Hearts Crossed by Swords
Hearts Crossed by Swords

Author: StoryBuddiesPlay

Publisher: StoryBuddiesPlay

Published: 2024-08-25

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13:

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In 17th century Madrid, master swordsman Diego Alvarez finds himself caught between honor and love when he falls for Isabel, the daughter of his sworn enemy. As a deadly duel looms, Diego and Isabel must navigate treacherous waters of nobility, corruption, and family loyalty. Their forbidden romance ignites a chain of events that will test their love, challenge their beliefs, and ultimately lead them on a thrilling journey of escape, pursuit, and redemption. "The Midnight Duel" is a passionate tale of love conquering all odds, set against the backdrop of Spain's Golden Age, where every thrust of the sword could mean life, death, or a chance at true happiness. Historical romance, 17th century Spain, forbidden love, swordfighting, Madrid nobility, honor duel, adventure romance, Spanish Golden Age, star-crossed lovers, swashbuckling romance

Girls with Swords
Girls with Swords

Author: Lisa Bevere

Publisher: WaterBrook

Published: 2014-02-18

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0307457826

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A passionate call for Christian women to effectively "wield the sword" of their God-given feminine strength against any evil that threatens them and those they love. What if you discovered you have been entrusted with an invisible, invincible, and incorruptible weapon? Would you use it? In a day of worldwide trafficking, gendercide, discrimination, and other hostility against women, Lisa Bevere points to a biblical foundation to present a model of feminine strength that will empower women to live confidently. Drawing on the many references to swords throughout Scripture, the author constructs a revealing and compelling female paradigm that will impact every area of a woman's self identity, spiritual awareness, relationships, and life vision and mission. Long known for her passionate and articulate expression of biblical womanhood, Bevere presents fresh imagery--as enticing and strong as polished steel--to prepare women boldly for the challenges they face in today's world. It's not enough to just be wise and strong: Now a woman must know how to wield her sword. Creatively forging the imagery of swords, the Word of God, and the Cross, Girls with Swords will teach you: • How to speak the language of heaven on earth • What it means to intercede • What it means to carry your cross • What it means to be discerning • How to disarm the enemy • Why women are the enemy’s target—and why God needs them to be heroes It’s time to take up your sword and be a hero.

Swords Around the Cross
Swords Around the Cross

Author: Timothy T. O'Donnell

Publisher:

Published: 2004-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780931888786

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Swords Around the Cross presents one of the few full-length treatments of the heroic struggle of the Irish clansmen in their effort to defend their faith and country against English encroachment and conquest in the sixteenth century. This book has infuriated establishment academics for its honest and thorough treatment of the Irish past. In so doing, the image of a "golden age" under Elizabeth I is dealt a serious blow.

The Paper Sword
The Paper Sword

Author: Robert Priest

Publisher: Dundurn.com

Published: 2014-07-26

Total Pages: 223

ISBN-13: 1459708288

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A painted sword is their only protection from evil sorcery, strange creatures, and enemy forces. On the spell-crossed Phaer Isle, teenage Xemion dreams of being a great swordsman. When he finds a blade-shaped stick, he fashions it to look like a real sword. Knowing that the laws of their cruel Pathan conquerors would require a death sentence for possession of such an object, his friend Saheli demands he destroy it. He agrees, but insists on performing just one sword ceremony. When his mastery of the weapon, a skill long forgotten, is witnessed by a mysterious man named Vallaine, the two friends are invited to join a planned rebellion. At first they refuse, but when a sadistic official discovers their transgressions, they are forced to flee their home and embark on a dangerous journey to the ruins of the ancient city of Ulde, where rebel forces are gathering. Armed with only their wits and the painted sword, they face Thralls, Triplicants, dragons, rage-wraiths, and a host of other spell-crossed beings. As they approach the Great Kone, source of all spell-craft, Saheli’s fear of magic and Xemion’s attraction to it bind them in a crossed spell of their own — one that threatens to separate the two forever.

Slayer's Heart
Slayer's Heart

Author: Marcelle Cooper

Publisher: Black Gate Publishing

Published: 2014-02-09

Total Pages: 460

ISBN-13: 0615968422

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Since childhood, Sufoh has lived his life according to the principle of Slayer's Heart, a technique which rids him of all emotion and renders him a ruthless, bloodthirsty killer. Such a reputation is a badge of honor among the warrior race of Macaris from which he hails. But when Sufoh accidentally releases six legendary demons that threaten to plunge the world into chaos, he must leave his people to undo what he has done. As he ventures into a world that hates and fears him, Sufoh is forced to confront not only the evil he has unleashed, but the evil within himself and learn what it truly means to be human.

Classroom Calypso
Classroom Calypso

Author: Winthrop R. Holder

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780820451374

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What happens when teachers «relinquish the authority of truth providers»? Ninth grader Sasha Pringle, one of the student voices in Classroom Calypso, asserts that such a self-effacing posture empowers students by «releasing the writer within, » thereby fostering a critical, creative, and reflective disposition. Winthrop R. Holder re-represents students not as marginalized beings merely absorbing information but as subjects taking center stage and inscribing themselves into history. On their literary pilgrimage seeking self-knowledge, students, employing tale-telling, recast their classroom as a symposium - a place where popular culture orchestrates the discourse. This is an invaluable book for educators, parents, and anyone interested in understanding and facilitating the voices of urban youth.