Author : Lara Owen
Publisher : Harper San Francisco
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 23,11 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN :
Ancient reverence for the mystery and magic of menstruation has been replaced by silence, ignorance, and PMS jokes. Breaking the silence of the menstruation taboo, here is a pioneering and liberating exploration of the "M" in PMS. The powerful stories of three very different women help women recognize the power of their periods.
Author : Anne Rice
Publisher : Random House
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 20,42 MB
Release : 2008-12-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1409036685
SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SHOW, FROM THE NETWORK BEHIND THE WALKING DEAD '[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes '[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author of The Hungry Moon The 8th novel in Anne Rice's internationally bestselling Vampire Chronicles Here is the glorious and sinister life of Marius: patrician by birth, scholar by choice and one of the oldest vampires of them all. From his genesis in ancient Rome, to his present day we follow the story of this aristocratic and powerful killer. His is a tale that spans the breadth of time. When the Visigoths sack his city, Marius is there; with the resurgence of the glory of Rome, he is there, still searching for his lost love Pandora. So prevalent is Marius that it is he who gives the dark gift to the illustrious vampire Armand. Intertwined with the stories of a magnificent Pantheon of the undead this account of Marius is the most wondrous and mind-blowing of them all.
Author : Anne Rice
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 30,83 MB
Release : 2001-10-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0679454497
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The Vampire Chronicles continue as the great vampire Marius returns. The golden-haired Marius, true Child of the Millennia, once mentor to The Vampire Lestat, always and forever the conscientious foe of the Evil Doer, reveals in his own intense yet inti- mate voice the secrets of his two-thousand-year existence. Once a proud Senator in Imperial Rome, kidnapped and made a “blood god” by the Druids, Marius becomes the embittered protector of Akasha and Enkil, Queen and King of the vampires, in whom the core of the supernatural race resides. We follow him through his heartbreaking abandonment of the vampire Pandora. Through him we see the fall of pagan Rome to the Emperor Constantine and the horrific sack of the Eternal City itself at the hands of the Visigoths. Bravely, Marius seeks a new civilization in the midst of glittering Constantinople, only to meet with the blood drinker Eudoxia. We see him ultimately returning to his beloved Italy, where after the horrors of the Black Death, he is restored by the beauty of the Renaissance. We see him become a painter living dangerously yet happily among mortals, giving his heart to the great Botticelli, to the bewitching courtesan Bianca, and to the mysterious young apprentice Armand. Moving from Rome to Florence, Venice, and Dresden, and to the English castle of the secret scholarly order of the Talamasca, the novel reaches its dramatic finale in our own time, deep in the jungle where Marius, having told his life story, seeks some measure of justice from the oldest vampires in the world.
Author : Joseph A. West
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 37,2 MB
Release : 2004-08-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1101177411
In this Ralph Compton western, the most wanted man in the West isn’t an outlaw. But he’s still worth $30,000 dead or alive… An inexperienced cowpuncher with a solid work ethic, Dusty Hannah has earned the respect of his boss. Entrusted with $30,000, he has been charged to deliver the cattle rancher’s gold across Texas’s Red River—by way of Indian Territory, where the Apaches still reign. But the Apaches are the least of his concerns once word of the money reaches the ears of every desperado in the Southwest. Saddled with the gold, and suddenly responsible for protecting a father and daughter lost in hostile country, Dusty has to keep his wits about him if he hopes to see the trail’s end. More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!
Author : Rosie Forest
Publisher : Rosie Forest
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 46,45 MB
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN :
On the night of her Claiming ceremony, 19-year-old Kassya Sylthana is gifted her family's Magyck, and officially named heir to the Aelvalian throne. However, when rebel forces attack, she's forced to flee the castle with a man she only just met, leaving her mother and home behind. Together, the duo navigate the land of Aelvale, and she realises that the world is a very different place from what she had thought. How many truths will she have to uncover, and how far will she have to go to take back her Kingdom?
Author : T.G. Ayer
Publisher : Infinite Ink Books
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 31,94 MB
Release :
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN :
As Maya perfects her Fire skills she finds there is more to being the Hand of Kali than just wielding Fire. A surprising summons to Mount Kailas takes Maya on a journey to meet the Lord of the Hindu Pantheon – Lord Shiva himself. This time the God’s request may not be so easy to fulfill. Maya and her friends must flee the demons and the ruthless killers on their trail to retrieve the golden bow of Lord Rama. Can Maya get the bow back in time, and also save a certain demon king in the process?
Author : Duncan McGeary
Publisher : Dragon Moon Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 16,97 MB
Release : 2017-12-12
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1988256895
Terrill was the most ruthless of vampires, but over the long centuries of his existence he has evolved into a Golden Vampire, renouncing violence, able to walk among humans and in sunlight. What he didn't know--what no one knew--was that the evolution was directed by forces bigger than himself. Terrill and others of his kind have evolved into a higher form of vampire, but another type of vampire has emerged, too. Shadow Vampires can walk in sunlight, for they carry the darkness with them, in their souls and their bodies. And they are determined to destroy everyone in their way, especially the Golden Vampires... who are the only ones who can stop them. "If you like your undead to be more Fright Night than Twilight, Duncan McGeary's Vampire Evolution Trilogy will be your cup of gore." ~ Steve Perry, New York Times Bestselling Author of Men in Black, The Mask, and Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Author : Mara Menzies
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 33,14 MB
Release : 2021-10-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1788854810
Winner of the Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year 'a beguiling mixture of poetry, moving prose and magical realism' - Stephen McGinty, The Sunday Times Jeda is a girl on the cusp of adulthood, living in Edinburgh; with a white father and a black mother, she feels self-conscious and out of place. Her feelings of alienation allow the stories of the shapeshifting Shadowman, who embodies all that is negative, to feed on her doubts and insecurities. The death of her mother, Rahami, gives the Shadowman an opportunity to control Jeda through her grief and his lies, but her mother's last gift to her daughter was a box of stories. When the box is flung open, the stories escape, setting in motion an incredible journey. Jeda learns more about her African ancestry through tales of slavery, cruelty and colonisation, but she also discovers pride and love and sacrifice, ultimately embracing her dual heritage and her unique place in the world. Filled with tragedy, wonder and magic, Blood and Gold explores the themes of loss and oppression, while asking us to examine our own identities, attitudes, and humanity.
Author : Caro Ramsay
Publisher : Severn House Publishers Ltd
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 47,91 MB
Release : 2023-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1448311942
'Girl A' was convicted of murdering three people when she was a child. Now she's missing and a man is dead. The clock is ticking for Scottish detective DCI Christine Caplan to bring her to justice - but the truth may be darker than even she fears . . . When a body is discovered in the water at Connel Bridge, the police assume it's an open-and-shut case of suicide. But when DCI Christine Caplan is called in to take a closer look, she discovers that darker truths lurk beneath the surface, and suspicion begins to turn to a young woman recently out of care. Known only as Girl A, her identity remains anonymous, protected under law. Her violent past includes an allegation of the murder of a younger sibling, so the timing of this new death seems too coincidental. Then a vigilante sets her home on fire and she flees, so the 'child killer' is now on the loose - and at risk herself. As Caplan launches a search for the elusive teenager, looking for connections between her and the dead man, she turns to Girl A's past for answers. And when she gets them, she realizes the truth may be even more sinister.
Author : Jenny Wheeler
Publisher : Jenny Wheeler
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 25,52 MB
Release : 2021-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0995145245
In the sun-baked hills of 1870s Sacramento, where secrets run as deep as the gold veins in the nearby mountains, two couples fight for love, justice, and redemption in this spellbinding duo of tales from the Of Gold & Blood series. Unbridled Vengeance, Book 5, introduces us to Caleb Stewart, an honorable rancher wrongly accused of a brutal double murder. As he battles to clear his name and escape the gallows, he finds an unlikely ally in his enchanting French neighbor, Madeleine Laurent. But Madeleine harbors her own dark past – one that's followed her across an ocean. Blackmailed into silence by her supposedly dead husband, she must choose between protecting Caleb and safeguarding her own life. Can their budding love survive in a world where the past never truly dies? In Hope Redeemed" Book 6, we delve deeper into the Stewart family saga with Caleb's sister, Josefa. Pregnant and mourning her murdered fiancé, Josefa faces scandal and ruin unless she can secure a suitable marriage. Enter Santiago Valaquez, a loyal vaquero who's loved Josefa from afar for years. When Santiago uncovers disturbing secrets about Josefa's new suitor – and his own family history – he must decide whether to risk everything to protect the woman he loves. Can Josefa and Santiago overcome societal barriers and family traditions to find happiness together? From windswept ranches to moonlit haciendas, Of Gold & Blood Series 3 weaves a tapestry of passion, danger, and redemption. If you love deeply drawn characters, heart-pounding suspense, and romance that defies all odds, then you'll be captivated by Jenny Wheeler's enthralling tales of courage and second chances in the wild heart of California. Buy Of Gold & Blood Series 3 today and lose yourself in a world where love is the greatest treasure–and the most dangerous gamble of all.
