Eastern Love

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Peter Maass went to the Balkans as a reporter at the height of the nightmarish war there, but this audiobook is not traditional war reportage. Maass examines how an ordinary Serb could wake up one morning and shoot his neighbor, once a friend - then rape that neighbor's wife. He conveys the desperation that makes a Muslim beg the United States to bomb his own city in order to end the misery.

Faith Conrad is used to striving… After more or less raising her twin sisters due to problems at home, she knows the meaning of responsibility. She had to drop out of high school to pay the bills, and now is working on a career in nature photography. When handsome Bureau of Land Management ranger Shane Zadopec rescues her from a rock climb gone wrong and reveals that he's a photographer too, she feels threatened and rebuffs his attempts to get close. Can she even picture them together? The Three Sisters Mountains are part of the Cascade Mountain Range near the town of Sisters, Oregon. The...

Ramayana must rank as one of the most loved and revered books of all time. A part of India's ancient Vedas, it is a beautiful story of romance and adventure. It recounts the history of Rama, said be an incarnation of the Godhead, and his divine consort Sita. Filled with magic and mysticism, it entrances the listener and stirs deeply moving emotions. At the same time its profound spiritual messages leave one feeling uplifted and enriched. This is a novelization of the classic. It contains all the essential narrative of the original Sanskrit poem.

Grief stole her faith. Love might help her find it again. Jenae Jonesby has spent a year running—from God, from love, and from the pain of losing her mother on Easter Sunday. The only thing keeping her grounded is her work at Brights Marketing, where she has carved out a career fueled by ambition and creativity. But when Aspen Haywood, the firm's owner, steps into leadership, her carefully built world begins to crack. Aspen has already faced death and won. Surviving cancer renewed his faith, and now he’s determined to live life with purpose. His return to Brights Marketing brings an ...

n Easter Promise A Willow Creek Amish Romance In the quiet village of Willow Creek, Emma Lapp lives a life of gentle rhythm—spinning thread, tending the family hearth, and keeping her heart tucked safely away. But when she’s asked to lead the community’s beloved Easter Garden project, Emma finds herself stepping into the light—and into the path of a man she thought she’d lost forever. Micah Troyer returns home unexpectedly, burdened by grief and a past he’s never fully faced. Accompanying him is Jonas, a silent orphaned boy whose guarded heart mirrors his own. As Emma works to ...

Sensuality is about more than just pleasure. Sensuality is an innate power that can help you to tune in to your body, mind, and spirit. To be sensual is to know yourself so intimately that you can move through life with confidence and clarity, deeply connected to the fire within. In this book, Henika Patel invites you on a journey of expansion to find your unapologetic, unashamed, fully expressed sensual spirit.

Together, Hafez, a giant of world literature; Jahan Malek Khatun, an eloquent princess; and Obayd-e Zakani, a dissolute satirist, represent one of the most remarkable literary flowerings of any era. Here Dick Davis, an award-winning poet widely considered "our finest translator of Persian poetry" (The Times Literary Supplement), presents a diverse selection of some of the best poems by these world-renowned authors and shows us the spiritual and secular aspects of love, in varieties embracing every aspect of the human heart.

We all long for boundless love as we long for home. But how can we find our home our meaning and purpose if we don't know our self? Wise-Love is an exploration of the self, or consciousness, guided through the meditative eyes of saints, sages, seers, and mystics. As we embark on the journey to the self, we discover that the self's most charming characteristic part of its eternal, unchanging nature is that it is a lover, a lover who can be satisfied only when ordinary love evolves into wise-love.

I met a woman at my cousin's birthday party. She was a Sexy Goddess in a bunny outfit. I couldn't resist and made her a dirty proposition. She said yes but made it clear she's only interested in my body. She left the next morning without saying goodbye. I'm shocked when it turns out that my new business partner knows her. She's his baby sister and wants nothing to do with me.That is ... awkward, but we're all adults; I can handle it. Except I can't stop thinking about her. It's not possible to fall in love in one night. Or is it?

*New Edited Version* This is my self-written autobiography, my true story, starting out as a young educated cosmopolitan woman from Athens Greece when life was opening up before me, full of promise. With dreams of living in Paris, the City of Light that I loved so much… However, love beckoned me in the form of a charming Arab with promises of paradise and I decided to leave everything behind, including my dreams. However, my marriage to a handsome important Saudi will become my prison from which escape seems impossible… Will she make it? Will she manage to escape the nightmare and ...

A Tale of Passion, Poetry, and Rebellion in 10th-Century Persia In the grand palace of Balkh, where power is absolute and tradition unyielding, Rabia bint Ka‘b—a noblewoman of striking intellect and beauty—dares to dream beyond the gilded cage of her birth. A gifted poetess, she weaves verses of love and longing, secretly pouring her heart onto parchment. But when her heart finds its true muse in Baktash, a captured Turkish warrior, their love becomes a crime punishable by death. Baktash, once a slave in the palace, rises to power as a commander, his unwavering spirit earning the ...

From an Award-Winning Author After eleven years of marriage, Maya embarks on a journey and falls madly in love with a mysterious man. Through alleys fragrant with the pungent smell of fried rice, amid child beggars and vendors of psychedelic fabrics, she makes startling discoveries about the stranger, and about herself. How far will she be willing to go? "From the recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award of Israel's Association of Authors and Composers (ACUM) 2015, comes a brilliant novel, full of humor and sensuality." Lily Pery, literary editor "This book will drive you to ...

Against enormous odds and in the face of fierce pushback, the Palestine solidarity movement has succeeded in transforming the landscape of American politics. In this book, two key leaders and former staff of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) focus on the important role of anti-Zionist Jewish organizing within the broader Palestine solidarity movement, reflecting on their decade of leadership of JVP and drawing lessons especially relevant to those organizing from a position of solidarity.

The Highlander’s Easter Vow A Highland holiday novella from bestselling romance author Isla McBeth When exiled laird Finlay MacCraith returns to Braemuir after three years branded a traitor, he expects cold shoulders and colder skies. What he doesn’t expect is to be met by Isla Campbell—the fiery village healer who once loved him… and now greets him with a bucket of water to the chest. The clan is crumbling, Easter is approaching, and ancient traditions stir beneath the thawing Highland earth. To reclaim his name and his keep, Finlay must kneel at the Oathing Stone—and earn back ...

Egg-citing Love in South Bendover Welcome to South Bendover, a charming coastal town where Easter isn’t just about egg hunts and chocolate—it’s about love, laughter, and unexpected passion. When high-powered attorney Donovan escapes to the picturesque town for a much-needed break, he never expects to be captivated by Chase, the local chocolatier with a talent for temptation. Sparks fly as their flirtatious banter turns into something much deeper, but will Donovan risk his carefully controlled life for a chance at real love? Meanwhile, the ever-charismatic Evan has always been a ...

Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche’s experience begins the night he has chosen to embark on a four-year wandering retreat, slipping past the monastery gates. Alone for the first time in his life, he sets out into the unknown. His initial motivation is to step away from his life of privilege and to explore the deepest, most hidden aspects of his being, but what he discovers throughout his retreat - about himself and about the world around us - comes to define his meditation practice and teaching.

Jesus’ Path of Love “I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord's holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” - Ephesians 3:17-19 In the first century, Jesus of Nazareth inspired a movement. A community of people whose lives were centered on Jesus Christ and committed to living the way of God's unconditional, unselfish, sacrificial, and redemptive love. Before they were called "...

STEAMY SHEIKH ROMANCE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN. ANNABELLE WINTERS STYLE. A dying CIA agent makes Sheikh Bilaal Al-Khiyani promise to take care of his widow . . . by giving her the one thing she always wanted. A child. OMG! This is a full-length Annabelle Winters Sheikh Romance set in the Curves for Sheikhs world. Drama, madness, and over-the-top as always.

It was just some Easter candy. I never thought it would change my life. Sure, I may not be the most considerate or caring person, but that’s no reason to snap at me the way my roommate did when I ate his entire package of yellow marshmallow chicks. So what if they had his name on them… and were half-hidden behind some old spices we never use? How could any reasonable person know they weren’t meant to be shared? Thankfully, though, he must have realized how unreasonable he was. Today he brought home some candy just for me. I’m glad his attitude finally changed. But is that the only ...

In one nightmare moment, Calyssa lost everything. Including hope. Danny took a chance on love and lost. Often it’s in those darkest, confusing, gut-wrenching hours... hope finds a way to bloom again.