Showing results for "Heart of Fire" in Literature & Fiction

Gilliane de Lacey's pride is as fiery as her hair. In the face of a command from the King of England himself, she refused to wed a lord she despises. The one man she does want, Richard of Rivaux, is honorbound to wed another, even though his passion for her has become a burning need. Defying death to rescue Gilliane from the royal wrath, Richard draws his love into the perilous swirl of conflict between England and Normandy.

Melanie Hoskins, an experienced firefighter-paramedic, has been recruited by a very selective and secret organisation known as The Division. Their mission is to protect the populace and secure the continuation of the United States. The Division is only activated at times of dire need. This just so happens to be one of those times. Based in New York City, Hoskins is forced to leave her civilian life and those she loves behind, and join the front line to try to control the 'dollar flu' virus that has been spreading throughout the city.

Meggie Hope thinks herself quite clever, though she's never once stepped foot outside her home, Muirfield Hall. She is, in fact, no match for the intoxicating charms of Gabriel Jamison, her own betrothed. She cannot ever wed him, of course. She is afflicted with a curse that says that any man who seeks her hand will meet death before he weds her, unless there is love. When suitors begin falling prey to the curse, and Meg's father won't listen to reason and betroths her yet again, this time to Gabriel Jamison, she runs away rather than be held responsible for another's demise.

William Fryer Harvey (1885-1937) was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the mystery and horror genres. Born into a wealthy Quaker family in Yorkshire, he went to Balliol College, Oxford, and took a degree in medicine at Leeds. Ill health dogged him, however, and he devoted much of his recuperation to writing short stories. The Heart of the Fire is a queer tale. On the fireplace in the old coaching inn, The Moorcock, there is carved an old mysterious prophecy which casts an odd burden on the family....

Locked in the hold when the crew abandons their ship, The Crown of London,Violet and Samuel cling to each other as the doomed vessel breaks up on rocks off the islands of Orkney. Their love for each other has helped them survive a conflict that has dominated their lives since childhood. They have been persecuted and punished, fought through bitter battles and spent desperate months together as prisoners in Edinburgh's Greyfriars churchyard. Now, banished for life and being transported to work on a plantation in a far-off country, it seems they will pay the ultimate price for their defiance.

A bloodthirsty sheriff is terrorizing a small Texas town where justice has been buried with his victims. Until Nameless arrives - a vigilante whose past is a mystery and whose future is written in blood. Anyone who crosses Sheriff Russell Soakes is dead, missing, or warned. One of them is a single mother trying to protect her children but bracing herself for the worst. Nameless fears the outcome. He’s seen it in his visions. Now it’s time to teach the depraved Soakes a lesson in fear. But in turning predators into prey, will Nameless unearth a few secrets of his own?

Join our young Poets of Lacuna as they weather a royal clash between Hope and Fear--and fight to save a land born of both. A love letter to the brand new Daggerheart TTRPG system by Darrington Press. (By/for fans of Actual Play who love drama and gaming in equal measure.) STARRING Jay Ben Markson as Lemma Katie McLean Hainsworth as Evelyn David Skeist as OrLeon Carmela Smith as Ginny and Asteria the Hag as Game Master Produced by Asteria (aka Liz Thaler) and Carmela Smith Sound Editor Carmela Smith Logo Art by Hazumonster www.hagdealgaming.com This product includes materials from the ...

Set in the underground bar and club scene of 1970s Tokyo, Set My Heart On Fire tells the story of Izumi in her turbulent twenties. Through a series of disarmingly frank vignettes, author Izumi Suzuki presents an unforgettable portrait of a young woman encountering missteps and miscommunication, good music and unreliable men, powerful drugs and disorientating meds. Izumi usually keeps her relationships short but complicated, until she meets Jun.

Becca Trevor never intended to come back to pretty little St. Caroline, Maryland, and her family's quilt shop. Growing up, she was the wild child...and the black sheep of the family...and the girl who couldn't get anything right. And she definitely never intended to see Jack Wolfe again. Those 15 minutes she'd spent with him at a graduation party seven years ago? Unforgettable - for a whole lot of reasons.

Kate Cross, a no-nonsense medic, is haunted by the loss of her partner in combat. She's built walls around her heart and has no time for romance—especially with Alexis Cole, the irresistible Combat Rescue Officer with a reputation for breaking hearts. But when they're forced to work together on a high-stakes mission, the sparks between them are impossible to ignore.

Bailey Wilde is one of the best new ranchers in the West. She's been living disguised as a man for a while, but when Gage Coulter comes to drive her off her homestead, he quickly realizes he's dealing with a woman - a very tough, very intriguing woman at that. Gage is an honest man, but he didn't make his fortune being weak. He won't break the law, but he'll push as hard as he can within it.

Once, peace between the Court of Dark and Light seemed possible. A treaty was signed, a new balance was agreed upon. But now it all may go up in flames. Queen Aurora and King Jarvok are refusing to end their battle. And with neither willing to surrender, their kingdoms are on the edge of destruction. Until a ghost from the past intervenes.

The much-anticipated reissue of a novel that is one of Joyce Carol Oates’s personal favorites among her oeuvre; featuring a new afterword by Oates IN THE HEART OF A LANGUID JULY, ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD JOHN REDDY HEART drives a traffic-stopping, salmon-colored Cadillac into the quiet upstate town of...

On the rain lashed battlements of a dark fortress a lone, dying tyrant contemplates his fate, while his underlings plan for the future, vie for rulership or simply plot their own survival. A Fire In the Heart of Knowing, the first serialised podcast of the Arcverse, explores the fate of an immense cast of vagabonds and visionaries, warriors, fugitives and seers. Join us in the dark and troubled land of Mordikhaan, where the torturers of Tharta watch silently and wait for their opportunity to flay the land. Journey with us to the city of Arc where machinations and misfits collide, and explore ...

Oberbrandmeister Vincent Corelli hat ein Aggressionsproblem. Zumindest ist der Einsatzleiter der Wache 21 davon überzeugt und verdonnert ihn kurzerhand zum Anti-Aggressions-Training. In einer Gruppentherapie soll Vincent lernen, seine Wut in den Griff zu kriegen und sich tief verborgenen Ängsten zu stellen. Allerdings liegt dem grimmigen Draufgänger nichts ferner als das. Vor allem, weil ausgerechnet seine Therapeutin Tessa Gefühle in ihm weckt, die er eigentlich nie wieder empfinden wollte.

Jonah Bergmann ist Feuerwehrmann aus Leidenschaft und neu auf der Münchner Wache 21. Er ist Profi, hart im Nehmen und gewohnt, dass man seinen Befehlen Folge leistet. Die neuen Kollegen verhalten sich... nun ja... abwartend. Bei seinen Einsätzen kann Jonah zeigen, dass er die Lage stets unter Kontrolle hat. Zuhause sieht das allerdings ganz anders aus. Dort liegt sein jüngerer Bruder Tim im Wachkoma, und die neue Krankenschwester Nina geht Jonah mit ihren Widerworten mächtig auf die Nerven. In ihm brodelt es schon bald vor Wut - oder ist es doch etwas anderes, das Nina da in ihm entzündet hat?

Mazey Snow is Hollywood's top actress, but when a stunt on set goes terribly wrong, she finds herself in real danger—until firefighter McKenna Adams swoops in for the rescue. Mazey's used to the spotlight, but nothing prepared her for the heat she feels around McKenna.

Losing the man she loved to a terrible accident, pushes Amy into a life of independence. Her only source of comfort is her work-a ranch dedicated to the care and training of horses. Until one lonely night leads her into the arms of a cowboy who fulfills her deepest desires and reignites a flame long forgotten.

Curl up by the fire this Christmas with the ebook bestseller Catherine Ferguson. When Poppy’s boyfriend Harrison proposes the week before Christmas and gives her twelve days to decide, she doesn’t know what to do. With the festive season in full swing, it’s make or break time for the...

When a young woman linked to a list of missing Fire-Sky tribal members commits suicide, Pueblo Police Sergeant Nicky Matthews is assigned to the case. As the investigation unfolds, she uncovers a threat that strikes at the very heart of what it means to be a Fire-Sky Native: victims chosen and murdered because of their genetic makeup. But these deaths are not just about a life taken. In a vengeful twist, the killer ensures the spirits of those targeted will wander forever, lost to their family, their people, and their ancestors.