This is Howard Moss's gripping novel about Captain Josh Randolph, USAF, an astute, brave pilot of F4-E jets during the Vietnam War. Lucky in love and air battles, Josh kisses his talismans before missions - a St. Christopher medal given him by his mom and a small Buddha presented to him by his gorgeous Thai lover, Malinee. Successes are many, but Josh also experiences loss of comrades, flight crashes and ill-fated rescue missions. The big question is whether he can survive the bittersweet trauma of love. Howard Moss, himself a highly-decorated combat pilot who once was Officer-in-Charge of the Tiger FAC program during the war, has the experience to tell this story about human emotions and conflict among different cultures in an engaging manner that is authentic, humane and often humorous. Kiss the talisman and enjoy the journey!

Time's running out… Rowan is a warrior, capable of bending time and space to take on the rogues and zombies the triple goddess unleashes on civilians. For centuries, his family has taken on the Morrigan, their successes against her legendary. If Rowan doesn’t find his talisman by midnight of his twenty-eighth birthday, he faces death—or worse. Wallflower Alyssa Macaulay has no clue Celtic warriors live alongside her or that she’s one of them. Orphaned at four and raised by her grandmother, who kept Alyssa ignorant of her true self, she never learned of her talisman ancestry. But a chance meeting on a cold winter's night upends her life and thrusts her into a new world. A world where only she can help end a centuries-old curse. When Rowan discovers Alyssa is his talisman, his fated mate, he wants to celebrate. Too bad Alyssa doesn’t know. She thinks he’s only interested in a good time, and the goddess’s imminent arrival doesn't give Rowan time to tell her otherwise. He needs to provide her a lifetime of training in a week—and prove what they have is much more than one amazing night. If they can live long enough… This paranormal romance has plenty of Celtic lore, a steamy romance, and twists and turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Fans of Stacia Clark and Mila Young will devour the first book in the Talisman series. Start the Talisman series today! intriguing fated mates romance, compelling fantasy romance, strong smart heroine, fast paced fantasy kidnapping plot, cursed fantasy romance must read, engaging fantasy page turner, best fantasy read with strong heroine, exciting must read with fast paced fantasy action, fantastic storyline paranormal suspense, fun must read contemporary fantasy romance

Michael Ragussis re-reads the novelistic tradition by arguing the acts of naming--bestowing, revealing, or earning a name; taking away, hiding, or prohibiting a name; slandering, or protecting and serving it--lie at the center of fictional plots from the 18th century to the present. Against the background of philosophic approaches to naming, Acts of Naming reveals the ways in which systems of naming are used to appropriate characters in novels as diverse as Clarissa, Fanny Hill, Oliver Twist, Pierre, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Remembrance of Things Past, and Lolita, and identifies unnaming and renaming as the locus of power in the family's plot to control the child, and more particularly, to rape the daughter. His analysis also treats additional works by Cooper, Brontë, Hawthorne, Eliot, Twain, Conrad, and Faulkner, extending the concept of the naming plot to reimagine the traditions of the novel, comparing American and British plots, female and male plots, inheritance and seduction plots, and so on. Acts of Naming ends with a theoretical exploration of the "magical" power of naming in different eras and in different, even competing, forms of discourse.

A Groundbreaking New Perspective on Polarity Magic Break polarity free from outmoded ideas of gender and heteronormativity while still celebrating its energy. This pioneering book explores polarity from many angles, examining its evolution throughout history, why it's important in the occult, and how it relates to identity and sexual orientation. Deborah Lipp shows you what it means to both include polarity magic and be inclusive. Bending the Binary adds depth and nuance to polar concepts in magic, such as day and night, male and female, self and other. Deborah offers a third perspective on these opposites, inviting you to explore the space between them through rituals, journal prompts, and detailed research. She also teaches how to incorporate binary-bending practices into your personal magical system. This book encourages everyone to expand their perceptions and strengthen their magic.