Crimsonfall Reaper

Crimsonfall Reaper
Author: Jordan Brooks Hill
Publisher: Elaine Ash Books
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2024-07-28
Genre: Art
ISBN:

"An array of other-worldly ghastly beings make this a wonderfully entertaining story with appeal for adults, as well as junior high and high school readers." Publishers Weekly reviewer, BookLife Written with sparkling humor; one of five semifinalists in the Young Adult category of the BookLife Prize. New York, 1895 (Victorian, Steampunk, Fantasy Adventure) Supernatural forces threaten Brooklyn, and it's up to the adopted brother-and-sister team of Genie and Hans to hunt monsters and break ancient curses. They are the youngest reapers at the ghost-hunting guild and tackle their first mission, a haunting, only to discover an Abominable Evil. Genie seeks help from Alice Walker, a high-society lady and airship captain, whose weapons are as elegant as they are deadly. During battle, Alice ends up captured! Genie and Hans swashbuckle their way through Skycracks and the Scourge, Curseweavers and Clankers, using weapons such as the Pneumatic Omni-Directional Ventilator—also known as the dreaded Sucker. In case all else fails, Genie has her pepperbox pistol and Hans is an expert with knives. Their job is complicated by the requirement that Genie conform at all times to Miss Haversham’s Primer for Proper Young Ladies, 1895 edition. Will she have the courage, smarts, and manners necessary to remain a lady while she and Hans rescue Alice and conquer unmentionable horrors? READ NOW! Please follow Jordan Brooks Hill for upcoming Genie & Hans novels.

Reaper Ex Magus

Reaper Ex Magus
Author: Anthony Alexis
Publisher: Anthony Alexis
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2015-05-01
Genre:
ISBN:

Please note that this book can be downloaded for free from the author's blog or Patreon page. The seventh era is the era of man and magic. Every man, woman, and child is born with powers over the arcane. Magic mingles with technology, a part of everyday life. Ruling over the many kingdoms of the world are families of powerful magi— the great noble and royal houses. But even lords and kings bow to a greater power. Ruling over this world are the Reapers— ageless beings of ice and fire, light and darkness— forces of nature molded into human form. Two years ago, a Reaper emerged from the skies, killing a division of young magi from the Kingdom of Kria. The attack was unprovoked and seemingly without purpose or reason, spurred from the ramblings of a mad god. Out of more than one thousand magi, only two survived. They are Chaos Maxwell, a boy enamored by the ideals of heroism, and Nikita Takahashi, a lady in heart but a soldier in action. Heirs to ancient, powerful houses, the two young magi swear vengeance against the Reapers— to silence the ghosts of the friends they've lost.

Anthology of Magazine Verse

Anthology of Magazine Verse
Author: William Stanley Braithwaite
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1012
Release: 1926
Genre: American poetry
ISBN:

Volume for 1958 includes "Anthology of poems from the seventeen previously published Braithwaite anthologies."

From Strength to Strength

From Strength to Strength
Author: Arthur C. Brooks
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2022-02-15
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0593191498

The roadmap for finding purpose, meaning, and success as we age, from bestselling author, Harvard professor, and the Atlantic's happiness columnist Arthur Brooks. Many of us assume that the more successful we are, the less susceptible we become to the sense of professional and social irrelevance that often accompanies aging. But the truth is, the greater our achievements and our attachment to them, the more we notice our decline, and the more painful it is when it occurs. What can we do, starting now, to make our older years a time of happiness, purpose, and yes, success? At the height of his career at the age of 50, Arthur Brooks embarked on a seven-year journey to discover how to transform his future from one of disappointment over waning abilities into an opportunity for progress. From Strength to Strength is the result, a practical roadmap for the rest of your life. Drawing on social science, philosophy, biography, theology, and eastern wisdom, as well as dozens of interviews with everyday men and women, Brooks shows us that true life success is well within our reach. By refocusing on certain priorities and habits that anyone can learn, such as deep wisdom, detachment from empty rewards, connection and service to others, and spiritual progress, we can set ourselves up for increased happiness. Read this book and you, too, can go from strength to strength.

Bitten

Bitten
Author: Kelley Armstrong
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2009-08-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 030735878X

An erotically charged, addictive thriller from the future queen of suspense. Living in Toronto for a year, Elena is leading the normal life she has always dreamed of, including a stable job as a journalist and a nice apartment shared with her boyfriend. As the lone female werewolf in existence, only her secret midnight prowls and her occasional inhuman cravings set her apart. Just one year ago, life was very different. Adopted by the Pack when bitten, Elena had spent years struggling with her resentment at having her life stolen away. Torn between two worlds, and overwhelmed by the new passions coursing through her body, her only option for control was to deny her awakening needs and escape. But now the Pack has called Elena home to help them fight an alliance of renegade werewolves who are bent on exposing and annihilating the Pack. And although Elena is obliged to rejoin her "family," she vows not to be swept up in Pack life again, no matter how natural it might feel. She has made her choice. Trouble is, she's increasingly uncertain if it's the right one. An erotically charged thriller, Bitten will awaken the voracious appetite of every reader, as the age-old battle between man and beast, between human and inhuman forces, comes to a head in one small town and within one woman's body.

After the Rain

After the Rain
Author: Jane Lorenzini
Publisher: Nest Press
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781732324800

It's 1888. Can Belle Carson reinvent her life by moving next door to Thomas Edison's winter estate? From New York Times bestselling author Jane Lorenzini comes a story of heartbreak and healing set against the backdrop of exotic southwest Florida. It's January 1888. The small town of Fort Myers is buzzing about a possible visit from famous winter residents Mina and Thomas Edison. When the local newspaper reports that the couple needs a gardener for their riverside estate, nearly everyone lines up to apply. For twenty-five-year-old Belle Carson, a painful childhood secret has kept her world -- and her hopes for the future -- small. But with lush gardens already sprouting in her imagination, Belle decides to fight for the job and the opportunity to move from a cramped storage room to a charming cottage next door to the Edison homes and laboratory. Yet, when her dark past threatens to destroy everything she has so carefully cultivated, she must battle harder than ever for her best life -- and the chance to live it. After the Rain features both a historical setting and timeless issues of yearning, forgiveness, and personal growth.

Family Trust

Family Trust
Author: Kathy Wang
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2018-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1789543428

'A globe-trotting, whirlwind, tragi-comic family saga... A joy' ANDREW SEAN GREER. Meet Stanley Huang: Father, husband, ex-husband, man of unpredictable temper, aficionado of bargain luxury goods. He's just been diagnosed with cancer, and his family are dealing with the fall-out. Meet Stanley's family: Son Fred, a banker who never has enough money; daughter Kate, juggling a difficult boss and her two small children; ex-wife Linda, suspicious of Stanley's grand gestures; and second wife Mary, giver of foot rubs and ego massages. Meet Stanley's fortune: As the Huangs come to terms with Stanley's approaching death, they are starting to fear that there's a lot less in the pot than they thought. And that's a problem when you're living in one of the wealthiest parts of California... Spanning themes of culture, ambition, love and – most of all – family, this sparkling debut is a sharp, funny and loving portrait of modern Asian-American life. PRAISE FOR FAMILY TRUST: 'Silky in satire, the writing is biting, bristling, intelligent' Irish Times. 'A brilliant mashup of Crazy Rich Asians and Arrested Development... The best kind of family drama' Cristina Alger, author of The Banker's Wife. 'Deftly weaves together rich family drama, biting corporate satire and deeply felt immigrant story... A sharp, spirited and wholly original take on the American Dream' Jillian Medoff. 'A wicked and witty send up of Asian-American Silicon Valley elite, a delightful debut that Jane Austen would be proud of' Micah Perks.