Download or read book The Elite Chronicles written by Blake Eaton and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-23 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the northern continent of Tusstar, the Alliance of Perentol has endured for millennia under the guidance of the prosperous empire of Balanzar. The evils of generations past are all but destroyed, and the empire is thriving under the wise King Gothmir of Castar. But in the shadows, dark forces plot to shatter the centuries-long peace. Prince Azgor of Castar—last remaining heir to the Imperial Throne—has been kidnapped, and King Gothmir has gathered the greatest heroes in all of the Alliance, the Elite, to hunt down the orc chieftains who committed the heinous crime. As Balanzar’s most legendary warriors pursue the savage orcs, it may seem that this audacious offense will be justly punished, but that is not to be. Far more sinister evils still lurk on the edge of reality itself, awaiting their chance to overthrow the hated Alliance. These dark entities, the puppet masters behind the entire maelstrom of violence that threatens to engulf the Alliance, will stop at nothing to ensure that their malicious ends are met and the peace that has for so long enclosed the world is shattered. The empire shall know chaos.
Download or read book The Elite Wizard Games written by Gina a Watson and published by . This book was released on 2020-03-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From USA Today Best Selling Author Gina A. Watson comes a mystical tale of magic and wizardry!The competition for a prestigious spot on an Elite Wizards Guild is at hand.For years, nineteen-year-old Melanie has trained and worked for nothing else. More than anything, she strives to be one of the five wizards that will win the epic battle royale. Yet her plans shift in the midst of the games when she learns of a sinister plot to rob the Dragon Wizards of their ancient magic.As the competition rages on, the stakes are upped to life or death. Teaming up with one of her competitors may be Melanie's only chance to save the world. But will it cost her a place in a guild?Game on. Are you strong enough to survive?
Download or read book A Demon s Dark Embrace written by Amelia Hutchins and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-07 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From betrayal and pain, can two very different worlds be saved? A naive beauty... Olivia has never questioned the teachings of the Witches Guild, never questioned the Elders; it's the only life she's ever known. An uncontrollable hunger... Ristan has spent centuries trying to contain his true nature, restraining his Demon and its voracious hunger for souls. A situation neither of them were prepared for. They say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and Olivia can't escape from her actions. What she's done, she knows must be paid for in blood. Her own. A monstrous need for revenge against the girl who wronged him; Ristan wants to keep her, humiliate and torment her, but his inability to truly harm her may just be his undoing. A dangerous need to explore the man who holds her captive and captivated; Olivia knows she should run, or resist him, but the magnetic pull he has on her is undeniable."
Download or read book The Winter Court written by Amelia Hutchins and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Icelyn was given to the Horde to pay a Tithe owed to them by her court. She had no plan of letting them claim her, or entering her court. One arrow should have ended it, only it didn't stop it. Instead, she's now prisoner to the broody, cocky, self-absorbed prince that makes her want things she's never thought possible. Will she be able to resist him and save her court from the horrors that the Horde has planned? Sinjinn had a mission: Get Cailean to the Winter Court to claim his bride. It should have been simple. Instead, he gets taken down by a wisp of a woman who stares at him through the clearest blue eyes he's ever seen before. The taste of her lips sends his world teetering on devastation. She's his prisoner, so why shouldn't he claim her as his? Because she's his brothers bride. Because it wasn't complicated enough, right?One arrow will change the destiny of three lives forever.Will they be able to escape the blood oath, or will he lose her to a brother who doesn't even want her?New allies are being forged, new enemies emerge and no one is safe within the Realm of Faery anymore.
Download or read book The Original Black Elite written by Elizabeth Dowling Taylor and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times–Bestselling Author: “A compelling biography of Daniel Murray and the group the writer-scholar W.E.B. DuBois called ‘The Talented Tenth.’” —Patricia Bell-Scott, National Book Award nominee and author of The Firebrand and the First Lady In this outstanding cultural biography, the author of A Slave in the White House chronicles a critical yet overlooked chapter in American history: the inspiring rise and calculated fall of the black elite, from Emancipation through Reconstruction to the Jim Crow Era—embodied in the experiences of an influential figure of the time: academic, entrepreneur, political activist, and black history pioneer Daniel Murray. In the wake of the Civil War, Daniel Murray, born free and educated in Baltimore, was in the vanguard of Washington, D.C.’s black upper class. Appointed Assistant Librarian at the Library of Congress—at a time when government appointments were the most prestigious positions available for blacks—Murray became wealthy as a construction contractor and married a college-educated socialite. The Murrays’ social circles included some of the first African-American US senators and congressmen, and their children went to Harvard and Cornell. Though Murray and others of his time were primed to assimilate into the cultural fabric as Americans first and people of color second, their prospects were crushed by Jim Crow segregation and the capitulation to white supremacist groups by the government, which turned a blind eye to their unlawful—often murderous—acts. Elizabeth Dowling Taylor traces the rise, fall, and disillusionment of upper-class African Americans, revealing that they were a representation not of hypothetical achievement but what could be realized by African Americans through education and equal opportunities. “Brilliantly researched . . . an emotional story of how race and class have long played a role in determining who succeeds and who fails.” —The New York Times Book Review “Brings insight to the rise and fall of America’s first educated black people.” —Time “Deftly demonstrates how the struggle for racial equality has always been complicated by the thorny issue of class.” —Patricia Bell-Scott, author of The Firebrand and the First Lady “Reads like a sweeping epic.” —Library Journal
Download or read book The Young Elites written by Marie Lu and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-10-07 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the New York Times bestselling author of the Legend series I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside. Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina’s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family’s good name and standing in the way of their fortune. But some of the fever’s survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars—they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites. Teren Santoro works for the king. As Leader of the Inquisition Axis, it is his job to seek out the Young Elites, to destroy them before they destroy the nation. He believes the Young Elites to be dangerous and vengeful, but it’s Teren who may possess the darkest secret of all. Enzo Valenciano is a member of the Dagger Society. This secret sect of Young Elites seeks out others like them before the Inquisition Axis can. But when the Daggers find Adelina, they discover someone with powers like they’ve never seen. Adelina wants to believe Enzo is on her side, and that Teren is the true enemy. But the lives of these three will collide in unexpected ways, as each fights a very different and personal battle. But of one thing they are all certain: Adelina has abilities that shouldn’t belong in this world. A vengeful blackness in her heart. And a desire to destroy all who dare to cross her. It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.
Download or read book Happily Ever After Companion to the Selection Series written by Kiera Cass and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go behind the scenes of Kiera Cass’s #1 bestselling Selection series with this gorgeous collection of novellas and exclusive extras Meet Prince Maxon before he fell in love with America, and a girl named Amberly before she became queen. See the Selection through the eyes of a guard who watched his first love drift away and a girl who fell for a boy who wasn’t the prince. This must-have companion to the Selection series includes all four novellas as well as exclusive bonus content. Includes: The Prince The Guard The Queen The Favorite Exclusive new scenes from The Selection, The Elite, and The One Introductions to each novella from Kiera Cass A map of Illéa and other illustrations And more! Don’t miss The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance sure to captivate Kiera Cass’s legion of loyal readers and lovers of courtly intrigue alike!
Download or read book Reactive written by Becky Moynihan and published by Elite Trials. This book was released on 2018-09-05 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of the Hunger Games, Divergent, and Shatter Me series comes an emotional, action-packed story of resilience, second chances, and fierce love.AN INESCAPABLE CITY. THREE DEADLY TRIALS. ONE WAY OUT.Lune Tatum, adopted daughter of the Supreme Elite, has lived within her father's walled city for eleven years.But she wants out. Except she can't leave, and not because of the clans and mutated beasts that roam beyond the impenetrable, electrified walls protecting her life. Her plan has always been to win the Elite Trials and earn Title of Choice--her only chance at freedom. And the only way to return home to her mother.Then a boy from her past arrives on her eighteenth birthday. His presence threatens Lune's carefully laid plans and exposes memories she's desperate to forget. He can't be trusted. Especially as he possesses dangerous secrets. And what he reveals could ruin the chance at freedom she's willing to die for.THE ELITE TRIALS trilogy is the thrilling adventure of Lune Tatum as she fights for freedom in a futuristic dystopian world plagued by danger, secrets, and betrayal.
Download or read book The Agency written by Monica McGurk and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2022-01-04 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Norwood Nanny Chronicles begin . . . When American orphan, Bree, arrives at Norwood College—the elite English training ground of nannies to the world’s rich and powerful—she knows that making it through the first year to land a spot in the coveted certificate program is the key to her future. She also knows she can’t go it alone, bonding quickly with her groupmates: an errant (and broke) nobleman, son of one of England’s oldest families; the ambitious and whip-smart daughter of a self-made immigrant; and the ditzy, husband-hunting daughter of a disgraced playboy aristocrat. What none of them realize is that there is more to Norwood than meets the eye: the school itself may unlock the secrets of Bree’s own shadowy past, and the classmates’ very lives will depend on their ability to work together to meet the dangers ahead.
Download or read book A Demon s Plaything written by E and F Indie Services and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-08-31 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Previously Released in Love Potion Anthology Lilith has spent her life in the ruins of her mother's court that the Horde destroyed. Summoned to her father's court, her entire world is turned upside down. Her father has offered her to the Horde to pay the tithe owed to them, and she'd rather die before bowing to the Horde, but if she intends to keep her secrets, she will kneel to the murderous Horde who destroyed her kingdom, and left it in ruins. Asrian agreed to take one for the team, to marry one of the elusive, wanted brides of the lesser courts. He expected a spoiled, pampered princess, and anything other than what he finds waiting for him in the Shadow Court.
Download or read book Operation Motherland written by Scott K. Andrews and published by Abaddon Books. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I celebrated my sixteenth birthday by crashing a plane, fighting for my life and facing execution, again." Lee Keegan travels to Iraq on the trail of his missing father, only to find himself caught between desperate rebels and a general who wants to strap him into an electric chair. In England, Jane Crowther, one time matron of St Mark's School for Boys, attracts the wrong kind of attention and has to fight to protect her new school from unlikely enemies. And in a bunker underneath Washington, a madman issues orders that will tip two devastated countries into total war.
Download or read book THE CHRONICLES OF BARSETSHIRE Complete Collection written by Anthony Trollope and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-20 with total page 3836 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthony Trollope's 'The Chronicles of Barsetshire' is a masterful and multi-faceted collection of novels that follows the lives and scandals of the residents of the fictional English county of Barsetshire. Trollope's writing style is characterized by its keen observation of Victorian society, rich character development, and subtle wit. Set against the backdrop of church and local politics, the series delves into themes of morality, ambition, and love. Trollope's ability to interweave multiple storylines and explore the complexities of human nature make this collection a timeless classic in English literature. Anthony Trollope, a prolific Victorian author, drew on his experience working in the British civil service, as well as his deep knowledge of political and social structures, to create the intricate world of Barsetshire. His own observations and understanding of human behavior lend authenticity and depth to the characters and situations portrayed in the series. I highly recommend 'The Chronicles of Barsetshire' to readers who appreciate richly detailed novels with a strong sense of place and complex characters. Trollope's insightful exploration of human relationships and societal norms makes this collection a captivating read for fans of classic literature.
Download or read book The Redaction Chronicles Collection written by James Quinn and published by Next Chapter. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 1613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All four books in James Quinn's 'The Redaction Chronicles', a series of cold war espionage novels, now in one volume! A Game For Assassins: It's the early 1960's - the height of the Cold War - and agents of the British Intelligence are being targeted by an unknown team of assassins. In desperation, the agency sends in their best agent to hunt down the killers. Jack "Gorilla" Grant isn't your typical secret agent. Uncompromising and rough-edged, he doesn't fit in with the elitist and debonair intelligence agents. Soon, Jack is drawn into a deadly game where nothing is as it seems, and even the perfect spy can die in a wilderness of mirrors. Sentinel Five: The Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service has been assassinated, and the British government brought to its knees by a terrorist organization intent on unleashing a weapon of apocalyptic proportions. In desperation, a deniable team is assembled to hunt down the terrorists. Called back from obscurity to lead them is Jack “Gorilla” Grant, a freelancer with a Smith & Wesson’ 39 and cut-throat razor, who is ready to even the score in his own brutal fashion. But in game where power players, traitors and terrorists work hand in hand, the most serious threats sometimes come from within. The Sentinel Five team turns their gunsights to the East, to Asia, and enter a killing ground of death. Rogue Wolves: He is known as The Master. Spy, double agent, freelance assassin. He has been at the top of his game for the past thirty years, and worked for Nazis, Communists, Intelligence agencies and terrorists alike. No one knows his true identity, and the intelligence networks of several countries want him captured, interrogated and “Redacted”. Jack “Gorilla” Grant, now a contract agent for the French Secret Service, is assigned the job of tracking the Master down. Hot on his heels is an equally deadly and beautiful CIA bounty hunter, who is more than capable of hunting down both assassins. From France to the heartland of America and finally to a death island off the coast of Mexico, Rogue Wolves takes the anti-hero Gorilla Grant into the deepest heart of espionage darkness. Berlin Reload: When Jack “Gorilla” Grant's daughter is kidnapped in Rome, it is just the opening gambit in a series of events that pushes him back into the “Redaction” business that he once walked away from. Unseen forces are moving against Gorilla and dangerous enemies from his past are threatening his future, intent on turning a cold war into a hot war. But Gorilla has one rule; don’t mess with my family. And he’s willing to kill to enforce it. From the dangerous streets of 1960’s Berlin to a hit contract in Austria, and finally to a race against time in East Germany, Berlin Reload is an epic cold war spy story that spans the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall, and throws James Quinn’s anti-hero Gorilla Grant into a mission where he may have to decide between the life of his daughter and the dawning of a new conflict between East and West.
Download or read book The American Chronicles of Jos Marti written by Susana Rotker and published by UPNE. This book was released on 2000 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of a key Latin American writer and thinker.
Download or read book The Lehi Chronicles written by Richard L. Tenney and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of a handful of boys in 650BC Israel who encounter lifes challenges head on. Good friends, family, faith in God and trust that total strangers can be relied upon even when there seems to be no other choice. Perhaps family life 2650 years ago was not as different as we hope to see them today. Husbands are commanded to love their wives, sons adore their fathers, and daughters display the Godlike feminine qualities of their mothers. But regardless of the times we live in, life is full of hardship and danger. How we react to that danger tells the lord and mankind who we really are. Jacob listened for an hour or more, putting together the story as they talked on and off about why they were here and who had sent them. Finally he decided that is was futile to try to save anyone: evidently there was no one left to save. As far as he knew he was the sole survivor of the once proud little village of Hamadi. It was hard for him to control his emotions as he sat in his hiding place and listen to the soldiers talk of the atrocities they had performed upon his people, but then his thoughts turned to Lehi and Ishmael.
Download or read book The Evaran Chronicles Box Set Books 4 6 written by Adair Hart and published by Quantum Edge Publishing. This book was released on 2018-09-23 with total page 1113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Not everything is what it appears to be. Dr. Albert Snowden and his niece, Emily, continue their space-and-time-traveling adventures with Evaran and V. From the far reaches of Roeth, to a parallel universe, and then back to Earth, Evaran and crew try to maintain timeline integrity while dealing with the challenges that brings. This box set contains the fourth, fifth, and sixth books in the Evaran Chronicles. If you like science fiction, time travel, technology, and adventure with a space-opera bent, then this series is for you. The Time Refugee—Book 4 of the Evaran Chronicles In the year 3104, United Planets Agent Jane Trellis finds new hope in cracking the illegal augment trade when time travelers Dr. Albert Snowden; his niece, Emily; V; and Evaran arrive at Roeth, a planet 740 light-years away from Earth. With Jane’s new allies, she can finally check out the Dyson bubble that is under quarantine. On a personal note, she hopes to discover more about how her husband died while working there. Experiencing timeline changes, meeting multiple timeline versions of people, rooting out a timeline anomaly, and facing off against a timeline threat were not things Jane had envisioned herself ever doing, yet she finds herself in the middle of all those issues. Becoming a time refugee was definitely not on her list of things to do. The Evaran Origin—Book 5 of the Evaran Chronicles Thoughts can take on physical form. Dr. Albert Snowden and his niece, Emily, never thought they would be able to travel through space and time. Or out of the timeline. Or out of the universe. Or even out of the plane that houses universes. Yet that is where they find themselves while exploring the origin of Evaran, the mysterious being who rescued them from an alien abduction six months ago. Having to deal with the fact that they are part of a time loop that has not yet been fulfilled is one issue. Learning of another version of Evaran who needs their help in a parallel universe is an additional problem. Hampering their efforts along the way are the Time Wardens, a hideously intelligent race from the timeline void, who relentlessly hunt any time traveler. Evaran and crew, along with new allies, will try to help the other Evaran while dealing with the Time Wardens and other threats. If you like science fiction, time travel, and action and adventure, then this book is for you. The Shadow Connection—Book 6 of the Evaran Chronicles Dr. Albert Snowden and his niece, Emily, are back on Earth after six months of traveling through space, time, and beyond with Evaran, the mysterious stranger who rescued them from an alien abduction. They were expecting to get some peace and quiet after the hectic nature of some of their previous adventures. However, things get complicated when Evaran’s ship, the Torvatta, is stolen. To make matters worse, Dr. Snowden has to deal with the near-death experience from a recent event. He and Emily must also adjust to the new side effects of their nanobots, which were enhanced prior to going back to Earth. As they look for the Torvatta, they must also deal with a rogue faction of the Helians, the group that represents Earth from a galactic perspective. Evaran will call upon old and new friends within the nonhuman world to deal with the defected Helian sect. What they find drags Evaran and his new allies deeper into a global event that has timeline implications.
Download or read book History Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles written by Ehud Ben Zvi and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-12-05 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History, Literature and Theology in the Book of Chronicles presents a new way of approaching this key biblical text, arguing that the Book employs both multiple viewpoints and the knowledge of the past held by its intended readership to reshape social memory and reinforce the authority of God. The Book of Chronicles communicates to its intended readership a theological worldview built around multiple, partial perspectives which inform and balance each other. This is a worldview which emphasizes the limitations of all human knowledge, even of theologically "proper" knowledge. When Chronicles presents the past as explainable it also affirms that those who inhabited it could not predict the future. And, despite expanding an "explainable" past, the Book deliberately frames some of YHWH's actions - crucial events in Israel's social memory - as unexplainable in human terms. The Book serves to rationalise divinely ordained, prescriptive behaviour through its emphasis on the impossibility of adequate human understanding of a past, present and future governed by YHWH.
