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WOMAN! — Volume I of The Trilogy of Alchemy
by Aline J
She didn’t lose herself.
She was trained to forget who she was.
WOMAN! is a raw, unfiltered exploration of 12 feminine archetypes — the patterns women unconsciously repeat in love, identity, and survival.
Each chapter exposes a different version of the modern woman:
the overgiver, the chaser, the strong one who forgot how to feel, the one who confuses chaos with love.
This book goes into the part no one wants to look at —
the shadow behind your choices, the patterns that keep repeating, the emotional loops that don’t break, no matter how aware you think you are.
Written with sharp honesty, sarcasm, and zero filters, this is not a soft self-help book.
At times it is gentle. At times it cuts. But it never lies.
It´s not a story of victimhood.
It is an autopsy of illusion.
With psychological insight, symbolic storytelling, and raw emotional clarity, WOMAN! exposes the hidden wounds behind modern relationships, performative empowerment, and inherited beliefs about femininity — not to shame you, but to return you to your power.
If you have ever thought,
“I know better… so why does this keep happening to me?”
this will feel uncomfortably familiar.
And when you close the final page, you will not feel broken but you will feel seen.
Because something older than memory has been stirred.
And this time, you know.
Some ideas are forbidden not because they are false—but because they threaten the foundations of power.
In an age of expanding government, managed narratives, and pressure to conform to an evolving moral orthodoxy, the principles that once defined a free society are increasingly dismissed, distorted, or suppressed. The Forbidden Idea confronts this erosion by asking a deeper question than most political debates ever reach:
Do you believe in coercion, or do you believe in individual liberty?
A foreword by Dr. Ron Paul sets the tone. Drawing on political philosophy, natural law, economics, and history, Mark A. Monoscalco presents a rigorous yet accessible defense of individual liberty grounded in consent, moral agency, and voluntary cooperation. Rather than framing individual liberty as merely a policy preference or cultural slogan, this book argues that it is a moral necessity for any just society.
Unlike conventional political books that argue about what government should do, The Forbidden Idea examines whether government has the moral right to do it at all.
What makes this book different:
Most discussions of individual liberty stop at policy. This one begins with first principles.
The book compares individual liberty with its major philosophical rivals—central planning, collectivism, utilitarianism, and authority-based moral systems—and explains why societies built on coercion, even when well-intentioned, inevitably undermine both prosperity and human dignity.
This book invites readers to rethink what individual liberty actually requires and what is lost when it is compromised.
Inside, you’ll explore:
The Forbidden Idea is written for readers who are new to the philosophy and history of individual liberty. This book will also resonate with readers of The Law, The Road to Serfdom, and The Ethics of Liberty.
This is not a call to outrage. It is a call to clarity—about what individual liberty truly requires, what coercion destroys, and why the belief that human beings are not owned remains the most dangerous idea in politics.
If you are ready to understand individual liberty not as a slogan but as a coherent moral philosophy, The Forbidden Idea will permanently change how you see power, society, government, and yourself.
About the book cover:
Some words are closely related in meaning, such as light and enlightenment or darkness and ignorance. Darkness cannot resist light—it disappears when light is present. In the same way, ignorance cannot resist enlightenment; it fades when understanding is introduced.
From the perspective shown on the book cover, you stand outside the gates, surrounded by darkness—a symbol of ignorance. The elites of society want to keep you there, unaware of the ideas that could set you free. Behind the gates, the books glow with light, representing knowledge that brings enlightenment—The Forbidden Idea. To escape the darkness, read this book.
This ebook contains all five volumes in The Story of Evil, the highly-acclaimed, award-winning epic fantasy saga. During an annual jousting tournament, a mysterious villain attacks the capital with his army. Because of this disastrous event, Stephen Brightflame, an aspiring knight, embarks on a quest to save the kingdom from further destruction. He joins up with a convicted felon, an arrogant warrior, and a Halfling woman, but learns their tragic pasts are just as dark and disturbing as his own. This 430,000 word adventure features everything that makes the fantasy genre great: knights, castles, war, prophecies, magic, monsters, and dragons! After ten years in the making, experience the complete Story of Evil - An Epic Fantasy Saga.
Nevada Frida Baylor and Connor Ander Rogan cordially invite you to join their wedding celebration. Summoning, weather manipulation, and other magical activities strictly forbidden.
Catalina Baylor is looking forward to wearing her maid of honor dress and watching her older sister walk down the aisle. Then the wedding planner gets escorted off the premises, the bride’s priceless tiara disappears, and Rogan's extensive family overruns his mother’s home. Someone is cheating, someone is lying, and someone is plotting murder.
To make this wedding happen, Catalina will have to do the thing she fears most: use her magic. But she’s a Baylor and there’s nothing she wouldn't do for her sister's happiness. Nevada will have her fairy tale wedding, even if Catalina has to tear the mansion apart brick by brick to get it done.
Miles Evans, a struggling college student, has found an unconventional way to make ends meet—by feeding self-proclaimed vampires for money. Her life takes a dark turn when she becomes the prize in a deadly war between two real bloodsucking demons. Desperate to free her mother from the clutches of these monsters, Miles uses her wits and her own blood to navigate the treacherous underworld of the undead.
As she juggles her studies and her dangerous side job, Miles is determined to uncover any scrap of information that might lead to her last living relative. With her unique abilities and a fierce determination to save her mother, Miles must confront the demons of her past and the monsters of her present before she becomes another victim in the ruthless game of power and blood.
Join Miles on a thrilling journey filled with danger, deception, and the unbreakable bond of family in this gripping tale of survival and sacrifice.
*** Meet the women determined to fight for more and the men who come to love them in the exciting Women’s Work Exchange Series! ***
Elizabeth Amalfi doesn’t need help from the Women’s Work Exchange - until she does. After scandal touches her family and destroys their restaurant her father sends her away and shatters her world. Torn between duty and love, she longs for Micah Parker—a wealthy businessman with a heart for God and her. Afraid and injured, Elizabeth discovers an unexpected love for God and realizes her feelings for Micah only grow stronger. In the midst of family obligation, she fights to follow her heart. Will she reunite with Micah and claim the love she craves or be bound by obligation forever?
Micah Parker is a powerful businessman used to having his way. He’s determined to claim the heart of the talented Chef of Amalfi’s restaurant. Her father’s refusal to accept his offer of marriage is a problem. It’s clear that they take Elizabeth’s hard work and beautiful heart for granted. He intends to handle this like any other business deal. Unfortunately, the Lord has other plans. Elizabeth is shamed and sent away Micah is worried for her safety and determined to show her how much he cares. The hunt is on to save Elizabeth and win her hand.
Will Micah’s love remain true? Will he find her in time? Does she even want to be found? Who will stop the cousins when they grow violent and angry?
Join Elizabeth and Micah on a journey of self-discovery, resilience, and the power of love and faith. Experience the yearning, the challenges, and ultimate triumph in "Saving Elizabeth."
Every step they take is guided by a loving hand, and if they trust in their faith, they will learn that the Lord always has a plan.
Medical Thriller of the Year (BestThrillers.com Book Awards)
"Waterborne is an edge-of-the-seat thriller, and Jake Bendel has to run against time to save the people of Earth." -Confessions of a Reading Freak
A thought-provoking thriller about a very real threat to the essence of life: water. You'll be forced to consider how you'd react if you were cornered and trapped in a terrifying, life-threatening situation. Jake Bendel and a cunning team of experts create a five-plant desalination system - all powered by environmentally friendly molten salt reactors - providing clean, healthy drinking water to millions of thirsty Californians. But the dark side of humanity sees this as a chance for revenge against the United States. A genius weaponizes the system, threatening to kill more Americans than all of World War II.
The clock is ticking. Can Jake and the FBI stop the terrorists before more innocent people are murdered in the name of the Jihad?
Waterborne will grab you by the throat and pull you into a vicious struggle that will define the fate of the world for generations to come.
Teenage boys are disappearing from once-peaceful Irish villages and rumors abound of unnatural beasts prowling the streets. When Arin Clevenger’s sister is kidnapped, Arin fears the beasts have taken her, too. Even though Arin is blind, she won’t let anything stop her from finding her sister.
Cian Conn hates hiding what he really is — a young gray gryphon, destined to protect the helpless — but the grays’ ancient rules of secrecy force him to live under cover. When a new sect of gryphons arise, declaring their independence, Cian longs for the same freedom, but he’s leery of risking such change. For their feathers have turned black, and so have their souls.
With war looming between the gryphon clans, it seems neither humans nor grays can stand against the blacks’ growing power and savagery. A blind girl in the middle of that war… might be the hope Cian yearns for, and the key to victory.
Grab this collection of 10 steamy books about protectors and the women who fall for them. These strong and determined heroes will have your hearts racing and have you Falling for the Protector!
This collection has them all and SO MUCH MORE! Fall for the protector today!
Collection includes:
Dead Reckoning - Gwyn McNamee
Crash - Grahame Claire
Covert Affairs - Kennedy L. Mitchell
The Rookie - Kimberly Kincaid
Ransom - Laramie Briscoe
Wild Boys After Dark: Logan - Melissa Foster
Cherry Girl - Raine Miller
The Contract - SR Jones
Trusting Her Ex - SM West
Protecting His Rockstar - Taryn Quinn
The first four books in Dred Dixon Chronicles. Over 1200 pages in urban fantasy adventure!
The forces of darkness take no prisoners. Neither do I. Coincidence?
I’m Dred Dixon (call me Mildred, my real name, and find out what happens. I dare you). My marching orders are to protect the hidden world at all costs. That’s fancy-talk for “Neutralize the baddies.” I’m murderously good at my job.
But now the Fates are meddling. They want me to stop killing so much. What am I supposed to do? Reason with monsters? Talk down demons? They may as well start digging my grave now.
The Fates always make things worse. I think I’ll ignore them. Damned if I do. Damned if I don’t.
Damn it.
If you enjoy Orlando A. Sanchez, Kimbra Swain, Shayne Silvers, John P. Logsdon, Michael Anderle, or K.F. Breene, you'll dig adventuring with Dred Dixon and her ex-NYC Flameheart, Hank Stone.
Included in this box set (over 315,000 words of intrigue, adventure, and action):
When the 'real world' isn't enough, escape with Dred Dixon! What readers are saying about Dred Dixon:
★★★★ "Brilliantly detailed characters with action from the beginning. Fascinating and immersive storytelling which makes it very difficult to stop reading. Will definitely get the whole series."
★★★★★ "Well developed characters that become compelling companions on this adventure... This novel was very hard to put down. MORE."
★★★★★ "I left a little late for my first job today because my Kindle said I was at 95%. Just 5% more to read. I couldn’t wait all day for the conclusion because... Well, just because I was so into this book I had to know the ending."
Unravel the Veil
May the poetry in this book serve as a reminder to listen to the subtle voice of your Intuition.
Trust your inner guidance so it may lead you to your life’s purpose.
Embrace the light within you and shine brightly, especially during the darkest times.
Allow your inner knowing to speak in the clearest way by being present in each moment.
Always have the courage to follow its wise advice.
Focus on the all-knowing wisdom within you in order to answer the necessary questions:
Let the answers which arise manifest as your legacy to this world.
Unravel the Veil is the second of a series of seven poetry book.
Each book is composed of poems which discuss matters of one specific chakra.
The chakra associated with this book is the third eye chakra.
The third eye chakra is the center of our intuition, vision, and inner knowing.
The first book of the series is The Journey to Source and is related to the crown chakra.
The Chakra System
According to the Vedas (ancient Indian sacred texts), the physical body is composed of seven main energy or vortex centers called chakras.
Chakra is the Sanskrit word for wheel.
The seven main chakras run along the spine-beginning from the root and ending with the crown chakra.
Each chakra has a different color, element, sound, mantra, function, location, major organ, and association.
The flow or blockage/imbalance of subtle energy in each chakra determines the health or disease of the individual body.
Third Eye Chakra information:
Sanskrit name: Ajna
Color: Indigo
Element: Light
Sound: Om
Mantra: “I See”
Practice: Visualization meditation
Function: Knowing, intuition and insight, inner vision
Location: Between the eyebrows slightly above eye level
Organ: Pineal gland, eyes, nose, ears, brain, nervous system
Associations: Emotional intelligence, Truth, openness to new ideas, psychic abilities
Dysfunctions when imbalanced: Nightmares, blurred vision, deafness, headaches, seizures, learning disabilities, and doubting your inner wisdom.
Demons chase her... But this badass huntress is ready to fight back!
When horrifying monsters kill Halira's and Dimitri's families, they join the Shadow Crusade, a legion of warriors tasked with destroying demon-kind. Together, they'll avenge their loved ones, and perhaps find some small amount of comfort in having each other for the journey.
But some horrors can't be escaped...
One in particular—the roguish half-demon responsible for killing Halira's parents—stalks her to the Crusader's camp. She assumes he means to finish the massacre he started, but his gentle eyes tell another story, one Halira can't begin to understand.
On top of learning that demons might not be what they seem, Halira soon discovers a forgotten magic, one that could drive a wedge between her and Dimitri, and threaten the very survival of the realm.
Will Halira be the savior her country needs? Or will the allure of dark forces thrust her into the shadows?
Shadow Crusade is the first in a gothic, high fantasy romance series with a badass demon huntress, Lovecraftian immortal creatures, epic world-building, and an enemies-to-lovers romance love triangle. If you enjoyed books by Leigh Bardugo, Elise Kova, Jennifer L. Armentrout, and Camille Longley, then you'll devour Shadow Crusade!
Start reading Shadow Crusade now!
In the kingdom of Allay, Sages are born.
Powerful warriors with supernatural abilities that would rival the strength of whole armies. And there is an academy that trains such warriors, forging them out of young, ordinary students and casting them to the cold unknown. Few survive, but if there is any hope for this now desolate kingdom, the tests must be given to all that enter its walls.
One such student is James, a self-proclaimed slacker that has just been forced into the academy by his father. And if he plans to see another day, he will have to weather through four lessons in life: determination, maturity, trust, and love...
The Five Kingdoms Trilogy all three of this fast paced adventure tale: The Last of the Sages, The Dark Kingdom, and Hail to the Queen in their entirety.
Praise for The Sage Saga:
"A warning, it is a trap. Once you start you can't put it down. I had to read it start to finish an immediately get the rest of the series." - Amazon Reviewer
"It was a great read from start to finish. It was so captivating that I had trouble putting the book down." - Book Reviewer
"I couldn't put it down. Lots of adventure and heartbreak. I loved the depth that the author takes you too in falling in love with the main characters." - Amazon Reviewer on The Dark Kingdom (Book 2 of the Sage Saga)
"A fantastic read hard to pick which way it was going some times." - Book Reviewer on Hail to the Queen (Book 3 of the Sage Saga)
From New York Times Bestselling Author Laurelin Paige...
Book One in the Phenomenally Bestselling Fixed Series
"This book blew me away." - Emma Hart, NY Times Bestselling Author
Stalking and restraining orders are a thing of Alayna Wither's past. With her MBA newly in hand, she has her future figured out--move up at the nightclub she works at and stay away from any guy who might trigger her obsessive love disorder. A perfect plan.
But what Alayna didn't figure on is Hudson Pierce, the new owner of the nightclub. He's smart, rich, and gorgeous--the kind of guy Alayna knows to stay away from if she wants to keep her past tendencies in check.
Except, Hudson's fixed his sights on her.
He wants her in his bed and makes no secret of it. Avoiding him isn't an option after he offers a business proposition she can't turn down and she's drawn further into his universe, unable to resist his gravitational pull. When she learns Hudson has a dark history of his own, she realizes too late that she's fallen for the worst man she could possibly get involved with.
Or maybe their less than ideal pasts give them an opportunity to heal each other and finally find the love their lives have been missing.
"Read it in an air-conditioned room or turn on the fan--it. is. HOT." - Melanie Harlow, USA Today Bestselling Author
He’s a Marshall, sworn to protect and uphold the law. She’s the daughter of a violent and dangerous thief. Paige longs for freedom and a life with no pain or fear. U.S. Marshall Nash Houston tempts her with a promising future, but first she has to agree to help him stop her father. Will she steal his heart and run for freedom or choose to trust in the promises he whispers?
Paige has been plotting and saving. After each robbery she squirrels away a piece, preparing for a life of freedom. When Paige discovers that her father has promised her to the highest bidder, she knows it’s time to run. The train robbery was supposed to be a chance to escape from the constant pain, but when the guns are turned on a passenger, Paige steps in and changes the path of her life.
Nash Houston is a Marshall on a perilous assignment. He’s been hunting a band of robbers turned murderers for six months. It’s the final step before returning home for good. When his mother is almost killed by the very robber’s he’s hunting, Nash makes a deal with the devil’s daughter by offering her freedom. The last thing he expects is to have feelings for a thief.
As the manhunt throws them together, their reliance on each other grows. Falling in love is easy but learning to trust seems impossible for the Marshall and the Thief.
Inventor Pierce Rivers has his life planned out. Sell his inventions, meet a sweet, mild woman to marry, and start a family with. He can see it all in his dreams at night. His plan didn't include being robbed by a beautiful baker or hunted by a ruthless killer.
Widow, Mia Fischer has a plan. To pay off her debt and take her brother far away from the city to start the bakery her father dreamed of. Everything is going according to plan until her brother Thomas Fischer overhears a plan to murder an inventor. Now she's on the run, fighting for her life and struggling against her feelings.
Pierce knows it’s his fault they are in danger, and now that he's found them, he's not sure he wants to let them go. All his perfect plans shift when he realizes that some dreams find you when you least expect them.
Rescued from the edge of a cliff, the only choice left for Isabelle is a true leap of faith.
After the devestating loss of her mother, Isabelle Chevalier is determined to end her life when a stranger talks her off the ledge. She finds comfort in his kindness, and they share a strong connection. Isabelle, a non-believer, soon realizes this stranger is a childhood friend, Peter Stephens, whom she hasn’t seen since they were young. Peter is a man of strong Christian faith, despite having endured abuse at the hands of a Christian sect. Opposing beliefs don’t hinder their rekindling friendship—or their budding romance.
In spite of their attachment, separate family obstacles demand their attention. Peter’s past resurfaces when his sister returns from the very cult he escaped as a teenager. Isabelle’s father and maternal family are divided by differences in religion and clash over her mother’s recent death. During all of this, Isabelle fears her own beliefs and finds herself drawn to Peter.
Is it the Spirit of God that calls to Isabelle Chevalier, or is her obsession with Peter Stephens?
The Truth About Regret is a faith-filled, Christian romance where two childhood sweethearts have a second chance romance and a spirited young woman falls in love with God.
Adam Pender’s living the life as the sole heir to his family’s fortune and corporate empire until his mother’s shocking death risks ruining everything.
While the police think it’s an accident, Adam can’t ignore the many nagging questions surrounding her death.
To make matters worse, he’s entering the fight of his life to protect his family’s company, while wanting to expand it and leave his mark on the family legacy.
Now he’s risking it all to hunt for answers to his mother’s questionable death, regardless of the impact on his personal life.
Can Adam keep his life together as everything falls around him, or will he and Pender Industries be added to the list of casualties?
♥♥♥This book will blow away your preconceptions of the almighty American Empire and its Enterprises. I guarantee it!♥♥♥
This book takes its title from the 1980 comedy film “The Gods Must Be Crazy,” in which an empty Coca-Cola bottle is dropped from a plane onto a community of African bushmen. The bottle is thought to be a gift from the Gods, but after it incites bitter fighting amongst the villagers, the tribal leader decides to return it to the Gods, embarking upon a journey to the end of the world. Through my own metaphorical coke bottle, I visualize the dawn of a daunting new Empire. This book serves as both a testament to the past glories of the current American Empire and a guidebook to restoring Capitalism and Enterprise – before it is too late.
Steve Hilton:” A lot of people say that China wants to replace the US as the superpower ..., Do you believe that that's their intention?"
Trump: "Yes, I do. Why wouldn't it be? They're very ambitious people. They're very smart. They're great people. It's a great culture."
- Fox News interview (05-19-19)
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It’s halftime America!
Ay Yi Yai Yi! We are in the middle of The New World Order!
Empires rise, decline, and fall. History has witnessed this cycle with the Romans, the Ottomans, and the British. They have all toppled, and if we are not careful, the US will be the next.
Many of today’s enterprises are a gaggle of debt-addicted extreme financial engineering frogs floundering in tepid snake oil. Unfortunately, many will find their demise in the clutches of IP vultures.
If we don't play our trump cards right, the next voracious Empire - the Middle Kingdom of China - will consume us; sending their errand boys to collect bills from the US and over a hundred other countries that it has economically and digitally colonized since the Economic Tsunami of 2008, through “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) to its “Digital Silk Road” (DSR).
“Make Enterprise Great Again” digs into the foundations of capitalism and traces the ideals, triumphs and zeitgeist of the Roosevelt years in order to “Build Back Better” – and to save us from the impending Fourth Reich.
Yeah! It's halftime, America!
When the truth behind her husband’s death comes to light, Jordan will need strength as strong as steel to survive.
Jordan Regent finds herself a widow, running her husband’s steel business. One night while sorting through her husband’s things she discovers a secret that threatens her future. As her life unravels, Jordan must hold on to her faith and fight to survive.
Ryder Foster is a lawyer who offers to help with her husband's business as well as personal affairs. As they search for the truth behind her husband's death, their attraction to each other creates complications and the threat to Jordan increases. Will Ryder be able to help her face the threat and will Jordan be able to let go of the past?
