Download or read book A Splintered Hope written by Jenna Powers and published by Jenna Powers. This book was released on with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aewyn returns to her home, the Kingdom of Erun, to find it in absolute ruin. The once lush green plains have been burned to ashes and the trees torn to shreds. The blue skies are now filled with gray smoke from the plumes of fire that rage across the lands. Her quest to find her sister and stop the Pit Lord from resurrecting the Lich King has come full circle. Robyn is still learning her newfound powers that she learned from her training with the Shifters. She, along with Tirador, Rick and Kara are ready to support Aewyn in finding Leila and stopping Lord Lazarus. As the five of them traverse the dangerous lands, Aewyn senses something is horribly wrong, her sister has succumbed to the Call of the Krakenos. The group learn that Aewyn's connection with her sister puts them all in danger, yet they refuse to stop fighting. They decide to meet Lord Lazarus head on and devise a strategy to enter the castle and sneak into the Library of High Arts before taking on Lord Lazarus. Once the plan executes things start to get more and more troubling...

Download or read book Splinter of Hope written by Jody Kaye and published by Jody Kaye. This book was released on 2020-09-10 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Jody Kaye, bestselling author and the creator of the Kingsbrier Quintuplets, comes Splinter of Hope: an emotionally gripping romantic short story about a woman who lived through the trauma of giving a secret child up for adoption and a sexy, southern, wounded warrior determined to make her his… —Kimber— What does anyone know about love at eighteen? All I was sure of was how much I loved my daughter… and giving her away destroyed me. Because back then the only labels I wore proved I was unwanted. Since we met, Trig has stood by my side. A protector. A lover. A splinter of hope that my arms won’t always be empty. He says he loves me, and I finally have the desire to lay my secrets bare. Except giving Trig another reason to walk away feels a lot like sacrificing our future… And I’ve already made one decision that shattered my heart. Set in small town North Carolina, Kimber & Trig’s love story is perfect for readers who love angsty, found family, contemporary romance with protective heroes. A steamy prequel to Shred of Decency, this book is the first in the Shattered Hearts of Carolina Series and has a guaranteed happily ever after. Grab a box of tissues for this tear-jerker and experience a roller coaster of emotions in a secret baby romance with a twist! (Please Note: This book contains other sensitive scenarios that may trigger readers.) A complimentary ebook copy of Splinter of Hope is available on this and the author’s website. The Shattered Hearts of Carolina Series Best Binge-read Experience: Book 1: Splinter of Hope Book 2: Shred of Decency Book 3: Sliver of Truth Book 4: Holding onto Hope Book 5: Home Wrecker Book 6: Deep Gap Book 7: Bleeding Heart With strength and determination to overcome the odds, be prepared for the Mill Girls’ thought-provoking love stories to tear at your heartstrings and their friendships to weave their way into your soul! Subjects: steamy southern romance series, emotional reads, new adult romance books, found family romance books, spicy romance books, contemporary romance book series, dark romance novels, contemporary gothic romance books, racy books, angsty romance novels, emotionally charged romance books, secret baby romance books, secret child romance novels, adoption stories in romance books, romance hero with traumatic past, wounded warrior romance book, friends to lovers romance novels, strong heroines in romance books, coming of age romance novel, second chance romance books, organized crime romance books, blue collar romance novels, bad boy romance books, antihero romance books, romance short story, novella, novelette, prequel, romantic short stories, quick romance reads, shattered hearts of carolina, kingsbrier, free romance book, free romance ebook, free romance novels, free steamy romance ebooks, free small town romance books, free first in series, free series starter

Download or read book Splintered Hearts written by Lexi Ryan and published by Lexi Ryan. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The entire sexy and emotional New Hope Trilogy—UNBREAK ME, STOLEN WISHES, and WISH I MAY—now packaged in the Splintered Hearts bundle, at a limited time special price of $2.99US (reg $6.99). Praise for the books in the New Hope Trilogy: "Captivating, emotional, heartfelt, romantic read with a edge of mystery and pain." -Kim at Reviews by Tammy and Kim "EXTREMELY well written. [...] Character development was exceptional--my heart pulled for all of them." -Love N. Books "This book took me by the hand and pulled me completely in...Mind... Body and Soul. It stripped me emotionally. I lived and loved every moment of it!...Lexi Ryan has a gift, and the lady sure knows how to work it." -Jess at Fab, Fun & Tantalizing Reads "I laughed, I cried, and I stayed up all night to finish.” -Kelley at Smut Book Junkie Reviews "Holy schmexiness…OMG it was H-O-T!!" -Jesey at Schmexy Girl Book Blog UNBREAK ME Twenty-one year old college dropout Maggie Thompson returns home to be a bridesmaid in her ex-fiancé’s wedding to her sister. Maggie hopes to salvage her long-tarnished reputation and strained relationship with her family, but finds herself caught in a web of secrets and deception between the man who once promised to fix her and the sexy ex-rocker who gives her permission to break. STOLEN WISHES Stolen chances. Unbroken wishes. Two lonely souls grasping for hope in the darkness. William Bailey and Cally Fisher are brought together by vicious rumors and are given a chance at love. This novella takes place seven years before the events in WISH I MAY and shows William and Cally falling in love for the first time. It can be read before or after WISH I MAY or on its own. WISH I MAY After seven years, Cally Fisher returns to New Hope and faces her high school sweetheart for the first time since she stood him up for prom. William Bailey is willing to forgive her for breaking his heart, but Cally has secrets even Will can't forgive.

Download or read book A Spindle Splintered written by Alix E. Harrow and published by Tordotcom. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: USA Today bestselling author Alix E. Harrow's A Spindle Splintered brings her patented charm to a new version of a classic story. Featuring Arthur Rackham's original illustrations for The Sleeping Beauty, fractured and reimagined. “A vivid, subversive and feminist reimagining of Sleeping Beauty, where implacable destiny is no match for courage, sisterhood, stubbornness and a good working knowledge of fairy tales.” —Katherine Arden It's Zinnia Gray's twenty-first birthday, which is extra-special because it's the last birthday she'll ever have. When she was young, an industrial accident left Zinnia with a rare condition. Not much is known about her illness, just that no-one has lived past twenty-one. Her best friend Charm is intent on making Zinnia's last birthday special with a full sleeping beauty experience, complete with a tower and a spinning wheel. But when Zinnia pricks her finger, something strange and unexpected happens, and she finds herself falling through worlds, with another sleeping beauty, just as desperate to escape her fate. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book BattleTech A Splinter of Hope written by Philip A. Lee and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Federated Suns stand at the edge of a precipice… Violent expansion of the Capellan Confederation and the Draconis Combine has cost recently crowned First Prince Julian Davion more than just countless strategic worlds. The war’s toll claimed a mentor and close friend, and righteous vengeance burns bright. To rally his people and preserve the future of the Federated Suns, Julian funnels the fires of justice into an ambitious yet risky campaign to retake a vital system: New Syrtis, the lost capital of the Capellan March. Success would dislodge an ancient enemy from their strategic foothold in Suns space, but failure may cost Julian the nation he inherited. However, the Capellan people have fought dearly for their prize and will do anything in their power to hold onto it. Will Julian’s gamble save the very soul of the Federated Suns, or is the invasion of New Syrtis doomed before it even begins?

Download or read book BattleTech A Splinter of Hope The Anvil written by Blaine Lee Pardoe and published by Catalyst Game Labs. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: VICTORY AT ANY COST… Jump into your BattleMech cockpit, fire up your fusion engine, and charge into the fray with two all-new BattleTech novellas from Philip A. Lee and bestselling writer Blaine Lee Pardoe. A Splinter of Hope: Violent expansion of the Capellan Confederation and the Draconis Combine has cost recently crowned First Prince Julian Davion both his mentor and countless Federated Suns worlds. To rally his people, he funnels the fires of justice into an ambitious yet risky campaign to retake a vital system: New Syrtis, the occupied capital of the Capellan March. However, the Capellan people have fought dearly for their prize and will do anything in their power to hold onto it. Will Julian’s gamble preserve the future of the Federated Suns, or is the invasion doomed before it even begins? The Anvil: Khan Malvina Hazen of Clan Jade Falcon is known throughout the Inner Sphere as a merciless, bloodthirsty tyrant. The next target for her scorched-earth, take-no-prisoners tactics is the Lyran Commonwealth world of Coventry: a persistent stain on the Jade Falcons’ history. But not all Falcons follow Malvina’s lead. Ordered to take Coventry at any cost, Galaxy Commander Stephanie Chistu wishes to see her Clan victorious, but no victory is worth the Jade Falcons losing their very soul. To stand up to tyranny and find an honorable path forward for her Clan, she must balance the razor’s edge between duty and honor—or die trying.

Download or read book Splintered Light written by Verlyn Flieger and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. R. R. Tolkien is perhaps best known for The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, but it is in The Silmarillion that the true depth of Tolkien's Middle-earth can be understood. The Silmarillion was written before, during, and after Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. A collection of stories, it provides information alluded to in Tolkien's better known works and, in doing so, turns The Lord of the Rings into much more than a sequel to The Hobbit, making it instead a continuation of the mythology of Middle-earth. Verlyn Flieger's expanded and updated edition of Splintered Light, a classic study of Tolkien's fiction first published in 1983, examines The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings in light of Owen Barfield's linguistic theory of the fragmentation of meaning. Flieger demonstrates Tolkien's use of Barfield's concept throughout the fiction, showing how his central image of primary light splintered and refracted acts as a metaphor for the languages, peoples, and history of Middle-earth.

Download or read book Splintered Hope written by Jon Duffey and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2015-12-29 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic, final chapter in the Abstract Trilogy set on the world stage. Three months after the events in New Orleans, The Fellas get their first solid lead as to the whereabouts of their kidnapped wives. Knowing that Kincaid has been neutralized and is no longer their main nemesis, a new man, who goes by the name of Sinclair, has taken his place and been tasked to finish what Kincaid could not do. Numerous and false leads aside, the relentless and tireless pursuit of the whereabouts of their wives has taken a toll on all of the Fellas, especially Jake. Swearing a blood oath to Sinclair and the Phoenix, Jake's cousin, Tristan Keenan and his compatriots, the Apex Group have been studying every move the Fellas have made over the years and they know all of their tricks. Some would even venture to say that they know The Fellas better than anyone. Splitting them up and forcing them to work with rookie Agents, dubbed the 9-Six, they will test the will and mettle of each of them like never before. From Kiev to Johannesburg, Tokyo to Caracas and all points in-between they will rely on their wits and the help of the 9-Six who seek to one day take the mantle from them. Battling dormant enemies and engaging new foes, the ultimate game of chance unfolds on a truly geopolitical level. The Phoenix finally have victory in their midst and they will pull out all the stops to finally finish the Fellas once and for all and get their revenge. Yet the will of The Fellas and their resolve to see their wives home safely are stronger than anything that the Phoenix can throw at them. When it's all said and done, the Fellas will never be the same again....

Download or read book Unhinged written by A. G. Howard and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wonderland causes real-world trouble for a teenage descendant of Alice in this romantic, dark fantasy sequel by the bestselling author of Splintered. Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole. She was crowned Queen of the Red Court and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the boy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly appealing Morpheus. Now all she has to do is graduate high school. That would be easier without her mother, freshly released from an asylum, acting overly protective and suspicious. And it would be much simpler if the mysterious Morpheus didn’t show up for school one day to tempt her with another dangerous quest in the dark, challenging Wonderland—where she (partly) belongs. Could she leave Jeb and her parents behind again, for the sake of a man she knows has manipulated her before? Will her mother and Jeb trust her to do what’s right? Readers will swoon over the satisfying return to Howard’s bold, sensual reimagining of Carroll’s classic. “I really enjoyed the first book of this series, but Unhinged cranks the Wonderland experience up to 11. It’s just . . . WOW! The last few scenes dangle Alyssa’s next adventure with shockers enough that I found my jaw needing a bit of assistance in coming off the floor. Write quickly, A. G. Howard! I need that next book!”—USA Today “Howard excels in sensory and sensuous descriptions.” —Kirkus Reviews “As intense, dark, and weird as the first volume, this worthy sequel creates a parallel narrative that brings the action out of Wonderland and into Alyssa’s hometown.” —The Bulletin of The Center for Children’s Books “A dark beauty fills the novel's pages, which will mesmerize teens with a taste for magic, romance or suspense. Unhinged lays the groundwork for a third book where anything could happen—it is Wonderland, after all.” —Shelf Awareness

Download or read book Serafina and the Splintered Heart written by Robert Beatty and published by Disney Electronic Content. This book was released on 2017-07-03 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the highly-anticipated next installment of the Serafina series, Serafina must confront the darkest threat she's ever encountered at Biltmore Estate. She knows she can face anything with her best friend and closest ally, Braeden Vanderbilt, by her side. But when a sinister force tears them apart, Serafina scrambles to uncover the mystery of her most formidable challenge yet...and about herself and the destiny that awaits her.

Download or read book Ensnared written by A. G. Howard and published by ABRAMS. This book was released on 2015-01-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A teenage girl faces her evil nemesis in the Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland-inspired trilogy that “should sweep readers down the rabbit hole” (Publishers Weekly). After surviving a disastrous battle at prom, Alyssa has embraced her madness and gained perspective. She’s determined to rescue her two worlds and the people and netherlings she loves. Even if it means challenging Queen Red to a final battle of wills and wiles . . . and even if the only way to Wonderland, now that the rabbit hole is closed, is through the looking-glass world—a parallel dimension filled with mutated and violent netherling outcasts. In the final installment of the wildly popular Splintered trilogy, Alyssa and her dad journey into the heart of magic and mayhem in search of her mom and to set right all that’s gone wrong. Together with Jeb and Morpheus, they must salvage Wonderland from the decay and destruction that has ensnared it. But if they succeed and come out alive, can everyone truly have their happily ever after? Praise for the Splintered trilogy “Alyssa is one of the most unique protagonists I’ve come across in a while. Splintered is dark, twisted, entirely riveting, and a truly romantic tale.” —USA Today “Brilliant, because it is ambitious, inventive, and often surprising.” —The Boston Globe “A dark beauty fills the novel’s pages, which will mesmerize teens with a taste for magic, romance or suspense. Unhinged lays the groundwork for a third book where anything could happen—it is Wonderland, after all.” —Shelf Awareness

Download or read book Stain written by A. G. Howard and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A princess must win back her kingdom, save a prince, and restore peace in this fantasy by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of the Splintered series. After Lyra—a princess incapable of speech or sound—is cast out of her kingdom of daylight by her wicked aunt, a witch saves her life, steals her memories, and raises her in an enchanted forest…disguised as a boy known only as Stain. Meanwhile, in Lyra’s rival kingdom, the prince of thorns and night is dying, and the only way for him to break his curse is to wed the princess of daylight—for she is his true equal. As Lyra finds her way back to her identity, an imposter princess prepares to steal her betrothed prince and her crown. To win back her kingdom, save the prince, and make peace with the land of the night, Lyra must be loud enough to be heard without a voice, and strong enough to pass a series of tests—ultimately proving she’s everything a traditional princess is not. “A decadent fantasy anchored in childhood delights with vibrantly detailed writing and brilliantly theatrical subplots.” —Kirkus Reviews “[A] reimagining of “The Princess and the Pea” . . . An emotionally complex tale of fate, inner beauty, and found family that illustrates the strength of love born from friendship.” —Publishers Weekly

Download or read book The Splintered Light written by Ginger Johnson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-09-04 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reminiscent of The Giver, this literary debut middle-grade fantasy is beautifully written and stunningly creative. "A deep dive into a world-within-a-world, a heart-within-a-heart." --Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist “The joys of the senses and the glories of creation shine in this radiant debut.” --Julie Berry, Printz Honor author of The Passion of Dolssa “Ginger Johnson's debut is as vibrant as the colors her characters wield in this novel about creativity, collaboration, and creation.” --Megan Frazer Blakemore, author of The Water Castle and The Firefly Code Ever since his brother Luc's disappearance and his father's tragic death, Ishmael has lived a monotonous existence helping his mother on their meager farm where everything is colorless. Until one morning a ray of light fragments Ishmael's gray world into something extraordinary: a spectrum of color he never knew existed. Emboldened, Ishmael sets out to find answers hoping his long lost brother might hold the key. He finds Luc in the Hall of Hue, one of the seven creative workshops at The Commons, the seat of all new creation. Luc is completing the final days of his training as a Color Keeper, adding the finishing touches of color to a brand new world designed and built by a team of young artisans. Although his heart calls him to a future as a Color Keeper, Ishmael feels too guilty to leave the duties of his old life behind. But when a catastrophe destroys nearly all of the color and light at the Hall of Hue, Ishmael and Luc are suddenly at severe odds. Torn between his family and his destiny, Ishmael must learn when to let go of the past, when to trust the path ahead, and when to believe in himself.

Download or read book Splintered and a Great Hope written by Cate Brewer and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like the Tribute in Light that grew phoenix-like from the ashes of the broken hearts of the artists who created it, Return to the Upright Position is a beautiful on-line collaboration amongst fourteen artists in the six months following 9/11. Conceived and edited by Caridad Svich, the play is moving and delicate and instantly brings us back to those moments when American history and sentiment were forever changed. Demoralized, terrorized, afraid, and alone, our country dragged its shocked and weary carcass from the ash, and pulled itself back up again. That is after all the American way, pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, continuing to believe in a better, brighter future, in hope and possibility; returning to the upright position.

Download or read book Splintered written by Jon McGoran and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the second installment of the SPLICED series, sixteen-year-old Jimi Corcoran risks her life to clear a friend's name--and uncovers the horrific truth about one of the most powerful men in the world. All Jimi wants is pick up the pieces of her life and move on. She never intended to uncover a conspiracy, or become a hero for chimera rights-- she just wanted to protect her best friend, Del. But now she's a public figure, and she can't quite shake the spotlight. . . or her suspicion that she's being followed. Still, when a strange chimera shows up, half-dead with nothing but an odd hospital bracelet to identify him, of course Jimi tries to help. But everything goes wrong-- and her friend Dr. Guzman is arrested for murder. Desperate to prove his innocence, Jimi does some digging, and discovers that the sick chimera came from a hospital owned by Howard Wells. . . . The businessman who pioneered the Genetic Heritage Act, which sought to label all chimeras as inhuman, and undeserving of basic rights. Has he really had a change of heart? Teaming up with her chimera friends Rex and Claudia, Jimi sets out to investigate Wells' hospital-- but discovers the seemingly-charitable endeavor is hiding an extensive, dark secret. To save lives and shut down a criminal operation, Jimi and her friends will have to risk everything-- and incur the wrath of Howard Wells himself. Action-packed and haunting, this sequel to Spliced digs deeper into a gritty, near-future world in which lawless science is a rich man's game-- and Jimi and her friends are unwilling players. This beautiful hardcover edition features a texturally embossed, spot-gloss jacket.

Download or read book Splinter written by Sasha Dawn and published by Carolrhoda Lab& 8482. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sami's mother disappeared ten years ago, and the police have always suspected that Sami's father killed her. But they've never had any convincing evidence...until now. Sami's sure her father's innocent. Or is she?"--

Download or read book Splintered written by Laura J Harris and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-06-14 with total page 505 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simple, relaxing, all-inclusive Caribbean cruise turns out to be anything but, as the luxury ship is sabotaged and chaos and isolation swiftly turn to mistrust, mayhem and murder... Contemplating early retirement following the horrific and high-profile death of her sister and the media hounding that followed, Criminal Psychologist and Profiler, Dr. Christine Kane embarks on a get-away cruise that will prove to be the vacation of a lifetime for all the wrong reasons. Ex-DI Jonathan Prior is now the Head of Security on board the luxury ocean-liner, Ianus, and despite his initial reservations, he seems to have found love in the most unlikely of places. He is happy. For the first time in a long time. Though even bliss such as this can't keep the nightmares of his past at bay for long. Kelly Livingstone is the Artist in Residence at Leeds University. A talented woman with a tortured past, she lives her life for the here and now and to hell with the consequences! That is until the university force her to take her annual leave and concentrate on creating some biographical nonsense for publication. Kelly promises herself she won't fall in love on this trip, but with so many beautiful and intelligent women surrounding her, can she really keep her word... and should she? With so many twists and turns, a frenzied pace and a real sense of the panic of containment and isolation, SPLINTERED is an energized escape into the world of an unknown assassin on the verge of transition and self-discovery with only one thing on their mind...murder.