Women Mythology

In Metsan Valo, her family home on Lake Superior, Anni Halla’s beloved grandmother has died. Among her fond memories, what Anni remembers most vividly is her grandmother’s eerie yet enchanting storytelling. By firelight she spun tall tales of spirits in the nearby forest and waters who could heal - or harm - on a whim. But of course those were only stories.

In the heart of the Minotaur's labyrinth, Sylphina Thunderheart battles peril and duty, risking everything to save her tribe and discovering that even the fiercest guardians have hearts that yearn for love. Sylphina Thunderheart, a fierce Amazon warrior, lived happily among her tribe in the heart of the Verdant Vale until a mysterious illness swept through their village, leaving many sick and on the brink of death. Determined to save her people, she braved the perilous depths of the Minotaur’s labyrinth to steal the coveted Stone of Eirinia, rumored to possess unparalleled restorative ...

Amazons - fierce warrior women dwelling on the fringes of the known world - were the mythic archenemies of the ancient Greeks. Heracles and Achilles displayed their valor in duels with Amazon queens, and the Athenians reveled in their victory over a powerful Amazon army. In historical times, Cyrus of Persia, Alexander the Great, and the Roman general Pompey tangled with Amazons.

The Dartmoor Big Cat Brides Box Set features Books 1-3 of this series of sexy shifter romances. Book 1: Wild Heart Consultant Pediatrician Caiden is convinced that Liv is his destiny, but then he discovers the truth behind why she applied to the Match by Mail agency. He and his jaguar have just learned to trust again and now everything’s falling apart. Should he listen to his cool head or his wild heart? Book 2: Savage Instinct Lawyer Jamie is in love with his sexy secretary, Emma, but there are unseen forces at work, and his past refuses to let him go. Can he put aside his grief enough ...

Venus and Aphrodite brings together ancient art, mythology, and archaeological revelations to tell the story of human desire. From Mesopotamia to modern-day London, from Botticelli to Beyoncé, Hughes explains why this immortal goddess continues to entrance us today - and how we trivialize her power at our peril.

The Once and Future King returns in this modern day young adult action and adventure novel. If you are familiar with the legends and have seen the excellent movie "Excalibur," then this is the sequel to those events. Sixteen year-old Brian Braddock is having visions of a time long lost, a time and place that he feels somehow strangely connected to. As he strives to figure out what is happening to him he meets a man who reveals himself to be the legendary sorcerer Merlin, he who was the mentor and advisor to one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known. Merlin informs Brian that he ...

The beautiful and exciting novel from author Joey Walker about love, loss, and triumph, inspired by real legends of the Four Most Beautiful Women of China. In a small fishing village in ancient China, the singing girl of Dongying captures the attention of the Prince’s Court with her unparalleled beauty. Siao Wei makes her choice, a life-changing decision that forever alters her fate. Catapulted to a palace and bestowed with the title of Princess, Siao Wei realizes she has made a dreadful mistake. The longing for her childhood companion, now lost, haunts her every step. As delicate threads...

After a year on the move, single mom Maggie Dalton has found a safe haven with her son in Maui. It’s the perfect spot to settle down now that her relentless stalker is finally behind bars. Maggie finds a new job and a new life thanks to some help from her best friend, Quinn, who urged her to come start over in paradise. But when signals suggest her stalker is back, Maggie realizes Maui might not be the safe oasis she thought. Quinn knows all about facing the past. Tenuously reunited with her biological family after thirty years, she’s still coming to terms with her childhood.

In Jean Shinoda Bolen’s bestselling, game-changing Goddesses in Everywoman, myths came to life in a whole new way that resonated with our own lives. Even fictional character Bridget Jones was reading that book. Now comes Artemis: The Indomitable Spirit in Everywoman, a groundbreaking new audiobook that explores the archetype of the activist. Indomitable means untamed, unsubdued. It is the one-in-herself quality in girls and women who will not be victims, no matter what.

Men do not become mystics. They become warriors. But eighteen-year-old Salo has never been good at conforming to his tribe’s expectations. For as long as he can remember, he has loved books and magic in a culture where such things are considered unmanly. Despite it being sacrilege, Salo has worked on a magical device in secret that will awaken his latent magical powers. And when his village is attacked by a cruel enchantress, Salo knows that it is time to take action.

In ancient Themiscyra, Hippolyte rules as Queen of the Amazons. Feared throughout Greece, their skills on the battlefield are unrivalled. But when a ship lands on their shores, it brings something more dangerous than the threat of war. It brings a future Hippolyte could never have dreamed of. Swept away to Athens, Hippolyte learns a love that transcends even the bond of the Amazon women. But can she forget her warrior past and forge a new life?

I may have hoped for fireworks when I turned fifty, but lighting up the entire Pyrenees Mountains in France and battling a necromancer wasn’t exactly the type of fanfare I had in mind. Now I’ve been summoned to the headquarters of the shadowy Federation for magical peoples. It's an honor, I'm told, but Romaine begs me not to go. A curse, he calls it, and I won't lie. I have nightmares of adepts in red hoods conducting magical dissections on my body. All around me ancient forces are awakening, each one more extreme than the last, and all of them are hell bent on establishing a new world ...

Discover the fascinating history and evolution of the Great Goddess, one of the most important deities in Hinduism. This book explores the complex and multifaceted nature of the Great Goddess, drawing on both Brahmanical and non-Brahmanical religious traditions. It examines how the Goddess's identity has evolved over time and how she has been associated with a variety of cosmogonic principles, such as sakti, maya, and prakrti. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in Hinduism, the Great Goddess, or the role of goddesses in world religions. It is also a valuable resource for ...

For millennia, two women have been blamed for the fall of a mighty civilisation - but now it's time to hear their side of the story.... As princesses of Sparta, Helen and Klytemnestra have known nothing but luxury and plenty. With their high birth and unrivalled beauty, they are the envy of all of Greece. Such privilege comes at a high price, though, and their destinies are not theirs to command. While still only girls they are separated and married off to legendary foreign kings Agamemnon and Menelaus, never to meet again.

Fire flickers in the endless darkness, a beacon for wayward souls. Symbols of renewal and rebirth. Many flock towards the dancing blaze seeking out protection, hoping to recover from battles we all face, At first only one appears, a spark upon the unlit wood. Wisps of smoke turn into a roaring inferno. Showing us, that people take many forms from heroes and mortals, demigods, gods, monsters; everyone seeks out a light. This technicolor of emotion makes one thing clear, no matter what you face in life, no matter what amount of anger, sadness, or fear, nothing will extinguish your eternal ...

Now we are all pawns in a war against the gods… The four of us (Skarde, Fyrcat, Torsten, and I) all have one common goal: to find the goddess Freya and convince her to join us against Odin to end the forever Winter that’s overcome the earth. But along the way, we encounter more and more hostile enemies—the forces of Odin sent to deter us on our mission. Not only that, but we’re also suffering internal battles as we all struggle to understand whom we can trust and whom we can’t. Will the ice of the forever Winter eventually overtake us, or will we be successful in our mission ...

Upbeat and exciting, yet deeply moving, this unique collection of myths, retold by Jim Weiss, addresses the equality of the sexes and the value of love and honor.

Salo’s queen has finally accepted his desire to be a mystic despite taboos concerning men’s use of magic. But her acceptance is not support; it is strategy. Under a disguise of the queen’s making, Salo enters Jungle City as a pilgrim to the Red Temple, only to find a magical barrier barring his entrance. Left at the mercy of the warring political factions that run the city, Salo faces a series of obstacles wrought by an unseen hand, knowing he cannot return home without completing his pilgrimage. But Isa, King of the Saire clan, has her own plans for Salo.

When Torsten disappears into Fyrcat’s flames, I can only wonder if I’ve just watched my boyfriend die… Overcome with worry, I do the only thing I do—I go into the flames after him. And that’s when I find myself stuck in a land of giants—bloodthirsty monsters that would kill me as soon as look at me. Luckily, I meet Dwarf, Brisingr, who not only helps me against the giants, but also helps me battle a pack of demons. Meanwhile, Torsten’s brother, the Viking Beserker, Skarde, is left behind with the witch, Fyrcat. And, shockingly, he can’t seem to help his attraction to her. ...

In Mythica Emily Hauser tells, for the first time, the extraordinary stories of the real women behind some of the western world’s greatest legends. Following in their footsteps, digging into the history behind Homer’s epic poems, piecing together evidence from the original texts, recent astonishing archaeological finds and the latest DNA studies, she reveals who these women – queens, mothers, warriors, slaves – were, how they lived, and how history has (or has not – until now) remembered them.