Wilted (A Witching Pen Series Prequel)

Wilted (A Witching Pen Series Prequel)
Author: Dianna Hardy
Publisher: Bitten Fruit Books / Satin Smoke Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2012-02-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

This short, bonus story takes place ten years before the events of The Witching Pen Series. Fifteen-year-old Elena hides her magical abilities from everyone, except her best friend, Karl. Inseparable since they were very young, they've always shared everything together, including the darkest parts of their lives. Elena's beginning to realise that her feelings for Karl are growing into something more. But her mother's about to drop a bombshell on her – one that will change the course of her life, and heart, forever. Publisher's Notes: For fans of the series, this story includes two parts of Elena's past that were made reference to in The Witching Pen: 1) The moment that Karl turns up on Elena's doorstep having been beaten and 'jumped on' by his father and 2) "The Sex Talk" between Elena and her mother.

The Complete Witching Pen Series, Boxed Set

The Complete Witching Pen Series, Boxed Set
Author: Dianna Hardy
Publisher: Bitten Fruit Books / Satin Smoke Press
Total Pages: 770
Release: 2014-02-16
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

THE COMPLETE BOXED SET of the UK paranormal / urban fantasy romance series that has taken readers by surprise. Unique, refreshing and sexy as hell! Book One: The Witching Pen Book Two: The Sands Of Time Book Three: The Demon Bride Book Four: The Last Dragon Plus bonus short story prequel, Wilted Elena, a thirteenth generation witch, is the most powerful witch on the planet; Amy is hidden from her true self, and Mary feels the pain of mankind. On the appearance of a magic pen, three women uncover family secrets and deep betrayal, to discover they are more than they've been led to believe - for better or worse. Alongside the men, demons and angels who love them, they are thrown into a supernatural world where time becomes muddied, where new and ancient merge, where forged bonds cannot be broken, and matters of the heart are never black and white. And then, there's the impending apocalypse. Unique, fun, fast-paced, sexy and passionate, this is paranormal romance that combines the dark with the light, and the sweet with the gritty. *CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT* REVIEWS: The Witching Pen "I loved this story, so full of romance and magic, not to mention a very intriguing Demon Mythology created by the author." - Bookaholics Book Club (Ninfa's Bookaholics Factor), 5 STARS "...a great start to a good series." - Romance Novel Junkies, 5 STARS "Throw everything you think about novellas out the door on this one .... This is an excellent story and quite differs from most paranormal romance stories." - Bitten By Paranormal Romance, 4.5 STARS The Sands Of Time "Oh-My-God this book is sooo good it should be a sin!" - Bookaholics Book Club (Ninfa's Bookaholics Factor) 5 STARS "...passionate, entertaining and, truly, a joy to read ... I cannot recommend this series enough." - Bitten By Paranormal Romance, 5 STARS (an Alpha Howl!) "My excitement grows with each book created within The Witching Pen series..." - Romance Novel Junkies, 4 STARS The Demon Bride "From the Prologue opening the book, to the gorgeous Epilogue, this book is one crazy, emotional, action packed, totally intense, fun filled ride." - Bookaholics Book Club (Ninfa's Bookaholics Factor), 5 STARS "This is truly my FAVORITE so far. It has a little bit of everything in it and I mean everything!! This series is a must read for paranormal romance lovers!!" - Close Encounters With The Night Kind, 5 STARS "This was definitely the best of the three hands down. When Dianna continues the story of these unforgettable characters, I will be the first in line for it." - The Book Diaries, 5 STARS The Last Dragon "This story took me on a HUGE rollercoaster ride of emotion." - Book Reviews by Lynn, 5 STARS "Dianna Hardy is amazing with the way she can tell a story." - Fallen Over Book Reviews, 5 STARS "Be ready to give this book your full undivided attention..." - The Book Diaries, 4 STARS

Blood Shadow: an Eye of the Storm Companion Novel

Blood Shadow: an Eye of the Storm Companion Novel
Author: Dianna Hardy
Publisher: Bitten Fruit Books / Satin Smoke Press
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2018-04-27
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Five years after her life changed forever, Jennifer Warren has put her past firmly behind her. No longer a werewolf, but human, she keeps herself to herself. But her anonymous 'friend' has started sending her notes again - there's a rare total lunar eclipse on the way, threatening to turn her shadows against her. Can you ever escape what you truly are? Blood never lies.

Aftershock: an Eye of the Storm Companion Novel

Aftershock: an Eye of the Storm Companion Novel
Author: Dianna Hardy
Publisher: Bitten Fruit Books / Satin Smoke Press
Total Pages: 246
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Aftershock is a companion novel to the Eye of the Storm series and also acts as a PREQUEL to a brand new series to come. You don't have to read Eye of the Storm to enjoy this novel (some background is given). However, we always recommend you do in order to gain full understanding of how the characters have arrived at this point. Self-sufficient and travellers at heart, Pete and Claire packed bags five years ago and headed on a journey that would change their lives forever. After the unexpected death of her childhood best friend, Sarah, Claire has nurtured both an open wound, and Sarah's baby - a miracle born on her deathbed. Pete has been nothing short of a father to baby Jasmine, and partner to Claire, the werewolf in him one of the few things in the world Claire connects with. However, despite their love for their adopted daughter and each other, fate's about to test the foundation they've built. Jasmine has been having episodes - seizures - the doctors aren't sure exactly what they are, or what triggers their onset, but when a little boy is hurt by Jasmine's hand they can no longer wait for answers. They consider taking to the road once more believing a life of travel might be safer than planting roots. But there's a Supermoon coming - the first in thirty years - and with it, a total lunar eclipse. Pete can feel the charge in the air, and it seems, so too, can Jasmine. With her terrible, secret legacy threatening to break through the shadows, Pete and Claire have a devastating reality to face. Can you ever escape what you truly are? Blood never lies. NOTES: This is a dark paranormal fantasy novel. Contains some explicit scenes. Written in British English.

The Demon Bride

The Demon Bride
Author: Dianna Hardy
Publisher: Bitten Fruit Books / Satin Smoke Press
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2012-08-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

"Two thousand and eleven years after the birth of the Failed One, the Witching Pen will be made manifest on Earth by the Great Shanka Witch of the Old Scrolls. By her hand, the Earth will rumble and shatter, and all dimensions will bleed into one." The true purpose of the Witching Pen has been revealed, and it must be destroyed before an apocalyptic prophecy comes true. There's just one problem - the Pen is indestructible. As everyone searches for much needed answers, Elena lays down plans for a radical mission to save her mother from the Shanka's shadow world. Meanwhile, Mary has finally discovered who she really is, and what that means for the human race. What Mary doesn't know, is that Gwain has been searching for her for over ten thousand years, and had lost all hope of finding her. Now that he has her, he's faced with an impossible choice: does he save the woman who altered his very existence, or does he sacrifice her to save mankind? Note: contains explicit scenes intended for a mature audience. This is the third book in Dianna Hardy's humorous paranormal romance / urban fantasy series. Colourful characters, nail biting plot twists, and an earth-shattering conclusion - all spattered with some darkness - characterise this original fantasy series. Reading order: The Witching Pen, The Sands of Time, The Demon Bride, and The Last Dragon. (Also all available in a digital 'Complete Series Boxed Set'.)

Saving Eve

Saving Eve
Author: Dianna Hardy
Publisher: Bitten Fruit Books / Satin Smoke Press
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2015-04-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

(Author's Note: Saving Eve is a companion novel to The Witching Pen series, and should be read after The Last Dragon.) Amid long, wild grass, a snake slithers, hidden. Hidden until a man opens his eyes... Awaking with amnesia in St Mary's Hospital, after a near-fatal freak accident, he is known only as Luc. With the help of Evie Gold, the kind, young woman who found him, he starts a new life - a second chance, a clean slate. A bond burgeons between them. But disturbing dreams of dark deeds become waking recountings. A blackness is uncoiling - seductive, familiar and dangerously provocative. An ancient craving stirs; an old addiction rises. Nothing is as it seems, and as reality crumbles, Luc finds himself asking, not just who he is, but... Who is Evie? From the author of the international bestselling Witching Pen series, Dianna Hardy takes a seed from The Last Dragon, and brings you an existential story of two beings in search of completion. Length: Short novel at just over 40,000 words. Written in British English. REVIEWS ★★★★★ "Dianna Hardy's fresh and unique craft appears effortless. Her words never fail to move the reader, engaging them fully and opening up a vivid world. Truly, her striking literary style is as beautiful as it is original." - Bex 'n' Books ★★★★★ "...perfect. There is no other word to use for what I felt for this book. I loved Lucifer, and I knew I would enjoy this book even though Dianna Hardy had stated that it changed from the way she had originally planned it, but after reading the book I, personally, couldn't have asked for a better story. It was meant to be this way. This was how the story was supposed to go, and it was perfect." - author, Elizabeth Morgan.

Buyology

Buyology
Author: Martin Lindstrom
Publisher: Currency
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2010-02-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0385523890

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “A fascinating look at how consumers perceive logos, ads, commercials, brands, and products.”—Time How much do we know about why we buy? What truly influences our decisions in today’s message-cluttered world? In Buyology, Martin Lindstrom presents the astonishing findings from his groundbreaking three-year, seven-million-dollar neuromarketing study—a cutting-edge experiment that peered inside the brains of 2,000 volunteers from all around the world as they encountered various ads, logos, commercials, brands, and products. His startling results shatter much of what we have long believed about what captures our interest—and drives us to buy. Among the questions he explores: • Does sex actually sell? • Does subliminal advertising still surround us? • Can “cool” brands trigger our mating instincts? • Can our other senses—smell, touch, and sound—be aroused when we see a product? Buyology is a fascinating and shocking journey into the mind of today's consumer that will captivate anyone who's been seduced—or turned off—by marketers' relentless attempts to win our loyalty, our money, and our minds.

The Video Watchdog Book

The Video Watchdog Book
Author: Tim Lucas
Publisher:
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1992
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN:

Read What You've Been Missing! This profusely illustrated video consumer guide is a must for all fans & collectors of Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy films on tape & disc. A companion to the popular VIDEO WATCHDOG Magazine, THE VIDEO WATCHDOG BOOK contains witty & informative descriptions of 100s of titles, including out-of-print rarities, alternate versions, foreign language & import releases, continuity errors... even detailed descriptions of missing (& censored) scenes! Written by video authority Tim Lucas, whose work has appeared in numerous books & magazines in the United States & Europe. Also includes an indispensible list of more than 650 retitled videos, a book index, plus a complete index to the first 12 issues of VIDEO WATCHDOG Magazine! Features a Foreword by cult Director Joe Dante (GREMLINS, THE HOWLING), a striking full-color cover by Stephen R. Bissette (SWAMP THING), & spot illustrations by Brian Thomas (TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES). Here's what the experts say about VIDEO WATCHDOG: "Fascinating... the best effort of its kind I've seen!"--Vincent Price. "A thorough, accurate, & knowledgeable source that's as good as anything I've read!"--Christopher Lee. "Intriguing, thought-provoking, & marvelously obsessive!--USA TODAY.

An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory

An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory
Author: Andrew Bennett
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2016-03-02
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1317313127

Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at ‘The Beginning’ and concluding with ‘The End’, chapters range from the familiar, such as ‘Character’, ‘Narrative’ and ‘The Author’, to the more unusual, such as ‘Secrets’, ‘Pleasure’ and ‘Ghosts’. Now in its fifth edition, Bennett and Royle’s classic textbook successfully illuminates complex ideas by engaging directly with literary works, so that a reading of Jane Eyre opens up ways of thinking about racial difference, for example, while Chaucer, Raymond Chandler and Monty Python are all invoked in a discussion of literature and laughter. The fifth edition has been revised throughout and includes four new chapters – ‘Feelings’, ‘Wounds’, ‘Body’ and ‘Love’ – to incorporate exciting recent developments in literary studies. In addition to further reading sections at the end of each chapter, the book contains a comprehensive bibliography and a glossary of key literary terms. A breath of fresh air in a field that can often seem dry and dauntingly theoretical, this book will open the reader’s eyes to the exhilarating possibilities of reading and studying literature.

The Last Dragon

The Last Dragon
Author: Dianna Hardy
Publisher: Bitten Fruit Books / Satin Smoke Press
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2013-10-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The Earth is in a state of shock after the apocalypse. The veil between dimensions is no more. Demons and fallen angels walk among humans, and everyone is trying to find their place in the new world - Morgan le Fey's world. But the fairy queen finds herself cemented within humanity and struggling with human emotions, and her right-hand-man, Lucifer, has secrets which are causing fissions among every race. Meanwhile, Karl and Elena struggle with their powers, Katarra delivers an important message, and two men will stop at nothing to protect their unborn child - the Messiah of the New Age - and the woman they love. Far to the east, the fallen Archangel Michael is fighting for the one he holds above all others. The last Dragon is about to rise and seal everyone's future, which depends solely on its survival ... or its extinction. Note: contains explicit scenes intended for a mature audience. This is the fourth and final book in Dianna Hardy's humorous paranormal romance / urban fantasy series. Colourful characters, nail biting plot twists, and an earth-shattering conclusion - all spattered with some darkness - characterise this original fantasy series. Reading order: The Witching Pen, The Sands of Time, The Demon Bride, and The Last Dragon. (Also all available in a digital 'Complete Series Boxed Set'.)