Download or read book Braving the Storm written by Niranjan and published by Geetha Krishnan. This book was released on 2024-07-03 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faced with a choice between love and safety, what can she decide? Hallie has been in love with her best friend, Freya forever. Hallie may be one of the most powerful witches of their generation, but she’s also introverted and afraid to offend anyone. To Hallie, Freya is everything she is not, being beautiful, brave and outspoken, unafraid to stand up for herself or for others. The secrets she keeps only adds to her allure. When a new King is elected who decides to persecute the magical community, Hallie’s parents decide to leave the country. Hallie wants to go with them, but she can’t leave Freya and Freya has made it very clear that she won’t leave. With the situation in the country deteriorating day by day and hate crimes on the rise, Hallie finds herself torn between the woman she loves and her own safety. But when Freya suddenly leaves and a new law is passed preventing witches from leaving the country, Hallie finds herself with her back to the wall. Can she escape the trap set by the King or will she have to become one of the witches serving the King against her own sisterhood? Braving the Storm is a dystopian, futuristic fantasy novella. If you love stories with personal stakes and emotional overtones with a handy witch hunt and rebellion as the backdrop, you will love this book. Buy Braving the Storm today for a journey into a world of magic, prejudice, and romance.
Download or read book Braving the Elements written by David Laskin and published by Anchor. This book was released on 1997-06-16 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowhere in the world is weather as volatile and powerful as it is in North America. Scorching heat in the Southwest, hurricanes on the Atlantic coast, tornadoes in the Plains, blizzards in the mountains: Every area of the country has vastly different weather, and vastly different cultures as a result. Braving the Elements is David Laskin's delightful and fascinating history of how our unique weather has shaped a nation, and how we've tried to cope with it over centuries. Since before Columbus, the peoples of America have struggled to make sense of the capricious and violent nature of America's weather. Anasazi Indians used the rain dance (and sometimes human sacrifice) to induce rain, while the Puritans in New England blamed the sins of the community for lightening strikes and Nor'easters. IN modern times we carry on those traditions by blaming the weatherman for ruined weekends. Despite hi-tech satellites and powerful computers and 24-hour-a-day forecasting from The Weather Channel, we're still at the mercy of the whims of Mother Nature. Laskin recounts the many dramatic moments in American weather history, from the "Little Ice Age" to Ben Franklin's invention of the lightning rod to the Great Blizzard of the 1930's to the worries about global warming. Packed with fresh insights and wonderful lore and trivia, Braving the Elements is unique and essential reading for anyone who's ever asked, "What's it like outside?"
Download or read book The Storm and the Darkness written by Sarah M. Cradit and published by Sarah M. Cradit. This book was released on with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Her (Cradit’s) talent for creating atmosphere rivals Daphne du Maurier.”- Christopher Rice, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Heavens Rise One lone witch. Two tempting brothers. An island forged in darkness. Ana did something unforgivable. Her guilt takes her to a remote Maine island, but she finds no reprieve among the cold-mannered locals. The worst is Jonathan St. Andrews. Harsh. Judging. Like he can see right through her. His brother, Finn, is her one light in the darkness. The shock of waking one day with both brothers at her bedside is quickly eclipsed by two horrifying revelations: she was gravely injured in a fall she doesn’t remember, and a crippling storm has shut down the island. Her magic can’t help her. Not even her family, the powerful Deschanel witches of New Orleans, can reach her. While Ana heals, riding out the storm with the brothers, she battles confusing feelings for the enigmatic men who risked their lives to save hers. But her feelings will have to wait. Because someone is coming for her. Someone Jon and Finn have known all their lives. Someone who won’t stop until they take back what the brothers have stolen. From USA Today bestselling fantasy author Sarah M. Cradit comes The Storm and the Darkness. This turbulent love triangle wrapped in depravity and redemption is the first volume in the bestselling witches family saga, The House of Crimson & Clover. The House of Crimson and Clover Series This is the recommended reading order for the series. Volume I: The Storm and the Darkness Volume II: Shattered Volume III: The Illusions of Eventide Volume IV: Bound Volume V: Midnight Dynasty Volume VI: Asunder Volume VII: Empire of Shadows Volume VIII: Myths of Midwinter Volume IX: The Hinterland Veil Volume X: The Secrets Amongst the Cypress Volume XI: Within the Garden of Twilight Volume XII: House of Dusk, House of Dawn The Saga of Crimson & Clover A sprawling dynasty. An ancient bloodline. A world of magic and mayhem. Welcome to the Saga of Crimson & Clover, where all series within are linked but can be equally enjoyed on their own. For content warnings, please visit sarahmcradit.com.
Download or read book Braving the Storm written by Danielle Bigsby and published by . This book was released on 2016-01-20 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poetic account of life's struggles and joys through my eyes. Here, you can experience some of my lowest moments as well as some of my most celebrated occasions. Through these words, you can be uplifted and encouraged to continue to journey on.
Download or read book Under the Eye of the Storm written by John Hersey and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Tom Medlar’s sailboat, the Harmony, is his pride and joy, and the focus of more lavish and meticulous care than he affords to either his career or his marriage. But then one day Tom takes his wife, Audrey, and their friends, Flick and Dottie Hamden, out for a pleasure cruise and into the unexpected path of a hurricane. As the deadly storm rages around them, the fault lines in the friendships and marriages begin to crack, and John Hersey’s riveting adventure story rapidly becomes something deeper and more unsettling. Widely praised on its initial publication in 1967, Under the Eye of the Storm remains a masterpiece of psychological fiction from one of the most accomplished authors of the twentieth century.
Download or read book Storm Siren written by Mary Weber and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The award-winning novel that started it all. “A riveting tale from start to finish. Between the simmering romance, the rich and inventive fantasy world, and one seriously jaw-dropping finale, readers will clamor for the next book—and I'll be at the front of the line!” —Marissa Meyer, New York Times bestselling author of the Lunar Chronicles In a world at war, a slave girl’s lethal curse could become one kingdom’s weapon of salvation. If the curse—and the girl—can be controlled. “I raise my chin as the buyers stare. Yes. Look. You don’t want me. Because, eventually, accidentally, I will destroy you.” As a slave in the war-weary kingdom of Faelen, seventeen-year-old Nym isn’t merely devoid of rights, her Elemental kind are only born male and always killed at birth—meaning, she shouldn’t even exist. Standing on the auction block beneath smoke-drenched mountains, Nym faces her fifteenth sell. But when her hood is removed and her storm-summoning killing curse revealed, Nym is snatched up by a court advisor and given a choice: be trained as the weapon Faelen needs to win the war or be killed. Choosing the former, Nym is unleashed into a world of politics, bizarre parties, and rumors of an evil more sinister than she’s being prepared to fight . . . not to mention the trainer whose dark secrets lie behind a mysterious ability to calm every lightning strike she summons. But what if she doesn’t want to be the weapon they’ve all been waiting for? Set in a beautifully eclectic world of suspicion, super abilities, and monsters, Storm Siren is a story of power. And whoever controls that power will win. “Intense and intriguing. Fans of high stakes fantasy won't be able to put it down.” —CJ Redwine, New York Times bestselling author of the Ravenspire series “Mary Weber has created a fascinating, twisted world. Storm Siren sucked me in from page one—I couldn’t stop reading! This is a definite must-read, the kind of book that kept me up late into the night turning the pages!” —Lindsay Cummings, author of the Androma Saga “A riveting read! Mary Weber's rich world and heartbreaking heroine had me from page one. You're going to fall in love with this love story.” —Josephine Angelini, internationally bestselling author of the Starcrossed trilogy “Elegant prose and intricate world-building twist into a breathless cyclone of a story that will constantly keep you guessing. More please!” —Shannon Messenger, author of the Sky Fall series
Download or read book Braving the Waves written by Kevin Boyle and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the 11/12/01 crash of an American Airlines Airbus A-300 into the suburban neighborhood of Belle Harbor, Queens. All 260 aboard and 5 on the ground were killed when the plane's tail section fell off and the aircraft spiraled into the ground.
Download or read book Rising Strong written by Brené Brown and published by Random House. This book was released on 2017-04-04 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • When we deny our stories, they define us. When we own our stories, we get to write the ending. Don’t miss the five-part HBO Max docuseries Brené Brown: Atlas of the Heart! Social scientist Brené Brown has ignited a global conversation on courage, vulnerability, shame, and worthiness. Her pioneering work uncovered a profound truth: Vulnerability—the willingness to show up and be seen with no guarantee of outcome—is the only path to more love, belonging, creativity, and joy. But living a brave life is not always easy: We are, inevitably, going to stumble and fall. It is the rise from falling that Brown takes as her subject in Rising Strong. As a grounded theory researcher, Brown has listened as a range of people—from leaders in Fortune 500 companies and the military to artists, couples in long-term relationships, teachers, and parents—shared their stories of being brave, falling, and getting back up. She asked herself, What do these people with strong and loving relationships, leaders nurturing creativity, artists pushing innovation, and clergy walking with people through faith and mystery have in common? The answer was clear: They recognize the power of emotion and they’re not afraid to lean in to discomfort. Walking into our stories of hurt can feel dangerous. But the process of regaining our footing in the midst of struggle is where our courage is tested and our values are forged. Our stories of struggle can be big ones, like the loss of a job or the end of a relationship, or smaller ones, like a conflict with a friend or colleague. Regardless of magnitude or circumstance, the rising strong process is the same: We reckon with our emotions and get curious about what we’re feeling; we rumble with our stories until we get to a place of truth; and we live this process, every day, until it becomes a practice and creates nothing short of a revolution in our lives. Rising strong after a fall is how we cultivate wholeheartedness. It’s the process, Brown writes, that teaches us the most about who we are. ONE OF GREATER GOOD’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR “[Brené Brown’s] research and work have given us a new vocabulary, a way to talk with each other about the ideas and feelings and fears we’ve all had but haven’t quite known how to articulate. . . . Brené empowers us each to be a little more courageous.”—The Huffington Post
Download or read book Braving the Fear written by Douglas Foster and published by Publishamerica Incorporated. This book was released on 2006-07-01 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While serving in Desert Storm, my team fought more than one battle: one was the impending chemical attacks, the other was each other. We were stuck in a land without TV, family, transportation, and without society. We were men trained to kill, with giant egos, humor, personal battles, tension, a shroud of death lingering silently above us, and intoxicated with Esprit de Corps. We turned to taunting each other for entertainment. One can only imagine what the symbol of American freedom was doing. This book brings you in touch with the real men behind the image of Marines in dress blues with stern looks. They will make you cry, make you feel fear, make you anxious, make you laugh, and make you warm. They will certainly make you realize that, even in war, the human spirit knows to bring out the best in men, which is that universal language we know of as comedy.
Download or read book Florida written by Lauren Groff and published by Random House. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Magnificent . . . Lauren Groff is a virtuoso' Emily St John Mandel 'A blistering collection . . . lyrical and oblique' Guardian 'Not to be missed . . . deep and dark and resonant' Ann Patchett 'It's beautiful. It's giving me rich, grand nightmares' Observer In these vigorous stories, Lauren Groff brings her electric storytelling to a world in which storms, snakes and sinkholes lurk at the edge of everyday life, but the greater threats are of a human, emotional and psychological nature. Among those navigating it all are a resourceful pair of abandoned sisters; a lonely boy, grown up; a restless, childless couple; a searching, homeless woman; and an unforgettable conflicted wife and mother. Florida is an exploration of the connections behind human pleasure and pain, hope and despair, love and fury. 'Innovative and terrifyingly relevant. Any one of these stories is a bracing read; together they form a masterpiece' Stylist 'Lushly evocative . . . mesmerising . . . a writer whose turn of phrase can stop you on your tracks' Financial Times
Download or read book Broken Wings written by Emily Sloan and published by Storm Crows MC. This book was released on 2019-10-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dark country road leads newly-graduated Ashlyn Davis to the site of a terrible accident and the side of a dying man. Braving a storm and her total lack of internet or emergency training, she stays with him until help arrives. Under the blood and broken bones, her rescue is hot as hell-and twice as forbidden. As the Vice President of the Storm Crows MC, Joker is danger personified, but Ash forges a friendship with him and finds the steadiness she desperately needs in the unlikeliest of places. But the danger that nearly killed Joker is far from over, and Ash brings her own brand of trouble. Can their friendship ever become something more? Or will danger-or death-keep them apart?
Download or read book The One Year Devotions for Boys written by Tyndale and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 300,000 copies sold! Help boys learn about God the true, easy, and fun way. Every day’s devo includes a short story, a Bible verse to memorize, and a “How about You?” section to engage boys in their faith. 365 daily devotional readings Bible passages introduce each day’s theme Contemporary stories for application Daily memory verses Perfect gift for boys ages 8 to 12! Boys will be eager to read these devotionals created just for them from the same people who created The One Year Book of Devotions for Kids. A variety of themes relevant to today’s elementary school–age boys will encourage and challenge them to personalize lessons from Scripture.
Download or read book Out of the Blue written by Niranjan K and published by Geetha Krishnan. This book was released on with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When he is targeted by the killer he is after, can Aydin solve the mystery before it kills him? When someone close to him is murdered, Aydin is ready to move heaven and earth to solve the case, but when the investigation takes him across borders and an attempt is made on his own life, Aydin has to wonder if he has bitten off more than he can chew. As clues turn into dead ends and casualties mount, more attempts are made on his life. Can Aydin solve the mystery before the unknown adds him to the list of victims? Out of the Blue is a queer, science fantasy crime solving novella with a cast of diverse characters, found family themes, grief, and healing. It’s a sequel to Blue, but both can be read independently of each other. Buy Out of the Blue to find a killer today!
Download or read book The Dragon and the Mage written by Niranjan and published by Geetha Krishnan. This book was released on with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Nathaniel is asked by his Captain to go undercover to infiltrate a seditious group, little does he expect to meet Cedric, the Dragon with whom he nearly had a one night stand. With the tug of an arcane magic drawing them closer, Nate has to fight his attraction to the Dragon while bringing the people Cedric is working for to justice. With a choice between his doing his job and the Dragon, Nate is sure to lose whichever he chooses.
Download or read book Change of Paradigms New Paradoxes written by Jocelyne Daems and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2015-10-16 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Paradigm and Paradox, Dirk Geeraerts formulated many of the basic tenets that were to form what Cognitive Linguistics is today. Change of Paradigms –New Paradoxes links back to this seminal work, exploring which of the original theories and ideas still stand strong, which new questions have arisen and which ensuing new paradoxes need to be addressed. It thus reveals how Cognitive Linguistics has developed and diversified over the past decades.
Download or read book Braving the Storm Gospel Time Trekkers 2 written by Maria Grace and published by Pauline Books and Media. This book was released on 2019-02-01 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second volume of the Gospel Time Trekkers series, children ages 6–9 are taken on a time-traveling journey that imaginatively retraces Jesus’s miracle of the five loaves and two fish and the miracle at the wedding in Cana.
Download or read book Fractured Alliances written by Niranjan K and published by Geetha Krishnan. This book was released on with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the thrilling third installment of this captivating science fiction adventure series, Alexander Selwood's world is turned upside down when a long-buried secret threatens to destroy his entire relationship with the Resistance. As rescue missions take a dangerous turn and a shocking terrorist attack targets Selwood Corp, Alexander must confront the difficult choices that lie ahead. But when an unexpected offer from enigmatic Thaxter arises and Amir is taken hostage, Alexander and the Resistance realize that in order to defeat their enemies, they must join forces. Yet, as more of Alexander's well-guarded secrets come to light, will they be able to outmaneuver Thaxter's sinister schemes? Fractured Alliances is a compelling tale set in the vast depths of space, featuring a morally ambiguous LGBT+ protagonist and a remarkable bond of found families. With dystopian undertones reminiscent of George Orwell's 1984 and the beloved Firefly and Serenity series, this character-driven adventure will keep readers on the edge of their seats. Prepare for a rollercoaster ride of twists and turns, where echoes of V for Vendetta reverberate throughout the pages. Get ready to embark on a thrilling journey that explores the power of alliances, the resilience of the human spirit, and the indomitable nature of the human heart.
