The peaceful Eldarin were the last of three ancient races. The mystical Oltor healers & poets had fallen before the dread power of the cruel & sadistic Daroth. Yet in one awesome night the invincible Daroth had vanished from the face of the earth. Gone were their cities their armies their terror. The Great Northern Desert was their only legacy. Not a trace remained for a thousand years... The War of the Pearl had raged for seven years & the armies of the four Duchies were exhausted & weary of bloodshed. But the foremost of the Dukes Sirano of Romark possessed the Eldarin Pearl & was determined to unravel its secrets. Then on one unforgettable day a dark mon rose above the Great Northern Desert & a black tidal wave swept across the l&. In moments the desert had vanished beneath lush fields & forests & a great city could be seen glittering in the morning sunlight. From this city re-emerged the blood-hungry Daroth powerful & immortal immune to spear & sword. They had only one desire: to rid the world of humankind for ever. Now the fate of the human race rests on the talents of three heroes: Karis warrior-woman & strategist; Tarantio the deadliest swordsman of the age; & Duvodas the Healer who will learn a terrible truth. ...

On the night lovely Neomi Renate a famous ballerina at the turn of the century was murdered an evil force turned her into a spectre
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In a cave of mystery & wonder deep in the Carpathian Mountains bodyguard Joie Sanders encounters a most remarkable being. Proud strong immortal he is called Traian
- an ageless hunter locked in a life & death battle with enemy vampires
- & he will be her salvation in a labyrinth protected by the ingenious traps of a mysterious ancient race. What awaits them in the darkness is not known & each step could be their last
- as their destined path leads them toward a fiery passion that will illuminate the perilous dark night.


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A dark night of the soul is not a psychological syndrome but a quest for meaning during lifes darkest hours: the loss of a loved one the end of a relationship ageing & illness career disappointments or just an ongoing dissatisfaction with life. Thomas Moores extensive experience as a psychologist & theologian has taught him that the dark night is a challenge to restore ourselves & to become someone of substance depth & soul. By using these trying times as an opportunity to reflect & delve into the souls deepest needs we can find a new understanding of lifes meaning. Dark Nights of the Soul has its roots in a favourite chapter in Thomas Moores million copy bestseller Care of the Soul. In this beautifully-written & thought-provoking work he explores our contemporary anxieties & insecurities & shows how these metaphoric dark nights can become transforming rites of passage. ...

Scandal & mischief in the aristocracy
- a classic romp from Fredrica Alleyn Ambitious young interior designer Annabel Moss is delighted
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The bend in the road rushed towards them just a few more seconds. Then with a succession of jarring crashes that shook the whole body of the car a burst of fire hit them from behind. The windscreen starred into a sheet of opaque diamond lacework the dashboard clock exploded powdering Shermaines hair with particles of glass two bullets tore through the seat ripping out the stuffing like the entrails of a wounded animal. Bruce Curry is the leader of a mercenary band with the dubious support of three white officers. His mission is to relieve a mining town cut off by the fighting & to retrieve a priceless consignment of diamonds. Ranged against his ill-disciplined unit are bandits guerrillas & hostile tribes that infest the l&. But there is another even deadlier enemy -- one of his own men.. . ...

Josh & Ixchel have travelled back in time but it might not be so easy to get home again. Theyve landed in the Mayan era when the prophecy about the world ending in 2012 was first foretold. & they cannot believe who they have found there. Clearly Josh isnt the only person to have cracked the secret of time travel. But a bigger surprise awaits the pair when they return to the 21st century. Nothing is quite as they remember it
- & its up to them to work out why.
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Josh & Ixchel have travelled back in time but it might not be so easy to get home again. Theyve landed in the Mayan era when the prophecy about the world ending in 2012 was first foretold. & they cannot believe who they have found there. But a bigger surprise awaits the pair when they return to the 21st century. ...

Seventeen years have passed & the Lanarkshire mining village of Blacklaw has weathered both depression & the driving ambition of its coalmaster. But at last falling wages have driven the miners to desperate rebellion... In Edinburgh Drew Stalker has become Scotland's most eminent young advocate with the highest honours within his grasp. Only scandal can bring him down
- & scandal in the form of his bastard son is about to re-enter his life. His sister Mirrin faces a different threat to her hard-won respectability. As Tom Armstrong's eyesight fails & her farm's future become uncertain Mirrin must draw on all her courage to survive. The Stalker Trilogy: ' Family ties family strengths & weaknesses ambition greed loyalty & love.. .the story is compelling.' Daily Telegraph 'I would strongly recommend it to anyone with a taste for family sagas.' Scotsman
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Dominic of the Dragonseeker lineage
- one of the most powerful lines the Carpathian people has
- ingests vampire blood laced

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