Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} No Quarter by L.J. LaBarthe Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words. Daydreaming! Reviewing LGBTQIA Books, all formats ! Binge Watching A World of Romance. Down Under Author Showcase – L.J. LaBarthe. Meet L.J. LaBarthe. L. J. LaBarthe is the author of many series and novels (listed below). To get to know L.J. LaBarthe a little better, she agreed to an interview. Look for her guest post below and the Down Under Scavenger Hunt question and clue found somewhere within. Author Bio: L.J. LaBarthe is a French-Australian woman, who was born during the Witching Hour, just after midnight. From this auspicious beginning, she went on to write a prize-winning short story about Humpty Dumpty wearing an Aussie hat complete with corks dangling from it when she was six years old. From there, she wrote for her high school yearbook, her university newspaper, and, from her early teens to her twenties, produced a fanzine about the local punk rock music scene. She enjoys music, languages, TV, film, travel, cooking, eating out, abandoned places, urbex, history, and researching. L.J. loves to read complicated plots and hopes to do complex plot lines justice in her own writing. She writes paranormal, historical, urban fantasy, and contemporary Australian stories, usually m/m romance and featuring m/m erotica. L.J. lives in the city of Adelaide, and is owned by her cat. Author’s Books, Series, and Stories: The Archangel Chronicles with Dreamspinner Press. • No Quarter • No Surrender, No Retreat • No Shadows Fall • The Wind-up Forest • The Crystal Lake • The Bone Cup • A Shot in the Dark • A Fire in the Heart • A Candle in the Sun. with Dreamspinner Press Mythica with Bottom Drawer Publications Waiting for the Moon and You with Dreamspinner Press Brick by Brick with Dreamspinner Press (Co-written with Cate Ashwood) Swimming with Elephants with Dreamspinner Press (forthcoming release available as a novella and part of the Piece Us Back Together anthology) Ice with Less Than Three Press with Dreamspinner Press (available as a novella and part of the Under the Southern Cross anthology) – one of the Down Under Author Scavenger Hunt Prizes ! Capsicum Head in the Rockin’ Hard Vol. 2 anthology with Less Than Three Press Sunburnt Country in the Something Happened on the Way to Heaven anthology with Less Than Three Press. Genre(s): With the exception of Brick by Brick , Swimming with Elephants, Capsicum Head, The Body on the Beach , City of Jade and Waiting for the Moon and You , all my books are paranormals. Contemporaries: Brick by Brick, Swimming with Elephants, Capsicum Head, Waiting for the Moon and You. Historicals: City of Jade, The Body on the Beach. 1. Today’s Giveaway (thank you,L.J. LaBarthe) is an eBook copy of any of the first 6 Archangel books, City of Jade or Mythica. Enter using this Rafflecopter link here. a Rafflecopter giveaway. Must be 18 years of age or older to enter. 2. Down Under Scavenger Hunt – find Question or “ Word “. Collect all the words/clues from each author and submit the list in writing no later than midnight on February 1st. Make sure you include an email address where you can be reached. Prizes will be given to 5 people selected, from 1st place to 5th! Happy Hunting. ************** Now on to our Interview with L. J. LaBarthe… . Q• When did you start writing? I don’t remember not writing, to be honest! I used to draw a lot and write little stories to go with my drawings. Q• Were you a reader as a child? Voracious. I was a shy kid, and spent a lot of time with books. Q • Where do you draw inspiration from? Everywhere. From the weather, the garden, places I’ve visited or documentaries I’ve seen, to history, research (I love research!), news articles to movies, music, TV shows. Just about anything and everything! Q• Favorite genres to write in and why? Paranormal, historical, fantasy and science fiction, because those are the genres I prefer to read. Q• Title or characters or plot? Which comes first? Usually, it’s a scene and then everything springs from that. There are exceptions to that of course, the book I’m working on at the moment, “Song of Song,” the title came first and everything else fell into place in my head with a loud clunk! Q• Do you have a favorite character that you have written? Archangels Gabriel, Raziel and Uriel and Archdemon Adramelek from my Archangel series. Q• Favorite quote (doesn’t matter the source)? “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.” – Said by Inigo Montoya, from “The Princess Bride.” Q• Favorite book/story you have read as an adult? Only one? I can’t do just one! I love the “Night Watch” series by Uzbek writer Sergey Lukyanenko, those are fantastic books. Then there’s the Danilov series by Jasper Kent, which is brilliantly done. “The Prince and the Program” by Aldous Mercer, “Child 44” by Tom Rob Smith, “31 Things” by Cate Ashwood, “The Cuckoo’s Calling” by J. K. Rowling… so many more. Q• What’s the hardest part of writing your books? Titles! I am really terrible at coming up with titles. “No Quarter,” for example, went through thirteen title changes until it became that, and that was thanks to my good friend Meredith Shayne suggesting it to me. Q• What book are you reading now? “New Watch” by Sergey Lukyanenko, which is his latest release; “The Silkworm” by J. K. Rowling. Q• How do you think books written from authors in Australia or New Zealand differ in style, language, and culture? I think we use a lot more slang. Our slang is rhyming slang and is often quite colourful. We also spell with British English, so the ‘u’ is still present in words like colour. Q• My first impression of AUS/NZ was from stories and novels like Colleen McCullough’s The Thorn Birds or Nevil Shute’s A Town Like Alice as well as from movies like The Man from Snowy River, The Dish, Rabbit Proof Fence, Strictly Ballroom, and yes, Crocodile Dundee! There are so many out there. What is your favorite AUS/NZ stories and favorite Australian/New Zealand movies? I’m going to be a bit different here and choose a TV show. The Australian show, “Offspring” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offspring_(TV_series)) is my choice, because not only is it brilliantly written, it’s a pretty accurate representation of middle class, inner suburban life. The show also doesn’t shy away from topics like death, addiction, child birth, and has not just heterosexual couples but gay and lesbian couples as well. The last three episodes of season four, for instance, had me bawling, completely ugly crying. And Twitter was on fire because of this particular plot line, so much so, that the band, The Offspring, took to Twitter to say that nothing had happened to them, and the police department local to where the show is set, had to issue a statement saying there would be no investigation into what happened. (I’m avoiding spoilers, in case readers want to watch the show!) And there were more tears in season five, and I hate crying at TV/movies/books, but I love, love, love this show, even though it turns me into the ugly crying author! Q• If you were a tour guide, what would you like a visitor to see and what impression would you want them to take away with them when they leave? The Flinders Ranges in outback South Australia. Not just because this is my own favourite part of the country and I live in SA, but because it really is stunningly beautiful, no matter what time of year you visit. Q• What are your current projects? I have six (. ) titles coming out in 2015, so I foresee a LOT of editing in my near future. The last three Archangel books are coming out, as is “Brick by Brick,” “Swimming with Elephants” and “Waiting for the Moon and You.” I’m also on the home stretch of the first draft of my sci-fi space opera m/m romance, called “Song of Song,” and I’m really enjoying writing it, so much so that it feels as if the book has written itself. • What’s next up for you? A bit of rest, I think. Then I’ll get back into it. I’ve got a few works in progress that I’d like to finish and a few plot bunnies I’d like to start. Either way, there will be more tales told, and more books. Q What are the questions you would like to see answered for the Scavenger Hunt? one answer will do. 1. Aussie slang – what am I doing if I’m using the telling bone? or . 2: Aussie slang – what bird is on the South Australian coat of arms? send your answers to me along with the other words/clues at the end of the month. No Quarter by L.J. LaBarthe. The Body on the Beach. No Surrender, No Retreat. No Shadows Fall. The Wind-up Forest. The Crystal Lake. A Shot in the Dark. Published by DREAMSPINNER PRESS. 5032 Capital Circle SW, Suite 2, PMB# 279, Tallahassee, FL 32305-7886 USA. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of author imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. A Shot in the Dark. © 2015 L.J. LaBarthe. Cover content is for illustrative purposes only and any person depicted on the cover is a model. All rights reserved. This book is licensed to the original purchaser only. Duplication or distribution via any means is illegal and a violation of international copyright law, subject to criminal prosecution and upon conviction, fines, and/or imprisonment. Any eBook format cannot be legally loaned or given to others. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the Publisher, except where permitted by law. To request permission and all other inquiries, contact Dreamspinner Press, 5032 Capital Circle SW, Suite 2, PMB# 279, Tallahassee, FL 32305-7886, USA, or. Digital ISBN: 978-1-63216-713-2. Library of Congress Control Number: 2014920679. First Edition March 2015. Printed in the United States of America. This paper meets the requirements of. ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). This series and these characters are very close to my heart. However, no matter of authorial love would help get them published without the help, support, and faith of a very special group of people. First of all, as always, my deepest gratitude and love goes to Cate Ashwood, who is my grammar savior and my dear friend. Her wit, insight, and talent are unlimited, and she is truly a star in the universe of humanity. Secondly, my thanks and love to the oldest and dearest friends in my life: Sue Cavanagh-Lang, Chris Wiley, Marina Pycroft, Tracy Bailey, Laura Osgood, Clare Clarke, Shane Bevin, Hermann Lauss, FAL, Jasmin Pycroft, Meredith Shayne, my knight protector from the west and my family, my mother, my cousin, Dr. Ian, my brother, John, my niece, Shandi Sansom. Thirdly, to my dear friends and colleagues, Ali Wilde, Zathyn Priest, Alison Mann, Raine O’Tierney, Skylar M. Cates, Israel Bishop, Rick R. Reed, and Molly Soiner, I say a big thank you, you’re awesome. Finally, but no means the least, thank you a million times over to my wonderful editors, Erika Orrick and Lynn West, the art department and Anne Cain, all the staff at Dreamspinner Press and most of all, to Elizabeth North. Vous êtes tous merveilleux et terrible et ne laissez jamais personne vous dire le contraire. Bénir. Merci pour toujours. “Do not be misled by what you see around you, or be influenced by what you see. You live in a world which is a playground of illusion, full of false paths, false values and false ideals. But you are not part of that world.” Michael: Chief Archangel, he is oldest of the Archangels. His titles are: Prince of Heaven, Archangel of Repentance, Righteousness, Mercy and Sanctification, Tutelary Sar of Israel, Guardian of Jacob, Commander in Chief of the Armies of Heaven, Destroyer of Satan, Chief of the Sun, Patron Saint of Policemen, Angel of the Grail. His power is gold, and he is bonded to Archangel Gabriel. Gabriel: Archangel of War, he is next in age. His titles are: Mercy, Revelation and Annunciation, the Strength of God, God’s Rage and Jealousy, General of God’s Armies, Commander of the Seraphim, Left Hand of God, Destroyer of Sodom and Gomorrah, Dictator of the Koran to Mohammed, Chief of the Moon, Angel of the Grail. His power is silver, and he is bonded to Archangel Michael. Raphael: Archangel of Healing and Medicine, Prayer, Joy and Light. His titles are: Overseer of the Evening Winds, Angel of the Sun. His power is white, and he is bonded to Israfel, Angel of Music. Uriel: Archangel of Sanctification, Fire, and Vengeance. His titles are: Guardian of the Gates of Hell, Guardian of Eden, Fire of God, Angel of Thunder. His power is orange, and he is bonded to Archangel Raziel. Tzadkiel: Archangel of Judgment. His titles are: Chief of God’s Secret Police, Commander of the Ophanim, Angel of Jupiter. His power is copper. Samael: Archangel of Death. His power is indigo. Remiel: Archangel of Mercy and Visions. His titles are: Guide to Judgment, Angel of Thunder. His power is dark green, and he is in a long-term relationship with Ishtahar. Haniel: Archangel of Love. His titles are: Guardian of Innocents, Angel of Venus. His power is red. Metatron: Archangel of the Voice of God. His titles are: Angel of the Covenant, Chancel or of Heaven, Scribe of God. His power is pale blue. Raziel: Archangel of Secrets and Mysteries and Science. His titles are: Author and Keeper of the Sefer Raziel Book of Magic, Angel of the Grail. His power is bronze, and he is bonded to Archangel Uriel. Israfel: Angel of Music. His power is blue, and he is bonded to Archangel Raphael. Tabbris: Angel of Free Will. His power is purple. Agrat bat Mahlat: Angel of Prostitution, Sex, and Procreation, cal ed the Whore of God. She is one of the four Succubi sisters. Her power is red, and she is married/bonded to Shateiel, Angel of Silence and Soldiers. Shateiel: Angel of Silence and Soldiers. The most trusted lieutenant of Gabriel, he is mute and communicates solely by telepathy. His power is light blue, and he is married/bonded to Agrat, Angel of Prostitution, Sex, and Procreation. Camael: An Angel of War under the command of Gabriel. His power is silver-blue. Sophiel: Intelligence of Jupiter (corresponding to Tzadkiel), Angel of the Moon. Her power is blue. Brieus: Angel of Demon Hunting. His power is silver-blue. Asaf: Angel of Evening Hymns under the command of Gabriel. His power is silver-blue. Vel: Angel of Wednesday under the command of Gabriel. His power is silver-blue. John: Adopted son of Gabriel, killed during the Seventy Years War. Mira: Adopted daughter of Gabriel, killed during the Seventy Years War. Lia Darguill: Operative of evil who worked out of a textbook warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia, devoted to Bob Taytton and his planned new world order. Bob Tayt on: Megalomaniac who believed himself to be the reincarnation of a French saint named Secaire. He opened the portals to Hell that sparked the Seventy Years War and was kil ed at the outset of that war. Ishtahar: High Priestess of Semjaza, Prince of the Grigori. She was born in the city of Eden at the dawn of Creation and forced to bear children to Semjaza, mother of the first Nephilim—half-human, half-angel hybrids. She is in a long-term relationship with Remiel. Hiwa: Elder son of Ishtahar; hates his father, Semjaza, and feels nothing but loathing for him. He has spent most of his life living as an assassin, working predominantly for the Russian mafia. Ahijah: Younger son of Ishtahar; also hates his father, Semjaza. He has devoted his life to God, living and working as a priest, final y settling in Brazil. Eleanora: A French witch, living in Provence. Jihu: A shaman, living in North Korea in a communal farm with his family, hides his talents from prying eyes and ears. Sorella: A wise-woman, living in the Congo, in the slums. She is also an herbalist and healer. Frank: A former Cistercian monk, now a Hermit. He lives on the island of St. Kilda, off the north coast of Scotland. Khenbish: A shaman and a Buddhist, living in Mongolia. His name means “Nobody,” which confuses evil spirits. Iolana: A shamaness living in Hawaii, very shy but kind and cheerful. She lives with her girlfriend and loves to surf. Her name means “to soar like an eagle.” Wilara: A Wajarri Elder living on the traditional tribal lands of the Wajarri People in Western Australia. Lyudmila: Queen of the Eastern Bloc Weres and has two shifter shapes: a wolf and a mink. She has talent with magic and with visions. She is Russian but now lives in Yerevan, capital of Armenia. Piotr: Lyudmila’s consort. He is Russian, but lives in Yerevan with Lyudmila. His shifter shape is that of an eagle. Arkady: A Russian shifter. He has ulterior motives and is as slippery as a fish. Olga: A Russian shifter. Vasily: A Russian shifter. Larissa: An Armenian shifter. Minnie: An Australian witch. She is formerly a thief known as No-Hands Minnie. She lives with her partner Max and their cat. Max/Mobius: Extremely talented hacker known for being able to dig up hidden information. He lives with his partner Minnie and their cat. Horace: A member of the Order of Midnight, an extremely expensive group of assassins. Chloe: A young woman working for the British Library in London in the rare books and manuscripts department. She is good friends with Penemuel, the Grigori. Susan: Chloe’s mother and Penemuel’s landlady. Angelique: Alpha of a Venatores pack. She was formerly a member of the US Air Force and is of Mexican descent, raised in Texas. Her shifter shape is a dark gray wolf, and she is in a relationship of sorts with Declan. Lily: Beta of Angelique’s pack. She is an Englishwoman formerly of the British Army. Her shifter is a gray wolf, and she is married to Danny, another member of the pack. Baxter: Kappa of Angelique’s pack. He was formerly a US Marine, suffering PTSD. His shifter shape is an Arctic white wolf, and he is in a relationship with Liam. Danny: Kappa of Angelique’s pack. He was also formerly a US Marine, born and raised in Georgia. His shifter shape is a gray wolf, and he is married to Lily, another member of the pack. Riley: Omega of Angelique’s pack and the pack medic. He was formerly a US Navy Corpsman working with the United States Marine Corps. His shifter shape is a red rock wolf. Declan Jones: Shifter and older brother of Liam. He was raised in Puerto Rico and worked for some years in the US Army. His shifter shape is a Yorkshire terrier, and he is in a relationship of sorts with Angelique. Liam Jones: Necromancer and younger brother of Declan. He was raised in Puerto Rico. He is one of the strongest necromancers alive in the world. Worked as a police officer before he and Declan set out together to work as demon trackers. He is in a relationship with Baxter. Anna: Venatores. She is of Russian descent. She is a wolf shifter, mother to two young children, and married to Robert. Robert: Venatores. He is of American descent. He is a fox shifter, father to Anna’s children, and married to Anna. Sebastian Bloome: Individual involved in the kidnap and sale of angels on the black market. Jessica-Mae: A child who died in the mountain facility in Yaak whose ghost helped Liam, Declan and the Venatores. Lucifer: King of Hell. A Fallen Angel, the first Fallen Angel. His titles are: King of Hell, Lightbringer, The Morningstar, Lucifer, Prince of Lies, Lord of Deceit, Lord of the Flies, The Devil, Satan. He is almost omniscient, nearly as much as God. He is very good friends with the Archdemon Adramelek, one of the first angels to Fall. His power is white, and he is in an open relationship with Lilith and is sometimes involved with Adramelek. Adramelek: Fallen Angel and unquestionably loyal to Lucifer. Formerly a member of the choir of angels called the Thrones, his titles are: Archdemon of Fire, Great Minister and Chancellor of the Order of the Fly, President of Satan’s Private Council, the High Council of Devils, President of the Guild of Glass Knives. His power is silver- black, and he is Lucifer’s sometimes-lover. Ondrass: One of the first demons created, born out of Lucifer’s fury just after his fall into Hell. His titles are: Archdemon of Discord, Grand Marquis of Hell, Lucifer’s personal hit man, member of the Guild of Glass Knives. His power is black, and he is in a relationship with his personal assistant, Markus. Melcherisa: Archdemon of Darkness. His titles are: Governor of the Base Natures of Hel , member of the Guild of Glass Knives. His power is dark gray. Lix Tetrax: Duchess of Whirlwinds, High Priestess of Fevers and Member of the Order of the Fly, member of the Guild of Glass Knives. Her power is silver-gray. Ba’al: Seneschal and butler to Lucifer. He is absolutely loyal to Lucifer and loves him as a father figure. His power is gray. Sprite: Adramelek’s hell-cat, ginger-colored, with a fondness for tuna and fresh fish. Uphir: Archdemon of Medicine and Science, Hell’s Physician. His power is muddy brown. Marchosias: Marquis of Wolves. His power is khaki-green. Markus: Personal Assistant to Ondrass, the Archdemon of Discord. His power is gray, and he is in a relationship with Ondrass. Lilith: The first wife of Adam, and prior to that, the consort of God Himself. Her titles are: Consort of Lucifer, Eater of Infants, The First Adulteress, Consort of Yahweh, Mother of Giants. Lilith is the first scorned woman and the first strong woman to say no to a man. After she left Adam, she wandered in the wilderness and mothered giants, the monsters of ancient mythology. Originally named Lilitu, she met Lucifer in the desert and they spent a long time in conversation. Lilith is the oldest of the four Succubi sisters. Agrat, Eisheth, and Naamah are her sisters. Her power is red. Shamsiel: A Fallen Angel of the choir of the Grigori and formerly the Grigori of Astrology. He made a deal with Bob Taytton and they sold feathers from his wings to demons to hide them from angelic sight in the build- up to the Seventy Years War. He was kil ed by Lucifer for his actions. Semjaza: Prince of the Grigori, imprisoned in the constellation of Aquila by Gabriel in the last days of Eden. His punishment was for corrupting humanity and breeding with human women, most notably his high priestess, Ishtahar, whom he forced to be his wife. Is the father of Hiwa and Ahijah. He is a talented magician. He was pulled down to Hell and suffers in the Lake of Frozen Souls, tortured personally by Lucifer. Azazel: Closest friend and al y of Semjaza, Grigori of Weaponry and Makeup. Penemuel: Grigori of Writing and Reading, he escaped with Baraqiel and Kokabiel. His best friends are Chloe and her mother, Susan, and the two Grigori named Baraqiel and Kokabiel, and he has a pet cat. Baraqiel: Grigori of Astronomy and Astrology, he escaped with Kokabiel and Penemuel. In the modern world, he works as an astrophysicist at the Belgian Observatory, and lives with Kokabiel, with whom he is in a relationship. Kokabiel: Grigori of Astronomy and Astrology, he escaped with Baraqiel and Penemuel. In the modern world, he works as an astrophysicist at the Belgian Observatory and lives with Baraqiel, with whom he is in a relations hip. Eisheth: Youngest of the four Succubi sisters, she spent her time living among the stars, comforting those who fell to earth as they died. She was murdered by her sister Naamah to profane the Holy Grail. Naamah: One of the four Succubi sisters, she used to live in the seas of the Earth, but moved to Purgatory during the Seventy Years War. She has two children, twins, whose father is unknown. Her twin children are named Arthur and Morgana, after the Arthurian legends. IT WAS hot, one of those Indian summer days when the sun shone down brightly and a few fluffy white clouds floated serenely in the sky. Bees hummed around the rose, lavender, and rosemary bushes, and birds warbled from the oak and pine trees. The grass was a mixture of green and tall, and brown and wilting, and there was a faint breeze with a hint of snow, heralding the oncoming fal . It was a beautiful day, and Baxter was more than content to lounge in a rickety deck chair, nursing a bot le of cold beer and watch the goings-on in the large yard that spread out behind Michael’s building. He sat beneath an awning, the canvas thrumming every so often when the breeze blew a little more strongly, and beyond him, beneath the sprawling wooden veranda, members of the Venatores were preparing a barbeque. Farther away, the sounds of laughter and childish shrieks filled the air as the children of the Venatores played in the park-like surrounds. Standing near a copse of trees, Baxter could see his boss, Archangel Michael, in the embrace of his lover and bondmate, Archangel Gabriel. Once upon a time, that sight would have upset Baxter greatly and sent him retreating indoors to gnaw on his own liver—figuratively speaking, of course—in jealousy. Now, though, Baxter chuckled to himself as he watched Michael fidget, cheeks painted crimson as Gabriel spoke in a low voice to him. He could only imagine what Gabriel was saying; to judge from the wicked expression on Gabriel’s face, he was getting just as much entertainment out of making Michael blush as he was enjoying the closeness with his lover. No quarter in the fourth / Raiders kicked when down. 1 of 15 RAIDERS_082_fl.jpg On the openning kick off Eagles place kicker David Akers injuried himself. But Akers ended up kicking the winning fielding that edged out the Oakland Raiders 23-20 at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia,PA. 9/25/05 Philadelphia PA Frederic Larson The San Francisco Chronicle Frederic Larson Show More Show Less. 2 of 15 RAIDERS_1383_fl.jpg Eagles place kicker David Akers after being injuired on the first kick off of the game came back to kick the go ahead field goal to beat the Oakland Raiders in Philadelphia. After the kick both Koy Detmmer (right) and Akers celebrated. The Philadelphia Eagles wind over the Oakland Raiders 23-20 on a last second field goal in the 4th quarter at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia,PA. 9/26/05 Philadelphia PA Frederic Larson The San Francisco Chronicle Frederic Larson Show More Show Less. 4 of 15 RAIDERS_406_fl.jpg Oakland Raiders (99) Warren Sapp loses his helmet but gets to the Donovan McNabb to strips the ball. The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Raider 23-20 at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia,PA. 9/26/05 Philadelphia PA Frederic Larson The San Francisco Chronicle Frederic Larson Show More Show Less. 5 of 15 RAIDERS_973_fl.jpg The Philadelphia Eagles Terrell Owens (81) scores on short pass by Donovan McNabb in the 3rd quarter. The Eagles won over the Oakland Raiders 23-20 on a last second field goal by David Akers in the 4th quarter at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia,PA. 9/26/05 Philadelphia PA Frederic Larson The San Francisco Chronicle Frederic Larson Show More Show Less. 7 of 15 RAIDERS_1265_fl.jpg Oakland Raiders ground game was mostly the work of LaMont Jordon (34). The Philadelphia Eagles won over the Oakland Raiders 23-20 on a last second field goal in the 4th quarter at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia,PA. 9/26/05 Philadelphia PA Frederic Larson The San Francisco Chronicle Frederic Larson Show More Show Less. 8 of 15 RAIDERS_721a_fl.jpg Oakland's Randy Moss makes a large gain late in the 4th quarter that set up a TD the tied the game. The Philadelphia Eagles when on to win over the Oakland Raiders 23-20 on a last second field goal by David Akers in the 4th quarter at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia,PA. 9/26/05 Philadelphia PA Frederic Larson The San Francisco Chronicle Frederic Larson Show More Show Less. 10 of 15 Oakland Raiders tight end Courtney Anderson (83) beats Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Dhani Jones (55) on a 36-yard pass reception that set up Oakland's touchdown in the first quarter Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/George Widman) GEORGE WIDMAN Show More Show Less. 11 of 15 Philadelphia Eagles tight end L.J. Smith dives for an incomplete pass against the Oakland Raiders during the second quarter in Philadelphia, September 25, 2005. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer TIM SHAFFER Show More Show Less. 13 of 15 Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Terrell Owens (R) battles for the ball with the Oakland Raiders cornerback Charles Woodson (L) during the second quarter in Philadelphia, September 25, 2005. REUTERS/Tim Shaffer TIM SHAFFER Show More Show Less. 14 of 15 Oakland Raiders receiver Randy Moss (18) is stopped by Philadelphia Eagles safety Brian Dawkins (20) and cornerback Lito Sheppard (26) after completing a 22-yard reception in the first quarter Sunday, Sept. 25, 2005, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy) RUSTY KENNEDY Show More Show Less. 2005-09-26 04:00:00 PDT Philadelphia -- When injured Eagles placekicker David Akers crumpled to the ground after two penalty-strewn tries at an opening kickoff, his already strained right hamstring so trashed he could barely stand upright, the winless Raiders sensed they had a chance Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Sure enough, with just over two minutes remaining, the game was tied 20-20. Really, how could the Philadelphia offense effectively march 80 yards downfield with quarterback Donovan McNabb battling a bruised sternum and painful abdominal strain? You figured the Eagles would have to aim right for the end zone, rather than look to a gimpy kicker whose two previous point-after attempts elicited such pain, the 67,735 watching at the Linc collectively cringed? Eleven solid plays, good clock management and 75 yards later, Philadelphia inched just close enough with 12 seconds left for Akers to line up for a 23-yard attempt. He convinced himself to forget about how much it would hurt and instead drove the ball straight through the uprights with nine seconds remaining. The Eagles (2-1) got a 23-20 victory from a limping kicker who had to be helped off the field, while the 0-3 Raiders watched a healthy Sebastian Janikowski miss two field goals, their highly touted offense alternately sputter and kick start, and their defense fail miserably when a face-saving win was well within grasp. "I thought it was done," Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard confessed as he watched that breath-stealing final series. "The whole time we were driving I was like, 'Man, it's gonna be tough because we have to score a touchdown.' " Think again. A few well-placed McNabb passes to the game's offensive star, running back Brian Westbrook -- not Terrell Owens or Randy Moss -- a signature Raiders' penalty (10-yard, hands-to-the-face call on tackle Robert Gallery), a missed tackle by cornerback Charles Woodson on a 14-yard McNabb completion to Owens, and Philly was in business. "I'm a little banged up," said McNabb, who nonetheless completed 30-of-52 passes for 365 yards, two touchdowns and an interception -- a first- quarter ball tipped by Raiders linebacker Tyler Brayton that landed in the mitts of Warren Sapp. How does it feel to lose a game like this, letting a nicked-up kicker attain Rocky Balboa status before a deliriously happy Philly crowd? "It sucks. I will tell you that," said Raiders wide receiver Jerry Porter, who caught only five passes for 40 yards as the Raiders' slot receiver. The pattern for 2005 is now firmly established, and it isn't drastically different from the dreck that left this franchise with only nine victories the past two seasons. Loads of penalties -- 13 for 94 yards, including the usual array of holding calls, a particularly boneheaded 15-yard late hit call when DeLawrence Grant needlessly drilled McNabb in the back and a third quarter sequence when the Raiders were found to have 14 players on the field -- are the easy explanation. Janikowski's sudden lapse into mediocrity, as the usually slam-dunk kicker made field goals of 28 and 26 yards but missed on attempts of 49 and 37 yards, added to the misery. Quarterback Kerry Collins' 8-yard touchdown pass to running back LaMont Jordan on the Raiders' opening drive looked swell enough. Then again, that second-quarter dropped pass by Justin Fargas and holding call on Langston Walker at the Eagles' 10-yard line turned a prime scoring drive into a meek 3-point contribution from Janikowski. "This is how our season has been so far," said free safety Stuart Schweigert who forced a badly needed fourth quarter fumble with just under 11 minutes that Derrick Gibson recovered at the Raiders' 2-yard line. "We always talk about how it's the little things. "Not getting the little things done has us at 0-3." All that said, how can the Raiders -- clinging to a 10-6 advantage at the half -- explain why they completely ignored the playmaking Moss the entire third quarter? Led Zeppelin: The Complete Studio Recordings. Alfred Music, in association with Led Zeppelin, is proud to present for the first time ever this complete guitar TAB hardcover edition featuring all nine of the band's landmark studio albums. Drawn from more than 30 years of documentation, interviews, and recorded footage, these transcriptions deliver unprecedented accuracy and insight into the groundbreaking music of Led Zeppelin and the guitar style of Jimmy Page. 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