For the twenty years of her acting career, Carlotta Monterey was counted among the most beautiful women in America. Beginning life in 1888 as Hazel Tharsing, the daughter of a California fruit farmer, she grew up determined to matter in the world. At seventeen, she left Oakland to study acting in London. She married a British aristocrat and divorced him three years later to go back on the stage. After a liaison with a wealthy banker and marria...
His sudden determination faded beneath the glorious light of her wondrous beauty.Book #15 of 20 in the SDE Classics Science Fiction CollectionCarthoris, Prince of Helium and son of John Carter and Dejah Thoris, is madly in love with the beautiful Thuvia, Princess of Ptarth. Alas, Thuvia's hand in marriage is reserved for another and Carthoris is left with no hope. Dejected, Carthoris journeys on a one man quest to find his identity when he spo...
I should at least die as I had lived -- fightingBook #14 of 20 in the SDE Classics Science Fiction CollectionThe captured Princess Dejah Thoris along with the Holy Thern's daughter Phaidor and another Barsoomian Princess, Thuvia of Ptarth, have been taken north away from the Temple of the Sun where they had been imprisoned. John Carter will stop at nothing in his pursuit of his beloved wife.Follow John Carter in Book 3 of the Barsoom Series, a...
Tales of Space and Time is a fantasy and science fiction collection of three short stories and two novellas by H.G. WellsBook #20 of 20 in the SDE Classics Science Fiction CollectionThe Crystal Egg - A shop owner named Mr. Cave finds a strange crystal egg that serves as a window into the planet Mars.The Star - A celestial body runs through the solar system on an apocalyptic course.A Story of the Stone Age - A caveman named Ugh-lomi navigates t...
The one on whom all responsibility rests is apt to endure the mostBook #13 of 20 in the SDE Classics Science Fiction CollectionAfter a ten year hiatus, John Carter arrives back on Barsoom only to realize he has entered the Valley of Dor - the Barsoomian afterlife. With his companion Tars Tarkas at his side, John Carter soon discovers a race of white-skinned Martians called Therns, who claim to be the Gods of Mars and the wardens of the Valley ...
This book can revolutionise the Church and help heal all forms of spiritual barrenness.
The author, Z.T. Fomum, denounces the errors that hijack the Gospel message. He wants, through a reminder of fundamental truths, to bring the people of God back to a revolutionary conquest of souls. Why? Because evangelism is the act of presenting Jesus to a person who does not know Him, in a way that provokes a real encounter with Jesus.
With God committed...
TWAS the Night Before celebrates the joy and diversity of the holiday season with nine stories for adults and children to share on cold winter nights.Sharon Bonesteel Mann's tales embrace Christmas, Eid al-Fitr, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Thanksgiving. Some are delightful reworkings of beloved tales and traditions, others introduce new characters and stories sure to become cherished favorites, all emphasize the spirit of love and understanding tha...
Near a sandy rock lay a tired Tasmanian devil. He'd had his fill of cool water from the billabong. He tried to keep one eye open, but soon slipped into restless sleep, snuffling and snorting.
'Wassup?' said a voice. 'You sure twitch in your sleep.' A young kangaroo was peering down at the young devil. 'You 'right, mate? I'm Blue.'
The Tasmanian Devil adjusted sleepy eyes to focus on the joey. 'You don't look blue to me, ' he said.
'It's an Aus...
Fat, frumpy, forty-year-old physician seeks handsome, smart, Shakespear aficionado.Hmm. Hardly the dating website bio to woo a husband, but Dr. Sheri Morris is determined to find true love before her biological clock ticks out. Enter nerdy, unibrowed Greg Palmer, who decides to practice his rusty dating skills on the dowdy doctor before pursuing a serious wife contender.The unpromising duo forms an accountability pact called "Operation Soulmat...
The weather outside is frightful this Christmas, and the heat is on for the Stag Brothers. Caramel sauce isn't the only sticky mess for these broody brothers, who each face challenges in love and life.
Timber Stag led his family and his law empire with the same stern hand until Alice stumbled into his life. Just when he learns to relax and enjoy the cocoa, everything unravels. Tim's right-hand woman, his sister-in-law Juniper, opts to leave S...