Whole lives come into focus in this rich and diverse collection, as Desai trains her luminous spotlight on private universes from India to Canada and New England, from Cornwall to Mexico. Her protagonists set out on journeys and find themselves suddenly beyond the pale, or surprisingly back where they started from. Caught up in cycles of hope and disappointment, their lives are ruled by the seasons, or straitjacketed by the conventions of hospitality, friendship and family. In the title story, a beloved dog, black as Satan, brings nothing but disaster; in another, a business man away from home sees his own death; and elsewhere, old relationships stir up buried resentments, issues demand commitment - or escape. And in the final quiet masterpiece, one of Delhi's girls of slender means finds a kind of joy and freedom in a strange rooftop community.

Humans never forgets to appreciate and admire the beauty of nature. Of all the creations I personally love the Sky and all of its. The sky, the sun, the moon, the stars are the most enchanting things that people love. The book Diamond Dust is an Anthology in which our writers tried to bring out the beauty of celestial bodies especially Stars. Stars are twinkling ashes. As Van Gogh says, “I don't know anything with certainty, but seeing the stars makes me dream.”-- seeing the stars makes me to compile a book under this theme. Dear readers, for you, we're dedicating these pages.

A young, professional woman named Cherie is confronted with the reality that her stockbroker fianc, Jack, is missing. She and her fiancs brother, Bryan, desperately search for him yet have heard nothing from him or about him. This culminates in Jack being found dead in an alley under very mysterious circumstances. Cherie is devastated and cannot believe that Jack is gone. She handles the cremation arrangements and ends up bringing home the urn she lovingly has chosen with Jacks ashes in it. Once Cherie does this, strange things begin happening to her involving the urn and Jacks death. The novel twists in and out of the drug world with its addictiveness and dangers, when a darker, supernatural element emerges and the strange events surrounding Cherie become increasingly disturbing and ultimately violent.

Diamond Dust is the most difficult case of Detective Inspector Diamond's career, and the seventh book from Peter Lovesey's award-winning series. Shortlisted for the Barry Award When a woman is shot dead in Bath's Royal Victoria Park, it is Detective Peter Diamond who answers the call first. He is able to identify the victim immediately: his wife, Stephanie. Traumatised and angry for justice, Diamond eventually concedes that he cannot take part in the investigation. But when he realises that his colleagues are spending more time checking his alibi than following up on his suggestions, he decides some unauthorised investigation is needed. Soon he is sifting through the dust of his entire career, unearthing startling and unexpected facts which bring him closer to the truth, and to avenging his beloved wife.

This book of inspirational speeches given by W. Cleon Skousen contains some of the fascinating gospel “diamonds” that he has discovered and shared with audiences during a lifetime of speaking, writing, and research. Footnotes and references have been added to help the reader further pursue these interesting subjects. Some of the speeches which have been included are his well-known “A Personal Search for the Meaning of the Atonement,” “Palestine in Prophecy,” “Building Balanced Children” and “Prophecy and Modern Times.” Fourteen other fascinating speeches teach important doctrines about the Savior, the Church, the youth of the Church, the Old Testament, the Book of Mormon and latter-day prophecies. In these speeches, Brother Skousen covers a subject in a few brush strokes that would normally fill many volumes, making it possible to quickly grasp a larger picture of God’s plan of happiness for the human race. W. Cleon Skousen has a special gift to make complex subjects easily understandable, which he teaches in an entertaining and enlightening manner. Each of the talks in this book are the result of many years of research. Readers of this book will truly discover a treasure trove of what he called “gospel diamond dust.” This eBook includes the original index, illustrations, footnotes, table of contents and page numbering from the printed format.

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A finalist in the 2014 RITA Paranormal Romance awards, by New York Times bestselling author, Vivian Arend. --- She can’t shift, but she can shake their world. Caroline Bradley is having one hell of a week. Her wolf lover has sniffed out his mate, making her an instant free agent. Not only that, Takhini territory has been overrun with aggressive bear-shifters electing a clan leader, and the wolf pack is feeling the effects—pushing her diplomatic skills to the limit. Tyler Harrison is a grizzly on a mission. If he’s going to win the majority of the bears’ votes, he needs one final thing: a female companion. The only woman in town with influence over wolves, humans, and more bears than he’d like to admit, is Caroline. Despite the sexual pull between them, though, Tyler’s not seeking a permanent relationship. And Caroline isn’t looking to be anyone else’s political pawn. But she should have remembered that when shifters are involved, changes happen in the blink of an eye. Keywords: Canadian Author, paranormal, bear shifter, Takhini Pack, shifters, small town, alpha hero For readers who enjoy Carrie Ann Ryan, Lauren Dane, Eve Langlais, Jennifer Ashley, and Cynthia Eden.

Due to matters both in and out of her control, Hope Delaney’s world has started to crumble, causing all her carefully sculpted and maintained misconceptions about herself, her past and current relationship skills to implode, disappearing into an abyss that has opened beneath her feet. All her university degrees and periodic attempts to seek the truth about life and love through other spiritual and metaphysical avenues have “dead-ended” against the brick wall of anger and denial, leaving her future shrouded in mists of despair and disillusionment. Without her old life and identity, Hope is faced with finding her way in a world she doesn’t understand anymore. In this two-part journey, Hope flees for her life to escape her demons, first to the beach and then to the desert of south Texas, where she makes a paranormal discovery manifesting from a place of infinite possibilities, shocking and stimulating her to look beyond the wreckage of her past and explore a new set of puzzle pieces glittering at her from the cosmic dust.

This second volume of inspirational speeches given by W. Cleon Skousen contains some of the fascinating gospel “diamonds” that he has discovered and shared with audiences during a lifetime of speaking, writing, and research. Footnotes and references have been added to help the reader further pursue these interesting subjects. Speeches included in this volume are his well-known “The Book of Mormon and the Constitution,” “Why Must We Die?,” “This Business of Building Men” and “Know the Truth to Stay Free.” There are twenty-two other fascinating speeches that teach important doctrines about the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Church, the youth of the Church, the power and majesty of God, and world studies. Also included is a synopsis of a tour to the Holy Land, something Dr. Skousen led over 20 times. In these speeches, Brother Skousen covers a subject in a few brush strokes that would normally fill many volumes, making it possible to quickly grasp a larger picture of God’s plan of happiness for the human race. W. Cleon Skousen has a special gift to make complex subjects easily understandable, which he teaches in an entertaining and enlightening manner. Each of the talks in this book are the result of many years of research. Readers of this book will truly discover a treasure trove of what he called “gospel diamond dust.”