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Lady Jane Brooke sought shelter when her coach broke down, and found herself at the Earl of Wintringham’s estate. Trying to conceal her identity, she introduced herself as a governess. Lord Winter, as the apparently cold earl was called, thawed in response to the delightful Miss Brooke, but she knew he would never approve of her deception.

Finding themselves captive to Juan Josef, the combined group of survivors must come to terms with their own morality, as they are faced with the dilemma of altering history in order to prevent tragedy. Escaping Juan Josef and returning home sit at the forefront of their minds, as the group blends. Relationships will be both tested and strengthened as they navigate captivity on an 18th-century pirate ship. They'll face rough waters, illnesses, and be forced to cope with a captor who is unstable.

The definitive guide to the real men of the gridiron: NFL tight ends. There is no profession in sports like the NFL tight end. None. You must mash 320-pound defensive ends in the run game. You must twist your torso at impossible angles to make acrobatic catches downfield in the pass game. You...

This audiobook provides insight on the health benefits of intermittent fasting and dieting for both men and women. It also discusses the benefits of weight loss by fasting for your well-being and provides the history and origins of fasting in different cultures and religions.

Finding himself stranded in the water after a devastating plane crash, Chris Grace helplessly watches the raft that holds is wife float out of his reach. Clinging to a stewardess’ life jacket to remain afloat, his life will be forever changed. When rescue comes in the form of an old wooden ship, he is forced to question the world around him, realizing over time that the storm that struck their airplane was no ordinary storm at all. Under the protection of the name she shares with a well-known duchess, Chris and Maria navigate their presence on the ship.

The first book devoted to the history of African Americans in South Florida and their pivotal role in the growth and development of Miami, Black Miami in the Twentieth Century traces their triumphs, drudgery, horrors, and courage during the first 100 years of the city's history. Marvin Dunn combines exhaustive research in regional media and archives with personal interviews of pioneer citizens and longtime residents in a work that documents as never before the life of one of the most important Black communities in the United States.

The most vital secrets of Great Britain are being stolen and sold to hostile foreign agencies. The perpetrator is an ingenious and ruthless high-ranking British official, code name "The Thief". The identity of the traitor is unknown, but it is established he is one of five suspects. Brilliant strategist and former MI6 spy Ben Sign is discretely commissioned to investigate the security breach and neutralize The Thief. In trying to solve the mystery, Sign realizes he is facing the most formidable opponent he has ever encountered.

A powerful story about hope, humanity, and the possibility of change The inspiration for James Graham's OIivier Award winning play PUNCH In 2011 Jacob Dunne threw a single punch that ended another man’s life. Sentenced to prison for manslaughter, he served fourteen months of a custodial...

In Plotting a Fantasy Novel, you’ll discover how to create a novel outline in five easy steps. Fantasies are our secret escape to utopia. And with the right tools and techniques, you can create many more escape gateways by writing compelling fantasy novels…novels your readers will be itching to get their hands on. If you dream of seeing your name among the masters of storytelling, it’s time to learn the secrets.

This inspirational tale tells the story of a little robin and how his life changed when he stopped trying to be like the other birds and just accepted himself for who and what he was. Robins are known to sing beautiful tunes that fill the trees with enchanting music, but this little robin just didn't fit in until, one day, he learned that there are things more important than trying to be like others. The embedded message in the story will surely make the listener reflect on their own limitation and why, like the little robin, they, too, are special.

These aren’t typical Sherlockian pastiches - the listener won’t find new investigations in the traditional manner. Rather, these stories take the inconsistencies and contradictions to be found in those original 12 canonical adventures and pull them apart, twist them, double back on them, and construct them into something that’s sly and new and thoroughly thought-provoking. These efforts are dense with material and are filled with Easter Eggs for the perceptive Sherlockian. The author’s subtle sense of humor and affection for Holmes and Watson peeks through at every turn.

"Delaine has the perfect deadpan narration that conveys the hopelessness of our protagonist."- Booklist Sally Gunnar has withdrawn from the world. She spends her days alone at home, reading drugstore mysteries, polishing the doorknobs, waxing the floors. Her only companions are a vase of...

A sweet story about Wilbur, the cutest tractor, who faces an unknown future with patience and hope - this story features Wilbur's adorable friend Hattie, who supports him along the journey into his new home.

Erica Stone has just graduated from college and is heading to medical school in the fall. Everything is going according to plan, until a dream vacation with her two best friends turns into a nightmare. Left with no other option, she is forced to put her trust in a mysterious man who has secrets of his own. Together, they work to uncover the sinister plot that has changed their lives...but can they stay alive long enough to expose the truth?

When Darin Dunn first moved to Thailand at age 22, little did he know all the adventures in store for him. In listening to this book, you will find yourself smelling the environments, tasting the food, and feeling the joy and frustration that he experienced as he made his way across the Lao frontier, down the Mekong River, through insurgent military camps in Myanmar, kayaking the mangrove forests of Southern Thailand, and dodging landmines in Cambodia and Myanmar.

Are your kids, career, marriage, community, and social life constantly competing for your time and attention?Are you an exhausted dad frustrated that you can't always bring your A-game to every aspect of your life? In a fast-paced world that demands extra every day, dads are struggling more than ever to find the balance and motivation to have the family, career, and life they want without making damaging compromises. All dads want to improve, but many are unclear what specific steps to take. They just need a playbook.

Once upon a time, a burnt-out Claire Dunn spent a year living off the grid in a wilderness survival program. Yet love and the possibilities of human connection drew her back to the city, where she soon found herself as overscheduled, addicted to her phone and lost in IKEA as everyone else. Given all the city offered - comfort, convenience, community and opportunity - she wanted to stay. But to do so, she'd have to learn how to rewild her own urban soul. Now, Claire swims in city rivers, forages in the suburbs and explores many other practices to connect to the world around her.

The Chambers Militant of the Inquisition fight their battles against heretics, xenos and daemons. These audio dramas shed new light on these dark missions of critical importance to humanity’s survival. Those of the Imperial Inquisition consider themselves all that stands between the Imperium of Mankind and the Ruinous Powers - it's a demanding occupation that can occasionally lead them to make some morally ambiguous decisions. Get inside the heads of some of the Imperium's most intense civil servants with this collection of thrilling - and intriguing - audio dramas.

These stories will transport you to the heart-breaking internecine conflict known as the Horus Heresy. Each one of these audio dramas is a stirring tale of a long, vicious war that rages on into the 41st Millennium. Some of Black Library's best-known names have crafted thrilling, revealing and sometimes surprising audio dramas that shed more light on the galaxy spanning conflicts of the Horus Heresy.

It began with injustice - Stalin murdered Ana Cortez's parents, idealists caught up in his purges, and assumed Ana, a mysterious Mexican woman who had a curious fascination with Russia and was 36 years his junior, would marry him to produce a communist dynasty to rule the world. When she flees Moscow, his secret police relentlessly pursue her. In a desperate game of hide-and-seek that stretches over decades and continents, she eludes them. She is up against a brutal dictator, the international resources of Soviet Russia, and loneliness.