The Sun Witch

When Sophie Fyne meets the green-eyed soldier of her dreams and discovers her abundant fertility, they must both call on all of their strengths, both earthly and supernatural, to fight the curse that makes true love unattainable for all Fyne women. Original.

When the Spanish arrived in Peru in 1532, men of the Inca Umpire worshipped the Sun as Father and their dead kings as ancestor heroes, while women venerated the Moon and her daughters, the Inca queens, as founders of female dynasties. In the pre-Inca period such notions of parallel descent were expressions of complementarity between men and women. Examining the interplay between gender ideologies and political hierarchy, Irene Silverblatt shows how Inca rulers used their Sun and Moon traditions as methods of controlling women and the Andean peoples the Incas conquered. She then explores the process by which the Spaniards employed European male and female imageries to establish their own rule in Peru and to make new inroads on the power of native women, particularly poor peasant women. Harassed economically and abused sexually, Andean women fought back, earning in the process the Spaniards' condemnation as "witches." Fresh from the European witch hunts that damned women for susceptibility to heresy and diabolic influence, Spanish clerics were predisposed to charge politically disruptive poor women with witchcraft. Silverblatt shows that these very accusations provided women with an ideology of rebellion and a method for defending their culture.

Searching for the elusive Star of Baewyr, Captain Lucan Hern, a virile warrior, is distracted from his mission by an encounter with Isadora, the young, widowed attendant to the Empress, who holds the key to what he is looking for, yet captivates him with her innocence. Original.

Twelve-year-old Hawthorn McCall and her cousin, Patrick, become involved in a power struggle between two ancient deities. Unless Thorny can find a way to divert the earth forces and thwart the gods' plans, the entire world will be torn apart. Grades 5-8.

The Ultimate Book of Shadows for the New Generation This book has everything a teen Witch could want and need between two covers: a magickal cookbook, encyclopedia, dictionary, and grimoire. It relates specifically to today's young adults and their concerns, yet is grounded in the magickal work of centuries past. Information is arranged alphabetically and divided into five distinct categories: (1) Shadows of Religion and Mystery, (2) Shadows of Objects, (3) Shadows of Expertise and Proficiency, (4) Shadows of Magick and Enchantment, and (5) Shadows of Daily Life. It is organized so readers can skip over the parts they already know, or read each section in alphabetical order. Features By the author of the best-selling Teen Witch and mother of four teen Witches A jam-packed learning and resource guide for serious young Witches All categories are discussed in modern terms and their associated historical roots Includes endnotes and footnotes that cite sources or add clarification A training companion to Teen Witch and To Ride a Silver Broomstick

For three nights, Sophie Fyne has dreamed of a man with green eyes. She understands very well what that means; the man who will father her child is coming to her. When she finds Kane Varden sleeping by the pond where she swims on each warm morning, she realizes he is the one, and she wastes no time in claiming him. Kane is a rebel, running from the pain of loss, and wounded still from an ambush that left his fellow soldiers dead. In a stupor he believes the angel who comes to him to be a dream, and he leaves the pond a different man. A lucky man who remembers nothing of his past pain. Until he returns to Sophie and the good luck she blessed him with disappears and the pain of his losses returns with a vengeance. When their child is kidnapped, he swears to save the baby—and his Angel. But between Sophie and Kane’s happiness lies treachery, dark magic, jealousy, and a prophecy that promises to take Kane’s life if he is loved by a Fyne witch.

For three nights, Sophie Fyne has dreamed of a man with green eyes. She understands very well what that means; the man who will father her child is coming to her. When she finds Kane Varden sleeping by the pond where she swims on each warm morning, she realizes he is the one, and she wastes no time in claiming him. Kane is a rebel, running from the pain of loss, and wounded still from an ambush that left his fellow soldiers dead. In a stupor he believes the angel who comes to him to be a dream, and he leaves the pond a different man. A lucky man who remembers nothing of his past pain. Until he returns to Sophie and the good luck she blessed him with disappears and the pain of his losses returns with a vengeance. When their child is kidnapped, he swears to save the baby--and his Angel. But between Sophie and Kane's happiness lies treachery, dark magic, jealousy, and a prophecy that promises to take Kane's life if he is loved by a Fyne witch.