When Rome transgresses upon his father's domain that lays between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, Pacorus, a prince of the Parthian Empire, is sent to exact revenge. After a string of victories Pacorus and his men are captured in Cappadocia, clapped in chains and sent to Italy to live out the rest of their days as slaves. But fate intervenes and Pacorus and his companions are saved from a living hell by a renegade gladiator named Spartacus. In gratitude, Pacorus agrees to help Spartacus build his army as Rome musters its legions to crush the slave uprising. And so begins an epic adventure of glory and savagery played out across the length and breadth of Italy, as Spartacus defeats the armies of Rome and Pacorus leads his horsemen to victory after victory. But will Pacorous and the slave army escape from Italy, and will he win the love of the fierce and proud Gallia before the most powerful man in Rome, Marcus Licinius Crassus, takes the field against Spartacus?
A map of the Parthian Empire at the time of Pacorus (the 1st Century BC) can be found on the maps page of my website: www.peterdarman.com
"Darman has researched this novel extremely well, as one would expect with his military non-fiction background. This detail is meshed with great story telling which flows along with great gusto. Less for the fact that this book is about a Parthian rather than a Roman, I would describe it as a ‘Roman Sharpe’. Darman’s style is similar to and as good as Bernard Cornwell’s, one of my favourite authors."
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Isabella has everything to live for; a nice job that she enjoys and a boyfriend in the Army who has promised to marry and take care of her. But when she goes to investigate the sounds of a crying child one night after work, it is against her better judgement and against everything that she had ever been taught. And for good reason.
Kidnapped and trafficked by a ruthless gang, she is bound and kept naked alongside three other women, waiting her turn to be sold like a piece of merchandise to a wealthy Mexican cartel owner.
She knows that any attempt to escape will likely result in her death and as she tries to make sense of her situation and make a connection with one of her kidnappers, to try to let him see the human being behind the commodity, she is suddenly confronted by the shocking reality of her situation and how he came to be in it.
Now, with only her own salvation at the forefront of her mind, Isabella is prepared to do whatever it takes to be free once more and to exact the revenge that is burning fiercely inside her.
This book is all about Fera and her wonderful Mama. She passionately tells her story by sharing most of her precious moments with her mama, in playing, sharing, reading, cooking, eating, and learning.
Mama says we are all special!
He’d given up solving murders, but old habits—much like skeletons on a beach—don’t always stay buried.
By 1923, Scotland Yard’s legendary Richard Wikki was done chasing cold cases: he’d traded murder scenes for a classroom at Yale and peaceful house by the sea. But when an aspiring journalist brings him a mysterious amulet she snatched from a crime-scene, her scoop of a lifetime drags Wikki into a conspiracy he can’t escape.
Wikki—unwilling to turn the would-be reporter in for stealing evidence, but knowing it may be a vital clue in the case—agrees to assist her in unraveling the murder. Together they descend into a world of occult and secrecy, racing against shadowy forces who will stop at nothing to preserve the amulet’s secrets. Uncertain who to trust, their best chance of survival is to unmask the secret society whose machinations reach to the very roots of American power.
9 Squares is book one in The Ivy League Chronicles. If you love history, intrigue, and the roaring twenties, this is the book for you. Buy 9 Squares and jump into the adventure today!
***A NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestseller!**"The secondary characters were amazing...a very good book." Cocktails and Books."...had me in tears because it was so beautiful. Such a lovely story of two people falling in love against the odds." Crystal @ Snowdrops Dreams of BooksContemporary Romance - THE KNIGHT AND MAGGIE'S BABY Book 3 of Fate with a Helping HandSometimes fate needs a little help…Billionaire, Jonah Wallace knows what it’s like to grow up without love. Despite having more money than the Queen of England, his childhood was cold and stale as he grew up in boarding schools. He’s dedicated his life to helping homeless and displaced children find the love and support they need by creating the Haven House Foundation, work that resulted in him being Knighted by the Queen. Now that he’s living in America, his work is going along just fine…until his grandfather gives fate a little nudge by insisting he take a wife before he can inherit. Coffee shop owner, Maggie Bonelli, is pregnant and the baby’s dad has gone AWOL. She knows too well the pain of growing up without a daddy. So when Jonah Wallace comes into her shop proposing marriage for a year, she takes him up on his offer, even if it’s only for a year. Live in a mansion and give her baby a name and a daddy to call his/her own. But can they keep their perfect arraignment strictly business…or will fate’s helping hand bring them love at last?*********Excerpt*********“Don't you think you're rushing things just a tad?” She lifted her hand and pinched her index finger and thumb together for emphasis.“I'll admit my proposal is a bit abrupt,” he stammered.“A bit?”“We've only known each other--”“Forty-five minutes tops,” she blurted out. “Are you out of your mind?”Her tone was incredulous. And he really didn't blame Maggie if she thought he was nuts. He felt nuts. Desperate, too. But he found himself defending his proposal.“Quite possibly. But you see, that’s exactly my point. I have a bit of a time-crunch here, and it seems as though--”Maggie folded her arms across her chest. “How silly of me. Here I thought you were sweeping me off my feet.”He shook his head with a chuckle. “I do sound mad, don’t I?”“Recognition is the first step toward recovery.”Something rumbled up from deep inside him. Jonah laughed at himself, this disastrous day, and the absurd situation he'd been forced into by his grandfather. It felt good to laugh. That in itself was incredibly surprising, considering he hadn't managed to do much laughing at all since he'd learned of the impending plans for Wiltshire. He peered at Maggie through moisture filled eyes. She wasn't laughing. But she was incredibly beautiful. Her sapphire eyes sparkled when she teased him. There were small freckles sprinkled across her nose that looked adorable with the sun shining on her creamy skin. When she looked at him the way she was right now, it didn't seem like such a crazy idea to marry her. At least not for the reasons he was proposing. He hadn't given it a second thought. And yet, now he realized just how ridiculous he looked from her eyes.“I'm not making a pass at you. Truly, I'm not.”“You just asked me to marry you.”“I'm asking for your help.”“Again?”His lips tilted up to one side. “Again.”Maggie took two steps down the stairs until they were both standing at eye level. “Forget the phone call, the nice air conditioned ride in the limo, the coffee, the pie—”“Which by the way was truly inspiring,” he interjected. “If I didn’t already tell you that.”“You did. You don't even know me. You’re asking a total stranger to marry you.”He shrugged. “I know that. But I know you make me laugh.”“So that's all it takes for a happy marriage? Bet we could make a killing with that book.”“I sound delusional,” he said. “Even to my own ears, which is pretty scary.”
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***A NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestseller!**"The secondary characters were amazing...a very good book." Cocktails and Books."...had me in tears because it was so beautiful. Such a lovely story of two people falling in love against the odds." Crystal @ Snowdrops Dreams of BooksContemporary Romance - THE KNIGHT AND MAGGIE'S BABY Book 3 of Fate with a Helping HandSometimes fate needs a little help…Billionaire, Jonah Wallace knows what it’s like to grow up without love. Despite having more money than the Queen of England, his childhood was cold and stale as he grew up in boarding schools. He’s dedicated his life to helping homeless and displaced children find the love and support they need by creating the Haven House Foundation, work that resulted in him being Knighted by the Queen. Now that he’s living in America, his work is going along just fine…until his grandfather gives fate a little nudge by insisting he take a wife before he can inherit. Coffee shop owner, Maggie Bonelli, is pregnant and the baby’s dad has gone AWOL. She knows too well the pain of growing up without a daddy. So when Jonah Wallace comes into her shop proposing marriage for a year, she takes him up on his offer, even if it’s only for a year. Live in a mansion and give her baby a name and a daddy to call his/her own. But can they keep their perfect arraignment strictly business…or will fate’s helping hand bring them love at last?*********Excerpt*********“Don't you think you're rushing things just a tad?” She lifted her hand and pinched her index finger and thumb together for emphasis.“I'll admit my proposal is a bit abrupt,” he stammered.“A bit?”“We've only known each other--”“Forty-five minutes tops,” she blurted out. “Are you out of your mind?”Her tone was incredulous. And he really didn't blame Maggie if she thought he was nuts. He felt nuts. Desperate, too. But he found himself defending his proposal.“Quite possibly. But you see, that’s exactly my point. I have a bit of a time-crunch here, and it seems as though--”Maggie folded her arms across her chest. “How silly of me. Here I thought you were sweeping me off my feet.”He shook his head with a chuckle. “I do sound mad, don’t I?”“Recognition is the first step toward recovery.”Something rumbled up from deep inside him. Jonah laughed at himself, this disastrous day, and the absurd situation he'd been forced into by his grandfather. It felt good to laugh. That in itself was incredibly surprising, considering he hadn't managed to do much laughing at all since he'd learned of the impending plans for Wiltshire. He peered at Maggie through moisture filled eyes. She wasn't laughing. But she was incredibly beautiful. Her sapphire eyes sparkled when she teased him. There were small freckles sprinkled across her nose that looked adorable with the sun shining on her creamy skin. When she looked at him the way she was right now, it didn't seem like such a crazy idea to marry her. At least not for the reasons he was proposing. He hadn't given it a second thought. And yet, now he realized just how ridiculous he looked from her eyes.“I'm not making a pass at you. Truly, I'm not.”“You just asked me to marry you.”“I'm asking for your help.”“Again?”His lips tilted up to one side. “Again.”Maggie took two steps down the stairs until they were both standing at eye level. “Forget the phone call, the nice air conditioned ride in the limo, the coffee, the pie—”“Which by the way was truly inspiring,” he interjected. “If I didn’t already tell you that.”“You did. You don't even know me. You’re asking a total stranger to marry you.”He shrugged. “I know that. But I know you make me laugh.”“So that's all it takes for a happy marriage? Bet we could make a killing with that book.”“I sound delusional,” he said. “Even to my own ears, which is pretty scary.”
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Undefeated Woman is a memoir of a woman transforming from victim to victor.
Rajni Raman is an immigrant from India who married her college sweetheart after graduation and moved across the world, leaving behind her family and friends for the promise of a life in America. As she made deep connections in a new land, she also experienced racial, color, and gender bias and struggled to overcome the hurt, trauma, and shame of childhood sexual abuse. She turned to prayer, faith, and holistic modalities as her health battles raged on for 15 years.
In this book, Rajni shares her discoveries and lessons from her 30-year Buddhist practice, and her healing journey, recovering from thyroid illness, insomnia, and hormonal imbalance. Her book is a life memoir chronicling her life journey, filled with heartfelt dreams, gut-wrenching challenges, severe trials, and triumphant victories.
Her friends call her the "Soul Recharger," who vitalizes them with shots of motivation and spiritual lessons from the teachings of East and West. After twenty years of working in the Information Technology industry as a Software Engineer in both the Corporate and public sectors, she has turned her lifelong passion for holistic modalities into her mission to bring healing and wellness to women. She is the founder of Mind Body Holistic Healing and Wellness, a motivational speaker, and the Texas Ambassador for an international women's empowerment organization, B.I.G. (Believe Inspire Grow). In addition, she has been a Buddhist practitioner with S.G.I. (Soka Gakkai International) for over 30 years. She cherishes the opportunity as a leader in faith to guide, inspire and nurture hundreds of young women and share her faith breakthroughs to encourage countless members of her faith family on three continents.
"Dark twists and delightful turns follow this unique look at infidelity, cuckolding, jealousies, and a craving for redemption." –Authors Reading
Sylvia Sumner is meeting her lover, Jim Hart. From an alleyway, she dashes across the road and hurries down a pathway crossing a field. Tucker Stewart, who has loved Sylvia since one, brief encounter in the woods back in high school, sees her from his office window and follows her. He fails to acknowledge that her husband, the detective-obsessed Forty Sumner, is watching them from a distance. Forty takes his gun to go after Tucker.
In the aftermath of that night, Sylvia revisits the past overshadowed by her father’s estrangement. Tucker faces his own father’s tragic legacy, inadvertently befriending Forty. When Jim Hart is found dead, the town is in a mad scramble to rectify the wrongs laid bare when Sylvia disappears to go in search of her father. The lesson they must learn is that the only way to their salvation is forgiveness.
Finalist for the LesFic Bard Award
She wanted a safe harbor for their love. But rough waters could destroy any hope of starting over…
Paris-bound, 1955. Alice "Al" Huffman can't wait to reach the City of Light. As soon as their ship arrives, Juliana's singing career will get the spotlight it deserves and the two women will finally bring their relationship out of the shadows. Or so Al thinks.
Before the SS United States hits land, a stranger approaches Al with a Broadway contract for Juliana. But the offer comes with a threat that can't be ignored. And unless Al can find a way out, Juliana's comeback could come crashing down before it even begins…
As she hides the awful truth from Juliana, Al searches for an answer before another obstacle destroys their last chance for happiness…
Paris, Adrift, 1955 is Book 3 in a breathtaking LGBT historical romance series. If you like pulse-pounding suspense, characters who tug at your heartstrings, and true-to-life portrayals of 1950s Paris, then you'll love award-winning writer Vanda's stunning series of novels.
Buy Paris, Adrift and set sail on a harrowing journey of love today!
Undefeated Woman is a memoir of a woman transforming from victim to victor.
Rajni Raman is an immigrant from India who married her college sweetheart after graduation and moved across the world, leaving behind her family and friends for the promise of a life in America. As she made deep connections in a new land, she also experienced racial, color, and gender bias and struggled to overcome the hurt, trauma, and shame of childhood sexual abuse. She turned to prayer, faith, and holistic modalities as her health battles raged on for 15 years.
In this book, Rajni shares her discoveries and lessons from her 30-year Buddhist practice, and her healing journey, recovering from thyroid illness, insomnia, and hormonal imbalance. Her book is a life memoir chronicling her life journey, filled with heartfelt dreams, gut-wrenching challenges, severe trials, and triumphant victories.
Her friends call her the "Soul Recharger," who vitalizes them with shots of motivation and spiritual lessons from the teachings of East and West. After twenty years of working in the Information Technology industry as a Software Engineer in both the Corporate and public sectors, she has turned her lifelong passion for holistic modalities into her mission to bring healing and wellness to women. She is the founder of Mind Body Holistic Healing and Wellness, a motivational speaker, and the Texas Ambassador for an international women's empowerment organization, B.I.G. (Believe Inspire Grow). In addition, she has been a Buddhist practitioner with S.G.I. (Soka Gakkai International) for over 30 years. She cherishes the opportunity as a leader in faith to guide, inspire and nurture hundreds of young women and share her faith breakthroughs to encourage countless members of her faith family on three continents.
It’s 1985, the year of Live Aid, earthquakes, the birth of the World Wide Web and the year they found the wreck of the Titanic. It is the year that I became a staff nurse in a mental health day unit.
I am 24 years old and by my own admission still growing up. I lack confidence and I know I am overly sensitive at times, but also people say I am funny and creative with words. I think my story will relate to all females who grew up in the eighties and by their mid-twenties, still didn’t feel like an adult should feel. I am hopeless with men and attract ‘the wrong sort’ and I desperately want to find love. So do my two sisters and two best friends. Can we achieve it in this incredible year?
This year is eventful, there is never a dull moment.
Words woven into an inspiring journey for you to discover everything that makes YOU beautiful.
The media has made “perfect” and “skinny" the only body images that are worth fighting for.
They couldn’t be more wrong.
Imperfections are perfect. Fat, skinny, tall, short are redundant words. The only term you should use is natural.
Being your natural, beautiful self is the only way you can travel through life unscathed and unbothered.
That’s what you are: A woman. A force of beauty. A natural phenomenon!
The Poetry of Biology takes you down the path of self-love with the power of beautifully intertwined words, inspiring a life of self-acceptance.
Whether you want to rejuvenate your spirits, uplift your mind, or contribute to your physical well-being, here’s the power.
Here’s to: A life of pure freedom, love for your own body, love for your future, and love for the real you.
In The Poetry of Biology, you will discover:
A deeper understanding of self-love and the importance of self-acceptance
Detailed illustrations that portray the various types of beautiful women around the world
An enlightening journey that will help you reimagine body ideals -- feel freer and more confident
Pages of alluring poems that will help you realize the true beauty of a woman
Real-life experience of body struggles that will give you clarity and a sense of belonging
The power of creative literature leading the way to a healthy, loving, and fulfilled life
And much more.
You are gorgeous, no matter what anyone throws your way.
The Poetry of Biology will always be here for you, especially in times of doubt and self-hate.
Elevate your confidence if you feel disheartened. Uplift your spiritual health if you’ve lost faith.
Want to read good, clean action adventure stories? If so, you’re in the right place. The “Off” series features characters with character, action without profanity or vulgarity, excitement without salaciousness.
Customer Reviews for Off Course:
“What an excellent writer… I could not put this down. So realistic, suspenseful, it keeps you up reading until you can finally let your breath out. I'm a fan!” – NewAvidReader
“I loved Mr. Robins’ first novel, and his sequel was even better. What sets him apart from all other novelists in the thriller genre is his ability to keep tensions high, the storytelling gripping, and to delight intelligent readers by not stooping to the usual vapid violence and sex sensationalism that permeates most offerings in this field. Bravo for a great story, terrific writing, and artistic integrity.” – Jeff
“Have really enjoyed reading this second book in the series Colin has to find different ways and means to escape his enemy throwing him of the trail but then putting his family and friends lives at risk. …I have found that once i start reading i cannot put the book down let's hope he can destroy the enemy in the next book.” – Gillian Oyston
He thought he was safe.
He was wrong.
The chase is over; he got caught.
Now trapped on the very boat that represented his freedom, Collin Cook finds himself confined, battered, and extorted.
The open sea has become his prison instead of his escape.
Pho Nam Penh has Collin right where he wants him. If Penh succeeds and gains access to the NSA network through Collin’s computer, he will bring global economy to its knees, and the people Collin loves most will die.
Can Collin and his friend, NSA cyber expert, Lukas Mueller, prevent the economic catastrophe Penh has planned?
In Off Course, the second segment in the action adventure “Off” series, Collin must regain his freedom and do things he never imagined doing to save himself, his family, and the free-market economy.
If you’re a fan of Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, or Tim Tigner’s Kyle Achilles, with a twist of Sylvia Nasar’s “A Beautiful Mind,” you will love Collin Cook and his adventures. Glen Robins pulls you into Collin’s high-speed, high stakes world without the graphic language or gratuitous scenes so prevalent in today’s thrillers.
Join the adventure today. Get your copy of “Off Course” now.
IS SHE THE PERFECT WIFE?
A beautiful spring day in Frederick is shattered when the home of a family of six becomes a crime scene: five of them dead, one—the mother—missing. Was she lucky to have escaped? Or is her absence evidence of something sinister?
OR IS SHE THE PERFECT KILLER?
Detective Faye-Lynn Johnson is on the case seeking justice and must make sense of the clues left behind. The young woman who, whether as victim or suspect, is silently pleading, Look for me.
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“Neglected Merge” is an inspirational thought-provoking futuristic fantasy romance novel. The story of fated lovers developed against a backdrop of a new post-apocalyptic world painted in bright tones. A fortuitous meeting of Tauria, an independent woman living in one utopian-style world, and Doron from high society of the other world, is destined to be the new beginning for both worlds.
Tauria, aged 32, lives in the society that seems to believe that happiness is a universal concept. People, who had survived the near apocalyptic experience, have built a whole new world full of pleasure and easiness. It is designed to make everyone feel happy every minute of their lives. Work brings satisfaction, hobbies are encouraged, relationships are supposed to bring out only positive emotions. Does it matter that things that don’t fit into the general happy pattern get discarded and disappear? Things like friendship and commitment. Things like true love. It is supposed to be enough with lightness and never-ending joy.
But there are two worlds now. They are forced to exist side by side. Can they find a way to live together?
The Chinese proverb says: “When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.” What will the people of two worlds, so utterly different and at the same time so similar, choose?
