The Fallen Angel's Bride


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Getting hitched to a fallen angel in Las Vegas wasn't in my job description... When you work undercover for an organisation like The Covenant to protect humanity from the apocalypse, you follow orders. And that includes marrying a sinfully sexy fallen angel called Lock, who also happens to be a King of Hell. The weird thing is, Lock seems familiar to me, and he acts like we're meant to be together. He's also convinced The Covenant aren't who they say they are. But can I trust a fallen angel with my life or this dangerous, seductive pull between us? Especially when it feels like he's hiding something . . . But marrying Lock will ensure my protection when we descend into Hell to put a stop to a heist inside The Inferno. And I'll need all the protection I can get, because it turns out a human marrying a fallen angel is a big no-no. So now it's not just demons after us, but angels, too. Will I be able to protect humanity-and my heart-during our journey to hell and back?




Replacing the Fallen Angels


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Replacing the Fallen Angels gives a deeper understanding of God's ultimate purpose for creation and man's role in God's ultimate purpose. The book explores God's purpose from a time prior to creation as He with subtlety reveals to Isaiah, Ezekiel and then John the Apostle in the book of Revelation the real heart of a dilemma that arose in Heaven before the creation of the world. God found himself needing to replace some rebellious angels and man would be his solution. In order to select from His creation those who would qualify for His Heavenly Kingdom, God had to give man something that he did not give His created angels. He gave man the opportunity to make choices between right and wrong, good and evil. This book explores this divine purpose of God and the effects of man's use of the choices that are before him. William A. Shackleford, Sr. has served as the pastor of the St. Paul High Street Baptist Church in Martinsville, Virginia for the past 21 years and served 4 years at Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Charles City County, Virginia. The author has served for over thirty-five years in The Baptist Sunday School and BTU Congress of Virginia, the Christian Education Auxiliary of the Virginia Baptist State Convention. He has served as the president of the congress, the chairman of the executive board and staff instructor. He has served for over 20 years as a regular staff instructor for the Christian Education Institute of the congress and has taught in many seminars and workshops in Virginia, North Carolina and Washington, D.C. Pastor Shackleford has served on Martinsville City School Board and as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Seminary and College (VA Univ.) of Lynchburg, Virginia.




The Bride of Christ Goes to Hell


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The early Christian writer Tertullian first applied the epithet "bride of Christ" to the uppity virgins of Carthage as a means of enforcing female obedience. Henceforth, the virgin as Christ's spouse was expected to manifest matronly modesty and due submission, hobbling virginity's ancient capacity to destabilize gender roles. In the early Middle Ages, the focus on virginity and the attendant anxiety over its possible loss reinforced the emphasis on claustration in female religious communities, while also profoundly disparaging the nonvirginal members of a given community. With the rising importance of intentionality in determining a person's spiritual profile in the high Middle Ages, the title of bride could be applied and appropriated to laywomen who were nonvirgins as well. Such instances of democratization coincided with the rise of bridal mysticism and a progressive somatization of female spirituality. These factors helped cultivate an increasingly literal and eroticized discourse: women began to undergo mystical enactments of their union with Christ, including ecstatic consummations and vivid phantom pregnancies. Female mystics also became increasingly intimate with their confessors and other clerical confidants, who were sometimes represented as stand-ins for the celestial bridegroom. The dramatic merging of the spiritual and physical in female expressions of religiosity made church authorities fearful, an anxiety that would coalesce around the figure of the witch and her carnal induction into the Sabbath.




Shattered Rainbows


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Broken Dreams and Second Chances... Honed by danger and haunted by the past, Lord Michael Kenyon finds it easy to risk his life for his country’s sake. But in the shadow of Waterloo, he faces a far more dangerous threat—the loss of his heart to the beautiful battlefield nurse who saves his life, yet can never be his. Called a saint for her virtue and selfless courage, only Catherine Melbourne knows the tragic flaw at the core of her spirit. In Michael Kenyon, she sees the strength and kindness she craves, yet for honor’s sake she must conceal her love and send him away. Even when freed from her empty marriage, she conceals the truth because of the bleak knowledge that she can never again be any man’s wife. Then fate offers Catherine a fortune, a title, a heritage for her daughter—if Michael will impersonate her husband on a visit to a wild Cornish island. Reluctantly he agrees to the masquerade. But what begins as a simple journey leads them into a shattering vortex of danger and betrayal—and a fiercely passionate love that can no longer be denied. * A Romance Writers of America RITA® finalist for best Long Historical Romance "An extraordinary reading experience. Darkly erotic and sizzling with sensuality, this love story dazzles the senses and steals your heart away. Romance just doesn't get any better than this." — Romantic Times "Rarely have I read a book about two such wonderful characters...Catherine is a beautiful, intelligent woman with integrity and Michael a noble, moral hero... Although many historical romances have used the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars and the Battle of Waterloo, Putney's description of the actual battle is electrifying... Books of quality such as Shattered Rainbows can only raise the standard for all romance novels. This is one of the best books of this year or any year." —TheRomanceReader.com "Ms. Putney makes me proud to be a romance reader. She writes beautiful stories about mature people with complicated lives and emotions that draw you in and will not let you go." — Old Book Barn Gazette The Fallen Angels series: Book 1: Thunder & Roses Book 2: Dancing on the Wind Book 3: Petals in the Storm Book 4: Angel Rogue Book 5: Shattered Rainbows Book 6: River of Fire Book 7: One Perfect Rose




Angels of Fire


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The supernatural link between angels of fire and the coming move of God’s glory! The angelic host has been with us from the beginning. While they are not often recognized by the human eye, they have been present all along and are vital to the work of God being fulfilled in the Earth. When you learn how to recognize these unique...




Advanced Prayers That Shake Heaven and Earth


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Are you ready to strike terror into the kingdom of darkness?The idea that prayers can yield instant and repeatable results can feel like fantasy. For many of us, prayer remains a place of insecurity. Will God hear me? Will God move in my time of need? Will God deliver me?As a result of a long journey with Jesus Christ to help people get set free, Daniel Duval has demonstrated to people around the world that prayer can be different. The missing key is properly applying the right language to address the mechanics of the spirit realm. This is a book of advanced prayers that do just that. This is the sequel to Prayers That Shake Heaven and Earth. It is the upgrade you have been waiting for.




AT THE GREEK BOSS'S BIDDING


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After an accident leaves him temporarily blinded, Greek tycoon Kristian Koumantaros is not taking well to being stuck at home. His arrogant personality has driven away all his previous nurses, but that'’s not going to stop Elizabeth from doing her job! And while his accident has left his face scarred, Elizabeth can'’t help but see a special kind of beauty there…...




Fallen Angels


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“My name is Legion: for we are many.” —Mark 5:9 They have been with us since the beginning of time. Walking the centuries in our myths, our art, our literature . . . and in our dreams. Victims of temptation and sin, they are spirits who fell from heaven’s grace, emerging anew as servants of darkness. Here, in one spellbinding volume, are the most infamous denizens of the Underworld—from Lucifer, the first angel who challenged God’s will, to the fathomless legions of demons and fiends who haunt us to this day. Explore their world, hear their stories, unravel their secrets, and discover for yourself that even angels can have a dark side . . .







Hark! The Herald Angels Scream


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Eighteen stories of Christmas horror from bestselling, acclaimed authors including Scott Smith, Seanan McGuire, Josh Malerman, Michael Koryta, Sarah Pinborough, and many more. That there is darkness at the heart of the Yuletide season should not surprise. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is filled with scenes that are unsettling. Marley untying the bandage that holds his jaws together. The hideous children--Want and Ignorance--beneath the robe of the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come. The heavy ledgers Marley drags by his chains. In the finest versions of this story, the best parts are the terrifying parts. Bestselling author and editor Christopher Golden shares his love for Christmas horror stories with this anthology of all-new short fiction from some of the most talented and original writers of horror today.