White Ermine Across Her Shoulders
White Ermine Across Her Shoulders

Author: Ethel Mortenson Davis

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2011-12-13

Total Pages: 97

ISBN-13: 1462058221

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White Ermine Across Her Shoulders has all the elements expected by readers of Ethel Mortenson Daviss poetry. The lines are highly imagistic and intense. Descriptions of the earths beauty are intermingled with comments, sometimes caustic, about the human experience. Often a music rises that is both emotional and filled with language and insights that remain in the memory long after the book has been put down. This, Daviss second volume, speaks eloquently about Kevin Michael Davis, her son who died of cancer in 2010 in Poughkeepsie, NY, and touches on other family relationships, making some of the poems more personal than those she has published before. These poems are balanced with an understanding of the universe and all of its creatures that encompasses both delight and wisdom. What makes this collection appealing is an intellectual depth that resonates, in the way of Emily Dickenson, with the imagistic and emotional core that has always been a hallmark of Daviss poetry.

Kingdom of Flame
Kingdom of Flame

Author: Titus Powell

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2016-05-21

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 1326661795

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Lily, an innocent village girl, is brought in secret to the royal palace and told she is being trained for a position of unimaginable power... as long as she can keep herself pure in body and in mind. But she finds herself drawn to an illicit love affair, even though it can only have tragic consequences... From the author of Harm and The Dare Ring.

Murder At The Tindari
Murder At The Tindari

Author: Connie L. Beckett

Publisher: Next Chapter

Published: 2022-09-01

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13:

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Kansas City, 1922: a hub of jazz music and the mob. While the Kansas side of the city had Carrie Nation and prohibition, on the Missouri side the Irish Pendergast brothers kept the liquor flowing. Claire O'Connor is a young newspaper reporter, hungry to find her next big case. While interviewing Anthony Glaviano about his new restaurant, a man is cut down outside on the street. Claire wants to solve the murder. Unknown to her, Anthony is keeping secrets from her, and the restaurant's true purpose is something completely different. The two begin an affair, but soon, a handsome detective begins blackmailing Claire about the Glaviano family and their criminal dealings, and Claire needs to decide where her loyalties lie. Connie L. Beckett's 'Murder At The Tindari' is a romantic mystery set in the early 20th century United States.

I Remember Gospel
I Remember Gospel

Author: Minister Gene D. Viale

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1449076815

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"Gene, you are going to go places you never dreamt of seeing and you will minister to people you never could imagine you would reach. Don't be afraid. I will be your seal of approval and, as long as you yield to My will, I will be with you. " This was the word given to an unlikely recipient, a self conscious young boy who was awaiting such a word to bring direction to his future. That prophetic message would begin a journey which has spanned over forty years and taken him from storefront churches and concert halls in the sixties, as part of one of America's first integrated Gospel groups, to ministry opportunities (to this day) both in the United States and abroad. Within the pages of this book, Gene, chronicles that journey in a frank, intimate and inspiring manner. He shares as an encouragement to his readers, the way God took a willing ordinary vessel and used it in unimaginable ways.

Elizabeth
Elizabeth

Author: Evelyn Anthony

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2015-11-17

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1504022238

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A historical novel spanning the first thirty years of Elizabeth I’s reign, telling the intimate story of England’s greatest sovereign The sickly Catholic fanatic Mary Tudor has reigned for six years when her half-sister Elizabeth ascends to the throne. After enduring years of exile following the execution of her mother, Anne Boleyn, the twenty-five-year-old Elizabeth inherits a realm divided by religious turmoil and financial collapse. She has already survived her own personal hell, nearly losing her life after her stepfather seduced her at thirteen. The ambitious Lord Admiral left her virginity intact, but took something far more valuable—her dignity and pride. Elizabeth learned a bitter lesson: There’s no place for love in a royal’s heart. This novel journeys through the first three decades of the reign of Elizabeth I, including her volatile relationship with Lord Robert Dudley. From bedroom intrigues to affairs of state, Elizabeth brings to life the passion and the power, illuminating the woman who, in spite of herself, still yearned for human connection. She found it with Dudley’s successor, the wealthy, dazzlingly attractive Earl of Leicester. Award-winner Evelyn Anthony chronicles the monarch's long battle with her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, for the throne, and advances a fascinating theory about who murdered Lord Robert’s first wife, Amy Dudley.

Quantum of Riches
Quantum of Riches

Author: Maggie Payne

Publisher: Dorrance Publishing

Published: 2018-09-14

Total Pages: 381

ISBN-13: 1480978493

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Quantum of Riches By: Maggie Payne Sir Thomas Wallace of Scotland inherited the family clipper ship business upon the death of his parents during a storm in the South China Sea. He was six years old. Raised by his bachelor Uncle Cameron Wallace, he learned everything about sailing and navigation as he sailed the five oceans and seven seas. As an adult, Sir Thomas married and fathered twin sons; his wife died in childbirth. The twins were raised by their maternal grandparents in London. Sir Thomas discovers a French Land Grant, granted to his grandfather prior to the Louisiana Purchase, and passed down to future generations. He sets sail for America and New Orleans. Finding the land described in the Land Grant, covered with hundred-year-old moss-covered oak trees and fields of purple irises, he travels to Washington to lay claim to the land. Sir Thomas receives title from the American President, and decides this will be his family home. Deploring slavery, Sir Thomas names his home Three Oaks Farm. The farm is a reflection of a man’s worth and yet, Sir Thomas has so little time to cherish Three Oaks. His surviving heir, young Thomas, marries and makes Three Oaks his home until tragedy comes along and takes all he loves away… or did it?

The Saga of Mary & Ma Li
The Saga of Mary & Ma Li

Author: J. A. Graffagnino

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2018-11-16

Total Pages: 309

ISBN-13: 1546267433

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The Saga of Mary & Ma Li is the final piece of a fantasy and adventure trilogy. A ruthless Chinese billionaire industrialist and his gorgeous homicidal maniac enforcer convince the leaders of China to support their plan to manipulate the world’s stock markets and thus control the world. With China’s political and military might behind them, it seems that nothing can stop their plan of world conquest. As fate would have it, their accountant is a CIA undercover mole operative. Mary and the Carrington Protection and Recovery Agency are hired by the CIA and the Chinese billionaire without each side’s knowledge to find and return the elusive agent and the secret documents he possesses that prove China’s involvement. The story unites modern China and feudal Japan in turmoil. Old enemies and new ones become allies to destroy Mary and Ma Li. Unknown to the spirit sisters, a bet between a demon and an archangel centuries before was the catalyst that created both Mary and Ma Li and the mystical swords that became their weapons. These same elements are needed by demons to open a chasm between the world of humans and the demon realm to start an unholy revolution. Mary and Ma Li are thrown into a fight for survival in both the mortal and spirit worlds. Friends’ loyalties are tested, and enemies are forced to trust one another. Ancient prophecies are fulfilled—not the ones written by man but the original vows witnessed by long-dead spirits and enforced by demons and angels. The saga now comes full circle for Mary and Ma Li. The past and the present combine to decide their own fate. But who will decide the survival of supportive friends, loving family, and Mary’s children?

The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Volume One
The Adventures of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser Volume One

Author: Fritz Leiber

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2017-08-08

Total Pages: 785

ISBN-13: 150404746X

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The Hugo and Nebula Award–winning series of swords and sorcery, featuring two unorthodox heroes, from a Grand Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Many decades before George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones, Grand Master Fritz Leiber ruled the sword-and-sorcery universe. These three short story collections chronicle the unconventional adventures of Leiber’s endearing antiheroes: barbarian Fafhrd and former wizard’s apprentice, the Gray Mouser. Swords and Deviltry: Fafhrd, a handsome barbarian of the Steppes, is seduced by a beautiful prostitute and her equally intoxicating city, while the Gray Mouser, a slum rat wizard-in-training, is tempted by the dark arts. The two men meet on a night of multiple thieveries and an enduring partnership is born. Swords Against Death: Rogue swordsmen and devoted companions Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser pursue ill-gotten fortunes within the confines of Lankhmar. They cross paths with two wizards, Sheelba of the Eyeless Face and Ningauble of the Seven Eyes, and a most violent clash ensues. Eventually, following further adventures, the two antiheroes end up as indentured swordsman servants to their former foes. Swords in the Mist: A cloud of concentrated hatred and lean times in Lankhmar compels Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser to temporarily depart the most corrupt metropolis in all of Nehwon as they seek adventure in the realm of the Sea-King—and on a different world entirely. This must-read collection of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser short stories features multiple Hugo and Nebula Award–nominated tales, and includes the acclaimed novella Ill Met in Lankhmar.

Moon Spinner
Moon Spinner

Author: Cheron Hayes

Publisher: PublishAmerica

Published: 2005-07-11

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1456071750

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Darius of Gloucester is seeking his soul mate, and he has been looking for over 900 years. When he stumbles across small town bookstore owner Shelby Simmons his ancient instincts indicate he just might have found her. As Dari romances Shelby, he is plagued with bouts of unexpected historical time shifting and run-ins with a mysterious evil witch. Add to the mix hidden secrets in Shelby’s past, a suspicious policeman with his own designs on Shelby’s time, and Shelby’s skeptical views on love, and Dari’s quest seems doomed to failure. Is she the one he’s been seeking, or is he just blinded by lust? Moon Spinner spans the centuries as Dari and Shelby play the time-honored game of seduction. Will they finish the game, or will others prevail?

The Romance of Tristan
The Romance of Tristan

Author: Beroul

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2005-03-31

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 0141913851

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One of the earliest extant versions of the Tristan and Yseut story, Beroul's French manuscript of The Romance of Tristan dates back to the middle of the twelfth century. It recounts the legend of Tristan, nephew of King Mark of Cornwall, and the king's Irish wife Yseut, who fall passionately in love after mistakenly drinking a potion. Their illicit romance remains secret for many years, but the relentless suspicion of the king's barons and the fading effects of the magic draught eventually lead to tragedy for the lovers. While Beroul's work emphasizes the impulsive and often brutal behaviour of the characters, its sympathetic depiction of two people struggling against their destiny is one of the most powerful versions of this enduringly popular legend.