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On the day that Roswell K. Doughty graduated from Boston University, he also received a commission as a second lieutenant in the army of the United States of America. It was not until 1942 that he was called to active duty—to face some of the toughest fighting of the Second World War. He subsequently saw action in North Africa, then at the disastrous Salerno landings in Italy - where the Allied divisions involved suffered 4,000 casualties—about which the author reveals that suspected intelligence breaches led to the Allies' plans becoming known to the Germans.

She’d always been my destiny. The woman whose life was tied to mine. I just hadn’t planned on falling in love and being forced to choose between my vows and my soul. No matter how deep my connection to her ran, I had a greater purpose I was meant to serve. And now that she was carrying the Harbinger of the Apocalypse–the result of our passion–I had to get her away from the rest of them.

With Lucifer wanting revenge and the elves desperate to hold onto their power, a battle is inevitable. The question is, which side will Reagan choose? The elves have treated her and her friends badly. Lucifer held her captive. Will she claim revenge…or will she seek to help balance the worlds? Is that even possible? Regardless, she’s not one to back away from trouble. As the worlds heat up and fates are realized, Regan’s future is anything but decided.

Bernadette "Bernie" Hunt excels in life, but love is another story. Being gorgeous, smart, and from a well-to-do family, she has no shortage of high-society suitors vying for her attention, but when measured against her father, none seem good enough. This changes when she meets Keith Davis, a hotshot lawyer recently hired at her father's firm. Being new to Atlanta from New Orleans, Keith's past is somewhat of a mystery. The day Keith proposes to Bernie is one of the happiest of her life. She has found a kindred soul who seems to bring everything to the table, including a dark secret.

In part one of A Ruthle$$ Love Story, Lourde’s only focus was proving to his father that he was worthy of the throne. Now that he knows Belmonte blood doesn’t run through his veins, he’s left with questions about who he really is. In the midst of all his family’s dirty laundry, he finds himself in love for the first time. When he loses himself, will he turn to Loyalty to remind him who he really is or feed into the ruthlessness he’s been immersed in all along?

With her farm beset on all sides, what is a widow to do? Coveted by the sadistic ruler of Caldor, fiery landowner Sabra Billerton becomes ensnared by the political intrigues of Baron Niles Turners court. After she is pushed to the brink of losing her home, a dark-eyed soldier named Gheric intercedes on Sabras behalf. When the handsome stranger shows up that night on her doorstep, Sabra reluctantly agrees to his offer of support.

Discover the ultimate guide to mastering work-life balance with "Take the Vacation: The Essential Guide to the Benefits of Taking Time Off Work and Achieving Work-Life Balance." Dive into real-life stories and expert insights that reveal how taking time off rejuvenates your mind, boosts productivity, and strengthens relationships. Unlike other vacation books, "Take the Vacation" is packed with practical tips for overcoming common barriers to taking time off.

Unlock your potential with "Principles for Success," the ultimate guide to mastering life's challenges with style and flair! Dive into practical, fun strategies that bring the proximity principle to life, ensuring you’re always surrounded by opportunities and positive influences. This book is packed with principles for self growth and success principles for teens, making it perfect for anyone ready to elevate their game.

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Willkommen an der Darkblood … ups, ich meine Darkhen Academy. Unsere Aufgabe ist einfach: Wir sollen alle Dämonen töten, bevor sie in der Menschenwelt Schaden anrichten und den zerbrechlichen Frieden zwischen unseren beiden Reichen zerstören. Kinderleicht, oder? Doch wenn ich nicht herausfinde, wie ich dieses Teufelsmal von meiner Brust loswerde, werden die Dämonen nicht aufhören, mich zu jagen. Zum Glück ist mein lang verschollener Vater aufgetaucht und hat versprochen, mir zu helfen.

FUN & QUIRKY! This is just an all around feel good story, even with all the dead bodies that pop up. You will love the gals in Cobbler's Bluff---three best friends who are thrown into amateur sleuthing to discover who the killer is. You will love escaping to Cobbler's Bluff. A quaint southern town where life is generally slow and laid back, other than the busy bodies who try to keep gossip stirred up, of course. Myrtle Camp is the town busy-body and noses into everyone's business. As head of several committees around town, she's made enemies with almost everyone with changes and regulations...

This superbly told story brings to life one of the most remarkable rulers––and men––in all of history and conveys the drama of his life and world. The Russia of Peter's birth was very different from the Russia his energy, genius, and ruthlessness shaped. Crowned co-Tsar as a child of ten, after witnessing bloody uprisings in the streets of Moscow, he would grow up propelled by an unquenchable curiosity, everywhere looking, asking, tinkering, and learning, fired by Western ideas.

R.k. Kombrinck, co-host of Night of the Living Podcast, delivers a collection of short stories to make you dread the empty house across the street; to make you wonder what lurks in the woods behind the park and question the smile of your kind, elderly neighbor. A new employee uncovers his workplace’s top-secret supernatural history. A little girl unknowingly invites a sinister creature into her family’s home through conversations with her “imaginary” friend. A hellish virus brings a cursed town’s populace back from the dead.

Five years on from the adrenaline-fueled days of the Cold Case Squad, PI Martina Monroe is now a managing partner at the renowned, Drakos Monroe Security & Investigations. She spends her days running the firm—a safe desk job—allowing her to spend more time with her sixteen-year-old daughter and less time in the line of fire. But her quiet life shatters when a meeting with the desperate parents of Katie Kimble, a young woman missing for two years, pulls her back into the fray.

Published in 1911, The Ballad of the White Horse by G. K. Chesterton is a poem about the deeds of King Alfred the Great. The epic ballad tells the story of how the King defeated the invading Danes at the Battle of Ethandun in the Valley of the White Horse, beneath an ancient equine image on the Berkshire hills. Chesterton employs this mysterious figure as a symbol of the traditions that guard and protect humanity.

Unlock Your Military Career Potential with Our Comprehensive ASVAB Study Guide. Authored by seasoned tutors Alan K. Porter and Jeanette Harding, our ASVAB study guide is crafted to equip you with the knowledge and strategies essential for acing the exam and securing your dream job in the military.

Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning empowers educators to harness rigorous research on how students learn and unleash it in their classrooms. Drawing on a 15-year scientist-teacher collaboration, more than 100 years of research on learning, and rich experiences from educators in K-12 and higher education, the authors present highly accessible step-by-step guidance on how to transform teaching with four essential strategies: Retrieval practice, spacing, interleaving, and feedback-driven metacognition.

Being accepted into an elite school of magic, monsters, and assassins was not my idea of higher education. But here I am, fighting my way through the Culling Trials to claim my right to be taught. As if the gauntlet-type physical and mental tests aren’t enough, people are going missing. People who are my friends. In a dangerous world where no one is as they seem, the golden rule is simple: Trust no one. They think we should just look out for ourselves. That we should leave the fallen behind and ask no questions. They clearly think we’re idiots.

They say that good girls like bad boys, and this was especially true for Pearl Stone, a child born of privilege to a drug baron and reputed killer known in the streets as Big Stone. Although the flashy, fast-paced nature of the streets calls to Pearl, she's been brought up to look but not touch. Yet when a young hustler named Diamonds crawls up from the swamps of Louisiana and sets up shop in New York City, everything Pearl was taught flies out the window.

Colton Donavan lives on that razor thin edge toward out of control. Whether it’s on the track or off of it, everything he wants is at his fingertips: success, willing women, media attention. Everything that is, but me. I’m the exception this reckless bad boy can’t seem to win over.