For too long the disciplines of thaumatic ursology and political science have held themselves apart, each asserting its own unique magisterium.Isn't it time someone brought these two disparate fields to synthesis?A revolutionary short story collection by Dr. Jenna Katerin Moran.For too long the disciplines of thaumatic ursology and political science have held themselves apart, each asserting its own unique magisterium.Isn't it time someone brought these two disparate fields to synthesis?In this revolutionary collection of short stories from the first international symposium on magical bears in the context of contemporary political theory, Dr. Moran reports on such diverse topics as:* the controversial provisions of the Patriot Act that empower "Senator Domino" on his demon-hunting campaign;* the political doctrine that kept the Rainbow World from participating in WWII;* the reasoning behind the recent revaluation of the yuan relative to the dollar;* the use of angels as weapons of war; and* the limitations of and elisions from the media coverage of the invasion and the occupation of Iraq.

When Aimee is thrust into her past, she has to come to terms with who and what she is. While battling feelings with her past and present love. Can she overcome her bloodthirsty power or succumb to who she's destined to be?After witnessing the horrific murder that was committed by her fiancée just days before their wedding, Aimee immediately flees from the life she knows. Lost in Greece, Aimee is inevitably and uncontrollably thrust into a supernatural world where she is terrified to learn what she really is. Crouching at every corner lies a new confusing memory that torments her from her previous life, while her feelings of love cease to die, but awaken more deeply for the mysteriously handsome stranger, who wants to rescue her. Battling the man, who she mistakenly still loves is a bigger conquest than imagined, but can she free her captured thoughts from the man who owns her? Facing the ultimate decision, to lose all humanity by becoming the weapon the Rogues desire most, or to destroy the creation of love. Can Aimee make the sacrifices needed to overcome deceit, love and her power that is irrepressibly blood thirsty?

Average college student, Patrick Wright, is chosen to be Shadow Star, the final member of the Star People. He is trained in the ways of the Star People while trying to keep up with his college course work. Life, as Shadow Star, is difficult. A mysterious new girlfriend may have the answers. Shadow Star must make choose to make the decisions which could determine the future of the universe.Average college student, Patrick Wright, discovers a cave and receives an ancient scroll after which his life will never be the same. He is chosen to be Shadow Star, the final member of the Star People. He is trained in the ways of the Star People while trying to keep up with his college course work. His teacher and mentor with his new talents must return home. The challenges of his new responsibilities make life, as a Shadow Star and as a college student, difficult. He finds a new girlfriend who just maybe the solution to more issues than he first realizes.After a pivotal dream, Patrick knows his life has changed forever and he might not survive the challenge of being Shadow Star.An intergalactic war has begun with Shadow Star as a key player. Patrick must choose as Shadow Star to make the decisions which could determine the future of the universe.Come along with Patrick as Shadow Star and discover the strength which lives deep inside each one of us.

Life is a grand adventure if you but take the time to step out and explore it.All the mirrors in the palace where the Princess lived had been instructed to never let her catch a glimpse of her own reflection. The Princess never went outside the Palace, and thus had no idea that she was ugly. In fact, she thought that she was quite beautiful. She had been told so by the Big Mirror in the dining room. The Big Mirror had a pretty red cherry wood frame, in which it could rotate. Every time the Princess approached, the Big Mirror would do a swift about-face, creaking a bit on its hinges, for it was rather old.

Soldiers of Christ is part two of a two-part set which begins humbly and ends with all the force a Christian author dares to bring to bear. Soldiers of Christ is the compliment to Dare To Dream. Christ prayed that we may all be one. Dare To Dream and Soldiers of Christ together are a modern response to Christ's prayer for unity within the Christian family (John 17).I dedicate this collection to the loyal citizens of the United States of America who call themselves Christians. Too many have died so that we all could call ourselves free.Soldiers of Christ is part two of a two-part set which begins humbly and ends with all the force a Christian author dares to bring to bear. Soldiers of Christ is the compliment to Dare To Dream. Dare To Dream will be a surprise and comfort to all Christians. Christ prayed that we may all be one. Dare To Dream and Soldiers of Christ together are a modern response to Christ's prayer for unity within the Christian family (John 17)."May this nation, under God, have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, bythe people, and for the people, shall not perish from the earth.‟Abraham Lincoln – Gettysburg Address, 1863Stand and defend the family and the country we make up today. Love our country. It is worth saving. We may have our grandchildren around us some day and they will look at us with admiration knowing we did what we had to do to save this country for them and their descendants. May ‘We the People’ continue to exist as one nation under God if not for us, for them.

Struggling to find acceptance as a scullery maid in the Great House of Brightshire, Anais discovers a manuscript on the practice of illegal blood magic. In secret, she teaches herself the art. Amidst rumors of townspeople devoured by monsters, Anais knows she needs every advantage to keep herself, and her two accidentally acquired friends, safe from the evil crawling out of the night.Anais, the eleven-year-old daughter of a fishmonger, enters the Great House of Brightshire as a scullery maid. Isolated from her peers, she fears a life of solitude and menial chores. In Brightshire magic is strictly prohibited and after the tedium of the kitchens, when Anais discovers a manuscript that outlines methods for practicing the art of blood magic, she throws herself full throttle into practicing magic. At first she just practices simple spells for her own amusement, but when one of the girls from the kitchens goes missing - amidst rumors of monsters rising in the south and devouring townspeople - Anais decides to use her new skills to find the missing girl. In her search, she accidentally befriends the Lord of Brightshire's youngest son, Cedric, and then his cousin Mediera. Finally having friends she cares for is great, but practicing illegal magic and fraternizing with those above her station leave Anais in more danger than she can handle.The first ebook in this series is available for free.

Sheep Farm expands on Christ’s analogy of people as sheep in His parables. Bennie is a curious little sheep who is more than a sheep because he thinks for himself. Join Bennie as he ventures out into the greater world beyond the farm and meets new friends that may just be the key to the farm’s survival. Discover the strength and hope for the future we all can find when we engage our minds.“Let the little children come to Me.” Matthew 19:14“I am sending you out as sheep among the wolves.” Matthew 10:16For as long as any of the animals could remember the old farmer had run the farm and controlled their lives. They had little choice and for the most part did not care. The wolves in the woods were kept at bay, and no sheep were lost because of them. Only the old sheep remembered the threat of the wolves. Bennie did not fear the wolves. He always watched out for them and would quickly return to the farm if he even thought they were nearby. Sheep Farm expands on Christ’s analogy of people as sheep in His parables. Patrick Rees draws inspiration from Animal Farm in this portrayal of Bennie, the curious little sheep who is more than a sheep because he thinks for himself. Bennie and his friends will face their biggest struggle when their tranquil existence on the farm suddenly changes. Join Bennie as he ventures out into the greater world beyond the farm and meets new friends that may just be the key to the farm’s survival as it faces its greatest challenge, the wolves in the woods. Sheep Farm artfully shows how people can be more than sheep when they engage their mind. Follow Bennie in his wanderlust as he embraces the farm’s new experiences with freedom. Discover the strength we all can find and hope for the future in today’s children.

A 12 year old boy named Jacob, who has a peculiar supernatural ability, must endure a sticky situation when he is transferred to a new school, but when he encounters a particular student, he finds out that it is a lot harder to make friends and must find a way to cope with the mess he is in, or face a life time of solitude among his classmates.Jacob and A Dream Come True is about a young boy named Jacob who is transferred into a new school for kids with supernatural abilities. There, Jacob meets a new friend who is there to help him through tough times. Among the students are bullies and these bullies show no mercy when it comes to the new kids. Fortunately, Jacobs new friend can keep the bullies at bay. That is, until Jacob learns who the real bullies are. Jacob is faced with several troublesome situations and must figure out a way to keep his mind from straying away from good. This novel has been adapted from the Fairy Tale known as Rumpelstiltskin.

A collection of varied short stories that range from a fictional account of Byron's prisoner of Chillon, a totalitarian allegory set within a factory, a conceptualized description of baseball, a daring robbery caper in an historic Scottish castle, a futuristic advancement of Dante's Comedy, and a whimsical skit in an English club.When Sara left home for school that morning, she had no way of knowing that by the end of the day she would lose her earthly life, and would ascend to the Afterlands, a parallel world full of magic, excitement and danger. Sara was a Whyte ascendant, the first to ascend for over a thousand years and she was soon to discover that the people of the Afterlands believed her to be the Whyte foretold of in a prophecy, the Whyte in whose hands would rest the fate of their world. The Afterlands are part of a world where two forms of human life exist, mortal humans (the natives), and the ascendants. The Ascendants are magical, immortal beings whose life cycle takes them backwards and forwards between Terra Coram (Earth) and the Afterlands. When their earthly human form dies then their spirit vapor ascends again to the Afterlands taking on their ancient magical form once more. For over a thousand years, since the Great Dragon War and the death of the infamous Lord Ka the Afterlands had been in a state of relative peace, despite there being great prejudice and inequality between the casts (races). Three of the four casts still remained; the Golds, the Bloods and the Muds. The ancient and powerfully magical Whyte cast, were no more, the race having been wiped out by Lord Ka during the war. The Prophecy of Eldwyn the Whyte however, predicts that should the Afterlands ever again be threatened, then a Whyte would ascend once more.This is the story of how Sara, now known as Rose of the Whyte, adjusts to her fascinating and magical new life, makes friends and very quickly learns that she must seek out the incantatio, a powerful magic spell, in order to rescue the people of the Afterlands from Lord Ka, the Djinn of Erebus and their terrifying fire casting winged army of Afreet.Ascension of the Whyte is a tale of magic, evil, intrigue, injustice, dragons, friendship and courage, where the newly formed bodies of young ascendants become the vessels for magical, wise and ancient souls.Ascension of the Whyte is the first story of The Afterland Chronicles series.What readers are saying....“I haven’t been this excited about a book since I first read Harry Potter”“Intriguing, full of action and mystery it really makes you want to turn the pages, over and over again.”“Karen Wrighton has created a new exciting and fresh fantasy world, which rivals those of the great classics.”

We are all so very desperate,Desperate for money,Desperate for all the things We think we need to have.Our desperation is our desolation.What will be when it all ceases to last?Average college student, Patrick Wright, discovers a cave and receives an ancient scroll after which his life will never be the same. He is chosen to be Shadow Star, the final member of the Star People. He is trained in the ways of the Star People while trying to keep up with his college course work. His teacher and mentor with his new talents must return home. The challenges of his new responsibilities make life, as a Shadow Star and as a college student, difficult. He finds a new girlfriend who just maybe the solution to more issues than he first realizes.After a pivotal dream, Patrick knows his life has changed forever and he might not survive the challenge of being Shadow Star.An intergalactic war has begun with Shadow Star as a key player. Patrick must choose as Shadow Star to make the decisions which could determine the future of the universe.Come along with Patrick as Shadow Star and discover the strength which lives deep inside each one of us.

MERCS, MAGIC, AND MURDER-- In the world of the future, reality has shifted. It is a time where supercorporations are the true rulers, and their corporate wars, power games, and espionage missions all too often rampage out of control. The nation is divided into megaplexes, sprawling urban centers peopled by everything from true humans to elves, dwarves, orks, trolls, were-folk, mages, and the occasional upwardly mobile dragon. In this world where magic and technology coexist, and where both have become far too advanced for comfort, the shadowrunners survive by the quickness of their wits, the sharpness of their fangs and blades, and their skill at riding the computer Matrix. And if the price is right, or the need is great enough, they'll sell their services to any bidder. These are their stories.