Bright Angels Black Angels

Logic tells us that if there are Bright Angels, there must also be Black Angels. Prior to meeting Zetta, Nathan believed in neither. Before encountering Zetta, Nathan felt that religion was something one did, rather than something one lived. Nathans religious views changed radically when he and Zetta traveled to Mount Zion Plantation, deep in the black water swamps of southern Louisiana. Mount Zion Plantation was the ancestral home of three of the most beautiful Black Angels that the Dark Side ever created. The Greek Revival home at Mount Zion rivaled the most exquisite plantation homes of the Old South. Zetta, who was also stunningly beautiful, represented the Bright Side. Titanic forces were afoot, deep in the ancient quagmire where evil ruled and sane men feared to tread. Ray Johnson again takes his readers on a perilous journey to the Dark Side. Beautiful angels, each serving different Gods, do battle for Nathans immortal soul. As with his previous novels, Bright Angels-Black Angels, holds the reader spellbound until the final page, gripping their attention like a riled swamp gator that refuses to let go.

On a hot Sunday in August, the entire community of Little Blue, Nebraska, changed forever. Groups of Cheyenne, Sioux, and Arapaho Indians attacked and destroyed nearly every home and stagecoach station in Little Blue. People were murdered or taken, homes burned. Rebecca Walker made sure her little brothers were safely hidden away but had no time to hide herself. Taken captive and sold to the Sioux, she wondered if she would ever be reunited with her loving, grieving family. With the relentless invasion of the white man, the Plains Indians found themselves at war, not only with them but with each other as they all struggled to survive. The Pawnee were angry as they were attacked yet again by the Sioux, and the food they worked for was stolen. The hunters decided to take back meat that was rightfully theirs. As they stormed the Sioux village, they expected bloodshed but not the presence of a striking young white woman. Standing Bear, a young Pawnee brave, felt shocked when he looked at her, thinking at first that she was a ghost. Little did he know that his impulsive decision to take her with them would profoundly impact his life and the lives of not only his people but of hers and so many others along their journey.

This fascinating volume delves into the history of witchcraft and demonology. Witchcraft and Black Magic gives an extensive history of what Montague Summers deems to be Satanic practises. First published in 1946, this handbook gathers vivid detail from a wealth of sources and references that enhance its overview of black magic. Montague Summers’ research explores numerous court records, personal accounts, and classic works of literature, as well as taking evidence from the Bible. A devout Catholic, Summers writes about witchcraft in great detail, examining historic events, such as the Salem witch trials, with a close eye. The chapters in this chilling volume include: - What is Witchcraft? How Does One Become a Witch? - The Familiar, in Human Shape and Animal - Witchcraft at Cambridge and Oxford - The Origins of Witchcraft - The Library of Witches - The Magus (1801) of Francis Barrett - Sympathetic Magic Complete with an introduction to the folklore and history of witchcraft, Read & Co. Books has republished this classic guide to black magic in a brand new edition. A must-read for conspiracy theorists and those with an interest in the historical background of witchcraft.

Set in the early 1970s, Bright Angel Time is a dazzling first novel about eight-year-old Kate and her two sisters, whose lives are turned upside down when their mother falls in love with Anton, a mysterious, seductive therapist with five children of his own. 'One of the most shocking and powerful books about childhood I've ever read. There is a whole generation of people waiting for this particular story to be told.' Esther Freud

Part of an “excellent series,” this seafaring adventure features a Royal Navy captain as he battles terrorism in seventeenth-century England (Publishers Weekly). London is burning, but who set the fire? In the weeks leading up to the Great Fire of 1666, Matthew Quinton, master of the H. M. S. Sceptre, is sent into the heart of London, seething with foreign plots and political paranoia, on a dangerous mission: to keep a terrorist ring from destroying the capital. Quinton is the only man that can stop these men, who want to open the country to invasion by destabilizing the English people and fueling rebellion. But unrest may not be the only thing these men will fuel . . . The heat is rising. With fast-paced action and fantastic historical detail, Death’s Bright Angel is the seventh thrilling book in the Matthew Quinton series of nautical sagas. Praise for the writing of J. D. Davies: “Hornblower, Aubrey and Quinton—a pantheon of the best adventures at sea!” —Conn Iggulden, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of The Conqueror and War of the Roses series “A hero worth rooting for.” —Publishers Weekly “Utterly impossible to put down . . . Finely-shaded characters, excellent plotting, gut-clenching action and immaculate attention to period detail . . . Superb.” —Angus Donald, author of The Outlaw Chronicles series “Destined to be a classic of nautical adventure series.” —Eric Jay Dolin, author of Leviathan and Fur, Fortune, and Empire “A naval adventure that goes well beyond the usual outlines of the genre to paint a lively portrait of England in the 1600s.” —Kirkus Reviews

Stranded in blizzard conditions near the Utah Arizona border, Laura Clay, a graduate student with money worries, is given a lift to Kingman, Arizona, by Joshua Harris. Explaining the absence of Martin Walker, who was supposed to collect Laura, Joshua learns that she had intended marrying Martin in order to obtain the early release of a legacy – a scheme which had collapsed on her unequivocal rejection of Martin the previous night. Unaware that the funds released would cover the nursing at home of her terminally ill father and with the prospect of problems of his own being solved, Joshua Harris offers to take her back to Las Vegas where she and Martin had been attending a conference, to marry her, and to put her on her plane home. His single condition is that she should help him if by chance he should ever need a favour himself. Back in England, Laura shares the twenty four hour care of her father with two nurses. It is more than a year after his death that Joshua Harris finds her and asks if she will help him take care of a guest, Cleo Stevens; the wife of his colleague, Holden Stevens, Cleo’s disruptive behaviour threatens to damage Harris Bright-A, the Harris family company. Profoundly grateful for the way he helped her father, Laura agrees. Maintaining with increasing determination the appearance of a helpful wife, Laura manages Cleo’s stay between her home in Malmesbury and Joshua’s house in London while at the same time continuing three separate academic work commitments and several tasks she has taken on for friends. Attracted to Joshua and at the same time wary, Laura senses that there may be more to Cleo’s story than she had been told; equally she fears that her inheritance was obtained by a trick which if made public could damage the reputation of the lawyers administering her grandfather’s estate. Juggling work, living between two houses and at the same time learning more and more about Joshua and Harris Bright-A, Laura, in love, is totally unprepared for what she then learns from Cleo herself . . .

After 8 years of war, the Emperor gives the sorcerer Faustinus an ultimatum--kill Daryna Olekovna and win the war, or else. But Daryna is a fellow sorcerer...and Faustinus's former lover. Society women, warriors, sorcerers, assassins, and even a confused teenage boy all have a role to play in the grand final act of this two hundred-year-old love story. The Last Bright Angel is a book about love and loss, treachery and honor. It's a book about becoming your best self…even if that means becoming the angel of death. See how the Of Duty and Silver series comes to its astonishing close.