Author : Kristen Britain
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 658 pages
File Size : 49,94 MB
Release : 2013-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0756407796
After becoming a Green Rider, Karigan G'ladheon must defend the Blackveil Forest from an insurrection led by dark magicians who are using powerful black magics that have been shut away for a millennium.
Author : Kristen Britain
Publisher : Gollancz
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 19,74 MB
Release : 2011-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0575099666
Karigan G'ladheon was a regular girl until she stumbled across a dying man. There were two arrows embedded in his back, and wherever his horse was taking him, he was going to die before they got there. He gave Karigan his horse, his cloak and his brooch - the symbol that he was one of the King's Green Riders - and, with them, his mission. To deliver a message to the King. He made her swear to do it ... even though the Shadow Man who killed him would be hot on her trail. That mission made her a Green Rider. Now, her first legendary mission is long complete. Karigan has learnt to wield the magic her Green Rider brooch allows her to access, and she's used it to defy some of the most terrifying dark magicians of the age. But while Mornhavon the Black has gone, he's not defeated. His restless spirit haunts Blackveil, the lethal, corrupt forest that stands beyond a failing magical wall at the edge of King Zachary's territory. Karigan's destiny is leading her there, and when her King asks her to join a mission to Blackveil to save the remnants of a dying race, it seems she has little choice but to follow it ...
Author : Jennifer Finney Boylan
Publisher : Crown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 13,98 MB
Release : 2017-04-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0451496345
Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2017 For fans of Donna Tartt and Megan Abbott, a novel about a woman whose family and identity are threatened by the secrets of her past, from the New York Times bestselling author of She's Not There On a warm August night in 1980, six college students sneak into the dilapidated ruins of Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary, looking for a thrill. With a pianist, a painter and a teacher among them, the friends are full of potential. But it’s not long before they realize they are locked in—and not alone. When the friends get lost and separated, the terrifying night ends in tragedy, and the unexpected, far-reaching consequences reverberate through the survivors’ lives. As they go their separate ways, trying to move on, it becomes clear that their dark night in the prison has changed them all. Decades later, new evidence is found, and the dogged detective investigating the cold case charges one of them—celebrity chef Jon Casey— with murder. Only Casey’s old friend Judith Carrigan can testify to his innocence. But Judith is protecting long-held secrets of her own – secrets that, if brought to light, could destroy her career as a travel writer and tear her away from her fireman husband and teenage son. If she chooses to help Casey, she risks losing the life she has fought to build and the woman she has struggled to become. In any life that contains a “before” and an “after,” how is it possible to live one life, not two? Weaving deftly between 1980 and the present day, and told in an unforgettable voice, Long Black Veil is an intensely atmospheric thriller that explores the meaning of identity, loyalty, and love. Readers will hail this as Boylan’s triumphant return to fiction.
Author : Rick Moody
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 16,1 MB
Release : 2015-11-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1504027701
A raw, unflinching, convention-defying memoir of substance abuse, depression, and guilt In his genre-bending memoir, Rick Moody, author of The Ice Storm, delves into not only his own tormenting struggle with depression and alcoholism but also the pathos inherent in American society. Beginning with his childhood and widening his gaze to his ancestral past, Moody elegantly details the events that led him to admit himself to a psychiatric hospital. Seeking explanations for his inner demons, Moody traces his lineage back to Joseph “Handkerchief” Moody. In early-eighteenth-century Maine, Joseph accidentally killed his childhood friend and wore a handkerchief over his face for the rest of his life as a self-imposed punishment. His story stirs within Moody a drive to understand his own failings through a study of American violence from colonial times to the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School. Remarkably broad in scope and full of Moody’s witticisms and brilliantly crafted prose, The Black Veil is an extraordinary exploration of both personal and cultural shame that transcends the expectations of a memoir. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Rick Moody including rare images from the author’s personal collection.
Author : Delsie Tindel
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 38,69 MB
Release : 2013-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1483690660
The Witches' Creed says, And Do What You Will be the challenge, So be it Love that harms none, For this is the only commandment, By magic of old, be it done! Charlotte Wellington is a powerful witch that has a problem with this commandment and chooses to live by her own rules and does not live according the Witches' Creed. She continues to do evil. She continues to kill. She likes to have things her way. What Charlotte doesn't know is that her grandmother Loren intends to stop her and bring her reign of darkness to an end no matter what the cost.
Author : Kristen Britain
Publisher : Gollancz
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 22,7 MB
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0575099860
It's a race against time to save her country, but it could cost her life . . . Karigan G'ladheon always seemed to be getting into a fight, and today was no exception. But as she trudged through the forest, using her long walk home to contemplate her depressing future - and the expulsion it was bound to hold - a horse burst through the woodland and charged straight for her. The rider was slumped over his mount's neck with two arrows embedded in his back. Wherever his horse was taking him, he would be dead before they got there. There's nothing Karigan can do, as the young man lies dying on the road. He had sworn to carry out his mission as a Green Rider - one of the legendary messengers of the king - and he has a life or death message that must reach King Zachary. Karigan may be unable to save him, but she can deliver his message. He makes her swear to it, to keep it secret and, with his last breath, he warns her to 'beware the shadow man ...' Pursued by an unknown assassin, following a path only her horse seems to know, and accompanied by the silent specter of the original messenger, Karigan is going to become a legendary Green Rider herself. Caught up in a world of deadly danger and complex magic, compelled by forces she cannot understand, her simple promise to deliver a letter is about to become a race against time ... and a race for her life ... Fall in love with GREEN RIDER, like readers already have: 'I'm bursting at the seams to talk about how incredible this book was!'- Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This series truly is a hidden gem' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This was such an epic adventure story - I loved every page!!' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 'This is the epic fantasy I'd been longing for. This book single-handedly restored my faith in the genre' - Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Author : Davidson King
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 32,89 MB
Release : 2021-08-20
Category :
ISBN :
Vampires, mermaids, and witches...oh, my! Black Veil is full of them all, but at the end of the day, it's The Blood Boss who has the last word. Ever since The Final War, Vampires rule Black Veil, and with The Blood Boss in charge, peace reigns. Keeping the vampires under control is a task Cain takes seriously. Humans have accepted his rule, and anyone who seeks to destroy his territory is given swift punishment. His promise to keep Black Veil safe comes with great sacrifice and selflessness; never does he dare hope for more in life. Until one day, a man walks through his front door and changes everything. Jayce has a happy life. His adopted parents love him, he wants for very little, and he lives every day to the fullest. But when a normal evening turns into a nightmare, and Jayce is forced to come face-to-face with The Blood Boss, the world as he knows it feels like a lie. Then a great secret is revealed, and nothing is what it seems. Cain and Jayce must work together to stop the forces uniting against the vampires. Life and love are in jeopardy as they fight those who seek to destroy them. Can Cain and Jayce keep Black Veil from crumbling into the sea when every attempt to do so seems impossible?
Author : Carter Seagrove
Publisher : XinXii
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 46,31 MB
Release : 2015-05-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3959262965
Alfred and Adam have been given a mission to bring a star witness from the Riviera to London to testify in a murder trial. Before they leave Le Havre on their way to Paris, they are beset by anarchists and Fenchurch’s beloved Lancia Lambda is blown to smithereens. Black Veil is less of the traditional ‘whodunnit’ and more the international crime/spy mystery ... a creative experiment which had both Alp and Chambers slightly crazy, researching the 1930’s, mythological Bugatti supercars and metaphysics Inspector Alfred Fenchurch and his sidekick, PC Adam Cowley, were both born on the island of Jersey. They work for the Bristol Constabulary when not answering the call from Fulshard, the head of a special Anglo-French law enforcement unit. Inspector Alfred Fenchurch is part-English and part-French, obsessed with the metaphysical poets, Italian sports cars, and owns a house in Le Havre. Adam Cowley is Alfred’s one time childhood friend now devoted lover, never the stooge. Black Veil is the second Inspector Fenchurch Mystery and follows on from the first story in the Fenchurch series, The Blakely Affair. We hope that you thoroughly enjoy the story and feedback is always welcome. Please visit our website to find out what we’re working on next. Thank you! Carter Seagrove
Author : E. Anthony Hurley
Publisher : Africa World Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 40,28 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Caribbean poetry (French)
ISBN : 9780865435964
Investigates the diverse poetic manifestations of a sensibility that may be designated as French Caribbean through a close reading of a representative sample of poems. Many are presented here in translation for the first time.
Author : Jennifer Finney Boylan
Publisher : Crown
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 27,16 MB
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0451496337
Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2017 For fans of Donna Tartt and Megan Abbott, a novel about a woman whose family and identity are threatened by the secrets of her past, from the New York Times bestselling author of She's Not There On a warm August night in 1980, six college students sneak into the dilapidated ruins of Philadelphia’s Eastern State Penitentiary, looking for a thrill. With a pianist, a painter and a teacher among them, the friends are full of potential. But it’s not long before they realize they are locked in—and not alone. When the friends get lost and separated, the terrifying night ends in tragedy, and the unexpected, far-reaching consequences reverberate through the survivors’ lives. As they go their separate ways, trying to move on, it becomes clear that their dark night in the prison has changed them all. Decades later, new evidence is found, and the dogged detective investigating the cold case charges one of them—celebrity chef Jon Casey— with murder. Only Casey’s old friend Judith Carrigan can testify to his innocence. But Judith is protecting long-held secrets of her own – secrets that, if brought to light, could destroy her career as a travel writer and tear her away from her fireman husband and teenage son. If she chooses to help Casey, she risks losing the life she has fought to build and the woman she has struggled to become. In any life that contains a “before” and an “after,” how is it possible to live one life, not two? Weaving deftly between 1980 and the present day, and told in an unforgettable voice, Long Black Veil is an intensely atmospheric thriller that explores the meaning of identity, loyalty, and love. Readers will hail this as Boylan’s triumphant return to fiction.
