Download or read book Kyla s Fate written by Ross Richdale and published by Ross Richdale. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 450 AD there was no United Kingdom, the Romans had left Britannia a generation before and the land was ruled by dozens of waring pagan kingdoms. This left the way open for different invaders from across the sea. Saxons arrived and violently overran Glouvia Kingdom in the southwest where nurse Kyla O'Knife was helping survivors of a recent plague, wounded warriors and civilians in distress. However, fate was about to deal Kyla a hand. Whether it was good or bad was still to be determined when Kyla was summoned to the dying king's bed and informed that she was his daughter by one of his wives. The entire royal family had been assassinated so after the king's death she became Crown Princess Kyla and ruler of Glouvia. This was a pyrrhic position for the Saxons now ruled the kingdom. They wanted her dead to discontinue the royal family line and she became a refugee. After rescuing enslaved women, Kyla who was helped by independent forest people, headed towards the hill country and sanctuary at a Christian monastery. Her troubles were not over for Llandover Monastery had been hit by the plague and only one monk survived. He was Brother Anthony who declared that the sacred building was for males only and women were not permitted. How did Kyla persuade Brother Anthony to let the women and herself in? What problems were there with a clash of beliefs and personalities? And what of the land left behind? Kyla was determined to help and set about to do just that. This is her story.
Download or read book Fate Is a Double Cross written by Harry E. Keller and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2002-04-17 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a story that covers many of the controversial issues of our time, such as abortion, child abuse and abandonment, prostitution, and gambling. It illustrates how one child without good parental love and guidance became an anti-social criminal, while on the other hand, twin boys born from a mother who had high moral standards were taught the proper road to follow in life. One of the twins became a priest, the other a stock manipulator, and gambler, but even though they went on opposite paths in life, both stayed within the limits of the law. The twins were conceived from an act of violence, and their mother Sara would not rest until she was sure their biological father was caught and put in prison. When he is sentenced to five years, he vows to come back and kill her. The twin's biological father was the child without parents who became an anti-social criminal. The story continues with the lives of the twins and has many unexpected turns of fate. It has adventure, intrigue, murder, and even comedy.
Download or read book Fate written by Kayla J. Ford and published by Austin Macauley. This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indie's last day at Heights High is tough, she has to say goodbye to Jake. But there's a reason for that, Indie has a gift - she is a water elemental. Her father transfers her to The Frost Academy for the Gifted, a boarding school for teenagers with talents like hers. And it is at The Frost Academy that Indie's life takes off. For it is here that she meets the enigmatic Jethro Mist who steals her heart with one glance. But if Indie has a talent then so does Jethro, they are star-crossed lovers and although the saying goes 'opposites attract', that does not necessarily mean they can stay together. In Fate, Kayla Ford's fast-paced fantasy, can Indie and Jet's love endure with family, war, friends and creatures of darkness trying to kill them at every turn? Indie fights for her life, her power and the man of her dreams. But will it be enough?
Download or read book My Dearest Darkest written by Kayla Cottingham and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Bustle Best Book of March 2022 *Buzzfeed Highly Anticipated YA Novel *Lambda Literary Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+ *BookRiot Best New Dark Academia YA Book Wilder Girls meets The Craft in this Sapphic horror debut that asks: what price would you be willing to pay to achieve your deepest desires? Finch Chamberlin is the newest transfer student to the ultra-competitive Ulalume Academy... but she's also not what she seems. Months before school started, Finch and her parents got into an accident that should have left her dead at the bottom of the river. But something monstrous, and ancient, and terrifying, wouldn't let her drown. Finch doesn't know why she woke up after her heart stopped, but since dying she's felt a constant pull from the school and the surrounding town of Rainwater, like something on the island is calling to her. Selena St. Clair sees right through Finch, and she knows something is seriously wrong with her. But despite Selena's suspicion, she feels drawn to Finch and has a sinking feeling that from now on the two will be inexplicably linked to one another. One night Finch, Selena, and her friends accidentally summon a carnivorous creature of immense power in the depths of the school. It promises to grant every desire the girls have kept locked away in their insecure hearts—beauty, power, adoration—in exchange for a price: human body parts. But as the cost of their wanting becomes more deadly, Finch and Selena must learn to work together to stop the horror they unleashed, before it consumes the entire island.
Download or read book Body Count written by Kyla Jamieson and published by Harbour Publishing. This book was released on 2020-04-18 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this vital début, Kyla Jamieson sifts through the raw material of her life before and after a disabling concussion in search of new understandings of self and worth. Energized by the tensions between embodiment and dissociation, Body Count flickers between Vancouver and New York, passing through dreamscapes and pain states. Both earnest and irreverent, comedic and cosmic, these poems come from a full heart (“You came here / for a kind of truth / & I want to give / you everything”) that often finds its way obstructed by fear, anxiety, and the myriad ways trauma can pattern a life. Here, we see the work of removing the barriers between this heart and the world, and glimpse the labour it takes to heal a body and mind discarded by capitalism. One part rape culture protest anthem, one part long-distance love story, one part invisible illness testimony, and 100% epistolary intimacy, Body Count is a tonic for the times we live in, an open invitation to question the textures of our realities, the ways we inhabit our bodies, and the futures we envision for ourselves and our communities.
Download or read book Young Adult Gothic Fiction written by Michelle J. Smith and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2021-06-15 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection is the first to focus exclusively on twenty-first-century young adult Gothic fiction. The essays demonstrate how the contemporary resurgence of the Gothic signals anxieties about (and hopes for) young people in the twenty-first century. Changing conceptions of young adults as liminal figures, operating between the modes of child and adult, can be mobilised when combined with Gothic spaces and concepts in texts for young people. In young adult Gothic literature, the crossing of boundaries typical of the Gothic is often motivated by a heterosexual romance plot, in which the human or monstrous female protagonist desires a boy who is not her ‘type’. Additionally, as the Gothic works to define what it means to be human – particularly in relation to gender, race, and identity – the volume also examines how contemporary shifts and flashpoints in identity politics are being negotiated under the metaphoric cloak of monstrosity.
Download or read book One String written by Aleatha Romig and published by Romig Works LLC. This book was released on 2024-07-04 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enemies-to-lovers, fake-date, little-sister’s-best-friend, second-chance, forbidden, stand-alone contemporary romance. Ricky Dunn is the equivalent of a splinter under my fingernail. Romantic? Right. He’s the older brother of my best friend, and no matter how hard either of us tries, we can’t seem to avoid each other. The problem started on the night my best friend and I graduated from high school. The party was joyous, a celebration. That night, I willingly gave Ricky a part of me—more than the kiss we told others about. Our deal was simple. No strings. Ricky kept his side of the bargain. Years have passed. Being from the same small town and crossing paths, I haven’t noticed how handsome he’s become or the way he’s filled out. If you ask me, he hasn’t noticed me either. Until he calls. I’m working for a finance company, one he’s now interviewing for. “Marilyn, will you be my date for the dinner with the partners? It’s only for one date and no strings.” The problem is my heart hasn’t kept my side of our bargain. I want at least one string. Do I agree to his proposal, or do I turn him down flat? Have you been Aleatha’d? Check out Aleatha’s 2024 Lighter One—ONE STRING—enemies-to-lovers, fake-date, little-sister’s-best-friend, second-chance, forbidden, stand-alone contemporary romance.
Download or read book Dollhouse written by Kyla Faye and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All I've ever wanted is freedom... Freedom to do what I want. Freedom to be who I want. I've been controlled since the day I was born, forced to put on a smile and pretend my life was perfect. From the outside looking in, it was. Little did anyone know, I'd been living in hell. Broken, beaten, and scared, I escaped my tormentor and ran to the one place I vowed never to return. I've been hiding in the city that holds all my secrets and was beginning to make a life for myself. Until they come for me. Eli, King, and Rowen. They're vicious, brutal, ruthless, and used to getting whatever they want, when they want it. Only this time, there's something standing in their way. They want me out of their city and will stop at nothing to get what they want. They say the ultimate cost of freedom is death... I should've been careful what I wished for. NOTE: Dollhouse is a full-length reverse harem dark romance. Reader discretion is advised.
Download or read book Exes and O s written by Amy Lea and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An International Bestseller! Named a Best Romance of 2023 by Amazon · Goodreads · BookPage A romance novel-obsessed social media influencer revisits her exes on her hunt for true love in this romantic comedy from the author of Set On You. Romance book connoisseur Tara Chen has had her heart broken ten times by ten different men—all of whom dumped her because of her “stage-five clinger” tendencies. Nevertheless, Tara is determined to find The One. The only problem? Classic meet-cutes are dead, thanks to modern dating apps. So Tara decides to revisit her exes in hopes of securing her very own trope-worthy second-chance romance. Boston firefighter Trevor Metcalfe will be the first to rush into a burning building but the last to rush into a relationship. Love just isn’t his thing. When his new roommate Tara enlists him to help her reconnect with her exes, he reluctantly agrees. But Tara’s journey is leading him to discover his own new chapter. The more time they spend together, the more Tara realizes Trevor seems to be the only one who appreciates her authentic, dramatic self. To claim their happily ever after, can Tara and Trevor read between the lines of their growing connection?
Download or read book Legacy written by F. Bell and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-12-18 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s 1902, James is about to turn eighteen and experience his first taste of freedom. He has been aboard The Mars, a floating reformatory for orphaned boys, since his parents’ violent death and mysterious disappearance of his little sister six years earlier. He is not the average run-of-the-mill orphan, struggling to survive the daily perils of life, but the custodian of a millinery secret passed down generations. He knows, the legacy bequeathed to him will test his resolve to the bitter end, especially when the lives of so many are at stake. The ancient enemies have hunted his family long before he was born, waiting patiently in the shadows for the right moment to strike and wreak their revenge. Will he cling to life against all odds and find the place where it all began three thousand years ago? Legacy is suited to readers of historical fiction, or those who enjoy an exhilarating, well-paced adventure novel.
Download or read book Fighting Back written by Kayla Harrison and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2018-04-20 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The sexual abuse of children impacts the most vulnerable members of society. It is the stories of all of these victims who suffered in silence that led us to join together to write this book, a book we hope will serve as a cautionary tale for children and adults alike. This book would not be possible without Kayla Harrison's brave revelations of the sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of her coach; it is these firsthand accounts that give all of us a chance to see explicitly how child sexual abuse can begin, persist, and is brought to an end. In the chapters that follow, we trace the course of Kayla's victimization and survival, weaving her story with our professional experience with hundreds of children, teens, and families to reveal what can be done to prevent and interrupt this damaging cycle"--
Download or read book Labyrinth of Shadows written by Kyla Stone and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-16 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Breaking World written by Kyla Stone and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cure to save the world or a war to end it.
Download or read book No Worse Sin written by Kyla Bennett and published by Harvard Square Editions. This book was released on 2015-05-11 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two teens in love must make the ultimate sacrifice to avert global disaster... First-period English class is the last place 17-year-old Laena expects to have her entire existence thrown into a tailspin. But when Cree, a jaw-droppingly gorgeous boy, mysteriously appears in her classroom, Laena knows nothing will ever be the same. Before Laena can decide who Cree really is or whether anything he says is true, she falls for him. Hard. Cree claims he has seen the future, and it is devastating. Working frantically to avert impending disaster, the two teens plunge into a battle between science and faith that threatens everything Laena has ever known. Surviving high school is tough. But it's even tougher while fighting for your life, the boy you love, and the fate of the planet.
Download or read book Royce s Fate written by Darlene Tallman and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes fate steps in...RoyceI'd asked for certain things from my surrogate. Beauty and brains. The higher her education, the better. I was willing to pay extra for them to find someone with those qualifications, but the clinic messed it up. She's barely out of high school, and from her grades, it's clear she's not anything like what I requested. However, she's everything I never thought I'd find. The woman needs a 'Daddy', even if she doesn't know it yet. NarinaI wasn't what he wanted. What else is new? I'm used to being a disappointment to people, but for some reason, it hurt more coming from the man who's baby I'm carrying. I might not be a genius, but I've got a good heart. That should count for something, right? Thanks to a mix up at the clinic, I've got the world's grumpiest billionaire's baby growing in me, and now he wants me to call him Daddy. I shouldn't, but I want to.**This is a short, hot, and sweet DD/LG story that will melt your kindle.
Download or read book Twist of Fate written by Vanderbilt University and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-05-25 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 2008 three counties in Middle Tennessee experienced a devastating tornado. After this disaster, students from local high schools teamed up with graduate students from Vanderbilt University to document the tragedy and reflect on a communities? journey toward renewal.
Download or read book Seas of Caladhan written by Jessica S. Taylor and published by Sailor House Press. This book was released on 2024-05-01 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into this completed dark fantasy romance duology and enter a world filled with bloodthirsty syrens, vigilante pirates, and a darkness threatening the seas that both call home. The Seas of Caladhan have never been safe for a woman… The warning had never rang more true for Brigid, who, as a fifteen year old stowaway, was tossed into the sea by the ruthless sailors she’d sought passage from. Left to die at the hands of the sea, no one expected the sea to show her mercy instead. Transformed into a syren at the hands of the ocean’s goddess, Brigid joins the band of bloodthirsty women intent on making themselves be the things in the ocean that sailors feared. Caelum has spent his entire life spurning the reputation his father had built. After years suffering the cruelty of the pirate captain, saving others from a similar fate was ingrained in him. For every evil deed his father carries out, Caelum is there, following him in an ever raging attempt to stop him. When Caelum is thrown into the seas by unforeseen forces, he comes face to face with a girl from his past. One he’d thought long dead by his father’s own hands. Shocked to see a familiar face among the wreckage of their latest target, Brigid makes a split second decision to save Caelum rather than let the syrens drown him. Her actions don’t go unnoticed though, and she’s forced to make an impossible choice: leave behind the syrens and the home she’d built for herself, or prove her loyalty and kill the only man who’d ever shown her kindness. But there’s a darkness lurking on the seas Brigid and Caelum both call home, and the consequences of their choices will catch up to them sooner than anyone realizes. And they have no idea how intertwined their stories truly are. This eBook boxset includes: - The Syren's Mutiny (book 1) - The Captain's Revenge (book 2) - The Ocean's Mercy (prequel novella) - 3 bonus scenes
