A practitioner of Vodou must test the boundaries of her powers to solve a ritual murder in New Orleans and protect everything she holds sacred. Seller Inventory # 9781713623908īook Description Compact Disc. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. As a killer wields dangerous magic to thwart Reina's investigation, she must tap into the strength of her own power and faith to solve a mystery that threatens to destroy her entire way of life. As Reina delves into the city's shadows, she untangles more than just the truth behind a devious crime. Reina resolves to find the real killer and defend the Vodou practice and customs, but the motives behind the murder are deeper and darker than she imagines. Detective Roman Frost, Reina's ex-boyfriend-a fierce nonbeliever-is eager to tie the crime, and half a dozen others, to the Vodou practitioners of New Orleans. After a ritual slaying in the French Quarter, police arrest a fellow vodouisant. Gifted with water magic since she was a child, Reina is devoted to the benevolent traditions of her ancestors. Haitian-American Vodou priestess Mambo Reina Dumond runs a healing practice from her New Orleans home.
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She addresses her time in rehab, her first year of sobriety, and the guilt she felt as a working mother who could never find the right balance between a career and parenting. The now-A&E Network reporter reveals how she found herself living in denial about the extent of her addiction, and how she kept her dependency a secret for so long. Now, in Between Breaths, Vargas discusses her accounts of growing up with anxiety-which began suddenly at the age of six when her father served in Vietnam-and how she dealt with this anxiety as she came of age, eventually turning to alcohol for a release from her painful reality. From the moment she uttered the brave and honest words, "I am an alcoholic," to interviewer George Stephanopoulos, Elizabeth Vargas began writing her story, as her experiences were still raw. Beloved former ABC 20/20 anchor Elizabeth Vargas reveals her alcohol addiction and anxiety disorder in a shockingly honest and emotional memoir. **This BWWM erotic romance has strong language and sexual content. You will find that the series build together for a greater experience. Blue Saffire’s books are written to weave, loop and intertwine with one another. While you can read this book as a standalone it will enhance the read to read the Legally Bound Series first. Jewels (1,000 gp): emerald white, black, or fire opal blue sapphire fiery yellow or rich purple. *This is Book 1 in the Hush Series a spinoff from the bestselling Legally Bound Series placed after book 3 in the Legally Bound Series. Just as GMs arbitrate the rules within their games. So why is it that this man stirs things in her she never thought she would have? Their connection is deeper than they know, but they were always meant to be together. In Valentina’s mind people like her are not meant to be in love. Pain birthed the woman she is and pain is what she now delivers. Or does he? Valentina Caprisi is not your average woman. So it is clear that he has no room for love. If he finds you, you are as good as ghost. Legally Bound (2015) Against The Law (2015) His Law (2015) Allegations of Love. Hush : Family Secrets Book 1 in Series Uri Donati is like a ghost and not your friendly variety. Cut to present-day Britain: Marty Strauss, imprisoned thief, is granted conditional parole he must serve as bodyguard for reclusive billionaire Joseph Whitehead. In a surrealistic prologue to the main action, a gambler/thief wanders through war-ravaged 1945 Warsaw, encountering mutilations and sexual atrocities before he reaches his destination, a game of cards with a mysterious figure. Barker has set horror fiction aflame with his liberal use of sex and gore-and this novel is no exception. The American publication of the first novel (of two to date) by the Britisher whom Stephen King calls ""the future of the horror genre."" That accolade sings the truth of Barker's two imaginative, soul-ripping American story collections, In the Flesh and The Inhuman Condition but this unwieldy, overplayed novel indicates that Barker's forte may be the short story, after all.
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