New Age Fiction

In each life the wheel of karma turns. Asian scholar and martial artist Connor Burke, who continues to labor under the stern tutelage of the master warrior Yamashita Sensei, is drawn once again into a murder investigation when the police discover a link between the victim and a mysterious martial arts sensei named Kita Takanobu. Kita has created a powerful New Age synthesis of Tibetan mysticism and the lethal heritage of the samurai.

The honeymoon may be over, but the passion is just beginning. Rory’s dream honeymoon in New Zealand is a disaster. Rejected and abandoned, he flees from his new husband, nursing his broken heart, and deeply dented self-confidence. When Rory’s motorhome breaks down in the remote mountains, he thinks things can’t get any worse, until a rough, tough, young Kiwi mechanic comes to fix it. But it's more than just the vehicle that needs fixing. Drawn to the tattooed mechanic, Rory is determined not to act on his feelings. He must try to salvage his marriage.

The last soul on the planet of Galleant let out his last breath, and another age of man had passed. While the Patrons of the Realm mourned the loss, little did they know that their next decision—an experiment born of desperation—would reverberate across the heavens. For the first time in their history, A New Age of Man will be given access to the magical powers of the Source.

When Rachel moves into the spare room in Mary’s flat, everyone is quick to jump to the conclusion that there’s something strange about her. Everyone apart from Mary. And when Rachel starts sleepwalking, the flatmates’ fears grow. But there’s something about the new girl that Mary can’t help but trust, and having recently escaped a toxic relationship, she needs the support. Rachel becomes a friend and an ally, and Mary soon discovers that they have more in common than she ever could have imagined. In fact, Rachel seems to know more about Mary than she knows about herself....

The Dark Mage thinks he's defeated Riley. After poisoning her and leaving her to die, Rendal heads toward New Perth to claim his new kingdom. Victory appears to be in his grasp. But not if Riley has anything to do with it. She knows to defeat him she has to finally master the magic within her. To free her kingdom, she must become the most powerful mage Australia has ever seen. Cured of Rendal's poison, Riley trains under the woman who brought magic to her continent. The woman who learned from Ezekiel himself. The woman who taught Rendal.

BEAUCOUP L'AIMAIENT, BEAUCOUP NE L'AIMAIENT PAS. ELLE NE LAISSAIT PERSONNE TOTALEMENT INDIFFÉRENT. Désormais presque adulte, toujours aussi indépendante et sagace, Emily Starr a fait le choix courageux, sans quitter sa chère New Moon, de poursuivre son but de devenir une autrice publiée. Si les défis d'une vie d'écriture ne sont pas toujours tendres – lettres de refus, sombres humeurs et pages blanches –, sa vie sentimentale n'a rien non plus d'un long fleuve tranquille : les demandes en mariage se succèdent et les triangles ­amoureux se dessinent avec leurs lots de silences et de malentendus.

After reuniting with Lily, I had no doubt in my mind that she was the one for me. But like all marriages, everyone gets tested. Add a dozen more problems coming from all directions, and it could get extremely tricky.

Triumph. Tragedy. The empyreal. The infernal. Even the mundane, filtered through the fantastical. Superheroes are, appropriately enough, a sort of super-genre, encompassing all other story types. This YA anthology features thirteen short stories that creatively turn superhero tropes on their head, while still paying homage to the genre that has found fans for more than eight decades. And there will be no mistake—superheroes don’t have to just be generic handsome white dudes.

Nineteen-year old CeCe Mackenzie is determined to make her dreams come true. She heads for Nashville with not much more to her name than a guitar, a Walker Hound named Hank Junior, and an old car she'd inherited from her grandma called Gertrude. But when Gertrude ends up on the side of I-40 in flames, Nashville has never seemed farther away. Help arrives in the form of two Georgia football players headed for the Nashville dream as well.

Seit sie denken kann, hegt die elfjährige Charlie denselben geheimen Wunsch: eine richtige Familie zu haben. Jeden Tag nutzt sie mindestens eine Chance dazu, sich dies zu wünschen, wie z.B. ein gefundener Penny, eine Sternschnuppe oder ein vierblättriges Kleeblatt. Da ihre Eltern nicht in der Lage sind, sich um sie zu kümmern, muss sie zu ihrer Tante und ihrem Onkel, die sie kaum kennt, ins ländliche North Carolina ziehen. Die beiden nehmen Charlie warmherzig auf.

Riley Trident narrowly escaped New Perth after a vicious battle with Rendal, but now she has an even bigger problem. Rendal holds Mason captive on a ship headed for the kingdom of Sidnie. To force her allegiance, there's nothing he won't do to the most important person in her life. If he can't have her allegiance? Then he'll punish her. Everyone around Riley implores her to refine her magical powers. Without them, she's no match for Rendal. Yet without her, Mason's days are numbered and Sidnie falls.

All Alby wants is a decent coffee and a day off. But there's a hijacked tanker with a deadly cargo in Sydney Harbor, and bullets are flying on board a U.S. Navy cruiser. Three sailors are dead and a Seahawk chopper is missing.

My poems, like all poems, are autobiographical reflections on my life's journey and my response to it. They cover a range of about thirty years, during which time, I married, taught many children to understand and love music, raised a son, cared for loved ones and struggled to find my true identity. The overriding theme of these poems is the search for something transcendental and enduring that can lift the mind and soul beyond the inevitable sorrows of life…the eternal beauty of the infinite universe.

In 1924, Paris is a bastion of sexual freedom, even for shell-shocked Leon Laflamme, the most dramatic blond this side of the Seine. After years of loneliness and secrecy, he's married the clever and sumptuous burlesque dancer Claire. However, Leon truly finds liberation when he meets the stoic, intriguing, and silver-haired Count Matthias, who offers true freedom in his dark gift: immortality.

Drawing inspiration from philosophy, history, and literature, Martha C. Nussbaum takes us to task for our religious intolerance, identifies the fear behind it, and offers a way past fear toward a more equitable, imaginative, and free society, through the consistent application of universal principles of respect for conscience.

When you're embarrassed to step out your own front door, is happiness even possible? Jennifer's life is falling to pieces. She's out of work. Her brother's in a coma. Her mom just died. And despite stellar qualifications, every job interview ends in rejection. Also, she's heavier than she's ever been.

What if you went to the mailbox one day and received a letter from God asking you to host a dinner - in God's honor? Award-winning author, composer, and lyricist Rayme Sciaroni shares the irresistible story of Jenny, a woman in her early 50s who receives such an invitation. Jenny is requested to invite anyone she chooses as well as a person she doesn't know very well to the momentous event. The guests are urged to each bring a dish they would like for God to taste and to wear clothing they would like for God to see them in.

With magical powers to complement her formidable sword skills, Riley Trident heads to Sidnie with the fates of her best friend and an entire kingdom in her hands. The practice of magic thrives in Sidnie, but Hemmons' capabilities are far beyond those of even its most accomplished citizens. He shuts down their schools and opens his own, training warrior mages in round the clock shifts to achieve his ultimate goal: Sacking New Perth and conquering the nation.

Bianca is a beautiful, glamorous escort who has made a fortune offering her body to rich men. She has engaged in every type of sexual pleasure; she's been a vampy dominatrix, knows how to give amazing fellatio, and enjoys deep anal penetration--all accompanied by drugs and alcohol. Her life has been one long, hedonistic joyride. But she has two terrible and ironic problems. Hope comes in the form of Jean-Claude, an expert in Tantric massage.

"I have something new to talk about...tonight I will be going out," Mama gently tells Llama Llama. At first, Llama feels okay with this. After all, Mama has gone out before and Gram and Grandpa have stayed with him. But this time they can't. Someone new is coming over, and the more he thinks about it, the more he worries! He knows he will be miserable...and then the doorbell rings. It's Molly from the ice cream store. What is she doing here? And she has ice cream! Maybe having a new babysitter isn't nearly as bad as he thought!