Download or read book The Maid and the Orcs written by Finley Fenn and published by Orc Sworn. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She's fallen for an angel... but he's mated to a monster. In a realm of orcs and powerful men, housemaid Alma Andersson is drowning - in grief, debt, and drudgery. And when her awful employer makes his darkest demand yet, she flees for the forest, and tumbles toward her doom... Until she's snatched to safety by a huge, vicious green beast. An orc. He's utterly terrifying, with his towering bulk, sharp teeth, and deadly black claws - but his touch is gentle, and his eyes are kind. And his scent is a deep, decadent sweetness, sparking a furious flame between them... But it's only more disaster, because Alma's shy, soft-hearted rescuer is already mated... to another orc. A tall, silent, snarling monster named Drafli, who loathes Alma on sight, and clearly longs for her death. Yet Drafli will do anything for his sweet mate, even if it means tolerating a weak, worthless human. So he makes Alma a cold, calculated offer: he'll share his mate with her... but only on his terms. He wants her silence. Her surrender. Her servitude. And with Alma's fate firmly in Drafli's ruthless hands, how can she face her own dark desires - or all the secrets hidden behind Orc Mountain's walls? Can a lost, lonely housemaid come between two orcs... without being crushed? ______ Paperback edition also includes a bonus epilogue!
Download or read book Lady of the Forest written by Jennifer Roberson and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2013-06-01 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautiful synthesis of Robin Hood legends. --Marion Zimmer Bradley With her king a captive and her coffers drained, England is left in turmoil during the Crusades. After the death of her father in the Holy Land, Lady Marian of Ravenskeep finds herself alone--and at the mercy of men vying for her lands and her beauty. Thrust into games of political intrigue, the sheltered knight's daughter soon learns to trust no one. . . Afforded a hero's homecoming, Sir Robert of Locksley returns from the Crusades a shattered man. In a country he barely recognizes, one torn apart by treachery and betrayal, he finds in Marian a kindred soul. Their quest for justice will take them into the depths of Sherwood Forest, where the dream of a new England will be born. . . "An imaginative and riveting novel, impossible to put down." --Booklist "Robinson expertly evokes the sensations and frustrations of medieval life." --Kirkus "A diverting, delightful book." --Publishers Weekly
Download or read book The Forest Queen written by Betsy Cornwell and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a New York Times bestselling author, a fresh, female-centered take on the Robin Hood legend in which a young noblewoman, like the legendary hero, becomes an outlaw fighting for social justice. Perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer and Sarah J. Maas. When sixteen-year-old Silvie’s brother takes over management of their family’s vast estates, Silvie feels powerless to stop his abuse of the local commoners. Her dearest friend asks her to run away to the woods with him, and soon a host of other villagers join them. Together, they form their own community and fight to right the wrongs perpetrated by the king and his noblemen. Perfect for fans of fairy tale retellings or anyone who loves a strong female lead, this gorgeously written take on the Robin Hood tale goes beyond the original’s focus on economic justice to explore love, gender, the healing power of nature, and what it means to be a family.
Download or read book The Maid written by Kimberly Cutter and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2012-03-29 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The girl who led an army. The peasant who crowned a king. The maid who became a legend.
Download or read book The Maid of Norway A Romantic Comedy in Five Acts written by John Waddie and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Maid of the White Hands written by Rosalind Miles and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Isolde's day has come. In Ireland, her mother, the Queen, lies dying. The throne of the Emerald Isle, one of the last strongholds of the goddess, awaits her. But while Ireland is her destiny, Isolde is already Queen of Cornwall, trapped in a loveless marriage to its mean-spirited King Mark. Her true love is his nephew, Tristan of Lyonesse, who has never married, remaining faithful only to Isolde. Across the sea in France, a young princess who shares Isolde's name enters the story. King Hoel named his daughtor in honor of Isolde of Ireland, and young Isolde of France has always been determined to outdo her beautiful namesake. She is a physician, too, and is called "Blanche Mains," for her white hands and healing touch. Blanche is of an age to be married, and she has chosen her husband—Tristan of Lyonesse. Her father objects, but fate favors Blanche. King Mark has become suspicious of his wife and nephew, and when Tristan is wounded in battle, he sees a chance to separate them for good. Mark sends Tristan to France to be healed by Blanche, who makes the most of the opportunity. Tristan's letters to Isolde are intercepted, and he is told that she has given him up. Near death from his wounds, Tristan sends one last, desparate letter to Isolde by a trusted servant. He is dying, he tells her, and asks for one final sign of their love. If she can forgive him for betraying her, she must come to France in a ship set with white sails. If the ship's sails are black, however, he will know that she no longer loves him. Isolde immediately leaves for France, but when Blanche sees the white-sailed ship from the castle window, she pulls the curtains and tells Tristan that the sails are black. To her horror, he turns his face to the wall and dies. There ends the traditional medieval story of Tristan and Isolde—with betrayal, death, and grief. But the original Irish lengend ends differently, and so does this book, wth magic and drama as only Rosalind Miles could write it.
Download or read book The Forest Bride written by Jane Buehler and published by Jane Buehler. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Princess Rose is sold in marriage to a repulsive brute, only one person can save her: Prince Dustan, the suitor she hoped for, and the one her father didn't choose. But Rose learns that Dustan harbors a secret: he may not be a prince? or human.With nowhere else to turn, Rose follows Dustan into the forest. She hopes to hide from both her fiancé and her father. But can Rose trust Dustan? Or will his hidden agenda prove even more perilous than the marriage he helped her escape?
Download or read book The Forest of Vanishing Stars written by Kristin Harmel and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-03 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The New York Times bestselling author of the "heart-stopping tale of survival and heroism" (People) The Book of Lost Names returns with an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis-until a secret from her past threatens everything"--
Download or read book The Maid of France written by Andrew Lang and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Forest Family written by Joan Bodger and published by Tundra Books. This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a peaceful existence deep in the forest, the lure of adventure leads Bernardo into a foreign war. Years later, he returns as an unrecognizable stranger. Using the lore of generations, his wife and two daughters set out to heal him. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Download or read book The Maid Of France written by Andrew Lang and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2012 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The career of Jeanne Dare—the name usually is written Jeanne d'Arc or Joan of Arc, an absurd equivalent—was so extraordinary, her personality was so marvellous, that she has been from the very beginning a constant source of interest to biographers and historians. She figures largely in contemporary records, not always trustworthy, but it may be worthier of credence than some critics have been willing to admit. Lives of her appeared in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and the writers of the nineteenth century have been particularly busy with her fame. Every biographer since has owed an enormous debt to Mr. Lang's work. It would be invidious to choose among the recent biographies written by Frenchmen; Mr. Lang cordially acknowledges his own obligations to them. This book is annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer. Contents: Preface Introduction - The Maid And Theories About Her Chapter I - The Task Of Jeanne D'arc. Political Conditions Chapter Ii - Domremy. Prophecies, Faith, And Fairies Chapter Iii - The First Voices And Visions Chapter Iv - Domremy In Time Of War Chapter V - The Mission Announced. Jeanne At Neufchateau Chapter Vi - The Siege Of Orleans Begun Chapter Vii - Jeanne's Second Visit To Vaucouleurs Chapter Viii - Chinon. The Kings Secret Chapter Ix - The New St. Catherine At Poitiers Chapter X - Jeanne At Tours. March To Orleans Chapter Xi - The Maid's Victories At Orleans Chapter Xii - The Taking Of The Tourelles Chapter Xiv - The Week Of Victories Chapter Xv - The Ride To Reims Chapter Xvi - The Campaign Of Dupes Chapter Xvii - The Failure At Paris Chapter Xviii - The Autumn Campaign Chapter Xix - Jeanne's Last Campaign Chapter Xx - The Last Day Under Arms Chapter Xxi - Captivity Chapter Xxii - The Trial Chapter Xxiii - The Trial (Continued) Chapter Xxiv - The Abjuration Chapter Xxv - The Last Morning In Prison Chapter Xxvi - Martyrdom Appendix A - Prophecies Attributed To Bede And Merlin Appendix B - The Attack On Paris Appendix C - Charges Against Jeanne In Matters Of Fact Appendix D - The Voices And Visions Of Jeanne D'arc
Download or read book Fiction a Finding List of Novels Stories and Other Forms of Prose Fiction in English for Adults in the Chicago Public Library January 1 1921 written by Chicago Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Maid of Honour written by Dinah Dean and published by Eve Pendle Books. This book was released on with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plague and fire will pull them asunder. But love will overcome. In a privileged role as a Maid of Honor to the Queen of England, Miss Mary Hook should be content, but her companions’ lack of morals makes her miserable. When the plague forces the Royal court to leave London, Mary is happy to leave the vice and frivolity behind… Only to find that the reputation of light-skirts follows her, regardless of how wrong the assumption is. Back home in the countryside village of Woodham, Mr Francis Hartwell disapproves of her friendship with his sister. He can’t believe that Mary won’t be a bad influence and lead her astray. Then the plague hits the Hartwell household, trapping Mary in the house with them to contain the disease. And when she succumbs to illness, it’s not her friend who tends her back to health, but scandalously, the Master of the household himself! With danger and rich historical detail, fans of sweet and clean historical romance will relish this Tudor and Stuarts era piece for the wealth of intriguing domestic history and the heart-pounding events that shaped England.
Download or read book The Maid s Daughter written by J. Naomi Ay and published by J. Naomi Ay. This book was released on 2020-12-25 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kacia thought her life would be pretty simple. She’d spend her days serving as Lady Lorena’s maid in the Manor House of Shrotru while occasionally following her mistress to the Royal Palace whenever the occasion arose. When the circumstances change, and the girl finds herself tangled in a web orchestrated by the most powerful men on Planet Rozari, her only option is to leave, to join the first Rozarian battalion in the TransGalactic Allied SpaceForce. In the meantime, Lord Eryk Donika has basically nothing to do in this life. His brother Viscount Byb is set to inherit the family estates while Eryk is too lazy, too uninspired, too stupid, his Earl Father says, to figure out anything else to do. When the opportunity arises, he also sets his sights on outer space, for lack of something better, only to be entangled in Kacia’s web.
Download or read book The Maid of the Whispering Hills written by Vingie E. Roe and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Maid of the Whispering Hills was the first novel by American novelist and screenwriter Vingie E. Roe. The writer blended languages with grace, creating a unique style of her own. It is a romantic read with many twists and turns. All the characters of this story are life-like and complement each other beautifully. The novel was praised in a San Francisco Call review as "a big novel by an author of great promise." Excerpt from The Maid of the Whispering Hills "None other in all the post would have dared as much, for this smiling young man with the blue eyes was the Law at Fort de Seviere, factor of the Company and governor of the handful of humanity lost in the vast region of the Assiniboine. But to Francette he was Power and Help, and she thought of naught else, as it is not likely she would have done even at another time."
