Finalist for the Seventh Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in the Literary Fiction category Includes author-curated discussion questions! Traci Skuce's Hunger Moon is a collection of stories that echo with the yearning to be replenished, to be made full. Here are characters at cusp-points in their lives, attempting to shift their trajectories: to cease wrapping up their heart's desire in a pink bubble by launching it into the universe. Some turn to ESP, some to a belief in ghosts, some to the future caught inside a glass bottle, each character taking the hackneyed adage "Follow Your Bliss" too literally to blissfully follow their own storyline. Emotional charged, evocative, and lush, Hunger Moon's thirteen short stories each set out on profound quests to satisfy an emotional hunger.
A woman prefers to leave her boyfriend rather than reveal she is pregnant by him. In this way Renata hopes to avoid complications and give her child a happy life. She moves town and with the help of neighbors embarks on single motherhood. The novel describes how she copes. A first novel.
Norse & Viking Mythology, Paranormal & Urban Fantasy Framed for her lover's murder... Victoria Storm, Alpha of the Storm Pack, leads her beleaguered family of wolf-shifters in a desperate flight from Odin's mortal followers. Her worst enemy, a rogue hunter, won't stop until his brother's death is avenged and he'll kill anyone who gets in his way. Following Freya's prophecy, Victoria seeks sanctuary in a small town high in the secluded Sierra Nevada Mountains. In Sierra Pines, nothing is as it seems. Victoria considers a marriage of convenience with Arik Koenig, a powerful lawyer with a Loki-like gift for twisting the truth to his advantage. The more she learns of his mysterious past, the greater her mistrust. With the fate of her pack on the line, Victoria undertakes an investigation into the murder of Arik's wife. When her prying uncovers layers of lies and deception, a blizzard of Ragnarök proportions threatens to consume them all. Suggested reading order for Loki's Wolves: #1. Valkyrie's Vengeance #2. Hunger Moon #3. Battle Cry #4. Gallows God #5. Hunter's Mark (prequel) #6. Fragile Gods #7. Blood Brothers (To be released) PRAISE FOR THE LOKI'S WOLVES / RAGNAROK: DOOM OF THE GODS SERIES: "Write fast Ms. Snark!" ~ 4.5 Stars from InD'Tale Magazine "Melissa Snark is next on my reading list. I look forward to reading more of her books." ~ 4.5 stars Top Pick from Night Owl Reviews This book is a great time! It combines all the best elements of the paranormal with a spine-chilling mystery. Although short, it is a well-told story full of twists and turns. The author has a light easy-going touch with a descriptive style that draws the reader into the action. Although a little light on the shape-shifting aspect of the characters, the story explores other aspects of the supernatural, drawing inspiration from Viking mythology. This use of mythology in a modern way opens up a plethora of new ideas for the genre. "Valkyrie's Vengeance" is a niceeasy read, perfect for unwinding after work or on a Sunday afternoon. ~InD'Tale Magazine RONE Awards 2016 Finalist Fans of the following books and series are known to enjoy this Norse & Viking mythology, paranormal & urban fantasy series: Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman Demon Hunter by Rachel Medhurst (Viking Soul) Ragnarok Rising by Nora Ash (The Omega Prophecy) Urban Mythic: Eleven Novels of Adventure and Romance, Featuring Norse and Greek Gods, Demons and Djinn, Angels, Fairies, Vampires, and Werewolves in the Modern World by C. Gockel, Christine Pope, Meg Collett, C.J. Brightley, Mark E. Cooper, Helen Harper, Melissa Snark, Debra Dunbar, Ron Neito, S. T. Bende, Nancy Straight The Morrigan: Celtic Goddes of Magick and Might by Courtney Weber Pagan Portals - Brigid: Meeting The Celtic Goddess Of Poetry, Forge, And Healing Well by Morgan Daimler Tending Brigid's Flame: Awaken to the Celtic Goddess of Hearth, Temple, and Forge by Lunaea Weatherstone Someday My Count Will Come (I Bring the Fire) by C. Gockel Legends Of The Gods: eBook Edition by E. A. Wallis Budge Reign of the Anunnaki: The Alien Manipulation of Our Spiritual Destiny by Jan Erik Sigdell Pagan Portals - Loki: Trickster and Transformer by Dagulf Loptson The Wild Curse (Faerie Sworn) by by Ron C. Nieto See No Evil (Soul Eater) by Pippa DaCosta Finding Grace (The Remarkable Life of Zach Wiche Continued) by Cate Dean Shadow Mate by Caryn Moya Block 'Til Dragons Do Us Part by Lorenda Christensen Refuge (The Healers of Meligna: Klawdia Series) by K. J. Colt Keywords related to this Norse & Viking mythology, paranormal & urban fantasy series: Loki, Fantasy Books, Epic Sagas, Werewolves and Shifters, Animals & Nature, Popular Series, Paranormal Fantasy Books, Top Rated Books, Tricks, Fantasy Omnibus, Spells & Charms, Romance Books, Loki Books, Wizards, Fantasy Romance Books, Essential Reads, Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales, Epic Fantasy, Vampires, Omnibus Bundle, Paranormal Romance Series, Adventure Books, Mythology and Folklore, Top Rated Fantasy Collection With Vikings And Shapeshifters, Fantasy Bundle, Heroine, Dryads, Supernatural and Occult, Sword And Sorcery, Shifter Romance, Modern Paranormal Romance Series, Fantasy Stories, Shifter Series, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Books, Shifter Omnibus, Best Rated Omnibus, Omnibus Collection, Paranormal Romance Books, Magical Adventures, Alpha, Warriors, Shadow, Asgard Stories, Demon, Chaos, Fairy Tales, Thor, Odin, Freya, Frigg, Angel, Wolves, Norse mythology weapons, Ymir, Best books on Norse Mythology, Norse myths, Norse Mythology novel, the Nine Worlds of Norse Mythology, Gods of Norse Mythology, Norse Mythology for dummies, Viking gods, Norse worlds, the Norse mythology, Norse mythology creation, Vikings mythology, Norse mythology book, Books about Norse mythology.
Carl Joseph ("Pat") Buchanan (l9l8-l995) was a hobo, a farmer, a trapper, a hunter and hunting guide, a sawyer, a handyman, and finally a freelance writer. He lived for thirty-five years in the Whitemud Valley north of Waskatenau, Alberta. Then he moved to Athabasca, where he farmed, sawed lumber, and guided hunters for another twenty years. Finally he retired to Penticton and pursued his writing career in earnest, selling his stories to such prestigious magazines as 'The Beaver' and 'Reader's Digest'.
Set in the 1950s, this novel follows 12-year-old Ruthie Tepper, who craves attention but tends to her younger brothers, Michael, Isaac, and especially Eddy, whom others label "slow" or "retarded."
FROM ITS CREATION BY GOD TO ITS PERFECT SIZE, DETAILS ARE REVEALED ABOUT THE MOON'S UNIQUE CONNECTION TO THE SEASON'S TIDES, ANIMAL LIFECYCLES, AND ROLE AS EARTH'S PROTECTIVE SHIELD. WELL-KNOWN AND HIGHLY RESPECTED CREATION SCIENTISTS DON DEYOUNG AND JOHN WHITCOMB SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN AN EASY-TO-COMPREHEND FORMAT. NEWLY REVISED AND EXPANDED, THE BOOK IS A DEFINITIVE WORK ON EARTH'S CLOSEST NEIGHBOR AND ITS CONTINUING FASCINATION AMONG EXPLORERS AND RESEARCHERS.
Full Moon Feast invites us to a table brimming with locally grown foods, radical wisdom, and communal nourishment. In Full Moon Feast, accomplished chef and passionate food activist Jessica Prentice champions locally grown, humanely raised, nutrient-rich foods and traditional cooking methods. The book follows the thirteen lunar cycles of an agrarian year, from the midwinter Hunger Moon and the springtime sweetness of the Sap Moon to the bounty of the Moon When Salmon Return to Earth in autumn. Each chapter includes recipes that display the richly satisfying flavors of foods tied to the ancient rhythm of the seasons. Prentice decries our modern food culture: megafarms and factories, the chemically processed ghosts of real foods in our diets, and the suffering--physical, emotional, cultural, communal, and spiritual--born of a disconnect from our food sources. She laments the system that is poisoning our bodies and our communities. But Full Moon Feast is a celebration, not a dirge. Prentice has emerged from her own early struggles with food to offer health, nourishment, and fulfillment to her readers. She recounts her relationships with local farmers alongside ancient harvest legends and methods of food preparation from indigenous cultures around the world. Combining the radical nutrition of Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions, keen agri-political acumen, and a spiritual sensibility that draws from indigenous as well as Western traditions, Full Moon Feast is a call to reconnect to our food, our land, and each other.
An intimate portrait of the Earth's closest neighbor--the Moon--that explores the history and future of humankind's relationship with it Every generation has looked towards the heavens and wondered at the beauty of the Moon. Fifty years ago, a few Americans became the first to do the reverse--and shared with Earth-bound audiences the view of their own planet hanging in the sky instead. Recently, the connection has been discovered to be even closer: a fragment of the Earth's surface was found embedded in a rock brought back from the Moon. And astronauts are preparing to return to the surface of the Moon after a half-century hiatus--this time to the dark side. Oliver Morton explores how the ways we have looked at the Moon have shaped our perceptions of the Earth: from the controversies of early astronomers such as van Eyck and Galileo, to the Cold War space race, to the potential use of the Moon as a stepping stone for further space exploration. Advanced technologies, new ambitions, and old dreams mean that men, women, and robots now seem certain to return to the Moon. For some, it is a future on which humankind has turned its back for too long. For others, an adventure yet to begin.
From the author of Moon Spells comes a beginner’s book about the moon’s energy and how you can harness that lunar power in your everyday life. From new moons and eclipses to blue moons and the super moon, there are ample opportunities for the moon to influence our emotions and thoughts. Many believe our emotional potency is heightened during a super moon, while a new moon can bring change and new perspectives. Knowing when and how to use that power is key. In Moon Magic, you’ll learn how the lunar phases influence our emotions and well-being differently and how to harness that power for healing, emotional strength, and physical and mental wellness. Third-generation intuitive Diane Ahlquist helps guide those new to the power of the moon through lunar recipes and simple exercises, such as intention setting and moon meditation to help you capitalize on the moon’s inherent power and channel the moon’s energy whenever you need it most.
