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It’s time to go back to the backwoods with Jessica Sloan. After lying low for years, a stirring of wanderlust compels the former professional assassin to hit the road. On the day before Halloween, she starts driving south with no particular destination in mind. Low on gas, she stops in Montclair, a small town deep in the heart of rural Alabama that conjures uncomfortable memories of Hopkins Bend, the depraved backwater burg where her life changed forever years ago.

Fresh out of law school, Leah Morrison lands her dream job at EcoSphere, a cutting-edge Portland biotech firm promising environmental breakthroughs. But beneath its noble mission lies a company on the brink of failure, riddled with strange divisions and unanswered questions. As Leah digs deeper into EcoSphere’s inner workings, she stumbles upon a chilling discovery: sabotage isn’t just a theory—it’s the plan. At the heart of the chaos lies a buried technology, one with the power to protect millions—or doom them forever.

No bairro carioca do Andaraí, dona Sebastiana e Feliciano Campossolo Nunes, chefe de seção do Tesouro Nacional, tentam arranjar pretendentes para a filha Mariazinha, uma jovem bonita de 20 anos. Entre os pretendentes, o mato-grossense Fortunato Guaicuru, um bacharel de direito vaidoso e cheio de artifícios para impressionar, e o carioca Simplício Fontes, um rapaz simples, honesto e dedicado ao seu trabalho.

It is the sixth century. The Romans have been gone for over 100 years, and Britannia is sinking into darkness. Kingdoms clash, and invaders flood the shores – the Jutes, the Angles, and now the bloodthirsty Saxons. Only Uther Pendragon has kept the West safe, defying, too, the rising tide of Christianity. But now, Uther is dead. And if the West falls, all of Britannia will follow. Deep in a secluded valley, hidden from the world, Arthur and Morgan have grown to adulthood under the care of their foster parents.

Esta apasionante historia comienza con un niño cuyo amor por la aviación se fue acentuando a medida que crecía. Todos los días insistía en visitar el viejo aeropuerto y pasarse horas viendo despegar y aterrizar aviones. Esos momentos eran lo más especial de su día, y cuando volvía a casa, contaba cada detalle de lo que había presenciado con una emoción desbordante. A medida que crecía, también lo hacía su pasión por volar. Su fascinación por la aviación lo llevó a perseguir su sueño de convertirse en piloto.

Sarah Cowan Johnson explica cómo los padres pueden desempeñar un papel de discipulado activo en el desarrollo de la fe de sus hijos, con ideas y estrategias apropiadas para las distintas edades y etapas del desarrollo. Además, ella muestra cómo podemos identificar momentos en que los niños experimentan una conexión con Dios, facilitar encuentros espirituales, esclarecer creencias emergentes y fomentar nuevos hábitos de fe en nuestros hijos.

Alice, an American who loves to speak French, is going to spend a few days in Provence. She dreams of lavender, olives and sunshine. She imagines herself on the village square at a café terrace, a glass of rosé in her hand. Unfortunately, her trip doesn’t go as planned.

When Abigale inherits her uncle's curiosity shop she is thrust into the world of the occult. Where strange rituals are performed and cursed antiquities change hands. In this, she finds an entity of untold power. A primeval being of aeons past shouting to be freed. An old tome acting as a latched door opened a crack, outlining a rite requiring exotic ingredients and acts of questionable morals. He promises an answer to her family's dark secret in exchange for her help.

Rights of Nature laws are becoming a vital tool for addressing environmental injustice. From New Zealand and India to Ecuador and Bolivia, advocates have successfully secured legal rights for rivers, forests, and mountains. Granting rights to nature has the potential to expand environmental protections, strengthen indigenous rights, promote sustainable development, and alter how humans relate to nature. Despite these promises, rights of Nature laws have met with greater resistance in some countries than in others.

Where Is Charlotte? captures the game of Hide-and-Seek as played by a feisty and fun little fireball. Drawing on the classic children’s tune, “Frère Jacques,” adults and children listen and sing together, bringing to life a young girl not afraid to say, “No.” Our little trickster has an authentic and assertive voice (perhaps a tad cheeky) and a playfully sassy non-verbal style. Charlotte bravely goes from familiar inside hiding places to “climbing trees” and “riding a breeze.”

There's nothing special about Michele Baker: well, not unless you count the fact that she hears messages from Angels, ancestors, spirit guides, and sentient beings from other worlds. The majority of the messages continue to come from Archangel Michael, chief of the angels. But in this second book, Archimedes and Archangel Gabriel play more prominent roles, too. She has also received messages from other extra-dimensional beings, and they collectively make up her "Team.

During his research on Near-Death Experiences, Dr. Prasad Vedurmudi, a genius neurologist at the prestigious University of Chicago, made a mind-bending discovery. A specific region of the brain acts as a gateway, transporting the departed to the next dimension. But there's more—a tantalizing possibility nobody has ever explored…Until now. Prasad believes that if he repairs that crucial part of the brain before death, he could unlock a profound secret—the key to controlling the afterlife experience itself. The implications are staggering.

This is the story of Iris De Loughery. Thirty. Engaged. Harvard professor. Perfectly put together—until she inherits a prism necklace she can’t remove. Until it connects her to a man she should never want. Hoyt Locklear. Wealthy. Cursed. With a prism of his own. And completely out of reach. Because every time she touches him, the magic burns him alive. And still, he says—try again. Now she's spiraling. Because the closer they fall, the more the prism pulls—toward mirrors, secrets, and blood.

A compilation of playful tales to amuse, entertain and scare you just a little.

Sir Lenny Henry has had a long and successful career as a comedian, impressionist, actor and presenter. Having starred in several plays in the West End and on radio, he was inspired to complete an MA in screenwriting and in 2011 penned his first radio drama, Corrinne Come Back and Gone, which opens this collection. He continued his writing career with three more Radio 4 plays and nine episodes of his comic monologue series Lenny Henry’s Rogues Gallery. Collected here for the first time, listen to these poignant and humorous original dramas.

There’s nothing easy about caring for elderly parents. It can be beautiful like a rose, yet also relentlessly painful. For twenty years, author Elizabeth Dell served as the caregiver for her very difficult parents: one, her father who was a raging narcissist, and the other, her mother, who was slowly fading away due to Alzheimer’s disease. As an only child, Dell was trapped trying to protect one from the other and trying to hold onto some semblance of normality in her personal life.

From a rough childhood to a distinguished United States Air Force career, Jason France’s life has been a whirlwind of sacrifice, service, and personal struggle. But it has also been filled with amazing opportunities and incredible experiences. After retiring from serving over three decades in uniform—and holding one of the highest enlisted leadership positions in the military—Jason embarks on a solo trek to hike the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail. His five-month journey to rediscover himself and fulfill a childhood dream turns out to be far more than he imagined.

After a messy past, Emily is determined to start over quietly in Woodstock, Vermont. No drama. No relationships. And definitely no getting involved with the grumpy, bossy contractor who seems to be everywhere she turns. Too bad he’s infuriatingly attractive…and even worse? He’s the first man who’s made her feel something in years.

Told through the eyes of a witty, outgoing, and curious little girl, Francie beautifully weaves together personal narratives and historical information about the ever-present American tragedy known as Appalachia. She peels back layers of her early life while walking us through the patches where coal miners and their families once lived, the impact of surviving in a contaminated environment, and the everyday threat of pollution, addiction, toothlessness, chronic depression, and abuse. An area where drugs and alcohol numb the pain of reality.

She can hear every lie. But now the whole town thinks she’s guilty. Sergeant Ash Myers has one secret she can never reveal—she can sense every lie. But when she’s framed for a string of brutal murders in Goldvein, Montana, the truth isn’t enough to save her. On the run in a blizzard, Ash finds an unlikely ally in Max—a man thought dead for five years, scarred by a secret lab, and desperate for revenge. Forced into hiding together, sparks fly as danger closes in. But trusting each other may be the only way to survive.