Author: Marcy Kennedy
Publisher: Stronghold Books
ISBN: 1988480841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The fairy promised her three wishes… And delivered three curses instead. Ceana Campbell now knows what defeat really means. She’s doomed to fail at everything she tries. She’s been erased from the memories of everyone who mattered to her. And her attempt to save one person she loved put another in jeopardy. Her little brother will die. The only way to save him is to break the curses. But to do that, she’ll need the help of the man she once loved—the man who no longer remembers her, the man who thinks she’s mad…or a monster trying to steal his soul. She’ll also need to find someone powerful enough to break a fairy curse. The one woman who might be able to do that has a secret of her own. One guarded by a supernatural beast that will make an angry fairy seem like the least of their problems. Cursed Wishes is the first book in Marcy Kennedy's Three Wishes Historical Fantasy series. If you love evil fae, unique Scottish mythological creatures, and clean romance, then you'll enjoy this fantasy about fighting for what you love against all odds. Get it now!
Curses and Wishes
Author: Carl Adamshick
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807137766
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
The unusual voice encountered in Curses and Wishes carries a quiet, slightly elevatedconversational tone, which flows from intimate secrets to wider social concerns. The poet has faith in economy and trusts in images to transfer knowledge that speech cannot. In Curses and Wishes the short, simple lines add up to a thoughtful book possessed with lyrical melancholy, a harmony of sadness and joy that sings: "May happiness be a wheel, a lit throne, spinning / in the vast pinprick of darkness." By the close of this ambitious work the poet has inspired readers to see the multifaceted effects of our human connections.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807137766
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
The unusual voice encountered in Curses and Wishes carries a quiet, slightly elevatedconversational tone, which flows from intimate secrets to wider social concerns. The poet has faith in economy and trusts in images to transfer knowledge that speech cannot. In Curses and Wishes the short, simple lines add up to a thoughtful book possessed with lyrical melancholy, a harmony of sadness and joy that sings: "May happiness be a wheel, a lit throne, spinning / in the vast pinprick of darkness." By the close of this ambitious work the poet has inspired readers to see the multifaceted effects of our human connections.
If Wishes Were Curses
Author: Janeen Ippolito
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781796521207
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
So I accidentally killed a shifter. On purpose.With genie powers I shouldn't be able to use, thanks to my curse-mark.In my defense, the damn grizzly was threatening civilians and might have been a vampire as well. Pittsburgh is safer without him. Only the Fae court doesn't believe my story, and the shifters are out for blood.Now I've lost my job as a romantic investigator, and I'm on death row. My only hope is an oddly outgoing vegetarian vampire lawyer who seems strangely familiar. Too familiar. Almost like we've met before, and this whole thing was a set-up to take us both down.Wishing won't get us out of this mess.But my forbidden wish magic just might. A snarky urban fantasy with a heart, some romance with heat (nothing graphic), and gleeful send ups of many tropes, all wrapped up with an otter-shifter in the bargain.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781796521207
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
So I accidentally killed a shifter. On purpose.With genie powers I shouldn't be able to use, thanks to my curse-mark.In my defense, the damn grizzly was threatening civilians and might have been a vampire as well. Pittsburgh is safer without him. Only the Fae court doesn't believe my story, and the shifters are out for blood.Now I've lost my job as a romantic investigator, and I'm on death row. My only hope is an oddly outgoing vegetarian vampire lawyer who seems strangely familiar. Too familiar. Almost like we've met before, and this whole thing was a set-up to take us both down.Wishing won't get us out of this mess.But my forbidden wish magic just might. A snarky urban fantasy with a heart, some romance with heat (nothing graphic), and gleeful send ups of many tropes, all wrapped up with an otter-shifter in the bargain.
The Little Book of Curses and Maledictions for Everyday Use
Author: Dawn Rae Downton
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
ISBN: 9781602397415
Category : Blessing and cursing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Gas prices. Traffic. Your boss. Your former boss. Your coworkers. Your crush. Doctors. Customer service. Who can you call to get that monkey off your back? You can’t call anyone because they won’t return your calls. Isn’t it time to have a little ammo of your own? Find it here: fifty custom maledictions for situations you run into every day, and for people you know and wish you didn’t. The Little Book of Curses and Maledictions puts the power back in your hands with its user-friendly, step-by-step instructions. Learn how to place spells, incantations, hexes, and more. Authentic, ancient curses from around the world are tweaked for easy, contemporary use. The book covers the four essentials for practicing any kind of magic: what to do and say, what materials to use, what frame of mind to be in, and what limits to set. In some cases it even matters where you are when you set your curse, what time of day it is, and who’s around. Create the life you deserve using the power of the ages.
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
ISBN: 9781602397415
Category : Blessing and cursing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Gas prices. Traffic. Your boss. Your former boss. Your coworkers. Your crush. Doctors. Customer service. Who can you call to get that monkey off your back? You can’t call anyone because they won’t return your calls. Isn’t it time to have a little ammo of your own? Find it here: fifty custom maledictions for situations you run into every day, and for people you know and wish you didn’t. The Little Book of Curses and Maledictions puts the power back in your hands with its user-friendly, step-by-step instructions. Learn how to place spells, incantations, hexes, and more. Authentic, ancient curses from around the world are tweaked for easy, contemporary use. The book covers the four essentials for practicing any kind of magic: what to do and say, what materials to use, what frame of mind to be in, and what limits to set. In some cases it even matters where you are when you set your curse, what time of day it is, and who’s around. Create the life you deserve using the power of the ages.
Cursed Wishes
Author: Marcy Kennedy
Publisher: Stronghold Books
ISBN: 1988480841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The fairy promised her three wishes… And delivered three curses instead. Ceana Campbell now knows what defeat really means. She’s doomed to fail at everything she tries. She’s been erased from the memories of everyone who mattered to her. And her attempt to save one person she loved put another in jeopardy. Her little brother will die. The only way to save him is to break the curses. But to do that, she’ll need the help of the man she once loved—the man who no longer remembers her, the man who thinks she’s mad…or a monster trying to steal his soul. She’ll also need to find someone powerful enough to break a fairy curse. The one woman who might be able to do that has a secret of her own. One guarded by a supernatural beast that will make an angry fairy seem like the least of their problems. Cursed Wishes is the first book in Marcy Kennedy's Three Wishes Historical Fantasy series. If you love evil fae, unique Scottish mythological creatures, and clean romance, then you'll enjoy this fantasy about fighting for what you love against all odds. Get it now!
Publisher: Stronghold Books
ISBN: 1988480841
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
The fairy promised her three wishes… And delivered three curses instead. Ceana Campbell now knows what defeat really means. She’s doomed to fail at everything she tries. She’s been erased from the memories of everyone who mattered to her. And her attempt to save one person she loved put another in jeopardy. Her little brother will die. The only way to save him is to break the curses. But to do that, she’ll need the help of the man she once loved—the man who no longer remembers her, the man who thinks she’s mad…or a monster trying to steal his soul. She’ll also need to find someone powerful enough to break a fairy curse. The one woman who might be able to do that has a secret of her own. One guarded by a supernatural beast that will make an angry fairy seem like the least of their problems. Cursed Wishes is the first book in Marcy Kennedy's Three Wishes Historical Fantasy series. If you love evil fae, unique Scottish mythological creatures, and clean romance, then you'll enjoy this fantasy about fighting for what you love against all odds. Get it now!
When the Bad Bleeds
Author: Imke Pannen
Publisher: V&R unipress GmbH
ISBN: 389971640X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Mantic elements are manifold in the English drama of the Renaissance period: they are supernatural manifestations and have a prophetic, future-determining function within the dramatic plot, which can be difficult to discern. Addressing contemporaries of Shakespeare, this study interprets a representative number of revenge tragedies, among them The Spanish Tragedy, The White Devil, and The Revenger's Tragedy, to draw general conclusions about the use of mantic elements in this genre. The analysis of the cultural context and the functionalisation of mantic elements in revenge tragedy of the Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Caroline era show their essential function in the construction of the plot. Mantic elements create and stimulate audience expectations. They are not only rhetoric decorum, but structural elements, and convey knowledge about the genre, the fate of which is determined by retaliation. An interpretation of revenge tragedy is only possible if mantic providentialism is taken into account.
Publisher: V&R unipress GmbH
ISBN: 389971640X
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Mantic elements are manifold in the English drama of the Renaissance period: they are supernatural manifestations and have a prophetic, future-determining function within the dramatic plot, which can be difficult to discern. Addressing contemporaries of Shakespeare, this study interprets a representative number of revenge tragedies, among them The Spanish Tragedy, The White Devil, and The Revenger's Tragedy, to draw general conclusions about the use of mantic elements in this genre. The analysis of the cultural context and the functionalisation of mantic elements in revenge tragedy of the Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Caroline era show their essential function in the construction of the plot. Mantic elements create and stimulate audience expectations. They are not only rhetoric decorum, but structural elements, and convey knowledge about the genre, the fate of which is determined by retaliation. An interpretation of revenge tragedy is only possible if mantic providentialism is taken into account.
The Curses
Author: Laure Eve
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683351096
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
In this sequel to The Graces, the youngest witch in the family discovers a secret that has her questioning those closest to her. Now that Wolf is back after his mysterious disappearance, the Grace siblings are determined return to normal—whatever normal is for a family of witches. Except Summer, the youngest Grace. Summer has a knack for discovering the truth—and something is troubling her. But exposing secrets is a dangerous game, and it’s not one Summer can win alone. At Summer’s behest, the coven comes back together, drawing their erstwhile friend River back into the fold. But as the coven’s powers magnify, Wolf’s behavior becomes unpredictable—and Summer must question the nature of the friend she loves. This riveting sequel to The Graces is saturated with magic, the destructive cost of power, and the nature of forgiveness. Praise for The Graces: “Precise, vivid, and immediate. Powerful.” ?Kirkus Reviews “The Graces demands to be read twice: The first time for the suspense; the second for the subtleties you missed initially.” ?New York Times Book Review “Eve conjures up an intriguing vision of small-town mystique.” ?Publishers Weekly “An intoxicating blend of magic and mystery.” ?Danielle Vega, author of The Merciless and Survive the Night “Mysterious, beautiful, and unnerving, The Graces, like its titular family, will keep you enthralled from beginning to end.” ?Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Season “Powerful, deadly, chilling, and compelling. It’s a masterpiece.” ?Melinda Salisbury, author of The Sin Eater’s Daughter
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1683351096
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
In this sequel to The Graces, the youngest witch in the family discovers a secret that has her questioning those closest to her. Now that Wolf is back after his mysterious disappearance, the Grace siblings are determined return to normal—whatever normal is for a family of witches. Except Summer, the youngest Grace. Summer has a knack for discovering the truth—and something is troubling her. But exposing secrets is a dangerous game, and it’s not one Summer can win alone. At Summer’s behest, the coven comes back together, drawing their erstwhile friend River back into the fold. But as the coven’s powers magnify, Wolf’s behavior becomes unpredictable—and Summer must question the nature of the friend she loves. This riveting sequel to The Graces is saturated with magic, the destructive cost of power, and the nature of forgiveness. Praise for The Graces: “Precise, vivid, and immediate. Powerful.” ?Kirkus Reviews “The Graces demands to be read twice: The first time for the suspense; the second for the subtleties you missed initially.” ?New York Times Book Review “Eve conjures up an intriguing vision of small-town mystique.” ?Publishers Weekly “An intoxicating blend of magic and mystery.” ?Danielle Vega, author of The Merciless and Survive the Night “Mysterious, beautiful, and unnerving, The Graces, like its titular family, will keep you enthralled from beginning to end.” ?Samantha Shannon, New York Times bestselling author of The Bone Season “Powerful, deadly, chilling, and compelling. It’s a masterpiece.” ?Melinda Salisbury, author of The Sin Eater’s Daughter
Oracles, Curses, and Risk Among the Ancient Greeks
Author: Esther Eidinow
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199277788
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
A study of the question tablets from the oracle at Dodona and binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, These tablets reveal the hopes and anxieties of ordinary people, and help us to understand some of the ways in which they managed risk and uncertainty in their daily lives.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199277788
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 533
Book Description
A study of the question tablets from the oracle at Dodona and binding-curse tablets from across the ancient Greek world, These tablets reveal the hopes and anxieties of ordinary people, and help us to understand some of the ways in which they managed risk and uncertainty in their daily lives.
Swearing and Cursing
Author: Nico Nassenstein
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 1501511084
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
While most of the more recent influential work on swearing has concentrated on English and other languages from the Global North, looking at forms and functions of swear words, this contribution redirects the necessary focus onto a sociolinguistics of swearing that puts transgressive practices in non-Western languages into the focus. The transdisciplinary volume contains innovative case studies that address swearing and cursing in parts of the world characterized by consequences of colonialism and increasingly debated inequalities. Turning away from more conventional and established methodologies and theoretical approaches, the book envisages to address transgressive linguistic practices, performances and contexts in Africa, Asia, America and Europe –including individuals' creativity, subversive power and agency. Due to its interdisciplinary and non-mainstream focus, this volume is an essential addition to the field of studies.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 1501511084
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
While most of the more recent influential work on swearing has concentrated on English and other languages from the Global North, looking at forms and functions of swear words, this contribution redirects the necessary focus onto a sociolinguistics of swearing that puts transgressive practices in non-Western languages into the focus. The transdisciplinary volume contains innovative case studies that address swearing and cursing in parts of the world characterized by consequences of colonialism and increasingly debated inequalities. Turning away from more conventional and established methodologies and theoretical approaches, the book envisages to address transgressive linguistic practices, performances and contexts in Africa, Asia, America and Europe –including individuals' creativity, subversive power and agency. Due to its interdisciplinary and non-mainstream focus, this volume is an essential addition to the field of studies.
Broken Wishes
Author: Marcy Kennedy
Publisher: Stronghold Books
ISBN: 0992037247
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
In the riveting sequel to Cursed Wishes, award-winning author Marcy Kennedy returns to the isles of medieval Scotland in a fast-paced fantasy where evil creatures roam the earth and danger is hidden in every lie you tell yourself. NOTHING WITH THE FAE IS EVER FREE, ESPECIALLY NOT VICTORY… Ceana Campbell wakes up in Duntulm Castle after surviving the battle with the nuckalevee, believing that it’s only a matter of days until her curse is lifted. Gavran will return for her as soon as he heals from the wound the nuckalevee gave him, and Lady MacDonald will take them to her fae contact. At least, that’s how it was supposed to go, but magical wounds aren’t like natural ones. The nuckalevee infected Gavran with a poisonous venom when it struck him down. Within a fortnight, he’ll die a painful death unless they can find an equally magical cure. THE MOST DANGEROUS MONSTER IS SOMETIMES THE ONE WITHIN… Gavran Anderson’s mind is no longer his own. Whatever the nuckalevee venom has done to him, the physical effects are the least of his worries. He’s not even as terrified as he should be that the only way to cure him involves facing another fae who’d rather see them suffer. What scares him the most are the voices in his head. The ones telling him that the people he thought were his friends want him dead. That he’ll feel better if they’re gone. Can Ceana find a way to outwit an opponent more cruel and cunning than she ever imagined possible before time runs out? Or before Gavran kills her first?
Publisher: Stronghold Books
ISBN: 0992037247
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
In the riveting sequel to Cursed Wishes, award-winning author Marcy Kennedy returns to the isles of medieval Scotland in a fast-paced fantasy where evil creatures roam the earth and danger is hidden in every lie you tell yourself. NOTHING WITH THE FAE IS EVER FREE, ESPECIALLY NOT VICTORY… Ceana Campbell wakes up in Duntulm Castle after surviving the battle with the nuckalevee, believing that it’s only a matter of days until her curse is lifted. Gavran will return for her as soon as he heals from the wound the nuckalevee gave him, and Lady MacDonald will take them to her fae contact. At least, that’s how it was supposed to go, but magical wounds aren’t like natural ones. The nuckalevee infected Gavran with a poisonous venom when it struck him down. Within a fortnight, he’ll die a painful death unless they can find an equally magical cure. THE MOST DANGEROUS MONSTER IS SOMETIMES THE ONE WITHIN… Gavran Anderson’s mind is no longer his own. Whatever the nuckalevee venom has done to him, the physical effects are the least of his worries. He’s not even as terrified as he should be that the only way to cure him involves facing another fae who’d rather see them suffer. What scares him the most are the voices in his head. The ones telling him that the people he thought were his friends want him dead. That he’ll feel better if they’re gone. Can Ceana find a way to outwit an opponent more cruel and cunning than she ever imagined possible before time runs out? Or before Gavran kills her first?
Wishing
Author: Elizabeth Harper
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1582701970
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
If you could make one wish and you knew it would be granted, what would you wish for? Think about it. By following the seven easy principles contained within, anything and everything is within your grasp. Isn't that tempting! What better venture can there be? Besides mastering the art of Wishcrafting, you'll learn how to initiate constructive events and transform them into positive results.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1582701970
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
If you could make one wish and you knew it would be granted, what would you wish for? Think about it. By following the seven easy principles contained within, anything and everything is within your grasp. Isn't that tempting! What better venture can there be? Besides mastering the art of Wishcrafting, you'll learn how to initiate constructive events and transform them into positive results.