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"A potent mix of fantasy, romance, and intrigue." D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book ReviewEighteen-year-old Sheft has good reason to fear there is a connection between himself and a deadly entity that haunts the nearby Riftwood. Already despised as a foreigner, he keeps himself apart. Yet, beyond what he'd ever dared to dream, he and Mariat fall in love.Sheft can't bring himself to tell her the truth about his deepest fear. Neither can he share with her the devastating realization of who he is discovering himself to be, nor the terrifying journey his destiny demands. But when he is forced to take part in the secret Rites of the Dark Circle, he confronts the true magnitude of the evil arrayed against him. It threatens to strip away his life, but will first break his heart.
"A richly-imagined tale of the struggle between the persistence of goodness and the corruption of power within the heart of a single youth-an absorbing follow-up to Blood Seed, the first book in the series."---Debra Doyle, PhD, co-author of Knight's Wyrd, winner of the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Born in a land devastated by a reign of terror, Teller is snatched as an innocent boy into the brutal lord's subterranean stronghold. Mind-probes twist his memories of home, and he grows up into an eighteen-year-old dark rebel. He simmers with hatred for the extended family he believes abandoned him and the lord's four Vols whose mission is to corrupt and redefine him. A mysterious parchment hints of a chosen one with a name similar to his-and a connection to the twin brother he barely remembers. When he discovers within himself the legendary power of fire, the beautiful slave Liasit demands he decide who he truly is. But of the three names among which Teller must choose, one will break his heart, another will break his will, and the third will condemn what is left of his soul. What readers are saying: "Firmly rooted in the fantasy genre yet laced with intrigue, political purpose, and moral and ethical issues."..."Wow Just wow "... "Pacing, action, tension, conflict: it's all here"..."I don't often read fantasy, but I'd read this entire series straight through."..."full of raw emotion"..."I can't wait to read the next two books "...written by "a master of description who keeps all five senses a-tingle."
After a life-long separation, twin brothers Sheft and Teller finally meet in the deadly Riftwood. Teller, however, has been ordered to bring his brother into the Spider-king's underground stronghold. He must decide if he will betray Sheft or help him reach the Seani, the small resistance community secretly working to free their country from the king's reign of terror. Teller's decision results in disaster. What follows is a tale of risk, heartbreak, and courage, plus a race to find the antidote for a mysterious poison that has left Sheft and Teller with only thirteen hours to live. Mariat, meanwhile, strives to outwit the fierce boar-men who have captured her and then must face the most wrenching decision of her life.
Will an alien sleeping beauty awaken to save him, or destroy everyone around her? When a Sectors Special Forces soldier and his team crash land on an alien planet, they're taken captive and given a challenge-win at the violent ball game of sapiche and live. Lose, and they die, sending a mysterious, alien beauty to an even uglier fate. To survive, these soldiers must win the game and find a way to free the dangerous prisoner from her locked chamber. Nate Reilly and his team are in deep trouble. Prisoners on a backward alien planet, they're brought before an alien 'goddess', sleeping in her high tech seclusion. Nate is astonished when she awakes and establishes a psychic link with him. But her news is not good-he and his men must win a brutal challenge set by their captors, or they will die. She'll give her aid, but in the end their courage and strength must win the contest. Bithia sleeps in her chamber, as she has for thousands of years, since her own people unaccountably left her there. Viewed as a goddess by her captors, she must hide her ancient secrets to survive. But only the bravest of men may free her. Can she use her psychic powers to keep Nate and his men alive long enough to help her escape, or will her only hope of freedom die with them?
Concealing her own considerable magical powers, Caitlyn enters the service of the northern Witch Queen masquerading as a simple healer. Under order from her goddess, she's searching for a magical gem stolen long ago from her own people, believed to be hidden in the massive castle. The task is daunting but Caitlyn is sure she can locate the gem and escape, bringing the prize back to the temple where it belongs. Until she meets the captive shifter and her loyalties become dangerously divided. In payment for her past services to his people, Kyler the leopard shifter has entered into a life of servitude far from his forest home, allowing the Witch Queen to tap his magic to power her ever darker spells. Factions at Court are threatening to turn the Queen to the Shadow. Her increasing demands for magic will cut short his nearly immortal lifespan. Kyler's resigned to his fate until the day he crosses paths with the new arrival, whose secrets and magic entice and attract both man and leopard. Has he met his mate at last? The Queen will never willingly release him from captivity. Caitlyn's goddess refuses to grant her any delay in accomplishing her own task. Can they locate the magical gem, fight the Shadow and win free of the Witch Queen to earn the right to be together?
Tuya, a high ranking lady-in-waiting at Pharaoh's court, lives a life of luxury, pageantry and boredom. Khian, a brave and honorable officer from the provinces temporarily re-assigned to Thebes, catches her eye at a gold of valor ceremony. As the pair are thrown together by circumstances, she finds herself unaccountably attracted to this man so unlike the haughty nobles she's used to. But a life with Khian would mean leaving the court and giving up all that she's worked so hard to attain. As she goes about her duties, Tuya struggles with her heart's desires. When Tuya is lured into a dangerous part of Thebes by her disgraced half-brother and kidnapped by unknown enemies of Egypt, Khian becomes her only hope. Pharaoh assigns him to bring the lady home. Aided by the gods, Khian races into the desert on the trail of the elusive kidnappers, hoping to find Tuya before it's too late. Neither of them has any idea of the dark forces arrayed against them, nor the obstacles to be faced. An ancient evil from the long gone past wants to claim Tuya for its own purposes and won't relinquish her easily. Can Khian find her in time? Will he and his uncanny allies be able to prevent her death? And if the couple escapes and reaches safety, what of their fledgling romance?
Against All Odds, Persevere!: Stories of Our Sisters
Veronica McCall
Running with Purpose
2017
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The death of Greer Ianto's mentor sparks a cascade of personal disasters, each burning away a piece of her carefully constructed life. Car, job, and boyfriend, all gone.Drowning her sorrows at her favorite bar, and unidentified falling object smacks her in the chest. Now, her skin glows. From a faint shimmer coming off her fingers to the shining, hypnotic beacon of her breasts. She welcomes the distraction that a friend's art gallery opening will bring, but an easy night is not in the stars.A woman behind an odd string of robberies crashes the opening, using unorthodox tools to control the crowd and escape with the goods. Neither the police nor the local superhero union have any leads on the woman, but Greer and her sparkling...personality may be the key to catching her.Anyway, she's got nothing left to lose.
Greer accepts an invitation from Spencer to attend a fundraiser at a swanky country club, expecting his unwanted focus to be the price of the free meal. She did not anticipate running into Fiona Appleby, an elemental force of a woman known throughout Denver for her support to women escaping abusive situations. Nor did Greer foresee Fiona, barely a half hour later, dying. Practically in her lap. Poisoned. A trespasser in Greer's apartment later that night says Fiona is not the only one on the chopping block, though the intruder was unaware of her able-titties. An intruder who should be using his powers to uphold the law, instead of breaking it, but a conspiracy is smoldering. And Greer is not the only frog in the frying pan.
Come along on a woman's emotional journey through life, from experiencing inappropriate sexual contact from a very young age, feelings of low self esteem and inferiority, and her later struggling with being diagnosed with depression and anxiety. She finally gets to a point where she refuses to give in to depression and anxiety as she asked herself, "At what point do you stop letting your diagnoses win?" Freedom from her diagnoses becomes the drive for her to embrace her walk in life as she began laughing through her depression