Rival Revenge

Rival Revenge
Author: Jessica Burkhart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 138
Release: 2010-01-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416998748

In Rival Revenge, the truth is out about whether Julia and Alison really cheated on the test that got them kicked off the riding team. Now they’re back, and this time, they’re not just in it to win it—they’re out for revenge. A dish that’s definitely best served cold.

Rivalry and Revenge

Rivalry and Revenge
Author: Laia Balcells
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2017-04-20
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1108210554

What explains violence against civilians in civil wars? Why do groups kill civilians in areas where they have full military control and their rivals have no military presence? This innovative book connects pre-war politics to patterns of violence during civil war. It argues that both local political rivalry and local revenge account for violence against civilians. Armed groups perpetrate direct violence jointly with local civilians, who collaborate when violence can help them gain or consolidate local political control. As civil war continues, revenge motives also come into play, leading to spirals of violence at a local level. In an important contribution to the study of the Spanish Civil War, Balcells combines statistical analyses with ethnographic and qualitative research to provide new insights to scholars and academic researchers with an interest in civil war, politics and conflict processes. Rivalry and Revenge is theoretically and empirically rich, and it offers a theory and method generalizable to a wide set of cases.

Rivalry and Revenge

Rivalry and Revenge
Author: Laia Balcells
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2017-04-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107118697

This book explores the motives of local political elites and armed groups in carrying out violence against civilians during civil war.

Immortal Combat

Immortal Combat
Author: Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Publisher: Sophia Institute Press
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2020-04-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1644132915

Today, far too many leading Christians water down the robust teachings of our Faith. Ignoring Christ's clear example and constant demand that we boldly confront evils, they preach an amicable, nonconfrontational, feel-good gospel. Instead of teaching the faithful to edify and enjoin the wayward, they urge them to pacify and submit . . . with catastrophic results personally, for the Church, and for society at large. Now comes Fr. Dwight Longenecker with this potent book that shows how, by engaging in the lost art of spiritual warfare, good Christians can cure this trend and repair the extensive damage it has caused. Here, without fear or favor, Longenecker maps out the myriad places where evil lurks in our world, shines a light on its many faces, and details the countless clever tricks it uses to hide. He delineates ten sturdy principles that must motivate all Christian warriors who hope to expunge evil and stop it from returning. And finally, he explains in fascinating detail the art of immortal combat, showing how self-sacrifice and contemplation of the Cross can bring victory over any evil, no matter how hidden or how grave. Be forewarned: this book calls you to sanctity and is not for wimps. For sanctity is impossible apart from heroic virtue, and heroic virtue is impossible apart from spiritual warfare. As Fr. Longenecker puts it, “Find a saint, and you'll find a warrior.” These pages are a mighty guidebook for souls hungry to follow the way of the Christian warrior by taking up their crosses and following into immortal combat the King of the Universe, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Rival

Rival
Author: A.J. Macey
Publisher: A.J. Macey
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2019-05-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Want to know what a girl’s best friend is? Revenge. Hey b*tches, my name’s Kiera. You might know me as The Cat, famous cat burglar/thief. No? Well, let me give you a little insight into my life as of late. I was going about, minding my own damn business when the mob boss who runs most of the Reno underground sent an assassin after me. Crazy, yeah? Anyway, six months later the previously mentioned assassin is now my partner in crime when we get a job from the local motorcycle club, The Aces. All good and dandy, right? Wrong. They’re 1%ers, all three officers unbelievably attractive. Oh, yeah, the Vice President of the MC? That’s my asshole step-brother and let’s not even get started on the club’s suspicious Enforcer or the President who’s dripping in sexual swagger. With four sexy as f*ck men at my back, can I get the job done or will our explosive personalities cause us to be at each other’s throats? Oh, damn! Almost forgot in the thought of all the ruggedly attractive men, muscles, and tattoos that the rival MC, The Alloy Kings are moving in and seem intent to take me down with the Aces. F*cking bastards. But I’m not the thief who became famous at 15 years old and survived the mob’s hell in my past just to lay down and take that, they won’t know what hit them. I’m The Cat, and soon enough, they’ll learn that I’ve got claws. Book 1 of The Aces Trilogy The Aces Series is a WhyChoose/Reverse Harem trilogy featuring MFMMM meaning the female main character doesn't have to choose between her love interests. Please note, future books will contain M/M contact. This book contains references involving PTSD, sexual assault recollections, abuse, and other themes that some readers may find triggering.

Initiation

Initiation
Author: Jessica Burkhart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2012-01-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442419490

It's time: The new girls are taking the spotlight at Canterwood Crest! Lauren has moved around enough to have the "new girl" code down: 1. Lay low. 2. But not too low. 3. Don't amubush the in crowd. But Canterwood isn't just any school. And Lauren is about to face an initiation unlike any she's ever encountered. Bon chance, Lauren--you're going to need it!

Comeback

Comeback
Author: Jessica Burkhart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 203
Release: 2012-08-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442419520

Lauren has to deal with other people and face competing with her horse.

Dark Rival

Dark Rival
Author: Brenda Joyce
Publisher: HQN Books
Total Pages: 411
Release: 2007-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1426806450

Highland warriors sworn to protect Innocence throughout the Ages—A golden man, he is called Black Royce—a battle-hardened soldier of the gods. His vows are his life—until he is sent to New York City to protect a Healer from those who would use her powers for themselves. The moment Royce sees beautiful, feisty Allie Monroe, he knows she will be his only weakness—and he is right. Destiny is a dangerous thingAllie Monroe is more than an heiress. She is a Healer, willing to do anything to save victims of the evil that lurks in the city at night. But alone, she can do only so much—until destiny sends her the darkest Highlander of them all. Then evil strikes and Royce is destroyed before Allie's eyes. Now Allie will do anything to save Royce—even if it means going back in time to a dark, dangerous world. Confronting their enemies could cost not only their lives, but their love—for all eternity.

Sweet & Bitter Rivals

Sweet & Bitter Rivals
Author: Jessica Burkhart
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2023-05-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 166591288X

Seventh grader Abby St. Clair is eager to start another season with her elite riding team at Saddlehill Academy boarding school, competing against her new stepsister--until she starts getting anonymous messages threatening to expose the secret she is desperate to hide.