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Georgie Johansen's return to the coastal haven of Twilight Cove has been a dream come true: she gets to work with Auntie O at the animal sanctuary, has adopted two very adorable dogs who have very special abilities and even has a blossoming romance with the gorgeous farmhand Callum. It's August and the town is buzzing with anticipation for the annual Dead Eye Days pirate festival. The excitement reaches a fever pitch when long-term resident Jasper, a pirate fanatic, declares he is in possession of a treasure map!

From the satirical minds behind the viral sensation The Babylon Bee comes the latest installment of its guide series. This looks at the two original gangsta genders—male and female—shows us the progressively insane slide into the multiplying number of genders that has lately been spiraling out of control.

Award-winning journalist Hannah Nordhaus tells the remarkable story of John Miller, one of America's foremost migratory beekeepers, and the myriad and mysterious epidemics threatening American honeybee populations.

In the ancient country of Orn an old man called the Bee-man spends his life in the company of bees. He lives humbly and contentedly until a Junior Sorcerer happens by with some disturbing news: The Bee-man, he says, has been transformed - he once was someone (or something) entirely different. But who? Or what? A giant or a prince? A dog or a dragon? The now restless Bee-man sets out on a quest to ascertain his original form, telling himself, "When I see it, I shall be drawn toward it."

What did Kevin Heller have to become to survive prison — and what is he willing to do to survive outside it? Roxanne, a teacher who finds herself prey to him when she gets a teaching job at a prison believes she has finally found a man who sees her, who needs her, who can be saved by her love. Her daughter Lyn, drawn in by his careful attention, slips into a dangerous orbit, unaware of how easily he can bend affection to his own purposes. More unsettling than Love After Lockup, Scaling Razor Wire is a taut, psychological story about survival, manipulation, and the dangerous ways love can ...

In 1981, the astonishing discovery of a perfectly preserved medieval lord at St Bees Priory in Cumbria began a revelation of the forgotten story of Anthony de Lucy, Baron of Cockermouth, Cumbria. Above him lay the skeleton of a woman—his sister Maud. Scholars uncovered their identities, but their own voices remained silent…until now. The Baron's Son brings Anthony’s life vividly to the page, from the turbulent Anglo-Scottish border during the Wars of Scottish Independence to the battlefields of France, Italy, Prussia, and Lithuania. Meticulously researched, this sweeping novel blends ...

When a passing magician tells the old Bee-Man of Orn that he has at some time been transformed from another state, he sets off to discover his own origins. Was he formerly a nobleman? A dragon? A giant? After much searching and many adventures, where his faithful bees help him, he finally discovers the truth. And it is not what either he or the magician expected....

In this intoxicating concoction of history, travelogue, and memoir, one of the perfume industry’s leading scouts of natural ingredients tells the story of the precious ingredients needed to make our favorite fragrances. Do you know how many flowers it takes to produce a kilo of rose oil? One...

Zach—my arrogant next-door neighbor—becomes the hope my grieving heart never expected. My best friend’s brother, Zach Thornton, is back in Cherry Lane. But he’s here with one goal: to bulldoze my shop for his grand vision. Zach, an ex-athlete turned businessman, is ready to modernize Cherry Lane, no matter the cost. He wants to buy Floral Haven, but I’m not selling. I can’t. Every inch of this shop has my late husband’s legacy, and I’m not ready to let go. We clash over everything, but working together to save our businesses changes everything. The tension ignites an ...

With a biting, satirical style reminiscent of The Onion, How to Be a Perfect Christian takes a humorous look at the quirks of cultural Christianity while subtly challenging the listener to search for more than a cultural faith. Written in the trademark style of The Babylon Bee, this book...

The untold story of a British institution ‘Brilliant.’ Alan Johnson ‘Compelling.’ David Kynaston ‘The beer drinkers’ Bill Bryson.’ Times Literary Supplement Ferment Magazine’s Best Beer Book of the Year Pete Brown is a convivial guide on this journey through the intoxicating...

An ethereal meditation on longing, loss, and time, sweeping from the highways of Texas to the canals of Mars—by the acclaimed essayist and author of Shame and Wonder David Searcy’s writing is enchanting and peculiar, obsessed with plumbing the mysteries and wonders of our everyday world...

Brought to you by Penguin. WINNER OF THE EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE 2016 A comic masterpiece about love, art, greed and the banking crisis, from the author of Skippy Dies What links the Investment Bank of Torabundo, www.myhotswaitress.com (yes, hots with an s, don't ask), an art heist, a novel...

This audiobook features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun that is The Mind-Blowing World of Extraordinary Competitions. From cheese rolling races to baby crying competitions, get ready for an adventure through the most amazing contests the world has ever seen. Throughout...

Meet the man who was unknowingly killing the global bee population.

Dive into a whimsical world with this captivating collection of nine short stories that are sure to spark your imagination. Each tale features curious creatures and delightful surprises, including The Bee-Man of Orn, The Griffin and the Minor Canon, Old Pipes and the Dryad, The Queens Museum, Christmas Before Last Or, The Fruit of the Fragile Palm, Prince Hassaks March, The Battle of the Third Cousins, The Banished King, and The Philopena (summary by Gryphon Perkins).

A collection of nine enchanting short stories filled with curious beasts and unexpected endings. Included are The Bee-Man of Orn; The Griffin and the Minor Canon; Old Pipes and the Dryad; The Queen's Museum; Christmas Before Last: Or, The Fruit of the Fragile Palm; Prince Hassak's March; The Battle of the Third Cousins; The Banished King; and The Philopena(summary by Gryphon Perkins)