![]() ![]() "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. ![]() ![]() Collected in this volume are all of the stories that make up the thrilling saga of the dour and deadly Puritan: "Skulls in the Stars," "The Right Hand of Doom," "Red Shadows," "Rattle of Bones," "The Castle of the Devil," "Death's Black Riders," "The Moon of Skulls," "The One Black Stain," "The Blue Flame of Vengeance," "The Hills of the Dead," "Hawk of Basti," "The Return of Sir Richard Grenville," "Wings in the Night," "The Footfalls Within," "The Children of Asshur," and "Solomon Kane's Homecoming." Wayward and restless as the wind, he was consistent in only one respect-he was true to his ideals of justice and right. A hunger in his soul drove him on and on, an urge to right all wrongs, protect all weaker things. He was.a strange blending of Puritan and Cavalier, with a touch of the ancient philosopher, and more than a touch of the pagan. But Conan was not the first archetypal adventurer to spring from Howard's fertile imagination. Howard created more than the greatest action hero of the twentieth century-he also launched a genre that came to be known as sword and sorcery. ![]()
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The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. ![]() ![]() Because as she begins to fall for her devilishly seductive husband, her dark secrets surface and threaten to ruin them both–unless Locke is willing to risk all and open his heart to love. Or so she believes until the marquess’s distractingly handsome son peruses the fine print… and takes his father’s place!Now the sedate–and, more importantly, secure–union Portia planned has been tossed in favor of one simmering with wicked temptation and potential heartbreak. The arrangement will offer the protection she needs. A marriage of mutual pleasure could be convenient, indeed… as long as inconvenient feelings don’t interfere.Desperation forced Portia to agree to marry a madman. But when his sire arranges to marry flame-haired fortune hunter Portia Gadstone, Locke is compelled to take drastic measures to stop the stunning beauty from taking advantage of the marquess. Viscount Locksley watched it happen to his father after his cherished wife’s death. You can read this before The Viscount and the Vixen (Hellions of Havisham, #3) PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. ![]() ![]() Here is a quick description and cover image of book The Viscount and the Vixen (Hellions of Havisham, #3) written by Lorraine Heath which was published in November 29, 2016. ![]() ![]() Brief Summary of Book: The Viscount and the Vixen (Hellions of Havisham, #3) by Lorraine Heath ![]() |