Download or read book Hearts Crossed by Swords written by StoryBuddiesPlay and published by StoryBuddiesPlay. This book was released on 2024-08-25 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 17th century Madrid, master swordsman Diego Alvarez finds himself caught between honor and love when he falls for Isabel, the daughter of his sworn enemy. As a deadly duel looms, Diego and Isabel must navigate treacherous waters of nobility, corruption, and family loyalty. Their forbidden romance ignites a chain of events that will test their love, challenge their beliefs, and ultimately lead them on a thrilling journey of escape, pursuit, and redemption. "The Midnight Duel" is a passionate tale of love conquering all odds, set against the backdrop of Spain's Golden Age, where every thrust of the sword could mean life, death, or a chance at true happiness. Historical romance, 17th century Spain, forbidden love, swordfighting, Madrid nobility, honor duel, adventure romance, Spanish Golden Age, star-crossed lovers, swashbuckling romance

Download or read book Swords Around the Cross written by Timothy T. O'Donnell and published by . This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Swords Around the Cross presents one of the few full-length treatments of the heroic struggle of the Irish clansmen in their effort to defend their faith and country against English encroachment and conquest in the sixteenth century. This book has infuriated establishment academics for its honest and thorough treatment of the Irish past. In so doing, the image of a "golden age" under Elizabeth I is dealt a serious blow.

Download or read book Girls with Swords written by Lisa Bevere and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A passionate call for Christian women to effectively "wield the sword" of their God-given feminine strength against any evil that threatens them and those they love. What if you discovered you have been entrusted with an invisible, invincible, and incorruptible weapon? Would you use it? In a day of worldwide trafficking, gendercide, discrimination, and other hostility against women, Lisa Bevere points to a biblical foundation to present a model of feminine strength that will empower women to live confidently. Drawing on the many references to swords throughout Scripture, the author constructs a revealing and compelling female paradigm that will impact every area of a woman's self identity, spiritual awareness, relationships, and life vision and mission. Long known for her passionate and articulate expression of biblical womanhood, Bevere presents fresh imagery--as enticing and strong as polished steel--to prepare women boldly for the challenges they face in today's world. It's not enough to just be wise and strong: Now a woman must know how to wield her sword. Creatively forging the imagery of swords, the Word of God, and the Cross, Girls with Swords will teach you: • How to speak the language of heaven on earth • What it means to intercede • What it means to carry your cross • What it means to be discerning • How to disarm the enemy • Why women are the enemy’s target—and why God needs them to be heroes It’s time to take up your sword and be a hero.

Download or read book The Paper Sword written by Robert Priest and published by Dundurn.com. This book was released on 2014-07-26 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A painted sword is their only protection from evil sorcery, strange creatures, and enemy forces. On the spell-crossed Phaer Isle, teenage Xemion dreams of being a great swordsman. When he finds a blade-shaped stick, he fashions it to look like a real sword. Knowing that the laws of their cruel Pathan conquerors would require a death sentence for possession of such an object, his friend Saheli demands he destroy it. He agrees, but insists on performing just one sword ceremony. When his mastery of the weapon, a skill long forgotten, is witnessed by a mysterious man named Vallaine, the two friends are invited to join a planned rebellion. At first they refuse, but when a sadistic official discovers their transgressions, they are forced to flee their home and embark on a dangerous journey to the ruins of the ancient city of Ulde, where rebel forces are gathering. Armed with only their wits and the painted sword, they face Thralls, Triplicants, dragons, rage-wraiths, and a host of other spell-crossed beings. As they approach the Great Kone, source of all spell-craft, Saheli’s fear of magic and Xemion’s attraction to it bind them in a crossed spell of their own — one that threatens to separate the two forever.

Download or read book Crossed Swords written by Mary Wilson Alloway and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Crossed Swords written by Mrs. Clement Alloway and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Magnolia Sword written by Sherry Thomas and published by Sherry Thomas. This book was released on 2019-09-10 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CHINA, 484 A.D. A Warrior in Disguise All her life, Mulan has trained for one purpose: to win the duel that every generation in her family must fight. If she prevails, she can reunite a pair of priceless heirloom swords separated decades earlier, and avenge her father, who was paralyzed in his own duel. Then a messenger from the Emperor arrives, demanding that all families send one soldier to fight the Rouran invaders in the north. Mulan’s father cannot go. Her brother is just a child. So she ties up her hair, takes up her sword, and joins the army as a man. A War for a Dynasty Thanks to her martial arts skills, Mulan is chosen for an elite team under the command of the princeling—the royal duke’s son, who is also the handsomest man she’s ever seen. But the princeling has secrets of his own, which explode into Mulan’s life and shake up everything she knows. As they cross the Great Wall to face the enemy beyond, Mulan and the princeling must find a way to unwind their past, unmask a traitor, and uncover the plans for the Rouran invasion…before it’s too late. Inspired by wuxia martial-arts dramas as well as the centuries-old ballad of Mulan, The Magnolia Sword is a thrilling, romantic, and sharp-edged novel that lives up to its beloved heroine.

Download or read book Slayer s Heart written by Marcelle Cooper and published by Black Gate Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-09 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since childhood, Sufoh has lived his life according to the principle of Slayer's Heart, a technique which rids him of all emotion and renders him a ruthless, bloodthirsty killer. Such a reputation is a badge of honor among the warrior race of Macaris from which he hails. But when Sufoh accidentally releases six legendary demons that threaten to plunge the world into chaos, he must leave his people to undo what he has done. As he ventures into a world that hates and fears him, Sufoh is forced to confront not only the evil he has unleashed, but the evil within himself and learn what it truly means to be human.

Download or read book Deep California written by Craig Chalquist and published by Craig Chalquist, PhD. This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 733 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: California has been invaded by three imperial powers: Spain, Mexico, and the United States. Deep California examines in depth the lingering psychological traumas and motifs emanating from that long history of conquest. These unhealed events have not been left in the past: they recur symbolically again and again, growing in intensity as the overbuilt land and its distracted occupiers unconsciously but definitively demonstrate that environmental justice and social justice can no longer be thought of as separate. Pacing crusaders and colonizers from county to county along El Camino Real, Deep California studies the lingering impact of continuous oppression of people and places as images and themes of displacement and exile filter down into architecture, agriculture, politics, art, culture, psychology, and even folklore and dream. Yet within the shadows cast over California also dwell resistance, humor, irony, tragedy, and hope for more heartfelt and soulful connections to this story-rich "land of the sundown sea." "History" is an inadequate term for such a sweeping and deep discovery of how the past informs the present. This work deserves to be read widely by all Californians and Americans, and taken to heart, and the hard lessons applied to all places we inhabit on this stolen land. -Lesley Thomas, author of Flight of the Goose (Far Eastern Press, 2005) "A monumental and much-needed study in depth of the conquest, occupation, traumatization, and animation of the mission cities and counties of coastal California, places which have worked their way into our unsuspecting psyches." -Linda Buzzell, MA, MFT, co-editor of Ecotherapy: Healing with Nature in Mind (Sierra Club Books, 2009)

Download or read book Falconer s Cry of The Heart written by Greg Patrick and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2013-04-29 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an exiled Celtic knight's quest for redemption and to rescue a princess.

Download or read book The Soldier s Heart written by Jeffrey Bardwell and published by Twigboat Press. This book was released on 2019-03-03 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A perilous journey. A dark conscience. An unforgivable sin. When Black Guards capture the ancient mage Maven and the heroine Kelsa, Maven disguises herself as the once distinguished Sir Corbin, now assumed to be a mage-in-hiding due to the old woman's carelessness. Kelsa, guided by the spirit of a sassy blade mistress, pretends to be a mercenary, but the guards wonder. What ties beyond gold bind her to the traitor knight? The Black Guards gleefully drag their prisoners toward the cruel clutches of the empress so that she might wring the secrets from their bodies. Kelsa must escape the empress's grasp, desperate to rekindle the mage revolt whose leaders have vanished into the barbarian north. It is a land of dark forests and ice-choked rivers where worth is proven on a dagger's edge and feuding clans are more vicious than any Black Guard. Can Kelsa find and reignite the mages' passion or has the heart of the revolution grown cold? Grab The Soldier's Heart, the third epic fantasy romance of The Mage Conspiracy series. Discover a world of adventure and intrigue where lies cut deeper than any sword.

Download or read book English for Nurses written by Balu Mallika and published by JAYPEE BROTHERS PUBLISHERS. This book was released on 2011 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Classroom Calypso written by Winthrop R. Holder and published by Peter Lang. This book was released on 2007 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when teachers «relinquish the authority of truth providers»? Ninth grader Sasha Pringle, one of the student voices in Classroom Calypso, asserts that such a self-effacing posture empowers students by «releasing the writer within, » thereby fostering a critical, creative, and reflective disposition. Winthrop R. Holder re-represents students not as marginalized beings merely absorbing information but as subjects taking center stage and inscribing themselves into history. On their literary pilgrimage seeking self-knowledge, students, employing tale-telling, recast their classroom as a symposium - a place where popular culture orchestrates the discourse. This is an invaluable book for educators, parents, and anyone interested in understanding and facilitating the voices of urban youth.

Download or read book The Firestorm Heart written by Lor Duk and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-09-14 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dragon has stolen the kings gold and it must be recovered at all costs. Sacha, a young girl who lives in the village, is rumored to have a dragon friend. Torbin, the young castle guard, is the only one who witnesses the crime being committed. Accompanied by Sachas faithful dog, they embark upon a journey to find and return the gold. Along this fast-paced adventure they overcome perils, meet new friends, and discover a growing bond for each other. They learn about Mother Nature and the effects of disturbing her delicate balance. The Firestorm Heart is the story of how we interact with each other, different cultures, and our environment. This story conveys what all parents would like to tell their children about life. This is a delicious story for all ages that promotes a love of nature and a respect for all living things with beautiful illustrations by the young artist, Celtianna Duk.

Download or read book The Heart of the Ritz written by Luke Devenish and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-08-19 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four women join forces, with conviction, courage ... and style France, April 1940. Orphan Polly Hartford has been sent across oceans to her Aunt Marjorie, known only from letters. When Marjorie dies in suspicious circumstances, Polly is left with her aunt’s loaded pistol in a beautiful Hermès handbag . . . and to the care of Marjorie’s three closest friends: an elegant Comtesse, a gutter-born film star and a big-hearted American heiress. Polly is taken to live at the Hôtel Ritz, where guests and staff believe wealth and prestige protect them from war. But when the Nazis invade, the illusion is shattered. As Paris deteriorates, Polly and her guardians face the horrors of the Occupation with daring, humour, style – even romance – and despite their dangerous secrets, they discover just what they are capable of. As the Liberation approaches, those who survive at the Ritz must face a day of reckoning, but one truth stands tall: at the heart of the Ritz is the soul of resistance. 'Marvellously colourful characters in a tale with so many twists and turns make The Heart of the Ritz a page-turner' J.R. Lonie, bestselling author of The Woman From Saint Germain ‘Luke Devenish is a master of the dramatic cliffhanger’ Daily Telegraph

Download or read book The Broken Sword Or a Pictorial Page in Reconstruction written by D. Worthington and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Heart of Denise written by Sidney Kilner Levett-Yeats and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: