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SECOND EDITION OF THE ACCLAIMED FINANCIAL THRILLER THE DAY THE VAULT WAS EMPTY Billions vanished. No vault was breached. No thief was ever found. When the global financial system locks up overnight, panic spreads faster than truth. Markets crash. Governments scramble. News cycles demand a villain. And they find one. Elias Kovač - a senior insider - becomes the face of the collapse. His image floods the media. The story settles quickly: the perfect crime, executed from the inside. But Daniel Bertarelli isn’t convinced. A financial investigator trained to follow anomalies rather than ...

As the sun rose on the morning of June 6, 2044, 100 years after the D-Day landing, it ushered in a new age of American governance devoid of politicians and political parties, administered solely by next-generation artificial Intelligence technology. Eclipsed by China a decade earlier as the dominant world power, Americans had been steadily losing faith in their form of government and vaunted Constitution.

A well-kept secret from the average tourist, Rockfish Island is the chosen destination for an all-inclusive corporate getaway with a fun-filled weekend of glamping and horseback riding planned, each guest expecting a good time despite mounting tensions and ladder-climbing aspirations. When a shot rings out in the early morning, the celebratory atmosphere dissolves, and Sheriff Lane, with Ranger Philip Russell in tow, must discern if the corresponding death is an accident, a matter of opportunity, or a murder for hire.

In book three of the series, dark deeds, intended to remain hidden beneath the cold waters bordering the island, have surfaced, shocking the small community and casting a dark shadow over its residents. Confronted with a blood-speckled rowboat and a waterlogged corpse, Sheriff Lane is desperate for answers, some of which can only be found on the mainland. Faced with limited resources and her lone deputy following another lead, Lane turns to Park Ranger, Philip Russell, who is more than eager to help investigate the mysterious homicide.

Many Christians are frustrated with their spiritual lives. They want to experience more answered prayers, and they want to feel that God is using their lives for a greater purpose. So how can we break out of that spiritual rut? How can we go deeper? God gives us a way through prayer and fasting!

Edith wanted nothing more than to help her friends and family find happiness and peace in their small Virginia town of Culpeper. However, now that most of her siblings are married and starting their own families, she feels alone and out of place within her family. She longs for what she has helped so many others find, true love. She has faith that her soulmate is out there, she just has to be patient. But as anyone in her family would tell you, patience is not her greatest virtue. Edith has always made her opinions known and was known more for her swift actions that often got her into ...

They say when you know, you know. Jameson knew from the moment he first saw Cora, his best friend's sister, that she was the one for him. But, the fact that she saw him like one of her brothers, complicated matters. He decided to bid his time, befriend her first, drop little hints that his feelings for her were anything but brotherly, then convince her they were the perfect match. But sometimes we wait too long and miss the opportunity we’ve been waiting for. Sometimes someone else comes along and sweeps your girl off her feet right in front of you, and there’s nothing you can do to ...

Not all love stories begin with hearts and roses. Some don’t even start with a friendship. Sometimes a relationship originates as enemies. Chase and Megan knew each other only as each other’s nemesis on the field for several years. Playing on opposing teams at their college recreational softball summer and fall leagues, their rivalry and predictable standoffs became notorious among the other players. Chase played baseball his entire life and anticipated furthering his baseball career at Wisconsin State University until he injured his arm his senior year of high school and had to give up...

Josh never had an easy path in life. Abandoned by his mother as a child, then evicted from his home by his father as a teen, he learned survival skills at a young age. While sleeping in his high school to avoid living on the streets, he discovers his love of swimming and uses it as his ticket out of his current situation. He joins the high school swim team, excels in his events enough to earn a college scholarship, and leaves behind his days of homelessness. Just when Josh feels like he has been given a chance at a better life, he faces another setback with a cancer diagnosis. He battles ...

Hope Buchanan only had two people she’s loved her entire life, her two best friends from college, Faith and Grace. Despite graduating years ago and moving across the country from one another, they continue to keep monthly group video chats to stay close. But it’s not the same as spending time together. So, during one drunken New Year’s Eve video call, they make a pact that as long as the three of them are all single they would no longer spend the holidays alone and book their first girl’s vacation for the following Christmas in Scotland. Fast forward a year and Hope is the only one ...

Cast out from the Kyivan Rus, Harald Sigurdsson’s quest for fame and fortune takes him to the far reaches of Europe; the lands of the Eastern Roman empire. The empire is dying the slow death of decay and corruption. In desperation to fend off a myriad of foes, the emperor turns to the legendary Varangian guard for salvation. These deadly warriors from the far north, famed for their fearsome steel and battle skill, have become the empire's greatest protectors. From the golden gate of Constantinople to the holy waters of the river Jordan, Harald will march with the emperor's finest.

In the year 106 AD, when the Roman legions marched on their capital at Petra, the Nabateans surrendered their empire to the Romans without a fight, and according to historians, ceased to exist. But very few knew that the Nabateans didn't cease to exist, they just stayed out of sight for more than 1,900 years, and now they were on the verge of implementing their final plan. Carter Devereux with his knowledge of the city of the giants and their library in the Egyptian desert was the only obstacle in the way to achieve their goals.

Chair yoga offers a powerful cocktail of benefits tailor-made for your golden years. Its your secret pathway to a life of increased energy, reduced stress, and improved strength and balance. All you need to unlock its incredible benefits and launch into the future with energy and vitality is this clear and compelling audiobook and a chair, of course!

They say love makes the world go around. Mason Lowell set mine spinning. One night. Three kisses. And the promise of more when morning came. While the city of London slept, he made good on our promise. Only to cut me with his words as the sun broke. I ran from him—I always ran. But Mason Lowell was different, and he wouldn't let me go without a fight, finding my flaws and embedding himself into them.

FBI Profiler Special Agent Sean Kruger is called back to the FBI from his special task force when his long-time friend and current Deputy Director of the FBI, Alan Seltzer, is brutally murdered during his morning bike ride. As Kruger is thrown into the investigation, he quickly finds out Alan was not the first high-profile African American to die in a suspicious manner. Now with the loss of his friend and his pending retirement on his 57th birthday, Kruger must endure a dark trail as he rushes to find Alan's murderer before he is forced to leave the FBI.

Kit and her lover, Damon, the Alpha of the Southern Cat Clans, are hot on the trail of Madae, an ancient entity that has haunted Kit’s people through the ages, stealing and discarding bodies once she's worn them out. Kit was supposed to be the next target, but she proved to be tougher than Madae expected. As both an act of revenge and expediency, Madae went for the next nearest of kin, Kit's cousin, Doyle. Earth-shattering truths are revealed and secrets laid bare, including secrets that threaten the love between Kit and Damon, and their very lives.

A young woman learns to embrace all the messy imperfections of life and love with some help from her magical family Lilian Estrada seemingly has it all: an ob-gyn star on the rise, a master at balancing work with whirlwind romances and part of a family of fiercely loyal and exceptional women...

Shadow bruja Ren Santiago was relentlessly pursued by the evil Aztec Lords of Night, who claimed that she was destined to be their queen, a destiny she wasn’t willing to accept. So she chose death instead. Too bad death wasn’t the answer to her problems. Ren soon realizes she must return to the land of the living to make things right. Unfortunately, that means negotiating with Ixtab, queen of the underworld.

The year is 1792. Four strangers climb on board the Endeavor, the last ship out for the season filled with immigrating passengers, a stout crew, and cargo for their new lives. The journey promises to be one of hopeful expectation for: the new apprentice doctor, a timid but aspiring preacher, one arrogantly displaced Frenchman, and a Spanish blacksmith who has spent the majority of his life under an oppressive prejudice. A Christmas arrival in the colonies complete with everything they have been dreaming about awaits them on the other side of the ocean.

Philip Russell, a US Park Ranger for a small island in the Pacific Northwest, has stumbled across a dead body in the forest. Unsure if the dead woman is a local or someone from the mainland, the new female sheriff has come to Rockfish Island to find out if the community has anything still to fear. Eager to help solve the mystery, both instantly find themselves at odds with each other. Philip, defending the people he's known his whole life, and Sheriff Lane, giving no one the benefit of the doubt...not even Philip.