Download or read book Kiss of the Swan written by Natalina Reis and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-04 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once upon a time there was a captive queen who fell in love with a tormented hero. When Cathal follows his cruel brother into the sacred and forbidden Swan Island, he walks straight into the hands of the King's swans and the heart of their beautiful queen.Eala lives in a gilded cage, a puppet controlled by the king of Nem. She wants nothing else but to be free from the king's clutches and to live happily ever after in Cathal's arms.While Cathal is determined to break Eala out of her cage even if he dies trying, Eala is driven by the desire to protect him and her people at all costs.Destiny, however, has other plans.Secrets, long hidden and forgotten, resurface as Eala and Cathal realize nothing is what it seems except their love for each other.Will Cathal be able to free his queen without dooming himself and her people to a life of pain and misery? Kiss of the Swan is a reimagined and fractured fairy tale drawing from stories such as Sleeping Beauty and the Tale of the Six Swans. Let the magic of the swans fill your heart and leave you breathless.

Download or read book A Wild Swan written by Michael Cunningham and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2015-11-10 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fairy tales for our times from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Hours A poisoned apple and a monkey's paw with the power to change fate; a girl whose extraordinarily long hair causes catastrophe; a man with one human arm and one swan's wing; and a house deep in the forest, constructed of gumdrops and gingerbread, vanilla frosting and boiled sugar. In A Wild Swan and Other Tales, the people and the talismans of lands far, far away—the mythic figures of our childhoods and the source of so much of our wonder—are transformed by Michael Cunningham into stories of sublime revelation. Here are the moments that our fairy tales forgot or deliberately concealed: the years after a spell is broken, the rapturous instant of a miracle unexpectedly realized, or the fate of a prince only half cured of a curse. The Beast stands ahead of you in line at the convenience store, buying smokes and a Slim Jim, his devouring smile aimed at the cashier. A malformed little man with a knack for minor acts of wizardry goes to disastrous lengths to procure a child. A loutish and lazy Jack prefers living in his mother's basement to getting a job, until the day he trades a cow for a handful of magic beans. Reimagined by one of the most gifted storytellers of his generation, and exquisitely illustrated by Yuko Shimizu, rarely have our bedtime stories been this dark, this perverse, or this true.

Download or read book The Swimming Swan The Helpful Swan written by Amber Kell and published by Amber Kell Books. This book was released on 2019-04-27 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously Released Box Set Includes: The Swimming Swan The Helpful Swan The Swimming Swan When the sea god’s only son is told his fated mate is the marine biologist of his extremely wet dreams, Reef is beyond thrilled. Unfortunately, becoming human is harder than he thought, and if he doesn’t get the Arian Prince to acknowledge their blossoming love, he could become nothing but sea foam. In this next story of the Cob Brothers, Swan Prince meets the Little Merman, and the stakes have never been higher as the battle over Aria continues to spill over to Earth. The Helpful Swan When Prince Kedrik Cob sees the sexy man in leather decorating the store window, he knows he has to see him again. Unfortunately, his date for the night doesn’t figure in his plans, so he continues on his way. His mind doesn’t let him forget about the handsome stranger, so a few days later, he finds himself returning to the store. Cadell Shumaker has watched Kedrik for most of his life. After following the man from Aria to Earth, he places his store right in Kedrik’s path. Despite his positioning, it takes a while before Kedrik notices him and falls into his arms. Unfortunately, when Kedrik finds out Cade isn’t as innocent as he appears and a certain shape changing spell takes effect, more than a little magic is needed before this couple can make their way to happily ever after.

Download or read book Swan s Way written by Becky Lee Weyrich and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A time travel Civil War romance from the award-winning author: “Combining intriguing paranormal elements is Ms. Weyrich’s forte and this is no exception” (Romantic Times). The grand plantation of Swan’s Quarter still echoes with memories of another time. It is there that Ginna Jones meets Neal Frazier, a recovering plane crash survivor. Young and handsome, but disturbingly familiar, Ginna is instantly drawn to this mysterious man. When a walk in the garden sends the pair spiraling back through the veils of time, their fates become entwined with those of two young lovers separated by the Civil War. Plunged into another century, Ginna and Neal will discover destinies still waiting to be fulfilled, and a flame of passion that not even the passage of time can extinguish.

Download or read book Seventh Swan written by Dehel D.S. (author) and published by eXtasy Books. This book was released on 1901 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A modern fairy tale for an extraordinary year. When the pandemic forces Lena Troy to escape the city for the safety of the countryside, she isn’t sure what to expect from the land she inherited from her godmother. What she finds is a fairy tale cottage, a lake of swans, and wolves. After she rescues an injured swan, her life takes a turn for the wonderful in the form of Fredrich von Rothbart, a cursed soldier trapped in time by an evil magician. Will Christmas magic—and maybe a little help from St. Nick—break the spell for good?

Download or read book Nemesis and the Swan written by Lindsay K. Bandy and published by Blackstone Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From her prison cell in revolutionary Paris, nineteen-year-old aristocrat Hélène d’Aubign recalls the events that led her to choose between following in her parents’ unforgivable footsteps or abandoning the man she loves. Despite her world of privilege, Hélène is inspired early on by the radical ideas of her progressive governess. Though her family tries to intervene, the seeds of revolution have already been planted in Hélène’s heart, as are the seeds of love from an unlikely friendship with a young jeweler’s apprentice. Hélène’s determination to find true love is as revolutionary as her attempt to unravel the truth behind a concealed murder that tore her family apart. As violence erupts in Paris, Hélène is forced into hiding with her estranged family, where the tangled secrets of their past become entwined with her own. When she finally returns to the blood-stained streets of Paris, she finds everything—and everyone—very much changed. In a city where alliances shift overnight, no one knows whom to trust. Faced with looming war, the mystery of her family’s past, and the man she loves near death, Hélène will soon find out if doing one wrong thing will make everything right, or if it will simply push her closer to the guillotine.

Download or read book The Swan Gondola written by Timothy Schaffert and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-02-03 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For readers of Water for Elephants or The Night Circus, a lush and thrilling romantic fable about two lovers set against the scandalous burlesques, midnight séances, and aerial ballets of the 1898 Omaha World’s Fair. On the eve of the World’s Fair, Ferret Skerritt, ventriloquist by trade, con man by birth, is unsure how the fair’s events will change him or his city. Omaha still has the marks of a filthy Wild West town, even as it attempts to achieve the grandeur and respectability of nearby Chicago. But when he crosses paths with the beautiful and enigmatic Cecily, his purpose shifts, and the fair becomes the backdrop to their love affair. One of a traveling troupe of actors that has descended on the city, Cecily works in the Midway’s Chamber of Horrors, where she loses her head hourly on a guillotine, playing Marie Antoinette. And after closing, she rushes off, clinging protectively to a mysterious carpetbag, never giving Ferret a second glance. But a moonlit ride on the swan gondola, a boat on the lagoon of the New White City, transforms everything when the fair’s magic begins to take its effect.

Download or read book Guided by a Kiss written by Sophie Bartow and published by LLIPSS. This book was released on with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this steamy, small-town, 20th Century Historical Romantic Suspense, set in 1995 Swan Harbor. Caught by the Flash! College senior Lanie Duncan was hired to photograph the tree decorating contest. When her camera image captures the wrong image, her life is put in danger. Will someone come to the rescue in time, or will she have to save herself? Special Agent Wyatt Tanner has been sent undercover to retrieve stolen nuclear codes. When someone and not something catches his attention, he’s put on the spot. Will he find what he needs before there’s a meltdown? It’s December 1995 in Swan Harbor, Maine. And nothing says Merry Christmas like the festivities at the Mountain View Lodge. With time running down, is there a photo finish in Tanner and Lanie’s future? Guided by a Kiss is part of the Historical Romantic Suspense Series from Swan Harbor. It is an instant attraction, workplace, set-up, friends - to - lovers, mystery romance with a guaranteed happily ever after. In this book, you meet the children of Madge & Jimmie and Lois & Rupert. If you enjoy Tess Thomson, Faith Blakley, Elsie Silver or Jenny Hale, you’ll love Sophie Bartow’s small town series. Snuggle up with a copy Guided by a Kiss and celebrate the Christmas season with Lanie and Tanner.

Download or read book Flight of Swans written by Sarah McGuire and published by Carolrhoda Books ®. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on the Brothers Grimm's fairy tale Six Swans, The Flight of Swans follows Ryn's journey to save her family and their kingdom. Princess Andaryn's six older brothers have always been her protectors—until her father takes a new Queen, a frightening, mysterious woman who enchants the men in the royal family. When Ryn's attempt to break the enchantment fails, she makes a bargain: the Queen will spare her brothers' lives if Ryn remains silent for six years. Ryn thinks she freed her brothers, but she never thought the Queen would turn her brothers into swans. And she never thought she'd have to undo the Queen's spell alone, without speaking.

Download or read book Swan Bride written by Betina Lindsey and published by Diversion Books. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Moira grew to womanhood in the realm of Myr, wise in the arts of women.. and utterly innocent of the ways of men. All of that changes tonight. Moira wondered, trembling. She passes through the circle of stones into the world of men. There, she meets Wulfsun, every mesmerizing inch a man, hard muscled and tawny maned. No Viking was more feared, until he captures a maiden as beautiful as moonlit shadows, and is enslaved for all time. He would have her willing or not at all, though his blood coursed hot with wanting. And though Moira wore a golden collar of thralldom, her desire for the mighty warrior was the greater bondage.

Download or read book A Swan s Sweet Song written by J. Arlene Culiner and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2015-01-23 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The instant Sherry and Carston meet, there’s desire and fascination in the air…but they’re complete opposites. Smart-talking Sherry fought her way up from poverty to stardom as a country music singer. Now, she’s ever in the limelight, ever surrounded by clamoring fans, male admirers, and paparazzi, and her spangled cowboy boots carry her all across the country, from one brightly lit stage to the next. A renowned but reclusive playwright, Carston cherishes his freedom, the silence of his home in the woods, and his solitary country walks. Any long-term commitment is obviously out of the question: how about a quick and passionate fling? But when their names are linked in the scandal press, Sherry’s plans to become an actress are revealed. Is their budding relationship doomed?

Download or read book SWAN SONGS OF CYGNUS written by Vincent Hollow and published by Writers Republic LLC. This book was released on 2020-01-08 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Side a: horizon mourning the death of his love. A bereaved astronaut signs up for a deep – space mission to reunite with her ghost. Even if it means becoming a ghost himself. Traveling at the speed of light. The astronaut jettisons through the solar system. Pausing only to gaze at its celestial splendor. Cast under the grandeur of the planetarium. Seeing her apparition in every sphere. . .

Download or read book Traditional Narratives of the Rock Cree Indians written by Robert Brightman and published by University of Regina Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1980 by the Canadian Museum of Civilization, this study presents narratives from different genres of Rock Cree oral literature in northwestern Manitoba together with interpretive and comparative commentary. The collection comprises narratives of the trickster-transformer Wisahkicahk, animal-human characters, spirit guardians, the wihtikow or cannibal monster, humorous experiences, sorcery, and early encounters with Catholicism.

Download or read book The Swan written by Elizabeth Egloff and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 1994 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE STORY: Dora Hand lives by herself in a suburb on the Nebraska prairie. She's gone through three husbands and now seems destined to play the lonely mistress to her married milkman, Kevin--until a swan crashes into her living room window setting D

Download or read book Feather Swan Maidens Retold written by Demelza Carlton and published by Lost Plot Press. This book was released on with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unwilling swan maiden. A deadly plague. Can a mother's love defeat death? For Swanhild and Raphael, life is perfect. Betrothed and about to be married, their future should hold only happiness. Until the plague arrives. Swanhild's mother transforms her into a swan, hoping to help her survive the plague. Instead, Swanhild finds herself in more danger than ever. Can she survive the intrigues of the royal court and be reunited with Raphael? Fans of the following authors will enjoy reading these steamy medieval fairytale romances: Lindsay Buroker Neil Gaiman Skye MacKinnon Kiera Cass Amanda Hocking Sarah J Maas Lidiya Foxglove Anne McCaffrey Tamsin Ley Holly Black Juliet Marillier Kylie Chan Leigh Bardugo Laura Thalassa Elise Kova Cassandra Clare George RR Martin Kathryn Le Veque Andrzej Sapkowski

Download or read book Swan And The Bear written by Eve Langlais and published by Eve Langlais. This book was released on 2011-12-09 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Screw honey, this bear craves chocolate. Mason, a ladies man and a big teddy of a bear, is on a mission to protect the shifter community. Lucky him, that task requires him to guard FUC's tech wizard-a curvy mocha hottie who knows how to bring him to his knees. Jessie has no patience for a bear who flirts every time he breathes. When an evil mastermind sets his sights on her, will the playful bear be enough to save her feathery tail from danger? And if Mason somehow manages to steal her heart, who will save him from the swan king? A humorous paranormal romance featuring shapeshifters, comedy, a tiny villain and sizzling romance. Furry United Coalition (F.U.C): A series is loaded with giggle out loud moments, raunchy innuendo and the strangest shapeshifters you’ll ever meet, including a killer bunny. It’s also full of romance and great, if mismatched, couples. Book order: Bunny and the Bear, Swan and the Bear, Croc and the Fox, Lion and the Falcon, Doe and the Wolf , Ostrich and the 'Roo Genre: paranormal romance, werewolf romance, shapeshifter romance, fantasy romance, alpha male, bear romance, humorous romance, comedy romance

Download or read book An Incarnation of the Snow written by Francis William Bain and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: