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The Chained Choice

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Publisher : Tina McCullough

Page : 295 pages

File Size : 39,40 MB

Release : 2024-05-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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The Mideast is in turmoil … always … endlessly … but Francis Conley doesn’t have time for the BIG questions. She has all she can deal with, including a new relationship she doesn’t have a clue how to deal with. But there is more to Francis’ story, much more, love, mystery, murder, obligation. And she will deal with so much more than she ever dreamt in her worst nightmare. She soon would become aware that she was at the center of the most ancient of struggles...Good and Evil...Power and Choice...She now was part of a larger struggle that is played out on a greater stage. A stage that played host to battles upon millennium, the storied battles of the ages. No matter how big the battle, it will always come down to one thing, saving the ones she loves. And she was running out of time. She has no choice. She has only The Chained Choice. So, Francis begins to live her epic … again



Chained

Author : Lynne Kelly

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 255 pages

File Size : 35,7 MB

Release : 2012-05-08

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 0374312370

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To work off a family debt, 10-year-old Hastin leaves his desert village in India to work as a circus elephant keeper but many challenges await him, including trying to keep Nandita, a sweet elephant, safe from the cruel circus owner.



Chained by Choice

Author : Brenda Lee Renwick

Publisher : CreateSpace

Page : 302 pages

File Size : 44,64 MB

Release : 2010-05-18

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781452859279

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No matter how strong the attraction, no matter how compelling the need, sometimes two people are simply not meant to be together. If they fight through the battles, clear the hurdles, and overcome the obstacles they do not win through to the happily-ever-after they envisioned, but to disaster. This is just such a story. Most of the events really happened; the characters are based on people who really existed, though their true identities have been disguised because this account is not meant to accuse or expose. This book is for those women out there who have been through similar ordeals and, having been asked "why didn't you just leave?" had no answer.



Chained in Silence

Author : Talitha L. LeFlouria

Publisher : UNC Press Books

Page : 275 pages

File Size : 31,96 MB

Release : 2015-04-27

Category : Social Science

ISBN : 1469622483

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In 1868, the state of Georgia began to make its rapidly growing population of prisoners available for hire. The resulting convict leasing system ensnared not only men but also African American women, who were forced to labor in camps and factories to make profits for private investors. In this vivid work of history, Talitha L. LeFlouria draws from a rich array of primary sources to piece together the stories of these women, recounting what they endured in Georgia's prison system and what their labor accomplished. LeFlouria argues that African American women's presence within the convict lease and chain-gang systems of Georgia helped to modernize the South by creating a new and dynamic set of skills for black women. At the same time, female inmates struggled to resist physical and sexual exploitation and to preserve their human dignity within a hostile climate of terror. This revealing history redefines the social context of black women's lives and labor in the New South and allows their stories to be told for the first time.



Chain Letter

Author : Christopher Pike

Publisher : Simon and Schuster

Page : 497 pages

File Size : 21,96 MB

Release : 2013-07-23

Category : Young Adult Fiction

ISBN : 1442472162

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Two favorite thrillers from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christopher Pike are now available in one bone-chilling collection. When Alison first got the chain letter signed “Your Caretaker,” she thought it was a sick joke. But then it became clear that someone, somewhere knows about that awful night when she and six friends committed an unthinkable crime. And now that person is determined to make them pay. One by the one, the chain letter comes to each of them, demanding dangerous, impossible deeds. No one wants to believe that this nightmare is really happening, but then the accidents start. And the deaths. Finding the truth behind the stalker’s identity seems to be the only option, but even that might not be enough. The Caretaker has a prodigy who is even more frightening than the first, and this time he wants more than retribution. He’s out for blood.





The Chain

Author : Adrian McKinty

Publisher : Hachette UK

Page : 333 pages

File Size : 11,28 MB

Release : 2019-07-09

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1409189619

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THE ONLY WAY TO GET YOUR CHILD BACK IS TO KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD 'A blazing, full-tilt thriller that entirely justifies the hype' GUARDIAN 'A heart-stopping roller coaster' DAILY MAIL * * * * * YOUR PHONE RINGS. A STRANGER HAS KIDNAPPED YOUR CHILD. TO FREE THEM YOU MUST ABDUCT SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD. YOUR CHILD WILL BE RELEASED WHEN YOUR VICTIM'S PARENTS KIDNAP ANOTHER CHILD. IF ANY OF THESE THINGS DON'T HAPPEN: YOUR CHILD WILL BE KILLED. VICTIM. SURVIVOR. ABDUCTOR. CRIMINAL. YOU WILL BECOME EACH ONE. YOU ARE NOW PART OF THE CHAIN * * * * * DON'T MISS THE LATEST NAIL-BITING THRILLER FROM ADRIAN MCKINTY: THE ISLAND IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW. * * * * * THE MULTI-AWARD-WINNING THRILLER Winner: Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Winner: Ned Kelly Award for Best International Crime Fiction Winner: International Thriller Writers Awards - Best Hardcover Winner: Macavity Awards - Best International Crime Fiction Winner: Barry Award - Thriller of the Year ***** 'A heart-stopping roller coaster' DAILY MAIL 'The book everyone is talking about' MIRROR 'Scary, plausible, gripping.' IAN RANKIN 'You'll miss meals, sleep, and your stop on the bus - guaranteed.' VAL McDERMID 'I writhed with the pain of withdrawal when I finished it. Deserves to be the popular hit of the year.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Incredibly propulsive and original. You won't shake it for a long time.' STEPHEN KING 'A masterpiece. You will never be able to forget it.' DON WINSLOW 'A unique and unforgettable thriller. Breath-taking, breakneck, brilliant.' MARK BILLINGHAM 'Striking, memorable, should be savoured.' TANA FRENCH 'Explosively brilliant. Genuinely unputdownable. Terribly plausible' OBSERVER 'I may not read a better thriller in my lifetime.' STEVE CAVANAGH 'An electrifying thriller - one of the very best of its kind' FIONA CUMMINS 'What a fantastic idea and perfectly written. I'm quite jealous.' ANTHONY HOROWITZ 'Terrifying. Terrific.' MICK HERRON 'THE CHAIN does for parenting what Gone Girl did for marriage. A must-read thriller.' JAMES SWALLOW 'Diabolical, unnerving, relentless.' DENNIS LEHANE 'Utterly brilliant' ELLY GRIFFITHS A 'THRILLER OF THE YEAR' SELECTION FOR: GUARDIAN DAILY TELEGRAPH AMAZON EXPRESS OBSERVER TIME MAGAZINE



The Eye of the Chained God

Author : Don Bassingthwaite

Publisher : Wizards of the Coast

Page : 264 pages

File Size : 16,27 MB

Release : 2012-04-03

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0786959983

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In the aftermath of the plague demons' attack on Fallcrest, Roghar's inspiring optimism has played a significant role in the rebuilding of the town. Albanon, meanwhile, has not recovered so well. Tormented by his experiences and his near-transformations first by Vestapalk then by Kri, he has retreated to Moorin's tower, where he immerses himself in books. He is the last member of the Order of Vigilance, touched by both the Voidharrow and Tharizdun--he feels as if he stands on the brink of madness. The Nentir Vale has been ravaged by the abyssal plague and the plague demons. The area is lawless and suspicions run rampant. Only safe as long as they hide, the heroes scout as close as they dare. But with Vestapalk growing ever-stronger and plague demons on the rise, they know they have to act soon. The world cannot afford to wait any longer. As they journey toward the greatest concentration of demons they learn they are on the right path and they gain an ally. Kri, believed dead, resurfaces with wisdom garnered from the Chained God. It seems even Tharizdun himself is against Vestapalk.



The Devil's Chain

Author : Keely Stauter-Halsted

Publisher : Cornell University Press

Page : 392 pages

File Size : 20,33 MB

Release : 2016-02-19

Category : History

ISBN : 1501701665

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In the half-century before Poland’s long-awaited political independence in 1918, anxiety surrounding the country’s burgeoning sex industry fueled nearly constant public debate. The Devil’s Chain is the first book to examine the world of commercial sex throughout the partitioned Polish territories, uncovering a previously hidden conversation about sexuality, gender propriety, and social class. Keely Stauter-Halsted situates the preoccupation with prostitution in the context of Poland’s struggle for political independence and its difficult transition to modernity. She traces the Poles’ growing anxiety about white slavery, venereal disease, and eugenics by examining the regulation of the female body, the rise of medical authority, and the role of social reformers in addressing the problem of paid sex. Stauter-Halsted argues that the sale of sex was positioned at the juncture of mass and elite cultures, affecting nearly every aspect of urban life and bringing together sharply divergent social classes in what had long been a radically stratified society. She captures the experiences of the impoverished women who turned to the streets and draws a vivid picture of the social milieu that shaped their choices. The Devil’s Chain demonstrates that discussions of prostitution and its attendant disorders—sexual deviancy, alcoholism, child abuse, vagrancy, and other related problems—reflected differing visions for the future of the Polish nation.



Tempted by the Chained Queen

Author : Zadie Black

Publisher : Zadie Black

Page : 102 pages

File Size : 28,75 MB

Release : 2017-10-30

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1370423047

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King Gregory's beautiful and voluptuous new bride is the toast of the Kingdom of Sukkonia. That is, until a wicked sorcerer invades the queen's bedroom in the middle of the night, whisking her away in nothing but her silk nightgown. Only Sir Richard of the Lance, the king's loyal (and very well-endowed) champion stands a chance to win her back. Aided by the haughty redheaded lady-in-waiting Delmar and his hapless squire, Corin, Sir Richard is in a race against time to find and rescue Queen Aureola. But when Sir Richard finds the queen, she is locked up deep in the sorcerer's dungeons and wearing little more than chains and a loincloth. Suddenly, Sir Richard realizes that he is facing a challenge that may be too much even for him: resisting the allure of the king's extremely sexy and half-naked wife! Will the well-endowed knight and the buxom queen be able to resist their urges? Or will they ultimately succumb to their forbidden desires? Enjoy this erotic adult fantasy featuring royalty, chivalry, enchantment, and lots of sex.