Bøker av N D Jones

What role should white educators play in promoting equity and equality in their classrooms and schools?

"Been along time since a book made me feel so much!! I was on a roller coaster of happiness, excitement, heart break and joy!" Amazon ReviewTHE SHARP POINT OF HER RESILIENCEFor Mafdet, the territorial expansion by humans onto shifter land, the spread of capitalism and so-called democracy weren't historical footnotes to be glossed over in the retelling of a nation's formation but premeditated violence played out on a grand, bloody scale against shapeshifters.Theft.Murder.Genocide.Named after a feline deity of capital punishment, Mafdet only wanted a life of peace, quiet, and security. But glory often falls to the cruel and wicked instead of to the righteous and just. And so it was for the Nation of Swiftborne and the woman who would become its protector. But resistance often comes at a great price. A price that not even Mafdet Rastaff, Great Cat of the Nation of Swiftborne, could anticipate.What is a woman to do when everything she loves is threatened? Her husband and children. Her parents and friends. Her cheetah nation and allies.Worse, what is a woman to do if all she loves is taken away?Submit and Die? OrKill and Live?

Chief Magistrate Lela of the House of Asheema is truth and wisdom incarnate or so she proclaims the day she is inducted into the Council of Magistrates, the ruling government of her homeworld. Charged with assisting the regent negotiate a peace treaty between warring planets, Lela is determined to prove she is worthy of ruling alongside chief magistrates thirty years her senior. But when the peace talks turn deadly, Lela's mission shifts from negotiating reconciliation to capturing dangerous mercenaries.Lela must uncover the truth in a miasma of lies. Who hired the mercenaries to assassinate the peace delegates and why? Who else is in danger?Can Lela and her security team stop the culprits before more lives are lost?The path laid out for Lela is one she is not yet prepared to walk. But leaders are rarely born or the circumstances of their ascension ideal.Blood.Pain.War.

"...A powerful roller coaster of emotions that still makes time to probe themes of discrimination and entitlement. Readers will be hooked." Publishers WeeklyA Coming of Age Shapeshifter StoryFor centuries, humans descended on shifters' lands, killing and claiming. They devoured all in their path--gold, God, and glory their battle cries. From the flames of destruction on the Zafeo continent, two nations emerged--the human territory of Vumaris and the feline nation of Shona. No more wars. No more bloodshed. Eight decades of peace.For eighteen-year-old Asha, traveling to Vumaris with her parents, lion alphas of the Kingdom of Shona, should've been a simple matter. Recommitting to an eighty-year-old peace treaty between their countries should've been easier still. Yet, greed and corruption know no boundaries of time and place. So when a group of mercenaries converges on Sanctum Hotel, hellbent on kidnapping Asha and assassinating her parents, her family trip turns into the bloodiest night of her life. Will Asha lose those closest to her heart--her parents and Ekon, a young bodyguard she loves? If so, will she forgive her enemies or seek divine retribution? Only time will tell, and it's running out for Princess Asha of the Kingdom of Shona.Warning: Gun violence and torture (non-sexual)

"I rank her [N.D. Jones] up there with one of my all-time favorite fantasy authors, Mitch Albom." Amazon ReviewIn a world where nothing is ever as it seems, the seeds of love take root on the precipice of chaos, danger, and a great destiny.In the shadow of an ancient prophecy, two individuals will be drawn together to meet a dangerous calling--or die trying. For legends tell of a powerful fire witch and a legendary shapeshifter who will one day rid the world of the wrath of the Water Witch of Legend, and restore peace and balance to the world.However, for Sanura Williams and FBI Special Agent Assefa Berber, their destinies will not be so easily won, as fear and faith will ultimately determine their fates. In the heat of battle and the chill of prophecy, Sanura and Assefa will weather the dual storms of lust and love. Are they prepared for the intoxicating swirl of danger and attraction? Can they overcome their fears of such a powerful prophecy? In the face of their foes, these legendary warriors must embrace their roles as heroes, side-by-side, and defend humanity against the coming doom.

She's not afraid of big, bad WEREWOLVES. They're afraid of HER.The War of Eternal Hunger freed witches from the rule of werewolves, ending a patriarchy only to create a matriarchy. A thousand years later, Oriana, Matriarch of Steelcross and Crimson Hunter, is a young, untried ruler who seeks to bridge the divide between witches and werewolves. But how can witches trust werewolves not to hurt them when Rage Disrupter collars are needed to control their lust for witch's blood and magic? And how can werewolves trust witches to treat them as equals when they've built metal cities and armed themselves, literally, with iron weapons of werewolf destruction?Marrok is a Clan of the Black Moon werewolf. When he meets and falls in love with Oriana, he knows action must be taken to stave off his lust for her blood and magic. But witches are the warm sun to werewolves' cold moon. Is it possible for them to share the same sky? Will Marrok betray Oriana-his bloodlust stronger than his love for his witch? Claws and fangs.Magic and metal.Will one side devour the other, or will they find a way to peacefully coexist?Welcome to Earth Rift, where the moon is black, and the sun is crimson.

Whatever happens beyond "I do" is up to us . . .Facing the choppy waters of marriage, infidelity, and the vows that bind us, a sea of choices stretches out before a couple on the brink. For Dr. Angela Styles-Franklin and her husband Sean, the past twenty years come to a head when the truth about a brief affair threatens to dismantle their family. Angie must face the rough road before her. In these trying times, the rosy haze of memories past and the history of their relationship flash before them and force both Sean and Angie to come to terms with what it means to invest a lifetime in a person and what a life lived together truly means. In the process, faith, trust, forgiveness and the power of family weave together into a tapestry of trials and patience that engulfs their road to reconciliation. Is love enough to hold together the fabric of a family and a second chance at forever?

Life, death, and rebirth, Isis's and Osiris's future hinges on all three.A century ago, the Dragon Kingdom of Nebty was lost to darkness. Invaded by demon hordes hellbent on stealing two powerful scepters, the Demon King claimed the preternatural realm as his own. To survive, the dragons fled their beloved home and sought refuge in the human realm.Having lived most of their lives in human form, Queen Isis and Rock Dragon Osiris, mere children during the Great Exodus, find themselves clinging to their culture and the ties that bind what's left of Dragonkind. Safe and assured that they are free from the threat of demons, their love flourishes. Yet, on one horrific night, their lives are shattered by tragedy and betrayal. They learn that no realm is beyond the brutal reach of the Demon King.Scores must be settled.Love must be remembered.And a lost nation must be reclaimed.

For generations the worlds of man and dragon have lived peacefully side-by-side. Harmonious and yet wholly separate, there is much unknown between them--but that is all about to change. For love knows neither color nor creed, and where there is passion, heat, and desire, it will spark.So begins the story of Kya the Bloodstone Dragon and Armstrong Knight, the unwitting victims of love's impervious pull. For when a dragon-shifter walks amongst the humans, the wheels of fate begin to turn and what was once separate worlds collide in the throes of young love. Their bonds will be tested by fate and the greedy, cruel hearts of wicked men. When their very lives, and the secret they share, are threatened, Kya and Armstrong must defy the odds and do what they can to protect the human and dragon worlds. In the chaos, a love story unfolds between two unlikely heroes and the lengths we all go to for the ones we love.

The arrival of a new enemy. The start of a greater battle. A destiny to be defended.A mighty war, waged every 500 years, has returned to the realm of mortals. And with it, the Day of Serpents arrives to wreak havoc upon the world.Assefa and Sanura struggle to complete their mate bond, as they also continue their fight in this preternatural war of fire versus water. Unseen enemies, surprise magic attacks and betrayal lurks at every turn for the couple, and revelations about their powers and past come to light.As Assefa and Sanura fight to seal their bond and love, destiny and divinity may have already sealed their fate.

A supernatural love triangle that tests the bounds of science, truth, and faith.Regent Lela of Asiya is the most powerful person on her planet but she is powerless to save the life of her beloved soulmate-Zion Grace. For thirty years they lived as husband and wife, but Zion's time is at an end. Lela must go on without him."There will never be anyone else for me." Despite having died, nothing can keep Zion from his soulmate. He's back but not as the man he once was. Zion must help Lela move on with her life, lest he lose her forever. But how can Zion convince Lela to accept the love and affections of another man when he still wants her for himself?"I love you, Lela. My heart is forever yours."Lela and Zion are bound souls, destined to live eternity together. For these lovers, death is not an end, but a fateful beginning. ¿

Afrocentric Books presents the second installment in the Afromyth Fantasy Series.This anthology contains fourteen fantasy stories featuring characters of the African diaspora, stories that will take you from the American antebellum South, where an African god searches for his voice, to the far-flung future, where a caravan of ships makes harbor in a Saharan sea. Follow a young boy who, with the help of ancestral magic, learns what it truly means to be a warrior. Take a spirit journey as a young girl learns to be a goddess. Afromyth Volume 2 is an eclectic collection of tales whose fantasy themes run the gamut from romance to horror, including a story of a woman whose sanity is tested by her family's demons. Within these pages, a healer unlocks an ancient power, a woman rides the gods, and a god rides a bike.Explore new worlds through the eyes of characters of indigenous African descent.