Download or read book The Ebony Swan written by Phyllis A. Whitney and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family secrets are locked away at the intimidating Virginia estate of a prima ballerina in this suspenseful tale from a New York Times–bestselling author. Susan Prentice is a young nurse at a crossroads. She’s broken off an engagement, the father who raised her has just died, and now she’s leaving the western shores behind for a trip to her family’s home on Virginia’s Northern Neck—where she saw her mother fall to her death twenty-five years ago. There, Susan’s grandmother, former ballet diva Alexandrina “Alex” Vargas Montoro, proves a formidable sentinel for the family’s mysterious history. At first welcomed by her long-estranged relatives, spied on by suspicious neighbors, and drawn to Peter, Alex’s handsome young doctor, Susan has nothing but questions. And for every answer, there’s a warning—and the fear that she has only Peter to trust in. But even the doctor’s past is shaded with murder. Soon Susan will discover that she alone holds the key to her mother’s suspicious death, hidden away in her shattered memories. And someone intimately close to her is prepared to bury the truth forever. The Ebony Swan is a “carefully crafted novel of psychological suspense by . . . [a] Mystery Writers of America Grand Master” (Publishers Weekly). This ebook features an illustrated biography of Phyllis A. Whitney including rare images from the author’s estate.
Download or read book The Ebony Swan sound Recording written by Phyllis A. Whitney and published by Library Services Branch, Province of British Columbia. This book was released on 1994 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Black Swan written by Anne Batterson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-10-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against a spontaneous cross-country road trip following the migrating birds, this passionate, lyrical memoir is one woman's reflections on midlife, her important personal relationships, her kaleidoscopic past, and her uncertain future. To fifty-six-year-old Anne Batterson, a woman whose life has been filled with adventure -- as a commercial pilot, an international skydiving champion, a trekking guide in Nepal -- her husband's decision to retire felt like a death sentence. Yearning for some way to reconcile herself to the future that was rapidly unfolding before her, she packed up her VW camper and hit the road with maps, bird guides, and little else except the desire to follow the fall migration and the bone-deep hunch that birds had something important to teach her. In this beautifully written narrative of that extraordinary trip, Batterson writes movingly not only about her experiences with the birds but also about the people she loves, has lost, and connects with along the way. Events from the present trigger vivid stories from the past. In the chapter "The Journey Within the Journey," a long, lonely night in a deserted campground in Virginia conjures up the ghosts of a desperate solo road trip she made when she was twenty-one. A towering cumulus cloud in Illinois brings back a breathtaking free fall into a similar cloud in "My Time as a Bird." An encounter with a great blue heron summons a compelling account of her mother's last afternoon in the world. "Bears in the Woods" describes a run-in with two Deliverance-type men in West Virginia, which brings back the murder of a dear friend in the woods of Connecticut. By the end of the journey, the ghosts of the past, like the author herself, have become part of a more fluid, more spiritual reality -- wild and spare and elegant and timeless -- one that is always out there, "quickening on the far side of reality." A unique mix of memoir and nature writing, The Black Swan is a charming story of a woman's odyssey.
Download or read book The Black Swan written by Mercedes Lackey and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2000-05-01 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After his wife's untimely death, a powerful sorcerer dedicates his life to seeking revenge against all womankind. He turns his captives into beautiful swans--who briefly regain human form by the fleeting light of the moon. Only Odette, noblest of the enchanted flock, has the courage to confront her captor. But can she gain the allies she needs to free herself and the other swan-maidens from their magical slavery?A monumental tale of loyalty and betrayal, of magic good and evil, of love both carnal and pure, and of the duality of human nature, The Black Swan is a rich tapestry which is sure to become an all-time masterpiece of fantasy.
Download or read book The Emperor s Black Swan written by Karasmara and published by Infinite Joy. This book was released on 2021-05-16 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a wolf and a swan be together? *** Darilus Gratagan is the Elven emperor of the Aluthia Empire. His rise to power brought to him a dark curse; a demonic wolf is infesting in his body. For a hundred and twelve years, he has managed to suppress the curse. But the demon is getting stronger, to the point that Darilus finds himself turning into a monster almost every night. He begins to desire blood and his people are in danger of himself. Until he finds the evil witch from Tollyria in his royal garden. “I can tame a demon dog,” she says. *** Sania has died. At least she thought so. But then she opens her eyes in Aluthia’s royal garden and when she looks at the reflection of the pond… she sees herself as a black swan. However, when night comes, she shifts back into her original form; the White Witch of Tollyria. For some reason, she cannot leave the royal garden. Then she meets the Emperor of Aluthia… in the form of a demonic wolf. “Make a deal with me,” he says. This story will be applied to PTR on Nov 5th 2021
Download or read book Black Abolitionists in Ireland written by Christine Kinealy and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-03-29 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the narratives explored in volume one, this publication recovers the story of a further seven Black visitors to Ireland in the decades prior to the American Civil War. This volume examines each of these seven activists and artists, and how their unique and diverse talents contributed to the movement to abolish enslavement and to the demand for Black equality. In an era that witnessed the rise of minstrelsy, they provided a powerful counter argument to the lie of Black inferiority. Moreover, their interactions with Irish abolitionists helped to build a strong transatlantic movement that had a global reach and impact. The lives explored are: Ira Aldridge (the African Roscius), William Henry Lane (Master Juba), William P. Powell, Elizabeth Greenfield (the Black Swan), Reuben Nixon, James Watkins and William H. Day. Individually and collectively they demonstrated the agency and power of Black involvement in the search for social justice. This book will be of value to students and scholars alike interested in modern European history and social and cultural history.
Download or read book Moanin Low written by Ross Laird and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1996-11-25 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive guide to pre-1934 female popular vocal recordings sung in English—from around the world and including all styles—this discographical study includes solos, duets, trios, and quartets composed by the great songwriters of the early 1900s (from Irving Berlin to Victor Young). The majority of the listings includes material that has not been previously published, and a large number of entries profile such prolific artists as Helen Clark and Gladys Rice, who are not in previous discographies. A special feature includes data on sound-on-disc recording made for early talking-picture musical shorts (especially by Vitaphone) that is not documented elsewhere. A comprehensive title index includes composer credits for the majority of the titles listed. The first comprehensive guide to pre-1934 female popular vocal recordings sung in English—from around the world and including all styles—this discographical study includes solos, duets, trios, and quartets composed by the great songwriters of the early 1900s (from Irving Berlin to Victor Young). The majority of the listings includes material that has not been previously published, and a large number of entries profile such prolific artists as Helen Clark and Gladys Rice, who are not in previous discographies. A special feature includes data on sound-on-disc recording made for early talking-picture musical shorts (especially by Vitaphone) that is not documented elsewhere. A comprehensive title index includes composer credits for the majority of the titles listed. Many of the records documented in this volume are by the artists who introduced these songs at this time or who performed them in the original productions of the shows or movies for which they were written. The singing styles include those of cabaret performers, music-hall and vaudeville acts. Songs for the stage, screen, and radio are also included.
Download or read book Ebony written by and published by . This book was released on 1966-08 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.
Download or read book The Complete Language of Birds written by Randi Minetor and published by Wellfleet. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Language of Birds offers stunningly illustrated profiles of nearly 400 bird species, covering both their physical and mystical qualities.
Download or read book The Black Swan written by Ana Seymour and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2001 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Married in 1562 Ireland, Cormac Riordan abandons his new wife, Claire O'Donnell, on their wedding night. He knows that this will save her from the curse that has haunted his family for generations. Now, Cormac must face the consequences of fleeing, and confront his deepening desire for the bride he left behind.
Download or read book The Final Plot of Valerie Lott written by Jonathan Lowe and published by Tower Review. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Valerie Lott is a reporter living in Tucson, Arizona, when she meets a man at the ball park while waiting to interview a baseball star. Their conversation affects her deeply. He is so alive in the moment, she can't forget him. Homeless? When a councilman's daughter is kidnapped, thought, the description fits the man she met. Could her instincts be wrong about him? She is so certain that he can't be a criminal that she tries to find him before police do... But first we meet David, who left Tucson prior to visit a former astronomer colleague in Dubai. He feels lost, unsure what to do next with his life. An explosive attack on the Burj Khalifa tags him as a suspect with police there, too. Amid the billionaires who finance science projects, and an underworld figure seeking revenge for the attack, David targets another man who lives there for his own revenge: that of bankrupting his mother prior to her death. What happens next is anything but predictable. Partly based on The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle, The Final Plot of Valerie Lott is about transformations and second chances...just when you believe they are impossible.
Download or read book A Woman of Substance written by Barbara Taylor Bradford and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emma Harte rises from impoverished, pregnant servant to the heights of wealth and power as she parlays a small shop into the world's finest department store, outwitting her enemies, seeking revenge on her betrayers, and realizing her greatest dreams.
Download or read book Four Gardens written by David Osborne Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Swans of the World written by Alice L. Price and published by Council Oak Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully illustrated with swans of legend, art, nature and the imagination, Swans of the World is a treasury and a treasure as well.
Download or read book The Black Swan written by Philippa Carr and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2013-02-26 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIVThe riveting Cornwall saga continues with the story of Lucie Lansdon, the sole witness to a horrifying crime much too close to home . . . /divDIV After her father is murdered, Lucie Lansdon’s eyewitness testimony sends a fanatical Irish terrorist to the gallows. Fate claims another victim when Lucie receives news that her fiancé has died in Africa. Reeling from the deaths of the two men she loved most, and convinced that her life is cursed, Lucie finally finds happiness when she marries the gentle Roland Fitzgerald./divDIV /divDIVBut her domestic life with Roland and his sister is not all it should be. Someone is watching—and waiting to carry out a cunningly orchestrated plan of retribution. As Lucie’s life is threatened and she begins to doubt her sanity, she’s visited by someone she believed lost to her forever. On the verge of uncovering the truth about a long-ago night, she places her trust in the wrong person./div
Download or read book Hearts of Frost Flame written by James Maxey and published by James Maxey. This book was released on with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing can stand in the way of true love, except maybe dragons. Big, nasty dragons. Two complete novels, one epic tale of adventure and romance! With his dying breath, the tomb-raiding rogue Stagger confesses his love to his long-time companion, the swashbuckling swordswoman known as Infidel. With his ghost now bound to the blade that killed him, Stagger bears witness as Infidel launches into her most dangerous adventure yet, a quest to slay the dragon Greatshadow. Dragons exist on two planes of existence, residing in both the material realm and the spirit world. As Infidel’s quest brings her to the lands beyond death, is there hope for the star-crossed lovers to reunite? Or will both their souls be devoured as they are swept into the eternal battle between Greatshadow, the primal dragon of fire, and his ultimate foe, Hush, the primal dragon of ice? Hearts of Frost & Flame collects the novels Greatshadow and Hush, Books One and Two of the Dragon Apocalypse, the saga of Infidel and Stagger.
