It started with an insane mission to a supernatural supermax prison. And when Nikos couldn't summon a phoenix into this world there, he escaped and did it in the middle of the city. Now there's a phoenix loose on D.C., this new magic is burning me from the inside out, and if we--Kipp and me, the SBI, someone--doesn't do something the entire city might be leveled to the ground. Unfortunately, Nikos and the phoenix aren't our only enemies... Finish Alexis's journey in Risen Phoenix, Book Three of the Guardian Witch Chronicles.

The Risen Phoenix charts the changing landscape of black politics and political culture in the postwar South by focusing on the careers of six black congressmen who served between the Civil War and the turn of the nineteenth century: John Mercer Langston of Virginia, James Thomas Rapier of Alabama, Robert Smalls of South Carolina, John Roy Lynch of Mississippi, Josiah Thomas Walls of Florida, and George Henry White of North Carolina. Drawing on a rich combination of traditional political history, gender and black history, and the history of U.S. foreign relations, the book argues that African American congressmen effectively served their constituents’ interests while also navigating their way through a tumultuous post–Civil War Southern political environment. Black congressmen represented their constituents by advancing a policy agenda encompassing strong civil rights protections, economic modernization, and expanded access to education. Local developments such as antiblack aggression and violent electoral contests shaped the policies supported by newly elected black congressmen, including the tactical decision to support amnesty for ex-Confederates. Yet black congressmen ultimately embraced their role as national leaders and as spokesmen not only for their congressional districts and states but for all African Americans throughout the South. As these black leaders searched for effective ways to respond to white supremacy, disenfranchisement, segregation, and lynching, they challenged the barriers of prejudice, paving the way for future black struggles for equality in the twentieth century.

Poetry is the food for the soul. Verses Of A Risen Phoenix, is a collection of moments, memories and conversations celebrating the spirit of women. It has poems from both the books of Sand and Sea Trilogy and much more. Peek into the subtle yet indescribable feminine entity, her struggles, failures, joys and the labors of the Phoenix’s journey before she rises from the ashes to be born anew. Flow with the mysticism of love and ponder on the entrapments of life which everyone encounters through the verses in this book. Breathe in spirituality with its rich inner wisdom and experience the power of prayer melting into the universe as it returns with abundance at dawn. A book to reflect on, in silent moments, be inspired and connect with your core self.

Risen from the Ashes: The Phoenix, is a story that talks about the life incidents of Myra Rathore. It focuses on the protagonist – Myra – her past, her tragic loss, and the role people play in her life. It focuses on the sudden change in her perspective towards life, caused by the occurrence of uncertain events. This story talks about relationships, self-confidence, and self-growth. And blossoming as a person, irrespective of life's uncertainties. This story revolves around hope, faith and resurrection.

Fresh from their triumph against Dub in San Francisco, the girls are content to return to their normal lives, unaware that their fight against the darkness is not over. Although they succeeded in destroying their previous adversaries, another threat has risen in a far away country. This time, they must travel to Edinburgh to confront the darkest of all evils. The origin. As the conclusion to this trilogy, this adventure will set the course for everything in their lives and they will learn that even their friends may not be what they seem. Will they succeed in fighting back the dark or will they be left irrevocably changed?

"This is fabulously funny stuff." — John D. MacDonald. Good-natured and witty, this expert compilation samples the best of the worst in 20th-century mystery writing. Introduction by Ed McBain.