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I spent much of my prison time reading. I must have read over 200 large books, mostly fictional stories about the American pioneers, the Vikings, Mafia, etc. As long as I was engrossed in a book, I was not in prison. Reading was my escape.Frazier Glenn Miller
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My cock has been hiding since the day she arrived, " Bjarni had said, but only when he was sure she was out of earshot, which was a full day after she left. "You worry for nothing brother, " Bjorn had said, "for even a seiðr-wife (witch) cannot put a spell on something she can't see. It would be like trying to hit a louse with a spear-throw.Giles Kristian
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The New ContinentA Norwegian coin of the Viking era was once found in Maine; however, no indication of a settlement was found that could be used to verify the exact location of any landings. Perhaps it just became too cold and the growing season too short for them to linger on in this cold region. What is relatively certain is that it was not uncommon for the Vikings to sail their boats, called knars, west from Greenland to present-day Labrador. During the summer months, the warmer currents carried them north along the western coast of Greenland to what is now known as the Davis Strait, and from there they most likely headed due west for about two hundred miles over open water to Baffin Island. The Labrador Current could then have taken them as far south as the coasts of Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and possibly Maine and Cape Cod.Read & Share the daily blogs and weekly commentaries “From the Bridge” by Captain Hank Bracker, author of the award winning book “The Exciting Story of Cuba” available at Amazon.com.Hank Bracker
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I am happy to be alone. Perhaps this is true. Or perhaps I am the biggest coward of all.Heather Day Gilbert
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Far, far out on the open sea a platform of stone held firm against the tossing waves. At first sight, it appeared as nothing out of the ordinary, other than that it lay in the middle of nowhere. That was the view on the surface. Beneath the water existed an entirely alien world.Jennifer McKeithen
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I'm not surprised he wants to challenge me here, where no one can protect me. He thinks I'm a weak woman. He thinks wrong.Heather Day Gilbert
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What I did cannot be forgiven, any more than it could have been avoided.Heather Day Gilbert
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Sheer male interest filled his gaze which was entirely focused on her. She'd never before felt so female, so utterly desirable, so wanton.Jo Grafford
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Such is my curse, Branwyn O'Tyre. Every woman I touch is forced to lavish her affections upon me.Jo Grafford
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My heart might very well beat itself from my chest, " she whispered, "and 'tis difficult to breathe."" How odd." Passion thickened his voice. "I seem to be suffering the same symptoms. Does anything else plague you?"" A terrible weakness, " she whispered shakily. "If you let me go, I am not entirely certain I shall be able to stand." He buried his face in her neck. "Then I shall never let you go.Jo Grafford
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He lowered his voice. "You are a true shield-maiden; you do not turn from a scar on a man's face." I looked at him and did not lower my eyes. "My father was an ealdorman, and his brother ealdorman after him. He taught me that a scar is the badge of honour of the warrior, and this I believe." He regarded me for a long moment. "I think I am glad we did not face your father and his brother in battle, " he said, "for they were of better stuff than what we have found here." In saying this, he gave my dead kinsmen much praise. I felt that praise came rarely from the Danes, and took a strange pleasure in hearing him say this. I did not speak, but he lifted his cup to me, and I again took up mine. - Sidroc the Dane to Ceridwen .Octavia Randolph
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Fearlessness is better than a faint heart for any man who puts his nose out of doors. The length of my life and the day of my death were fated long ago.Kevin CrossleyHolland
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His voice was reassuring and calm, his expression soft, his eyes brighter than ever. Oh Ahura Mazda, she’d never wanted any man so intently in all her life. She ached to have him touch her, kiss her, taste her. And Ivar did as she wished. He put her hand to his nose to smell her skin, kissed her inner wrist to taste her, his lips lingered over her racing pulse. Finally, it was confirmed in actions and direct words, spoken aloud and repeated seven times… She felt the rush of desire ripping through her body, an intense sensation of warmth upon her skin, the blissful waves of uneasiness swamped through her, tingling her nerves.Widad Akreyi
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A moment later, Vesta became aware that her life was passing her by in that busy city, where no man could capture her heart… What if she married someone, who wasn’t mentally prepared to keep his Zoroastrian identity intact? Or what if her future husband was forced to convert to Islam? What if he tried to force her to convert as well? What if he suddenly decided to become an extremist and called for Sharia Laws in Kurdland? She shivered at the thought.Widad Akreyi
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The Vikings could have been saved if they had borrowed survival strategies from the Inuit, but the only record we have of contact between the two peoples is the remark from a Viking settler that the Inuit bleed a lot when stabbed - an observation that hardly indicates a willingness to learn from their northern neighbors.Johnjoe McFadden
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The powerlessness of people with pure intentions, in the long run, can sometimes be more powerful than power in the hands of those blinded or depraved by evil tempers.Widad Akreyi
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... not within my memory."" All 300 years of it?" That comment earned her a frown." My apologies, " she amended lightly. "I supposed I should not tease you about being so old."" Nay, feel free." His slow smile flashed in the moonlight." I would be happy to prove to you that I possess all the prowess and stamina of a man of 30. Mayhap I should demonstrate.Shelly Thacker
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They should put their clothes on if they could find them which might be difficult in the darkness. He decided that could wait until dawn.Shelly Thacker
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Go back to bed, Cowan. I want no promises from you.Sandi Layne
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I've a need for knowing what potion you mixed with these, lass." The rich baritone of his voice washed over her with a mesmerizing quality. She liked the sound. A lot. 'Twas deep and majestic, the kind of voice a body would never tire of hearing.. Apparently we have company. We shall finish this conversation anon."" I highly doubt that we will, " she retorted. "My brother has arrived to accuse me of witchcraft and arrest me. Unless you are available for hire as my protector, this conversation is quite finished." Instead of appearing shocked, the stranger's eyes took on a twinkle. "Is that so? Most damsels in your distressed shoes would be either weeping or swooning by now. Instead you offer me employment. I'll admit I am fascinated by your offer.Jo Grafford
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A year ago on my twenty-third birthday, I rebuffed the advances of a beautiful young woman whom I did not love. Alas, she turned out to be a sorceress. She repaid me by casting a spell that forces every female I touch to fall into a frenzy of lust." His mouth twisted bitterly. "Thus she robbed me of one of mankind's greatest gifts - the ability to seek and find true love.Jo Grafford
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An uncertain warrior is no warrior at all.Heather Day Gilbert