Books with title The test of loyalty

The Historian, witness of countless stories, comes upon one that may reveal something of his own. Aegon, a vile and eccentric old sorcerer, holds the key to a past the Historian has forgotten, but he's in no mood to share. Aegon is being hunted by the last of his own students, who have twisted their humanity in their thirst for power. Magic and madness are only pieces of the puzzle as the Historian moves to take control of the story, protect Aegon, and shift destiny itself. In his most personal story yet, the Historian finds that life, death, and love hang in the balance as he battles to save this story and find his own.

The Historian, witness of countless stories, comes upon one that may reveal something of his own. Aegon, a vile and eccentric old sorcerer, holds the key to a past the Historian has forgotten, but he’s in no mood to share. Aegon is being hunted by the last of his own students, who have twisted their humanity in their thirst for power.Magic and madness are only pieces of the puzzle as the Historian moves to take control of the story, protect Aegon, and shift destiny itself. In his most personal story yet, the Historian finds that life, death, and love hang in the balance as he battles to save this story and find his own.*This book is family-friendly and appropriate for all readers.

“The Test of Love” resumes the tale of the young Earl of Hawkewood and his sweetheart, Seraph Elfinstar, having been abruptly interrupted at the conclusion of “A Tortured Heart,” thus concluding “The Trail of the Serpent” trilogy.Written by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (1819–1899) and first copyright in 1879 by Robert Bonner. Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the A. L. Burt printed edition. 35 chapters. 306 pages. 122,000 words.Chapters:I. - A Girl’s Tragedy.II. - An Old Man’s Fate.III. - “As a Spirit.”IV. - An Embarrassing Encounter.V. - At the Gold Diggings.VI. - The Lovers.VII. - A Lover’s Faith.VIII. - Another Mad Meeting.IX. - What Ham Gow Saw One Night.X. - Reviving Hope.XI. - On the Trail.XII. - Back to Hawkewood.XIII. - At Hawke Hall.XIV. - The Haunted Well.XV. - The Specter.XVI. - The Haunted Well at Midnight.XVII. - Within the Manor House.XVIII. - “Weird Women.”XIX. - The Detective and the Witness.XX. - Flight and Pursuit.XXI. - Hidden.XXII. - Run to Cover.XXIII. - In the Confessional.XXIV. - The Fiat.XXV. - The Fate.XXVI. - Vindication.XXVII. - Success!XXVIII. - Ham Gow’s Great Grievance.XXIX. - The Birthday.XXX. - Amazement.XXXI. - A Dark Defense.XXXII. - Discharged.XXXIII. - The Triumphal Entry.XXXIV. - Love’s Long Suspense.XXXV. - The Surprise.

This riveting novel about peer pressure and core values highlights a hot-button topic.When Manny moves on to Raleigh Middle School, he s relieved that he ll be with his other Latino friends from elementary school. Hanging out with his vatos is great; but before Manny knows it, kids are calling the clique the Emperors and saying that they are a gang. Gradually Alex, whose older brother is in prison, starts calling the shots, and the pressure is on Manny first to shave his head and tag the neighborhood and then to get drugs for the vatos. Close calls with the authorities become more and more frequent, and Manny can see where it s all headed. Does he have the guts to turn his back on his oldest friends so he can keep clean?

Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth (1819-1899) was an American writer of more than 60 novels in the latter part of the 19th century. She was probably the most widely read author of that era. Southworth's first story, The Irish Refugee, was published in the Baltimore Saturday Visitor. Some of her earliest works appeared in The National Era, the newspaper that printed Uncle Tom's Cabin. The bulk of her work appeared as a serial in Robert Bonner's The New York Ledger, which was widely read in the 1850s and 1860s. Her first novel, Retribution, a serial for the National Era, published in book form in 1846, was so well received that she gave up teaching and became a regular contributor to various periodicals, especially the New York Ledger. Her best known work was The Hidden Hand. It first appeared in serial form in the New York Ledger in 1859, and was serialized twice more (1868-69, 1883) before first appearing in book form in 1888. Most of her novels deal with the Southern United States during the post-American Civil War era.

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