Download or read book Parchment Whispers written by Indu Kadambi and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2024-06-21 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nestled deep within the ancient soul of India, a whispering drum assumes the role of storyteller, unfurling the spiritual journey of a damsel. "Parchment Whispers" extends an invitation to readers, urging them to embark on an exploration of the poet Andal's path, where richness and depth await in the folds of everyday existence. Through Andal's verses, simplicity intertwines with profound significance, guiding readers along pathways illuminated by the principles of dharma, infusing the ordinary with divine essence. Each echo of the drum resonates with the great poet’s profound spiritual connection, gradually revealing the expanse of the spiritual universe and underscoring the significance of even the smallest beings. In her interpretation of Andal's Thiruppavai, the author marvels at the poet's adeptness in using a familiar bridal vow as a conduit to delve into and demystify esoteric realms. Through this shared tradition, Andal beckons readers to transcend human constructs, entering a world beyond imagination, while affirming the accessibility of the boundless spirit. As the tapestry of whispers unfolds, guided by rhythmic drumbeats, readers are drawn into the intricate layers of ancient wisdom. Witness the girls’ initial step, rooted in the familiar local tradition of the bridal vow, only to discover the expansive depths that lie beyond, offering a richer understanding of imbuing the Divine to enjoy, experience, and navigate the complexities of everyday life.

Download or read book Whisper written by Troy A. Hill and published by Troy A. Hill. This book was released on 2019-04-26 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published as "Whispers of Darkness". A new evil and old enemies shake Mair's world, and threaten the peace of Mercia and Penllyn. Courtly politics and friendly alliances pull Mair into Mercia. She quickly finds herself in the middle of a new storm of death and destruction. The worst threat may be Mercian intrigue which could reveal her secrets if she’s not forced into that herself. Enemies of old, the Witch Hunters still haunt Mair’s steps. She has to hide her nature from all around while protecting the land and the people she loves. Darkness dogs her every step and haunts Penda’s royal halls. The disciples of Britannia’s Goddess learn that this is only the beginning of a new challenge. Darkness whispers from the grave and threatens not only their friends but all of Britain. The goddess has chosen her champions. Can they survive, keep their secrets, and unravel the Whispers of Darkness that will shake the foundations of Britain again? Whisper is the fifth instalment in the Epic Dark Fantasy set in Britain's dark ages. Grab your copy today to continue the adventure. This series includes: The author has combined the Cup of Blood and the Penllyn Chronicles series into one series. The books have been rebranded with new covers and titles, but the story is still the same. Books in the series are: Preludes Blood Soul Blink Whisper Shadows Chaos Sovereign * Coming 2024

Download or read book The Raven s Whisper written by StoryBuddiesPlay and published by StoryBuddiesPlay. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the heart of Viking territory, a young boy named Eirik possesses an extraordinary gift: he understands the cryptic whispers of ravens. When his village is threatened by a vengeful traitor and a looming darkness, Eirik's ability becomes the key to their survival. As Eirik delves deeper into the ravens' warnings, he uncovers an ancient prophecy foretelling a battle against an all-consuming evil. Thrust into the role of protector, he embarks on a perilous journey alongside his loyal friend Astrid. Together, they must navigate treacherous landscapes, decipher cryptic messages, and forge alliances with the very ravens who hold the fate of the world in their whispers. But Eirik soon discovers that his destiny is intertwined with the prophecy itself. Marked as a descendant of Odin, he possesses the potential to wield an ancient magic – a power that could either vanquish the encroaching darkness or consume everything in its wake. Will Eirik embrace his role as the prophesied hero? Can he decipher the ravens' cryptic messages and unite the Viking clans against a common enemy? Join Eirik and Astrid on a thrilling adventure filled with Viking battles, mythical creatures, and the fight against an ancient evil that threatens to engulf the world. Discover the secrets whispered by the ravens in this epic saga of courage, betrayal, and the rise of a legendary hero.

Download or read book The West Wind written by Alexandria Warwick and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-10-30 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of The North Wind comes a darkly reimagined tale of forbidden love, inspired by the Greek myth of Hero and Leander and the Scottish ballad Tam Lin. Brielle of Thornbrook has dedicated her life to the abbey. She spends her days forging iron and her evenings studying the Text, all in preparation of becoming an acolyte. Twenty-one years on this earth and she has never touched a man. And she never will. But when she finds an injured stranger in the forest, Brielle can’t resist the urge to help him. The encounter leads her to the realm of Under, where the air breathes rot, and the fair folk dance and whisper. Where she discovers that the man she helped is actually a god: Zephyrus, the West Wind, Bringer of Spring. There are few Brielle can trust in Under, least of all Zephyrus. He is charming, dangerously so, and never has a man so thoroughly ensnared her. As she embarks on a journey through the eerie banks and caves of Under, Brielle finds herself in a perilous situation. For here is where faith and heart collide – and where she risks not only her future… but her life.

Download or read book A Parchment of Leaves written by Silas House and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2002-08-16 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Silas House made his debut with Clay's Quilt last year, it touched a nerve not just in his home state (where it quickly became a bestseller), but all across the country. Glowing reviews-from USA Today (House is letter-perfect with his first novel), to the Philadelphia Inquirer (Compelling. . . . House knows what's important and reminds us of the value of family and home, love and loyalty), to the Mobile Register (Poetic, haunting), and everywhere in between-established him as a writer to watch. His second novel won't disappoint. Set in 1917, A PARCHMENT OF LEAVES tells the story of Vine, a beautiful Cherokee woman who marries a white man, forsaking her family and their homeland to settle in with his people and make a home in the heart of the mountains. Her mother has strange forebodings that all will not go well, and she's right. Vine is viewed as an outsider, treated with contempt by other townspeople. Add to that her brother-in-law's fixation on her, and Vine's life becomes more complicated than she could have ever imagined. In the violent turn of events that ensues, she learns what it means to forgive others and, most important, how to forgive herself. As haunting as an old-time ballad, A PARCHMENT OF LEAVES is filled with the imagery, dialect, music, and thrumming life of the Kentucky mountains. For Silas House, whose great-grandmother was Cherokee, this novel is also a tribute to the family whose spirit formed him.

Download or read book The Demon s Parchment written by Jeri Westerson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-10-12 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed author of "Veil of Lies" and "Serpent in the Thorns" delivers her third novel of medieval noir, featuring disgraced knight Crispin Guest.

Download or read book A Thought a Whisper an Idea written by Armaan Singh and published by Author House. This book was released on 2018-03-27 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry can be understood as meaningful words on canvas. Children can see the world in unique ways with their interpretations of life, happiness, hope, justice, and love. A child poet can bring innocence yet inspire us with unanticipated wisdom to understand the unseen connections and beauty all around us. As Armaan Singh reminds us in his poem: We continue to look outside for knowledge Never to see ourselves True wisdom comes from your soul Not the books on our shelves We try to fly on others wings Not daring to take off on your own The blind men see what most of the seeing can not They face their own soul and then write the plot In this wonderful collection of poems, we are invited to ponder, reflect, and reimagine. But ultimately, we are asked to rethink how communities can regain their commitment and regard for one another and work toward making the world a better place for the upcoming generation.

Download or read book When They Whisper written by M B Kruger and published by M.B.Kruger. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BOOK ONE IN THE GALAXIS UNIVERSE "We rule or we exterminate." - Emperor Arend If Max could only accept the Silver rule that controls everything from his work to his shower time, his life on the desert planet of Gandar 5 would be fine. But he wants more; he just doesn’t know what that is, or how to get it. When his mentor is threatened with a legal sentence that will kill him, his comfortable controlling existence is shattered, and Max has to make a decision that will change his entire life. *** Manfred stands proud as he watches his son train in the courtyard. As a Chosen One, he cannot bear the thought of his son inheriting a universe that does not live up to the Towers ideals he upholds. After destroying the last bastion of the rebellion on Gandar 5, he thought his son’s future was secured, but corruption from planets across the sectors have led to instability and looming energie shortages across their empire. How can he reestablish their great empire to withstand the test of time?

Download or read book Whisper of Weapons written by Savannah J. Goins and published by Mason Mill Publishing House. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If she succeeds, the life of her dreams is within reach. If she fails, she loses everything. Sixteen-year-old Mella's future among the aristocracy of her medieval city rests on a single test to produce a strong and beautiful animal familiar. However, when she fails to produce any creature at all, she loses everything in one crushing blow. But then she gets a second chance. Working with teenagers from the lowliest of places, Mella begins to learn that status isn’t everything. With their help, she trains an impressive avian in the shadows and passes her off as her familiar. She’s constantly terrified someone might realize the creature isn’t what she seems. If they’re caught, the avian’s life will be forfeit and Mella will lose her new friends and the last hope of a future she has left. If you like cutthroat competitions, medieval settings, and found family, you’ll love Whisper of Weapons! Grab your copy of Whisper of Weapons today!

Download or read book Saved By My Mate s Twin Brother written by Primrose Moon and published by SuperNovel(HK)Co.,Limited. This book was released on 2024-07-21 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Again, he is fucking another woman. "Easy, Dawn," I sit on the edge of the bed, my hands clasped in my lap, trying to soothe my wolf. Nathan, our mate, and our tormentor, has laid with another tonight. Not for the first time... *** Ally endured the torment of the mate bond nearly every day- her mate kept fucking different women. She had to bear it for the sake of the entire pack's hope. Her unborn child and the support of her best friend kept Ally going. However, when she discovered that her best friend was also one of the many women who had slept with her husband, it shattered her. In a confrontation with her friend, Ally was pushed into the sea, causing her to lose her unborn child. With her last hope gone, she considered ending her life but was saved by her mate's twin brother...

Download or read book A Whisper of Blood written by Suzy McKee Charnas and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “toothy follow-up to Datlow’s first-rate Blood Is Not Enough” offers “admirably inventive variations on vampirism” (Kirkus Reviews). Featuring stories by Jonathan Carroll, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and Robert Silverberg, A Whisper of Blood is a “consistently engrossing anthology” from award-winning editor Ellen Datlow (Publishers Weekly). Continuing to expand the boundaries of the concept of vampirism—as she did in her first collection, Blood Is Not Enough—Datlow has assembled eighteen fascinating stories that range from tales of literal vampires to what she calls “metaphorical bloodsuckers,” who can drain another’s life force without ever sinking their teeth into necks. In “Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep” by Suzy McKee Charnas, an elderly Jewish woman who’s taken her own life has second thoughts and makes a deal to become a vampire to stay immortal, the only condition being she has to drink blood by request only. An amnesiac operative tries to sort out if a secret government agency is trying to help him regain his memory or is wiping it clean in Chelsea Quinn Yarbro’s Kafkaesque “Do I Dare to Eat a Peach?” And in Jonathan Carroll’s “The Moose Church,” a tourist in Sardinia is literally scarred by asking questions of death in his dreams . . . A Whisper of Blood includes contributions by Suzy McKee Charnas, Karl Edward Wagner, Robert Silverberg, Kathe Koja, Elizabeth Massie, Barry N. Malzberg, Rick Wilber, Jonathan Carroll, Thomas Ligotti, Melissa Mia Hall, David J. Schow, Jack Womack, Melinda M. Snodgrass, Thomas Tessier, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, K. W. Jeter, Pat Cadigan, and Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth.

Download or read book The Whisper of Bones written by Kody Boye and published by Kody Boye. This book was released on with total page 815 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a deadly attack on one of Ornala's greatest settlements leaves not only the country in disrepair, but one of Odin's friends dead, there seems little left to live for. Grief-stricken and out of his mind, he flees the kingdom with his eyes set on discovering the true meaning of Death from the Elves. Along the way, he befriends a Halfling who leads him through the Elven forest. There, Odin is taken under the wing of a creature whose vast magical knowledge leads him toward the discovery that may change his life. The Elven Book of the Dead, written and created by the infamous Dark Elves, promises a reward Odin can only dream of. There's only one problem. Hidden within the depths of the Elven castle and guarded by the greatest of magics, it will take a feat of willpower unlike anything Odin has ever attempted to secure the book. With nothing left to lose, Odin must make a choice: to return home and begin life anew, or to risk the greatest magical offense in human history to bring back the important person in his life back from the dead.

Download or read book A Whisper of Bone A Historical Fantasy Romance written by Anne Renwick and published by Anne Renwick. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enjoy this story by historical fantasy romance author Anne Renwick where you'll unravel mysteries and defy conventions in a world where danger lurks around every corner. You’ll find forbidden romance, evil villains and mad science in these gaslamp and steampunk romances... Strange, secretive neighbors. Groundhogs run amok. The steep price of resurrecting the past. After years of avoiding his family, cryptobiologist Ryan Nolan returns to New Haven to investigate rumors of a dragon sighting. Yet instead of a giant mythological lizard, he stumbles upon a dead body. Connecting the murder to missing Mexican artifacts leads him on a path straight back to his long-lost love, Charlotte. Charlotte Reid has never been one to shy away from a challenge. As a bone hunter in the Wild West and a paleontologist in the East, she has a taste for adventure. But when secretive neighbors move in next door, and strange groundhogs invade her backyard, she finds herself in the middle of a cryptozoological conspiracy. As their feelings for each other emerge stronger than ever before, the duo must pair Charlotte's knowledge of the past with Ryan's expertise in the present to uncover the truth. Encountering unimaginable dangers in their search for clues, will their bond be strong enough to survive the unknown? STEP INTO THE ELEMENTAL WEB! A Whisper of Bone is the sixth story in the Elemental Web Tales, although all books in the Elemental Web (Chronicles, Tales & Stories) can be read as standalones. For fans of steampunk and gaslamp fantasy romance like SL Prater, AJ Lancaster and Jacquelyn Benson, this is a STEAMY romance with a guaranteed happily ever after for women in STEM and the men who are their match.

Download or read book FORTUNES FATE Act 2 The Dragon Whisper written by A.A Windsor and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-04-22 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Llyat, Thias, and Irabo journey into the wild lands north of the Grey Mountains. While searching to reunite the Gems of Thamous in order that the 'Marked' may fulfil the Enderdetag Prophecy, unexpected alliances are forged. Methladon Heyn is fated to follow a darker path as he is forced to confront the evil that is leaking into the Realm through a crack between the dimensions. Meanwhile in Parandor, Tonousa Amberstone must salvage her reputation and find a way to discover the identity of the traitor and instigator of the Death Tubaria murders. All will face their own unique hardships and it is unlikely that all will prevail.

Download or read book The Book of Whispers written by Kimberley Starr and published by Text Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tuscany, 1096 AD. Luca, young heir to the title of Conte de Falconi, sees demons. Since no one else can see them, Luca must keep quiet about what he sees, or risk another exorcism by the nefarious priest Ramberti. Luca also has dreams—dreams that sometimes predict the future. Night after night Luca sees his father murdered, and vows to stop it coming true. Even if he has to go against his father's wishes and follow him on the great pilgrimage to capture the Holy Lands. Far away in Cappadocia, Suzan has dreams too. Consigned with her mute mother to a life in an underground convent, she has a vision of a brown-haired boy riding through the desert. A boy with an ancient book that holds some inscrutable power. A boy who will take her on an adventure that will lead to places beyond both their understanding. Together, Luca and Suzan will realise their true quest: to defeat the forces of man and demon that wish to destroy the world. Kimberley Starr is a teacher and author based in Melbourne. Her debut novel, The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies, won the 2003 Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Best Emerging Author. She has a degree in mediaeval literature, and travelled through Turkey and Israel to research The Book of Whispers. ‘The Book of Whispers combines history, fantasy, romance and the brutality of the Middle Ages in a satisfyingly epic novel.’ Books+Publishing ‘The Book of Whispers is fast paced and bloody in parts, not shying away from the brutality of the period and the atrocities committed during the Crusades; but it also shrewdly challenges the reader to think about religion, extremism and tolerance—particularly in relation to a region where those topics have particular significance.’ Lamont Books ‘One of my favourites of this year.’ Tea in the Treetops ‘This fast paced and well developed story has a little bit of everything to provide you with an interesting foray into a historical journey through time. Grief, love, chaos, adventure, magic, and the Christian crusades into Jerusalem all melded together into a beguiling and beautiful novel.’ Artistic Bent ‘The Book of Whispers embraces its fantastical aspects without sacrificing the concrete, and offers an introspective glance into human nature.’ Foreword Reviews ‘An epic novel that merges history, make-believe, romance and the harshness of the Middle Ages.’ PS News

Download or read book Whisper of the Darksong written by Lisa Cassidy and published by Tate House. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They thought the Darkmage’s cause had died. They were wrong. Lira Astor has been rotting in prison for over two years. The passage of time has only reinforced her determination to be free of her cell and wreak a trail of destruction on those who put her there. No longer avoiding her name, Lira Astor has accepted her heritage. When a shocking disappearance sends old allies looking for Lira’s help, she uses them to get what she wants. Freedom. A chance to burn Lucinda and the Shadowcouncil to ashes. Yet vengeance means more than just relying on those who once betrayed her. Lira will be faced with an enemy more powerful than she could ever have imagined. To survive, the heir to the Darkmage will be faced with a choice. Take on her grandfather’s mantle, for real this time. Or lose the thing she loves most in this world. The third book in Heir to the Darkmage is filled with grey heroines, magical monsters, unlikely friends, and slow burn f/f romance. Perfect for fans of Christopher Mitchell, Jada Fisher, and DK Holmberg.

Download or read book Quiet Whisper written by Michelle Louring and published by Michelle Louring. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The victims will be many as long as war is part of human nature . . . A chance meeting with someone from her past causes Selissa to once again find herself in the middle of someone else’s fight. This time her unusual task involves neither angels nor demons, but leads her into the heart of Ver’dohna where a war is raging between the military and the Rebellion. And while she is far from home, Selissa is offered new allies. The only thing she has to do is to rescue a man from the executioner’s axe . . . . . . Right in the middle of the most heavily guarded stronghold in Ver’dohna.