Plagued by waking visions and nightmares, sixteen-year-old Faye thinks she’s going crazy. Fast. She can hardly blame her parents when they ship her off to the prison-like Holbrook Academy for treatment. On her first night at Holbrook, she feels strangely connected to the school, like she’s come home. But when strange and terrifying things start happening to Faye and her newfound friends, Faye knows she’s the reason, but what does it mean? The handsome Kel helps her unravel the mystery, but Faye is certain he’s also trying to kill her—and maybe the rest of the world too.
Exiled from her desert community and separated from her sisters, Leica finds refuge in the Dome, where she hopes to uncover the truth behind a deadly plague and find a way home"--
Continuing from the story Consumed, Allie struggles to remember her memories that were taken from her by her own twin brother. She can't accept the fact that she was meant to be with Jehoel when the fire angel seems too aggressive. The only one that seems truthful is Melody, the element of Water, and she lets it slip that Allie was in love with War of the four horsemen. Feeling like she has betrayed humanity by choosing love over those she should be protecting, Allie is surprised when Melody sacrifices herself so Allie can have her love back again. Sara Wilson has been a clerk at USPS in Redding, California since 2003. Writing is her passion and has had five other book published following her dream. Mrs. Wilson lives with her husband and two children. She takes everyday with a smile looking for the next character to spring to life from her hands to make it on the pages of a book.
Shannon was born the element of air in a time of kings and magic. She was also born cursed to only know misery and death. Throughout her life she is hunted and must learn how to use her gifts with her skills. She is also a master sword fighter and deadly with any weapon. Afraid to love, she gives her last breath to conquer her curse and surrender her heart. Then she is ready to fight for what means the most to her, and will not stop until she gets it.
Power comprises one of the key topics of the book of Samuel. This theme encompasses tribal contentions, power differentials between religious authorities and kings, fathers and sons, men and women. The articles assembled here explore Israel's search for political identity and Samuel's critique of monarchy, the book's constructions of power and powerlessness, and the editors' and early audiences' postmonarchic reflections. Historical and social-scientific approaches to the book of Samuel find ancient Near Eastern parallels for the political organization of Israel and describe the social conditions under authoritarian regimes. Redactional approaches examine the diachronic development of Samuel's varying perceptions of monarchy, from that institution's inception through its entrenchment in Israelite and Judahite society, until it underwent a sudden, cataclysmic failure. And literary and theological approaches advocate for contemporary reconsideration and application of the book's more noble principles.
Maggie grew up trained to be a good little soldier without being allowed a social life. She knew to disobey meant that she would be punished and she had the marks on her body to prove it. Seeing her mother killed by the man that trained her, Charlie, ends the life she knew. Now Maggie is a bet to a group of elite boys that each wants something different from her. Maggie has to use the skills she learned from Charlie to stay ahead of their game. The only problem is they are playing her against own her heart and Charlie is still coming after her.
Allie has known Archer since she was in grade school, and they started out as best friends. By high school they are at each others' throats in a game of battle of the wits. However when they graduate the truth leaks out that Allie has been in love with Archer since the first moment she met him, as he has been in love with her. Archer has been harboring a secret the whole time to protect Allie, and it is the fact that he is War, one of the horsemen meant to conquer humanity. On the night of his crowning, he learns Allie has a secret as well. She is the Element of Fire and meant to protect humanity against him. Torn between love and duty this is the beginning of the journey for them and the hardest struggle for both of them. Consumed is the first book in the series, and focuses on the early years of Archer and Allie as they struggle to learn who they are and what matters most.
This second edition of Measuring Nonuse Damages Using Conjoint Valuation is essentially a reprint of a 1992 monograph that has been in steady demand since its original appearance. The RTI Press edition, which is intended to meet continued inquiries and requests for the monograph, contains a Foreword and a Preface to the second edition that put the original work into historical perspective. These studies of ways to value stated preferences, as applied then to the Exxon Valdez oil spill, continue to be a timely and still-rigorous examination of such methods; even with the passage of time and statistical advances from the past two decades, the conclusions and insights as to whether and how these techniques might still be employed in valuing use or nonuse losses from similar events remain valid.
Riley avoided her real name as much as she did the others that walked among her. However she had good reason to. A black widow nearly killed her when she was younger. From her near-death experience, she had to relearn how to do everything, and believed she lost her powers completely. A simple dare, and Riley discovers she is a bet for the others. As if things can get worse, the black widow has come back to claim her. However, a simple drink from a vampire, and her powers are returning. She is no longer human, but is the Goddess Moon, her own namesake. Too bad she doesn't know that a spider from the bet knows she is his mate, and he will not give her up.
Jayme Preston was never the natural average girl, instead she was the one with a secret. Deep down Jayme was aware of the others that lived among humans, and learned long ago how to blend in and hide. Truthfully she thought she was the only female of her kind, but one move changed her life as she knew it. Instantly Jayme discovers that she is involved in a love triangle with a wolf and a tiger, where she is the prize. The Warlocks are onto her and want her for their own. A dragon is also laying a claim to her, but it's not until her cousins show up that things start losing control. Deep down Jayme would of never guessed that she had to feed off sex or her magic will consume her. However time will tell which supernatural will win Jayme's heart.
Tricky Soul' is a book of true soul stories. There are many unexplained things that happen in life. The tales are slightly dark, slightly spiritual, some have a modern twist with a tick to past lives. We have lived past lives and will go on to live future lives. Past lives can span centuries of time and some stories reflect this truth. We love, we laugh, and there is sometimes sadness. We are all vulnerable. There are magnificent twists and miracles that do and can happen. This has always been the case. 'Tricky Soul' invites you to be open-minded to the unusual in a modern world knowing that there are parallel dimensions. Our future lives are set to explore these. Let the journey begin.
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