Divine Deities Box Set 3

Avarice When you’re the daughter of a god, you’re not always in charge of your own fate. That’s what Danai and her five sisters discover when their father, a minor god, has bartered their future to the god of the Underworld. Their foolish father lost his kingdom to a trickster goddess, and much like any buffoon, he has thrown good money after bad and decided to trade his daughters for his kingdom. Indeed, the girls’ hands have been given in marriage to the princes of hell. Danai’s pledged to Sebastian, the Prince of Greed. Luckily, his greediness is for her love more than for material matters. Unluckily, Danai’s stepmother has just decided to enter the Underworld. You know how it is with stepmothers. And Gia is the worst of them. With Riven still unconscious and an attempted murder of the heir to the throne of the Underworld, palace intrigue thickens with Gia’s arrival. Then it thickens even more when Danai becomes the favorite of her future mother-in-law and she’s gifted with an immortal talent which can be her undoing if she isn’t careful. Envy The final book in the Divine Deities series! When you’re the daughter of a god, you’re not always in charge of your own fate. That’s what Sasha and her five sisters discover when their father, a minor god, has bartered their future to the god of the Underworld. Their foolish father lost his kingdom to a trickster goddess, and much like any buffoon, he has thrown good money after bad and decided to trade his daughters for his kingdom. Indeed, the girls’ hands have been given in marriage to the princes of hell. Sasha’s pledged to Caleb. A sweetie, by all standards, when compared to his hellish brothers. Yet, what Sasha and Caleb don’t know can absolutely hurt them as palace intrigue swirls in the Underworld and threatens to consume all in a tidepool which started long before the Red River goddess committed her sin. Long before the girls’ father’s impetuous affairs. Oh, these matters predate all, going back to the very beginning of evil. And now, Sasha is missing. Not merely missing. In grave danger.

Honor Chloe’s never been one for attention. Give her a good book and a library and she’s in heaven. Except Chloe’s not in heaven. She’s literally in Hell, engaged to one of the Princes of the Underworld and not at all happy that she’s stuck there. Except this Prince of the Underworld likes books and solitude. Elijah is nothing like his older brothers. He’s quiet and unassuming. And he’s slowly been falling in love with Chloe. Except, Elijah has secrets. Secrets that threaten not only Chloe and his peace and harmony, but also their very lives. What were you thinking Elijah? Well, Chloe’s no slouch when it comes to secrets. She’s got a couple of her own. How in the world did these two unassuming, quiet creatures not only end up together, but also end up holding too much knowledge for their own good? You know Nico and Riven have never been good at playing with others. Now we get to find out how bad they really are. Cruelty When you’re the daughter of a god, you’re not always in charge of your own fate. That’s what Amalia and her five sisters discover when their father, a minor god, has bartered their future to the god of the Underworld. Their foolish father lost his kingdom to a trickster goddess, and much like any buffoon, he has thrown good money after bad and decided to trade his daughters for his kingdom. Indeed, the girls’ hands have been given in marriage to the princes of hell. Amalia’s pledged to Declan, the Prince of Savagery. Lucky her. Not. This gorgeous prince of hell has no manners and seemingly not a stitch of kindness. With Rose banished and Riven unconscious, Amalia finds herself thrown into palace intrigue. She latches onto Chloe and Elijah’s secret and becomes an accomplice. Until the God of the Underworld finds out.

Vaudeville: mad, mercenary, dreamy, and absurd, a world of clashing cultures and ferocious showmanship and wickedly delightful deceptions. But sixteen-year-old pianist George Carole has joined vaudeville for one reason only: to find the man he suspects to be his father, the great Heironomo Silenus. Yet as he chases down his father's troupe, he begins to understand that their performances are strange even for vaudeville: for wherever they happen to tour, the very nature of the world seems to change. Because there is a secret within Silenus's show so ancient and dangerous that it has won him many powerful enemies. And it's not until after he joins them that George realizes the troupe is not simply touring: they are running for their lives. And soon...he is as well.

Eighteen-year-old Morrigan has always felt different, like she didn’t belong in small-town Oklahoma where she grew up. But on an outing with her friends to the deep, gem-filled Alabaster caves, Morrigan discovers that she’s much more than just different, she’s magical. When she learns the dark truth about her ancestry from her grandparents, a devastating accident transports grief-stricken Morrigan to Partholon and into the keep of the Sidetha, where she is regarded as the Light Bringer, the Goddess Adsagsona’s Chosen One. Luckily for her, many strangely familiar priestesses and otherworldly beings are there to offer her guidance in her new world, including a brazen, handsome centaur High Shaman named Kegan. As she tries to make sense of the powers swirling inside her—and confront her growing feelings for Kegan—she must fight against the lurking darkness that threatens to permeate her very soul.

Finally settled into her new world and role as the Goddess Epona’s Chosen, Shannon finds herself loving her life of luxury and service more and more each day. Her handsome husband is due to return from his travels soon, and the temple and its people have recovered from the terrible war months before. Even though the evil has been banished from the land and all is calm, Shannon can’t seem to shake the cloud of uneasiness (and nausea) she’s been feeling, even after she receives the wonderful news of her forthcoming bundle of joy. But when a routine ride through the countryside turns dangerous, Shannon is once again pulled across the divide—back to the rolling green of Oklahoma. Sensing the darkness growing in her former world and driven by Epona’s steady hand, she must rely on the tempting and sexy Clint Freeman to help her defeat the all-too-familiar evil that lurks in the shadows before she can return to her real home—Partholon.

In this examination of Zion theology and how it arises in the book of Psalms Antti Laato's starting-point is that the Hebrew Bible is the product of the exilic and postexilic times, which nonetheless contains older traditions that have played a significant role in the development of the text. Laato seeks out these older mythical traditions related to Zion using a comparative methodology and looking at Biblical traditions alongside Ugaritic texts and other ancient Near Eastern material. As such Laato provides a historical background for Zion theology which he can apply more broadly to the Psalms. In addition, Laato argues that Zion-related theology in the Psalms is closely related to two events recounted in the Hebrew Bible. First, the architectural details of the Temple of Solomon (1 Kings 6-7), which can be compared with older mythical Zion-related traditions. Second, the religious traditions related to the reigns of David and Solomon such as the Ark Narrative, which ends with David's transfer of the Ark to Jerusalem (2 Sam 6). From this Laato builds an argument for a possible setting in Jerusalem at the time of David and Solomon for the Zion theology that emerges in the Psalms.