Download or read book Blood And Thunder written by Liam O’Callaghan and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-09-05 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Liam O'Callaghan's revelatory Blood and Thunder shows that the rise of Irish rugby is inextricable from the tensions, debates and divisions – of politics, religion and class – that have defined modern Irish history. Despite the political partition of the island, Ireland competes at rugby internationally with an all-island team – and with a bespoke anthem that nobody loves but everyone tolerates. Ireland has become a leading rugby nation despite its tiny population and the fact that the sport is only the fourth most popular team game on the island by participation. In Blood and Thunder, O’Callaghan traces the dramatic evolution whereby a rugby nation that was deeply attached to amateurism has made such a dramatic success of professionalism. From the sequence of events that led Ireland's private Catholic secondary schools to embrace rugby, to the controversies and crises that have shaken Irish rugby – including the Northern Troubles, the Belfast rape trial, and the rising toll of head injuries – Blood and Thunder tells the rich and fascinating story of Irish rugby. Blood and Thunder is more than a social and political history of Irish rugby. It is also a shadow-history of modern Ireland, rooted in brilliant original research and packed with terrific stories.

Download or read book Christmas Witch Hot Hex 3 written by Susan Stephens and published by Susan Stephens. This book was released on 2021-10-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Werewolves don’t exist, and neither do vampires. At least, that’s what apprentice witch Davina Blunt and her black cat familiar would like to believe a mission to save Christmas in a village, where no one likes strangers, proves them wrong. The arrival of the local lord of the manor in the impressive form of billionaire Roman Hardy adds spice to a challenging situation and passions quickly rise - but so do the undead. Can love win the day and bring the villagers together in time for Christmas? Are wolf and cat compatible? Will an apprentice witch discover her dark side and lure a billionaire into her bed? “That’s a lot of wolf…” “Have you changed your mind?” “What do you think?” Is it possible said billionaire is more than he seems?

Download or read book Warrior Witch Hot Hex Book 1 written by Susan Stephens and published by W.O.D Publishing. This book was released on 2021-07-30 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A warrior witch determined to save her people. A dragon hoarding the magic she needs. One sacrifice to melt his dragon’s diamond-hard heart… The Great Spirit has spoken. Abra has been chosen to save her people from a curse. Much as she hates leaving her orphaned younger siblings, Abra can’t deny she relishes the chance to put her warrior skills to the test. But there’s a catch. To destroy the evil Sorceress who cast the spell, she needs more than cold steel. She needs strong magic. To get it, she must seduce Bahkran, guardian of all magical power. In Abra’s view, men’s brain cells never stray far above their belts. Even the wickedly frustrating hero type who’s been taunting Abra in her dreams. But sacrificing her innocence is nothing compared to the barren fate that awaits her people if she fails. Bahkran hasn’t been tempted to break his vow of celibacy for centuries. But if Abra is brave enough to face the Sorceress, it’s worth the effort to emerge from her dreams for a few minutes of amusement. Their first coupling will be extraordinary. He has Seen it. But he cannot know that playing with this human female will be like stepping on a scorpion. Or that she’ll make him burn with the kind of passion that melts the heart of his dragon… Goodreads Review: "Even though it is not in my usual genre I really liked it. You will read about shapeshifters and evil sorceresses. Good battling evil and spells. It was a fun read." Janie

Download or read book Fire Witch Hot Hex 4 written by Susan Stephens and published by Susan Stephens. This book was released on 2021-12-06 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Women should fight at my side as Shield-maidens, or warm my bed. What they should not do is shoe my horse, because that takes real skill.” Isla Sinclair is celebrating becoming a blacksmith on the remote Scottish island she calls home when a mysterious stranger steps out of the misty night and sends her hormones racing. Isla and sex have been strangers for too long. She’s more accustomed to working hot metal than a hot man, and when this hard-muscled individual demands she ease his aching limbs with extra services, Isla’s not impressed. But…twenty-first century hospitality surely dictates she offer him a bed for the night. Ragnar Rask, King of a Viking settlement in 800 A.D., has taken Viking wanderlust to new levels in his hunt for a suitable queen to fight at his side, bear his children and continue his line. Strong, resourceful Isla may be his chosen mate. But luring her back to his own times leads straight into danger. An evil priest’s magical powers have increased in Ragnar’s absence, threatening everything he holds dear. Does a time-travelling Fire Witch possess powers to defeat a dangerous warlock and claim her rugged mate?

Download or read book Royal Witch Hot Hex 2 written by Susan Stephens and published by W.O.D Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-27 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A princess with a terrible secret…A dark angel with conquest on his mind. Battling dark forces to save her country has left Princess Brianna with no option but to lure another suitor for her demon jailor to slaughter and consume. Handfasted countless times, Brianna has yet to find a husband who wants her for herself, rather than for status and wealth. It would also be helpful if she could find a man powerful enough to defeat the demon and survive their wedding night. Kane, a dark angel, beloved of the devil, is condemned to travel the world in search of redemption. Pledged to fight evil wherever he finds it, the warrior Kane is drawn to the castle of Princess Brianna by the sight of a unicorn framed in light. Is there any lure strong enough to keep Kane from his travels so he can save Princess Brianna and her country from evil? Can love find a way, or will love be utterly destroyed when Brianna’s secret is revealed? Goodreads Review: "Even though it is not in my usual genre I really liked it. You will read about shapeshifters and evil sorceresses. Good battling evil and spells. It was a fun read." Janie

Download or read book Conor Blood and Thunder 5 written by Stephens Susan (author) and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Blood Hollow written by William Kent Krueger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-07-21 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blood Hollow immerses readers in an eerie mystery surrounding a racially charged murder in small-town Minnesota.

Download or read book Dime Novel Roundup written by Michael L. Cook and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book includes a chronological listing of issues of the Dime Novel Roundup, which was published for over fifty years. It also features an index to the contents of the Dime Novel Roundup. .

Download or read book Forthcoming Books written by Rose Arny and published by . This book was released on 1999-08 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lightning Strike written by William Kent Krueger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An instant New York Times bestseller, this prequel to the acclaimed Cork O’Connor series is “a pitch perfect, richly imagined story that is both an edge-of-your-seat thriller and an evocative, emotionally charged coming-of-age tale” (Kristin Hannah, #1 New York Times bestselling author) about fathers and sons, small-town conflicts, and the events that shape our lives forever. Aurora is a small town nestled in the ancient forest alongside the shores of Minnesota’s Iron Lake. In the summer of 1963, it is the whole world to twelve-year-old Cork O’Connor, its rhythms as familiar as his own heartbeat. But when Cork stumbles upon the body of a man he revered hanging from a tree in an abandoned logging camp, it is the first in a series of events that will cause him to question everything he took for granted about his hometown, his family, and himself. Cork’s father, Liam O’Connor, is Aurora’s sheriff and it is his job to confirm that the man’s death was the result of suicide, as all the evidence suggests. In the shadow of his father’s official investigation, Cork begins to look for answers on his own. Together, father and son face the ultimate test of choosing between what their heads tell them is true and what their hearts know is right. In this “brilliant achievement, and one every crime reader and writer needs to celebrate” (Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author), beloved novelist William Kent Krueger shows that some mysteries can be solved even as others surpass our understanding.

Download or read book Heart of the Land Spirit Animals Fall of the Beasts Book 5 written by Sarah Prineas and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2017-05-09 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The four heroes of Erdas are fugitives on the run in this new chapter of the New York Times bestselling series! Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan are young heroes who stopped an unstoppable monster. They are Greencloaks -- guardians chosen from every nation of Erdas -- and together with their powerful spirit animals, they fight to protect their world.But in the ashes of this destruction, there are some who ask: Are the Greencloaks to blame? The young heroes are shocked to find themselves on trial, judged by a council of the world's leaders. Then the unthinkable happens. The council is attacked from within -- by Greencloaks --and an important leader lies slain.In the blink of an eye, Erdas's saviors become wanted fugitives. Someone is trying to frame them as traitors, but why? As the four friends race to uncover this mystery, only one thing is clear . . .The war is far from over.

Download or read book Mercy Falls written by William Kent Krueger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes excerpt of Heaven's Keep by William Kent Krueger (p.[435-443]).

Download or read book Iron Lake written by William Kent Krueger and published by Pocket Books. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in the New York Times bestselling Cork O’Connor mystery series follows Corcoran “Cork” O’Connor as he delves into the dark side of small-town Minnesota while investigating a tangled web of corruption and danger. “A brilliant achievement, and one every crime reader and writer needs to celebrate” (Louise Penny, #1 New York Times bestselling author). Cork O’Connor, the former sheriff of Aurora, Minnesota, is having difficulty dealing with the marital meltdown that has separated him from his children. Part Irish, part Anishinaabe Indian, he is getting by on heavy doses of caffeine, nicotine, and guilt. Once a cop on Chicago’s South Side, there’s not much that can shock him. But when the town’s judge is brutally murdered, and a young Eagle Scout is reported missing, Cork takes on this complicated and perplexing case of conspiracy, corruption, and a small-town secret that hits painfully close to home. With white-knuckled suspense and unforgettable characters, Iron Lake demonstrates why “among thoughtful readers, William Kent Krueger holds a very special place in the pantheon” (C.J. Box, #1 New York Times bestselling author).

Download or read book Copper River written by William Kent Krueger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-06-26 with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sixth novel in Krueger's award-winning suspense series finds Cork O'Connor running for his life--straight into a murderous conspiracy involving teenage runaways.

Download or read book Purgatory Ridge written by William Kent Krueger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-03-16 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When mayhem descends on a tiny logging town, former sheriff Cork O’Connor is called upon to investigate a murder in this “wonderful page-turner” (The Denver Post) that “prolongs suspense to the very end” (Publishers Weekly) by Edgar Award-winning author William Kent Krueger. Not far from Aurora, Minnesota (population 3,752), lies an ancient expanse of great white pines, sacred to the Anishinaabe tribe. When an explosion kills the night watchman at wealthy industrialist Karl Lindstrom’s nearby lumber mill, it’s obvious where suspicion will fall. Former sheriff Cork O’Connor agrees to help investigate, but he has mixed feelings about the case. For one thing, he is part Anishinaabe. For another, his wife, a lawyer, represents the tribe. Meanwhile, near Lindstrom’s lakeside home, a reclusive shipwreck survivor and his sidekick are harboring their own resentment of the industrialist. And it soon becomes clear to Cork that danger, both at home and in Aurora, lurks around every corner…

Download or read book Libraries and Reading written by Matthew Conner and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a climate of tightened budgets and severe demands on public literacy resources, Conner and Plocharczyck go to the foundations of social justice in Cultural Studies to show how the means of integrating those with disabilities into libraries and communities can be found in our everyday practices.

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