In the 1960's, Tom Marksman was on the fast track to becoming a "fair-haired boy" for a big political career. His wealthy sponsor sent him to private "sworn to absolute secrecy" workshops in Chicago, where other selected "Future Leaders" were being taught techniques for "Winning At ANY Cost." It was exhilarating, empowering and totally anti-American. When he realized this group was planning to use the trust and naivety of American citizens to destroy their nation from within, he tried to resign from the program. They threatened to kill his family if he divulged the truth to anyone. As a warning, his family dog was poisoned. When he complained, his new car was destroyed. A former Marine, Tom was not intimidated, he was motivated. Soon after that the man who had bungled the car bomb, was found dead of a 'self-inflicted' gunshot to his right temple. Police missed the fact that the victim was left-handed, but that detail was more than enough to keep our reluctant hero out of politics and into justice. Most of this story is true. Some names, places and dialog have been changed to protect the innocent from the very, very guilty.
Dear readers, generally authors exhibit their expertise on the subject that they are writing about based on their experiences. But writing about death and the life after is not easy, as it cannot be seen and cannot be experienced. It is very difficult to understand death and the life after even if someone explains to us since it is invisible to the human eye. However, bible tells us very clearly about the journey of souls after death. It took lot of effort to make every point written in this book to be biblical because no one will believe if I write about journey of souls without proper references. I am happy to say that this book is complete to some extent as I am able to find biblical references for journey of souls after death. Where are the souls of our forefathers that died before us? This question makes us curious to know the truth. At the same time, the thought of death and life after causes us to get frightened and we then try to avoid thinking about it. Only few of us realize that there is a long life after our death. This book is a great gift for those who wants to know more about it…
Jean Baudrillard is one of the most celebrated and most controversial of contemporary social theorists. This major work occupies a central place in the rethinking of the humanities and social sciences around the idea of postmodernism. It leads the reader on an exhilarating tour encompassing the end of Marxism, the enchantment of fashion, symbolism about sex and the body, and the relations between economic exchange and death. Most significantly, the book represents Baudrillard′s fullest elaboration of the concept of the three orders of the simulacra, defining the historical passage from production to reproduction to simulation. A classic in its field, Symbolic Exchange and Death is a key source for the redefinition of contemporary social thought. Baudrillard′s critical gaze appraises social theories as diverse as cybernetics, ethnography, psychoanalysis, feminism, Marxism, communications theory and semiotics. This English translation begins with a new introductory essay.
With the vampire virus slowly but surely working its way through Lexi and Reece, they must soon face down the being that has infected them or risk losing their souls to darkness. While on their way to confront Lexi’s mother, the squad is called away to investigate a slew of missing corpses. Reece has his own problems to face. He is torn between his duty to his team and the lifelong dream that is now being offered to him. While he can postpone the inevitable, he will eventually have to make a decision. Not even he knows what his final choice will be. It doesn’t take long before their newest mission takes a turn for the worse. Lexi is confronted with an awful truth about herself that she has been trying her hardest to deny. Her survival depends on tapping a talent that could cause her own team to turn against her if they learn of its existence. (shifters, werewolves, paranormal romance, new adult paranormal romance, shifter series, werewolf series, young adult paranormal romance, coming of age paranormal romance, teen werewolf series)
This bundle includes the first three books of the Mortis Vampire Series. Death Beckons: Working late one night, Natalie Pierce is kidnapped by a creature that looks like a harmless old man, but is something far more terrifying. Waking up in a creepy mausoleum, she is forced to endure three nights of indescribable agony. Her life is forever altered when she is transformed into a monster of myth and legend; a vampire. Lonely and full of despair, she comes face to face with the irresistible and enigmatic Lord Lucentio. Justice bringer for the European Vampire Council, Luc has been sent to Australia to kill Natalie's maker, but someone has already beaten him to it. He quickly discovers that Nat is far from an ordinary fledgling. He suspects that she is Mortis, a figure of both hope and dread among their kind. Natalie is propelled into a dark and mysterious underworld that takes her far away from her hometown of Brisbane. Her arrival was foretold long ago and her fate is already sealed. Nat's entire species is in danger and it is her job to save them. She desperately wants to escape from the burden that has been thrust upon her, but she is inextricably linked to a two thousand year old prophecy. An unknown enemy has begun to whittle down their already limited numbers. If Nat fails to accept her destiny, all vampires will soon cease to exist. Death Embraces: Natalie Pierce awakens to find herself buried in a box that strongly resembles a coffin. After some initial confusion she remembers that she has become a member of a very exclusive club; the living dead. Natalie has three important tasks ahead of her. One: escape from her underground prison. Two: hunt down the creature responsible for imprisoning her. Three: discover who or what is behind the cause of the sentient shadows that only she can see. As the long awaited and highly unanticipated Mortis, Nat has abilities that no other vampire has ever before possessed. She must utilize the strangeness that sets her apart from her new kin to fulfill a prophecy that was written over two thousand years ago. The ancient text predicts that it is her destiny to wipe out the vast bulk of her own kind. Despite all of the weird and wacky powers that she has gained, not even Mortis can avoid her fate. Death Deceives: From the moment she’d been turned into Mortis, Natalie Pierce had been fated to come face to face with the first vampire ever created. Hideously transformed over thousands of years by the diseased blood that runs through his veins, the First had created an army of grey skinned imps. His plan is to enslave humanity and to turn them into a vast herd of cattle to feed his offspring. Nat and her friends are all that stands between the humans and the bat faced, orange eyed imps. Aside from the overwhelming odds against them, Natalie foresaw an even bigger danger. As vampires, they were all highly susceptible to becoming possessed by their shadows. Once that happened, they could then be turned into imps by the First. Luc, Geordie, Igor and Gregor would be doomed from the instant they set foot inside the First’s lair. A recent prophecy had foretold that an army would come to Natalie’s aid. With many of her new kin already possessed by their shadows, Nat was uncertain where this mystery army would come from. She could only hope that the prophecy would come true. If it didn't, she would be facing the First and his growing army of ravenous offspring alone.
In order to learn more about their adversary, Ari joins Spencer on a secret mission to question a master vampire. Their hope is that the bloodsucker will be able to give them some insights into Morgwen’s plans. It won’t be easy to extract the information from their ancient captive, but Von Hades is determined to get the answers they need. He will use Ari as his tool to achieve his ends no matter the cost to her. When the Hunter Elite are sent on their next mission, they encounter a nest of monsters that have never existed before. More and more new creatures are cropping up, but they don’t know where they are coming from, or how to stop the influx. A disturbing pattern is emerging, but they don’t have all the pieces to solve this puzzle yet. Even with the chaos that is looming over the horizon, Ari knows she won’t face it alone. Her bond with Connor has deepened beyond either of their expectations, but it comes with risks. If word about their forbidden relationship spreads throughout the supernatural community, it could result in dangerous repercussions for them both.
Violet’s world has only recently recovered from being invaded, but it is now about to be subjected to an attack by aliens. Her angelic and human friends will need to step up once again to save their planet. They will be instrumental in helping Hellscourge and her fellow warriors save humanity from enslavement. Bianca has felt like a pawn ever since she fell into Loki’s arms. When Fate contacts her directly and gives her a task, she realizes her hunch is correct. Her mission is monumental and she isn’t sure that she can pull it off. For the sake of humanity, she has to do the impossible; change the mind of a god. Violet’s version of Loki has allied himself with creatures who are even more sly and treacherous than he is. His choice of partners will prove to be more of a danger than he’d anticipated, but he’d never expected the peril would be to himself.
Without her soul to balance her opposing natures, Violet’s transformation into a demon is nearing completion. The evil that resides inside her is becoming harder to contain. If she doesn’t find her essence soon, the balance could be permanently tipped towards the darkness. Sophia foresaw that someone close to Violet would betray her. Already edging towards the dark side, when she learns the details of the treachery, she is sent teetering to the brink of no return. Fleeing from her betrayer, Violet seeks refuge only to be caught by her enemies. With only two Demon Princes left to defeat, she is nearing the end of the mission that Fate burdened her with. She will need to call on the help of an unusual allies to be able to survive the trials ahead.
Jake Everett hunts monsters for a living and he’s very good at his job. He’s ridiculously handsome, scarily fast, exceptionally skilled and highly dangerous when riled to anger. Most of that comes from his fae genes. While his mother was human, his father is a full blood Unseelie fairy. Unfortunately, that’s the bad kind of fairy, not the good kind. They aren’t exactly known as champions of justice in the fae realms. One drawback to being half fae is that Jake doesn’t age like normal. He has to move on every ten years or so to avoid raising suspicion. After leaving his old team of human hunters behind, he ends up in his hometown of Devil’s Peak. Almost from the first moment that he arrives, he learns he isn’t the only supernatural creature in town. A monster is on the loose and it is his duty to put a stop to it. Jake won’t be alone during this mission. His faithful sidekick, Rudy the leprechaun, will join him on his hunt. He will gather a new team together, but these hunters will be very different from the men and women he usually draws to himself through his fae charisma. These people have skills and talents that will come in very handy when dealing with the new types of creatures that keep cropping up. As a twist, he won’t be the only one on the team who isn’t a full human for once.
After the death of the Dark Prince, the Unseelie realm has been plunged into chaos. The land is being torn apart by endless storms. Asha Trinity is destined to become the new queen even though that’s the last thing she wants. Half dryad and half goblin, her quest is to somehow find a way to restore the balance. With the old ruler now gone, a king must be chosen to sit by her side. The advisors to the throne are trying to force destiny to adhere to their ambitions. No one can rule fate, which they’ll learn soon enough. Their meddling instigated the chaos and now magic is fading from their realm. Dacrith, the only son of the Dark Prince, was exiled to the goblin dungeon for treason long ago. He managed to escape from the labyrinth and exacted his revenge on his father. Fate brings the half-dryad to him and she tells him her destiny, not realizing who he is. It is his birthright to sit on the throne beside her, but he will have to fight for what he wants in order to win her over. As a dryad princess, Asha will be bound for life to the man she selects. Choosing the wrong person will cause the balance to shift even further, which will put the entire fae world in jeopardy. The storms are already beginning to spread to the Seelie realm and the borderlands that separate the two regions is weakening. If the balance isn’t restored, fae magic will fade away and will soon be lost forever.
