An Act of Courage
An Act of Courage

Author: K. C. Lynn

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2017-03-08

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781544266916

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She's the light from his past. He's the one her heart has always longed for. Trained by the best, Christopher Walker has fought hard for his country and even harder to forget the only girl he's ever loved. He spent countless nights submerged in death and destruction only to find himself clinging to the memories of her when the darkness crept in. When her life is threatened, Christopher will stop at nothing to protect her. Even if it means having to confront his past. Alissa Malone never thought she would find herself face-to-face again with the only boy she's ever loved. But she soon realizes Christopher is not the same man he once was. His touch is still electrifying-his voice still earth shattering. But there's a darkness about him that wasn't there before. A pain he harbors so deep that she can feel it all the way to her soul. One fateful moment destroyed his very existence, and only one person will be able to make him realize that what he considers an act of dishonor was truly an act of courage. *** This is Book Four in the Acts Of Honor series, the spin-off series to Men Of Honor. It is not necessary to read all the other books in the series. However, I do highly recommend that you at least read Resisting Temptation, the third book in the Men of Honor series since this is where these Characters story began.

Elena's Serenade
Elena's Serenade

Author: Campbell Geeslin

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-04-19

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 1442436875

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Who ever heard of a girl glassblower? In Mexico, where the sun is called el sol and the moon is called la luna, a little girl called Elena wants to blow into a long pipe...and make bottles appear, like magic. But girls can't be glassblowers. Or can they? Join Elena on her fantastic journey to Monterrey -- home of the great glassblowers! -- in an enchanting story filled with magic realism.

I Choose Elena
I Choose Elena

Author: Lucia Osborne-Crowley

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Published: 2020-02-18

Total Pages: 113

ISBN-13: 1760873772

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Aged fifteen and on track to be an Olympic gymnast, Lucia Osborne-Crowley was violently raped in Sydney on a night out, sparking a series of events that left her devastatingly ill for more than ten years of her life. Her path to healing began a decade later, when she told someone about her rape for the very first time. Lucia eventually found solace in writers like Elena Ferrante, and her work is about rediscovering vulnerability and resilience in the face of formerly unbearable trauma. The author explores what has been proved, but is not yet widely known, about how trauma affects the body, bringing to our attention its cyclical, intergenerational nature; how trauma intersects with deeply held beliefs about the credibility of women; and how trauma is played out again and again in the fabric of our cultures, governments, judicial systems and relationships. 'If you buy one book today let it be this one...It moved me to tears and to anger.' - Daisy Johnson, author of Everything Under 'This book is burrowed deep under my skin.' - Jessica Andrews, author of Saltwater

Archangel's Heart
Archangel's Heart

Author: Nalini Singh

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 0451488008

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New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into a dangerous and exhilarating world where a deadly, beautiful archangel and his once-mortal consort are caught in a fury of twisted darkness… “Raphael and Elena are the heart of this series…they are what keep me coming back for more.”—Fiction Vixen One of the most vicious archangels in the world has disappeared. No one knows if Lijuan is dead or has chosen to Sleep the long sleep of an immortal. But with her lands falling into chaos under a rising tide of vampiric bloodlust, a mysterious and ancient order of angels known as the Luminata calls the entire Cadre together to discuss the fate of her territory. Accompanying her archangelic lover Raphael to the Luminata compound, guild hunter-turned-angel Elena senses that all is not as it seems. Secrets echo from within the stone walls of the compound, and the deeper Elena goes, the uglier the darkness. But neither Raphael nor Elena is ready for the brutal truths hidden within—truths that will change everything Elena thinks she knows about who she is… Nothing will ever be the same again.

Risk, Courage, and Women
Risk, Courage, and Women

Author: Karen A. Waldron

Publisher: University of North Texas Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 1574412337

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This unique collection of narratives, essays, and poems includes an original interview with Maya Angelou and pieces by Naomi Shihab Nye, Pat Mora, Rosemary Catacalos, and many others. Each work relates how women have demonstrated courage by taking a risk that has changed their lives. The Introduction explores courage not as a battlefield quality, but as the result of thoughtful choices demonstrating integrity and self-awareness. Each section opens with a description of its organization and the significance of individual pieces. Themes include sustenance for living, faith in the unknown, the courage of choice, the seams of our lives, and crossing borders. The book begins with a conversation with Dr. Maya Angelou, the embodiment of a courageous woman. She urges readers to "Envision" and concludes the book with the wish "Good morning," inviting all to join her in a new day reflecting "The Power of One." Voices of racial and ethnic diversity speak throughout the work, underscoring both difference and unity in the female experience. Including role models for university audiences and powerful reflections of life experiences for older readers, this work serves many purposes: a textbook in Literature or Women's/Gender Studies classes, a focus for book study groups, and a source for providing perspective during quiet moments. All net proceeds from book sales will go to the WINGS nonprofit organization, recipient of Oprah's Angel Network award, providing uninsured women with free breast cancer surgery, radiation, counseling, and follow-up treatments such as chemotherapy.

Hope and Other Luxuries
Hope and Other Luxuries

Author: Clare B. Dunkle

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2015-05-19

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 1452136971

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Clare Dunkle seemed to have an ideal life—two beautiful, high-achieving teenage daughters, a loving husband, and a satisfying and successful career as a children's book novelist. But it's when you let down your guard that the ax falls. Just after one daughter successfully conquered her depression, another daughter developed a life-threatening eating disorder. Co-published with Elena Vanishing, the memoir of her daughter, this is the story—told in brave, beautifully written, and unflinchingly honest prose—of one family's fight against a deadly disease, from an often ignored but important perspective: the mother of the anorexic.

To Elena
To Elena

Author: Vera Abbott

Publisher:

Published: 2017-10-16

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 9781549949524

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The official hammered his fist on the desk. "You lie!" He shook his head and screamed, "You are protecting someone!"Elena bit her lip and lowered her voice. "I am not lying."He rounded his desk and stepped up close to her. He bent over, staring, inches from her face, clenching his jaw. His eyes narrowed. He seethed. "You are a sly woman."Elena responded gently, "It may be difficult to say whether I am sly or maybe I am very smart."Living in remote Siberia, fifteen-year-old Elena's family has been torn apart by the Communist Revolution. Her mother has remarried after her family was targeted for their wealth--a new name not associated with capitalism. Elena has now become an attraction of a local theater and flirts with young party members. These carefree days are threatened when a mysterious man appears in her village, an exile whose controversial message sabotages all her plans and redirects her on an unexpected path that will take her far from Siberia in a country on the brink of World War II.To Elena is the true story of a young woman who learns to survive amidst the oppression of a government that shames, punishes, or kills anyone it considers an enemy of the state--anyone educated, anyone wealthy, anyone who does not conform to the government's way of thinking. Including Christians."It has been a long time since I have been so profoundly moved by a book. I was enthralled by Elena's story--from start to finish."--Paul Semenchuk, Trans World Radio."The book reads like a thriller novel, filled with unlikely faith, unexpected heroism, and moving accounts of the God's power at work amidst oppressive unbelief."--Reverend Seth Rogers

Elena Undone
Elena Undone

Author: Nicole Conn

Publisher: Bella Books

Published: 2011-02-01

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1594937125

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Elena. A wife who will not question her loyalty to a husband she does not love nor her duty to a church whose tenets she does not fully accept. Peyton. A lesbian trapped in an arid relationship and a life that has brought her success but scant emotional sustenance. Their eyes first meet across the distance of a public park. One glance is all it takes for ignition. A slow-building sexual fire soon becomes a conflagration that engulfs both their lives. But no matter how compelling the attraction, no matter how intensely love may reach into the depths of either of their souls, reality is inflexible. Elena's husband is pastor of a church; her son is the center of her life; and she is haunted by a burden of grief and guilt that fixes her firmly in the conventional life she leads.