Sacrifice Your Love

How do families remain close when turbulent forces threaten to tear them apart? In this groundbreaking book based on more than a decade of research set in Vietnam, Merav Shohet explores what happens across generations to families that survive imperialism, war, and massive political and economic upheaval. Placing personal sacrifice at the center of her story, Shohet recounts vivid experiences of conflict, love, and loss. In doing so, her work challenges the idea that sacrifice is merely a blood-filled religious ritual or patriotic act. Today, domestic sacrifices—made largely by women—precariously knot family members together by silencing suffering and naturalizing cross-cutting gender, age, class, and political hierarchies. In rethinking ordinary ethics, this intimate ethnography reveals how quotidian acts of sacrifice help family members forge a sense of continuity in the face of trauma and decades of dramatic change.

A young Vietnamese-Australian named Nam, in his final year at the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, is trying to find his voice on the page. When his father, a man with a painful past, comes to visit, Nam's writing and sense of self are both deeply changed. Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice is a deeply moving story of identity, family and the wellsprings of creativity, from Nam Le's multi-award-winning collection The Boat. 'A tight and densely emotional journey that sucked me in and contained as much power as the lengthy title.' Killings, the Kill Your Darlings blog

As one evil falls, another rises in its place. The powerful witch, Desdemona, has finally been killed by an alliance of wolf, elf, and fae. But Reyaz, brother to Cypher the warlock king, has vowed retribution for a life that was taken from him. Now Cypher must decide not only how to protect his newfound mate and his people, but also how to destroy the only family he has left.Meanwhile, Jen's pregnancy progresses and the fateful due date draws ever nearer. The thought of losing Decebel's child constantly threatens to overwhelm her. With each passing day, Decebel grows more distant, causing Jen to wonder what toll the impending loss of their child is taking on him. Unbeknownst to Jen, in an act of desperation to protect his unborn child and mate, Decebel strikes a deadly bargain with the Great Luna-his life in place of his child's. There is only one way for that to happen; the bond between he and Jen must be broken.As Jen as Decebel struggle through their darkness, another kind of darkness is infiltrating Fane's heart. Doubts and questions linger as he tries to cope with the emotions brought on in the aftermath of Desdemona's curse. He knows what happened wasn't real, but still he can't rid himself of the terrible images seared into his memory. Jacque is his light, the one who keeps the darkness at bay, yet he won't let her inside to do just that.Sally continues to learn what it means to be a gypsy healer and Costin struggles to protect her as she runs full speed ahead to help her wolves, heedless of her own safety. She sees her best friends struggling, each enduring their own trials. She's desperate to help them, but can she keep them safe? With all of these things hanging heavy over the heads of the Serbia and Romania packs, their attention is divided. The wolves do not even realize a threat has slowly infiltrated their midst. Will they recognize the threat in time to save the lives that precariously hang in the balance?Against this backdrop of darkness, choices will be made, fears will confronted, and the ultimate sacrifice will be made. Will the wolves stand together to defeat the threats arrayed against them, both from within and without? Will love conquer all? Or will the beleaguered wolves finally succumb to their demons?

A Toast to Love and Sacrifice is the story of Simone Singer, a young, brash, female politician living three decades from now, whose quest to balance feminism and love, conviction and conformity, and life and death, are tainted by her overreaching ambition. Simone's world is an overpopulated one, where population control has necessitated a widely accepted medical procedure known as "Maladaptive Fetal Termination." Unfortunately for Simone, whose career as a politician lives and breathes according to popular opinion, the one man she loves, Jack, leads a rebel group of staunch opponents of the procedure who would go to any lengths to ensure the extinction of the "MFT." Simone's journey toward securing a life with Jack takes her on a series of challenging and often dangerous life-altering adventures. Along the way, she learns lessons about forgiveness, strength, and family that force her to re-examine her own beliefs and conquer her own preconceptions about who she is suppose to be. A Toast to Love and Sacrifice is a story for anyone who enjoys prophecy, realism, romance, or self-analysis and is especially rich reading for those seeking a unique blend of these exciting genres.

Fleeing her betraying fiance, Lindsey rents a home next door to the distant Levi, a man who humiliated her years ago, but when Levi has a motorcycle accident, he needs her help recovering his body--and his heart.

Sophia thought she had everything. A loving husband, a beautiful child, a lovely home and a caring family--what more could a woman hope for in this life?But as her young son starts to walk and talk, Sophia is confronted with her true reality: a husband who is never around, a child showing signs of developmental delays, and an identity as a wife and mother built on hopes and dreams that are disappearing before her eyes.How is a wife supposed to serve a husband who doesn't seem to care? How is a mother supposed to raise a son when he can't do what other children can? How is a woman supposed to stand strong in the face of affliction? How can a woman be her confident self when she feels invisible and unwanted?But Sophia is not just any wife, mother, or woman. She is a woman of honor who, when presented with a life that she never planned for, takes on her challenges with compassion, humor, and spirit.First time author Kira Hilton spins a warm and tender tale of a woman who faces her challenges with grace, including raising a child on the autism spectrum. Readers' hearts will ache for Sophia as she watches her world implode and cheer as she overcomes adversity. A page-turning story of turmoil and triumph, Winding Water will leave readers feeling enchanted, encouraged, and empowered.

Love and Sacrifice is the true story of a father and son killed in World War II. The stories of the Reed family in Love and Sacrifice are vividly brought to life in the personal memoirs of wife and mother, Mildred Reed, enhanced by personal letters among family members through courtship, love, and loss. Mildred's words are richly illustrated with hundreds of photographs bringing the family's stories to life. Their travels are documented within the significant historical context of the time and places where the family was living.Colonel Ollie W. Reed, was the commanding officer of the 175th Regiment, 29th Division in Normandy. He died of the mortal wounds suffered on July 30, 1944 in Villebaudon, France during a German counter-offensive. Colonel Reed did not know that his son had been killed in action three weeks earlier.Lieutenant Ollie W. Reed, Jr., a 1942 West point graduate, was a platoon leader in the 363rd Infantry Regiment, 91st Division in Italy when, in their second day in combat, he was killed in action while trying to get his panicked men to cover during an artillery barrage. He left a wife and six-month-old son, Ollie W. Reed, III.Father and son are buried alongside one another in the Normandy American Cemetery.