Books with author Deborah Carlyon

Nothing is as it seems when grad student Angeline Lisbon and archaeologist Jake Lalonde join forces with Interpol agent Thomas Chancellor to investigate the disappearance of a museum curator from the quiet tourist village of Avebury.A woman vanishes. Her face appears in one of the standing stones. And is replaced by the head of a raven. Are the answers hidden in the legends of the ancient stone circle? Or is there a more logical answer to the mystery?From the moment the prim and proper British curator of the Alexander Keiller Museum disappears, and her face emerges in one of the standing stones of Avebury's ancient stone temple, pragmatic, half-Haida archaeologist Jake Lalonde’s life takes a bizarre turn. Engaged to one gorgeous woman, but secretly in love with another, Jake finds himself involved in the complicated lives of four individuals: his fiancée, an ambitious manipulator who came into his life out of nowhere, an ex Interpol agent who insists he’s a ghost, a beautiful grad student who believes she was engaged to him in a past life, and a celebrity author who claims she can time travel. As the web of deceit tightens around him his calm, rational, academic world is about to implode. He had come to England to study archaeological phenomena concerning the images of ravens in Bronze Age megaliths only to have his sanity challenged, the British government after him for a secret he does not possess, and ultimately to be lured into a trap of supernatural proportions.

THEY BUILT A GREAT WALL...For a thousand years Chinese kings and emperors sent warriors to themountains to repel invaders who threatened to steal the jewels and beautifulwomen of the East. What they did not know when they built the wall was that itwould fail to keep the intruders out or the people inside... Lotus Lily, the secret daughter of a mighty Ming emperor, thrown into sexualslavery for being a girl, escapes the palace walls to become a pirate and afreedom fighter. Only to be thwarted by monsters from the past... HER BLOODLINE IS SO POWERFUL HER ENEMIES WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO DESTROYIT... Lotus Lily, now known as Li, is prophesied to bear China's greatest Sonof Heaven. Among her enemies are the Emperor and a Mongol warlord whoseambitions will be thwarted by her son's rise to power. While war rages on theWall and her pirates tyrannize the south coast Li's son is kidnapped. Abandonedto the mercy of the sea where a nine-headed water god rules and a cruel admiralmakes her his wife, Li learns a bitter truth: "If you're weak, youdie." She learns how to fight and survive, driven to rescue her son. Butthe Fox Faerie's magic has corrupted both empires. She has broken the Emblem ofBalance, summoned the creatures of legend and set the past against thefuture... THE PIRATE EMPRESS is an epic saga of love and betrayal, honor and hope,war--and ultimate sacrifice--set against the backdrop of the building and defenseof the Great Wall in Ming Dynasty China. This 800 page novel was first released in ebook version as a four part serialized novel under the titles of: The Pirate Empress: Black Tortoise, The Pirate Empress: White Tiger, The Pirate Empress: Azure Dragon, and The Pirate Empress: Vermilion Bird. It is now available as a complete novel in ebook and paperback versions.Deborah Cannon won an honorable mention for her short story Twilight Glyph in the 2013 Tales of the Fantastic Short Story Contest, Red Tuque Books.

WAR IS COMING.The Great Wall of China is armed to keep invaders out and its people safe, but is it enough? And can a princess save the day when all hell breaks loose?HER BLOODLINE IS SO POWERFUL, HER ENEMIES WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO DESTROY IT... "If you're weak, you die."Amid the wars and power struggles of Men and Demons, a Chinese Princess sacrifices herself and all she loves to save the Empire from a scheming Fox Faerie, and keep the Cosmos in balance. With the scope of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," and the evocativeness of Roger Zelazny's "Great Book of Amber," THE PIRATE EMPRESS is an epic saga of love and betrayal, honour and hope, war and loss, and ultimate sacrifice.This introductory ebook version is a four part serial. In book one, Lotus Lily (aka Li) lives in the Imperial palace as a concubine-in-training, unbeknown to her emperor father who had ordered her death for being a girl when an infant. Set against the backdrop of war on the Dragon Wall and the pirate tyranny on the south coast, Li must run for her life, and is hunted by the emperor’s armies, desert warlords, and the Fox Faerie when a prophecy states that her future son will be the next Son of Heaven.Deborah Cannon won an honourable mention for her short story Twilight Glyph in the 2013 Tales of the Fantastic Short Story Contest. The anthology was released in September 2014 by Red Tuque Books.

AN ANCIENT FEUD. A MODERN LOVE TRIANGLE. A TWISTED PLOT FOR REVENGE.The serenity of the San Juan Islands is disrupted when a developer threatens to build a theme park atop a sacred native burial, turning archaeologists Jake and Angeline into the targets of a 10,000-year-old feud between a Haida shaman and his chief.When half-Haida archaeologist Jake Lalonde arrives on Cedar Island in search of the origins of the Raven myths, he is embroiled in a battle with a ruthless developer who plots to turn his archaeological sites into a theme park. Grad student Angeline Lisbon faces a tough choice: Jake and the protection of a sacred site or Radisson and his promise of wealth and power. The developer is relentless, bound to take what he wants. And what he wants is much more sinister—and much more ancient—than either archaeologist can imagine.

Learning the alphabet is one of the main things that a growing child faces. We tried to make this process interesting not only for children, but also for parents.The book "Funny Animals ABC" contains 52 animal patterns, two for each letter of the alphabet. In addition, all types of animals are provided with small descriptions. These are simple facts, those that will be interesting to both children and those who help them learn the alphabet.The advantages of the modern edition:1. Funny pictures of animals that are easily remembered.2. Each letter corresponds to two names of animals.3. Each animal species has its own short description.We hope that this simple and interesting alphabet will help you easily learn all the letters of the English language.

Nothing is as it seems when grad student Angeline Lisbon and archaeologist Jake Lalonde join forces with Interpol agent Thomas Chancellor to investigate the disappearance of a museum curator from the quiet tourist village of Avebury. A woman vanishes. Her face appears in one of the standing stones. And is replaced by the head of a raven. Are the answers hidden in the legends of the ancient stone circle? Or is there a more logical answer to the mystery? From the moment the prim and proper British curator of the Alexander Keiller Museum disappears, and her face emerges in one of the standing stones of Avebury's ancient stone temple, pragmatic, half-Haida archaeologist Jake Lalonde’s life takes a bizarre turn. Engaged to one gorgeous woman, but secretly in love with another, Jake finds himself involved in the complicated lives of four individuals: his fiancée, an ambitious manipulator who came into his life out of nowhere, an ex Interpol agent who insists he’s a ghost, a beautiful grad student who believes she was engaged to him in a past life, and a celebrity author who claims she can time travel. As the web of deceit tightens around him his calm, rational, academic world is about to implode. He had come to England to study archaeological phenomena concerning the images of ravens in Bronze Age megaliths only to have his sanity challenged, the British government after him for a secret he does not possess, and ultimately to be lured into a trap of supernatural proportions.

‘Ribbit dum ribbit dee a ponds life is the place to be’. . . That is until a naughty toad comes along!Larry the frog and friends bring the legend of the Weedlewoo to life to teach Mr Toad a lesson he will never forget!Children will love this rhyming story complete with a Weedlewoo slime recipe, encapturing their imaginations of the mythical creature called the ‘Weedlewoo’ a creature that protects all animals of the pond.This story teaches a simple moral to be kind, sharing and true to one another.

AN ANCIENT FEUD. A MODERN LOVE TRIANGLE. A TWISTED PLOT FOR REVENGE."Jake accelerated and recklessly took the next curve in the road. He slowed and shifted gears. Twelve years, thirteen, he had searched for clues to the Raven. It was not going to be easy. But he hated Clifford Radisson, hated him for hurting Angeline. He couldn't kill the man so he would kill his dream. Even if it meant the destruction of his own."The serenity of the San Juan Islands is disrupted when a developer threatens to build a theme park atop a sacred native burial, turning archaeologists Jake Lalonde and Angeline Lisbon into the targets of a 10,000-year-old feud between a Haida shaman and his chief.

It's Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day in Victoria BC, when a high-school event goes dangerously awry. The girl cast as pirate princess Alwilda is literally swept off her boots by a young man claiming to be her betrothed—Prince Alf from 5th century Denmark!In this prequel to the Elizabeth Latimer Pirate Hunter series, the popular pirate blogger and junior fencing champ receives a Facebook request for friendship from the mysterious “Shadowfencer,” and a pirate legend unbelievably comes to life. Liz's destiny? To be matchmaker to history's most notorious pirates. Her adventures continue in THE PIRATE VORTEX and THE JADE PIRATE.

Part One of Deborah Cannon’s epic adventure THE PIRATE EMPRESS Lotus Lily lives in the Imperial palace as a concubine-in-training, unknown to her emperor father who had ordered her death for being a girl. Set against the backdrop of war on the Dragon Wall and the pirate tyranny on the south coast, a prophecy states that her future son will be the next Son of Heaven. She is wanted by the emperor’s armies, desert warlords, and the Fox Faerie, and now masquerading as the boy Li, must run for her life. “A Sweeping Odyssey, captivating from cover to cover.” - Midwest Book Review (MBR Bookwatch USA)

Amid the wars and power struggles of Men and Demons, a Chinese Princess sacrifices herself and all she loves to save the Empire from a scheming Fox Faerie, and keep the Cosmos in balance. With the scope of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings," and the evocativeness of Roger Zelazny's "Great Book of Amber," THE PIRATE EMPRESS is an epic saga of love and betrayal, honor and hope, war—and ultimate sacrifice in Ming Dynasty China.