Cut Me Free
Cut Me Free

Author: J. R. Johansson

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 2015-01-27

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0374300240

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Seventeen-year-old Charlotte barely escaped from her abusive parents. Her little brother, Sam, wasn't as lucky. Now she's trying to begin the new life she always dreamed of for them, but never thought she'd have to experience alone. She's hired a techie-genius with a knack for forgery to remove the last ties to her old life. But while she can erase her former identity, she can't rid herself of the memories. And her troubled history won't let her ignore the little girl she sees one day in the park. The girl with the bruises and burn marks.That's when Charlotte begins to receive the messages. Threatening notes left in her apartment--without a trace of entry. And they're addressed to Piper, her old name. As the messages grow in frequency, she doesn't just need to uncover who is leaving them; she needs to stop whoever it is before anyone else she loves ends up dead.

Cut Me Loose
Cut Me Loose

Author: Leah Vincent

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-05-12

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0698192672

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In the vein of Prozac Nation and Girl, Interrupted, an electrifying memoir about a young woman's promiscuous and self-destructive spiral after being cast out of her ultra-Orthodox Jewish family Leah Vincent was born into the Yeshivish community, a fundamentalist sect of ultra-Orthodox Judaism. As the daughter of an influential rabbi, Leah and her ten siblings were raised to worship two things: God and the men who ruled their world. But the tradition-bound future Leah envisioned for herself was cut short when, at sixteen, she was caught exchanging letters with a male friend, a violation of religious law that forbids contact between members of the opposite sex. Leah's parents were unforgiving. Afraid, in part, that her behavior would affect the marriage prospects of their other children, they put her on a plane and cut off ties. Cast out in New York City, without a father or husband tethering her to the Orthodox community, Leah was unprepared to navigate the freedoms of secular life. She spent the next few years using her sexuality as a way of attracting the male approval she had been conditioned to seek out as a child, while becoming increasingly unfaithful to the religious dogma of her past. Fast-paced, mesmerizing, and brutally honest, Cut Me Loose tells the story of one woman's harrowing struggle to define herself as an individual. Through Leah's eyes, we confront not only the oppressive world of religious fundamentalism, but also the broader issues that face even the most secular young women as they grapple with sexuality and identity.

Old Indian Legends
Old Indian Legends

Author: Zitkála-Šá

Publisher: Standard Ebooks

Published: 2022-09-23T17:12:38Z

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13:

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Old Indian Legends is a collection of Dakota legends, retold by the 19th and early 20th-century Dakota author Zitkála-Šá. The collection was compiled in 1901 when Zitkála-Šá returned to her birthplace in the Yankton reservation to take care of her mother, after she had spent several years in the assimilationist Indian residential school system, both as a student and as an educator. While taking care of her mother, she gathered traditional tales from Dakota storytellers which were retold in English for Old Indian Legends. The stories revolve around various spirits and heroes from Dakota myth, especially Iktomi, a shapeshifting spider trickster. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Blood War
Blood War

Author: M.P. Starkweather

Publisher: Phoenix Eclipse Publishing

Published: 2022-05-31

Total Pages: 548

ISBN-13:

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Escaping the hunters wasn’t easy, especially with what they did to Eli. We wouldn’t be free now without Kayden. Of course, it was his fault we were captured at all. There's no denying that my body wants the sexy wolf shifter, but can he be trusted? Figuring out who was behind the tainted Powder operation was a great success. Being captured by our enemies, not so much. But it made me stronger. Ruthless. It transformed me into something new and wild. And now I’m on the hunt. I need to find the man responsible for the horrors he put me and my guys through and shut down his operation. The fate of our city’s vampire population is in my hands. I have no idea if we will even make it out alive. The only thing I know for sure is—this is war.

Old Indian Legends
Old Indian Legends

Author: Zitkala-Sa

Publisher: Graphic Arts Books

Published: 2021-03-09

Total Pages: 51

ISBN-13: 1513278754

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Old Indian Legends (1901) is a collection of traditional stories from Yankton Dakota writer Zitkála-Šá. Published while Zitkála-Šá was just beginning her career as an artist and activist, Old Indian Legends collects fourteen traditional legends and stories passed down through Sioux oral tradition. Intending to keep the stories or her people alive, Zitkála-Šá popularized and protected these cultural treasures for generations to come. In “Iktomi and the Ducks,” spider-trickster spirit Iktomi befriends a group of ducks by playing them music to dance to. Gaining their trust, he sends them into a dancing frenzy causing them to break their necks, after which he takes them to his teepee to cook a meal. When a tree branch snaps outside, distracting Iktomi, a pack of wolves moves in for a feast of their own. In “Iktomi’s Blanket,” a starving Iktomi prays to Inyan for a blessing of food. Stumbling across a deer carcass, he believes his prayers have been answered and prepares a fire to roast the deer meat over. Feeling a chill, however, he goes to his teepee for a blanket, leaving the fire unattended. Throughout her collection, Zitkála-Šá faithfully and respectfully retells the stories of her people. Old Indian Legends is a charming compilation from one of the leading American Indian writers of her generation, a committed activist and true voice for change who saw through her own eyes the lives and experiences of countless others. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Zitkála-Šá’s Old Indian Legends is a classic of American Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.

Cut
Cut

Author: Patricia McCormick

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0545290791

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Originally published: Honesdale, Pa.: Front Street, 2000.

DELIVERANCE
DELIVERANCE

Author: Shaneetha Akinlana

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2009-04-14

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 145008026X

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Deliverance is an extraordinary reading experience that will stretch your imagination beyond belief. This book travels through the portals of your mind to unlock the deepest places of faith and divine compassion in the reader. The author has direct personal experiences with higher and lower astral beings. She believes there are some things we should know that are happening daily down here on the physical plane that is considered forbidden knowledge. The range of scope of this book encompasses such subjects as personal exorcism, encounters with angelic beings, and wonderful miracles. In this book, you are given a step-by-step process for manifesting your twin flame or soul mate through your own creativity, power of intention, and willingness to take an active role in calling forth love. You will find poetry, chapters on meditation, healing mantras, rituals of love, and old time-proven healing techniques. You will truly believe you are walking between the worlds of darkness and conscious enlightenment. Is this world God’s cosmic joke on us all? Or are we all dreaming?

Curse on the Land
Curse on the Land

Author: Faith Hunter

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0698184491

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Set in the same world as Faith Hunter’s New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the second Soulwood novel tells the story of a woman whose power comes from deep within the earth... Before Nell Ingram met skinwalker Jane Yellowrock, she had no one to rely on, finding strength only in her arcane connection to the dark woods around her. But now she has friends in the newly formed PsyLED team to keep her grounded—even if being part of the agency responsible for policing paranormals comes with dangers of its own.... After training at the PsyLED academy, Nell returns home to her woods to find the land feeling sick and restless. And that sickness is spreading. With the help of her team, under the leadership of agent Rick LaFleur, Nell tries to determine the cause. But nothing can prepare them for the evil that awaits: an entity that feeds on death itself. And it wants more....

Keep Her Close
Keep Her Close

Author: Erik Therme

Publisher: Bookouture

Published: 2018-12-05

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 1786816121

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Someone took your daughter. And nobody believes you… Then: Three-year-old Ally was found alone in a parking lot. She was barefoot and dressed only in a yellow sundress. In the middle of winter. What kind of person would abandon their daughter? Now: Fifteen years later and Ally has a new family. But her real father has sent her a letter. And now Ally is missing. A gripping twist-filled thriller that will have you looking over your shoulder. Perfect for fans of Gone Girl, The Girl on the Train and Teresa Driscoll. What everyone’s saying about Keep Her Close: ‘A fast-paced thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat. I read it in one day as I did not want to put it down.’ Goodreads Reviewer ‘A psychological thriller that had my heart pounding with anticipation!... A fast-paced action-packed journey that homes in on parental love and the depths you’d resort to finding your daughter… An intense story… slowly revealing other side-line characters who each have their own secrets that are unearthed as the plot continues. Revealing that nothing was ever really as it seemed from the on-set. Without giving away any spoilers, this is one of those novels that by the time you get to the end, it really makes you think about what you thought you knew about the beginning. It’s very clever and certainly ends with a satisfactory bang!’ NowFiction, 5 stars ‘I really enjoyed this read. It's a fabulous page-turner… A fast-moving tale of relationships and secrets. It's well-written and the style reminded me of early Harlan Coben / Linwood Barclay… A fun, well-told drama and I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.’ Goodreads Reviewer ‘The tension ramps up as the narrative unfolds in this quick-read, fast-paced tale of a family in crisis… The suspense builds as the story unfolds with some interesting reveals and plot twists that keep the pages turning… Recommended.’ Goodreads Reviewer ‘The book has a great premise and an interesting start. It then moves into a fast almost frenetic pace where everyone is running somewhere… I love Judy. Her character unfolds with the story and I understand her motivation… A good story.’ Goodreads Reviewer ‘Delivers a real punch at the end!’ Goodreads Reviewer