‘Every Cloud’s a Dream’ is a collection of poetry that reflects the writer's varied moods, ranging from nostalgic romanticism to childhood innocence and even pensive contemplations. The poems hope to stir the readers to dwell on the reflections evoked by these emotions.This book bundles the three previous stories of the godling Nate Lee, with the final, never before published tale: "Love's End". Nate Lee once loved a mortal woman, a young shaman born in the age of mammoths. A godling new born from chaos, he made a lover's promise to give her daughter and each of her daughters' daughters her heart's desire. The promise has become his curse as he fulfills each woman's wish and watches her destroy herself. The curse of his love goes on for generation after generation until, at last, on a distant world, millennia in the future, Nate Lee finds the very last of his beloved's far daughters. His one hope for freedom is to bestow his deadly gift and end the promise made to a lover long dust. But in Silk, he finds a woman as strong, as brave, and as fierce as her ancestor. It's as if his lost love is reborn. He cannot break his vow, but will granting Silk's heart's desire destroy her as so many have been destroyed before?This book also includes the bonus story, "Death and His Daughter."

Dr. Kwame Nkrumah is NOT the FOUNDER of Ghana. It is evidential and clear that Ghana as we presently have it, did not just bolt from the blues. so, Ghana is not the direct result of any man’s work; herein, Kwame Nkrumah. Ghana was borne out through the collective effort and sheer determination of J. B. Danquah and Co.Journey into a world of dark fantasy and adventure.... When Charlie James begins his junior year at East River High, he discovers a mysterious old book of dark magic, complete with images of monsters, demons, dragons, and creatures of other sorts.... The Book of the Underground. After a few strange occurrences, he soon enters a world that takes him on a dark journey beyond his wildest imagination as he desperately looks for a way home, unraveling many surprises along the way. Meanwhile his father, who holds a deep secret to Charlie's past, has a plan of his own.... With the help of his heroic friends, Charlie battles through it all in this fun, compelling, fast-paced and action-packed ride for mature teen readers and adults alike by new author Cody Hyde.

Character driven short stories dealing with an undocumented immigrant, a runaway slave, coming of age experiences, a love story and end of life.A collection of short stories including one following the burdens of a young undocumented Mexican immigrant and another chronicling some of the adventures of a runaway slave during the early years of the Civil War. Follow the modern era activities of two young men in their coming of age experiences. See how a couple’s love story finds them reunited after an interval of forty years. Observe how a relative aids in a end of life situation.

“Learn easy ways to control anger” is all about helping you deal with anger and stress related issues. Different chapters talk about different subjects like tips for managing stress and anger, causes of anger and stress etc. Here, Author Majid Mireskandari has put together some amazing stress busting tips for you.A manipulated photographic image with a psychological calming effect is investigated secretly for possible therapeutic applications, but an incidental problem causes abandonment of the project. A leak however arouses the unwelcome interest of the suspicious local Press which is then tricked into discrediting itself by blowing up a bubble of alarmist sensation that is promptly burst, but the frank editorial admission of being hoaxed leads to a promise of the true story in due course. The failure of the technical investigation threatens the future of the laboratory which then finds through the reporter a commercial application for the techniques developed.

Masurani was set to run professionally when her father dies in a terrorist attack. Between puberty and grief she pursues the martial arts only to refuse a invitation to join the government backed KnightsMage. Entrapped by a devious street fighter and forced to turn professional, Petulant promises to reveal the nature of her father's death, but can she survive this match and learn the truth?Masurani Sarle owes Aaran Coates a story, so she decides to tell her why and how she became one of the elite KnightsMage. As a young woman in high school, Masurani was on track to become a professional runner. While her father won't let her compete off-planet, he is proud of her budding career. Unfortunately he is caught up in a terrorist attack and killed. Between puberty and grief, Masurani abandons running to pursue the martial arts.Meanwhile, her 'wish' is granted, gifting her with legendary physical prowess. Her new best friend, Ayani Coates, sees a need in the KnightsMage and asks her to join the government backed organization. Instead of accepting, Masurani forms a gang of friends she calls the 'Jugheads' to protect her home town. Some time later, her mother dies of cancer and Masurani is further estranged. A street fight results in the near death of her opponent, a fact used by the arena owner known as 'Petulant' to coerce her into professional fighting against her better judgement.Faroh Sarle has marital problems and requests to stay with his favorite niece for a while, and Masurani accepts. Faroh, having previously fought for Petulant, offers some guidance, but she isn't having any. From anyone. Stubbornly she continues to fight for Aim Westfathing, injuries mounting up. Even with the medical aid of Doctor David Namiki, Masurani finds it difficult to continue. Double the Rage Entertainment has the solution: A winner-takes-all championship fight for the title with a Nova cyborg, a remnant of the Crushing War.

The Seven Realms Of Zoaia is a universe created by Michael Zinetti. This ebook is a breakdown of that universe, explaining who Zoaia is, the seven realms, the many gods, the many stars (or heroes or main characters), etc.The Seven Realms Of Zoaia is a universe created by Michael Zinetti. This ebook is a breakdown of that universe, explaining who Zoaia is, the seven realms, the many gods, the many stars (or heroes or main characters), etc. Some prominent stories that take place within the Seven Realms Of Zoaia are the story of Godbolt and the story of Switek of Springfield. As more is created and added to the universe, they will added here in future revisions. Welcome to the Seven Realms of Zoaia by Michael Zinetti.

Words from the Garden of the Light is a feast for the mind. Many Quotes, Poems and essays. Stories of writing with Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell when I was a teenager. The story behind Circle Game, Both Sides Now, Woodstock, Sounds of Silence, and Bridge Over Troubled Water. And photographs of my travels for the past five years.Words from the Garden of the Light is a feast for the mind. Photographs of my travels for the past five years. Poetry that explains my life. I’m publishing this because I’m running out of ideas on how to get through to Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon.I’ve also included stories of me in my teens, writing with Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell. The story behind Circle Game, Both Sides Now, Woodstock, Sounds of Silence and Bridge Over Troubled Water. Please read my ebook, Babble On, for information on me and to learn how all of the statements in this book could possibly be true. It will change your outlook.

"Detailing" concerns a man going to visit his mother in a nursing home for the first time. He uses many measures to divert his mind from the situation and the guilt that hounds him. He revisits the past throughout his time with his uncommunicative mother.A professional baseball coach, disillusioned and discouraged, receives new hope in an unexpected form.

Four friends begin to put together the shattered pieces of their lives--and to find out what this means for them. Two sisters inherit the Old Gray House. One doesn't remember how she came to leave there as a child. One remembers everything. Both must gather the Daughters of the Circle before it is too late.In Book One of this Witch, Urban Fantasy ongoing series, Morgan begins to recover her lost memories of a time she was taken from her family, and friends, while playing with magick as a child, when she accidentally called out the shadow.... Now, disconnected from her future--and unable to resolve her past--she inherits an Old Gray House. Yet, the moment she steps in Ravenwood manor, her past begins to unravel, and soon, she begins to find the missing pieces of her life with her sister, her friends, and the old attic that beckons her. She soon realizes she can reclaim her future--but will she have the courage to reclaim the magick of her past in time to save them all?Her sister, Claire, remembers everything about that devastating day. That day took everything she'd called home. Though she and her aunt spent the rest of her childhood looking for her missing sister, they never found her. Now, her grandmother passed away. And just like that--Morgan reappeared. But has she appeared in time? And will she be able to find the rest of the Daughters of the Circle before the Shadow gets them all?Tara, Sophia and the boys also lost their friends that fateful day, when Morgan disappeared and Claire left home to search for her. Now, fate steps in to bring them all home and each of them must face their own hidden traumas--in searching for the truth that once tore them all apart.... But will the secret that Sophia has kept from them, for all these years, save them? Or will her secret destroy them all?(Sister Series to Sons of the Dark Mother, Jaguar Witch, and Cat People) These series tap into this realm--a realm that brings to life the world of the Land of the Fae, where magickal beings really do exist, and you can come to visit for awhile....

Did you like Catcher in the Rye? If so, you will like this. Halcyon Daze is a series of short stories about growing up in Canada in the latter half of the 20th Century. The book can be read from front to back and even better, from back to front.Tall Chambers leads a secretive agency which tracks terrorist groups. If a group has definite plans to harm innocent people, the agency steps in and stops them by whatever means are necessary. Tall and his agency first appeared in the novel Justified Action. In this Mini Novel, Tall gets an assignment from the White House. The President wants him to rescue hostages held by a terrorist group for ransom. Tall knows it will be nearly impossible to free the hostages, but he's the only hope they have.

Twenty-one-year-old Rune is an aspiring filmmaker, but so far her only break has been scoring a job as an underpaid production assistant in Manhattan. Still, she's always on the lookout for the perfect topic for her own film--and she thinks she's found it when she witnesses the bombing of a triple-X movie theater in Times Square. Rune's got a great hook for her documentary: She plans to film it through the eyes of Shelly Lowe, the porn star whose movie was playing at the theater when it exploded.  But just hours after Rune films a poignant Shelly reflecting on her dreams of becoming a serious actress, a second bomb silences the beautiful film star forever. Was Shelly in the wrong place at the wrong time--or was she the bomber's target all along? Rune vows to find out the truth behind the death of this blue movie star. But as she struggles to finish shooting her film, Rune's labor of love may be her final masterpiece--as a shooting of a more lethal kind threatens to write an ending to this story that no one wants to see.... *From the Paperback edition.*

Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead. So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. They follow legends and local lore, destroy the murderous dead, and keep pesky things like the future and friends at bay. Searching for a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas expects the usual: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, now stained red and dripping with blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home. Yet she spares Cas's life.

Wall Street meets the Sons of Anarchy in Damage Control, the smoldering, scorching next novel in the explosively sexy Dirty Money series. The only thing more dangerous than a dark secret is a damaged heart… Shane Brandon has been pushed to the brink, torn between his corrupt family and his explosive, all-consuming desire for Emily Stevens, who he now knows is not who, and what, she seems. Has he trusted the wrong person? Will she, not his brother Derek, be the ultimate destruction of his family Empire? Emily tries to run from Shane, but he will stop her, confront her, force her to reveal all — one hot touch and kiss at a time, under every intimate detail of who this woman is, and what she wants, is exposed. But as he tears away the dangers of the unknowns with the woman in his bed, and in his heart, The Martina Cartel has set their sights on his company, his family, and the one piece of leverage they believe he won’t gamble with: Emily. This is book TWO of FOUR in Shane and Emily's story.

Running is the only thing keeping Jo sane. Haunted by the tragic death of a teenage asylum seeker, the rhythm of her feet pounding the earth provides temporary respite from all-consuming memories. So when she discovers a young boy living rough in the woods, Jo is determined to do everything within her power to keep him safe. DS Sam Hollands wants to get her relationship back on track, unsure of how to make things right. But everything changes when she returns from work one night to find a stranger in her home ...Told with the use of source documents, allowing the reader to delve deeper into the world of the characters, this is a stunning, psychologically-rich short story from one of the most authentic and compelling voices in British crime fiction.

Aiden and Meg Falconer are now celebrities ... for all the wrong reasons. It's much harder to be on the run when the whole country's looking for you.... Aiden and Meg Falconer are out to find the evidence that will free their parents from a life sentence in prison. But in order to do that, they have to live undercover. Ever since they broke out of a juvenile detention facility, they've been chased by the FBI ... and by a strange killer they've nicknamed Hairless Joe. Now their story has hit the airwaves, and suddenly everyone is looking for the Falconer kids. They think they can hide with an old family friend ... but when she turns them in and Meg is put in jail, the danger and adventure only increase.

It’s five days till Christmas, and the day before the Winter Solstice. The biggest pre-Christmas blizzard seen for decades is heading straight for the New York metropolitan area. But in one small corner of the Town of Hempstead, everyone’s attention is on other business. That’s because there’s a party tonight at Juan and Marina Rodriguez’s house… and the guest of honor is a being from four hundred lightyears away who looks a whole lot like a Christmas tree. As so often happens, the motive force behind the festivities is the redoubtable Carmela Rodriguez, intent on fulfilling her longtime intention to fulfill one of the great wishes of the wizard known as Filif — specifically, to finally get him into a full set of Christmas decorations. The two-day party that ensues (with an epic sleepover in the middle) brings together a cast of old and new friends to eat, drink, exchange presents, and see a few things the likes of which this world has never seen before… This 35,000 word novelette is a canonical work in the Young Wizards universe and takes place between the events of A Wizard of Mars and the forthcoming Games Wizards Play.

Candid and revealing, the final volume of Christopher Isherwood's diaries brings together his thoughts on life, love, and death. Beginning in the period of his life when he wrote Kathleen and Frank, his first intensely personal book, Liberation: Diaries 1970–1983 intimately and wittily records Isherwood's immersion in the 1970s art scene in Los Angeles, New York, and London—a world peopled by the likes of Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol, and David Hockney, as well as his Broadway writing career, which brought him in touch with John Huston, Merchant and Ivory, John Travolta, John Voight, Elton John, David Bowie, Joan Didion, and Armistead Maupin. With a preface by Edmund White, Liberation is a rich and engaging final memoir by one of the most celebrated writers of his generation.