Download or read book Adrian Jade in Queen Lara Vega s Secret Roses written by Adrian Jevon Murphy and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02-16 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Sheila has vanished, whereas the three head overseers are officially gone from the world called Vero. Their lives were taken away by the Gold Overseer, whose only sole purpose is to control life, death, time, space, and eternality all for him. He and four other overseers hired a man named King Oleg to help spread their evil presents throughout the entire universe. This came to a sudden halt by Queen Nye of Shag belonging to the Mali Empire. Unfortunately, her reign came to a sudden end within several years following her domination of the Republic of Vero.” “In the eyes of the Gold Overseer, this was great news to hear from his spies. Now, he can send out his best man named King Oleg to start the new age of menace to the universe once more. King Lo-Sole an African King becomes King Oleg worse nightmare. In every attempt to find him, it always came to a dead end. However, King Oleg along with several others seeks the same interest as the Gold Overseer.” “When King Lo-Sole was finally killed within foreign lands in the attempt to slay his archenemy King Oleg. A new face brimming with the intelligent, tactical warfare experiences, an expert on seduction, a professional on using others to get what she wants, and is a person that doesn’t gives a rat ass about anything arise. This woman name is called Queen Lara Vega. This woman went as far as to slay any nations that pose a threat to her new world order on Vero. To do this, she marries a man named King Tilting by warfare means. The only problem was that he was married to three women for political reasons, which Queen Lara Vega didn’t know about or they assumed.” “The three wives that King Tilting has been wedded too, is named Alicia, Rosaria, and Lady Clair are the only ones that pose a threat to her. However, there is another problem that lies within the marriage. She and three ladies have given birth to King Tilting’s children. In a force agreement Alicia, Jade, Rosaria, Nina, Nyre, Tengo, Lady Clair, and JLee must help and protect their queen and former sisters.” “Like all household, trouble comes in different varities of form such as secrets, betrayal, seduction, warfare, life and death, and finally survival of the fittest. Will Jade ever figure out her family’s secrets and meet Adrian in the future? The question is, who will lead and who will die in the hands of their beholders. These are the “secret roses” of Queen Lara Vega and her five epic phases....”
Download or read book Adrian Jade in Queen Lara Vega s Secret Roses written by Adrian Jevon Murphy and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Sheila has vanished, whereas the three head overseers are officially gone from the world called Vero. Their lives were taken away by the Gold Overseer, whose only sole purpose is to control life, death, time, space, and eternality all for him. He and four other overseers hired a man named King Oleg to help spread their evil presents throughout the entire universe. This came to a sudden halt by Queen Nye of Shag belonging to the Mali Empire. Unfortunately, her reign came to a sudden end within several years following her domination of the Republic of Vero." "In the eyes of the Gold Overseer, this was great news to hear from his spies. Now, he can send out his best man named King Oleg to start the new age of menace to the universe once more. King Lo-Sole an African King becomes King Oleg worse nightmare. In every attempt to find him, it always came to a dead end. However, King Oleg along with several others seeks the same interest as the Gold Overseer." "When King Lo-Sole was finally killed within foreign lands in the attempt to slay his archenemy King Oleg. A new face brimming with the intelligent, tactical warfare experiences, an expert on seduction, a professional on using others to get what she wants, and is a person that doesn't gives a rat ass about anything arise. This woman name is called Queen Lara Vega. This woman went as far as to slay any nations that pose a threat to her new world order on Vero. To do this, she marries a man named King Tilting by warfare means. The only problem was that he was married to three women for political reasons, which Queen Lara Vega didn't know about or they assumed." "The three wives that King Tilting has been wedded too, is named Alicia, Rosaria, and Lady Clair are the only ones that pose a threat to her. However, there is another problem that lies within the marriage. She and three ladies have given birth to King Tilting's children. In a force agreement Alicia, Jade, Rosaria, Nina, Nyre, Tengo, Lady Clair, and JLee must help and protect their queen and former sisters." "Like all household, trouble comes in different varities of form such as secrets, betrayal, seduction, warfare, life and death, and finally survival of the fittest. Will Jade ever figure out her family's secrets and meet Adrian in the future? The question is, who will lead and who will die in the hands of their beholders. These are the "secret roses" of Queen Lara Vega and her five epic phases ."
Download or read book Tied by Fate 2 written by Adrian Jevon Murphy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DYNASTY REALMS V: TIED BY FATE 2 "In the 5th Chapter of "the Dynasty Realms Epic Sagas" and that of "the Twilight Rose of Infinite Worlds Series" comes the enchanted tale from the dark fantasy author, Adrian Jevon Murphy, who tells the tale of "Tied By Fate 2" involving the Silver Knight Gothic Tales in this powerful, enriched epic adventure..." "When they say, "Love can change a dark man's heart, serving a dark cruel purpose with so many strings attached, while the world sees him as an unclean beast, before their presence. Simply, by her touch, her kiss and more, where it restores what was locked away, for all times, while slowly returning him back to the way, he was supposed to be, which is tender and kind and not the way darkness wants him to be, cruel and unkind." "Will he sees and learn about the world he's in, differently from her perspective, where he once believes it to be nothing more than simple hits here and there, since the time he had spent in the Realm of Darkness as he slowly turns to the side of light, but not too far away from darkness, itself. As I, Silver Knight Gothic Hermit Tori Shield discovered this to be so true." "Back then, I was a man, who knew kindness from my parents that perished away, like the sands of time, when I was a mere lad. " "Now, all of this had changed, when the Dark Hand entered my life and spread lies inside my head, as I grew up from a boy to a man. I am an assassin, where I have committed some of the worse crimes in history, and became known as the dreadful knight of Graymore Sphere and beyond while seeing no wrong by my actions." "In my eyes, this is Wonderland filled with contracts with no real meaning but only death in the end, which is Tied By Fate 2, regardless how you see it or not..." This Work of Fiction is Created By the Author, Adrian Jevon Murphy (c) 1990-2018All Rights, Reserved by the United States Copyrights Laws of America. www.ajmurphysdynastynovel.vistaprintdigital.com
Download or read book Tangled Quests written by Adrian Jevon Murphy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DYNASTY REALMS I: TANGLED QUESTS "In the 1st Chapter in "the Dynasty Realms Epic Sagas" and that of "the Twilight Rose of Infinite Worlds Series" comes the enchanted tale from the Dark Fantasy, Sci-Fi and RPG author, Adrian Jevon Murphy, who tells the tale of the Witch, the Siphons & the Jucars in a powerful, enriched epic adventure, where it all began with the Realm of Earhart and it's dark masters to the Realm of Edna Evermore..." "One hundred years ago, the death of a powerful warrior suddenly changed everything in the eyes of the one person, which he loved most. It was upon his death, untold chaos and mayhem erupt out of nowhere, while does involved flee to the side of darkness." "As a result, a new darkness arise, from out of the ashes of pain and grief, as it claims "the World of Edna Evermore," by the hands of a powerful, mighty, female villain, which at one point used to be a powerful warrior, under a hero banner, long ago." "With regret, anger, revenge, and bitterness in her heart, she seeks out those that caused the death of her beloved, where they're the same ones that hunted her down from the beginning, over a silly old game involving her honor, pride, respect, and disagreement. She goes to the one place, where she can obtain it all." "Now, after obtaining what she needed, she walks the lands of Edna, as an all-powerful, dark, evil Enchantress, under a new name called Madam Anaconda Fable." "However, she is given a set time limit to do everything, upon casting a powerful, enchanted spell from the Temple of Von in middle of the River of Dox called Evermore of Anta. Therefore, she is forced to use everything in her power to fuel an evil agenda of a dark prophecy, while starting her own dark campaign to make the ultimate sacrifice..." This Work of Fiction is Created By the Author, Adrian Jevon Murphy (c) 1990-2017All Rights, Reserved by the United States Copyrights Laws of America. My Website: www.ajmurphysdynastynovel.vistaprintdigital.com
Download or read book Tied by Fate written by Adrian Jevon Murphy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DYNASTY REALMS IV: TIED BY FATE "In the 4th Chapter of "the Dynasty Realms Epic Sagas" and that of "the Twilight Rose of Infinite Worlds Series" comes the enchanted tale from the Dark Fantasy, Sci-Fi and RPG author, Adrian Jevon Murphy, who tells the tale of "Tied By Fate" involving the Silver Knight Gothic Tales in this powerful, enriched epic adventure..." "One hundred years ago, a powerful warrior unlike any other in the Ancient World of Graymore Sphere, where magic and the sword rules supreme throughout the lands. Comes the tale of brave men and women, in ebony silver called "the Silver Knight Gothic Warriors of Jucar." "In the time of darkness, these brave, powerful warriors, storm the World of Graymore Sphere, after the ones' who were sworn to destroy it, according to the Oracle Scrolls called "Iambi." "It was after their last battle, darkness was finally, subdued..." "Yet, when darkness is said to be passed, after the death of a powerful villain, the greed of man, takes over, where he slowly begins to prey on the weak minded souls of the lands, especially that of the strong and indecisive, controlling the worlds' deadliest of forces." "Thus, these are the ones, which the people often times forget, after facing death in the face for countless years, while being the dazzle in distress and finally, freed from hell and damnation. These are the warriors, which we called "The Forgotten, Unsung Heroes Of The Past, Present, And Future." "It is these ex-former heroes, which brings forth, a brand new darkness, as they rekindle the old into something new, by undermining a supposed to be foolish, powerless knight, named Silver Knight Gothic Guile Oro Ryu Truth into doing their own dirty work, where it forces him to relive the past while May Glena Mouse discovers several powerful, shocking secrets surrounding herself, her family's secrets, and that of the man she claims as her Silver Knight..." This Work of Fiction is Created By the Author, Adrian Jevon Murphy (c) 2018All Rights, Reserved by the United States Copyrights Laws of America. www.ajmurphysdynastynovel.vistaprintdigital.com
Download or read book Tangled Quests 2 written by Adrian Jevon Murphy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DYNASTY REALMS II: TANGLED QUESTS 2 "In the 2nd Chapter of "the Dynasty Realms Epic Sagas" and that of "the Twilight Rose of Infinite Worlds Series" comes the enchanted tale from the Dark Fantasy, Sci-Fi and RPG author, Adrian Jevon Murphy, who tells the tale of "Tangled Quests 2" involving the Siphon, the Witch & the Jucars Tales in this powerful, enriched epic adventure..." "Now, that the Siphon has taken flight, numerous chains of events has begun to unfold throughout the Realm of Edna Evermore. As the powerful, evil enchanter, named Madam Anaconda Fable seeks her return to bring forth her ultimate goal to destroy everyone, which wronged her from long ago." "To achieve her ultimate goals, she uses the Mistress of Darkness to undermine two six years old girls in a resurrection process, involving them using "the Element Stones" and "the Threads of Life" just to fulfill, an old prophecy that marks her return from the Realm of Oblivion." "Yet, in the midst of it all, a powerful, an ancient creature, returns with a plan of his own to destroy everyone, just to get what he wants, from long ago, due to a default win." "Once the ball rolls into his courts, the Rozen Beast silently enters Edna, as a powerful, final showdown takes place between two superpowers named Madam Anaconda Fable and Zarron of Jucar, in Tangled Quests 2..." This Work of Fiction is Created By the Author, Adrian Jevon Murphy (c) 1990-2017All Rights, Reserved by the United States Copyrights Laws of America. www.ajmurphysdynastynovel.vistaprintdigital.com
Download or read book The Quest of Sophia the Gingerbread Woman written by Adrian Murphy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DYNASTY REALMS VII: LADY SOPHIA GRAHAM "In the 7th Chapter of "the Dynasty Realms Epic Sagas" and that of "the Twilight Rose of Infinite Worlds Series" comes the enchanted tale from the dark fantasy author, Adrian Jevon Murphy, who tells the tale of "Lady Sophia Graham" involving the Sophia, the Gingerbread Woman Tales in this powerful, enriched epic adventure..." "Since May Glena Mouse and her companions won the battle but not the war. As they helped, unleashed another dreadful fury, upon the Realm of Edna Evermore, by restarting the ancient game called "the Rozen Games" into play while bringing forth, a brand new Champion, born from ginger dust." "Born from simple ingredients, Sophia finds herself in a world full of civil unrest, racial prejudices, and war, due to religious bigots and numerous dark forces, which plagues Edna Evermore, in her Pre-Darkest Hours." "However, the man she comes to love finds himself facing off against a powerful, decision that will either make him or break him while desiring that perfect Empress to rule, right beside him. As a dangerous predator, returns, upon sensing a new power source from Lady Sophia Graham known as Sophia, the Gingerbread Woman while watching everyone and everything, in the shadows." "For in the shadows, he lays out his evil plans to subdue and capture Sophia while spreading chaos and mayhem, throughout the Realm of Edna Evermore." "Yet, the question is this. Just what does the Rozen Beast have in store for Sophia, the Gingerbread Woman?" This Work of Fiction is Created By the Author, Adrian Jevon Murphy (c) 1990-2018 All Rights, Reserved by the United States Copyrights Laws of America. www.ajmurphysdynastynovel.vistaprintdigital.com
Download or read book Gallant Knights written by Adrian Jevon Murphy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DYNASTY REALMS III: GALLANT KNIGHTS "In the 3rd Chapter of "the Dynasty Realms Epic Sagas" and that of "the Twilight Rose of Infinite Worlds Series" comes the enchanted tale from the Dark Fantasy, Sci-Fi and RPG author, Adrian Jevon Murphy, who tells the tale of "Gallant Knights" involving the Silver Knight Gothic Tales in this powerful, enriched epic adventure..." "The regime of the mighty, Colossuses, along with their mighty, Ebony Silver Empires of Graymore Sphere is long, lost to the World of Graymore Sphere, due to the sudden betrayal of the last Lord Emperor that ruled and cast a powerful dark shadow over the entire world." "Yet, a new darkness is about to take its place, thanks to the prophecy of "the Oracle Scrolls" called "Iambi" predicting the return of "the Fallen Ones" and "a New Chosen One" named May Glena Mouse from another world called Edna Evermore." "It is the chosen one's curiosity, by reading a long lost, forbidden book that caused her to venture into the World of Graymore Sphere, along with rekindling the dark flames of an ancient being, from long ago." "As the chosen one relives a long, lost forgotten tale of "a Gallant Knight in Silver Arms," where she is seen by the People of Graymore Sphere, as a demon woman, who also considered their ancient legends as mere blasphemy under "the faith." "Once the darkness, sealed away in an ancient crypt reawakens, May Glena Mouse finds herself in a heap of trouble, as she begins to peer into the past, present, and future, through a powerful, foresight ability called "Ami," involving numerous families, friends, enemies, along with their secrets, while also falling in love with her knight in shiny armor, in the process." "Yet, as time moves forward, May Glena Mouse began to sense a hidden dark secret about the man, she came to love. It is through this love, something else will awaken from ancient times and that of the present day while returning home after realizing the story she read is no longer, a mere myth..." This Work of Fiction is Created By the Author, Adrian Jevon Murphy (c) 1990-2017All Rights, Reserved by the United States Copyrights Laws of America. www.ajmurphysdynastynovel.vistaprintdigital.com
Download or read book Sophia the Gingerbread Woman written by Adrian Murphy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-09-25 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DYNASTY REALMS VIII: BLADES OF CAMERON "In the 8th Chapter of "the Dynasty Realms Epic Sagas" and that of "the Twilight Rose of Infinite Worlds Series" comes the enchanted tale from the dark fantasy author, Adrian Jevon Murphy, who tells the tale of "the Blades of Cameron," involving the Sophia, the Gingerbread Woman Tales in this powerful, enriched epic adventure..." "Upon the rediscovery of the Blades of Cameron, the Rozen Beast immediately, unleashes his darkest fury, upon the Realm of Edna Evermore. By using one of his most powerful, peons to capture it but she fails to do so, due to a rare transfer of power, between father and daughter called "the Power of Sheikh's Awakening and of the Power of the Blue Lion of Mosa." "As Lady Sophia Graham, better known as Sophia, the Gingerbread Woman learns about her Father's secrets, that he withheld from her while being caught, in the crossfire, involving a powerful, ancient Heavenly Sword called "the Blades of Cameron." "With this sword in her possession, the aftermath cast Sophia so far south, where the blast shattered her entire body into yellowish remnants, from its cruel, lethal force to purposely, make her untraceable to those seeking her out, in the shadows while being carried off by the wind to the lands of Lila Providence, in form of a massive cloud of yellowish dust, thanks to a mighty, explosion by her father, Head Royal Advisor Flex Juan Maura." "Once there, Sophia is brought back to life again, due to an power from within. Barely, taking a break, Sophia is forced to relearn everything with those she knows and love, by the help from strangers, including being by herself alone, before a deadly countdown begins to kill off half of the rookie players left, in the game." "With time ticking every second, Sophia will learn how to love, fight, understand the meaning of Fear Not and what it means to be a Rozen Warrior of Jucar, along with handling one of the most powerful, Heavenly Weapons ever created by Pallas Reba Ku, the Goddess of War and Peace from the Realm of Graymore Sphere." "Yet, the question remains, "Can she make it to her destination, before time runs out or die in the process while trying to fight her way out of the Rozen Chains of Mayhem, towards the end of this Chapter..." This Work of Fiction is Created By the Author, Adrian Jevon Murphy (c) 1990-2018All Rights, Reserved by the United States Copyrights Laws of America. www.ajmurphysdynastynovel.vistaprintdigital.com
Download or read book Forsaken Heart written by Adrian Jevon Murphy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DYNASTY REALMS VI: FORSAKEN HEART "In the 6th Chapter of "the Dynasty Realms Epic Sagas" and that of "the Twilight Rose of Infinite Worlds Series" comes the enchanted tale from the Dark Fantasy, Sci-Fi and RPG author, Adrian Jevon Murphy, who tells the tale of "Forsaken Heart" involving the Silver Knight Gothic Tales in this powerful, enriched epic adventure..." "The Realm of Edna Evermore, is a massive world with numerous untold tales that are tied to a battle so powerful, where the fate of all, rest in May Glena Mouse's hands and her faithful companions while facing family and social problems in her own homelands called Rice of Huggins." "It is here, in her township called Rice Huggins, that May Glena Mouse finds herself, facing an endless backlash from everyone. As everyone, which includes her brother, named Handsome Pelican Mouse, considers her as an outsider, a suspect in countless murder sprees and that of a mere witch, with unbelievable swordsmen and archery skills, knowledge and talent, except for her mother, sister, and sister-in-law, surrounding what she believes to be right and not wrong while going up against them all." "Therefore, with May Glena Mouse mind made up, she fights back for a chance to be heard in her world, while going back to where it all began, in the first place in the Realm of Graymore Sphere through the time-bending book, created by the author, Attica Athena Murphy-Silvers called "The Quest of Silver Knight Gothic In Gallant Knights." "For in her mind, May Glena Mouse says to herself, "Ever since I first read this epic tale. I've learned majority of its secrets, knowledge, and certain truths, as we now face a greater threat, which can destroy all worlds with one simple blow, while restarting what "the Oracle Scrolls" known to the people of Graymore Sphere as "the Iambi" and that of "the Rozen Games" from long ago." "However, I've also discovered from time to time, this epical tale has countless ties to my family and several known families living amongst us too, in Rice Huggins while I leap forward to reveal the dirty truth about it all, regardless to what anyone says or do." "Now, with everything set in motion, as my companions and I lay down the law and discover, our truest destinies in what we called Forsaken Heart..." This Work of Fiction is Created By the Author, Adrian Jevon Murphy (c) 1990-2018All Rights, Reserved by the United States Copyrights Laws of America. www.ajmurphysdynastynovel.vistaprintdigital.com
Download or read book Surging Thunder Sigmond the Warrior Monk written by Adrian Murphy and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE DYNASTY REALMS IX-3: SURGING THUNDER "The 9th Chapter continues in "the Dynasty Realms Epic Sagas" and that of "the Twilight Rose of Infinite Worlds Series," involving the Darkness From Within Series III, from Dark Fantasy, Sci-Fi and RPG author, Adrian Jevon Murphy, who tells the Viking tale of "Surging Thunder" concerning Sigmond, the Warrior Monk in this powerful, enriched epic adventure..." "It's waking up daily to the question, "Who Am I? What has happened to me back then and now, is the problem. Yes, I am Prince Sigmond Hakman, but I want to learn more about me, along with what happened, long ago." Therefore, I continue to progress farther and farther into my past, as the ugly truth about my past secretly emerges from the shadows, without my own knowledge." "Yet, as I combat everything coming my way, along with meeting strange new people, along with possessing strange, powerful and forbidden weapons of massive destruction belonging to the gods themselves, while embracing the world around me from a child to adult only to discover more mayhem involving my family and the darkness that lurks within. The question is now, "What can I do to change it all, if I ventured into the past, to change the present, especially these cursed visions of me becoming a deadly Viking warrior that's going to plunge the Realm of Edna Evermore into inferno hell and damnation..." This Work of Fiction is Created By the Author, Adrian Jevon Murphy (c)1990-2018All Rights, Reserved by the United States Copyrights Laws of America. www.ajmurphysdynastynovel.vistaprintdigital.com.
Download or read book Don t Try This at Home written by Dave Navarro and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2012-10-09 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Step into the booth. Check your judgments at the curtain. Close your eyes. Listen: you can hear the voices of the visitors who sat here before you: some of the most twisted, drug-addled, deviant, lonely, lost, brilliant characters ever to be caught on film. What do you have to offer the booth?
Download or read book Bitten written by Kelley Armstrong and published by Vintage Canada. This book was released on 2009-08-25 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An erotically charged, addictive thriller from the future queen of suspense. Living in Toronto for a year, Elena is leading the normal life she has always dreamed of, including a stable job as a journalist and a nice apartment shared with her boyfriend. As the lone female werewolf in existence, only her secret midnight prowls and her occasional inhuman cravings set her apart. Just one year ago, life was very different. Adopted by the Pack when bitten, Elena had spent years struggling with her resentment at having her life stolen away. Torn between two worlds, and overwhelmed by the new passions coursing through her body, her only option for control was to deny her awakening needs and escape. But now the Pack has called Elena home to help them fight an alliance of renegade werewolves who are bent on exposing and annihilating the Pack. And although Elena is obliged to rejoin her "family," she vows not to be swept up in Pack life again, no matter how natural it might feel. She has made her choice. Trouble is, she's increasingly uncertain if it's the right one. An erotically charged thriller, Bitten will awaken the voracious appetite of every reader, as the age-old battle between man and beast, between human and inhuman forces, comes to a head in one small town and within one woman's body.
Download or read book Alexander Payne written by Leo Adam Biga and published by River Junction Press, LLC. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leo Biga has reported on the career of filmmaker Alexander Payne for 20 years. In this updated collection of essays, the author-journalist-blogger offers the only comprehensive look at Payne's career and creative process. Based in Payne's hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, Biga has been granted access to location shooting for Nebraska and Sideways, the latter filmed in California's wine country. Biga has also been given many exclusive interviews by Payne and his creative collaborators. His insightful analysis of Payne's films and personal journey has been praised by Payne for its "honesty, thoughtfulness, and accuracy." The two-time Oscar-winner calls Biga's articles, "the most complete and perceptive of any journalist's anywhere." Payne's films are celebrated for their blend of humor and honest look at human relationships. Members of Hollywood's A-List, including George Clooney (The Descendants), Jack Nicholson (About Schmidt), Reese Witherspoon (Election), Paul Giamatti (Sideways), Laura Dern (Citizen Ruth), and Bruce Dern (Nebraska), have starred in his films.
Download or read book The Brothers written by Milton Hatoum and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2002-06-06 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing a major new voice in Brazilian letters. Set among a Lebanese immigrant community in the Brazilian port of Manaus, The Brothers is the story of identical twins, Yaqub and Omar, whose mutual jealousy is offset only by their love for their mother. But it is Omar who is the object of Zana's Jocasta-like passion, while her husband, Halim, feels her slipping away from him, as their beautiful daughter, RGnia, makes a tragic claim on her brothers' affection. Vivid, exotic, and lushly atmospheric, The Brothers is the story of a family's disintegration, of a changing city and the culture clash between the native-born inhabitants and a new immigrant group, and of the future the next generation will make from the ruins.
Download or read book Mourning written by Eduardo Halfon and published by Bellevue Literary Press. This book was released on 2018-05-08 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Latino Book Award Winner Edward Lewis Wallant Award Winner Kirkus Prize Finalist Neustadt International Prize Finalist Balcones Fiction Prize Finalist PEN Translation Prize Longlist “A feat of literary acrobatics.” —New York Review of Books In Mourning, Eduardo Halfon’s eponymous narrator travels to Poland, Italy, the U.S., and the Guatemalan countryside in search of secrets he can barely name. He follows memory’s strands back to his maternal roots in Jewish Poland and to the contradictory, forbidden stories of his father’s Lebanese-Jewish immigrant family, specifically surrounding the long-ago childhood death by drowning of his uncle Salomón. But what, or who, really killed Salomón? As he goes deeper, he realizes that the truth lies buried in his own past, in the brutal Guatemala of the 1970s and his subsequent exile to the American South. Mourning is a subtle and stirring reflection on the formative and destructive power of family mythology, silence, and loss. Eduardo Halfon moved from Guatemala to the United States at the age of ten and attended school in South Florida and North Carolina. The recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, Roger Caillois Prize, José María de Pereda Prize for the Short Novel, and Guatemalan National Prize in Literature, he is the author of two previous novels published in English: The Polish Boxer, a New York Times Editors’ Choice selection and Monastery, longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award.
Download or read book City of Thorns written by C. N. Crawford and published by Corey Press. This book was released on 2021-08-23 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I never thought I'd be singing happy birthday to myself in a dungeon. And yet when a sinfully sexy demon crashes happy hour, that's exactly what happens. He's known as the Lord of Chaos, and he's mistaken me for my succubus doppelgänger. Happy birthday to me. When he tastes my blood, he finally understands I'm mortal. And I realize we have something in common: we both crave revenge. So we make a deal: I can stay in the forbidden city to hunt for my mom's killer. In return, I'll help him get the vengeance he craves. I just have to pose as a sexy succubus. One problem--he's my number one suspect. And that's increasingly hard to remember as he teaches me my role: seduction. With each heated touch I drift further into peril. And if I fall under his seductive spell, death awaits me. "I flew through this book... Hot demon lord-check. Action-check. Romance-check. And there's spice! If you love my books, you definitely want to read this one." -Laura Thalassa
