Download or read book Thorns of a Tainted Rose 1881 written by Ross Osborn and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ms. Barbara Juliet Adams (a for-hire writer from New York City whod recently broke off a one-sided engagement with a self-centered fool who saw equal rights for women but a detriment to the weaker sex) now ventures her prideful way deep down into a still-bitter South on an elegant riverboat, the Southern Rose, hoping for inspiration for her latest historical account, Again We Are One (the rebuilding of the defeated South), and runs a smitten foul of Mr. Sterling Able, a most dangerous riverboat gambler (veteran of the Southern Stars and Bars), and noted bottom dealer is quite taken too by this brash, quick-talking, high-stepping, beautiful Yank (which fast spreading Southern gossip lends is sure to come to unwise folly) as the courting two near the Magic city, New Orleans, for there are boyhood enemies in steadfast plot of Mr. Sterling Ables Yanks smitten demise. So venture down with Ms. Barbara into the land of cotton for old times there were or are not forgotten, depending how one sees Southern and Northern right from wrong. So yall coming? People are gonna talk sure, but do mind your purse and the voodoo that threatens your soul.
Download or read book A Court of Frost and Starlight written by Sarah J. Maas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tender addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas, bridging the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin and upcoming books. Feyre, Rhysand, and their friends are still busy rebuilding the Night Court and the vastly altered world beyond, recovering from the war that changed everything. But Winter Solstice is finally approaching, and with it, the joy of a hard-earned reprieve. Yet even the festive atmosphere can't keep the shadows of the past from looming. As Feyre navigates her first Winter Solstice as High Lady, her concern for those dearest to her deepens. They have more wounds than she anticipated-scars that will have a far-reaching impact on the future of their court. Bridging the events of A Court of Wings and Ruin with the later books in the series, A Court of Frost and Starlight explores the far-reaching effects of a devastating war and the fierce love between friends.
Download or read book A Tainted Rose written by Kelly Shrader and published by America Star Books. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thorn on the Rose A Woody Creek Novel 2 written by Joy Dettman and published by Pan Australia. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second book in the dark and addictive Woody Creek series from bestselling Australian author Joy Dettman "Dettman writes compulsively readable stories" The Age Spanning a momentous wartime decade, Thorn on the Rose is the spellbinding sequel to Pearl in a Cage It is 1939 and Jenny Morrison, distraught and just fifteen years of age, has fled the tiny logging community of Woody Creek for a new life in the big smoke. But four months later she is back - wiser, with an expensive new wardrobe, and bearing another dark secret... She takes refuge with Gertrude, her dependable granny and Woody Creek's indomitable midwife, and settles into a routine in the ever-expanding and chaotic household. But can she ever put the trauma of her past behind her and realise her dream of becoming a famous singer? Or is she doomed to follow in the footsteps of her tragic and mysterious mother? "You can't fail to enjoy this portrait of rural Australian life in the wartime years with its many sorrows, joys and challenges." Woman's Day Fans of Rosalie Ham's The Dressmaker will love Joy Dettman.
Download or read book A Rose with Thorns written by R. R. Kendall and published by RoseDogBooks. This book was released on 2023-05-15 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Rose with Thorns By: R. R. Kendall About the Book Vengeance. That was all Gwen had wanted for as long as she could remember. She hardly recalled who she had been before the festering agony and pain of loss had twisted her heart and mind into something she hardly recognized, the burning hate consuming every part of her. The grief and bitter anguish she felt became her constant companions, steering her every step toward one sole purpose. She did not care who she would be when it was over. Nothing would stand in her way. All that mattered was that he ended up dead.
Download or read book Tale of the Tome written by Wil Knoble and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eldest son of a stonemason has answered a call from a recurring dream. He doesn't know who sent it or why, but realizes there is considerable danger involved. Although he embarks on this quest in pursuit of said danger, little does he know he will learn more about his late mother, his temperamental father, and a unique aspect of his family's lineage. Dayfid Ray Skyden has taken a sojourn that will traverse a great deal more than the land he walks upon.
Download or read book Rose and Thorn written by Karen Wiesner and published by Writers Exchange E-Publishing. This book was released on 2016-08-25 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every rose has its thorn... Reece Childs finally has his rose--Lona Rose, that is, a woman from his past and everything he's ever wanted after a lifetime of the kind of transgressions he holds inside the darkest part of him...and never, ever wants Lona to find out about. He'd been as close as a kiss to having her as his wife, too. After a whirlwind courtship, he and Lona flew to Las Vegas to get hitched. Having more than one disastrous divorce already under her belt had shattered Lona's illusions about the institution of marriage and made her superstitious about taking that journey again. So they came back and let everyone in town believe they were married. Now their little daughter Honey is two years old and life seems perfect. Reece never anticipated the thorny, black sins from his past to destroy his present and future happiness. When Reece came back to Amethyst and fell for Lona Rose, he'd left behind truck driving and everything associated with it. He'd had no clue that Angelina Batista, his "port" in the city he made his most frequent run to, was pregnant. She shows up in Amethyst, demanding in no uncertain terms that he be a father to and provider for their son, who's not much older than Honey. Not only has Angelina picked up and left everything else behind to pursue him, but she has medical proof that the boy is his. The world drops out on Lona, who confronts secrets about the man she loves that she could never have imagined in her worst nightmares. She's furious and intent on doing everything to drive this overbearing usurper as far from her happily-ever-after as she can. She's equally unwilling to share her man with someone he never loved, regardless of the intimacy in their uncommitted relationship. Yet she soon suspects she's fighting a losing battle because, even to keep her happy, Reece can't turn away from his own son...
Download or read book ROSES AMIDST THE THORN written by Simone C. Wilson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Roses Amidst the Thorns” is a collection of poems which traces a couple’s intimate, twenty year relationship--their young, uninhibited love, their mature spiritual love, the breakdown of their love and the acceptance of the changes in their love. It is my hope by writing these poems to stimulate the reader in such a manner that they realize loving is universal. It is the most powerful force which governs the paths of our lives. At one time or another, we all move into similar phases within relationships. We experience common feelings, feelings which are not so unique to ourselves as they are to the human condition. Hopefully, we learn as a group to regard and cherish the rose (our loves) amidst the thorns (society and self-gratification) so that we may nurture our relationships seeking guidance, wisdom and strength from God, instead of watching them wither and die. ROSES AMIDST THE THORNS Our love began as a tiny bud. An introduction by a close friend, A flashed smile, a quick flirtation, Gentle touches with long conversations Lasting into the night. You were fire and ice A whirlwind wanting to change Your surroundings. I was struck by the sheer electricity Around you. As you entered a room An aura of blue light flooded your countenance. I felt caught up in the glow of your illumination. Tremendous growth occurred with you. The petals of my sheltered life Gently began to open. I blossomed into a radiant woman. Unafraid, I turned myself to your exposure. I drank in your rays and basted in the comfort Of your love. Encased within the beauty of the rose Are the sharp thorns which surface Randomly on the stem. I took each thorn as it emerged. Lifting my petals so they wouldn’t tear Into my blossoms. I was contented because you wanted me. The stem was strengthened By the outpouring of love and attention You showered upon me. I grew, radiated pastel colors And opened completely. For a long time I remained In this blossomed state. Taking for granted that the warmth Of your love and the light Which beamed from you Would always be there. Blinded by my comfort, I chose not to see the changes in the seasons. Yes, my petals shivered When the cold set in. But I could visualize the glow and warmth. I paid no attention to the real climate. I mentally created my own environment. For me I was still that beautiful rose You tended and loved. By the time I realized I was withered And in danger of dying I had no strength to pull my stem up. As I tried My petals gently fell to the ground. Now instead of a beautiful rose, Was a stick with thorns Lying crushed in the dirt. But as with all God’s creations He affords us the chance of rebirth And new spirit. I look forward to the Spring When all things are new. And life begins again. I WATCHED YOU CHANGE I watched you change, From the person I loved, became a part of and respected, Into someone dark, deceiving and unfeeling. Perhaps you were right. Maybe I never knew the real you. If so, I’m glad I knew The person you pretended to be. For in that person Lived kindness, strength and unshakable faith. A spiritual giant, Who inspired me to believe And reach for the stars. A gentle spirit, loving Yet firm with his children. A passionate lover, an understanding friend. I watched the metamorphosis take place. Exchanging honesty with lies, Caring with manipulation, Loving with indifference, And I mourn for my husband now lost. I watched you change. I stood by and did nothing. False pride, pain and jealously Kept me from reaching out to you. I can only hope Someday you’ll discover The courage to find yourself again. This time allowing God To make the changes in you That I’ve prayed He’d make in me. SEPARATING For me the time has come To separate myself from you. The pain of feeling our marriage Being ripped apart Is more than I can bear. I thought
Download or read book Three Roses and a Thorn written by Rebecca M. Elizondo and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2023-06-08 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Roses and a Thorn is the stunning debut of an innovative storyteller. It is the story of three generations of Latina women coming to terms with addictive behaviors, dysfunctional traits, and the representational similarities of being fatherless daughters. Rebecca M. Elizondo writes from the heart with an optimistic sarcasm; Alma, the grandmother, an uncompromising 89-year-old woman battling the final stages of Alzheimer’s who aims to make sure her tribe is taken care of after she dies. Esperanza, a carefree, optimistic force, also known as Hope, has diligently journaled her whole life including the struggles of caring for her and realizing her daughter will soon leave the nest. Gabriella, an outspoken, jovial young woman who brings laughter into everyday life must decide whether to begin a new start on a great opportunity as a journalist. From the time Hope was a child, Mother's Day was celebrated at the family beach house. In reminiscence, Alma recalls the days when she was raised in Mazatlán, Mexico, before immigrating with her five sons to the United States. Trying to reconcile what she believes about love her whole life with what she doesn’t know about why family secrets exist. Keeping this balance is essential for Hope when she navigates the inevitable of her mom’s illness and letting her daughter go simultaneously. A realization that they are all in this together will ultimately ensure the pain of the past and future. The turbulent cycle of inherited traits and life complications is dismantled when Rebecca depicts a family of women whose bond is impenetrable and is battling Alzheimer’s. It is through her work she has bridged the old and new, allowing a better understanding of what it means to be a Mexican woman, which is to confront adversity with strength and dignity.
Download or read book Rose Thorn written by Sarah Prineas and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This beauty isn’t sleeping! Discover the true story of Sleeping Beauty in Sarah Prineas’s bold YA fairy-tale retelling filled with thrilling adventure and romance, perfect for fans of the Lunar Chronicles and the Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy. After the spell protecting her is destroyed, Rose seeks safety in the world outside the valley she had called home. She’s been kept hidden all her life to delay the three curses she was born with—curses that will put her into her own fairy tale and a century-long slumber. Accompanied by Griff, the handsome and mysterious Watcher, and Quirk, his witty and warmhearted partner, Rose tries to escape from the ties that bind her to her story. But will the path they take lead them to freedom, or will it bring them straight into the fairy tale they are trying to avoid? Set in the world of Sarah Prineas’s Ash & Bramble fifty years later, Rose & Thorn is a powerful retelling of the classic “Sleeping Beauty” tale where the characters fight to find their own happy ever after.
Download or read book The Thorn and the Sinking Stone written by CJ Dushinski and published by Entangled: Teen. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warring families. Forbidden love. And danger they can't escape... Daggers. Roses. Cowboys. Boat Men. Survivors of Earth's Last War, four "families" vie to rule the dreary streets of Rain City through violence and blood. Valencia Hara, Princess of the wealthy Black Roses, is raised in warrior ways with sharpened steel. But she is no ordinary Rose. She is Cursed—tainted with the ability to see seconds into the future... To avenge his father's death, Sebastian Leold, of the rival gang Two Daggers, must face off against the Black Princess, he with his dagger, she with her katana sword. Yet a secret from a shared past leaves him unable to kill beautiful Valencia; nor can she kill him. For they once knew each other beyond their blood feud...and they have more secrets in common than they know. But in a world filled with vengeance and violence, there can be no room for love...
Download or read book The Alchemy of Love and Romance written by Peter Dome and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016-05-30 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peters third book that portrays him and his romantic heart so the giving, sharing and dreaming about love is very much the main theme throughout... alongside a few poems that portray the heartache of a lost love ... a great read for all to thoroughly enjoy ...
Download or read book Emperor of Thorns written by Mark Lawrence and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the final novel in the Broken Empire Trilogy, the boy who would rule all may have finally met his match... King Jorg Ancrath is twenty now—and king of seven nations. His goal—revenge against his father—has not yet been realized, and the demons that haunt him have only grown stronger. Yet no matter how tortured his path, he intends to take the next step in his upward climb. Jorg would be emperor. It is a position not to be gained by the sword but rather by vote. And never in living memory has anyone secured a majority of the vote, leaving the Broken Empire long without a leader. Jorg plans to change that. He’s uncovered the lost technology of the land, and he won’t hesitate to use it. But he soon finds an adversary standing in his way, a necromancer unlike any he has ever faced—a figure hated and feared even more than himself: the Dead King.
Download or read book The Works of the Rev Isaac Watts D D in Nine Volumes written by Isaac Watts and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thorns in the Flower written by J. C. Morales and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guardian Angel written by Kimberly Loth and published by Kimberly Loth. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sunday’s power is gone… And she is bound and determined to get it back…or at least do something useful. When Puck offers to let her tag along on a mission to root out rogue Guardian groups, she jumps at the chance to help. But along the way, Sunday discovers that maybe the Guardians aren't the good guys she thought they were. What Sunday does will leave you speechless… Download now to find read this thrilling end to the series. This title previously released as Lies: The Thorn Chronicles Book 4 For Fans of: Elise Kova, Leia Stone, Lola Glass, Linsey Hall, Eva Chase, and CN Crawford
Download or read book Hor Lyric A New Edition To which are Added a Supplement by Thomas Gibbons With a Portrait written by Isaac Watts and published by . This book was released on 1813 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
