Born To Darkness

Author : Suzanne Brockmann
Publisher : Suzanne Brockmann Books
ISBN 13 : 099946454X
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born to Darkness (Originally Published 2012) written by Suzanne Brockmann and published by Suzanne Brockmann Books. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting Destiny series # 1 Reissue originally published 2012 Set in a dark and crumbling near-future... Navy SEAL LT Shane Laughlin was dishonorably discharged and blacklisted—for being too honorable. Desperate for work and down to his last ten bucks, he takes a job as a test subject—a human guinea pig—at Boston’s Obermeyer Institute, a fringe scientific research facility. Shane’s skeptical when he finds out that OI’s focus is to find and train certain exceptional people, usually young girls—called “Greater-Thans”—whose skill-sets include telekinesis, telepathy, rapid self-healing, and super-human strength. And he’s even more surprised when he discovers that Mac, the mysterious woman who rocked his world in an epic one-night stand, is part of an elite team of kickass OI operatives who use their G-T skills to rescue and protect innocents. Because OI’s not the only organization trying to find Greater-Thans—and the other guys are out to exploit them. An illegal drug called “Destiny” is being made from the blood of young, untrained, and powerless Greater-Than girls. Addictive and dangerous, it gives its wealthy and reckless users instant G-T powers—including eternal youth—at a lethal price. Dr. Michelle “Mac” Mackenzie and her OI team are at war with the shadowy corporations who enslave girls to meet the rising demand for Destiny, and Shane wants to join them. He may not be a G-T, but as a former Navy SEAL, he’s got talents of his own. Still, Mac’s got powerful reasons to keep her distance from Shane. But when one very special little girl goes missing, Mac’s ready to do anything—including accept Shane’s help—to find and save her. Mac’s used to risking her life, but she now faces sacrificing her heart... Originally published in 2012 (170,000 words, original hard cover edition was 513 pages)

Author : Suzanne Brockmann
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 0345521293
Total Pages : 529 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born to Darkness (with bonus short story Shane's Last Stand) written by Suzanne Brockmann and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the near future, as America endures its second Great Depression, former Navy SEAL Shane Laughlin finds work as a test subject at the Obermeyer Institute, only to be plunged into a strange world where mild-mannered scientists can kick his highly skilled ass. These “Greater-Thans” undergo rigorous training to master unique abilities—including telekinesis, super strength, and reversal of the aging process—by accessing untapped regions of the brain. But for the rich and reckless, there’s a quick, seductive alternative: Destiny, a highly addictive designer drug that can make anyone a Greater-Than—for a lethal price. Michelle “Mac” Mackenzie is determined to end the scourge of Destiny. As one of OI’s crack operatives, she’s learned to wield her powers responsibly. But she’s knocked for a loop when she meets the new test subject: Shane, the same smoldering stranger who just rocked her world in a one-night stand. Mac’s got reasons to keep her distance from him—and reasons that are just as strong to want him close. She’s used to risking her life, but now, in the midst of the ultimate war on drugs, she must face sacrificing her heart. BONUS: This edition includes Suzanne Brockmann's short story Shane's Last Stand.

Author : Sherrilyn Kenyon
Publisher : Piatkus Books
ISBN 13 : 9780349412115
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born of Darkness written by Sherrilyn Kenyon and published by Piatkus Books. This book was released on 2019-02-09 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephanie Hoffman McManus
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781075985515
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.1X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born of Darkness written by Stephanie Hoffman McManus and published by . This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The battle between light and dark is about to spill over into the city of New Orleans. Two sides search for a powerful weapon that could tip the balance.After the gods defeated the titans, it was prophesied that another war would come. One that could mean the end of not only Olympus, but the mortal world as well.Lana Cormier has never quite fit in her world. Found wandering the streets of New Orleans as a small child with no memories, her past is a mystery. Until one night she steps into the wrong alley and stumbles upon a world that belongs to myth and legend. One that may be the key to who she is and where she comes from.One thing is certain; the two strangers she encounters in that alley don't feel human. They radiate something dark, powerful, and terrifying. If what they claim is true, they're something else entirely. And so is she. Now, she's about to become a pawn in their war.Despite being taken captive, Lana can't deny there's an allure to Aiden's darkness that calls to something deep inside of her. When she learns the truth of both their pasts, will they be on opposite sides of a war?Will she choose to accept her destiny? Or write a new one; defying fate, prophecy, and every power the gods possess?

Author : Howard W. French
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1631495836
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans, and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War written by Howard W. French and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revealing the central yet intentionally obliterated role of Africa in the creation of modernity, Born in Blackness vitally reframes our understanding of world history. Traditional accounts of the making of the modern world afford a place of primacy to European history. Some credit the fifteenth-century Age of Discovery and the maritime connection it established between West and East; others the accidental unearthing of the “New World.” Still others point to the development of the scientific method, or the spread of Judeo-Christian beliefs; and so on, ad infinitum. The history of Africa, by contrast, has long been relegated to the remote outskirts of our global story. What if, instead, we put Africa and Africans at the very center of our thinking about the origins of modernity? In a sweeping narrative spanning more than six centuries, Howard W. French does just that, for Born in Blackness vitally reframes the story of medieval and emerging Africa, demonstrating how the economic ascendancy of Europe, the anchoring of democracy in the West, and the fulfillment of so-called Enlightenment ideals all grew out of Europe’s dehumanizing engagement with the “dark” continent. In fact, French reveals, the first impetus for the Age of Discovery was not—as we are so often told, even today—Europe’s yearning for ties with Asia, but rather its centuries-old desire to forge a trade in gold with legendarily rich Black societies sequestered away in the heart of West Africa. Creating a historical narrative that begins with the commencement of commercial relations between Portugal and Africa in the fifteenth century and ends with the onset of World War II, Born in Blackness interweaves precise historical detail with poignant, personal reportage. In so doing, it dramatically retrieves the lives of major African historical figures, from the unimaginably rich medieval emperors who traded with the Near East and beyond, to the Kongo sovereigns who heroically battled seventeenth-century European powers, to the ex-slaves who liberated Haitians from bondage and profoundly altered the course of American history. While French cogently demonstrates the centrality of Africa to the rise of the modern world, Born in Blackness becomes, at the same time, a far more significant narrative, one that reveals a long-concealed history of trivialization and, more often, elision in depictions of African history throughout the last five hundred years. As French shows, the achievements of sovereign African nations and their now-far-flung peoples have time and again been etiolated and deliberately erased from modern history. As the West ascended, their stories—siloed and piecemeal—were swept into secluded corners, thus setting the stage for the hagiographic “rise of the West” theories that have endured to this day. “Capacious and compelling” (Laurent Dubois), Born in Blackness is epic history on the grand scale. In the lofty tradition of bold, revisionist narratives, it reframes the story of gold and tobacco, sugar and cotton—and of the greatest “commodity” of them all, the twelve million people who were brought in chains from Africa to the “New World,” whose reclaimed lives shed a harsh light on our present world.

Author : Amy McKinley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781951919146
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born in Darkness written by Amy McKinley and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Destined to be king, Mafia underboss Stefano Rossi bides his time until the throne is his and he can claim the only woman he wants by his side. To show interest in her will place a deadly target on her back, but he can't resist the forbidden Mafia Princess. In the shadows, they find each other, if only for a few stolen moments. Their relationship is full of risks and dangers, especially while his ruthless father lives. But he has a plan to change everything, and when they learn there's a rat in the Chicago outfit, it's time to act. Emiliana Vitale fell in love with the one man off-limits to her years ago. Forced to keep their feelings for one another a secret, she craves so much more than their clandestine kisses. After clawing her way through hell and back from a vicious attack initiated by a rat within the Five Families, she has emerged changed, her darkness matching Stefano's. She's ready to unmask the traitor and take possession of the life she's always wanted, one with the dangerously handsome Stefano, and she's tired of waiting. Her enemies are his, and when Emiliana's life is threatened, Stefano takes matters into his own hands to ensure her safety. As they grow closer, so do their enemies. But he's ready for them. Nothing will keep him from Emiliana, and he'll slay anyone who threatens what's his.

Author : R. B. Fields
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beckoned written by R. B. Fields and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-13 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sexy vampires with attitudes, a strong female hunter who holds the key to their demise, and a vampire race who knows her very life is a threat. Things would be easier if she didn't love them. By day, I'm an emergency room nurse--normal enough. By night, I stalk the streets, hunting serial killers that the police can't seem to catch. Less normal, but way more fun in a twisted kinda way...until one of those serial killers turns out to be a freaking vampire. The only thing standing between me and certain death is a handsome stranger who also happens to come with fangs. Twisted or not, even I didn't see that one coming. But vampires aren't supposed to kill their own, and worse, my new friend did it for a human--it won't be long until the dead vampire's clan catches up to us. And though his hive of motorcycle riding alpha warriors each come with their own merits, not all four are friendly--some would rather throw me to our enemies than help me. It makes them especially nervous that their powers don't seem to work when I'm nearby. But it soon becomes clear that we'll need each other to get out of this alive. Are my fighting skills any match for the supernatural? Can my hive of monsters defend me, and themselves, against the wrath of a species already on the verge of extinction? Why am I so drawn to all of them? And why choose just one? The Born of Darkness series is high heat reverse harem paranormal romance that features one badass female hunter, her four fated vampire mates, and provocative MFMMM scenes.

Author : Jacqueline Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781078473408
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book You Were Born to Light the Darkness written by Jacqueline Jones and published by . This book was released on 2019-07-22 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of us spend a lifetime pretending that we are in search of our purpose when it is courage that we seek above all else. As a child, we lived and loved in our natural state of grace, tethered to the magic. Love and gratitude were our guiding lights. We were always present, and unknowingly, we understood. Early on we were told that our differentness, our superpowers, were not our strengths but our weaknesses - that coloring within the lines superseded nurturing a spirit created for masterpiece. We ignored the voice that lives within. We diminished our light and the suffering began.You Were Born to Light the Darkness is a profound spiritual manuscript with an intimate voice about living mindful, with intent and on purpose and the arts of Being, human. It reveals the succinctness of life's poetry, reminds us that living on purpose is one's equity in freedom, and that we each hold Divine power to fulfill our spiritual mandate. Sharing five spiritual principles that provide a pathway to self-mastery, vibrational oneness and higher consciousness, it is a daring encounter with one's highest self. The highly conscious content will create a shift in your consciousness. It will help you to acknowledge your fears, to use them as a threshold to teach, and to admit to yourself that sometime you are afraid of your gifts of genius. Combining spirituality, self-reflection, and self-care, you learn how to do the work, that bravery must be practiced and attended to, and the interesting trajectory when you dare to color outside of the lines and live as the light.

Author : Sherrilyn Kenyon
Publisher : Piatkus Books
ISBN 13 : 9780349412122
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born of Darkness written by Sherrilyn Kenyon and published by Piatkus Books. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Roniqua Smith
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1984559575
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Born into Darkness written by Roniqua Smith and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born into darkness from beginning to end is about a family that’s full of secrets and it takes death to bring them out! Janie tells the story of her family and how they hold so many secrets without teaching the newer generation what not to do, family curses starts to form, who can change this? How will it change? Will it change?