The Sword And The Rose

An unplanned adventure finds Tara Sufiana amidst the Sufis of Egypt for five years. Immersed in their mystical practices, she discovers the dervish within, expressing herself through sacred dance and music at religious festivals throughout Egypt. Within the Sufi enclave, an unusual love story with a dervish sheikh unfolds. When not roaming with the Sufis, or off on her own wild escapades, Tara survives by singing and dancing for hotels, cruise ships, folkloric shows, TV and films, crowned by a dance on top of the Great Pyramid. The rich culture of a Middle Eastern society is revealed throughout this amazing odyssey.

Can a rose survive in winter? Rebecca Veritas is eager to pursue her dreams as a clinical psychologist. After receiving a full scholarship for an internship, she leaves the quiet suburban town of Cedar Heights for the big city of Los Angeles. As she adjusts to her new surroundings, she finds solace in a mysterious antique bookstore. Yet, as her thoughts still linger on someone from her past, she is unaware that the present has the potential to haunt her the most. As time passes, a growing sense of unease quickly transitions into more disturbing events that make her question if all is as it seems. When circumstances take an eerie turn, Rebecca will find herself a player on a larger scale than she had ever anticipated, a scale that could cause one to pay the ultimate price. In this riveting sequel to I Thirst, the adventures of Rebecca Veritas, the young, introspective dreamer with an inclination toward random insanity, continue.

When she saves an enemy warrior from death, Alana, a bastard daughter of the mighty Comyn family, must keep her identity a secret as she is swept up into a forbidden affair that forces her to choose between love and loyalty.

Contemporary and fantasy tales are used to introduce four archetypal characters representing positive and negative aspects of feminine and masculine energies that are followed by psychological commentary and exercises to help integrate the feminine and masculine energies in your life.

Margherita is devastated. When brothers, Iago, the Sword, and Ferdinando, the Rose, return from a sea voyage, she wants a proposal from one, but instead receives it from the one she didn't want. She is sent to her sister, Isabella, in Valencia, where she is introduced to yet another potential suitor, Don Ramon de Cabezon. This turn of events upsets Margherita's brother Miguel, who comes to take her back to Cullera. Brother and suitor come to blows. While one comes out the winner, the other meets his demise. Iago and Ferdinando's quest to find justice for the deceased leads to sibling rivalry between the two. Who will come out the winner in a duel between the two brothers? And more importantly, which one will win Margherita's heart?

Prince Cael Sangor has returned. Soon, he will take his place on the throne, and fulfill all the hopes that the people of Alronelin have kept suppressed for so long. Everyone is delighted-except for Rose and the orphans, who know who the prince really is. With Kayo gone, Rose no longer knows her place among the orphans. The mundane life is not for her, and crime is all she knows. She soon takes on the role of the Black Death in Kayo's place, and find that the mask suits her all too well-and that she is no longer the person she thought she was. In the castle, Kayo is locked in a battle of wills with the king, a careful dance of intrigue and politics. But he is no match for Romero, who will do whatever it takes to control him. And when Rose finds out just how far Romero will go, she must use all of her wiles-and face the worst of her fears-to infiltrate the impenetrable Stormbreaker Castle.

The Knights of Solamnia were the greatest order of chivalry in the history of Krynn. After a knight has achieved the Order of the Crown and the Order of the Sword, he must then begin his training in the virtues of wisdom and justice in order to achieve the Order of the Rose, the highest of all orders. This is the third tale of Sir Pirvan the Wayward, whose reluctant and inauspicious beginnings bore few clues to his potential as a knight of the highest order. In a time when others of Solamnia had become corrupt and self-serving, Sir Pirvan maintained the dignity of the Order, walking the fine line between personal codes of honor and loyalty, and diplomacy and duty. Roland J. Green is the author of the Starcruiser Shenandoah and Wandor series and numerous Conan novels, and is coauthor (with Jerr Pournelle) of the Jannisaries series. The Warriors series details the exploits of the heroes and villains of the War of the Lance.