title: The Maid of Orleans: The Life and Mysticism of Joan of Arc
author: Sven Stolpe
description: "There have been many books about Joan of Arc, but none surpass this study by a Swedish biographer in its recreation of Joan's milieu, the vividness of its narrative, and its sensitive understanding of the mystery of her life and death." --<strong>James Hitchcock, Ph. D.</strong>, Author, <em>History of the Catholic Church</em><br /><br />"As an actress who portrayed Joan of Arc on stage, this beautiful work by Sven Stolpe made her come alive again, but in a much deeper mystical way for me. Stolpe leads us through the complex and incredible journey Heaven asked of Joan the maid. He strips away the legends about her and gets to the heart of her profound sanctity." --<strong>Mother Dolores Hart, OSB</strong>, Author, <em>The Ear of the Heart</em><br /><br />"The reader is transported back to France and the tumultuous world of this powerful young woman, enabling readers to embrace St. Joan's key message which was not as much about winning wars as it was winning souls for Christ." --<strong>Teresa Tomeo</strong>, Syndicated Radio Host, Author, <em>Extreme Makeover</em>
zlib_text: ‘There is no need to rush Jules,’ he drawled softly.  
  ‘We have a lot to catch up on. Or is that what you are afraid of?’  
  Her green eyes collided with deep dark brown. ‘Not you, that’s for sure,’ she
  snapped. But then his smallest finger trailed over her full lips, and a shiver
  lanced through her slender body and she knew she lied. Because suddenly she
  was desperately afraid—afraid of what Rand was making her feel.  
  ‘Well, if you’re sure about that, then you won’t mind this,’ he declared
  huskily, and she was pulled against the solid wall of his chest...
  
  HIS INHERITED BRIDE
  
  BY
  
  JACQUELINE BAIRD
  
  CHAPTER ONE
  
  JULIA DIEZ—Jules to her friends—glanced up at the ornate carved gargoyles that
  decorated the outside of the old stone building and shivered, not with cold
  but with nerves. She had exchanged the freezing January weather in England for
  mid-summer in Chile, and the temperature was a sunny eighty degrees. She had
  arrived in Santiago late last night, and right at this moment it was 