In some ways, Marine Lieutenant Jamie Gwynmorgan has it pretty good. The motherly kindness of Lynn Hillinger, the senator she saved during the war that nearly killed them both, never wavers. Plus she has a great place to stay while she's on convalescent leaveÑand a steady supply of the best lemonade on earth.But flashbacks and nightmares shadow her as she tries to decide: Attempt a return to active duty, or...what? Jamie doubts she can ever achieve the peaceful life she dreams ofÑuntil she meets smart, idealistic Adele Sabellius. As their relationship deepens, almost anything seems possible.Soon, however, Jamie learns that something more menacing than nightmares and flashbacks has begun to twist the restless shadows around her. Though she may never understand why Adele loves her, Jamie will do whatever it takes to keep Adele safe when relentless enemies emerge from those darkening shadows to threaten yet another war.

Shadow Life is an exploration of the human shadow and the hidden side of our personalities. It looks at the masks we wear, where these masks come from, and how we can take them off. The book explores how we can better manage our relationships with shame, guilt, and trauma in order to remove the Mask that the world has asked us to wear (and that we forgot we were wearing) so we can live an authentic life with less drama, chaos, or BS whilst we're still around.This is a book for anybody who is waking up to the truth about themselves, the world, and reality and wants to understand the mechanics of their relationship between themselves and their own 'stuff' so they can let go of the past, move into their potential, and live a real, fulfilling life as their undivided selves.Shadow Life is a book about the power of Unconditional Self-Acceptance and the strength, creativity, and energy that comes from unleashing the hidden sides of ourselves in alignment with the truth.

No one wants to go through difficult and trying times. No one wants to enter the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Yet, shadows constantly come, and people wonder if they will survive. The shadow of death falls when a phone rings or there is a knock at the door. Fear is the shadows constant companion. Surviving the Shadow is one couples journey into the darkest days and crisis of life and their journey to the other side. The road through the shadow confronts an isolation of spirit that is surrounded by the well-intentioned. It is the journey of the bitter and the sweet. It is the experience of hope in the midst of fear and finding peace in disquieting moments. You can survive the deepest crisis if you are willing to engage with God in learning the lessons from the shadows. You can not only survive but thrive in the midst of the shadows. Even though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I will fear no evil.

Shadows are holes in light. We see them all the time, and sometimes we notice them, but their part in our visual experience of the world is mysterious. In this book, an art historian draws on contemporary cognitive science, eighteenth-century theories of visual perception, and art history to discuss shadows and the visual knowledge they can offer.

The year is 1719, of Median's Fifth Age. The world is on the brink of war. A thousand year old strife that never fully died. The need for Mana is ever growing. Attempts at peace treaties with the far away Rastanova Empire to the south, and the Drujhman Emirates to the west, seems failing. Unease shakes the foundations of the Commonwealth Reaches and the Alliance of Kingdoms. Enter Aractus d'aiTaran. Brilliant. Talented. Powerful. The youngest Ma'agan to ever be raised to the high title of Black Adept in his ancient order. Four years after the senseless murder of his master, the then most powerful man in the world, a mysterious letter arrives. Boldly promising answers, the author of the letter beckons Aractus to travel southwards through the lush reaches of Altecia, down to the remote ruins of Obsidian Hills. Aractus' very own place of birth, destroyed sixteen years earlier. Ignoring all signs of impending doom, Aractus sets off, aided by his three trusted friends; the love of his life and Apprentice, the lovely half-human half-high-elf Nydhea d'Arden, his best friend - the infamous Elven connoisseur of beautiful women - Aryawen Elmàr'ill, and Ragash do Marakhien, a Vampire Lord. Together they must seek the truth and pull apart the veil of a conspiracy that spans continents and centuries.

July 1878, and the West is teeming with astronomers eager to observe a total solar eclipse. Cora and four other female astronomy students have accompanied Professor Maria Mitchell to Colorado for the event, but their chances of seeing it are threatened when a railway dispute forces them to entrust their precious telescopes to a young freight hauler’s wagon. Nolan Carter is determined to get his cargo and passengers to their destination, but as one thing after another goes wrong, he despairs of reaching Denver in time. Yet he could happily spend more time with the surprising Cora, who accompanies the telescopes while her companions take the train. Meanwhile, overhead, the celestial clock—indifferent to worldly dangers, delays, or distractions—is ticking.