Download or read book Midwinter Anthology 2014 written by Megan R. Bettinson and published by Jara23 Publishing. This book was released on 2014-12-31 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to our second Midwinter Anthology. Our second collection of poems and short stories, all offered for free. This is a small present from us, to you. While there is no theme in the anthology, we hope that you will find herein a harmony. Micheal Greenwell offers us a pause on a journey in Moments Between, a story that typifies the journey of life. Jenny Oldroyd offers a take on love and it's constant battle with lust, in her poem Poem 1 Kim Hosking offers us two stories that explore themese of love. In the first Dear Kate Kim explores different understandings of what it means to love, and what that love could look like. In Perks and Daily she offers us an alternative view of the world, exploring an urban myth about the loss of a loved one. Megan Bettinson explores the love for a place, for her city. Speaking of the deep longing for home in her poem Hiraeth. Lumde Nopem offers us a short story that explores the love of a writer for their created world, and explores what it means to give everything to a book in Thai sat down, took a sip of tea, and began to write. Georgia Finch offers a poem about chasing our hearts desire, and what it means to not quite be good enough, yet, in her poem Untitled. Duncan J. McNulty explores the theme of love in both This Years Love, and Illusion. Love can be found in all kinds of places, some of which can change how we view the thigns around us, or, how we explore and understand our own reactions. Phil Bettinson offers us a rather dark take on escaping a relationship without love in The Devil and Mrs. Durant, perhaps not one to be read too late at night. Ulysses Jones offers us the struggle of offering our heart to someone in his poem Sweet Little Nothings - or perhaps more Natasha Borton explores the the sea-side, exploring it's affect on us, and perhaps even, on our souls in her poem Ar Lan Y Mor (Down by the sea) We hope that you read these stories, and enjoy them. So, without further ado, rest yourselves by the fire, and enjoy this Midwinter Anthology.

Download or read book Midwinterblood written by Marcus Sedgwick and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seven stories of passion and love separated by centuries but mysteriously intertwined—this is a tale of horror and beauty, tenderness and sacrifice. An archaeologist who unearths a mysterious artifact, an airman who finds himself far from home, a painter, a ghost, a vampire, and a Viking: the seven stories in this compelling novel all take place on the remote Scandinavian island of Blessed where a curiously powerful plant that resembles a dragon grows. What binds these stories together? What secrets lurk beneath the surface of this idyllic countryside? And what might be powerful enough to break the cycle of midwinterblood? From award-winning author Marcus Sedgwick comes a book about passion and preservation and ultimately an exploration of the bounds of love. This title has Common Core connections. A Publishers Weekly Best Children's Book of 2013 A Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of 2013

Download or read book The Office of Shadow written by Matthew Sturges and published by Pyr. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Midwinter has been replaced by a Cold War in the world of Faerie, and this new kind of war requires a new kind of warrior. Queen Titania reconstitutes a secret division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dubbed the "Office of Shadow," imbuing it with powers and discretion once considered unthinkable. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Download or read book The Writer s Guild 2014 Anthology written by Charles Prier and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An anthology of the works of the members of the Bowers House Writer's Guild, including original poems, essays, and short stories. Published as a Group Project of the Guild during 2014. Edited and assembled by Charles Prier.

Download or read book A Kiss for Midwinter written by Courtney Milan and published by Courtney Milan. This book was released on 2012-12-17 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Lydia Charingford is always cheerful, and never more so than at Christmas time. But no matter how hard she smiles, she can't forget the youthful mistake that could have ruined her reputation. Even though the worst of her indiscretion was kept secret, one other person knows the truth of those dark days: the sarcastic Doctor Jonas Grantham. She wants nothing to do with him...or the butterflies that take flight in her stomach every time he looks her way. Jonas Grantham has a secret, too: He's been in love with Lydia for more than a year. This winter, he's determined to conquer her dislike and win her for his own. And he has a plan to do it. If only his plans didn't so often go awry... The books in the Brothers Sinister series: ½. The Governess Affair (free prequel novella) 1. The Duchess War 1½. A Kiss for Midwinter (a companion novella to The Duchess War) 2. The Heiress Effect 3. The Countess Conspiracy 4. The Suffragette Scandal 4½. Talk Sweetly to Me

Download or read book Apocalypse Girl Dreaming written by Jennifer Brozek and published by Speaking Volumes. This book was released on with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peek into the mind and dreams of award-winning editor and author Jennifer Brozek. Travel from the weird west to the hidden worlds of Kendrick all the way to the far reaches of space. This collection contains twenty previously published short stories and includes the brand new Kember Empire story Found on the Body of a Soldier. Enjoy your journey and don't forget your survival gear. Apocalypse Girl is waiting. Includes a foreword by science fiction author Jody Lynn Nye. "A treat for military SF, weird western, and urban fantasy readers...fans of Brozek's Karen Wilson Chronicles won't want to miss this one." —Lucy A. Snyder, author of SPELLBENT "Like opposite shores, the realm of Jennifer Brozek's stories are bounded on one front by beautiful magic and on the other by nebulous horror, and the tireless swell of her imagination surges against each with equal force." —Eric J. Guignard, editor of AFTER DEATH...and author of BAGGAGE OF ETERNAL NIGHT "Jennifer Brozek's stories immediately draw you in and leave you wanting more. A well written and diverse collection, Apocalypse Girl Dreaming has something for everyone." —Janine K. Spendlove, author of the War of the Seasons series.

Download or read book Fire of the Frost written by Jeffe Kennedy and published by Brightlynx Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-22 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A midwinter holiday fantasy romance anthology… A Wynter Fyre by Darynda Jones In a world where vampyres have been hunted to near extinction, the daughter of a demon is sent to save their race. Wynter ends the Blood Wars, but a single drop of vampyre blood accidentally crosses her lips. As punishment, she’s encased in stone for a hundred years. When she awakens, she vows revenge. Even if it means her demise. Her quest leads her to the vampyre prince who supposedly started the wars. He comes to her aid after she’s attacked, and Gareth’s deadly prowess may be exactly what Wynter needs to defeat the woman who created her. Or exactly what she needs to thaw her frozen heart. Of Fate and Fire by Amanda Bouchet The Kingmaker Chronicles meets modern-day New York City! Piers, an exiled warrior from Thalyria, finds himself in the Big Apple just before the holidays. The world and everything in it might be utterly foreign to him, but that won't stop Piers from helping to complete a vital mission for Athena and protect Sophie, a French teacher from Connecticut who's suddenly knee-deep in inexplicable phenomena, danger, and henchmen after an Olympian treasure that should never have ended up in her hands—or remained on Earth after the Greek gods abandoned it. The King of Hel by Grace Draven Castil il Veras, daughter of lesser boyars, attends the gatherings that celebrate her best friend's upcoming marriage to the cursed king of a sorcerous kingdom. She soon learns that even marked by the magic of the Wastelands, Doranis of Helenrisia is everything she's ever desired in a mate—and absolutely forbidden to her. Bound by duty to crown and country, Doranis has traveled to the Caskadan empire to marry a woman who loathes the sight of him. During the prenuptial celebrations, he meets a scribe who finds him fascinating instead of repellent, but Castil is beyond his reach. Fate, however, would have it otherwise, and a beseeching letter from a dying queen will bring them together again in a land gripped by endless winter and old magic. Familiar Winter Magic by Jeffe Kennedy It’s holiday time at Convocation Academy, but best friends Han and Iliana are finding it hard to celebrate. As a familiar, Iliana is facing her assignment to a life of servitude to a wizard, very soon. And Han… despite being tested by the oracle daily, he is still uncategorized. As Iliana and Han face being separated forever, they at last find the courage—or desperation—to break the rules and acknowledge their deeper feelings for each other. But it will take more than true love to save them from the laws of the Convocation…

Download or read book A Midwinter Fantasy written by Leanna Renee Hieber and published by Dorchester Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of fantasy romance stories set around the winter holidays.

Download or read book Nothing but the Blood written by Laura Apol and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2018-09-01 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection is made up of poems that explore the evolution of belief, living in the body, daughter-mother and mother-daughter interactions, the celebration and failure of a longterm relationship, and the loss of friends and colleagues. Coming as they do at mid-life, the poems understand, appreciate, and often push back against the weight of both history and expectation.

Download or read book The Weird Sister Collection written by Marisa Crawford and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting the best of the underground blog Weird Sister, these unapologetic and insightful essays link contemporary feminism to literature and pop culture. Launched in 2014, Weird Sister proudly staked out a corner of the internet where feminist writers could engage with the literary and popular culture that excited or enraged them. The blog made space amid book websites dominated by white male editors and contributors, and also committed to covering literary topics in-depth when larger feminist outlets rarely could. Throughout its decade-long run, Weird Sister served as an early platform for some of contemporary literature’s most striking voices, naming itself a website that “speaks its mind and snaps its gum and doesn’t apologize.” Edited by founder Marisa Crawford, The Weird Sister Collection brings together the work of longtime contributors such as Morgan Parker, Christopher Soto, Soleil Ho, Julián Delgado Lopera, Virgie Tovar, Jennif(f)er Tamayo, and more, alongside new original essays. Offering nuanced insight into contemporary and historical literature, in conversation with real-life and timely social issues, these pieces mark a transitional and transformative moment in online and feminist writing.

Download or read book The Bughouse Affair written by Marcia Muller and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-01-08 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1890s San Francisco, former Pinkerton operative Sabina Carpenter and her detective partner, ex-Secret Service agent John Quincannon, tackle two seemingly unrelated cases that are complicated by two murders and the interference of Sherlock Holmes.

Download or read book The Devil in Winter written by Lisa Kleypas and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I'm Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent. I can't be celibate. Everyone knows that." Desperate to escape her scheming relatives, Evangeline Jenner has sought the help of the most infamous scoundrel in London. A marriage of convenience is the only solution. No one would have ever paired the shy, stammering wallflower with the sinfully handsome viscount. It quickly becomes clear, however, that Evie is a woman of hidden strength—and Sebastian desires her more than any woman he's ever known. Determined to win her husband's elusive heart, Evie dares to strike a bargain with the devil: If Sebastian can stay celibate for three months, she will allow him into her bed. When Evie is threatened by a vengeful enemy from the past, Sebastian vows to do whatever it takes to protect his wife . . . even at the expense of his own life. Together they will defy their perilous fate, for the sake of all-consuming love.

Download or read book A Midwinter Night s Dream written by Kristen S. Walker and published by Kristen S. Walker. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How bad can one little love potion be? Teen witch Rosa wants sparks to fly on Midwinter Solstice for all her friends. Love potions are dangerous, but she’s hoping for a little boost to get everyone in a holiday mood. Getting lost in the Otherworld wasn’t part of the plan. When the friends wake up in Faerie, can they find their way home with their relationships still intact? “A Midwinter Night’s Dream” is a short story, inspired by Shakespeare’s play, in the Fae of Calaveras series. The events happen in December between books 1 and 2, but it can be read as a stand-alone. Look for the whole Fae of Calaveras trilogy: Small Town Witch Witch Hunt Witch Gate Also try the new spinoff series, Santa Cruz Witch Academy, starring Rosa’s daughter Brie! The Reluctant Witch The Salty Witch The Daring Witch (January 2021) Related short stories: Witch Test Midsummer Knight A Witch’s Halloween Surprise A Midwinter Night’s Dream

Download or read book Harlequin Desire March 2014 Bundle 1 of 2 written by Brenda Jackson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Desire brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! This Harlequin Desire bundle includes The Real Thing by USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda Jackson, Double the Trouble by Maureen Child and Suddenly Expecting by Paula Roe. Look for 6 new compelling stories every month from Harlequin Desire!

Download or read book Harlequin Historical June 2014 Bundle 2 of 2 written by Sophia James and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Historical brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! This Harlequin® Historical bundle includes Scars of Betrayal by Sophia James, Surrender to the Viking by Joanna Fulford and An Ideal Companion by Anne Ashley. Look for six compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Historical!

Download or read book Harlequin Historical September 2014 Bundle 2 of 2 written by Annie Burrows and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Historical brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! This Harlequin® Historical bundle includes Lord Havelock’s List by Annie Burrows, Saved by the Viking Warrior by Michelle Styles and The Pirate Hunter by Laura Martin. Look for six compelling new stories every month from Harlequin® Historical!

Download or read book Harlequin Desire April 2014 Bundle 2 of 2 written by Maureen Child and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Desire brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! This Harlequin Desire bundle includes The Black Sheep’s Inheritance by USA TODAY bestselling author Maureen Child, A Not-So-Innocent Seduction by Janice Maynard and Once Pregnant, Twice Shy by Red Garnier. Look for 6 new compelling stories every month from Harlequin Desire!