Before Eden

Before Eden
Author: Mark Littleton
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Publishers
Total Pages: 256
Release: 1995
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780785282105

Before the creation of Earth, God's realm is peaceful and tranquil, and Lucifer is a trusted advisor of angels. Then Lucifer rebels, the heavenly world is irrevocably divided, and the angels must choose between good and evil. Based on 1 Corinthians 6:1-3, Before Eden shows how angels, like man, battle temptations, fears and doubts as they try to understand God's plan.

Contested Eden

Contested Eden
Author: Ramón A. Gutiérrez
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 407
Release: 1998-03-31
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520920554

Celebrating the 150th birthday of the state of California offers the opportunity to reexamine the founding of modern California, from the earliest days through the Gold Rush and up to 1870. In this four-volume series, published in association with the California Historical Society, leading scholars offer a contemporary perspective on such issues as the evolution of a distinctive California culture, the interaction between people and the natural environment, the ways in which California's development affected the United States and the world, and the legacy of cultural and ethnic diversity in the state. California before the Gold Rush, the first California Sesquicentennial volume, combines topics of interest to scholars and general readers alike. The essays investigate traditional historical subjects and also explore such areas as environmental science, women's history, and Indian history. Authored by distinguished scholars in their respective fields, each essay contains excellent summary bibliographies of leading works on pertinent topics. This volume also features an extraordinary full-color photographic essay on the artistic record of the conquest of California by Europeans, as well as over seventy black-and-white photographs, some never before published.

Before the Dawn

Before the Dawn
Author: Cynthia Eden
Publisher: HQN Books
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2017-07-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460399994

An FBI agent’s hunt for a killer resurrects ghosts from his past in a romantic thriller that “expertly twines terror and true love” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). Ex-Navy SEAL Tucker Frost has seen evil up close. His own brother Jason was a sadistic serial killer. A killer Tucker himself put down in order to save Jason’s final victim—Dawn Alexander, the only girl who got away from the infamous “Iceman.” It’s Tucker’s personal experience with evil that makes him perfect for Samantha Dark’s experimental profiling division in the FBI. And when women start turning up murdered with the same MO used by the Iceman, Tucker is sent back to Louisiana to investigate. Seven years have passed since Tucker faced down his brother . . . and since he last saw Dawn, his former lover. But as Tucker and Dawn grapple with a desire that never died, they must also face the terrifying thought that Jason Frost has somehow come back from the dead to hunt again . . .

East of Eden

East of Eden
Author: John Steinbeck
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2002-02-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1440631328

A masterpiece of Biblical scope, and the magnum opus of one of America’s most enduring authors, in a commemorative hardcover edition In his journal, Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck called East of Eden "the first book," and indeed it has the primordial power and simplicity of myth. Set in the rich farmland of California's Salinas Valley, this sprawling and often brutal novel follows the intertwined destinies of two families—the Trasks and the Hamiltons—whose generations helplessly reenact the fall of Adam and Eve and the poisonous rivalry of Cain and Abel. The masterpiece of Steinbeck’s later years, East of Eden is a work in which Steinbeck created his most mesmerizing characters and explored his most enduring themes: the mystery of identity, the inexplicability of love, and the murderous consequences of love's absence. Adapted for the 1955 film directed by Elia Kazan introducing James Dean, and read by thousands as the book that brought Oprah’s Book Club back, East of Eden has remained vitally present in American culture for over half a century.

The Way I Used to Be

The Way I Used to Be
Author: Amber Smith
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2022-12-29
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0861546741

THE TIKTOK SENSATION THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT 'After finishing this book, my heart was pounding and I couldn’t find words big enough to describe how brilliant, beautiful, and powerful it is.' L.E. Flynn, author of All Eyes On Her All Eden wants is to rewind the clock. To live that day again. She would do everything differently. Not laugh at his jokes or ignore the way he was looking at her that night. And she would definitely lock her bedroom door. But Eden can’t turn back time. So she buries the truth, along with the girl she used to be. She pretends she doesn’t need friends, doesn’t need love, doesn’t need justice. But as her world unravels, one thing becomes clear: the only person who can save Eden … is Eden.

Destiny

Destiny
Author: Duane Gundrum
Publisher: Duane Gundrum
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2013-12-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The mission was well-planned and intricately carried out. They were going to assassinate the Emperor of Earth. Everything went according to plan. Except one thing. They failed. Now on the run from the Empire's elite guard, Eden System Commander Yeager finds himself on an escape trajectory with a young ensign in his care. Little does he know that this ensign, Laura Bontein, is the reason why Eden is at war with the Empire. Laura may also be the most powerful being in the galaxy. They escape to Reagul, a planet in its middle ages and somehow responsible for keeping the emperor alive. Here, Laura begins to discover that Reagul has been planning for her arrival for thousands of years. Little by little, Laura begins to suspect that her own people, the lost outpost of the Zeus Colonies, may have ties to Reagul going back to the Roman Empire. As the rumors and legends begin to mirror the actions of Laura and Yeager, she begins to believe her arrival on Reagul may have more than a solitary purpose. It may be her destiny.

Martin Eden

Martin Eden
Author: Jack London
Publisher:
Total Pages: 428
Release: 1915
Genre: Authors
ISBN:

Before Ben

Before Ben
Author: Cynthia Eden
Publisher: Hocus Pocus Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2019-04-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1942840578

Enemies make the best lovers. It was a one night stand with her worst enemy. Ben Wilde was cocky, charming, and sexy as the best sin. He was also Courtney McKenna’s weakness. Every single inch of his muscled perfection was trouble and temptation. They’d sparred in the courtroom more times than she could count, and the tension between them had always been red-hot. One night should have been all she needed to get the guy out of her head and her dreams. Only…it wasn’t. Because before Ben, life was easy. Life after Ben? Hot. Dark. And dangerous. Courtney tries to fight her scorching desire for Ben even as they plan to face-off in court once again. Even as they fight for power. But once you cross some lines, there is no going back. And Ben doesn’t plan to let her go anywhere. He’s had a taste, but Ben wants a whole lot more. Ben Wilde has never believed that opposites attract, but there is something about button-downed, prim and proper Courtney that has always driven him wild. And when he gets her in his bed, the attraction he feels for her changes into a sensual obsession. Sure, they can be enemies in the courtroom, but in the bedroom, they are meant to be something else entirely. Be careful what you want… Someone out there doesn’t want Ben to have Courtney. Someone who will do anything to stop their attraction. But that predator in the dark is messing with the wrong man. When it comes to Courtney’s safety, Ben will break every rule in the book. He will stop pretending to be nice and show the world just how wicked and dangerous he can truly be. Because Courtney is his, and Ben will play dirty, he’ll play rough, and he will destroy anyone who threatens her. Author's Note: BEFORE BEN is a complete, stand-alone novel (no cliffhangers). It features one cocky but charming hero who will be brought to his knees, one heroine who will fight fiercely for exactly what she wants, and plenty of dark danger and twists thrown in for fun. Like a sexy story with chills and thrills? This is for you.

One Foot in Eden

One Foot in Eden
Author: Ron Rash
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2004-01-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780312423056

Will Alexander, sheriff of a small town in southern Appalachia, is baffled by a murder case with no body and no suspect, and sets out to find the truth about what really happened to a local thug.

Reflections

Reflections
Author: Ronit Baras
Publisher: Be Happy in LIFE
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2015-10-19
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0975797689

In a world in which the meaning of life seems fully defined and everything around us is clear and familiar, it is liberating to discover that we are wrong… After 16-year-old Ella decides that life is not worth living, she suddenly meets Sam, a mysterious old man. This meeting marks the start of a new life of discovery. Sam comes in and out of her life for more than 30 years, travelling with her around the world, teaching her about the essence of life. Through her celebrations and her pain, he helps her learn that she has the ultimate divine power – choice. This is a story of realization, where fantasy and reality, life and death, pain and pleasure, are woven together, bringing to light the inner truth of our existence. It peels back the layers of our beliefs about love, happiness, birth, death, friendship, power, parenting, family and spirituality, and takes readers through the process of revealing the core powers within them. Who is Sam? Imaginary friend? Guardian angel? God? Read this wonderful book and find out for yourself. “Ronit’s ability to take the reader on a journey of self-discovery is insightful and powerful. Every word of this book is a glimpse into the nature of the human mind. You will be holding your breath until the enlightening end”.