Michelle Isenhoff
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
What really happened on the mountain twelve years ago? Though his apprenticeship hangs on him like an ill-fitting garment, Quon is unprepared for the twist his life takes when his parents are killed and he is forced to flee the city. Adrift in the wilderness with no purpose and no protection, Quon is approached by an old man who hints that his destiny may be more than he imagined. Ancient tales fill Quon's head with expectations of glory, but he soon...
Author
Series
Description
"Don't let it touch you!" Ranofur yelled. He bounded toward Elena with lightning speed, but the opaque, shimmering form was already closing with her. "If it makes contact, it will suck away your Lifeforce!"
His warning came too late. Elena didn't see the apparition until it surrounded her. She went slack, head and shoulders slumped forward, her body held upright by some invisible force.
"What is it?" I was already running with Emblazon in my hand.
Mike...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Runaways hidden in the barn, slave catchers lodged in the hotel, and Emily squeezed between two very different loyalties.
Danger is the last thing Emily Preston thought she'd encounter in her uncle's hotel. She'd been forced to travel to Detroit, sent by her parents from their plantation home. Now she's vowed to become the most disagreeable houseguest ever. She doesn't count on Uncle Isaac's iron will. And she has no idea what to do with Malachi,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Slashings-n. Broken branches, splintered trunks, and other debris left on the ground after lumbering: The slashings lay strewn about like casualties of war, cold, gray and skeletal.) Grace Nickerson's life has been shattered by four years of war. She's desperate to return to a sense of normalcy, but soon after her father returns, he sells the farm and drags the family to a lumber camp in Michigan's northern wilderness. Living in the primitive camp...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
I would get stuck with an archenemy who won't stay dead..."Why do I have to pay a toll? No one else is forking out dough, you big baboon."I wouldn't recommend repeating those words to anyone who is dangling you a foot off the ground. My face suddenly felt like it had collided with a cement wall at forty miles per hour. I found myself sliding across the tile floor and coming to rest in the corner of the hallway."You hit me!" I rubbed my jaw in disbelief....
Author
Series
Description
Mud and mire shall birth a tree, A sprout shall grow of ancient seed.The five unite to break the one,The curse of man shall be undone. But brothers rise ere dragon's bane.The last shall smite the first again. Orphaned at a young age, Song has grown up listening to his grandfather recite legends of the distant past. But it is his own history he seeks to uncover, particularly the events surrounding his parents' deaths. That is a secret closely guarded...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Angels. Monsters. An enemy who cannot die.Sometimes life gooses you when you're not looking. You might be happily coasting through days in a little New Jersey suburb, dreaming about Jennifer Williams and making plans to see the new movie showing uptown when--bam!--everything changes in an instant. Your family moves overseas and suddenly you're hacking at water demons with a four-foot blade...I was chosen from among all others to complete a task I...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A simple act of obedience has the power to change the world.Jubal wants only to live in peace, but ancient feuds steal away any hope of tranquility. War overtakes Kindolin, and Jubal finds himself flung into a quest of even greater antiquity. For victory lies not in the strength of arms but in a promise given long ago. His path, fraught with betrayal, loss, and his own lack of faith, carries him far beyond the boundaries of Kindolin. Will he be strong...
9) Lizzie
Author
Description
Fleeing Ella Wood and haunted by her past... Lizzie is the first of three novellas that accompany the highly acclaimed Ella Wood trilogy, a Civil War Southern romance series. Lizzie can be read as a stand-alone, but starting with the main trilogy is recommended. BOOK DESCRIPTION:Lizzie has made it aboard a ship without anyone guessing her deception, but many miles still lie between South Carolina and freedom in Canada. With two small children to hide,...
Author
Series
Description
Will war provide the adventure Hannah longs for, or will she always be confined to the farm? Hannah Wallace craves excitement, but all local adventures dried up long ago, when her parents unpacked their wagon on the Michigan frontier. Then war breaks out and her father and older brother leave to fight the Confederacy. Hannah is left at home chafing under the boredom of never-ending chores, jealous of her brother's lucky opportunity, and haunted by...
11) Jovie
Author
Description
Alone in enemy territory, anonymity means the difference between life or death. Jovie is the third of three novellas that accompany the highly acclaimed Ella Wood trilogy, a Civil War Southern romance series. Jovie can be read as a stand-alone, but starting with the main trilogy is recommended. BOOK DESCRIPTION:After taking a bullet at Gettysburg, a clever maneuver lands Jovie in a Northern hospital instead of a POW camp. Staying alive means remaining...
12) Jack
Author
Description
Keeping secrets is a lonely business when they're as dangerous as Jack's. Jack is the second of three novellas that accompany the highly acclaimed Ella Wood trilogy, a Civil War historical fiction series. Jack can be read as a stand-alone, but starting with the main trilogy is recommended. BOOK DESCRIPTION:For the better part of a decade, Jack has lived a double life. To all appearances, he's the spoiled heir to one of Charleston's wealthiest plantations....