The story of Zephyr Wright, unsung hero of the civil rights era. Zephyr was the family chef for Lyndon and Lady Bird Johnson during much of Lyndon's political career. Zephyr used her influence with the Johnson's to help them understand the experience of segregation and racism. As a result President Johnson better understood the demands of the civil rights movement and found the determination to support the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. &#65279;

The Story of Zephyr Wright Hero of the Civil Rights Era

Starling, Laura

Children's Books

Starling Books

Winner of the Rone Award for Best Fantasy/Science Fiction of 2014 Becoming a winter queen will make Ilyenna as cold and cruel and deadly as winter itself, but it might be the only way to save her people from a war they have no hope of winning. Mortally wounded during a raid, seventeen-year-old Ilyenna is healed by winter fairies who present her with a seductive offer: become one of them and share their power over winter. But that power comes with a price. If she accepts, she will become a force of nature, lose her humanity, and abandon her family. Unwilling to pay such a high price, Ilyenna is enslaved by one of the invaders, Darrien. While in captivity, she learns the attack wasn't just a simple raid but part of a larger plot to overthrow her entire nation. With the enemy stealing over the mountains and Darrien coming to take her to his bed, Ilyenna must decide whether to resurrect the power the fairies left behind. Doing so will allow her to defeat Darrien and the other invaders, but if she embraces winter, she will lose herself to that destroying power--forever.

Winter Queen (Fairy Queens #2)

Teen & Young Adult

Argyle, Amber

Romance

Winter Queen (Fairy Queens #1)

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

"Witch Song is a rich and compelling fairytale of magic and dark controlling forces that gives a unique twist to witchcraft and witches. It was powerful and interesting. Argyle's ability to create a world in which the power of song is used to create magic, is not only masterful but brilliantly clever." ~Suz, Soul Unsung Brusenna is the last. All the other witches have been captured, their songs stolen and twisted from harmony and growth into chaos and death. She alone must stand against an evil much older and darker than anything she could ever imagine--an evil every witch before her has failed to vanquish. In that, Brusenna must be the first.

Witch Song

Amber Argyle's Witch Fall is a lush, complex, and heartrending tale whose action, romance, tragedy, and triumph is sure to delight fantasy lovers. ~ Kate Avery Ellison, Author of the Frost Chronicles. Supreme in their dominion over seasons, storms, and sea, the witches have forgotten the unmatched destructiveness of mankind. And among the weapons men seek are the magical songs of the witches. Born of witches but raised among their enemies, Lilette searches for a way to heal the rift between mankind and the witches. But it may be too late to save either. For if there is one thing Lilette has come to know for certain, it's that all things fall.

Witch Fall (Witch Song)

Literature & Fiction

Bargains. Only the truly desperate make them. Only the truly desperate need them. And always, the desperate pay. The silence and never-ending dark of winter are all Elice has ever known, for she is the daughter of the Winter Queen. Isolated in a northern queendom with only the seals for company, she dreams of color and music and life. So when a whaling ship crashes just offshore, she doesn't hesitate to rescue the lone survivor, Adar, who quickly becomes her friend. She must keep him hidden from her mother at all costs, for if the Winter Queen discovers him trespassing, she'll kill him. When her mother reveals just how dark her soul has become, Elice realizes she is as much a prisoner as Adar. To ever know true freedom-to ever become the woman she was meant to be-she must flee with him. But in their flight, she begins to see hints of something more nefarious. The darkness that has taken hold of her mother is spreading, staining the world with its influence. Unbeknownst to Elice, a bargain was made long ago. A bargain she was born to fulfill.

Daughter of Winter (Fairy Queens)

A price must be paid.
Elice has left behind the ice and isolation of winter. Before her is the warmth and wonder of summer with all its color and life. Adar is by her side, his touch sending tendrils of heat where before there was only cold. For the first time in her life, she is finally free. But all is not as it seems. There are secrets hidden in the heart of summer. Secrets that could burn Elice to the ground and take the whole world with her. The decades-long war between the queens of winter and summer has thrown off the balance of nature, leaving the world in its death throes. Adar believes Elice can stop the destruction and heal the decades-old feud between the queens—if only she will trust him. But like all fae bargains, that trust comes with a cost. And the price Elice will pay will tear asunder the boundaries between dreams and family, loyalty and betrayal. "A captivating series!" –Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author

Winter's Heir (7)

Amber Argyle

Science Fiction & Fantasy

There is one rule above all others: never bargain with the fae.
But as the drought worsens, Nelay must rely more and more on her forbidden sight to keep her family alive. When her father goes missing, she risks exposure to find him before time runs out. And when she arrives too late, the fairies are the only ones who can save him. All they require is a simple bargain that she'll return the favor one day. Some bargains are lethal.
"A captivating series!" –Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author

Of Fire and Ash (Fairy Queens)

Rule #1: Never bargain with the fae. Rule #2: Never fall for the enemy.
Otec is about to break both.
The only shepherd in a family of warriors, Otec returns to his clan to find all the men gone to war. They didn’t bother to tell him, let alone ask him to fight beside them. When his mother sends him on a trifling errand in the high mountains, he looks back to find his village burning and his people taken captive. Cut off from the help of the other clans and dodging raiders, he must become the warrior he was never meant to be. By his side is a foreign woman stalked by a dark, mysterious magic. Together, they race to save his family from a life of slavery. Worse, what he thought was a mere raid is actually a full-scale invasion. In the end, the fate of the clanlands rests on the shoulders of a shepherd. 
"A captivating series!" –Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author

Of Ice and Snow (Fairy Queens)

It's a dangerous game, and Cinder's freedom is the prize.
By law, any child born in Idara is free, even if that child is born in a slave brothel. Unfortunately for Cinder, she has grown into a beauty that surpasses even the renown of her mother and grandmother, making her far too valuable a commodity to lose. The slaveholder calls in Cinder’s debts, forcing her into a dangerous game where her very freedom is the prize. As she prepares to do the impossible, she discovers that there is more at stake than she could have ever imagined. The game for her freedom is only a smaller move in a complex coup against the immortal Summer Queen. That discovery shifts her from a small piece to a major player. It’s not only her freedom, but the fate of an entire nation, that rests in her hands. "A captivating series!" –Jennifer A. Nielsen, New York Times bestselling author

Of Sand and Storm (Fairy Queens)

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