Download or read book Beneath the Warm Summer Sun written by Vaile Feemster and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-10 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dauphin Island Series

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Download or read book The Stone of Destiny written by Paul Doherty and published by Severn House Publishers Ltd. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of grisly deaths are linked to the sacred Stone of Scone in this compelling medieval mystery featuring friar-sleuth Brother Athelstan. "This abbey is a strange place, Brother Athelstan. A hall of ghosts, a place of flitting shadows. The dead throng here. I can hear them whispering as they ride the air." During the harsh winter of 1381 murder stalks the streets of London in all its grisly forms. The city's prostitutes are falling prey to a silent, deadly assassin known as The Flayer who carefully peels his victims' skins for his collection. At the same time, Westminster Abbey, which houses the sacred Stone of Scone, is plagued by a series of hideous poisonings. Could there be a connection between these brutally violent deaths and the stone, which the English crown cherishes as a symbol of its rule over Scotland? Then there are the two former Upright Men, leaders of the Great Revolt, who are found mysteriously hanged in the Piebald Tavern, close to Brother Athelstan's parish church of St Erconwald - and Athelstan is faced with his most baffling investigation to date. Can he navigate this deadly maze of murder and intrigue and pull the various threads together?

Download or read book Beneath the Splendor written by Jami Taylor and published by Parylak Press. This book was released on 2020-06-20 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping tale of love, murder, and betrayal in the antebellum South. In 1853, Reverend George Carawan was arrested for murder in the small town of Rose Bay, North Carolina. The subsequent trial was a media sensation at the time, with the story being reported in newspapers as far as London, England. The idea of a well-respected preacher shooting an unarmed man would have been enough to gain an audience's attention, but Reverend Carawan was thought to have done many more sinister things in his lifetime, all of which he found necessary in order to maintain his position of power and wealth in the community where he had made a name for himself. Beneath the Splendor tells the story of what might have happened to propel these tragic events just as the corroded foundation of the South began to crack in the years before the Civil War. *** Mary knows she should resist the advances of the charming Reverend Carawan, but she doesn't. All she has ever known is life as a domestic servant, but she has always wanted more. When he proposes marriage while his first wife still clings to life, she accepts. After all, he is the wealthiest and most influential man in Rose Bay, North Carolina, and everything she has ever dreamed of seems within reach. Finally, it is her chance to experience the life she has always been denied in the self-proclaimed glorious South. Unfortunately for Mary, it isn't long before Reverend Carawan's blatant infidelity and violent outbursts shatter the majestic life she had once imagined. He preaches the Word of God, but she only finds true salvation in the arms of the new schoolteacher Clement Lassiter. He is everything Reverend Carawan is not and restores her hope for a better life. But Reverend Carawan doesn't tolerate anything that might tarnish his good name or jeopardize his standing in the community. He is a dangerous man when angry, but when threatened, he is deadly. Having been enamored by what the world seems like rather than what it truly is, Mary finds herself bound to a life not worth living, but a ghostly encounter enlightens her to what lies beneath the splendor, and along with others who have been forced to live in the shadows of the South, she is hopeful that Reverend Carawan will be brought to justice.

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Download or read book Skyfarer written by Joseph Brassey and published by Watkins Media Limited. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Firefly meets Final Fantasy as a daring crew faces off against an order of sorcerous knights The Axiom Diamond is a mythical relic with the power to show its bearer any truth they desire. Men have traveled across continents—and across centuries—to find it, but their searches have all been in vain. When apprentice sorceress Aimee de Laurent’s first ever portal-casting goes awry, she and her mentor are thrown into the race to find the lost gem, on the skyship Elysium. Opposing them are the infamous magic-wielding knights of the Eternal Order and their ruthless commander, Lord Azrael, who will destroy everything in their path . . . File Under: Fantasy [ Diamond in the Sky | Quest for Truth | Knights Magical | Eternity & Beyond ]

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Download or read book Gorgon Born written by Cassie Day and published by Cassie Day. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To avenge my mother, I change my fate. To alter the realm, I bargain with the fates themselves. Gorgons were once legendary for snake hair and Medusa’s stone-turning gaze. Yet years after my mother Medusa’s murder, we’re no better than other island dwellers—isolated, forgotten, and insignificant. So when a benevolent night goddess reveals the truth of who my father is and what he’s done? I leave behind all I know. Anything to seek vengeance against those who did my mother harm: god-king Zeus and his brother Poseidon. To change my fate, I journey to the city of the gods to assassinate Zeus. To truly get revenge, I’ll have to twist not just the truth, but the plan laid out by none other than Nyx. And with the god of death living in my shadow, snarking at me even as he dredges up emotions I thought long-gone, I might succeed. I’ll risk anything for revenge—my heart, my life, my fate. But when the realm falls apart, will I risk everything to bargain with the fates and save Prasinos? If you like Greek mythology, slow-burn romance filled with snark, and legendary creatures, you’ll love Gorgon Born, the second book in an unputdownable fantasy trilogy.

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Download or read book Forever Ecstasy written by Janelle Taylor and published by Kensington Publishing Corp.. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SAVAGE ECSTATSY. . . WHISPERED KISSES. . .FOLLOW THE WIND These are just a few of the books that have made Janelle Taylor such a beloved and bestselling author of historical romance. And her sweeping tales of Gray Eagle's love for the beautiful Alisha, and the passion-filled adventures of their descendants are among her most unforgettable novels. Now, at last, the legend continues. . . Forever Ecstasy Morning Star knew it was her duty as an Oglala princess to join with a warrior of her tribe. After all, she was the granddaughter of the revered Gray Eagle, and her father was the great Chief Sun Cloud. But the moment she gazed into the sky-blue eyes if Joseph Lawrence, she realized he was fated to be in her life-circle. For he was the man of legend, the white man who would lead her tribe to peace. He was also the lover who would stir her soul with forbidden desires. Together they would know a great destiny . . .and an everlasting love!

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Download or read book Don t You Cry written by Mary Kubica and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2016-05-17 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An electrifying tale of deceit and obsession from New York Times bestselling author of The Good Girl Mary Kubica In downtown Chicago, Esther Vaughan disappears from her apartment without a trace. A haunting letter addressed to My Dearest is found among her possessions, leaving her roommate Quinn Collins to question how well she really knew her friend. Meanwhile, in a small town an hour outside Chicago, a mysterious woman appears in the quiet coffee shop where eighteen-year-old Alex Gallo works as a dishwasher. He is immediately drawn to her, but what starts as an innocent crush quickly spirals into something far more sinister. As Quinn searches for answers about Esther, and Alex is drawn further under the stranger’s spell, master of suspense Mary Kubica takes readers on a taut and twisted thrill ride that builds to a stunning conclusion and shows that no matter how fast and far we run, the past always catches up with us. Don't miss Mary Kubica's chilling upcoming novel, She's Not Sorry, where an ICU nurse accidentally uncovers a patient's frightening past... And look for the new editions of The Good Girl, Every Last Lie, Pretty Baby and The Other Mrs. featuring brand new covers! More edge-of-your-seat thrillers by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kubica: Th Good Girl Pretty Baby Every Last Lie When the Lights Go Out Local Woman Missing Just The Nicest Couple The Other Mrs. She’s not Sorry

Download or read book The Queen of Sinister written by Mark Chadbourn and published by Pyr. This book was released on 2010-06-30 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new Dark Age has fallen across Britain. With the sudden return of magic, our modern, technological society has crumbled. Cities lie in ruins, communications are limited. Gods and monsters walk the land. In this new time, myth and legend has become reality; nothing is quite as it seems. The plague came without warning. Nothing could stop its progress: not medicines, not prayer. The first sign of the disease is black spots at the base of the fingers; an agonizing death quickly follows. But this is no ordinary disease... Caitlin Shepherd, a lowly GP, is allowed to cross the veil into the mystical Celtic Otherworld in search of a cure; her search takes her on a quest to the end of a land of dreams and nightmares to petition the gods. Caitlin is humanity's last hope, but she carries a terrible burden: a consciousness shattered into five distinct personalities... and one of them may not be human. The Queen of Sinister is the latest installment in Mark Chadbourn’s brilliant new sequence: exciting, evocative, terrifying, and awe-inspiring.