Women Saints

The 11th century was a dangerous time to be of the line unbroken of King Æthelred II Unread and his first queen, Æfgifu of York. Born in Hungary after King Canute III's failed attempt to murder her father, Edward the Exile, Margaret found her life turned upside down by King Edward the Confessor's discovery of her father's survival—and the resulting recall of her family to England.

Katastrophe beim traditionellen Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco. Ein tragischer Trainingsunfall überschattet das Rennwochenende Ende Mai 1974. Schon kurz darauf kommt der Verdacht auf, dass die Bremsen eines Boliden manipuliert wurden. Commissaire Lucie Girard wird von ihrem ehemaligen Au-pair zum Circuit gerufen. Dort liefert sie sich mit ihrem Kollegen Commissaire Franc Sarasin einen Wettstreit um die Lösung des Falles.

Bloody Mary Magdalene is Elizabeth Fern Jensen's third chapbook, a collection of poems that reveals the poet's visions of Mary Magdalene, along with her experiences during her stay at an inpatient mental hospital. Through the lens of her transgender identity and feminist activism, Jensen explores the complex relationship between the Divine Feminine and the patriarchal structures of the world, and how Mary Magdalene embodies the struggle for liberation and healing.

Die ersten drei Fälle für die selbstbewusste Staatsanwältin Lina Saint-George in einem Hörbuch - psychologischer Thrill vom Feinsten! Blutzeit Die erfolgreiche Staatsanwältin Lina Saint-George fängt von vorne an... Blutwolf In einer regnerischen Nacht macht sich Staatsanwältin Lina Saint-George auf den Weg zu einem Tatort mitten im Westerwald: Eine Frau wurde anscheinend totgebissen - von einem Wolf! Handelt es sich also um einen tragischen Unfall?... Blutkuss Ein glutheißer Sommer im Westerwald: Elena Steiner, eine bekannte Anwältin mit besten Kontakten zur Unterwelt, wird ermordet in ihrem Schlafzimmer aufgefunden.

The idea of a powerful woman in the Middle Ages seems like an oxymoron. Females in this time are imagined to be damsels in distress, trapped in a high tower, and waiting for knights to rescue them, all while wearing traffic-cones for a hat. After rescue, their lives improved little. Their career choices were to be either docile queens, housewives, or be burned at the stake for witchcraft. But what if this image of medieval women is a complete fiction? It turns out that it is. Powerful female rulers fill the Middle Ages.

Rose Mae Lolley is a fierce and dirty girl, long-suppressed under flowery skirts and bow-trimmed ballet flats. As "Mrs. Ro Grandee" she's trapped in a marriage that's thick with love and sick with abuse. Her true self has been bound in the chains of marital bliss in rural Texas, letting "Ro" make eggs, iron shirts, and take her punches.

I was privileged and blessed to work with Mother Teresa for ten years. She became my mentor and my 'Spiritual Mother. My story shows how she led me on a remarkable journey. I saw her deep love of God in the way she cared for the poorest of the poor. By writing this book, I wish everyone to see the beauty of this saintly woman, and how she lived her life. She saw Jesus in everyone and she was Jesus to everyone. She was selfless and humble, giving of herself totally to God. Share the laughter, the tears, the smiles and the love.

In 1384, a poor and illiterate peasant woman named Ermine moved to the city of Reims with her elderly husband. Her era was troubled by war, plague, and schism within the Catholic Church, and Ermine could easily have slipped unobserved through the cracks of history. After the loss of her husband, however, things took a remarkable but frightening turn. For the last 10 months of her life, Ermine was tormented by nightly visions of angels and demons.

Miami, Florida 1992: A few weeks after Hurricane Andrew wreaks devastation and havoc across South Florida, a father and his infant daughter crash their car into a canal. The man’s body is recovered, but his baby girl is never found. Twenty-three years later: After reports of alleged sightings of the girl, the case is reopened by police. Detective Maria Duquesne has been assigned to the case, but she has very little in the way of clues. Is it really possible that the girl has not died? Or is this simply the persistence of a desperate mother who will not accept the death of her daughter?

Der neue Saint-Tropez Krimi. Commissaire Lucie Girard stellt ihr Leben auf den Kopf. Sie beginnt eine Affäre mit ihrer Assistentin Louisa Benin. Gemeinsam setzen sie sich für die Rechte der Frauen ein. Eröffnen die Fotoausstellung Femmes pour Femmes in Saint-Tropez. Dort werden kurz darauf zwei Männer erschossen. Die Presse wittert einen Skandal. Beschuldigt das Liebespaar. Eine Hetzjagd beginnt. Wer wird das nächste Opfer?

Fête du Crime à Saint-Tropez. Der Schriftsteller Gaston Peroux wird bei einer öffentlichen Lesung Opfer des in seinem neuen Buch beschriebenen Mordanschlags. Seine weiblichen Fans trauern um ihn. Doch seine Autorenkollegen sind seltsam erleichtert. Commissaire Lucie Girard gerät in ein Geflecht aus Lügen und Intrigen. Als eine junge Nachwuchsautorin von einer Giftschlange getötet wird, entwickelt sich ihr Fall zu einem echten Krimi.

A man who searches for facts: A former SEAL, Bart Taggart's career with Saints Protection & Investigations fills his need to take on any mission, see it to the end, and then enjoy his down time with his friends and easy women. A man who searches for facts has no room in his life for deceivers. His world is turned upside down, assigned to assist the FBI in searching for a kidnapped boy, he is paired with a dark-haired beauty, unlike any woman he has met.

Markie, a fortysomething divorcée who has suffered a humiliating and very public fall from marital, financial, and professional grace, moves, along with her teenage son, Jesse, to a new town, hoping to lick her wounds in private. But Markie and Jesse are unable to escape the attention of their new neighbor Mrs. Saint, an irascible, elderly New European woman who takes it upon herself, along with her ragtag group of "defectives," to identify and fix the flaws in those around her, whether they want her to or not.

Paris, July 1999. Private investigator Aimee Leduc is walking through Saint-Germain when she is accosted by Suzanne Lesage, a Brigade Criminelle agent on an elite counterterrorism squad. Suzanne has just returned from the former Yugoslavia, where she was hunting down dangerous war criminals. Back in Paris, Suzanne is convinced she's being stalked by a ghost - a Serbian warlord she thought she'd killed. She's suffering from PTSD, and her boss thinks she's imagining things.

Facing a tight deadline on a computer security contract, Aimée responds to a telephone call from a stranger that leads her to an abandoned infant in a courtyard on the Ile Saint-Louis. She brings the baby home with her, calls her Stella, and awaits contact from the mother. But days pass, and no one reclaims the infant. Meanwhile, a group of environmental protestors is trying to stop the government from entering into a contract with an oil company notorious for pollution.

After divorcing her cheating ex-husband years ago, 42 year old Lauren McCarthy is pleased with herself for finding ways to be happy that don't involve dating and men. Who needs that kind of headache or heartache anyway? Her best friends call her a saint for choosing a celibate life over a man in her bed, but Lauren considers it just self-preservation.

Still Water Saints chronicles a momentous year in the life of Agua Mansa, a largely Latino town beyond the fringes of Los Angeles. Agua Mansa is home to the Botanica Oshun, where people come seeking charms, herbs, candles, and above all, the guidance of the shop's owner, Perla Portillo. Perla has served the community for years, arming her clients with the tools to overcome all manner of crises, large and small.

Reich unterdrückt arm. In Saint-Tropez beobachtet ein Passant, wie ein Clochard brutal zusammengeschlagen wird. Wenig später wird ein Zweiter ermordet aufgefunden. Wer hat es auf die hilflosen Bettler abgesehen? Gibt es etwa einen politischen Hintergrund? Commissaire Lucie Girard gerät innerhalb der Polizei massiv unter Druck. Sie folgt ihrem Gewissen und ermittelt in Kreisen, die ihr äußerst gefährlich werden können.

Luke Costas, the Saints' resident computer guru, preferred quiet nights and burying himself in digital investigating. But he wasn't alone. A mystery cyber-contact assisted when possible, becoming more and more integrated into Luke's thoughts...and dreams. One night he discovered a woman standing in his living room. And his dream became a reality. Charlie had been on the run for months after witnessing an assassination. Tired of going it alone she turned to the one person she knew could help her unravel the horrific conspiracy of a medical organization harvesting organs for sale.

Monty "Honor" Lytton, a former FBI agent, now works for the Saints. The consummate professional dated women he thought fit his lifestyle, until he ran into Angel Cartwright and discovered how boring his life had become. With her blonde hair, streaked with colors and her lush curves, the owner of Angel's Cupcake Heaven captivated his attention. And when her former sorority sisters begin dying, he vowed to protect her as well as investigate the murders.