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Wonders abound with the winter holidays. Yuletide brings marvels and miracles both fantastic and scientific. Christmas spirits can bring haunting holidays, seasonal songs might be sung by unearthly choirs, and magical celebrations are the norm during this very special time of the year. The best stories from many realms of fantasy and a multitude of future universes, gift-wrapped in one spectacular treasury of wintertime wonder.
Season of Terror is the first book-length treatment of the little-known true story of the Espinosas—serial murderers with a mission to kill every Anglo in Civil War–era Colorado Territory—and the men who brought them down. For eight months during the spring and fall of 1863, brothers Felipe Nerio and José Vivián Espinosa and their young nephew, José Vincente, New Mexico–born Hispanos, killed and mutilated an estimated thirty-two victims before their rampage came to a bloody end. Their motives were obscure, although they were members of the Penitentes, a lay Catholic brotherhood devoted to self-torture in emulation of the sufferings of Christ, and some suppose they believed themselves inspired by the Virgin Mary to commit their slaughters. Until now, the story of their rampage has been recounted as lurid melodrama or ignored by academic historians. Featuring a fascinating array of frontier characters, Season of Terror exposes this neglected truth about Colorado’s past and examines the ethnic, religious, political, military, and moral complexity of the controversy that began as a regional incident but eventually demanded the attention of President Lincoln.
CONNAL'S ETERNAL LOVEA few days shy of All Hallows' Eve Connal McKenna, Laird of Clan Chattan stands on the parapets of his castle. Bonfires line the hillsides while his clan prepares for the upcoming festivities. Drawn by the whispering of the wind, Connal McKenna feels a strange restlessness in his soul. Setting out to discover the wickedness that is calling to him, he discovers his mate. With gentle words and sensuous kisses, the auburn-eyed highlander conquers his mate, the beautiful, defiant Wynnie Adair who he comes upon during an evening ride. She must ultimately put her trust in the only man who can save her from the ruthless plans of her father and succumb to his gentle coaxing.SORCERESS' SECRETThe Lending Library is open - again The new "Other" is able to see the Fae and Wood Nymph buzzing about. She states she has no fear of the Night Elves on the hill. However... a lost traveler from another era pushes her to expose the secret she hoped to keep.THIRTEEN MAGIC PUMPKIN SEEDSA half-bionic computer nerd teams up with a beautiful witch and an assortment of Halloween characters in a series of misadventures to save a small country from a zombie apocalypse.
Strength, at times, comes from odd places in unusual situations; the power of the addict pushing through to recovery, the cry of the mother in want of her child, or the ability to move forward when death rips the hope of a future from your grasp. Lilly Wilt has survived them all and is determined to persist. Her child depends on it. Drew warned her. He told her she was a fool to chase a child that didn't exist. The child she sees locked within the tiny shards of memory haunts her. But Drew always had his own agenda. He thought Lilly didn't notice the panic that surged, briefly, through his eyes when she told him details of the memories. He was wrong. His nasty verbal assaults no longer have an effect and the escalation to violence only strengthens her resolve. Getting away from Drew seems the only option to find her child. Ty York, Lilly's twin brother, and most unlikely sheriff of tiny Rock Hollow, Kentucky has vowed to do whatever it takes mend his family and make them whole again. Right now, that means he has to help his prodigal sister escape the nightmare that she has lived with her husband and find her child. Enlisting the help of his best friend, Ben, a decorated FBI agent, they begin to unearth secrets Drew thought would never again see daylight. Backed into a corner, Drew is coming unwound as the body count rises. Lilly has to allow her brother and Ben into her past or risk her child being lost forever. What they find there could cost them all their lives. Riddled with guilt and exhausted from the weight of her sins, Lilly does the unthinkable; she falls for Ben. He isn't backing away and the more of him she sees, the more she wants. She was warned.
Devon James is on the run from a killer who has been hunting her for years. When she discovers the murdered bodies of two co-workers, Devon knows it is time to run again. But before she can run, the police arrive and take her in for questioning. Jordan Salinger is a Pittsburgh homicide detective on leave after a hostage standoff left her with a bullet wound in her shoulder and an even bigger hole in her heart. When she is called in by her partner to help with an uncooperative witness, Jordan has no idea that the woman holds the key to the murders and to her salvation. With the murderer stalking them at every turn, can Devon and Jordan overcome the horrors that haunt them in time to save each other?
Season of the Rose: A Journey of Spiritual Awakening
Amy Flynn Boucher
Mill City Press, Inc
2013
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Season 2 of this series is a basketball-themed story following the life and times of high school student-athlete Francis "Mack" McKyer and his friends. Mack's first semester as a transfer student to Lincoln High School in Columbia City was not easy. As a football player, Mack helped lead his team to the city championship game, but basketball is a very different sport. Does he have what it takes to succeed again, especially when confronted by the hostility of team veterans who for unknown reasons are working to undermine his efforts? In Season 2, typical growing-up issues and challenges are further complicated by racial tensions. Walk alongside Mack as he struggles to confront racism in his school, on his team, and within himself.
EMBARK ON A JOURNEY OF LOVE, FAITH, AND FAMILY IN THIS GRIPPING AMISH ROMANCE.After Jacob Ruth's betrothed reveals a devastating secret affair, he embarks on a soul-searching quest to win back Amanda Miller's heart. Amidst a treacherous snowstorm, he finds solace in the company of a compassionate English couple who embody values of faith and family-much like his own community.Driven by a newfound understanding, Jacob sets out for Oregon in pursuit of love. However, the challenges of modern-day life soon take their toll, and he and Amanda grapple to find their place in an all-new world together.Seeking guidance and desperate for answers, they turn to Jacob's Amish community. But amidst frayed relationships, hopes for the future, and a mysterious disease, they face one crucial decision-prioritizing a modern-day lifestyle...or honoring the loving family bonds that shaped Jacob's upbringing.As Jacob and Amanda continue to drift further from the life they once imagined, is happily ever after still within reach?
Season of Beauty
PARACLETE PRESS
2024
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ECPA Easter Bestseller 2024A beautiful gift book that brings together timeless writings, poetry, prayers, and exquisite art to deepen your experience of Lent and Easter. A Richly Curated Collection: Classic & Modern Voices - Includes reflections from Scripture, Louisa May Alcott, Dostoyevsky, Christina Rossetti, Thomas Merton, Julian of Norwich, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Luci Shaw, Nikki Grimes, and more. Prayers & Devotions - Thoughtfully selected readings for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter to guide your spiritual journey. Masterpieces of Sacred Art - Stunning full-color images of classic Christian artwork enhance each theme. A Treasured Gift & Keepsake: Elegant Hardcover Edition - Features high-quality binding, glossy pages, a ribbon marker, and gold detailing. Perfect for Gifting - An inspiring Easter or Lenten gift for loved ones, clergy, or anyone seeking spiritual renewal. Year-Round Inspiration - While ideal for Lent and Easter, this book's wisdom and beauty offer meaning in every season. Readers call Season of Beauty "a new Easter classic" and "a breathtaking blend of art and devotion." Whether for personal reflection, a meaningful gift, or an artistic and literary journey through faith, this book is a sacred companion for years to come.
After a chance encounter with terrorism at JFK leaves her snapping photos instead of fleeing, celebrated novelist Marielle finds herself thrust into the Witness Protection program--stripped of her vibrant life and identity. With only her cat for company, Marielle plans her comeback with a sensational novel--until she discovers a fraudulent "posthumous" book bearing her name. Breaking cover, Marielle embarks on a perilous quest for truth, enlisting the aid of an eclectic crew including a young musician, Buddhist monks, and her stalwart ex-lover, Fresh. Against all odds, Marielle is determined to reclaim her name and her life in this thrilling story of courage, identity, and resilience. "With more twists and turns than a coiled snake, Season of Eclipse is also a deep examination of who we are and what happens to us when we can't be the person we thought we were. Both make this thriller hard to put down." -- J.M. Redmann, the Micky Knight mystery series "Plucked out of her own life and plunged into witness-protection-program obscurity, Marielle Wing has the guts to activate her ire and her creative imagination to try to win back her name, all while discovering some rough truths about the life she left behind. She does this with the aid of one of the most deliciously irksome young women ever to appear on the page: Tuna, who might bring Marielle to new life if she doesn't kill her first. Terry Wolverton's Season of Eclipse is a fun and subversively serious novel about finding yourself while losing yourself, in spite of yourself." -David Groff, author of Live in Suspense "Terry Wolverton's Season of Eclipse is a wild ride of a thriller, with a protagonist who's as lovable as she is flawed. Marielle Wing witnesses a bombing and then is forced to go into hiding, with several ensuing changes of location and identity. Who is a friend and who is a foe? We don't know until the exciting conclusion. Rooting for them all the way, we follow Marielle and her cat Dude through a maze of danger and conspiracy. Don't begin reading this book in the evening unless you plan to stay up all night " -- Alice Bloch, Mother/Daughter Banquet "A page turning thriller from award winning author Terry Wolverton. A terrorist event changes novelist Marielle's life and outlook forever as she finds wisdom and help in unexpected places." -- Katherine Rupley, author, Antarctica "Season of Eclipse is a thrill ride through the trust-no-one aftermath of a terrorist attack, and a meditation on the nature of self. Reading this novel is at once a shot of adrenaline and a deep, cleansing breath." -- Cheryl E. Klein, author, Crybaby: Infertility, Illness, and Other Things That Were Not the End of the World "Who is Marielle Wing, and how does she stay ahead of an enemy that knows her every move and mistake? And as fragile relationships hang in the balance and close alliances shift, Marielle must test the limits of what she's capable of to find the truth. This thrilling novel is one that you can't wait to find out what happens next, and yet, also want to read slowly and savor the delicious sentences. Will Marielle survive?" -- Kathleen Brady, author, Language of Light It's the perfect thriller for readers who have a familiarity with the publishing industry, with plenty of familiar thriller tropes and coincidences recalibrated to fit the scale of a frustrated novelist's life. It's an offbeat premise, to be sure, and Wolverton manages to deliver across the board. A literary airport novel that flies its readers to unexpected destinations.--Kirkus Reviews
Born to the daughter of an English Lord in Colonial America as the result of rape by a Delaware Indian, Rafe continually endures the slurs of the other colonists. Despite the abuse he remains true to his faith in God until he accidentally kills his only friend. Then he begins to wonder if what everyone says about him is true. Will the downward spiral into iniquity that follows convince Rafe to accept Satan's lies that he's irredeemable and rejected by God? Or will he eventually accept the ultimate truth of God's unconditional love?Season of Defiance by Susan D. Schroeder is an inspirational story that puts one man's life before his conscience and God, exploring the theme of loss, sin, and redemption. But it's the spiritual and self-doubt aspect that captivated me. Rafe is a man who has been called all sorts of things, considered as an abomination and a demon spawn by everyone around him. But deep inside, he yearns for goodness and a life intimately connected to God. But when he accidentally kills his only true friend, he knows hell is opening its doors for him. Even if he never meant to kill his friend, Rafael Zacharias Brookstone, the half-breed Lord is eaten up by guilt and sets out on a path of redemption, but could there ever be any such thing as redemption for him? Here is a story that explores some of the powerful spiritual questions that haunt the human mind and readers will undoubtedly find themselves mirrored in the conscience of the protagonist. Susan D. Schroeder is a great storyteller and she masterfully knits a wonderful message into the fabric of this compelling story. Season of Defiance has a gripping plot and a compelling cast of characters. The gift of descriptive prose allows the setting to come out perfectly in readers' minds and it is interesting to notice the colorful descriptions of the weather and images such as the sun shining generously on the "wigwams of the peaceful Mohican village deep in the Massachusetts." The conflict is deep and it is developed at different levels -- physical and internal -- but it is the internal conflict, taking place in the protagonist's mind, that had me captivated and enthused. This is a beautiful story that is well-paced, entertaining and inspiring. You'll find your soul navigating the pages of this book. Ruffina Oserio for Readers' Favorite
SEASON OF THE SWAMP
GRAYWOLF PRESS
2024
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A major new novel set in nineteenth-century New Orleans by the author of Signs Preceding the End of the World New Orleans, 1853. A young exile named Benito Ju rez disembarks at a fetid port city at the edge of a swamp. Years later, he will become the first indigenous head of state in the postcolonial Americas, but now he is as anonymous and invisible as any other migrant to the roiling and alluring city of New Orleans. Accompanied by a small group of fellow exiles who plot their return and hoped-for victory over the Mexican dictatorship, Ju rez immerses himself in the city, which absorbs him like a sponge. He and his compatriots work odd jobs, suffer through the heat of a southern summer, fall victim to the cons and confusions of a strange young nation, succumb to the hallucinations of yellow fever, and fall in love with the music and food all around them. But unavoidable, too, is the grotesque traffic in human beings they witness as they try to shape their future. Though the historical archive is silent about the eighteen months Ju rez spent in New Orleans, Yuri Herrera imagines how Ju rez's time there prepared him for what was to come. With the extraordinary linguistic play and love of popular forms that have characterized all of Herrera's fiction, Season of the Swamp is a magnificent work of speculative history, a love letter to the city of New Orleans and its polyglot culture, and a cautionary statement that informs our understanding of the world we live in.
A major new novel set in nineteenth-century New Orleans by the author of Signs Preceding the End of the WorldNew Orleans, 1853. A young exile named Benito Ju rez disembarks at a fetid port city at the edge of a swamp. Years later, he will become the first indigenous head of state in the postcolonial Americas, but now he is as anonymous and invisible as any other migrant to the roiling and alluring city of New Orleans. Accompanied by a small group of fellow exiles who plot their return and hoped-for victory over the Mexican dictatorship, Ju rez immerses himself in the city, which absorbs him like a sponge. He and his compatriots work odd jobs, suffer through the heat of a southern summer, fall victim to the cons and confusions of a strange young nation, succumb to the hallucinations of yellow fever, and fall in love with the music and food all around them. But unavoidable, too, is the grotesque traffic in human beings they witness as they try to shape their future. Though the historical archive is silent about the eighteen months Ju rez spent in New Orleans, Yuri Herrera imagines how Ju rez's time there prepared him for what was to come. With the extraordinary linguistic play and love of popular forms that have characterized all of Herrera's fiction, Season of the Swamp is a magnificent work of speculative history, a love letter to the city of New Orleans and its polyglot culture, and a cautionary statement that informs our understanding of the world we live in.
A broken team. A battle for dignity. A summer of softball that united them against the odds. Marty’s fast-pitch softball team is far from typical. He and his unlikely teammates represent the Residence, a haven for chronic alcoholics—where forgotten men, written off by society, drown in their addictions. Yet they find something worth fighting for on a dusty Minnesota baseball diamond: their dignity. As the men square off in a rec league against polished corporate teams with everything going for them, Marty and his gang must battle their inner demons and society’s prejudices on an extraordinary path to redemption. The teammates form a fragile bond as they discover that their magical season offers more than just wins and losses—it’s a chance to reclaim their identities and find purpose in a world that has long forgotten them. Based on a true story, A Season on the Drink chronicles the raw, unforgettable story of redemption. Pat Harris masterfully weaves together themes of addiction, friendship, and resilience in this gripping narrative that transcends traditional sports literature. Through intimate portraits of the residents, the story reveals the transformative power of community and the unexpected joy found in life’s darkest corners. Can the spirit of sports triumph over the crushing weight of addiction? As the season unfolds, these men discover that sometimes the greatest victories happen far from the scoreboard, in the quiet moments between pitches where hope takes root and friendship blooms.
When the season for guarding sea turtle nests on Oak Island, North Carolina, began that year, Aubrey Benson struggled to find her usual passion. Rebuffed by her teenage daughter, Sunny, and threatened by her ex with a custody change, she was weary of her life and certainly in no mood for romance. The big, homeless war veteran probably meant to be helpful, but Aubrey distrusted him from their first meeting. It took days of working together on the beach for her to accept, then admire and, finally, to love Tom Clayton. But a sexual assailant is stalking the sleepy coastal community, and Tom fits the description of the attacker. Aubrey struggles to prove to herself and others that her faith in Tom is justified. All the while, a predator is closing in, and a dark, deserted beach is the perfect setting for danger.