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***A Young Adult Romance*** Karla Forest grew up in a privileged lifestyle. Privat all girl’s schools. A diplomat’s daughter, she had traveled the world, twice over. The last thing she expected was to be spending her senior year in high school in a small Pacific Northwest town, living with her mother’s best friend and her three sons. Nothing could have prepared Karla for the culture shock known as the Benson Brothers. Rambunctious, rowdy, and all male. The boys stood atop the High School hierarchy. Especially the oldest, Jake Benson. A bad attitude, a motorcycle, and a guitar. Nothing...

Under His Management When divorced and reeling Tania gets a strange phone call from an old friend to come visit her in Denver to interview for a new job and a fresh start she can hardly believe it. All she has to do impress her friend's powerful boss and she's determined to do whatever it takes to make an impression. Tania's never seen the mountains of Colorado before and with little left to lose she embarks to meet Denver's latest real estate mogul in his dark skyscraper. Rohn is mysterious and eccentric and he's looking for new blood to expand his growing empire that's taking over the ...

Amelia Dunn is running from men who are determined to force her into a life any honest woman would be ashamed of. Her only hope is the big man who risked his own life to save her. But, had she jumped from the pan to the fire? The last thing Hank Richards needed was a meddlesome woman in his way. But when a woman screams, a man just naturally has to step in and help. He should have known better. Now he was saddled with a woman with too many questions and enough enemies to keep him busy for months.

It's a quiet house, sheltered, standing in a mass of tangled old trees called the Holtwood. Raymond watches it. He's been watching it, through a gap in the fence at the bottom of the garden, for weeks. Thinking about the elderly owners, Mr and Mrs Latch, who took him in one night when he was a frightened boy caught up in an emergency. Mr Latch showed him something that was kept in a wardrobe in the spare room. He can't remember what it was. He only knows how sick it made him feel. Raymond watches Holt House. He has to remember what he saw. He has to get inside.

Three friends embark on a thrilling quest aboard a planet-sized starship hurtling between galaxies and discover a dangerous mutiny that threatens its thousand-year mission. Thirteen-year-old Jed and his two friends, Kylla and Fallon, set out to find Jed's missing older brother and uncover the secrets behind his disappearance. Raised in a secluded valley where people have abandoned all technology beyond horse drawn wagons and simple tools, Jed and his friends venture out into the astonishing world of the massive starship, encountering strange cultures, technological wonders, and dangerous ...

Lady Amelia Chastain knew most men weren’t to be trusted. And Lord Simon Davenport was at the top of that list. Handsome, rich, and a rake, the man was too arrogant, too confident for his own good. What made it even worse was that he stood between her and her dreams. Confronting him was both worrisome and challenging. But at the same time, exciting and fulfilling.

A teen love story full of sweet romance, action, and adventure. Austin is from the hard streets. Chelsey is from safe suburbia. They must work together to save a young girl from making a terrible mistake. Austin is doing everything possible to avoid being pulled into the system. The system isn't nice to sixteen year old runaways. Casey will do anything to save her friend but her safe, easy suburban life hasn't prepared her for the harsh inner city. It is only by working together that these two might be able to succeed. Falling in love would be an added bonus.

Captain Jack Hardy of the Royal Navy was focused on fighting the French. The bastard son of the Duke of Oxford, he never expected to be accepted into his father’s world. Let alone be recognized and raised to the peerage. Forced to give up the sea, and accept the responsibilities of a British Lord, he must now navigate a new maelstrom of political intrigue and unknown enemies determined to see him dead. To make it even worse, he has agreed to his dying father’s wish that he marry. A fate worse than facing a French brig’s broadside.

The Fate of the Many Always Depends Upon the Courage of the Few. As the Atheton army invades the Daeshen and Tanshen Dominions, the heroes from The Dragon Star Saga struggle to find shelter in a chaotic world. The Temple: Having survived the attacks of the Urris, Junari and her followers rebuild the temple in hopes the Goddess Moaratana will manifest in the world. The Fugitives: Sha-Kutan and Lee-Nin arrive in the Forbidden Realm with Sao-Tauna and help her confront her destiny. The Thone: Tin-Tsu must decide if he will return to the throne, while Dju-Tesha copes with the Atheton invasion. ...

We are a people of stories. We use them to entertain, to teach, and to instruct. Sometimes they warn us of the dangers of wandering too far into the woods, or they can be a detailed story to explain how magnificent landscapes came to be. Story has always been the way we pass time, the way we connect to each other, and most importantly, how we promote our values. Parables, especially, have a dual purpose. Not only do they keep us entertained, but they also make a point. Consider Aesop’s fables—tales of talking animals who learn valuable life lessons.

According to Chester Tolson and Harold Koenig, prayer helps people function at their best when life serves them the worst. Even on good days, it enhances the mind-body-soul connection. In The Healing Power of Prayer, these authors explain the nature of prayer, what happens when we pray, the restorative benefits of prayer, how to organize prayer, and much more. Their facts and insights will encourage believers to increase, the fainthearted to revive, and skeptics to begin a life of prayer.

Four men, home from war, thrust into positions of power. Four young women, alone, innocent, pulled into the world of upper British society. The Reluctant Duke, The Viscount’s Bride, The Earl's Regret, and Marrying the Marquis are the four novels included in this audiobook bundle....

El mismo día del funeral del primer ministro italiano, que fue asesinado en un terrible atentado, encuentran debajo de un puente el cadáver de un hombre con un extraño tatuaje. Mientras dentro del partido se desata una lucha por la elección del nuevo líder, el fiscal Lorenzo Fossati comienza la investigación de las causas de la muerte de este desconocido sin saber que éste es sólo el primero de una serie de eventos aparentemente inconexos que van a cambiar su vida para siempre.

The Dark Shadow of Spring is another terrific book from GL Breedon, perfect for younger teens who like a good dose of adventure, mystery and awesome superpowers. Move over Harry Potter, here comes Alex Ravenstar. — Tahlia Newland – Author, Reviewer Something Evil is Loose in the Magical Town of Runewood A dragon that foretells destinies, streets suddenly cluttered with thousands of dead birds, a plague of malevolent insects, ghosts arising in the town cemetery, demons haunting the woods of the White Forest — these are only some of the dangers that thirteen-year-old Alex Ravenstar and ...

When America's enemies threaten, the man of a thousand faces is called on to defend and protect against all foes. Here are four new thrill-packed adventures. Pulp action at its finest.

Cramming His Nerd Avalon Library is the last place Samantha wants to spend her Summer during her senior year but she must finish her thesis for her master's degree. She's studying esoteric texts about "Mammalian Mating Rituals" and some books in the library are older than the printing press; who knows what she'll find in one of them? Avalon Library is massive, bigger than most casinos and some stadiums, and was built by a mysterious and wealthy benefactor who died over a century ago. Samantha's stuck there for the night and she's working the twilight shift restocking the books when she ...

Teddy’s back in Miami with her mind made up. Live like it’s your last day. Love like it’s your last day. The moment those steel-blue eyes gazed back into hers, there was no question. Asher wasn’t just the only one she wanted, but the only one she needed. This time around there would be no more room for regrets, but would they ever be more than friends that still?

Lady Margaret Duval is being forced to marry her father’s best friend, a man she truly despises. A man she can never admire. Just once she wants to know what if feels like to love. To experience life as it was meant to be. Pretending to be simply Meg Miller, a common lady’s maid, she sneaks away for a touch of adventure. Renowned rake, the Duke of Suffolk, has grown tired of a hedonistic London. A few weeks traveling the back country of England sounds too appealing to ignore. Of course, a duke of the realm would never be accepted into that world.

Scott James ruined his future when he punched his best friend, Danny. Losing any chance at the college scholarship he desperately wanted. Ostracized by his fellow students. Only outsider Katie Rivers braves social suicide to interact with him. Katie prefers being on the outside of things. It's safer out there. Because of a shameful past, she desperately needs to remain invisible. Having spent years perfecting the art of blending into the background, she throws it all away to warn Scott that he will be attacked.

Teddy should be happy. She survived an 11-year battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma, finished her BA, and found the person of her dreams in a friend. From a distance, she has everything, except the one thing she can’t have. Asher’s supported Teddy from the moment they met, but even he can’t ease her insecurity about her inability to conceive. Friends That Break chronicles the emotional struggle over a three-day period of a couple’s road to love, loss, and life beyond a traditional route.