Books with title Destiny

The Toa Nuva return for their greatest adventure yet!A desperate search ... a universe in peril!Monstrous beings called Piraka have seized control of a mysterious island and defeated the Toa Nuva. Now six Matoran must brave a menace from the time before time in their search for the missing heroes. At stake -- the lives of every being in the universe!

Jessie is determined not to let her hearing loss hold her back. She aims her sights even higher as she ventures in a new direction. With a Black Belt on the horizon, and so close to achieving it, she is unaware of the danger closing in on her. Until one day, everything suddenly changes and she finds herself standing on the precipice of life. Will she be strong enough to hold on or will she succumb to the darkness that surrounds her?

When destiny is on the line, will love be enough to light the way?In order to save Ethan, Nara gets pulled deeper into his dark world, where everything she thought she knew about Ethan and herself turns on its head.Ethan and Nara turn up the heat with bone-melting seduction and heart-rending moments, but surprising revelations, lies, treachery, betrayal, and unimaginable evil will challenge their relationship and their future together.As the stakes rise, encompassing more than just her relationship with Ethan, will Nara make the ultimate sacrifice?Note: DESTINY straddles the Young Adult/New Adult genre and is best suited for readers 16 years and up.

When Destiny Clark is cast alongside her long-time crush Isaac Robinson in their school’s production of Les Misérables, Destiny is horrified to find that she has to be publicly humiliated by acting out her true feelings of rejection onstage. As their rehearsals begin, Destiny realizes the unimaginable: Isaac has developed deep feelings for her despite their vastly different backgrounds and belief systems. But can they find the true message of love in a world full of judgement and fear? Weaving around Destiny and Isaac’s alternating viewpoints, this modern-day retelling of Romeo and Juliet is the first book in a series inspired by the characters of Les Misérables and explores heartbreak, self-discovery, intolerance, and love.

Phil Sheridan is a perfect role for a young Steve McQueen. But Sheridan's world-wandering ways may soon come to a very abrupt-and violent-end . . . on the long-forgotten Indonesian island of Kamling. Falling into the hands of a bloodthirsty tribe led by the notorious slave trader known as Portuguese Joe, Sheridan discovers that there's not enough room on the island for the two of them. And Portuguese Joe has the perfect solution: dispatch Sheridan to another world . . . with the help of a firing squad. But Sheridan has other plans. The island is home to a hidden fortune in gold-and a gold miner's beautiful daughter-and he means to get his hands on both of them. If he can avoid the exotic dangers lurking at every turn . . . The jungle is stirring, the natives are restless, and the bullets are flying as the audio version of Destiny's Drum sounds the rousing beat of an exotic adventure. "Thrilling ... inspires a sense of urgency and excitement." -Publishers Weekly "Urgency and humor ... twists and turns." -Yahoo Voices

“This is the story of a choice. Destiny gave me just two cards, and I will play them blindfolded…Destiny will wait and see, giving me the illusion of a path that I can choose, or will act and show me the one it has determined already...’’ The play goes on stage. The success is overwhelming, but it also marks the end of the relationship between the passionate Alex and the enigmatic Lisa. In love and desperately in need of a job, Alex has a life-changing encounter with an old man who lives like a tramp along the South Bank of the Thames. Blinded by the light of a shining world, Lisa turns into an unscrupulous woman, living her life to excess and relying on her breathtaking beauty to fulfill her ambitions. Time goes by, relentlessly, playing with the emotions of Alex and the expectations of Lisa, until undeniable truths, hidden in an old and crumpled book lying on a stall of a little bookshop market, will dramatically affect their life paths.

Destroying Quietus should have stopped the destruction to the Land. But it hadn’t. Slowly, the barren areas continue to grow destroying everything in their path. None of Lina’s Elemental powers can repair the damage while the Land remains contaminated by magic. But there is an ancient scepter created by a Learner that may lift this magical barrier. Before Lina can claim it, the scepter is stolen. Now Lina and Val must race to find the scepter and end the destruction to the Land once and for all.

What if you found out your whole life had been an elaborate charade? Renny McGuire's past has come back to haunt her once again. Only this time, it's darker and more terrifying than before. As secrets surface and deceptions are exposed, Renny learns the shocking truth. Her seemingly normal life has been carefully constructed in order to protect her. in uncovering the truth, Renny learns she is caught in a perilous nexus between the world she knows and a world she was never meant to discover. As a dangerous chain of events unfold, the limits of family, friendship, love and loyalty are tested. Renny must decide who is friend and who is foe, when nothing is as it seems. Renny McGuire's fate was written in the stars, but her destiny is hers to determine. Will she accept the hand that fate has dealt her, or will she have the courage to face the truth and forge a new destiny? The future of both worlds hang in the balance.One thing is certain. Things are about to get a lot more complicated.DESTINY, the thrilling conclusion to FAETE.

This is a short story about three teenagers. Joon Soo, Jung, and Susan. They are linked in ways they would never guess at first. Two of them have lived a couple of times, changing their history so changing their destinies. They are meant for each other, and the third is their future. When they find out that they are destined to be married one day, they don't know if that is what they truly want. They are to fight a coming darkness the US will go through in the future. It will be up to the three of them, but they have to pass Summer School first.This is the first of a series of five short stories.10,000+ words

The Beast is dead.Long live the Beast.After narrowly escaping death at the hands of the Judiciary, Ari found unexpected allies in the depths of the sea. With the mermaids and the Beast beside her, she chased her enemies through the ocean, only to discover a deadlier threat than she could have imagined waiting in the sunken ruins of a place that had been lost a thousand years before.And in one moment, everything changed.Now, the Beast is gone. The mermaid world is in tatters. Ancient magic has turned Ari’s worst enemy into a force unrivaled on land and sea, a monster more terrible than the Beast had ever been. Ari’s friends and family are in mortal danger, and Chloe and the mermaids are the only hope to save the wizards from total annihilation.In the war against the Judiciary, the mermaids and wizards must join together or else the entire world will fall.~ Book Nine of the Awakened Fate Series ~AUTHOR'S NOTE: The Awakened Fate Series is a young adult fantasy series. None of the books are meant to be read as a standalone, since the story continues throughout the books with cliffhangers, interconnected narratives, and new discoveries in each installment. To fully enjoy this and the other books of the series, readers are encouraged to start at the beginning with Awaken: Book One of the Awakened Fate Series.The Awakened Fate Series#1 - Awaken#2 - Descend#3 - Return#3.5 - Abide: An Awakened Fate Novella#4 - Arise#5 - Become#6 - Rebirth#7 - Memory#8 - Defiance#9 - Destiny

Book Two of The Last Paladin Series. Dragged back to Irlendria after his battle with the Demon Knight, Startüm defeats the Priestess of Loviatar and the forces set against him, only to be left severely wounded and hunted by the Horde. To make matters worse, the Alliance of Aurenko lays in ruin and its member races are on the brink of war. Somehow Startüm must survive and discover what has happened to the Alliance during his exile. Back on Earth, the United States is still reeling from the aftermath of the Tuonellian’s raid. While at an archeological dig in Europe, an ancient secret is uncovered that threatens the future of both worlds.

This little story is for youngsters up to the age of perhaps 10. It is about a tiny sprig of a post oak that grows in a huge forest totally consisting of pines. It is resented and not wanted by the pines, does not understand why it was thrust into such a place and is unmercifully teased and tormented by the older pines. In the end, however, it perseveres and progresses to its intended destiny as a lovely shade tree in a restful meadow. The story presents to youngsters that they can succeed in life even through adversity. Illlustrated by Elbert L. Tremblay