Eden Burning

Eden Burning
Author: Belva Plain
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2010-07-21
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307574571

Teresa Francis could never go home again to the lush Caribbean island of her birth. Even at fifteen, as she fled to Paris to avoid scandal, Teresa knew that the island was her past, never to be spoken of again. Her future lay in New York, in a hasty marriage to a charming, wealthy man who would give her children yet never piece her wall of reserve. But the island was in the Francis blood. And nothing could keep Teresa’s son from its shores, so mysterious, so seductive, its extravagant beauty veiling the darkness within. Here he would walk in his mother’s steps, in a parallel life, so close to the secrets she buried years before. And here he would find his destiny in the passions of history, political upheaval, and forbidden love. . . .

Eden Burning

Eden Burning
Author: Deirdre Quiery
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2021-10-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1504074068

In a violently divided Northern Ireland, two families confront fear, survival, and their fragile hope for something more . . . Belfast, 1972. On the Crumlin Road, the sectarian Troubles have forced Tom Martin to take drastic measures to protect his family. Across the divide, William McManus pursues his own bloody code, murdering for a cause. When both men underestimate the power of love and the belief in right and wrong it threatens to shake the lives of both families with greater impact than any bomb blast. This compelling, challenging, historical novel tells a timeless story of conflict between and within families, driven by religion, loyalty, and love. Praise for the novels of Deirdre Quiery “Sinister, mysterious, redemptive.” —Rose McGinty, author of Electric Souk “A beautifully conjured story of the depths of the human heart.” —Richard Rohr, New York Times–bestselling author of Breathing Under Water

Eden Burning

Eden Burning
Author: Belva Plain
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 480
Release: 1987-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0440121353

Teresa Francis could never go home again to the lush Caribbean island of her birth. Even at fifteen, as she fled to Paris to avoid scandal, Teresa knew that the island was her past, never to be spoken of again. Her future lay in New York, in a hasty marriage to a charming, wealthy man who would give her children yet never piece her wall of reserve. But the island was in the Francis blood. And nothing could keep Teresa’s son from its shores, so mysterious, so seductive, its extravagant beauty veiling the darkness within. Here he would walk in his mother’s steps, in a parallel life, so close to the secrets she buried years before. And here he would find his destiny in the passions of history, political upheaval, and forbidden love. . . .

Eden Burning

Eden Burning
Author: Elizabeth Lowell
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2011-10-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780380789955

Paradise calls to Chase Wilcox. A man of science, escaping the destruction of his own personal world, he is drawn to the lush beauty of the island of Hawaii and the secrets it holds. Here he intends to immerse himself in his work . . . and somehow heal and forget. A research assistant, an artist, and a dancer, Nicole Ballard also hides a secret pain. Together on an important scientific project in the moist, verdant heart of a tropical wonderland, both she and Chase will be forced to confront their own lingering inner darkness. But in the shadows of Mount Kilauea, a passion that burns like fire will erupt, as unpredictable and dangerous as the living volcano, transforming the very landscape of their lives. A classic story of desire, hope, and dangerous destiny from the incomparable New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Elizabeth Lowell

Embers of Eden

Embers of Eden
Author:
Publisher: Archway Publishing
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2020-06-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1480863297

Zai Winston is a budding young artist whose life has been consumed by a terminal illness that seems to be determined to break him. Ironically it is only because of his illness that he is able to explore his passion as a successful painter. Resigned to his fate Zai’s world is violently upended as it is revealed that the truth of his existence may not be quite what it seems. Time and circumstance places him in the direct path of a past he’s never known . . . On a collision course with an entity his soul could never forget, and as the curtain rises and the truth is revealed the reality Zai has always known becomes a place of uncertainty; a place where the past is present, his life is a chess piece and the only thing that stands between him and oblivion is a love that will transcend the sands of time and a war that could shatter the world.

The Fire of Eden

The Fire of Eden
Author: Antony Barone Kolenc
Publisher: Loyola Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2021-07-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0829448152

Xan and John are orphans at Harwood Abbey. They are also enemies, but now John, blinded by an accident, struggles with bitterness. In his latest adventure, Xan of Harwood Abbey joins forces with this most unlikely of allies to uncover the mystery of the loss of the Fire of Eden, a priceless ruby coveted by many . . . Who took the ruby—a dishonest monk, a traitorous member of Her Lady’s guard, or the frightening magician who dwells in the woods? Will Xan and John permanently mend their ways? Or will the quest for the ruby destroy any hopes of lasting friendship? To find out where this next adventure leads Xan and his friends, you'll have to read The Fire of Eden.

The Garden of Burning Sand

The Garden of Burning Sand
Author: Corban Addison
Publisher: Quercus
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2014-05-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1623651301

The New York Times bestselling author John Hart raved that "If you like stories of good people struggling to do right in the world's forgotten places, there is no one better suited than Corban Addison to take you on the ride of your life." In The Garden of Burning Sand, Addison, the bestselling author of A Walk Across the Sun, creates a powerful and poignant novel that takes the reader from the red light areas of Lusaka, Zambia, to the gilded chambers of the Washington, D.C. elite, to the splendor of Victoria Falls and Cape Town. Zoe Fleming, an accomplished young human rights attorney, has made a life for herself in Zambia, far from her estranged father--an American business mogul with presidential aspirations--and from the devastating betrayals of her past. When a young girl with Down syndrome is sexually assaulted in a Lusaka slum, Zoe joins Zambian police officer Joseph Kabuta in investigating the rape. Piecing together clues from the victim's past, they discover an unsettling connection between the girl--Kuyeya--and a powerful Zambian family who will stop at nothing to bury the truth. As they are drawn deeper into the complex web of characters behind this appalling crime, Zoe and Joseph forge a bond of trust and friendship that slowly transforms into love. Opposed on all sides, they find themselves caught in a dangerous clash between the forces of justice and power. To successfully prosecute Kuyeya's attacker and build a future with Joseph, Zoe must risk her life and her heart--and confront the dark past she thought she had left behind.

Crescent City

Crescent City
Author: Belva Plain
Publisher: Dell
Total Pages: 530
Release: 1987-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0440115493

“Well written, fascinating, rich in plot and characters . . . presents [not only an interesting story, but] a portrait of the Jewish community in the 19th-century South.”—Newark Sunday Star-Ledger She was the exquisite daughter of a wealthy Jewish merchant. From a charmed girlhood in opulent New Orleans, she would be swept into the cataclysm of the Civil War. Forced to choose between her duties as a Southern wife and mother and her love for a forbidden man, a forbidden cause, Miriam Raphael is at the center of the whirlwind in a spellbinding novel of divided loyalties and divided hearts. “Seductive . . . moves along briskly through the kind of territory her avid readers most appreciate.”—Publishers Weekly “As a romance, Crescent City can’t miss!”—The New York Times Book Review

Eden's Return

Eden's Return
Author: Duncan McGeary
Publisher: Crossroad Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-07-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1951510410

Three hundred years ago, a mysterious zone called the Stasis appeared, covering hundreds of square miles of the Pacific Northwest. The area’s human inhabitants suddenly found themselves outside the barrier; inside was a primeval, unspoiled world that proved to be hostile to technology and most manmade things. Over the years, those who were idealistic or deluded enough to shed all trappings of civilization were able to cross into this new Eden, though few survived for long. But now, the barrier has weakened…just enough for a squad of soldiers to be flown in to investigate. Meanwhile, inside the Stasis, Shani has been living alone with her mother, at one with nature and oblivious to the world outside. Her past and her future have narrowed to a single point in time. Only this moment exists. Lieutenant Silas McKinley and his squad are stunned to discover the two women in middle of the Stasis, but their encounter is quickly overshadowed by the area’s deadly rejection of their presence. They must find a way out. With nature itself rising up against them, Shani and Silas—two people from vastly different worlds—will have to find common ground if anyone is to survive.