Download or read book A Chera Adventure Girls of India Series written by Preetha Leela Chockalingam and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2022-09-12 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curious and spirited, Sharadha loves living life in her ancestral tharavadu. The grand ol' house, Vishwasam, is right in the heart of her beloved Marayur, in the Chera kingdom. The house is also the centre of activities as Devaki Amma, her grandmother, is a healer for the King no less! Life is good in the sleepy village! But her inquisitiveness takes Sharadha on an unintended adventure. Trying to investigate a secret, she chances upon a mysterious trader and ends up in the bustling city of Mahodayapuram. And it's not just any city but the busy multicultural melting pot of the Cheraman Perumal Empire! As she traverses the metropolis, Sharadha gets pulled into the magical colours, languages, religions, and the vibrancy of the city. She now realizes how complex the Capital is from her small village life-full of intrigue and political scandals. But as a sudden war with the ambitious and powerful Chola Dynasty looms on the horizon, Sharadha pines to get back to her old quiet life in Marayur. Will she ever be able to see her beloved Vishwasam again? Can she use the wisdom taught by her grandmother to save the others and herself? Peek into an account of what life was like during the final years of the Chera Dynasty of the eleventh century Kerala!
Download or read book The Cleopatra Cipher written by L.D. Goffigan and published by Utopian Press. This book was released on 2024-01-10 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A PRICELESS TREASURE. AN ANCIENT SECRET SOCIETY. A RACE AGAINST TIME... Former FBI profiler Adrian West is in Rome for a history conference when she learns that her friend and colleague, Dr. Sebastian Rossi, has been abducted. When another of his colleagues is found murdered, and Adrian framed for the crime, it's a race against time to prove her innocence, find Sebastian before it's too late, and stop the secret of a powerful ancient queen from causing the loss of countless lives... For fans of James Rollins and Dan Brown, start reading this fast-paced thriller now! What Readers Are Saying: ★★★★★ "From the 1st page until the last, this book held me captive. The character and world building was wonderful and the twists and turns within the storyline made the book's pace an exciting ride filled with adventure, danger and interesting historical information."--Goodreads Reviewer ★★★★★ "I absolutely loved reading this book..." ★★★★★ "I read the book in one sitting..." ★★★★★ "Archaeology, treasure, intrigue..... what more do you want! A fun romp through ancient ruins, murder, suspense and a rogue FBI agent. Had trouble putting it down." ★★★★★ "...A great read! I enjoyed its plot, fast-paced writing and action abound." ★★★★★ "Adventure, treasure and an intelligent woman to solve the mystery..."
Download or read book The Chera Alchemist s Daughter written by StoryBuddiesPlay and published by StoryBuddiesPlay. This book was released on 2024-08-26 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the lush forests of the ancient Chera kingdom, Amala, a brilliant alchemist's daughter, uncovers a secret that could change the world. As she ventures from her secluded life into the glittering royal court, she finds herself caught between groundbreaking discoveries and dangerous political intrigues. With the help of the dashing Lord Vikram, Amala must navigate court politics, prove her theories, and confront those who would use her knowledge for nefarious purposes. As love blossoms and alliances shift, Amala's journey becomes a race against time to harness the power of alchemy for the greater good. "The Chera Alchemist's Daughter" is a spellbinding tale of romance, science, and courage that will keep you enthralled until the very last page. Historical romance, Alchemy, Ancient India, Chera kingdom, Scientific discovery, Court intrigue, Elemental transmutation, Forbidden knowledge, Political conspiracy, Romantic adventure
Download or read book Sands of Time written by Chera Carmichael and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-18 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soula Deveraine wants to make the most of her Second Hunt. It's been ten years since the last disaster and this year, she's determined to court or be courted in the eight-week event. When Soula stumbles into a kidnapping gone wrong, she awakens a decades-old feud between the Deveraine and Vaughn Clans. Her bad luck continues with a rejected Soulbond, a mysterious cursed diary and the handsome Orion Kuroe who doesn't fit any of her daydreams. Can she survive the danger--or worse, the heartbreak?Orion Kuroe isn't looking for love anywhere--he doesn't have the time or heart to spare. His latest clue is a cursed diary with vital information to his inter-realm investigation. Translating it is top priority, but he isn't prepared for the translator to be gorgeous trouble-magnet Soula Deveraine. He needs her help, he doesn't want her heart--but is that choice really up to him?
Download or read book A Chera Adventure written by Preetha Leela Chockalingam and published by Puffin. This book was released on 2023-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curious and spirited, Sharadha loves living life in her ancestral tharavadu. The grand ol' house, Vishwasam, is right in the heart of her beloved Marayur, in the Chera kingdom. The house is also the centre of activities as Devaki Amma, her grandmother, is a healer for the King no less! Life is good in the sleepy village! But her inquisitiveness takes Sharadha on an unintended adventure. Trying to investigate a secret, she chances upon a mysterious trader and ends up in the bustling city of Mahodayapuram. And it's not just any city but the busy multicultural melting pot of the Cheraman Perumal Empire! As she traverses the metropolis, Sharadha gets pulled into the magical colours, languages, religions, and the vibrancy of the city. She now realizes how complex the Capital is from her small village life-full of intrigue and political scandals. But as a sudden war with the ambitious and powerful Chola Dynasty looms on the horizon, Sharadha pines to get back to her old quiet life in Marayur. Will she ever be able to see her beloved Vishwasam again? Can she use the wisdom taught by her grandmother to save the others and herself? Peek into an account of what life was like during the final years of the Chera Dynasty of the eleventh century Kerala!
Download or read book A Time to Wander written by Nf Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2019-02-15 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two college kids on two different roads.Save for the one they share.An email exchange between former college lovers takes them back to their college years at Kent State, the 1970s. The Vietnam War is raging. Anti-war rallies hit the breaking point. It was a time of bell bottoms, vinyl, incense, free love, and travel by thumb.For Kris and Lena, two strangers on two very different paths, a thrown beer bottle shatters the lives they have known, bringing them together by chance. Lena is attracted to Kris and his live-in-the-moment personality. When he invites her to join him on a spring break hitchhiking trip, she kicks aside her uptight attitude and accepts the adventure. The trip is harrowing at times, comical during others, and poignant as Lena and Kris learn about themselves and each other.The events that shape and seal the fate of their relationship in unpredictable ways are revealed in the authors' female/male alternating perspectives.Inspired by true events, A TIME TO WANDER is a magical tale of freedom before the future takes hold.
Download or read book A Harappan Adventure written by Sunila Gupte and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2570 BCE, Bagasra Village, Harappa, India Twelve-year-old Avani is a happy-go-lucky, adventurous Harappan girl, who loves to play with her friends Tavishi, Delshad and Ambar. The wedding of the Village Elder’s daughter Ketika brings fresh excitement into their lives. However, something sinister is afoot, as Avani realizes when she overhears a mysterious conversation between two men. Other incidents, like a bizarre robbery and a fire at the grain storeroom, add to the tension. Do these unconnected events point to a bigger plan? How is the monk from far-off China linked to all this? Will Avani and her friends’ quick thinking unmask this plan, and save the honour of Bagasra village and Harappa?
Download or read book Revolution and the Word written by Cathy N. Davidson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now greatly expanded, this classic study has been updated to include the major controversies & developments in literary & cultural theory over the past two decades. It traces the co-emergence of the United States as a nation & the literary genre of the novel.
Download or read book Don t Let Me Go written by David Pierce and published by WaterBrook Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One day after reading a book about a wilderness adventurer, Pierce's 15-year-old daughter announced that she wanted to climb a mountain. Over a three-year period they climbed five mountains and ran in two marathons. In the process, they built an unshakable father-daughter bond.
Download or read book Chirri Chirra written by Kaya Doi and published by Chirri & Chirra. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in a wonderfully imaginative series about two girls that is marked by revealing and lyrical small details.
Download or read book A Social History of India written by S. N. Sadasivan and published by APH Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Tender Light Episode 3 written by Chera Carmichael and published by Chera Carmichael. This book was released on with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As Ian opens up a little bit to his new rescuers, Ryker's Bane struggles to find information and balance the fine line between worried guardians and professional blades for hire. Complications arise when Ian's mysterious origins lead to an unexpected outcome. Ian's new changes require all of them to work together, especially Maury, who can't help falling even deeper into his protective instincts. Helping Ian through this rite of passage may seal his fate with Ryker's Bane, but leaving it to chance is far too dangerous now...
Download or read book A Tender Light Episode 1 written by Chera Carmichael and published by Chera Carmichael. This book was released on with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maury’s Empath senses lead his Circle to rescue a fragile teen boy with a dark secret. As they try to regroup and decide the boy’s fate, Maury can’t help but be drawn towards him. It’s not just his Empathy reaching out, it’s something deeper. Can they risk adding a child to their dangerous lifestyle? Or is it best to just hand him over to the Healers and be done with it?
Download or read book A Tender Light Episode 2 written by Chera Carmichael and published by Chera Carmichael. This book was released on with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maury is not ready to be a parent, but he can't ignore the parental feelings surfacing now that he's taken Ian under his wing. Wrestling his feelings while wrangling his Bonded will take all of his focus, if he wants to do this properly. An Alpha's burden is far from easy and Ryuusen knows this first-hand as his Circle disperses to work out the frustration and overwhelm from their latest assignment. If he doesn't step up and take charge, they might all pay the price—including Ian.
Download or read book A Chola Adventure written by Anu Kumar and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 990 CE, Tanjore, India Twelve-year-old Raji is growing up during the reign of Rajaraja Chola in south India. Raji is a girl of spirit---brave, bright and bold. She is also a dancer, a warrior and a sculptor who models kingdoms in stone. Raji, however is not happy: she misses her family. Her mother is in exile and her father has left home in grief. On a dark night as a storm rages, Raji rescues a Chinese sailor at sea. This sets off a chain of events with unforeseen consequences. A Shiva statue goes missing, a prince disappears and there is a murder inside a temple. As Raji and her friends, the prince Rajendra Chola and his cousin, Ananta, try to help the Chinese mariner, they realize that he may have some of the answers Raji has been looking for. Will the Criminals be brought to justice? Will Raji's family be reunited once again? Will peace be restored to the mighty Chola Kingdom?
Download or read book Pyre of Queens written by David Hair and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2010 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mandore, Rajasthan, 769 AD: Ravindra-Raj, the evil sorcerer-king, devises a deadly secret ritual, where he and his seven queens will burn on his pyre, and he will rise again with the powers of Ravana, demon-king of the epic Ramayana. But things go wrong when one queen, the beautiful, spirited Darya, escapes with the help of Aram Dhoop, the court poet. Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 2010: At the site of ancient Mandore, teenagers Vikram, Amanjit, Deepika and Rasita meet and realize that the deathless king and his ghostly brides are hunting them down. As vicious forces from the past come alive, they need to unlock truths that have been hidden for centuries, and fight an ancient battle . . . one more time.
Download or read book Dancing Leaf written by Charlotte Jane Ellington and published by The Overmountain Press. This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on Cherokee folklore, history, and tradition, each chapter of this fast-moving novel begins with the retelling of an authentic Cherokee legend that is then woven into the adventures of Dancing Leaf, a character based on the unnamed, adopted daughter of Cherokee Chieftainess Nancy Ward. Fascinating regional history comes through in references to locales of significance to the Cherokee during the 1820's and characters who represent important figures of the era such as Five Killer and Longfellow.
