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1000 tulosta hakusanalla Shay Lynam
The leadership of the werewolf packs of the world are on the verge of telling humans that they exist, threatening to throw the relative safety of their world into a tailspin. In the midst of this world changing choice, Kyndle Callahan is doing her best to be an average teenage girl. However, as the daughter of her packs Alpha, she doesn't have many choices that are her own and she is far from average. As she approaches adulthood and attempts to find a way to remove herself from old pack traditions to be with the girl she loves everything begins to fall apart.When her father makes an announcement that will change her life and separate her from the love of her life, she is left with a decision. The steps she takes over the months ahead will force her to grow up, face her future and become the leader her territory never knew they needed. With her best friend Abbey supporting her, Kyndle must embrace the strength and power within her and take the future she wants more than anything. Can she and fight the laws and structure of the society that's told her to stand aside and keep quiet her whole life and rise to power?
Kyndle is leader of her pack and has her partner Frost at her side. Not everyone is happy with the new regime, but she has established peace and begins to think of the future. Then the Council arrives to challenge her legitimacy. The Council has more resources and more reach. Kyndle won't save her pack with just another physical fight. She must make tough decisions for her pack's survival, and her own.
Blurbs for Always the Blue Tide TurningWith vivid sensory images and close attention to detail, Always the Blue Tide Turning draws the reader to many coasts: the high cliffs of loss, open stretches of childhood, and the literal ocean. Mary Shay McGuire writes poems deeply evocative of place. In many, nostalgia is lit by truth, and memory has the shadow of darker knowledge. Her endings often report these shadows with a quiet edge: "the liquor holding its own," "my mother bends taking our picture / as if everything is fine." The book carries us from Cape Cod to Pennsylvania and back again; through three parts, McGuire treats family fractures, death, losses, and love with lyrical thoughtfulness and reflection. ⸺Katherine Bode-Lang, author of The Reformation, winner of the American Poetry ReviewHonickman First Book PrizeAesthetic heir of Elizabeth Bishop, Mary Shay McGuire is also a painter. Her eye touches everything, feels deeply, and transforms each surface and anecdote with heart-rending restraint. Rich in the irrepressible objects and emotions of her Irish ancestry, near the sea in New England, and a life lived deliberately, her poems speak to our noisy days with wisdom, true beauty, and quiet art. Read this book more than once; let it teach you to see miracles.⸺Julia Spicher Kasdorf, author Poetry in AmericaMary Shay McGuire is an artist at recognizing the pattern in gardens, in a seaside cottage, and in behavior⸺the repetitions that create beauty and traditions as well as destroy lives. She takes on fearlessly the question of how to write about the past without nostalgia. In her poems, she works through the intricate relationships of mother, daughter, sister, and lover in language that is both precise and straightforward. Finishing this collection, I was surprised to look up and find myself somewhere other than in McGuire's landscape; it is so vividly drawn.⸺Charlotte Holmes, author of The Glass Labyrinth
Told with humor through the unbreakable bonds of friendship and family, What Had Happened Was examines what women will do to "have it all"--and gives them permission to leave room for their own happiness.Toi Boxx has always had the work hard, play hard mindset. Sure, she likes a good party and nice things, but she jumps out of bed each morning and takes pride in her project management work too. She's good at it, and that means she's able to treat her two little boys to pizza at their favorite arcade on the weekends and to save for a nice house with her baby daddy, LaMar. LaMar is a great dad and incredible cook with an unmatched sense of humor. But when he loses his job and shows no interest in finding a new one, suddenly it feels like Toi is doing all the work and LaMar is doing all the play.Luckily, Toi has her momma and two best friends Kēssa and Dena to help, and she can tell them anything. See, what had happened was . . .
Girls just want to have fun.And Toi Boxx and her best friends Dena and Kēssa know how to have fun. Who needs love when you have your sisters and a hot work husband? A hot work husband who is a great listener, treats her like a queen, makes her pulse race, and . . . is married.Toi is ready to dip her toe in the dating pool and has no trouble attracting potentials: Young'un, Houston, TI . . .Once her hoe season begins, she realizes that looks can be deceiving and sometimes you meet the representative, not the real guy. With so many suitors, Toi can take her pick-but at times it seems as though her picker is a little off.See, what had happened was . . .
Girls just want to have fun.And Toi Boxx and her best friends Dena and Kēssa know how to have fun. Who needs love when you have your sisters and a hot work husband? A hot work husband who is a great listener, treats her like a queen, makes her pulse race, and . . . is married.Toi is ready to dip her toe in the dating pool and has no trouble attracting potentials: Young'un, Houston, TI . . .Once her hoe season begins, she realizes that looks can be deceiving and sometimes you meet the representative, not the real guy. With so many suitors, Toi can take her pick-but at times it seems as though her picker is a little off.See, what had happened was . . .
The fate of magic begins at the Black Moon. The most powerful relic in the world, the Irizat Luna, is safe... for now. Jeta has risked everything, including her life to reclaim the relic. After reconnecting with the other Protectors, Jeta's only objective is to get to Rapture before the Black Moon rises; capturing its essence is vital for gypsy magic. Traer Sharp has proven himself worthy of the Protectors, once. But, is it enough for them to trust him completely? Jeta's unexpected attraction to the Relic Hunter may be diverting her cunning intuition for danger. Is Traer toying with her emotions to find the perfect opportunity to steal the Irizat Luna, or has he found his perfect match? With only twenty-seven days until the Black Moon rises over Rapture, Jeta will do whatever it takes to get there. The terrain will be a battle in itself. But, with Lajaria's obsession for the relic and her powerful magic tracking the Protector's every move, they'll have to find ways to harness their own magical powers to end her forever.
Blacwin: A Prequel to the Statues Trilogy
Ainsley Shay
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
2018
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An immortal warrior. A lost girl. Their stolen future. Snatched from his home at eleven years old to serve the Fallen Lord, Blacwin has learned to survive the clutches of Skelside. For eight years Blacwin has been taught to honor only Lord Darenfys, but when Lady Catherine Leigh crosses the threshold of Skelside, his reverence is compromised. Unable to send her away, he's forced to guide her into the arms of darkness.Blacwin is seized by a war between his loyalty to the Lord and his heart; he must decide what's worth more...Lady Catherine or his own life.Blacwin sets the stage for the enthralling mystery and romance of The Statues Trilogy. Fans of The Vampire Diaries and The Marked Series will not be able to get enough of this highly addictive series *This is a novelette and leaves off with a cliffhanger.
De'Asia's journey has taken her on more emotional rollercoasters than she could count. She thought everything would fall into place after her dream of joining the Air Force came true. Sometimes, life doesn't go as we plan. De'Asia learns this lesson the hard way and must navigate life in the best way she knows how. What is a girl from the streets of San Antonio to do? Unable to control her emotions and understand her mental illness, De'Asia pushes those who love her away. J-Money has been her ride-or-die through arrests, infidelities, deaths.... you name it. However, there comes a time when one must decide if love is really just enough. Does he have the staying power to withstand yet another "De'Asia disaster?" Will De'Asia beat the odds, or will she become another statistic? Welcome back to De'Asia's world...
Fusion, Simme Shay Donahue's debut collection of poetry, tells a story of a girl looking for a new beginning. In the midst of utter chaos and an uneasy heartbreak, she found just what she needed all along: her voice. Entrusting you with the inner-workings of her mind, Fusion reveals her faith, failures, dreams, desires, secrets, and affections for the city. Fusion is separated into seven chapters: everywhere but home, missing you is art in itself, fuchsia, soul friends, Jesus, solar romance, and voice.
The Creator of all immortals has left his lair. His reason for paying a visit to Veil Rock is just... the need to know if Everly Shade is indeed the one creation that was never meant to be born. Knowing that she could ruin everything he has ever created, he must see to it that she is dealt with before the Hunter's Moon. Everly can no more prepare for the warlock's arrival than if she was going to Hell itself. Still in possession of the grimoire, she searches through powerful spells she hopes will keep her alive long enough to save the ones she loves.As her power to wield magic intensifies, she can no longer hide in the shadows. When the White Ones come for her, the only protection from their mental assaults is her own power. They don't fight fair, the fight for what's theirs. But, Everly belongs to no one.Through her growing strength, Everly refuses to let murder, blood lust, or ancient magic keep her from what's rightfully hers, the freedom to live.
The poems in THE DIRTY KNEES OF PRAYER are hot and dark as night rain. The new Honeywell fan blows whips of simmered air against Shay's glistening back. He suspects a dystopian future and apparently it has arrived. These poems shrug at death. A tide of smoke rises and hovers over the city. Shay's picture is taken for his collection of grief and apocalyptic love. These poems speak of sadness and self-fated things, how the heat blurs everything, the clouds send shrouds of water down. Here a thin gruel of hope is celebrated and dark elegies are showcased against the former truculence and lying promises of history, the placebo of mythology. The wry humour of mourning in an age of grief. Here is a picture of Shay against a green hedge. The poems do a rain dance. A five-step tango is executed with the ghost of Kubler-Ross. Songs of ruined breakfast are sung. Rags of pressed roses rise up from an old brittle Bible, its ochre pages ashen by exposure to the sudden light, become the dust on the roads of many summers.
Folk Dance and the Creation of National Identities
Anthony Shay
Springer International Publishing AG
2023
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This book is about the folk: the folk in folk dance, the folk in folklore, the folk in folk wisdom. When we see folk dance on the stage or in a tourist setting, which is the way in which many of us experience folk dance, the question arises are these the “real folk” performing their authentic dances? Or are they urban, well trained, carefully-rehearsed professional dancers who make their livelihood as representatives of a specific nation-state acting as the folk? Or something in between? This study delves more deeply into the folk, their origins, their identities in order to know the source of inspiration for ethno identity dances - dances prepared for the stage and the ballroom and for public performances from ballet, state folk dance ensembles and their amateur emulators, immigrant folk dance group performances, and tourist presentations. These dances, unlike modern dance, ballet, or most vernacular dances, always have strong ethnic references. It will also look at a gallery of choreographers and artistic directors across a wide spectrum of dance genres.
Folk Dance and the Creation of National Identities
Anthony Shay
Springer International Publishing AG
2024
nidottu
This book is about the folk: the folk in folk dance, the folk in folklore, the folk in folk wisdom. When we see folk dance on the stage or in a tourist setting, which is the way in which many of us experience folk dance, the question arises are these the “real folk” performing their authentic dances? Or are they urban, well trained, carefully-rehearsed professional dancers who make their livelihood as representatives of a specific nation-state acting as the folk? Or something in between? This study delves more deeply into the folk, their origins, their identities in order to know the source of inspiration for ethno identity dances - dances prepared for the stage and the ballroom and for public performances from ballet, state folk dance ensembles and their amateur emulators, immigrant folk dance group performances, and tourist presentations. These dances, unlike modern dance, ballet, or most vernacular dances, always have strong ethnic references. It will also look at a gallery of choreographers and artistic directors across a wide spectrum of dance genres.
