Download or read book Star of the Four Kingdoms written by Peter J. Hill and published by Peter J Hill. This book was released on 2017-05-16 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter takes you on a journey into the world of lighthouses and he begins that journey when he applies to become a lighthouse keeper. His first six months is spent travelling to 5 lighthouses as a Supernumerary Lightkeeper...A Spare Man...He is appointed Assistant Lighthouse Keeper at Inchkeith Lighthouse in the Firth of Forth; one of four lighthouses in the Firth. He is not alone on his journey as Margaret and their two girls go with him when they make the move to Edinburgh to join the larger lighthouse community based at Salvesen Crescent. Margaret picks up the story and says what it was like for her being the wife of a lighthouse keeper. The journey then takes them to the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse where they find their own piece of heaven thus giving rise to the title... Star of the Four Kingdoms... A new addition joins the family with the arrival of their son Gavin and no family would be complete without a few pets. Drastic changes are afoot and overnight Peter's position at the Mull becomes redundant when the decision to dicontinue the fogsignal is made and only one keeper is retained. It will be five years before Peter is made redundant and not before seeing service at Ailsa Craig and Rhinns of Islay lighthouses. The last lighthouse keeper retired in 1998.
Download or read book Star of the Morning written by Lynn Kurland and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Neroche's kingdom is threatened by the darkness of an evil Black Mage- and all hope lies in the legend of two magical swords. Miach, the archmage of Neroche, carries one. And he's found a Wielder for the other in Morgan, a young woman and feared mercenary herself. Now, Miach must choose between endangering the woman who has captured his heart, and defending the kingdom he's sworn to protect.
Download or read book The Queen Of Four Kingdoms written by HRH Princess Michael of Kent and published by Constable. This book was released on 2013-10-17 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the age of nineteen, Yolande of Aragon is sent away from her family, her friends, and everything she knows, to marry the young Duke of Anjou, King Charles VI's first cousin. Their marriage has been arranged to form an alliance between the previously warring kingdoms of Aragon and Anjou, and is politically fraught in a time of great danger and unrest. Yet the union between Yolande and Louis becomes not only a great love story, but also sets in motion events which will change the course of history. As Louis spends more and more time and money fighting in Italy for his claim to the Kingdom of Naples, Yolande is left alone with their six children to govern their lands. But through her charm, fierce intelligence and the clever use of her spies, she becomes the saviour of not just her kingdoms but also of France. Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent unveils this seldom told story, enriched by her own insider's perspective of royal life. The Queen of Four Kingdoms is the epic true story of a rich and riveting period of French and English history, all witnessed by the captivating and complex heroine Yolande.
Download or read book The Snow Queen written by Mercedes Lackey and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2016-11-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rediscover the magic of the Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, by New York Times bestselling author Mercedes Lackey. Aleksia, Queen of the Northern Lights, is mysterious, beautiful and widely known to have a heart of ice. But when she's falsely accused of unleashing evil on nearby villages, she realizes there's an impostor out there far more heartless than she could ever be. And when a young warrior disappears, Aleksia's powers are needed as never before. Now, on a journey through a realm of perpetual winter, it will take all her skills, a mother's faith and a little magic to face down an enemy more formidable than any she has ever known. Originally published in 2008
Download or read book Four Kingdom Motifs before and beyond the Book of Daniel written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-11-23 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four kingdoms motif enabled writers of various cultures, times, and places, to periodize history as the staged succession of empires barrelling towards an utopian age. The motif provided order to lived experiences under empire (the present), in view of ancestral traditions and cultural heritage (the past), and inspired outlooks assuring hope, deliverance, and restoration (the future). Four Kingdom Motifs before and beyond the Book of Daniel includes thirteen essays that explore the reach and redeployment of the motif in classical and ancient Near Eastern writings, Jewish and Christian scriptures, texts among the Dead Sea Scrolls, Apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, depictions in European architecture and cartography, as well as patristic, rabbinic, Islamic, and African writings from antiquity through the Mediaeval eras.
Download or read book The Princess Pact written by Melanie Cellier and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spinning straw into gold was only the beginning of the story... Marie, the dutiful princess of Northhelm, chafes under the rigid protocol that governs her life. Then a growing darkness threatens the kingdom and uncovers the lie at the center of her whole life--a single pact that changes everything. Throwing off convention, she joins Rafe, a handsome, charming newcomer, on a quest to save her kingdom. Except he doesn't know she has a mission of her own--to discover the truth about her identity. Increasingly drawn to Rafe's strength and good humour, Marie is torn by her double purpose. With time running out and death and destruction looming, Marie will have to unravel the bargains that surround her and choose where her true allegiance lies. In this twist on the classic fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin, a hidden identity is just one of the things Marie will have to unravel.
Download or read book The Princess Game written by Melanie Cellier and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since the curse took effect, they've called her the Sleeping Princess. But Celeste is far from asleep...Princess Celeste is even more exquisite than her beautiful sisters. But her kingdom mourns the curse that destroyed her once-brilliant mind on her sixteenth birthday. Or so they believe...The mysterious spy master is known to her agents only as Aurora. She works in the shadows, unseen, to protect her kingdom. Few have heard of her, none have seen her face.Prince William has travelled to Lanover following the whispers of the beautiful, cursed princess. One look at her beautiful face and he's captivated. He's determined to find a way to break the curse and release her captive mind.But then he discovers the mysterious Aurora. Lanover is in danger, and she needs his help to save it. Slowly William finds himself irresistibly drawn to a girl whose face he's never seen. Except something about her seems oddly familiar...In this reimagining of the classic Sleeping Beauty fairy tale, it's the princess' mind that is asleep. But sometimes appearances can be deceiving.
Download or read book Crossfire written by Lindsay Buroker and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in his life, roboticist Casmir Dabrowski is headed to another star system as an advisor for the Kingdom space fleet. He's being given a chance to prove himself to King Jager by helping find the ancient artifact he inadvertently lost. It's best not to think about what might happen if he fails...
Download or read book The Princess Companion written by Melanie Cellier and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second Print Edition (US spelling) of The Princess Companion: A Retelling of the Princess and the Pea by Melanie Cellier
Download or read book The Princess Fugitive written by Melanie Cellier and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princess Ava used to be a weapon - sharp and beautiful. But when she fails at her most important task, she's forced to flee. Can one fugitive save her people, her kingdom and, hardest of all, herself? In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, the girl in the red hood must fight for her freedom, no matter the cost.
Download or read book The Princess Search written by Melanie Cellier and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An outcast. A prince. And a deadly rebellion... After a lifetime of rejection, seamstress Evie can't trust Frederic, the crown prince of Lanover--not his words of friendship or the way the warmth in his eyes seems to ask for even more. But when they end up on a tour of his kingdom--one filled with increasing danger--Evie's mistrust might doom them all. In this spin on the classic fairy tale, an ugly duckling must discover her true worth in order to save her kingdom and maybe even find true love.
Download or read book The Coronation Ball written by Melanie Cellier and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-31 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For years Hanna has labored to become a pastry chef. Driven from her home once before, she's willing to endure whatever it takes to keep her position in the palace kitchens of Northhelm. But as her dreams are about to come true, everything goes wrong. Hanna must decide if she's ready to fight for herself, as well as for the man she loves.
Download or read book The Four Legendary Kingdoms written by Matthew Reilly and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new, thrilling novel featuring Jack West, Jr., from New York Times and #1 international bestselling author Matthew Reilly. Jack West, Jr. and his family are living contentedly on their remote farm when their lives are abruptly shattered. Jack is brutally kidnapped and he awakens in an underground cell to find a masked attacker with a knife charging at him. It seems he has been chosen—along with a dozen other elite soldiers—to compete in a series of deadly challenges designed to fulfill an ancient ritual. With the fate of the Earth at stake, he will have to traverse diabolical mazes, fight cruel assassins, and face unimaginable horrors that will test him like he has never been tested before. In the process, he will discover the mysterious and powerful group of individuals behind it all: the four legendary kingdoms. He might also discover that he is not the only hero in this place…
Download or read book Game of Stars Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond 2 written by Sayantani DasGupta and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2019-02-26 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saving the multiverse is no game in this New York Times bestseller! When the Demon Queen shows up in her bedroom, smelling of acid and surrounded by evil-looking bees, twelve-year-old Kiranmala is uninterested. After all, it's been weeks since she last heard from her friends in the Kingdom Beyond, the alternate dimension where she was born as an Indian princess. But after a call to action over an interdimensional television station and a visit with some all-seeing birds, Kiran decides that she has to once again return to her homeland, where society is fraying, a terrible game show reigns supreme, and friends and foes alike are in danger. Everyone is running scared or imprisoned following the enactment of sudden and unfair rules of law.However, things are a lot less clear than the last time she was in the Kingdom Beyond. Kiran must once again solve riddles and battle her evil Serpent King father -- all while figuring out who her true friends are, and what it really means to be a hero.
Download or read book Age of Auroras written by Shari L. Tapscott and published by Shari L. Tapscott. This book was released on with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Filled with love, betrayal, and magic, Age of Auroras is the epic conclusion of The Riven Kingdoms. Temporary peace has settled across Draegan as a new era begins for the cursed kingdom, but the royals know that tranquility is fleeting. In order to fulfill the magic and save the continent from its imminent destruction, Rhys and Amalia must once again return to Renove and see the rightful king ascend his throne. The sorrows of yesterday forgotten, Amalia looks forward to crossing the rift one last time to see her family, filled with hope that the impossible task she and Rhys were charged with will soon be complete. But the happy reunion doesn't go as planned. The curse has fully descended on the once-blessed kingdom, and an imposter king wears a stolen crown. Already, the broken magic begins to tear their world apart, and amidst it, an unavoidable battle looms that will test the royals in ways they never dared imagine. Age of Auroras is a 73,000-word fantasy romance and the final book in a connected series that must be read in order. The Riven Kingdoms Reading Order: Forest of Firelight Sea of Starlight Dawn of Darkness Age of Auroras
Download or read book A Tale of Beauty and Beast written by Melanie Cellier and published by . This book was released on 2019-03 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princess Sophia has helped her twin sister Lily save the duchy of Marin. But now Sophie faces a greater threat when she sets out to free Palinar from its beastly prince. In this reimagining of Beauty and the Beast, Beauty will have to use all of her strength and intelligence if she is to outwit her enemies, break a curse and find true love.
Download or read book A Midwinter s Wedding written by Melanie Cellier and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-06 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princess Cordelia is used to being overshadowed by her many brothers and sisters. So when offered the chance to attend her brother's wedding in faraway Northhelm, she leaps at it. But not everything in the Northhelmian court is as it appears. Cordelia must find a way to save the day before she can find romance at A Midwinter's Wedding.
