“With curses, kisses, and a tangled web of ancestry and betrayal, Seeking Fate delivers an action-packed adventure set against a stunning European backdrop. Like a buttery croissant, readers are destined to gobble up every word!” Darcy Woods, award-winning author of Summer of Supernovas Fate changer Daisy Layne is nervous about searching Europe for a firstborn son doomed to die on his eighteenth birthday. But she’s the only one who can save him. No pressure or anything. She needs the help of guide Andrei Vasile, who she’s been talking to online for two years. Still, meeting him in person...that’s a whole different story. Andrei is determined to keep Daisy safe, even if touching her could kill him. At least, that’s what his family has told him about fate changers like Daisy. She’s strong and beautiful, and it’s his job to keep her alive. Unfortunately, what she doesn’t know could kill her. Save a life. End a curse. And never, ever get too close... The Fated series is best enjoyed in order. Reading Order: Book #1 - Touching Fate Book #2 - Cursing Fate Book #3 - Seeking Fate

Having long been stigmatized as an immoral and even illegal “superstition”, the popular practice of divination is experiencing a revival in contemporary China. Fate Calculation Experts explores how diviners attempt to achieve legitimation in a society which identifies strongly with modernity, science, and rationality. As well as associating with modern knowledge production systems, diviners build a positive social image for their occupation via claims to moral authority and appeals to “tradition”. Beyond matters of image management, diviners’ efforts towards legitimation also figure in the social relationships and fundamental cultural values they develop in their practice.

Fate can be cruel, but sometimes it can be the only thing that stands between you and death… I’m determined to break free from the clutches of this dangerous prophecy. I’ll do what I have to locate the crystals before my friend-turned-traitor does. Failure is not an option. There is just one tiny problem—we have no clue where to begin. Seeking guidance, we journey to Blayde’s home, hoping to find a starting point. But as we arrive, a sense of unease settles upon us. Strange occurrences plague the pack–precious items are vanishing, and innocent children are disappearing. Something wicked is at play. Throughout the chaos, Blayde remains steadfast and patient, offering me unwavering support. The choice to trust him, to take a leap into a budding romance, rests solely on my shoulders. With every stolen glance and every racing heartbeat in his presence, I question if it was real or merely a figment of Fate’s manipulation. I have to embrace my role as Huntress, battling not only for the crystals but also for my own survival. But the evil hunting me has found me. I must become more to win the battles that lie ahead. Fate Howled is the second book in the Fated Huntress paranormal urban fantasy series. It features Vampires, Shifters, Sorcerers, and Hunters. It’s filled with adventure, humor, and a slow burn fated mates romance.

Whether seeking recognition, spirituality, or personal success, we are endlessly striving to become something "better." But even if we obtain what we are looking for, we cannot refrain from creating another quest. Driven to distraction in pursuit of our goals, we are never able to enjoyor even livethe life we have. This provocative book explores the harmful side of our cultural and personal preoccupation with seeking. Psychologist Richard Lind suggests that there are no alternatives to seeking because our culture is singularly obsessed with personal development. Modern individuals have been taught since youth to believe that the quest for an ideal, future state is the sure road to happiness. Yet, as Lind shows, ideal goals remain out of reach. Instead of bringing inner peace, the compulsive quest for selfimprovement creates psychic fragmentation, inner conflict, and personal suffering. It leads individuals to feel that their lives are never good enough, and results in the manipulation of the self and others. Rather than advocating without qualification the value of "growth," "development," and "progress," Dr. Lind suggests that selftransformation can only occur if we are able to stop interfering with the experience of who we naturally are. Supporting his case with historical examples and insights from diverse wisdom traditions, Lind shows how inner fulfillment can only be obtained by giving up "empty desires" and "empty striving," and by becoming directly present again to the world of living experience.

Lines of magic are beginning to fracture. Two nations are being pushed to the brink of war. And only the Polarians, using their ancient knowledge and gathering together members of the disparate races, can prevent what could be the end of the world. The Fates, religious icons that contain the world's magic, have begun to disappear, unsettling the natural balance. The Dwarves have been implicated in the disappearance of those kept by the Elves, pushing the two towards yet another war. But the true impact of the theft is only really known by the ancient and reclusive Polarians, and it is nothing less than the possible destruction of the world. Only by gathering together members of each race, and getting them to look beyond their innate prejudice can they find the one piece of magic in the world that could give them any hope of forestalling its destruction.

During a game of hide and seek Elsie ventures into the woods where she meets the Seven Dwarfs, Mother Goose, Little Bear from the Three Bears, Alice and Tweedledee and Tweedledum and the Babes in the Wood.

Introduction: Why Confucianism? -- Harmony with nature -- What people really want -- Emotions and enjoying life -- Cultivating feelings -- Learning -- Ritual, music and embodied emotions -- Temptations, excuses, and putting ideas into practice -- Power, politics and action.

Grab your plasma rifles, spell components, and jetpacks! Name your game; Fate Core is the foundation that can make it happen. Fate Core is a flexible system that can support whatever worlds you dream up. Have you always wanted to play a post-apocalyptic spaghetti western with tentacle monsters? Swords and sorcery in space? Wish there was a game based on your favorite series of books, film, or television, but it never happened? Fate Core is your answer. Fate Core is a tabletop roleplaying game about proactive, capable people who lead dramatic lives. The type of drama they experience is up to you. But wherever they go, you can expect a fun storytelling experience full of twists...of fate. GAME INFORMATION Number of players: 3-6 Age of players: 12+ Length: 2-8 hours Type of Game: Roleplaying Game Languages Available: English Suggested Retail: $25.00 Game Designers: Leonard Balsera, Brian Engard, Jeremy Keller, Ryan Macklin, Mike Olson

On an adventure and romantic vacation to Spain with her long-time boyfriend, Carlos, Amelia stumbles upon a mysterious seller in a marketplace selling an alluring music box. As its lullaby sings to her, Amelia’s entire world is thrown into chaos, struggling with visions and forces beyond her control. Upon their return home, Carlos encourages Amelia to attend therapy, which works at easing her trauma, until it doesn’t. As the vision, the Messenger, grows in strength, so does Amelia’s insistence that there is more to it than meets the eye. Carlos, at a complete loss, leaves Amelia to work things out for himself, and heartbroken Amelia, after the attack and murder of her best friend by the Messenger, returns to Spain to uncover the truth behind the entity’s malevolent force in her life and to take it out. For good. About the Author R. O. Lando, an EMT, has always loved writing, and with the encouragement of his loving partner Olivia, motivation from his younger siblings, and the support of his mother, he has produced his first novel, Fate’s Tale: A Dance of Death. When not working or writing, Lando enjoys being at home with his dog, Luke, and cat, Oliver. He likes to spend his free time fishing and sitting by the water with his friends.

This novel focuses on a group of characters who are all in different ways endeavouring to take control of their fate. Their desire to lead a genuine existence forces them to confront difficult decisions, and to break out of comfortable routines.Karl and Marina have been together for ten years and have a young son, Simón. Karl is a German-born oboist at Argentina’s national orchestra, and Marina is a meteorologist. On a field trip, she meets fellow researcher Zárate, and what might have been just a fling starts to erode the foundations of her marriage. Then there is Amer, a dynamic and successful taxidermist. At a group therapy session for smokers, Amer falls for the younger Clara. While the relationship between Karl and Marina disintegrates, the love story between Amer and Clara is just beginning – or is it already at an end? One of Argentina’s leading contemporary writers, Jorge Consiglio portrays the inner worlds of these characters through the minute details of their everyday lives, laying bare their strivings and their frustrations with a wry gaze, and seeking in this close-up texture a deeper truth.