Download or read book A Curse of Scales Feathers written by S.D. Huston and published by Literary Dawn Press LLC. This book was released on 2024-01-30 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She’s tormented for being different. He’s sick of burying his wives. When their fates are bound, can they forge a peace that entwines their hearts? Airi’s unique hair and skin color bring her unrelenting grief. Scheming to flee her cruel mother, the seventeen-year-old awakens after a vicious beating to find her beloved sister enslaved over an accusation of theft. And when she trades her freedom to save her sibling, she’s horrified when she’s given as a tribute to a brutal Ice Dragon. The Dragon King, Kalden keeps his true form hidden from the world. Cursed to wed those not of his choosing, the immortal reluctantly accepts a new offering but throws her into a cold tower refusing to grow close to the filthy mortal. But after a scolding from his brothers, he relents and gives his unwelcome guest comfortable accommodations with a warm bath that reveals her alluring beauty. Desperate to escape, Airi befriends a kind hunchback who urges her to accept a proposal of marriage from the king as a means of avoiding slavery. And though Kalden tries to end the evil infecting his neglected kingdom, his increasing obsession with his stunning captive could end in a catastrophic heartache. With a slaver and a magical nemesis plotting their demise, can they reclaim free will and find their own forever? A Curse of Scales & Feathers is the heartwarming first standalone book in the Brides of the Dragon Kings fantasy romance series. If you like resilient heroines, slow-burn relationships, and deeply realized worlds, you’ll adore S.D. Huston’s flight of fancy. Buy A Curse of Scales & Feathers to let love fly free today!

Download or read book The Weight of Feathers written by Anna-Marie McLemore and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lace Paloma and Cluck Corbeau, from feuding families of traveling performers, fall in love.

Download or read book Blood of the Lily An Epic Sword and Sorcery Adventure written by S.D. Huston and published by Literary Dawn Press LLC. This book was released on 2021-11-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Triplet sisters, one dead, one kidnapped. A vengeful leprechaun and a scheming goddess. Can Lily save her last sister? When sixteen-year-old sisters Lily and Rose take it upon themselves to aid a tiny man with a long beard in distress, he curses them into a world of trouble. Lily contends with the grief that lies behind her while trapped in a suffocating silent world of her own design, and she must now face the threat of what might lie ahead. Whether she believes it or not, leprechauns are real, and in Lugh she has made an unfortunate enemy. Now the race is on to save Rose from the deranged whims of an unscrupulous faery and find out what, or who, is behind this mysterious turn of events. To find the answers, Lily must face the darkness that plagues her: both inside and out. On the grand stage of this world and the Otherworld, an adventure bursts forth so chaotic perhaps even Lily can’t silence it. Weaving lore, light, and the lush beauty of the Irish language into the wintery landscape of a mystical Ireland around its 3rd century, Blood of the Lily brings to life a world where even the most fantastical places and creatures can be corrupted by the realities of life. This first book in the Clash of Goddesses series transports you into the enchanting and masterfully crafted Otherworld of Éire as one may only see in dreams. Start your journey today! Blood of the Lily is book #1 in the Clash of Goddesses series: Book #1: Blood of the Lily Book #2: Soul of a Rose Book #3: Tears of the Marigold

Download or read book The Sun Stone the Hybrid Prince written by S.D. Huston and published by Literary Dawn Press LLC. This book was released on 2023-12-08 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pirate stealing a precious gem to perform a miracle, and the prince who means to stop her. Who will win? Adria thought stealing the Sun Stone would be easy. The Ice Dragons didn't even put any guards in the room. That's okay. That's why she went through the walls. She almost snuck away with the magical artifact...that is until Belian, the Hybrid Prince, catches her stealing the stone. Belian chases the thief, which ends with a cave in and the Sun Stone, which always reveals truths. Mistrusting the pirate, he's not sure if he should allow Adria to leave with the stone once he knows the truth of why she needs it. Yet, he's drawn to her, and the adventure she promises. They soon learn the truths of their own attractions and feelings for the other while their sexy adventure continues after the cave in-flying with dragons, swimming with mermaids, and facing off with the Sea Witch. Will these star-crossed lovers survive the awesome power of the Sea Witch and the gods for a chance to find their happiness together? THE SUN STONE & THE HYBRID PRINCE is a steamy, adventure-packed Fantasy Romance novella (27K words), with a guaranteed HEA. Content warnings include adult language and consenting adult romantic scenes.

Download or read book Curse So Dark and Lonely The Complete Cursebreaker Collection written by Brigid Kemmerer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 1076 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four royals. Two thrones. One deadly curse. In the heart of Emberfall, Prince Rhen is trapped by a curse, haunted by the beast inside, while beyond the palace walls, his kingdom falls to ruin. Far away, in modern day Washington DC, Harper plays lookout for her brother. When she sees a woman in danger, she rushes to help - only to be sucked into Rhen's cursed world. What begins as a fairy tale twist unfurls into an epic tale of magic, danger, love and betrayal in Brigid Kemmerer's New York Times bestselling Cursebreaker series, as brother fights brother to claim the throne of Emberfall and save the kingdom once and for all. Now, for the first time, explore Emberfall and fall in love with Harper, Rhen, Grey and Lia Mara in one convenient eBook collection. This collection contains: A Curse So Dark and Lonely A Heart So Fierce and Broken A Vow So Bold and Deadly If you're hungry for more Brigid Kemmerer, don't miss her next blockbuster fantasy series, Defy the Night, coming this autumn.

Download or read book A Curse So Dark and Lonely written by Brigid Kemmerer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times bestseller! "Has everything you'd want in a retelling of a classic fairy tale." - Jodi Picoult In a lush, contemporary fantasy retelling of Beauty and the Beast, Brigid Kemmerer gives readers another compulsively readable romance perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer. Fall in love, break the curse. It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope. Nothing has ever been easy for Harper. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she's instead somehow sucked into Rhen's cursed world. Break the curse, save the kingdom. A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.

Download or read book Under Witch Curse written by Maria Schneider and published by Bear Mountain Books. This book was released on 2012-06-06 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When is a blessing a curse? What if you curse a blessing? Adriel needs the answers, and quickly, because one spell will keep vampires at bay and the other will set something far worse free. Vamps aren’t her only problem, either. Zandy, the wily coyote, is back in town, and he’s out for blood. Someone had better find him fast because the body count is rising. With White Feather to help, Adriel expects life to get easier, but the relationship comes with new responsibilities and unpleasant surprises that put a price on friendship. This time, Adriel might just need more than solid ground beneath her feet and the wind at her back in order to survive.

Download or read book Blood of Requiem Epic Fantasy Dragons Free Fantasy Novel written by Daniel Arenson and published by Moonclipse. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Free epic fantasy novel! Song of Dragons -- a fantasy trilogy of blood, steel, and dragonfire. For fans of epic fantasy like A Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings. BOOK ONE: BLOOD OF REQUIEM Long ago stood the kingdom of Requiem, a land of men who could grow wings and scales, breathe fire, and take flight as dragons. Requiem ruled the sky. But Dies Irae, a tyrant leading an army of griffins, hunted Requiem's people, burned their forests, and shattered their temples. Requiem fell. This ancient land now lies in ruin, its halls crumbled, its cries silenced, its skeletons littering the burned earth. In the wilderness, a scattering of survivors lives in hiding. The griffins still hunt them, and every day promises death. Will Requiem's last children perish in exile... or once more become dragons and fly to war? Blood of Requiem -- a free epic fantasy novel for fans of dragons, A Game of Thrones, and swords and sorcery. ____________ THE REQUIEM SERIES: Requiem: Dawn of Dragons Book 1: Requiem's Song Book 2: Requiem's Hope Book 3: Requiem's Prayer Requiem: Song of Dragons Book 1: Blood of Requiem Book 2: Tears of Requiem Book 3: Light of Requiem Requiem: Dragonlore Book 1: A Dawn of Dragonfire Book 2: A Day of Dragon Blood Book 3: A Night of Dragon Wings Requiem: The Dragon War Book 1: A Legacy of Light Book 2: A Birthright of Blood Book 3: A Memory of Fire Requiem: Requiem for Dragons Book 1: Dragons Lost Book 2: Dragons Reborn Book 3: Dragons Rising Requiem: Flame of Requiem Book 1: Forged in Dragonfire Book 2: Crown of Dragonfire Book 3: Pillars of Dragonfire Requiem: Dragonfire Rain Book 1: Blood of Dragons Book 2: Rage of Dragons Book 3: Flight of Dragons

Download or read book Feather written by Olivia Wildenstein and published by . This book was released on 2023-04-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Forbidden romance at its sexiest." Danielle Jensen, author of The Bridge Kingdom It was supposed to be a quick mission. The only thing quick about it was how rapidly I failed. With only a month left to earn her missing feathers, twenty-year-old Leigh embarks on a trip to Paris to meet her newest project, twenty-five-year-old Jarod Adler, leader of the Parisian Mafia and the worst kind of sinner . . . a Triple. f Leigh can get Jarod to accomplish a single act of kindness, she stands to win 100 feathers, more than enough to complete her wings and ascend to Elysium, the land of angels. What she doesn't count on is Jarod's dark charm costing her feathers. She's dead set on saving him, and he's dead set on destroying her. Until he realizes destroying her wings is also destroying her heart. A heart he longs to hear beat only for him. A modern ROMEO & JULIET retelling featuring an epic sinner and the angel who'll stop at nothing to save him. Perfect for fans of dark supernatural romance.

Download or read book Where Have I Gone written by Pauline Quirke and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pauline Quirke was a skinny child, a slim teenager, a curvy woman, then - according to her bathroom scales (curse them) - just plain fat. Yes, the 'F' word. Tipping the scales at nearly 20 stone, with creaking knees and a dodgy ankle to boot, at the beginning of 2011 Pauline had reached a crisis point. Something had to change, and fast. It was never going to be an easy ride, but with her trademark warmth and sense of humour, Pauline recounts the highs and lows of the rollercoaster year in which she whips herself, and her life, into shape - with a fair few tales from her celebrated forty-year acting career thrown into the bargain. She reveals all: from the strain of working long hours away from home on one of Britain's most popular soaps to renewing her wedding vows and reuniting with her Birds of a Feather co-stars; from battling the bulge and facing the naysayers to rediscovering the joys of airline travel . . . without a seatbelt extension. Honest and revealing, Where Have I Gone? is brimming with brilliantly funny anecdotes and truly moving moments. So put your feet up and join Pauline as she embarks on the most incredible year of her life.

Download or read book Feathers Not Just for Flying written by Melissa Stewart and published by Triangle Interactive, Inc. . This book was released on 2018-03-29 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Young naturalists meet sixteen birds in this elegant introduction to the many uses of feathers. A concise main text highlights how feathers are not just for flying. More curious readers are invited to explore informative sidebars, which underscore specific ways each bird uses its feathers for a variety of practical purposes. A scrapbook design showcases life-size feather illustrations.

Download or read book Banshee Quest Renna s Curse written by Jen Katemi and published by Flourish Books. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read this steamy paranormal story in the Blood Fae Chronicles series - perfect for those readers who love fated mates, second chances at love, fae, magic, dragon shifters, and an alpha hero male in a hot fantasy romance. A hot dragon shifter. A cursed winter Fae. Fated mates whose love was doomed from the start... My body. My choice. Or at least, it was, until the Fae Winter King hit me with binding magic and insisted I make banshee-human babies. If I refuse, the binding magic will likely kill me. I have no choice but to comply with my sovereign’s order. Not if I want to live. But when I meet my fated mate and discover he is no human man, but instead, a mighty dragon shifter, everything changes. Now I am expecting a beautiful fae-shifter child, and I could not be more excited. Ben and I are headed for our happy-ever-after and I can’t wait to be a mother to his son. Until the Fae Winter Queen sends our lives into a spiral of horror and destruction with her curse. If you enjoy hot paranormal romance stories containing fae, dragon shifters, fated mates, redemption and second chance romance, then this is the story for you. Author's note: Banshee Quest: Renna’s Curse, is both prequel and epilogue to the Blood Fae Chronicles trilogy. This novella can be read as a stand-alone, though the following order is recommended for maximum reading pleasure: Book 1 – Banshee Cry Book 2 – Banshee Song Book 3 – Banshee Power Book 4 – Banshee Quest: Renna’s Curse. Reader Advisory/Trigger Warning: For readers who might be triggered by sensitive subject matter, please be aware that this story contains scenes about grieving the death of an unborn child. Keywords: steamy paranormal romance, fairy tales, dragon shifters, fated mates, second chance romance, faerie and fae, banshees, magic, alpha male, firefighter hero, Irish mythology

Download or read book Curse Undone written by Brandie June and published by CamCat Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2022-10-04 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two crowns. Two kingdoms. One chance to rule. Nor and King Casper are captured by the fay army and forced to face the indomitable Faerie Queen, Marasina. At her command, Casper is thrown into a mysterious prison while an even sinister fate is in store for Nor—a deadly fay poison that reveals Nor’s true nature. She’s not only half-fay. She is Queen Marasina’s heir. Revealed to be like the very creatures she despises, Nor must not only find a way to free Casper but also navigate a court that is as deadly as it is beautiful. Her allies are few, and though Pel claims to want friendship, Nor finds she cannot forgive his betrayal. As tensions mount and war looms between the kingdoms, Nor must choose a side, before it’s too late. In this epic conclusion to the Gold Spun duology, Nor discovers that a glamour and a curse may be two sides of the same coin.

Download or read book Garwin s Tale written by John H. Saylor and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-10-27 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Garwin is a man confronted by one trying situation after another. As one of his world's top scientists, he grapples with his planet's impending destruction. That terrible burden is made even more difficult by his need to explain the problem to top policy makers and by the failing health of his wife, Slayva. Garwin deals with this long list challenges as a man of great character might be expected to, but he does not emerge unscathed. The challenges only seem to subside when Garwin ventures to Earth. There, he and a friend named Denck--along with a small team of researchers--determine that our world might be a good fit for some small portion of their planet's refugees. To that end, the team must consider a great deal about Earth's people, their political and economic systems, and the history of their thought. In the end, however, the people of Earth prove to be the biggest challenge of all. Many of the challenges encountered along the way arise from the relationship between science and politics. Garwin and Denck--who happens to be a professor of the history and philosophy of science--encounter problems relating to such relationships on both worlds, though it's made clear that their civilization sees the issues with much greater clarity than the people of Earth do. Indeed, Garwin, Denck, and their comrades struggle to understand the people of Earth and the lagging nature of their social and political systems. These systems just aren't what they should be given Earth's scientific development. In time, the people of Earth prove incapable of managing the influence that political forces have on research in the natural sciences. Science--or at least specific research projects--is arbitrated less in the peer-reviewed journal or the lab than in the public square. The purpose is clear: controlling perceptions of scientific thought is part of a broader program that's designed to control thought more generally. Science has been appropriated to serve the collective rather than some truth that transcends mere politics. Garwin and his friends are heartbroken to discover that Earth will not be suitable for their project. Many of them had hoped to make a home here and believed that with assistance from their kind, the people of Earth might be shown the right path; but another culture--one greatly more advanced that Garwin's--intervenes and makes that impossible. As fate would have it, even this latest challenge was beyond Garwin's control.

Download or read book Once Upon a Curse The Complete Series of Fairy Tale Retellings written by Kaitlyn Davis and published by Kaitlyn Davis. This book was released on with total page 2478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **A USA Today "Must-Read" Series!** Over 1400 pages of magic, adventure, and fairy tale romance. This box set includes all four full-length books in the Once Upon a Curse series, plus the prequel novella. On a Saturday in spring, an earthquake strikes the entire globe. Cities disappear, replaced by villages that seem torn from storybooks—horses and carriages, cobblestone streets, towering castles, and, most importantly, magic. A world that was once dominated by devices goes dark and a new power rises. What happens when the fairy tales become real? What's stronger, magic or modern technology? What's more powerful, a curse or true love? Read the series to find out… Granting Wishes (An Aladdin Retelling): When an earthquake strikes in the middle of her rock climbing trip, Alanna plunges to what she expects will be her death. Instead, she falls into a cave full of magic, where a mysterious man makes her an offer she can't refuse. Gathering Frost (A Sleeping Beauty Retelling): Under the spell of an evil queen, Jade is a hardened warrior who has forgotten what it is to feel anything at all. But when a runaway prince kidnaps her and brings her to his rebel base, she begins to question her loyalties. Withering Rose (A Beauty and the Beast Retelling): Sick of spending her life in hiding, Omorose flees to the realm of the beasts where her forbidden magic might be accepted. When she arrives, all she finds is a brooding shifter prince with no interest in hosting guests. Chasing Midnight (A Cinderella Retelling): Seeking revenge for her sister's death, Nymia agrees to retrieve a long-lost princess for her family, but what she's really after is the girl's magic. Turns out, so is a reckless prince who's too charming for his own good. Parting Worlds (A Little Mermaid Retelling): For her entire life, Aerewyn has been warned not to trust humans. But when she stumbles upon an injured boy in the woods, the only thing he seems in danger of is dying. So she saves his life, and changes the fate of both their worlds. If you like charming trickster princes, avenging fairy godmothers, and princesses who save themselves, don't miss the Once Upon a Curse series! Now for a limited time, save when buying this box set compared to the individual books. Praise for Gathering Frost (Book 1): "An urban fantasy with all the steam of a romance." - Jessie Potts, USA TODAY Happy Ever After Blog "Become immersed in a starkly magical world filled with last hopes." - Publishers Weekly "Unbelievably magnificent…This one is a MUST READ." - Happy Tails and Tales Blog "I loved everything about this book!" - Hooked In A Book "Awesome in every way…lots of heart-wrenching emotion, action and romance." - Geeks In High School "I loved this book…kept me on the edge of my seat." - Michelle's Paranormal Vault of Books

Download or read book Blood of the Lily written by S. D. Huston and published by . This book was released on 2023-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When sixteen-year-old sisters Lily and Rose take it upon themselves to aid a tiny man with a long beard, he curses them into a world of trouble. Trapped in a suffocating silent world of her own design, Lily contends with the grief that lies behind her and the threat of what might now lie ahead. Whether she believes it or not, leprechauns are real, and in Lugh she has made an unfortunate enemy. Now the race is on to save Rose from the deranged whims of an unscrupulous faery and find out what, or who, is behind this mysterious turn of events. To find the answers, Lily must face the darkness that plagues her: both inside and out. On the grand stage of this world and the Otherworld, an adventure bursts forth so chaotic perhaps even Lily can't silence it.

Download or read book A Feather on the Breath of God written by Sigrid Nunez and published by Picador. This book was released on 2005-12-27 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Sigrid Nunez, the National Book Award-winning author of The Friend, comes A Feather on the Breath of God: a mesmerizing story about the tangled nature of relationships between parents and children, between language and love A young woman looks back to the world of her immigrant parents: a Chinese-Panamanian father and a German mother. Growing up in a housing project in the 1950s and 1960s, she escapes into dreams inspired both by her parents' stories and by her own reading and, for a time, into the otherworldly life of ballet. A yearning, homesick mother, a silent and withdrawn father, the ballet--these are the elements that shape the young woman's imagination and her sexuality.