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Illusions of Fate

Author : Kiersten White

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 22,5 MB

Release : 2014-09-09

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 0062135910

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Downton Abbey meets Cassandra Clare in this lush, romantic fantasy from Kiersten White, #1 New York Times bestselling author of And I Darken. “Illusions of Fate is an absolute delight—a magical, sparkling, dangerous world with witty repartee and a romance that will light your heart on fire. Kiersten White’s best yet.”—Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss Jessamin has been an outcast since she moved from her island home of Melei to the dreary country of Albion. Everything changes when she meets the gorgeous, enigmatic Finn, who introduces her to the secret world of Albion's nobility. It’s a world that has everything Jessamin doesn't—power, money, status . . . and magic. But Finn has secrets of his own, and the vicious Lord Downpike will do anything to possess them. Unless Jessamin, armed only with her wits, can stop him. Readers who love Libba Bray, Cassanda Clare, or Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell won’t want to miss this captivating stand-alone novel.



Fate's Illusion

Author : Alllyson Lindt

Publisher : Acelette Press

Page : 247 pages

File Size : 25,43 MB

Release : 2024-05-09

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1732697906

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If the gods realize Lexi is the daughter of Hades and Persephone, she’ll become their next sacrifice. Lexi’s only path to safety is to free her father from the prison the other gods have trapped him in. To do so, she must enlist the help of a loyal and gorgeous hellhound, and an obnoxious but sexy hero. No one warned her about the trials that await. The maze that threatens to consume her. The rampaging champion who can kill her with a single blow. And the vengeful ex who would slaughter them all without a second thought. And she definitely wasn’t warned about the loves fate has in store for her. When she discovers Cerberus’ and Actaeon’s lies, she may lose both her heart and her life, regardless of what fate wants. Author’s Note: Truth’s Harem is a #WhyChoose series, with an older heroine who finds her happily ever after with three partners over the length of the series.



The Future of an Illusion

Author : Sigmund Freud

Publisher :

Page : 110 pages

File Size : 30,21 MB

Release : 1928

Category : Psychoanalysis

ISBN :

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Night's Illusion

Author : Amanda Ashley

Publisher : Zebra Books

Page : 347 pages

File Size : 16,91 MB

Release : 2021-08-24

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1420151622

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Hailed as “a master of her craft” (Maggie Shayne), one of the most trusted and innovative voices in paranormal romance, New York Times bestselling author Amanda Ashley, brings readers a sensually charged, witty and romantic novel about an ancient vampire searching for his perfect soulmate. Giovanni Lanzoni may just be the world’s oldest male virgin. Or at least, the oldest male virgin vampire. Giovanni has clung to the vows he made a thousand years ago as a mortal priest—yet he is no longer either of those things. Others of his kind have settled down since claiming immortality, finding love, even raising children. Sensing his loneliness, Mara, Queen of the Vampires, eagerly sets out to find Giovanni the perfect mate. But only one woman, met by chance on a dark night, truly tempts him . . . Cassie Douglas has never met a man she trusts as much as Giovanni. Yet the shocking truth he reveals makes her question their deep connection. There are other urgent obstacles too. Giovanni’s sire, an ancient, dangerously powerful vampire, is awakening after centuries of slumber, with vengeance on his mind. And in the battle unfolding around them, everything is at risk—their lives, their loved ones, and a passionate eternity together . . .



The Three Fates

Author : F. Marion Crawford

Publisher : Good Press

Page : 378 pages

File Size : 41,33 MB

Release : 2019-12-19

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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The Three Fates is a romance novel by F. Marion Crawford. Crawford was an American author noted for his numerous novels, particularly those set in Italy, and for his classic bizarre and fantastical stories. Excerpt: "She bore in her whole being and presence the stamp of a comfortable life. There is nothing more disturbing to society than the forced companionship of a person who either is, or looks, uncomfortable, in body, mind, or fortune, and many people owe their popularity almost solely to a happy faculty of seeming always at their ease. It is certain that neither birth, wealth, nor talent will of themselves make man or woman popular, not even when all three are united in the possession of one individual. But on the other hand they are not drawbacks to social success, provided they are merely means to the attainment of that unobtrusively careless good humour which the world loves. Mrs. Sherrington Trimm knew this. If not talented, she possessed at all events a pedigree and a fortune; and as for talent, she looked upon culture as an hereditary disease peculiar to Bostonians, and though not contagious, yet full of danger, inasmuch as its presence in a well-organised society must necessarily be productive of discomfort. All the charm of general conversation must be gone, she thought, when a person appeared who was both able and anxious to set everybody right. She even went so far as to say that if everybody were poor, it would be very disagreeable to be rich. She never wished to do what others could not do; she only aimed at being among the first to do what everybody would do by and by, as a matter of course."



Dispel Illusion

Author : Mark Lawrence

Publisher : 47North

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 49,45 MB

Release : 2019-12-31

Category : Gifted persons

ISBN : 9781542094016

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Sometimes being wrong is the right answer. Nick Hayes's genius is in wringing out the universe's secrets. It's a talent that's allowed him to carve paths through time. But the worst part is that he knows how his story will end. He's seen it with his own eyes. And every year that passes, every breakthrough he makes, brings him a step closer. Mia's accident is waiting for them both in 2011. If it happens then he's out of choices. Then a chance 1992 discovery reveals that this seeker of truth has been lying to himself. But why? It's a question that haunts him for years. A straw he clings to as his long-awaited fate draws near. Time travel turns out not to be the biggest problem Nick has to work on. He needs to find out how he can stay on his path but change the destination. Failure has never been an option, and neither has survival. But Nick's hoping to roll the dice one more time. And this new truth begins with a lie.



The Illusion of Separateness

Author : Simon Van Booy

Publisher : Harper Collins

Page : 155 pages

File Size : 30,28 MB

Release : 2013-06-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0062112260

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“The uncanny beauty of Van Booy’s prose, and his ability to knife straight to the depths of a character’s heart, fill a reader with wonder.” — San Francisco Chronicle Award-winning author Simon Van Booy tells a harrowing and enchanting story of how one man’s act of mercy during World War II changed the lives of strangers, and how they each discover the astonishing truth of their connection. The characters in Van Booy's The Illusion of Separateness discover at their darkest moments of fear and isolation that they are not alone, that they were never alone, that every human being is a link in a chain we cannot see. This gripping novel—inspired by true events—tells the interwoven stories of a deformed German infantryman; a lonely British film director; a young, blind museum curator; two Jewish American newlyweds separated by war; and a caretaker at a retirement home for actors in Santa Monica. They move through the same world but fail to perceive their connections until, through seemingly random acts of selflessness, a veil is lifted to reveal the vital parts they have played in one another's lives, and the illusion of their separateness.



Free Will

Author : Sam Harris

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 96 pages

File Size : 44,5 MB

Release : 2012-03-06

Category : Philosophy

ISBN : 1451683405

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The End of Faith, a thought-provoking, "brilliant and witty" (Oliver Sacks) look at the notion of free will—and the implications that it is an illusion. A belief in free will touches nearly everything that human beings value. It is difficult to think about law, politics, religion, public policy, intimate relationships, morality—as well as feelings of remorse or personal achievement—without first imagining that every person is the true source of his or her thoughts and actions. And yet the facts tell us that free will is an illusion. In this enlightening book, Sam Harris argues that this truth about the human mind does not undermine morality or diminish the importance of social and political freedom, but it can and should change the way we think about some of the most important questions in life.



Illusions

Author : Jade Kerrion

Publisher : Jade Kerrion

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 40,33 MB

Release : 2017-03-11

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1544636199

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This is a standalone novel, set in the world of Isa Fae. Sometimes, the truth begins with a lie… Desperate to break the suffocating grip of eternal winter, the fae prince Varian summons the most powerful witches and fae to shatter the icy shroud around La Condamine, but no one wants to die for the prince’s cause. When he conscripts by force, they flock to Nithya, begging her to wrap her flawless illusions around their magic bracelets. Nithya undermines Varian’s tyranny until she realizes there is more to him than the façade of a merciless dictator. Even so, she’s not the biggest traitor in the realm. The conspiracy that murdered Varian’s father now turns its malice and hatred against him. Nithya finds herself entangled in treachery, betrayal, and illusions far more entrapping than anything she can conjure. The prize is the soul of a nation, and the price is everything she cherishes—including Varian’s love. ~*~*~ Want More from the Isa Fae Collection? Visit www.fallensorcery.com



Code of the Fates

Author : Uva Be Dolezal

Publisher : Uva Be Dolezal

Page : 182 pages

File Size : 27,23 MB

Release : 2011-11-22

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Thousands of years into the post oil age world scientists compete to bridge the gap between biology and computers to improve the human animal with woolier and keener traits from the animal kingdom. The fate of humanity's free will hangs in the balance when a potential mind-control weapon is implanted in the brain of a young man named Code-E. To curb the potential world dominating power of a few greedy multinationals, the Fates create a new hero from a mild mannered beer brewer, launching an adventure of vampire battles, banking revolutions and water right wars. The interpretations of a young seer girl bring them all together to prepare for an epic battle to prevent a mind-controlled army and premature Armageddon. Code of the Fates is Book 1 of the 2 book 'Ode to Impossible' series. Word count 129,200.