Download or read book The Sworn Book of Honorius written by Honorius of Thebes and published by Nicolas-Hays, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-05-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the title testifies, students were sworn to secrecy before being given access to this magic text, and only a few manuscripts have survived. Bits of its teachings, such as the use of the magic whistle for summoning spirits, are alluded to in other texts. Another key element of its ritual, the elaborate “Seal of God,” has been found in texts and amulets throughout Europe. Interest in The Sworn Book of Honorius has grown in recent years, yet no modern translations have been attempted—until now. Purporting to preserve the magic of Solomon in the face of intense persecution by religious authorities, this text includes one of the oldest and most detailed magic rituals. It contains a complete system of magic including how to attain the divine vision, communicate with holy angels, and control aerial, earthly, and infernal spirits for practical gain. Largely ignored by historians until recently, this text is an important witness to the transmission of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism to European Hermeticists.
Download or read book Fortuna Sworn written by K. J. Sutton and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'We were meant to be seductive. We were designed to lure humans in.' Fortuna Sworn is the last of her kind. Her brother has disappeared, leaving her alone. She hides among humans, spending her days working at a bar and her nights searching for him - until she catches the eye of a powerful faerie. Collith desires Fortuna. And if she will bind herself to him, he offers something irresistible. So Fortuna leaves her safe existence behind and descends into a world of glamorous creatures and deadly power. She soon realises it's not just her heart she has bargained with - but quite possibly her life. _______ The first book in the darkly addictive romantic fantasy series that's already a TikTok sensation! Perfect for fans of Holly Black and Sarah J. Maas. _______ 'I am obsessed.' 5* reader review 'Absolutely SMASHED my expectations' 5* reader review 'Deliciously dark' 5* reader review 'The world she created is absolutely amazing and I love all of the characters, even the ones that can't be trusted!' 5* reader review 'An incredible, lush romantic fantasy' 5* reader review
Download or read book Death Sworn written by Leah Cypess and published by Greenwillow Books. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a young sorceress is exiled to teach magic to a clan of assassins, she will find that secrets can be even deadlier than swords. Teen Vogue proclaimed, "It's impossible not to fall deep into the dark yet alluring world of sorcery and secret assassins." A dangerous and eerie fantasy about murder, shocking discoveries, and fiery star-crossed romance that readers of Cinda Williams Chima and Robin LaFevers won't be able to put down. Ileni is losing her magic. And that means she's losing everything: her position as the rising star of her people, her purpose in life, and even the young man she loves. Sent to the assassins' cave hidden deep within the mountains, she expects no one will ever hear from her again. The last two sorcerers sent died within weeks of each other. Accidents? Or something more sinister? As Ileni navigates the dangers—both natural and human—of the caves, she'll discover secrets that have been kept for decades. And she'll find an ally in Sorin, the deadly young man who could be the assassins' next leader. With Sorin determined to protect her, sparks—magical and romantic—will fly. But will even he understand the choice she must make in the end?
Download or read book Oath Sworn written by Kristen Banet and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jacky Leon isn't someone who goes looking for trouble. She owns a bar, pays her taxes, and serves her drinks cold outside a small town in Texas. The fact that she's a werecat is just something she's had to live with. Alone in her territory, she's lived a secretive life for six years: under the radar, avoiding her past and the baggage that comes with it.Trouble finds Jacky, though, in the form of an eleven year old girl and a werewolf turf war just outside her borders. Forced to honor an ancient treaty and the Laws of the supernatural world, Jacky swears an oath to protect Carey Everson, the human daughter of a local werewolf Alpha from Dallas.When his enemies come after Jacky and her charge, she's going to have to embrace the more dangerous side of who and what she is. She's going to have to challenge the very Laws that govern her kind.And nothing is going to stop her from honoring her word.
Download or read book The Sworn Virgin written by Kristopher Dukes and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dukes's gripping historical novel tells the tale of a desperate Albanian woman who will do whatever it takes to keep her independence and seize control of her future...even if it means swearing to remain a virgin for her entire life. When eighteen-year-old Eleanora’s father is shot dead on the cobblestone streets of 1910 Albania, Eleanora must abandon her dream of studying art in Italy as she struggles to survive in a remote mountain village with her stepmother Meria. Nearing starvation, Meria secretly sells Eleanora into marriage with the cruel heir of a powerful clan. Intent on keeping her freedom, Eleanora takes an oath to remain a virgin for the rest of her life—a tradition that gives her the right to live as a man: she is now head of her household and can work for a living as well as carry a gun. Eleanora can also participate in the vengeful blood feuds that consume the mountain tribes, but she may not be killed—unless she forsakes her vow, which she has no intention of ever doing. But when an injured stranger stumbles into her life, Eleanora nurses him back to health, saving his life—yet risking her own as she falls in love with him... “It’s hard to believe that the culture Dukes describes was ever real, but the amount of research she put into this book definitely shines through. The story remains fascinating throughout; readers will definitely find it difficult to put this novel down.”—San Francisco Book Review
Download or read book Deadly Dreams written by K.J. Sutton and published by Random House. This book was released on 2023-07-06 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There was a moment of incandescent, blinding light. I was weightless. I was fearless. I was free. And then I woke up. Fortuna has made terrible sacrifices to protect those she loves. Her powers may be getting stronger but she feels broken. Collith is fighting his own demons and is further away than ever, while Laurie remains a tempting, frustrating mystery. But Fortuna knows she must hide it all from the Court. In a world of monsters, it's when you are most vulnerable that your enemies - new and old - start closing in.
Download or read book Sword Sworn written by Jennifer Roberson and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2003-02-04 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixth book in the Sword-Dancer saga continues the legendary adventures of Tiger and Del, magic wielders and skilled warriors The South had always been Tiger’s home. Left as an infant to die in the desert, his real origins were unknown. When he won his freedom from the tribe who enslaved him by slaying a deadly sandtiger, he joined the elite brotherhood of Southron sword-dancers, swearing a lifelong oath to abide by their code of honor. Del was a woman of the North. She had seen her family brutally murdered and her brother carried away to the South to be sold into slavery. Motivated by revenge, she studied with the greatest of Northern sword-masters and became the deadliest sword-singer in the North. Together these two legendary fighters had forged an unlikely partnership of equals, sharing adventures, danger, and eventually love. But when Tiger forfeited an important sword dance to rescue Del, he broke his sworn code of honor—and his sentence was death. Fugitives from both the North and the South, Tiger and Del flee to the distant island of Skandi. Tiger has been told he resembles the people who comes from this remote land, and now, Tiger seeks his true identity. But Skandi proves no safe haven. Abducted by priest-mages, altered in mind and body, Tiger is forced to acknowledge that he possesses his own special brand of magic. A personal magic that carries its own price: Tiger will only have ten or twelve more years to live. But as Tiger and Del struggle to escape, Tiger’s long-dormant power begins to manifest. He falls victim to visions he cannot dismiss, dreams of a dead woman luring him into the crystal sands of the Punja, the South’s deadliest desert. “Find me,” she bids him, “and take up the sword.” Initially, Tiger rebels, refusing the siren song of his dreams. But at last, helpless to deny the compulsion in his own blood, Tiger must accept his magic and his fate. Yet can he avoid paying the terrible price that they threaten to extract?
Download or read book Sworn Virgin written by Elvira Dones and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Independence in the Albanian mountains means a vow to become a man--independence in America means reclaiming her womanhood.
Download or read book Sworn to the Wolf written by Lauren Dane and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-21 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Lauren Dane delivers another great read with this sexy paranormal shifter romance. Rain left her old life to find a fresh start. But a wolf shifter mate wasn't exactly what she was expecting... A new name, a new job, a new life--far from the dangers of her old one. Then Laurent walked into her restaurant and changed everything. The second-in-command for the Cherchez Wolf Pack, Laurent didn't expect to find his destiny in a roadside café. But there's no doubt in his mind that waitress-by-day, artist-by-night Rain is his mate. And the urge to be near her, to protect her, to have her is intoxicating. An unbelievably hot night leaves them both wanting more. But more with Laurent comes with an introduction to his extended family--of werewolves. Learning that supernatural beings are real is a shock, but becoming one turns out to be the best decision she's made in her new life. No matter how good things are with Laurent and the pack, Rain can't run from her old life forever. When a threat on the horizon tests the life they're building together, Rain will have to prove that her place is with the Cherchez wolves--no matter who says otherwise. Don't miss Wolf's Ascension, book one in the Cherchez Wolf Pack series! Previously published under a different title; revised by author. Also by Lauren Dane: Cascadia Wolves Book 1: Reluctant Mate Book 2: Pack Enforcer Book 3: Wolves' Triad Book 4: Wolf Unbound Book 5: Alpha's Challenge Book 6: Bonded Pair Book 7: Twice Bitten Diablo Lake Book 1: Moonstruck Book 2: Protected Book 3: Awakened
Download or read book Sworn by Blood written by J.R. Pearse Nelson and published by J.R. Pearse Nelson. This book was released on 2019-08-11 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The half-human daughter of a love god. The fae heir to a powerful destiny. And the aphrodisiac expected to save Underworld from disaster. Hazel can’t help what she is. Being the daughter of a love god isn’t all fun and games. She wants no part of her father’s world. Otherworld forests are full of huge, scary creatures and annoying pixie pests. And the people there are no better…they’ve never even given her a chance. She wants nothing to do with Sidhe men, either. Especially after that last time… But her effect on human men (and women, for that matter) makes a normal relationship impossible, not to mention introducing some seriously awkward situations. Ian has spent the last year on a fruitless mission to fulfill a family obligation set long, long before his time. All he’s found is trouble. Now he needs the love god’s help to see the end of this task and get back home. Until then, he’s stuck beyond the veil in the human world, while plots against his future rule thicken back in Underworld. What better way to bargain with a love god than through his daughter? But Hazel won’t be a pawn in Sidhe games. And Ian must make peace with his family’s legacy; he must do it soon. Somehow, they’ll have to work together, before time runs out. Sworn by Blood is the first novel in the Of the Blood fantasy romance series, which is now complete and includes the following books: Sworn by Blood The Risen Goddess Darkest Skies Sacred Guardian Shield in Shadows Search terms: fantasy romance, paranormal romance, PNR, magic, fantasy love, love, fae, sidhe, portal, otherworld, underworld, celtic, faery, gods, goddesses, pixie dust, myth, myths, adventure, romance, romance ebook, romance novel, romance series
Download or read book Sworn written by Maria Luis and published by . This book was released on 2018-05-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I bow to no man. The words are tattooed on my skin, just as they're branded on my heart.But I never planned for Sergeant Lincoln Asher, a man as deceptive as he is cold. His dominance sets my teeth on edge . . . and my body on fire. He won't stop until I'm his, but I'm not his to take. My secrets bind me--and blind me. I live in the shadows of New Orleans. Hidden and protected in the underworld I call home. I know who I am.I vow never to kneel before a man...Save one.And he will be my downfall.Sworn is Book 1 of the Blood Duet. Lincoln and Avery's story concludes in Defied, which releases on May 31st.
Download or read book Sworn Sword written by James Aitcheson and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Aitcheson brings excitement and intrigue to a bloody period of medieval history—one that is underrepresented in the genre...[and] shows great promise as an adventure novelist in this colorful debut."—Publishers Weekly January, 1069: Less than three years after the Battle of Hastings, two thousand Normans march to subdue the troublesome province of Northumbria. Tancred a Dinant, a loyal and ambitious knight, is among them, hungry for battle, honor, silver, and land. But at Durham, the Normans are ambushed by English rebels, and Tancred's revered lord Robert de Commines is slain. Badly wounded and bitterly determined to exact vengeance, Tancred uncovers a plot that harks back to the day of Hastings itself. If successful, it threatens to destroy the entire conquest—and change the course of history. James Aitcheson's stunning debut sweeps readers into a ruthless world, where violent warriors seek honor in holy places and holy men seek glory in dark deeds. As the two opposing forces battle for conquest, the fate of England hangs in the balance. "A terrific writer...Aitcheson's portrayal of eleventh-century England is vibrant and authentic...Full of intrigue and vivid, realistic battles, this accomplished debut novel sets a high standard indeed."—Ben Kane, bestselling author of The Road to Rome
Download or read book Moon Sworn written by Keri Arthur and published by Dell. This book was released on 2010-05-25 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BONUS: This edition contains excerpt chapters from Keri Arthur's Mercy Burns and Darkness Unbound. Some nights never end. Some desires never die. . . . Shape-shifting werewolf and vampire Riley Jenson is through with death—causing it, solving it, surviving it. Her soul mate, Kye Murphy, is dead—and at Riley’s own hands. Not even the seductive embrace of her vampire lover, Quinn, can fully ease her mind, for she has begun questioning everything that makes her Riley—including her job at the Directorate. Now, the ritualistically slain bodies of ex-cons have started turning up. Reluctantly, Riley takes the case, but something even worse is waiting in the wings. A vicious enemy from her past is determined to strip Riley of everything that gives her life any meaning: her lover, her brother—and even her own identity. Can Riley survive this ultimate assault? All she knows is, she must fight one last time to find answers, before everything goes dark forever.
Download or read book Sworn Enemies written by Carol Matas and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the ultimate betrayal of faith and kind, 15-year-old Zev Lobonsky kidnaps his childhood rival, Aaron Churchinsky. He condemns Aaron to a life of military hardship in 19th-century Tsarist Russia.
Download or read book Sworn to Protect written by DiAnn Mills and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-05-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2011 Christy Award winner! Border Patrol Agent Danika Morales has sworn to protect the southern borders of our nation, but that oath has cost her. Two years ago, her husband, Toby, was killed trying to help the very immigrants Danika was responsible for sending back to Mexico. His murder was never solved. But now, a recent string of attacks and arrests leads her to believe that someone in McAllen is profiting from sneaking undocumented immigrants into the country . . . and it may somehow be tied to Toby’s death.
Download or read book Sworn to Silence written by Linda Castillo and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now the subject of the Lifetime original movie An Amish Murder Sworn to Silence is the first in Linda Castillo's New York Times bestselling Kate Burkholder series. Some secrets are too terrible to reveal. Some crimes are too unspeakable to solve. . . . In Painters Mill, Ohio, the Amish and "English" residents have lived side by side for two centuries. But sixteen years ago, a series of brutal murders shattered the peaceful farming community. A young Amish girl named Kate Burkholder survived the terror of the Slaughterhouse Killer . . . but ultimately decided to leave her community. A wealth of experience later, Kate has been asked to return to Painters Mill as chief of police. Her Amish roots and big-city law enforcement background make her the perfect candidate. She's certain she's come to terms with her past—until the first body is discovered in a snowy field. Kate vows to stop the killer before he strikes again. But to do so, she must betray both her family and her Amish past—and expose a dark secret that could destroy her.
Download or read book The Notary Art of Solomon written by King Solomon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the lengthier grimoires of the medieval period, the Ars Notoria, commonly referred to as the Notary Art of Solomon, promises the reader a series of orations, prayers, and invocations, which may be used to secure the favor of the christian god, enhancing the memory, eloquence, and general academic capability of the one performing such rituals. Originally its own text, based on even older sources not yet fully documented, this text is commonly wrapped up into the Lesser Keys of Solomon along with such works as the Ars Goetia- some editions of the latter omit this work. Prayers contained herein invoke not just the god of christianity, but Jesus Christ and various angelic powers as well.
