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Veiled Embers

Author : Jasmine Flowerday

Publisher : Jasmine Flowerday

Page : 190 pages

File Size : 36,3 MB

Release : 2017-06-02

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After five years of living in a cabin in the woods, Savannah is forced out of hiding and back into the Supernatural world she comes from when her mother disappears. She must overcome her untrusting nature and work with strangers to bring her mother back. As a Morphling, Samuel has grown up hearing of Kites and their intense powers, but he had never met one. No wonder, since almost the entire race was wiped out a few years ago. Ditching school was never as rewarding as the day he met Savannah, a Kite! Following her into the woods and her adventures, he wondered how was he ever going to keep up with these Veiled Embers?



Veiled in Smoke (The Windy City Saga Book #1)

Author : Jocelyn Green

Publisher : Baker Books

Page : 287 pages

File Size : 37,14 MB

Release : 2020-02-04

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1493422758

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Meg and Sylvie Townsend manage the family bookshop and care for their father, Stephen, a veteran still suffering in mind and spirit from his time as a POW during the Civil War. But when the Great Fire sweeps through Chicago's business district, they lose much more than just their store. The sisters become separated from their father and make a harrowing escape from the flames with the help of Chicago Tribune reporter Nate Pierce. Once the smoke clears away, they reunite with Stephen, only to learn soon after that their family friend was murdered on the night of the fire. Even more shocking, Stephen is charged with the crime and committed to the Cook County Insane Asylum. Though homeless and suddenly unemployed, Meg must not only gather the pieces of her shattered life, but prove her father's innocence before the asylum truly drives him mad.



Veiled Empire

Author : Douglas T. Northrop

Publisher : Cornell University Press

Page : 627 pages

File Size : 42,32 MB

Release : 2016-06-08

Category : History

ISBN : 1501702963

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Drawing on extensive research in the archives of Russia and Uzbekistan, Douglas Northrop here reconstructs the turbulent history of a Soviet campaign that sought to end the seclusion of Muslim women. In Uzbekistan it focused above all on a massive effort to eliminate the heavy horsehair-and-cotton veils worn by many women and girls. This campaign against the veil was, in Northrop's view, emblematic of the larger Soviet attempt to bring the proletarian revolution to Muslim Central Asia, a region Bolsheviks saw as primitive and backward. The Soviets focused on women and the family in an effort to forge a new, "liberated" social order.This unveiling campaign, however, took place in the context of a half-century of Russian colonization and the long-standing suspicion of rural Muslim peasants toward an urban, colonial state. Widespread resistance to the idea of unveiling quickly appeared and developed into a broader anti-Soviet animosity among Uzbeks of both sexes. Over the next quarter-century a bitter and often violent confrontation ensued, with battles being waged over indigenous practices of veiling and seclusion.New local and national identities coalesced around these very practices that had been placed under attack. Veils became powerful anticolonial symbols for the Uzbek nation as well as important markers of Muslim propriety. Bolshevik leaders, who had seen this campaign as an excellent way to enlist allies while proving their own European credentials as enlightened reformers, thus inadvertently strengthened the seclusion of Uzbek women—precisely the reverse of what they set out to do. Northrop's fascinating and evocative book shows both the fluidity of Central Asian cultural practices and the real limits that existed on Stalinist authority, even during the ostensibly totalitarian 1930s.



A Shadow in the Ember

Author : Jennifer L. Armentrout

Publisher : Blue Box Press

Page : 390 pages

File Size : 38,9 MB

Release : 2021-10-19

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1952457483

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#1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout returns with book one of the all-new, compelling Flesh and Fire series—set in the beloved Blood and Ash world. Born shrouded in the veil of the Primals, a Maiden as the Fates promised, Seraphena Mierel’s future has never been hers. Chosen before birth to uphold the desperate deal her ancestor struck to save his people, Sera must leave behind her life and offer herself to the Primal of Death as his Consort. However, Sera’s real destiny is the most closely guarded secret in all of Lasania—she’s not the well protected Maiden but an assassin with one mission—one target. Make the Primal of Death fall in love, become his weakness, and then…end him. If she fails, she dooms her kingdom to a slow demise at the hands of the Rot. Sera has always known what she is. Chosen. Consort. Assassin. Weapon. A specter never fully formed yet drenched in blood. A monster. Until him. Until the Primal of Death’s unexpected words and deeds chase away the darkness gathering inside her. And his seductive touch ignites a passion she’s never allowed herself to feel and cannot feel for him. But Sera has never had a choice. Either way, her life is forfeit—it always has been, as she has been forever touched by Life and Death.



The Veiled Huntress

Author : Corinne M. Knight

Publisher : Corinne M Knight

Page : 107 pages

File Size : 40,87 MB

Release : 2024-03-29

Category : Fiction

ISBN :

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Outside the hallowed halls of Roslyn Academy, the Order of the Dragon unscrupulously nurtures supernatural entities to further their clandestine designs. As Jade, Ash, Alessandra, and Vlad return to the academy, their eagerly awaited reunion with Lucien is tinged with a heavy sense of longing. Avery, the woman who holds Lucien's heart captive, remains ensnared within the treacherous clutches of her malevolent father. With an unwavering determination to bring her back, Lucien seeks the assistance of a formidable witch from beyond the academy's confines—a specialist skilled in the art of finding the lost. Guided by the faint but hopeful breadcrumbs Avery has left behind, they inch ever closer to her concealed location, racing against the relentless passage of time. A gallant rescue team assembles, ready to face any peril in their relentless quest to liberate Avery from the abyss of darkness. Meanwhile, Avery awakens within the chilling confines of her father's lair, fully aware of the nightmarish experiments that await her. When Lucien's reassuring voice reaches her, promising salvation, it ignites a fragile spark of hope within her. Yet, as her father's malevolent experiments intensify, Avery's resilience and determination are tested to their limits. Can she endure the ceaseless onslaught long enough for her rescuers to set her free? The Veiled Huntress is a Supernatural Paranormal Fantasy fifth novella in the Of Knights and Monsters series. The story is set in Roslyn Academy (England, UK), Garmarth Castle (Scotland) and Château de Draven (France) and is imbued with secret societies, supernatural creatures, and an action-packed adventure that takes our characters on a harrowing journey of courage, love, and sacrifice. Supernatural paranormal fantasy suspense adventure, Vampires vamps vampyre Dracula Vlad, Spells magic mystery curses cursed revenge, Academy school secrets secret society, Europe Romania France travelling quest, Quick fast read short story stories, love story romance romantic lovers relationship



Pirouetting Spheres

Author : Cynthia Barnes

Publisher : iUniverse

Page : 274 pages

File Size : 33,53 MB

Release : 2001-04

Category : Poetry

ISBN : 0595181082

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Declaring that she cannot neglect the brilliant anthropology of the Homo sapiens and his Celestial Orientations, she earnestly reflects upon the piano composition she had been most thankful to share at the Rosicrucian Order during the '70s in San Jose, California. Due to immense hardship, however, she regrets that she was unable to attend a meeting at which she was to meet Carl Sagan. "Freewill is an underlying idealism of common convention that disadvantaged and victimized creatures are incapable of maintaining. Controlling our environment poses insurmountable limits." The thematic content of Pirouetting Spheres reflects her association with the Rosicrucian Order, the San Jose Egyptian Museum bearing her profound sentiment. "I am from such a broken home that I was truly ashamed-pathetically incapable of extending rightful hospitality to those extending invaluable moral support. I hereby reflect upon the struggles of mortal man." She maintains that accurate responses are not always possible during moments too typical and fleeting. "I hope this poetry will encourage my fellow brothers and sisters to seek Justice and Fulfillment through the History of Civil Code and Astral Appeal."





Veiled Freedom

Author : Jeanette Windle

Publisher : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Page : 456 pages

File Size : 22,92 MB

Release : 2009-05-20

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1414333528

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When Special Forces veteran Steve Wilson returns to Kabul as security chief to the minister of interior, he is disillusioned with the corriuption and violence that has overtaken the country he fought to free. Relief worker Amy Mallory arrives in Afghanistan ready to change the world. She soon discovers that as a Western woman, the challenges are monumental. Afghan native Jamil returns to his homeland seeking work, but a painful past continues to haunt him. All three are searching for truth and freedom when a suicide bombing brings them together on Kabul's dusty streets.--From publisher's description.



Veiled

Author : Ruby Smoke

Publisher : Independently Published

Page : 536 pages

File Size : 17,32 MB

Release : 2021-02-03

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★When the Light and the Dark Collide...Who will Maintain the Balance within the Veil★ For hundreds of years, magic users have grown up with the misconception that their magic has no true origin; that they were simply gifted more than mere-mortals. This control of the narrative has suited the Fae, for their existence has been hidden; their kingdoms beyond the Veil secure. There has been a tenuous balance within the realms and for thousands of years the Fae have been secure in their traditions...their rule. That is, until the uprising of a dark queen; because as with all things bound by nature, with unbalance comes destruction. Until the prophecy of change was whispered throughout the realms there was an ever present sense of desolation. Now? There is hope. -------------------- Hudson Jacobs has no idea of the changes that are about to take her life by storm. No idea of the plans put into motion by those who know of her existence and wish to not only protect her, but solidify the prophecy by any means necessary. The only question is, will her destiny ultimately protect her or destroy her and those she holds dear to her heart. When the stakes are darkness or light, life or death, will Hudson embrace her new life or will the tenuous Veil between the mortal and Fae Realm, destroy her before she gets that chance? ---------------------- ★Would you be willing to bleed for a Realm you never knew existed?★ For a place, full of a otherworldly creatures, you are now the Queen of?How far are you willing to go to fulfill a prophecy, a future, thrust upon you at just 21 years old?In the midst of brutal attacks, Hudson is about to find out just how far she willing to go to protect the ones she loves. Her enemies? Will soon learn just how much power she truly has... Welcome to the Realm of Smoke and Shadows; this is only the beginning. This is a Reverse Harem, Epic Fantasy Romance Novel.



Embers of Love

Author : Tracie Peterson

Publisher : Bethany House

Page : 352 pages

File Size : 38,1 MB

Release : 2010-10

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 0764206125

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Adventure meets romance in 1885 east Texas. When her matchmaker ways get her--and her friend--into trouble, will true love really conquer all?