Author: Alex. McVeigh Mrs. Miller Publisher: Good Press ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 307
Book Description
By Alex. McVeigh Mrs. Miller: Set against the backdrop of historic England, this narrative intricately weaves the tale of a young orphaned woman named Countess Vera. As she navigates the challenges and intrigues of her circumstances, readers are introduced to a blend of American literature and classic dime novel traditions. It's a tale rich in vengeance, mystery, and the resilience of the human spirit, making it a gripping read.
Author: James Thomson Publisher: ISBN: 9781907152412 Category : Brothers and sisters Languages : en Pages : 309
Book Description
Corvus Gunnarson returns home after a period of exile to find his parents murdered and his two sisters captured by the ruthless warlord Wulfric Cold-blood. Corvus swears an oath of vengeance and sets out to find Wulfric and rescue his sisters. His quest takes him on a journey from the fjords of Norway to the shores of Saxon England and beyond. On his journey he encounters giant sea serpents, armies of warriors, knights and shape-shifting berserker wolves. A thrilling, epic tale of bravery, honour and revenge.
Author: F. M. Parker Publisher: eBook Partnership ISBN: 1908400749 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 302
Book Description
SWEAR VENGEANCE is the story of Marie, who due to a lightening bolt from the black heavens and a mutant herb, has a chance for a second journey through life. To be young again and have love long denied. Until the time comes when she must wreak vengeance upon those who would prevent her new life. Marie, in her younger years, was an Air Force bomber pilot. She was in love and to be married. Then in a bit of a lover's quarrel during the wedding party, she shoves him away from her and he trips and falls from the deck of the dance pavilion into the flooding LeTort River and drowns. In great torment at the death of her beloved, Marie swears an oath never to love again. Now a doctor, she lives alone and practices medicine in rural Pennsylvania.Brent Dickson, an engineer, is wrongly accused of the killing of a young woman. Avery Stanholt, the wealthy father of the dead woman, hires the assassin Laroche and his two killers to find and slay Brent. Marie, on a lonely walk in the deep forest on the high reaches of Black Log Mountain, chances upon a new species of herbal plant growing in a lightening blasted area of broken trees and shrubs. The herb is a mutant created by the ripping apart of the genes of plants in the powerful electrical field of the lightening strike and mixing them into a combination to create a new specie. Marie experiments with the herb by sampling tiny bits of its root. Over the next days as Marie tests the root, she discovers that she is growing ever younger, wrinkles fading, youthful beauty returning.Hardly believing what is happening to her, Marie hastens to share her discovery of the miracle herb with her longtime friend Nell. She finds Nell murdered. When the law fails to discover clues as to who had committed the crime, or why, Marie swears vengeance and sets out to find the clues that will lead her to the murderers. During her search for the killer, Marie encounters the handsome Brent Dickson and they fall in love. Marie and Brent join forces to solve Nell's murder. They find that the killers are the same as those pursuing Brent. Laroche and his killers discover Marie and Brent are pursuing them and they attack the two. In the battle, Brent is killed. Marie slays one of the killers and escapes. Marie, doubly anguished and doubly determined to make Laroche and his killers pay for their terrible crimes, trails them to the dangerous criminal underworld of the Boston waterfront with its assassins, smugglers and drug dealers. Marie draws Laroche into a trap and they clash in a battle to the death. The conclusion of the story is startling, amazing.
Author: Harold M. Bergsma Publisher: ISBN: 9781434358264 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 368
Book Description
Alana Graham is a teacher, a friend, and a daughter: she is the woman next door. What she hides from the world is the double-life she leads. Setting out on a three-month road trip across the country, Alana seeks rejuvenation and fulfillment among the mountains. What she discovers will send her on a journey that will forever change her life. In search of an escape from her arduous teaching career, Alana finds endless prairie, towering peaks, and fulfillment beyond her wildest expectations. Throughout her journey, she encounters a wide array of individuals, including a boisterous Mexican woman who sends her on a treasure hunt, a modern-day mountain man living in an abandoned gold mine, a preaching doctor who baptizes believers in the muddy Missouri River, a loving family of six on the prairie, and a myriad of beloved and loyal friendships. Alana's soul-searching story brings forth a connection to any individual who has wondered: "Is there more to life than just this?" Through a series of benevolent friendships, Alana learns that she cannot escape the past, and the consequences of her mistakes will follow her wherever she goes. Over endless miles of prairie, ascending rock-strewn summits, and swimming in mountain streams, Alana discovers that the treasure she seeks in life is not what she had imagined. Will Alana sacrifice the life she leads for the freedom she longs for?
Author: Glynn Stewart Publisher: ISBN: 9781988035574 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 250
Book Description
A mercenary with a secret past A pirate leader with a secret mission A clash that will shake planets Mercenary Captain Brad Madrid has spent years building the resources to go after the man who murdered his family. His new career has benefits--but also duties and responsibilities he cannot lightly brush aside. A new mission brings him once again into conflict with the Terror, however, and as friends and lovers alike perish around him, he realizes that responsibility and vengeance align. Neither the man he was nor the man he is can suffer the Terror to live. Aided by allies across the planets and a familiar shadowy spy, Brad will hunt his enemy across the Solar System, chasing down a final confrontation that will shake the foundations of humanity...and fulfil his Oath of Vengeance.
Author: Terry Mixon Publisher: Faolan's Pen Publishing Incorporated ISBN: 9781988035291 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Book Description
A mercenary with a secret past A pirate leader with a secret mission A clash that will shake planets Mercenary Captain Brad Madrid has spent years building the resources to go after the man who murdered his family. His new career has benefits-but also duties and responsibilities he cannot lightly brush aside. A new mission brings him once again into conflict with the Terror, however, and as friends and lovers alike perish around him, he realizes that responsibility and vengeance align. Neither the man he was nor the man he is can suffer the Terror to live. Aided by allies across the planets and a familiar shadowy spy, Brad will hunt his enemy across the Solar System, chasing down a final confrontation that will shake the foundations of humanity...and fulfil his Oath of Vengeance.
Author: Moshe Gresser Publisher: SUNY Press ISBN: 9780791418123 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 356
Book Description
Gresser presents an extended analysis of Freud's personal correspondence. Arranged in chronological order, the material conveys a vivid sense of Freud's personal and psychological development. Close reading of Freud's letters, with frequent attention to the original German and its cultural context, allows Gresser to weave a fascinating story of Freud's life and Jewish commitments, as seen through the words of the master himself.