Download or read book The Cogsmith s Daughter Desertera 1 written by Kate M. Colby and published by Boxthorn Press. This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a desert wasteland, one king rules with absolute power and unquenchable lust, until one woman risks everything for vengeance. When Aya Cogsmith was a teenager, King Archon executed her father for treason. Orphaned and destitute, Aya turns to prostitution to survive and spends years dreaming of vengeance. So, when a mysterious nobleman asks Aya to join his coup against the king, she agrees—even though it means risking her life. In this tyrannical kingdom, adultery is punishable by death. For years, King Archon has entrapped his wives in the crime, executing each boring bride to pursue his next infatuation. Aya must seduce the king and expose his criminal behavior, without getting herself executed in the process. Will Aya avenge her father’s death? Or will she become King Archon’s next victim? Join her quest for revenge and download The Cogsmith’s Daughter today. ––––– Packed with all the court intrigue of The Tudors, The Cogsmith’s Daughter marries steampunk styling with a ravaged dystopian world. It is the first novel in the Desertera series. Desertera Series Order The Cogsmith’s Daughter The Courtesan’s Avenger The Tyrant’s Heir The Queen’s Revenge (forthcoming)

Download or read book The Courtesan s Avenger Desertera 2 written by Kate M. Colby and published by Boxthorn Press. This book was released on 2016-09-20 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a brothel ravaged by greed and murder, one courtesan must catch a killer to save her friends and herself. Dellwyn Rutt loves her life as a courtesan. As one of the Rudder’s top workers, she enjoys lavish gifts and unbridled admiration. But all that is about to change. As adultery becomes legal in the kingdom of Desertera, lusty clients flock to the brothel. Overcome by greed, Madam Huxley allows her courtesans to suffer humiliation and abuse. The Rudder becomes increasingly dangerous, until one night, a courtesan is murdered. Dellwyn vows to find the murderer and avenge her fellow courtesan. The only problem? All the evidence points to her friends... and to her. Will Dellwyn bring the murderer to justice? Join the hunt and buy The Courtesan’s Avenger today. ––––– The second novel in the Desertera steampunk fantasy series, The Courtesan’s Avenger is a cozy mystery set in a desolate dystopian world. Desertera Series Order The Cogsmith’s Daughter The Courtesan’s Avenger The Tyrant’s Heir The Queen’s Revenge (forthcoming)

Download or read book The Tyrant s Heir Desertera 3 written by Kate M. Colby and published by Boxthorn Press. This book was released on 2017-08-08 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should a king inspire love or fear? Lionel receives neither… and it could cost him everything. Lionel Monashe isn’t ready to be king. After ordering his father’s execution and taking the throne, he struggles to reconcile his royal duties with his compassionate nature. His insecurity and inconsistent ruling lead prominent subjects to challenge his authority. His main adversary is a self-proclaimed prophet, whose religious zealotry launches the kingdom into economic crisis and civil unrest. When Lionel attempts to make peace, he sparks even more discord and ignites the greatest tragedy in Desertera’s history. Blame for the disaster falls on Lionel, and his enemies take full advantage. Lionel must determine who he can trust before he loses his title… and possibly his life. Will Lionel save his crown? Or will his enemies gain control of the kingdom? Buy The Tyrant’s Heir today to find out. ––––– The third novel in the Desertera series, The Tyrant’s Heirportrays a desperate power struggle in an equally desperate dystopian world. This political thriller will keep readers guessing until the end. Desertera Series Order The Cogsmith’s Daughter The Courtesan’s Avenger The Tyrant’s Heir The Queen’s Revenge (forthcoming)

Download or read book Daddy s Little Princess written by Cathy Glass and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2014-03-27 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass. Beth is a sweet-natured child who appears to have been well looked after. But it isn’t long before Cathy begins to have concerns that the relationship between Beth and her father is not as it should be.

Download or read book To Catch a Rabbit written by Helen Cadbury and published by Allison & Busby. This book was released on 2015-01-22 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two young boys stumble on a dead prostitute. She's on Sean Denton's patch. As Doncaster's youngest community support officer, he's already way out of his depth, but soon he's uncovering more than he's supposed to know. Meanwhile Karen Friedman, professional mother of two, learns her brother has disappeared. She desperately needs to know he's safe, but once she starts looking, she discovers unexpected things about her own needs and desires. Played out against a gritty landscape on the edge of a Northern town, Karen and Sean risk losing all they hold precious.

Download or read book The Vampire written by Nick Groom and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-30 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative new history of the vampire, two hundred years after it first appeared on the literary scene Published to mark the bicentenary of John Polidori’s publication of The Vampyre, Nick Groom’s detailed new account illuminates the complex history of the iconic creature. The vampire first came to public prominence in the early eighteenth century, when Enlightenment science collided with Eastern European folklore and apparently verified outbreaks of vampirism, capturing the attention of medical researchers, political commentators, social theorists, theologians, and philosophers. Groom accordingly traces the vampire from its role as a monster embodying humankind’s fears, to that of an unlikely hero for the marginalized and excluded in the twenty-first century. Drawing on literary and artistic representations, as well as medical, forensic, empirical, and sociopolitical perspectives, this rich and eerie history presents the vampire as a strikingly complex being that has been used to express the traumas and contradictions of the human condition.

Download or read book The Fairy Wren written by Ashley Capes and published by Close-Up Books. This book was released on 2017-12-20 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bizarre visions. Bad decisions. And one man’s descent into madness…or magic. Paul Fischer is one step away from rock bottom. With his bookstore on its last leg, a pending eviction and a failed relationship, he’s at his breaking point. When his ex Rachel calls begging for help, it’s only the beginning of the troubles to come. Rachel is missing and no one can reach her. Worse still, his best friend is determined to solve Paul’s money problems in the shadiest way possible. Desperate to reclaim the life he lost while staying out of jail, his only hope is a strange fairy wren sending him messages and visions. Has Paul’s grip on reality shattered under the strain, or is there more magic in the world than he ever dreamed possible? The Fairy Wren is a twisting lit fic tale of one man’s spiral into mental crisis and magic. If you love themes on the dangerous grip of nostalgia and unquenchable hope in face of adversity, dive into The Fairy Wren.

Download or read book Inceptio written by Alison Morton and published by Silverwood Books. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York, present day. Karen Brown, angry and frightened after surviving a kidnap attempt, has a harsh choice - being eliminated by government enforcer Jeffery Renschman or fleeing to the mysterious Roma Nova, her dead mother's homeland in Europe. Founded sixteen centuries ago by Roman exiles and ruled by women, Roma Nova gives Karen safety and a ready-made family. But a shocking discovery about her new lover, the fascinating but arrogant special forces officer Conrad Tellus, who rescued her in America, isolates her. Renschman reaches into her new home and nearly kills her. Recovering, she is desperate to find out why he is hunting her so viciously. Unable to rely on anybody else, she undergoes intensive training, develops fighting skills and becomes an undercover cop. But crazy with bitterness at his past failures, Renschman sets a trap for her, knowing she has no choice but to spring it...

Download or read book Climatized written by Sally Fernandez and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-04 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maxine Ford, having resigned as deputy director of the States intelligence Agency, soon needed an outlet for her innate sleuthing capabilities. It only made sense that she would be destined to establish her own investigative firm. Naturally, her stellar clients would be among the Washington elite, including senators, members of the various congressional committees, along with other high profilers inside the beltway. In the first novel in the series, Climatized, Max is hired by the wife of a prominent Senator to determine the cause of his untimely death. It leads her to discover that three world-renowned scientists had been killed days before they were scheduled to testify before the late Senator's investigative committee. Meanwhile, a fourth scientist has gone missing. Max determines he is the key to unearthing the motives behind the deaths. Following the many twists and turns, Max and her associate, Jackson Monroe uncover a powerful organization responsible for the killings. The challenges to the global warming "cottage industry" heats up putting into question the alleged science behind the widely accepted climate change dogma. Cogent evidence is provided to the president, forcing him to make a crucial decision--to cover up a diabolical plot--or bring down a multi-trillion-dollar world-wide economy.

Download or read book The Novelist s Guide written by Margret Geraghty and published by Piatkus Books. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Margret Geraghty gives practical advice on creating character, dialogue & plot for novels. Included are exercises in developing sensory awareness, identifying with the reader, bringing a story to a close, & other aspects of successful novel writing.

Download or read book The Dream World Collective written by Ben Y. Faroe and published by Clickworks Press. This book was released on 2015-12-21 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five friends quit their jobs to chase what they love. Rent looms. Hilarity ensues. What if you had no daily grind, no soul-sucking job, and a few smart, passionate friends to watch your back and split the bills? Could you find a way to make ends meet and then pour every moment into what you really love? Five friends take the plunge to find out. Sushi and her roommate Summer are tired of working dead-end jobs for corporate drone bosses. So when their friend Alex quits his job and his roommate Zen proposes a grand experiment, they rope in their geeky friend Otto and move in together to build a life of art and freedom and tea and scheming. Of course, they still have to make rent, and the evil next door neighbor is hell-bent on getting them kicked out, and Summer may be just a little bit hopelessly in love with Alex. But it should all work out. Right? By turns silly and deep, daring and sweet, The Dream World Collective is a cozy romp for anyone who cares about creativity, community, and muffins.

Download or read book INSURRECTIO written by Alison Morton and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can one woman stop the charismatic leader of a nationalist movement destroying her beloved country? Aurelia Mitela, ex-Praetorian and imperial councillor, already in mortal danger, attempts to rally resistance to Caius Tellus in the growing fear and instability in Roma Nova. But is it already too late? Can she at least save herself?

Download or read book Aerisia written by Sarah Ashwood and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mystery of other worlds is not one Hannah Winters ever dreamed she'd solve. She also never counted on meeting an elderly stranger bearing an enchanted moonstone during her evening run; a stranger claiming to have crossed from another world in search of that realm's promised deliverer. Her.Protests have no sway with the visitor, and Hannah finds herself transported to Aerisia, a mysterious land beyond Earth's sunsets. Here, Hannah is believed to be the Artan, a legendary heroine prophesied to oppose the dreaded Dark Powers. Majestic fairies, the immortal Simathe, and the peaceful Moonkind are all willing to help her discover her true identity, but Hannah's just an ordinary college student from Earth. She doesn't have any latent magical abilities and she's not the Artan. Unfortunately, her allies aren't seeing it that way. Neither are her enemies. In fact, Hannah's life is in jeopardy from the moment she arrives in Aerisia, which means becoming the Artan may be the only way to survive...

Download or read book The Killing Forest written by Sara Blaedel and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sara Blaedel, author of the #1 international bestseller The Forgotten Girls--which was roundly praised as "gripping" with "uncompromising realism" (Washington Post) and "tautly suspenseful" (BookPage)--returns with the thrilling next book in her series featuring police investigator Louise Rick. Following an extended leave, Louise Rick returns to work at the Special Search Agency, an elite unit of the National Police Department. She's assigned a case involving a fifteen-year-old who vanished a week earlier. When Louise realizes that the missing teenager is the son of a butcher from Hvalsoe, she seizes the opportunity to combine the search for the teen with her personal investigation of her boyfriend's long-ago death . . . Louise's investigation takes her on a journey back through time. She reconnects with figures from her past, including Kim, the principal investigator at the Holbaek Police Department, her former in-laws, fanatic ancient religion believers, and her longtime close friend, journalist Camilla Lind. As she moves through the small town's cramped network of deadly connections, Louise unearths toxic truths left unspoken and dangerous secrets. "Crime-writer superstar Sara Blaedel's great skill is in weaving a heartbreaking social history into an edge-of-your-chair thriller while at the same time creating a detective who's as emotionally rich and real as a close friend." -- Oprah.com "One of the best I've come across." -- Michael Connelly "Sara Blaedel is a force to be reckoned with. She's a remarkable crime writer who time and again delivers a solid, engaging story that any reader in the world can enjoy." -- Karin Slaughter "Will push you to the edge of your seat [then] knock you right off....A smashing success." -- BookReporter "Blaedel delivers another thrilling novel...Twists and turns will have readers on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens next." -- RT Book Reviews

Download or read book The Dagger and the Rose written by Bill Hoard and published by William E. Hoard. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic fairytale about an adopted princess, a kingdom of masked souls, and the search for deep joy and true beauty.

Download or read book Sunflowers Beneath the Snow written by Teri M Brown and published by Atmosphere Press. This book was released on 2021-12-16 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Ukrainian rebel. Three generations of women bearing the consequences. A journey that changes everything. When Ivanna opens the door to uniformed officers, her tranquil life is torn to pieces - leaving behind a broken woman who must learn to endure cold, starvation, and the memories of a man who died in the quintessential act of betrayal. Using her thrift, ingenuity, and a bit of luck, she finds a way to survive in Soviet Ukraine, along with her daughter, Yevtsye. But the question remains, will she be strong enough to withstand her daughter's deceit and the eventual downfall of the nation she has devoted her life to? Or will the memories of her late husband act as a shadow haunting everyone and everything she loves, including Ionna, the granddaughter that never knew him? In Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, Teri M Brown explores the tenacity of women, showing that even in grueling circumstances, they can, and do, experience all the good things life has to offer - compassion, joy, love, faith, and wonder.

Download or read book Pathways Through Writing Blocks in the Academic Environment written by Kate Evans and published by Brill / Sense. This book was released on 2013 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book offers something for every academic writer, whether budding or experienced. Students struggling with essays and dissertations will find many practical exercises along with invaluable advice. More practised writers will encounter fresh insights.... I am confident that you, the reader, will enjoy this book, which is itself a model of good writing."--Dr Linda Finlay, the Open University, UK.Writing blocks are likely to strike any writer, even experienced ones, at sometime or another. Academia has its own challenges which can provoke blocks particular to that environment. Drawing on her knowledge as writer, psychotherapeutic counsellor and university tutor, Kate Evans has put together a book which addresses many of the differing aspects of writing blocks, including looking at their emotional and psychological foundations. With discussion and practical exercises, this volume suggests that an infusion of creative techniques can offer pathways through writing blocks in the academic environment. The case studies provide an in-depth consideration of varying experiences of writing blocks.The book is aimed at students with essays, projects or reports to write, or theses to tackle; as well as academics who are working on articles and books. It will also offer insights for supervisors who wish to support those who are writing and guidance for people running writing groups within academia. Over-all the book encourages a creative, collaborative approach which aims to equip academics for writing within the context of the twenty-first century.