Author: Elizabeth H. Boyer
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 9780345359667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Adopted by the wizard Mistislaus as a baby, Skyla, a witch, discovers that she possesses awesome powers, and as she grows to womanhood, she develops her own ideas about how to use those powers. Original.
Clan of the Warlord
Author: Elizabeth H. Boyer
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 9780345359667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Adopted by the wizard Mistislaus as a baby, Skyla, a witch, discovers that she possesses awesome powers, and as she grows to womanhood, she develops her own ideas about how to use those powers. Original.
Publisher: Del Rey
ISBN: 9780345359667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Adopted by the wizard Mistislaus as a baby, Skyla, a witch, discovers that she possesses awesome powers, and as she grows to womanhood, she develops her own ideas about how to use those powers. Original.
The Warlord
Author: Elizabeth Elliott
Publisher: Fanfare
ISBN: 0553569104
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Dark and Forbidding... Lady Tess longed to return in peace to her beloved Remmington Castle--but she never thought that the price of relcaiming her land would be marriage to the most notorious warlord in all of England. Fierce and fearless, Kenric of Montague had never admitted defeat, and now he demanded Tess's loyalty--and her surrender. But how could she give herself to a man who pledged to keep her safe but stirred her most dangerous passions? Beautiful and Innocent... Scarred by war and the dark secret of his birth, Kenric of Montague had no wish for a wife... until he hegild Tess of Remmington, the magnificent woman pledged to be his bride. Yet even as he gave in to his aching hunger to possess her, he vowed that Tess would never tame his savage heart. But when a treacherous plot threatens to part them, Kenric willl find himself drawing his sword--and risking his life--to save the only woman who could capture his soul...
Publisher: Fanfare
ISBN: 0553569104
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Dark and Forbidding... Lady Tess longed to return in peace to her beloved Remmington Castle--but she never thought that the price of relcaiming her land would be marriage to the most notorious warlord in all of England. Fierce and fearless, Kenric of Montague had never admitted defeat, and now he demanded Tess's loyalty--and her surrender. But how could she give herself to a man who pledged to keep her safe but stirred her most dangerous passions? Beautiful and Innocent... Scarred by war and the dark secret of his birth, Kenric of Montague had no wish for a wife... until he hegild Tess of Remmington, the magnificent woman pledged to be his bride. Yet even as he gave in to his aching hunger to possess her, he vowed that Tess would never tame his savage heart. But when a treacherous plot threatens to part them, Kenric willl find himself drawing his sword--and risking his life--to save the only woman who could capture his soul...
Claimed by the Warlord: a Sci-Fi Alien Warrior Romance
Author: V. K. Ludwig
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
She's the female I can't have. If I take her, she'll die. As Warlord of the largest tribe on Solgad, my obligations are many. With a new strain of ice fever running rampant among the freeraiders, the team of healers supplied by the Empire is a welcome relief. Until one of them arrives at Noja with her body begging to be bred, the scent of her heat a dangerous temptation. I save her from a group of rutting Jal'zar warriors, only to lock her in a room with the deadliest of them: me. I carry a terrible curse. Every female I touch dies. No matter how much I long for this woman, I can't let my instincts put Jessica at risk. As a father, neither can I afford to open my soul to what will only end in heartbreak and loss. I am a male doomed to remain alone. Unable to afford love because no female had ever survived it. Neither will she. Claimed by the Warlord is a full-length novel, and the second book in the Sci-Fi Romance series Ash Planet Warriors, featuring a scarred, tortured hero, and a divorced woman who loves him anyway.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
She's the female I can't have. If I take her, she'll die. As Warlord of the largest tribe on Solgad, my obligations are many. With a new strain of ice fever running rampant among the freeraiders, the team of healers supplied by the Empire is a welcome relief. Until one of them arrives at Noja with her body begging to be bred, the scent of her heat a dangerous temptation. I save her from a group of rutting Jal'zar warriors, only to lock her in a room with the deadliest of them: me. I carry a terrible curse. Every female I touch dies. No matter how much I long for this woman, I can't let my instincts put Jessica at risk. As a father, neither can I afford to open my soul to what will only end in heartbreak and loss. I am a male doomed to remain alone. Unable to afford love because no female had ever survived it. Neither will she. Claimed by the Warlord is a full-length novel, and the second book in the Sci-Fi Romance series Ash Planet Warriors, featuring a scarred, tortured hero, and a divorced woman who loves him anyway.
The Warlord's Wife
Author: Sandra Lake
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698187180
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
A stunning historical romance from debut author Sandra Lake transports readers to 12th century Sweden, where a powerful Viking lord will discover a fierce heart cannot be taken by mere force. Lida was married to the love of her life for just two months when she became a widow. Pregnant and disowned by her late husband’s family for suspected infidelity, she was forced to return to her family in shame. Eight years later, uninterested in the prospect of finding another husband, she finds herself the unwilling object of a marriage contract with a powerful warlord. In a day, she is wed, bed, and put on a ship headed for Tronscar; an unknown icy stone and steel fortress. Jarl Magnus is pleased to have taken a strong wife who, however stubborn she may be, will surely produce sons. However, he is less pleased with his wife’s additional baggage—a young daughter. But despite himself, Magnus falls for the daughter just as hard as the mother, and Lida’s heart is warmed to see the cold, serious Jarl move surprisingly fast into the role of stepfather. When enemies attack Tronscar, Jarl Magnus’s nerves of steel waver, as the warrior fears his love for Lida will weaken him. But when his family is threatened, he’ll go to war to protect them, discovering along the way that they have the strength to protect themselves. “With compelling characters and a clever plot, The Warlord’s Wife will appeal to readers obsessed with TV’s Vikings, and who miss the classic Viking romances of Catherine Coulter or Johanna Lindsey.”—Heroes and Heartbreakers “Lake’s debut historical romance is sure to appeal to those who enjoy spirited heroines, grumpy alpha heroes, and a slow sweet journey to everlasting love.”—Smexy Books “Man, this was a fun book! … I cut my teeth on Johanna Lindsey, and this book reminded me so much of those experiences.”—Dear Author Sandra Lake lives with her husband and son in Quebec, Canada. The Warlord’s Wife is her debut novel.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698187180
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
A stunning historical romance from debut author Sandra Lake transports readers to 12th century Sweden, where a powerful Viking lord will discover a fierce heart cannot be taken by mere force. Lida was married to the love of her life for just two months when she became a widow. Pregnant and disowned by her late husband’s family for suspected infidelity, she was forced to return to her family in shame. Eight years later, uninterested in the prospect of finding another husband, she finds herself the unwilling object of a marriage contract with a powerful warlord. In a day, she is wed, bed, and put on a ship headed for Tronscar; an unknown icy stone and steel fortress. Jarl Magnus is pleased to have taken a strong wife who, however stubborn she may be, will surely produce sons. However, he is less pleased with his wife’s additional baggage—a young daughter. But despite himself, Magnus falls for the daughter just as hard as the mother, and Lida’s heart is warmed to see the cold, serious Jarl move surprisingly fast into the role of stepfather. When enemies attack Tronscar, Jarl Magnus’s nerves of steel waver, as the warrior fears his love for Lida will weaken him. But when his family is threatened, he’ll go to war to protect them, discovering along the way that they have the strength to protect themselves. “With compelling characters and a clever plot, The Warlord’s Wife will appeal to readers obsessed with TV’s Vikings, and who miss the classic Viking romances of Catherine Coulter or Johanna Lindsey.”—Heroes and Heartbreakers “Lake’s debut historical romance is sure to appeal to those who enjoy spirited heroines, grumpy alpha heroes, and a slow sweet journey to everlasting love.”—Smexy Books “Man, this was a fun book! … I cut my teeth on Johanna Lindsey, and this book reminded me so much of those experiences.”—Dear Author Sandra Lake lives with her husband and son in Quebec, Canada. The Warlord’s Wife is her debut novel.
Paax
Author: Nancey Cummings
Publisher: Nancey Cummings
ISBN: 137081304X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Paax never wanted to be matched to a mate. The situation in his clan was dangerous for a hardened warrior, let alone a soft Human female without fangs or claws to defend herself. Sending her back to Earth was the only way to keep her safe. However, the moment the curvaceous woman stepped off the transporter, his tattoo burned with a passionate intensity he’d never experienced before. Paax knew he would do anything to protect her, to claim her, even challenge the clan’s violent Warlord. No force in the universe would take his mate from him. Matched to an alien warrior in the Draft, Mercy swore she’d do whatever it took to get out of the marriage contract. She liked her life on Earth and her independence. No one would take it away, not even the ridiculously hot warrior who demanded she call him husband. Why is being claimed by the horned muscular alien the only thing she can think about? She didn’t want to stay, did she?
Publisher: Nancey Cummings
ISBN: 137081304X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Paax never wanted to be matched to a mate. The situation in his clan was dangerous for a hardened warrior, let alone a soft Human female without fangs or claws to defend herself. Sending her back to Earth was the only way to keep her safe. However, the moment the curvaceous woman stepped off the transporter, his tattoo burned with a passionate intensity he’d never experienced before. Paax knew he would do anything to protect her, to claim her, even challenge the clan’s violent Warlord. No force in the universe would take his mate from him. Matched to an alien warrior in the Draft, Mercy swore she’d do whatever it took to get out of the marriage contract. She liked her life on Earth and her independence. No one would take it away, not even the ridiculously hot warrior who demanded she call him husband. Why is being claimed by the horned muscular alien the only thing she can think about? She didn’t want to stay, did she?
Warlords, Strongman Governors, and the State in Afghanistan
Author: Dipali Mukhopadhyay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110772919X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Warlords have come to represent enemies of peace, security, and 'good governance' in the collective intellectual imagination. This book asserts that not all warlords are created equal. Under certain conditions, some become effective governors on behalf of the state. This provocative argument is based on extensive fieldwork in Afghanistan, where Mukhopadhyay examined warlord-governors who have served as valuable exponents of the Karzai regime in its struggle to assert control over key segments of the countryside. She explores the complex ecosystems that came to constitute provincial political life after 2001 and exposes the rise of 'strongman' governance in two provinces. While this brand of governance falls far short of international expectations, its emergence reflects the reassertion of the Afghan state in material and symbolic terms that deserve our attention. This book pushes past canonical views of warlordism and state building to consider the logic of the weak state as it has arisen in challenging, conflict-ridden societies like Afghanistan.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110772919X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Warlords have come to represent enemies of peace, security, and 'good governance' in the collective intellectual imagination. This book asserts that not all warlords are created equal. Under certain conditions, some become effective governors on behalf of the state. This provocative argument is based on extensive fieldwork in Afghanistan, where Mukhopadhyay examined warlord-governors who have served as valuable exponents of the Karzai regime in its struggle to assert control over key segments of the countryside. She explores the complex ecosystems that came to constitute provincial political life after 2001 and exposes the rise of 'strongman' governance in two provinces. While this brand of governance falls far short of international expectations, its emergence reflects the reassertion of the Afghan state in material and symbolic terms that deserve our attention. This book pushes past canonical views of warlordism and state building to consider the logic of the weak state as it has arisen in challenging, conflict-ridden societies like Afghanistan.
Craved by an Alien Warlord
Author: Ava Ross
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
He's hot and he has huge assets, but he irritates the heck out of me. Savvy: A deadly vine is unleashed on our world, scorching everything in its path. The only solution is to pair up with Skydar-a warrior bad boy in major need of a kick in the you know what. He thinks he can settle our rivalry by staking his claim on me...as his fated mate. Skydar: Life would be complete if only Savvy didn't irk me. But the more we're together on a dangerous mission, the more I realize my second heart beats only for her. So all I have to do is save the planet. And convince Savvy she's my fated mate. Craved by an Alien Warlord is Book 5 in the Fated Mates of the Ferlaern Warriors Series. It packs plenty of emotion, adventure, romance, and it features aliens who look and act like aliens. You can find the rest of the series on Amazon.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
He's hot and he has huge assets, but he irritates the heck out of me. Savvy: A deadly vine is unleashed on our world, scorching everything in its path. The only solution is to pair up with Skydar-a warrior bad boy in major need of a kick in the you know what. He thinks he can settle our rivalry by staking his claim on me...as his fated mate. Skydar: Life would be complete if only Savvy didn't irk me. But the more we're together on a dangerous mission, the more I realize my second heart beats only for her. So all I have to do is save the planet. And convince Savvy she's my fated mate. Craved by an Alien Warlord is Book 5 in the Fated Mates of the Ferlaern Warriors Series. It packs plenty of emotion, adventure, romance, and it features aliens who look and act like aliens. You can find the rest of the series on Amazon.
Jihad & Co.
Author: Aisha Ahmad
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190656794
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
For two decades, militant jihadism has been one of the world's most pressing security crises. In civil wars and insurgencies across the Muslim world, certain Islamist groups have taken advantage of the anarchy to establish political control over a broad range of territories and communities. In effect, they have built radical new jihadist proto-states. Why have some ideologically-inspired Islamists been able to build state-like polities out of civil war stalemate, while many other armed groups have failed to gain similar traction? What makes jihadists win? In Jihad & Co., Aisha Ahmad argues that there are concrete economic reasons behind Islamist success. By tracking the economic activities of jihadist groups in Afghanistan, Somalia, Pakistan, Mali, and Iraq, she uncovers an unlikely actor in bringing Islamist groups to power: the local business community. To illuminate the nexus between business and Islamist interests in civil war, Ahmad journeys into war-torn bazaars to meet with both jihadists and the smugglers who financed their rise to power. From the arms markets in the Pakistani border region to the street markets of Mogadishu, their stories reveal a powerful economic logic behind the rise of Islamist power in civil wars. Behind the fiery rhetoric and impassioned, ideological claims is the cold, hard cash of the local war economy. Moving readers back and forth between mosques, marketplaces, and battlefields, Ahmad makes a powerful argument that economic savvy, as much as ideological fervor, explains the rise of militant jihadism across the modern Muslim world.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0190656794
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
For two decades, militant jihadism has been one of the world's most pressing security crises. In civil wars and insurgencies across the Muslim world, certain Islamist groups have taken advantage of the anarchy to establish political control over a broad range of territories and communities. In effect, they have built radical new jihadist proto-states. Why have some ideologically-inspired Islamists been able to build state-like polities out of civil war stalemate, while many other armed groups have failed to gain similar traction? What makes jihadists win? In Jihad & Co., Aisha Ahmad argues that there are concrete economic reasons behind Islamist success. By tracking the economic activities of jihadist groups in Afghanistan, Somalia, Pakistan, Mali, and Iraq, she uncovers an unlikely actor in bringing Islamist groups to power: the local business community. To illuminate the nexus between business and Islamist interests in civil war, Ahmad journeys into war-torn bazaars to meet with both jihadists and the smugglers who financed their rise to power. From the arms markets in the Pakistani border region to the street markets of Mogadishu, their stories reveal a powerful economic logic behind the rise of Islamist power in civil wars. Behind the fiery rhetoric and impassioned, ideological claims is the cold, hard cash of the local war economy. Moving readers back and forth between mosques, marketplaces, and battlefields, Ahmad makes a powerful argument that economic savvy, as much as ideological fervor, explains the rise of militant jihadism across the modern Muslim world.
JOURNEYS OF MASTER WIZARD FARANGU (III)
Author: STEVE ESOMBA, Dr.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291021655
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
JOURNEYS OF MASTER WIZARD FARANGU (III) is the third of a series of Modern African Fiction for adults and children about the vast continent of Africa. These are tales and legends of Master Wizard Farangu who undertook the damned and thankless task to reform wizardry, witchery and sorcery norms in the African Continent from essentially evil and destructive motives and outcomes - to good and constructive motives and outcomes. Master Wizard Farangu toured the continent to right wrongs, establish due justice and turn these dark arts into advantageous scientific knowledge. Follow the Master Wizard's benevolent wizards, witches, sorcerers and sorceresses MWFC's activities around Africa.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1291021655
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
JOURNEYS OF MASTER WIZARD FARANGU (III) is the third of a series of Modern African Fiction for adults and children about the vast continent of Africa. These are tales and legends of Master Wizard Farangu who undertook the damned and thankless task to reform wizardry, witchery and sorcery norms in the African Continent from essentially evil and destructive motives and outcomes - to good and constructive motives and outcomes. Master Wizard Farangu toured the continent to right wrongs, establish due justice and turn these dark arts into advantageous scientific knowledge. Follow the Master Wizard's benevolent wizards, witches, sorcerers and sorceresses MWFC's activities around Africa.
The Dragon Republic
Author: R. F. Kuang
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062662619
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters. The war is over. The war has just begun. Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix—the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power. Though she does not want to live, she refuses to die until she avenges the traitorous Empress who betrayed Rin’s homeland to its enemies. Her only hope is to join forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who plots to conquer Nikan, unseat the Empress, and create a new republic. But neither the Empress nor the Dragon Warlord are what they seem. The more Rin witnesses, the more she fears her love for Nikan will force her to use the Phoenix’s deadly power once more. Because there is nothing Rin won’t sacrifice to save her country . . . and exact her vengeance.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062662619
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Rin’s story continues in this acclaimed sequel to The Poppy War—an epic fantasy combining the history of twentieth-century China with a gripping world of gods and monsters. The war is over. The war has just begun. Three times throughout its history, Nikan has fought for its survival in the bloody Poppy Wars. Though the third battle has just ended, shaman and warrior Rin cannot forget the atrocity she committed to save her people. Now she is on the run from her guilt, the opium addiction that holds her like a vice, and the murderous commands of the fiery Phoenix—the vengeful god who has blessed Rin with her fearsome power. Though she does not want to live, she refuses to die until she avenges the traitorous Empress who betrayed Rin’s homeland to its enemies. Her only hope is to join forces with the powerful Dragon Warlord, who plots to conquer Nikan, unseat the Empress, and create a new republic. But neither the Empress nor the Dragon Warlord are what they seem. The more Rin witnesses, the more she fears her love for Nikan will force her to use the Phoenix’s deadly power once more. Because there is nothing Rin won’t sacrifice to save her country . . . and exact her vengeance.