Demented, greedy, and perverse--Invictus will stop at nothing, not even an unspeakable act of sorcery, to merge his sister's power with his. Jim Melvin's acclaimed adult fantasy series, the Death Wizard Chronicles, takes a dark turn into the tormented world of Laylah, a captive sorceress who is subjected to her brother's cruel control. For more than seventy years, the most powerful sorcerer in the world has held his own sister prisoner in a magical tower--forcing her to be his "queen." Even the immense power Laylah draws from moonlight does not give her the strength to free herself . . . until she forms an unlikely alliance with two of the sorcerer's most trusted soldiers as well as an ancient demon with diabolical motives. Laylah's dramatic escape leads her to the one man who might be able to save her--Torg, the Death-Knower wizard. Drawn together by supernatural passion, the pair attempts to outrun Invictus' minions and reach the safety of the White City.
To work off a family debt, 10-year-old Hastin leaves his desert village in India to work as a circus elephant keeper but many challenges await him, including trying to keep Nandita, a sweet elephant, safe from the cruel circus owner.
They say family is where you find solace, a safe haven, but what if the same people who are supposed to protect you, are the ones who abuse you? Chained: The Lives of Six Children tells the sad but bitter reality of pain and suffering that starts at home. Abuse can forever mark the abused, but some are remarkably strong. Witness the essence of survival and true strength amidst the darkest of sufferings
In Chained to History, Steven J. Brady places slavery at the center of the story of America's place in the world in the years prior to the calamitous Civil War. Beginning with the immediate aftermath of the War of the American Revolution, Brady follows the military, economic, and moral lines of the diplomatic challenges of attempting to manage, on the global stage, the actuality of human servitude in a country dedicated to human freedom. Chained to History shows how slavery was interwoven with America's foreign relations and affected policy controversies ranging from trade to extradition treaties to military alliances. Brady highlights the limitations placed on American policymakers who, working in an international context increasingly supportive of abolition, were severely constrained regarding the formulation and execution of preferred policy. Policymakers were bound to the slave interest based in the Democratic Party and the tortured state of domestic politics bore heavily on the conduct of foreign affairs. As international powers not only abolished the slave trade but banned human servitude as such, the American position became untenable. From the Age of Revolutions through the American Civil War, slavery was a constant factor in shaping US relations with the Atlantic World and beyond. Chained to History addresses this critical topic in its complete scope and shows the immoral practice of human bondage to have informed how the United States re-entered the community of nations after 1865.
Connections. Like weaving the stitches of a fabric. Are we nothing more then, the threads? Woven tightly together to form the image of who we are? How much control do we have over our own life? Choices that we make, people that we meet. Like the threads that binds us to the next. Each event intertwined. Keep following the trail where does it lead? Where did it start? The child? The experience? The Outcome? Chained is the story of life, of love, of betrayal. The story of pain, darkness and of light. It is raw emotion and hardened truth, cut open and spilled forth for all to see. It is the scarlet letter that each of us must bear. Chained is inspired by true events. Set in rural West Virginia, Chained follows the story of 4 childhood friends. Exposing how each life situation brought them to the next linking them all together in a tight web of experiences and destinations. It uncovers the truth of addiction, abuse, narcissism, and childhood trauma. It sheds light on the inner workings of small-town USA. Where secrets are best kept and buried. Come with me, as we dive into the soul of each individual unraveling their past, their pain and their truth. Lilly is Americas sweetheart, with her religious values and middle-class upbringing you will question how she came to find herself involved with the likes of Bryson Jordan who proves to be nothing more then, the devil in disguise. Bryson has little regard for the rules of society and from the very beginning lets it be known. As people begin to question why Lilly would be so tightly involved with such an individual, she holds to her own truth - In Bryson, Lilly sees her boys. Her childhood friends that she lost to addiction - in him she recognizes the lost child fighting to be seen in a world that seems to have cursed him from birth. Lilly's two boys, John and Tom have held her secrets, taking them to their grave. They have known her pain and so she refuses to see them for anything more then, her loves. As they mature into men, their life's path merge with Bryson and their names become well known, throughout the small town. The 3 charismatic men find themselves tied to mischief, murder and mayhem. Lilly fears for them all, with no walls to protect them. Life in a small town can have advantages as well as disadvantages. As she becomes so deeply tied to Bryson, she wonders what her boys would think, of their friend who now holds their Lilly under his manipulation. When they tried so desperately to keep her out of this darkness? Can they hear her cry from beyond the grave?
Unchain your creativity! Whether you are new to chain mail or a seasoned weaver, Chained will introduce you to the art of combining metal jump rings into intricate designs, in a new way. No other book shows how to use so many weaves in so many ways, or gives this ancient art such a beautiful and modern twist. Techniques once used for armor now have a new life and can be used to create elegant adornments. Open Chained and find: • Clear, detailed step-by-step photos that will take you from opening and closing jump rings to finishing your first (or fiftieth!) project • Easy-to-navigate "Weave in a Nutshell" options for many weaves that will show advanced chain mail weavers the weave of a project in just a few steps • 22 beautiful projects plus dozens of variations, including earrings, bracelets, necklaces and pendants, each with its own skill level and time investment rating • Endless options: choose your favorite colors, your favorite metals, customize the size of your project, and find inspiration to add your own unique stamp to any piece of chain mail jewelry Gather your pliers and piles of jump rings and weave your way to beautiful jewelry with Chained.
It was supposed to be the start of a new chapter in their lives. What it turns out to be is a life worse than death. When Evelyn Jones’ family makes a wrong turn onto the property of one of the most racist men in the south, she discovers that Hell is definitely a place on earth. She thinks the man who takes her family captive, to suffer under his sadistic rule and hateful tongue, is the Devil himself. Eve relies on the few memories of the loving life her parents once provided to survive. Yet, constant fear overshadows her lost free-spirited youth and she is losing all hope. Junior Shaw is the only one who has to endure his father’s torture until they arrive. No one understands the survival of the fittest like Junior. The strong stomps on the weak, and the weaker are stomped on repeatedly. Junior is the weak according to his father. Being brought up under evil’s hoof is hell, but when his father turns his hatred on Eve’s family, Junior adopts the role of protector. But, who will protect him? Two children must mature under horrid circumstances and soul-crushing abuse. This standalone full-length novel is a tale of uncompromising hate and unending love and devotion. Delve into the darkness of Chained to the Devil’s Son. Book is for readers 18 years and older. Reader discretion advised.
