" . Rose shall cry." The child of a benevolent lord must come to terms with the destruction of his family, but against the wishes of his caretaker, he does so by swearing to take revenge for the act of evil. As he forges his tools for his private war, a very real and deadly battle rages around him, and he slowly realizes that he has become entangled within the grasping threads of fate. Only as he leaves the one he has come to love and marches off to do battle with the demons of his past does he realize that he himself spun the path of destiny he now walks. What he doesn't know is what the outcome of his actions will be. Do the swirling mists he sees hide his doom or his salvation? Only by moving forward can he find out, and he takes sword in hand as he prepares for the worst.
Enduring, undying love. A woman caught between two worlds. The man she can never have. The Kine and the Alfar, enemies since before Odin sat upon the throne of Asgard. When Charlee Montgomery discovers Asher Strand’s true nature and the feelings he has for her, she also learns Asher's love puts her in mortal danger. Prophesied long ago, the ancient bridges connecting Earth to the other eight worlds are opened. The Alfar descend upon Earth and the Kine must emerge from their hidden life to take up their role as Man’s protectors. Without Asher, the Kine will fall and Man with them. To defeat the Alfar, Asher must give up any hope of a human life with Charlee. Love. Duty. An impossible choice that must be made. Man’s survival depends on it. Reader Advisory: This epic Norse fantasy romance is a very long book! ____ Praise for The Branded Rose Prophecy: Heartbreaking at times, bloody and terrible at times, and downright epic all the way through, this is one story that made me hurt for ALL the characters. In a glorious, puddly tears kind of way.—Reading the Paranormal One cannot help but be awed at the detailed world, characters and conflicts that are created to thrill and the star-crossed romance that develops amongst the action packed suspense —Amazon Reader I was completely caught up in the story from the very beginning and I fought sleep and screamed at everybody if they interrupted me, I had to finish this emotionally gripping and terrific tale. —Eva Millien, Reviewer
A highly regarded expert on the Jewish apocalyptic tradition, John J. Collins has written extensively on the subject. Nineteen of his essays written over the last fifteen years, including previously unpublished contributions, are brought together for the first time in this volume. Its thematic essays organized in five sections, Apocalypse, Prophecy, and Pseudepigraphy complements and enriches Collins’s well-known book The Apocalyptic Imagination.
Thornton also sheds light on areas where popular culture and politics were uneasily interlinked: the powerful political influence of those outside elite groups; the variations in political culture across the country; and the considerable continuing power of mystical, supernatural, and 'non-rational' ideas in British social and political life into the nineteenth century."--Jacket.
For nearly two millennia, despite repeated prohibitions, Christian women have preached. Some have preached in official settings; others have found alternative routes for expression. Prophecy, teaching, writing, and song have all filled a broad definition of preaching. This anthology, with essays by an international group of scholars from several disciplines, investigates the diverse voices of Christian women who claimed the authority to preach and prophesy. The contributors examine the centuries of arguments, grounded in Pauline injunctions, against women's public speech and the different ways women from the early years of the church through the twentieth century have nonetheless exercised religious leadership in their communities. Some of them based their authority solely on divine inspiration; others were authorized by independent-minded communities; a few were even recognized by the church hierarchy. With its lively accounts of women preachers and prophets in the Christian tradition, this exceptionally well-documented collection will interest scholars and general readers alike.
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All Saints is the oldest soccer club in New Zealand. But what if the real game happened off the pitch? Ursula Saint is a promising soccer player but her heart isn't in it. A bad marriage has left her destitute and broken, and dealing with her late husband's crippling legacy of debt. Fifth generation New Zealander, Ursula is the product of the formidable Saint family; owners of All Saints Soccer Club and winners of last year’s cup final. But there’s a rottenness at the heart of the family and the club falls victim to their bigotry and lies. The Saint name is about to be dragged through the churned up winter mud. When Ursula meets Teina Fox and starts a relationship, she breaks rule number one of the Saint code. Teina Fox is a referee, the most hated person on the pitch. Even worse, he's a cop. A cop on the trail of corruption. Ursula faces the biggest dilemma of her life; stop seeing the sexy referee or lose her place in the family. Keywords related to this novel; New Zealand sports womens stories, sports murder mystery New Zealand, Forbidden romance affair, sports team mystery romance, womens sports forbidden romance, in love with the referee, gambling ring stories, gambling books, gambling stories, gambling forbidden romance, illegal gambling syndicate, illegal gambling fiction, soccer club fiction, soccer club romance, football romance, football romance books, football gambling fiction,
What would they think if they knew the truth? Three men have ruled Deleilah’s world, each of them leaving her destitute. This time is different. Her independence is no longer for sale. After escaping the back country alone twenty years earlier, a damaging, high profile divorce and a twist of fate sends Deleilah home. But she's looking for anonymity in the last place she will ever find it because she left without explanation, abandoning her family and friends. The town hasn't yet forgiven her. Deleilah's arrival sets in motion a chain of destruction which will end in the death of a friend. Because the secrets she'd kept hidden weren't just hers. They tumble free, ripping open her past like a wound. A man with evil intent follows her from the city and trouble casts its pall over the small town and its inhabitants. When Deleilah faces death down the barrel of a gun, she's forced to decide if the last secret she's keeping is truly worth dying for. If you like suspense novels with strong women taking back their lives, you’ll love Deleilah. Start reading today. Lose yourself in New Zealand’s stunning mountain ranges, where two degrees of separation makes secrets impossible to keep. Keywords related to this novel; mysteries and thrillers, mysteries set in New Zealand, murder mystery books, mystery books for adults, mystery chapter books, mystery crime books, mystery fiction books, mystery love books, mystery novels for adults, mystery romance, mystery romance books, mystery romance books for adults, mystery romance books for women, mystery thrillers and suspense, romantic suspense, romantic suspense books, romantic suspense novels, romantic suspense series, New Zealand romantic suspense, romantic suspense books, romantic suspense novels, romantic suspense series, New Zealand romantic suspense, New Zealand fiction, New Zealand novels, rural romance, rural fiction, rural life, rural living, small town and rural fiction, small town big secrets, small town romance books, small town big dreams, small town big rumors, small town crime, small town fiction, small town mystery, small town problems, small town second chance romance, small town series, secretive men retribution, secretive men murder mystery, brooding hot guy suspense, lonely women and men with secrets, secretive men and beautiful women, brooding guys with secrets, rural farming suspense, If you like Rosalind James, or Cynthia Hickey, you'll love the Hana Du Rose Mysteries.
A girl with secrets. A bad boy in trouble. A community out to get them. Sophia’s lifelong mission is to avoid trouble. It’s safer that way. If you don’t get noticed, trouble leaves you alone. A few short months ago she had the perfect family, but not anymore. As she nurses a painful secret, home and school implode around her and trouble comes knocking. Trouble has a name and a face. And trouble’s going to get her killed. Driven out of her friendship group, Sophia finds comfort in all the wrong places. The secret she keeps will tear her world apart and it’s easier to become involved in someone else’s problems than face her own. Stepping out of her seemingly perfect life and model home, she finds a whole other world on her doorstep. Is it possible to sit in class with someone for four years without seeing their hunger, the holes in their shoes or the bruises on their body? And once you know, what can you do? Awarded a 5* review from Readers' Favorite. "Talented K T Bowes once again demonstrates her versatility as a writer with Free from the Tracks. She captures their trials as she develops their characters." If you like teen books with a dose of reality, you’ll love Free From the Tracks. Download at your own risk and stay awake tonight reading. Keywords relating to this novel: young adult mystery romance young adult mystery books for girls young adult contemporary fiction young adult christian romance books young adult christian fiction young adult books romance young adult mysteries for teens young adult suspense books troubled teenagers troubled teens girl next door series teen girl next door small town teen romance small town and rural fiction small town charm small town romance books small town big secrets small town character New Zealand girl next door new zealand small town romance
