FROM POPULAR AUTHOR OF LGBTQIA+ ROMANCE AT LANDER Book four in the Of Gods and Men series Can his first love be his second chance? Theocles, a mercenary in war-torn Ancient Greece, has lost faith in the gods, the world, and himself. Trapped in a cycle of violence that wears away his principles, he seems destined to lose his humanity... until his long-forgotten past resurfaces, and everything changes. Hali, a minor god of the peaceful deep sea, has spent fifteen years on a quest to save his childhood sweetheart. A shapeshifter with bottomless compassion, he longs to embrace Theo with human arms and warm tentacles— to help his lost love finally find peace. Taken by instant attraction for this familiar stranger, Theo finds himself torn between the love he longs for and the only life he knows. The scars of war cut deep, and Theo' s only “ friend” whispers poison in his ear. With Theo' s soul and Hali' s life on the line, can this mercenary find redemption? Or will he truly become the monster he fears he is?

Welcome to Tal'Dorei, a fantasy-filled continent brimming with grand tales of heroes and adventure - and eagerly awaiting your own epic stories. Soar on a skyship from the metropolis of Emon to the distant haven of Whitestone, venture into wilderness rife with terrifying monsters and wayward mages, and uncover magic items that range from simple trinkets to the legendary Vestiges of Divergence. The hit series Critical Role first explored this continent through the epic adventures of Vox Machina. Now the world moves on in their wake. This campaign setting is newly revised and expanded to cover the exciting conclusion of the Vox Machina campaign and the characters lives in the years following. Let your footsteps, too, shape the fate of Tal'Dorei and perhaps the wider world of Exandria.This definitive, art-filled tomb is revised and expanded, containing everything you need to unlock the rich campaign setting of Tal'Dorei and make it your own:- A guide to each major region, with story hooks to fuel your campign- Expanded character options, including 9 subclasses and 5 backgrounds- Magic items such as the Vestiges of Divergence, legendary artifacts that grow in power with their wielders- Dozens of creatures, including many featured in the Critical Role campaigns- New lore and updated stat blocks for each member of Vox Machina

Having achieved a fragile peace with the Saxons, Arthur turns his attention to more dangerous enemies, those who pose as friends.

Philosophers, scientists and Atheists seem to have a tendency toward avoiding God in positing their premises. However, Divine Law should not be excluded from analysis. In actuality, God And The Bible have played more of a role in the education and development of the minds of major thinkers than you might think. In the Proven God, Balderston suggests that the Big Bang Theory and other scientific and philosophical conventions are influenced by the Divine, and indicative of the Truth: God is real. Denial of God too often reigns supreme, and For The wrong reasons. Through an exploration of the centuries' greatest thinkers, eyes will open To The farce that is a reality without God, who is the cause of all we enjoy, and who provides our enlightenment. In an interesting analysis of a broad range of philosophical viewpoints, Balderston explores those who have converted from being an atheist/non-believer to being Christianâ€'and maintained their logic. The book concludes with advice on how to live with doubt, An issue that is pervasive For The believer And The non-believer alike. Through our own doubts we experience our existence and understand our purpose. Allow this read to awaken you to a new enlightenment and age of reason, a clarification and understanding of modern thinking, And The attributes of the Divine.

According to Hebrews, the Son of God appeared to "break the power of him who holds the power of death--that is, the devil--and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death." What does it mean to be enslaved, all our lives, to the fear of death? And why is this fear described as "the power of the devil"? And most importantly, how are we--as individuals and as faith communities--to be set free from this slavery to death?In another creative interdisciplinary fusion, Richard Beck blends Eastern Orthodox perspectives, biblical text, existential psychology, and contemporary theology to describe our slavery to the fear of death, a slavery rooted in the basic anxieties of self-preservation and the neurotic anxieties at the root of our self-esteem. Driven by anxiety--enslaved to the fear of death--we are revealed to be morally and spiritually vulnerable as "the sting of death is sin." Beck argues that in the face of this predicament, resurrection is experienced as liberation from the slavery of death in the martyrological, eccentric, cruciform, and communal capacity to overcome fear in living fully and sacrificially for others.