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Bonnie is nervous for her first day of kindergarten, but her new friend Forky has an idea! Listen along to this fun audio story as Forky makes sure Bonnie has a great first day.

In a sprawling London of the 22nd century, the future isn’t a gleaming utopia—it’s a mechanized maze of conformity, class division, and mind control. H.G. Wells’ A Story of the Days to Come imagines a distant tomorrow shaped by technology and ruled by corporate trusts, where the human spirit struggles to endure beneath the weight of progress.

A Story of the Days to Come by H.G. Wells is a futuristic novella about two lovers in the dystopian London of the 22nd century. It examines the implications of urbanization and advances in agriculture, medicine, communication, and transportation. The narrative predicts skyscrapers, moving sidewalks, superhighways, mass media, psychotherapy, and intercontinental aircraft.

In 1992, the Screaming Trees were expected to become the next big band to come out of the Seattle music scene during the heyday of grunge. Except it never happened. It wasn't because the band didn't have great songs—indeed, the Trees were revered for their ability to write a great song that was both artistically original and commercially viable, which is no easy task. Other Seattle bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden were fans of the Screaming Trees, playing shows with them and collaborating on albums, long before their own bands broke through into the mainstream.

Grace had never been more terrified...the pain was relentless. Nothing in her life prepared her for this. She desperately needed somewhere safe...someplace she could hide. Someone she could trust with her life. It was dark...and getting darker. Ronan Hendricks didn’t recognize her voice. Not family...not friends. Probably not an enemy. But he didn’t need the years he’d spent as a detective to recognize what he did hear... Fear. In a desperate moment of hope, a single number saved her life. Then a complete stranger opened his home offering safety yet Grace knew danger surrounded them.....

Read by Matthew West, including bonus audio reading of ’Twas the Night Before Christmas. Enter the Christmas season with the intention of returning your heart to God. Matthew West, in his trademark creative and engaging style, leads readers through the eyes of a child at Christmastime to come...

'Your book is the "really good book. Just one" that Roger Butler would have wanted' - Sir Ian McKellen 'Miraculous. The Light of Day reclaims a forgotten hero . . . I couldn't put it down' - Will Tosh 'Sir, we are homosexuals . . .' So began the letter penned by Roger Butler and sent to several...

"A Story of the Days To Come" is a novella by H. G. Wells comprising five chapters that was first published in the June to October 1899 issues of The Pall Mall Magazine. It was later included in an 1899 collection of Wells's short stories, Tales of Space and Time. The novella depicts two lovers in a dystopian future London of the 22nd century and explores the implications of excessive urbanisation, class warfare, and advances in the technology of medicine, communication, transportation, and agriculture.

A masterful political thriller thrusts veteran Washington fixers Peter Rena and Randi Brooks into a dark world of cyberattacks, a new era of foreign espionage, and a risky, classified plan to save the world from environmental disaster. Billionaire entrepreneur David Traynor has big dreams for...

Kellyn had always loved Elias Stratton with all her heart and probably always would. She'd trusted him...but never again. Elizabeth had always believed there was nothing more magical than the precious gift of love...even now in the heart of danger, she still believed it...she always would. After telling the story of Simon's magical cowboy ranch for more years than she cared to count, Elizabeth Fountaine wondered if there might be more to the fanciful fairy-tale than being an elaborate bedtime story to tell children. More than ever before, she very much needed for even just a small piece of ...

Books By This Author SHIFTER BEAST BUNDLE Praise for Alice Crowley's writing: "I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!" ~Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!" ~ Multiple Fans "Alice Crowley is one of our best living authors!" ~ G. Taylor It's time for a wedding day as an engaged woman named Debbie prepares for the event of her life. Debbie has a secret and dark sexual past, though -- one she has hidden even from her oblivious and earnest fiancée, Paul. Soon, these secrets will be revealed though, when Paul's best man Connor makes a move on the bride-to-be, demanding that she submit to his ...

“Sprinkles Saves the Day!” is Book 13 of the JUST JUNIPER Adventures Chapter Book Series. In an exciting twist of events Sprinkles the cat saves the day. Juniper the golden retriever is at her side. Many animals are in danger of losing their homes in this exciting story. Agent Maya, Agent Lin and Agent Eron are BFF ‘s working hard to save the animals. Director Sprinkles, the amazing kitty cat, comes to their rescue! How does Sprinkles save the day? Read the book to find out!

Under the dingy, tattered overalls and threadbare red flannel shirt. Within the gray head that sports a wash-n-wear perky haircut. And inside the barn boots covering two pair of fluffy socks lives a little old lady who is a magnet of mysterious misadventures. Her name is Sally Newton-Forester. She is better known as Sally the Loner. These are her stories.

In the bustling backdrop of early 22nd century London, Story of the Days to Come unfolds the poignant tale of Denton and Elizabeth, two lovers from starkly different worlds. Elizabeth, a woman of privilege with influential connections, finds her heart entangled with Denton, a humble middle-class worker. When her father vehemently opposes their union, he resorts to a hypnotist to manipulate her feelings. But love prevails as the couple elopes, thrusting them into a whirlwind adventure that spirals from the heights of London’s elite to the chilling depths lurking beneath the city. (Summary...

This is the fifth book of the JUST JUNIPER Adventures Series. In this book, eight-year-old Sophia and her dog Juniper return to the mountains of North Carolina for a mini vacation with her dad and her twin cousins. The twins, Emma and Charlotte find themselves in a scary situation which will keep young readers eagerly turning the pages of the book. Juniper, smart and brave, comes to the rescue and saves the day!

At Christmas, Kara Hayward made a pact with her girlfriends. She would be wearing a headband of mobile mistletoe until a man kissed her. The problem is it's now Valentine's Day. Will Kara be stuck wearing the headband of shame the rest of the year, or will she find Mr. Right in a place she never expects?

Zoe and her best friends make a pact to wear a Christmas mistletoe headband until a man kisses them. It worked for Kara, and Zoe's next in line. Now it's Saint Patrick's Day. Zoe's met handsome Irish businessman, Carrick Kelly, but can she lay her heart on the line for someone who may be gone in a few days. Her job depends on Carrick signing a contract with her advertising agency, but he doesn't think much of her boss's ideas.

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