Women Saints

The House of Atreus is cursed. A bloodline tainted by a generational cycle of violence and vengeance. This is the story of three women, their fates inextricably tied to this curse, and the fickle nature of men and gods.

INTRODUCTION TO A BRAND NEW COZY SMALL TOWN CULINARY MYSTERY SERIES! Ms.Thompson Says Murder: A Cozy Small Town Culinary Mystery Ms. Sarah Thompson, who just retired from 30 years of teaching in the city, thought her retirement back in her lakeside hometown would be quiet, filled with late mornings enjoying a second cup of coffee and leisurely days finally learning how to bake. Yeah…no. Shortly after getting together with her spunky childhood best friend, who was starving for any kind of adventure, the boring quiet was shattered. Sarah’s old flame – ok, she still felt warm and happy ...

There are three women who made their marks upon the Church with the work they did among the Native Americans and with the children of Canada. They are Saint Marguerite Bougeoys, foundress of Sisters of Notre Dame, Saint Marie Marguerite D’Youville, the first Canadian-born saint and foundress of the Sisters of Charity in Canada, also known as the Grey Nuns, and Blessed Marie de l’Incarnation, Foundress of the Ursuline Sisters in Canada.

The next audiobook in the smoking-hot Saints of Denver series from NYT best-selling author of the Marked Men series, Jay Crownover. Avett Walker and Quaid Jackson's worlds have no reason to collide. Quaid is a high-powered criminal attorney as slick as he is handsome, and Avett is a pink-haired troublemaker with a bad attitude and a history of picking the wrong men. When Avett lands in hot water because of one terrible mistake, the only person who can get her out of it is this insanely sexy lawyer.

For more than 500 years, the story of Joan of Arc has been an inspiration and a mystery. The least likely of heroines, a peasant girl with no education and no prospects, Joan turned herself into the legendary Maid of Orleans, knight, martyr, and saint. Following a voice she knew was God's, she led an army to victory in battle and crowned the king of France, only to be captured by her English enemies and burned at the stake as a heretic, all by the age of 19.

In this fiction, a former University classmate, now colonel of the SS, meets Edith Stein in Auschwitz to persuade her to contribute to the doctrinal development of a new religion that would be functional to the Nazi regime. The story presents the development of the conflict between two world views that are absolutely irreconcilable.

Hudson Wheeler is tired of being the nice guy. He's ready to start living in the moment, but when he meets Poppy Cruz, her sad eyes hook him in right away. Wheeler can see Poppy's pain, and all he wants to do is take care of her and make her smile, whatever it takes. After a lifetime of being hurt, Poppy's determined to keep herself safe by keeping everyone else at arm's length. Wheeler's sexy grin shouldn't captivate her, but every time she's with him, she can't help being pulled closer.

Ein Saint-Tropez Krimi mit Tempo und Esprit. 1970. Sex, Drugs, Fashion. Ein Model stirbt nach einer Foto-Session inmitten eines Blumenmeeres in einer Villa auf der Halbinsel von Saint-Tropez. Commissaire Lucie Girard ermittelt in der Zeit der Emanzipation und des gesellschaftlichen Umbruchs. Dabei wird sie selbst zur Gejagten. Fiebern Sie mit, und erleben Sie eine verrückte Zeit in den Siebzigern.

Between the third centuries BC and AD were written thousands of verses in Tamil that have collectively come to be known as Sangam literature. The expressions of love between a man and a woman in these love poems gave way to passionate expressions of devotional love, where the heroine became the devotee and the hero became God. Through the centuries of patriarchy, women negotiated varied levels of existence and largely went unnoticed until they found a path for self-expression through bhakti or devotion.

Rache ist süß und gemein. Der Maler Yves Honoré entzweit sich von seiner Muse Pénélope und landet in den Armen der Amerikanerin Patricia. Das neue Glück währt nur kurz, denn seine Ex terrorisiert das Paar. Als auch noch der Verlobte von Patti aus den USA dazustößt, ist das Drama perfekt. Leidtragende ist die Freundin von Patti, denn sie verschwindet spurlos. Wurde sie Opfer der Tragödie, die sich zwischen den Liebenden abspielt? Commissaire Lucie Girard muss alle Register ziehen, um zwischen Lügen und Intrigen ihr Ziel zu erreichen.

Der Nationalfeiertag ist den Franzosen heilig. Die Leute feiern mit Paraden und mit Feuerwerk. Sie tanzen und sind stolz auf ihre Nation. Um so schockierender, wenn eine junge Frau tot auf einer neu eingeweihten Statue in Saint-Tropez gefunden wird. Die Lage eskaliert, als der Bürgermeister mit der Tat in Verbindung gebracht wird. Commissaire Lucie Girard ermittelt auf ihre feminin-unkonventionelle Art und lässt sich nicht von dem Druck, der von oben auf sie ausgeübt wird, beirren.

Kitty Konstantine is used to being called names. Cutthroat. Demon. Bitch. But the title that always trips her up is "daughter." No matter what she achieved, her father was always ready to cut her down. Even now that she's signed The Four Saints, it's still not good enough. Now, if she can't get them signed under a tighter contract, she'll lose everything. Bart Saint was pure swagger. He had that level of arrogance that couldn't be earned, so only the very few could pull it off. Tall? Sure. Handsome? Oh yeah.

Der Playboy Christian Richard ist durch einen Badeunfall mit einem Jetski querschnittsgelähmt. Seine Geliebte, die Schönheitschirurgin Docteur Boyer, pflegt ihn. Eines Morgens findet die Haushälterin das Paar ermordet in ihrer Villa. Ein herausfordernder Fall für Commissaire Girard, die nach einer Lebenskrise in ihren Beruf zurückkehrt.

Wer behält die Macht im Château? Wenn Commissaire Girard heiratet, dann in einem typisch provenzalischen Weingut. Während die Feier im Château Bernaise in vollem Gang ist, entdeckt Capitaine Purenne einen Hilferuf auf einem edlen 1953er Grand Cru Etikett. Wer wurde im alten Gewölbe gefangen gehalten? Lucie Girard gerät mitten in ein Familiendrama, das einige Opfer fordert. An Flitterwochen ist nicht zu denken.

Im Frühjahr 1972 wird der französische Profitennisspieler Louis Lasalle erschlagen im Schuppen des Clubs entdeckt. Gibt es eine Verbindung zu den Nachwuchstalenten, die dort trainieren? Oder geht es um die lukrativen Prämien im weltweiten Tenniszirkus? Commissaire Lucie Girard schnüffelt mal wieder in elitären Kreisen und schlägt dabei so manches Ass.

Die berühmten Flying Rockets geben ein Konzert am Plage Pampelonne. Doch ihr Auftritt, an einem Abend im August 1971, wird zum Desaster. Im ungezügelten Rausch sterben zwei Menschen. Waren die Drogen der Auslöser oder die Revolte der Bandmitglieder gegen ihren Leadsänger? Commissaire Lucie Girard hat das richtige Gespür für die exzentrischen Persönlichkeiten der Rockband und ermittelt mit Köpfchen und Charme.

What can you possibly do when your dazzling life starts unraveling before your eyes? Julianna Di Santis, a 33-year-old ad executive with a dream life in New York City, is about to find out, as her life starts crumbling before her very eyes, leaving her to question everything she though she wanted.

Drawing from personal experience, as well as the successes and failures of biblical queens, author and fashion entrepreneur Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien helps you identify your triggers, fears, and worries; take negative thoughts captive; and reign over them with the truth God says about you.

In Athens, crowds flock to witness the most shocking trial of the ancient world. The royal family is mired in scandal. Phaedra, young bride of King Theseus, has accused her stepson, Hippolytus of rape. He's a prince, a talented horseman, a promising noble with his whole life ahead of him. She's a young and neglected wife, the youngest in a long line of Cretan women with less than savoury reputations. The men of Athens must determine the truth. Who is guilty, and who is innocent? But the women know truth is a slippery thing. After all, this is the age of heroes and the age of monsters.

Bloody Mary Magdalene is Elizabeth Fern Jensen's third chapbook, a collection of poems that reveals the poet's visions of Mary Magdalene, along with her experiences during her stay at an inpatient mental hospital. Through the lens of her transgender identity and feminist activism, Jensen explores the complex relationship between the Divine Feminine and the patriarchal structures of the world, and how Mary Magdalene embodies the struggle for liberation and healing.