The Second Death of Ava Black

The Second Death of Ava Black
Author: A.G. Porter
Publisher: Dragonfire Press
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2023-12-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1958354678

The world is on the brink of devastation. Natural disasters, plagues, and death run rampant as the malevolent Goddess of Darkness and Destruction, Thyana, is free. The very fabric of reality unravels as Thyana executes her plan to annihilate humanity. Gabriel Matthews, thrust into a perilous journey alongside his friends and defected Mavors, chases the ominous signs of the apocalypse. Branded a traitor and fleeing the only life he's ever known, Gabriel is determined to thwart Thyana's intricate scheme and save humanity. Yet, his ultimate mission becomes intensely personal as he strives not only to rescue the world but also the person who matters most—Ava Black. Ava, liberated from Thyana's clutches, grapples with newfound abilities that challenge her very identity. Racing against time, she seeks to protect her loved ones, salvage a crumbling world, and perhaps, save her own soul. Having worked tirelessly to transform into a better person, Ava questions her humanity as she battles against an emerging darkness within. Will her friends embrace her return? Can Gabriel still see the woman she once was? The haunting possibility lingers—could Ava, like Thyana, harbor a thirst for blood? In this gripping tale of survival, redemption, and the battle between light and shadow, the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

The Sacrifice of Ava Black

The Sacrifice of Ava Black
Author: A.G. Porter
Publisher: Dragonfire Press
Total Pages: 357
Release: 2023-12-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1958354635

The worst part about falling from power isn't the descent. It's the haunting echoes of former glory that linger in the shadows. Ava Black's reign as the Queen Bee of her high school came to an abrupt end six months ago. She used to rule the halls with an iron fist, mercilessly crushing her enemies and stomping on anyone who dared oppose her. Now, amongst the peasants, she makes every effort to avoid her old friends, especially the new reigning queen Frankie who bullies her relentlessly. Plagued by debilitating migraines that steal her strength and sometimes her sanity, Ava does all she can just to survive. A normal high school experience is a thing of the past... until Keira Richards appears and shows Ava she’s still worthy of friendship. Their bond encourages Ava to break out of her shell and forget about the nightmares of robed figures, ancient battles, and the strange whispers of Thyana. Enter Gabriel Matthews, the handsome loner, who brings it all back to the surface. He knows about her migraines, her dreams, and her past. With a string of dark and terrible events occurring around Ava, she is desperate for answers. Will they be able to move past their differences to uncover the reason she sees cloaked creatures roaming their school?

Songs of Ruin

Songs of Ruin
Author: A.G. Porter
Publisher: Dragonfire Press
Total Pages: 34
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In a timeless realm cloaked in shadows, Thyana relished her solitary existence until the arrival of one known as Mother shattered her world. Suddenly, she discovers she is not the sole wielder of cosmic power. Mesmerized, Thyana witnesses the cosmic ballet as Mother forges three formidable siblings, each bestowed with their unique gifts, unveiling the vastness of her own isolation. Her boundless love embraces her newfound kin, yet it's the radiant Tepkunset, the Goddess of Light and Life, who captures Thyana's heart. As Tepkunset shapes the first humans with her divine abilities, Thyana battles the green-eyed monster of envy, struggling to mask her true emotions. With a burgeoning family, Thyana's commitment to protect them transcends even the gods' whims, even if it means shielding them from their own nature. As the clash between the Goddess of Light and the Goddess of Darkness looms over the fate of their creation, a cosmic conflict unfolds. What ensues when the divine sisters diverge on humanity's purpose in the world they meticulously crafted? Brace yourself for an epic tale where love, rivalry, and cosmic forces collide, unraveling the very fabric of existence.

The Lonesome Crown

The Lonesome Crown
Author: Brian Lee Durfee
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 1088
Release: 2022-11-29
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1481465287

A sweeping epic fantasy weaving both destiny and ancient magic in this masterful final novel in the beloved Five Warrior Angels trilogy from Brian Lee Durfee. In the age of belief, magic is a myth. But when an apocalyptic crusade comes to the remote border of Gul Kana, that belief is shattered as is the tenuous peace that held the Five Isles together. Now, the prophecies that were used to justify this war are unravelling revealing a hidden agenda while the world lies in the wake of the degradations of this war. But a slim skein of hope resides within the hidden truths, long kept secret, and scattered throughout the isles—truths less reliant upon prophecy than heroism, and great sacrifice. Not everything is as it seems in this epic, long-awaited conclusion to trilogy which Booklist raved as “high fantasy in the vein of Stephen R. Donaldson or David Eddings, with generous helpings from George R. R. Martin.”

The Black Maze

The Black Maze
Author: Charlotte Roberts
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2017-09-14
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1546208070

Fear has so many meanings, but when perceived as a way of life, it has the potential to drive a person to the edge of their own existence. Each day was a new challenge for Ava as she struggled to simply survive her life; psychologically, emotionally, and physically. In a story of a life that was anything but happy; filled with horrifying and devastating abuse, terrible mistakes, disheartening failures, and physical discoveries, Ava does all she can to be happy. Based on a true story, The Black Maze is filled with virtually countless challenges that many people face, but may not be open about. Avas constant struggles prove to be a challenge for even the strongest of people - will life ever be bearable for her? Is happiness even an option? Will she ever make it through her black maze?

The World That We Knew

The World That We Knew
Author: Alice Hoffman
Publisher: Atria Books
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2020-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501137581

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL On the brink of World War II, with the Nazis tightening their grip on Berlin, a mother’s act of courage and love offers her daughter a chance of survival. “[A] hymn to the power of resistance, perseverance, and enduring love in dark times…gravely beautiful…Hoffman the storyteller continues to dazzle.” —THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW At the time when the world changed, Hanni Kohn knows she must send her twelve-year-old daughter away to save her from the Nazi regime. Her desperation leads her to Ettie, the daughter of a rabbi whose years spent eavesdropping on her father enables her to create a mystical Jewish creature, a rare and unusual golem, who is sworn to protect Hanni’s daughter, Lea. Once Ava is brought to life, she and Lea and Ettie become eternally entwined, their paths fated to cross, their fortunes linked. What does it mean to lose your mother? How much can one person sacrifice for love? In a world where evil can be found at every turn, we meet remarkable characters that take us on a stunning journey of loss and resistance, the fantastical and the mortal, in a place where all roads lead past the Angel of Death and love is never-ending.

Author: Sara Enochs
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre:
ISBN: 0595632629

Ava Ballantyne has a unique and special gift. A gift so powerful that she's not even allowed to share it with her closest friends. She knows that if this information fell into the wrong hands, the consequences could be dire. At every turn there are those who want to learn her secrets. It's only natural for them to be curious about a woman who is not only deeply connected to an age-old secret society, but who's also being pursued by a telepathic CIA agent. Join Ava as she daydreams about the past and begins to understand our future by reinventing her own life story, in "The Code of Destiny."

Indulgence in Death

Indulgence in Death
Author: J. D. Robb
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2010-11-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101445017

NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas must discover who’s preying on those who cater to the rich and famous in this thriller in the #1 New York Times bestselling In Death series. When a murder disrupts the Irish vacation she is taking with her husband, Roarke, Eve realizes that no place is safe—not an Irish wood or the streets of the manic city she calls home. But nothing prepares her for what she discovers upon her return to the cop shop in New York... A limo driver is shot through the neck with a crossbow. Then a high-priced escort is found stabbed through the heart with a bayonet. Eve begins to fear that she has come across that most dangerous of criminal, a thrill-killer, but one with a taste for the finer things in life—and death. As time runs out on another innocent victim’s life, Eve’s investigation will take her into the rarified circle that her husband Roarke travels in—and into the perverted heart of madness...

Fallen

Fallen
Author: Alyssa Rabil
Publisher: Bella Books
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2023-09-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1642475483

There’s a rip in the dimension somewhere that allows otherworldly beings to cross over to earth, and it’s the Black family business to trap and kill these creatures before they can cause any harm. Andy Black loves being in the family business. But when she goes to a job expecting to find a dead angel and instead finds a very alive—and very angry one, Andy’s world is flipped on its axis. Oriana is used to human cruelty and learned long ago not to trust any of them. Half-human, half-angel, she’s been held captive by a trapper for most of her life. Now that she’s escaped, she finds herself held by more humans. But the unexpected kindness of the Black family, and from one member in particular, brings Oriana’s human instincts to the surface. When their worlds collide without warning, Andy and Oriana must work together to move forward—and conquer the monsters that haunt them.

Telegram from Guernica

Telegram from Guernica
Author: Nicholas Rankin
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2012-09-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 0571298044

On 26 April 1937, in the rubble of the bombed city of Guernica, the world's press scrambled to submit their stories. But one journalist held back, and spent an extra day exploring the scene. His report pointed the finger at secret Nazi involvement in the devastating aerial attack. It was the lead story in both The Times and the New York Times, and became the most controversial dispatch of the Spanish Civil War. Who was this Special Correspondent, whose report inspired Picasso's black-and-white painting Guernica - the most enduring single image of the twentieth century - and earned him a place on the Gestapo Special Wanted List? George Steer, a 27-year-old adventurer, was a friend and supporter of the Ethiopian emperor Haile Selassie I. He foresaw and alerted others to the fascist game-plan in Africa and all over Europe; initiated new techniques of propaganda and psychological warfare; saw military action in Ethiopia, Spain, Finland, Libya, Egypt, Madagascar and Burma; married twice and wrote eight books. Without Steer, the true facts about Guernica's destruction might never have been known. In this exhilarating biography, Nicholas Rankin brilliantly evokes all the passion, excitement and danger of an extraordinary life, right up to Steer's premature death in the jungle on Christmas Day 1944.