Sacred Evil

The details of the crime scene are no coincidence. The body — a promising starlet — has been battered, bloodied and then discarded between two of Manhattan’s oldest graveyards. One look and Detective Jude Crosby recognizes the tableau: a re-creation of Jack the Ripper’s gruesome work. But he also sees something beyond the actions of a mere copycat. Something more dangerous...and unexplainable.

An enchanting enemies-to-lovers fantasy about an exiled saint and the devout iconographer sent to paint him, for fans of Divine Rivals and A Study in Drowning. The Abbey has controlled the minds of its patrons for a millennium through memory magic, stolen from exiled saints. At fifteen, Jude was...

The details of the crime scene are no coincidence. The body – a promising starlet – has been battered, bloodied and then discarded between two of Manhattan’s oldest graveyards. One look and Detective Jude Crosby recognizes the tableau: a re-creation of Jack the Ripper’s gruesome work. But he also sees something beyond the actions of a mere copycat. Something more dangerous…and unexplainable.

Where did God come from? What do the bible stories really tell us? Who or what was Jesus Christ? This audiobook challenges everything we think we know about the nature of religion.

You're at the malt shop with your greaser pals, eating the best burgers and onion rings in town. Then, you spy her. There she is. She's with all her gal pals. This book is gonna get you past the jukebox and into the back of Bubba's Cadillac out on Lovers Lane. You gotta get there with a bit of love and some old school cool. She's gonna have heart bubbles floating around her like in the cartoons!

THE EXPERIMENT THAT ATE THE WORLD. A twelve-year-old fell in the plaza. One of the Watchers jumped forty-two feet from a balcony and fused the bone with six-tenths of one percent of his remaining eternity. The boy stood up. Showed his friend. Pressed the other boy's fingers against the ridge of new tissue and said: look what I have now. The boy's tissue carried the bridge natively. A hybrid generation could hold the knowledge across centuries instead of losing it every forty years. The math was clean. He ran it twice. He walked to the weapons chief's office. Seven beings voted unanimously ...

Violence and the Sacred is Rene Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout history, literature, and myth. Girard's forceful and thought-provoking analyses of Biblical narrative, Greek tragedy, and the lynchings and pogroms propagated by contemporary states illustrate his central argument that violence belongs to everyone and is at the heart of the sacred.

Aaliyah's world is turned upside down when she discovers her ancestral connection to Oshun, the powerful goddess of love, beauty, and abundance. As the golden river of her heritage awakens within her, Aaliyah must navigate the tumultuous currents of light and darkness, balancing her divine gifts with the dangerous temptations they bring. Torn between the seduction of her newfound power and the ancient forces that threaten to consume her, Aaliyah must embrace her destiny—or risk losing herself to the storm within. Golden Waters is a sensual, storm-filled journey of self-discovery, power, ...

The Elvenborn were bestowed the task of healing their realm, a land left in chaos by the hands of men. Limerick was but a simple bard who stumbled upon an epic quest, one that would test his courage and take him beyond the edges of the Faerylands. High in the mountains sat the ruins of Aldana, where the spirits of the forest gathered to bring balance to the world and end the dreadful blight of the Craven. Along this journey, the young bard would learn that everything is not as it seems, and that dreams are but a shadow of something real.

To find out 'secrets' in one's life after the death of your parents can be overwhelming. I'm Terri. This is my story of who I really am and where I came from. Dark 'secrets' unfold as I make my journey to unknown places. Mysteries revealed about my past as I find myself getting deeper into dangerous truths. Between witchcraft and voodoo, I must make a choice. Between Good & Evil.

Journey back 250 years, into a long forgotten world, where nature speaks through plants, and song pours forth from cascading waterfalls as breathtakingly as a church choir sings Ave Maria. A place where the rhythm of a feathered rattle is believed to bring you closer to your creator. A world where mysticism and innate spirituality conflict with Christianity. Avá-Tapé, raised in the traditions of the Guarani Indians of South America, then Mission educated by the Jesuits, sees the truth and beauty in both worlds, but he can only live in one.

For thousands of years, humans have lived by rules and formulas created back in a very barbaric time. Since then humans have moved forward but these old instructions for life haven't. Humans find themselves pulled between the two most powerful forces in the universe: creative and destructive.

Dive into a world where forbidden magic and undeniable passion collide. In this enemies-to-lovers romance, two rivals find their fiery animosity turning into magnetic attraction. Prepare for a spellbinding read that mixes danger, desire and irresistible chemistry. Jarek Vetter, my childhood nemesis, now my protector- and my biggest distraction. Walking into Aetherlred Academy, I thought I’d escaped my past. Instead, I find him- all grown up and still infuriatingly captivating. I never imagined dealing with my wild magic would involve Jarek’s smoldering blue eyes and protective attitude....

Are you facing constant obstacles and barriers in your life? Do you feel like something is holding you back from achieving your goals and living life to the fullest? You're not alone. Many people struggle against invisible barriers that limit their potential and keep them stuck in neutral. These barriers are often the result of spiritual forces at work, including witchcraft. In his powerful new book "Dealing with Witchcraft Barriers," author Ladejola Abiodun exposes the dark workings of witchcraft and gives you the spiritual weapons to break free from its grasp. Abiodun draws from years of ...

Where are the Jeremiahs of God to weep between the porch and the altars, the Isaiahs, the woe prophets to rebuke the people into the holiness of God? Holiness unto the Lord! Where are the woe prophets, to shake the sleeping giants out of slumber where are the Joel's to call a solemn assembly or the John the Baptist to herald His coming. Where are the Apostles of the Acts of the Apostles or the Believers with the authority of the believers, that will confound the wise and prove the power of God on the earth? Where are the intercessors that will hold the horns of the altar of God, standing in...