Bücher veröffentlicht von Deborah Quick

This is a charming and brand new story from an accomplished professional writer which can be read on many levels. On one level, it's just a delightful story specially created for bedtime reading, a magical-realist fable about a little girl and her dog who cook up a scheme to encourage her Mum and Dad to remember how they used to play with her before she got a little older. On another level, the book consciously encourages open dialogue between parents and their children, modelling healthy psychological behaviours, and ensuring a free flow of affection and information in both directions. And on yet another level, it is simply a beautifully illustrated top quality hardbound book richly illustrated with original watercolours from an up-and-coming young artist who perfectly captures the emotions in the story in more than a dozen original artworks rendered in glorious colours. A book that will be treasured for years as joy to be enjoyed just for itself.

Last night, I tried to kill my husband. And I failed.The stunning sequel to Bride of the Winter King, this is Beauty and the Beast meets the Snow Queen in an epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance.For three long years, Adara has plotted her revenge against the cruel Winter King who stole her sister. But on their wedding night, the dagger hidden beneath her gown failed to pierce his icy heart. Now trapped as his unwilling queen, the Crystal Palace's glittering walls have become Adara's bleak cage.Realizing neither blade nor poison can slay an immortal like the Winter King, Adara vows to escape. Yet Elaric is there to thwart her every attempt, refusing to release his bloodthirsty bride.But she soon discovers there's more to her sister's mysterious end than she ever imagined. Her relentless pursuit of answers draws them far from the Winter King's frozen halls and into perilous lands filled with terrifying magic. Ancient secrets and powerful witches weave a treacherous web around the reluctant newlyweds. And despite the bitter chill between them, an undeniable fire smolders.To unveil her sister's fate, Adara and Elaric must stand together. But will unraveling the truth reignite extinguished flames? Or will it smother them to ashes?The stunning sequel to Bride of the Winter King, this is Beauty and the Beast meets the Snow Queen in an epic enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance.For three long years, Adara has plotted her revenge against the cruel Winter King who stole her sister. But on their wedding night, the dagger hidden beneath her gown failed to pierce his icy heart. Now trapped as his unwilling queen, the Crystal Palace's glittering walls have become Adara's bleak cage.Realizing neither blade nor poison can slay an immortal like the Winter King, Adara vows to escape. Yet Elaric is there to thwart her every attempt, refusing to release his bloodthirsty bride.But she soon discovers there's more to her sister's mysterious end than she ever imagined. Her relentless pursuit of answers draws them far from the Winter King's frozen halls and into perilous lands filled with terrifying magic. Ancient secrets and powerful witches weave a treacherous web around the reluctant newlyweds. And despite the bitter chill between them, an undeniable fire smolders.To unveil her sister's fate, Adara and Elaric must stand together. But will unraveling the truth reignite extinguished flames? Or will it smother them to ashes?

All through time, a balance has existed between Light and Darkness, represented on two sides of the same coin. Neither one ever dominating the other, but always at war for control through their two avatars. Gray and Ren's destinies were set in stone when they were brought to the Realms of Light and Darkness. Both were trapped in Realms that would test their limits and change them at their cores. Gray is trapped in the Realm of Darkness, where his newfound magic slowly eats away at his body. In his dire circumstances, he makes a deal with the Queen of Darkness in hopes of a cure. However, the method of his cure will make him face a past that he has yet to know. Ren is trapped in the Realm of Light. His body and soul fused with the guardian spirit, Byakko. Together with his help, Ren is trying to find a way back to Gray while being hunted by the Queen of Light. Though will he get the perfect reunion that he is hoping for? As time passes, so will they. A dark force is intent on seeing their plan come to fruition. But will either of them be prepared to stop them? Or does fate have something else in store for them?

Is there the need for something beyond what we experience in this universe to explain who we are?Is God necessary or can we happily exist without him?What is the end result of societies designed without an ethos attached to a metaphysical foundation?This book attempts to answer these plus many other questions, providing a final solution for the argument from evil, argument from free will, the need for objective morality and what is the essence of atheism and its consequences within society.The downward spiral humanity delves itself into when abandoning the sense of being, beyond what nature designed to be, is discussed in detail, just like the many downfalls of subjectivizing anything from morality to the meaning of our existence. This book addresses the consequences of replacing religious ethos with an atheist ethos including socialism, Marxism, feminism, Wokeness, red pilling and many forms of tribalism.A neologism is introduced ('faux-atheism') to classify those who wish to detach themselves from spiritual belief yet do not wish to live with its consequences, leading to compatibilism, humanism and other non-sensical designs, in a desperate attempt to salvage the inevitable: can humans understand and explain their existence without God?

1917 - Russia is at war against the Central Powers, the Tsar has abdicated, and Russia is being "governed" by a shaky coalition of political interests.In the cities starving people are queuing for food. There are strikes and protests, and soldiers are starting to mutiny and desert.Pavel Sukhov is a prosperous merchant in Barnaul, a town in southern Siberia. He and his wife, Maria, their three daughters and a young son, try to distance themselves from the political unrest gripping the nation.But now Barnaul is about to install its first Soviet committee. Soon after, the town is engulfed in a catastrophic fire.In Petrograd (St. Petersburg), the Bolsheviks storm the Winter Palace, and inexorably, Russia slides into a devastating civil war. The Sukhov's world will be overturned. They will be forced to fight for their very survival.'The Siberians: Fire on the Ice' is Simon Carey's brilliant debut novel, the first in a series of four books. An extraordinary true story based on factual events about a real family, as re-imagined through their own eyes.

Remembered Earth Short Stories Volume 1: A CollectionUS Tugs: A Cislunar Short Story: Book 1 When robots become as smart as humans, will we be smart enough to help them?Jax is new on the job and alone in flight control at US Tugs when one of the orbiting spacecraft has trouble. And then another, and another. But no matter what Jax does, the only response he could get from the robots was, "Need help".He couldn't figure it out and he thought it would cost him his job.He didn't know it could lead to a national security crisis. Prototype: A Cislunar Short Story: Book 2 The next story in the volume, Prototype, finds James finally working in Earth orbit. It's where he always wanted to be and he thought the hard work of getting there was behind him. But when you are responsible for a hundred million dollar prototype, the hard work may just be ahead.A glitch, or something, had stopped the robotic inspection of the build site for the first fuel depot in space. James was alone, it was downtime for the build crew and his supervisor had gone to a meeting. James had been distracted when the spider-bot had its problem and now it wouldn't communicate. He was sure the bot was more important to the company than him and that he would be terminated and sent back to Earth if he couldn't get it going. But without a link he would have to go out there, and out there was not like being up here, with the station walls surrounding.What do you do when your only choice is between your dreams and a nightmare?The author's near-future universe and series, Remembered Earth: Cislunar Series, features adventure stories and the possiblities of the science and technology of the next one hundred years.Hard Science Fiction - Old School.

FIRST IN A NEW SERIES!Graduate student Evelyn Stevenson is on her way to study abroad, and it's her first time away from home. Excited for the adventure of a lifetime, she wasn't planning on running, literally, into someone on her London layover who would change the course of her life. Now on the radar of a notorious crime boss, she must rely on handsome and burly private investigator, Patrick Miller, to protect her. But he seems like he's on a mission for revenge. Will his hard heart melt enough to let her in? If they can survive long enough to try.

In unflinching yet hopeful prose, this debut memoir in essays explores the most animal parts of our human nature. Discussions of various creatures in the natural world serve as portals to the painful realities Kirsten Reneau confronts in the process of breaking-and remaking-a home. Honest in their descriptions of sexual assault and its traumatic effects, these essays are at once clinical and lyrical reflections on the ways that desire can permeate our lives for better or worse, as well as how it can be channeled into a lifegiving force for women in a world often hostile to their basic needs. Sensitive Creatures ultimately is a story of darkness, resilience, and the light that still manages to crack through.

Mind-bending, fast-paced YA sci-fi with heart. In the year 2154, virtual reality is an enticing escape... but just for the privileged. For others, like sixteen-year-old Liv, reality means living by a contaminated bay that's sickened her little sister to the brink of death. Determined to find a cure, Liv ventures to a mysterious tropical island to infiltrate a tech empire owned by the world's most powerful man. When she encounters his son, Wolf, she's shocked. He isn't the shallow celebrity portrayed in the virtual world-he's an idealist with heart, committed to righting his father's wrongs. And when Wolf promises to help save her sister, he might just capture Liv's heart, too. But as Liv and Wolf confront a danger beyond anything they could have imagined, they must unravel the deadly scheme at the core of the tech empire. And their world starts to crumble . . . just as they're falling in love. Rooted in futuristic science and ancient wisdom, Virch explores truth and illusion, human and environmental rights, and the forces of love behind it all.

Emma blames herself when a freak accident at a pool party leaves Hunter, the town's rising track star and her former boyfriend, paralyzed from the waist down. As she struggles with anxiety, loneliness and regret, she begins to obsessively paint portraits of legs and feet-Hunter's legs and feet-and for the first time receives critical acclaim and notice for her artwork.But what started as therapeutic for Emma ends up deepening her guilt. Does creating meaningful art require retreating inward toward self-expression, or striving outward toward recognition-or can it somehow be both?Searching for one whole, authentic identity, Emma grapples with love, ambition, grief, homecoming, and-ultimately-redemption.