Sometimes love needs a touch of magic... Hildy Caldwell is lonely and loveless—so she splurges on a summer rental on Long Beach Island, where she hopes the wind might blow a handsome man her way. Instead, she finds an abandoned bottle—with a 2000-year-old meddlesome genie inside. Magic and mayhem follow, along with what Hildy’s been wishing for: a meeting with the man she has never stopped loving...
When a strange little man comes to the Coven Tree Church Social promising he can give people exactly what they ask for, three young believers-in-magic each make a wish that comes true in the most unexpected way.
Wahine is an Oahu Girl having been born (1945) and raised in Kalihi-Waikiki. She raised her family on Molokai and now lives on Maui where her children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren also reside. Her ambition was to be a roller derby competitor. When she was twelve it came to her in a vision that her life would revolve around the care of children. Her inspiration to create poetry comes from her lifes involvements with her spirituality, with people as she took on various jobs, with her family and with the mana (energies) of the islands all entwined with her personal insights. A follower of Dr. Wayne Dyer, she is in the process of creating her own Book of Possibilities. This, too, inspires her poetry. Each of Wahines poems commemorates something or someone important from her experience be it an event, a person, an intuition (a sixth sense). My guardian angel gives me courage and strength. So my journey is sealed with the spirit of Aloha Mana o l o: to have faith, trust, confi dence to believe. In Hawaii we are so blessed. Our lifestyle is simple. The dreams we have carry messages for all to understand the changes and the movements. We were brought up to know that all things have rhythm and to show respect for the universe. In her Dedication Wahine shares her love with her creator and her family. In her poetry she is sharing her life with us as well.
This ebook collection includes all four books in Victoria Aveyard’s #1 New York Times bestselling Red Queen series: Red Queen, Glass Sword, King’s Cage, and War Storm. Power is a dangerous game. Mare Barrow, a lowly Red in a world of red-blooded laborers and silver-blooded elites, thought she knew what her future held. But when she learns that her red blood has been disguising a secret ability, one usually reserved only for Silvers, her life is turned upside down. How will the Silver ruling class keep her secret hidden from the increasingly restless Red population and their Scarlet Guard revolutionaries? And how will Mare use her sudden power to change the caste system, the kingdom, and the world—forever? With every book in Victoria Aveyard’s blockbuster Red Queen quartet in one digital collection, you can follow this series from the spark that began everything all the way to the electrifying conclusion. Plus don't miss Realm Breaker! Irresistibly action-packed and full of lethal surprises, this stunning fantasy series from Victoria Aveyard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Red Queen series, begins where hope is lost and asks: When the heroes have fallen, who will take up the sword?
To avoid discovery by Humans, Gnomes live in hidden in underground Lodges. One such Lodge is struck by a toxic waste tragedy, caused by ignorant Humans. The sole survivor, Dilric, faces a long and dangerous journey to find another Lodge. While trying to come to terms with the loss of his friends, wife and daughter, he faces many dangers. Suffering from chemical burns, fatigue and inconsolable anguish Dilric is attacked and seriously wounded. From the depths of despair, he is hauled back on his feet by duty. He feels it is his duty to his lost friends and family to carry on. He also feels an ever-increasing desire to avenge their senseless deaths. His often-misguided intentions lead him into surprising situations... Will Dilric ever forgive Humans for the destruction of his home and kin? And, will he ever find comfort in a female companion again? Join him on his quest to find out about that and other intriguing aspects of Gnomic life, technology and magic. The appendix provides comprehensive details about Gnome folklore.
Take a shower, wash off the day. Drink a glass of water. Make the room dark. Lie down and close your eyes. Notice the silence. Notice your heart. Still beating. Still fighting. You made it, after all. You made it, another day. And you can make it one more. You're doing just fine. Named after the poem that has been shared over 400,000 times on Tumblr, this is the third book from young author and songwriter Charlotte Eriksson. A collection of prose and poetry with the theme of hope, recovery and finding beauty in the darkness. An exploration of the life of a young artist with an aching heart, urged by a wanderlust that leads and directs, and the simple task of learning how to live with yourself. "Charlotte knows her reader so well that it feels like she's writing my very own journal."
It is the end of the Dark Ages. Macans (a.k.a. Gnomes) live peacefully and mind their own business. While most of the men are out on patrol, Trolls kidnap Brodo’s wife Ada and his sons, Morel and Rada. Led by Toki, a small group of Macans track the kidnappers through the forest to a cave at the foot of a mountain range. The ensuing battle, together with an earlier similar attack, marks the beginning of a war of attrition. Trolls are five times bigger than Macans but they are rather stupid and somewhat cowardly. Intelligence, bravery, ingenuity, poisoned arrows and a little bit of magic gives the Macans a small advantage. Trolls usually operate in pairs or small groups but a crackpot king has organised them more and formed a small army. This seriously undermines the Macans’ superiority. Read this action-packed drama to see how things turn out...
Melissa Bashardoust’s acclaimed debut novel Girls Made of Snow and Glass is “Snow White as it’s never been told before...a feminist fantasy fairy tale not to be missed” (BookPage)! “Utterly superb.” —ALA Booklist, starred review “Dark, fantastical, hauntingly evocative.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review “An empowering and progressive original retelling.” —SLJ, starred review Sixteen-year-old Mina is motherless, her magician father is vicious, and her silent heart has never beat with love for anyone—has never beat at all, in fact, but she’d always thought that fact normal. She never guessed that her father cut out her heart and replaced it with one of glass. When she moves to Whitespring Castle and sees its king for the first time, Mina forms a plan: win the king’s heart with her beauty, become queen, and finally know love. The only catch is that she’ll have to become a stepmother. Fifteen-year-old Lynet looks just like her late mother, and one day she discovers why: a magician created her out of snow in the dead queen’s image, at her father’s order. But despite being the dead queen made flesh, Lynet would rather be like her fierce and regal stepmother, Mina. She gets her wish when her father makes Lynet queen of the southern territories, displacing Mina. Now Mina is starting to look at Lynet with something like hatred, and Lynet must decide what to do—and who to be—to win back the only mother she’s ever known...or else defeat her once and for all. Entwining the stories of both Lynet and Mina in the past and present, Girls Made of Snow and Glass traces the relationship of two young women doomed to be rivals from the start. Only one can win all, while the other must lose everything—unless both can find a way to reshape themselves and their story.
Offers inspiration and advice for women based on the author's own experiences about how to cope with change and unexpected challenges in life and adopt strategies for finding personal success.
