Goddess Of Spring


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International bestselling author P.C. Cast brings us the magical, sensual Goddess Summoning series, which retells ancient myths with a sexy, modern twist - original, enthralling and utterly unputdownable . . . Lina's bakery in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is proving to be less than lucrative and she must come up with a plan to save it. When she stumbles upon an Italian Goddess cookbook, she can't help but think she's found the answer to her problem - even if it means invoking a goddess to save her business. Soon enough, Lina finds herself face-to-face with Demeter, who has a plan of her own. She proposes that Lina exchange souls with Persephone, the Goddess of Spring, who will breathe new life into the bakery. In return, Lina must set the Underworld to rights. Before all this, Lina's problems mostly involved dough and second dates. Now that she embodies the enchantingly beautiful Persephone, Lina has weightier things on her mind - like the formidable task of bringing Spring to a world of spirits. But when the handsome, brooding Hades kindles a spark in her heart, Lina wonders if this Lord of the Underworld might be the man of her dreams...




Goddess of Spring


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To save her failing bakery, Lina trades souls with Persephone, the Goddess of Spring--and starts falling for hunky Hades.




Goddess of Light


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Ancient gods Artemis and Apollo get caught up in a game of love with a mortal woman in this Goddess Summoning novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author P. C. Cast... Tired of dating egomaniacs, interior designer Pamela Gray has nearly given up. She wants to be treated like a goddess—preferably by a god. As she whispers her wish, she unwittingly invokes the goddess Artemis, who has some tricks up her celestial sleeve… Twins Artemis and Apollo have been sent to the kingdom of Las Vegas to test their mettle. Their first assignment: make Pamela’s wish come true. So Artemis volunteers her golden brother. After all, who better than the handsome God of Light to bring love to this lonely woman? It might be a first, but here in Sin City, where life is a gamble, both god and mortal are about to bet on a high-stakes game of love...




Goddess of the Sea


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New York Times bestselling author P. C. Cast presents the first novel in her Goddess Summoning series... Home alone on the night of her twenty-fifth birthday, Air Force Sergeant Christine Canady yearned for something to cure her loneliness. After drinking too much champagne, she recited a divine invocation to revive her humdrum life. But how was she to know the spell would actually work? When her plane crashes into the ocean, CC’s life changes forever. She awakens, bewildered, to find herself in a legendary time and place ruled by magic—and in the body of the mythic mermaid Undine. But danger lurks in the waters, ready to swallow CC whole. Taking pity on her, the goddess Gaea turns her into a damsel, that she might seek shelter on land. But when a dashing knight comes to CC’s rescue—a dream-come-true she should be falling for—she instead aches for the sea and the darkly sexy merman who’s stolen her heart…




Demeter and Persephone


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In graphic novel format, retells the Greek myth which offers an explanation for the Earth's seasons.




Demeter and Persephone


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In graphic novel format, retells the Greek myth which offers an explanation for the Earth's seasons.




The Goddess of Spring Trilogy


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During the night the young Lord of Spring was awoken by women seeking his caress, and the promise of Spring. They were of all ages and hues. He did not remember them from the day before. Their demands were insatiable. Orpheus was to lead all into the land of eternal Spring. That was his destiny and part of the Mysteries. Thus it was in the days of the Dark Empire.




Rebirth of the Goddess


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First published in 1999. One of the most unexpected developments of the late twentieth century is the rebirth of the religion of the Goddess in western cultures. Though we were taught that the Gods and Goddesses died with the triumph of Christianity, the re-emergence of the Goddess is not as surprising as it might seem. This book explores the meaning of the Goddess, and the questions we ask as well as the ways we answer them.




Demeter & Persephone


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This graphic novel tells the story of Demeter, the Greek goddess of the harvest, and her daughter, Persephone. Demeter rules over a perpetual summer on earth, where crops, trees, and flowers grow in abundance. Persephone, young and beautiful, unknowingly attracts the attention of the lonely god of the Underworld, Hades. Hades kidnaps Persephone, and a frantic Demeter searches in vain for her daughter. Finally, Demeter retreats to her temple in mourning. The goddess's sorrow causes the crops to die and the ground to freeze. The first winter falls over Greece. As people begin to starve, the other Olympian gods and goddesses try to convince Demeter to accept a marriage between Persephone and Hades. But Demeter will not give up her daughter forever to the Underworld. Finally a compromise is struck: Persephone will stay with Hades for half a year (winter). When she comes back from the Underworld to spend half a year with her mother, spring returns to earth.




Goddess of Spring


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Goddess of Spring 带来春天的女神 亲爱的小朋友,你们听过希腊的神话故事吗?希腊是欧洲著名的古国,它的神话流传到全世界。这些故事又美丽、又富有想像力,小朋友个个爱听。Dear children, have you ever heard of Greek mythology? Greece is a famous ancient country in Europe, and its myths have spread all over the world. These stories are beautiful and imaginative, and every child loves to hear them. 《带来春天的女神》就是根据希腊神话改写的。原著里面的柏瑟芬妮是个成熟的少女,为了适合少年儿童阅读,现在把她改写成一个八九岁的女孩子。"Bringing Spring Goddess" is rewritten based on Greek mythology. The original Persephone was a mature teenage girl, but to suit young children's reading, she is now rewritten as a girl aged eight or nine. 据说,那时候管理庄稼的女神名叫狄米特,她有一个可爱的女儿,叫做柏瑟芬妮。有一次,小芬妮到郊外去游玩,被地府之王普鲁托看见。普晉托觉得很孤独,希望有一个女孩来陪伴自己,就把小芬妮强抢到地下宫殿去了。狄米特妈妈知道这件事,当然不肯罢休,她想尽了方法要把女儿找回来。后来找回来没有?小芬妮又怎么会变成了"春天的女神"?如果你想知道,就请你打开这本书,仔细地阅读吧! It is said that at that time, the goddess who managed the crops was named Demeter, and she had a lovely daughter named Persephone. Once, little Persephone went to the outskirts to play and was seen by the King of the Underworld, Hades. Hades felt very lonely and wished for a girl to accompany him, so he forcibly took Persephone to his underground palace. When Demeter, the mother, learned of this, she naturally refused to give up and tried every means to find her daughter. Did she eventually find her? How did Persephone become the "Goddess of Spring"? If you want to know, please open this book and read carefully!