This book is written with the objective of having a deep perspective behind the true meaning of the poems while the readers comprehend it.




Sena's Black Rose


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Sena, known as Sister, is a beautiful girl. Her skin is like butter, light and smooth, and her hair is long, shiny and wavy. Her sister, Rose, is just the opposite. Her skin is dark, and her hair is short and kinky. Two daughters from Mama’s womb, the same womb treated so differently in their home because of it. Sister could not understand why Rose resented her so. Rose could not understand why Sister could not see what was going on and what had gone on for many years. The only clue was a key belonging to a trunk in their grandmother’s attic. The girls love their Grammy. She spoke with an old Southern drawl their mama hates. Rose and Sister had to learn on their own how to love each other in a world where confusion, betrayal, drug addiction, and mental illness is their reality until they learn there is no love like sisterly love.




DARK POWER OF THE MIND


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many dark situations bringdark thoughts of sadnessbut to go through the dark inpictures and words people can relate toin this book




Catlorian


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Catlorian By R. L. Pool “Wanted: Persons of skill and daring to undertake, for gain and adventure, a quest for knowledge.” So comes the summons from within Catlorian. From all around the call is answered, each adventurer with a unique motivation to seek treasure, revenge, and—above all—truth. Coincidence brought them together—or was it the Fates? Now, they must depend on each other for their success, for their survival, and for the good of the worlds around them. Nothing is ever as it seems in Catlorian, and nothing is ever simple. And, as the strangely mixed group begins to find out, everyone has their own secret.




The Last Song of Dusk


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A Tale Of Exquisite Friendships, Immense Sacrifices And Dangerous Desires Pirouetting Between Laughter And Tears, Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi S Technicolour Debut Tells The Story Of Four Extraordinary Lives. Of Anuradha Gandharva, Gifted With Astonishing Beauty And Magical Songs; Of Her Husband, Vardhmaan, Struggling With Secret Losses; Of Nandini, A Deviously Alluring Artist, With A Penchant For Panthers And Walking On Water; And Of Shloka, The Gandharvas Delicate, Disturbingly Silent Child. As Their Fates Unravel In An Old Villa In 1920S India, They Learn To Navigate The Ever-Changing Landscape Of Love, And In Doing So Encounter A Host Of Eccentrics: Mr. Bunkusdaas, The Father Of Bollywood Cinema; Stella Dimm, England S First Ever Tit Girl ; Libya Dass, Rarely Seen Out Of Her Porcelain Bathtub; And Percival Worthington, The Aristocratically Limp Son Of The Governor Of Bombay, On Whom Nandini Rashly Sets Her Sights. Told With Tenderness And With Dazzling Wit, The Last Song Of Dusk Will Haunt You Long After You Have Turned The Final Page.




The Last Song of Dusk


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Anuradha Patwardhan, a legendary beauty in 1920s India, marries handsome and well-to-do doctor Vardhmaan, but their married years are challenged by the death of their child and the arrival of a mysterious girl.




The Coward


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Talon is the village dreamer, idealistic and filled with passion. He lives a comfortable and simple life. His greatest dream is to become a knight of the kingdom and to marry his best friend, Katrina Darringer, whom he has been in love with for as long as he can remember. These big dreams are challenged when he receives a piece of unexpected news that turns his world upside down. Talon is tested in ways he could never have imagined. He faces a series of decisions that will define him at his core, balancing his own dreams against fighting for love. This launches him on a harrowing journey across his beloved kingdom.




The LightStone


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An evil force arises twice every hundred years. A young man has his destiny forced upon him to fight this evil power. Brey is the last of the Turjim, the human warrior the fights by the good wizard's side, Halloc. Halloc is loyal to the king, but a higher purpose controls his thoughts. Halloc must take young boy and turn him into a man in less than three days. He needs the help of more humans. The life of Brey unfolds. It almost crumbles when his father is murdered. It reaches new heights when he meets a pretty servant girl at the royal castle. Questions fill his mind, but with each new answer comes another thousand questions. Who murdered his father? How did his mother die? What secret does his best friends, Stik and Prat, hide from everyone? What curse does the royal family hide? How can a young boy become a man in three days? The wizard gives Brey the Lightstone, the one talisman that can vanquish the evil wizard forever. It can conquer any wizard. Five humans and a wizard set out on their quest. The journey is full of surprises. There is truth within lies, and deceit amid sincerity, love fed by hate, and serpent's venom within a dove's tear. Their lives will never be the same, if they live at all. Among them is a wizard killer.




The Quondam Lover and Other Stories from the Wasteland


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The stories contained herein will take the reader through a real life obstacle course of choices that have to be made when confronting morality vs immorality, good vs evil, and social responsibility vs just deserts.